/* nsecs = (clock period)/2 */
        if (!hz)
                hz = spi->max_speed_hz;
-       cs->nsecs = (1000000000/2) / hz;
-       if (cs->nsecs > MAX_UDELAY_MS * 1000)
-               return -EINVAL;
+       if (hz) {
+               cs->nsecs = (1000000000/2) / hz;
+               if (cs->nsecs > (MAX_UDELAY_MS * 1000 * 1000))
+                       return -EINVAL;
+       }
 
        return 0;
 }
        struct spi_bitbang      *bitbang;
        int                     retval;
 
-       if (!spi->max_speed_hz)
-               return -EINVAL;
-
        bitbang = spi_master_get_devdata(spi->master);
 
        /* REVISIT: some systems will want to support devices using lsb-first
        if (retval < 0)
                return retval;
 
-       dev_dbg(&spi->dev, "%s, mode %d, %u bits/w, %u nsec\n",
+       dev_dbg(&spi->dev, "%s, mode %d, %u bits/w, %u nsec/bit\n",
                        __FUNCTION__, spi->mode & (SPI_CPOL | SPI_CPHA),
                        spi->bits_per_word, 2 * cs->nsecs);
 
 {
        struct spi_bitbang      *bitbang;
        unsigned long           flags;
+       int                     status = 0;
 
        m->actual_length = 0;
        m->status = -EINPROGRESS;
                return -ESHUTDOWN;
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&bitbang->lock, flags);
-       list_add_tail(&m->queue, &bitbang->queue);
-       queue_work(bitbang->workqueue, &bitbang->work);
+       if (!spi->max_speed_hz)
+               status = -ENETDOWN;
+       else {
+               list_add_tail(&m->queue, &bitbang->queue);
+               queue_work(bitbang->workqueue, &bitbang->work);
+       }
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bitbang->lock, flags);
 
-       return 0;
+       return status;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spi_bitbang_transfer);