Index: /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20110404/Ohana/src/opihi/pantasks/ControllerOps.c
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--- /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20110404/Ohana/src/opihi/pantasks/ControllerOps.c	(revision 31561)
+++ /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20110404/Ohana/src/opihi/pantasks/ControllerOps.c	(revision 31562)
@@ -433,9 +433,17 @@
     return (FALSE);
   }
-  
+  /*** Check for other failure states that are relevant:
+
+       EAGAIN : could not write to port
+       EBADF ECONNRESET, EINTR, EIO, ENETDOWN ENETUNREACH, */
+
   /* for commands which don't return a prompt, don't look for one */
   if (response == NULL) {
     return (TRUE);
   }
+
+  /** this communication would be better with more robust message passing:
+      each command should not wait for a response but should be guaranteed
+
 
   /* watch for response - wait up to 1 second */