diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_event.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_event.c
index 3e225ef..35412d9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_event.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_event.c
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
 
 int sas_queue_work(struct sas_ha_struct *ha, struct sas_work *sw)
 {
-	int rc = 0;
+	/* it's added to the defer_q when draining so return succeed */
+	int rc = 1;
 
 	if (!test_bit(SAS_HA_REGISTERED, &ha->state))
 		return 0;
@@ -44,19 +45,15 @@ int sas_queue_work(struct sas_ha_struct *ha, struct sas_work *sw)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int sas_queue_event(int event, unsigned long *pending,
-			    struct sas_work *work,
+static int sas_queue_event(int event, struct sas_work *work,
 			    struct sas_ha_struct *ha)
 {
-	int rc = 0;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int rc;
 
-	if (!test_and_set_bit(event, pending)) {
-		unsigned long flags;
-
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->lock, flags);
-		rc = sas_queue_work(ha, work);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->lock, flags);
-	}
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->lock, flags);
+	rc = sas_queue_work(ha, work);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->lock, flags);
 
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -66,6 +63,7 @@ void __sas_drain_work(struct sas_ha_struct *ha)
 {
 	struct workqueue_struct *wq = ha->core.shost->work_q;
 	struct sas_work *sw, *_sw;
+	int ret;
 
 	set_bit(SAS_HA_DRAINING, &ha->state);
 	/* flush submitters */
@@ -78,7 +76,11 @@ void __sas_drain_work(struct sas_ha_struct *ha)
 	clear_bit(SAS_HA_DRAINING, &ha->state);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(sw, _sw, &ha->defer_q, drain_node) {
 		list_del_init(&sw->drain_node);
-		sas_queue_work(ha, sw);
+		ret = sas_queue_work(ha, sw);
+		if (ret != 1) {
+			struct asd_sas_event *ev = to_asd_sas_event(&sw->work);
+			sas_free_event(ev);
+		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irq(&ha->lock);
 }
@@ -119,29 +121,68 @@ void sas_enable_revalidation(struct sas_ha_struct *ha)
 		if (!test_and_clear_bit(ev, &d->pending))
 			continue;
 
-		sas_queue_event(ev, &d->pending, &d->disc_work[ev].work, ha);
+		sas_queue_event(ev, &d->disc_work[ev].work, ha);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&ha->disco_mutex);
 }
 
+
+static void sas_port_event_worker(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct asd_sas_event *ev = to_asd_sas_event(work);
+
+	sas_port_event_fns[ev->event](work);
+	sas_free_event(ev);
+}
+
+static void sas_phy_event_worker(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct asd_sas_event *ev = to_asd_sas_event(work);
+
+	sas_phy_event_fns[ev->event](work);
+	sas_free_event(ev);
+}
+
 static int sas_notify_port_event(struct asd_sas_phy *phy, enum port_event event)
 {
+	struct asd_sas_event *ev;
 	struct sas_ha_struct *ha = phy->ha;
+	int ret;
 
 	BUG_ON(event >= PORT_NUM_EVENTS);
 
-	return sas_queue_event(event, &phy->port_events_pending,
-			       &phy->port_events[event].work, ha);
+	ev = sas_alloc_event(phy);
+	if (!ev)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	INIT_SAS_EVENT(ev, sas_port_event_worker, phy, event);
+
+	ret = sas_queue_event(event, &ev->work, ha);
+	if (ret != 1)
+		sas_free_event(ev);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int sas_notify_phy_event(struct asd_sas_phy *phy, enum phy_event event)
 {
+	struct asd_sas_event *ev;
 	struct sas_ha_struct *ha = phy->ha;
+	int ret;
 
 	BUG_ON(event >= PHY_NUM_EVENTS);
 
-	return sas_queue_event(event, &phy->phy_events_pending,
-			       &phy->phy_events[event].work, ha);
+	ev = sas_alloc_event(phy);
+	if (!ev)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	INIT_SAS_EVENT(ev, sas_phy_event_worker, phy, event);
+
+	ret = sas_queue_event(event, &ev->work, ha);
+	if (ret != 1)
+		sas_free_event(ev);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int sas_init_events(struct sas_ha_struct *sas_ha)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_init.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_init.c
index d3f5b57..85c278a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_init.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "../scsi_sas_internal.h"
 
 static struct kmem_cache *sas_task_cache;
+static struct kmem_cache *sas_event_cache;
 
 struct sas_task *sas_alloc_task(gfp_t flags)
 {
@@ -363,8 +364,6 @@ void sas_prep_resume_ha(struct sas_ha_struct *ha)
 		struct asd_sas_phy *phy = ha->sas_phy[i];
 
 		memset(phy->attached_sas_addr, 0, SAS_ADDR_SIZE);
-		phy->port_events_pending = 0;
-		phy->phy_events_pending = 0;
 		phy->frame_rcvd_size = 0;
 	}
 }
@@ -554,20 +553,42 @@ sas_domain_attach_transport(struct sas_domain_function_template *dft)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sas_domain_attach_transport);
 
+
+struct asd_sas_event *sas_alloc_event(struct asd_sas_phy *phy)
+{
+	gfp_t flags = in_interrupt() ? GFP_ATOMIC : GFP_KERNEL;
+
+	return kmem_cache_zalloc(sas_event_cache, flags);
+}
+
+void sas_free_event(struct asd_sas_event *event)
+{
+	kmem_cache_free(sas_event_cache, event);
+}
+
 /* ---------- SAS Class register/unregister ---------- */
 
 static int __init sas_class_init(void)
 {
 	sas_task_cache = KMEM_CACHE(sas_task, SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN);
 	if (!sas_task_cache)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+
+	sas_event_cache = KMEM_CACHE(asd_sas_event, SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN);
+	if (!sas_event_cache)
+		goto free_task_kmem;
 
 	return 0;
+free_task_kmem:
+	kmem_cache_destroy(sas_task_cache);
+out:
+	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
 static void __exit sas_class_exit(void)
 {
 	kmem_cache_destroy(sas_task_cache);
+	kmem_cache_destroy(sas_event_cache);
 }
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Luben Tuikov <luben_tuikov@adaptec.com>");
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_internal.h b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_internal.h
index a216c95..29a7a60 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_internal.h
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ int sas_show_oob_mode(enum sas_oob_mode oob_mode, char *buf);
 int  sas_register_phys(struct sas_ha_struct *sas_ha);
 void sas_unregister_phys(struct sas_ha_struct *sas_ha);
 
+struct asd_sas_event *sas_alloc_event(struct asd_sas_phy *phy);
+void sas_free_event(struct asd_sas_event *event);
+
 int  sas_register_ports(struct sas_ha_struct *sas_ha);
 void sas_unregister_ports(struct sas_ha_struct *sas_ha);
 
@@ -97,6 +100,9 @@ void sas_hae_reset(struct work_struct *work);
 
 void sas_free_device(struct kref *kref);
 
+extern const work_func_t sas_phy_event_fns[PHY_NUM_EVENTS];
+extern const work_func_t sas_port_event_fns[PORT_NUM_EVENTS];
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCSI_SAS_HOST_SMP
 extern int sas_smp_host_handler(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct request *req,
 				struct request *rsp);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_phy.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_phy.c
index cdee446c..59f8292 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_phy.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ static void sas_phye_loss_of_signal(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct asd_sas_event *ev = to_asd_sas_event(work);
 	struct asd_sas_phy *phy = ev->phy;
 
-	clear_bit(PHYE_LOSS_OF_SIGNAL, &phy->phy_events_pending);
 	phy->error = 0;
 	sas_deform_port(phy, 1);
 }
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ static void sas_phye_oob_done(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct asd_sas_event *ev = to_asd_sas_event(work);
 	struct asd_sas_phy *phy = ev->phy;
 
-	clear_bit(PHYE_OOB_DONE, &phy->phy_events_pending);
 	phy->error = 0;
 }
 
@@ -58,8 +56,6 @@ static void sas_phye_oob_error(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct sas_internal *i =
 		to_sas_internal(sas_ha->core.shost->transportt);
 
-	clear_bit(PHYE_OOB_ERROR, &phy->phy_events_pending);
-
 	sas_deform_port(phy, 1);
 
 	if (!port && phy->enabled && i->dft->lldd_control_phy) {
@@ -88,8 +84,6 @@ static void sas_phye_spinup_hold(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct sas_internal *i =
 		to_sas_internal(sas_ha->core.shost->transportt);
 
-	clear_bit(PHYE_SPINUP_HOLD, &phy->phy_events_pending);
-
 	phy->error = 0;
 	i->dft->lldd_control_phy(phy, PHY_FUNC_RELEASE_SPINUP_HOLD, NULL);
 }
@@ -99,8 +93,6 @@ static void sas_phye_resume_timeout(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct asd_sas_event *ev = to_asd_sas_event(work);
 	struct asd_sas_phy *phy = ev->phy;
 
-	clear_bit(PHYE_RESUME_TIMEOUT, &phy->phy_events_pending);
-
 	/* phew, lldd got the phy back in the nick of time */
 	if (!phy->suspended) {
 		dev_info(&phy->phy->dev, "resume timeout cancelled\n");
@@ -119,39 +111,12 @@ int sas_register_phys(struct sas_ha_struct *sas_ha)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	static const work_func_t sas_phy_event_fns[PHY_NUM_EVENTS] = {
-		[PHYE_LOSS_OF_SIGNAL] = sas_phye_loss_of_signal,
-		[PHYE_OOB_DONE] = sas_phye_oob_done,
-		[PHYE_OOB_ERROR] = sas_phye_oob_error,
-		[PHYE_SPINUP_HOLD] = sas_phye_spinup_hold,
-		[PHYE_RESUME_TIMEOUT] = sas_phye_resume_timeout,
-
-	};
-
-	static const work_func_t sas_port_event_fns[PORT_NUM_EVENTS] = {
-		[PORTE_BYTES_DMAED] = sas_porte_bytes_dmaed,
-		[PORTE_BROADCAST_RCVD] = sas_porte_broadcast_rcvd,
-		[PORTE_LINK_RESET_ERR] = sas_porte_link_reset_err,
-		[PORTE_TIMER_EVENT] = sas_porte_timer_event,
-		[PORTE_HARD_RESET] = sas_porte_hard_reset,
-	};
-
 	/* Now register the phys. */
 	for (i = 0; i < sas_ha->num_phys; i++) {
-		int k;
 		struct asd_sas_phy *phy = sas_ha->sas_phy[i];
 
 		phy->error = 0;
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&phy->port_phy_el);
-		for (k = 0; k < PORT_NUM_EVENTS; k++) {
-			INIT_SAS_WORK(&phy->port_events[k].work, sas_port_event_fns[k]);
-			phy->port_events[k].phy = phy;
-		}
-
-		for (k = 0; k < PHY_NUM_EVENTS; k++) {
-			INIT_SAS_WORK(&phy->phy_events[k].work, sas_phy_event_fns[k]);
-			phy->phy_events[k].phy = phy;
-		}
 
 		phy->port = NULL;
 		phy->ha = sas_ha;
@@ -179,3 +144,12 @@ int sas_register_phys(struct sas_ha_struct *sas_ha)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+const work_func_t sas_phy_event_fns[PHY_NUM_EVENTS] = {
+	[PHYE_LOSS_OF_SIGNAL] = sas_phye_loss_of_signal,
+	[PHYE_OOB_DONE] = sas_phye_oob_done,
+	[PHYE_OOB_ERROR] = sas_phye_oob_error,
+	[PHYE_SPINUP_HOLD] = sas_phye_spinup_hold,
+	[PHYE_RESUME_TIMEOUT] = sas_phye_resume_timeout,
+
+};
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_port.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_port.c
index d3c5297..9326628 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_port.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_port.c
@@ -261,8 +261,6 @@ void sas_porte_bytes_dmaed(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct asd_sas_event *ev = to_asd_sas_event(work);
 	struct asd_sas_phy *phy = ev->phy;
 
