}
                wait_event(cdev->private->wait_q,
                           cdev->private->flags.recog_done);
+               if (cdev->private->state != DEV_STATE_OFFLINE)
+                       /* recognition failed */
+                       return -EAGAIN;
        }
        if (cdev->drv && cdev->drv->set_online)
                ccw_device_set_online(cdev);
        return 0;
 }
+
 static int online_store_handle_online(struct ccw_device *cdev, int force)
 {
        int ret;
 
        ret = online_store_recog_and_online(cdev);
-       if (ret)
+       if (ret && !force)
                return ret;
        if (force && cdev->private->state == DEV_STATE_BOXED) {
                ret = ccw_device_stlck(cdev);
                        return ret;
                if (cdev->id.cu_type == 0)
                        cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER;
-               online_store_recog_and_online(cdev);
+               ret = online_store_recog_and_online(cdev);
+               if (ret)
+                       return ret;
        }
        return 0;
 }
 
                if (state == DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER) {
                        cdev->private->flags.recog_done = 1;
                        cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_DISCONNECTED;
+                       wake_up(&cdev->private->wait_q);
                        return;
                }
                /* Boxed devices don't need extra treatment. */
        }
        cdev->private->state = state;
        io_subchannel_recog_done(cdev);
-       if (state != DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER)
-               wake_up(&cdev->private->wait_q);
+       wake_up(&cdev->private->wait_q);
 }
 
 /*