isci: merge smp request substates into primary state machine
[pandora-kernel.git] / drivers / scsi / isci / request.c
index 36adc15..5201dc5 100644 (file)
  */
 
 #include "isci.h"
-#include "scic_io_request.h"
-#include "scic_task_request.h"
-#include "scic_port.h"
 #include "task.h"
 #include "request.h"
 #include "sata.h"
 #include "scu_completion_codes.h"
-#include "scic_sds_request.h"
 #include "sas.h"
 
-static enum sci_status isci_request_ssp_request_construct(
-       struct isci_request *request)
-{
-       enum sci_status status;
+/**
+ * This method returns the sgl element pair for the specificed sgl_pair index.
+ * @sci_req: This parameter specifies the IO request for which to retrieve
+ *    the Scatter-Gather List element pair.
+ * @sgl_pair_index: This parameter specifies the index into the SGL element
+ *    pair to be retrieved.
+ *
+ * This method returns a pointer to an struct scu_sgl_element_pair.
+ */
+static struct scu_sgl_element_pair *scic_sds_request_get_sgl_element_pair(
+       struct scic_sds_request *sci_req,
+       u32 sgl_pair_index
+       ) {
+       struct scu_task_context *task_context;
+
+       task_context = (struct scu_task_context *)sci_req->task_context_buffer;
+
+       if (sgl_pair_index == 0) {
+               return &task_context->sgl_pair_ab;
+       } else if (sgl_pair_index == 1) {
+               return &task_context->sgl_pair_cd;
+       }
 
-       dev_dbg(&request->isci_host->pdev->dev,
-               "%s: request = %p\n",
-               __func__,
-               request);
-       status = scic_io_request_construct_basic_ssp(
-               request->sci_request_handle
-               );
-       return status;
+       return &sci_req->sg_table[sgl_pair_index - 2];
 }
 
-static enum sci_status isci_request_stp_request_construct(
-       struct isci_request *request)
+/**
+ * This function will build the SGL list for an IO request.
+ * @sci_req: This parameter specifies the IO request for which to build
+ *    the Scatter-Gather List.
+ *
+ */
+void scic_sds_request_build_sgl(struct scic_sds_request *sds_request)
 {
-       struct sas_task *task = isci_request_access_task(request);
-       enum sci_status status;
-       struct host_to_dev_fis *register_fis;
-
-       dev_dbg(&request->isci_host->pdev->dev,
-               "%s: request = %p\n",
-               __func__,
-               request);
+       struct isci_request *isci_request = sci_req_to_ireq(sds_request);
+       struct isci_host *isci_host = isci_request->isci_host;
+       struct sas_task *task = isci_request_access_task(isci_request);
+       struct scatterlist *sg = NULL;
+       dma_addr_t dma_addr;
+       u32 sg_idx = 0;
+       struct scu_sgl_element_pair *scu_sg   = NULL;
+       struct scu_sgl_element_pair *prev_sg  = NULL;
+
+       if (task->num_scatter > 0) {
+               sg = task->scatter;
+
+               while (sg) {
+                       scu_sg = scic_sds_request_get_sgl_element_pair(
+                                       sds_request,
+                                       sg_idx);
+
+                       SCU_SGL_COPY(scu_sg->A, sg);
+
+                       sg = sg_next(sg);
+
+                       if (sg) {
+                               SCU_SGL_COPY(scu_sg->B, sg);
+                               sg = sg_next(sg);
+                       } else
+                               SCU_SGL_ZERO(scu_sg->B);
+
+                       if (prev_sg) {
+                               dma_addr =
+                                       scic_io_request_get_dma_addr(
+                                                       sds_request,
+                                                       scu_sg);
+
+                               prev_sg->next_pair_upper =
+                                       upper_32_bits(dma_addr);
+                               prev_sg->next_pair_lower =
+                                       lower_32_bits(dma_addr);
+                       }
 
-       /* Get the host_to_dev_fis from the core and copy
-        * the fis from the task into it.
-        */
-       register_fis = isci_sata_task_to_fis_copy(task);
+                       prev_sg = scu_sg;
+                       sg_idx++;
+               }
+       } else {        /* handle when no sg */
+               scu_sg = scic_sds_request_get_sgl_element_pair(sds_request,
+                                                              sg_idx);
 
-       status = scic_io_request_construct_basic_sata(
-               request->sci_request_handle
-               );
+               dma_addr = dma_map_single(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
+                                         task->scatter,
+                                         task->total_xfer_len,
+                                         task->data_dir);
 
-       /* Set the ncq tag in the fis, from the queue
-        * command in the task.
-        */
-       if (isci_sata_is_task_ncq(task)) {
+               isci_request->zero_scatter_daddr = dma_addr;
 
-               isci_sata_set_ncq_tag(
-                       register_fis,
-                       task
-                       );
+               scu_sg->A.length = task->total_xfer_len;
+               scu_sg->A.address_upper = upper_32_bits(dma_addr);
+               scu_sg->A.address_lower = lower_32_bits(dma_addr);
        }
 
-       return status;
+       if (scu_sg) {
+               scu_sg->next_pair_upper = 0;
+               scu_sg->next_pair_lower = 0;
+       }
 }
 
-/*
- * isci_smp_request_build() - This function builds the smp request.
- * @ireq: This parameter points to the isci_request allocated in the
- *    request construct function.
- *
- * SCI_SUCCESS on successfull completion, or specific failure code.
- */
-static enum sci_status isci_smp_request_build(struct isci_request *ireq)
+static void scic_sds_io_request_build_ssp_command_iu(struct scic_sds_request *sci_req)
 {
-       enum sci_status status = SCI_FAILURE;
+       struct ssp_cmd_iu *cmd_iu;
+       struct isci_request *ireq = sci_req_to_ireq(sci_req);
        struct sas_task *task = isci_request_access_task(ireq);
-       struct scic_sds_request *sci_req = ireq->sci_request_handle;
-       void *cmd_iu = sci_req->command_buffer;
 
-       dev_dbg(&ireq->isci_host->pdev->dev,
-               "%s: request = %p\n", __func__, ireq);
+       cmd_iu = &sci_req->ssp.cmd;
 
-       dev_dbg(&ireq->isci_host->pdev->dev,
-               "%s: smp_req len = %d\n",
-               __func__,
-               task->smp_task.smp_req.length);
+       memcpy(cmd_iu->LUN, task->ssp_task.LUN, 8);
+       cmd_iu->add_cdb_len = 0;
+       cmd_iu->_r_a = 0;
+       cmd_iu->_r_b = 0;
+       cmd_iu->en_fburst = 0; /* unsupported */
+       cmd_iu->task_prio = task->ssp_task.task_prio;
+       cmd_iu->task_attr = task->ssp_task.task_attr;
+       cmd_iu->_r_c = 0;
 
-       /* copy the smp_command to the address; */
-       sg_copy_to_buffer(&task->smp_task.smp_req, 1,
-                         (char *)cmd_iu,
-                         sizeof(struct smp_req));
+       sci_swab32_cpy(&cmd_iu->cdb, task->ssp_task.cdb,
+                      sizeof(task->ssp_task.cdb) / sizeof(u32));
+}
 
-       status = scic_io_request_construct_smp(sci_req);
-       if (status != SCI_SUCCESS)
-               dev_warn(&ireq->isci_host->pdev->dev,
-                        "%s: failed with status = %d\n",
-                        __func__,
-                        status);
+static void scic_sds_task_request_build_ssp_task_iu(struct scic_sds_request *sci_req)
+{
+       struct ssp_task_iu *task_iu;
+       struct isci_request *ireq = sci_req_to_ireq(sci_req);
+       struct sas_task *task = isci_request_access_task(ireq);
+       struct isci_tmf *isci_tmf = isci_request_access_tmf(ireq);
 
-       return status;
+       task_iu = &sci_req->ssp.tmf;
+
+       memset(task_iu, 0, sizeof(struct ssp_task_iu));
+
+       memcpy(task_iu->LUN, task->ssp_task.LUN, 8);
+
+       task_iu->task_func = isci_tmf->tmf_code;
+       task_iu->task_tag =
+               (ireq->ttype == tmf_task) ?
+               isci_tmf->io_tag :
+               SCI_CONTROLLER_INVALID_IO_TAG;
 }
 
 /**
- * isci_io_request_build() - This function builds the io request object.
- * @isci_host: This parameter specifies the ISCI host object
- * @request: This parameter points to the isci_request object allocated in the
- *    request construct function.
- * @sci_device: This parameter is the handle for the sci core's remote device
- *    object that is the destination for this request.
+ * This method is will fill in the SCU Task Context for any type of SSP request.
+ * @sci_req:
+ * @task_context:
  *
- * SCI_SUCCESS on successfull completion, or specific failure code.
  */
-static enum sci_status isci_io_request_build(
-       struct isci_host *isci_host,
-       struct isci_request *request,
-       struct isci_remote_device *isci_device)
+static void scu_ssp_reqeust_construct_task_context(
+       struct scic_sds_request *sds_request,
+       struct scu_task_context *task_context)
 {
-       enum sci_status status = SCI_SUCCESS;
-       struct sas_task *task = isci_request_access_task(request);
-       struct scic_sds_remote_device *sci_device = &isci_device->sci;
+       dma_addr_t dma_addr;
+       struct scic_sds_controller *controller;
+       struct scic_sds_remote_device *target_device;
+       struct scic_sds_port *target_port;
+
+       controller = scic_sds_request_get_controller(sds_request);
+       target_device = scic_sds_request_get_device(sds_request);
+       target_port = scic_sds_request_get_port(sds_request);
+
+       /* Fill in the TC with the its required data */
+       task_context->abort = 0;
+       task_context->priority = 0;
+       task_context->initiator_request = 1;
+       task_context->connection_rate = target_device->connection_rate;
+       task_context->protocol_engine_index =
+               scic_sds_controller_get_protocol_engine_group(controller);
+       task_context->logical_port_index =
+               scic_sds_port_get_index(target_port);
+       task_context->protocol_type = SCU_TASK_CONTEXT_PROTOCOL_SSP;
+       task_context->valid = SCU_TASK_CONTEXT_VALID;
+       task_context->context_type = SCU_TASK_CONTEXT_TYPE;
+
+       task_context->remote_node_index =
+               scic_sds_remote_device_get_index(sds_request->target_device);
+       task_context->command_code = 0;
+
+       task_context->link_layer_control = 0;
+       task_context->do_not_dma_ssp_good_response = 1;
+       task_context->strict_ordering = 0;
+       task_context->control_frame = 0;
+       task_context->timeout_enable = 0;
+       task_context->block_guard_enable = 0;
+
+       task_context->address_modifier = 0;
+
+       /* task_context->type.ssp.tag = sci_req->io_tag; */
+       task_context->task_phase = 0x01;
+
+       if (sds_request->was_tag_assigned_by_user) {
+               /*
+                * Build the task context now since we have already read
+                * the data
+                */
+               sds_request->post_context =
+                       (SCU_CONTEXT_COMMAND_REQUEST_TYPE_POST_TC |
+                        (scic_sds_controller_get_protocol_engine_group(
+                                                       controller) <<
+                         SCU_CONTEXT_COMMAND_PROTOCOL_ENGINE_GROUP_SHIFT) |
+                        (scic_sds_port_get_index(target_port) <<
+                         SCU_CONTEXT_COMMAND_LOGICAL_PORT_SHIFT) |
+                        scic_sds_io_tag_get_index(sds_request->io_tag));
+       } else {
+               /*
+                * Build the task context now since we have already read
+                * the data
+                *
+                * I/O tag index is not assigned because we have to wait
+                * until we get a TCi
+                */
+               sds_request->post_context =
+                       (SCU_CONTEXT_COMMAND_REQUEST_TYPE_POST_TC |
+                        (scic_sds_controller_get_protocol_engine_group(
+                                                       owning_controller) <<
+                         SCU_CONTEXT_COMMAND_PROTOCOL_ENGINE_GROUP_SHIFT) |
+                        (scic_sds_port_get_index(target_port) <<
+                         SCU_CONTEXT_COMMAND_LOGICAL_PORT_SHIFT));
+       }
 
