return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * rio_chk_dev_route - Validate route to the specified device.
+ * @rdev:  RIO device failed to respond
+ * @nrdev: Last active device on the route to rdev
+ * @npnum: nrdev's port number on the route to rdev
+ *
+ * Follows a route to the specified RIO device to determine the last available
+ * device (and corresponding RIO port) on the route.
+ */
+static int
+rio_chk_dev_route(struct rio_dev *rdev, struct rio_dev **nrdev, int *npnum)
+{
+       u32 result;
+       int p_port, rc = -EIO;
+       struct rio_dev *prev = NULL;
+
+       /* Find switch with failed RIO link */
+       while (rdev->prev && (rdev->prev->pef & RIO_PEF_SWITCH)) {
+               if (!rio_read_config_32(rdev->prev, RIO_DEV_ID_CAR, &result)) {
+                       prev = rdev->prev;
+                       break;
+               }
+               rdev = rdev->prev;
+       }
+
+       if (prev == NULL)
+               goto err_out;
+
+       /* Find port with failed RIO link */
+       for (p_port = 0;
+            p_port < RIO_GET_TOTAL_PORTS(prev->swpinfo); p_port++)
+               if (prev->rswitch->nextdev[p_port] == rdev)
+                       break;
+
+       if (p_port < RIO_GET_TOTAL_PORTS(prev->swpinfo)) {
+               pr_debug("RIO: link failed on [%s]-P%d\n",
+                        rio_name(prev), p_port);
+               *nrdev = prev;
+               *npnum = p_port;
+               rc = 0;
+       } else
+               pr_debug("RIO: failed to trace route to %s\n", rio_name(prev));
+err_out:
+       return rc;
+}
+
+/**
+ * rio_mport_chk_dev_access - Validate access to the specified device.
+ * @mport: Master port to send transactions
+ * @destid: Device destination ID in network
+ * @hopcount: Number of hops into the network
+ */
+static int
+rio_mport_chk_dev_access(struct rio_mport *mport, u16 destid, u8 hopcount)
+{
+       int i = 0;
+       u32 tmp;
+
+       while (rio_mport_read_config_32(mport, destid, hopcount,
+                                       RIO_DEV_ID_CAR, &tmp)) {
+               i++;
+               if (i == RIO_MAX_CHK_RETRY)
+                       return -EIO;
+               mdelay(1);
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * rio_chk_dev_access - Validate access to the specified device.
+ * @rdev: Pointer to RIO device control structure
+ */
+static int rio_chk_dev_access(struct rio_dev *rdev)
+{
+       u8 hopcount = 0xff;
+       u16 destid = rdev->destid;
+
+       if (rdev->rswitch) {
+               destid = rdev->rswitch->destid;
+               hopcount = rdev->rswitch->hopcount;
+       }
+
+       return rio_mport_chk_dev_access(rdev->net->hport, destid, hopcount);
+}
+
 /**
  * rio_get_input_status - Sends a Link-Request/Input-Status control symbol and
  *                        returns link-response (if requested).
 
        rdev = rio_get_comptag(pw_msg->em.comptag, NULL);
        if (rdev == NULL) {
-               /* Someting bad here (probably enumeration error) */
-               pr_err("RIO: %s No matching device for CTag 0x%08x\n",
+               /* Device removed or enumeration error */
+               pr_debug("RIO: %s No matching device for CTag 0x%08x\n",
                        __func__, pw_msg->em.comptag);
                return -EIO;
        }
                        return 0;
        }
 
+       portnum = pw_msg->em.is_port & 0xFF;
+
+       /* Check if device and route to it are functional:
+        * Sometimes devices may send PW message(s) just before being
+        * powered down (or link being lost).
+        */
+       if (rio_chk_dev_access(rdev)) {
+               pr_debug("RIO: device access failed - get link partner\n");
+               /* Scan route to the device and identify failed link.
+                * This will replace device and port reported in PW message.
+                * PW message should not be used after this point.
+                */
+               if (rio_chk_dev_route(rdev, &rdev, &portnum)) {
+                       pr_err("RIO: Route trace for %s failed\n",
+                               rio_name(rdev));
+                       return -EIO;
+               }
+               pw_msg = NULL;
+       }
+
        /* For End-point devices processing stops here */
        if (!(rdev->pef & RIO_PEF_SWITCH))
                return 0;
        /*
         * Process the port-write notification from switch
         */
-
-       portnum = pw_msg->em.is_port & 0xFF;
-
        if (rdev->rswitch->em_handle)
                rdev->rswitch->em_handle(rdev, portnum);