isci: Redesign device suspension, abort, cleanup.

This commit changes the means by which outstanding I/Os are handled
for cleanup.
The likelihood is that this commit will be broken into smaller pieces,
however that will be a later revision.  Among the changes:

- All completion structures have been removed from the tmf and
abort paths.
- Now using one completed I/O list, with the I/O completed in host bit being
used to select error or normal callback paths.

Signed-off-by: Jeff Skirvin <jeffrey.d.skirvin@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>

11 files changed, 418 insertions, 1474 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/host.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/host.c
index d241b57..25d537e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/host.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/host.c
@@ -1089,33 +1089,25 @@ void isci_host_completion_routine(unsigned long data)
 {
 	struct isci_host *ihost = (struct isci_host *)data;
 	struct list_head    completed_request_list;
-	struct list_head    errored_request_list;
 	struct list_head    *current_position;
 	struct list_head    *next_position;
 	struct isci_request *request;
-	struct isci_request *next_request;
 	struct sas_task     *task;
 	u16 active;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&completed_request_list);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&errored_request_list);
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&ihost->scic_lock);
 
 	sci_controller_completion_handler(ihost);
 
 	/* Take the lists of completed I/Os from the host. */
-
 	list_splice_init(&ihost->requests_to_complete,
 			 &completed_request_list);
 
-	/* Take the list of errored I/Os from the host. */
-	list_splice_init(&ihost->requests_to_errorback,
-			 &errored_request_list);
-
 	spin_unlock_irq(&ihost->scic_lock);
 
-	/* Process any completions in the lists. */
+	/* Process any completions in the list. */
 	list_for_each_safe(current_position, next_position,
 			   &completed_request_list) {
 
@@ -1123,23 +1115,30 @@ void isci_host_completion_routine(unsigned long data)
 				     completed_node);
 		task = isci_request_access_task(request);
 
-		/* Normal notification (task_done) */
-		dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-			"%s: Normal - request/task = %p/%p\n",
-			__func__,
-			request,
-			task);
 
 		/* Return the task to libsas */
 		if (task != NULL) {
 
 			task->lldd_task = NULL;
-			if (!(task->task_state_flags & SAS_TASK_STATE_ABORTED)) {
-
-				/* If the task is already in the abort path,
-				* the task_done callback cannot be called.
-				*/
-				task->task_done(task);
+			if (!test_bit(IREQ_ABORT_PATH_ACTIVE, &request->flags) &&
+			    !(task->task_state_flags & SAS_TASK_STATE_ABORTED)) {
+				if (test_bit(IREQ_COMPLETE_IN_TARGET,
+					     &request->flags)) {
+
+					/* Normal notification (task_done) */
+					dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev, "%s: Normal"
+						" - request/task = %p/%p\n",
+						__func__, request, task);
+
+					task->task_done(task);
+				} else {
+					dev_warn(&ihost->pdev->dev,
+						 "%s: Error - request/task"
+						 " = %p/%p\n",
+						 __func__, request, task);
+
+					sas_task_abort(task);
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1147,44 +1146,6 @@ void isci_host_completion_routine(unsigned long data)
 		isci_free_tag(ihost, request->io_tag);
 		spin_unlock_irq(&ihost->scic_lock);
 	}
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(request, next_request, &errored_request_list,
-				 completed_node) {
-
-		task = isci_request_access_task(request);
-
-		/* Use sas_task_abort */
-		dev_warn(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-			 "%s: Error - request/task = %p/%p\n",
-			 __func__,
-			 request,
-			 task);
-
-		if (task != NULL) {
-
-			/* Put the task into the abort path if it's not there
-			 * already.
-			 */
-			if (!(task->task_state_flags & SAS_TASK_STATE_ABORTED))
-				sas_task_abort(task);
-
-		} else {
-			/* This is a case where the request has completed with a
-			 * status such that it needed further target servicing,
-			 * but the sas_task reference has already been removed
-			 * from the request.  Since it was errored, it was not
-			 * being aborted, so there is nothing to do except free
-			 * it.
-			 */
-
-			spin_lock_irq(&ihost->scic_lock);
-			/* Remove the request from the remote device's list
-			* of pending requests.
-			*/
-			list_del_init(&request->dev_node);
-			isci_free_tag(ihost, request->io_tag);
-			spin_unlock_irq(&ihost->scic_lock);
-		}
-	}
 
 	/* the coalesence timeout doubles at each encoding step, so
 	 * update it based on the ilog2 value of the outstanding requests
@@ -2345,7 +2306,6 @@ static int sci_controller_dma_alloc(struct isci_host *ihost)
 
 		ireq->tc = &ihost->task_context_table[i];
 		ireq->owning_controller = ihost;
-		spin_lock_init(&ireq->state_lock);
 		ireq->request_daddr = dma;
 		ireq->isci_host = ihost;
 		ihost->reqs[i] = ireq;
@@ -2697,6 +2657,10 @@ enum sci_status sci_controller_terminate_request(struct isci_host *ihost,
 		return SCI_FAILURE_INVALID_STATE;
 	}
 	status = sci_io_request_terminate(ireq);
+
+	dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev, "%s: status=%d; ireq=%p; flags=%lx\n",
+		__func__, status, ireq, ireq->flags);
+
 	if ((status == SCI_SUCCESS) &&
 	    !test_bit(IREQ_PENDING_ABORT, &ireq->flags) &&
 	    !test_and_set_bit(IREQ_TC_ABORT_POSTED, &ireq->flags)) {
@@ -2739,6 +2703,8 @@ enum sci_status sci_controller_complete_io(struct isci_host *ihost,
 
 		index = ISCI_TAG_TCI(ireq->io_tag);
 		clear_bit(IREQ_ACTIVE, &ireq->flags);
+		if (test_bit(IREQ_ABORT_PATH_ACTIVE, &ireq->flags))
+			wake_up_all(&ihost->eventq);
 		return SCI_SUCCESS;
 	default:
 		dev_warn(&ihost->pdev->dev, "%s invalid state: %d\n",
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/host.h b/drivers/scsi/isci/host.h
index 7272a0a..eaa13c0 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/host.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/host.h
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ struct isci_host {
 	wait_queue_head_t eventq;
 	struct tasklet_struct completion_tasklet;
 	struct list_head requests_to_complete;
-	struct list_head requests_to_errorback;
 	spinlock_t scic_lock;
 	struct isci_request *reqs[SCI_MAX_IO_REQUESTS];
 	struct isci_remote_device devices[SCI_MAX_REMOTE_DEVICES];
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/init.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/init.c
index 9e1c83e..39f1270 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/init.c
@@ -556,7 +556,6 @@ static struct isci_host *isci_host_alloc(struct pci_dev *pdev, int id)
 	}
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ihost->requests_to_complete);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ihost->requests_to_errorback);
 	for (i = 0; i < SCI_MAX_PORTS; i++) {
 		struct isci_port *iport = &ihost->ports[i];
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_device.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_device.c
index 3048e02..c47304c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_device.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_device.c
@@ -81,49 +81,6 @@ static enum sci_status sci_remote_device_suspend(struct isci_remote_device *idev
 }
 
 /**
- * isci_remote_device_not_ready() - This function is called by the ihost when
- *    the remote device is not ready. We mark the isci device as ready (not
- *    "ready_for_io") and signal the waiting proccess.
- * @isci_host: This parameter specifies the isci host object.
- * @isci_device: This parameter specifies the remote device
- *
- * sci_lock is held on entrance to this function.
- */
-static void isci_remote_device_not_ready(struct isci_host *ihost,
-				  struct isci_remote_device *idev, u32 reason)
-{
-	struct isci_request *ireq;
-
-	dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-		"%s: isci_device = %p\n", __func__, idev);
-
-	switch (reason) {
-	case SCIC_REMOTE_DEVICE_NOT_READY_STOP_REQUESTED:
-		set_bit(IDEV_GONE, &idev->flags);
-		break;
-	case SCIC_REMOTE_DEVICE_NOT_READY_SATA_SDB_ERROR_FIS_RECEIVED:
-		set_bit(IDEV_IO_NCQERROR, &idev->flags);
-
-		/* Suspend the remote device so the I/O can be terminated. */
-		sci_remote_device_suspend(idev);
-
-		/* Kill all outstanding requests for the device. */
-		list_for_each_entry(ireq, &idev->reqs_in_process, dev_node) {
-
-			dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-				"%s: isci_device = %p request = %p\n",
-				__func__, idev, ireq);
-
-			sci_controller_terminate_request(ihost, idev, ireq);
-		}
-		/* Fall through into the default case... */
-	default:
-		clear_bit(IDEV_IO_READY, &idev->flags);
-		break;
-	}
-}
-
-/**
  * isci_remote_device_ready() - This function is called by the ihost when the
  *    remote device is ready. We mark the isci device as ready and signal the
  *    waiting proccess.
@@ -142,49 +99,121 @@ static void isci_remote_device_ready(struct isci_host *ihost, struct isci_remote
 		wake_up(&ihost->eventq);
 }
 
-static int isci_remote_device_suspendcheck(struct isci_remote_device *idev)
+static enum sci_status sci_remote_device_terminate_req(
+	struct isci_host *ihost,
+	struct isci_remote_device *idev,
+	int check_abort,
+	struct isci_request *ireq)
+{
+	dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
+		"%s: idev=%p; flags=%lx; req=%p; req target=%p\n",
+		__func__, idev, idev->flags, ireq, ireq->target_device);
+
+	if (!test_bit(IREQ_ACTIVE, &ireq->flags) ||
+	    (ireq->target_device != idev) ||
+	    (check_abort && !test_bit(IREQ_PENDING_ABORT, &ireq->flags)))
+		return SCI_SUCCESS;
+
+	set_bit(IREQ_ABORT_PATH_ACTIVE, &ireq->flags);
+
+	return sci_controller_terminate_request(ihost, idev, ireq);
+}
+
+static enum sci_status sci_remote_device_terminate_reqs_checkabort(
+	struct isci_remote_device *idev,
+	int chk)
 {
-	return test_bit(IDEV_TXRX_SUSPENDED, &idev->flags)
-	    || !test_bit(IDEV_ALLOCATED, &idev->flags);
+	struct isci_host *ihost = idev->owning_port->owning_controller;
+	enum sci_status status  = SCI_SUCCESS;
+	u32 i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < SCI_MAX_IO_REQUESTS; i++) {
+		struct isci_request *ireq = ihost->reqs[i];
+		enum sci_status s;
+
+		s = sci_remote_device_terminate_req(ihost, idev, chk, ireq);
+		if (s != SCI_SUCCESS)
+			status = s;
+	}
+	return status;
 }
 
