rcode = flash_erase (info, s_first[bank], s_last[bank]);
                        }
                }
-               printf ("Erased %d sectors\n", erased);
+               if (rcode == 0)
+                       printf("Erased %d sectors\n", erased);
        } else if (rcode == 0) {
                puts ("Error: start and/or end address"
                        " not on sector boundary\n");
 
        case ERR_PROG_ERROR:
                puts ("General Flash Programming Error\n");
                break;
+       case ERR_ABORTED:
+               puts("Flash Programming Aborted\n");
+               break;
        default:
                printf ("%s[%d] FIXME: rc=%d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, err);
                break;
 
 
 
        for (sect = s_first; sect <= s_last; sect++) {
+               if (ctrlc()) {
+                       printf("\n");
+                       return 1;
+               }
+
                if (info->protect[sect] == 0) { /* not protected */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_CHECK_BLANK_BEFORE_ERASE
                        int k;
                src += i;
                cnt -= i;
                FLASH_SHOW_PROGRESS(scale, dots, digit, i);
+               /* Only check every once in a while */
+               if ((cnt & 0xFFFF) < buffered_size && ctrlc())
+                       return ERR_ABORTED;
        }
 #else
        while (cnt >= info->portwidth) {
                wp += info->portwidth;
                cnt -= info->portwidth;
                FLASH_SHOW_PROGRESS(scale, dots, digit, info->portwidth);
+               /* Only check every once in a while */
+               if ((cnt & 0xFFFF) < info->portwidth && ctrlc())
+                       return ERR_ABORTED;
        }
 #endif /* CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_USE_BUFFER_WRITE */
 
 
 #define ERR_UNKNOWN_FLASH_VENDOR       32
 #define ERR_UNKNOWN_FLASH_TYPE         64
 #define ERR_PROG_ERROR                 128
+#define ERR_ABORTED                    256
 
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Protection Flags for flash_protect():