16 files changed, 1671 insertions, 1730 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/Makefile b/drivers/s390/cio/Makefile
index fa4c9662f65..d033414f759 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 
 obj-y += airq.o blacklist.o chsc.o cio.o css.o chp.o idset.o isc.o \
-	fcx.o itcw.o crw.o
+	fcx.o itcw.o crw.o ccwreq.o
 ccw_device-objs += device.o device_fsm.o device_ops.o
 ccw_device-objs += device_id.o device_pgid.o device_status.o
 obj-y += ccw_device.o cmf.o
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/ccwreq.c b/drivers/s390/cio/ccwreq.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9509e386093
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/ccwreq.c
@@ -0,0 +1,328 @@
+/*
+ *  Handling of internal CCW device requests.
+ *
+ *    Copyright IBM Corp. 2009
+ *    Author(s): Peter Oberparleiter <peter.oberparleiter@de.ibm.com>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
+#include <asm/ccwdev.h>
+#include <asm/cio.h>
+
+#include "io_sch.h"
+#include "cio.h"
+#include "device.h"
+#include "cio_debug.h"
+
+/**
+ * lpm_adjust - adjust path mask
+ * @lpm: path mask to adjust
+ * @mask: mask of available paths
+ *
+ * Shift @lpm right until @lpm and @mask have at least one bit in common or
+ * until @lpm is zero. Return the resulting lpm.
+ */
+int lpm_adjust(int lpm, int mask)
+{
+	while (lpm && ((lpm & mask) == 0))
+		lpm >>= 1;
+	return lpm;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Adjust path mask to use next path and reset retry count. Return resulting
+ * path mask.
+ */
+static u16 ccwreq_next_path(struct ccw_device *cdev)
+{
+	struct ccw_request *req = &cdev->private->req;
+
+	req->retries	= req->maxretries;
+	req->mask	= lpm_adjust(req->mask >>= 1, req->lpm);
+
+	return req->mask;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Clean up device state and report to callback.
+ */
+static void ccwreq_stop(struct ccw_device *cdev, int rc)
+{
+	struct subchannel *sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
+	struct ccw_request *req = &cdev->private->req;
+
+	if (req->done)
+		return;
+	req->done = 1;
+	ccw_device_set_timeout(cdev, 0);
+	memset(&cdev->private->irb, 0, sizeof(struct irb));
+	sch->lpm = sch->schib.pmcw.pam;
+	if (rc && rc != -ENODEV && req->drc)
+		rc = req->drc;
+	req->callback(cdev, req->data, rc);
+}
+
+/*
+ * (Re-)Start the operation until retries and paths are exhausted.
+ */
+static void ccwreq_do(struct ccw_device *cdev)
+{
+	struct ccw_request *req = &cdev->private->req;
+	struct subchannel *sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
+	struct ccw1 *cp = req->cp;
+	int rc = -EACCES;
+
+	while (req->mask) {
+		if (req->retries-- == 0) {
+			/* Retries exhausted, try next path. */
+			ccwreq_next_path(cdev);
+			continue;
+		}
+		/* Perform start function. */
+		sch->lpm = 0xff;
+		memset(&cdev->private->irb, 0, sizeof(struct irb));
+		rc = cio_start(sch, cp, (u8) req->mask);
+		if (rc == 0) {
+			/* I/O started successfully. */
+			ccw_device_set_timeout(cdev, req->timeout);
+			return;
+		}
+		if (rc == -ENODEV) {
+			/* Permanent device error. */
+			break;
+		}
+		if (rc == -EACCES) {
+			/* Permant path error. */
+			ccwreq_next_path(cdev);
+			continue;
+		}
+		/* Temporary improper status. */
+		rc = cio_clear(sch);
+		if (rc)
+			break;
+		return;
+	}
+	ccwreq_stop(cdev, rc);
+}
+
+/**
+ * ccw_request_start - perform I/O request
+ * @cdev: ccw device
+ *
+ * Perform the I/O request specified by cdev->req.
+ */
+void ccw_request_start(struct ccw_device *cdev)
+{
+	struct ccw_request *req = &cdev->private->req;
+
+	/* Try all paths twice to counter link flapping. */
+	req->mask	= 0x8080;
+	req->retries	= req->maxretries;
+	req->mask	= lpm_adjust(req->mask, req->lpm);
+	req->drc	= 0;
+	req->done	= 0;
+	req->cancel	= 0;
+	if (!req->mask)
+		goto out_nopath;
+	ccwreq_do(cdev);
+	return;
+
+out_nopath:
+	ccwreq_stop(cdev, -EACCES);
+}
+
+/**
+ * ccw_request_cancel - cancel running I/O request
+ * @cdev: ccw device
+ *
+ * Cancel the I/O request specified by cdev->req. Return non-zero if request
+ * has already finished, zero otherwise.
+ */
+int ccw_request_cancel(struct ccw_device *cdev)
+{
+	struct subchannel *sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
+	struct ccw_request *req = &cdev->private->req;
+	int rc;
+
+	if (req->done)
+		return 1;
+	req->cancel = 1;
+	rc = cio_clear(sch);
+	if (rc)
+		ccwreq_stop(cdev, rc);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Return the status of the internal I/O started on the specified ccw device.
+ * Perform BASIC SENSE if required.
+ */
+static enum io_status ccwreq_status(struct ccw_device *cdev, struct irb *lcirb)
+{
+	struct irb *irb = &cdev->private->irb;
+	struct cmd_scsw *scsw = &irb->scsw.cmd;
+
+	/* Perform BASIC SENSE if needed. */
+	if (ccw_device_accumulate_and_sense(cdev, lcirb))
+		return IO_RUNNING;
+	/* Check for halt/clear interrupt. */
+	if (scsw->fctl & (SCSW_FCTL_HALT_FUNC | SCSW_FCTL_CLEAR_FUNC))
+		return IO_KILLED;
+	/* Check for path error. */
+	if (scsw->cc == 3 || scsw->pno)
+		return IO_PATH_ERROR;
+	/* Handle BASIC SENSE data. */
+	if (irb->esw.esw0.erw.cons) {
+		CIO_TRACE_EVENT(2, "sensedata");
+		CIO_HEX_EVENT(2, &cdev->private->dev_id,
+			      sizeof(struct ccw_dev_id));
+		CIO_HEX_EVENT(2, &cdev->private->irb.ecw, SENSE_MAX_COUNT);
+		/* Check for command reject. */
+		if (irb->ecw[0] & SNS0_CMD_REJECT)
+			return IO_REJECTED;
+		/* Assume that unexpected SENSE data implies an error. */
+		return IO_STATUS_ERROR;
+	}
+	/* Check for channel errors. */
+	if (scsw->cstat != 0)
+		return IO_STATUS_ERROR;
+	/* Check for device errors. */
+	if (scsw->dstat & ~(DEV_STAT_CHN_END | DEV_STAT_DEV_END))
+		return IO_STATUS_ERROR;
+	/* Check for final state. */
+	if (!(scsw->dstat & DEV_STAT_DEV_END))
+		return IO_RUNNING;
+	/* Check for other improper status. */
+	if (scsw->cc == 1 && (scsw->stctl & SCSW_STCTL_ALERT_STATUS))
+		return IO_STATUS_ERROR;
+	return IO_DONE;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Log ccw request status.
+ */
+static void ccwreq_log_status(struct ccw_device *cdev, enum io_status status)
+{
+	struct ccw_request *req = &cdev->private->req;
+	struct {
+		struct ccw_dev_id dev_id;
+		u16 retries;
+		u8 lpm;
+		u8 status;
+	}  __attribute__ ((packed)) data;
+	data.dev_id	= cdev->private->dev_id;
+	data.retries	= req->retries;
+	data.lpm	= (u8) req->mask;
+	data.status	= (u8) status;
+	CIO_TRACE_EVENT(2, "reqstat");
+	CIO_HEX_EVENT(2, &data, sizeof(data));
+}
+
+/**
+ * ccw_request_handler - interrupt handler for I/O request procedure.
+ * @cdev: ccw device
+ *
+ * Handle interrupt during I/O request procedure.
+ */
+void ccw_request_handler(struct ccw_device *cdev)
+{
+	struct ccw_request *req = &cdev->private->req;
+	struct irb *irb = (struct irb *) __LC_IRB;
+	enum io_status status;
+	int rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	/* Check status of I/O request. */
+	status = ccwreq_status(cdev, irb);
+	if (req->filter)
+		status = req->filter(cdev, req->data, irb, status);
+	if (status != IO_RUNNING)
+		ccw_device_set_timeout(cdev, 0);
+	if (status != IO_DONE && status != IO_RUNNING)
+		ccwreq_log_status(cdev, status);
+	switch (status) {
+	case IO_DONE:
+		break;
+	case IO_RUNNING:
+		return;
+	case IO_REJECTED:
+		goto err;
+	case IO_PATH_ERROR:
+		goto out_next_path;
+	case IO_STATUS_ERROR:
+		goto out_restart;
+	case IO_KILLED:
+		/* Check if request was cancelled on purpose. */
+		if (req->cancel) {
+			rc = -EIO;
+			goto err;
+		}
+		goto out_restart;
+	}
+	/* Check back with request initiator. */
+	if (!req->check)
+		goto out;
+	switch (req->check(cdev, req->data)) {
+	case 0:
+		break;
+	case -EAGAIN:
+		goto out_restart;
+	case -EACCES:
+		goto out_next_path;
+	default:
+		goto err;
+	}
+out:
+	ccwreq_stop(cdev, 0);
+	return;
+
+out_next_path:
+	/* Try next path and restart I/O. */
+	if (!ccwreq_next_path(cdev)) {
+		rc = -EACCES;
+		goto err;
+	}
+out_restart:
+	/* Restart. */
+	ccwreq_do(cdev);
+	return;
+err:
+	ccwreq_stop(cdev, rc);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * ccw_request_timeout - timeout handler for I/O request procedure
+ * @cdev: ccw device
+ *
+ * Handle timeout during I/O request procedure.
+ */
+void ccw_request_timeout(struct ccw_device *cdev)
+{
+	struct subchannel *sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
+	struct ccw_request *req = &cdev->private->req;
+	int rc;
+
+	if (!ccwreq_next_path(cdev)) {
+		/* set the final return code for this request */
+		req->drc = -ETIME;
+	}
+	rc = cio_clear(sch);
+	if (rc)
+		goto err;
+	return;
+
+err:
+	ccwreq_stop(cdev, rc);
+}
+
+/**
+ * ccw_request_notoper - notoper handler for I/O request procedure
+ * @cdev: ccw device
+ *
+ * Handle timeout during I/O request procedure.
+ */
+void ccw_request_notoper(struct ccw_device *cdev)
+{
+	ccwreq_stop(cdev, -ENODEV);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/chp.c b/drivers/s390/cio/chp.c
index 8ab51608da5..c268a2e5b7c 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/chp.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/chp.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static void set_chp_logically_online(struct chp_id chpid, int onoff)
 	chpid_to_chp(chpid)->state = onoff;
 }
 
-/* On succes return 0 if channel-path is varied offline, 1 if it is varied
+/* On success return 0 if channel-path is varied offline, 1 if it is varied
  * online. Return -ENODEV if channel-path is not registered. */
 int chp_get_status(struct chp_id chpid)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/cio.c b/drivers/s390/cio/cio.c
index 138124fcfca..126f240715a 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/cio.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/cio.c
@@ -618,6 +618,7 @@ void __irq_entry do_IRQ(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	old_regs = set_irq_regs(regs);
 	s390_idle_check();
 	irq_enter();
+	__get_cpu_var(s390_idle).nohz_delay = 1;
 	if (S390_lowcore.int_clock >= S390_lowcore.clock_comparator)
 		/* Serve timer interrupts first. */
 		clock_comparator_work();
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/cio.h b/drivers/s390/cio/cio.h
index 2e43558c704..bf7f80f5a33 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/cio.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/cio.h
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ struct schib {
 	__u8 mda[4];		 /* model dependent area */
 } __attribute__ ((packed,aligned(4)));
 
+enum sch_todo {
+	SCH_TODO_NOTHING,
+	SCH_TODO_UNREG,
+};
+
 /* subchannel data structure used by I/O subroutines */
 struct subchannel {
 	struct subchannel_id schid;
@@ -95,7 +100,8 @@ struct subchannel {
 	struct device dev;	/* entry in device tree */
 	struct css_driver *driver;
 	void *private; /* private per subchannel type data */
-	struct work_struct work;
+	enum sch_todo todo;
+	struct work_struct todo_work;
 	struct schib_config config;
 } __attribute__ ((aligned(8)));
 
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/cmf.c b/drivers/s390/cio/cmf.c
index 30f51611130..2985eb43948 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/cmf.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/cmf.c
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ static struct cmb_area cmb_area = {
  * block of memory, which can not be moved as long as any channel
  * is active. Therefore, a maximum number of subchannels needs to
  * be defined somewhere. This is a module parameter, defaulting to
- * a resonable value of 1024, or 32 kb of memory.
+ * a reasonable value of 1024, or 32 kb of memory.
  * Current kernels don't allow kmalloc with more than 128kb, so the
  * maximum is 4096.
  */
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/css.c b/drivers/s390/cio/css.c
index 91c25706fa8..92ff88ac110 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/css.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/css.c
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ out:
 	return rc;
 }
 
+static void css_sch_todo(struct work_struct *work);
+
 static struct subchannel *
 css_alloc_subchannel(struct subchannel_id schid)
 {
@@ -147,6 +149,7 @@ css_alloc_subchannel(struct subchannel_id schid)
 		kfree(sch);
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 	}
+	INIT_WORK(&sch->todo_work, css_sch_todo);
 	return sch;
 }
 
@@ -190,6 +193,51 @@ void css_sch_device_unregister(struct subchannel *sch)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(css_sch_device_unregister);
 
+static void css_sch_todo(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct subchannel *sch;
+	enum sch_todo todo;
+
+	sch = container_of(work, struct subchannel, todo_work);
+	/* Find out todo. */
+	spin_lock_irq(sch->lock);
+	todo = sch->todo;
+	CIO_MSG_EVENT(4, "sch_todo: sch=0.%x.%04x, todo=%d\n", sch->schid.ssid,
+		      sch->schid.sch_no, todo);
+	sch->todo = SCH_TODO_NOTHING;
+	spin_unlock_irq(sch->lock);
+	/* Perform todo. */
+	if (todo == SCH_TODO_UNREG)
+		css_sch_device_unregister(sch);
+	/* Release workqueue ref. */
+	put_device(&sch->dev);
+}
+
+/**
+ * css_sched_sch_todo - schedule a subchannel operation
+ * @sch: subchannel
+ * @todo: todo
+ *
+ * Schedule the operation identified by @todo to be performed on the slow path
+ * workqueue. Do nothing if another operation with higher priority is already
+ * scheduled. Needs to be called with subchannel lock held.
+ */
+void css_sched_sch_todo(struct subchannel *sch, enum sch_todo todo)
+{
+	CIO_MSG_EVENT(4, "sch_todo: sched sch=0.%x.%04x todo=%d\n",
+		      sch->schid.ssid, sch->schid.sch_no, todo);
+	if (sch->todo >= todo)
+		return;
+	/* Get workqueue ref. */
+	if (!get_device(&sch->dev))
+		return;
+	sch->todo = todo;
+	if (!queue_work(slow_path_wq, &sch->todo_work)) {
+		/* Already queued, release workqueue ref. */
+		put_device(&sch->dev);
+	}
+}
+
 static void ssd_from_pmcw(struct chsc_ssd_info *ssd, struct pmcw *pmcw)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -376,8 +424,8 @@ static int css_evaluate_new_subchannel(struct subchannel_id schid, int slow)
 		/* Unusable - ignore. */
 		return 0;
 	}
-	CIO_MSG_EVENT(4, "Evaluating schid 0.%x.%04x, event %d, unknown, "
-			 "slow path.\n", schid.ssid, schid.sch_no, CIO_OPER);
+	CIO_MSG_EVENT(4, "event: sch 0.%x.%04x, new\n", schid.ssid,
+		      schid.sch_no);
 
 	return css_probe_device(schid);
 }
@@ -394,6 +442,10 @@ static int css_evaluate_known_subchannel(struct subchannel *sch, int slow)
 				"Got subchannel machine check but "
 				"no sch_event handler provided.\n");
 	}
+	if (ret != 0 && ret != -EAGAIN) {
+		CIO_MSG_EVENT(2, "eval: sch 0.%x.%04x, rc=%d\n",
+			      sch->schid.ssid, sch->schid.sch_no, ret);
+	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -684,6 +736,7 @@ static int __init setup_css(int nr)
 	css->pseudo_subchannel->dev.parent = &css->device;
 	css->pseudo_subchannel->dev.release = css_subchannel_release;
 	dev_set_name(&css->pseudo_subchannel->dev, "defunct");
+	mutex_init(&css->pseudo_subchannel->reg_mutex);
 	ret = cio_create_sch_lock(css->pseudo_subchannel);
 	if (ret) {
 		kfree(css->pseudo_subchannel);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/css.h b/drivers/s390/cio/css.h
index 68d6b0bf151..fe84b92cde6 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/css.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/css.h
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #include <asm/chpid.h>
 #include <asm/schid.h>
 
+#include "cio.h"
+
 /*
  * path grouping stuff
  */
@@ -151,4 +153,5 @@ int css_sch_is_valid(struct schib *);
 
 extern struct workqueue_struct *slow_path_wq;
 void css_wait_for_slow_path(void);
+void css_sched_sch_todo(struct subchannel *sch, enum sch_todo todo);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/device.c b/drivers/s390/cio/device.c
index 2490b741e16..9fecfb4223a 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/device.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/device.c
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
  *		 Cornelia Huck (cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com)
  *		 Martin Schwidefsky (schwidefsky@de.ibm.com)
  */
+
+#define KMSG_COMPONENT "cio"
+#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
+
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
@@ -299,53 +303,18 @@ int ccw_device_is_orphan(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 
 static void ccw_device_unregister(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 {
-	if (test_and_clear_bit(1, &cdev->private->registered)) {
+	if (device_is_registered(&cdev->dev)) {
+		/* Undo device_add(). */
 		device_del(&cdev->dev);
+	}
+	if (cdev->private->flags.initialized) {
+		cdev->private->flags.initialized = 0;
 		/* Release reference from device_initialize(). */
 		put_device(&cdev->dev);
 	}
 }
 
-static void ccw_device_remove_orphan_cb(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct ccw_device_private *priv;
-	struct ccw_device *cdev;
-
-	priv = container_of(work, struct ccw_device_private, kick_work);
-	cdev = priv->cdev;
-	ccw_device_unregister(cdev);
-	/* Release cdev reference for workqueue processing. */
-	put_device(&cdev->dev);
-}
-
-static void
-ccw_device_remove_disconnected(struct ccw_device *cdev)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	/*
-	 * Forced offline in disconnected state means
-	 * 'throw away device'.
-	 */
-	if (ccw_device_is_orphan(cdev)) {
-		/*
-		 * Deregister ccw device.
-		 * Unfortunately, we cannot do this directly from the
-		 * attribute method.
-		 */
-		/* Get cdev reference for workqueue processing. */
-		if (!get_device(&cdev->dev))
-			return;
-		spin_lock_irqsave(cdev->ccwlock, flags);
-		cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER;
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(cdev->ccwlock, flags);
-		PREPARE_WORK(&cdev->private->kick_work,
-				ccw_device_remove_orphan_cb);
-		queue_work(slow_path_wq, &cdev->private->kick_work);
-	} else
-		/* Deregister subchannel, which will kill the ccw device. */
-		ccw_device_schedule_sch_unregister(cdev);
-}
+static void io_subchannel_quiesce(struct subchannel *);
 
