diff --git a/drivers/scsi/g_NCR5380.c b/drivers/scsi/g_NCR5380.c
index 33e1a480c903..137ec58c43ac 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/g_NCR5380.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/g_NCR5380.c
@@ -480,6 +480,28 @@ static void generic_NCR5380_release_resources(struct Scsi_Host *instance)
 		release_mem_region(base, region_size);
 }
 
+/* wait_for_53c80_access - wait for 53C80 registers to become accessible
+ * @hostdata: scsi host private data
+ *
+ * The registers within the 53C80 logic block are inaccessible until
+ * bit 7 in the 53C400 control status register gets asserted.
+ */
+
+static void wait_for_53c80_access(struct NCR5380_hostdata *hostdata)
+{
+	int count = 10000;
+
+	do {
+		if (NCR5380_read(hostdata->c400_ctl_status) & CSR_53C80_REG)
+			return;
+	} while (--count > 0);
+
+	scmd_printk(KERN_ERR, hostdata->connected,
+	            "53c80 registers not accessible, device will be reset\n");
+	NCR5380_write(hostdata->c400_ctl_status, CSR_RESET);
+	NCR5380_write(hostdata->c400_ctl_status, CSR_BASE);
+}
+
 /**
  * generic_NCR5380_precv - pseudo DMA receive
  * @hostdata: scsi host private data
@@ -492,18 +514,23 @@ static void generic_NCR5380_release_resources(struct Scsi_Host *instance)
 static inline int generic_NCR5380_precv(struct NCR5380_hostdata *hostdata,
                                         unsigned char *dst, int len)
 {
-	int blocks = len / 128;
+	int residual;
 	int start = 0;
 
 	NCR5380_write(hostdata->c400_ctl_status, CSR_BASE | CSR_TRANS_DIR);
-	NCR5380_write(hostdata->c400_blk_cnt, blocks);
-	while (1) {
-		if (NCR5380_read(hostdata->c400_blk_cnt) == 0)
+	NCR5380_write(hostdata->c400_blk_cnt, len / 128);
+
+	do {
+		if (NCR5380_poll_politely2(hostdata, hostdata->c400_ctl_status,
+		                           CSR_HOST_BUF_NOT_RDY, 0,
+		                           hostdata->c400_ctl_status,
+		                           CSR_GATED_53C80_IRQ,
+		                           CSR_GATED_53C80_IRQ, HZ / 64) < 0)
+			break;
+
+		if (NCR5380_read(hostdata->c400_ctl_status) &
+		    CSR_HOST_BUF_NOT_RDY)
 			break;
-		if (NCR5380_read(hostdata->c400_ctl_status) & CSR_GATED_53C80_IRQ)
-			goto out_wait;
-		while (NCR5380_read(hostdata->c400_ctl_status) & CSR_HOST_BUF_NOT_RDY)
-			; /* FIXME - no timeout */
 
 		if (hostdata->io_port && hostdata->io_width == 2)
 			insw(hostdata->io_port + hostdata->c400_host_buf,
@@ -514,44 +541,26 @@ static inline int generic_NCR5380_precv(struct NCR5380_hostdata *hostdata,
 		else
 			memcpy_fromio(dst + start,
 				hostdata->io + NCR53C400_host_buffer, 128);
-
 		start += 128;
-		blocks--;
-	}
-
-	if (blocks) {
-		while (NCR5380_read(hostdata->c400_ctl_status) & CSR_HOST_BUF_NOT_RDY)
-			; /* FIXME - no timeout */
+	} while (start < len);
 
-		if (hostdata->io_port && hostdata->io_width == 2)
-			insw(hostdata->io_port + hostdata->c400_host_buf,
-							dst + start, 64);
-		else if (hostdata->io_port)
-			insb(hostdata->io_port + hostdata->c400_host_buf,
-							dst + start, 128);
-		else
-			memcpy_fromio(dst + start,
-				hostdata->io + NCR53C400_host_buffer, 128);
+	residual = len - start;
 
-		start += 128;
-		blocks--;
+	if (residual != 0) {
+		/* 53c80 interrupt or transfer timeout. Reset 53c400 logic. */
+		NCR5380_write(hostdata->c400_ctl_status, CSR_RESET);
+		NCR5380_write(hostdata->c400_ctl_status, CSR_BASE);
 	}
+	wait_for_53c80_access(hostdata);
 
-	if (!(NCR5380_read(hostdata->c400_ctl_status) & CSR_GATED_53C80_IRQ))
-		printk("53C400r: no 53C80 gated irq after transfer");
-
-out_wait:
-	hostdata->pdma_residual = len - start;
-
-	/* wait for 53C80 registers to be available */
-	while (!(NCR5380_read(hostdata->c400_ctl_status) & CSR_53C80_REG))
-		;
-
-	if (NCR5380_poll_politely(hostdata, BUS_AND_STATUS_REG,
-	                          BASR_END_DMA_TRANSFER, BASR_END_DMA_TRANSFER,
-	                          HZ / 64) < 0)
+	if (residual == 0 && NCR5380_poll_politely(hostdata, BUS_AND_STATUS_REG,
+	                                           BASR_END_DMA_TRANSFER,
+	                                           BASR_END_DMA_TRANSFER,
+	                                           HZ / 64) < 0)
 		scmd_printk(KERN_ERR, hostdata->connected, "%s: End of DMA timeout (%d)\n",
-		            __func__, hostdata->pdma_residual);
+		            __func__, residual);
+
+	hostdata->pdma_residual = residual;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -568,36 +577,33 @@ static inline int generic_NCR5380_precv(struct NCR5380_hostdata *hostdata,
 static inline int generic_NCR5380_psend(struct NCR5380_hostdata *hostdata,
                                         unsigned char *src, int len)
 {
-	int blocks = len / 128;
+	int residual;
 	int start = 0;
 