-       dev_dbg(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-               "%s: isci_device = 0x%p; request = %p, "
-               "num_scatter = %d\n",
-               __func__,
-               isci_device,
-               request,
-               task->num_scatter);
+       /*
+        * Copy the physical address for the command buffer to the
+        * SCU Task Context
+        */
+       dma_addr = scic_io_request_get_dma_addr(sds_request,
+                                               &sds_request->ssp.cmd);
 
-       /* map the sgl addresses, if present.
-        * libata does the mapping for sata devices
-        * before we get the request.
+       task_context->command_iu_upper = upper_32_bits(dma_addr);
+       task_context->command_iu_lower = lower_32_bits(dma_addr);
+
+       /*
+        * Copy the physical address for the response buffer to the
+        * SCU Task Context
         */
-       if (task->num_scatter &&
-           !sas_protocol_ata(task->task_proto) &&
-           !(SAS_PROTOCOL_SMP & task->task_proto)) {
+       dma_addr = scic_io_request_get_dma_addr(sds_request,
+                                               &sds_request->ssp.rsp);
 
-               request->num_sg_entries = dma_map_sg(
-                       &isci_host->pdev->dev,
-                       task->scatter,
-                       task->num_scatter,
-                       task->data_dir
-                       );
+       task_context->response_iu_upper = upper_32_bits(dma_addr);
+       task_context->response_iu_lower = lower_32_bits(dma_addr);
+}
 
-               if (request->num_sg_entries == 0)
-                       return SCI_FAILURE_INSUFFICIENT_RESOURCES;
-       }
+/**
+ * This method is will fill in the SCU Task Context for a SSP IO request.
+ * @sci_req:
+ *
+ */
+static void scu_ssp_io_request_construct_task_context(
+       struct scic_sds_request *sci_req,
+       enum dma_data_direction dir,
+       u32 len)
+{
+       struct scu_task_context *task_context;
 
-       /* build the common request object. For now,
-        * we will let the core allocate the IO tag.
-        */
-       status = scic_io_request_construct(
-               isci_host->core_controller,
-               sci_device,
-               SCI_CONTROLLER_INVALID_IO_TAG,
-               request,
-               request->sci_request_mem_ptr,
-               (struct scic_sds_request **)&request->sci_request_handle
-               );
+       task_context = scic_sds_request_get_task_context(sci_req);
 
-       if (status != SCI_SUCCESS) {
-               dev_warn(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-                        "%s: failed request construct\n",
-                        __func__);
-               return SCI_FAILURE;
-       }
+       scu_ssp_reqeust_construct_task_context(sci_req, task_context);
 
-       request->sci_request_handle->ireq = request;
+       task_context->ssp_command_iu_length =
+               sizeof(struct ssp_cmd_iu) / sizeof(u32);
+       task_context->type.ssp.frame_type = SSP_COMMAND;
 
-       switch (task->task_proto) {
-       case SAS_PROTOCOL_SMP:
-               status = isci_smp_request_build(request);
-               break;
-       case SAS_PROTOCOL_SSP:
-               status = isci_request_ssp_request_construct(request);
+       switch (dir) {
+       case DMA_FROM_DEVICE:
+       case DMA_NONE:
+       default:
+               task_context->task_type = SCU_TASK_TYPE_IOREAD;
                break;
-       case SAS_PROTOCOL_SATA:
-       case SAS_PROTOCOL_STP:
-       case SAS_PROTOCOL_SATA | SAS_PROTOCOL_STP:
-               status = isci_request_stp_request_construct(request);
+       case DMA_TO_DEVICE:
+               task_context->task_type = SCU_TASK_TYPE_IOWRITE;
                break;
-       default:
-               dev_warn(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-                        "%s: unknown protocol\n", __func__);
-               return SCI_FAILURE;
        }
 
-       return SCI_SUCCESS;
+       task_context->transfer_length_bytes = len;
+
+       if (task_context->transfer_length_bytes > 0)
+               scic_sds_request_build_sgl(sci_req);
+}
+
+/**
+ * This method will fill in the SCU Task Context for a SSP Task request.  The
+ *    following important settings are utilized: -# priority ==
+ *    SCU_TASK_PRIORITY_HIGH.  This ensures that the task request is issued
+ *    ahead of other task destined for the same Remote Node. -# task_type ==
+ *    SCU_TASK_TYPE_IOREAD.  This simply indicates that a normal request type
+ *    (i.e. non-raw frame) is being utilized to perform task management. -#
+ *    control_frame == 1.  This ensures that the proper endianess is set so
+ *    that the bytes are transmitted in the right order for a task frame.
+ * @sci_req: This parameter specifies the task request object being
+ *    constructed.
+ *
+ */
+static void scu_ssp_task_request_construct_task_context(
+       struct scic_sds_request *sci_req)
+{
+       struct scu_task_context *task_context;
+
+       task_context = scic_sds_request_get_task_context(sci_req);
+
+       scu_ssp_reqeust_construct_task_context(sci_req, task_context);
+
+       task_context->control_frame                = 1;
+       task_context->priority                     = SCU_TASK_PRIORITY_HIGH;
+       task_context->task_type                    = SCU_TASK_TYPE_RAW_FRAME;
+       task_context->transfer_length_bytes        = 0;
+       task_context->type.ssp.frame_type          = SSP_TASK;
+       task_context->ssp_command_iu_length =
+               sizeof(struct ssp_task_iu) / sizeof(u32);
 }
 
 
 /**
- * isci_request_alloc_core() - This function gets the request object from the
- *    isci_host dma cache.
- * @isci_host: This parameter specifies the ISCI host object
- * @isci_request: This parameter will contain the pointer to the new
- *    isci_request object.
- * @isci_device: This parameter is the pointer to the isci remote device object
- *    that is the destination for this request.
- * @gfp_flags: This parameter specifies the os allocation flags.
+ * This method constructs the SSP Command IU data for this ssp passthrough
+ *    comand request object.
+ * @sci_req: This parameter specifies the request object for which the SSP
+ *    command information unit is being built.
  *
- * SCI_SUCCESS on successfull completion, or specific failure code.
+ * enum sci_status, returns invalid parameter is cdb > 16
  */
-static int isci_request_alloc_core(
-       struct isci_host *isci_host,
-       struct isci_request **isci_request,
-       struct isci_remote_device *isci_device,
-       gfp_t gfp_flags)
+
+
+/**
+ * This method constructs the SATA request object.
+ * @sci_req:
+ * @sat_protocol:
+ * @transfer_length:
+ * @data_direction:
+ * @copy_rx_frame:
+ *
+ * enum sci_status
+ */
+static enum sci_status
+scic_io_request_construct_sata(struct scic_sds_request *sci_req,
+                              u32 len,
+                              enum dma_data_direction dir,
+                              bool copy)
 {
-       int ret = 0;
-       dma_addr_t handle;
-       struct isci_request *request;
+       enum sci_status status = SCI_SUCCESS;
+       struct isci_request *ireq = sci_req_to_ireq(sci_req);
+       struct sas_task *task = isci_request_access_task(ireq);
 
+       /* check for management protocols */
+       if (ireq->ttype == tmf_task) {
+               struct isci_tmf *tmf = isci_request_access_tmf(ireq);
 
-       /* get pointer to dma memory. This actually points
-        * to both the isci_remote_device object and the
-        * sci object. The isci object is at the beginning
-        * of the memory allocated here.
-        */
-       request = dma_pool_alloc(isci_host->dma_pool, gfp_flags, &handle);
-       if (!request) {
-               dev_warn(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-                        "%s: dma_pool_alloc returned NULL\n", __func__);
-               return -ENOMEM;
+               if (tmf->tmf_code == isci_tmf_sata_srst_high ||
+                   tmf->tmf_code == isci_tmf_sata_srst_low)
+                       return scic_sds_stp_soft_reset_request_construct(sci_req);
+               else {
+                       dev_err(scic_to_dev(sci_req->owning_controller),
+                               "%s: Request 0x%p received un-handled SAT "
+                               "management protocol 0x%x.\n",
+                               __func__, sci_req, tmf->tmf_code);
+
+                       return SCI_FAILURE;
+               }
        }
 
-       /* initialize the request object.       */
-       spin_lock_init(&request->state_lock);
-       request->sci_request_mem_ptr = ((u8 *)request) +
-                                      sizeof(struct isci_request);
-       request->request_daddr = handle;
-       request->isci_host = isci_host;
-       request->isci_device = isci_device;
-       request->io_request_completion = NULL;
+       if (!sas_protocol_ata(task->task_proto)) {
+               dev_err(scic_to_dev(sci_req->owning_controller),
+                       "%s: Non-ATA protocol in SATA path: 0x%x\n",
+                       __func__,
+                       task->task_proto);
+               return SCI_FAILURE;
 
-       request->request_alloc_size = isci_host->dma_pool_alloc_size;
-       request->num_sg_entries = 0;
+       }
 
-       request->complete_in_target = false;
+       /* non data */
+       if (task->data_dir == DMA_NONE)
+               return scic_sds_stp_non_data_request_construct(sci_req);
 
-       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&request->completed_node);
-       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&request->dev_node);
+       /* NCQ */
+       if (task->ata_task.use_ncq)
+               return scic_sds_stp_ncq_request_construct(sci_req, len, dir);
 
-       *isci_request = request;
-       isci_request_change_state(request, allocated);
+       /* DMA */
+       if (task->ata_task.dma_xfer)
+               return scic_sds_stp_udma_request_construct(sci_req, len, dir);
+       else /* PIO */
+               return scic_sds_stp_pio_request_construct(sci_req, copy);
 
-       return ret;
+       return status;
 }
 
-static int isci_request_alloc_io(
-       struct isci_host *isci_host,
-       struct sas_task *task,
-       struct isci_request **isci_request,
-       struct isci_remote_device *isci_device,
-       gfp_t gfp_flags)
+static enum sci_status scic_io_request_construct_basic_ssp(struct scic_sds_request *sci_req)
 {
-       int retval = isci_request_alloc_core(isci_host, isci_request,
-                                            isci_device, gfp_flags);
+       struct isci_request *ireq = sci_req_to_ireq(sci_req);
+       struct sas_task *task = isci_request_access_task(ireq);
 
-       if (!retval) {
-               (*isci_request)->ttype_ptr.io_task_ptr = task;
-               (*isci_request)->ttype                 = io_task;
+       sci_req->protocol = SCIC_SSP_PROTOCOL;
 
-               task->lldd_task = *isci_request;
-       }
-       return retval;
+       scu_ssp_io_request_construct_task_context(sci_req,
+                                                 task->data_dir,
+                                                 task->total_xfer_len);
+
+       scic_sds_io_request_build_ssp_command_iu(sci_req);
+
+       sci_base_state_machine_change_state(
+                       &sci_req->state_machine,
+                       SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_CONSTRUCTED);
+
+       return SCI_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-/**
- * isci_request_alloc_tmf() - This function gets the request object from the
- *    isci_host dma cache and initializes the relevant fields as a sas_task.
- * @isci_host: This parameter specifies the ISCI host object
- * @sas_task: This parameter is the task struct from the upper layer driver.
- * @isci_request: This parameter will contain the pointer to the new
- *    isci_request object.
- * @isci_device: This parameter is the pointer to the isci remote device object
- *    that is the destination for this request.
- * @gfp_flags: This parameter specifies the os allocation flags.
- *
- * SCI_SUCCESS on successfull completion, or specific failure code.
- */
-int isci_request_alloc_tmf(
-       struct isci_host *isci_host,
-       struct isci_tmf *isci_tmf,
-       struct isci_request **isci_request,
-       struct isci_remote_device *isci_device,
-       gfp_t gfp_flags)
+enum sci_status scic_task_request_construct_ssp(
+       struct scic_sds_request *sci_req)
 {
-       int retval = isci_request_alloc_core(isci_host, isci_request,
-                                            isci_device, gfp_flags);
+       /* Construct the SSP Task SCU Task Context */
+       scu_ssp_task_request_construct_task_context(sci_req);
 