 /**
  * ccw_device_set_offline() - disable a ccw device for I/O
@@ -360,7 +329,8 @@ ccw_device_remove_disconnected(struct ccw_device *cdev)
  */
 int ccw_device_set_offline(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 {
-	int ret;
+	struct subchannel *sch;
+	int ret, state;
 
 	if (!cdev)
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -374,6 +344,7 @@ int ccw_device_set_offline(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 	}
 	cdev->online = 0;
 	spin_lock_irq(cdev->ccwlock);
+	sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
 	/* Wait until a final state or DISCONNECTED is reached */
 	while (!dev_fsm_final_state(cdev) &&
 	       cdev->private->state != DEV_STATE_DISCONNECTED) {
@@ -382,20 +353,37 @@ int ccw_device_set_offline(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 			   cdev->private->state == DEV_STATE_DISCONNECTED));
 		spin_lock_irq(cdev->ccwlock);
 	}
-	ret = ccw_device_offline(cdev);
-	if (ret)
-		goto error;
+	do {
+		ret = ccw_device_offline(cdev);
+		if (!ret)
+			break;
+		CIO_MSG_EVENT(0, "ccw_device_offline returned %d, device "
+			      "0.%x.%04x\n", ret, cdev->private->dev_id.ssid,
+			      cdev->private->dev_id.devno);
+		if (ret != -EBUSY)
+			goto error;
+		state = cdev->private->state;
+		spin_unlock_irq(cdev->ccwlock);
+		io_subchannel_quiesce(sch);
+		spin_lock_irq(cdev->ccwlock);
+		cdev->private->state = state;
+	} while (ret == -EBUSY);
 	spin_unlock_irq(cdev->ccwlock);
 	wait_event(cdev->private->wait_q, (dev_fsm_final_state(cdev) ||
 		   cdev->private->state == DEV_STATE_DISCONNECTED));
+	/* Inform the user if set offline failed. */
+	if (cdev->private->state == DEV_STATE_BOXED) {
+		pr_warning("%s: The device entered boxed state while "
+			   "being set offline\n", dev_name(&cdev->dev));
+	} else if (cdev->private->state == DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER) {
+		pr_warning("%s: The device stopped operating while "
+			   "being set offline\n", dev_name(&cdev->dev));
+	}
 	/* Give up reference from ccw_device_set_online(). */
 	put_device(&cdev->dev);
 	return 0;
 
 error:
-	CIO_MSG_EVENT(0, "ccw_device_offline returned %d, device 0.%x.%04x\n",
-		      ret, cdev->private->dev_id.ssid,
-		      cdev->private->dev_id.devno);
 	cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_OFFLINE;
 	dev_fsm_event(cdev, DEV_EVENT_NOTOPER);
 	spin_unlock_irq(cdev->ccwlock);
@@ -448,6 +436,16 @@ int ccw_device_set_online(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 	if ((cdev->private->state != DEV_STATE_ONLINE) &&
 	    (cdev->private->state != DEV_STATE_W4SENSE)) {
 		spin_unlock_irq(cdev->ccwlock);
+		/* Inform the user that set online failed. */
+		if (cdev->private->state == DEV_STATE_BOXED) {
+			pr_warning("%s: Setting the device online failed "
+				   "because it is boxed\n",
+				   dev_name(&cdev->dev));
+		} else if (cdev->private->state == DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER) {
+			pr_warning("%s: Setting the device online failed "
+				   "because it is not operational\n",
+				   dev_name(&cdev->dev));
+		}
 		/* Give up online reference since onlining failed. */
 		put_device(&cdev->dev);
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -494,27 +492,22 @@ error:
 
 static int online_store_handle_offline(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 {
-	if (cdev->private->state == DEV_STATE_DISCONNECTED)
-		ccw_device_remove_disconnected(cdev);
-	else if (cdev->online && cdev->drv && cdev->drv->set_offline)
+	if (cdev->private->state == DEV_STATE_DISCONNECTED) {
+		spin_lock_irq(cdev->ccwlock);
+		ccw_device_sched_todo(cdev, CDEV_TODO_UNREG_EVAL);
+		spin_unlock_irq(cdev->ccwlock);
+	} else if (cdev->online && cdev->drv && cdev->drv->set_offline)
 		return ccw_device_set_offline(cdev);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int online_store_recog_and_online(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 {
-	int ret;
-
 	/* Do device recognition, if needed. */
 	if (cdev->private->state == DEV_STATE_BOXED) {
-		ret = ccw_device_recognition(cdev);
-		if (ret) {
-			CIO_MSG_EVENT(0, "Couldn't start recognition "
-				      "for device 0.%x.%04x (ret=%d)\n",
-				      cdev->private->dev_id.ssid,
-				      cdev->private->dev_id.devno, ret);
-			return ret;
-		}
+		spin_lock_irq(cdev->ccwlock);
+		ccw_device_recognition(cdev);
+		spin_unlock_irq(cdev->ccwlock);
 		wait_event(cdev->private->wait_q,
 			   cdev->private->flags.recog_done);
 		if (cdev->private->state != DEV_STATE_OFFLINE)
@@ -553,11 +546,10 @@ static ssize_t online_store (struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	int force, ret;
 	unsigned long i;
 
-	if ((cdev->private->state != DEV_STATE_OFFLINE &&
-	     cdev->private->state != DEV_STATE_ONLINE &&
-	     cdev->private->state != DEV_STATE_BOXED &&
-	     cdev->private->state != DEV_STATE_DISCONNECTED) ||
-	    atomic_cmpxchg(&cdev->private->onoff, 0, 1) != 0)
+	if (!dev_fsm_final_state(cdev) &&
+	    cdev->private->state != DEV_STATE_DISCONNECTED)
+		return -EAGAIN;
+	if (atomic_cmpxchg(&cdev->private->onoff, 0, 1) != 0)
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
 	if (cdev->drv && !try_module_get(cdev->drv->owner)) {
@@ -665,81 +657,31 @@ static int ccw_device_register(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 			   cdev->private->dev_id.devno);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	ret = device_add(dev);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	set_bit(1, &cdev->private->registered);
-	return ret;
+	return device_add(dev);
 }
 
-struct match_data {
-	struct ccw_dev_id dev_id;
-	struct ccw_device * sibling;
-};
-
-static int
-match_devno(struct device * dev, void * data)
-{
-	struct match_data * d = data;
-	struct ccw_device * cdev;
-
-	cdev = to_ccwdev(dev);
-	if ((cdev->private->state == DEV_STATE_DISCONNECTED) &&
-	    !ccw_device_is_orphan(cdev) &&
-	    ccw_dev_id_is_equal(&cdev->private->dev_id, &d->dev_id) &&
-	    (cdev != d->sibling))
-		return 1;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static struct ccw_device * get_disc_ccwdev_by_dev_id(struct ccw_dev_id *dev_id,
-						     struct ccw_device *sibling)
-{
-	struct device *dev;
-	struct match_data data;
-
-	data.dev_id = *dev_id;
-	data.sibling = sibling;
-	dev = bus_find_device(&ccw_bus_type, NULL, &data, match_devno);
-
-	return dev ? to_ccwdev(dev) : NULL;
-}
-
-static int match_orphan(struct device *dev, void *data)
+static int match_dev_id(struct device *dev, void *data)
 {
-	struct ccw_dev_id *dev_id;
-	struct ccw_device *cdev;
+	struct ccw_device *cdev = to_ccwdev(dev);
+	struct ccw_dev_id *dev_id = data;
 
-	dev_id = data;
-	cdev = to_ccwdev(dev);
 	return ccw_dev_id_is_equal(&cdev->private->dev_id, dev_id);
 }
 
-static struct ccw_device *
-get_orphaned_ccwdev_by_dev_id(struct channel_subsystem *css,
-			      struct ccw_dev_id *dev_id)
+static struct ccw_device *get_ccwdev_by_dev_id(struct ccw_dev_id *dev_id)
 {
 	struct device *dev;
 
-	dev = device_find_child(&css->pseudo_subchannel->dev, dev_id,
-				match_orphan);
+	dev = bus_find_device(&ccw_bus_type, NULL, dev_id, match_dev_id);
 
 	return dev ? to_ccwdev(dev) : NULL;
 }
 
-void ccw_device_do_unbind_bind(struct work_struct *work)
+static void ccw_device_do_unbind_bind(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 {
-	struct ccw_device_private *priv;
-	struct ccw_device *cdev;
-	struct subchannel *sch;
 	int ret;
 
-	priv = container_of(work, struct ccw_device_private, kick_work);
-	cdev = priv->cdev;
-	sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
-
-	if (test_bit(1, &cdev->private->registered)) {
+	if (device_is_registered(&cdev->dev)) {
 		device_release_driver(&cdev->dev);
 		ret = device_attach(&cdev->dev);
 		WARN_ON(ret == -ENODEV);
@@ -773,6 +715,8 @@ static struct ccw_device * io_subchannel_allocate_dev(struct subchannel *sch)
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 }
 
+static void ccw_device_todo(struct work_struct *work);
+
 static int io_subchannel_initialize_dev(struct subchannel *sch,
 					struct ccw_device *cdev)
 {
@@ -780,7 +724,7 @@ static int io_subchannel_initialize_dev(struct subchannel *sch,
 	atomic_set(&cdev->private->onoff, 0);
 	cdev->dev.parent = &sch->dev;
 	cdev->dev.release = ccw_device_release;
-	INIT_WORK(&cdev->private->kick_work, NULL);
+	INIT_WORK(&cdev->private->todo_work, ccw_device_todo);
 	cdev->dev.groups = ccwdev_attr_groups;
 	/* Do first half of device_register. */
 	device_initialize(&cdev->dev);
@@ -789,6 +733,7 @@ static int io_subchannel_initialize_dev(struct subchannel *sch,
 		put_device(&cdev->dev);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
+	cdev->private->flags.initialized = 1;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -806,76 +751,7 @@ static struct ccw_device * io_subchannel_create_ccwdev(struct subchannel *sch)
 	return cdev;
 }
 
-static int io_subchannel_recog(struct ccw_device *, struct subchannel *);
-
-static void sch_attach_device(struct subchannel *sch,
-			      struct ccw_device *cdev)
-{
-	css_update_ssd_info(sch);
-	spin_lock_irq(sch->lock);
-	sch_set_cdev(sch, cdev);
-	cdev->private->schid = sch->schid;
-	cdev->ccwlock = sch->lock;
-	ccw_device_trigger_reprobe(cdev);
-	spin_unlock_irq(sch->lock);
-}
-
-static void sch_attach_disconnected_device(struct subchannel *sch,
-					   struct ccw_device *cdev)
-{
-	struct subchannel *other_sch;
-	int ret;
-
-	/* Get reference for new parent. */
-	if (!get_device(&sch->dev))
-		return;
-	other_sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
-	/* Note: device_move() changes cdev->dev.parent */
-	ret = device_move(&cdev->dev, &sch->dev, DPM_ORDER_PARENT_BEFORE_DEV);
-	if (ret) {
-		CIO_MSG_EVENT(0, "Moving disconnected device 0.%x.%04x failed "
-			      "(ret=%d)!\n", cdev->private->dev_id.ssid,
-			      cdev->private->dev_id.devno, ret);
-		/* Put reference for new parent. */
-		put_device(&sch->dev);
-		return;
-	}
-	sch_set_cdev(other_sch, NULL);
-	/* No need to keep a subchannel without ccw device around. */
-	css_sch_device_unregister(other_sch);
-	sch_attach_device(sch, cdev);
-	/* Put reference for old parent. */
-	put_device(&other_sch->dev);
-}
-
-static void sch_attach_orphaned_device(struct subchannel *sch,
-				       struct ccw_device *cdev)
-{
-	int ret;
-	struct subchannel *pseudo_sch;
-
-	/* Get reference for new parent. */
-	if (!get_device(&sch->dev))
-		return;
-	pseudo_sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
-	/*
-	 * Try to move the ccw device to its new subchannel.
-	 * Note: device_move() changes cdev->dev.parent
-	 */
-	ret = device_move(&cdev->dev, &sch->dev, DPM_ORDER_PARENT_BEFORE_DEV);
-	if (ret) {
-		CIO_MSG_EVENT(0, "Moving device 0.%x.%04x from orphanage "
-			      "failed (ret=%d)!\n",
-			      cdev->private->dev_id.ssid,
-			      cdev->private->dev_id.devno, ret);
-		/* Put reference for new parent. */
-		put_device(&sch->dev);
-		return;
-	}
-	sch_attach_device(sch, cdev);
-	/* Put reference on pseudo subchannel. */
-	put_device(&pseudo_sch->dev);
-}
+static void io_subchannel_recog(struct ccw_device *, struct subchannel *);
 
 static void sch_create_and_recog_new_device(struct subchannel *sch)
 {
@@ -888,100 +764,19 @@ static void sch_create_and_recog_new_device(struct subchannel *sch)
 		css_sch_device_unregister(sch);
 		return;
 	}
-	spin_lock_irq(sch->lock);
-	sch_set_cdev(sch, cdev);
-	spin_unlock_irq(sch->lock);
 	/* Start recognition for the new ccw device. */
-	if (io_subchannel_recog(cdev, sch)) {
-		spin_lock_irq(sch->lock);
-		sch_set_cdev(sch, NULL);
-		spin_unlock_irq(sch->lock);
-		css_sch_device_unregister(sch);
-		/* Put reference from io_subchannel_create_ccwdev(). */
-		put_device(&sch->dev);
-		/* Give up initial reference. */
-		put_device(&cdev->dev);
-	}
-}
-
-
-void ccw_device_move_to_orphanage(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct ccw_device_private *priv;
-	struct ccw_device *cdev;
-	struct ccw_device *replacing_cdev;
-	struct subchannel *sch;
-	int ret;
-	struct channel_subsystem *css;
-	struct ccw_dev_id dev_id;
-
-	priv = container_of(work, struct ccw_device_private, kick_work);
-	cdev = priv->cdev;
-	sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
-	css = to_css(sch->dev.parent);
-	dev_id.devno = sch->schib.pmcw.dev;
-	dev_id.ssid = sch->schid.ssid;
-
-	/* Increase refcount for pseudo subchannel. */
-	get_device(&css->pseudo_subchannel->dev);
-	/*
-	 * Move the orphaned ccw device to the orphanage so the replacing
-	 * ccw device can take its place on the subchannel.
-	 * Note: device_move() changes cdev->dev.parent
-	 */
-	ret = device_move(&cdev->dev, &css->pseudo_subchannel->dev,
-		DPM_ORDER_NONE);
-	if (ret) {
-		CIO_MSG_EVENT(0, "Moving device 0.%x.%04x to orphanage failed "
-			      "(ret=%d)!\n", cdev->private->dev_id.ssid,
-			      cdev->private->dev_id.devno, ret);
-		/* Decrease refcount for pseudo subchannel again. */
-		put_device(&css->pseudo_subchannel->dev);
-		return;
-	}
-	cdev->ccwlock = css->pseudo_subchannel->lock;
-	/*
-	 * Search for the replacing ccw device
-	 * - among the disconnected devices
-	 * - in the orphanage
-	 */
-	replacing_cdev = get_disc_ccwdev_by_dev_id(&dev_id, cdev);
-	if (replacing_cdev) {
-		sch_attach_disconnected_device(sch, replacing_cdev);
-		/* Release reference from get_disc_ccwdev_by_dev_id() */
-		put_device(&replacing_cdev->dev);
-		/* Release reference of subchannel from old cdev. */
-		put_device(&sch->dev);
-		return;
-	}
-	replacing_cdev = get_orphaned_ccwdev_by_dev_id(css, &dev_id);
-	if (replacing_cdev) {
-		sch_attach_orphaned_device(sch, replacing_cdev);
-		/* Release reference from get_orphaned_ccwdev_by_dev_id() */
-		put_device(&replacing_cdev->dev);
-		/* Release reference of subchannel from old cdev. */
-		put_device(&sch->dev);
-		return;
-	}
-	sch_create_and_recog_new_device(sch);
-	/* Release reference of subchannel from old cdev. */
-	put_device(&sch->dev);
+	io_subchannel_recog(cdev, sch);
 }
 
 /*
  * Register recognized device.
  */
-static void
-io_subchannel_register(struct work_struct *work)
+static void io_subchannel_register(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 {
-	struct ccw_device_private *priv;
-	struct ccw_device *cdev;
 	struct subchannel *sch;
 	int ret;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	priv = container_of(work, struct ccw_device_private, kick_work);
-	cdev = priv->cdev;
 	sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
 	/*
 	 * Check if subchannel is still registered. It may have become
@@ -1033,41 +828,23 @@ out:
 	cdev->private->flags.recog_done = 1;
 	wake_up(&cdev->private->wait_q);
 out_err:
-	/* Release reference for workqueue processing. */
-	put_device(&cdev->dev);
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ccw_device_init_count))
 		wake_up(&ccw_device_init_wq);
 }
 
-static void ccw_device_call_sch_unregister(struct work_struct *work)
+static void ccw_device_call_sch_unregister(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 {
-	struct ccw_device_private *priv;
-	struct ccw_device *cdev;
 	struct subchannel *sch;
 
-	priv = container_of(work, struct ccw_device_private, kick_work);
-	cdev = priv->cdev;
 	/* Get subchannel reference for local processing. */
 	if (!get_device(cdev->dev.parent))
 		return;
 	sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
 	css_sch_device_unregister(sch);
-	/* Release cdev reference for workqueue processing.*/
-	put_device(&cdev->dev);
 	/* Release subchannel reference for local processing. */
 	put_device(&sch->dev);
 }
 
-void ccw_device_schedule_sch_unregister(struct ccw_device *cdev)
-{
-	/* Get cdev reference for workqueue processing. */
-	if (!get_device(&cdev->dev))
-		return;
-	PREPARE_WORK(&cdev->private->kick_work,
-		     ccw_device_call_sch_unregister);
-	queue_work(slow_path_wq, &cdev->private->kick_work);
-}
-
 /*
  * subchannel recognition done. Called from the state machine.
  */
@@ -1083,7 +860,8 @@ io_subchannel_recog_done(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 		/* Device did not respond in time. */
 	case DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER:
 		cdev->private->flags.recog_done = 1;
-		ccw_device_schedule_sch_unregister(cdev);
+		/* Remove device found not operational. */
+		ccw_device_sched_todo(cdev, CDEV_TODO_UNREG);
 		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ccw_device_init_count))
 			wake_up(&ccw_device_init_wq);
 		break;
@@ -1092,22 +870,15 @@ io_subchannel_recog_done(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 		 * We can't register the device in interrupt context so
 		 * we schedule a work item.
 		 */
-		if (!get_device(&cdev->dev))
-			break;
-		PREPARE_WORK(&cdev->private->kick_work,
-			     io_subchannel_register);
-		queue_work(slow_path_wq, &cdev->private->kick_work);
+		ccw_device_sched_todo(cdev, CDEV_TODO_REGISTER);
 		break;
 	}
 }
 
-static int
-io_subchannel_recog(struct ccw_device *cdev, struct subchannel *sch)
+static void io_subchannel_recog(struct ccw_device *cdev, struct subchannel *sch)
 {
-	int rc;
 	struct ccw_device_private *priv;
 
-	sch_set_cdev(sch, cdev);
 	cdev->ccwlock = sch->lock;
 
 	/* Init private data. */
@@ -1125,62 +896,81 @@ io_subchannel_recog(struct ccw_device *cdev, struct subchannel *sch)
 
 	/* Start async. device sensing. */
 	spin_lock_irq(sch->lock);
-	rc = ccw_device_recognition(cdev);
+	sch_set_cdev(sch, cdev);
+	ccw_device_recognition(cdev);
 	spin_unlock_irq(sch->lock);
-	if (rc) {
-		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ccw_device_init_count))
-			wake_up(&ccw_device_init_wq);
-	}
-	return rc;
 }
 
-static void ccw_device_move_to_sch(struct work_struct *work)
+static int ccw_device_move_to_sch(struct ccw_device *cdev,
+				  struct subchannel *sch)
 {
-	struct ccw_device_private *priv;
-	int rc;
-	struct subchannel *sch;
-	struct ccw_device *cdev;
-	struct subchannel *former_parent;
+	struct subchannel *old_sch;
+	int rc, old_enabled = 0;
 
-	priv = container_of(work, struct ccw_device_private, kick_work);
-	sch = priv->sch;
-	cdev = priv->cdev;
-	former_parent = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
-	/* Get reference for new parent. */
+	old_sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
+	/* Obtain child reference for new parent. */
 	if (!get_device(&sch->dev))
-		return;
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if (!sch_is_pseudo_sch(old_sch)) {
+		spin_lock_irq(old_sch->lock);
+		old_enabled = old_sch->schib.pmcw.ena;
+		rc = 0;
+		if (old_enabled)
+			rc = cio_disable_subchannel(old_sch);
+		spin_unlock_irq(old_sch->lock);
+		if (rc == -EBUSY) {
+			/* Release child reference for new parent. */
+			put_device(&sch->dev);
+			return rc;
+		}
+	}
+
 	mutex_lock(&sch->reg_mutex);
-	/*
-	 * Try to move the ccw device to its new subchannel.
-	 * Note: device_move() changes cdev->dev.parent
-	 */
 	rc = device_move(&cdev->dev, &sch->dev, DPM_ORDER_PARENT_BEFORE_DEV);
 	mutex_unlock(&sch->reg_mutex);
 	if (rc) {
-		CIO_MSG_EVENT(0, "Moving device 0.%x.%04x to subchannel "
-			      "0.%x.%04x failed (ret=%d)!\n",
+		CIO_MSG_EVENT(0, "device_move(0.%x.%04x,0.%x.%04x)=%d\n",
 			      cdev->private->dev_id.ssid,
 			      cdev->private->dev_id.devno, sch->schid.ssid,
-			      sch->schid.sch_no, rc);
-		css_sch_device_unregister(sch);
-		/* Put reference for new parent again. */
+			      sch->schib.pmcw.dev, rc);
+		if (old_enabled) {
+			/* Try to reenable the old subchannel. */
+			spin_lock_irq(old_sch->lock);
+			cio_enable_subchannel(old_sch, (u32)(addr_t)old_sch);
+			spin_unlock_irq(old_sch->lock);
+		}
+		/* Release child reference for new parent. */
 		put_device(&sch->dev);
-		goto out;
+		return rc;
 	}
-	if (!sch_is_pseudo_sch(former_parent)) {
-		spin_lock_irq(former_parent->lock);
-		sch_set_cdev(former_parent, NULL);
-		spin_unlock_irq(former_parent->lock);
-		css_sch_device_unregister(former_parent);
-		/* Reset intparm to zeroes. */
-		former_parent->config.intparm = 0;
-		cio_commit_config(former_parent);
+	/* Clean up old subchannel. */
+	if (!sch_is_pseudo_sch(old_sch)) {
+		spin_lock_irq(old_sch->lock);
+		sch_set_cdev(old_sch, NULL);
+		spin_unlock_irq(old_sch->lock);
+		css_schedule_eval(old_sch->schid);
 	}
-	sch_attach_device(sch, cdev);
-out:
-	/* Put reference for old parent. */
-	put_device(&former_parent->dev);
-	put_device(&cdev->dev);
+	/* Release child reference for old parent. */
+	put_device(&old_sch->dev);
+	/* Initialize new subchannel. */
+	spin_lock_irq(sch->lock);
+	cdev->private->schid = sch->schid;
+	cdev->ccwlock = sch->lock;
+	if (!sch_is_pseudo_sch(sch))
+		sch_set_cdev(sch, cdev);
+	spin_unlock_irq(sch->lock);
+	if (!sch_is_pseudo_sch(sch))
+		css_update_ssd_info(sch);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int ccw_device_move_to_orph(struct ccw_device *cdev)
+{
+	struct subchannel *sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
+	struct channel_subsystem *css = to_css(sch->dev.parent);
+
+	return ccw_device_move_to_sch(cdev, css->pseudo_subchannel);
 }
 
 static void io_subchannel_irq(struct subchannel *sch)
@@ -1199,9 +989,6 @@ void io_subchannel_init_config(struct subchannel *sch)
 {
 	memset(&sch->config, 0, sizeof(sch->config));
 	sch->config.csense = 1;
-	/* Use subchannel mp mode when there is more than 1 installed CHPID. */
-	if ((sch->schib.pmcw.pim & (sch->schib.pmcw.pim - 1)) != 0)
-		sch->config.mp = 1;
 }
 
 static void io_subchannel_init_fields(struct subchannel *sch)
@@ -1222,23 +1009,6 @@ static void io_subchannel_init_fields(struct subchannel *sch)
 	io_subchannel_init_config(sch);
 }
 
