[RESEND,14/25] mpt3sas: Refcount sas_device objects and fix unsafe list usage

Commit Message

Sreekanth Reddy Nov. 11, 2015, noon UTC

From: Sreekanth Reddy <[e-mail]>

These objects can be referenced concurrently throughout the driver, we
need a way to make sure threads can't delete them out from under each
other. This patch adds the refcount, and refactors the code to use it.

Additionally, we cannot iterate over the sas_device_list without
holding the lock, or we risk corrupting random memory if items are
added or deleted as we iterate. This patch refactors _scsih_probe_sas()
to use the sas_device_list in a safe way.

Ported this changes form below mpt2sas driver patch, as these changes
also required for mpt3sas driver and we have tested this chnages on
mpt3sas driver also.

'commit d224fe0d609734888af63656ddaf3a8352f0a7b5
("mpt2sas: Refcount sas_device objects and fix unsafe list usage")'

Signed-off-by: Sreekanth Reddy <[e-mail]>
---
 drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.h      |  24 +-
 drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c     | 480 +++++++++++++++++++++----------
 drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_transport.c |  18 +-
 3 files changed, 365 insertions(+), 157 deletions(-)

Patch

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.h b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.h
index 3b4aaa1..b61a785 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.h
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@  struct Mpi2ManufacturingPage11_t {
  * @flags: MPT_TARGET_FLAGS_XXX flags
  * @deleted: target flaged for deletion
  * @tm_busy: target is busy with TM request.
+ * @sdev: The sas_device associated with this target
  */
 struct MPT3SAS_TARGET {
 	struct scsi_target *starget;
@@ -283,6 +284,7 @@  struct MPT3SAS_TARGET {
 	u32	flags;
 	u8	deleted;
 	u8	tm_busy;
+	struct _sas_device *sdev;
 };
 
 
@@ -389,8 +391,24 @@  struct _sas_device {
 	u8	pend_sas_rphy_add;
 	u8	enclosure_level;
 	u8	connector_name[4];
+	struct kref refcount;
 };
 
+static inline void sas_device_get(struct _sas_device *s)
+{
+	kref_get(&s->refcount);
+}
+
+static inline void sas_device_free(struct kref *r)
+{
+	kfree(container_of(r, struct _sas_device, refcount));
+}
+
+static inline void sas_device_put(struct _sas_device *s)
+{
+	kref_put(&s->refcount, sas_device_free);
+}
+
 /**
  * struct _raid_device - raid volume link list
  * @list: sas device list
@@ -1148,8 +1166,10 @@  struct _sas_node *mpt3sas_scsih_expander_find_by_handle(
 	struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle);
 struct _sas_node *mpt3sas_scsih_expander_find_by_sas_address(
 	struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u64 sas_address);
-struct _sas_device *mpt3sas_scsih_sas_device_find_by_sas_address(
-	struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u64 sas_address);
+struct _sas_device *mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_addr(
+	 struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u64 sas_address);
+struct _sas_device *__mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_addr(
+	 struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u64 sas_address);
 
 void mpt3sas_port_enable_complete(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc);
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
index dc6b0ba..5dbf214 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
@@ -502,8 +502,61 @@  _scsih_determine_boot_device(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 	}
 }
 
+static struct _sas_device *
+__mpt3sas_get_sdev_from_target(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
+		struct MPT3SAS_TARGET *tgt_priv)
+{
+	struct _sas_device *ret;
+
+	assert_spin_locked(&ioc->sas_device_lock);
+
+	ret = tgt_priv->sdev;
+	if (ret)
+		sas_device_get(ret);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static struct _sas_device *
+mpt3sas_get_sdev_from_target(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
+		struct MPT3SAS_TARGET *tgt_priv)
+{
+	struct _sas_device *ret;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
+	ret = __mpt3sas_get_sdev_from_target(ioc, tgt_priv);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
+struct _sas_device *
+__mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_addr(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
+					u64 sas_address)
+{
+	struct _sas_device *sas_device;
+
+	assert_spin_locked(&ioc->sas_device_lock);
+
+	list_for_each_entry(sas_device, &ioc->sas_device_list, list)
+		if (sas_device->sas_address == sas_address)
+			goto found_device;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(sas_device, &ioc->sas_device_init_list, list)
+		if (sas_device->sas_address == sas_address)
+			goto found_device;
+
+	return NULL;
+
+found_device:
+	sas_device_get(sas_device);
+	return sas_device;
+}
+
 /**
- * mpt3sas_scsih_sas_device_find_by_sas_address - sas device search
+ * mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_addr - sas device search
  * @ioc: per adapter object
  * @sas_address: sas address
  * Context: Calling function should acquire ioc->sas_device_lock
@@ -512,24 +565,44 @@  _scsih_determine_boot_device(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
  * object.
  */
 struct _sas_device *
-mpt3sas_scsih_sas_device_find_by_sas_address(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
+mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_addr(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 	u64 sas_address)
 {
 	struct _sas_device *sas_device;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
+	sas_device = __mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_addr(ioc,
+			sas_address);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
+
+	return sas_device;
+}
+
+static struct _sas_device *
+__mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_handle(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle)
+{
+	struct _sas_device *sas_device;
+
+	assert_spin_locked(&ioc->sas_device_lock);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(sas_device, &ioc->sas_device_list, list)
-		if (sas_device->sas_address == sas_address)
-			return sas_device;
+		if (sas_device->handle == handle)
+			goto found_device;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(sas_device, &ioc->sas_device_init_list, list)
-		if (sas_device->sas_address == sas_address)
-			return sas_device;
+		if (sas_device->handle == handle)
+			goto found_device;
 
 	return NULL;
+
+found_device:
+	sas_device_get(sas_device);
+	return sas_device;
 }
 