-       if (!retval) {
+       /* Fill in the SSP Task IU */
+       scic_sds_task_request_build_ssp_task_iu(sci_req);
 
-               (*isci_request)->ttype_ptr.tmf_task_ptr = isci_tmf;
-               (*isci_request)->ttype = tmf_task;
-       }
-       return retval;
+       sci_base_state_machine_change_state(&sci_req->state_machine,
+               SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_CONSTRUCTED);
+
+       return SCI_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-/**
- * isci_request_execute() - This function allocates the isci_request object,
- *    all fills in some common fields.
- * @isci_host: This parameter specifies the ISCI host object
- * @sas_task: This parameter is the task struct from the upper layer driver.
- * @isci_request: This parameter will contain the pointer to the new
- *    isci_request object.
- * @gfp_flags: This parameter specifies the os allocation flags.
- *
- * SCI_SUCCESS on successfull completion, or specific failure code.
- */
-int isci_request_execute(
-       struct isci_host *isci_host,
-       struct sas_task *task,
-       struct isci_request **isci_request,
-       gfp_t gfp_flags)
+
+static enum sci_status scic_io_request_construct_basic_sata(struct scic_sds_request *sci_req)
 {
-       int ret = 0;
-       struct scic_sds_remote_device *sci_device;
-       enum sci_status status = SCI_FAILURE_UNSUPPORTED_PROTOCOL;
-       struct isci_remote_device *isci_device;
-       struct isci_request *request;
-       unsigned long flags;
+       enum sci_status status;
+       struct scic_sds_stp_request *stp_req;
+       bool copy = false;
+       struct isci_request *isci_request = sci_req_to_ireq(sci_req);
+       struct sas_task *task = isci_request_access_task(isci_request);
 
-       isci_device = task->dev->lldd_dev;
-       sci_device = &isci_device->sci;
+       stp_req = &sci_req->stp.req;
+       sci_req->protocol = SCIC_STP_PROTOCOL;
 
-       /* do common allocation and init of request object. */
-       ret = isci_request_alloc_io(
-               isci_host,
-               task,
-               &request,
-               isci_device,
-               gfp_flags
-               );
+       copy = (task->data_dir == DMA_NONE) ? false : true;
 
-       if (ret)
-               goto out;
+       status = scic_io_request_construct_sata(sci_req,
+                                               task->total_xfer_len,
+                                               task->data_dir,
+                                               copy);
 
-       status = isci_io_request_build(isci_host, request, isci_device);
-       if (status == SCI_SUCCESS) {
+       if (status == SCI_SUCCESS)
+               sci_base_state_machine_change_state(&sci_req->state_machine,
+                       SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_CONSTRUCTED);
 
-               spin_lock_irqsave(&isci_host->scic_lock, flags);
+       return status;
+}
 
-               /* send the request, let the core assign the IO TAG.    */
-               status = scic_controller_start_io(
-                       isci_host->core_controller,
-                       sci_device,
-                       request->sci_request_handle,
-                       SCI_CONTROLLER_INVALID_IO_TAG
-                       );
 
-               if (status == SCI_SUCCESS ||
-                   status == SCI_FAILURE_REMOTE_DEVICE_RESET_REQUIRED) {
+enum sci_status scic_task_request_construct_sata(struct scic_sds_request *sci_req)
+{
+       enum sci_status status = SCI_SUCCESS;
+       struct isci_request *ireq = sci_req_to_ireq(sci_req);
 
-                       /* Either I/O started OK, or the core has signaled that
-                        * the device needs a target reset.
-                        *
-                        * In either case, hold onto the I/O for later.
-                        *
-                        * Update it's status and add it to the list in the
-                        * remote device object.
-                        */
-                       isci_request_change_state(request, started);
-                       list_add(&request->dev_node,
-                                &isci_device->reqs_in_process);
-
-                       if (status == SCI_SUCCESS) {
-                               /* Save the tag for possible task mgmt later. */
-                               request->io_tag = scic_io_request_get_io_tag(
-                                                    request->sci_request_handle);
-                       } else {
-                               /* The request did not really start in the
-                                * hardware, so clear the request handle
-                                * here so no terminations will be done.
-                                */
-                               request->sci_request_handle = NULL;
-                       }
+       /* check for management protocols */
+       if (ireq->ttype == tmf_task) {
+               struct isci_tmf *tmf = isci_request_access_tmf(ireq);
 
-               } else
-                       dev_warn(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-                                "%s: failed request start (0x%x)\n",
-                                __func__, status);
+               if (tmf->tmf_code == isci_tmf_sata_srst_high ||
+                   tmf->tmf_code == isci_tmf_sata_srst_low) {
+                       status = scic_sds_stp_soft_reset_request_construct(sci_req);
+               } else {
+                       dev_err(scic_to_dev(sci_req->owning_controller),
+                               "%s: Request 0x%p received un-handled SAT "
+                               "Protocol 0x%x.\n",
+                               __func__, sci_req, tmf->tmf_code);
 
-               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&isci_host->scic_lock, flags);
+                       return SCI_FAILURE;
+               }
+       }
 
-               if (status ==
-                   SCI_FAILURE_REMOTE_DEVICE_RESET_REQUIRED) {
-                       /* Signal libsas that we need the SCSI error
-                       * handler thread to work on this I/O and that
-                       * we want a device reset.
-                       */
-                       spin_lock_irqsave(&task->task_state_lock, flags);
-                       task->task_state_flags |= SAS_TASK_NEED_DEV_RESET;
-                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&task->task_state_lock, flags);
+       if (status == SCI_SUCCESS)
+               sci_base_state_machine_change_state(
+                               &sci_req->state_machine,
+                               SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_CONSTRUCTED);
 
-                       /* Cause this task to be scheduled in the SCSI error
-                       * handler thread.
-                       */
-                       isci_execpath_callback(isci_host, task,
-                                              sas_task_abort);
+       return status;
+}
 
-                       /* Change the status, since we are holding
-                       * the I/O until it is managed by the SCSI
-                       * error handler.
-                       */
-                       status = SCI_SUCCESS;
-               }
+/**
+ * sci_req_tx_bytes - bytes transferred when reply underruns request
+ * @sci_req: request that was terminated early
+ */
+#define SCU_TASK_CONTEXT_SRAM 0x200000
+static u32 sci_req_tx_bytes(struct scic_sds_request *sci_req)
+{
+       struct scic_sds_controller *scic = sci_req->owning_controller;
+       u32 ret_val = 0;
 
-       } else
-               dev_warn(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-                        "%s: request_construct failed - status = 0x%x\n",
-                        __func__,
-                        status);
+       if (readl(&scic->smu_registers->address_modifier) == 0) {
+               void __iomem *scu_reg_base = scic->scu_registers;
 
- out:
-       if (status != SCI_SUCCESS) {
-               /* release dma memory on failure. */
-               isci_request_free(isci_host, request);
-               request = NULL;
-               ret = SCI_FAILURE;
+               /* get the bytes of data from the Address == BAR1 + 20002Ch + (256*TCi) where
+                *   BAR1 is the scu_registers
+                *   0x20002C = 0x200000 + 0x2c
+                *            = start of task context SRAM + offset of (type.ssp.data_offset)
+                *   TCi is the io_tag of struct scic_sds_request
+                */
+               ret_val = readl(scu_reg_base +
+                               (SCU_TASK_CONTEXT_SRAM + offsetof(struct scu_task_context, type.ssp.data_offset)) +
+                               ((sizeof(struct scu_task_context)) * scic_sds_io_tag_get_index(sci_req->io_tag)));
        }
 
-       *isci_request = request;
-       return ret;
+       return ret_val;
 }
 
+enum sci_status
+scic_sds_request_start(struct scic_sds_request *request)
+{
+       if (request->device_sequence !=
+           scic_sds_remote_device_get_sequence(request->target_device))
+               return SCI_FAILURE;
 
-/**
- * isci_request_process_response_iu() - This function sets the status and
- *    response iu, in the task struct, from the request object for the upper
- *    layer driver.
- * @sas_task: This parameter is the task struct from the upper layer driver.
- * @resp_iu: This parameter points to the response iu of the completed request.
- * @dev: This parameter specifies the linux device struct.
- *
- * none.
- */
-static void isci_request_process_response_iu(
-       struct sas_task *task,
-       struct ssp_response_iu *resp_iu,
-       struct device *dev)
+       if (request->state_handlers->start_handler)
+               return request->state_handlers->start_handler(request);
+
+       dev_warn(scic_to_dev(request->owning_controller),
+                "%s: SCIC IO Request requested to start while in wrong "
+                "state %d\n",
+                __func__,
+                sci_base_state_machine_get_state(&request->state_machine));
+
+       return SCI_FAILURE_INVALID_STATE;
+}
+
+enum sci_status
+scic_sds_io_request_terminate(struct scic_sds_request *request)
 {
-       dev_dbg(dev,
-               "%s: resp_iu = %p "
-               "resp_iu->status = 0x%x,\nresp_iu->datapres = %d "
-               "resp_iu->response_data_len = %x, "
-               "resp_iu->sense_data_len = %x\nrepsonse data: ",
+       if (request->state_handlers->abort_handler)
+               return request->state_handlers->abort_handler(request);
+
+       dev_warn(scic_to_dev(request->owning_controller),
+               "%s: SCIC IO Request requested to abort while in wrong "
+               "state %d\n",
                __func__,
-               resp_iu,
-               resp_iu->status,
-               resp_iu->datapres,
-               resp_iu->response_data_len,
-               resp_iu->sense_data_len);
+               sci_base_state_machine_get_state(&request->state_machine));
 
-       task->task_status.stat = resp_iu->status;
+       return SCI_FAILURE_INVALID_STATE;
+}
 
-       /* libsas updates the task status fields based on the response iu. */
-       sas_ssp_task_response(dev, task, resp_iu);
+enum sci_status scic_sds_io_request_event_handler(
+       struct scic_sds_request *request,
+       u32 event_code)
+{
+       if (request->state_handlers->event_handler)
+               return request->state_handlers->event_handler(request, event_code);
+
+       dev_warn(scic_to_dev(request->owning_controller),
+                "%s: SCIC IO Request given event code notification %x while "
+                "in wrong state %d\n",
+                __func__,
+                event_code,
+                sci_base_state_machine_get_state(&request->state_machine));
+
+       return SCI_FAILURE_INVALID_STATE;
 }
 
 /**
- * isci_request_set_open_reject_status() - This function prepares the I/O
- *    completion for OPEN_REJECT conditions.
- * @request: This parameter is the completed isci_request object.
- * @response_ptr: This parameter specifies the service response for the I/O.
- * @status_ptr: This parameter specifies the exec status for the I/O.
- * @complete_to_host_ptr: This parameter specifies the action to be taken by
- *    the LLDD with respect to completing this request or forcing an abort
- *    condition on the I/O.
- * @open_rej_reason: This parameter specifies the encoded reason for the
- *    abandon-class reject.
  *
- * none.
+ * @sci_req: The SCIC_SDS_IO_REQUEST_T object for which the start
+ *    operation is to be executed.
+ * @frame_index: The frame index returned by the hardware for the reqeust
+ *    object.
+ *
+ * This method invokes the core state frame handler for the
+ * SCIC_SDS_IO_REQUEST_T object. enum sci_status
  */
-static void isci_request_set_open_reject_status(
-       struct isci_request *request,
-       struct sas_task *task,
-       enum service_response *response_ptr,
-       enum exec_status *status_ptr,
-       enum isci_completion_selection *complete_to_host_ptr,
-       enum sas_open_rej_reason open_rej_reason)
+enum sci_status scic_sds_io_request_frame_handler(
+       struct scic_sds_request *request,
+       u32 frame_index)
 {
-       /* Task in the target is done. */
-       request->complete_in_target       = true;
-       *response_ptr                     = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
-       *status_ptr                       = SAS_OPEN_REJECT;
-       *complete_to_host_ptr             = isci_perform_normal_io_completion;
-       task->task_status.open_rej_reason = open_rej_reason;
+       if (request->state_handlers->frame_handler)
+               return request->state_handlers->frame_handler(request, frame_index);
+
+       dev_warn(scic_to_dev(request->owning_controller),
+                "%s: SCIC IO Request given unexpected frame %x while in "
+                "state %d\n",
+                __func__,
+                frame_index,
+                sci_base_state_machine_get_state(&request->state_machine));
+
+       scic_sds_controller_release_frame(request->owning_controller, frame_index);
+       return SCI_FAILURE_INVALID_STATE;
 }
 