-enum sci_status isci_remote_device_suspend(
+enum sci_status isci_remote_device_terminate_requests(
 	struct isci_host *ihost,
-	struct isci_remote_device *idev)
+	struct isci_remote_device *idev,
+	struct isci_request *ireq)
 {
-	enum sci_status status;
+	enum sci_status status = SCI_SUCCESS;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
-	if (isci_get_device(idev->domain_dev) == NULL) {
+	if (isci_get_device(idev) == NULL) {
+		dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev, "%s: failed isci_get_device(idev=%p)\n",
+			__func__, idev);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
 		status = SCI_FAILURE;
 	} else {
-		status = sci_remote_device_suspend(idev);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
-		if (status == SCI_SUCCESS) {
-			dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-				"%s: idev=%p, about to wait\n",
-				__func__, idev);
-			wait_event(ihost->eventq,
-				   isci_remote_device_suspendcheck(idev));
-			status = test_bit(IDEV_TXRX_SUSPENDED, &idev->flags)
-					? SCI_SUCCESS : SCI_FAILURE;
-			dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-				"%s: idev=%p, wait done, device is %s\n",
-				__func__, idev,
-				test_bit(IDEV_TXRX_SUSPENDED, &idev->flags)
-					? "<suspended>" : "<deallocated!>");
+		dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
+			"%s: idev=%p, ireq=%p; started_request_count=%d, "
+				"about to wait\n",
+			__func__, idev, ireq, idev->started_request_count);
+		if (ireq) {
+			/* Terminate a specific TC. */
+			sci_remote_device_terminate_req(ihost, idev, 0, ireq);
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
+			wait_event(ihost->eventq, !test_bit(IREQ_ACTIVE,
+							    &ireq->flags));
 
-		} else
-			dev_dbg(scirdev_to_dev(idev),
-				 "%s: sci_remote_device_suspend failed, "
-				 "status = %d\n", __func__, status);
+		} else {
+			/* Terminate all TCs. */
+			sci_remote_device_terminate_requests(idev);
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
+			wait_event(ihost->eventq,
+				   idev->started_request_count == 0);
+		}
+		dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev, "%s: idev=%p, wait done\n",
+			__func__, idev);
 		isci_put_device(idev);
 	}
 	return status;
 }
 
+/**
+* isci_remote_device_not_ready() - This function is called by the ihost when
+*    the remote device is not ready. We mark the isci device as ready (not
+*    "ready_for_io") and signal the waiting proccess.
+* @isci_host: This parameter specifies the isci host object.
+* @isci_device: This parameter specifies the remote device
+*
+* sci_lock is held on entrance to this function.
+*/
+static void isci_remote_device_not_ready(struct isci_host *ihost,
+					 struct isci_remote_device *idev,
+					 u32 reason)
+{
+	dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
+		"%s: isci_device = %p\n", __func__, idev);
+
+	switch (reason) {
+	case SCIC_REMOTE_DEVICE_NOT_READY_STOP_REQUESTED:
+		set_bit(IDEV_GONE, &idev->flags);
+		break;
+	case SCIC_REMOTE_DEVICE_NOT_READY_SATA_SDB_ERROR_FIS_RECEIVED:
+		set_bit(IDEV_IO_NCQERROR, &idev->flags);
+
+		/* Suspend the remote device so the I/O can be terminated. */
+		sci_remote_device_suspend(idev);
+
+		/* Kill all outstanding requests for the device. */
+		sci_remote_device_terminate_requests(idev);
+
+		/* Fall through into the default case... */
+	default:
+		clear_bit(IDEV_IO_READY, &idev->flags);
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
 /* called once the remote node context is ready to be freed.
  * The remote device can now report that its stop operation is complete. none
  */
@@ -196,36 +225,10 @@ static void rnc_destruct_done(void *_dev)
 	sci_change_state(&idev->sm, SCI_DEV_STOPPED);
 }
 
-static enum sci_status sci_remote_device_terminate_requests_checkabort(
-	struct isci_remote_device *idev,
-	int check_abort_pending)
-{
-	struct isci_host *ihost = idev->owning_port->owning_controller;
-	enum sci_status status  = SCI_SUCCESS;
-	u32 i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < SCI_MAX_IO_REQUESTS; i++) {
-		struct isci_request *ireq = ihost->reqs[i];
-		enum sci_status s;
-
-		if (!test_bit(IREQ_ACTIVE, &ireq->flags) ||
-		    (ireq->target_device != idev) ||
-		    (check_abort_pending && !test_bit(IREQ_PENDING_ABORT,
-						      &ireq->flags)))
-			continue;
-
-		s = sci_controller_terminate_request(ihost, idev, ireq);
-		if (s != SCI_SUCCESS)
-			status = s;
-	}
-
-	return status;
-}
-
 enum sci_status sci_remote_device_terminate_requests(
 	struct isci_remote_device *idev)
 {
-	return sci_remote_device_terminate_requests_checkabort(idev, 0);
+	return sci_remote_device_terminate_reqs_checkabort(idev, 0);
 }
 
 enum sci_status sci_remote_device_stop(struct isci_remote_device *idev,
@@ -771,10 +774,6 @@ enum sci_status sci_remote_device_start_task(struct isci_host *ihost,
 		if (status != SCI_SUCCESS)
 			return status;
 
-		status = sci_remote_node_context_start_task(&idev->rnc, ireq);
-		if (status != SCI_SUCCESS)
-			goto out;
-
 		status = sci_request_start(ireq);
 		if (status != SCI_SUCCESS)
 			goto out;
@@ -796,8 +795,9 @@ enum sci_status sci_remote_device_start_task(struct isci_host *ihost,
 		sci_remote_node_context_suspend(
 			&idev->rnc, SCI_SOFTWARE_SUSPENSION,
 			SCI_SOFTWARE_SUSPEND_EXPECTED_EVENT, NULL, NULL);
-		sci_remote_node_context_resume(
-			&idev->rnc, sci_remote_device_continue_request, idev);
+
+		status = sci_remote_node_context_start_task(&idev->rnc, ireq,
+				sci_remote_device_continue_request, idev);
 
 	out:
 		sci_remote_device_start_request(idev, ireq, status);
@@ -811,7 +811,9 @@ enum sci_status sci_remote_device_start_task(struct isci_host *ihost,
 		if (status != SCI_SUCCESS)
 			return status;
 
-		status = sci_remote_node_context_start_task(&idev->rnc, ireq);
+		/* Resume the RNC as needed: */
+		status = sci_remote_node_context_start_task(&idev->rnc, ireq,
+							    NULL, NULL);
 		if (status != SCI_SUCCESS)
 			break;
 
@@ -1322,20 +1324,6 @@ static enum sci_status isci_remote_device_construct(struct isci_port *iport,
 	return status;
 }
 
-void isci_remote_device_nuke_requests(struct isci_host *ihost, struct isci_remote_device *idev)
-{
-	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(aborted_task_completion);
-
-	dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-		"%s: idev = %p\n", __func__, idev);
-
-	/* Cleanup all requests pending for this device. */
-	isci_terminate_pending_requests(ihost, idev);
-
-	dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-		"%s: idev = %p, done\n", __func__, idev);
-}
-
 /**
  * This function builds the isci_remote_device when a libsas dev_found message
  *    is received.
@@ -1495,32 +1483,28 @@ int isci_remote_device_found(struct domain_device *dev)
 	return status == SCI_SUCCESS ? 0 : -ENODEV;
 }
 
-enum sci_status isci_remote_device_reset(
+enum sci_status isci_remote_device_suspend_terminate(
 	struct isci_host *ihost,
-	struct isci_remote_device *idev)
+	struct isci_remote_device *idev,
+	struct isci_request *ireq)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	enum sci_status status;
 
-	/* Put the device into a reset state so the suspension will not
-	 * automatically resume.
-	 */
+	/* Put the device into suspension. */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
-	status = sci_remote_device_reset(idev);
+	sci_remote_device_suspend(idev);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
-	if (status != SCI_SUCCESS) {
-		dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-			"%s: sci_remote_device_reset(%p) returned %d!\n",
-			__func__, idev, status);
-		return status;
-	}
-	/* Wait for the device suspend. */
-	status = isci_remote_device_suspend(ihost, idev);
-	if (status != SCI_SUCCESS) {
+
+	/* Terminate and wait for the completions. */
+	status = isci_remote_device_terminate_requests(ihost, idev, ireq);
+	if (status != SCI_SUCCESS)
 		dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-			"%s: isci_remote_device_suspend(%p) returned %d!\n",
+			"%s: isci_remote_device_terminate_requests(%p) "
+				"returned %d!\n",
 			__func__, idev, status);
-	}
+
+	/* NOTE: RNC resumption is left to the caller! */
 	return status;
 }
 
@@ -1533,7 +1517,7 @@ int isci_remote_device_is_safe_to_abort(
 enum sci_status sci_remote_device_abort_requests_pending_abort(
 	struct isci_remote_device *idev)
 {
-	return sci_remote_device_terminate_requests_checkabort(idev, 1);
+	return sci_remote_device_terminate_reqs_checkabort(idev, 1);
 }
 
 enum sci_status isci_remote_device_reset_complete(
@@ -1545,7 +1529,6 @@ enum sci_status isci_remote_device_reset_complete(
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
 	status = sci_remote_device_reset_complete(idev);
-	sci_remote_device_resume(idev, NULL, NULL);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
 
 	return status;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_device.h b/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_device.h
index a6a376e..da43698 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_device.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_device.h
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ struct isci_remote_device {
 	#define IDEV_GONE 3
 	#define IDEV_IO_READY 4
 	#define IDEV_IO_NCQERROR 5
-	#define IDEV_TXRX_SUSPENDED 6
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct kref kref;
 	struct isci_port *isci_port;
@@ -107,10 +106,8 @@ struct isci_remote_device {
 
 /* device reference routines must be called under sci_lock */
 static inline struct isci_remote_device *isci_get_device(
-	struct domain_device *dev)
+	struct isci_remote_device *idev)
 {
-	struct isci_remote_device *idev = dev->lldd_dev;
-
 	if (idev)
 		kref_get(&idev->kref);
 	return idev;
@@ -378,4 +375,14 @@ enum sci_status isci_remote_device_reset(
 enum sci_status isci_remote_device_reset_complete(
 	struct isci_host *ihost,
 	struct isci_remote_device *idev);
+
+enum sci_status isci_remote_device_suspend_terminate(
+	struct isci_host *ihost,
+	struct isci_remote_device *idev,
+	struct isci_request *ireq);
+
+enum sci_status isci_remote_device_terminate_requests(
+	struct isci_host *ihost,
+	struct isci_remote_device *idev,
+	struct isci_request *ireq);
 #endif /* !defined(_ISCI_REMOTE_DEVICE_H_) */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_node_context.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_node_context.c
index 7a8347e..feeca17 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_node_context.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_node_context.c
@@ -317,8 +317,6 @@ static void sci_remote_node_context_tx_rx_suspended_state_enter(struct sci_base_
 	struct isci_remote_device *idev = rnc_to_dev(rnc);
 	struct isci_host *ihost = idev->owning_port->owning_controller;
 
-	set_bit(IDEV_TXRX_SUSPENDED, &idev->flags);
-
 	/* Terminate outstanding requests pending abort. */
 	sci_remote_device_abort_requests_pending_abort(idev);
 
