*
  * returns after the start condition has occurred
  */
-static void pca_start(struct i2c_algo_pca_data *adap)
+static int pca_start(struct i2c_algo_pca_data *adap)
 {
        int sta = pca_get_con(adap);
        DEB2("=== START\n");
        sta |= I2C_PCA_CON_STA;
        sta &= ~(I2C_PCA_CON_STO|I2C_PCA_CON_SI);
        pca_set_con(adap, sta);
-       pca_wait(adap);
+       return pca_wait(adap);
 }
 
 /*
  *
  * return after the repeated start condition has occurred
  */
-static void pca_repeated_start(struct i2c_algo_pca_data *adap)
+static int pca_repeated_start(struct i2c_algo_pca_data *adap)
 {
        int sta = pca_get_con(adap);
        DEB2("=== REPEATED START\n");
        sta |= I2C_PCA_CON_STA;
        sta &= ~(I2C_PCA_CON_STO|I2C_PCA_CON_SI);
        pca_set_con(adap, sta);
-       pca_wait(adap);
+       return pca_wait(adap);
 }
 
 /*
  *
  * returns after the address has been sent
  */
-static void pca_address(struct i2c_algo_pca_data *adap,
+static int pca_address(struct i2c_algo_pca_data *adap,
                        struct i2c_msg *msg)
 {
        int sta = pca_get_con(adap);
        sta &= ~(I2C_PCA_CON_STO|I2C_PCA_CON_STA|I2C_PCA_CON_SI);
        pca_set_con(adap, sta);
 
-       pca_wait(adap);
+       return pca_wait(adap);
 }
 
 /*
  *
  * Returns after the byte has been transmitted
  */
-static void pca_tx_byte(struct i2c_algo_pca_data *adap,
+static int pca_tx_byte(struct i2c_algo_pca_data *adap,
                        __u8 b)
 {
        int sta = pca_get_con(adap);
        sta &= ~(I2C_PCA_CON_STO|I2C_PCA_CON_STA|I2C_PCA_CON_SI);
        pca_set_con(adap, sta);
 
-       pca_wait(adap);
+       return pca_wait(adap);
 }
 
 /*
  *
  * Returns after next byte has arrived.
  */
-static void pca_rx_ack(struct i2c_algo_pca_data *adap,
+static int pca_rx_ack(struct i2c_algo_pca_data *adap,
                       int ack)
 {
        int sta = pca_get_con(adap);
                sta |= I2C_PCA_CON_AA;
 
        pca_set_con(adap, sta);
-       pca_wait(adap);
+       return pca_wait(adap);
 }
 
 static int pca_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *i2c_adap,
        int numbytes = 0;
        int state;
        int ret;
+       int completed = 1;
        unsigned long timeout = jiffies + i2c_adap->timeout;
 
        while (pca_status(adap) != 0xf8) {
 
                switch (state) {
                case 0xf8: /* On reset or stop the bus is idle */
-                       pca_start(adap);
+                       completed = pca_start(adap);
                        break;
 
                case 0x08: /* A START condition has been transmitted */
                case 0x10: /* A repeated start condition has been transmitted */
-                       pca_address(adap, msg);
+                       completed = pca_address(adap, msg);
                        break;
 
                case 0x18: /* SLA+W has been transmitted; ACK has been received */
                case 0x28: /* Data byte in I2CDAT has been transmitted; ACK has been received */
                        if (numbytes < msg->len) {
-                               pca_tx_byte(adap, msg->buf[numbytes]);
+                               completed = pca_tx_byte(adap,
+                                                       msg->buf[numbytes]);
                                numbytes++;
                                break;
                        }
                        if (curmsg == num)
                                pca_stop(adap);
                        else
-                               pca_repeated_start(adap);
+                               completed = pca_repeated_start(adap);
                        break;
 
                case 0x20: /* SLA+W has been transmitted; NOT ACK has been received */
                        goto out;
 
