Function bcm_2835_wait_transfer_complete() is not waiting long enough.
The previous code was claiming to wait for ~1 seconds, but as it depends
on register reads it's time actually varies.
Some cards require wait times of up to ~56 ms to perform
the command 'saveenv' on an EXT4 partition.
Re-implement the loop exit condition to use get_timer() which allows
to specify the wait time in more reliable manner. Set the maximum wait
time to the originally intended 1 second.