diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
index db6dfcfa3e2ee932190069290814f2a71bc8f3f6..ab58556d347c19120c9724389583c2ae67a2d81e 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
@@ -3625,6 +3625,7 @@ int ata_scsi_add_hosts(struct ata_host *host, struct scsi_host_template *sht)
 		shost->max_lun = 1;
 		shost->max_channel = 1;
 		shost->max_cmd_len = 16;
+		shost->no_write_same = 1;
 
 		/* Schedule policy is determined by ->qc_defer()
 		 * callback and it needs to see every deferred qc.
diff --git a/drivers/firewire/sbp2.c b/drivers/firewire/sbp2.c
index 281029daf98c7ea291886d46ecf05378bfa98718..b0bb056458a363b0ee457beea13a8b926a63d483 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/sbp2.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/sbp2.c
@@ -1623,6 +1623,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template scsi_driver_template = {
 	.cmd_per_lun		= 1,
 	.can_queue		= 1,
 	.sdev_attrs		= sbp2_scsi_sysfs_attrs,
+	.no_write_same		= 1,
 };
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Kristian Hoegsberg <krh@bitplanet.net>");
diff --git a/drivers/misc/enclosure.c b/drivers/misc/enclosure.c
index 0e8df41aaf144c7a00818bb95959a58060c99efe..2cf2bbc0b927e7d46f381d507dd0729d3bdab23c 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/enclosure.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/enclosure.c
@@ -198,6 +198,13 @@ static void enclosure_remove_links(struct enclosure_component *cdev)
 {
 	char name[ENCLOSURE_NAME_SIZE];
 
+	/*
+	 * In odd circumstances, like multipath devices, something else may
+	 * already have removed the links, so check for this condition first.
+	 */
+	if (!cdev->dev->kobj.sd)
+		return;
+
 	enclosure_link_name(cdev, name);
 	sysfs_remove_link(&cdev->dev->kobj, name);
 	sysfs_remove_link(&cdev->cdev.kobj, "device");
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c b/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c
index 5e1e12c0cf4220796112d2d6dd9d9e102fdf537d..0a7325361d2958dceeae99da5959e518f8490985 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c
@@ -2025,7 +2025,8 @@ static struct scsi_host_template driver_template = {
 	.cmd_per_lun		= TW_MAX_CMDS_PER_LUN,
 	.use_clustering		= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
 	.shost_attrs		= twa_host_attrs,
-	.emulated		= 1
+	.emulated		= 1,
+	.no_write_same		= 1,
 };
 
 /* This function will probe and initialize a card */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/3w-sas.c b/drivers/scsi/3w-sas.c
index c845bdbeb6c06f971923300e7f8e11182d18d84c..4de346017e9ff91b43aed80d48231ac60f23a4e3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/3w-sas.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/3w-sas.c
@@ -1600,7 +1600,8 @@ static struct scsi_host_template driver_template = {
 	.cmd_per_lun		= TW_MAX_CMDS_PER_LUN,
 	.use_clustering		= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
 	.shost_attrs		= twl_host_attrs,
-	.emulated		= 1
+	.emulated		= 1,
+	.no_write_same		= 1,
 };
 
 /* This function will probe and initialize a card */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c b/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c
index b9276d10b25c2e277c05e1b6e48e196a11b38fa4..752624e6bc0022807c6265539cad6d8b42d1611f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c
@@ -2279,7 +2279,8 @@ static struct scsi_host_template driver_template = {
 	.cmd_per_lun		= TW_MAX_CMDS_PER_LUN,	
 	.use_clustering		= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
 	.shost_attrs		= tw_host_attrs,
-	.emulated		= 1
+	.emulated		= 1,
+	.no_write_same		= 1,
 };
 
