cfpkt_extr_head(pkt, &cmdrsp, 1);
        cmd = cmdrsp & CFCTRL_CMD_MASK;
        if (cmd != CFCTRL_CMD_LINK_ERR
-           && CFCTRL_RSP_BIT != (CFCTRL_RSP_BIT & cmdrsp)) {
+           && CFCTRL_RSP_BIT != (CFCTRL_RSP_BIT & cmdrsp)
+               && CFCTRL_ERR_BIT != (CFCTRL_ERR_BIT & cmdrsp)) {
                if (handle_loop(cfctrl, cmd, pkt) != 0)
                        cmdrsp |= CFCTRL_ERR_BIT;
        }
        case CFCTRL_CMD_LINK_SETUP:
                spin_lock_bh(&ctrl->loop_linkid_lock);
                if (!dec) {
-                       for (linkid = last_linkid + 1; linkid < 255; linkid++)
+                       for (linkid = last_linkid + 1; linkid < 254; linkid++)
                                if (!ctrl->loop_linkused[linkid])
                                        goto found;
                }
                dec = 1;
-               for (linkid = last_linkid - 1; linkid > 0; linkid--)
+               for (linkid = last_linkid - 1; linkid > 1; linkid--)
                        if (!ctrl->loop_linkused[linkid])
                                goto found;
                spin_unlock_bh(&ctrl->loop_linkid_lock);
-
+               return -1;
 found:
                if (linkid < 10)
                        dec = 0;