@@ -326,16 +324,6 @@ static void sci_remote_node_context_tx_rx_suspended_state_enter(struct sci_base_
 	sci_remote_node_context_continue_state_transitions(rnc);
 }
 
-static void sci_remote_node_context_tx_rx_suspended_state_exit(
-	struct sci_base_state_machine *sm)
-{
-	struct sci_remote_node_context *rnc
-		= container_of(sm, typeof(*rnc), sm);
-	struct isci_remote_device *idev = rnc_to_dev(rnc);
-
-	clear_bit(IDEV_TXRX_SUSPENDED, &idev->flags);
-}
-
 static void sci_remote_node_context_await_suspend_state_exit(
 	struct sci_base_state_machine *sm)
 {
@@ -366,8 +354,6 @@ static const struct sci_base_state sci_remote_node_context_state_table[] = {
 	},
 	[SCI_RNC_TX_RX_SUSPENDED] = {
 		.enter_state = sci_remote_node_context_tx_rx_suspended_state_enter,
-		.exit_state
-			= sci_remote_node_context_tx_rx_suspended_state_exit,
 	},
 	[SCI_RNC_AWAIT_SUSPENSION] = {
 		.exit_state = sci_remote_node_context_await_suspend_state_exit,
@@ -671,8 +657,11 @@ enum sci_status sci_remote_node_context_start_io(struct sci_remote_node_context
 	}
 }
 
-enum sci_status sci_remote_node_context_start_task(struct sci_remote_node_context *sci_rnc,
-							struct isci_request *ireq)
+enum sci_status sci_remote_node_context_start_task(
+	struct sci_remote_node_context *sci_rnc,
+	struct isci_request *ireq,
+	scics_sds_remote_node_context_callback cb_fn,
+	void *cb_p)
 {
 	enum scis_sds_remote_node_context_states state;
 
@@ -684,7 +673,7 @@ enum sci_status sci_remote_node_context_start_task(struct sci_remote_node_contex
 		return SCI_SUCCESS;
 	case SCI_RNC_TX_SUSPENDED:
 	case SCI_RNC_TX_RX_SUSPENDED:
-		sci_remote_node_context_resume(sci_rnc, NULL, NULL);
+		sci_remote_node_context_resume(sci_rnc, cb_fn, cb_p);
 		return SCI_SUCCESS;
 	default:
 		dev_warn(scirdev_to_dev(rnc_to_dev(sci_rnc)),
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_node_context.h b/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_node_context.h
index 5ddf88b..2870af1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_node_context.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_node_context.h
@@ -211,7 +211,9 @@ enum sci_status sci_remote_node_context_resume(struct sci_remote_node_context *s
 						    scics_sds_remote_node_context_callback cb_fn,
 						    void *cb_p);
 enum sci_status sci_remote_node_context_start_task(struct sci_remote_node_context *sci_rnc,
-							struct isci_request *ireq);
+						   struct isci_request *ireq,
+						   scics_sds_remote_node_context_callback cb_fn,
+						   void *cb_p);
 enum sci_status sci_remote_node_context_start_io(struct sci_remote_node_context *sci_rnc,
 						      struct isci_request *ireq);
 int sci_remote_node_context_is_safe_to_abort(
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/request.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/request.c
index 1f314d0..f4e80f3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/request.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/request.c
@@ -2491,9 +2491,6 @@ static void isci_request_process_response_iu(
  * @request: This parameter is the completed isci_request object.
  * @response_ptr: This parameter specifies the service response for the I/O.
  * @status_ptr: This parameter specifies the exec status for the I/O.
- * @complete_to_host_ptr: This parameter specifies the action to be taken by
- *    the LLDD with respect to completing this request or forcing an abort
- *    condition on the I/O.
  * @open_rej_reason: This parameter specifies the encoded reason for the
  *    abandon-class reject.
  *
@@ -2504,14 +2501,12 @@ static void isci_request_set_open_reject_status(
 	struct sas_task *task,
 	enum service_response *response_ptr,
 	enum exec_status *status_ptr,
-	enum isci_completion_selection *complete_to_host_ptr,
 	enum sas_open_rej_reason open_rej_reason)
 {
 	/* Task in the target is done. */
 	set_bit(IREQ_COMPLETE_IN_TARGET, &request->flags);
 	*response_ptr                     = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
 	*status_ptr                       = SAS_OPEN_REJECT;
-	*complete_to_host_ptr             = isci_perform_normal_io_completion;
 	task->task_status.open_rej_reason = open_rej_reason;
 }
 
@@ -2521,9 +2516,6 @@ static void isci_request_set_open_reject_status(
  * @request: This parameter is the completed isci_request object.
  * @response_ptr: This parameter specifies the service response for the I/O.
  * @status_ptr: This parameter specifies the exec status for the I/O.
- * @complete_to_host_ptr: This parameter specifies the action to be taken by
- *    the LLDD with respect to completing this request or forcing an abort
- *    condition on the I/O.
  *
  * none.
  */
@@ -2532,8 +2524,7 @@ static void isci_request_handle_controller_specific_errors(
 	struct isci_request *request,
 	struct sas_task *task,
 	enum service_response *response_ptr,
-	enum exec_status *status_ptr,
-	enum isci_completion_selection *complete_to_host_ptr)
+	enum exec_status *status_ptr)
 {
 	unsigned int cstatus;
 
@@ -2574,9 +2565,6 @@ static void isci_request_handle_controller_specific_errors(
 				*status_ptr = SAS_ABORTED_TASK;
 
 			set_bit(IREQ_COMPLETE_IN_TARGET, &request->flags);
-
-			*complete_to_host_ptr =
-				isci_perform_normal_io_completion;
 		} else {
 			/* Task in the target is not done. */
 			*response_ptr = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
@@ -2587,9 +2575,6 @@ static void isci_request_handle_controller_specific_errors(
 				*status_ptr = SAM_STAT_TASK_ABORTED;
 
 			clear_bit(IREQ_COMPLETE_IN_TARGET, &request->flags);
-
-			*complete_to_host_ptr =
-				isci_perform_error_io_completion;
 		}
 
 		break;
@@ -2618,8 +2603,6 @@ static void isci_request_handle_controller_specific_errors(
 			*status_ptr = SAS_ABORTED_TASK;
 
 		set_bit(IREQ_COMPLETE_IN_TARGET, &request->flags);
-
-		*complete_to_host_ptr = isci_perform_normal_io_completion;
 		break;
 
 
@@ -2630,7 +2613,7 @@ static void isci_request_handle_controller_specific_errors(
 
 		isci_request_set_open_reject_status(
 			request, task, response_ptr, status_ptr,
-			complete_to_host_ptr, SAS_OREJ_WRONG_DEST);
+			SAS_OREJ_WRONG_DEST);
 		break;
 
 	case SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_ZONE_VIOLATION:
@@ -2640,56 +2623,56 @@ static void isci_request_handle_controller_specific_errors(
 		 */
 		isci_request_set_open_reject_status(
 			request, task, response_ptr, status_ptr,
-			complete_to_host_ptr, SAS_OREJ_RESV_AB0);
+			SAS_OREJ_RESV_AB0);
 		break;
 
 	case SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_RESERVED_ABANDON_1:
 
 		isci_request_set_open_reject_status(
 			request, task, response_ptr, status_ptr,
-			complete_to_host_ptr, SAS_OREJ_RESV_AB1);
+			SAS_OREJ_RESV_AB1);
 		break;
 
 	case SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_RESERVED_ABANDON_2:
 
 		isci_request_set_open_reject_status(
 			request, task, response_ptr, status_ptr,
-			complete_to_host_ptr, SAS_OREJ_RESV_AB2);
+			SAS_OREJ_RESV_AB2);
 		break;
 
 	case SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_RESERVED_ABANDON_3:
 
 		isci_request_set_open_reject_status(
 			request, task, response_ptr, status_ptr,
-			complete_to_host_ptr, SAS_OREJ_RESV_AB3);
+			SAS_OREJ_RESV_AB3);
 		break;
 
 	case SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_BAD_DESTINATION:
 
 		isci_request_set_open_reject_status(
 			request, task, response_ptr, status_ptr,
-			complete_to_host_ptr, SAS_OREJ_BAD_DEST);
+			SAS_OREJ_BAD_DEST);
 		break;
 
 	case SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_STP_RESOURCES_BUSY:
 
 		isci_request_set_open_reject_status(
 			request, task, response_ptr, status_ptr,
-			complete_to_host_ptr, SAS_OREJ_STP_NORES);
+			SAS_OREJ_STP_NORES);
 		break;
 
 	case SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_PROTOCOL_NOT_SUPPORTED:
 
 		isci_request_set_open_reject_status(
 			request, task, response_ptr, status_ptr,
-			complete_to_host_ptr, SAS_OREJ_EPROTO);
+			SAS_OREJ_EPROTO);
 		break;
 
 	case SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_CONNECTION_RATE_NOT_SUPPORTED:
 
 		isci_request_set_open_reject_status(
 			request, task, response_ptr, status_ptr,
-			complete_to_host_ptr, SAS_OREJ_CONN_RATE);
+			SAS_OREJ_CONN_RATE);
 		break;
 
 	case SCU_TASK_DONE_LL_R_ERR:
@@ -2721,95 +2704,12 @@ static void isci_request_handle_controller_specific_errors(
 		*response_ptr = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
 		*status_ptr = SAM_STAT_TASK_ABORTED;
 
-		if (task->task_proto == SAS_PROTOCOL_SMP) {
+		if (task->task_proto == SAS_PROTOCOL_SMP)
 			set_bit(IREQ_COMPLETE_IN_TARGET, &request->flags);
-
-			*complete_to_host_ptr = isci_perform_normal_io_completion;
-		} else {
+		else
 			clear_bit(IREQ_COMPLETE_IN_TARGET, &request->flags);
-
-			*complete_to_host_ptr = isci_perform_error_io_completion;
-		}
-		break;
-	}
-}
-
-/**
- * isci_task_save_for_upper_layer_completion() - This function saves the
- *    request for later completion to the upper layer driver.
- * @host: This parameter is a pointer to the host on which the the request
- *    should be queued (either as an error or success).
- * @request: This parameter is the completed request.
- * @response: This parameter is the response code for the completed task.
- * @status: This parameter is the status code for the completed task.
- *
- * none.
- */
-static void isci_task_save_for_upper_layer_completion(
-	struct isci_host *host,
-	struct isci_request *request,
-	enum service_response response,
-	enum exec_status status,
-	enum isci_completion_selection task_notification_selection)
-{
-	struct sas_task *task = isci_request_access_task(request);
-
-	task_notification_selection
-		= isci_task_set_completion_status(task, response, status,
-						  task_notification_selection);
-
-	/* Tasks aborted specifically by a call to the lldd_abort_task
-	 * function should not be completed to the host in the regular path.
-	 */
-	switch (task_notification_selection) {
-
-	case isci_perform_normal_io_completion:
-		/* Normal notification (task_done) */
-
-		/* Add to the completed list. */
-		list_add(&request->completed_node,
-			 &host->requests_to_complete);
-
-		/* Take the request off the device's pending request list. */
-		list_del_init(&request->dev_node);
-		break;
-
-	case isci_perform_aborted_io_completion:
-		/* No notification to libsas because this request is
-		 * already in the abort path.
-		 */
-		/* Wake up whatever process was waiting for this
-		 * request to complete.
-		 */
-		WARN_ON(request->io_request_completion == NULL);
-
-		if (request->io_request_completion != NULL) {
-
-			/* Signal whoever is waiting that this
-			* request is complete.
-			*/
-			complete(request->io_request_completion);
-		}
-		break;
-
-	case isci_perform_error_io_completion:
-		/* Use sas_task_abort */
-		/* Add to the aborted list. */
-		list_add(&request->completed_node,
-			 &host->requests_to_errorback);
-		break;
-
-	default:
-		/* 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)
@@ -2844,9 +2744,6 @@ static void isci_request_io_request_complete(struct isci_host *ihost,
 	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;
 
 	dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
 		"%s: request = %p, task = %p,\n"
@@ -2857,282 +2754,158 @@ static void isci_request_io_request_complete(struct isci_host *ihost,
 		task->data_dir,
 		completion_status);
 
