return NULL;
 }
 
-static void memstick_power_on(struct memstick_host *host)
+static int memstick_power_on(struct memstick_host *host)
 {
-       host->set_param(host, MEMSTICK_POWER, MEMSTICK_POWER_ON);
-       host->set_param(host, MEMSTICK_INTERFACE, MEMSTICK_SERIAL);
+       int rc = host->set_param(host, MEMSTICK_POWER, MEMSTICK_POWER_ON);
+
+       if (!rc)
+               rc = host->set_param(host, MEMSTICK_INTERFACE, MEMSTICK_SERIAL);
+
+       return rc;
 }
 
 static void memstick_check(struct work_struct *work)
  */
 void memstick_resume_host(struct memstick_host *host)
 {
+       int rc = 0;
+
        mutex_lock(&host->lock);
        if (host->card)
-               memstick_power_on(host);
+               rc = memstick_power_on(host);
        mutex_unlock(&host->lock);
-       memstick_detect_change(host);
+
+       if (!rc)
+               memstick_detect_change(host);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(memstick_resume_host);
 
 
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host->lock, flags);
 }
 
-static void jmb38x_ms_reset(struct jmb38x_ms_host *host)
+static int jmb38x_ms_reset(struct jmb38x_ms_host *host)
 {
-       unsigned int host_ctl = readl(host->addr + HOST_CONTROL);
+       int cnt;
 
-       writel(HOST_CONTROL_RESET_REQ, host->addr + HOST_CONTROL);
+       writel(HOST_CONTROL_RESET_REQ | HOST_CONTROL_CLOCK_EN
+              | readl(host->addr + HOST_CONTROL),
+              host->addr + HOST_CONTROL);
+       mmiowb();
+
+       for (cnt = 0; cnt < 20; ++cnt) {
+               if (!(HOST_CONTROL_RESET_REQ
+                     & readl(host->addr + HOST_CONTROL)))
+                       goto reset_next;
 
-       while (HOST_CONTROL_RESET_REQ
-              & (host_ctl = readl(host->addr + HOST_CONTROL))) {
                ndelay(20);
-               dev_dbg(&host->chip->pdev->dev, "reset %08x\n", host_ctl);
        }
+       dev_dbg(&host->chip->pdev->dev, "reset_req timeout\n");
+       return -EIO;
 
-       writel(HOST_CONTROL_RESET, host->addr + HOST_CONTROL);
+reset_next:
+       writel(HOST_CONTROL_RESET | HOST_CONTROL_CLOCK_EN
+              | readl(host->addr + HOST_CONTROL),
+              host->addr + HOST_CONTROL);
+       mmiowb();
+
+       for (cnt = 0; cnt < 20; ++cnt) {
+               if (!(HOST_CONTROL_RESET
+                     & readl(host->addr + HOST_CONTROL)))
+                       goto reset_ok;
+
+               ndelay(20);
+       }
+       dev_dbg(&host->chip->pdev->dev, "reset timeout\n");
+       return -EIO;
+
+reset_ok:
        mmiowb();
        writel(INT_STATUS_ALL, host->addr + INT_SIGNAL_ENABLE);
        writel(INT_STATUS_ALL, host->addr + INT_STATUS_ENABLE);
+       return 0;
 }
 
-static void jmb38x_ms_set_param(struct memstick_host *msh,
-                               enum memstick_param param,
-                               int value)
+static int jmb38x_ms_set_param(struct memstick_host *msh,
+                              enum memstick_param param,
+                              int value)
 {
        struct jmb38x_ms_host *host = memstick_priv(msh);
        unsigned int host_ctl = readl(host->addr + HOST_CONTROL);
        unsigned int clock_ctl = CLOCK_CONTROL_40MHZ, clock_delay = 0;
+       int rc = 0;
 
        switch (param) {
        case MEMSTICK_POWER:
                if (value == MEMSTICK_POWER_ON) {
-                       jmb38x_ms_reset(host);
+                       rc = jmb38x_ms_reset(host);
+                       if (rc)
+                               return rc;
+
+                       host_ctl = 7;
+                       host_ctl |= HOST_CONTROL_POWER_EN
+                                | HOST_CONTROL_CLOCK_EN;
+                       writel(host_ctl, host->addr + HOST_CONTROL);
 
                        writel(host->id ? PAD_PU_PD_ON_MS_SOCK1
                                        : PAD_PU_PD_ON_MS_SOCK0,
                        writel(PAD_OUTPUT_ENABLE_MS,
                               host->addr + PAD_OUTPUT_ENABLE);
 
-                       host_ctl = 7;
-                       host_ctl |= HOST_CONTROL_POWER_EN
-                                | HOST_CONTROL_CLOCK_EN;
-                       writel(host_ctl, host->addr + HOST_CONTROL);
-
+                       msleep(10);
                        dev_dbg(&host->chip->pdev->dev, "power on\n");
                } else if (value == MEMSTICK_POWER_OFF) {
                        host_ctl &= ~(HOST_CONTROL_POWER_EN
                        writel(0, host->addr + PAD_OUTPUT_ENABLE);
                        writel(PAD_PU_PD_OFF, host->addr + PAD_PU_PD);
                        dev_dbg(&host->chip->pdev->dev, "power off\n");
-               }
+               } else
+                       return -EINVAL;
                break;
        case MEMSTICK_INTERFACE:
                host_ctl &= ~(3 << HOST_CONTROL_IF_SHIFT);
                        host_ctl &= ~HOST_CONTROL_REI;
                        clock_ctl = CLOCK_CONTROL_60MHZ;
                        clock_delay = 0;
-               }
+               } else
+                       return -EINVAL;
                writel(host_ctl, host->addr + HOST_CONTROL);
                writel(clock_ctl, host->addr + CLOCK_CONTROL);
                writel(clock_delay, host->addr + CLOCK_DELAY);
                break;
        };
+       return 0;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 
        return;
 }
 
-static void tifm_ms_set_param(struct memstick_host *msh,
-                             enum memstick_param param,
-                             int value)
+static int tifm_ms_set_param(struct memstick_host *msh,
+                            enum memstick_param param,
+                            int value)
 {
        struct tifm_ms *host = memstick_priv(msh);
        struct tifm_dev *sock = host->dev;
-       unsigned long flags;
-
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&sock->lock, flags);
 
        switch (param) {
        case MEMSTICK_POWER:
                        writel(TIFM_MS_SYS_FCLR | TIFM_MS_SYS_INTCLR,
                               sock->addr + SOCK_MS_SYSTEM);
                        writel(0xffffffff, sock->addr + SOCK_MS_STATUS);
-               }
+               } else
+                       return -EINVAL;
                break;
        case MEMSTICK_INTERFACE:
                if (value == MEMSTICK_SERIAL) {
                        writel(TIFM_CTRL_FAST_CLK
                               | readl(sock->addr + SOCK_CONTROL),
                               sock->addr + SOCK_CONTROL);
-               }
+               } else
+                       return -EINVAL;
                break;
        };
 
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sock->lock, flags);
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static void tifm_ms_abort(unsigned long data)