11 files changed, 337 insertions, 725 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/host.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/host.c
index f07f30fada1b..e7fe9c4c85b8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/host.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/host.c
@@ -1350,7 +1350,7 @@ static void isci_user_parameters_get(struct sci_user_parameters *u)
 	u->stp_max_occupancy_timeout = stp_max_occ_to;
 	u->ssp_max_occupancy_timeout = ssp_max_occ_to;
 	u->no_outbound_task_timeout = no_outbound_task_to;
-	u->max_number_concurrent_device_spin_up = max_concurr_spinup;
+	u->max_concurr_spinup = max_concurr_spinup;
 }
 
 static void sci_controller_initial_state_enter(struct sci_base_state_machine *sm)
@@ -1661,7 +1661,7 @@ static void sci_controller_set_default_config_parameters(struct isci_host *ihost
 	ihost->oem_parameters.controller.mode_type = SCIC_PORT_AUTOMATIC_CONFIGURATION_MODE;
 
 	/* Default to APC mode. */
-	ihost->oem_parameters.controller.max_concurrent_dev_spin_up = 1;
+	ihost->oem_parameters.controller.max_concurr_spin_up = 1;
 
 	/* Default to no SSC operation. */
 	ihost->oem_parameters.controller.do_enable_ssc = false;
@@ -1787,7 +1787,8 @@ int sci_oem_parameters_validate(struct sci_oem_params *oem)
 	} else
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (oem->controller.max_concurrent_dev_spin_up > MAX_CONCURRENT_DEVICE_SPIN_UP_COUNT)
+	if (oem->controller.max_concurr_spin_up > MAX_CONCURRENT_DEVICE_SPIN_UP_COUNT ||
+	    oem->controller.max_concurr_spin_up < 1)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1810,6 +1811,16 @@ static enum sci_status sci_oem_parameters_set(struct isci_host *ihost)
 	return SCI_FAILURE_INVALID_STATE;
 }
 
+static u8 max_spin_up(struct isci_host *ihost)
+{
+	if (ihost->user_parameters.max_concurr_spinup)
+		return min_t(u8, ihost->user_parameters.max_concurr_spinup,
+			     MAX_CONCURRENT_DEVICE_SPIN_UP_COUNT);
+	else
+		return min_t(u8, ihost->oem_parameters.controller.max_concurr_spin_up,
+			     MAX_CONCURRENT_DEVICE_SPIN_UP_COUNT);
+}
+
 static void power_control_timeout(unsigned long data)
 {
 	struct sci_timer *tmr = (struct sci_timer *)data;
@@ -1839,8 +1850,7 @@ static void power_control_timeout(unsigned long data)
 		if (iphy == NULL)
 			continue;
 
-		if (ihost->power_control.phys_granted_power >=
-		    ihost->oem_parameters.controller.max_concurrent_dev_spin_up)
+		if (ihost->power_control.phys_granted_power >= max_spin_up(ihost))
 			break;
 
 		ihost->power_control.requesters[i] = NULL;
@@ -1865,8 +1875,7 @@ void sci_controller_power_control_queue_insert(struct isci_host *ihost,
 {
 	BUG_ON(iphy == NULL);
 
-	if (ihost->power_control.phys_granted_power <
-	    ihost->oem_parameters.controller.max_concurrent_dev_spin_up) {
+	if (ihost->power_control.phys_granted_power < max_spin_up(ihost)) {
 		ihost->power_control.phys_granted_power++;
 		sci_phy_consume_power_handler(iphy);
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/init.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/init.c
index 43fe840fbe9c..a97edabcb85a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/init.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ unsigned char phy_gen = 3;
 module_param(phy_gen, byte, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(phy_gen, "PHY generation (1: 1.5Gbps 2: 3.0Gbps 3: 6.0Gbps)");
 
-unsigned char max_concurr_spinup = 1;
+unsigned char max_concurr_spinup;
 module_param(max_concurr_spinup, byte, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(max_concurr_spinup, "Max concurrent device spinup");
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/port.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/port.c
index 8e59c8865dcd..ac7f27749f97 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/port.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/port.c
@@ -145,48 +145,15 @@ static void sci_port_bcn_enable(struct isci_port *iport)
 	}
 }
 
-/* called under sci_lock to stabilize phy:port associations */
-void isci_port_bcn_enable(struct isci_host *ihost, struct isci_port *iport)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	clear_bit(IPORT_BCN_BLOCKED, &iport->flags);
-	wake_up(&ihost->eventq);
-
-	if (!test_and_clear_bit(IPORT_BCN_PENDING, &iport->flags))
-		return;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(iport->phy_table); i++) {
-		struct isci_phy *iphy = iport->phy_table[i];
-
-		if (!iphy)
-			continue;
-
-		ihost->sas_ha.notify_port_event(&iphy->sas_phy,
-						PORTE_BROADCAST_RCVD);
-		break;
-	}
-}
-
 static void isci_port_bc_change_received(struct isci_host *ihost,
 					 struct isci_port *iport,
 					 struct isci_phy *iphy)
 {
-	if (iport && test_bit(IPORT_BCN_BLOCKED, &iport->flags)) {
-		dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-			"%s: disabled BCN; isci_phy = %p, sas_phy = %p\n",
-			__func__, iphy, &iphy->sas_phy);
-		set_bit(IPORT_BCN_PENDING, &iport->flags);
-		atomic_inc(&iport->event);
-		wake_up(&ihost->eventq);
-	} else {
-		dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-			"%s: isci_phy = %p, sas_phy = %p\n",
-			__func__, iphy, &iphy->sas_phy);
+	dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
+		"%s: isci_phy = %p, sas_phy = %p\n",
+		__func__, iphy, &iphy->sas_phy);
 
-		ihost->sas_ha.notify_port_event(&iphy->sas_phy,
-						PORTE_BROADCAST_RCVD);
-	}
+	ihost->sas_ha.notify_port_event(&iphy->sas_phy, PORTE_BROADCAST_RCVD);
 	sci_port_bcn_enable(iport);
 }
 
@@ -278,9 +245,6 @@ static void isci_port_link_down(struct isci_host *isci_host,
 		/* check to see if this is the last phy on this port. */
 		if (isci_phy->sas_phy.port &&
 		    isci_phy->sas_phy.port->num_phys == 1) {
-			atomic_inc(&isci_port->event);
-			isci_port_bcn_enable(isci_host, isci_port);
-
 			/* change the state for all devices on this port.  The
 			 * next task sent to this device will be returned as
 			 * SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED, and the scsi mid layer will
@@ -350,6 +314,34 @@ static void isci_port_stop_complete(struct isci_host *ihost,
 	dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev, "Port stop complete\n");
 }
 
+
+static bool is_port_ready_state(enum sci_port_states state)
+{
+	switch (state) {
+	case SCI_PORT_READY:
+	case SCI_PORT_SUB_WAITING:
+	case SCI_PORT_SUB_OPERATIONAL:
+	case SCI_PORT_SUB_CONFIGURING:
+		return true;
+	default:
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
+/* flag dummy rnc hanling when exiting a ready state */
+static void port_state_machine_change(struct isci_port *iport,
+				      enum sci_port_states state)
+{
+	struct sci_base_state_machine *sm = &iport->sm;
+	enum sci_port_states old_state = sm->current_state_id;
+
+	if (is_port_ready_state(old_state) && !is_port_ready_state(state))
+		iport->ready_exit = true;
+
+	sci_change_state(sm, state);
+	iport->ready_exit = false;
+}
+
 /**
  * isci_port_hard_reset_complete() - This function is called by the sci core
  *    when the hard reset complete notification has been received.
@@ -368,6 +360,26 @@ static void isci_port_hard_reset_complete(struct isci_port *isci_port,
 	/* Save the status of the hard reset from the port. */
 	isci_port->hard_reset_status = completion_status;
 
