sd_spinup_disk(struct scsi_disk *sdkp, char *diskname,
               struct scsi_request *SRpnt, unsigned char *buffer) {
        unsigned char cmd[10];
-       unsigned long spintime_value = 0;
+       unsigned long spintime_expire = 0;
        int retries, spintime;
        unsigned int the_result;
        struct scsi_sense_hdr sshdr;
                                scsi_wait_req(SRpnt, (void *)cmd, 
                                              (void *) buffer, 0/*512*/, 
                                              SD_TIMEOUT, SD_MAX_RETRIES);
-                               spintime_value = jiffies;
+                               spintime_expire = jiffies + 100 * HZ;
+                               spintime = 1;
                        }
-                       spintime = 1;
                        /* Wait 1 second for next try */
                        msleep(1000);
                        printk(".");
+
+               /*
+                * Wait for USB flash devices with slow firmware.
+                * Yes, this sense key/ASC combination shouldn't
+                * occur here.  It's characteristic of these devices.
+                */
+               } else if (sense_valid &&
+                               sshdr.sense_key == UNIT_ATTENTION &&
+                               sshdr.asc == 0x28) {
+                       if (!spintime) {
+                               spintime_expire = jiffies + 5 * HZ;
+                               spintime = 1;
+                       }
+                       /* Wait 1 second for next try */
+                       msleep(1000);
                } else {
                        /* we don't understand the sense code, so it's
                         * probably pointless to loop */
                        break;
                }
                                
-       } while (spintime &&
-                time_after(spintime_value + 100 * HZ, jiffies));
+       } while (spintime && time_before_eq(jiffies, spintime_expire));
 
        if (spintime) {
                if (scsi_status_is_good(the_result))