int result;
        struct scsi_device *sdev, *tmp_sdev;
        int depth = 0;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
        lpfc_cmd->result = pIocbOut->iocb.un.ulpWord[4];
        lpfc_cmd->status = pIocbOut->iocb.ulpStatus;
        cmd->scsi_done(cmd);
 
        if (phba->cfg_poll & ENABLE_FCP_RING_POLLING) {
+               /*
+                * If there is a thread waiting for command completion
+                * wake up the thread.
+                */
+               spin_lock_irqsave(sdev->host->host_lock, flags);
+               lpfc_cmd->pCmd = NULL;
+               if (lpfc_cmd->waitq)
+                       wake_up(lpfc_cmd->waitq);
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(sdev->host->host_lock, flags);
                lpfc_release_scsi_buf(phba, lpfc_cmd);
                return;
        }
                }
        }
 
+       /*
+        * If there is a thread waiting for command completion
+        * wake up the thread.
+        */
+       spin_lock_irqsave(sdev->host->host_lock, flags);
+       lpfc_cmd->pCmd = NULL;
+       if (lpfc_cmd->waitq)
+               wake_up(lpfc_cmd->waitq);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(sdev->host->host_lock, flags);
+
        lpfc_release_scsi_buf(phba, lpfc_cmd);
 }
 
        struct lpfc_iocbq *abtsiocb;
        struct lpfc_scsi_buf *lpfc_cmd;
        IOCB_t *cmd, *icmd;
-       unsigned int loop_count = 0;
        int ret = SUCCESS;
+       DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD_ONSTACK(waitq);
 
        lpfc_block_error_handler(cmnd);
        lpfc_cmd = (struct lpfc_scsi_buf *)cmnd->host_scribble;
        if (phba->cfg_poll & DISABLE_FCP_RING_INT)
                lpfc_sli_poll_fcp_ring (phba);
 
+       lpfc_cmd->waitq = &waitq;
        /* Wait for abort to complete */
-       while (lpfc_cmd->pCmd == cmnd)
-       {
-               if (phba->cfg_poll & DISABLE_FCP_RING_INT)
-                       lpfc_sli_poll_fcp_ring (phba);
+       wait_event_timeout(waitq,
+                         (lpfc_cmd->pCmd != cmnd),
+                          (2*vport->cfg_devloss_tmo*HZ));
 
-               schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(LPFC_ABORT_WAIT * HZ);
-               if (++loop_count
-                   > (2 * vport->cfg_devloss_tmo)/LPFC_ABORT_WAIT)
-                       break;
-       }
+       spin_lock_irq(shost->host_lock);
+       lpfc_cmd->waitq = NULL;
+       spin_unlock_irq(shost->host_lock);
 
        if (lpfc_cmd->pCmd == cmnd) {
                ret = FAILED;