+	if (completion_status != SCI_SUCCESS) {
+
+		/* The reset failed.  The port state is now SCI_PORT_FAILED. */
+		if (isci_port->active_phy_mask == 0) {
+
+			/* Generate the link down now to the host, since it
+			 * was intercepted by the hard reset state machine when
+			 * it really happened.
+			 */
+			isci_port_link_down(isci_port->isci_host,
+					    &isci_port->isci_host->phys[
+						   isci_port->last_active_phy],
+					    isci_port);
+		}
+		/* Advance the port state so that link state changes will be
+		* noticed.
+		*/
+		port_state_machine_change(isci_port, SCI_PORT_SUB_WAITING);
+
+	}
 	complete_all(&isci_port->hard_reset_complete);
 }
 
@@ -657,6 +669,8 @@ void sci_port_deactivate_phy(struct isci_port *iport, struct isci_phy *iphy,
 	struct isci_host *ihost = iport->owning_controller;
 
 	iport->active_phy_mask &= ~(1 << iphy->phy_index);
+	if (!iport->active_phy_mask)
+		iport->last_active_phy = iphy->phy_index;
 
 	iphy->max_negotiated_speed = SAS_LINK_RATE_UNKNOWN;
 
@@ -683,33 +697,6 @@ static void sci_port_invalid_link_up(struct isci_port *iport, struct isci_phy *i
 	}
 }
 
-static bool is_port_ready_state(enum sci_port_states state)
-{
-	switch (state) {
-	case SCI_PORT_READY:
-	case SCI_PORT_SUB_WAITING:
-	case SCI_PORT_SUB_OPERATIONAL:
-	case SCI_PORT_SUB_CONFIGURING:
-		return true;
-	default:
-		return false;
-	}
-}
-
-/* flag dummy rnc hanling when exiting a ready state */
-static void port_state_machine_change(struct isci_port *iport,
-				      enum sci_port_states state)
-{
-	struct sci_base_state_machine *sm = &iport->sm;
-	enum sci_port_states old_state = sm->current_state_id;
-
-	if (is_port_ready_state(old_state) && !is_port_ready_state(state))
-		iport->ready_exit = true;
-
-	sci_change_state(sm, state);
-	iport->ready_exit = false;
-}
-
 /**
  * sci_port_general_link_up_handler - phy can be assigned to port?
  * @sci_port: sci_port object for which has a phy that has gone link up.
@@ -1622,7 +1609,8 @@ void sci_port_construct(struct isci_port *iport, u8 index,
 	iport->logical_port_index  = SCIC_SDS_DUMMY_PORT;
 	iport->physical_port_index = index;
 	iport->active_phy_mask     = 0;
-	iport->ready_exit	      = false;
+	iport->last_active_phy     = 0;
+	iport->ready_exit	   = false;
 
 	iport->owning_controller = ihost;
 
@@ -1648,7 +1636,6 @@ void isci_port_init(struct isci_port *iport, struct isci_host *ihost, int index)
 	init_completion(&iport->start_complete);
 	iport->isci_host = ihost;
 	isci_port_change_state(iport, isci_freed);
-	atomic_set(&iport->event, 0);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1676,7 +1663,7 @@ int isci_port_perform_hard_reset(struct isci_host *ihost, struct isci_port *ipor
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	enum sci_status status;
-	int idx, ret = TMF_RESP_FUNC_COMPLETE;
+	int ret = TMF_RESP_FUNC_COMPLETE;
 
 	dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev, "%s: iport = %p\n",
 		__func__, iport);
@@ -1697,8 +1684,13 @@ int isci_port_perform_hard_reset(struct isci_host *ihost, struct isci_port *ipor
 			"%s: iport = %p; hard reset completion\n",
 			__func__, iport);
 
-		if (iport->hard_reset_status != SCI_SUCCESS)
+		if (iport->hard_reset_status != SCI_SUCCESS) {
 			ret = TMF_RESP_FUNC_FAILED;
+
+			dev_err(&ihost->pdev->dev,
+				"%s: iport = %p; hard reset failed (0x%x)\n",
+				__func__, iport, iport->hard_reset_status);
+		}
 	} else {
 		ret = TMF_RESP_FUNC_FAILED;
 
@@ -1718,18 +1710,6 @@ int isci_port_perform_hard_reset(struct isci_host *ihost, struct isci_port *ipor
 			"%s: iport = %p; hard reset failed "
 			"(0x%x) - driving explicit link fail for all phys\n",
 			__func__, iport, iport->hard_reset_status);
-
-		/* Down all phys in the port. */
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
-		for (idx = 0; idx < SCI_MAX_PHYS; ++idx) {
-			struct isci_phy *iphy = iport->phy_table[idx];
-
-			if (!iphy)
-				continue;
-			sci_phy_stop(iphy);
-			sci_phy_start(iphy);
-		}
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/port.h b/drivers/scsi/isci/port.h
index b50ecd4e8f9c..cb5ffbc38603 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/port.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/port.h
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ enum isci_status {
 
 /**
  * struct isci_port - isci direct attached sas port object
- * @event: counts bcns and port stop events (for bcn filtering)
  * @ready_exit: several states constitute 'ready'. When exiting ready we
  *              need to take extra port-teardown actions that are
  *              skipped when exiting to another 'ready' state.
@@ -92,10 +91,6 @@ enum isci_status {
  */
 struct isci_port {
 	enum isci_status status;
-	#define IPORT_BCN_BLOCKED 0
-	#define IPORT_BCN_PENDING 1
-	unsigned long flags;
-	atomic_t event;
 	struct isci_host *isci_host;
 	struct asd_sas_port sas_port;
 	struct list_head remote_dev_list;
@@ -109,6 +104,7 @@ struct isci_port {
 	u8 logical_port_index;
 	u8 physical_port_index;
 	u8 active_phy_mask;
+	u8 last_active_phy;
 	u16 reserved_rni;
 	u16 reserved_tag;
 	u32 started_request_count;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/probe_roms.h b/drivers/scsi/isci/probe_roms.h
index dc007e692f4e..2c75248ca326 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/probe_roms.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/probe_roms.h
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ struct sci_user_parameters {
 	 * This field specifies the maximum number of direct attached devices
 	 * that can have power supplied to them simultaneously.
 	 */
-	u8 max_number_concurrent_device_spin_up;
+	u8 max_concurr_spinup;
 