 /* This function will probe and initialize a card */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
index f0d432c139d0cecedf51295562c858d22a9f44f0..4921ed19a027f819b731271c4804be74d2426e5a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
@@ -1081,6 +1081,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template aac_driver_template = {
 #endif
 	.use_clustering			= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
 	.emulated			= 1,
+	.no_write_same			= 1,
 };
 
 static void __aac_shutdown(struct aac_dev * aac)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_hba.c b/drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_hba.c
index 97fd450aff09315194233e7a8ea1f06b566248ef..4f6a30b8e5f99bb3cba345bfec806cdc4972b9f3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_hba.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_hba.c
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template arcmsr_scsi_host_template = {
 	.cmd_per_lun		= ARCMSR_MAX_CMD_PERLUN,
 	.use_clustering		= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
 	.shost_attrs		= arcmsr_host_attrs,
+	.no_write_same		= 1,
 };
 static struct pci_device_id arcmsr_device_id_table[] = {
 	{PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_ARECA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_ARECA_1110)},
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_fcs.h b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_fcs.h
index 94d5d0102f7dcc4da5754591a828b47699cec644..42bcb970445a8a7212fafa1aa7285639d5c7d8a3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_fcs.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_fcs.h
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ wwn_t bfa_fcs_lport_get_rport(struct bfa_fcs_lport_s *port, wwn_t wwn,
 struct bfa_fcs_lport_s *bfa_fcs_lookup_port(struct bfa_fcs_s *fcs,
 					    u16 vf_id, wwn_t lpwwn);
 
+void bfa_fcs_lport_set_symname(struct bfa_fcs_lport_s *port, char *symname);
 void bfa_fcs_lport_get_info(struct bfa_fcs_lport_s *port,
 			    struct bfa_lport_info_s *port_info);
 void bfa_fcs_lport_get_attr(struct bfa_fcs_lport_s *port,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_fcs_lport.c b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_fcs_lport.c
index 2f61a5af36581bce4db052d09d7024352063f0a4..f5e4e61a0fd7ba5bd461e0f79bd2f333317bf74a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_fcs_lport.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_fcs_lport.c
@@ -1097,6 +1097,17 @@ bfa_fcs_lport_init(struct bfa_fcs_lport_s *lport,
 	bfa_sm_send_event(lport, BFA_FCS_PORT_SM_CREATE);
 }
 
+void
+bfa_fcs_lport_set_symname(struct bfa_fcs_lport_s *port,
+				char *symname)
+{
+	strcpy(port->port_cfg.sym_name.symname, symname);
+
+	if (bfa_sm_cmp_state(port, bfa_fcs_lport_sm_online))
+		bfa_fcs_lport_ns_util_send_rspn_id(
+			BFA_FCS_GET_NS_FROM_PORT(port), NULL);
+}
+
 /*
  *  fcs_lport_api
  */
@@ -5140,9 +5151,6 @@ bfa_fcs_lport_ns_util_send_rspn_id(void *cbarg, struct bfa_fcxp_s *fcxp_alloced)
 	u8 *psymbl = &symbl[0];
 	int len;
 
-	if (!bfa_sm_cmp_state(port, bfa_fcs_lport_sm_online))
-		return;
-
 	/* Avoid sending RSPN in the following states. */
 	if (bfa_sm_cmp_state(ns, bfa_fcs_lport_ns_sm_offline) ||
 	    bfa_sm_cmp_state(ns, bfa_fcs_lport_ns_sm_plogi_sending) ||
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad_attr.c
index e9a681d31223cffca67210615a45c6813f1d56af..40be670a1cbc865c4b39694d10e86584f0dc6321 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad_attr.c
@@ -593,11 +593,8 @@ bfad_im_vport_set_symbolic_name(struct fc_vport *fc_vport)
 		return;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&bfad->bfad_lock, flags);
-	if (strlen(sym_name) > 0) {
-		strcpy(fcs_vport->lport.port_cfg.sym_name.symname, sym_name);
-		bfa_fcs_lport_ns_util_send_rspn_id(
-			BFA_FCS_GET_NS_FROM_PORT((&fcs_vport->lport)), NULL);
-	}
+	if (strlen(sym_name) > 0)
+		bfa_fcs_lport_set_symname(&fcs_vport->lport, sym_name);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bfad->bfad_lock, flags);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/gdth.c b/drivers/scsi/gdth.c
index ee4fa40a50b131597a3e1b6960bffc17191f2d03..ce5ef0190bad3f99f7459a859ce0ca0a1e947246 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/gdth.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/gdth.c
@@ -4684,6 +4684,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template gdth_template = {
         .cmd_per_lun            = GDTH_MAXC_P_L,
         .unchecked_isa_dma      = 1,
         .use_clustering         = ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.no_write_same		= 1,
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ISA
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
index f334859024c0652e3ce9bd197c66ca39b877af65..f2c5005f312af9aabeb25f8831ee17b5f28f6a42 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ struct Scsi_Host *scsi_host_alloc(struct scsi_host_template *sht, int privsize)
 	shost->use_clustering = sht->use_clustering;
 	shost->ordered_tag = sht->ordered_tag;
 	shost->eh_deadline = shost_eh_deadline * HZ;
+	shost->no_write_same = sht->no_write_same;
 