 /**
- * _scsih_sas_device_find_by_handle - sas device search
+ * mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_handle - sas device search
  * @ioc: per adapter object
  * @handle: sas device handle (assigned by firmware)
  * Context: Calling function should acquire ioc->sas_device_lock
@@ -538,19 +611,16 @@  mpt3sas_scsih_sas_device_find_by_sas_address(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
  * object.
  */
 static struct _sas_device *
-_scsih_sas_device_find_by_handle(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle)
+mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_handle(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle)
 {
 	struct _sas_device *sas_device;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(sas_device, &ioc->sas_device_list, list)
-		if (sas_device->handle == handle)
-			return sas_device;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(sas_device, &ioc->sas_device_init_list, list)
-		if (sas_device->handle == handle)
-			return sas_device;
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
+	sas_device = __mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_handle(ioc, handle);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
 
-	return NULL;
+	return sas_device;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -559,7 +629,7 @@  _scsih_sas_device_find_by_handle(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle)
  * @sas_device: the sas_device object
  * Context: This function will acquire ioc->sas_device_lock.
  *
- * Removing object and freeing associated memory from the ioc->sas_device_list.
+ * If sas_device is on the list, remove it and decrement its reference count.
  */
 static void
 _scsih_sas_device_remove(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
@@ -586,9 +656,15 @@  _scsih_sas_device_remove(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 		   ioc->name, sas_device->enclosure_level,
 		   sas_device->connector_name);
 
+	/*
+	 * The lock serializes access to the list, but we still need to verify
+	 * that nobody removed the entry while we were waiting on the lock.
+	 */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-	list_del(&sas_device->list);
-	kfree(sas_device);
+	if (!list_empty(&sas_device->list)) {
+		list_del_init(&sas_device->list);
+		sas_device_put(sas_device);
+	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
 }
 
@@ -609,12 +685,16 @@  _scsih_device_remove_by_handle(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle)
 		return;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-	sas_device = _scsih_sas_device_find_by_handle(ioc, handle);
-	if (sas_device)
-		list_del(&sas_device->list);
+	sas_device = __mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_handle(ioc, handle);
+	if (sas_device) {
+		list_del_init(&sas_device->list);
+		sas_device_put(sas_device);
+	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-	if (sas_device)
+	if (sas_device) {
 		_scsih_remove_device(ioc, sas_device);
+		sas_device_put(sas_device);
+	}
 }
 
 /**
@@ -635,13 +715,16 @@  mpt3sas_device_remove_by_sas_address(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 		return;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-	sas_device = mpt3sas_scsih_sas_device_find_by_sas_address(ioc,
-	    sas_address);
-	if (sas_device)
-		list_del(&sas_device->list);
+	sas_device = __mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_addr(ioc, sas_address);
+	if (sas_device) {
+		list_del_init(&sas_device->list);
+		sas_device_put(sas_device);
+	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-	if (sas_device)
+	if (sas_device) {
 		_scsih_remove_device(ioc, sas_device);
+		sas_device_put(sas_device);
+	}
 }
 
 /**
@@ -676,6 +759,7 @@  _scsih_sas_device_add(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 		    sas_device->enclosure_level, sas_device->connector_name));
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
+	sas_device_get(sas_device);
 	list_add_tail(&sas_device->list, &ioc->sas_device_list);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
 
@@ -729,6 +813,7 @@  _scsih_sas_device_init_add(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 		    sas_device->connector_name));
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
+	sas_device_get(sas_device);
 	list_add_tail(&sas_device->list, &ioc->sas_device_init_list);
 	_scsih_determine_boot_device(ioc, sas_device, 0);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
@@ -1107,12 +1192,15 @@  scsih_change_queue_depth(struct scsi_device *sdev, int qdepth)
 		goto not_sata;
 	if ((sas_target_priv_data->flags & MPT_TARGET_FLAGS_VOLUME))
 		goto not_sata;
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-	sas_device = mpt3sas_scsih_sas_device_find_by_sas_address(ioc,
-	   sas_device_priv_data->sas_target->sas_address);
-	if (sas_device && sas_device->device_info &
-	    MPI2_SAS_DEVICE_INFO_SATA_DEVICE)
-		max_depth = MPT3SAS_SATA_QUEUE_DEPTH;
+	sas_device = __mpt3sas_get_sdev_from_target(ioc, sas_target_priv_data);
+	if (sas_device) {
+		if (sas_device->device_info & MPI2_SAS_DEVICE_INFO_SATA_DEVICE)
+			max_depth = MPT3SAS_SATA_QUEUE_DEPTH;
+
+		sas_device_put(sas_device);
+	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
 