 	/**
 	 * This field specifies the number of seconds to allow a phy to consume
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ struct sci_bios_oem_param_block_hdr {
 struct sci_oem_params {
 	struct {
 		uint8_t mode_type;
-		uint8_t max_concurrent_dev_spin_up;
+		uint8_t max_concurr_spin_up;
 		uint8_t do_enable_ssc;
 		uint8_t reserved;
 	} controller;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_device.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_device.c
index fbf9ce28c3f5..b207cd3b15a0 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_device.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_device.c
@@ -1438,88 +1438,3 @@ int isci_remote_device_found(struct domain_device *domain_dev)
 
 	return status == SCI_SUCCESS ? 0 : -ENODEV;
 }
-/**
- * isci_device_is_reset_pending() - This function will check if there is any
- *    pending reset condition on the device.
- * @request: This parameter is the isci_device object.
- *
- * true if there is a reset pending for the device.
- */
-bool isci_device_is_reset_pending(
-	struct isci_host *isci_host,
-	struct isci_remote_device *isci_device)
-{
-	struct isci_request *isci_request;
-	struct isci_request *tmp_req;
-	bool reset_is_pending = false;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	dev_dbg(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-		"%s: isci_device = %p\n", __func__, isci_device);
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&isci_host->scic_lock, flags);
-
-	/* Check for reset on all pending requests. */
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(isci_request, tmp_req,
-				 &isci_device->reqs_in_process, dev_node) {
-		dev_dbg(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-			"%s: isci_device = %p request = %p\n",
-			__func__, isci_device, isci_request);
-
-		if (isci_request->ttype == io_task) {
-			struct sas_task *task = isci_request_access_task(
-				isci_request);
-
-			spin_lock(&task->task_state_lock);
-			if (task->task_state_flags & SAS_TASK_NEED_DEV_RESET)
-				reset_is_pending = true;
-			spin_unlock(&task->task_state_lock);
-		}
-	}
-
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&isci_host->scic_lock, flags);
-
-	dev_dbg(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-		"%s: isci_device = %p reset_is_pending = %d\n",
-		__func__, isci_device, reset_is_pending);
-
-	return reset_is_pending;
-}
-
-/**
- * isci_device_clear_reset_pending() - This function will clear if any pending
- *    reset condition flags on the device.
- * @request: This parameter is the isci_device object.
- *
- * true if there is a reset pending for the device.
- */
-void isci_device_clear_reset_pending(struct isci_host *ihost, struct isci_remote_device *idev)
-{
-	struct isci_request *isci_request;
-	struct isci_request *tmp_req;
-	unsigned long flags = 0;
-
-	dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev, "%s: idev=%p, ihost=%p\n",
-		 __func__, idev, ihost);
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
-
-	/* Clear reset pending on all pending requests. */
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(isci_request, tmp_req,
-				 &idev->reqs_in_process, dev_node) {
-		dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev, "%s: idev = %p request = %p\n",
-			 __func__, idev, isci_request);
-
-		if (isci_request->ttype == io_task) {
-
-			unsigned long flags2;
-			struct sas_task *task = isci_request_access_task(
-				isci_request);
-
-			spin_lock_irqsave(&task->task_state_lock, flags2);
-			task->task_state_flags &= ~SAS_TASK_NEED_DEV_RESET;
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&task->task_state_lock, flags2);
-		}
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
-}
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_device.h b/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_device.h
index e1747ea0d0ea..483ee50152f3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_device.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_device.h
@@ -132,10 +132,7 @@ void isci_remote_device_nuke_requests(struct isci_host *ihost,
 				      struct isci_remote_device *idev);
 void isci_remote_device_gone(struct domain_device *domain_dev);
 int isci_remote_device_found(struct domain_device *domain_dev);
-bool isci_device_is_reset_pending(struct isci_host *ihost,
-				  struct isci_remote_device *idev);
-void isci_device_clear_reset_pending(struct isci_host *ihost,
-				     struct isci_remote_device *idev);
+
 /**
  * sci_remote_device_stop() - This method will stop both transmission and
  *    reception of link activity for the supplied remote device.  This method
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/request.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/request.c
index 565a9f0a9bc2..192cb48d849a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/request.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/request.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static void sci_task_request_build_ssp_task_iu(struct isci_request *ireq)
 
 	task_iu->task_func = isci_tmf->tmf_code;
 	task_iu->task_tag =
-		(ireq->ttype == tmf_task) ?
+		(test_bit(IREQ_TMF, &ireq->flags)) ?
 		isci_tmf->io_tag :
 		SCI_CONTROLLER_INVALID_IO_TAG;
 }
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ sci_io_request_construct_sata(struct isci_request *ireq,
 	struct domain_device *dev = ireq->target_device->domain_dev;
 
 	/* check for management protocols */
-	if (ireq->ttype == tmf_task) {
+	if (test_bit(IREQ_TMF, &ireq->flags)) {
 		struct isci_tmf *tmf = isci_request_access_tmf(ireq);
 
 		if (tmf->tmf_code == isci_tmf_sata_srst_high ||
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ enum sci_status sci_task_request_construct_sata(struct isci_request *ireq)
 	enum sci_status status = SCI_SUCCESS;
 
 	/* check for management protocols */
-	if (ireq->ttype == tmf_task) {
+	if (test_bit(IREQ_TMF, &ireq->flags)) {
 		struct isci_tmf *tmf = isci_request_access_tmf(ireq);
 
 		if (tmf->tmf_code == isci_tmf_sata_srst_high ||
@@ -2630,14 +2630,8 @@ static void isci_task_save_for_upper_layer_completion(
 	switch (task_notification_selection) {
 
 	case isci_perform_normal_io_completion:
-
 		/* Normal notification (task_done) */
-		dev_dbg(&host->pdev->dev,
-			"%s: Normal - task = %p, response=%d (%d), status=%d (%d)\n",
-			__func__,
-			task,
-			task->task_status.resp, response,
-			task->task_status.stat, status);
+
 		/* Add to the completed list. */
 		list_add(&request->completed_node,
 			 &host->requests_to_complete);
@@ -2650,13 +2644,6 @@ static void isci_task_save_for_upper_layer_completion(
 		/* No notification to libsas because this request is
 		 * already in the abort path.
 		 */
-		dev_dbg(&host->pdev->dev,
-			 "%s: Aborted - task = %p, response=%d (%d), status=%d (%d)\n",
-			 __func__,
-			 task,
-			 task->task_status.resp, response,
-			 task->task_status.stat, status);
-
 		/* Wake up whatever process was waiting for this
 		 * request to complete.
 		 */
@@ -2673,30 +2660,22 @@ static void isci_task_save_for_upper_layer_completion(
 
 	case isci_perform_error_io_completion:
 		/* Use sas_task_abort */
-		dev_dbg(&host->pdev->dev,
-			 "%s: Error - task = %p, response=%d (%d), status=%d (%d)\n",
-			 __func__,
-			 task,
-			 task->task_status.resp, response,
-			 task->task_status.stat, status);
 		/* Add to the aborted list. */
 		list_add(&request->completed_node,
 			 &host->requests_to_errorback);
 		break;
 
 	default:
-		dev_dbg(&host->pdev->dev,
-			 "%s: Unknown - task = %p, response=%d (%d), status=%d (%d)\n",
-			 __func__,
-			 task,
-			 task->task_status.resp, response,
-			 task->task_status.stat, status);
-
 		/* Add to the error to libsas list. */
 		list_add(&request->completed_node,
 			 &host->requests_to_errorback);
 		break;
 	}
+	dev_dbg(&host->pdev->dev,
+		"%s: %d - task = %p, response=%d (%d), status=%d (%d)\n",
+		__func__, task_notification_selection, task,
+		(task) ? task->task_status.resp : 0, response,
+		(task) ? task->task_status.stat : 0, status);
 }
 
 static void isci_process_stp_response(struct sas_task *task, struct dev_to_host_fis *fis)
@@ -2728,9 +2707,9 @@ static void isci_request_io_request_complete(struct isci_host *ihost,
 	struct sas_task *task = isci_request_access_task(request);
 	struct ssp_response_iu *resp_iu;
 	unsigned long task_flags;
-	struct isci_remote_device *idev = isci_lookup_device(task->dev);
-	enum service_response response       = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
-	enum exec_status status         = SAS_ABORTED_TASK;
+	struct isci_remote_device *idev = request->target_device;
+	enum service_response response = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
+	enum exec_status status = SAS_ABORTED_TASK;
 	enum isci_request_status request_status;
 	enum isci_completion_selection complete_to_host
 		= isci_perform_normal_io_completion;
@@ -3061,7 +3040,6 @@ static void isci_request_io_request_complete(struct isci_host *ihost,
 