-/**
- * isci_request_handle_controller_specific_errors() - This function decodes
- *    controller-specific I/O completion error conditions.
- * @request: This parameter is the completed isci_request object.
- * @response_ptr: This parameter specifies the service response for the I/O.
- * @status_ptr: This parameter specifies the exec status for the I/O.
- * @complete_to_host_ptr: This parameter specifies the action to be taken by
- *    the LLDD with respect to completing this request or forcing an abort
- *    condition on the I/O.
- *
- * none.
+/*
+ * This function copies response data for requests returning response data
+ *    instead of sense data.
+ * @sci_req: This parameter specifies the request object for which to copy
+ *    the response data.
  */
-static void isci_request_handle_controller_specific_errors(
-       struct isci_remote_device *isci_device,
-       struct isci_request *request,
-       struct sas_task *task,
-       enum service_response *response_ptr,
-       enum exec_status *status_ptr,
-       enum isci_completion_selection *complete_to_host_ptr)
+static void scic_sds_io_request_copy_response(struct scic_sds_request *sci_req)
 {
-       unsigned int cstatus;
+       void *resp_buf;
+       u32 len;
+       struct ssp_response_iu *ssp_response;
+       struct isci_request *ireq = sci_req_to_ireq(sci_req);
+       struct isci_tmf *isci_tmf = isci_request_access_tmf(ireq);
 
-       cstatus = scic_request_get_controller_status(
-               request->sci_request_handle
-               );
+       ssp_response = &sci_req->ssp.rsp;
 
-       dev_dbg(&request->isci_host->pdev->dev,
-               "%s: %p SCI_FAILURE_CONTROLLER_SPECIFIC_IO_ERR "
-               "- controller status = 0x%x\n",
-               __func__, request, cstatus);
+       resp_buf = &isci_tmf->resp.resp_iu;
 
-       /* Decode the controller-specific errors; most
-        * important is to recognize those conditions in which
-        * the target may still have a task outstanding that
-        * must be aborted.
-        *
-        * Note that there are SCU completion codes being
-        * named in the decode below for which SCIC has already
-        * done work to handle them in a way other than as
-        * a controller-specific completion code; these are left
-        * in the decode below for completeness sake.
-        */
-       switch (cstatus) {
-       case SCU_TASK_DONE_DMASETUP_DIRERR:
-       /* Also SCU_TASK_DONE_SMP_FRM_TYPE_ERR: */
-       case SCU_TASK_DONE_XFERCNT_ERR:
-               /* Also SCU_TASK_DONE_SMP_UFI_ERR: */
-               if (task->task_proto == SAS_PROTOCOL_SMP) {
-                       /* SCU_TASK_DONE_SMP_UFI_ERR == Task Done. */
-                       *response_ptr = SAS_TASK_COMPLETE;
+       len = min_t(u32,
+                   SSP_RESP_IU_MAX_SIZE,
+                   be32_to_cpu(ssp_response->response_data_len));
 
-                       /* See if the device has been/is being stopped. Note
-                        * that we ignore the quiesce state, since we are
-                        * concerned about the actual device state.
-                        */
-                       if ((isci_device->status == isci_stopping) ||
-                           (isci_device->status == isci_stopped))
-                               *status_ptr = SAS_DEVICE_UNKNOWN;
-                       else
-                               *status_ptr = SAS_ABORTED_TASK;
+       memcpy(resp_buf, ssp_response->resp_data, len);
+}
 
-                       request->complete_in_target = true;
+/*
+ * This method implements the action taken when a constructed
+ * SCIC_SDS_IO_REQUEST_T object receives a scic_sds_request_start() request.
+ * This method will, if necessary, allocate a TCi for the io request object and
+ * then will, if necessary, copy the constructed TC data into the actual TC
+ * buffer.  If everything is successful the post context field is updated with
+ * the TCi so the controller can post the request to the hardware. enum sci_status
+ * SCI_SUCCESS SCI_FAILURE_INSUFFICIENT_RESOURCES
+ */
+static enum sci_status scic_sds_request_constructed_state_start_handler(
+       struct scic_sds_request *request)
+{
+       struct scu_task_context *task_context;
 
-                       *complete_to_host_ptr =
-                               isci_perform_normal_io_completion;
-               } else {
-                       /* Task in the target is not done. */
-                       *response_ptr = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
+       if (request->io_tag == SCI_CONTROLLER_INVALID_IO_TAG) {
+               request->io_tag =
+                       scic_controller_allocate_io_tag(request->owning_controller);
+       }
 
-                       if ((isci_device->status == isci_stopping) ||
-                           (isci_device->status == isci_stopped))
-                               *status_ptr = SAS_DEVICE_UNKNOWN;
-                       else
-                               *status_ptr = SAM_STAT_TASK_ABORTED;
+       /* Record the IO Tag in the request */
+       if (request->io_tag != SCI_CONTROLLER_INVALID_IO_TAG) {
+               task_context = request->task_context_buffer;
 
-                       request->complete_in_target = false;
+               task_context->task_index = scic_sds_io_tag_get_index(request->io_tag);
 
-                       *complete_to_host_ptr =
-                               isci_perform_error_io_completion;
-               }
+               switch (task_context->protocol_type) {
+               case SCU_TASK_CONTEXT_PROTOCOL_SMP:
+               case SCU_TASK_CONTEXT_PROTOCOL_SSP:
+                       /* SSP/SMP Frame */
+                       task_context->type.ssp.tag = request->io_tag;
+                       task_context->type.ssp.target_port_transfer_tag = 0xFFFF;
+                       break;
 
-               break;
+               case SCU_TASK_CONTEXT_PROTOCOL_STP:
+                       /*
+                        * STP/SATA Frame
+                        * task_context->type.stp.ncq_tag = request->ncq_tag; */
+                       break;
 
-       case SCU_TASK_DONE_CRC_ERR:
-       case SCU_TASK_DONE_NAK_CMD_ERR:
-       case SCU_TASK_DONE_EXCESS_DATA:
-       case SCU_TASK_DONE_UNEXP_FIS:
-       /* Also SCU_TASK_DONE_UNEXP_RESP: */
-       case SCU_TASK_DONE_VIIT_ENTRY_NV:       /* TODO - conditions? */
-       case SCU_TASK_DONE_IIT_ENTRY_NV:        /* TODO - conditions? */
-       case SCU_TASK_DONE_RNCNV_OUTBOUND:      /* TODO - conditions? */
-               /* These are conditions in which the target
-                * has completed the task, so that no cleanup
-                * is necessary.
-                */
-               *response_ptr = SAS_TASK_COMPLETE;
+               case SCU_TASK_CONTEXT_PROTOCOL_NONE:
+                       /* / @todo When do we set no protocol type? */
+                       break;
 
-               /* See if the device has been/is being stopped. Note
-                * that we ignore the quiesce state, since we are
-                * concerned about the actual device state.
-                */
-               if ((isci_device->status == isci_stopping) ||
-                   (isci_device->status == isci_stopped))
-                       *status_ptr = SAS_DEVICE_UNKNOWN;
-               else
-                       *status_ptr = SAS_ABORTED_TASK;
+               default:
+                       /* This should never happen since we build the IO requests */
+                       break;
+               }
 
-               request->complete_in_target = true;
+               /*
+                * Check to see if we need to copy the task context buffer
+                * or have been building into the task context buffer */
+               if (request->was_tag_assigned_by_user == false) {
+                       scic_sds_controller_copy_task_context(
+                               request->owning_controller, request);
+               }
 
-               *complete_to_host_ptr = isci_perform_normal_io_completion;
-               break;
+               /* Add to the post_context the io tag value */
+               request->post_context |= scic_sds_io_tag_get_index(request->io_tag);
 
+               /* Everything is good go ahead and change state */
+               sci_base_state_machine_change_state(&request->state_machine,
+                       SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_STARTED);
 
-       /* Note that the only open reject completion codes seen here will be
-        * abandon-class codes; all others are automatically retried in the SCU.
-        */
-       case SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_WRONG_DESTINATION:
+               return SCI_SUCCESS;
+       }
 
-               isci_request_set_open_reject_status(
-                       request, task, response_ptr, status_ptr,
-                       complete_to_host_ptr, SAS_OREJ_WRONG_DEST);
-               break;
+       return SCI_FAILURE_INSUFFICIENT_RESOURCES;
+}
 
-       case SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_ZONE_VIOLATION:
+/*
+ * This method implements the action to be taken when an SCIC_SDS_IO_REQUEST_T
+ * object receives a scic_sds_request_terminate() request. Since the request
+ * has not yet been posted to the hardware the request transitions to the
+ * completed state. enum sci_status SCI_SUCCESS
+ */
+static enum sci_status scic_sds_request_constructed_state_abort_handler(
+       struct scic_sds_request *request)
+{
+       /*
+        * This request has been terminated by the user make sure that the correct
+        * status code is returned */
+       scic_sds_request_set_status(request,
+               SCU_TASK_DONE_TASK_ABORT,
+               SCI_FAILURE_IO_TERMINATED);
+
+       sci_base_state_machine_change_state(&request->state_machine,
+               SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_COMPLETED);
+       return SCI_SUCCESS;
+}
 
-               /* Note - the return of AB0 will change when
-                * libsas implements detection of zone violations.
-                */
-               isci_request_set_open_reject_status(
-                       request, task, response_ptr, status_ptr,
-                       complete_to_host_ptr, SAS_OREJ_RESV_AB0);
-               break;
+/*
+ * *****************************************************************************
+ * *  STARTED STATE HANDLERS
+ * ***************************************************************************** */
 
-       case SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_RESERVED_ABANDON_1:
+/*
+ * This method implements the action to be taken when an SCIC_SDS_IO_REQUEST_T
+ * object receives a scic_sds_request_terminate() request. Since the request
+ * has been posted to the hardware the io request state is changed to the
+ * aborting state. enum sci_status SCI_SUCCESS
+ */
+enum sci_status scic_sds_request_started_state_abort_handler(
+       struct scic_sds_request *request)
+{
+       if (request->has_started_substate_machine)
+               sci_base_state_machine_stop(&request->started_substate_machine);
 
-               isci_request_set_open_reject_status(
-                       request, task, response_ptr, status_ptr,
-                       complete_to_host_ptr, SAS_OREJ_RESV_AB1);
-               break;
+       sci_base_state_machine_change_state(&request->state_machine,
+               SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_ABORTING);
+       return SCI_SUCCESS;
+}
 
-       case SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_RESERVED_ABANDON_2:
+/*
+ * scic_sds_request_started_state_tc_completion_handler() - This method process
+ *    TC (task context) completions for normal IO request (i.e. Task/Abort
+ *    Completions of type 0).  This method will update the
+ *    SCIC_SDS_IO_REQUEST_T::status field.
+ * @sci_req: This parameter specifies the request for which a completion
+ *    occurred.
+ * @completion_code: This parameter specifies the completion code received from
+ *    the SCU.
+ *
+ */
+static enum sci_status
+scic_sds_request_started_state_tc_completion_handler(struct scic_sds_request *sci_req,
+                                                    u32 completion_code)
+{
+       u8 datapres;
+       struct ssp_response_iu *resp_iu;
 
-               isci_request_set_open_reject_status(
-                       request, task, response_ptr, status_ptr,
-                       complete_to_host_ptr, SAS_OREJ_RESV_AB2);
+       /*
+        * TODO: Any SDMA return code of other than 0 is bad
+        *       decode 0x003C0000 to determine SDMA status
+        */
+       switch (SCU_GET_COMPLETION_TL_STATUS(completion_code)) {
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_GOOD):
+               scic_sds_request_set_status(sci_req,
+                                           SCU_TASK_DONE_GOOD,
+                                           SCI_SUCCESS);
                break;
 
