struct usb_device *pusb_dev;     /* this usb_device */
 
        unsigned int    flags;                  /* from filter initially */
+#      define USB_READY        (1 << 0)
        unsigned char   ifnum;                  /* interface number */
        unsigned char   ep_in;                  /* in endpoint */
        unsigned char   ep_out;                 /* out ....... */
                usb_stor_BBB_reset(us);
                return USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_FAILED;
        }
-       mdelay(5);
+       if (!(us->flags & USB_READY))
+               mdelay(5);
        pipein = usb_rcvbulkpipe(us->pusb_dev, us->ep_in);
        pipeout = usb_sndbulkpipe(us->pusb_dev, us->ep_out);
        /* DATA phase + error handling */
                srb->cmd[1] = srb->lun << 5;
                srb->datalen = 0;
                srb->cmdlen = 12;
-               if (ss->transport(srb, ss) == USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_GOOD)
+               if (ss->transport(srb, ss) == USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_GOOD) {
+                       ss->flags |= USB_READY;
                        return 0;
+               }
                usb_request_sense(srb, ss);
                mdelay(100);
        } while (retries--);
                blks -= smallblks;
                buf_addr += srb->datalen;
        } while (blks != 0);
+       ss->flags &= ~USB_READY;
 
        USB_STOR_PRINTF("usb_read: end startblk %lx, blccnt %x buffer %lx\n",
                        start, smallblks, buf_addr);
                blks -= smallblks;
                buf_addr += srb->datalen;
        } while (blks != 0);
+       ss->flags &= ~USB_READY;
 
        USB_STOR_PRINTF("usb_write: end startblk %lx, blccnt %x buffer %lx\n",
                        start, smallblks, buf_addr);
                cap[0] = 2880;
                cap[1] = 0x200;
        }
+       ss->flags &= ~USB_READY;
        USB_STOR_PRINTF("Read Capacity returns: 0x%lx, 0x%lx\n", cap[0],
                        cap[1]);
 #if 0