-static void io_subchannel_do_unreg(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct subchannel *sch;
-
-	sch = container_of(work, struct subchannel, work);
-	css_sch_device_unregister(sch);
-	put_device(&sch->dev);
-}
-
-/* Schedule unregister if we have no cdev. */
-static void io_subchannel_schedule_removal(struct subchannel *sch)
-{
-	get_device(&sch->dev);
-	INIT_WORK(&sch->work, io_subchannel_do_unreg);
-	queue_work(slow_path_wq, &sch->work);
-}
-
 /*
  * Note: We always return 0 so that we bind to the device even on error.
  * This is needed so that our remove function is called on unregister.
@@ -1247,8 +1017,6 @@ static int io_subchannel_probe(struct subchannel *sch)
 {
 	struct ccw_device *cdev;
 	int rc;
-	unsigned long flags;
-	struct ccw_dev_id dev_id;
 
 	if (cio_is_console(sch->schid)) {
 		rc = sysfs_create_group(&sch->dev.kobj,
@@ -1268,6 +1036,7 @@ static int io_subchannel_probe(struct subchannel *sch)
 		cdev = sch_get_cdev(sch);
 		cdev->dev.groups = ccwdev_attr_groups;
 		device_initialize(&cdev->dev);
+		cdev->private->flags.initialized = 1;
 		ccw_device_register(cdev);
 		/*
 		 * Check if the device is already online. If it is
@@ -1292,44 +1061,14 @@ static int io_subchannel_probe(struct subchannel *sch)
 	sch->private = kzalloc(sizeof(struct io_subchannel_private),
 			       GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA);
 	if (!sch->private)
-		goto out_err;
-	/*
-	 * First check if a fitting device may be found amongst the
-	 * disconnected devices or in the orphanage.
-	 */
-	dev_id.devno = sch->schib.pmcw.dev;
-	dev_id.ssid = sch->schid.ssid;
-	cdev = get_disc_ccwdev_by_dev_id(&dev_id, NULL);
-	if (!cdev)
-		cdev = get_orphaned_ccwdev_by_dev_id(to_css(sch->dev.parent),
-						     &dev_id);
-	if (cdev) {
-		/*
-		 * Schedule moving the device until when we have a registered
-		 * subchannel to move to and succeed the probe. We can
-		 * unregister later again, when the probe is through.
-		 */
-		cdev->private->sch = sch;
-		PREPARE_WORK(&cdev->private->kick_work,
-			     ccw_device_move_to_sch);
-		queue_work(slow_path_wq, &cdev->private->kick_work);
-		return 0;
-	}
-	cdev = io_subchannel_create_ccwdev(sch);
-	if (IS_ERR(cdev))
-		goto out_err;
-	rc = io_subchannel_recog(cdev, sch);
-	if (rc) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(sch->lock, flags);
-		io_subchannel_recog_done(cdev);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(sch->lock, flags);
-	}
+		goto out_schedule;
+	css_schedule_eval(sch->schid);
 	return 0;
-out_err:
-	kfree(sch->private);
-	sysfs_remove_group(&sch->dev.kobj, &io_subchannel_attr_group);
+
 out_schedule:
-	io_subchannel_schedule_removal(sch);
+	spin_lock_irq(sch->lock);
+	css_sched_sch_todo(sch, SCH_TODO_UNREG);
+	spin_unlock_irq(sch->lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1337,32 +1076,23 @@ static int
 io_subchannel_remove (struct subchannel *sch)
 {
 	struct ccw_device *cdev;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	cdev = sch_get_cdev(sch);
 	if (!cdev)
-		return 0;
+		goto out_free;
+	io_subchannel_quiesce(sch);
 	/* Set ccw device to not operational and drop reference. */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(cdev->ccwlock, flags);
+	spin_lock_irq(cdev->ccwlock);
 	sch_set_cdev(sch, NULL);
 	cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(cdev->ccwlock, flags);
+	spin_unlock_irq(cdev->ccwlock);
 	ccw_device_unregister(cdev);
+out_free:
 	kfree(sch->private);
 	sysfs_remove_group(&sch->dev.kobj, &io_subchannel_attr_group);
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int io_subchannel_notify(struct subchannel *sch, int event)
-{
-	struct ccw_device *cdev;
-
-	cdev = sch_get_cdev(sch);
-	if (!cdev)
-		return 0;
-	return ccw_device_notify(cdev, event);
-}
-
 static void io_subchannel_verify(struct subchannel *sch)
 {
 	struct ccw_device *cdev;
@@ -1372,36 +1102,6 @@ static void io_subchannel_verify(struct subchannel *sch)
 		dev_fsm_event(cdev, DEV_EVENT_VERIFY);
 }
 
-static int check_for_io_on_path(struct subchannel *sch, int mask)
-{
-	if (cio_update_schib(sch))
-		return 0;
-	if (scsw_actl(&sch->schib.scsw) && sch->schib.pmcw.lpum == mask)
-		return 1;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void terminate_internal_io(struct subchannel *sch,
-				  struct ccw_device *cdev)
-{
-	if (cio_clear(sch)) {
-		/* Recheck device in case clear failed. */
-		sch->lpm = 0;
-		if (cdev->online)
-			dev_fsm_event(cdev, DEV_EVENT_VERIFY);
-		else
-			css_schedule_eval(sch->schid);
-		return;
-	}
-	cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_CLEAR_VERIFY;
-	/* Request retry of internal operation. */
-	cdev->private->flags.intretry = 1;
-	/* Call handler. */
-	if (cdev->handler)
-		cdev->handler(cdev, cdev->private->intparm,
-			      ERR_PTR(-EIO));
-}
-
 static void io_subchannel_terminate_path(struct subchannel *sch, u8 mask)
 {
 	struct ccw_device *cdev;
@@ -1409,18 +1109,24 @@ static void io_subchannel_terminate_path(struct subchannel *sch, u8 mask)
 	cdev = sch_get_cdev(sch);
 	if (!cdev)
 		return;
-	if (check_for_io_on_path(sch, mask)) {
-		if (cdev->private->state == DEV_STATE_ONLINE)
-			ccw_device_kill_io(cdev);
-		else {
-			terminate_internal_io(sch, cdev);
-			/* Re-start path verification. */
-			dev_fsm_event(cdev, DEV_EVENT_VERIFY);
-		}
-	} else
-		/* trigger path verification. */
-		dev_fsm_event(cdev, DEV_EVENT_VERIFY);
+	if (cio_update_schib(sch))
+		goto err;
+	/* Check for I/O on path. */
+	if (scsw_actl(&sch->schib.scsw) == 0 || sch->schib.pmcw.lpum != mask)
+		goto out;
+	if (cdev->private->state == DEV_STATE_ONLINE) {
+		ccw_device_kill_io(cdev);
+		goto out;
+	}
+	if (cio_clear(sch))
+		goto err;
+out:
+	/* Trigger path verification. */
+	dev_fsm_event(cdev, DEV_EVENT_VERIFY);
+	return;
 
+err:
+	dev_fsm_event(cdev, DEV_EVENT_NOTOPER);
 }
 
 static int io_subchannel_chp_event(struct subchannel *sch,
@@ -1457,46 +1163,41 @@ static int io_subchannel_chp_event(struct subchannel *sch,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void
-io_subchannel_shutdown(struct subchannel *sch)
+static void io_subchannel_quiesce(struct subchannel *sch)
 {
 	struct ccw_device *cdev;
 	int ret;
 
+	spin_lock_irq(sch->lock);
 	cdev = sch_get_cdev(sch);
-
 	if (cio_is_console(sch->schid))
-		return;
+		goto out_unlock;
 	if (!sch->schib.pmcw.ena)
-		/* Nothing to do. */
-		return;
+		goto out_unlock;
 	ret = cio_disable_subchannel(sch);
 	if (ret != -EBUSY)
-		/* Subchannel is disabled, we're done. */
-		return;
-	cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_QUIESCE;
+		goto out_unlock;
 	if (cdev->handler)
-		cdev->handler(cdev, cdev->private->intparm,
-			      ERR_PTR(-EIO));
-	ret = ccw_device_cancel_halt_clear(cdev);
-	if (ret == -EBUSY) {
-		ccw_device_set_timeout(cdev, HZ/10);
-		wait_event(cdev->private->wait_q, dev_fsm_final_state(cdev));
+		cdev->handler(cdev, cdev->private->intparm, ERR_PTR(-EIO));
+	while (ret == -EBUSY) {
+		cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_QUIESCE;
+		ret = ccw_device_cancel_halt_clear(cdev);
+		if (ret == -EBUSY) {
+			ccw_device_set_timeout(cdev, HZ/10);
+			spin_unlock_irq(sch->lock);
+			wait_event(cdev->private->wait_q,
+				   cdev->private->state != DEV_STATE_QUIESCE);
+			spin_lock_irq(sch->lock);
+		}
+		ret = cio_disable_subchannel(sch);
 	}
-	cio_disable_subchannel(sch);
+out_unlock:
+	spin_unlock_irq(sch->lock);
 }
 
-static int io_subchannel_get_status(struct subchannel *sch)
+static void io_subchannel_shutdown(struct subchannel *sch)
 {
-	struct schib schib;
-
-	if (stsch(sch->schid, &schib) || !schib.pmcw.dnv)
-		return CIO_GONE;
-	if (sch->schib.pmcw.dnv && (schib.pmcw.dev != sch->schib.pmcw.dev))
-		return CIO_REVALIDATE;
-	if (!sch->lpm)
-		return CIO_NO_PATH;
-	return CIO_OPER;
+	io_subchannel_quiesce(sch);
 }
 
 static int device_is_disconnected(struct ccw_device *cdev)
@@ -1575,20 +1276,16 @@ static void ccw_device_schedule_recovery(void)
 static int purge_fn(struct device *dev, void *data)
 {
 	struct ccw_device *cdev = to_ccwdev(dev);
-	struct ccw_device_private *priv = cdev->private;
-	int unreg;
+	struct ccw_dev_id *id = &cdev->private->dev_id;
 
 	spin_lock_irq(cdev->ccwlock);
-	unreg = is_blacklisted(priv->dev_id.ssid, priv->dev_id.devno) &&
-		(priv->state == DEV_STATE_OFFLINE);
+	if (is_blacklisted(id->ssid, id->devno) &&
+	    (cdev->private->state == DEV_STATE_OFFLINE)) {
+		CIO_MSG_EVENT(3, "ccw: purging 0.%x.%04x\n", id->ssid,
+			      id->devno);
+		ccw_device_sched_todo(cdev, CDEV_TODO_UNREG);
+	}
 	spin_unlock_irq(cdev->ccwlock);
-	if (!unreg)
-		goto out;
-	CIO_MSG_EVENT(3, "ccw: purging 0.%x.%04x\n", priv->dev_id.ssid,
-		      priv->dev_id.devno);
-	ccw_device_schedule_sch_unregister(cdev);
-
-out:
 	/* Abort loop in case of pending signal. */
 	if (signal_pending(current))
 		return -EINTR;
@@ -1630,91 +1327,169 @@ void ccw_device_set_notoper(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 	cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER;
 }
 
-static int io_subchannel_sch_event(struct subchannel *sch, int slow)
+enum io_sch_action {
+	IO_SCH_UNREG,
+	IO_SCH_ORPH_UNREG,
+	IO_SCH_ATTACH,
+	IO_SCH_UNREG_ATTACH,
+	IO_SCH_ORPH_ATTACH,
+	IO_SCH_REPROBE,
+	IO_SCH_VERIFY,
+	IO_SCH_DISC,
+	IO_SCH_NOP,
+};
+
+static enum io_sch_action sch_get_action(struct subchannel *sch)
+{
+	struct ccw_device *cdev;
+
+	cdev = sch_get_cdev(sch);
+	if (cio_update_schib(sch)) {
+		/* Not operational. */
+		if (!cdev)
+			return IO_SCH_UNREG;
+		if (!ccw_device_notify(cdev, CIO_GONE))
+			return IO_SCH_UNREG;
+		return IO_SCH_ORPH_UNREG;
+	}
+	/* Operational. */
+	if (!cdev)
+		return IO_SCH_ATTACH;
+	if (sch->schib.pmcw.dev != cdev->private->dev_id.devno) {
+		if (!ccw_device_notify(cdev, CIO_GONE))
+			return IO_SCH_UNREG_ATTACH;
+		return IO_SCH_ORPH_ATTACH;
+	}
+	if ((sch->schib.pmcw.pam & sch->opm) == 0) {
+		if (!ccw_device_notify(cdev, CIO_NO_PATH))
+			return IO_SCH_UNREG;
+		return IO_SCH_DISC;
+	}
+	if (device_is_disconnected(cdev))
+		return IO_SCH_REPROBE;
+	if (cdev->online)
+		return IO_SCH_VERIFY;
+	return IO_SCH_NOP;
+}
+
+/**
+ * io_subchannel_sch_event - process subchannel event
+ * @sch: subchannel
+ * @process: non-zero if function is called in process context
+ *
+ * An unspecified event occurred for this subchannel. Adjust data according
+ * to the current operational state of the subchannel and device. Return
+ * zero when the event has been handled sufficiently or -EAGAIN when this
+ * function should be called again in process context.
+ */
+static int io_subchannel_sch_event(struct subchannel *sch, int process)
 {
-	int event, ret, disc;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	enum { NONE, UNREGISTER, UNREGISTER_PROBE, REPROBE, DISC } action;
 	struct ccw_device *cdev;
+	struct ccw_dev_id dev_id;
+	enum io_sch_action action;
+	int rc = -EAGAIN;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(sch->lock, flags);
+	if (!device_is_registered(&sch->dev))
+		goto out_unlock;
+	if (work_pending(&sch->todo_work))
+		goto out_unlock;
 	cdev = sch_get_cdev(sch);
-	disc = device_is_disconnected(cdev);
-	if (disc && slow) {
-		/* Disconnected devices are evaluated directly only.*/
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(sch->lock, flags);
-		return 0;
-	}
-	/* No interrupt after machine check - kill pending timers. */
-	if (cdev)
-		ccw_device_set_timeout(cdev, 0);
-	if (!disc && !slow) {
-		/* Non-disconnected devices are evaluated on the slow path. */
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(sch->lock, flags);
-		return -EAGAIN;
+	if (cdev && work_pending(&cdev->private->todo_work))
+		goto out_unlock;
+	action = sch_get_action(sch);
+	CIO_MSG_EVENT(2, "event: sch 0.%x.%04x, process=%d, action=%d\n",
+		      sch->schid.ssid, sch->schid.sch_no, process,
+		      action);
+	/* Perform immediate actions while holding the lock. */
+	switch (action) {
+	case IO_SCH_REPROBE:
+		/* Trigger device recognition. */
+		ccw_device_trigger_reprobe(cdev);
+		rc = 0;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	case IO_SCH_VERIFY:
+		/* Trigger path verification. */
+		io_subchannel_verify(sch);
+		rc = 0;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	case IO_SCH_DISC:
+		ccw_device_set_disconnected(cdev);
+		rc = 0;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	case IO_SCH_ORPH_UNREG:
+	case IO_SCH_ORPH_ATTACH:
+		ccw_device_set_disconnected(cdev);
+		break;
+	case IO_SCH_UNREG_ATTACH:
+	case IO_SCH_UNREG:
+		if (cdev)
+			ccw_device_set_notoper(cdev);
+		break;
+	case IO_SCH_NOP:
+		rc = 0;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	default:
+		break;
 	}
-	event = io_subchannel_get_status(sch);
-	CIO_MSG_EVENT(4, "Evaluating schid 0.%x.%04x, event %d, %s, %s path.\n",
-		      sch->schid.ssid, sch->schid.sch_no, event,
-		      disc ? "disconnected" : "normal",
-		      slow ? "slow" : "fast");
-	/* Analyze subchannel status. */
-	action = NONE;
-	switch (event) {
-	case CIO_NO_PATH:
-		if (disc) {
-			/* Check if paths have become available. */
-			action = REPROBE;
-			break;
-		}
-		/* fall through */
-	case CIO_GONE:
-		/* Ask driver what to do with device. */
-		if (io_subchannel_notify(sch, event))
-			action = DISC;
-		else
-			action = UNREGISTER;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(sch->lock, flags);
+	/* All other actions require process context. */
+	if (!process)
+		goto out;
+	/* Handle attached ccw device. */
+	switch (action) {
+	case IO_SCH_ORPH_UNREG:
+	case IO_SCH_ORPH_ATTACH:
+		/* Move ccw device to orphanage. */
+		rc = ccw_device_move_to_orph(cdev);
+		if (rc)
+			goto out;
 		break;
-	case CIO_REVALIDATE:
-		/* Device will be removed, so no notify necessary. */
-		if (disc)
-			/* Reprobe because immediate unregister might block. */
-			action = REPROBE;
-		else
-			action = UNREGISTER_PROBE;
+	case IO_SCH_UNREG_ATTACH:
+		/* Unregister ccw device. */
+		ccw_device_unregister(cdev);
 		break;
-	case CIO_OPER:
-		if (disc)
-			/* Get device operational again. */
-			action = REPROBE;
+	default:
 		break;
 	}
-	/* Perform action. */
-	ret = 0;
+	/* Handle subchannel. */
 	switch (action) {
-	case UNREGISTER:
-	case UNREGISTER_PROBE:
-		ccw_device_set_notoper(cdev);
-		/* Unregister device (will use subchannel lock). */
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(sch->lock, flags);
+	case IO_SCH_ORPH_UNREG:
+	case IO_SCH_UNREG:
 		css_sch_device_unregister(sch);
-		spin_lock_irqsave(sch->lock, flags);
 		break;
-	case REPROBE:
+	case IO_SCH_ORPH_ATTACH:
+	case IO_SCH_UNREG_ATTACH:
+	case IO_SCH_ATTACH:
+		dev_id.ssid = sch->schid.ssid;
+		dev_id.devno = sch->schib.pmcw.dev;
+		cdev = get_ccwdev_by_dev_id(&dev_id);
+		if (!cdev) {
+			sch_create_and_recog_new_device(sch);
+			break;
+		}
+		rc = ccw_device_move_to_sch(cdev, sch);
+		if (rc) {
+			/* Release reference from get_ccwdev_by_dev_id() */
+			put_device(&cdev->dev);
+			goto out;
+		}
+		spin_lock_irqsave(sch->lock, flags);
 		ccw_device_trigger_reprobe(cdev);
-		break;
-	case DISC:
-		ccw_device_set_disconnected(cdev);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(sch->lock, flags);
+		/* Release reference from get_ccwdev_by_dev_id() */
+		put_device(&cdev->dev);
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(sch->lock, flags);
-	/* Probe if necessary. */
-	if (action == UNREGISTER_PROBE)
-		ret = css_probe_device(sch->schid);
+	return 0;
 
-	return ret;
+out_unlock:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(sch->lock, flags);
+out:
+	return rc;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CCW_CONSOLE
@@ -1744,10 +1519,7 @@ static int ccw_device_console_enable(struct ccw_device *cdev,
 	sch->driver = &io_subchannel_driver;
 	/* Initialize the ccw_device structure. */
 	cdev->dev.parent= &sch->dev;
-	rc = io_subchannel_recog(cdev, sch);
-	if (rc)
-		return rc;
-
+	io_subchannel_recog(cdev, sch);
 	/* Now wait for the async. recognition to come to an end. */
 	spin_lock_irq(cdev->ccwlock);
 	while (!dev_fsm_final_state(cdev))
@@ -1763,7 +1535,7 @@ static int ccw_device_console_enable(struct ccw_device *cdev,
 	rc = 0;
 out_unlock:
 	spin_unlock_irq(cdev->ccwlock);
-	return 0;
+	return rc;
 }
 
 struct ccw_device *
@@ -1919,7 +1691,7 @@ static int ccw_device_pm_prepare(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct ccw_device *cdev = to_ccwdev(dev);
 