 	NCR5380_write(hostdata->c400_ctl_status, CSR_BASE);
-	NCR5380_write(hostdata->c400_blk_cnt, blocks);
-	while (1) {
-		if (NCR5380_read(hostdata->c400_ctl_status) & CSR_GATED_53C80_IRQ)
-			goto out_wait;
-
-		if (NCR5380_read(hostdata->c400_blk_cnt) == 0)
+	NCR5380_write(hostdata->c400_blk_cnt, len / 128);
+
+	do {
+		if (NCR5380_poll_politely2(hostdata, hostdata->c400_ctl_status,
+		                           CSR_HOST_BUF_NOT_RDY, 0,
+		                           hostdata->c400_ctl_status,
+		                           CSR_GATED_53C80_IRQ,
+		                           CSR_GATED_53C80_IRQ, HZ / 64) < 0)
 			break;
-		while (NCR5380_read(hostdata->c400_ctl_status) & CSR_HOST_BUF_NOT_RDY)
-			; // FIXME - timeout
 
-		if (hostdata->io_port && hostdata->io_width == 2)
-			outsw(hostdata->io_port + hostdata->c400_host_buf,
-							src + start, 64);
-		else if (hostdata->io_port)
-			outsb(hostdata->io_port + hostdata->c400_host_buf,
-							src + start, 128);
-		else
-			memcpy_toio(hostdata->io + NCR53C400_host_buffer,
-			            src + start, 128);
+		if (NCR5380_read(hostdata->c400_ctl_status) &
+		    CSR_HOST_BUF_NOT_RDY) {
+			/* The chip has done a 128 B buffer swap but the first
+			 * buffer still has not reached the SCSI bus.
+			 */
+			if (start > 0)
+				start -= 128;
+			break;
+		}
 
-		start += 128;
-		blocks--;
-	}
-	if (blocks) {
-		while (NCR5380_read(hostdata->c400_ctl_status) & CSR_HOST_BUF_NOT_RDY)
-			; // FIXME - no timeout
+		if (NCR5380_read(hostdata->c400_ctl_status) &
+		    CSR_GATED_53C80_IRQ)
+			break;
 
 		if (hostdata->io_port && hostdata->io_width == 2)
 			outsw(hostdata->io_port + hostdata->c400_host_buf,
@@ -608,28 +614,33 @@ static inline int generic_NCR5380_psend(struct NCR5380_hostdata *hostdata,
 		else
 			memcpy_toio(hostdata->io + NCR53C400_host_buffer,
 			            src + start, 128);
-
 		start += 128;
-		blocks--;
-	}
+	} while (start < len);
 
-out_wait:
-	hostdata->pdma_residual = len - start;
+	residual = len - start;
 
-	/* wait for 53C80 registers to be available */
-	while (!(NCR5380_read(hostdata->c400_ctl_status) & CSR_53C80_REG)) {
-		udelay(4); /* DTC436 chip hangs without this */
-		/* FIXME - no timeout */
+	if (residual != 0) {
+		/* 53c80 interrupt or transfer timeout. Reset 53c400 logic. */
+		NCR5380_write(hostdata->c400_ctl_status, CSR_RESET);
+		NCR5380_write(hostdata->c400_ctl_status, CSR_BASE);
+	}
+	wait_for_53c80_access(hostdata);
+
+	if (residual == 0) {
+		if (NCR5380_poll_politely(hostdata, TARGET_COMMAND_REG,
+		                          TCR_LAST_BYTE_SENT, TCR_LAST_BYTE_SENT,
+		                          HZ / 64) < 0)
+			scmd_printk(KERN_ERR, hostdata->connected,
+			            "%s: Last Byte Sent timeout\n", __func__);
+
+		if (NCR5380_poll_politely(hostdata, BUS_AND_STATUS_REG,
+		                          BASR_END_DMA_TRANSFER, BASR_END_DMA_TRANSFER,
+		                          HZ / 64) < 0)
+			scmd_printk(KERN_ERR, hostdata->connected, "%s: End of DMA timeout (%d)\n",
+			            __func__, residual);
 	}
 
-	while (!(NCR5380_read(TARGET_COMMAND_REG) & TCR_LAST_BYTE_SENT))
-		; 	// TIMEOUT
-
-	if (NCR5380_poll_politely(hostdata, BUS_AND_STATUS_REG,
-	                          BASR_END_DMA_TRANSFER, BASR_END_DMA_TRANSFER,
-	                          HZ / 64) < 0)
-		scmd_printk(KERN_ERR, hostdata->connected, "%s: End of DMA timeout (%d)\n",
-		            __func__, hostdata->pdma_residual);
+	hostdata->pdma_residual = residual;
 
 	return 0;
 }