 	/* complete the io request to the core. */
 	sci_controller_complete_io(ihost, request->target_device, request);
-	isci_put_device(idev);
 
 	/* set terminated handle so it cannot be completed or
 	 * terminated again, and to cause any calls into abort
@@ -3080,7 +3058,7 @@ static void sci_request_started_state_enter(struct sci_base_state_machine *sm)
 	/* XXX as hch said always creating an internal sas_task for tmf
 	 * requests would simplify the driver
 	 */
-	task = ireq->ttype == io_task ? isci_request_access_task(ireq) : NULL;
+	task = (test_bit(IREQ_TMF, &ireq->flags)) ? NULL : isci_request_access_task(ireq);
 
 	/* all unaccelerated request types (non ssp or ncq) handled with
 	 * substates
@@ -3564,7 +3542,7 @@ static struct isci_request *isci_io_request_from_tag(struct isci_host *ihost,
 
 	ireq = isci_request_from_tag(ihost, tag);
 	ireq->ttype_ptr.io_task_ptr = task;
-	ireq->ttype = io_task;
+	clear_bit(IREQ_TMF, &ireq->flags);
 	task->lldd_task = ireq;
 
 	return ireq;
@@ -3578,7 +3556,7 @@ struct isci_request *isci_tmf_request_from_tag(struct isci_host *ihost,
 
 	ireq = isci_request_from_tag(ihost, tag);
 	ireq->ttype_ptr.tmf_task_ptr = isci_tmf;
-	ireq->ttype = tmf_task;
+	set_bit(IREQ_TMF, &ireq->flags);
 
 	return ireq;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/request.h b/drivers/scsi/isci/request.h
index f720b97b7bb5..be38933dd6df 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/request.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/request.h
@@ -77,11 +77,6 @@ enum isci_request_status {
 	dead        = 0x07
 };
 
-enum task_type {
-	io_task  = 0,
-	tmf_task = 1
-};
-
 enum sci_request_protocol {
 	SCIC_NO_PROTOCOL,
 	SCIC_SMP_PROTOCOL,
@@ -116,7 +111,6 @@ struct isci_request {
 	#define IREQ_ACTIVE 3
 	unsigned long flags;
 	/* XXX kill ttype and ttype_ptr, allocate full sas_task */
-	enum task_type ttype;
 	union ttype_ptr_union {
 		struct sas_task *io_task_ptr;   /* When ttype==io_task  */
 		struct isci_tmf *tmf_task_ptr;  /* When ttype==tmf_task */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/task.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/task.c
index e2d9418683ce..66ad3dc89498 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/task.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/task.c
@@ -212,16 +212,27 @@ int isci_task_execute_task(struct sas_task *task, int num, gfp_t gfp_flags)
 					task->task_state_flags &= ~SAS_TASK_AT_INITIATOR;
 					spin_unlock_irqrestore(&task->task_state_lock, flags);
 
-					/* Indicate QUEUE_FULL so that the scsi
-					* midlayer retries. if the request
-					* failed for remote device reasons,
-					* it gets returned as
-					* SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED next time
-					* through.
-					*/
-					isci_task_refuse(ihost, task,
-							 SAS_TASK_COMPLETE,
-							 SAS_QUEUE_FULL);
+					if (test_bit(IDEV_GONE, &idev->flags)) {
+
+						/* Indicate that the device
+						 * is gone.
+						 */
+						isci_task_refuse(ihost, task,
+							SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED,
+							SAS_DEVICE_UNKNOWN);
+					} else {
+						/* Indicate QUEUE_FULL so that
+						 * the scsi midlayer retries.
+						 * If the request failed for
+						 * remote device reasons, it
+						 * gets returned as
+						 * SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED next
+						 * time through.
+						 */
+						isci_task_refuse(ihost, task,
+							SAS_TASK_COMPLETE,
+							SAS_QUEUE_FULL);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -243,7 +254,7 @@ static enum sci_status isci_sata_management_task_request_build(struct isci_reque
 	struct isci_tmf *isci_tmf;
 	enum sci_status status;
 
-	if (tmf_task != ireq->ttype)
+	if (!test_bit(IREQ_TMF, &ireq->flags))
 		return SCI_FAILURE;
 
 	isci_tmf = isci_request_access_tmf(ireq);
@@ -327,6 +338,60 @@ static struct isci_request *isci_task_request_build(struct isci_host *ihost,
 	return ireq;
 }
 
+/**
+* isci_request_mark_zombie() - This function must be called with scic_lock held.
+*/
+static void isci_request_mark_zombie(struct isci_host *ihost, struct isci_request *ireq)
+{
+	struct completion *tmf_completion = NULL;
+	struct completion *req_completion;
+
+	/* Set the request state to "dead". */
+	ireq->status = dead;
+
+	req_completion = ireq->io_request_completion;
+	ireq->io_request_completion = NULL;
+
+	if (test_bit(IREQ_TMF, &ireq->flags)) {
+		/* Break links with the TMF request. */
+		struct isci_tmf *tmf = isci_request_access_tmf(ireq);
+
+		/* In the case where a task request is dying,
+		 * the thread waiting on the complete will sit and
+		 * timeout unless we wake it now.  Since the TMF
+		 * has a default error status, complete it here
+		 * to wake the waiting thread.
+		 */
+		if (tmf) {
+			tmf_completion = tmf->complete;
+			tmf->complete = NULL;
+		}
+		ireq->ttype_ptr.tmf_task_ptr = NULL;
+		dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev, "%s: tmf_code %d, managed tag %#x\n",
+			__func__, tmf->tmf_code, tmf->io_tag);
+	} else {
+		/* Break links with the sas_task - the callback is done
+		 * elsewhere.
+		 */
+		struct sas_task *task = isci_request_access_task(ireq);
+
+		if (task)
+			task->lldd_task = NULL;
+
+		ireq->ttype_ptr.io_task_ptr = NULL;
+	}
+
+	dev_warn(&ihost->pdev->dev, "task context unrecoverable (tag: %#x)\n",
+		 ireq->io_tag);
+
+	/* Don't force waiting threads to timeout. */
+	if (req_completion)
+		complete(req_completion);
+
+	if (tmf_completion != NULL)
+		complete(tmf_completion);
+}
+
 static int isci_task_execute_tmf(struct isci_host *ihost,
 				 struct isci_remote_device *idev,
 				 struct isci_tmf *tmf, unsigned long timeout_ms)
@@ -364,6 +429,7 @@ static int isci_task_execute_tmf(struct isci_host *ihost,
 
 	/* Assign the pointer to the TMF's completion kernel wait structure. */
 	tmf->complete = &completion;
+	tmf->status = SCI_FAILURE_TIMEOUT;
 
 	ireq = isci_task_request_build(ihost, idev, tag, tmf);
 	if (!ireq)
@@ -399,18 +465,35 @@ static int isci_task_execute_tmf(struct isci_host *ihost,
 					       msecs_to_jiffies(timeout_ms));
 
 	if (timeleft == 0) {
+		/* The TMF did not complete - this could be because
+		 * of an unplug.  Terminate the TMF request now.
+		 */
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
 
 		if (tmf->cb_state_func != NULL)
-			tmf->cb_state_func(isci_tmf_timed_out, tmf, tmf->cb_data);
+			tmf->cb_state_func(isci_tmf_timed_out, tmf,
+					   tmf->cb_data);
 
