diff --git a/include/linux/usb/serial.h b/include/linux/usb/serial.h
index e8b8928..488ce12 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/serial.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/serial.h
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
 };
 #define to_usb_serial(d) container_of(d, struct usb_serial, kref)
 
-#define NUM_DONT_CARE	(-1)
+#define NUM_DONT_CARE	99
 
 /* get and set the serial private data pointer helper functions */
 static inline void *usb_get_serial_data (struct usb_serial *serial)
@@ -160,12 +160,18 @@
  *	in the syslog messages when a device is inserted or removed.
  * @id_table: pointer to a list of usb_device_id structures that define all
  *	of the devices this structure can support.
- * @num_interrupt_in: the number of interrupt in endpoints this device will
- *	have.
- * @num_interrupt_out: the number of interrupt out endpoints this device will
- *	have.
- * @num_bulk_in: the number of bulk in endpoints this device will have.
- * @num_bulk_out: the number of bulk out endpoints this device will have.
+ * @num_interrupt_in: If a device doesn't have this many interrupt-in
+ *	endpoints, it won't be sent to the driver's attach() method.
+ *	(But it might still be sent to the probe() method.)
+ * @num_interrupt_out: If a device doesn't have this many interrupt-out
+ *	endpoints, it won't be sent to the driver's attach() method.
+ *	(But it might still be sent to the probe() method.)
+ * @num_bulk_in: If a device doesn't have this many bulk-in
+ *	endpoints, it won't be sent to the driver's attach() method.
+ *	(But it might still be sent to the probe() method.)
+ * @num_bulk_out: If a device doesn't have this many bulk-out
+ *	endpoints, it won't be sent to the driver's attach() method.
+ *	(But it might still be sent to the probe() method.)
  * @num_ports: the number of different ports this device will have.
  * @calc_num_ports: pointer to a function to determine how many ports this
  *	device has dynamically.  It will be called after the probe()