-	spin_lock(&request->state_lock);
-	request_status = request->status;
-
-	/* Decode the request status.  Note that if the request has been
-	 * aborted by a task management function, we don't care
-	 * what the status is.
-	 */
-	switch (request_status) {
-
-	case aborted:
-		/* "aborted" indicates that the request was aborted by a task
-		 * management function, since once a task management request is
-		 * perfomed by the device, the request only completes because
-		 * of the subsequent driver terminate.
-		 *
-		 * Aborted also means an external thread is explicitly managing
-		 * this request, so that we do not complete it up the stack.
-		 *
-		 * The target is still there (since the TMF was successful).
-		 */
-		set_bit(IREQ_COMPLETE_IN_TARGET, &request->flags);
-		response = SAS_TASK_COMPLETE;
+	/* The request is done from an SCU HW perspective. */
 
-		/* See if the device has been/is being stopped. Note
-		 * that we ignore the quiesce state, since we are
-		 * concerned about the actual device state.
-		 */
-		if (!idev)
-			status = SAS_DEVICE_UNKNOWN;
-		else
-			status = SAS_ABORTED_TASK;
+	/* This is an active request being completed from the core. */
+	switch (completion_status) {
 
-		complete_to_host = isci_perform_aborted_io_completion;
-		/* This was an aborted request. */
+	case SCI_IO_FAILURE_RESPONSE_VALID:
+		dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
+			"%s: SCI_IO_FAILURE_RESPONSE_VALID (%p/%p)\n",
+			__func__, request, task);
 
-		spin_unlock(&request->state_lock);
-		break;
+		if (sas_protocol_ata(task->task_proto)) {
+			isci_process_stp_response(task, &request->stp.rsp);
+		} else if (SAS_PROTOCOL_SSP == task->task_proto) {
 
-	case aborting:
-		/* aborting means that the task management function tried and
-		 * failed to abort the request. We need to note the request
-		 * as SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED, so that the scsi mid layer marks the
-		 * target as down.
-		 *
-		 * Aborting also means an external thread is explicitly managing
-		 * this request, so that we do not complete it up the stack.
-		 */
-		set_bit(IREQ_COMPLETE_IN_TARGET, &request->flags);
-		response = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
+			/* crack the iu response buffer. */
+			resp_iu = &request->ssp.rsp;
+			isci_request_process_response_iu(task, resp_iu,
+							 &ihost->pdev->dev);
 
-		if (!idev)
-			/* The device has been /is being stopped. Note that
-			 * we ignore the quiesce state, since we are
-			 * concerned about the actual device state.
-			 */
-			status = SAS_DEVICE_UNKNOWN;
-		else
-			status = SAS_PHY_DOWN;
+		} else if (SAS_PROTOCOL_SMP == task->task_proto) {
 
-		complete_to_host = isci_perform_aborted_io_completion;
+			dev_err(&ihost->pdev->dev,
+				"%s: SCI_IO_FAILURE_RESPONSE_VALID: "
+					"SAS_PROTOCOL_SMP protocol\n",
+				__func__);
 
-		/* This was an aborted request. */
+		} else
+			dev_err(&ihost->pdev->dev,
+				"%s: unknown protocol\n", __func__);
 
-		spin_unlock(&request->state_lock);
+		/* use the task status set in the task struct by the
+		* isci_request_process_response_iu call.
+		*/
+		set_bit(IREQ_COMPLETE_IN_TARGET, &request->flags);
+		response = task->task_status.resp;
+		status = task->task_status.stat;
 		break;
 
-	case terminating:
+	case SCI_IO_SUCCESS:
+	case SCI_IO_SUCCESS_IO_DONE_EARLY:
 
-		/* This was an terminated request.  This happens when
-		 * the I/O is being terminated because of an action on
-		 * the device (reset, tear down, etc.), and the I/O needs
-		 * to be completed up the stack.
-		 */
+		response = SAS_TASK_COMPLETE;
+		status   = SAM_STAT_GOOD;
 		set_bit(IREQ_COMPLETE_IN_TARGET, &request->flags);
-		response = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
 
-		/* See if the device has been/is being stopped. Note
-		 * that we ignore the quiesce state, since we are
-		 * concerned about the actual device state.
-		 */
-		if (!idev)
-			status = SAS_DEVICE_UNKNOWN;
-		else
-			status = SAS_ABORTED_TASK;
-
-		complete_to_host = isci_perform_aborted_io_completion;
-
-		/* This was a terminated request. */
-
-		spin_unlock(&request->state_lock);
-		break;
+		if (completion_status == SCI_IO_SUCCESS_IO_DONE_EARLY) {
 
-	case dead:
-		/* This was a terminated request that timed-out during the
-		 * termination process.  There is no task to complete to
-		 * libsas.
-		 */
-		complete_to_host = isci_perform_normal_io_completion;
-		spin_unlock(&request->state_lock);
-		break;
-
-	default:
-
-		/* The request is done from an SCU HW perspective. */
-		request->status = completed;
+			/* This was an SSP / STP / SATA transfer.
+			* There is a possibility that less data than
+			* the maximum was transferred.
+			*/
+			u32 transferred_length = sci_req_tx_bytes(request);
 
-		spin_unlock(&request->state_lock);
+			task->task_status.residual
+				= task->total_xfer_len - transferred_length;
 
-		/* This is an active request being completed from the core. */
-		switch (completion_status) {
+			/* If there were residual bytes, call this an
+			* underrun.
+			*/
+			if (task->task_status.residual != 0)
+				status = SAS_DATA_UNDERRUN;
 
-		case SCI_IO_FAILURE_RESPONSE_VALID:
 			dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-				"%s: SCI_IO_FAILURE_RESPONSE_VALID (%p/%p)\n",
-				__func__,
-				request,
-				task);
-
-			if (sas_protocol_ata(task->task_proto)) {
-				isci_process_stp_response(task, &request->stp.rsp);
-			} else if (SAS_PROTOCOL_SSP == task->task_proto) {
-
-				/* crack the iu response buffer. */
-				resp_iu = &request->ssp.rsp;
-				isci_request_process_response_iu(task, resp_iu,
-								 &ihost->pdev->dev);
-
-			} else if (SAS_PROTOCOL_SMP == task->task_proto) {
+				"%s: SCI_IO_SUCCESS_IO_DONE_EARLY %d\n",
+				__func__, status);
 
-				dev_err(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-					"%s: SCI_IO_FAILURE_RESPONSE_VALID: "
-					"SAS_PROTOCOL_SMP protocol\n",
-					__func__);
-
-			} else
-				dev_err(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-					"%s: unknown protocol\n", __func__);
-
-			/* use the task status set in the task struct by the
-			 * isci_request_process_response_iu call.
-			 */
-			set_bit(IREQ_COMPLETE_IN_TARGET, &request->flags);
-			response = task->task_status.resp;
-			status = task->task_status.stat;
-			break;
-
-		case SCI_IO_SUCCESS:
-		case SCI_IO_SUCCESS_IO_DONE_EARLY:
-
-			response = SAS_TASK_COMPLETE;
-			status   = SAM_STAT_GOOD;
-			set_bit(IREQ_COMPLETE_IN_TARGET, &request->flags);
-
-			if (completion_status == SCI_IO_SUCCESS_IO_DONE_EARLY) {
-
-				/* This was an SSP / STP / SATA transfer.
-				 * There is a possibility that less data than
-				 * the maximum was transferred.
-				 */
-				u32 transferred_length = sci_req_tx_bytes(request);
-
-				task->task_status.residual
-					= task->total_xfer_len - transferred_length;
+		} else
+			dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev, "%s: SCI_IO_SUCCESS\n",
+				__func__);
+		break;
 
-				/* If there were residual bytes, call this an
-				 * underrun.
-				 */
-				if (task->task_status.residual != 0)
-					status = SAS_DATA_UNDERRUN;
+	case SCI_IO_FAILURE_TERMINATED:
 
-				dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-					"%s: SCI_IO_SUCCESS_IO_DONE_EARLY %d\n",
-					__func__,
-					status);
+		dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
+			"%s: SCI_IO_FAILURE_TERMINATED (%p/%p)\n",
+			__func__, request, task);
 
-			} else
-				dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-					"%s: SCI_IO_SUCCESS\n",
-					__func__);
+		/* The request was terminated explicitly. */
+		clear_bit(IREQ_COMPLETE_IN_TARGET, &request->flags);
+		response = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
 
-			break;
+		/* See if the device has been/is being stopped. Note
+		* that we ignore the quiesce state, since we are
+		* concerned about the actual device state.
+		*/
+		if (!idev)
+			status = SAS_DEVICE_UNKNOWN;
+		else
+			status = SAS_ABORTED_TASK;
+		break;
 
-		case SCI_IO_FAILURE_TERMINATED:
-			dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-				"%s: SCI_IO_FAILURE_TERMINATED (%p/%p)\n",
-				__func__,
-				request,
-				task);
+	case SCI_FAILURE_CONTROLLER_SPECIFIC_IO_ERR:
 
-			/* The request was terminated explicitly.  No handling
-			 * is needed in the SCSI error handler path.
-			 */
-			set_bit(IREQ_COMPLETE_IN_TARGET, &request->flags);
-			response = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
+		isci_request_handle_controller_specific_errors(idev, request,
+							       task, &response,
+							       &status);
+		break;
 