-		sci_controller_terminate_request(ihost,
-						  idev,
-						  ireq);
+		sci_controller_terminate_request(ihost, idev, ireq);
 
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
 
-		wait_for_completion(tmf->complete);
+		timeleft = wait_for_completion_timeout(
+			&completion,
+			msecs_to_jiffies(ISCI_TERMINATION_TIMEOUT_MSEC));
+
+		if (!timeleft) {
+			/* Strange condition - the termination of the TMF
+			 * request timed-out.
+			 */
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
+
+			/* If the TMF status has not changed, kill it. */
+			if (tmf->status == SCI_FAILURE_TIMEOUT)
+				isci_request_mark_zombie(ihost, ireq);
+
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
+		}
 	}
 
 	isci_print_tmf(tmf);
@@ -501,48 +584,17 @@ static enum isci_request_status isci_task_validate_request_to_abort(
 	return old_state;
 }
 
-/**
-* isci_request_cleanup_completed_loiterer() - This function will take care of
-*    the final cleanup on any request which has been explicitly terminated.
-* @isci_host: This parameter specifies the ISCI host object
-* @isci_device: This is the device to which the request is pending.
-* @isci_request: This parameter specifies the terminated request object.
-* @task: This parameter is the libsas I/O request.
-*/
-static void isci_request_cleanup_completed_loiterer(
-	struct isci_host          *isci_host,
-	struct isci_remote_device *isci_device,
-	struct isci_request       *isci_request,
-	struct sas_task           *task)
+static int isci_request_is_dealloc_managed(enum isci_request_status stat)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	dev_dbg(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-		"%s: isci_device=%p, request=%p, task=%p\n",
-		__func__, isci_device, isci_request, task);
-
-	if (task != NULL) {
-
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&task->task_state_lock, flags);
-		task->lldd_task = NULL;
-
-		task->task_state_flags &= ~SAS_TASK_NEED_DEV_RESET;
-
-		isci_set_task_doneflags(task);
-
-		/* If this task is not in the abort path, call task_done. */
-		if (!(task->task_state_flags & SAS_TASK_STATE_ABORTED)) {
-
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&task->task_state_lock, flags);
-			task->task_done(task);
-		} else
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&task->task_state_lock, flags);
-	}
-
-	if (isci_request != NULL) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&isci_host->scic_lock, flags);
-		list_del_init(&isci_request->dev_node);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&isci_host->scic_lock, flags);
+	switch (stat) {
+	case aborted:
+	case aborting:
+	case terminating:
+	case completed:
+	case dead:
+		return true;
+	default:
+		return false;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -563,11 +615,9 @@ static void isci_terminate_request_core(struct isci_host *ihost,
 	enum sci_status status      = SCI_SUCCESS;
 	bool was_terminated         = false;
 	bool needs_cleanup_handling = false;
-	enum isci_request_status request_status;
 	unsigned long     flags;
 	unsigned long     termination_completed = 1;
 	struct completion *io_request_completion;
-	struct sas_task   *task;
 
 	dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
 		"%s: device = %p; request = %p\n",
@@ -577,10 +627,6 @@ static void isci_terminate_request_core(struct isci_host *ihost,
 
 	io_request_completion = isci_request->io_request_completion;
 
-	task = (isci_request->ttype == io_task)
-		? isci_request_access_task(isci_request)
-		: NULL;
-
 	/* Note that we are not going to control
 	 * the target to abort the request.
 	 */
@@ -619,42 +665,27 @@ static void isci_terminate_request_core(struct isci_host *ihost,
 				__func__, isci_request, io_request_completion);
 
 			/* Wait here for the request to complete. */
-			#define TERMINATION_TIMEOUT_MSEC 500
 			termination_completed
 				= wait_for_completion_timeout(
 				   io_request_completion,
-				   msecs_to_jiffies(TERMINATION_TIMEOUT_MSEC));
+				   msecs_to_jiffies(ISCI_TERMINATION_TIMEOUT_MSEC));
 
 			if (!termination_completed) {
 
 				/* The request to terminate has timed out.  */
-				spin_lock_irqsave(&ihost->scic_lock,
-						  flags);
+				spin_lock_irqsave(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
 
 				/* Check for state changes. */
-				if (!test_bit(IREQ_TERMINATED, &isci_request->flags)) {
+				if (!test_bit(IREQ_TERMINATED,
+					      &isci_request->flags)) {
 
 					/* The best we can do is to have the
 					 * request die a silent death if it
 					 * ever really completes.
-					 *
-					 * Set the request state to "dead",
-					 * and clear the task pointer so that
-					 * an actual completion event callback
-					 * doesn't do anything.
 					 */
-					isci_request->status = dead;
-					isci_request->io_request_completion
-						= NULL;
-
-					if (isci_request->ttype == io_task) {
-
-						/* Break links with the
-						* sas_task.
-						*/
-						isci_request->ttype_ptr.io_task_ptr
-							= NULL;
-					}
+					isci_request_mark_zombie(ihost,
+								 isci_request);
+					needs_cleanup_handling = true;
 				} else
 					termination_completed = 1;
 
@@ -691,29 +722,28 @@ static void isci_terminate_request_core(struct isci_host *ihost,
 			 * needs to be detached and freed here.
 			 */
 			spin_lock_irqsave(&isci_request->state_lock, flags);
-			request_status = isci_request->status;
-
-			if ((isci_request->ttype == io_task) /* TMFs are in their own thread */
-			    && ((request_status == aborted)
-				|| (request_status == aborting)
-				|| (request_status == terminating)
-				|| (request_status == completed)
-				|| (request_status == dead)
-				)
-			    ) {
-
-				/* The completion routine won't free a request in
-				 * the aborted/aborting/etc. states, so we do
-				 * it here.
-				 */
-				needs_cleanup_handling = true;
-			}
+
+			needs_cleanup_handling
+				= isci_request_is_dealloc_managed(
+					isci_request->status);
+
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&isci_request->state_lock, flags);
 
 		}
-		if (needs_cleanup_handling)
-			isci_request_cleanup_completed_loiterer(
-				ihost, idev, isci_request, task);
+		if (needs_cleanup_handling) {
+
+			dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
+				"%s: cleanup isci_device=%p, request=%p\n",
+				__func__, idev, isci_request);
+
+			if (isci_request != NULL) {
+				spin_lock_irqsave(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
+				isci_free_tag(ihost, isci_request->io_tag);
+				isci_request_change_state(isci_request, unallocated);
+				list_del_init(&isci_request->dev_node);
+				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -772,7 +802,9 @@ void isci_terminate_pending_requests(struct isci_host *ihost,
 		dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
 			 "%s: idev=%p request=%p; task=%p old_state=%d\n",
 			 __func__, idev, ireq,
-			ireq->ttype == io_task ? isci_request_access_task(ireq) : NULL,
+			(!test_bit(IREQ_TMF, &ireq->flags)
+				? isci_request_access_task(ireq)
+				: NULL),
 			old_state);
 
 		/* If the old_state is started:
@@ -889,22 +921,14 @@ int isci_task_lu_reset(struct domain_device *domain_device, u8 *lun)
 		"%s: domain_device=%p, isci_host=%p; isci_device=%p\n",
 		 __func__, domain_device, isci_host, isci_device);
 
-	if (isci_device)
-		set_bit(IDEV_EH, &isci_device->flags);
+	if (!isci_device) {
+		/* If the device is gone, stop the escalations. */
+		dev_dbg(&isci_host->pdev->dev, "%s: No dev\n", __func__);
 
