ap->eh_context.i = ap->eh_info;
                memset(&ap->eh_info, 0, sizeof(ap->eh_info));
 
+               ap->flags |= ATA_FLAG_EH_IN_PROGRESS;
                ap->flags &= ~ATA_FLAG_EH_PENDING;
 
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(hs_lock, flags);
                ata_port_printk(ap, KERN_INFO, "EH complete\n");
        ap->flags &= ~ATA_FLAG_RECOVERED;
 
+       /* tell wait_eh that we're done */
+       ap->flags &= ~ATA_FLAG_EH_IN_PROGRESS;
+       wake_up_all(&ap->eh_wait_q);
+
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(hs_lock, flags);
 
        DPRINTK("EXIT\n");
 }
 
+/**
+ *     ata_port_wait_eh - Wait for the currently pending EH to complete
+ *     @ap: Port to wait EH for
+ *
+ *     Wait until the currently pending EH is complete.
+ *
+ *     LOCKING:
+ *     Kernel thread context (may sleep).
+ */
+void ata_port_wait_eh(struct ata_port *ap)
+{
+       unsigned long flags;
+       DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
+
+ retry:
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&ap->host_set->lock, flags);
+
+       while (ap->flags & (ATA_FLAG_EH_PENDING | ATA_FLAG_EH_IN_PROGRESS)) {
+               prepare_to_wait(&ap->eh_wait_q, &wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ap->host_set->lock, flags);
+               schedule();
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&ap->host_set->lock, flags);
+       }
+
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ap->host_set->lock, flags);
+
+       /* make sure SCSI EH is complete */
+       if (scsi_host_in_recovery(ap->host)) {
+               msleep(10);
+               goto retry;
+       }
+}
+
 /**
  *     ata_qc_timeout - Handle timeout of queued command
  *     @qc: Command that timed out
 
        ATA_FLAG_FLUSH_PORT_TASK = (1 << 14), /* flush port task */
 
        ATA_FLAG_EH_PENDING     = (1 << 15), /* EH pending */
+       ATA_FLAG_EH_IN_PROGRESS = (1 << 16), /* EH in progress */
        ATA_FLAG_FROZEN         = (1 << 17), /* port is frozen */
        ATA_FLAG_RECOVERED      = (1 << 18), /* recovery action performed */
 
 
        u32                     msg_enable;
        struct list_head        eh_done_q;
+       wait_queue_head_t       eh_wait_q;
 
        void                    *private_data;