  not_sata:
@@ -1171,12 +1259,13 @@  scsih_target_alloc(struct scsi_target *starget)
 	/* sas/sata devices */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
 	rphy = dev_to_rphy(starget->dev.parent);
-	sas_device = mpt3sas_scsih_sas_device_find_by_sas_address(ioc,
+	sas_device = __mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_addr(ioc,
 	   rphy->identify.sas_address);
 
 	if (sas_device) {
 		sas_target_priv_data->handle = sas_device->handle;
 		sas_target_priv_data->sas_address = sas_device->sas_address;
+		sas_target_priv_data->sdev = sas_device;
 		sas_device->starget = starget;
 		sas_device->id = starget->id;
 		sas_device->channel = starget->channel;
@@ -1228,13 +1317,21 @@  scsih_target_destroy(struct scsi_target *starget)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
 	rphy = dev_to_rphy(starget->dev.parent);
-	sas_device = mpt3sas_scsih_sas_device_find_by_sas_address(ioc,
-	   rphy->identify.sas_address);
+	sas_device = __mpt3sas_get_sdev_from_target(ioc, sas_target_priv_data);
 	if (sas_device && (sas_device->starget == starget) &&
 	    (sas_device->id == starget->id) &&
 	    (sas_device->channel == starget->channel))
 		sas_device->starget = NULL;
 
+	if (sas_device) {
+		/*
+		 * Corresponding get() is in _scsih_target_alloc()
+		 */
+		sas_target_priv_data->sdev = NULL;
+		sas_device_put(sas_device);
+
+		sas_device_put(sas_device);
+	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
 
  out:
@@ -1290,14 +1387,18 @@  scsih_slave_alloc(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 
 	if (!(sas_target_priv_data->flags & MPT_TARGET_FLAGS_VOLUME)) {
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-		sas_device = mpt3sas_scsih_sas_device_find_by_sas_address(ioc,
+		sas_device = __mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_addr(ioc,
 					sas_target_priv_data->sas_address);
 		if (sas_device && (sas_device->starget == NULL)) {
 			sdev_printk(KERN_INFO, sdev,
 			"%s : sas_device->starget set to starget @ %d\n",
-				__func__, __LINE__);
+			     __func__, __LINE__);
 			sas_device->starget = starget;
 		}
+
+		if (sas_device)
+			sas_device_put(sas_device);
+
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
 	}
 
@@ -1332,10 +1433,13 @@  scsih_slave_destroy(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 
 	if (!(sas_target_priv_data->flags & MPT_TARGET_FLAGS_VOLUME)) {
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-		sas_device = mpt3sas_scsih_sas_device_find_by_sas_address(ioc,
-		   sas_target_priv_data->sas_address);
+		sas_device = __mpt3sas_get_sdev_from_target(ioc,
+				sas_target_priv_data);
 		if (sas_device && !sas_target_priv_data->num_luns)
 			sas_device->starget = NULL;
+
+		if (sas_device)
+			sas_device_put(sas_device);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
 	}
 
@@ -1783,7 +1887,7 @@  scsih_slave_configure(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-	sas_device = mpt3sas_scsih_sas_device_find_by_sas_address(ioc,
+	sas_device = __mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_addr(ioc,
 	   sas_device_priv_data->sas_target->sas_address);
 	if (!sas_device) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
@@ -1823,6 +1927,7 @@  scsih_slave_configure(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 		     ds, sas_device->enclosure_level,
 		     sas_device->connector_name);
 
+	sas_device_put(sas_device);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
 
 	if (!ssp_target)
@@ -2222,8 +2327,7 @@  _scsih_tm_display_info(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
 		    device_str, (unsigned long long)priv_target->sas_address);
 	} else {
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-		sas_device = mpt3sas_scsih_sas_device_find_by_sas_address(ioc,
-		    priv_target->sas_address);
+		sas_device = __mpt3sas_get_sdev_from_target(ioc, priv_target);
 		if (sas_device) {
 			if (priv_target->flags &
 			    MPT_TARGET_FLAGS_RAID_COMPONENT) {
@@ -2249,6 +2353,8 @@  _scsih_tm_display_info(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
 				"enclosure level(0x%04x),connector name(%s)\n",
 				 sas_device->enclosure_level,
 				 sas_device->connector_name);
+
+			sas_device_put(sas_device);
 		}
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
 	}
@@ -2324,11 +2430,13 @@  scsih_dev_reset(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
 {
 	struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc = shost_priv(scmd->device->host);
 	struct MPT3SAS_DEVICE *sas_device_priv_data;
-	struct _sas_device *sas_device;
-	unsigned long flags;
+	struct _sas_device *sas_device = NULL;
 	u16	handle;
 	int r;
 