 	if (sht->supported_mode == MODE_UNKNOWN)
 		/* means we didn't set it ... default to INITIATOR */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c b/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
index 22f6432eb4755a20af732e8c4d4060e9fbb9e909..20a5e6ecf945fab55a982840d6921046b4c552bf 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template hpsa_driver_template = {
 	.sdev_attrs = hpsa_sdev_attrs,
 	.shost_attrs = hpsa_shost_attrs,
 	.max_sectors = 8192,
+	.no_write_same = 1,
 };
 
 
@@ -1288,7 +1289,7 @@ static void complete_scsi_command(struct CommandList *cp)
 					"has check condition: aborted command: "
 					"ASC: 0x%x, ASCQ: 0x%x\n",
 					cp, asc, ascq);
-				cmd->result = DID_SOFT_ERROR << 16;
+				cmd->result |= DID_SOFT_ERROR << 16;
 				break;
 			}
 			/* Must be some other type of check condition */
@@ -4925,7 +4926,7 @@ static int hpsa_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	hpsa_hba_inquiry(h);
 	hpsa_register_scsi(h);	/* hook ourselves into SCSI subsystem */
 	start_controller_lockup_detector(h);
-	return 1;
+	return 0;
 
 clean4:
 	hpsa_free_sg_chain_blocks(h);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
index 36ac1c34ce97eb53374f55451b8b42f4752b88f2..573f4128b6b68018f43a3263d166232ef39601fc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
@@ -6305,7 +6305,8 @@ static struct scsi_host_template driver_template = {
 	.use_clustering = ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
 	.shost_attrs = ipr_ioa_attrs,
 	.sdev_attrs = ipr_dev_attrs,
-	.proc_name = IPR_NAME
+	.proc_name = IPR_NAME,
+	.no_write_same = 1,
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ips.c b/drivers/scsi/ips.c
index 8d5ea8a1e5a6f33ab8235b300417d7ba352f84f7..52a216f21ae579644b97c093e89e12306a265595 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ips.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ips.c
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template ips_driver_template = {
 	.sg_tablesize		= IPS_MAX_SG,
 	.cmd_per_lun		= 3,
 	.use_clustering		= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.no_write_same		= 1,
 };
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
index 161c98efade9b9f290c04588e4638df0f3c421ac..d2895836f9fa4c00fec1a46d993074ecb3edeaea 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static unsigned int sas_ata_qc_issue(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 		qc->tf.nsect = 0;
 	}
 
-	ata_tf_to_fis(&qc->tf, 1, 0, (u8*)&task->ata_task.fis);
+	ata_tf_to_fis(&qc->tf, qc->dev->link->pmp, 1, (u8 *)&task->ata_task.fis);
 	task->uldd_task = qc;
 	if (ata_is_atapi(qc->tf.protocol)) {
 		memcpy(task->ata_task.atapi_packet, qc->cdb, qc->dev->cdb_len);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid.c b/drivers/scsi/megaraid.c
index 90c95a3385d18bb52f93093da10c8d400514f712..816db12ef5d555159226c5eb618b110ebb790776 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid.c
@@ -4244,6 +4244,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template megaraid_template = {
 	.eh_device_reset_handler	= megaraid_reset,
 	.eh_bus_reset_handler		= megaraid_reset,
 	.eh_host_reset_handler		= megaraid_reset,
+	.no_write_same			= 1,
 };
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mbox.c b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mbox.c
index d1a4b82836ea6936f55504e33bcaabb5db9adbee..e2237a97cb9d314b485869cc37da7e3de8062531 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mbox.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mbox.c
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template megaraid_template_g = {
 	.eh_host_reset_handler		= megaraid_reset_handler,
 	.change_queue_depth		= megaraid_change_queue_depth,
 	.use_clustering			= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.no_write_same			= 1,
 	.sdev_attrs			= megaraid_sdev_attrs,
 	.shost_attrs			= megaraid_shost_attrs,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
index 0a743a5d16477a5e168f02a77a99e90f201caac3..c99812bf2a732f7180c291f3dcc23b5eda81a74c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
@@ -2148,6 +2148,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template megasas_template = {
 	.bios_param = megasas_bios_param,
 	.use_clustering = ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
 	.change_queue_depth = megasas_change_queue_depth,
+	.no_write_same = 1,
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
index f16ece91b94ac73de979eda5496925c1d253b37b..0a1296a87d66d5919859ea586a8637109b537c50 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
@@ -3403,6 +3403,7 @@ hw_event_sas_phy_up(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha, void *piomb)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	u8 deviceType = pPayload->sas_identify.dev_type;
 	port->port_state =  portstate;
+	phy->phy_state = PHY_STATE_LINK_UP_SPC;
 	PM8001_MSG_DBG(pm8001_ha,
 		pm8001_printk("HW_EVENT_SAS_PHY_UP port id = %d, phy id = %d\n",
 		port_id, phy_id));
@@ -3483,6 +3484,7 @@ hw_event_sata_phy_up(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha, void *piomb)
 		pm8001_printk("HW_EVENT_SATA_PHY_UP port id = %d,"
 		" phy id = %d\n", port_id, phy_id));
 	port->port_state =  portstate;
+	phy->phy_state = PHY_STATE_LINK_UP_SPC;
 	port->port_attached = 1;
 	pm8001_get_lrate_mode(phy, link_rate);
 	phy->phy_type |= PORT_TYPE_SATA;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.h b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.h
index 6d91e2446542c78290dfba8f9e846380ccda3067..e4867e690c846db4ab2954644b959cc044f39f83 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.h
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@
 #define LINKRATE_30			(0x02 << 8)
 #define LINKRATE_60			(0x04 << 8)
 
+/* for phy state */
+
+#define PHY_STATE_LINK_UP_SPC		0x1
+
 /* for new SPC controllers MEMBASE III is shared between BIOS and DATA */
 #define GSM_SM_BASE			0x4F0000
 struct mpi_msg_hdr{
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_init.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_init.c
index 34f5f5ffef056ec2e86e44726dd99c13ae204877..73a120d81b4dacf7c22e3b99c07458680dacbaf5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_init.c
@@ -175,20 +175,16 @@ static void pm8001_free(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha)
 static void pm8001_tasklet(unsigned long opaque)
 {
 	struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha;
-	u32 vec;
-	pm8001_ha = (struct pm8001_hba_info *)opaque;
+	struct isr_param *irq_vector;
+
+	irq_vector = (struct isr_param *)opaque;
+	pm8001_ha = irq_vector->drv_inst;
 	if (unlikely(!pm8001_ha))
 		BUG_ON(1);
-	vec = pm8001_ha->int_vector;
-	PM8001_CHIP_DISP->isr(pm8001_ha, vec);
+	PM8001_CHIP_DISP->isr(pm8001_ha, irq_vector->irq_id);
 }
 #endif
 