-       case SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_RESERVED_ABANDON_3:
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_EARLY_RESP):
+       {
+               /*
+                * There are times when the SCU hardware will return an early
+                * response because the io request specified more data than is
+                * returned by the target device (mode pages, inquiry data,
+                * etc.).  We must check the response stats to see if this is
+                * truly a failed request or a good request that just got
+                * completed early.
+                */
+               struct ssp_response_iu *resp = &sci_req->ssp.rsp;
+               ssize_t word_cnt = SSP_RESP_IU_MAX_SIZE / sizeof(u32);
+
+               sci_swab32_cpy(&sci_req->ssp.rsp,
+                              &sci_req->ssp.rsp,
+                              word_cnt);
+
+               if (resp->status == 0) {
+                       scic_sds_request_set_status(
+                               sci_req,
+                               SCU_TASK_DONE_GOOD,
+                               SCI_SUCCESS_IO_DONE_EARLY);
+               } else {
+                       scic_sds_request_set_status(
+                               sci_req,
+                               SCU_TASK_DONE_CHECK_RESPONSE,
+                               SCI_FAILURE_IO_RESPONSE_VALID);
+               }
+       }
+       break;
 
-               isci_request_set_open_reject_status(
-                       request, task, response_ptr, status_ptr,
-                       complete_to_host_ptr, SAS_OREJ_RESV_AB3);
-               break;
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_CHECK_RESPONSE):
+       {
+               ssize_t word_cnt = SSP_RESP_IU_MAX_SIZE / sizeof(u32);
 
-       case SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_BAD_DESTINATION:
+               sci_swab32_cpy(&sci_req->ssp.rsp,
+                              &sci_req->ssp.rsp,
+                              word_cnt);
 
-               isci_request_set_open_reject_status(
-                       request, task, response_ptr, status_ptr,
-                       complete_to_host_ptr, SAS_OREJ_BAD_DEST);
+               scic_sds_request_set_status(sci_req,
+                                           SCU_TASK_DONE_CHECK_RESPONSE,
+                                           SCI_FAILURE_IO_RESPONSE_VALID);
                break;
+       }
 
-       case SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_STP_RESOURCES_BUSY:
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_RESP_LEN_ERR):
+               /*
+                * / @todo With TASK_DONE_RESP_LEN_ERR is the response frame
+                * guaranteed to be received before this completion status is
+                * posted?
+                */
+               resp_iu = &sci_req->ssp.rsp;
+               datapres = resp_iu->datapres;
+
+               if ((datapres == 0x01) || (datapres == 0x02)) {
+                       scic_sds_request_set_status(
+                               sci_req,
+                               SCU_TASK_DONE_CHECK_RESPONSE,
+                               SCI_FAILURE_IO_RESPONSE_VALID);
+               } else
+                       scic_sds_request_set_status(
+                               sci_req, SCU_TASK_DONE_GOOD, SCI_SUCCESS);
+               break;
 
-               isci_request_set_open_reject_status(
-                       request, task, response_ptr, status_ptr,
-                       complete_to_host_ptr, SAS_OREJ_STP_NORES);
+       /* only stp device gets suspended. */
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_ACK_NAK_TO):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_LL_PERR):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_NAK_ERR):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_DATA_LEN_ERR):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_LL_ABORT_ERR):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_XR_WD_LEN):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_MAX_PLD_ERR):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_UNEXP_RESP):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_UNEXP_SDBFIS):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_REG_ERR):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_SDB_ERR):
+               if (sci_req->protocol == SCIC_STP_PROTOCOL) {
+                       scic_sds_request_set_status(
+                               sci_req,
+                               SCU_GET_COMPLETION_TL_STATUS(completion_code) >>
+                               SCU_COMPLETION_TL_STATUS_SHIFT,
+                               SCI_FAILURE_REMOTE_DEVICE_RESET_REQUIRED);
+               } else {
+                       scic_sds_request_set_status(
+                               sci_req,
+                               SCU_GET_COMPLETION_TL_STATUS(completion_code) >>
+                               SCU_COMPLETION_TL_STATUS_SHIFT,
+                               SCI_FAILURE_CONTROLLER_SPECIFIC_IO_ERR);
+               }
                break;
 
-       case SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_PROTOCOL_NOT_SUPPORTED:
+       /* both stp/ssp device gets suspended */
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_LF_ERR):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_WRONG_DESTINATION):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_RESERVED_ABANDON_1):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_RESERVED_ABANDON_2):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_RESERVED_ABANDON_3):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_BAD_DESTINATION):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_ZONE_VIOLATION):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_STP_RESOURCES_BUSY):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_PROTOCOL_NOT_SUPPORTED):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_CONNECTION_RATE_NOT_SUPPORTED):
+               scic_sds_request_set_status(
+                       sci_req,
+                       SCU_GET_COMPLETION_TL_STATUS(completion_code) >>
+                       SCU_COMPLETION_TL_STATUS_SHIFT,
+                       SCI_FAILURE_REMOTE_DEVICE_RESET_REQUIRED);
+               break;
 
-               isci_request_set_open_reject_status(
-                       request, task, response_ptr, status_ptr,
-                       complete_to_host_ptr, SAS_OREJ_EPROTO);
+       /* neither ssp nor stp gets suspended. */
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_NAK_CMD_ERR):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_UNEXP_XR):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_XR_IU_LEN_ERR):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_SDMA_ERR):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_OFFSET_ERR):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_EXCESS_DATA):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_SMP_RESP_TO_ERR):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_SMP_UFI_ERR):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_SMP_FRM_TYPE_ERR):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_SMP_LL_RX_ERR):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_UNEXP_DATA):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_OPEN_FAIL):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_VIIT_ENTRY_NV):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_IIT_ENTRY_NV):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_RNCNV_OUTBOUND):
+       default:
+               scic_sds_request_set_status(
+                       sci_req,
+                       SCU_GET_COMPLETION_TL_STATUS(completion_code) >>
+                       SCU_COMPLETION_TL_STATUS_SHIFT,
+                       SCI_FAILURE_CONTROLLER_SPECIFIC_IO_ERR);
                break;
+       }
 
-       case SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_CONNECTION_RATE_NOT_SUPPORTED:
+       /*
+        * TODO: This is probably wrong for ACK/NAK timeout conditions
+        */
 
-               isci_request_set_open_reject_status(
-                       request, task, response_ptr, status_ptr,
-                       complete_to_host_ptr, SAS_OREJ_CONN_RATE);
-               break;
+       /* In all cases we will treat this as the completion of the IO req. */
+       sci_base_state_machine_change_state(
+                       &sci_req->state_machine,
+                       SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_COMPLETED);
+       return SCI_SUCCESS;
+}
 
-       case SCU_TASK_DONE_LL_R_ERR:
-       /* Also SCU_TASK_DONE_ACK_NAK_TO: */
-       case SCU_TASK_DONE_LL_PERR:
-       case SCU_TASK_DONE_LL_SY_TERM:
-       /* Also SCU_TASK_DONE_NAK_ERR:*/
-       case SCU_TASK_DONE_LL_LF_TERM:
-       /* Also SCU_TASK_DONE_DATA_LEN_ERR: */
-       case SCU_TASK_DONE_LL_ABORT_ERR:
-       case SCU_TASK_DONE_SEQ_INV_TYPE:
-       /* Also SCU_TASK_DONE_UNEXP_XR: */
-       case SCU_TASK_DONE_XR_IU_LEN_ERR:
-       case SCU_TASK_DONE_INV_FIS_LEN:
-       /* Also SCU_TASK_DONE_XR_WD_LEN: */
-       case SCU_TASK_DONE_SDMA_ERR:
-       case SCU_TASK_DONE_OFFSET_ERR:
-       case SCU_TASK_DONE_MAX_PLD_ERR:
-       case SCU_TASK_DONE_LF_ERR:
-       case SCU_TASK_DONE_SMP_RESP_TO_ERR:  /* Escalate to dev reset? */
-       case SCU_TASK_DONE_SMP_LL_RX_ERR:
-       case SCU_TASK_DONE_UNEXP_DATA:
-       case SCU_TASK_DONE_UNEXP_SDBFIS:
-       case SCU_TASK_DONE_REG_ERR:
-       case SCU_TASK_DONE_SDB_ERR:
-       case SCU_TASK_DONE_TASK_ABORT:
-       default:
-               /* Task in the target is not done. */
-               *response_ptr = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
-               *status_ptr = SAM_STAT_TASK_ABORTED;
-               request->complete_in_target = false;
+enum sci_status
+scic_sds_io_request_tc_completion(struct scic_sds_request *request, u32 completion_code)
+{
+       if (request->state_machine.current_state_id == SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_STARTED &&
+           request->has_started_substate_machine == false)
+               return scic_sds_request_started_state_tc_completion_handler(request, completion_code);
+       else if (request->state_handlers->tc_completion_handler)
+               return request->state_handlers->tc_completion_handler(request, completion_code);
+
+       dev_warn(scic_to_dev(request->owning_controller),
+               "%s: SCIC IO Request given task completion notification %x "
+               "while in wrong state %d\n",
+               __func__,
+               completion_code,
+               sci_base_state_machine_get_state(&request->state_machine));
 
-               *complete_to_host_ptr = isci_perform_error_io_completion;
-               break;
+       return SCI_FAILURE_INVALID_STATE;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This method implements the action to be taken when an SCIC_SDS_IO_REQUEST_T
+ * object receives a scic_sds_request_frame_handler() request. This method
+ * first determines the frame type received.  If this is a response frame then
+ * the response data is copied to the io request response buffer for processing
+ * at completion time. If the frame type is not a response buffer an error is
+ * logged. enum sci_status SCI_SUCCESS SCI_FAILURE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE
+ */
+static enum sci_status
+scic_sds_request_started_state_frame_handler(struct scic_sds_request *sci_req,
+                                            u32 frame_index)
+{
+       enum sci_status status;
+       u32 *frame_header;
+       struct ssp_frame_hdr ssp_hdr;
+       ssize_t word_cnt;
+
+       status = scic_sds_unsolicited_frame_control_get_header(
+               &(scic_sds_request_get_controller(sci_req)->uf_control),
+               frame_index,
+               (void **)&frame_header);
+
+       word_cnt = sizeof(struct ssp_frame_hdr) / sizeof(u32);
+       sci_swab32_cpy(&ssp_hdr, frame_header, word_cnt);
+
+       if (ssp_hdr.frame_type == SSP_RESPONSE) {
+               struct ssp_response_iu *resp_iu;
+               ssize_t word_cnt = SSP_RESP_IU_MAX_SIZE / sizeof(u32);
+
+               status = scic_sds_unsolicited_frame_control_get_buffer(
+                       &(scic_sds_request_get_controller(sci_req)->uf_control),
+                       frame_index,
+                       (void **)&resp_iu);
+
+               sci_swab32_cpy(&sci_req->ssp.rsp,
+                              resp_iu, word_cnt);
+
+               resp_iu = &sci_req->ssp.rsp;
+
+               if ((resp_iu->datapres == 0x01) ||
+                   (resp_iu->datapres == 0x02)) {
+                       scic_sds_request_set_status(
+                               sci_req,
+                               SCU_TASK_DONE_CHECK_RESPONSE,
+                               SCI_FAILURE_CONTROLLER_SPECIFIC_IO_ERR);
+               } else
+                       scic_sds_request_set_status(
+                               sci_req, SCU_TASK_DONE_GOOD, SCI_SUCCESS);
+       } else {
+               /* This was not a response frame why did it get forwarded? */
+               dev_err(scic_to_dev(sci_req->owning_controller),
+                       "%s: SCIC IO Request 0x%p received unexpected "
+                       "frame %d type 0x%02x\n",
+                       __func__,
+                       sci_req,
+                       frame_index,
+                       ssp_hdr.frame_type);
        }
+
+       /*
+        * In any case we are done with this frame buffer return it to the
+        * controller
+        */
+       scic_sds_controller_release_frame(
+               sci_req->owning_controller, frame_index);
+
+       return SCI_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-/**
- * isci_task_save_for_upper_layer_completion() - This function saves the
- *    request for later completion to the upper layer driver.
- * @host: This parameter is a pointer to the host on which the the request
- *    should be queued (either as an error or success).
- * @request: This parameter is the completed request.
- * @response: This parameter is the response code for the completed task.
- * @status: This parameter is the status code for the completed task.
- *
- * none.
+/*
+ * *****************************************************************************
+ * *  COMPLETED STATE HANDLERS
+ * ***************************************************************************** */
+
+
+/*
+ * This method implements the action to be taken when an SCIC_SDS_IO_REQUEST_T
+ * object receives a scic_sds_request_complete() request. This method frees up
+ * any io request resources that have been allocated and transitions the
+ * request to its final state. Consider stopping the state machine instead of
+ * transitioning to the final state? enum sci_status SCI_SUCCESS
  */
-static void isci_task_save_for_upper_layer_completion(
-       struct isci_host *host,
-       struct isci_request *request,
-       enum service_response response,
-       enum exec_status status,
-       enum isci_completion_selection task_notification_selection)
+static enum sci_status scic_sds_request_completed_state_complete_handler(
+       struct scic_sds_request *request)
 {
-       struct sas_task *task = isci_request_access_task(request);
+       if (request->was_tag_assigned_by_user != true) {
+               scic_controller_free_io_tag(
+                       request->owning_controller, request->io_tag);
+       }
 
