Index: head/sysutils/apcupsd/Makefile
===================================================================
--- head/sysutils/apcupsd/Makefile
+++ head/sysutils/apcupsd/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 PORTNAME=	apcupsd
 PORTVERSION=	3.14.14
-PORTREVISION=	3
+PORTREVISION=	4
 CATEGORIES=	sysutils
 MASTER_SITES=	SF/${PORTNAME}/${PORTNAME}%20-%20Stable/${PORTVERSION}
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	APCDUMB_DRV APCSMART_DRV CGI CLIENT_ONLY GAPCMON MODBUS \
 		MODBUS_USB PCNET_DRV SHUTDOWN_POWEROFF SNMP_DRV SNMP_DRV_OLD \
-		TCP_WRAPPERS TEST_DRV USB_DRV
+		TCP_WRAPPERS TEST_DRV USB_DRV USB_REPORTING
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	APCDUMB_DRV APCSMART_DRV MODBUS MODBUS_USB PCNET_DRV \
 		SNMP_DRV TCP_WRAPPERS USB_DRV
 OPTIONS_SUB=	yes
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 TCP_WRAPPERS_DESC=	${LIBWRAP_DESC}
 TEST_DRV_DESC=		Test driver support
 USB_DRV_DESC=		USB driver support
+USB_REPORTING_DESC=	Experimental patch for faulty USB reporting
 
 APCDUMB_DRV_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	dumb
 APCSMART_DRV_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	apcsmart
@@ -74,6 +75,8 @@
 TCP_WRAPPERS_CONFIGURE_WITH=	libwrap=yes
 TEST_DRV_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	test
 USB_DRV_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	usb
+
+USB_REPORTING_EXTRA_PATCHES=	${PATCHDIR}/extra-patch-usb-reporting
 
 .include <bsd.port.options.mk>
 
Index: head/sysutils/apcupsd/files/extra-patch-usb-reporting
===================================================================
--- head/sysutils/apcupsd/files/extra-patch-usb-reporting
+++ head/sysutils/apcupsd/files/extra-patch-usb-reporting
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+--- include/HidUps.h.orig	2015-02-08 18:00:05 UTC
++++ include/HidUps.h
+@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ class HidUps (private)
+    /* Fetch a descriptor from an interface (as opposed to from the device) */
+    int GetIntfDescr(
+       unsigned char type, unsigned char index, void *buf, int size);
++   int GetIntfDescrLength(unsigned char index);
+ 
+    bool init_device(struct usb_device *dev, const char *serno);
+ 
+--- src/libusbhid/HidUps.cpp.orig	2015-02-08 18:00:05 UTC
++++ src/libusbhid/HidUps.cpp
+@@ -244,6 +244,26 @@ int HidUps::GetIntfDescr(
+                          (type << 8) + index, 0, (char*)buf, size, 1000);
+ }
+ 
++/* Get the interface descriptor's length */
++int HidUps::GetIntfDescrLength(unsigned char index)
++{
++   /* usb_hid_descriptor  */
++   char buf[9];
++   memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
++   int ret = usb_control_msg(_fd, USB_ENDPOINT_IN | USB_RECIP_INTERFACE,
++                            USB_REQ_GET_DESCRIPTOR,
++                            (USB_DT_HID << 8) + index, 0, (char*)buf, sizeof(buf), 1000);
++   
++   int len = MAX_SANE_DESCRIPTOR_LEN;
++   if (ret >= 0) {
++      /* wDescriptorLength */
++      int desclen = buf[7] | (buf[8] << 8);
++      if (desclen > 0)
++         len = desclen;
++   }
++   return len;
++}
++
+ /*
+  * Fetch the report descriptor from the device given an _fd for the
+  * device's control endpoint. Descriptor length is written to the
+@@ -255,8 +275,9 @@ unsigned char *HidUps::FetchReportDescr(int *rlen)
+    unsigned char *ptr;
+    int rdesclen;
+ 
+-   ptr = (unsigned char*)malloc(MAX_SANE_DESCRIPTOR_LEN);
+-   rdesclen = GetIntfDescr(USB_DT_REPORT, 0, ptr, MAX_SANE_DESCRIPTOR_LEN);
++   int desclen = GetIntfDescrLength(0);
++   ptr = (unsigned char*)malloc(desclen);
++   rdesclen = GetIntfDescr(USB_DT_REPORT, 0, ptr, desclen);
+    if (rdesclen <= 0) {
+       Dmsg(100, "Unable to get REPORT descriptor (%d).\n", rdesclen);
+       free(ptr);
Index: head/sysutils/apcupsd/files/pkg-message.in
===================================================================
--- head/sysutils/apcupsd/files/pkg-message.in
+++ head/sysutils/apcupsd/files/pkg-message.in
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 Please, read its man page, and if this is not the intended behavior you want,
 change it accordingly.
 
+If connected via USB and apcaccess reports incomplete data consider enabling
+the USB_REPORTING options via 'make config'.  This contains an experimental
+patch that may fix some USB attach APC UPS. PR #249041
+
 In some systems where the shutdown can take a while (like in bhyve environment),
 you may want to change this behavior as follows: