int base;
        int size;
        int blockops;
+       int can_abort;
 };
 
 
 #define NVIDIA_SMB_DATA                (smbus->base + 0x04)    /* 32 data registers */
 #define NVIDIA_SMB_BCNT                (smbus->base + 0x24)    /* number of data
                                                           bytes */
-
+#define NVIDIA_SMB_STATUS_ABRT (smbus->base + 0x3c)    /* register used to
+                                                          check the status of
+                                                          the abort command */
+#define NVIDIA_SMB_CTRL                (smbus->base + 0x3e)    /* control register */
+
+#define NVIDIA_SMB_STATUS_ABRT_STS     0x01            /* Bit to notify that
+                                                          abort succeeded */
+#define NVIDIA_SMB_CTRL_ABORT  0x20
 #define NVIDIA_SMB_STS_DONE    0x80
 #define NVIDIA_SMB_STS_ALRM    0x40
 #define NVIDIA_SMB_STS_RES     0x20
 
 static struct pci_driver nforce2_driver;
 
+static void nforce2_abort(struct i2c_adapter *adap)
+{
+       struct nforce2_smbus *smbus = adap->algo_data;
+       int timeout = 0;
+       unsigned char temp;
+
+       dev_dbg(&adap->dev, "Aborting current transaction\n");
+
+       outb_p(NVIDIA_SMB_CTRL_ABORT, NVIDIA_SMB_CTRL);
+       do {
+               msleep(1);
+               temp = inb_p(NVIDIA_SMB_STATUS_ABRT);
+       } while (!(temp & NVIDIA_SMB_STATUS_ABRT_STS) &&
+                       (timeout++ < MAX_TIMEOUT));
+       if (!(temp & NVIDIA_SMB_STATUS_ABRT_STS))
+               dev_err(&adap->dev, "Can't reset the smbus\n");
+       outb_p(NVIDIA_SMB_STATUS_ABRT_STS, NVIDIA_SMB_STATUS_ABRT);
+}
+
 static int nforce2_check_status(struct i2c_adapter *adap)
 {
        struct nforce2_smbus *smbus = adap->algo_data;
 
        if (timeout >= MAX_TIMEOUT) {
                dev_dbg(&adap->dev, "SMBus Timeout!\n");
+               if (smbus->can_abort)
+                       nforce2_abort(adap);
                return -1;
        }
        if (!(temp & NVIDIA_SMB_STS_DONE) || (temp & NVIDIA_SMB_STS_STATUS)) {
        case PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE_MCP55_SMBUS:
                smbuses[0].blockops = 1;
                smbuses[1].blockops = 1;
+               smbuses[0].can_abort = 1;
+               smbuses[1].can_abort = 1;
        }
 
        /* SMBus adapter 1 */