Index: util-linux-2.12r/mount/lomount.c
===================================================================
--- util-linux-2.12r.orig/mount/lomount.c
+++ util-linux-2.12r/mount/lomount.c
@@ -46,24 +46,24 @@
 #include "rmd160.h"
 #include "aes.h"
 
+#define LO_PASS_OK      EXIT_SUCCESS
+#define LO_PASS_ERR     EXIT_FAILURE
+#define LO_PASS_EMPTY   5
+#define LO_PASS_SHORT   6
+
 extern int verbose;
 extern char *xstrdup (const char *s);	/* not: #include "sundries.h" */
 extern void error (const char *fmt, ...);	/* idem */
 extern void show_all_loops(void);
 extern int read_options_from_fstab(char *, char **);
 
+volatile int timeout=0;
 int  passphrase_timeout=0;
 struct sigaction alrmact;
 
 static void
 alrmhandler() {
-	/* let the SIGINT handler do the work: */
-	kill(getpid(),SIGINT);
-	usleep(1000000);
-	kill(getpid(),SIGTERM);
-	 usleep(1000000);
-	/* stubborn... */
-	exit(0);
+	timeout = 1;
 }
 
 
@@ -473,11 +473,14 @@ static char *do_GPG_pipe(char *pass)
 	return multiKeyPass[0];
 }
 
-static char *sGetPass(int minLen, int warnLen)
+static int sGetPass(char **pass, int minLen, int warnLen)
 {
 	char *p, *s, *seed;
 	int i, ask2;
 
+	*pass = NULL;
+	timeout = 0;
+
 	if(!passFDnumber) {
 
 		if(passphrase_timeout) {
@@ -489,6 +492,9 @@ static char *sGetPass(int minLen, int wa
 		}
 
 		p = getpass(_("Password: "));
+		alarm(0);
+		if (timeout)
+			return LO_PASS_EMPTY;
 		ask2 = passAskTwice ? 1 : 0;
 	} else {
 		i = atoi(passFDnumber);
@@ -504,11 +510,13 @@ static char *sGetPass(int minLen, int wa
 			}
 			if(x == 65) {
 				multiKeyMode = 65;
-				return multiKeyPass[0];
+				*pass = multiKeyPass[0];
+				return LO_PASS_OK;
 			}
 			if(x == 64) {
 				multiKeyMode = 64;
-				return multiKeyPass[0];
+				*pass = multiKeyPass[0];
+				return LO_PASS_OK;
 			}
 			p = multiKeyPass[0];
 		}
@@ -531,6 +539,9 @@ static char *sGetPass(int minLen, int wa
 			}
 
 			p = getpass(_("Retype password: "));
+			alarm(0);
+			if (timeout)
+				return LO_PASS_EMPTY;
 			if(!p) goto nomem;
 			if(strcmp(s, p)) goto compareErr;
 			memset(s, 0, i);
@@ -538,17 +549,25 @@ static char *sGetPass(int minLen, int wa
 			ask2 = 0;
 		}
 		p = do_GPG_pipe(p);
-		if(!p) return(NULL);
+		if(!p)
+			return LO_PASS_ERR;
 		if(!p[0]) {
 			fprintf(stderr, _("Error: gpg key file decryption failed\n"));
-			return(NULL);
+			return LO_PASS_ERR;
+		}
+		if(multiKeyMode) {
+			*pass = p;
+			return LO_PASS_OK;
 		}
-		if(multiKeyMode) return(p);
 	}
 	i = strlen(p);
+	if(i == 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, _("Error: Empty password\n"));
+		return LO_PASS_EMPTY;
+	}
 	if(i < minLen) {
 		fprintf(stderr, _("Error: Password must be at least %d characters.\n"), minLen);
-		return(NULL);
+		return LO_PASS_SHORT;
 	}
 	seed = passSeedString;
 	if(!seed) seed = "";
@@ -556,7 +575,7 @@ static char *sGetPass(int minLen, int wa
 	if(!s) {
 		nomem:
 		fprintf(stderr, _("Error: Unable to allocate memory\n"));
-		return(NULL);
+		return LO_PASS_ERR;
 	}
 	strcpy(s, p);
 	memset(p, 0, i);
@@ -571,11 +590,14 @@ static char *sGetPass(int minLen, int wa
 		}
 
 		p = getpass(_("Retype password: "));
+		alarm(0);
+		if (timeout)
+			return LO_PASS_EMPTY;
 		if(!p) goto nomem;
 		if(strcmp(s, p)) {
 			compareErr:
 			fprintf(stderr, _("Error: Passwords are not identical\n"));
-			return(NULL);
+			return LO_PASS_ERR;
 		}
 		memset(p, 0, i);
 	}
@@ -583,7 +605,8 @@ static char *sGetPass(int minLen, int wa
 		fprintf(stderr, _("WARNING - Please use longer password (%d or more characters)\n"), SUSE_PASSWORD_MIN_LENGTH);
 	}
 	strcat(s, seed);
-	return(s);
+	*pass = s;
+	return LO_PASS_OK;
 }
 
 /* this is for compatibility with historic loop-AES version */
@@ -788,6 +811,7 @@ set_loop(const char *device, const char 
 	unsigned char multiKeyBits[65][32];
 	int minPassLen = SUSE_PASSWORD_MIN_LENGTH;
 	int run_mkfs_command = 0;
+	int ret;
 
 	loopFileName = (char *)file;
 	multiKeyMode = 0;
@@ -802,6 +826,7 @@ set_loop(const char *device, const char 
 	}
 	if ((fd = open(device, mode)) < 0) {
 		perror (device);
+		ret = 1;
 		goto close_ffd_return1;
 	}
 	*loopro = (mode == O_RDONLY);
@@ -848,8 +873,8 @@ set_loop(const char *device, const char 
 		loopinfo.lo_encrypt_key_size = 0;
 		break;
 	case LO_CRYPT_XOR:
-		pass = sGetPass (1, 0);
-		if(!pass) goto close_fd_ffd_return1;
+		ret = sGetPass (&pass, 1, 0);
+		if(ret) goto close_fd_ffd_return1;
 		xstrncpy (loopinfo.lo_encrypt_key, pass, LO_KEY_SIZE);
 		loopinfo.lo_encrypt_key_size = strlen(loopinfo.lo_encrypt_key);
 		break;
@@ -886,6 +911,7 @@ set_loop(const char *device, const char 
 				/* This is not compatible with gpgkey= mount option */
 				if(rd_wr_retry(atoi(passFDnumber), (char *)&loopinfo.lo_encrypt_key[0], LO_KEY_SIZE, 0) < 1) {
 					fprintf(stderr, _("Error: couldn't read binary key\n"));
+					ret = 1;
 					goto close_fd_ffd_return1;
 				}
 				break; /* out of switch(loopinfo.lo_encrypt_type) */
@@ -894,6 +920,7 @@ set_loop(const char *device, const char 
 				/* WARNING! DO NOT USE RANDOM HASH TYPE ON PARTITION WITH EXISTING */
 				/* IMPORTANT DATA ON IT. RANDOM HASH TYPE WILL DESTROY YOUR DATA.  */
 				if(loop_create_random_keys((char*)file, *loopro, &multiKeyBits[0][0])) {
+					ret = 1;
 					goto close_fd_ffd_return1;
 				}
 				memcpy(&loopinfo.lo_encrypt_key[0], &multiKeyBits[0][0], sizeof(loopinfo.lo_encrypt_key));
@@ -901,8 +928,8 @@ set_loop(const char *device, const char 
 				break; /* out of switch(loopinfo.lo_encrypt_type) */
 			}
 		}
-		pass = sGetPass (minPassLen, SUSE_PASSWORD_MIN_LENGTH);
-		if(!pass) goto close_fd_ffd_return1;
+		ret = sGetPass (&pass, minPassLen, SUSE_PASSWORD_MIN_LENGTH);
+		if(ret) goto close_fd_ffd_return1;
 		i = strlen(pass);
 		if(hashFunc == unhashed1_key_setup) {
 			/* this is for compatibility with historic loop-AES version */
@@ -966,6 +993,7 @@ set_loop(const char *device, const char 
 		break;
 	default:
 		fprintf (stderr, _("Error: don't know how to get key for encryption system %d\n"), loopinfo.lo_encrypt_type);
+		ret = 1;
 		goto close_fd_ffd_return1;
 	}
 
@@ -985,7 +1013,7 @@ close_fd_ffd_return1:
 		close (fd);
 close_ffd_return1:
 		close (ffd);
-		return 1;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	/* type 18 == LO_CRYPT_CRYPTOAPI */
@@ -995,6 +1023,7 @@ close_ffd_return1:
 			fprintf(stderr, _("ioctl: LOOP_SET_STATUS: %s, requested cipher or key length (%d bits) not supported by kernel\n"), strerror(errno), loopinfo.lo_encrypt_key_size << 3);
 			loop_clr_fd_out:
 			(void) ioctl (fd, LOOP_CLR_FD, 0);
+			ret = 1;
 			goto keyclean_close_fd_ffd_return1;
 		}
 	}
Index: util-linux-2.12r/mount/losetup.8
===================================================================
--- util-linux-2.12r.orig/mount/losetup.8
+++ util-linux-2.12r/mount/losetup.8
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ displays the status of a loop device, it
 is not configured and 2 if an error occurred which prevented
 .B losetup
 from determining the status of the device.
+When using encryption
+.B losetup
+returns 5 if the passphrase is empty or a timeout occurred and 6 if
+the passphrase is too short.
 
 .SH FILES
 .nf