-	if (work_pending(&cdev->private->kick_work))
+	if (work_pending(&cdev->private->todo_work))
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	/* Fail while device is being set online/offline. */
 	if (atomic_read(&cdev->private->onoff))
@@ -2005,7 +1777,6 @@ static int ccw_device_pm_thaw(struct device *dev)
 static void __ccw_device_pm_restore(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 {
 	struct subchannel *sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
-	int ret;
 
 	if (cio_is_console(sch->schid))
 		goto out;
@@ -2015,22 +1786,10 @@ static void __ccw_device_pm_restore(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 	 */
 	spin_lock_irq(sch->lock);
 	cdev->private->flags.resuming = 1;
-	ret = ccw_device_recognition(cdev);
+	ccw_device_recognition(cdev);
 	spin_unlock_irq(sch->lock);
-	if (ret) {
-		CIO_MSG_EVENT(0, "Couldn't start recognition for device "
-			      "0.%x.%04x (ret=%d)\n",
-			      cdev->private->dev_id.ssid,
-			      cdev->private->dev_id.devno, ret);
-		spin_lock_irq(sch->lock);
-		cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_DISCONNECTED;
-		spin_unlock_irq(sch->lock);
-		/* notify driver after the resume cb */
-		goto out;
-	}
 	wait_event(cdev->private->wait_q, dev_fsm_final_state(cdev) ||
 		   cdev->private->state == DEV_STATE_DISCONNECTED);
-
 out:
 	cdev->private->flags.resuming = 0;
 }
@@ -2040,7 +1799,7 @@ static int resume_handle_boxed(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 	cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_BOXED;
 	if (ccw_device_notify(cdev, CIO_BOXED))
 		return 0;
-	ccw_device_schedule_sch_unregister(cdev);
+	ccw_device_sched_todo(cdev, CDEV_TODO_UNREG);
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
@@ -2049,7 +1808,7 @@ static int resume_handle_disc(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 	cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_DISCONNECTED;
 	if (ccw_device_notify(cdev, CIO_GONE))
 		return 0;
-	ccw_device_schedule_sch_unregister(cdev);
+	ccw_device_sched_todo(cdev, CDEV_TODO_UNREG);
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
@@ -2094,9 +1853,7 @@ static int ccw_device_pm_restore(struct device *dev)
 	/* check if the device type has changed */
 	if (!ccw_device_test_sense_data(cdev)) {
 		ccw_device_update_sense_data(cdev);
-		PREPARE_WORK(&cdev->private->kick_work,
-			     ccw_device_do_unbind_bind);
-		queue_work(ccw_device_work, &cdev->private->kick_work);
+		ccw_device_sched_todo(cdev, CDEV_TODO_REBIND);
 		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
@@ -2140,7 +1897,7 @@ out_disc_unlock:
 	goto out_restore;
 
 out_unreg_unlock:
-	ccw_device_schedule_sch_unregister(cdev);
+	ccw_device_sched_todo(cdev, CDEV_TODO_UNREG_EVAL);
 	ret = -ENODEV;
 out_unlock:
 	spin_unlock_irq(sch->lock);
@@ -2205,6 +1962,77 @@ ccw_device_get_subchannel_id(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 	return sch->schid;
 }
 
+static void ccw_device_todo(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct ccw_device_private *priv;
+	struct ccw_device *cdev;
+	struct subchannel *sch;
+	enum cdev_todo todo;
+
+	priv = container_of(work, struct ccw_device_private, todo_work);
+	cdev = priv->cdev;
+	sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
+	/* Find out todo. */
+	spin_lock_irq(cdev->ccwlock);
+	todo = priv->todo;
+	priv->todo = CDEV_TODO_NOTHING;
+	CIO_MSG_EVENT(4, "cdev_todo: cdev=0.%x.%04x todo=%d\n",
+		      priv->dev_id.ssid, priv->dev_id.devno, todo);
+	spin_unlock_irq(cdev->ccwlock);
+	/* Perform todo. */
+	switch (todo) {
+	case CDEV_TODO_ENABLE_CMF:
+		cmf_reenable(cdev);
+		break;
+	case CDEV_TODO_REBIND:
+		ccw_device_do_unbind_bind(cdev);
+		break;
+	case CDEV_TODO_REGISTER:
+		io_subchannel_register(cdev);
+		break;
+	case CDEV_TODO_UNREG_EVAL:
+		if (!sch_is_pseudo_sch(sch))
+			css_schedule_eval(sch->schid);
+		/* fall-through */
+	case CDEV_TODO_UNREG:
+		if (sch_is_pseudo_sch(sch))
+			ccw_device_unregister(cdev);
+		else
+			ccw_device_call_sch_unregister(cdev);
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+	/* Release workqueue ref. */
+	put_device(&cdev->dev);
+}
+
+/**
+ * ccw_device_sched_todo - schedule ccw device operation
+ * @cdev: ccw device
+ * @todo: todo
+ *
+ * Schedule the operation identified by @todo to be performed on the slow path
+ * workqueue. Do nothing if another operation with higher priority is already
+ * scheduled. Needs to be called with ccwdev lock held.
+ */
+void ccw_device_sched_todo(struct ccw_device *cdev, enum cdev_todo todo)
+{
+	CIO_MSG_EVENT(4, "cdev_todo: sched cdev=0.%x.%04x todo=%d\n",
+		      cdev->private->dev_id.ssid, cdev->private->dev_id.devno,
+		      todo);
+	if (cdev->private->todo >= todo)
+		return;
+	cdev->private->todo = todo;
+	/* Get workqueue ref. */
+	if (!get_device(&cdev->dev))
+		return;
+	if (!queue_work(slow_path_wq, &cdev->private->todo_work)) {
+		/* Already queued, release workqueue ref. */
+		put_device(&cdev->dev);
+	}
+}
+
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ccw_device_set_online);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ccw_device_set_offline);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/device.h b/drivers/s390/cio/device.h
index 246c6482842..bcfe13e4263 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/device.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/device.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ enum dev_state {
 	DEV_STATE_DISBAND_PGID,
 	DEV_STATE_BOXED,
 	/* states to wait for i/o completion before doing something */
-	DEV_STATE_CLEAR_VERIFY,
 	DEV_STATE_TIMEOUT_KILL,
 	DEV_STATE_QUIESCE,
 	/* special states for devices gone not operational */
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ enum dev_state {
 	DEV_STATE_DISCONNECTED_SENSE_ID,
 	DEV_STATE_CMFCHANGE,
 	DEV_STATE_CMFUPDATE,
+	DEV_STATE_STEAL_LOCK,
 	/* last element! */
 	NR_DEV_STATES
 };
@@ -81,17 +81,16 @@ void io_subchannel_init_config(struct subchannel *sch);
 
 int ccw_device_cancel_halt_clear(struct ccw_device *);
 
-void ccw_device_do_unbind_bind(struct work_struct *);
-void ccw_device_move_to_orphanage(struct work_struct *);
 int ccw_device_is_orphan(struct ccw_device *);
 
-int ccw_device_recognition(struct ccw_device *);
+void ccw_device_recognition(struct ccw_device *);
 int ccw_device_online(struct ccw_device *);
 int ccw_device_offline(struct ccw_device *);
 void ccw_device_update_sense_data(struct ccw_device *);
 int ccw_device_test_sense_data(struct ccw_device *);
 void ccw_device_schedule_sch_unregister(struct ccw_device *);
 int ccw_purge_blacklisted(void);
+void ccw_device_sched_todo(struct ccw_device *cdev, enum cdev_todo todo);
 
 /* Function prototypes for device status and basic sense stuff. */
 void ccw_device_accumulate_irb(struct ccw_device *, struct irb *);
@@ -99,24 +98,28 @@ void ccw_device_accumulate_basic_sense(struct ccw_device *, struct irb *);
 int ccw_device_accumulate_and_sense(struct ccw_device *, struct irb *);
 int ccw_device_do_sense(struct ccw_device *, struct irb *);
 
+/* Function prototype for internal request handling. */
+int lpm_adjust(int lpm, int mask);
+void ccw_request_start(struct ccw_device *);
+int ccw_request_cancel(struct ccw_device *cdev);
+void ccw_request_handler(struct ccw_device *cdev);
+void ccw_request_timeout(struct ccw_device *cdev);
+void ccw_request_notoper(struct ccw_device *cdev);
+
 /* Function prototypes for sense id stuff. */
 void ccw_device_sense_id_start(struct ccw_device *);
-void ccw_device_sense_id_irq(struct ccw_device *, enum dev_event);
 void ccw_device_sense_id_done(struct ccw_device *, int);
 
 /* Function prototypes for path grouping stuff. */
-void ccw_device_sense_pgid_start(struct ccw_device *);
-void ccw_device_sense_pgid_irq(struct ccw_device *, enum dev_event);
-void ccw_device_sense_pgid_done(struct ccw_device *, int);
-
 void ccw_device_verify_start(struct ccw_device *);
-void ccw_device_verify_irq(struct ccw_device *, enum dev_event);
 void ccw_device_verify_done(struct ccw_device *, int);
 
 void ccw_device_disband_start(struct ccw_device *);
-void ccw_device_disband_irq(struct ccw_device *, enum dev_event);
 void ccw_device_disband_done(struct ccw_device *, int);
 
+void ccw_device_stlck_start(struct ccw_device *, void *, void *, void *);
+void ccw_device_stlck_done(struct ccw_device *, void *, int);
+
 int ccw_device_call_handler(struct ccw_device *);
 
 int ccw_device_stlck(struct ccw_device *);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c b/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c
index b9613d7df9e..ae760658a13 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ ccw_device_recog_done(struct ccw_device *cdev, int state)
 
 	sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
 
-	ccw_device_set_timeout(cdev, 0);
-	cio_disable_subchannel(sch);
+	if (cio_disable_subchannel(sch))
+		state = DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER;
 	/*
 	 * Now that we tried recognition, we have performed device selection
 	 * through ssch() and the path information is up to date.
@@ -263,22 +263,10 @@ ccw_device_recog_done(struct ccw_device *cdev, int state)
 	}
 	switch (state) {
 	case DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER:
-		CIO_MSG_EVENT(2, "SenseID : unknown device %04x on "
-			      "subchannel 0.%x.%04x\n",
-			      cdev->private->dev_id.devno,
-			      sch->schid.ssid, sch->schid.sch_no);
 		break;
 	case DEV_STATE_OFFLINE:
 		if (!cdev->online) {
 			ccw_device_update_sense_data(cdev);
-			/* Issue device info message. */
-			CIO_MSG_EVENT(4, "SenseID : device 0.%x.%04x reports: "
-				      "CU  Type/Mod = %04X/%02X, Dev Type/Mod "
-				      "= %04X/%02X\n",
-				      cdev->private->dev_id.ssid,
-				      cdev->private->dev_id.devno,
-				      cdev->id.cu_type, cdev->id.cu_model,
-				      cdev->id.dev_type, cdev->id.dev_model);
 			break;
 		}
 		cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_OFFLINE;
@@ -289,16 +277,10 @@ ccw_device_recog_done(struct ccw_device *cdev, int state)
 			wake_up(&cdev->private->wait_q);
 		} else {
 			ccw_device_update_sense_data(cdev);
-			PREPARE_WORK(&cdev->private->kick_work,
-				     ccw_device_do_unbind_bind);
-			queue_work(ccw_device_work, &cdev->private->kick_work);
+			ccw_device_sched_todo(cdev, CDEV_TODO_REBIND);
 		}
 		return;
 	case DEV_STATE_BOXED:
-		CIO_MSG_EVENT(0, "SenseID : boxed device %04x on "
-			      " subchannel 0.%x.%04x\n",
-			      cdev->private->dev_id.devno,
-			      sch->schid.ssid, sch->schid.sch_no);
 		if (cdev->id.cu_type != 0) { /* device was recognized before */
 			cdev->private->flags.recog_done = 1;
 			cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_BOXED;
@@ -343,28 +325,16 @@ int ccw_device_notify(struct ccw_device *cdev, int event)
 	return cdev->drv->notify ? cdev->drv->notify(cdev, event) : 0;
 }
 
-static void cmf_reenable_delayed(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct ccw_device_private *priv;
-	struct ccw_device *cdev;
-
-	priv = container_of(work, struct ccw_device_private, kick_work);
-	cdev = priv->cdev;
-	cmf_reenable(cdev);
-}
-
 static void ccw_device_oper_notify(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 {
 	if (ccw_device_notify(cdev, CIO_OPER)) {
 		/* Reenable channel measurements, if needed. */
-		PREPARE_WORK(&cdev->private->kick_work, cmf_reenable_delayed);
-		queue_work(ccw_device_work, &cdev->private->kick_work);
+		ccw_device_sched_todo(cdev, CDEV_TODO_ENABLE_CMF);
 		return;
 	}
 	/* Driver doesn't want device back. */
 	ccw_device_set_notoper(cdev);
-	PREPARE_WORK(&cdev->private->kick_work, ccw_device_do_unbind_bind);
-	queue_work(ccw_device_work, &cdev->private->kick_work);
+	ccw_device_sched_todo(cdev, CDEV_TODO_REBIND);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -392,14 +362,14 @@ ccw_device_done(struct ccw_device *cdev, int state)
 		CIO_MSG_EVENT(0, "Boxed device %04x on subchannel %04x\n",
 			      cdev->private->dev_id.devno, sch->schid.sch_no);
 		if (cdev->online && !ccw_device_notify(cdev, CIO_BOXED))
-			ccw_device_schedule_sch_unregister(cdev);
+			ccw_device_sched_todo(cdev, CDEV_TODO_UNREG);
 		cdev->private->flags.donotify = 0;
 		break;
 	case DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER:
 		CIO_MSG_EVENT(0, "Device %04x gone on subchannel %04x\n",
 			      cdev->private->dev_id.devno, sch->schid.sch_no);
 		if (!ccw_device_notify(cdev, CIO_GONE))
-			ccw_device_schedule_sch_unregister(cdev);
+			ccw_device_sched_todo(cdev, CDEV_TODO_UNREG);
 		else
 			ccw_device_set_disconnected(cdev);
 		cdev->private->flags.donotify = 0;
@@ -409,7 +379,7 @@ ccw_device_done(struct ccw_device *cdev, int state)
 			      "%04x\n", cdev->private->dev_id.devno,
 			      sch->schid.sch_no);
 		if (!ccw_device_notify(cdev, CIO_NO_PATH))
-			ccw_device_schedule_sch_unregister(cdev);
+			ccw_device_sched_todo(cdev, CDEV_TODO_UNREG);
 		else
 			ccw_device_set_disconnected(cdev);
 		cdev->private->flags.donotify = 0;
@@ -425,107 +395,12 @@ ccw_device_done(struct ccw_device *cdev, int state)
 	wake_up(&cdev->private->wait_q);
 }
 
-static int cmp_pgid(struct pgid *p1, struct pgid *p2)
-{
-	char *c1;
-	char *c2;
-
-	c1 = (char *)p1;
-	c2 = (char *)p2;
-
-	return memcmp(c1 + 1, c2 + 1, sizeof(struct pgid) - 1);
-}
-
-static void __ccw_device_get_common_pgid(struct ccw_device *cdev)
-{
-	int i;
-	int last;
-
-	last = 0;
-	for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
-		if (cdev->private->pgid[i].inf.ps.state1 == SNID_STATE1_RESET)
-			/* No PGID yet */
-			continue;
-		if (cdev->private->pgid[last].inf.ps.state1 ==
-		    SNID_STATE1_RESET) {
-			/* First non-zero PGID */
-			last = i;
-			continue;
-		}
-		if (cmp_pgid(&cdev->private->pgid[i],
-			     &cdev->private->pgid[last]) == 0)
-			/* Non-conflicting PGIDs */
-			continue;
-
-		/* PGID mismatch, can't pathgroup. */
-		CIO_MSG_EVENT(0, "SNID - pgid mismatch for device "
-			      "0.%x.%04x, can't pathgroup\n",
-			      cdev->private->dev_id.ssid,
-			      cdev->private->dev_id.devno);
-		cdev->private->options.pgroup = 0;
-		return;
-	}
-	if (cdev->private->pgid[last].inf.ps.state1 ==
-	    SNID_STATE1_RESET)
-		/* No previous pgid found */
-		memcpy(&cdev->private->pgid[0],
-		       &channel_subsystems[0]->global_pgid,
-		       sizeof(struct pgid));
-	else
-		/* Use existing pgid */
-		memcpy(&cdev->private->pgid[0], &cdev->private->pgid[last],
-		       sizeof(struct pgid));
-}
-
-/*
- * Function called from device_pgid.c after sense path ground has completed.
- */
-void
-ccw_device_sense_pgid_done(struct ccw_device *cdev, int err)
-{
-	struct subchannel *sch;
-
-	sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
-	switch (err) {
-	case -EOPNOTSUPP: /* path grouping not supported, use nop instead. */
-		cdev->private->options.pgroup = 0;
-		break;
-	case 0: /* success */
-	case -EACCES: /* partial success, some paths not operational */
-		/* Check if all pgids are equal or 0. */
-		__ccw_device_get_common_pgid(cdev);
-		break;
-	case -ETIME:		/* Sense path group id stopped by timeout. */
-	case -EUSERS:		/* device is reserved for someone else. */
-		ccw_device_done(cdev, DEV_STATE_BOXED);
-		return;
-	default:
-		ccw_device_done(cdev, DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER);
-		return;
-	}
-	/* Start Path Group verification. */
-	cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_VERIFY;
-	cdev->private->flags.doverify = 0;
-	ccw_device_verify_start(cdev);
-}
-
 /*
  * Start device recognition.
  */
-int
-ccw_device_recognition(struct ccw_device *cdev)
+void ccw_device_recognition(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 {
-	struct subchannel *sch;
-	int ret;
-
-	sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
-	ret = cio_enable_subchannel(sch, (u32)(addr_t)sch);
-	if (ret != 0)
-		/* Couldn't enable the subchannel for i/o. Sick device. */
-		return ret;
-
-	/* After 60s the device recognition is considered to have failed. */
-	ccw_device_set_timeout(cdev, 60*HZ);
+	struct subchannel *sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
 
 	/*
 	 * We used to start here with a sense pgid to find out whether a device
@@ -537,32 +412,33 @@ ccw_device_recognition(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 	 */
 	cdev->private->flags.recog_done = 0;
 	cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_SENSE_ID;
+	if (cio_enable_subchannel(sch, (u32) (addr_t) sch)) {
+		ccw_device_recog_done(cdev, DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER);
+		return;
+	}
 	ccw_device_sense_id_start(cdev);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
- * Handle timeout in device recognition.
+ * Handle events for states that use the ccw request infrastructure.
  */
-static void
-ccw_device_recog_timeout(struct ccw_device *cdev, enum dev_event dev_event)
+static void ccw_device_request_event(struct ccw_device *cdev, enum dev_event e)
 {
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = ccw_device_cancel_halt_clear(cdev);
-	switch (ret) {
-	case 0:
-		ccw_device_recog_done(cdev, DEV_STATE_BOXED);
+	switch (e) {
+	case DEV_EVENT_NOTOPER:
+		ccw_request_notoper(cdev);
 		break;
-	case -ENODEV:
-		ccw_device_recog_done(cdev, DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER);
+	case DEV_EVENT_INTERRUPT:
+		ccw_request_handler(cdev);
+		break;
+	case DEV_EVENT_TIMEOUT:
+		ccw_request_timeout(cdev);
 		break;
 	default:
-		ccw_device_set_timeout(cdev, 3*HZ);
+		break;
 	}
 }
 
-
 void
 ccw_device_verify_done(struct ccw_device *cdev, int err)
 {
@@ -571,21 +447,18 @@ ccw_device_verify_done(struct ccw_device *cdev, int err)
 	sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
 	/* Update schib - pom may have changed. */
 	if (cio_update_schib(sch)) {
-		cdev->private->flags.donotify = 0;
-		ccw_device_done(cdev, DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER);
-		return;
+		err = -ENODEV;
+		goto callback;
 	}
 	/* Update lpm with verified path mask. */
 	sch->lpm = sch->vpm;
 	/* Repeat path verification? */
 	if (cdev->private->flags.doverify) {
-		cdev->private->flags.doverify = 0;
 		ccw_device_verify_start(cdev);
 		return;
 	}
+callback:
 	switch (err) {
-	case -EOPNOTSUPP: /* path grouping not supported, just set online. */
-		cdev->private->options.pgroup = 0;
 	case 0:
 		ccw_device_done(cdev, DEV_STATE_ONLINE);
 		/* Deliver fake irb to device driver, if needed. */
@@ -604,18 +477,20 @@ ccw_device_verify_done(struct ccw_device *cdev, int err)
 		}
 		break;
 	case -ETIME:
+	case -EUSERS:
 		/* Reset oper notify indication after verify error. */
 		cdev->private->flags.donotify = 0;
 		ccw_device_done(cdev, DEV_STATE_BOXED);
 		break;
+	case -EACCES:
+		/* Reset oper notify indication after verify error. */
+		cdev->private->flags.donotify = 0;
+		ccw_device_done(cdev, DEV_STATE_DISCONNECTED);
+		break;
 	default:
 		/* Reset oper notify indication after verify error. */
 		cdev->private->flags.donotify = 0;
-		if (cdev->online) {
-			ccw_device_set_timeout(cdev, 0);
-			dev_fsm_event(cdev, DEV_EVENT_NOTOPER);
-		} else
-			ccw_device_done(cdev, DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER);
+		ccw_device_done(cdev, DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER);
 		break;
 	}
 }
@@ -640,17 +515,9 @@ ccw_device_online(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 			dev_fsm_event(cdev, DEV_EVENT_NOTOPER);
 		return ret;
 	}
-	/* Do we want to do path grouping? */
-	if (!cdev->private->options.pgroup) {
-		/* Start initial path verification. */
-		cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_VERIFY;
-		cdev->private->flags.doverify = 0;
-		ccw_device_verify_start(cdev);
-		return 0;
-	}
-	/* Do a SensePGID first. */
-	cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_SENSE_PGID;
-	ccw_device_sense_pgid_start(cdev);
+	/* Start initial path verification. */
+	cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_VERIFY;
+	ccw_device_verify_start(cdev);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -666,7 +533,6 @@ ccw_device_disband_done(struct ccw_device *cdev, int err)
 		break;
 	default:
 		cdev->private->flags.donotify = 0;
-		dev_fsm_event(cdev, DEV_EVENT_NOTOPER);
 		ccw_device_done(cdev, DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER);
 		break;
 	}
@@ -703,7 +569,7 @@ ccw_device_offline(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 	if (cdev->private->state != DEV_STATE_ONLINE)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	/* Are we doing path grouping? */
-	if (!cdev->private->options.pgroup) {
+	if (!cdev->private->flags.pgroup) {
 		/* No, set state offline immediately. */
 		ccw_device_done(cdev, DEV_STATE_OFFLINE);
 		return 0;
@@ -715,43 +581,13 @@ ccw_device_offline(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 }
 
