keep_alive();
        
+       /* Danger!!!! BROKEN!!!! */
        scan_inout_check_u32(swjdp, SWJDP_IR_DPACC, DP_CTRL_STAT, DPAP_READ, 0, &ctrlstat);
+       /* Danger!!!! BROKEN!!!! Why will jtag_execute_queue() fail here???? 
+       R956 introduced the check on return value here and now Michael Schwingen reports
+       that this code no longer works....
+
+       https://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/openocd-development/2008-September/003107.html
+       */
+       if ((retval=jtag_execute_queue())!=ERROR_OK)
+       {
+               LOG_ERROR("BUG: Why does this fail the first time????");
+       }
+       /* Why??? second time it works??? */
        scan_inout_check_u32(swjdp, SWJDP_IR_DPACC, DP_CTRL_STAT, DPAP_READ, 0, &ctrlstat);
        if ((retval=jtag_execute_queue())!=ERROR_OK)
                return retval;