-			/* See if the device has been/is being stopped. Note
-			 * that we ignore the quiesce state, since we are
-			 * concerned about the actual device state.
-			 */
-			if (!idev)
-				status = SAS_DEVICE_UNKNOWN;
-			else
-				status = SAS_ABORTED_TASK;
+	case SCI_IO_FAILURE_REMOTE_DEVICE_RESET_REQUIRED:
+		/* This is a special case, in that the I/O completion
+		* is telling us that the device needs a reset.
+		* In order for the device reset condition to be
+		* noticed, the I/O has to be handled in the error
+		* handler.  Set the reset flag and cause the
+		* SCSI error thread to be scheduled.
+		*/
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&task->task_state_lock, task_flags);
+		task->task_state_flags |= SAS_TASK_NEED_DEV_RESET;
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&task->task_state_lock, task_flags);
 
-			complete_to_host = isci_perform_normal_io_completion;
-			break;
+		/* Fail the I/O. */
+		response = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
+		status = SAM_STAT_TASK_ABORTED;
 
-		case SCI_FAILURE_CONTROLLER_SPECIFIC_IO_ERR:
+		clear_bit(IREQ_COMPLETE_IN_TARGET, &request->flags);
+		break;
 
-			isci_request_handle_controller_specific_errors(
-				idev, request, task, &response, &status,
-				&complete_to_host);
+	case SCI_FAILURE_RETRY_REQUIRED:
 
-			break;
+		/* Fail the I/O so it can be retried. */
+		response = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
+		if (!idev)
+			status = SAS_DEVICE_UNKNOWN;
+		else
+			status = SAS_ABORTED_TASK;
 
-		case SCI_IO_FAILURE_REMOTE_DEVICE_RESET_REQUIRED:
-			/* This is a special case, in that the I/O completion
-			 * is telling us that the device needs a reset.
-			 * In order for the device reset condition to be
-			 * noticed, the I/O has to be handled in the error
-			 * handler.  Set the reset flag and cause the
-			 * SCSI error thread to be scheduled.
-			 */
-			spin_lock_irqsave(&task->task_state_lock, task_flags);
-			task->task_state_flags |= SAS_TASK_NEED_DEV_RESET;
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&task->task_state_lock, task_flags);
+		set_bit(IREQ_COMPLETE_IN_TARGET, &request->flags);
+		break;
 
-			/* Fail the I/O. */
-			response = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
-			status = SAM_STAT_TASK_ABORTED;
 
-			complete_to_host = isci_perform_error_io_completion;
-			clear_bit(IREQ_COMPLETE_IN_TARGET, &request->flags);
-			break;
+	default:
+		/* Catch any otherwise unhandled error codes here. */
+		dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
+			"%s: invalid completion code: 0x%x - "
+				"isci_request = %p\n",
+			__func__, completion_status, request);
 
-		case SCI_FAILURE_RETRY_REQUIRED:
+		response = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
 
-			/* Fail the I/O so it can be retried. */
-			response = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
-			if (!idev)
-				status = SAS_DEVICE_UNKNOWN;
-			else
-				status = SAS_ABORTED_TASK;
+		/* See if the device has been/is being stopped. Note
+		* that we ignore the quiesce state, since we are
+		* concerned about the actual device state.
+		*/
+		if (!idev)
+			status = SAS_DEVICE_UNKNOWN;
+		else
+			status = SAS_ABORTED_TASK;
 
-			complete_to_host = isci_perform_normal_io_completion;
+		if (SAS_PROTOCOL_SMP == task->task_proto)
 			set_bit(IREQ_COMPLETE_IN_TARGET, &request->flags);
-			break;
-
-
-		default:
-			/* Catch any otherwise unhandled error codes here. */
-			dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-				 "%s: invalid completion code: 0x%x - "
-				 "isci_request = %p\n",
-				 __func__, completion_status, request);
-
-			response = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
-
-			/* See if the device has been/is being stopped. Note
-			 * that we ignore the quiesce state, since we are
-			 * concerned about the actual device state.
-			 */
-			if (!idev)
-				status = SAS_DEVICE_UNKNOWN;
-			else
-				status = SAS_ABORTED_TASK;
-
-			if (SAS_PROTOCOL_SMP == task->task_proto) {
-				set_bit(IREQ_COMPLETE_IN_TARGET, &request->flags);
-				complete_to_host = isci_perform_normal_io_completion;
-			} else {
-				clear_bit(IREQ_COMPLETE_IN_TARGET, &request->flags);
-				complete_to_host = isci_perform_error_io_completion;
-			}
-			break;
-		}
+		else
+			clear_bit(IREQ_COMPLETE_IN_TARGET, &request->flags);
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -3167,10 +2940,24 @@ static void isci_request_io_request_complete(struct isci_host *ihost,
 		break;
 	}
 
-	/* Put the completed request on the correct list */
-	isci_task_save_for_upper_layer_completion(ihost, request, response,
-						  status, complete_to_host
-						  );
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&task->task_state_lock, task_flags);
+
+	task->task_status.resp = response;
+	task->task_status.stat = status;
+
+	if (test_bit(IREQ_COMPLETE_IN_TARGET, &request->flags)) {
+		/* Normal notification (task_done) */
+		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, task_flags);
+
+	/* Add to the completed list. */
+	list_add(&request->completed_node, &ihost->requests_to_complete);
+
+	/* Take the request off the device's pending request list. */
+	list_del_init(&request->dev_node);
 
 	/* complete the io request to the core. */
 	sci_controller_complete_io(ihost, request->target_device, request);
@@ -3626,7 +3413,6 @@ static struct isci_request *isci_request_from_tag(struct isci_host *ihost, u16 t
 	ireq->num_sg_entries = 0;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ireq->completed_node);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ireq->dev_node);
-	isci_request_change_state(ireq, allocated);
 
 	return ireq;
 }
@@ -3721,15 +3507,12 @@ int isci_request_execute(struct isci_host *ihost, struct isci_remote_device *ide
 	 */
 	list_add(&ireq->dev_node, &idev->reqs_in_process);
 
-	if (status == SCI_SUCCESS) {
-		isci_request_change_state(ireq, started);
-	} else {
+	if (status != SCI_SUCCESS) {
 		/* The request did not really start in the
 		 * hardware, so clear the request handle
 		 * here so no terminations will be done.
 		 */
 		set_bit(IREQ_TERMINATED, &ireq->flags);
-		isci_request_change_state(ireq, completed);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/request.h b/drivers/scsi/isci/request.h
index 8d55f78..f3116a5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/request.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/request.h
@@ -61,23 +61,6 @@
 #include "scu_task_context.h"
 
 /**
- * struct isci_request_status - This enum defines the possible states of an I/O
- *    request.
- *
- *
- */
-enum isci_request_status {
-	unallocated = 0x00,
-	allocated   = 0x01,
-	started     = 0x02,
-	completed   = 0x03,
-	aborting    = 0x04,
-	aborted     = 0x05,
-	terminating = 0x06,
-	dead        = 0x07
-};
-
-/**
  * isci_stp_request - extra request infrastructure to handle pio/atapi protocol
  * @pio_len - number of bytes requested at PIO setup
  * @status - pio setup ending status value to tell us if we need
@@ -97,13 +80,13 @@ struct isci_stp_request {
 };
 
 struct isci_request {
-	enum isci_request_status status;
 	#define IREQ_COMPLETE_IN_TARGET 0
 	#define IREQ_TERMINATED 1
 	#define IREQ_TMF 2
 	#define IREQ_ACTIVE 3
 	#define IREQ_PENDING_ABORT 4 /* Set == device was not suspended yet */
 	#define IREQ_TC_ABORT_POSTED 5
+	#define IREQ_ABORT_PATH_ACTIVE 6
 	unsigned long flags;
 	/* XXX kill ttype and ttype_ptr, allocate full sas_task */
 	union ttype_ptr_union {
@@ -115,7 +98,6 @@ struct isci_request {
 	struct list_head completed_node;
 	/* For use in the reqs_in_process list: */
 	struct list_head dev_node;
-	spinlock_t state_lock;
 	dma_addr_t request_daddr;
 	dma_addr_t zero_scatter_daddr;
 	unsigned int num_sg_entries;
@@ -304,92 +286,6 @@ sci_io_request_get_dma_addr(struct isci_request *ireq, void *virt_addr)
 	return ireq->request_daddr + (requested_addr - base_addr);
 }
 
-/**
- * isci_request_change_state() - This function sets the status of the request
- *    object.
- * @request: This parameter points to the isci_request object
- * @status: This Parameter is the new status of the object
- *
- */
-static inline enum isci_request_status
-isci_request_change_state(struct isci_request *isci_request,
-			  enum isci_request_status status)
-{
-	enum isci_request_status old_state;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	dev_dbg(&isci_request->isci_host->pdev->dev,
-		"%s: isci_request = %p, state = 0x%x\n",
-		__func__,
-		isci_request,
-		status);
-
-	BUG_ON(isci_request == NULL);
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&isci_request->state_lock, flags);
-	old_state = isci_request->status;
-	isci_request->status = status;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&isci_request->state_lock, flags);
-
-	return old_state;
-}
-
-/**
- * isci_request_change_started_to_newstate() - This function sets the status of
- *    the request object.
- * @request: This parameter points to the isci_request object
- * @status: This Parameter is the new status of the object
- *
- * state previous to any change.
- */
-static inline enum isci_request_status
-isci_request_change_started_to_newstate(struct isci_request *isci_request,
-					struct completion *completion_ptr,
-					enum isci_request_status newstate)
-{
-	enum isci_request_status old_state;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&isci_request->state_lock, flags);
-
-	old_state = isci_request->status;
-
-	if (old_state == started || old_state == aborting) {
-		BUG_ON(isci_request->io_request_completion != NULL);
-
-		isci_request->io_request_completion = completion_ptr;
-		isci_request->status = newstate;
-	}
-
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&isci_request->state_lock, flags);
-
-	dev_dbg(&isci_request->isci_host->pdev->dev,
-		"%s: isci_request = %p, old_state = 0x%x\n",
-		__func__,
-		isci_request,
-		old_state);
-
-	return old_state;
-}
-
-/**
- * isci_request_change_started_to_aborted() - This function sets the status of
- *    the request object.
- * @request: This parameter points to the isci_request object
- * @completion_ptr: This parameter is saved as the kernel completion structure
- *    signalled when the old request completes.
- *
- * state previous to any change.
- */
-static inline enum isci_request_status
-isci_request_change_started_to_aborted(struct isci_request *isci_request,
-				       struct completion *completion_ptr)
-{
-	return isci_request_change_started_to_newstate(isci_request,
-						       completion_ptr,
-						       aborted);
-}
-
 #define isci_request_access_task(req) ((req)->ttype_ptr.io_task_ptr)
 
 #define isci_request_access_tmf(req) ((req)->ttype_ptr.tmf_task_ptr)
@@ -399,8 +295,6 @@ struct isci_request *isci_tmf_request_from_tag(struct isci_host *ihost,
 					       u16 tag);
 int isci_request_execute(struct isci_host *ihost, struct isci_remote_device *idev,
 			 struct sas_task *task, u16 tag);
-void isci_terminate_pending_requests(struct isci_host *ihost,
-				     struct isci_remote_device *idev);
 enum sci_status
 sci_task_request_construct(struct isci_host *ihost,
 			    struct isci_remote_device *idev,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/task.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/task.c
index 26de06e..29ce881 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/task.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/task.c
@@ -78,54 +78,25 @@ static void isci_task_refuse(struct isci_host *ihost, struct sas_task *task,
 			     enum exec_status status)
 
