diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-atapi.c b/drivers/ide/ide-atapi.c
index 3075b04..1125ce2 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-atapi.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-atapi.c
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 
 #include <scsi/scsi.h>
 
+#define DRV_NAME "ide-atapi"
+#define PFX DRV_NAME ": "
+
 #ifdef DEBUG
 #define debug_log(fmt, args...) \
 	printk(KERN_INFO "ide: " fmt, ## args)
@@ -197,8 +200,8 @@
 			      GFP_NOIO);
 	if (unlikely(err)) {
 		if (printk_ratelimit())
-			printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: failed to map sense buffer\n",
-			       drive->name);
+			printk(KERN_WARNING PFX "%s: failed to map sense "
+					    "buffer\n", drive->name);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -219,7 +222,7 @@
 {
 	/* deferred failure from ide_prep_sense() */
 	if (!drive->sense_rq_armed) {
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: failed queue sense request\n",
+		printk(KERN_WARNING PFX "%s: error queuing a sense request\n",
 		       drive->name);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
@@ -292,7 +295,7 @@
 		break;
 	default:
 		if (!(rq->cmd_flags & REQ_QUIET))
-			printk(KERN_INFO "cmd 0x%x timed out\n",
+			printk(KERN_INFO PFX "cmd 0x%x timed out\n",
 					 rq->cmd[0]);
 		wait = 0;
 		break;
@@ -326,6 +329,55 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_read_bcount_and_ireason);
 
 /*
+ * Check the contents of the interrupt reason register and attempt to recover if
+ * there are problems.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * - 0 if everything's ok
+ * - 1 if the request has to be terminated.
+ */
+int ide_check_ireason(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq, int len,
+		      int ireason, int rw)
+{
+	ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
+
+	debug_log("ireason: 0x%x, rw: 0x%x\n", ireason, rw);
+
+	if (ireason == (!rw << 1))
+		return 0;
+	else if (ireason == (rw << 1)) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "%s: %s: wrong transfer direction!\n",
+				drive->name, __func__);
+
+		if (dev_is_idecd(drive))
+			ide_pad_transfer(drive, rw, len);
+	} else if (!rw && ireason == ATAPI_COD) {
+		if (dev_is_idecd(drive)) {
+			/*
+			 * Some drives (ASUS) seem to tell us that status info
+			 * is available.  Just get it and ignore.
+			 */
+			(void)hwif->tp_ops->read_status(hwif);
+			return 0;
+		}
+	} else {
+		if (ireason & ATAPI_COD)
+			printk(KERN_ERR PFX "%s: CoD != 0 in %s\n", drive->name,
+					__func__);
+
+		/* drive wants a command packet, or invalid ireason... */
+		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "%s: %s: bad interrupt reason 0x%02x\n",
+				drive->name, __func__, ireason);
+	}
+
+	if (dev_is_idecd(drive) && rq->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_ATA_PC)
+		rq->cmd_flags |= REQ_FAILED;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_check_ireason);
+
+/*
  * This is the usual interrupt handler which will be called during a packet
  * command.  We will transfer some of the data (as requested by the drive)
  * and will re-point interrupt handler to us.
@@ -359,7 +411,7 @@
 
 		if (rc || (drive->media == ide_tape && (stat & ATA_ERR))) {
 			if (drive->media == ide_floppy)
-				printk(KERN_ERR "%s: DMA %s error\n",
+				printk(KERN_ERR PFX "%s: DMA %s error\n",
 					drive->name, rq_data_dir(pc->rq)
 						     ? "write" : "read");
 			pc->flags |= PC_FLAG_DMA_ERROR;
@@ -391,8 +443,8 @@
 				pc->rq->errors++;
 
 			if (rq->cmd[0] == REQUEST_SENSE) {
-				printk(KERN_ERR "%s: I/O error in request sense"
-						" command\n", drive->name);
+				printk(KERN_ERR PFX "%s: I/O error in request "
+						"sense command\n", drive->name);
 				return ide_do_reset(drive);
 			}
 
@@ -434,8 +486,8 @@
 
 	if (pc->flags & PC_FLAG_DMA_IN_PROGRESS) {
 		pc->flags &= ~PC_FLAG_DMA_IN_PROGRESS;
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: The device wants to issue more interrupts "
-				"in DMA mode\n", drive->name);
+		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "%s: The device wants to issue more "
+				"interrupts in DMA mode\n", drive->name);
 		ide_dma_off(drive);
 		return ide_do_reset(drive);
 	}
@@ -443,19 +495,8 @@
 	/* Get the number of bytes to transfer on this interrupt. */
 	ide_read_bcount_and_ireason(drive, &bcount, &ireason);
 
-	if (ireason & ATAPI_COD) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: CoD != 0 in %s\n", drive->name, __func__);
+	if (ide_check_ireason(drive, rq, bcount, ireason, write))
 		return ide_do_reset(drive);
-	}
-
-	if (((ireason & ATAPI_IO) == ATAPI_IO) == write) {
-		/* Hopefully, we will never get here */
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: We wanted to %s, but the device wants us "
-				"to %s!\n", drive->name,
-				(ireason & ATAPI_IO) ? "Write" : "Read",
-				(ireason & ATAPI_IO) ? "Read" : "Write");
-		return ide_do_reset(drive);
-	}
 
 	done = min_t(unsigned int, bcount, cmd->nleft);
 	ide_pio_bytes(drive, cmd, write, done);
@@ -503,13 +544,13 @@
 
 	while (retries-- && ((ireason & ATAPI_COD) == 0 ||
 		(ireason & ATAPI_IO))) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: (IO,CoD != (0,1) while issuing "
+		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "%s: (IO,CoD != (0,1) while issuing "
 				"a packet command, retrying\n", drive->name);
 		udelay(100);
 		ireason = ide_read_ireason(drive);
 		if (retries == 0) {
-			printk(KERN_ERR "%s: (IO,CoD != (0,1) while issuing "
-					"a packet command, ignoring\n",
+			printk(KERN_ERR PFX "%s: (IO,CoD != (0,1) while issuing"
+					" a packet command, ignoring\n",
 					drive->name);
 			ireason |= ATAPI_COD;
 			ireason &= ~ATAPI_IO;
@@ -540,7 +581,7 @@
 	u8 ireason;
 
 	if (ide_wait_stat(&startstop, drive, ATA_DRQ, ATA_BUSY, WAIT_READY)) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Strange, packet command initiated yet "
+		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "%s: Strange, packet command initiated yet "
 				"DRQ isn't asserted\n", drive->name);
 		return startstop;
 	}
@@ -582,8 +623,8 @@
 			ireason = ide_wait_ireason(drive, ireason);
 
 		if ((ireason & ATAPI_COD) == 0 || (ireason & ATAPI_IO)) {
-			printk(KERN_ERR "%s: (IO,CoD) != (0,1) while issuing "
-					"a packet command\n", drive->name);
+			printk(KERN_ERR PFX "%s: (IO,CoD) != (0,1) while "
+				"issuing a packet command\n", drive->name);
 
 			return ide_do_reset(drive);
 		}