 /*
- * Handle timeout in device online/offline process.
- */
-static void
-ccw_device_onoff_timeout(struct ccw_device *cdev, enum dev_event dev_event)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = ccw_device_cancel_halt_clear(cdev);
-	switch (ret) {
-	case 0:
-		ccw_device_done(cdev, DEV_STATE_BOXED);
-		break;
-	case -ENODEV:
-		ccw_device_done(cdev, DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER);
-		break;
-	default:
-		ccw_device_set_timeout(cdev, 3*HZ);
-	}
-}
-
-/*
- * Handle not oper event in device recognition.
- */
-static void
-ccw_device_recog_notoper(struct ccw_device *cdev, enum dev_event dev_event)
-{
-	ccw_device_recog_done(cdev, DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER);
-}
-
-/*
  * Handle not operational event in non-special state.
  */
 static void ccw_device_generic_notoper(struct ccw_device *cdev,
 				       enum dev_event dev_event)
 {
 	if (!ccw_device_notify(cdev, CIO_GONE))
-		ccw_device_schedule_sch_unregister(cdev);
+		ccw_device_sched_todo(cdev, CDEV_TODO_UNREG);
 	else
 		ccw_device_set_disconnected(cdev);
 }
@@ -802,11 +638,27 @@ ccw_device_online_verify(struct ccw_device *cdev, enum dev_event dev_event)
 	}
 	/* Device is idle, we can do the path verification. */
 	cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_VERIFY;
-	cdev->private->flags.doverify = 0;
 	ccw_device_verify_start(cdev);
 }
 
 /*
+ * Handle path verification event in boxed state.
+ */
+static void ccw_device_boxed_verify(struct ccw_device *cdev,
+				    enum dev_event dev_event)
+{
+	struct subchannel *sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
+
+	if (cdev->online) {
+		if (cio_enable_subchannel(sch, (u32) (addr_t) sch))
+			ccw_device_done(cdev, DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER);
+		else
+			ccw_device_online_verify(cdev, dev_event);
+	} else
+		css_schedule_eval(sch->schid);
+}
+
+/*
  * Got an interrupt for a normal io (state online).
  */
 static void
@@ -904,12 +756,6 @@ ccw_device_w4sense(struct ccw_device *cdev, enum dev_event dev_event)
 	 */
 	if (scsw_fctl(&irb->scsw) &
 	    (SCSW_FCTL_CLEAR_FUNC | SCSW_FCTL_HALT_FUNC)) {
-		/* Retry Basic Sense if requested. */
-		if (cdev->private->flags.intretry) {
-			cdev->private->flags.intretry = 0;
-			ccw_device_do_sense(cdev, irb);
-			return;
-		}
 		cdev->private->flags.dosense = 0;
 		memset(&cdev->private->irb, 0, sizeof(struct irb));
 		ccw_device_accumulate_irb(cdev, irb);
@@ -933,21 +779,6 @@ call_handler:
 }
 
 static void
-ccw_device_clear_verify(struct ccw_device *cdev, enum dev_event dev_event)
-{
-	struct irb *irb;
-
-	irb = (struct irb *) __LC_IRB;
-	/* Accumulate status. We don't do basic sense. */
-	ccw_device_accumulate_irb(cdev, irb);
-	/* Remember to clear irb to avoid residuals. */
-	memset(&cdev->private->irb, 0, sizeof(struct irb));
-	/* Try to start delayed device verification. */
-	ccw_device_online_verify(cdev, 0);
-	/* Note: Don't call handler for cio initiated clear! */
-}
-
-static void
 ccw_device_killing_irq(struct ccw_device *cdev, enum dev_event dev_event)
 {
 	struct subchannel *sch;
@@ -1004,32 +835,6 @@ ccw_device_delay_verify(struct ccw_device *cdev, enum dev_event dev_event)
 }
 
 static void
-ccw_device_stlck_done(struct ccw_device *cdev, enum dev_event dev_event)
-{
-	struct irb *irb;
-
-	switch (dev_event) {
-	case DEV_EVENT_INTERRUPT:
-		irb = (struct irb *) __LC_IRB;
-		/* Check for unsolicited interrupt. */
-		if ((scsw_stctl(&irb->scsw) ==
-		     (SCSW_STCTL_STATUS_PEND | SCSW_STCTL_ALERT_STATUS)) &&
-		    (!scsw_cc(&irb->scsw)))
-			/* FIXME: we should restart stlck here, but this
-			 * is extremely unlikely ... */
-			goto out_wakeup;
-
-		ccw_device_accumulate_irb(cdev, irb);
-		/* We don't care about basic sense etc. */
-		break;
-	default: /* timeout */
-		break;
-	}
-out_wakeup:
-	wake_up(&cdev->private->wait_q);
-}
-
-static void
 ccw_device_start_id(struct ccw_device *cdev, enum dev_event dev_event)
 {
 	struct subchannel *sch;
@@ -1038,10 +843,6 @@ ccw_device_start_id(struct ccw_device *cdev, enum dev_event dev_event)
 	if (cio_enable_subchannel(sch, (u32)(addr_t)sch) != 0)
 		/* Couldn't enable the subchannel for i/o. Sick device. */
 		return;
-
-	/* After 60s the device recognition is considered to have failed. */
-	ccw_device_set_timeout(cdev, 60*HZ);
-
 	cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_DISCONNECTED_SENSE_ID;
 	ccw_device_sense_id_start(cdev);
 }
@@ -1072,22 +873,20 @@ void ccw_device_trigger_reprobe(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 
 	/* We should also udate ssd info, but this has to wait. */
 	/* Check if this is another device which appeared on the same sch. */
-	if (sch->schib.pmcw.dev != cdev->private->dev_id.devno) {
-		PREPARE_WORK(&cdev->private->kick_work,
-			     ccw_device_move_to_orphanage);
-		queue_work(slow_path_wq, &cdev->private->kick_work);
-	} else
+	if (sch->schib.pmcw.dev != cdev->private->dev_id.devno)
+		css_schedule_eval(sch->schid);
+	else
 		ccw_device_start_id(cdev, 0);
 }
 
-static void
-ccw_device_offline_irq(struct ccw_device *cdev, enum dev_event dev_event)
+static void ccw_device_disabled_irq(struct ccw_device *cdev,
+				    enum dev_event dev_event)
 {
 	struct subchannel *sch;
 
 	sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
 	/*
-	 * An interrupt in state offline means a previous disable was not
+	 * An interrupt in a disabled state means a previous disable was not
 	 * successful - should not happen, but we try to disable again.
 	 */
 	cio_disable_subchannel(sch);
@@ -1113,10 +912,7 @@ static void
 ccw_device_quiesce_done(struct ccw_device *cdev, enum dev_event dev_event)
 {
 	ccw_device_set_timeout(cdev, 0);
-	if (dev_event == DEV_EVENT_NOTOPER)
-		cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER;
-	else
-		cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_OFFLINE;
+	cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER;
 	wake_up(&cdev->private->wait_q);
 }
 
@@ -1126,17 +922,11 @@ ccw_device_quiesce_timeout(struct ccw_device *cdev, enum dev_event dev_event)
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = ccw_device_cancel_halt_clear(cdev);
-	switch (ret) {
-	case 0:
-		cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_OFFLINE;
-		wake_up(&cdev->private->wait_q);
-		break;
-	case -ENODEV:
+	if (ret == -EBUSY) {
+		ccw_device_set_timeout(cdev, HZ/10);
+	} else {
 		cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER;
 		wake_up(&cdev->private->wait_q);
-		break;
-	default:
-		ccw_device_set_timeout(cdev, HZ/10);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1150,50 +940,37 @@ ccw_device_nop(struct ccw_device *cdev, enum dev_event dev_event)
 }
 
 /*
- * Bug operation action. 
- */
-static void
-ccw_device_bug(struct ccw_device *cdev, enum dev_event dev_event)
-{
-	CIO_MSG_EVENT(0, "Internal state [%i][%i] not handled for device "
-		      "0.%x.%04x\n", cdev->private->state, dev_event,
-		      cdev->private->dev_id.ssid,
-		      cdev->private->dev_id.devno);
-	BUG();
-}
-
-/*
  * device statemachine
  */
 fsm_func_t *dev_jumptable[NR_DEV_STATES][NR_DEV_EVENTS] = {
 	[DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER] = {
 		[DEV_EVENT_NOTOPER]	= ccw_device_nop,
-		[DEV_EVENT_INTERRUPT]	= ccw_device_bug,
+		[DEV_EVENT_INTERRUPT]	= ccw_device_disabled_irq,
 		[DEV_EVENT_TIMEOUT]	= ccw_device_nop,
 		[DEV_EVENT_VERIFY]	= ccw_device_nop,
 	},
 	[DEV_STATE_SENSE_PGID] = {
-		[DEV_EVENT_NOTOPER]	= ccw_device_generic_notoper,
-		[DEV_EVENT_INTERRUPT]	= ccw_device_sense_pgid_irq,
-		[DEV_EVENT_TIMEOUT]	= ccw_device_onoff_timeout,
+		[DEV_EVENT_NOTOPER]	= ccw_device_request_event,
+		[DEV_EVENT_INTERRUPT]	= ccw_device_request_event,
+		[DEV_EVENT_TIMEOUT]	= ccw_device_request_event,
 		[DEV_EVENT_VERIFY]	= ccw_device_nop,
 	},
 	[DEV_STATE_SENSE_ID] = {
-		[DEV_EVENT_NOTOPER]	= ccw_device_recog_notoper,
-		[DEV_EVENT_INTERRUPT]	= ccw_device_sense_id_irq,
-		[DEV_EVENT_TIMEOUT]	= ccw_device_recog_timeout,
+		[DEV_EVENT_NOTOPER]	= ccw_device_request_event,
+		[DEV_EVENT_INTERRUPT]	= ccw_device_request_event,
+		[DEV_EVENT_TIMEOUT]	= ccw_device_request_event,
 		[DEV_EVENT_VERIFY]	= ccw_device_nop,
 	},
 	[DEV_STATE_OFFLINE] = {
 		[DEV_EVENT_NOTOPER]	= ccw_device_generic_notoper,
-		[DEV_EVENT_INTERRUPT]	= ccw_device_offline_irq,
+		[DEV_EVENT_INTERRUPT]	= ccw_device_disabled_irq,
 		[DEV_EVENT_TIMEOUT]	= ccw_device_nop,
 		[DEV_EVENT_VERIFY]	= ccw_device_offline_verify,
 	},
 	[DEV_STATE_VERIFY] = {
-		[DEV_EVENT_NOTOPER]	= ccw_device_generic_notoper,
-		[DEV_EVENT_INTERRUPT]	= ccw_device_verify_irq,
-		[DEV_EVENT_TIMEOUT]	= ccw_device_onoff_timeout,
+		[DEV_EVENT_NOTOPER]	= ccw_device_request_event,
+		[DEV_EVENT_INTERRUPT]	= ccw_device_request_event,
+		[DEV_EVENT_TIMEOUT]	= ccw_device_request_event,
 		[DEV_EVENT_VERIFY]	= ccw_device_delay_verify,
 	},
 	[DEV_STATE_ONLINE] = {
@@ -1209,24 +986,18 @@ fsm_func_t *dev_jumptable[NR_DEV_STATES][NR_DEV_EVENTS] = {
 		[DEV_EVENT_VERIFY]	= ccw_device_online_verify,
 	},
 	[DEV_STATE_DISBAND_PGID] = {
-		[DEV_EVENT_NOTOPER]	= ccw_device_generic_notoper,
-		[DEV_EVENT_INTERRUPT]	= ccw_device_disband_irq,
-		[DEV_EVENT_TIMEOUT]	= ccw_device_onoff_timeout,
+		[DEV_EVENT_NOTOPER]	= ccw_device_request_event,
+		[DEV_EVENT_INTERRUPT]	= ccw_device_request_event,
+		[DEV_EVENT_TIMEOUT]	= ccw_device_request_event,
 		[DEV_EVENT_VERIFY]	= ccw_device_nop,
 	},
 	[DEV_STATE_BOXED] = {
 		[DEV_EVENT_NOTOPER]	= ccw_device_generic_notoper,
-		[DEV_EVENT_INTERRUPT]	= ccw_device_stlck_done,
-		[DEV_EVENT_TIMEOUT]	= ccw_device_stlck_done,
-		[DEV_EVENT_VERIFY]	= ccw_device_nop,
-	},
-	/* states to wait for i/o completion before doing something */
-	[DEV_STATE_CLEAR_VERIFY] = {
-		[DEV_EVENT_NOTOPER]	= ccw_device_generic_notoper,
-		[DEV_EVENT_INTERRUPT]   = ccw_device_clear_verify,
+		[DEV_EVENT_INTERRUPT]	= ccw_device_nop,
 		[DEV_EVENT_TIMEOUT]	= ccw_device_nop,
-		[DEV_EVENT_VERIFY]	= ccw_device_nop,
+		[DEV_EVENT_VERIFY]	= ccw_device_boxed_verify,
 	},
+	/* states to wait for i/o completion before doing something */
 	[DEV_STATE_TIMEOUT_KILL] = {
 		[DEV_EVENT_NOTOPER]	= ccw_device_generic_notoper,
 		[DEV_EVENT_INTERRUPT]	= ccw_device_killing_irq,
@@ -1243,13 +1014,13 @@ fsm_func_t *dev_jumptable[NR_DEV_STATES][NR_DEV_EVENTS] = {
 	[DEV_STATE_DISCONNECTED] = {
 		[DEV_EVENT_NOTOPER]	= ccw_device_nop,
 		[DEV_EVENT_INTERRUPT]	= ccw_device_start_id,
-		[DEV_EVENT_TIMEOUT]	= ccw_device_bug,
+		[DEV_EVENT_TIMEOUT]	= ccw_device_nop,
 		[DEV_EVENT_VERIFY]	= ccw_device_start_id,
 	},
 	[DEV_STATE_DISCONNECTED_SENSE_ID] = {
-		[DEV_EVENT_NOTOPER]	= ccw_device_recog_notoper,
-		[DEV_EVENT_INTERRUPT]	= ccw_device_sense_id_irq,
-		[DEV_EVENT_TIMEOUT]	= ccw_device_recog_timeout,
+		[DEV_EVENT_NOTOPER]	= ccw_device_request_event,
+		[DEV_EVENT_INTERRUPT]	= ccw_device_request_event,
+		[DEV_EVENT_TIMEOUT]	= ccw_device_request_event,
 		[DEV_EVENT_VERIFY]	= ccw_device_nop,
 	},
 	[DEV_STATE_CMFCHANGE] = {
@@ -1264,6 +1035,12 @@ fsm_func_t *dev_jumptable[NR_DEV_STATES][NR_DEV_EVENTS] = {
 		[DEV_EVENT_TIMEOUT]	= ccw_device_update_cmfblock,
 		[DEV_EVENT_VERIFY]	= ccw_device_update_cmfblock,
 	},
+	[DEV_STATE_STEAL_LOCK] = {
+		[DEV_EVENT_NOTOPER]	= ccw_device_request_event,
+		[DEV_EVENT_INTERRUPT]	= ccw_device_request_event,
+		[DEV_EVENT_TIMEOUT]	= ccw_device_request_event,
+		[DEV_EVENT_VERIFY]	= ccw_device_nop,
+	},
 };
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ccw_device_set_timeout);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/device_id.c b/drivers/s390/cio/device_id.c
index 1bdaa614e34..78a0b43862c 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/device_id.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/device_id.c
@@ -1,40 +1,39 @@
 /*
- * drivers/s390/cio/device_id.c
+ *  CCW device SENSE ID I/O handling.
  *
- *    Copyright (C) 2002 IBM Deutschland Entwicklung GmbH,
- *			 IBM Corporation
- *    Author(s): Cornelia Huck (cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com)
- *		 Martin Schwidefsky (schwidefsky@de.ibm.com)
- *
- * Sense ID functions.
+ *    Copyright IBM Corp. 2002,2009
+ *    Author(s): Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com>
+ *		 Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>
+ *		 Peter Oberparleiter <peter.oberparleiter@de.ibm.com>
  */
 
-#include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
-
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <asm/ccwdev.h>
-#include <asm/delay.h>
+#include <asm/setup.h>
 #include <asm/cio.h>
-#include <asm/lowcore.h>
 #include <asm/diag.h>
 
 #include "cio.h"
 #include "cio_debug.h"
-#include "css.h"
 #include "device.h"
-#include "ioasm.h"
 #include "io_sch.h"
 
+#define SENSE_ID_RETRIES	256
+#define SENSE_ID_TIMEOUT	(10 * HZ)
+#define SENSE_ID_MIN_LEN	4
+#define SENSE_ID_BASIC_LEN	7
+
 /**
- * vm_vdev_to_cu_type - Convert vm virtual device into control unit type
- *			for certain devices.
- * @class: virtual device class
- * @type: virtual device type
+ * diag210_to_senseid - convert diag 0x210 data to sense id information
+ * @senseid: sense id
+ * @diag: diag 0x210 data
  *
- * Returns control unit type if a match was made or %0xffff otherwise.
+ * Return 0 on success, non-zero otherwise.
  */
-static int vm_vdev_to_cu_type(int class, int type)
+static int diag210_to_senseid(struct senseid *senseid, struct diag210 *diag)
 {
 	static struct {
 		int class, type, cu_type;
@@ -71,253 +70,153 @@ static int vm_vdev_to_cu_type(int class, int type)
 	};
 	int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(vm_devices); i++)
-		if (class == vm_devices[i].class && type == vm_devices[i].type)
-			return vm_devices[i].cu_type;
+	/* Special case for osa devices. */
+	if (diag->vrdcvcla == 0x02 && diag->vrdcvtyp == 0x20) {
+		senseid->cu_type = 0x3088;
+		senseid->cu_model = 0x60;
+		senseid->reserved = 0xff;
+		return 0;
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(vm_devices); i++) {
+		if (diag->vrdcvcla == vm_devices[i].class &&
+		    diag->vrdcvtyp == vm_devices[i].type) {
+			senseid->cu_type = vm_devices[i].cu_type;
+			senseid->reserved = 0xff;
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
 