 {
-	enum isci_completion_selection disposition;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	disposition = isci_perform_normal_io_completion;
-	disposition = isci_task_set_completion_status(task, response, status,
-						      disposition);
+	/* Normal notification (task_done) */
+	dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev, "%s: task = %p, response=%d, status=%d\n",
+		__func__, task, response, status);
 
-	/* Tasks aborted specifically by a call to the lldd_abort_task
-	 * function should not be completed to the host in the regular path.
-	 */
-	switch (disposition) {
-	case isci_perform_normal_io_completion:
-		/* Normal notification (task_done) */
-		dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-			"%s: Normal - task = %p, response=%d, "
-			"status=%d\n",
-			__func__, task, response, status);
-
-		task->lldd_task = NULL;
-		task->task_done(task);
-		break;
-
-	case isci_perform_aborted_io_completion:
-		/*
-		 * No notification because this request is already in the
-		 * abort path.
-		 */
-		dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-			"%s: Aborted - task = %p, response=%d, "
-			"status=%d\n",
-			__func__, task, response, status);
-		break;
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&task->task_state_lock, flags);
 
-	case isci_perform_error_io_completion:
-		/* Use sas_task_abort */
-		dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-			"%s: Error - task = %p, response=%d, "
-			"status=%d\n",
-			__func__, task, response, status);
-		sas_task_abort(task);
-		break;
+	task->task_status.resp = response;
+	task->task_status.stat = status;
 
-	default:
-		dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-			"%s: isci task notification default case!",
-			__func__);
-		sas_task_abort(task);
-		break;
-	}
+	/* Normal notification (task_done) */
+	task->task_state_flags |= SAS_TASK_STATE_DONE;
+	task->task_state_flags &= ~(SAS_TASK_AT_INITIATOR |
+				    SAS_TASK_STATE_PENDING);
+	task->lldd_task = NULL;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&task->task_state_lock, flags);
+
+	task->task_done(task);
 }
 
 #define for_each_sas_task(num, task) \
@@ -289,60 +260,6 @@ 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)
@@ -400,15 +317,12 @@ static int isci_task_execute_tmf(struct isci_host *ihost,
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
 		goto err_tci;
 	}
-
-	if (tmf->cb_state_func != NULL)
-		tmf->cb_state_func(isci_tmf_started, tmf, tmf->cb_data);
-
-	isci_request_change_state(ireq, started);
-
 	/* add the request to the remote device request list. */
 	list_add(&ireq->dev_node, &idev->reqs_in_process);
 
+	/* The RNC must be unsuspended before the TMF can get a response. */
+	sci_remote_device_resume(idev, NULL, NULL);
+
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
 
 	/* Wait for the TMF to complete, or a timeout. */
@@ -419,32 +333,7 @@ static int isci_task_execute_tmf(struct isci_host *ihost,
 		/* 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);
-
-		sci_controller_terminate_request(ihost, idev, ireq);
-
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
-
-		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_remote_device_suspend_terminate(ihost, idev, ireq);
 	}
 
 	isci_print_tmf(ihost, tmf);
@@ -476,317 +365,21 @@ static int isci_task_execute_tmf(struct isci_host *ihost,
 }
 
 static void isci_task_build_tmf(struct isci_tmf *tmf,
-				enum isci_tmf_function_codes code,
-				void (*tmf_sent_cb)(enum isci_tmf_cb_state,
-						    struct isci_tmf *,
-						    void *),
-				void *cb_data)
+				enum isci_tmf_function_codes code)
 {
 	memset(tmf, 0, sizeof(*tmf));
-
-	tmf->tmf_code      = code;
-	tmf->cb_state_func = tmf_sent_cb;
-	tmf->cb_data       = cb_data;
+	tmf->tmf_code = code;
 }
 
 static void isci_task_build_abort_task_tmf(struct isci_tmf *tmf,
 					   enum isci_tmf_function_codes code,
-					   void (*tmf_sent_cb)(enum isci_tmf_cb_state,
-							       struct isci_tmf *,
-							       void *),
 					   struct isci_request *old_request)
 {
-	isci_task_build_tmf(tmf, code, tmf_sent_cb, old_request);
+	isci_task_build_tmf(tmf, code);
 	tmf->io_tag = old_request->io_tag;
 }
 
 /**
- * isci_task_validate_request_to_abort() - This function checks the given I/O
- *    against the "started" state.  If the request is still "started", it's
- *    state is changed to aborted. NOTE: isci_host->scic_lock MUST BE HELD
- *    BEFORE CALLING THIS FUNCTION.
- * @isci_request: This parameter specifies the request object to control.
- * @isci_host: This parameter specifies the ISCI host object
- * @isci_device: This is the device to which the request is pending.
- * @aborted_io_completion: This is a completion structure that will be added to
- *    the request in case it is changed to aborting; this completion is
- *    triggered when the request is fully completed.
- *
- * Either "started" on successful change of the task status to "aborted", or
- * "unallocated" if the task cannot be controlled.
- */
-static enum isci_request_status isci_task_validate_request_to_abort(
-	struct isci_request *isci_request,
-	struct isci_host *isci_host,
-	struct isci_remote_device *isci_device,
-	struct completion *aborted_io_completion)
-{
-	enum isci_request_status old_state = unallocated;
-
-	/* Only abort the task if it's in the
-	 *  device's request_in_process list
-	 */
-	if (isci_request && !list_empty(&isci_request->dev_node)) {
-		old_state = isci_request_change_started_to_aborted(
-			isci_request, aborted_io_completion);
-
-	}
-
-	return old_state;
-}
-
-static int isci_request_is_dealloc_managed(enum isci_request_status stat)
-{
-	switch (stat) {
-	case aborted:
-	case aborting:
-	case terminating:
-	case completed:
-	case dead:
-		return true;
-	default:
-		return false;
-	}
-}
-
-/**
- * isci_terminate_request_core() - This function will terminate the given
- *    request, and wait for it to complete.  This function must only be called
- *    from a thread that can wait.  Note that the request is terminated and
- *    completed (back to the host, if started there).
- * @ihost: This SCU.
- * @idev: The target.
- * @isci_request: The I/O request to be terminated.
- *
- */
-static void isci_terminate_request_core(struct isci_host *ihost,
-					struct isci_remote_device *idev,
-					struct isci_request *isci_request)
-{
-	enum sci_status status      = SCI_SUCCESS;
-	bool was_terminated         = false;
-	bool needs_cleanup_handling = false;
-	unsigned long     flags;
-	unsigned long     termination_completed = 1;
-	struct completion *io_request_completion;
-
-	dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-		"%s: device = %p; request = %p\n",
-		__func__, idev, isci_request);
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
-
-	io_request_completion = isci_request->io_request_completion;
-
-	/* Note that we are not going to control
-	 * the target to abort the request.
-	 */
-	set_bit(IREQ_COMPLETE_IN_TARGET, &isci_request->flags);
-
-	/* Make sure the request wasn't just sitting around signalling
-	 * device condition (if the request handle is NULL, then the
-	 * request completed but needed additional handling here).
-	 */
-	if (!test_bit(IREQ_TERMINATED, &isci_request->flags)) {
-		was_terminated = true;
-		needs_cleanup_handling = true;
-		status = sci_controller_terminate_request(ihost,
-							   idev,
-							   isci_request);
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
-
-	/*
-	 * The only time the request to terminate will
-	 * fail is when the io request is completed and
-	 * being aborted.
-	 */
-	if (status != SCI_SUCCESS) {
-		dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-			"%s: sci_controller_terminate_request"
-			" returned = 0x%x\n",
-			__func__, status);
-
-		isci_request->io_request_completion = NULL;
-
-	} else {
-		if (was_terminated) {
-			dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-				"%s: before completion wait (%p/%p)\n",
-				__func__, isci_request, io_request_completion);
-
-			/* Wait here for the request to complete. */
-			termination_completed
-				= wait_for_completion_timeout(
-				   io_request_completion,
-				   msecs_to_jiffies(ISCI_TERMINATION_TIMEOUT_MSEC));
-
-			if (!termination_completed) {
-
-				/* The request to terminate has timed out.  */
-				spin_lock_irqsave(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
-
-				/* Check for state changes. */
-				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.
-					 */
-					isci_request_mark_zombie(ihost,
-								 isci_request);
-					needs_cleanup_handling = true;
-				} else
-					termination_completed = 1;
-
-				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ihost->scic_lock,
-						       flags);
-
-				if (!termination_completed) {
-
-					dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-						"%s: *** Timeout waiting for "
-						"termination(%p/%p)\n",
-						__func__, io_request_completion,
-						isci_request);
-
-					/* The request can no longer be referenced
-					 * safely since it may go away if the
-					 * termination every really does complete.
-					 */
-					isci_request = NULL;
-				}
-			}
-			if (termination_completed)
-				dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-					"%s: after completion wait (%p/%p)\n",
-					__func__, isci_request, io_request_completion);
-		}
-
-		if (termination_completed) {
-
-			isci_request->io_request_completion = NULL;
-
-			/* Peek at the status of the request.  This will tell
-			 * us if there was special handling on the request such that it
-			 * needs to be detached and freed here.
-			 */
-			spin_lock_irqsave(&isci_request->state_lock, flags);
-
-			needs_cleanup_handling
-				= isci_request_is_dealloc_managed(
-					isci_request->status);
-
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&isci_request->state_lock, flags);
-
-		}
-		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);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-/**
- * isci_terminate_pending_requests() - This function will change the all of the
- *    requests on the given device's state to "aborting", will terminate the
- *    requests, and wait for them to complete.  This function must only be
- *    called from a thread that can wait.  Note that the requests are all
- *    terminated and completed (back to the host, if started there).
- * @isci_host: This parameter specifies SCU.
- * @idev: This parameter specifies the target.
- *
- */
-void isci_terminate_pending_requests(struct isci_host *ihost,
-				     struct isci_remote_device *idev)
-{
-	struct completion request_completion;
-	enum isci_request_status old_state;
-	unsigned long flags;
-	LIST_HEAD(list);
-
-	isci_remote_device_suspend(ihost, idev);
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
-	list_splice_init(&idev->reqs_in_process, &list);
-
-	/* assumes that isci_terminate_request_core deletes from the list */
-	while (!list_empty(&list)) {
-		struct isci_request *ireq = list_entry(list.next, typeof(*ireq), dev_node);
-
-		/* Change state to "terminating" if it is currently
-		 * "started".
-		 */
-		old_state = isci_request_change_started_to_newstate(ireq,
-								    &request_completion,
-								    terminating);
-		switch (old_state) {
-		case started:
-		case completed:
-		case aborting:
-			break;
-		default:
-			/* termination in progress, or otherwise dispositioned.
-			 * We know the request was on 'list' so should be safe
-			 * to move it back to reqs_in_process
-			 */
-			list_move(&ireq->dev_node, &idev->reqs_in_process);
-			ireq = NULL;
-			break;
-		}
-
-		if (!ireq)
-			continue;
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
-
-		init_completion(&request_completion);
-
-		dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-			 "%s: idev=%p request=%p; task=%p old_state=%d\n",
-			 __func__, idev, ireq,
-			(!test_bit(IREQ_TMF, &ireq->flags)
-				? isci_request_access_task(ireq)
-				: NULL),
-			old_state);
-
-		/* If the old_state is started:
-		 * This request was not already being aborted. If it had been,
-		 * then the aborting I/O (ie. the TMF request) would not be in
-		 * the aborting state, and thus would be terminated here.  Note
-		 * that since the TMF completion's call to the kernel function
-		 * "complete()" does not happen until the pending I/O request
-		 * terminate fully completes, we do not have to implement a
-		 * special wait here for already aborting requests - the
-		 * termination of the TMF request will force the request
-		 * to finish it's already started terminate.
-		 *
-		 * If old_state == completed:
-		 * This request completed from the SCU hardware perspective
-		 * and now just needs cleaning up in terms of freeing the
-		 * request and potentially calling up to libsas.
-		 *
-		 * If old_state == aborting:
-		 * This request has already gone through a TMF timeout, but may
-		 * not have been terminated; needs cleaning up at least.
-		 */
-		isci_terminate_request_core(ihost, idev, ireq);
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
-}
-
-/**
  * isci_task_send_lu_reset_sas() - This function is called by of the SAS Domain
  *    Template functions.
  * @lun: This parameter specifies the lun to be reset.
@@ -809,7 +402,7 @@ static int isci_task_send_lu_reset_sas(
 	 * value is "TMF_RESP_FUNC_COMPLETE", or the request timed-out (or
 	 * was otherwise unable to be executed ("TMF_RESP_FUNC_FAILED").
 	 */
-	isci_task_build_tmf(&tmf, isci_tmf_ssp_lun_reset, NULL, NULL);
+	isci_task_build_tmf(&tmf, isci_tmf_ssp_lun_reset);
 
