diff --git a/drivers/ide/hpt366.c b/drivers/ide/hpt366.c
index 97d98fbf5849..58c51cddc100 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/hpt366.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/hpt366.c
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ static void hpt3xxn_set_clock(ide_hwif_t *hwif, u8 mode)
 
 static void hpt3xxn_rw_disk(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq)
 {
-	hpt3xxn_set_clock(drive->hwif, rq_data_dir(rq) ? 0x23 : 0x21);
+	hpt3xxn_set_clock(drive->hwif, rq_data_dir(rq) ? 0x21 : 0x23);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1173,8 +1173,9 @@ static u8 hpt3xx_cable_detect(ide_hwif_t *hwif)
 		u16 mcr;
 
 		pci_read_config_word(dev, mcr_addr, &mcr);
-		pci_write_config_word(dev, mcr_addr, (mcr | 0x8000));
-		/* now read cable id register */
+		pci_write_config_word(dev, mcr_addr, mcr | 0x8000);
+		/* Debounce, then read cable ID register */
+		udelay(10);
 		pci_read_config_byte(dev, 0x5a, &scr1);
 		pci_write_config_word(dev, mcr_addr, mcr);
 	} else if (chip_type >= HPT370) {
@@ -1185,10 +1186,11 @@ static u8 hpt3xx_cable_detect(ide_hwif_t *hwif)
 		u8 scr2 = 0;
 
 		pci_read_config_byte(dev, 0x5b, &scr2);
-		pci_write_config_byte(dev, 0x5b, (scr2 & ~1));
-		/* now read cable id register */
+		pci_write_config_byte(dev, 0x5b, scr2 & ~1);
+		/* Debounce, then read cable ID register */
+		udelay(10);
 		pci_read_config_byte(dev, 0x5a, &scr1);
-		pci_write_config_byte(dev, 0x5b,  scr2);
+		pci_write_config_byte(dev, 0x5b, scr2);
 	} else
 		pci_read_config_byte(dev, 0x5a, &scr1);
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-dma.c b/drivers/ide/ide-dma.c
index 06b14bc9a1d4..d4136908f916 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-dma.c
@@ -449,7 +449,6 @@ ide_startstop_t ide_dma_timeout_retry(ide_drive_t *drive, int error)
 	ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
 	const struct ide_dma_ops *dma_ops = hwif->dma_ops;
 	struct ide_cmd *cmd = &hwif->cmd;
-	struct request *rq;
 	ide_startstop_t ret = ide_stopped;
 
 	/*
@@ -487,14 +486,10 @@ ide_startstop_t ide_dma_timeout_retry(ide_drive_t *drive, int error)
 	ide_dma_off_quietly(drive);
 
 	/*
-	 * un-busy drive etc and make sure request is sane
+	 * make sure request is sane
 	 */
-	rq = hwif->rq;
-	if (rq) {
-		hwif->rq = NULL;
-		rq->errors = 0;
-		ide_requeue_and_plug(drive, rq);
-	}
+	if (hwif->rq)
+		hwif->rq->errors = 0;
 	return ret;
 }