+	struct scsi_target *starget = scmd->device->sdev_target;
+	struct MPT3SAS_TARGET *target_priv_data = starget->hostdata;
+
 	sdev_printk(KERN_INFO, scmd->device,
 		"attempting device reset! scmd(%p)\n", scmd);
 	_scsih_tm_display_info(ioc, scmd);
@@ -2347,12 +2455,10 @@  scsih_dev_reset(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
 	handle = 0;
 	if (sas_device_priv_data->sas_target->flags &
 	    MPT_TARGET_FLAGS_RAID_COMPONENT) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-		sas_device = _scsih_sas_device_find_by_handle(ioc,
-		   sas_device_priv_data->sas_target->handle);
+		sas_device = mpt3sas_get_sdev_from_target(ioc,
+				target_priv_data);
 		if (sas_device)
 			handle = sas_device->volume_handle;
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
 	} else
 		handle = sas_device_priv_data->sas_target->handle;
 
@@ -2369,6 +2475,10 @@  scsih_dev_reset(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
  out:
 	sdev_printk(KERN_INFO, scmd->device, "device reset: %s scmd(%p)\n",
 	    ((r == SUCCESS) ? "SUCCESS" : "FAILED"), scmd);
+
+	if (sas_device)
+		sas_device_put(sas_device);
+
 	return r;
 }
 
@@ -2383,11 +2493,11 @@  scsih_target_reset(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
 {
 	struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc = shost_priv(scmd->device->host);
 	struct MPT3SAS_DEVICE *sas_device_priv_data;
-	struct _sas_device *sas_device;
-	unsigned long flags;
+	struct _sas_device *sas_device = NULL;
 	u16	handle;
 	int r;
 	struct scsi_target *starget = scmd->device->sdev_target;
+	struct MPT3SAS_TARGET *target_priv_data = starget->hostdata;
 
 	starget_printk(KERN_INFO, starget, "attempting target reset! scmd(%p)\n",
 		scmd);
@@ -2407,12 +2517,10 @@  scsih_target_reset(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
 	handle = 0;
 	if (sas_device_priv_data->sas_target->flags &
 	    MPT_TARGET_FLAGS_RAID_COMPONENT) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-		sas_device = _scsih_sas_device_find_by_handle(ioc,
-		   sas_device_priv_data->sas_target->handle);
+		sas_device = mpt3sas_get_sdev_from_target(ioc,
+				target_priv_data);
 		if (sas_device)
 			handle = sas_device->volume_handle;
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
 	} else
 		handle = sas_device_priv_data->sas_target->handle;
 
@@ -2429,6 +2537,10 @@  scsih_target_reset(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
  out:
 	starget_printk(KERN_INFO, starget, "target reset: %s scmd(%p)\n",
 	    ((r == SUCCESS) ? "SUCCESS" : "FAILED"), scmd);
+
+	if (sas_device)
+		sas_device_put(sas_device);
+
 	return r;
 }
 
@@ -2766,7 +2878,7 @@  _scsih_block_io_device(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle)
 	struct scsi_device *sdev;
 	struct _sas_device *sas_device;
 
-	sas_device = _scsih_sas_device_find_by_handle(ioc, handle);
+	sas_device = mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_handle(ioc, handle);
 	if (!sas_device)
 		return;
 
@@ -2782,6 +2894,8 @@  _scsih_block_io_device(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle)
 			continue;
 		_scsih_internal_device_block(sdev, sas_device_priv_data);
 	}
+
+	sas_device_put(sas_device);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2810,12 +2924,13 @@  _scsih_block_io_to_children_attached_to_ex(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 		if (mpt3sas_port->remote_identify.device_type ==
 		    SAS_END_DEVICE) {
 			spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-			sas_device =
-			    mpt3sas_scsih_sas_device_find_by_sas_address(ioc,
-			   mpt3sas_port->remote_identify.sas_address);
-			if (sas_device)
+			sas_device = __mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_addr(ioc,
+			    mpt3sas_port->remote_identify.sas_address);
+			if (sas_device) {
 				set_bit(sas_device->handle,
-				    ioc->blocking_handles);
+						ioc->blocking_handles);
+				sas_device_put(sas_device);
+			}
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
 		}
 	}
@@ -2883,7 +2998,7 @@  _scsih_tm_tr_send(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle)
 {
 	Mpi2SCSITaskManagementRequest_t *mpi_request;
 	u16 smid;
-	struct _sas_device *sas_device;
+	struct _sas_device *sas_device = NULL;
 	struct MPT3SAS_TARGET *sas_target_priv_data = NULL;
 	u64 sas_address = 0;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -2916,7 +3031,7 @@  _scsih_tm_tr_send(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle)
 		return;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-	sas_device = _scsih_sas_device_find_by_handle(ioc, handle);
+	sas_device = __mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_handle(ioc, handle);
 	if (sas_device && sas_device->starget &&
 	    sas_device->starget->hostdata) {
 		sas_target_priv_data = sas_device->starget->hostdata;
@@ -2950,14 +3065,14 @@  _scsih_tm_tr_send(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle)
 	if (!smid) {
 		delayed_tr = kzalloc(sizeof(*delayed_tr), GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (!delayed_tr)
-			return;
+			goto out;
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&delayed_tr->list);
 		delayed_tr->handle = handle;
 		list_add_tail(&delayed_tr->list, &ioc->delayed_tr_list);
 		dewtprintk(ioc, pr_info(MPT3SAS_FMT
 		    "DELAYED:tr:handle(0x%04x), (open)\n",
 		    ioc->name, handle));
-		return;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	dewtprintk(ioc, pr_info(MPT3SAS_FMT
@@ -2971,6 +3086,10 @@  _scsih_tm_tr_send(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle)
 	mpi_request->TaskType = MPI2_SCSITASKMGMT_TASKTYPE_TARGET_RESET;
 	mpt3sas_base_put_smid_hi_priority(ioc, smid);
 	mpt3sas_trigger_master(ioc, MASTER_TRIGGER_DEVICE_REMOVAL);
+
+out:
+	if (sas_device)
+		sas_device_put(sas_device);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3839,7 +3958,6 @@  _scsih_scsi_ioc_info(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, struct scsi_cmnd *scmd,
 	char *desc_scsi_state = ioc->tmp_string;
 	u32 log_info = le32_to_cpu(mpi_reply->IOCLogInfo);
 	struct _sas_device *sas_device = NULL;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	struct scsi_target *starget = scmd->device->sdev_target;
 	struct MPT3SAS_TARGET *priv_target = starget->hostdata;
 	char *device_str = NULL;
@@ -3970,9 +4088,7 @@  _scsih_scsi_ioc_info(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, struct scsi_cmnd *scmd,
 		pr_warn(MPT3SAS_FMT "\t%s wwid(0x%016llx)\n", ioc->name,
 		    device_str, (unsigned long long)priv_target->sas_address);
 	} else {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-		sas_device = mpt3sas_scsih_sas_device_find_by_sas_address(ioc,
-		    priv_target->sas_address);
+		sas_device = mpt3sas_get_sdev_from_target(ioc, priv_target);
 		if (sas_device) {
 			pr_warn(MPT3SAS_FMT
 				"\tsas_address(0x%016llx), phy(%d)\n",
@@ -3991,8 +4107,9 @@  _scsih_scsi_ioc_info(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, struct scsi_cmnd *scmd,
 				  " connector name( %s)\n", ioc->name,
 				  sas_device->enclosure_level,
 				  sas_device->connector_name);
+
+			sas_device_put(sas_device);
 		}
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
 	}
 