-       task_notification_selection
-               = isci_task_set_completion_status(task, response, status,
-                                                 task_notification_selection);
+       if (request->saved_rx_frame_index != SCU_INVALID_FRAME_INDEX) {
+               scic_sds_controller_release_frame(
+                       request->owning_controller, request->saved_rx_frame_index);
+       }
 
-       /* Tasks aborted specifically by a call to the lldd_abort_task
-        * function should not be completed to the host in the regular path.
-        */
-       switch (task_notification_selection) {
+       sci_base_state_machine_change_state(&request->state_machine,
+               SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_FINAL);
+       return SCI_SUCCESS;
+}
 
-       case isci_perform_normal_io_completion:
+/*
+ * *****************************************************************************
+ * *  ABORTING STATE HANDLERS
+ * ***************************************************************************** */
 
-               /* Normal notification (task_done) */
-               dev_dbg(&host->pdev->dev,
-                       "%s: Normal - task = %p, response=%d (%d), status=%d (%d)\n",
-                       __func__,
-                       task,
-                       task->task_status.resp, response,
-                       task->task_status.stat, status);
-               /* Add to the completed list. */
-               list_add(&request->completed_node,
-                        &host->requests_to_complete);
+/*
+ * This method implements the action to be taken when an SCIC_SDS_IO_REQUEST_T
+ * object receives a scic_sds_request_terminate() request. This method is the
+ * io request aborting state abort handlers.  On receipt of a multiple
+ * terminate requests the io request will transition to the completed state.
+ * This should not happen in normal operation. enum sci_status SCI_SUCCESS
+ */
+static enum sci_status scic_sds_request_aborting_state_abort_handler(
+       struct scic_sds_request *request)
+{
+       sci_base_state_machine_change_state(&request->state_machine,
+               SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_COMPLETED);
+       return SCI_SUCCESS;
+}
 
-               /* Take the request off the device's pending request list. */
-               list_del_init(&request->dev_node);
+/*
+ * This method implements the action to be taken when an SCIC_SDS_IO_REQUEST_T
+ * object receives a scic_sds_request_task_completion() request. This method
+ * decodes the completion type waiting for the abort task complete
+ * notification. When the abort task complete is received the io request
+ * transitions to the completed state. enum sci_status SCI_SUCCESS
+ */
+static enum sci_status scic_sds_request_aborting_state_tc_completion_handler(
+       struct scic_sds_request *sci_req,
+       u32 completion_code)
+{
+       switch (SCU_GET_COMPLETION_TL_STATUS(completion_code)) {
+       case (SCU_TASK_DONE_GOOD << SCU_COMPLETION_TL_STATUS_SHIFT):
+       case (SCU_TASK_DONE_TASK_ABORT << SCU_COMPLETION_TL_STATUS_SHIFT):
+               scic_sds_request_set_status(
+                       sci_req, SCU_TASK_DONE_TASK_ABORT, SCI_FAILURE_IO_TERMINATED
+                       );
+
+               sci_base_state_machine_change_state(&sci_req->state_machine,
+                       SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_COMPLETED);
                break;
 
-       case isci_perform_aborted_io_completion:
-               /* No notification to libsas because this request is
-                * already in the abort path.
-                */
-               dev_warn(&host->pdev->dev,
-                        "%s: Aborted - task = %p, response=%d (%d), status=%d (%d)\n",
-                        __func__,
-                        task,
-                        task->task_status.resp, response,
-                        task->task_status.stat, status);
+       default:
+               /*
+                * Unless we get some strange error wait for the task abort to complete
+                * TODO: Should there be a state change for this completion? */
+               break;
+       }
 
-               /* Wake up whatever process was waiting for this
-                * request to complete.
-                */
-               WARN_ON(request->io_request_completion == NULL);
+       return SCI_SUCCESS;
+}
 
-               if (request->io_request_completion != NULL) {
+/*
+ * This method implements the action to be taken when an SCIC_SDS_IO_REQUEST_T
+ * object receives a scic_sds_request_frame_handler() request. This method
+ * discards the unsolicited frame since we are waiting for the abort task
+ * completion. enum sci_status SCI_SUCCESS
+ */
+static enum sci_status scic_sds_request_aborting_state_frame_handler(
+       struct scic_sds_request *sci_req,
+       u32 frame_index)
+{
+       /* TODO: Is it even possible to get an unsolicited frame in the aborting state? */
 
-                       /* Signal whoever is waiting that this
-                       * request is complete.
-                       */
-                       complete(request->io_request_completion);
-               }
+       scic_sds_controller_release_frame(
+               sci_req->owning_controller, frame_index);
+
+       return SCI_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+/**
+ * This method processes the completions transport layer (TL) status to
+ *    determine if the RAW task management frame was sent successfully. If the
+ *    raw frame was sent successfully, then the state for the task request
+ *    transitions to waiting for a response frame.
+ * @sci_req: This parameter specifies the request for which the TC
+ *    completion was received.
+ * @completion_code: This parameter indicates the completion status information
+ *    for the TC.
+ *
+ * Indicate if the tc completion handler was successful. SCI_SUCCESS currently
+ * this method always returns success.
+ */
+static enum sci_status scic_sds_ssp_task_request_await_tc_completion_tc_completion_handler(
+       struct scic_sds_request *sci_req,
+       u32 completion_code)
+{
+       switch (SCU_GET_COMPLETION_TL_STATUS(completion_code)) {
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_GOOD):
+               scic_sds_request_set_status(sci_req, SCU_TASK_DONE_GOOD,
+                                           SCI_SUCCESS);
+
+               sci_base_state_machine_change_state(&sci_req->state_machine,
+                       SCIC_SDS_IO_REQUEST_STARTED_TASK_MGMT_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_TC_RESPONSE);
                break;
 
-       case isci_perform_error_io_completion:
-               /* Use sas_task_abort */
-               dev_warn(&host->pdev->dev,
-                        "%s: Error - task = %p, response=%d (%d), status=%d (%d)\n",
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_ACK_NAK_TO):
+               /*
+                * Currently, the decision is to simply allow the task request to
+                * timeout if the task IU wasn't received successfully.
+                * There is a potential for receiving multiple task responses if we
+                * decide to send the task IU again. */
+               dev_warn(scic_to_dev(sci_req->owning_controller),
+                        "%s: TaskRequest:0x%p CompletionCode:%x - "
+                        "ACK/NAK timeout\n",
                         __func__,
-                        task,
-                        task->task_status.resp, response,
-                        task->task_status.stat, status);
-               /* Add to the aborted list. */
-               list_add(&request->completed_node,
-                        &host->requests_to_errorback);
+                        sci_req,
+                        completion_code);
+
+               sci_base_state_machine_change_state(&sci_req->state_machine,
+                       SCIC_SDS_IO_REQUEST_STARTED_TASK_MGMT_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_TC_RESPONSE);
                break;
 
        default:
-               dev_warn(&host->pdev->dev,
-                        "%s: Unknown - task = %p, response=%d (%d), status=%d (%d)\n",
-                        __func__,
-                        task,
-                        task->task_status.resp, response,
-                        task->task_status.stat, status);
+               /*
+                * All other completion status cause the IO to be complete.  If a NAK
+                * was received, then it is up to the user to retry the request. */
+               scic_sds_request_set_status(
+                       sci_req,
+                       SCU_NORMALIZE_COMPLETION_STATUS(completion_code),
+                       SCI_FAILURE_CONTROLLER_SPECIFIC_IO_ERR
+                       );
 
-               /* Add to the error to libsas list. */
-               list_add(&request->completed_node,
-                        &host->requests_to_errorback);
+               sci_base_state_machine_change_state(&sci_req->state_machine,
+                       SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_COMPLETED);
                break;
        }
+
+       return SCI_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 /**
- * isci_request_io_request_complete() - This function is called by the sci core
- *    when an io request completes.
- * @isci_host: This parameter specifies the ISCI host object
- * @request: This parameter is the completed isci_request object.
- * @completion_status: This parameter specifies the completion status from the
- *    sci core.
+ * This method is responsible for processing a terminate/abort request for this
+ *    TC while the request is waiting for the task management response
+ *    unsolicited frame.
+ * @sci_req: This parameter specifies the request for which the
+ *    termination was requested.
  *
- * none.
+ * This method returns an indication as to whether the abort request was
+ * successfully handled. need to update to ensure the received UF doesn't cause
+ * damage to subsequent requests (i.e. put the extended tag in a holding
+ * pattern for this particular device).
  */
-void isci_request_io_request_complete(
-       struct        isci_host *isci_host,
-       struct        isci_request *request,
-       enum sci_io_status completion_status)
+static enum sci_status scic_sds_ssp_task_request_await_tc_response_abort_handler(
+       struct scic_sds_request *request)
 {
-       struct sas_task *task = isci_request_access_task(request);
-       struct ssp_response_iu *resp_iu;
-       void *resp_buf;
-       unsigned long task_flags;
-       struct isci_remote_device *isci_device   = request->isci_device;
-       enum service_response response       = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
-       enum exec_status status         = SAS_ABORTED_TASK;
-       enum isci_request_status request_status;
-       enum isci_completion_selection complete_to_host
-               = isci_perform_normal_io_completion;
+       sci_base_state_machine_change_state(&request->state_machine,
+                       SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_ABORTING);
+       sci_base_state_machine_change_state(&request->state_machine,
+                       SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_COMPLETED);
+       return SCI_SUCCESS;
+}
 
-       dev_dbg(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-               "%s: request = %p, task = %p,\n"
-               "task->data_dir = %d completion_status = 0x%x\n",
-               __func__,
-               request,
-               task,
-               task->data_dir,
-               completion_status);
+/**
+ * This method processes an unsolicited frame while the task mgmt request is
+ *    waiting for a response frame.  It will copy the response data, release
+ *    the unsolicited frame, and transition the request to the
+ *    SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_COMPLETED state.
+ * @sci_req: This parameter specifies the request for which the
+ *    unsolicited frame was received.
+ * @frame_index: This parameter indicates the unsolicited frame index that
+ *    should contain the response.
+ *
+ * This method returns an indication of whether the TC response frame was
+ * handled successfully or not. SCI_SUCCESS Currently this value is always
+ * returned and indicates successful processing of the TC response. Should
+ * probably update to check frame type and make sure it is a response frame.
+ */
+static enum sci_status scic_sds_ssp_task_request_await_tc_response_frame_handler(
+       struct scic_sds_request *request,
+       u32 frame_index)
+{
+       scic_sds_io_request_copy_response(request);
 
