struct driver_data *drv_data = dev_id;
        struct chip_data *chip = drv_data->cur_chip;
        struct spi_message *msg = drv_data->cur_msg;
+       unsigned long timeout;
        unsigned short dmastat = get_dma_curr_irqstat(drv_data->dma_channel);
        u16 spistat = read_STAT(drv_data);
 
                        cpu_relax();
        }
 
+       dev_dbg(&drv_data->pdev->dev,
+               "in dma_irq_handler dmastat:0x%x spistat:0x%x\n",
+               dmastat, read_STAT(drv_data));
+
+       timeout = jiffies + HZ;
        while (!(read_STAT(drv_data) & SPIF))
-               cpu_relax();
+               if (!time_before(jiffies, timeout)) {
+                       dev_warn(&drv_data->pdev->dev, "timeout waiting for SPIF");
+                       break;
+               } else
+                       cpu_relax();
 
        if ((dmastat & DMA_ERR) && (spistat & RBSY)) {
                msg->state = ERROR_STATE;