--- a/master/domain.c	Tue Sep 26 15:25:49 2006 +0000
+++ b/master/domain.c	Tue Sep 26 16:16:13 2006 +0000
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    EC_INFO("Domain %i - Allocated %i bytes in %i datagram%s\n",
+    EC_INFO("Domain %i - Allocated %i bytes in %i datagram%s.\n",
             domain->index, domain->data_size, datagram_count,
             datagram_count == 1 ? "" : "s");
 

--- a/master/master.c	Tue Sep 26 15:25:49 2006 +0000
+++ b/master/master.c	Tue Sep 26 16:16:13 2006 +0000
@@ -1051,9 +1051,10 @@
 
 /**
    Measures the time, a frame is on the bus.
-*/
-
-void ec_master_measure_bus_time(ec_master_t *master)
+   \return 0 in case of success, else < 0
+*/
+
+int ec_master_measure_bus_time(ec_master_t *master)
 {
     ec_datagram_t datagram;
     cycles_t cycles_start, cycles_end, cycles_timeout;
@@ -1064,7 +1065,7 @@
     if (ec_datagram_brd(&datagram, 0x130, 2)) {
         EC_ERR("Failed to allocate datagram for bus time measuring.\n");
         ec_datagram_clear(&datagram);
-        return;
+        return -1;
     }
 
     cycles_timeout = (cycles_t) EC_IO_TIMEOUT * (cpu_khz / 1000);
@@ -1103,11 +1104,13 @@
 
     EC_INFO("Bus time is (min/avg/max) %u/%u.%u/%u us.\n",
             min, sum / 100, sum % 100, max);
+    return 0;
 
   error:
     // Dequeue and free datagram
     list_del(&datagram.queue);
     ec_datagram_clear(&datagram);
+    return -1;
 }
 
 /******************************************************************************

--- a/master/master.h	Tue Sep 26 15:25:49 2006 +0000
+++ b/master/master.h	Tue Sep 26 16:16:13 2006 +0000
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
 // misc.
 void ec_master_output_stats(ec_master_t *);
 void ec_master_clear_slaves(ec_master_t *);
-void ec_master_measure_bus_time(ec_master_t *);
+int ec_master_measure_bus_time(ec_master_t *);
 
 // other methods
 void ec_sync_config(const ec_sii_sync_t *, const ec_slave_t *, uint8_t *);

--- a/master/module.c	Tue Sep 26 15:25:49 2006 +0000
+++ b/master/module.c	Tue Sep 26 16:16:13 2006 +0000
@@ -420,34 +420,41 @@
         goto out_release;
     }
 
-    if (!try_module_get(master->device->module)) {
+    if (!try_module_get(master->device->module)) { // possible race?
         EC_ERR("Failed to reserve device module!\n");
         goto out_release;
     }
 
-    ec_master_measure_bus_time(master);
-    ec_master_idle_stop(master);
-    ec_master_reset(master);
+    if (!master->device->link_state) {
+        EC_ERR("Link is DOWN.\n");
+        goto out_module_put;
+    }
+
+    ec_master_reset(master); // also stops idle mode
     master->mode = EC_MASTER_MODE_OPERATION;
 
-    if (!master->device->link_state) EC_WARN("Link is DOWN.\n");
+    if (ec_master_measure_bus_time(master)) {
+        EC_ERR("Bus time measuring failed!\n");
+        goto out_reset;
+    }
 
     if (ec_master_bus_scan(master)) {
         EC_ERR("Bus scan failed!\n");
-        goto out_module_put;
-    }
-
-    EC_INFO("Master %i is ready.\n", master_index);
+        goto out_reset;
+    }
+
+    EC_INFO("Successfully requested master %i.\n", master_index);
     return master;
 
+ out_reset:
+    ec_master_reset(master);
+    ec_master_idle_start(master);
  out_module_put:
     module_put(master->device->module);
-    ec_master_reset(master);
-    ec_master_idle_start(master);
  out_release:
     master->reserved = 0;
  out_return:
-    EC_ERR("Failed requesting master %i.\n", master_index);
+    EC_ERR("Failed to request master %i.\n", master_index);
     return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -473,7 +480,7 @@
     module_put(master->device->module);
     master->reserved = 0;
 
-    EC_INFO("Released master %i.\n", master->index);
+    EC_INFO("Successfully released master %i.\n", master->index);
     return;
 }