 	#define ISCI_LU_RESET_TIMEOUT_MS 2000 /* 2 second timeout. */
 	ret = isci_task_execute_tmf(isci_host, isci_device, &tmf, ISCI_LU_RESET_TIMEOUT_MS);
@@ -829,48 +422,41 @@ static int isci_task_send_lu_reset_sas(
 int isci_task_lu_reset(struct domain_device *dev, u8 *lun)
 {
 	struct isci_host *ihost = dev_to_ihost(dev);
-	struct isci_remote_device *isci_device;
+	struct isci_remote_device *idev;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
-	isci_device = isci_lookup_device(dev);
+	idev = isci_lookup_device(dev);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
 
 	dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
 		"%s: domain_device=%p, isci_host=%p; isci_device=%p\n",
-		__func__, dev, ihost, isci_device);
+		__func__, dev, ihost, idev);
 
-	if (!isci_device) {
+	if (!idev) {
 		/* If the device is gone, escalate to I_T_Nexus_Reset. */
 		dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev, "%s: No dev\n", __func__);
 
 		ret = TMF_RESP_FUNC_FAILED;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	if (isci_remote_device_suspend(ihost, isci_device) != SCI_SUCCESS) {
-		dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-			"%s:  device = %p; failed to suspend\n",
-			__func__, isci_device);
-		ret = TMF_RESP_FUNC_FAILED;
-		goto out;
-	}
 
-	/* Send the task management part of the reset. */
 	if (dev_is_sata(dev)) {
 		sas_ata_schedule_reset(dev);
 		ret = TMF_RESP_FUNC_COMPLETE;
-	} else
-		ret = isci_task_send_lu_reset_sas(ihost, isci_device, lun);
-
-	/* If the LUN reset worked, all the I/O can now be terminated. */
-	if (ret == TMF_RESP_FUNC_COMPLETE) {
-		/* Terminate all I/O now. */
-		isci_terminate_pending_requests(ihost, isci_device);
-		isci_remote_device_resume(ihost, isci_device, NULL, NULL);
+	} else {
+		/* Suspend the RNC, kill all TCs */
+		if (isci_remote_device_suspend_terminate(ihost, idev, NULL)
+		    != SCI_SUCCESS) {
+			ret = TMF_RESP_FUNC_FAILED;
+			goto out;
+		}
+		/* Send the task management part of the reset. */
+		ret = isci_task_send_lu_reset_sas(ihost, idev, lun);
 	}
  out:
-	isci_put_device(isci_device);
+	isci_put_device(idev);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -891,63 +477,6 @@ int isci_task_clear_nexus_ha(struct sas_ha_struct *ha)
 /* Task Management Functions. Must be called from process context.	 */
 
 /**
- * isci_abort_task_process_cb() - This is a helper function for the abort task
- *    TMF command.  It manages the request state with respect to the successful
- *    transmission / completion of the abort task request.
- * @cb_state: This parameter specifies when this function was called - after
- *    the TMF request has been started and after it has timed-out.
- * @tmf: This parameter specifies the TMF in progress.
- *
- *
- */
-static void isci_abort_task_process_cb(
-	enum isci_tmf_cb_state cb_state,
-	struct isci_tmf *tmf,
-	void *cb_data)
-{
-	struct isci_request *old_request;
-
-	old_request = (struct isci_request *)cb_data;
-
-	dev_dbg(&old_request->isci_host->pdev->dev,
-		"%s: tmf=%p, old_request=%p\n",
-		__func__, tmf, old_request);
-
-	switch (cb_state) {
-
-	case isci_tmf_started:
-		/* The TMF has been started.  Nothing to do here, since the
-		 * request state was already set to "aborted" by the abort
-		 * task function.
-		 */
-		if ((old_request->status != aborted)
-			&& (old_request->status != completed))
-			dev_dbg(&old_request->isci_host->pdev->dev,
-				"%s: Bad request status (%d): tmf=%p, old_request=%p\n",
-				__func__, old_request->status, tmf, old_request);
-		break;
-
-	case isci_tmf_timed_out:
-
-		/* Set the task's state to "aborting", since the abort task
-		 * function thread set it to "aborted" (above) in anticipation
-		 * of the task management request working correctly.  Since the
-		 * timeout has now fired, the TMF request failed.  We set the
-		 * state such that the request completion will indicate the
-		 * device is no longer present.
-		 */
-		isci_request_change_state(old_request, aborting);
-		break;
-
-	default:
-		dev_dbg(&old_request->isci_host->pdev->dev,
-			"%s: Bad cb_state (%d): tmf=%p, old_request=%p\n",
-			__func__, cb_state, tmf, old_request);
-		break;
-	}
-}
-
-/**
  * isci_task_abort_task() - This function is one of the SAS Domain Template
  *    functions. This function is called by libsas to abort a specified task.
  * @task: This parameter specifies the SAS task to abort.
@@ -956,22 +485,20 @@ static void isci_abort_task_process_cb(
  */
 int isci_task_abort_task(struct sas_task *task)
 {
-	struct isci_host *isci_host = dev_to_ihost(task->dev);
+	struct isci_host *ihost = dev_to_ihost(task->dev);
 	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(aborted_io_completion);
 	struct isci_request       *old_request = NULL;
-	enum isci_request_status  old_state;
-	struct isci_remote_device *isci_device = NULL;
+	struct isci_remote_device *idev = NULL;
 	struct isci_tmf           tmf;
 	int                       ret = TMF_RESP_FUNC_FAILED;
 	unsigned long             flags;
-	int                       perform_termination = 0;
 
 	/* Get the isci_request reference from the task.  Note that
 	 * this check does not depend on the pending request list
 	 * in the device, because tasks driving resets may land here
 	 * after completion in the core.
 	 */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&isci_host->scic_lock, flags);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
 	spin_lock(&task->task_state_lock);
 
 	old_request = task->lldd_task;
@@ -980,20 +507,20 @@ int isci_task_abort_task(struct sas_task *task)
 	if (!(task->task_state_flags & SAS_TASK_STATE_DONE) &&
 	    (task->task_state_flags & SAS_TASK_AT_INITIATOR) &&
 	    old_request)
-		isci_device = isci_lookup_device(task->dev);
+		idev = isci_lookup_device(task->dev);
 
 	spin_unlock(&task->task_state_lock);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&isci_host->scic_lock, flags);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
 
-	dev_warn(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-		"%s: dev = %p, task = %p, old_request == %p\n",
-		__func__, isci_device, task, old_request);
+	dev_warn(&ihost->pdev->dev,
+		 "%s: dev = %p, task = %p, old_request == %p\n",
+		 __func__, idev, task, old_request);
 
 	/* Device reset conditions signalled in task_state_flags are the
 	 * responsbility of libsas to observe at the start of the error
 	 * handler thread.
 	 */
-	if (!isci_device || !old_request) {
+	if (!idev || !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
@@ -1007,126 +534,66 @@ int isci_task_abort_task(struct sas_task *task)
 
 		ret = TMF_RESP_FUNC_COMPLETE;
 
-		dev_warn(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-			"%s: abort task not needed for %p\n",
-			__func__, task);
+		dev_warn(&ihost->pdev->dev,
+			 "%s: abort task not needed for %p\n",
+			 __func__, task);
 		goto out;
 	}
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&isci_host->scic_lock, flags);
-
-	/* Check the request status and change to "aborted" if currently
-	 * "starting"; if true then set the I/O kernel completion
-	 * struct that will be triggered when the request completes.
-	 */
-	old_state = isci_task_validate_request_to_abort(
-				old_request, isci_host, isci_device,
-				&aborted_io_completion);
-	if ((old_state != started) &&
-	    (old_state != completed) &&
-	    (old_state != aborting)) {
-
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&isci_host->scic_lock, flags);
-
-		/* The request was already being handled by someone else (because
-		* they got to set the state away from started).
-		*/
-		dev_warn(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-			"%s:  device = %p; old_request %p already being aborted\n",
-			__func__,
-			isci_device, old_request);
-		ret = TMF_RESP_FUNC_COMPLETE;
+	/* Suspend the RNC, kill the TC */
+	if (isci_remote_device_suspend_terminate(ihost, idev, old_request)
+	    != SCI_SUCCESS) {
+		dev_warn(&ihost->pdev->dev,
+			 "%s: isci_remote_device_reset_terminate(dev=%p, "
+				 "req=%p, task=%p) failed\n",
+			 __func__, idev, old_request, task);
+		ret = TMF_RESP_FUNC_FAILED;
 		goto out;
 	}
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
+
 	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);
+		/* No task to send, so explicitly resume the device here */
+		sci_remote_device_resume(idev, NULL, NULL);
 