-	/* If there is a device reset pending on any request in the
-	 * device's list, fail this LUN reset request in order to
-	 * escalate to the device reset.
-	 */
-	if (!isci_device ||
-	    isci_device_is_reset_pending(isci_host, isci_device)) {
-		dev_dbg(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-			 "%s: No dev (%p), or "
-			 "RESET PENDING: domain_device=%p\n",
-			 __func__, isci_device, domain_device);
-		ret = TMF_RESP_FUNC_FAILED;
+		ret = TMF_RESP_FUNC_COMPLETE;
 		goto out;
 	}
+	set_bit(IDEV_EH, &isci_device->flags);
 
 	/* Send the task management part of the reset. */
 	if (sas_protocol_ata(domain_device->tproto)) {
@@ -1013,7 +1037,7 @@ int isci_task_abort_task(struct sas_task *task)
 	struct isci_tmf           tmf;
 	int                       ret = TMF_RESP_FUNC_FAILED;
 	unsigned long             flags;
-	bool                      any_dev_reset = false;
+	int                       perform_termination = 0;
 
 	/* Get the isci_request reference from the task.  Note that
 	 * this check does not depend on the pending request list
@@ -1035,89 +1059,34 @@ int isci_task_abort_task(struct sas_task *task)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&isci_host->scic_lock, flags);
 
 	dev_dbg(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-		"%s: task = %p\n", __func__, task);
-
-	if (!isci_device || !old_request)
-		goto out;
-
-	set_bit(IDEV_EH, &isci_device->flags);
-
-	/* This version of the driver will fail abort requests for
-	 * SATA/STP.  Failing the abort request this way will cause the
-	 * SCSI error handler thread to escalate to LUN reset
-	 */
-	if (sas_protocol_ata(task->task_proto)) {
-		dev_dbg(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-			    " task %p is for a STP/SATA device;"
-			    " returning TMF_RESP_FUNC_FAILED\n"
-			    " to cause a LUN reset...\n", task);
-		goto out;
-	}
+		"%s: dev = %p, task = %p, old_request == %p\n",
+		__func__, isci_device, task, old_request);
 
-	dev_dbg(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-		"%s: old_request == %p\n", __func__, old_request);
-
-	any_dev_reset = isci_device_is_reset_pending(isci_host, isci_device);
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&task->task_state_lock, flags);
-
-	any_dev_reset = any_dev_reset || (task->task_state_flags & SAS_TASK_NEED_DEV_RESET);
+	if (isci_device)
+		set_bit(IDEV_EH, &isci_device->flags);
 
-	/* If the extraction of the request reference from the task
-	 * failed, then the request has been completed (or if there is a
-	 * pending reset then this abort request function must be failed
-	 * in order to escalate to the target reset).
+	/* Device reset conditions signalled in task_state_flags are the
+	 * responsbility of libsas to observe at the start of the error
+	 * handler thread.
 	 */
-	if ((old_request == NULL) || any_dev_reset) {
-
-		/* If the device reset task flag is set, fail the task
-		 * management request.  Otherwise, the original request
-		 * has completed.
-		 */
-		if (any_dev_reset) {
-
-			/* Turn off the task's DONE to make sure this
-			 * task is escalated to a target reset.
-			 */
-			task->task_state_flags &= ~SAS_TASK_STATE_DONE;
-
-			/* Make the reset happen as soon as possible. */
-			task->task_state_flags |= SAS_TASK_NEED_DEV_RESET;
-
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&task->task_state_lock, flags);
-
-			/* Fail the task management request in order to
-			 * escalate to the target reset.
-			 */
-			ret = TMF_RESP_FUNC_FAILED;
-
-			dev_dbg(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-				"%s: Failing task abort in order to "
-				"escalate to target reset because\n"
-				"SAS_TASK_NEED_DEV_RESET is set for "
-				"task %p on dev %p\n",
-				__func__, task, isci_device);
-
-
-		} else {
-			/* The request has already completed and there
-			 * is nothing to do here other than to set the task
-			 * done bit, and indicate that the task abort function
-			 * was sucessful.
-			 */
-			isci_set_task_doneflags(task);
-
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&task->task_state_lock, flags);
+	if (!isci_device || !old_request) {
+		/* The request has already completed and there
+		* is nothing to do here other than to set the task
+		* done bit, and indicate that the task abort function
+		* was sucessful.
+		*/
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&task->task_state_lock, flags);
+		task->task_state_flags |= SAS_TASK_STATE_DONE;
+		task->task_state_flags &= ~(SAS_TASK_AT_INITIATOR |
+					    SAS_TASK_STATE_PENDING);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&task->task_state_lock, flags);
 
-			ret = TMF_RESP_FUNC_COMPLETE;
+		ret = TMF_RESP_FUNC_COMPLETE;
 
-			dev_dbg(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-				"%s: abort task not needed for %p\n",
-				__func__, task);
-		}
+		dev_dbg(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
+			"%s: abort task not needed for %p\n",
+			__func__, task);
 		goto out;
-	} else {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&task->task_state_lock, flags);
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&isci_host->scic_lock, flags);
@@ -1146,24 +1115,44 @@ int isci_task_abort_task(struct sas_task *task)
 		goto out;
 	}
 	if (task->task_proto == SAS_PROTOCOL_SMP ||
+	    sas_protocol_ata(task->task_proto) ||
 	    test_bit(IREQ_COMPLETE_IN_TARGET, &old_request->flags)) {
 
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&isci_host->scic_lock, flags);
 
 		dev_dbg(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-			"%s: SMP request (%d)"
+			"%s: %s request"
 			" or complete_in_target (%d), thus no TMF\n",
-			__func__, (task->task_proto == SAS_PROTOCOL_SMP),
+			__func__,
+			((task->task_proto == SAS_PROTOCOL_SMP)
+				? "SMP"
+				: (sas_protocol_ata(task->task_proto)
+					? "SATA/STP"
+					: "<other>")
+			 ),
 			test_bit(IREQ_COMPLETE_IN_TARGET, &old_request->flags));
 
-		/* Set the state on the task. */
-		isci_task_all_done(task);
-
-		ret = TMF_RESP_FUNC_COMPLETE;
+		if (test_bit(IREQ_COMPLETE_IN_TARGET, &old_request->flags)) {
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&task->task_state_lock, flags);
+			task->task_state_flags |= SAS_TASK_STATE_DONE;
+			task->task_state_flags &= ~(SAS_TASK_AT_INITIATOR |
+						    SAS_TASK_STATE_PENDING);
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&task->task_state_lock, flags);
+			ret = TMF_RESP_FUNC_COMPLETE;
+		} else {
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&task->task_state_lock, flags);
+			task->task_state_flags &= ~(SAS_TASK_AT_INITIATOR |
+						    SAS_TASK_STATE_PENDING);
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&task->task_state_lock, flags);
+		}
 
-		/* Stopping and SMP devices are not sent a TMF, and are not
-		 * reset, but the outstanding I/O request is terminated below.
+		/* STP and SMP devices are not sent a TMF, but the
+		 * outstanding I/O request is terminated below.  This is
+		 * because SATA/STP and SMP discovery path timeouts directly
+		 * call the abort task interface for cleanup.
 		 */
+		perform_termination = 1;
+
 	} else {
 		/* Fill in the tmf stucture */
 		isci_task_build_abort_task_tmf(&tmf, isci_tmf_ssp_task_abort,
@@ -1172,22 +1161,24 @@ int isci_task_abort_task(struct sas_task *task)
 
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&isci_host->scic_lock, flags);
 