-static struct  pm8001_hba_info *outq_to_hba(u8 *outq)
-{
-	return container_of((outq - *outq), struct pm8001_hba_info, outq[0]);
-}
-
 /**
  * pm8001_interrupt_handler_msix - main MSIX interrupt handler.
  * It obtains the vector number and calls the equivalent bottom
@@ -198,18 +194,20 @@ static struct  pm8001_hba_info *outq_to_hba(u8 *outq)
  */
 static irqreturn_t pm8001_interrupt_handler_msix(int irq, void *opaque)
 {
-	struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha = outq_to_hba(opaque);
-	u8 outq = *(u8 *)opaque;
+	struct isr_param *irq_vector;
+	struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha;
 	irqreturn_t ret = IRQ_HANDLED;
+	irq_vector = (struct isr_param *)opaque;
+	pm8001_ha = irq_vector->drv_inst;
+
 	if (unlikely(!pm8001_ha))
 		return IRQ_NONE;
 	if (!PM8001_CHIP_DISP->is_our_interupt(pm8001_ha))
 		return IRQ_NONE;
-	pm8001_ha->int_vector = outq;
 #ifdef PM8001_USE_TASKLET
-	tasklet_schedule(&pm8001_ha->tasklet);
+	tasklet_schedule(&pm8001_ha->tasklet[irq_vector->irq_id]);
 #else
-	ret = PM8001_CHIP_DISP->isr(pm8001_ha, outq);
+	ret = PM8001_CHIP_DISP->isr(pm8001_ha, irq_vector->irq_id);
 #endif
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -230,9 +228,8 @@ static irqreturn_t pm8001_interrupt_handler_intx(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	if (!PM8001_CHIP_DISP->is_our_interupt(pm8001_ha))
 		return IRQ_NONE;
 
-	pm8001_ha->int_vector = 0;
 #ifdef PM8001_USE_TASKLET
-	tasklet_schedule(&pm8001_ha->tasklet);
+	tasklet_schedule(&pm8001_ha->tasklet[0]);
 #else
 	ret = PM8001_CHIP_DISP->isr(pm8001_ha, 0);
 #endif
@@ -457,7 +454,7 @@ static struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_pci_alloc(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 {
 	struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha;
 	struct sas_ha_struct *sha = SHOST_TO_SAS_HA(shost);
-
+	int j;
 
 	pm8001_ha = sha->lldd_ha;
 	if (!pm8001_ha)
@@ -480,12 +477,14 @@ static struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_pci_alloc(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		pm8001_ha->iomb_size = IOMB_SIZE_SPC;
 
 #ifdef PM8001_USE_TASKLET
-	/**
-	* default tasklet for non msi-x interrupt handler/first msi-x
-	* interrupt handler
-	**/
-	tasklet_init(&pm8001_ha->tasklet, pm8001_tasklet,
-			(unsigned long)pm8001_ha);
+	/* Tasklet for non msi-x interrupt handler */
+	if ((!pdev->msix_cap) || (pm8001_ha->chip_id == chip_8001))
+		tasklet_init(&pm8001_ha->tasklet[0], pm8001_tasklet,
+			(unsigned long)&(pm8001_ha->irq_vector[0]));
+	else
+		for (j = 0; j < PM8001_MAX_MSIX_VEC; j++)
+			tasklet_init(&pm8001_ha->tasklet[j], pm8001_tasklet,
+				(unsigned long)&(pm8001_ha->irq_vector[j]));
 #endif
 	pm8001_ioremap(pm8001_ha);
 	if (!pm8001_alloc(pm8001_ha, ent))
@@ -733,19 +732,20 @@ static u32 pm8001_setup_msix(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha)
 			"pci_enable_msix request ret:%d no of intr %d\n",
 					rc, pm8001_ha->number_of_intr));
 