-		dev_warn(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-			"%s: %s request"
-			" or complete_in_target (%d), thus no TMF\n",
-			__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));
-
-		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);
-		}
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
 
-		/* 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;
-
-		if (isci_device && !test_bit(IDEV_GONE, &isci_device->flags) &&
-		    (isci_remote_device_suspend(isci_host, isci_device)
-		     != SCI_SUCCESS)) {
-			dev_warn(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-				"%s:  device = %p; failed to suspend\n",
-				__func__, isci_device);
-			goto out;
-		}
+		dev_warn(&ihost->pdev->dev,
+			 "%s: %s request"
+				 " or complete_in_target (%d), thus no TMF\n",
+			 __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));
 
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&task->task_state_lock, flags);
+		task->task_state_flags &= ~(SAS_TASK_AT_INITIATOR |
+					    SAS_TASK_STATE_PENDING);
+		task->task_state_flags |= SAS_TASK_STATE_DONE;
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&task->task_state_lock, flags);
+
+		ret = TMF_RESP_FUNC_COMPLETE;
 	} else {
 		/* Fill in the tmf stucture */
 		isci_task_build_abort_task_tmf(&tmf, isci_tmf_ssp_task_abort,
-					       isci_abort_task_process_cb,
 					       old_request);
 
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&isci_host->scic_lock, flags);
-
-		if (isci_remote_device_suspend(isci_host, isci_device)
-		    != SCI_SUCCESS) {
-			dev_warn(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-				"%s:  device = %p; failed to suspend\n",
-				__func__, isci_device);
-			goto out;
-		}
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
 
+		/* Send the task management request. */
 		#define ISCI_ABORT_TASK_TIMEOUT_MS 500 /* 1/2 second timeout */
-		ret = isci_task_execute_tmf(isci_host, isci_device, &tmf,
+		ret = isci_task_execute_tmf(ihost, idev, &tmf,
 					    ISCI_ABORT_TASK_TIMEOUT_MS);
-
-		if (ret == TMF_RESP_FUNC_COMPLETE)
-			perform_termination = 1;
-		else
-			dev_warn(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-				"%s: isci_task_send_tmf failed\n", __func__);
-	}
-	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_remote_device_resume(isci_host, isci_device, NULL, NULL);
 	}
-
-	/* Make sure we do not leave a reference to aborted_io_completion */
-	old_request->io_request_completion = NULL;
- out:
-	isci_put_device(isci_device);
+out:
+	isci_put_device(idev);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1222,14 +689,11 @@ isci_task_request_complete(struct isci_host *ihost,
 {
 	struct isci_tmf *tmf = isci_request_access_tmf(ireq);
 	struct completion *tmf_complete = NULL;
-	struct completion *request_complete = ireq->io_request_completion;
 
 	dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
 		"%s: request = %p, status=%d\n",
 		__func__, ireq, completion_status);
 
-	isci_request_change_state(ireq, completed);
-
 	set_bit(IREQ_COMPLETE_IN_TARGET, &ireq->flags);
 
 	if (tmf) {
@@ -1253,20 +717,8 @@ isci_task_request_complete(struct isci_host *ihost,
 	 */
 	set_bit(IREQ_TERMINATED, &ireq->flags);
 
-	/* 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);
-	}
-
-	/* "request_complete" is set if the task was being terminated. */
-	if (request_complete)
-		complete(request_complete);
+	isci_free_tag(ihost, ireq->io_tag);
+	list_del_init(&ireq->dev_node);
 
 	/* The task management part completes last. */
 	if (tmf_complete)
@@ -1277,37 +729,37 @@ static int isci_reset_device(struct isci_host *ihost,
 			     struct domain_device *dev,
 			     struct isci_remote_device *idev)
 {
-	int rc;
-	enum sci_status status;
+	int rc = TMF_RESP_FUNC_COMPLETE, reset_stat;
 	struct sas_phy *phy = sas_get_local_phy(dev);
 	struct isci_port *iport = dev->port->lldd_port;
 
 	dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev, "%s: idev %p\n", __func__, idev);
 
-	if (isci_remote_device_reset(ihost, idev) != SCI_SUCCESS) {
+	/* Suspend the RNC, terminate all outstanding TCs. */
+	if (isci_remote_device_suspend_terminate(ihost, idev, NULL)
+	    != SCI_SUCCESS) {
 		rc = TMF_RESP_FUNC_FAILED;
 		goto out;
 	}
+	/* Note that since the termination for outstanding requests succeeded,
+	 * this function will return success.  This is because the resets will
+	 * only fail if the device has been removed (ie. hotplug), and the
+	 * primary duty of this function is to cleanup tasks, so that is the
+	 * relevant status.
+	 */
 
 	if (scsi_is_sas_phy_local(phy)) {
 		struct isci_phy *iphy = &ihost->phys[phy->number];
 
-		rc = isci_port_perform_hard_reset(ihost, iport, iphy);
+		reset_stat = isci_port_perform_hard_reset(ihost, iport, iphy);
 	} else
-		rc = sas_phy_reset(phy, !dev_is_sata(dev));
+		reset_stat = sas_phy_reset(phy, !dev_is_sata(dev));
 
-	/* Terminate in-progress I/O now. */
-	isci_remote_device_nuke_requests(ihost, idev);
-
-	/* Since all pending TCs have been cleaned, resume the RNC. */
-	status = isci_remote_device_reset_complete(ihost, idev);
-
-	if (status != SCI_SUCCESS)
-		dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev,
-			 "%s: isci_remote_device_reset_complete(%p) "
-			 "returned %d!\n", __func__, idev, status);
+	/* Explicitly resume the RNC here, since there was no task sent. */
+	isci_remote_device_resume(ihost, idev, NULL, NULL);
 
-	dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev, "%s: idev %p complete.\n", __func__, idev);
+	dev_dbg(&ihost->pdev->dev, "%s: idev %p complete, reset_stat=%d.\n",
+		__func__, idev, reset_stat);
  out:
 	sas_put_local_phy(phy);
 	return rc;
@@ -1321,7 +773,7 @@ int isci_task_I_T_nexus_reset(struct domain_device *dev)
 	int ret;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
-	idev = isci_get_device(dev);
+	idev = isci_get_device(dev->lldd_dev);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ihost->scic_lock, flags);
 
 	if (!idev) {
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/task.h b/drivers/scsi/isci/task.h
index 7b6d0e3..9c06cba 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/task.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/task.h
@@ -63,19 +63,6 @@
 struct isci_request;
 
 /**
- * enum isci_tmf_cb_state - This enum defines the possible states in which the
- *    TMF callback function is invoked during the TMF execution process.
- *
- *
- */
-enum isci_tmf_cb_state {
-
-	isci_tmf_init_state = 0,
-	isci_tmf_started,
-	isci_tmf_timed_out
-};
-
-/**
  * enum isci_tmf_function_codes - This enum defines the possible preparations
  *    of task management requests.
  *
@@ -87,6 +74,7 @@ enum isci_tmf_function_codes {
 	isci_tmf_ssp_task_abort = TMF_ABORT_TASK,
 	isci_tmf_ssp_lun_reset  = TMF_LU_RESET,
 };
+
 /**
  * struct isci_tmf - This class represents the task management object which
  *    acts as an interface to libsas for processing task management requests
@@ -106,15 +94,6 @@ struct isci_tmf {
 	u16 io_tag;
 	enum isci_tmf_function_codes tmf_code;
 	int status;
-
-	/* The optional callback function allows the user process to
-	 * track the TMF transmit / timeout conditions.
-	 */
-	void (*cb_state_func)(
-		enum isci_tmf_cb_state,
-		struct isci_tmf *, void *);
-	void *cb_data;
-
 };
 
 static inline void isci_print_tmf(struct isci_host *ihost, struct isci_tmf *tmf)
@@ -208,113 +187,4 @@ int isci_queuecommand(
 	struct scsi_cmnd *scsi_cmd,
 	void (*donefunc)(struct scsi_cmnd *));
 
-/**
- * enum isci_completion_selection - This enum defines the possible actions to
- *    take with respect to a given request's notification back to libsas.
- *
- *
- */
-enum isci_completion_selection {
-
-	isci_perform_normal_io_completion,      /* Normal notify (task_done) */
-	isci_perform_aborted_io_completion,     /* No notification.   */
-	isci_perform_error_io_completion        /* Use sas_task_abort */
-};
-
-/**
- * isci_task_set_completion_status() - This function sets the completion status
- *    for the request.
- * @task: This parameter is the completed request.
- * @response: This parameter is the response code for the completed task.
- * @status: This parameter is the status code for the completed task.
- *
-* @return The new notification mode for the request.
-*/
-static inline enum isci_completion_selection
-isci_task_set_completion_status(
-	struct sas_task *task,
-	enum service_response response,
-	enum exec_status status,
-	enum isci_completion_selection task_notification_selection)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&task->task_state_lock, flags);
-
-	/* If a device reset is being indicated, make sure the I/O
-	* is in the error path.
-	*/
-	if (task->task_state_flags & SAS_TASK_NEED_DEV_RESET) {
-		/* Fail the I/O to make sure it goes into the error path. */
-		response = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
-		status = SAM_STAT_TASK_ABORTED;
-
-		task_notification_selection = isci_perform_error_io_completion;
-	}
-	task->task_status.resp = response;
-	task->task_status.stat = status;
-
-	switch (task->task_proto) {
-
-	case SAS_PROTOCOL_SATA:
-	case SAS_PROTOCOL_STP:
-	case SAS_PROTOCOL_SATA | SAS_PROTOCOL_STP:
-
-		if (task_notification_selection
-		    == isci_perform_error_io_completion) {
-			/* SATA/STP I/O has it's own means of scheduling device
-			* error handling on the normal path.
-			*/
-			task_notification_selection
-				= isci_perform_normal_io_completion;
-		}
-		break;
-	default:
-		break;
-	}
-
-	switch (task_notification_selection) {
-
-	case isci_perform_error_io_completion:
-
-		if (task->task_proto == SAS_PROTOCOL_SMP) {
-			/* There is no error escalation in the SMP case.
-			 * Convert to a normal completion to avoid the
-			 * timeout in the discovery path and to let the
-			 * next action take place quickly.
-			 */
-			task_notification_selection
-				= isci_perform_normal_io_completion;
-
-			/* Fall through to the normal case... */
-		} else {
-			/* Use sas_task_abort */
-			/* Leave SAS_TASK_STATE_DONE clear
-			 * Leave SAS_TASK_AT_INITIATOR set.
-			 */
-			break;
-		}
-
-	case isci_perform_aborted_io_completion:
-		/* This path can occur with task-managed requests as well as
-		 * requests terminated because of LUN or device resets.
-		 */
-		/* Fall through to the normal case... */
-	case isci_perform_normal_io_completion:
-		/* Normal notification (task_done) */
-		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",
-			 task_notification_selection);
-		break;
-	}
-
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&task->task_state_lock, flags);
-
-	return task_notification_selection;
-
-}
 #endif /* !defined(_SCI_TASK_H_) */