-		#define ISCI_ABORT_TASK_TIMEOUT_MS 500 /* half second timeout. */
+		#define ISCI_ABORT_TASK_TIMEOUT_MS 500 /* 1/2 second timeout */
 		ret = isci_task_execute_tmf(isci_host, isci_device, &tmf,
 					    ISCI_ABORT_TASK_TIMEOUT_MS);
 
-		if (ret != TMF_RESP_FUNC_COMPLETE)
+		if (ret == TMF_RESP_FUNC_COMPLETE)
+			perform_termination = 1;
+		else
 			dev_dbg(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-				"%s: isci_task_send_tmf failed\n",
-				__func__);
+				"%s: isci_task_send_tmf failed\n", __func__);
 	}
-	if (ret == TMF_RESP_FUNC_COMPLETE) {
+	if (perform_termination) {
 		set_bit(IREQ_COMPLETE_IN_TARGET, &old_request->flags);
 
 		/* Clean up the request on our side, and wait for the aborted
 		 * I/O to complete.
 		 */
-		isci_terminate_request_core(isci_host, isci_device, old_request);
+		isci_terminate_request_core(isci_host, isci_device,
+					    old_request);
 	}
 
 	/* Make sure we do not leave a reference to aborted_io_completion */
@@ -1288,7 +1279,8 @@ isci_task_request_complete(struct isci_host *ihost,
 			   enum sci_task_status completion_status)
 {
 	struct isci_tmf *tmf = isci_request_access_tmf(ireq);
-	struct completion *tmf_complete;
+	struct completion *tmf_complete = NULL;
+	struct completion *request_complete = ireq->io_request_completion;
 
 	dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
 		"%s: request = %p, status=%d\n",
@@ -1296,255 +1288,53 @@ isci_task_request_complete(struct isci_host *ihost,
 
 	isci_request_change_state(ireq, completed);
 
-	tmf->status = completion_status;
 	set_bit(IREQ_COMPLETE_IN_TARGET, &ireq->flags);
 
-	if (tmf->proto == SAS_PROTOCOL_SSP) {
-		memcpy(&tmf->resp.resp_iu,
-		       &ireq->ssp.rsp,
-		       SSP_RESP_IU_MAX_SIZE);
-	} else if (tmf->proto == SAS_PROTOCOL_SATA) {
-		memcpy(&tmf->resp.d2h_fis,
-		       &ireq->stp.rsp,
-		       sizeof(struct dev_to_host_fis));
+	if (tmf) {
+		tmf->status = completion_status;
+
+		if (tmf->proto == SAS_PROTOCOL_SSP) {
+			memcpy(&tmf->resp.resp_iu,
+			       &ireq->ssp.rsp,
+			       SSP_RESP_IU_MAX_SIZE);
+		} else if (tmf->proto == SAS_PROTOCOL_SATA) {
+			memcpy(&tmf->resp.d2h_fis,
+			       &ireq->stp.rsp,
+			       sizeof(struct dev_to_host_fis));
+		}
+		/* PRINT_TMF( ((struct isci_tmf *)request->task)); */
+		tmf_complete = tmf->complete;
 	}
-
-	/* PRINT_TMF( ((struct isci_tmf *)request->task)); */
-	tmf_complete = tmf->complete;
-
 	sci_controller_complete_io(ihost, ireq->target_device, ireq);
 	/* set the 'terminated' flag handle to make sure it cannot be terminated
 	 *  or completed again.
 	 */
 	set_bit(IREQ_TERMINATED, &ireq->flags);
 
-	isci_request_change_state(ireq, unallocated);
-	list_del_init(&ireq->dev_node);
-
-	/* The task management part completes last. */
-	complete(tmf_complete);
-}
-
-static void isci_smp_task_timedout(unsigned long _task)
-{
-	struct sas_task *task = (void *) _task;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&task->task_state_lock, flags);
-	if (!(task->task_state_flags & SAS_TASK_STATE_DONE))
-		task->task_state_flags |= SAS_TASK_STATE_ABORTED;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&task->task_state_lock, flags);
-
-	complete(&task->completion);
-}
-
-static void isci_smp_task_done(struct sas_task *task)
-{
-	if (!del_timer(&task->timer))
-		return;
-	complete(&task->completion);
-}
-
-static int isci_smp_execute_task(struct isci_host *ihost,
-				 struct domain_device *dev, void *req,
-				 int req_size, void *resp, int resp_size)
-{
-	int res, retry;
-	struct sas_task *task = NULL;
-
-	for (retry = 0; retry < 3; retry++) {
-		task = sas_alloc_task(GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!task)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-
-		task->dev = dev;
-		task->task_proto = dev->tproto;
-		sg_init_one(&task->smp_task.smp_req, req, req_size);
-		sg_init_one(&task->smp_task.smp_resp, resp, resp_size);
-
-		task->task_done = isci_smp_task_done;
-
-		task->timer.data = (unsigned long) task;
-		task->timer.function = isci_smp_task_timedout;
-		task->timer.expires = jiffies + 10*HZ;
-		add_timer(&task->timer);
-
-		res = isci_task_execute_task(task, 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-
-		if (res) {
-			del_timer(&task->timer);
-			dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-				"%s: executing SMP task failed:%d\n",
-				__func__, res);
-			goto ex_err;
-		}
-
-		wait_for_completion(&task->completion);
-		res = -ECOMM;
-		if ((task->task_state_flags & SAS_TASK_STATE_ABORTED)) {
-			dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-				"%s: smp task timed out or aborted\n",
-				__func__);
-			isci_task_abort_task(task);
-			if (!(task->task_state_flags & SAS_TASK_STATE_DONE)) {
-				dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-					"%s: SMP task aborted and not done\n",
-					__func__);
-				goto ex_err;
-			}
-		}
-		if (task->task_status.resp == SAS_TASK_COMPLETE &&
-		    task->task_status.stat == SAM_STAT_GOOD) {
-			res = 0;
-			break;
-		}
-		if (task->task_status.resp == SAS_TASK_COMPLETE &&
-		      task->task_status.stat == SAS_DATA_UNDERRUN) {
-			/* no error, but return the number of bytes of
-			* underrun */
-			res = task->task_status.residual;
-			break;
-		}
-		if (task->task_status.resp == SAS_TASK_COMPLETE &&
-		      task->task_status.stat == SAS_DATA_OVERRUN) {
-			res = -EMSGSIZE;
-			break;
-		} else {
-			dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-				"%s: task to dev %016llx response: 0x%x "
-				"status 0x%x\n", __func__,
-				SAS_ADDR(dev->sas_addr),
-				task->task_status.resp,
-				task->task_status.stat);
-			sas_free_task(task);
-			task = NULL;
-		}
-	}
-ex_err:
-	BUG_ON(retry == 3 && task != NULL);
-	sas_free_task(task);
-	return res;
-}
-
-#define DISCOVER_REQ_SIZE  16
-#define DISCOVER_RESP_SIZE 56
-
-int isci_smp_get_phy_attached_dev_type(struct isci_host *ihost,
-				       struct domain_device *dev,
-				       int phy_id, int *adt)
-{
-	struct smp_resp *disc_resp;
-	u8 *disc_req;
-	int res;
-
-	disc_resp = kzalloc(DISCOVER_RESP_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!disc_resp)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	disc_req = kzalloc(DISCOVER_REQ_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (disc_req) {
-		disc_req[0] = SMP_REQUEST;
-		disc_req[1] = SMP_DISCOVER;
-		disc_req[9] = phy_id;
-	} else {
-		kfree(disc_resp);
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-	res = isci_smp_execute_task(ihost, dev, disc_req, DISCOVER_REQ_SIZE,
-				    disc_resp, DISCOVER_RESP_SIZE);
-	if (!res) {
-		if (disc_resp->result != SMP_RESP_FUNC_ACC)
-			res = disc_resp->result;
-		else
-			*adt = disc_resp->disc.attached_dev_type;
+	/* As soon as something is in the terminate path, deallocation is
+	 * managed there.  Note that the final non-managed state of a task
+	 * request is "completed".
+	 */
+	if ((ireq->status == completed) ||
+	    !isci_request_is_dealloc_managed(ireq->status)) {
+		isci_request_change_state(ireq, unallocated);
+		isci_free_tag(ihost, ireq->io_tag);
+		list_del_init(&ireq->dev_node);
 	}
-	kfree(disc_req);
-	kfree(disc_resp);
-
-	return res;
-}
-
-static void isci_wait_for_smp_phy_reset(struct isci_remote_device *idev, int phy_num)
-{
-	struct domain_device *dev = idev->domain_dev;
-	struct isci_port *iport = idev->isci_port;
-	struct isci_host *ihost = iport->isci_host;
-	int res, iteration = 0, attached_device_type;
-	#define STP_WAIT_MSECS 25000
-	unsigned long tmo = msecs_to_jiffies(STP_WAIT_MSECS);
-	unsigned long deadline = jiffies + tmo;
-	enum {
-		SMP_PHYWAIT_PHYDOWN,
-		SMP_PHYWAIT_PHYUP,
-		SMP_PHYWAIT_DONE
-	} phy_state = SMP_PHYWAIT_PHYDOWN;
-
-	/* While there is time, wait for the phy to go away and come back */
-	while (time_is_after_jiffies(deadline) && phy_state != SMP_PHYWAIT_DONE) {
-		int event = atomic_read(&iport->event);
-
-		++iteration;
-
-		tmo = wait_event_timeout(ihost->eventq,
-					 event != atomic_read(&iport->event) ||
-					 !test_bit(IPORT_BCN_BLOCKED, &iport->flags),
-					 tmo);
-		/* link down, stop polling */
-		if (!test_bit(IPORT_BCN_BLOCKED, &iport->flags))
-			break;
 