-		for (i = 0; i < number_of_intr; i++)
-			pm8001_ha->outq[i] = i;
 
 		for (i = 0; i < number_of_intr; i++) {
 			snprintf(intr_drvname[i], sizeof(intr_drvname[0]),
 					DRV_NAME"%d", i);
+			pm8001_ha->irq_vector[i].irq_id = i;
+			pm8001_ha->irq_vector[i].drv_inst = pm8001_ha;
+
 			if (request_irq(pm8001_ha->msix_entries[i].vector,
 				pm8001_interrupt_handler_msix, flag,
-				intr_drvname[i], &pm8001_ha->outq[i])) {
+				intr_drvname[i], &(pm8001_ha->irq_vector[i]))) {
 				for (j = 0; j < i; j++)
 					free_irq(
 					pm8001_ha->msix_entries[j].vector,
-					&pm8001_ha->outq[j]);
+					&(pm8001_ha->irq_vector[i]));
 				pci_disable_msix(pm8001_ha->pdev);
 				break;
 			}
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ static void pm8001_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
 	struct sas_ha_struct *sha = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha;
-	int i;
+	int i, j;
 	pm8001_ha = sha->lldd_ha;
 	sas_unregister_ha(sha);
 	sas_remove_host(pm8001_ha->shost);
@@ -921,13 +921,18 @@ static void pm8001_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 		synchronize_irq(pm8001_ha->msix_entries[i].vector);
 	for (i = 0; i < pm8001_ha->number_of_intr; i++)
 		free_irq(pm8001_ha->msix_entries[i].vector,
-				&pm8001_ha->outq[i]);
+				&(pm8001_ha->irq_vector[i]));
 	pci_disable_msix(pdev);
 #else
 	free_irq(pm8001_ha->irq, sha);
 #endif
 #ifdef PM8001_USE_TASKLET
-	tasklet_kill(&pm8001_ha->tasklet);
+	/* For non-msix and msix interrupts */
+	if ((!pdev->msix_cap) || (pm8001_ha->chip_id == chip_8001))
+		tasklet_kill(&pm8001_ha->tasklet[0]);
+	else
+		for (j = 0; j < PM8001_MAX_MSIX_VEC; j++)
+			tasklet_kill(&pm8001_ha->tasklet[j]);
 #endif
 	pm8001_free(pm8001_ha);
 	kfree(sha->sas_phy);
@@ -948,7 +953,7 @@ static int pm8001_pci_suspend(struct pci_dev *pdev, pm_message_t state)
 {
 	struct sas_ha_struct *sha = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha;
-	int i;
+	int  i, j;
 	u32 device_state;
 	pm8001_ha = sha->lldd_ha;
 	flush_workqueue(pm8001_wq);
@@ -964,13 +969,18 @@ static int pm8001_pci_suspend(struct pci_dev *pdev, pm_message_t state)
 		synchronize_irq(pm8001_ha->msix_entries[i].vector);
 	for (i = 0; i < pm8001_ha->number_of_intr; i++)
 		free_irq(pm8001_ha->msix_entries[i].vector,
-				&pm8001_ha->outq[i]);
+				&(pm8001_ha->irq_vector[i]));
 	pci_disable_msix(pdev);
 #else
 	free_irq(pm8001_ha->irq, sha);
 #endif
 #ifdef PM8001_USE_TASKLET
-	tasklet_kill(&pm8001_ha->tasklet);
+	/* For non-msix and msix interrupts */
+	if ((!pdev->msix_cap) || (pm8001_ha->chip_id == chip_8001))
+		tasklet_kill(&pm8001_ha->tasklet[0]);
+	else
+		for (j = 0; j < PM8001_MAX_MSIX_VEC; j++)
+			tasklet_kill(&pm8001_ha->tasklet[j]);
 #endif
 	device_state = pci_choose_state(pdev, state);
 	pm8001_printk("pdev=0x%p, slot=%s, entering "
@@ -993,7 +1003,7 @@ static int pm8001_pci_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	struct sas_ha_struct *sha = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha;
 	int rc;
-	u8 i = 0;
+	u8 i = 0, j;
 	u32 device_state;
 	pm8001_ha = sha->lldd_ha;
 	device_state = pdev->current_state;
@@ -1033,10 +1043,14 @@ static int pm8001_pci_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	if (rc)
 		goto err_out_disable;
