*/
        mmc_delay(10);
 
-       if (host->f_min > 400000) {
-               pr_warning("%s: Minimum clock frequency too high for "
-                               "identification mode\n", mmc_hostname(host));
-               host->ios.clock = host->f_min;
-       } else
-               host->ios.clock = 400000;
+       host->ios.clock = host->f_init;
 
        host->ios.power_mode = MMC_POWER_ON;
        mmc_set_ios(host);
        u32 ocr;
        int err;
        unsigned long flags;
+       int i;
+       const unsigned freqs[] = { 400000, 300000, 200000, 100000 };
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&host->lock, flags);
 
        if (host->ops->get_cd && host->ops->get_cd(host) == 0)
                goto out;
 
-       mmc_claim_host(host);
+       for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(freqs); i++) {
+               mmc_claim_host(host);
 
-       mmc_power_up(host);
-       sdio_reset(host);
-       mmc_go_idle(host);
+               if (freqs[i] >= host->f_min)
+                       host->f_init = freqs[i];
+               else if (!i || freqs[i-1] > host->f_min)
+                       host->f_init = host->f_min;
+               else {
+                       mmc_release_host(host);
+                       goto out;
+               }
+               pr_info("%s: %s: trying to init card at %u Hz\n",
+                       mmc_hostname(host), __func__, host->f_init);
 
-       mmc_send_if_cond(host, host->ocr_avail);
+               mmc_power_up(host);
+               sdio_reset(host);
+               mmc_go_idle(host);
 
-       /*
-        * First we search for SDIO...
-        */
-       err = mmc_send_io_op_cond(host, 0, &ocr);
-       if (!err) {
-               if (mmc_attach_sdio(host, ocr)) {
-                       mmc_claim_host(host);
-                       /* try SDMEM (but not MMC) even if SDIO is broken */
-                       if (mmc_send_app_op_cond(host, 0, &ocr))
-                               goto out_fail;
+               mmc_send_if_cond(host, host->ocr_avail);
 
+               /*
+                * First we search for SDIO...
+                */
+               err = mmc_send_io_op_cond(host, 0, &ocr);
+               if (!err) {
+                       if (mmc_attach_sdio(host, ocr)) {
+                               mmc_claim_host(host);
+                               /*
+                                * Try SDMEM (but not MMC) even if SDIO
+                                * is broken.
+                                */
+                               if (mmc_send_app_op_cond(host, 0, &ocr))
+                                       goto out_fail;
+
+                               if (mmc_attach_sd(host, ocr))
+                                       mmc_power_off(host);
+                       }
+                       goto out;
+               }
+
+               /*
+                * ...then normal SD...
+                */
+               err = mmc_send_app_op_cond(host, 0, &ocr);
+               if (!err) {
                        if (mmc_attach_sd(host, ocr))
                                mmc_power_off(host);
+                       goto out;
                }
-               goto out;
-       }
 
-       /*
-        * ...then normal SD...
-        */
-       err = mmc_send_app_op_cond(host, 0, &ocr);
-       if (!err) {
-               if (mmc_attach_sd(host, ocr))
-                       mmc_power_off(host);
-               goto out;
-       }
-
-       /*
-        * ...and finally MMC.
-        */
-       err = mmc_send_op_cond(host, 0, &ocr);
-       if (!err) {
-               if (mmc_attach_mmc(host, ocr))
-                       mmc_power_off(host);
-               goto out;
-       }
+               /*
+                * ...and finally MMC.
+                */
+               err = mmc_send_op_cond(host, 0, &ocr);
+               if (!err) {
+                       if (mmc_attach_mmc(host, ocr))
+                               mmc_power_off(host);
+                       goto out;
+               }
 
 out_fail:
-       mmc_release_host(host);
-       mmc_power_off(host);
-
+               mmc_release_host(host);
+               mmc_power_off(host);
+       }
 out:
        if (host->caps & MMC_CAP_NEEDS_POLL)
                mmc_schedule_delayed_work(&host->detect, HZ);