}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_execute_pkt_cmd);
 
-static inline void ide_complete_drive_reset(ide_drive_t *drive)
+static inline void ide_complete_drive_reset(ide_drive_t *drive, int err)
 {
        struct request *rq = drive->hwif->hwgroup->rq;
 
        if (rq && blk_special_request(rq) && rq->cmd[0] == REQ_DRIVE_RESET)
-               ide_end_request(drive, 1, 0);
+               ide_end_request(drive, err ? err : 1, 0);
 }
 
 /* needed below */
        }
        /* done polling */
        hwgroup->polling = 0;
-       ide_complete_drive_reset(drive);
+       ide_complete_drive_reset(drive, 0);
        return ide_stopped;
 }
 
        ide_hwif_t *hwif        = HWIF(drive);
        const struct ide_port_ops *port_ops = hwif->port_ops;
        u8 tmp;
+       int err = 0;
 
        if (port_ops && port_ops->reset_poll) {
-               if (port_ops->reset_poll(drive)) {
+               err = port_ops->reset_poll(drive);
+               if (err) {
                        printk(KERN_ERR "%s: host reset_poll failure for %s.\n",
                                hwif->name, drive->name);
                        goto out;
                }
                printk("%s: reset timed-out, status=0x%02x\n", hwif->name, tmp);
                drive->failures++;
+               err = -EIO;
        } else  {
                printk("%s: reset: ", hwif->name);
                tmp = ide_read_error(drive);
                        if (tmp & 0x80)
                                printk("; slave: failed");
                        printk("\n");
+                       err = -EIO;
                }
        }
-       hwgroup->polling = 0;   /* done polling */
 out:
-       ide_complete_drive_reset(drive);
+       hwgroup->polling = 0;   /* done polling */
+       ide_complete_drive_reset(drive, err);
        return ide_stopped;
 }
 
 
        if (io_ports->ctl_addr == 0) {
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ide_lock, flags);
-               ide_complete_drive_reset(drive);
+               ide_complete_drive_reset(drive, -ENXIO);
                return ide_stopped;
        }
 
 
        return err;
 }
 
-static void generic_drive_reset(ide_drive_t *drive)
+static int generic_drive_reset(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
        struct request *rq;
+       int ret = 0;
 
        rq = blk_get_request(drive->queue, READ, __GFP_WAIT);
        rq->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_SPECIAL;
        rq->cmd_len = 1;
        rq->cmd[0] = REQ_DRIVE_RESET;
        rq->cmd_flags |= REQ_SOFTBARRIER;
-       blk_execute_rq(drive->queue, NULL, rq, 1);
+       if (blk_execute_rq(drive->queue, NULL, rq, 1))
+               ret = rq->errors;
        blk_put_request(rq);
+       return ret;
 }
 
 int generic_ide_ioctl(ide_drive_t *drive, struct file *file, struct block_device *bdev,
                        if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
                                return -EACCES;
 
-                       generic_drive_reset(drive);
-                       return 0;
+                       return generic_drive_reset(drive);
 
                case HDIO_GET_BUSSTATE:
                        if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))