 #ifdef PM8001_USE_TASKLET
-	/* default tasklet for non msi-x interrupt handler/first msi-x
-	* interrupt handler */
-	tasklet_init(&pm8001_ha->tasklet, pm8001_tasklet,
-			(unsigned long)pm8001_ha);
+	/*  Tasklet for non msi-x interrupt handler */
+	if ((!pdev->msix_cap) || (pm8001_ha->chip_id == chip_8001))
+		tasklet_init(&pm8001_ha->tasklet[0], pm8001_tasklet,
+			(unsigned long)&(pm8001_ha->irq_vector[0]));
+	else
+		for (j = 0; j < PM8001_MAX_MSIX_VEC; j++)
+			tasklet_init(&pm8001_ha->tasklet[j], pm8001_tasklet,
+				(unsigned long)&(pm8001_ha->irq_vector[j]));
 #endif
 	PM8001_CHIP_DISP->interrupt_enable(pm8001_ha, 0);
 	if (pm8001_ha->chip_id != chip_8001) {
@@ -1169,6 +1183,7 @@ module_exit(pm8001_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Jack Wang <jack_wang@usish.com>");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Anand Kumar Santhanam <AnandKumar.Santhanam@pmcs.com>");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Sangeetha Gnanasekaran <Sangeetha.Gnanasekaran@pmcs.com>");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Nikith Ganigarakoppal <Nikith.Ganigarakoppal@pmcs.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION(
 		"PMC-Sierra PM8001/8081/8088/8089/8074/8076/8077 "
 		"SAS/SATA controller driver");
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.c
index f4eb18e5163152b414fc8b0a08b4a07a7f844111..f50ac44b950e5f0fbd12772689a03c5aaebfea87 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.c
@@ -1098,15 +1098,17 @@ int pm8001_lu_reset(struct domain_device *dev, u8 *lun)
 	struct pm8001_tmf_task tmf_task;
 	struct pm8001_device *pm8001_dev = dev->lldd_dev;
 	struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha = pm8001_find_ha_by_dev(dev);
+	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(completion_setstate);
 	if (dev_is_sata(dev)) {
 		struct sas_phy *phy = sas_get_local_phy(dev);
 		rc = pm8001_exec_internal_task_abort(pm8001_ha, pm8001_dev ,
 			dev, 1, 0);
 		rc = sas_phy_reset(phy, 1);
 		sas_put_local_phy(phy);
+		pm8001_dev->setds_completion = &completion_setstate;
 		rc = PM8001_CHIP_DISP->set_dev_state_req(pm8001_ha,
 			pm8001_dev, 0x01);
-		msleep(2000);
+		wait_for_completion(&completion_setstate);
 	} else {
 		tmf_task.tmf = TMF_LU_RESET;
 		rc = pm8001_issue_ssp_tmf(dev, lun, &tmf_task);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.h b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.h
index 6037d477a183241c0010d73a00580c3667f3aaa9..6c5fd5ee22d30cf5f1ef0b38cbcc8666f46b0d79 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.h
@@ -466,6 +466,10 @@ struct pm8001_hba_memspace {
 	u64			membase;
 	u32			memsize;
 };
+struct isr_param {
+	struct pm8001_hba_info *drv_inst;
+	u32 irq_id;
+};
 struct pm8001_hba_info {
 	char			name[PM8001_NAME_LENGTH];
 	struct list_head	list;
@@ -519,14 +523,13 @@ struct pm8001_hba_info {
 	int			number_of_intr;/*will be used in remove()*/
 #endif
 #ifdef PM8001_USE_TASKLET
-	struct tasklet_struct	tasklet;
+	struct tasklet_struct	tasklet[PM8001_MAX_MSIX_VEC];
 #endif
 	u32			logging_level;
 	u32			fw_status;
 	u32			smp_exp_mode;
-	u32			int_vector;
 	const struct firmware 	*fw_image;
-	u8			outq[PM8001_MAX_MSIX_VEC];
+	struct isr_param irq_vector[PM8001_MAX_MSIX_VEC];
 };
 
