unsigned int    irqpipe;                /* pipe for release_irq */
        unsigned char   irqmaxp;                /* max packed for irq Pipe */
        unsigned char   irqinterval;            /* Intervall for IRQ Pipe */
+       unsigned long   max_xfer_blk;           /* Max blocks per xfer */
        ccb             *srb;                   /* current srb */
        trans_reset     transport_reset;        /* reset routine */
        trans_cmnd      transport;              /* transport routine */
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_USB_BIN_FIXUP */
 
-#define USB_MAX_READ_BLK 20
-
 unsigned long usb_stor_read(int device, unsigned long blknr,
                            unsigned long blkcnt, void *buffer)
 {
        unsigned long start, blks, buf_addr;
        unsigned short smallblks;
        struct usb_device *dev;
+       struct us_data *ss;
        int retry, i;
        ccb *srb = &usb_ccb;
 
                if (dev->devnum == usb_dev_desc[device].target)
                        break;
        }
+       ss = (struct us_data *)dev->privptr;
 
        usb_disable_asynch(1); /* asynch transfer not allowed */
        srb->lun = usb_dev_desc[device].lun;
        buf_addr = (unsigned long)buffer;
        start = blknr;
        blks = blkcnt;
-       if (usb_test_unit_ready(srb, (struct us_data *)dev->privptr)) {
+       if (usb_test_unit_ready(srb, ss)) {
                printf("Device NOT ready\n   Request Sense returned %02X %02X"
                       " %02X\n", srb->sense_buf[2], srb->sense_buf[12],
                       srb->sense_buf[13]);
                /* XXX need some comment here */
                retry = 2;
                srb->pdata = (unsigned char *)buf_addr;
-               if (blks > USB_MAX_READ_BLK)
-                       smallblks = USB_MAX_READ_BLK;
+               if (blks > ss->max_xfer_blk)
+                       smallblks = ss->max_xfer_blk;
                else
                        smallblks = (unsigned short) blks;
 retry_it:
-               if (smallblks == USB_MAX_READ_BLK)
+               if (smallblks == ss->max_xfer_blk)
                        usb_show_progress();
                srb->datalen = usb_dev_desc[device].blksz * smallblks;
                srb->pdata = (unsigned char *)buf_addr;
-               if (usb_read_10(srb, (struct us_data *)dev->privptr, start,
-                   smallblks)) {
+               if (usb_read_10(srb, ss, start, smallblks)) {
                        USB_STOR_PRINTF("Read ERROR\n");
-                       usb_request_sense(srb, (struct us_data *)dev->privptr);
+                       usb_request_sense(srb, ss);
                        if (retry--)
                                goto retry_it;
                        blkcnt -= blks;
                        start, smallblks, buf_addr);
 
        usb_disable_asynch(0); /* asynch transfer allowed */
-       if (blkcnt >= USB_MAX_READ_BLK)
+       if (blkcnt >= ss->max_xfer_blk)
                debug("\n");
        return blkcnt;
 }
 
-#define USB_MAX_WRITE_BLK 20
-
 unsigned long usb_stor_write(int device, unsigned long blknr,
                                unsigned long blkcnt, const void *buffer)
 {
        unsigned long start, blks, buf_addr;
        unsigned short smallblks;
        struct usb_device *dev;
+       struct us_data *ss;
        int retry, i;
        ccb *srb = &usb_ccb;
 
                if (dev->devnum == usb_dev_desc[device].target)
                        break;
        }
+       ss = (struct us_data *)dev->privptr;
 
        usb_disable_asynch(1); /* asynch transfer not allowed */
 
        buf_addr = (unsigned long)buffer;
        start = blknr;
        blks = blkcnt;
-       if (usb_test_unit_ready(srb, (struct us_data *)dev->privptr)) {
+       if (usb_test_unit_ready(srb, ss)) {
                printf("Device NOT ready\n   Request Sense returned %02X %02X"
                       " %02X\n", srb->sense_buf[2], srb->sense_buf[12],
                        srb->sense_buf[13]);
                 */
                retry = 2;
                srb->pdata = (unsigned char *)buf_addr;
-               if (blks > USB_MAX_WRITE_BLK)
-                       smallblks = USB_MAX_WRITE_BLK;
+               if (blks > ss->max_xfer_blk)
+                       smallblks = ss->max_xfer_blk;
                else
                        smallblks = (unsigned short) blks;
 retry_it:
-               if (smallblks == USB_MAX_WRITE_BLK)
+               if (smallblks == ss->max_xfer_blk)
                        usb_show_progress();
                srb->datalen = usb_dev_desc[device].blksz * smallblks;
                srb->pdata = (unsigned char *)buf_addr;
-               if (usb_write_10(srb, (struct us_data *)dev->privptr, start,
-                   smallblks)) {
+               if (usb_write_10(srb, ss, start, smallblks)) {
                        USB_STOR_PRINTF("Write ERROR\n");
-                       usb_request_sense(srb, (struct us_data *)dev->privptr);
+                       usb_request_sense(srb, ss);
                        if (retry--)
                                goto retry_it;
                        blkcnt -= blks;
                        start, smallblks, buf_addr);
 
        usb_disable_asynch(0); /* asynch transfer allowed */
-       if (blkcnt >= USB_MAX_WRITE_BLK)
+       if (blkcnt >= ss->max_xfer_blk)
                debug("\n");
        return blkcnt;
 
        USB_STOR_PRINTF(" address %d\n", dev_desc->target);
        USB_STOR_PRINTF("partype: %d\n", dev_desc->part_type);
 
+       /*
+        * The U-Boot EHCI driver cannot handle more than 4096 * 5 bytes in a
+        * transfer without running itself out of qt_buffers.
+        */
+       ss->max_xfer_blk = (4096 * 5) / dev_desc->blksz;
+
        init_part(dev_desc);
 
        USB_STOR_PRINTF("partype: %d\n", dev_desc->part_type);