#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/jiffies.h>
 #include <linux/ipmi_msgdefs.h>                /* for completion codes */
 #include "ipmi_si_sm.h"
 
 #define IBF_RETRY_TIMEOUT 1000000
 #define OBF_RETRY_TIMEOUT 1000000
 #define MAX_ERROR_RETRIES 10
+#define ERROR0_OBF_WAIT_JIFFIES (2*HZ)
 
 struct si_sm_data
 {
        unsigned int  error_retries;
        long          ibf_timeout;
        long          obf_timeout;
+       unsigned long  error0_timeout;
 };
 
 static unsigned int init_kcs_data(struct si_sm_data *kcs,
                        printk(KERN_DEBUG "ipmi_kcs_sm: kcs hosed: %s\n", reason);
                kcs->state = KCS_HOSED;
        } else {
+               kcs->error0_timeout = jiffies + ERROR0_OBF_WAIT_JIFFIES;
                kcs->state = KCS_ERROR0;
        }
 }
 
        case KCS_ERROR0:
                clear_obf(kcs, status);
+               status = read_status(kcs);
+               if  (GET_STATUS_OBF(status)) /* controller isn't responding */
+                       if (time_before(jiffies, kcs->error0_timeout))
+                               return SI_SM_CALL_WITH_TICK_DELAY;
                write_cmd(kcs, KCS_GET_STATUS_ABORT);
                kcs->state = KCS_ERROR1;
                break;
 
        smi_result = smi_info->handlers->event(smi_info->si_sm, 0);
        for (;;)
        {
-               if (smi_result == SI_SM_CALL_WITH_DELAY) {
+               if (smi_result == SI_SM_CALL_WITH_DELAY ||
+                   smi_result == SI_SM_CALL_WITH_TICK_DELAY) {
                        schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
                        smi_result = smi_info->handlers->event(
                                smi_info->si_sm, 100);
 
 {
        SI_SM_CALL_WITHOUT_DELAY, /* Call the driver again immediately */
        SI_SM_CALL_WITH_DELAY,  /* Delay some before calling again. */
+       SI_SM_CALL_WITH_TICK_DELAY,     /* Delay at least 1 tick before calling again. */
        SI_SM_TRANSACTION_COMPLETE, /* A transaction is finished. */
        SI_SM_IDLE,             /* The SM is in idle state. */
        SI_SM_HOSED,            /* The hardware violated the state machine. */