diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
index ea890911d4f..01831312c36 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ void ata_scsi_error(struct Scsi_Host *host)
 
 	/* For new EH, all qcs are finished in one of three ways -
 	 * normal completion, error completion, and SCSI timeout.
-	 * Both cmpletions can race against SCSI timeout.  When normal
+	 * Both completions can race against SCSI timeout.  When normal
 	 * completion wins, the qc never reaches EH.  When error
 	 * completion wins, the qc has ATA_QCFLAG_FAILED set.
 	 *
@@ -562,7 +562,19 @@ void ata_scsi_error(struct Scsi_Host *host)
 		int nr_timedout = 0;
 
 		spin_lock_irqsave(ap->lock, flags);
+		
+		/* This must occur under the ap->lock as we don't want
+		   a polled recovery to race the real interrupt handler
+		   
+		   The lost_interrupt handler checks for any completed but
+		   non-notified command and completes much like an IRQ handler.
+		   
+		   We then fall into the error recovery code which will treat
+		   this as if normal completion won the race */
 
+		if (ap->ops->lost_interrupt)
+			ap->ops->lost_interrupt(ap);
+			
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(scmd, tmp, &host->eh_cmd_q, eh_entry) {
 			struct ata_queued_cmd *qc;
 
@@ -606,6 +618,9 @@ void ata_scsi_error(struct Scsi_Host *host)
 		ap->eh_tries = ATA_EH_MAX_TRIES;
 	} else
 		spin_unlock_wait(ap->lock);
+		
+	/* If we timed raced normal completion and there is nothing to
+	   recover nr_timedout == 0 why exactly are we doing error recovery ? */
 
  repeat:
 	/* invoke error handler */
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c b/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c
index 9a10cb055ac..8332e97a9de 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ const struct ata_port_operations ata_sff_port_ops = {
 	.sff_irq_on		= ata_sff_irq_on,
 	.sff_irq_clear		= ata_sff_irq_clear,
 
+	.lost_interrupt		= ata_sff_lost_interrupt,
+
 	.port_start		= ata_sff_port_start,
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_sff_port_ops);
@@ -1647,7 +1649,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_sff_qc_fill_rtf);
  *	RETURNS:
  *	One if interrupt was handled, zero if not (shared irq).
  */
-inline unsigned int ata_sff_host_intr(struct ata_port *ap,
+unsigned int ata_sff_host_intr(struct ata_port *ap,
 				      struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 {
 	struct ata_eh_info *ehi = &ap->link.eh_info;
@@ -1775,6 +1777,48 @@ irqreturn_t ata_sff_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_instance)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_sff_interrupt);
 
+/**
+ *	ata_sff_lost_interrupt	-	Check for an apparent lost interrupt
+ *	@ap: port that appears to have timed out
+ *
+ *	Called from the libata error handlers when the core code suspects
+ *	an interrupt has been lost. If it has complete anything we can and
+ *	then return. Interface must support altstatus for this faster
+ *	recovery to occur.
+ *
+ *	Locking:
+ *	Caller holds host lock
+ */
+
+void ata_sff_lost_interrupt(struct ata_port *ap)
+{
+	u8 status;
+	struct ata_queued_cmd *qc;
+
+	/* Only one outstanding command per SFF channel */
+	qc = ata_qc_from_tag(ap, ap->link.active_tag);
+	/* Check we have a live one.. */
+	if (qc == NULL ||  !(qc->flags & ATA_QCFLAG_ACTIVE))
+		return;
+	/* We cannot lose an interrupt on a polled command */
+	if (qc->tf.flags & ATA_TFLAG_POLLING)
+		return;
+	/* See if the controller thinks it is still busy - if so the command
+	   isn't a lost IRQ but is still in progress */
+	status = ata_sff_altstatus(ap);
+	if (status & ATA_BUSY)
+		return;
+
+	/* There was a command running, we are no longer busy and we have
+	   no interrupt. */
+	ata_port_printk(ap, KERN_WARNING, "lost interrupt (Status 0x%x)\n",
+								status);
+	/* Run the host interrupt logic as if the interrupt had not been
+	   lost */
+	ata_sff_host_intr(ap, qc);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_sff_lost_interrupt);
+
 /**
  *	ata_sff_freeze - Freeze SFF controller port
  *	@ap: port to freeze
diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_isapnp.c b/drivers/ata/pata_isapnp.c
index afa8f704271..4bceb8803a1 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_isapnp.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_isapnp.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/libata.h>
 
 #define DRV_NAME "pata_isapnp"
-#define DRV_VERSION "0.2.2"
+#define DRV_VERSION "0.2.5"
 
 static struct scsi_host_template isapnp_sht = {
 	ATA_PIO_SHT(DRV_NAME),
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ static struct ata_port_operations isapnp_port_ops = {
 	.cable_detect	= ata_cable_40wire,
 };
 
+static struct ata_port_operations isapnp_noalt_port_ops = {
+	.inherits	= &ata_sff_port_ops,
+	.cable_detect	= ata_cable_40wire,
+	/* No altstatus so we don't want to use the lost interrupt poll */
+	.lost_interrupt = ATA_OP_NULL,
+};
+
 /**
  *	isapnp_init_one		-	attach an isapnp interface
  *	@idev: PnP device
@@ -65,7 +72,7 @@ static int isapnp_init_one(struct pnp_dev *idev, const struct pnp_device_id *dev
 
 	ap = host->ports[0];
 