-	return 0xffff;
+	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
 /**
- * diag_get_dev_info - retrieve device information via DIAG X'210'
- * @devno: device number
- * @ps: pointer to sense ID data area
+ * diag_get_dev_info - retrieve device information via diag 0x210
+ * @cdev: ccw device
  *
  * Returns zero on success, non-zero otherwise.
  */
-static int diag_get_dev_info(u16 devno, struct senseid *ps)
+static int diag210_get_dev_info(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 {
+	struct ccw_dev_id *dev_id = &cdev->private->dev_id;
+	struct senseid *senseid = &cdev->private->senseid;
 	struct diag210 diag_data;
-	int ccode;
-
-	CIO_TRACE_EVENT (4, "VMvdinf");
-
-	diag_data = (struct diag210) {
-		.vrdcdvno = devno,
-		.vrdclen = sizeof (diag_data),
-	};
-
-	ccode = diag210 (&diag_data);
-	if ((ccode == 0) || (ccode == 2)) {
-		ps->reserved = 0xff;
-
-		/* Special case for osa devices. */
-		if (diag_data.vrdcvcla == 0x02 && diag_data.vrdcvtyp == 0x20) {
-			ps->cu_type = 0x3088;
-			ps->cu_model = 0x60;
-			return 0;
-		}
-		ps->cu_type = vm_vdev_to_cu_type(diag_data.vrdcvcla,
-						diag_data.vrdcvtyp);
-		if (ps->cu_type != 0xffff)
-			return 0;
-	}
-
-	CIO_MSG_EVENT(0, "DIAG X'210' for device %04X returned (cc = %d):"
-		      "vdev class : %02X, vdev type : %04X \n ...  "
-		      "rdev class : %02X, rdev type : %04X, "
-		      "rdev model: %02X\n",
-		      devno, ccode,
-		      diag_data.vrdcvcla, diag_data.vrdcvtyp,
-		      diag_data.vrdcrccl, diag_data.vrdccrty,
-		      diag_data.vrdccrmd);
-
+	int rc;
+
+	if (dev_id->ssid != 0)
+		return -ENODEV;
+	memset(&diag_data, 0, sizeof(diag_data));
+	diag_data.vrdcdvno	= dev_id->devno;
+	diag_data.vrdclen	= sizeof(diag_data);
+	rc = diag210(&diag_data);
+	CIO_TRACE_EVENT(4, "diag210");
+	CIO_HEX_EVENT(4, &rc, sizeof(rc));
+	CIO_HEX_EVENT(4, &diag_data, sizeof(diag_data));
+	if (rc != 0 && rc != 2)
+		goto err_failed;
+	if (diag210_to_senseid(senseid, &diag_data))
+		goto err_unknown;
+	return 0;
+
+err_unknown:
+	CIO_MSG_EVENT(0, "snsid: device 0.%x.%04x: unknown diag210 data\n",
+		      dev_id->ssid, dev_id->devno);
+	return -ENODEV;
+err_failed:
+	CIO_MSG_EVENT(0, "snsid: device 0.%x.%04x: diag210 failed (rc=%d)\n",
+		      dev_id->ssid, dev_id->devno, rc);
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
 /*
- * Start Sense ID helper function.
- * Try to obtain the 'control unit'/'device type' information
- *  associated with the subchannel.
+ * Initialize SENSE ID data.
  */
-static int
-__ccw_device_sense_id_start(struct ccw_device *cdev)
-{
-	struct subchannel *sch;
-	struct ccw1 *ccw;
-	int ret;
-
-	sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
-	/* Setup sense channel program. */
-	ccw = cdev->private->iccws;
-	ccw->cmd_code = CCW_CMD_SENSE_ID;
-	ccw->cda = (__u32) __pa (&cdev->private->senseid);
-	ccw->count = sizeof (struct senseid);
-	ccw->flags = CCW_FLAG_SLI;
-
-	/* Reset device status. */
-	memset(&cdev->private->irb, 0, sizeof(struct irb));
-
-	/* Try on every path. */
-	ret = -ENODEV;
-	while (cdev->private->imask != 0) {
-		cdev->private->senseid.cu_type = 0xFFFF;
-		if ((sch->opm & cdev->private->imask) != 0 &&
-		    cdev->private->iretry > 0) {
-			cdev->private->iretry--;
-			/* Reset internal retry indication. */
-			cdev->private->flags.intretry = 0;
-			ret = cio_start (sch, cdev->private->iccws,
-					 cdev->private->imask);
-			/* ret is 0, -EBUSY, -EACCES or -ENODEV */
-			if (ret != -EACCES)
-				return ret;
-		}
-		cdev->private->imask >>= 1;
-		cdev->private->iretry = 5;
-	}
-	return ret;
-}
-
-void
-ccw_device_sense_id_start(struct ccw_device *cdev)
+static void snsid_init(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 {
-	int ret;
-
-	memset (&cdev->private->senseid, 0, sizeof (struct senseid));
-	cdev->private->imask = 0x80;
-	cdev->private->iretry = 5;
-	ret = __ccw_device_sense_id_start(cdev);
-	if (ret && ret != -EBUSY)
-		ccw_device_sense_id_done(cdev, ret);
+	cdev->private->flags.esid = 0;
+	memset(&cdev->private->senseid, 0, sizeof(cdev->private->senseid));
+	cdev->private->senseid.cu_type = 0xffff;
 }
 
 /*
- * Called from interrupt context to check if a valid answer
- * to Sense ID was received.
+ * Check for complete SENSE ID data.
  */
-static int
-ccw_device_check_sense_id(struct ccw_device *cdev)
+static int snsid_check(struct ccw_device *cdev, void *data)
 {
-	struct subchannel *sch;
-	struct irb *irb;
-
-	sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
-	irb = &cdev->private->irb;
-
-	/* Check the error cases. */
-	if (irb->scsw.cmd.fctl & (SCSW_FCTL_HALT_FUNC | SCSW_FCTL_CLEAR_FUNC)) {
-		/* Retry Sense ID if requested. */
-		if (cdev->private->flags.intretry) {
-			cdev->private->flags.intretry = 0;
-			return -EAGAIN;
-		}
-		return -ETIME;
-	}
-	if (irb->esw.esw0.erw.cons && (irb->ecw[0] & SNS0_CMD_REJECT)) {
-		/*
-		 * if the device doesn't support the SenseID
-		 *  command further retries wouldn't help ...
-		 * NB: We don't check here for intervention required like we
-		 *     did before, because tape devices with no tape inserted
-		 *     may present this status *in conjunction with* the
-		 *     sense id information. So, for intervention required,
-		 *     we use the "whack it until it talks" strategy...
-		 */
-		CIO_MSG_EVENT(0, "SenseID : device %04x on Subchannel "
-			      "0.%x.%04x reports cmd reject\n",
-			      cdev->private->dev_id.devno, sch->schid.ssid,
-			      sch->schid.sch_no);
+	struct cmd_scsw *scsw = &cdev->private->irb.scsw.cmd;
+	int len = sizeof(struct senseid) - scsw->count;
+
+	/* Check for incomplete SENSE ID data. */
+	if (len < SENSE_ID_MIN_LEN)
+		goto out_restart;
+	if (cdev->private->senseid.cu_type == 0xffff)
+		goto out_restart;
+	/* Check for incompatible SENSE ID data. */
+	if (cdev->private->senseid.reserved != 0xff)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	}
-	if (irb->esw.esw0.erw.cons) {
-		CIO_MSG_EVENT(2, "SenseID : UC on dev 0.%x.%04x, "
-			      "lpum %02X, cnt %02d, sns :"
-			      " %02X%02X%02X%02X %02X%02X%02X%02X ...\n",
-			      cdev->private->dev_id.ssid,
-			      cdev->private->dev_id.devno,
-			      irb->esw.esw0.sublog.lpum,
-			      irb->esw.esw0.erw.scnt,
-			      irb->ecw[0], irb->ecw[1],
-			      irb->ecw[2], irb->ecw[3],
-			      irb->ecw[4], irb->ecw[5],
-			      irb->ecw[6], irb->ecw[7]);
-		return -EAGAIN;
-	}
-	if (irb->scsw.cmd.cc == 3) {
-		u8 lpm;
+	/* Check for extended-identification information. */
+	if (len > SENSE_ID_BASIC_LEN)
+		cdev->private->flags.esid = 1;
+	return 0;
 
-		lpm = to_io_private(sch)->orb.cmd.lpm;
-		if ((lpm & sch->schib.pmcw.pim & sch->schib.pmcw.pam) != 0)
-			CIO_MSG_EVENT(4, "SenseID : path %02X for device %04x "
-				      "on subchannel 0.%x.%04x is "
-				      "'not operational'\n", lpm,
-				      cdev->private->dev_id.devno,
-				      sch->schid.ssid, sch->schid.sch_no);
-		return -EACCES;
-	}
-
-	/* Did we get a proper answer ? */
-	if (irb->scsw.cmd.cc == 0 && cdev->private->senseid.cu_type != 0xFFFF &&
-	    cdev->private->senseid.reserved == 0xFF) {
-		if (irb->scsw.cmd.count < sizeof(struct senseid) - 8)
-			cdev->private->flags.esid = 1;
-		return 0; /* Success */
-	}
-
-	/* Hmm, whatever happened, try again. */
-	CIO_MSG_EVENT(2, "SenseID : start_IO() for device %04x on "
-		      "subchannel 0.%x.%04x returns status %02X%02X\n",
-		      cdev->private->dev_id.devno, sch->schid.ssid,
-		      sch->schid.sch_no,
-		      irb->scsw.cmd.dstat, irb->scsw.cmd.cstat);
+out_restart:
+	snsid_init(cdev);
 	return -EAGAIN;
 }
 
 /*
- * Got interrupt for Sense ID.
+ * Process SENSE ID request result.
  */
-void
-ccw_device_sense_id_irq(struct ccw_device *cdev, enum dev_event dev_event)
+static void snsid_callback(struct ccw_device *cdev, void *data, int rc)
 {
-	struct subchannel *sch;
-	struct irb *irb;
-	int ret;
-
-	sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
-	irb = (struct irb *) __LC_IRB;
-	/* Retry sense id, if needed. */
-	if (irb->scsw.cmd.stctl ==
-	    (SCSW_STCTL_STATUS_PEND | SCSW_STCTL_ALERT_STATUS)) {
-		if ((irb->scsw.cmd.cc == 1) || !irb->scsw.cmd.actl) {
-			ret = __ccw_device_sense_id_start(cdev);
-			if (ret && ret != -EBUSY)
-				ccw_device_sense_id_done(cdev, ret);
+	struct ccw_dev_id *id = &cdev->private->dev_id;
+	struct senseid *senseid = &cdev->private->senseid;
+	int vm = 0;
+
+	if (rc && MACHINE_IS_VM) {
+		/* Try diag 0x210 fallback on z/VM. */
+		snsid_init(cdev);
+		if (diag210_get_dev_info(cdev) == 0) {
+			rc = 0;
+			vm = 1;
 		}
-		return;
 	}
-	if (ccw_device_accumulate_and_sense(cdev, irb) != 0)
-		return;
-	ret = ccw_device_check_sense_id(cdev);
-	memset(&cdev->private->irb, 0, sizeof(struct irb));
-	switch (ret) {
-	/* 0, -ETIME, -EOPNOTSUPP, -EAGAIN or -EACCES */
-	case 0:			/* Sense id succeeded. */
-	case -ETIME:		/* Sense id stopped by timeout. */
-		ccw_device_sense_id_done(cdev, ret);
-		break;
-	case -EACCES:		/* channel is not operational. */
-		sch->lpm &= ~cdev->private->imask;
-		cdev->private->imask >>= 1;
-		cdev->private->iretry = 5;
-		/* fall through. */
-	case -EAGAIN:		/* try again. */
-		ret = __ccw_device_sense_id_start(cdev);
-		if (ret == 0 || ret == -EBUSY)
-			break;
-		/* fall through. */
-	default:		/* Sense ID failed. Try asking VM. */
-		if (MACHINE_IS_VM)
-			ret = diag_get_dev_info(cdev->private->dev_id.devno,
-						&cdev->private->senseid);
-		else
-			/*
-			 * If we can't couldn't identify the device type we
-			 *  consider the device "not operational".
-			 */
-			ret = -ENODEV;
+	CIO_MSG_EVENT(2, "snsid: device 0.%x.%04x: rc=%d %04x/%02x "
+		      "%04x/%02x%s\n", id->ssid, id->devno, rc,
+		      senseid->cu_type, senseid->cu_model, senseid->dev_type,
+		      senseid->dev_model, vm ? " (diag210)" : "");
+	ccw_device_sense_id_done(cdev, rc);
+}
 
-		ccw_device_sense_id_done(cdev, ret);
-		break;
-	}
+/**
+ * ccw_device_sense_id_start - perform SENSE ID
+ * @cdev: ccw device
+ *
+ * Execute a SENSE ID channel program on @cdev to update its sense id
+ * information. When finished, call ccw_device_sense_id_done with a
+ * return code specifying the result.
+ */
+void ccw_device_sense_id_start(struct ccw_device *cdev)
+{
+	struct subchannel *sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
+	struct ccw_request *req = &cdev->private->req;
+	struct ccw1 *cp = cdev->private->iccws;
+
+	CIO_TRACE_EVENT(4, "snsid");
+	CIO_HEX_EVENT(4, &cdev->private->dev_id, sizeof(cdev->private->dev_id));
+	/* Data setup. */
+	snsid_init(cdev);
+	/* Channel program setup. */
+	cp->cmd_code	= CCW_CMD_SENSE_ID;
+	cp->cda		= (u32) (addr_t) &cdev->private->senseid;
+	cp->count	= sizeof(struct senseid);
+	cp->flags	= CCW_FLAG_SLI;
+	/* Request setup. */
+	memset(req, 0, sizeof(*req));
+	req->cp		= cp;
+	req->timeout	= SENSE_ID_TIMEOUT;
+	req->maxretries	= SENSE_ID_RETRIES;
+	req->lpm	= sch->schib.pmcw.pam & sch->opm;
+	req->check	= snsid_check;
+	req->callback	= snsid_callback;
+	ccw_request_start(cdev);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/device_ops.c b/drivers/s390/cio/device_ops.c
index 2d0efee8a29..6da84543dfe 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/device_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/device_ops.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/completion.h>
 
 #include <asm/ccwdev.h>
 #include <asm/idals.h>
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ int ccw_device_set_options_mask(struct ccw_device *cdev, unsigned long flags)
 	cdev->private->options.repall = (flags & CCWDEV_REPORT_ALL) != 0;
 	cdev->private->options.pgroup = (flags & CCWDEV_DO_PATHGROUP) != 0;
 	cdev->private->options.force = (flags & CCWDEV_ALLOW_FORCE) != 0;
+	cdev->private->options.mpath = (flags & CCWDEV_DO_MULTIPATH) != 0;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ int ccw_device_set_options(struct ccw_device *cdev, unsigned long flags)
 	cdev->private->options.repall |= (flags & CCWDEV_REPORT_ALL) != 0;
 	cdev->private->options.pgroup |= (flags & CCWDEV_DO_PATHGROUP) != 0;
 	cdev->private->options.force |= (flags & CCWDEV_ALLOW_FORCE) != 0;
+	cdev->private->options.mpath |= (flags & CCWDEV_DO_MULTIPATH) != 0;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -90,9 +93,34 @@ void ccw_device_clear_options(struct ccw_device *cdev, unsigned long flags)
 	cdev->private->options.repall &= (flags & CCWDEV_REPORT_ALL) == 0;
 	cdev->private->options.pgroup &= (flags & CCWDEV_DO_PATHGROUP) == 0;
 	cdev->private->options.force &= (flags & CCWDEV_ALLOW_FORCE) == 0;
+	cdev->private->options.mpath &= (flags & CCWDEV_DO_MULTIPATH) == 0;
 }
 
 /**
+ * ccw_device_is_pathgroup - determine if paths to this device are grouped
+ * @cdev: ccw device
+ *
+ * Return non-zero if there is a path group, zero otherwise.
+ */
+int ccw_device_is_pathgroup(struct ccw_device *cdev)
+{
+	return cdev->private->flags.pgroup;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ccw_device_is_pathgroup);
+
+/**
+ * ccw_device_is_multipath - determine if device is operating in multipath mode
+ * @cdev: ccw device
+ *
+ * Return non-zero if device is operating in multipath mode, zero otherwise.
+ */
+int ccw_device_is_multipath(struct ccw_device *cdev)
+{
+	return cdev->private->flags.mpath;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ccw_device_is_multipath);
+
+/**
  * ccw_device_clear() - terminate I/O request processing
  * @cdev: target ccw device
  * @intparm: interruption parameter; value is only used if no I/O is
@@ -167,8 +195,7 @@ int ccw_device_start_key(struct ccw_device *cdev, struct ccw1 *cpa,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (cdev->private->state == DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER)
 		return -ENODEV;
-	if (cdev->private->state == DEV_STATE_VERIFY ||
-	    cdev->private->state == DEV_STATE_CLEAR_VERIFY) {
+	if (cdev->private->state == DEV_STATE_VERIFY) {
 		/* Remember to fake irb when finished. */
 		if (!cdev->private->flags.fake_irb) {
 			cdev->private->flags.fake_irb = 1;
@@ -478,74 +505,65 @@ __u8 ccw_device_get_path_mask(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 	return sch->lpm;
 }
 
-/*
- * Try to break the lock on a boxed device.
- */
-int
-ccw_device_stlck(struct ccw_device *cdev)
-{
-	void *buf, *buf2;
-	unsigned long flags;
-	struct subchannel *sch;
-	int ret;
+struct stlck_data {
+	struct completion done;
+	int rc;
+};
 
-	if (!cdev)
-		return -ENODEV;
+void ccw_device_stlck_done(struct ccw_device *cdev, void *data, int rc)
+{
+	struct stlck_data *sdata = data;
 
-	if (cdev->drv && !cdev->private->options.force)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	sdata->rc = rc;
+	complete(&sdata->done);
+}
 
-	sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
-	
-	CIO_TRACE_EVENT(2, "stl lock");
-	CIO_TRACE_EVENT(2, dev_name(&cdev->dev));
+/*
+ * Perform unconditional reserve + release.
+ */
+int ccw_device_stlck(struct ccw_device *cdev)
+{
+	struct subchannel *sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
+	struct stlck_data data;
+	u8 *buffer;
+	int rc;
 
-	buf = kmalloc(32*sizeof(char), GFP_DMA|GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!buf)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	buf2 = kmalloc(32*sizeof(char), GFP_DMA|GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!buf2) {
-		kfree(buf);
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	/* Check if steal lock operation is valid for this device. */
+	if (cdev->drv) {
+		if (!cdev->private->options.force)
+			return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	spin_lock_irqsave(sch->lock, flags);
-	ret = cio_enable_subchannel(sch, (u32)(addr_t)sch);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out_unlock;
-	/*
-	 * Setup ccw. We chain an unconditional reserve and a release so we
-	 * only break the lock.
-	 */
-	cdev->private->iccws[0].cmd_code = CCW_CMD_STLCK;
-	cdev->private->iccws[0].cda = (__u32) __pa(buf);
-	cdev->private->iccws[0].count = 32;
-	cdev->private->iccws[0].flags = CCW_FLAG_CC;
-	cdev->private->iccws[1].cmd_code = CCW_CMD_RELEASE;
-	cdev->private->iccws[1].cda = (__u32) __pa(buf2);
-	cdev->private->iccws[1].count = 32;
-	cdev->private->iccws[1].flags = 0;
-	ret = cio_start(sch, cdev->private->iccws, 0);
-	if (ret) {
-		cio_disable_subchannel(sch); //FIXME: return code?
+	buffer = kzalloc(64, GFP_DMA | GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!buffer)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	init_completion(&data.done);
+	data.rc = -EIO;
+	spin_lock_irq(sch->lock);
+	rc = cio_enable_subchannel(sch, (u32) (addr_t) sch);
+	if (rc)
 		goto out_unlock;
+	/* Perform operation. */
+	cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_STEAL_LOCK,
+	ccw_device_stlck_start(cdev, &data, &buffer[0], &buffer[32]);
+	spin_unlock_irq(sch->lock);
+	/* Wait for operation to finish. */
+	if (wait_for_completion_interruptible(&data.done)) {
+		/* Got a signal. */
+		spin_lock_irq(sch->lock);
+		ccw_request_cancel(cdev);
+		spin_unlock_irq(sch->lock);
+		wait_for_completion(&data.done);
 	}
-	cdev->private->irb.scsw.cmd.actl |= SCSW_ACTL_START_PEND;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(sch->lock, flags);
-	wait_event(cdev->private->wait_q,
-		   cdev->private->irb.scsw.cmd.actl == 0);
-	spin_lock_irqsave(sch->lock, flags);
-	cio_disable_subchannel(sch); //FIXME: return code?
-	if ((cdev->private->irb.scsw.cmd.dstat !=
-	     (DEV_STAT_CHN_END|DEV_STAT_DEV_END)) ||
-	    (cdev->private->irb.scsw.cmd.cstat != 0))
-		ret = -EIO;
-	/* Clear irb. */
-	memset(&cdev->private->irb, 0, sizeof(struct irb));
+	rc = data.rc;
+	/* Check results. */
+	spin_lock_irq(sch->lock);
+	cio_disable_subchannel(sch);
+	cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_BOXED;
 out_unlock:
-	kfree(buf);
-	kfree(buf2);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(sch->lock, flags);
-	return ret;
+	spin_unlock_irq(sch->lock);
+	kfree(buffer);
+
+	return rc;
 }
 
 void *ccw_device_get_chp_desc(struct ccw_device *cdev, int chp_no)
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/device_pgid.c b/drivers/s390/cio/device_pgid.c
index fc5ca1dd52b..aad188e43b4 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/device_pgid.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/device_pgid.c
@@ -1,594 +1,561 @@
 /*
- * drivers/s390/cio/device_pgid.c
+ *  CCW device PGID and path verification I/O handling.
  *
- *    Copyright (C) 2002 IBM Deutschland Entwicklung GmbH,
- *			 IBM Corporation
- *    Author(s): Cornelia Huck (cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com)
- *		 Martin Schwidefsky (schwidefsky@de.ibm.com)
- *
- * Path Group ID functions.
+ *    Copyright IBM Corp. 2002,2009
+ *    Author(s): Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com>
+ *		 Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>
+ *		 Peter Oberparleiter <peter.oberparleiter@de.ibm.com>
  */
 
-#include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/init.h>
-
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <asm/ccwdev.h>
 #include <asm/cio.h>
-#include <asm/delay.h>
-#include <asm/lowcore.h>
 
 #include "cio.h"
 #include "cio_debug.h"
-#include "css.h"
 #include "device.h"
-#include "ioasm.h"
 #include "io_sch.h"
 