-		dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-			"%s: iport %p, iteration %d,"
-			" phase %d: time_remaining %lu, bcns = %d\n",
-			__func__, iport, iteration, phy_state,
-			tmo, test_bit(IPORT_BCN_PENDING, &iport->flags));
-
-		res = isci_smp_get_phy_attached_dev_type(ihost, dev, phy_num,
-							 &attached_device_type);
-		tmo = deadline - jiffies;
-
-		if (res) {
-			dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-				 "%s: iteration %d, phase %d:"
-				 " SMP error=%d, time_remaining=%lu\n",
-				 __func__, iteration, phy_state, res, tmo);
-			break;
-		}
-		dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-			"%s: iport %p, iteration %d,"
-			" phase %d: time_remaining %lu, bcns = %d, "
-			"attdevtype = %x\n",
-			__func__, iport, iteration, phy_state,
-			tmo, test_bit(IPORT_BCN_PENDING, &iport->flags),
-			attached_device_type);
-
-		switch (phy_state) {
-		case SMP_PHYWAIT_PHYDOWN:
-			/* Has the device gone away? */
-			if (!attached_device_type)
-				phy_state = SMP_PHYWAIT_PHYUP;
-
-			break;
-
-		case SMP_PHYWAIT_PHYUP:
-			/* Has the device come back? */
-			if (attached_device_type)
-				phy_state = SMP_PHYWAIT_DONE;
-			break;
-
-		case SMP_PHYWAIT_DONE:
-			break;
-		}
+	/* "request_complete" is set if the task was being terminated. */
+	if (request_complete)
+		complete(request_complete);
 
-	}
-	dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev, "%s: done\n",  __func__);
+	/* The task management part completes last. */
+	if (tmf_complete)
+		complete(tmf_complete);
 }
 
 static int isci_reset_device(struct isci_host *ihost,
 			     struct isci_remote_device *idev)
 {
 	struct sas_phy *phy = sas_find_local_phy(idev->domain_dev);
-	struct isci_port *iport = idev->isci_port;
 	enum sci_status status;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int rc;
@@ -1564,13 +1354,6 @@ static int isci_reset_device(struct isci_host *ihost,
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
 
-	/* Make sure all pending requests are able to be fully terminated. */
-	isci_device_clear_reset_pending(ihost, idev);
-
-	/* If this is a device on an expander, disable BCN processing. */
-	if (!scsi_is_sas_phy_local(phy))
-		set_bit(IPORT_BCN_BLOCKED, &iport->flags);
-
 	rc = sas_phy_reset(phy, true);
 
 	/* Terminate in-progress I/O now. */
@@ -1581,21 +1364,6 @@ static int isci_reset_device(struct isci_host *ihost,
 	status = sci_remote_device_reset_complete(idev);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
 
-	/* If this is a device on an expander, bring the phy back up. */
-	if (!scsi_is_sas_phy_local(phy)) {
-		/* A phy reset will cause the device to go away then reappear.
-		 * Since libsas will take action on incoming BCNs (eg. remove
-		 * a device going through an SMP phy-control driven reset),
-		 * we need to wait until the phy comes back up before letting
-		 * discovery proceed in libsas.
-		 */
-		isci_wait_for_smp_phy_reset(idev, phy->number);
-
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
-		isci_port_bcn_enable(ihost, idev->isci_port);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
-	}
-
 	if (status != SCI_SUCCESS) {
 		dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
 			 "%s: sci_remote_device_reset_complete(%p) "
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/task.h b/drivers/scsi/isci/task.h
index 15b18d158993..bc78c0a41d5c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/task.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/task.h
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
 #include <scsi/sas_ata.h>
 #include "host.h"
 
+#define ISCI_TERMINATION_TIMEOUT_MSEC 500
+
 struct isci_request;
 
 /**
@@ -224,35 +226,6 @@ enum isci_completion_selection {
 	isci_perform_error_io_completion        /* Use sas_task_abort */
 };
 
-static inline void isci_set_task_doneflags(
-	struct sas_task *task)
-{
-	/* Since no futher action will be taken on this task,
-	 * make sure to mark it complete from the lldd perspective.
-	 */
-	task->task_state_flags |= SAS_TASK_STATE_DONE;
-	task->task_state_flags &= ~SAS_TASK_AT_INITIATOR;
-	task->task_state_flags &= ~SAS_TASK_STATE_PENDING;
-}
-/**
- * isci_task_all_done() - This function clears the task bits to indicate the
- *    LLDD is done with the task.
- *
- *
- */
-static inline void isci_task_all_done(
-	struct sas_task *task)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	/* Since no futher action will be taken on this task,
-	 * make sure to mark it complete from the lldd perspective.
-	 */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&task->task_state_lock, flags);
-	isci_set_task_doneflags(task);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&task->task_state_lock, flags);
-}
-
 /**
  * isci_task_set_completion_status() - This function sets the completion status
  *    for the request.
@@ -334,7 +307,9 @@ isci_task_set_completion_status(
 		/* Fall through to the normal case... */
 	case isci_perform_normal_io_completion:
 		/* Normal notification (task_done) */
-		isci_set_task_doneflags(task);
+		task->task_state_flags |= SAS_TASK_STATE_DONE;
+		task->task_state_flags &= ~(SAS_TASK_AT_INITIATOR |
+					    SAS_TASK_STATE_PENDING);
 		break;
 	default:
 		WARN_ONCE(1, "unknown task_notification_selection: %d\n",