-       spin_lock(&request->state_lock);
-       request_status = isci_request_get_state(request);
+       sci_base_state_machine_change_state(&request->state_machine,
+               SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_COMPLETED);
+       scic_sds_controller_release_frame(request->owning_controller,
+                       frame_index);
+       return SCI_SUCCESS;
+}
 
-       /* Decode the request status.  Note that if the request has been
-        * aborted by a task management function, we don't care
-        * what the status is.
+/**
+ * This method processes an abnormal TC completion while the SMP request is
+ *    waiting for a response frame.  It decides what happened to the IO based
+ *    on TC completion status.
+ * @sci_req: This parameter specifies the request for which the TC
+ *    completion was received.
+ * @completion_code: This parameter indicates the completion status information
+ *    for the TC.
+ *
+ * Indicate if the tc completion handler was successful. SCI_SUCCESS currently
+ * this method always returns success.
+ */
+static enum sci_status scic_sds_smp_request_await_response_tc_completion_handler(
+       struct scic_sds_request *sci_req,
+       u32 completion_code)
+{
+       switch (SCU_GET_COMPLETION_TL_STATUS(completion_code)) {
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_GOOD):
+               /*
+                * In the AWAIT RESPONSE state, any TC completion is unexpected.
+                * but if the TC has success status, we complete the IO anyway. */
+               scic_sds_request_set_status(
+                       sci_req, SCU_TASK_DONE_GOOD, SCI_SUCCESS
+                       );
+
+               sci_base_state_machine_change_state(
+                       &sci_req->state_machine,
+                       SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_COMPLETED);
+               break;
+
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_SMP_RESP_TO_ERR):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_SMP_UFI_ERR):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_SMP_FRM_TYPE_ERR):
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_SMP_LL_RX_ERR):
+               /*
+                * These status has been seen in a specific LSI expander, which sometimes
+                * is not able to send smp response within 2 ms. This causes our hardware
+                * break the connection and set TC completion with one of these SMP_XXX_XX_ERR
+                * status. For these type of error, we ask scic user to retry the request. */
+               scic_sds_request_set_status(
+                       sci_req, SCU_TASK_DONE_SMP_RESP_TO_ERR, SCI_FAILURE_RETRY_REQUIRED
+                       );
+
+               sci_base_state_machine_change_state(
+                       &sci_req->state_machine,
+                       SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_COMPLETED);
+               break;
+
+       default:
+               /*
+                * All other completion status cause the IO to be complete.  If a NAK
+                * was received, then it is up to the user to retry the request. */
+               scic_sds_request_set_status(
+                       sci_req,
+                       SCU_NORMALIZE_COMPLETION_STATUS(completion_code),
+                       SCI_FAILURE_CONTROLLER_SPECIFIC_IO_ERR
+                       );
+
+               sci_base_state_machine_change_state(
+                       &sci_req->state_machine,
+                       SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_COMPLETED);
+               break;
+       }
+
+       return SCI_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function processes an unsolicited frame while the SMP request is waiting
+ *    for a response frame.  It will copy the response data, release the
+ *    unsolicited frame, and transition the request to the
+ *    SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_COMPLETED state.
+ * @sci_req: This parameter specifies the request for which the
+ *    unsolicited frame was received.
+ * @frame_index: This parameter indicates the unsolicited frame index that
+ *    should contain the response.
+ *
+ * This function returns an indication of whether the response frame was handled
+ * successfully or not. SCI_SUCCESS Currently this value is always returned and
+ * indicates successful processing of the TC response.
+ */
+static enum sci_status
+scic_sds_smp_request_await_response_frame_handler(struct scic_sds_request *sci_req,
+                                                 u32 frame_index)
+{
+       enum sci_status status;
+       void *frame_header;
+       struct smp_resp *rsp_hdr = &sci_req->smp.rsp;
+       ssize_t word_cnt = SMP_RESP_HDR_SZ / sizeof(u32);
+
+       status = scic_sds_unsolicited_frame_control_get_header(
+               &(scic_sds_request_get_controller(sci_req)->uf_control),
+               frame_index,
+               &frame_header);
+
+       /* byte swap the header. */
+       sci_swab32_cpy(rsp_hdr, frame_header, word_cnt);
+
+       if (rsp_hdr->frame_type == SMP_RESPONSE) {
+               void *smp_resp;
+
+               status = scic_sds_unsolicited_frame_control_get_buffer(
+                       &(scic_sds_request_get_controller(sci_req)->uf_control),
+                       frame_index,
+                       &smp_resp);
+
+               word_cnt = (sizeof(struct smp_req) - SMP_RESP_HDR_SZ) /
+                       sizeof(u32);
+
+               sci_swab32_cpy(((u8 *) rsp_hdr) + SMP_RESP_HDR_SZ,
+                              smp_resp, word_cnt);
+
+               scic_sds_request_set_status(
+                       sci_req, SCU_TASK_DONE_GOOD, SCI_SUCCESS);
+
+               sci_base_state_machine_change_state(&sci_req->state_machine,
+                       SCIC_SDS_SMP_REQUEST_STARTED_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_TC_COMPLETION);
+       } else {
+               /* This was not a response frame why did it get forwarded? */
+               dev_err(scic_to_dev(sci_req->owning_controller),
+                       "%s: SCIC SMP Request 0x%p received unexpected frame "
+                       "%d type 0x%02x\n",
+                       __func__,
+                       sci_req,
+                       frame_index,
+                       rsp_hdr->frame_type);
+
+               scic_sds_request_set_status(
+                       sci_req,
+                       SCU_TASK_DONE_SMP_FRM_TYPE_ERR,
+                       SCI_FAILURE_CONTROLLER_SPECIFIC_IO_ERR);
+
+               sci_base_state_machine_change_state(
+                       &sci_req->state_machine,
+                       SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_COMPLETED);
+       }
+
+       scic_sds_controller_release_frame(sci_req->owning_controller,
+                                         frame_index);
+
+       return SCI_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+/**
+ * This method processes the completions transport layer (TL) status to
+ *    determine if the SMP request was sent successfully. If the SMP request
+ *    was sent successfully, then the state for the SMP request transits to
+ *    waiting for a response frame.
+ * @sci_req: This parameter specifies the request for which the TC
+ *    completion was received.
+ * @completion_code: This parameter indicates the completion status information
+ *    for the TC.
+ *
+ * Indicate if the tc completion handler was successful. SCI_SUCCESS currently
+ * this method always returns success.
+ */
+static enum sci_status scic_sds_smp_request_await_tc_completion_tc_completion_handler(
+       struct scic_sds_request *sci_req,
+       u32 completion_code)
+{
+       switch (SCU_GET_COMPLETION_TL_STATUS(completion_code)) {
+       case SCU_MAKE_COMPLETION_STATUS(SCU_TASK_DONE_GOOD):
+               scic_sds_request_set_status(
+                       sci_req, SCU_TASK_DONE_GOOD, SCI_SUCCESS
+                       );
+
+               sci_base_state_machine_change_state(
+                       &sci_req->state_machine,
+                       SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_COMPLETED);
+               break;
+
+       default:
+               /*
+                * All other completion status cause the IO to be complete.  If a NAK
+                * was received, then it is up to the user to retry the request. */
+               scic_sds_request_set_status(
+                       sci_req,
+                       SCU_NORMALIZE_COMPLETION_STATUS(completion_code),
+                       SCI_FAILURE_CONTROLLER_SPECIFIC_IO_ERR
+                       );
+
+               sci_base_state_machine_change_state(
+                       &sci_req->state_machine,
+                       SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_COMPLETED);
+               break;
+       }
+
+       return SCI_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static const struct scic_sds_io_request_state_handler scic_sds_request_state_handler_table[] = {
+       [SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_INITIAL] = { },
+       [SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_CONSTRUCTED] = {
+               .start_handler          = scic_sds_request_constructed_state_start_handler,
+               .abort_handler          = scic_sds_request_constructed_state_abort_handler,
+       },
+       [SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_STARTED] = {
+               .abort_handler          = scic_sds_request_started_state_abort_handler,
+               .tc_completion_handler  = scic_sds_request_started_state_tc_completion_handler,
+               .frame_handler          = scic_sds_request_started_state_frame_handler,
+       },
+       [SCIC_SDS_IO_REQUEST_STARTED_TASK_MGMT_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_TC_COMPLETION] = {
+               .abort_handler          = scic_sds_request_started_state_abort_handler,
+               .tc_completion_handler  = scic_sds_ssp_task_request_await_tc_completion_tc_completion_handler,
+       },
+       [SCIC_SDS_IO_REQUEST_STARTED_TASK_MGMT_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_TC_RESPONSE] = {
+               .abort_handler          = scic_sds_ssp_task_request_await_tc_response_abort_handler,
+               .frame_handler          = scic_sds_ssp_task_request_await_tc_response_frame_handler,
+       },
+       [SCIC_SDS_SMP_REQUEST_STARTED_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_RESPONSE] = {
+               .abort_handler          = scic_sds_request_started_state_abort_handler,
+               .tc_completion_handler  = scic_sds_smp_request_await_response_tc_completion_handler,
+               .frame_handler          = scic_sds_smp_request_await_response_frame_handler,
+       },
+       [SCIC_SDS_SMP_REQUEST_STARTED_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_TC_COMPLETION] = {
+               .abort_handler          = scic_sds_request_started_state_abort_handler,
+               .tc_completion_handler  =  scic_sds_smp_request_await_tc_completion_tc_completion_handler,
+       },
+       [SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_COMPLETED] = {
+               .complete_handler       = scic_sds_request_completed_state_complete_handler,
+       },
+       [SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_ABORTING] = {
+               .abort_handler          = scic_sds_request_aborting_state_abort_handler,
+               .tc_completion_handler  = scic_sds_request_aborting_state_tc_completion_handler,
+               .frame_handler          = scic_sds_request_aborting_state_frame_handler,
+       },
+       [SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_FINAL] = { },
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * isci_request_process_response_iu() - This function sets the status and
+ *    response iu, in the task struct, from the request object for the upper
+ *    layer driver.
+ * @sas_task: This parameter is the task struct from the upper layer driver.
+ * @resp_iu: This parameter points to the response iu of the completed request.
+ * @dev: This parameter specifies the linux device struct.
+ *
+ * none.
+ */
+static void isci_request_process_response_iu(
+       struct sas_task *task,
+       struct ssp_response_iu *resp_iu,
+       struct device *dev)
+{
+       dev_dbg(dev,
+               "%s: resp_iu = %p "
+               "resp_iu->status = 0x%x,\nresp_iu->datapres = %d "
+               "resp_iu->response_data_len = %x, "
+               "resp_iu->sense_data_len = %x\nrepsonse data: ",
+               __func__,
+               resp_iu,
+               resp_iu->status,
+               resp_iu->datapres,
+               resp_iu->response_data_len,
+               resp_iu->sense_data_len);
+
+       task->task_status.stat = resp_iu->status;
+
+       /* libsas updates the task status fields based on the response iu. */
+       sas_ssp_task_response(dev, task, resp_iu);
+}
+
+/**
+ * isci_request_set_open_reject_status() - This function prepares the I/O
+ *    completion for OPEN_REJECT conditions.
+ * @request: This parameter is the completed isci_request object.
+ * @response_ptr: This parameter specifies the service response for the I/O.
+ * @status_ptr: This parameter specifies the exec status for the I/O.
+ * @complete_to_host_ptr: This parameter specifies the action to be taken by
+ *    the LLDD with respect to completing this request or forcing an abort
+ *    condition on the I/O.
+ * @open_rej_reason: This parameter specifies the encoded reason for the
+ *    abandon-class reject.
+ *
+ * none.
+ */
+static void isci_request_set_open_reject_status(
+       struct isci_request *request,
+       struct sas_task *task,
+       enum service_response *response_ptr,
+       enum exec_status *status_ptr,
+       enum isci_completion_selection *complete_to_host_ptr,
+       enum sas_open_rej_reason open_rej_reason)
+{
+       /* Task in the target is done. */
+       request->complete_in_target       = true;
+       *response_ptr                     = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
+       *status_ptr                       = SAS_OPEN_REJECT;
+       *complete_to_host_ptr             = isci_perform_normal_io_completion;
+       task->task_status.open_rej_reason = open_rej_reason;
+}
+
+/**
+ * isci_request_handle_controller_specific_errors() - This function decodes
+ *    controller-specific I/O completion error conditions.
+ * @request: This parameter is the completed isci_request object.
+ * @response_ptr: This parameter specifies the service response for the I/O.
+ * @status_ptr: This parameter specifies the exec status for the I/O.
+ * @complete_to_host_ptr: This parameter specifies the action to be taken by
+ *    the LLDD with respect to completing this request or forcing an abort
+ *    condition on the I/O.
+ *
+ * none.
+ */
+static void isci_request_handle_controller_specific_errors(
+       struct isci_remote_device *isci_device,
+       struct isci_request *request,
+       struct sas_task *task,
+       enum service_response *response_ptr,
+       enum exec_status *status_ptr,
+       enum isci_completion_selection *complete_to_host_ptr)
+{
+       unsigned int cstatus;
+
+       cstatus = request->sci.scu_status;
+
+       dev_dbg(&request->isci_host->pdev->dev,
+               "%s: %p SCI_FAILURE_CONTROLLER_SPECIFIC_IO_ERR "
+               "- controller status = 0x%x\n",
+               __func__, request, cstatus);
+
+       /* Decode the controller-specific errors; most
+        * important is to recognize those conditions in which
+        * the target may still have a task outstanding that
+        * must be aborted.
+        *
+        * Note that there are SCU completion codes being
+        * named in the decode below for which SCIC has already
+        * done work to handle them in a way other than as
+        * a controller-specific completion code; these are left
+        * in the decode below for completeness sake.
         */
-       switch (request_status) {
+       switch (cstatus) {
+       case SCU_TASK_DONE_DMASETUP_DIRERR:
+       /* Also SCU_TASK_DONE_SMP_FRM_TYPE_ERR: */
+       case SCU_TASK_DONE_XFERCNT_ERR:
+               /* Also SCU_TASK_DONE_SMP_UFI_ERR: */
+               if (task->task_proto == SAS_PROTOCOL_SMP) {
+                       /* SCU_TASK_DONE_SMP_UFI_ERR == Task Done. */
+                       *response_ptr = SAS_TASK_COMPLETE;
 