+#define PGID_RETRIES	256
+#define PGID_TIMEOUT	(10 * HZ)
+
 /*
- * Helper function called from interrupt context to decide whether an
- * operation should be tried again.
+ * Process path verification data and report result.
  */
-static int __ccw_device_should_retry(union scsw *scsw)
+static void verify_done(struct ccw_device *cdev, int rc)
 {
-	/* CC is only valid if start function bit is set. */
-	if ((scsw->cmd.fctl & SCSW_FCTL_START_FUNC) && scsw->cmd.cc == 1)
-		return 1;
-	/* No more activity. For sense and set PGID we stubbornly try again. */
-	if (!scsw->cmd.actl)
-		return 1;
-	return 0;
+	struct subchannel *sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
+	struct ccw_dev_id *id = &cdev->private->dev_id;
+	int mpath = cdev->private->flags.mpath;
+	int pgroup = cdev->private->flags.pgroup;
+
+	if (rc)
+		goto out;
+	/* Ensure consistent multipathing state at device and channel. */
+	if (sch->config.mp != mpath) {
+		sch->config.mp = mpath;
+		rc = cio_commit_config(sch);
+	}
+out:
+	CIO_MSG_EVENT(2, "vrfy: device 0.%x.%04x: rc=%d pgroup=%d mpath=%d "
+			 "vpm=%02x\n", id->ssid, id->devno, rc, pgroup, mpath,
+			 sch->vpm);
+	ccw_device_verify_done(cdev, rc);
 }
 
 /*
- * Start Sense Path Group ID helper function. Used in ccw_device_recog
- * and ccw_device_sense_pgid.
+ * Create channel program to perform a NOOP.
  */
-static int
-__ccw_device_sense_pgid_start(struct ccw_device *cdev)
+static void nop_build_cp(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 {
-	struct subchannel *sch;
-	struct ccw1 *ccw;
-	int ret;
-	int i;
-
-	sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
-	/* Return if we already checked on all paths. */
-	if (cdev->private->imask == 0)
-		return (sch->lpm == 0) ? -ENODEV : -EACCES;
-	i = 8 - ffs(cdev->private->imask);
-
-	/* Setup sense path group id channel program. */
-	ccw = cdev->private->iccws;
-	ccw->cmd_code = CCW_CMD_SENSE_PGID;
-	ccw->count = sizeof (struct pgid);
-	ccw->flags = CCW_FLAG_SLI;
-
-	/* Reset device status. */
-	memset(&cdev->private->irb, 0, sizeof(struct irb));
-	/* Try on every path. */
-	ret = -ENODEV;
-	while (cdev->private->imask != 0) {
-		/* Try every path multiple times. */
-		ccw->cda = (__u32) __pa (&cdev->private->pgid[i]);
-		if (cdev->private->iretry > 0) {
-			cdev->private->iretry--;
-			/* Reset internal retry indication. */
-			cdev->private->flags.intretry = 0;
-			ret = cio_start (sch, cdev->private->iccws, 
-					 cdev->private->imask);
-			/* ret is 0, -EBUSY, -EACCES or -ENODEV */
-			if (ret != -EACCES)
-				return ret;
-			CIO_MSG_EVENT(3, "SNID - Device %04x on Subchannel "
-				      "0.%x.%04x, lpm %02X, became 'not "
-				      "operational'\n",
-				      cdev->private->dev_id.devno,
-				      sch->schid.ssid,
-				      sch->schid.sch_no, cdev->private->imask);
-
-		}
-		cdev->private->imask >>= 1;
-		cdev->private->iretry = 5;
-		i++;
-	}
-
-	return ret;
+	struct ccw_request *req = &cdev->private->req;
+	struct ccw1 *cp = cdev->private->iccws;
+
+	cp->cmd_code	= CCW_CMD_NOOP;
+	cp->cda		= 0;
+	cp->count	= 0;
+	cp->flags	= CCW_FLAG_SLI;
+	req->cp		= cp;
 }
 
-void
-ccw_device_sense_pgid_start(struct ccw_device *cdev)
+/*
+ * Perform NOOP on a single path.
+ */
+static void nop_do(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 {
-	int ret;
-
-	/* Set a timeout of 60s */
-	ccw_device_set_timeout(cdev, 60*HZ);
-
-	cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_SENSE_PGID;
-	cdev->private->imask = 0x80;
-	cdev->private->iretry = 5;
-	memset (&cdev->private->pgid, 0, sizeof (cdev->private->pgid));
-	ret = __ccw_device_sense_pgid_start(cdev);
-	if (ret && ret != -EBUSY)
-		ccw_device_sense_pgid_done(cdev, ret);
+	struct subchannel *sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
+	struct ccw_request *req = &cdev->private->req;
+
+	/* Adjust lpm. */
+	req->lpm = lpm_adjust(req->lpm, sch->schib.pmcw.pam & sch->opm);
+	if (!req->lpm)
+		goto out_nopath;
+	nop_build_cp(cdev);
+	ccw_request_start(cdev);
+	return;
+
+out_nopath:
+	verify_done(cdev, sch->vpm ? 0 : -EACCES);
 }
 
 /*
- * Called from interrupt context to check if a valid answer
- * to Sense Path Group ID was received.
+ * Adjust NOOP I/O status.
  */
-static int
-__ccw_device_check_sense_pgid(struct ccw_device *cdev)
+static enum io_status nop_filter(struct ccw_device *cdev, void *data,
+				 struct irb *irb, enum io_status status)
 {
-	struct subchannel *sch;
-	struct irb *irb;
-	int i;
-
-	sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
-	irb = &cdev->private->irb;
-	if (irb->scsw.cmd.fctl & (SCSW_FCTL_HALT_FUNC | SCSW_FCTL_CLEAR_FUNC)) {
-		/* Retry Sense PGID if requested. */
-		if (cdev->private->flags.intretry) {
-			cdev->private->flags.intretry = 0;
-			return -EAGAIN;
-		}
-		return -ETIME;
-	}
-	if (irb->esw.esw0.erw.cons &&
-	    (irb->ecw[0]&(SNS0_CMD_REJECT|SNS0_INTERVENTION_REQ))) {
-		/*
-		 * If the device doesn't support the Sense Path Group ID
-		 *  command further retries wouldn't help ...
-		 */
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	}
-	if (irb->esw.esw0.erw.cons) {
-		CIO_MSG_EVENT(2, "SNID - device 0.%x.%04x, unit check, "
-			      "lpum %02X, cnt %02d, sns : "
-			      "%02X%02X%02X%02X %02X%02X%02X%02X ...\n",
-			      cdev->private->dev_id.ssid,
-			      cdev->private->dev_id.devno,
-			      irb->esw.esw0.sublog.lpum,
-			      irb->esw.esw0.erw.scnt,
-			      irb->ecw[0], irb->ecw[1],
-			      irb->ecw[2], irb->ecw[3],
-			      irb->ecw[4], irb->ecw[5],
-			      irb->ecw[6], irb->ecw[7]);
-		return -EAGAIN;
-	}
-	if (irb->scsw.cmd.cc == 3) {
-		u8 lpm;
-
-		lpm = to_io_private(sch)->orb.cmd.lpm;
-		CIO_MSG_EVENT(3, "SNID - Device %04x on Subchannel 0.%x.%04x,"
-			      " lpm %02X, became 'not operational'\n",
-			      cdev->private->dev_id.devno, sch->schid.ssid,
-			      sch->schid.sch_no, lpm);
-		return -EACCES;
-	}
-	i = 8 - ffs(cdev->private->imask);
-	if (cdev->private->pgid[i].inf.ps.state2 == SNID_STATE2_RESVD_ELSE) {
-		CIO_MSG_EVENT(2, "SNID - Device %04x on Subchannel 0.%x.%04x "
-			      "is reserved by someone else\n",
-			      cdev->private->dev_id.devno, sch->schid.ssid,
-			      sch->schid.sch_no);
-		return -EUSERS;
-	}
-	return 0;
+	/* Only subchannel status might indicate a path error. */
+	if (status == IO_STATUS_ERROR && irb->scsw.cmd.cstat == 0)
+		return IO_DONE;
+	return status;
 }
 
 /*
- * Got interrupt for Sense Path Group ID.
+ * Process NOOP request result for a single path.
  */
-void
-ccw_device_sense_pgid_irq(struct ccw_device *cdev, enum dev_event dev_event)
+static void nop_callback(struct ccw_device *cdev, void *data, int rc)
 {
-	struct subchannel *sch;
-	struct irb *irb;
-	int ret;
-
-	irb = (struct irb *) __LC_IRB;
-
-	if (irb->scsw.cmd.stctl ==
-	    (SCSW_STCTL_STATUS_PEND | SCSW_STCTL_ALERT_STATUS)) {
-		if (__ccw_device_should_retry(&irb->scsw)) {
-			ret = __ccw_device_sense_pgid_start(cdev);
-			if (ret && ret != -EBUSY)
-				ccw_device_sense_pgid_done(cdev, ret);
-		}
-		return;
-	}
-	if (ccw_device_accumulate_and_sense(cdev, irb) != 0)
-		return;
-	sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
-	ret = __ccw_device_check_sense_pgid(cdev);
-	memset(&cdev->private->irb, 0, sizeof(struct irb));
-	switch (ret) {
-	/* 0, -ETIME, -EOPNOTSUPP, -EAGAIN, -EACCES or -EUSERS */
-	case -EOPNOTSUPP:	/* Sense Path Group ID not supported */
-		ccw_device_sense_pgid_done(cdev, -EOPNOTSUPP);
-		break;
-	case -ETIME:		/* Sense path group id stopped by timeout. */
-		ccw_device_sense_pgid_done(cdev, -ETIME);
-		break;
-	case -EACCES:		/* channel is not operational. */
-		sch->lpm &= ~cdev->private->imask;
-		/* Fall through. */
-	case 0:			/* Sense Path Group ID successful. */
-		cdev->private->imask >>= 1;
-		cdev->private->iretry = 5;
-		/* Fall through. */
-	case -EAGAIN:		/* Try again. */
-		ret = __ccw_device_sense_pgid_start(cdev);
-		if (ret != 0 && ret != -EBUSY)
-			ccw_device_sense_pgid_done(cdev, ret);
-		break;
-	case -EUSERS:		/* device is reserved for someone else. */
-		ccw_device_sense_pgid_done(cdev, -EUSERS);
-		break;
-	}
+	struct subchannel *sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
+	struct ccw_request *req = &cdev->private->req;
+
+	if (rc == 0)
+		sch->vpm |= req->lpm;
+	else if (rc != -EACCES)
+		goto err;
+	req->lpm >>= 1;
+	nop_do(cdev);
+	return;
+
+err:
+	verify_done(cdev, rc);
 }
 
 /*
- * Path Group ID helper function.
+ * Create channel program to perform SET PGID on a single path.
  */
-static int
-__ccw_device_do_pgid(struct ccw_device *cdev, __u8 func)
+static void spid_build_cp(struct ccw_device *cdev, u8 fn)
 {
-	struct subchannel *sch;
-	struct ccw1 *ccw;
-	int ret;
-
-	sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
-
-	/* Setup sense path group id channel program. */
-	cdev->private->pgid[0].inf.fc = func;
-	ccw = cdev->private->iccws;
-	if (cdev->private->flags.pgid_single)
-		cdev->private->pgid[0].inf.fc |= SPID_FUNC_SINGLE_PATH;
-	else
-		cdev->private->pgid[0].inf.fc |= SPID_FUNC_MULTI_PATH;
-	ccw->cmd_code = CCW_CMD_SET_PGID;
-	ccw->cda = (__u32) __pa (&cdev->private->pgid[0]);
-	ccw->count = sizeof (struct pgid);
-	ccw->flags = CCW_FLAG_SLI;
-
-	/* Reset device status. */
-	memset(&cdev->private->irb, 0, sizeof(struct irb));
-
-	/* Try multiple times. */
-	ret = -EACCES;
-	if (cdev->private->iretry > 0) {
-		cdev->private->iretry--;
-		/* Reset internal retry indication. */
-		cdev->private->flags.intretry = 0;
-		ret = cio_start (sch, cdev->private->iccws,
-				 cdev->private->imask);
-		/* We expect an interrupt in case of success or busy
-		 * indication. */
-		if ((ret == 0) || (ret == -EBUSY))
-			return ret;
-	}
-	/* PGID command failed on this path. */
-	CIO_MSG_EVENT(3, "SPID - Device %04x on Subchannel "
-		      "0.%x.%04x, lpm %02X, became 'not operational'\n",
-		      cdev->private->dev_id.devno, sch->schid.ssid,
-		      sch->schid.sch_no, cdev->private->imask);
-	return ret;
+	struct ccw_request *req = &cdev->private->req;
+	struct ccw1 *cp = cdev->private->iccws;
+	int i = 8 - ffs(req->lpm);
+	struct pgid *pgid = &cdev->private->pgid[i];
+
+	pgid->inf.fc	= fn;
+	cp->cmd_code	= CCW_CMD_SET_PGID;
+	cp->cda		= (u32) (addr_t) pgid;
+	cp->count	= sizeof(*pgid);
+	cp->flags	= CCW_FLAG_SLI;
+	req->cp		= cp;
 }
 
 /*
- * Helper function to send a nop ccw down a path.
+ * Perform establish/resign SET PGID on a single path.
  */
-static int __ccw_device_do_nop(struct ccw_device *cdev)
+static void spid_do(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 {
-	struct subchannel *sch;
-	struct ccw1 *ccw;
-	int ret;
-
-	sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
-
-	/* Setup nop channel program. */
-	ccw = cdev->private->iccws;
-	ccw->cmd_code = CCW_CMD_NOOP;
-	ccw->cda = 0;
-	ccw->count = 0;
-	ccw->flags = CCW_FLAG_SLI;
-
-	/* Reset device status. */
-	memset(&cdev->private->irb, 0, sizeof(struct irb));
-
-	/* Try multiple times. */
-	ret = -EACCES;
-	if (cdev->private->iretry > 0) {
-		cdev->private->iretry--;
-		/* Reset internal retry indication. */
-		cdev->private->flags.intretry = 0;
-		ret = cio_start (sch, cdev->private->iccws,
-				 cdev->private->imask);
-		/* We expect an interrupt in case of success or busy
-		 * indication. */
-		if ((ret == 0) || (ret == -EBUSY))
-			return ret;
-	}
-	/* nop command failed on this path. */
-	CIO_MSG_EVENT(3, "NOP - Device %04x on Subchannel "
-		      "0.%x.%04x, lpm %02X, became 'not operational'\n",
-		      cdev->private->dev_id.devno, sch->schid.ssid,
-		      sch->schid.sch_no, cdev->private->imask);
-	return ret;
+	struct subchannel *sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
+	struct ccw_request *req = &cdev->private->req;
+	u8 fn;
+
+	/* Use next available path that is not already in correct state. */
+	req->lpm = lpm_adjust(req->lpm, sch->schib.pmcw.pam & ~sch->vpm);
+	if (!req->lpm)
+		goto out_nopath;
+	/* Channel program setup. */
+	if (req->lpm & sch->opm)
+		fn = SPID_FUNC_ESTABLISH;
+	else
+		fn = SPID_FUNC_RESIGN;
+	if (cdev->private->flags.mpath)
+		fn |= SPID_FUNC_MULTI_PATH;
+	spid_build_cp(cdev, fn);
+	ccw_request_start(cdev);
+	return;
+
+out_nopath:
+	verify_done(cdev, sch->vpm ? 0 : -EACCES);
 }
 
+static void verify_start(struct ccw_device *cdev);
 
 /*
- * Called from interrupt context to check if a valid answer
- * to Set Path Group ID was received.
+ * Process SET PGID request result for a single path.
  */
-static int
-__ccw_device_check_pgid(struct ccw_device *cdev)
+static void spid_callback(struct ccw_device *cdev, void *data, int rc)
 {
-	struct subchannel *sch;
-	struct irb *irb;
-
-	sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
-	irb = &cdev->private->irb;
-	if (irb->scsw.cmd.fctl & (SCSW_FCTL_HALT_FUNC | SCSW_FCTL_CLEAR_FUNC)) {
-		/* Retry Set PGID if requested. */
-		if (cdev->private->flags.intretry) {
-			cdev->private->flags.intretry = 0;
-			return -EAGAIN;
+	struct subchannel *sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
+	struct ccw_request *req = &cdev->private->req;
+
+	switch (rc) {
+	case 0:
+		sch->vpm |= req->lpm & sch->opm;
+		break;
+	case -EACCES:
+		break;
+	case -EOPNOTSUPP:
+		if (cdev->private->flags.mpath) {
+			/* Try without multipathing. */
+			cdev->private->flags.mpath = 0;
+			goto out_restart;
 		}
-		return -ETIME;
+		/* Try without pathgrouping. */
+		cdev->private->flags.pgroup = 0;
+		goto out_restart;
+	default:
+		goto err;
 	}
-	if (irb->esw.esw0.erw.cons) {
-		if (irb->ecw[0] & SNS0_CMD_REJECT)
-			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-		/* Hmm, whatever happened, try again. */
-		CIO_MSG_EVENT(2, "SPID - device 0.%x.%04x, unit check, "
-			      "cnt %02d, "
-			      "sns : %02X%02X%02X%02X %02X%02X%02X%02X ...\n",
-			      cdev->private->dev_id.ssid,
-			      cdev->private->dev_id.devno,
-			      irb->esw.esw0.erw.scnt,
-			      irb->ecw[0], irb->ecw[1],
-			      irb->ecw[2], irb->ecw[3],
-			      irb->ecw[4], irb->ecw[5],
-			      irb->ecw[6], irb->ecw[7]);
-		return -EAGAIN;
-	}
-	if (irb->scsw.cmd.cc == 3) {
-		CIO_MSG_EVENT(3, "SPID - Device %04x on Subchannel 0.%x.%04x,"
-			      " lpm %02X, became 'not operational'\n",
-			      cdev->private->dev_id.devno, sch->schid.ssid,
-			      sch->schid.sch_no, cdev->private->imask);
-		return -EACCES;
-	}
-	return 0;
+	req->lpm >>= 1;
+	spid_do(cdev);
+	return;
+
+out_restart:
+	verify_start(cdev);
+	return;
+err:
+	verify_done(cdev, rc);
+}
+
+static void spid_start(struct ccw_device *cdev)
+{
+	struct ccw_request *req = &cdev->private->req;
+
+	/* Initialize request data. */
+	memset(req, 0, sizeof(*req));
+	req->timeout	= PGID_TIMEOUT;
+	req->maxretries	= PGID_RETRIES;
+	req->lpm	= 0x80;
+	req->callback	= spid_callback;
+	spid_do(cdev);
+}
+
+static int pgid_cmp(struct pgid *p1, struct pgid *p2)
+{
+	return memcmp((char *) p1 + 1, (char *) p2 + 1,
+		      sizeof(struct pgid) - 1);
 }
 
 /*
- * Called from interrupt context to check the path status after a nop has
- * been send.
+ * Determine pathgroup state from PGID data.
  */
-static int __ccw_device_check_nop(struct ccw_device *cdev)
+static void pgid_analyze(struct ccw_device *cdev, struct pgid **p,
+			 int *mismatch, int *reserved, int *reset)
 {
-	struct subchannel *sch;
-	struct irb *irb;
-
-	sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
-	irb = &cdev->private->irb;
-	if (irb->scsw.cmd.fctl & (SCSW_FCTL_HALT_FUNC | SCSW_FCTL_CLEAR_FUNC)) {
-		/* Retry NOP if requested. */
-		if (cdev->private->flags.intretry) {
-			cdev->private->flags.intretry = 0;
-			return -EAGAIN;
+	struct pgid *pgid = &cdev->private->pgid[0];
+	struct pgid *first = NULL;
+	int lpm;
+	int i;
+
+	*mismatch = 0;
+	*reserved = 0;
+	*reset = 0;
+	for (i = 0, lpm = 0x80; i < 8; i++, pgid++, lpm >>= 1) {
+		if ((cdev->private->pgid_valid_mask & lpm) == 0)
+			continue;
+		if (pgid->inf.ps.state2 == SNID_STATE2_RESVD_ELSE)
+			*reserved = 1;
+		if (pgid->inf.ps.state1 == SNID_STATE1_RESET) {
+			/* A PGID was reset. */
+			*reset = 1;
+			continue;
 		}
-		return -ETIME;
-	}
-	if (irb->scsw.cmd.cc == 3) {
-		CIO_MSG_EVENT(3, "NOP - Device %04x on Subchannel 0.%x.%04x,"
-			      " lpm %02X, became 'not operational'\n",
-			      cdev->private->dev_id.devno, sch->schid.ssid,
-			      sch->schid.sch_no, cdev->private->imask);
-		return -EACCES;
+		if (!first) {
+			first = pgid;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (pgid_cmp(pgid, first) != 0)
+			*mismatch = 1;
 	}
-	return 0;
+	if (!first)
+		first = &channel_subsystems[0]->global_pgid;
+	*p = first;
 }
 