 struct pm8001_work {
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c
index 8987b1706216436ef36392eb329e56320547ab23..c950dc5c99432967891c093d7bddb0bb24186e7e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c
@@ -2894,6 +2894,7 @@ hw_event_sas_phy_up(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha, void *piomb)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	u8 deviceType = pPayload->sas_identify.dev_type;
 	port->port_state = portstate;
+	phy->phy_state = PHY_STATE_LINK_UP_SPCV;
 	PM8001_MSG_DBG(pm8001_ha, pm8001_printk(
 		"portid:%d; phyid:%d; linkrate:%d; "
 		"portstate:%x; devicetype:%x\n",
@@ -2978,6 +2979,7 @@ hw_event_sata_phy_up(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha, void *piomb)
 				port_id, phy_id, link_rate, portstate));
 
 	port->port_state = portstate;
+	phy->phy_state = PHY_STATE_LINK_UP_SPCV;
 	port->port_attached = 1;
 	pm8001_get_lrate_mode(phy, link_rate);
 	phy->phy_type |= PORT_TYPE_SATA;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.h b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.h
index c86816bea4243354d8864a5422778996ebec215e..9970a385795d16c5328ca6c7711ebf146e02c63c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.h
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@
 #define SAS_DOPNRJT_RTRY_TMO            128
 #define SAS_COPNRJT_RTRY_TMO            128
 
+/* for phy state */
+#define PHY_STATE_LINK_UP_SPCV		0x2
 /*
   Making ORR bigger than IT NEXUS LOSS which is 2000000us = 2 second.
   Assuming a bigger value 3 second, 3000000/128 = 23437.5 where 128
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pmcraid.c b/drivers/scsi/pmcraid.c
index 892ea6161376ef5ee66e45d4a14ba6272f68da7a..be8ce54f99b247bcba427a16c2f4873b987329c8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pmcraid.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pmcraid.c
@@ -4325,6 +4325,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template pmcraid_host_template = {
 	.this_id = -1,
 	.sg_tablesize = PMCRAID_MAX_IOADLS,
 	.max_sectors = PMCRAID_IOA_MAX_SECTORS,
+	.no_write_same = 1,
 	.cmd_per_lun = PMCRAID_MAX_CMD_PER_LUN,
 	.use_clustering = ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
 	.shost_attrs = pmcraid_host_attrs,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index e6c4bff04339cb1975637a92bb3842601e1e158f..69725f7c32c1bc5b6c6dbfb93756aa4770b5d17e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -2659,6 +2659,12 @@ static void sd_read_write_same(struct scsi_disk *sdkp, unsigned char *buffer)
 {
 	struct scsi_device *sdev = sdkp->device;
 
+	if (sdev->host->no_write_same) {
+		sdev->no_write_same = 1;
+
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (scsi_report_opcode(sdev, buffer, SD_BUF_SIZE, INQUIRY) < 0) {
 		/* too large values might cause issues with arcmsr */
 		int vpd_buf_len = 64;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c b/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
index 1a28f5632797ed2da2f27c0752013e3c7e4dde5d..17d7404272400dd1a76989a3965e0c4b85343036 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
@@ -1697,6 +1697,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template scsi_driver = {
 	.use_clustering =	DISABLE_CLUSTERING,
 	/* Make sure we dont get a sg segment crosses a page boundary */
 	.dma_boundary =		PAGE_SIZE-1,
+	.no_write_same =	1,
 };
 
 enum {
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_host.h b/include/scsi/scsi_host.h
index 546084964d554fc8e463e9244558fce4e4eb8563..fe3b58e836c881b7598d37c46d56cbd6d1b81b6e 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_host.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_host.h
@@ -475,6 +475,9 @@ struct scsi_host_template {
 	 */
 	unsigned ordered_tag:1;
 
+	/* True if the controller does not support WRITE SAME */
+	unsigned no_write_same:1;
+
 	/*
 	 * Countdown for host blocking with no commands outstanding.
 	 */
@@ -677,6 +680,9 @@ struct Scsi_Host {
 	/* Don't resume host in EH */
 	unsigned eh_noresume:1;
 
+	/* The controller does not support WRITE SAME */
+	unsigned no_write_same:1;
+
 	/*
 	 * Optional work queue to be utilized by the transport
 	 */