-	ap->ops = &isapnp_port_ops;
+	ap->ops = &isapnp_noalt_port_ops;
 	ap->pio_mask = ATA_PIO0;
 	ap->flags |= ATA_FLAG_SLAVE_POSS;
 
@@ -76,6 +83,7 @@ static int isapnp_init_one(struct pnp_dev *idev, const struct pnp_device_id *dev
 					   pnp_port_start(idev, 1), 1);
 		ap->ioaddr.altstatus_addr = ctl_addr;
 		ap->ioaddr.ctl_addr = ctl_addr;
+		ap->ops = &isapnp_port_ops;
 	}
 
 	ata_sff_std_ports(&ap->ioaddr);
diff --git a/drivers/ata/pdc_adma.c b/drivers/ata/pdc_adma.c
index c509c206a45..39588178d02 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pdc_adma.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pdc_adma.c
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ static struct scsi_host_template adma_ata_sht = {
 static struct ata_port_operations adma_ata_ops = {
 	.inherits		= &ata_sff_port_ops,
 
+	.lost_interrupt		= ATA_OP_NULL,
+
 	.check_atapi_dma	= adma_check_atapi_dma,
 	.qc_prep		= adma_qc_prep,
 	.qc_issue		= adma_qc_issue,
diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_mv.c b/drivers/ata/sata_mv.c
index 8a751054c8a..a377226b81c 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_mv.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_mv.c
@@ -646,6 +646,8 @@ static struct scsi_host_template mv6_sht = {
 static struct ata_port_operations mv5_ops = {
 	.inherits		= &ata_sff_port_ops,
 
+	.lost_interrupt		= ATA_OP_NULL,
+
 	.qc_defer		= mv_qc_defer,
 	.qc_prep		= mv_qc_prep,
 	.qc_issue		= mv_qc_issue,
diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_nv.c b/drivers/ata/sata_nv.c
index 2f523f8c27f..6cda12ba812 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_nv.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_nv.c
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template nv_swncq_sht = {
 
 static struct ata_port_operations nv_common_ops = {
 	.inherits		= &ata_bmdma_port_ops,
+	.lost_interrupt		= ATA_OP_NULL,
 	.scr_read		= nv_scr_read,
 	.scr_write		= nv_scr_write,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_promise.c b/drivers/ata/sata_promise.c
index 3ad2b886363..b1fd7d62071 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_promise.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_promise.c
@@ -176,7 +176,9 @@ static const struct ata_port_operations pdc_common_ops = {
 	.check_atapi_dma	= pdc_check_atapi_dma,
 	.qc_prep		= pdc_qc_prep,
 	.qc_issue		= pdc_qc_issue,
+
 	.sff_irq_clear		= pdc_irq_clear,
+	.lost_interrupt		= ATA_OP_NULL,
 
 	.post_internal_cmd	= pdc_post_internal_cmd,
 	.error_handler		= pdc_error_handler,
diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_qstor.c b/drivers/ata/sata_qstor.c
index 7112d89fd9f..c3936d35cda 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_qstor.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_qstor.c
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ static struct ata_port_operations qs_ata_ops = {
 	.softreset		= ATA_OP_NULL,
 	.error_handler		= qs_error_handler,
 	.post_internal_cmd	= ATA_OP_NULL,
+	.lost_interrupt		= ATA_OP_NULL,
 
 	.scr_read		= qs_scr_read,
 	.scr_write		= qs_scr_write,
diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_vsc.c b/drivers/ata/sata_vsc.c
index ef211f333d7..ed70bd28fa2 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_vsc.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_vsc.c
@@ -308,6 +308,9 @@ static struct scsi_host_template vsc_sata_sht = {
 
 static struct ata_port_operations vsc_sata_ops = {
 	.inherits		= &ata_bmdma_port_ops,
+	/* The IRQ handling is not quite standard SFF behaviour so we
+	   cannot use the default lost interrupt handler */
+	.lost_interrupt		= ATA_OP_NULL,
 	.sff_tf_load		= vsc_sata_tf_load,
 	.sff_tf_read		= vsc_sata_tf_read,
 	.freeze			= vsc_freeze,
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index 3a07a32dfc2..76262d83656 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -795,6 +795,7 @@ struct ata_port_operations {
 	ata_reset_fn_t		pmp_hardreset;
 	ata_postreset_fn_t	pmp_postreset;
 	void (*error_handler)(struct ata_port *ap);
+	void (*lost_interrupt)(struct ata_port *ap);
 	void (*post_internal_cmd)(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
 
 	/*
@@ -1577,6 +1578,7 @@ extern bool ata_sff_qc_fill_rtf(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
 extern unsigned int ata_sff_host_intr(struct ata_port *ap,
 				      struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
 extern irqreturn_t ata_sff_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_instance);
+extern void ata_sff_lost_interrupt(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern void ata_sff_freeze(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern void ata_sff_thaw(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern int ata_sff_prereset(struct ata_link *link, unsigned long deadline);