-static void
-__ccw_device_verify_start(struct ccw_device *cdev)
+static u8 pgid_to_vpm(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 {
-	struct subchannel *sch;
-	__u8 func;
-	int ret;
-
-	sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
-	/* Repeat for all paths. */
-	for (; cdev->private->imask; cdev->private->imask >>= 1,
-				     cdev->private->iretry = 5) {
-		if ((cdev->private->imask & sch->schib.pmcw.pam) == 0)
-			/* Path not available, try next. */
+	struct subchannel *sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
+	struct pgid *pgid;
+	int i;
+	int lpm;
+	u8 vpm = 0;
+
+	/* Set VPM bits for paths which are already in the target state. */
+	for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
+		lpm = 0x80 >> i;
+		if ((cdev->private->pgid_valid_mask & lpm) == 0)
 			continue;
-		if (cdev->private->options.pgroup) {
-			if (sch->opm & cdev->private->imask)
-				func = SPID_FUNC_ESTABLISH;
-			else
-				func = SPID_FUNC_RESIGN;
-			ret = __ccw_device_do_pgid(cdev, func);
-		} else
-			ret = __ccw_device_do_nop(cdev);
-		/* We expect an interrupt in case of success or busy
-		 * indication. */
-		if (ret == 0 || ret == -EBUSY)
-			return;
-		/* Permanent path failure, try next. */
+		pgid = &cdev->private->pgid[i];
+		if (sch->opm & lpm) {
+			if (pgid->inf.ps.state1 != SNID_STATE1_GROUPED)
+				continue;
+		} else {
+			if (pgid->inf.ps.state1 != SNID_STATE1_UNGROUPED)
+				continue;
+		}
+		if (cdev->private->flags.mpath) {
+			if (pgid->inf.ps.state3 != SNID_STATE3_MULTI_PATH)
+				continue;
+		} else {
+			if (pgid->inf.ps.state3 != SNID_STATE3_SINGLE_PATH)
+				continue;
+		}
+		vpm |= lpm;
 	}
-	/* Done with all paths. */
-	ccw_device_verify_done(cdev, (sch->vpm != 0) ? 0 : -ENODEV);
+
+	return vpm;
 }
-		
-/*
- * Got interrupt for Set Path Group ID.
- */
-void
-ccw_device_verify_irq(struct ccw_device *cdev, enum dev_event dev_event)
+
+static void pgid_fill(struct ccw_device *cdev, struct pgid *pgid)
 {
-	struct subchannel *sch;
-	struct irb *irb;
-	int ret;
+	int i;
 
-	irb = (struct irb *) __LC_IRB;
+	for (i = 0; i < 8; i++)
+		memcpy(&cdev->private->pgid[i], pgid, sizeof(struct pgid));
+}
 
-	if (irb->scsw.cmd.stctl ==
-	    (SCSW_STCTL_STATUS_PEND | SCSW_STCTL_ALERT_STATUS)) {
-		if (__ccw_device_should_retry(&irb->scsw))
-			__ccw_device_verify_start(cdev);
-		return;
+/*
+ * Process SENSE PGID data and report result.
+ */
+static void snid_done(struct ccw_device *cdev, int rc)
+{
+	struct ccw_dev_id *id = &cdev->private->dev_id;
+	struct subchannel *sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
+	struct pgid *pgid;
+	int mismatch = 0;
+	int reserved = 0;
+	int reset = 0;
+
+	if (rc)
+		goto out;
+	pgid_analyze(cdev, &pgid, &mismatch, &reserved, &reset);
+	if (reserved)
+		rc = -EUSERS;
+	else if (mismatch)
+		rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	else {
+		sch->vpm = pgid_to_vpm(cdev);
+		pgid_fill(cdev, pgid);
 	}
-	if (ccw_device_accumulate_and_sense(cdev, irb) != 0)
-		return;
-	sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
-	if (cdev->private->options.pgroup)
-		ret = __ccw_device_check_pgid(cdev);
-	else
-		ret = __ccw_device_check_nop(cdev);
-	memset(&cdev->private->irb, 0, sizeof(struct irb));
-
-	switch (ret) {
-	/* 0, -ETIME, -EAGAIN, -EOPNOTSUPP or -EACCES */
+out:
+	CIO_MSG_EVENT(2, "snid: device 0.%x.%04x: rc=%d pvm=%02x vpm=%02x "
+		      "mism=%d rsvd=%d reset=%d\n", id->ssid, id->devno, rc,
+		      cdev->private->pgid_valid_mask, sch->vpm, mismatch,
+		      reserved, reset);
+	switch (rc) {
 	case 0:
-		/* Path verification ccw finished successfully, update lpm. */
-		sch->vpm |= sch->opm & cdev->private->imask;
-		/* Go on with next path. */
-		cdev->private->imask >>= 1;
-		cdev->private->iretry = 5;
-		__ccw_device_verify_start(cdev);
+		/* Anything left to do? */
+		if (sch->vpm == sch->schib.pmcw.pam) {
+			verify_done(cdev, sch->vpm == 0 ? -EACCES : 0);
+			return;
+		}
+		/* Perform path-grouping. */
+		spid_start(cdev);
 		break;
 	case -EOPNOTSUPP:
-		/*
-		 * One of those strange devices which claim to be able
-		 * to do multipathing but not for Set Path Group ID.
-		 */
-		if (cdev->private->flags.pgid_single)
-			cdev->private->options.pgroup = 0;
-		else
-			cdev->private->flags.pgid_single = 1;
-		/* Retry */
-		sch->vpm = 0;
-		cdev->private->imask = 0x80;
-		cdev->private->iretry = 5;
-		/* fall through. */
-	case -EAGAIN:		/* Try again. */
-		__ccw_device_verify_start(cdev);
-		break;
-	case -ETIME:		/* Set path group id stopped by timeout. */
-		ccw_device_verify_done(cdev, -ETIME);
-		break;
-	case -EACCES:		/* channel is not operational. */
-		cdev->private->imask >>= 1;
-		cdev->private->iretry = 5;
-		__ccw_device_verify_start(cdev);
+		/* Path-grouping not supported. */
+		cdev->private->flags.pgroup = 0;
+		cdev->private->flags.mpath = 0;
+		verify_start(cdev);
 		break;
+	default:
+		verify_done(cdev, rc);
 	}
 }
 
-void
-ccw_device_verify_start(struct ccw_device *cdev)
+/*
+ * Create channel program to perform a SENSE PGID on a single path.
+ */
+static void snid_build_cp(struct ccw_device *cdev)
+{
+	struct ccw_request *req = &cdev->private->req;
+	struct ccw1 *cp = cdev->private->iccws;
+	int i = 8 - ffs(req->lpm);
+
+	/* Channel program setup. */
+	cp->cmd_code	= CCW_CMD_SENSE_PGID;
+	cp->cda		= (u32) (addr_t) &cdev->private->pgid[i];
+	cp->count	= sizeof(struct pgid);
+	cp->flags	= CCW_FLAG_SLI;
+	req->cp		= cp;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Perform SENSE PGID on a single path.
+ */
+static void snid_do(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 {
 	struct subchannel *sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
+	struct ccw_request *req = &cdev->private->req;
+
+	/* Adjust lpm if paths are not set in pam. */
+	req->lpm = lpm_adjust(req->lpm, sch->schib.pmcw.pam);
+	if (!req->lpm)
+		goto out_nopath;
+	snid_build_cp(cdev);
+	ccw_request_start(cdev);
+	return;
+
+out_nopath:
+	snid_done(cdev, cdev->private->pgid_valid_mask ? 0 : -EACCES);
+}
 
-	cdev->private->flags.pgid_single = 0;
-	cdev->private->imask = 0x80;
-	cdev->private->iretry = 5;
+/*
+ * Process SENSE PGID request result for single path.
+ */
+static void snid_callback(struct ccw_device *cdev, void *data, int rc)
+{
+	struct ccw_request *req = &cdev->private->req;
+
+	if (rc == 0)
+		cdev->private->pgid_valid_mask |= req->lpm;
+	else if (rc != -EACCES)
+		goto err;
+	req->lpm >>= 1;
+	snid_do(cdev);
+	return;
+
+err:
+	snid_done(cdev, rc);
+}
 
-	/* Start with empty vpm. */
-	sch->vpm = 0;
+/*
+ * Perform path verification.
+ */
+static void verify_start(struct ccw_device *cdev)
+{
+	struct subchannel *sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
+	struct ccw_request *req = &cdev->private->req;
+	struct ccw_dev_id *devid = &cdev->private->dev_id;
 
-	/* Get current pam. */
-	if (cio_update_schib(sch)) {
-		ccw_device_verify_done(cdev, -ENODEV);
-		return;
+	sch->vpm = 0;
+	/* Initialize request data. */
+	memset(req, 0, sizeof(*req));
+	req->timeout	= PGID_TIMEOUT;
+	req->maxretries	= PGID_RETRIES;
+	req->lpm	= 0x80;
+	if (cdev->private->flags.pgroup) {
+		CIO_TRACE_EVENT(4, "snid");
+		CIO_HEX_EVENT(4, devid, sizeof(*devid));
+		req->callback	= snid_callback;
+		snid_do(cdev);
+	} else {
+		CIO_TRACE_EVENT(4, "nop");
+		CIO_HEX_EVENT(4, devid, sizeof(*devid));
+		req->filter	= nop_filter;
+		req->callback	= nop_callback;
+		nop_do(cdev);
 	}
-	/* After 60s path verification is considered to have failed. */
-	ccw_device_set_timeout(cdev, 60*HZ);
-	__ccw_device_verify_start(cdev);
 }
 
-static void
-__ccw_device_disband_start(struct ccw_device *cdev)
+/**
+ * ccw_device_verify_start - perform path verification
+ * @cdev: ccw device
+ *
+ * Perform an I/O on each available channel path to @cdev to determine which
+ * paths are operational. The resulting path mask is stored in sch->vpm.
+ * If device options specify pathgrouping, establish a pathgroup for the
+ * operational paths. When finished, call ccw_device_verify_done with a
+ * return code specifying the result.
+ */
+void ccw_device_verify_start(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 {
-	struct subchannel *sch;
-	int ret;
-
-	sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
-	while (cdev->private->imask != 0) {
-		if (sch->lpm & cdev->private->imask) {
-			ret = __ccw_device_do_pgid(cdev, SPID_FUNC_DISBAND);
-			if (ret == 0)
-				return;
-		}
-		cdev->private->iretry = 5;
-		cdev->private->imask >>= 1;
-	}
-	ccw_device_disband_done(cdev, (sch->lpm != 0) ? 0 : -ENODEV);
+	CIO_TRACE_EVENT(4, "vrfy");
+	CIO_HEX_EVENT(4, &cdev->private->dev_id, sizeof(cdev->private->dev_id));
+	/* Initialize PGID data. */
+	memset(cdev->private->pgid, 0, sizeof(cdev->private->pgid));
+	cdev->private->pgid_valid_mask = 0;
+	/*
+	 * Initialize pathgroup and multipath state with target values.
+	 * They may change in the course of path verification.
+	 */
+	cdev->private->flags.pgroup = cdev->private->options.pgroup;
+	cdev->private->flags.mpath = cdev->private->options.mpath;
+	cdev->private->flags.doverify = 0;
+	verify_start(cdev);
 }
 
 /*
- * Got interrupt for Unset Path Group ID.
+ * Process disband SET PGID request result.
  */
-void
-ccw_device_disband_irq(struct ccw_device *cdev, enum dev_event dev_event)
+static void disband_callback(struct ccw_device *cdev, void *data, int rc)
 {
-	struct subchannel *sch;
-	struct irb *irb;
-	int ret;
+	struct subchannel *sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
+	struct ccw_dev_id *id = &cdev->private->dev_id;
+
+	if (rc)
+		goto out;
+	/* Ensure consistent multipathing state at device and channel. */
+	cdev->private->flags.mpath = 0;
+	if (sch->config.mp) {
+		sch->config.mp = 0;
+		rc = cio_commit_config(sch);
+	}
+out:
+	CIO_MSG_EVENT(0, "disb: device 0.%x.%04x: rc=%d\n", id->ssid, id->devno,
+		      rc);
+	ccw_device_disband_done(cdev, rc);
+}
 
-	irb = (struct irb *) __LC_IRB;
+/**
+ * ccw_device_disband_start - disband pathgroup
+ * @cdev: ccw device
+ *
+ * Execute a SET PGID channel program on @cdev to disband a previously
+ * established pathgroup. When finished, call ccw_device_disband_done with
+ * a return code specifying the result.
+ */
+void ccw_device_disband_start(struct ccw_device *cdev)
+{
+	struct subchannel *sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
+	struct ccw_request *req = &cdev->private->req;
+	u8 fn;
+
+	CIO_TRACE_EVENT(4, "disb");
+	CIO_HEX_EVENT(4, &cdev->private->dev_id, sizeof(cdev->private->dev_id));
+	/* Request setup. */
+	memset(req, 0, sizeof(*req));
+	req->timeout	= PGID_TIMEOUT;
+	req->maxretries	= PGID_RETRIES;
+	req->lpm	= sch->schib.pmcw.pam & sch->opm;
+	req->callback	= disband_callback;
+	fn = SPID_FUNC_DISBAND;
+	if (cdev->private->flags.mpath)
+		fn |= SPID_FUNC_MULTI_PATH;
+	spid_build_cp(cdev, fn);
+	ccw_request_start(cdev);
+}
 
-	if (irb->scsw.cmd.stctl ==
-	    (SCSW_STCTL_STATUS_PEND | SCSW_STCTL_ALERT_STATUS)) {
-		if (__ccw_device_should_retry(&irb->scsw))
-			__ccw_device_disband_start(cdev);
-		return;
-	}
-	if (ccw_device_accumulate_and_sense(cdev, irb) != 0)
-		return;
-	sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
-	ret = __ccw_device_check_pgid(cdev);
-	memset(&cdev->private->irb, 0, sizeof(struct irb));
-	switch (ret) {
-	/* 0, -ETIME, -EAGAIN, -EOPNOTSUPP or -EACCES */
-	case 0:			/* disband successful. */
-		ccw_device_disband_done(cdev, ret);
-		break;
-	case -EOPNOTSUPP:
-		/*
-		 * One of those strange devices which claim to be able
-		 * to do multipathing but not for Unset Path Group ID.
-		 */
-		cdev->private->flags.pgid_single = 1;
-		/* fall through. */
-	case -EAGAIN:		/* Try again. */
-		__ccw_device_disband_start(cdev);
-		break;
-	case -ETIME:		/* Set path group id stopped by timeout. */
-		ccw_device_disband_done(cdev, -ETIME);
-		break;
-	case -EACCES:		/* channel is not operational. */
-		cdev->private->imask >>= 1;
-		cdev->private->iretry = 5;
-		__ccw_device_disband_start(cdev);
-		break;
-	}
+static void stlck_build_cp(struct ccw_device *cdev, void *buf1, void *buf2)
+{
+	struct ccw_request *req = &cdev->private->req;
+	struct ccw1 *cp = cdev->private->iccws;
+
+	cp[0].cmd_code = CCW_CMD_STLCK;
+	cp[0].cda = (u32) (addr_t) buf1;
+	cp[0].count = 32;
+	cp[0].flags = CCW_FLAG_CC;
+	cp[1].cmd_code = CCW_CMD_RELEASE;
+	cp[1].cda = (u32) (addr_t) buf2;
+	cp[1].count = 32;
+	cp[1].flags = 0;
+	req->cp = cp;
 }
 
-void
-ccw_device_disband_start(struct ccw_device *cdev)
+static void stlck_callback(struct ccw_device *cdev, void *data, int rc)
 {
-	/* After 60s disbanding is considered to have failed. */
-	ccw_device_set_timeout(cdev, 60*HZ);
+	ccw_device_stlck_done(cdev, data, rc);
+}
 
-	cdev->private->flags.pgid_single = 0;
-	cdev->private->iretry = 5;
-	cdev->private->imask = 0x80;
-	__ccw_device_disband_start(cdev);
+/**
+ * ccw_device_stlck_start - perform unconditional release
+ * @cdev: ccw device
+ * @data: data pointer to be passed to ccw_device_stlck_done
+ * @buf1: data pointer used in channel program
+ * @buf2: data pointer used in channel program
+ *
+ * Execute a channel program on @cdev to release an existing PGID reservation.
+ * When finished, call ccw_device_stlck_done with a return code specifying the
+ * result.
+ */
+void ccw_device_stlck_start(struct ccw_device *cdev, void *data, void *buf1,
+			    void *buf2)
+{
+	struct subchannel *sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
+	struct ccw_request *req = &cdev->private->req;
+
+	CIO_TRACE_EVENT(4, "stlck");
+	CIO_HEX_EVENT(4, &cdev->private->dev_id, sizeof(cdev->private->dev_id));
+	/* Request setup. */
+	memset(req, 0, sizeof(*req));
+	req->timeout	= PGID_TIMEOUT;
+	req->maxretries	= PGID_RETRIES;
+	req->lpm	= sch->schib.pmcw.pam & sch->opm;
+	req->data	= data;
+	req->callback	= stlck_callback;
+	stlck_build_cp(cdev, buf1, buf2);
+	ccw_request_start(cdev);
 }
+
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/device_status.c b/drivers/s390/cio/device_status.c
index 5814dbee241..66d8066ef22 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/device_status.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/device_status.c
@@ -336,9 +336,6 @@ ccw_device_do_sense(struct ccw_device *cdev, struct irb *irb)
 	sense_ccw->count = SENSE_MAX_COUNT;
 	sense_ccw->flags = CCW_FLAG_SLI;
 
-	/* Reset internal retry indication. */
-	cdev->private->flags.intretry = 0;
-
 	rc = cio_start(sch, sense_ccw, 0xff);
 	if (rc == -ENODEV || rc == -EACCES)
 		dev_fsm_event(cdev, DEV_EVENT_VERIFY);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/io_sch.h b/drivers/s390/cio/io_sch.h
index 0b8f381bd20..d72ae4c93af 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/io_sch.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/io_sch.h
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 #ifndef S390_IO_SCH_H
 #define S390_IO_SCH_H
 
+#include <linux/types.h>
 #include <asm/schid.h>
+#include <asm/ccwdev.h>
+#include "css.h"
 
 /*
  * command-mode operation request block
@@ -68,6 +71,52 @@ struct io_subchannel_private {
 #define MAX_CIWS 8
 
 /*
+ * Possible status values for a CCW request's I/O.
+ */
+enum io_status {
+	IO_DONE,
+	IO_RUNNING,
+	IO_STATUS_ERROR,
+	IO_PATH_ERROR,
+	IO_REJECTED,
+	IO_KILLED
+};
+
+/**
+ * ccw_request - Internal CCW request.
+ * @cp: channel program to start
+ * @timeout: maximum allowable time in jiffies between start I/O and interrupt
+ * @maxretries: number of retries per I/O operation and path
+ * @lpm: mask of paths to use
+ * @check: optional callback that determines if results are final
+ * @filter: optional callback to adjust request status based on IRB data
+ * @callback: final callback
+ * @data: user-defined pointer passed to all callbacks
+ * @mask: current path mask
+ * @retries: current number of retries
+ * @drc: delayed return code
+ * @cancel: non-zero if request was cancelled
+ * @done: non-zero if request was finished
+ */
+struct ccw_request {
+	struct ccw1 *cp;
+	unsigned long timeout;
+	u16 maxretries;
+	u8 lpm;
+	int (*check)(struct ccw_device *, void *);
+	enum io_status (*filter)(struct ccw_device *, void *, struct irb *,
+				 enum io_status);
+	void (*callback)(struct ccw_device *, void *, int);
+	void *data;
+	/* These fields are used internally. */
+	u16 mask;
+	u16 retries;
+	int drc;
+	int cancel:1;
+	int done:1;
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+/*
  * sense-id response buffer layout
  */
 struct senseid {
@@ -82,32 +131,43 @@ struct senseid {
 	struct ciw ciw[MAX_CIWS];	/* variable # of CIWs */
 }  __attribute__ ((packed, aligned(4)));
 
+enum cdev_todo {
+	CDEV_TODO_NOTHING,
+	CDEV_TODO_ENABLE_CMF,
+	CDEV_TODO_REBIND,
+	CDEV_TODO_REGISTER,
+	CDEV_TODO_UNREG,
+	CDEV_TODO_UNREG_EVAL,
+};
+
 struct ccw_device_private {
 	struct ccw_device *cdev;
 	struct subchannel *sch;
 	int state;		/* device state */
 	atomic_t onoff;
-	unsigned long registered;
 	struct ccw_dev_id dev_id;	/* device id */
 	struct subchannel_id schid;	/* subchannel number */
-	u8 imask;		/* lpm mask for SNID/SID/SPGID */
-	int iretry;		/* retry counter SNID/SID/SPGID */
+	struct ccw_request req;		/* internal I/O request */
+	int iretry;
+	u8 pgid_valid_mask;		/* mask of valid PGIDs */
 	struct {
 		unsigned int fast:1;	/* post with "channel end" */
 		unsigned int repall:1;	/* report every interrupt status */
 		unsigned int pgroup:1;	/* do path grouping */
 		unsigned int force:1;	/* allow forced online */
+		unsigned int mpath:1;	/* do multipathing */
 	} __attribute__ ((packed)) options;
 	struct {
-		unsigned int pgid_single:1; /* use single path for Set PGID */
 		unsigned int esid:1;	    /* Ext. SenseID supported by HW */
 		unsigned int dosense:1;	    /* delayed SENSE required */
 		unsigned int doverify:1;    /* delayed path verification */
 		unsigned int donotify:1;    /* call notify function */
 		unsigned int recog_done:1;  /* dev. recog. complete */
 		unsigned int fake_irb:1;    /* deliver faked irb */
-		unsigned int intretry:1;    /* retry internal operation */
 		unsigned int resuming:1;    /* recognition while resume */
+		unsigned int pgroup:1;	    /* pathgroup is set up */
+		unsigned int mpath:1;	    /* multipathing is set up */
+		unsigned int initialized:1; /* set if initial reference held */
 	} __attribute__((packed)) flags;
 	unsigned long intparm;	/* user interruption parameter */
 	struct qdio_irq *qdio_data;
@@ -115,7 +175,8 @@ struct ccw_device_private {
 	struct senseid senseid;	/* SenseID info */
 	struct pgid pgid[8];	/* path group IDs per chpid*/
 	struct ccw1 iccws[2];	/* ccws for SNID/SID/SPGID commands */
-	struct work_struct kick_work;
+	struct work_struct todo_work;
+	enum cdev_todo todo;
 	wait_queue_head_t wait_q;
 	struct timer_list timer;
 	void *cmb;			/* measurement information */