 	pr_warn(MPT3SAS_FMT
@@ -4043,7 +4160,7 @@  _scsih_turn_on_pfa_led(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle)
 	Mpi2SepRequest_t mpi_request;
 	struct _sas_device *sas_device;
 
-	sas_device = _scsih_sas_device_find_by_handle(ioc, handle);
+	sas_device = mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_handle(ioc, handle);
 	if (!sas_device)
 		return;
 
@@ -4058,7 +4175,7 @@  _scsih_turn_on_pfa_led(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle)
 	    &mpi_request)) != 0) {
 		pr_err(MPT3SAS_FMT "failure at %s:%d/%s()!\n", ioc->name,
 		__FILE__, __LINE__, __func__);
-		return;
+		goto out;
 	}
 	sas_device->pfa_led_on = 1;
 
@@ -4067,9 +4184,12 @@  _scsih_turn_on_pfa_led(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle)
 			"enclosure_processor: ioc_status (0x%04x), loginfo(0x%08x)\n",
 			ioc->name, le16_to_cpu(mpi_reply.IOCStatus),
 		    le32_to_cpu(mpi_reply.IOCLogInfo)));
-		return;
+		goto out;
 	}
+out:
+	sas_device_put(sas_device);
 }
+
 /**
  * _scsih_turn_off_pfa_led - turn off Fault LED
  * @ioc: per adapter object
@@ -4108,6 +4228,7 @@  _scsih_turn_off_pfa_led(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 		return;
 	}
 }
+
 /**
  * _scsih_send_event_to_turn_on_pfa_led - fire delayed event
  * @ioc: per adapter object
@@ -4151,19 +4272,17 @@  _scsih_smart_predicted_fault(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle)
 
 	/* only handle non-raid devices */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-	sas_device = _scsih_sas_device_find_by_handle(ioc, handle);
-	if (!sas_device) {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-		return;
-	}
+	sas_device = __mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_handle(ioc, handle);
+	if (!sas_device)
+		goto out_unlock;
+
 	starget = sas_device->starget;
 	sas_target_priv_data = starget->hostdata;
 
 	if ((sas_target_priv_data->flags & MPT_TARGET_FLAGS_RAID_COMPONENT) ||
-	   ((sas_target_priv_data->flags & MPT_TARGET_FLAGS_VOLUME))) {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-		return;
-	}
+	   ((sas_target_priv_data->flags & MPT_TARGET_FLAGS_VOLUME)))
+		goto out_unlock;
+
 	if (sas_device->enclosure_handle != 0)
 		starget_printk(KERN_INFO, starget, "predicted fault, "
 			"enclosure logical id(0x%016llx), slot(%d)\n",
@@ -4186,7 +4305,7 @@  _scsih_smart_predicted_fault(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle)
 	if (!event_reply) {
 		pr_err(MPT3SAS_FMT "failure at %s:%d/%s()!\n",
 		    ioc->name, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__);
-		return;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	event_reply->Function = MPI2_FUNCTION_EVENT_NOTIFICATION;
@@ -4203,6 +4322,14 @@  _scsih_smart_predicted_fault(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle)
 	event_data->SASAddress = cpu_to_le64(sas_target_priv_data->sas_address);
 	mpt3sas_ctl_add_to_event_log(ioc, event_reply);
 	kfree(event_reply);
+out:
+	if (sas_device)
+		sas_device_put(sas_device);
+	return;
+
+out_unlock:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
+	goto out;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -4977,13 +5104,11 @@  _scsih_check_device(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
 	sas_address = le64_to_cpu(sas_device_pg0.SASAddress);
-	sas_device = mpt3sas_scsih_sas_device_find_by_sas_address(ioc,
+	sas_device = __mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_addr(ioc,
 	    sas_address);
 