-	clear_bit(PORTE_BYTES_DMAED, &phy->port_events_pending);
-
 	sas_form_port(phy);
 }
 
@@ -273,8 +271,6 @@ void sas_porte_broadcast_rcvd(struct work_struct *work)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	u32 prim;
 
-	clear_bit(PORTE_BROADCAST_RCVD, &phy->port_events_pending);
-
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&phy->sas_prim_lock, flags);
 	prim = phy->sas_prim;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phy->sas_prim_lock, flags);
@@ -288,8 +284,6 @@ void sas_porte_link_reset_err(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct asd_sas_event *ev = to_asd_sas_event(work);
 	struct asd_sas_phy *phy = ev->phy;
 
-	clear_bit(PORTE_LINK_RESET_ERR, &phy->port_events_pending);
-
 	sas_deform_port(phy, 1);
 }
 
@@ -298,8 +292,6 @@ void sas_porte_timer_event(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct asd_sas_event *ev = to_asd_sas_event(work);
 	struct asd_sas_phy *phy = ev->phy;
 
-	clear_bit(PORTE_TIMER_EVENT, &phy->port_events_pending);
-
 	sas_deform_port(phy, 1);
 }
 
@@ -308,8 +300,6 @@ void sas_porte_hard_reset(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct asd_sas_event *ev = to_asd_sas_event(work);
 	struct asd_sas_phy *phy = ev->phy;
 
-	clear_bit(PORTE_HARD_RESET, &phy->port_events_pending);
-
 	sas_deform_port(phy, 1);
 }
 
@@ -353,3 +343,11 @@ void sas_unregister_ports(struct sas_ha_struct *sas_ha)
 			sas_deform_port(sas_ha->sas_phy[i], 0);
 
 }
+
+const work_func_t sas_port_event_fns[PORT_NUM_EVENTS] = {
+	[PORTE_BYTES_DMAED] = sas_porte_bytes_dmaed,
+	[PORTE_BROADCAST_RCVD] = sas_porte_broadcast_rcvd,
+	[PORTE_LINK_RESET_ERR] = sas_porte_link_reset_err,
+	[PORTE_TIMER_EVENT] = sas_porte_timer_event,
+	[PORTE_HARD_RESET] = sas_porte_hard_reset,
+};
diff --git a/include/scsi/libsas.h b/include/scsi/libsas.h
index 99f32b5..c80321b 100644
--- a/include/scsi/libsas.h
+++ b/include/scsi/libsas.h
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ struct asd_sas_port {
 struct asd_sas_event {
 	struct sas_work work;
 	struct asd_sas_phy *phy;
+	int event;
 };
 
 static inline struct asd_sas_event *to_asd_sas_event(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -301,17 +302,20 @@ static inline struct asd_sas_event *to_asd_sas_event(struct work_struct *work)
 	return ev;
 }
 
+static inline void INIT_SAS_EVENT(struct asd_sas_event *ev, void (*fn)(struct work_struct *),
+		struct asd_sas_phy *phy, int event)
+{
+	INIT_SAS_WORK(&ev->work, fn);
+	ev->phy = phy;
+	ev->event = event;
+}
+
+
 /* The phy pretty much is controlled by the LLDD.
  * The class only reads those fields.
  */
 struct asd_sas_phy {
 /* private: */
-	struct asd_sas_event   port_events[PORT_NUM_EVENTS];
-	struct asd_sas_event   phy_events[PHY_NUM_EVENTS];
-
-	unsigned long port_events_pending;
-	unsigned long phy_events_pending;
-
 	int error;
 	int suspended;
 