                case 0x40: /* SLA+R has been transmitted; ACK has been received */
-                       pca_rx_ack(adap, msg->len > 1);
+                       completed = pca_rx_ack(adap, msg->len > 1);
                        break;
 
                case 0x50: /* Data bytes has been received; ACK has been returned */
                        if (numbytes < msg->len) {
                                pca_rx_byte(adap, &msg->buf[numbytes], 1);
                                numbytes++;
-                               pca_rx_ack(adap, numbytes < msg->len - 1);
+                               completed = pca_rx_ack(adap,
+                                                      numbytes < msg->len - 1);
                                break;
                        }
                        curmsg++; numbytes = 0;
                        if (curmsg == num)
                                pca_stop(adap);
                        else
-                               pca_repeated_start(adap);
+                               completed = pca_repeated_start(adap);
                        break;
 
                case 0x48: /* SLA+R has been transmitted; NOT ACK has been received */
                                if (curmsg == num)
                                        pca_stop(adap);
                                else
-                                       pca_repeated_start(adap);
+                                       completed = pca_repeated_start(adap);
                        } else {
                                DEB2("NOT ACK sent after data byte received. "
                                     "Not final byte. numbytes %d. len %d\n",
                        break;
                }
 
+               if (!completed)
+                       goto out;
        }
 
        ret = curmsg;
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/jiffies.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
  * in the actual clock rate */
 static int clock  = 59000;
 
+static struct i2c_adapter pca_isa_ops;
 static wait_queue_head_t pca_wait;
 
 static void pca_isa_writebyte(void *pd, int reg, int val)
 
 static int pca_isa_waitforcompletion(void *pd)
 {
-       int ret = 0;
+       long ret = ~0;
+       unsigned long timeout;
 
        if (irq > -1) {
-               ret = wait_event_interruptible(pca_wait,
-                                              pca_isa_readbyte(pd, I2C_PCA_CON) & I2C_PCA_CON_SI);
+               ret = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(pca_wait,
+                               pca_isa_readbyte(pd, I2C_PCA_CON)
+                               & I2C_PCA_CON_SI, pca_isa_ops.timeout);
        } else {
-               while ((pca_isa_readbyte(pd, I2C_PCA_CON) & I2C_PCA_CON_SI) == 0)
+               /* Do polling */
+               timeout = jiffies + pca_isa_ops.timeout;
+               while (((pca_isa_readbyte(pd, I2C_PCA_CON)
+                               & I2C_PCA_CON_SI) == 0)
+                               && (ret = time_before(jiffies, timeout)))
                        udelay(100);
        }
-       return ret;
+       return ret > 0;
 }
 
 static void pca_isa_resetchip(void *pd)
 
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/jiffies.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/i2c.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 static int i2c_pca_pf_waitforcompletion(void *pd)
 {
        struct i2c_pca_pf_data *i2c = pd;
-       int ret = 0;
+       long ret = ~0;
+       unsigned long timeout;
 
        if (i2c->irq) {
-               ret = wait_event_interruptible(i2c->wait,
+               ret = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(i2c->wait,
                        i2c->algo_data.read_byte(i2c, I2C_PCA_CON)
-                       & I2C_PCA_CON_SI);
+                       & I2C_PCA_CON_SI, i2c->adap.timeout);
        } else {
-               /*
-                * Do polling...
-                * XXX: Could get stuck in extreme cases!
-                *      Maybe add timeout, but using irqs is preferred anyhow.
-                */
-               while ((i2c->algo_data.read_byte(i2c, I2C_PCA_CON)
+               /* Do polling */
+               timeout = jiffies + i2c->adap.timeout;
+               while (((i2c->algo_data.read_byte(i2c, I2C_PCA_CON)
                                & I2C_PCA_CON_SI) == 0)
+                               && (ret = time_before(jiffies, timeout)))
                        udelay(100);
        }
 
-       return ret;
+       return ret > 0;
 }
 
 static void i2c_pca_pf_dummyreset(void *pd)