-	if (!sas_device) {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-		return;
-	}
+	if (!sas_device)
+		goto out_unlock;
 
 	if (unlikely(sas_device->handle != handle)) {
 		starget = sas_device->starget;
@@ -5011,20 +5136,25 @@  _scsih_check_device(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 		pr_err(MPT3SAS_FMT
 			"device is not present handle(0x%04x), flags!!!\n",
 			ioc->name, handle);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-		return;
+		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
 	/* check if there were any issues with discovery */
 	if (_scsih_check_access_status(ioc, sas_address, handle,
-	    sas_device_pg0.AccessStatus)) {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-		return;
-	}
+	    sas_device_pg0.AccessStatus))
+		goto out_unlock;
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
 	_scsih_ublock_io_device(ioc, sas_address);
 
+	if (sas_device)
+		sas_device_put(sas_device);
+	return;
+
+out_unlock:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
+	if (sas_device)
+		sas_device_put(sas_device);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -5049,7 +5179,6 @@  _scsih_add_device(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle, u8 phy_num,
 	u32 ioc_status;
 	u64 sas_address;
 	u32 device_info;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if ((mpt3sas_config_get_sas_device_pg0(ioc, &mpi_reply, &sas_device_pg0,
 	    MPI2_SAS_DEVICE_PGAD_FORM_HANDLE, handle))) {
@@ -5085,13 +5214,12 @@  _scsih_add_device(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle, u8 phy_num,
 	    sas_device_pg0.AccessStatus))
 		return -1;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-	sas_device = mpt3sas_scsih_sas_device_find_by_sas_address(ioc,
-	    sas_address);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-
-	if (sas_device)
+	sas_device = mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_addr(ioc,
+					sas_address);
+	if (sas_device) {
+		sas_device_put(sas_device);
 		return -1;
+	}
 
 	sas_device = kzalloc(sizeof(struct _sas_device),
 	    GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -5101,6 +5229,7 @@  _scsih_add_device(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle, u8 phy_num,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	kref_init(&sas_device->refcount);
 	sas_device->handle = handle;
 	if (_scsih_get_sas_address(ioc,
 	    le16_to_cpu(sas_device_pg0.ParentDevHandle),
@@ -5144,6 +5273,7 @@  _scsih_add_device(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle, u8 phy_num,
 	else
 		_scsih_sas_device_add(ioc, sas_device);
 
+	sas_device_put(sas_device);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -5228,8 +5358,6 @@  _scsih_remove_device(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 		    "%s: exit: enclosure level(0x%04x), connector name(%s)\n",
 		    ioc->name, __func__, sas_device->enclosure_level,
 		    sas_device->connector_name));
-
-	kfree(sas_device);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -5546,26 +5674,28 @@  _scsih_sas_device_status_change_event(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
 	sas_address = le64_to_cpu(event_data->SASAddress);
-	sas_device = mpt3sas_scsih_sas_device_find_by_sas_address(ioc,
+	sas_device = __mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_addr(ioc,
 	    sas_address);
 
-	if (!sas_device || !sas_device->starget) {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-		return;
-	}
+	if (!sas_device || !sas_device->starget)
+		goto out;
 
 	target_priv_data = sas_device->starget->hostdata;
-	if (!target_priv_data) {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-		return;
-	}
+	if (!target_priv_data)
+		goto out;
 
 	if (event_data->ReasonCode ==
 	    MPI2_EVENT_SAS_DEV_STAT_RC_INTERNAL_DEVICE_RESET)
 		target_priv_data->tm_busy = 1;
 	else
 		target_priv_data->tm_busy = 0;
+
+out:
+	if (sas_device)
+		sas_device_put(sas_device);
+
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
+
 }
 
 /**
@@ -6044,7 +6174,7 @@  _scsih_sas_pd_expose(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 	u16 handle = le16_to_cpu(element->PhysDiskDevHandle);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-	sas_device = _scsih_sas_device_find_by_handle(ioc, handle);
+	sas_device = __mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_handle(ioc, handle);
 	if (sas_device) {
 		sas_device->volume_handle = 0;
 		sas_device->volume_wwid = 0;
@@ -6063,6 +6193,8 @@  _scsih_sas_pd_expose(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 	/* exposing raid component */
 	if (starget)
 		starget_for_each_device(starget, NULL, _scsih_reprobe_lun);
+
+	sas_device_put(sas_device);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -6091,7 +6223,7 @@  _scsih_sas_pd_hide(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 		    &volume_wwid);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-	sas_device = _scsih_sas_device_find_by_handle(ioc, handle);
+	sas_device = __mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_handle(ioc, handle);
 	if (sas_device) {
 		set_bit(handle, ioc->pd_handles);
 		if (sas_device->starget && sas_device->starget->hostdata) {
@@ -6113,6 +6245,8 @@  _scsih_sas_pd_hide(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 #endif
 	if (starget)
 		starget_for_each_device(starget, (void *)1, _scsih_reprobe_lun);
+
+	sas_device_put(sas_device);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -6145,7 +6279,6 @@  _scsih_sas_pd_add(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 	Mpi2EventIrConfigElement_t *element)
 {
 	struct _sas_device *sas_device;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	u16 handle = le16_to_cpu(element->PhysDiskDevHandle);
 	Mpi2ConfigReply_t mpi_reply;
 	Mpi2SasDevicePage0_t sas_device_pg0;
@@ -6155,13 +6288,12 @@  _scsih_sas_pd_add(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 
 	set_bit(handle, ioc->pd_handles);
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-	sas_device = _scsih_sas_device_find_by_handle(ioc, handle);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
+	sas_device = mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_handle(ioc, handle);
 	if (sas_device) {
 #ifndef SCSI_MPT2SAS
 		_scsih_ir_fastpath(ioc, handle, element->PhysDiskNum);
 #endif
+		sas_device_put(sas_device);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -6443,7 +6575,6 @@  _scsih_sas_ir_physical_disk_event(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 	u16 handle, parent_handle;
 	u32 state;
 	struct _sas_device *sas_device;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	Mpi2ConfigReply_t mpi_reply;
 	Mpi2SasDevicePage0_t sas_device_pg0;
 	u32 ioc_status;
@@ -6475,12 +6606,12 @@  _scsih_sas_ir_physical_disk_event(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 
 		if (!ioc->is_warpdrive)
 			set_bit(handle, ioc->pd_handles);
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-		sas_device = _scsih_sas_device_find_by_handle(ioc, handle);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
 
-		if (sas_device)
+		sas_device = mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_handle(ioc, handle);
+		if (sas_device) {
+			sas_device_put(sas_device);
 			return;
+		}
 
 		if ((mpt3sas_config_get_sas_device_pg0(ioc, &mpi_reply,
 		    &sas_device_pg0, MPI2_SAS_DEVICE_PGAD_FORM_HANDLE,
@@ -6962,6 +7093,7 @@  _scsih_remove_unresponding_sas_devices(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc)
 	struct _raid_device *raid_device, *raid_device_next;
 	struct list_head tmp_list;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	LIST_HEAD(head);
 
 	pr_info(MPT3SAS_FMT "removing unresponding devices: start\n",
 	    ioc->name);
@@ -6969,14 +7101,28 @@  _scsih_remove_unresponding_sas_devices(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc)
 	/* removing unresponding end devices */
 	pr_info(MPT3SAS_FMT "removing unresponding devices: end-devices\n",
 	    ioc->name);
+	/*
+	 * Iterate, pulling off devices marked as non-responding. We become the
+	 * owner for the reference the list had on any object we prune.
+	 */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(sas_device, sas_device_next,
 	    &ioc->sas_device_list, list) {
 		if (!sas_device->responding)
-			mpt3sas_device_remove_by_sas_address(ioc,
-			    sas_device->sas_address);
+			list_move_tail(&sas_device->list, &head);
 		else
 			sas_device->responding = 0;
 	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
+
+	/*
+	 * Now, uninitialize and remove the unresponding devices we pruned.
+	 */
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(sas_device, sas_device_next, &head, list) {
+		_scsih_remove_device(ioc, sas_device);
+		list_del_init(&sas_device->list);
+		sas_device_put(sas_device);
+	}
 
 	/* removing unresponding volumes */
 	if (ioc->ir_firmware) {
@@ -7130,11 +7276,11 @@  _scsih_scan_for_devices_after_reset(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc)
 		}
 		phys_disk_num = pd_pg0.PhysDiskNum;
 		handle = le16_to_cpu(pd_pg0.DevHandle);
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-		sas_device = _scsih_sas_device_find_by_handle(ioc, handle);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-		if (sas_device)
+		sas_device = mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_handle(ioc, handle);
+		if (sas_device) {
+			sas_device_put(sas_device);
 			continue;
+		}
 		if (mpt3sas_config_get_sas_device_pg0(ioc, &mpi_reply,
 		    &sas_device_pg0, MPI2_SAS_DEVICE_PGAD_FORM_HANDLE,
 		    handle) != 0)
@@ -7255,12 +7401,12 @@  _scsih_scan_for_devices_after_reset(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc)
 		if (!(_scsih_is_end_device(
 		    le32_to_cpu(sas_device_pg0.DeviceInfo))))
 			continue;
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-		sas_device = mpt3sas_scsih_sas_device_find_by_sas_address(ioc,
+		sas_device = mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_addr(ioc,
 		    le64_to_cpu(sas_device_pg0.SASAddress));
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-		if (sas_device)
+		if (sas_device) {
+			sas_device_put(sas_device);
 			continue;
+		}
 		parent_handle = le16_to_cpu(sas_device_pg0.ParentDevHandle);
 		if (!_scsih_get_sas_address(ioc, parent_handle, &sas_address)) {
 			pr_info(MPT3SAS_FMT "\tBEFORE adding end device: " \
@@ -7907,6 +8053,48 @@  _scsih_probe_raid(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc)
 	}
 }
 
+static struct _sas_device *get_next_sas_device(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc)
+{
+	struct _sas_device *sas_device = NULL;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
+	if (!list_empty(&ioc->sas_device_init_list)) {
+		sas_device = list_first_entry(&ioc->sas_device_init_list,
+				struct _sas_device, list);
+		sas_device_get(sas_device);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
+
+	return sas_device;
+}
+
+static void sas_device_make_active(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
+		struct _sas_device *sas_device)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
+
+	/*
+	 * Since we dropped the lock during the call to port_add(), we need to
+	 * be careful here that somebody else didn't move or delete this item
+	 * while we were busy with other things.
+	 *
+	 * If it was on the list, we need a put() for the reference the list
+	 * had. Either way, we need a get() for the destination list.
+	 */
+	if (!list_empty(&sas_device->list)) {
+		list_del_init(&sas_device->list);
+		sas_device_put(sas_device);
+	}
+
+	sas_device_get(sas_device);
+	list_add_tail(&sas_device->list, &ioc->sas_device_list);
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
+}
+
 /**
  * _scsih_probe_sas - reporting sas devices to sas transport
  * @ioc: per adapter object
@@ -7916,20 +8104,16 @@  _scsih_probe_raid(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc)
 static void
 _scsih_probe_sas(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc)
 {
-	struct _sas_device *sas_device, *next;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	/* SAS Device List */
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(sas_device, next, &ioc->sas_device_init_list,
-	    list) {
+	struct _sas_device *sas_device;
 
-		if (ioc->hide_drives)
-			return;
+	if (ioc->hide_drives)
+		return;
 
+	while ((sas_device = get_next_sas_device(ioc))) {
 		if (!mpt3sas_transport_port_add(ioc, sas_device->handle,
 		    sas_device->sas_address_parent)) {
-			list_del(&sas_device->list);
-			kfree(sas_device);
+			_scsih_sas_device_remove(ioc, sas_device);
+			sas_device_put(sas_device);
 			continue;
 		} else if (!sas_device->starget) {
 			/*
@@ -7942,15 +8126,13 @@  _scsih_probe_sas(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc)
 				mpt3sas_transport_port_remove(ioc,
 				    sas_device->sas_address,
 				    sas_device->sas_address_parent);
-				list_del(&sas_device->list);
-				kfree(sas_device);
+				_scsih_sas_device_remove(ioc, sas_device);
+				sas_device_put(sas_device);
 				continue;
 			}
 		}
-
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-		list_move_tail(&sas_device->list, &ioc->sas_device_list);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
+		sas_device_make_active(ioc, sas_device);
+		sas_device_put(sas_device);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_transport.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_transport.c
index 70fd019..ca36d7e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_transport.c
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@  mpt3sas_transport_port_add(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle,
 	rphy->identify = mpt3sas_port->remote_identify;
 
 	if (mpt3sas_port->remote_identify.device_type == SAS_END_DEVICE) {
-		sas_device = mpt3sas_scsih_sas_device_find_by_sas_address(ioc,
+		sas_device = mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_addr(ioc,
 				    mpt3sas_port->remote_identify.sas_address);
 		if (!sas_device) {
 			dfailprintk(ioc, printk(MPT3SAS_FMT
@@ -750,8 +750,10 @@  mpt3sas_transport_port_add(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle,
 		    ioc->name, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__);
 	}
 
-	if (mpt3sas_port->remote_identify.device_type == SAS_END_DEVICE)
+	if (mpt3sas_port->remote_identify.device_type == SAS_END_DEVICE) {
 		sas_device->pend_sas_rphy_add = 0;
+		sas_device_put(sas_device);
+	}
 
 	if ((ioc->logging_level & MPT_DEBUG_TRANSPORT))
 		dev_printk(KERN_INFO, &rphy->dev,
@@ -1324,15 +1326,17 @@  _transport_get_enclosure_identifier(struct sas_rphy *rphy, u64 *identifier)
 	int rc;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-	sas_device = mpt3sas_scsih_sas_device_find_by_sas_address(ioc,
+	sas_device = __mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_addr(ioc,
 	    rphy->identify.sas_address);
 	if (sas_device) {
 		*identifier = sas_device->enclosure_logical_id;
 		rc = 0;
+		sas_device_put(sas_device);
 	} else {
 		*identifier = 0;
 		rc = -ENXIO;
 	}
+
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -1352,12 +1356,14 @@  _transport_get_bay_identifier(struct sas_rphy *rphy)
 	int rc;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
-	sas_device = mpt3sas_scsih_sas_device_find_by_sas_address(ioc,
+	sas_device = __mpt3sas_get_sdev_by_addr(ioc,
 	    rphy->identify.sas_address);
-	if (sas_device)
+	if (sas_device) {
 		rc = sas_device->slot;
-	else
+		sas_device_put(sas_device);
+	} else {
 		rc = -ENXIO;
+	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
 	return rc;
 }