-       case aborted:
-               /* "aborted" indicates that the request was aborted by a task
-                * management function, since once a task management request is
-                * perfomed by the device, the request only completes because
-                * of the subsequent driver terminate.
-                *
-                * Aborted also means an external thread is explicitly managing
-                * this request, so that we do not complete it up the stack.
-                *
-                * The target is still there (since the TMF was successful).
+                       /* See if the device has been/is being stopped. Note
+                        * that we ignore the quiesce state, since we are
+                        * concerned about the actual device state.
+                        */
+                       if ((isci_device->status == isci_stopping) ||
+                           (isci_device->status == isci_stopped))
+                               *status_ptr = SAS_DEVICE_UNKNOWN;
+                       else
+                               *status_ptr = SAS_ABORTED_TASK;
+
+                       request->complete_in_target = true;
+
+                       *complete_to_host_ptr =
+                               isci_perform_normal_io_completion;
+               } else {
+                       /* Task in the target is not done. */
+                       *response_ptr = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
+
+                       if ((isci_device->status == isci_stopping) ||
+                           (isci_device->status == isci_stopped))
+                               *status_ptr = SAS_DEVICE_UNKNOWN;
+                       else
+                               *status_ptr = SAM_STAT_TASK_ABORTED;
+
+                       request->complete_in_target = false;
+
+                       *complete_to_host_ptr =
+                               isci_perform_error_io_completion;
+               }
+
+               break;
+
+       case SCU_TASK_DONE_CRC_ERR:
+       case SCU_TASK_DONE_NAK_CMD_ERR:
+       case SCU_TASK_DONE_EXCESS_DATA:
+       case SCU_TASK_DONE_UNEXP_FIS:
+       /* Also SCU_TASK_DONE_UNEXP_RESP: */
+       case SCU_TASK_DONE_VIIT_ENTRY_NV:       /* TODO - conditions? */
+       case SCU_TASK_DONE_IIT_ENTRY_NV:        /* TODO - conditions? */
+       case SCU_TASK_DONE_RNCNV_OUTBOUND:      /* TODO - conditions? */
+               /* These are conditions in which the target
+                * has completed the task, so that no cleanup
+                * is necessary.
                 */
-               request->complete_in_target = true;
-               response = SAS_TASK_COMPLETE;
+               *response_ptr = SAS_TASK_COMPLETE;
 
                /* See if the device has been/is being stopped. Note
                 * that we ignore the quiesce state, since we are
                 * concerned about the actual device state.
                 */
-               if ((isci_device->status == isci_stopping)
-                   || (isci_device->status == isci_stopped)
-                   )
-                       status = SAS_DEVICE_UNKNOWN;
+               if ((isci_device->status == isci_stopping) ||
+                   (isci_device->status == isci_stopped))
+                       *status_ptr = SAS_DEVICE_UNKNOWN;
                else
-                       status = SAS_ABORTED_TASK;
+                       *status_ptr = SAS_ABORTED_TASK;
 
-               complete_to_host = isci_perform_aborted_io_completion;
-               /* This was an aborted request. */
+               request->complete_in_target = true;
+
+               *complete_to_host_ptr = isci_perform_normal_io_completion;
+               break;
+
+
+       /* Note that the only open reject completion codes seen here will be
+        * abandon-class codes; all others are automatically retried in the SCU.
+        */
+       case SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_WRONG_DESTINATION:
+
+               isci_request_set_open_reject_status(
+                       request, task, response_ptr, status_ptr,
+                       complete_to_host_ptr, SAS_OREJ_WRONG_DEST);
+               break;
+
+       case SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_ZONE_VIOLATION:
+
+               /* Note - the return of AB0 will change when
+                * libsas implements detection of zone violations.
+                */
+               isci_request_set_open_reject_status(
+                       request, task, response_ptr, status_ptr,
+                       complete_to_host_ptr, SAS_OREJ_RESV_AB0);
+               break;
+
+       case SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_RESERVED_ABANDON_1:
+
+               isci_request_set_open_reject_status(
+                       request, task, response_ptr, status_ptr,
+                       complete_to_host_ptr, SAS_OREJ_RESV_AB1);
+               break;
+
+       case SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_RESERVED_ABANDON_2:
+
+               isci_request_set_open_reject_status(
+                       request, task, response_ptr, status_ptr,
+                       complete_to_host_ptr, SAS_OREJ_RESV_AB2);
+               break;
+
+       case SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_RESERVED_ABANDON_3:
+
+               isci_request_set_open_reject_status(
+                       request, task, response_ptr, status_ptr,
+                       complete_to_host_ptr, SAS_OREJ_RESV_AB3);
+               break;
+
+       case SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_BAD_DESTINATION:
+
+               isci_request_set_open_reject_status(
+                       request, task, response_ptr, status_ptr,
+                       complete_to_host_ptr, SAS_OREJ_BAD_DEST);
+               break;
+
+       case SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_STP_RESOURCES_BUSY:
+
+               isci_request_set_open_reject_status(
+                       request, task, response_ptr, status_ptr,
+                       complete_to_host_ptr, SAS_OREJ_STP_NORES);
+               break;
+
+       case SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_PROTOCOL_NOT_SUPPORTED:
+
+               isci_request_set_open_reject_status(
+                       request, task, response_ptr, status_ptr,
+                       complete_to_host_ptr, SAS_OREJ_EPROTO);
+               break;
+
+       case SCU_TASK_OPEN_REJECT_CONNECTION_RATE_NOT_SUPPORTED:
+
+               isci_request_set_open_reject_status(
+                       request, task, response_ptr, status_ptr,
+                       complete_to_host_ptr, SAS_OREJ_CONN_RATE);
+               break;
+
+       case SCU_TASK_DONE_LL_R_ERR:
+       /* Also SCU_TASK_DONE_ACK_NAK_TO: */
+       case SCU_TASK_DONE_LL_PERR:
+       case SCU_TASK_DONE_LL_SY_TERM:
+       /* Also SCU_TASK_DONE_NAK_ERR:*/
+       case SCU_TASK_DONE_LL_LF_TERM:
+       /* Also SCU_TASK_DONE_DATA_LEN_ERR: */
+       case SCU_TASK_DONE_LL_ABORT_ERR:
+       case SCU_TASK_DONE_SEQ_INV_TYPE:
+       /* Also SCU_TASK_DONE_UNEXP_XR: */
+       case SCU_TASK_DONE_XR_IU_LEN_ERR:
+       case SCU_TASK_DONE_INV_FIS_LEN:
+       /* Also SCU_TASK_DONE_XR_WD_LEN: */
+       case SCU_TASK_DONE_SDMA_ERR:
+       case SCU_TASK_DONE_OFFSET_ERR:
+       case SCU_TASK_DONE_MAX_PLD_ERR:
+       case SCU_TASK_DONE_LF_ERR:
+       case SCU_TASK_DONE_SMP_RESP_TO_ERR:  /* Escalate to dev reset? */
+       case SCU_TASK_DONE_SMP_LL_RX_ERR:
+       case SCU_TASK_DONE_UNEXP_DATA:
+       case SCU_TASK_DONE_UNEXP_SDBFIS:
+       case SCU_TASK_DONE_REG_ERR:
+       case SCU_TASK_DONE_SDB_ERR:
+       case SCU_TASK_DONE_TASK_ABORT:
+       default:
+               /* Task in the target is not done. */
+               *response_ptr = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
+               *status_ptr = SAM_STAT_TASK_ABORTED;
+               request->complete_in_target = false;
+
+               *complete_to_host_ptr = isci_perform_error_io_completion;
+               break;
+       }
+}
+
+/**
+ * isci_task_save_for_upper_layer_completion() - This function saves the
+ *    request for later completion to the upper layer driver.
+ * @host: This parameter is a pointer to the host on which the the request
+ *    should be queued (either as an error or success).
+ * @request: This parameter is the completed request.
+ * @response: This parameter is the response code for the completed task.
+ * @status: This parameter is the status code for the completed task.
+ *
+ * none.
+ */
+static void isci_task_save_for_upper_layer_completion(
+       struct isci_host *host,
+       struct isci_request *request,
+       enum service_response response,
+       enum exec_status status,
+       enum isci_completion_selection task_notification_selection)
+{
+       struct sas_task *task = isci_request_access_task(request);
+
+       task_notification_selection
+               = isci_task_set_completion_status(task, response, status,
+                                                 task_notification_selection);
+
+       /* Tasks aborted specifically by a call to the lldd_abort_task
+        * function should not be completed to the host in the regular path.
+        */
+       switch (task_notification_selection) {
+
+       case isci_perform_normal_io_completion:
+
+               /* Normal notification (task_done) */
+               dev_dbg(&host->pdev->dev,
+                       "%s: Normal - task = %p, response=%d (%d), status=%d (%d)\n",
+                       __func__,
+                       task,
+                       task->task_status.resp, response,
+                       task->task_status.stat, status);
+               /* Add to the completed list. */
+               list_add(&request->completed_node,
+                        &host->requests_to_complete);
+
+               /* Take the request off the device's pending request list. */
+               list_del_init(&request->dev_node);
+               break;
+
+       case isci_perform_aborted_io_completion:
+               /* No notification to libsas because this request is
+                * already in the abort path.
+                */
+               dev_warn(&host->pdev->dev,
+                        "%s: Aborted - task = %p, response=%d (%d), status=%d (%d)\n",
+                        __func__,
+                        task,
+                        task->task_status.resp, response,
+                        task->task_status.stat, status);
+
+               /* Wake up whatever process was waiting for this
+                * request to complete.
+                */
+               WARN_ON(request->io_request_completion == NULL);
+
+               if (request->io_request_completion != NULL) {
+
+                       /* Signal whoever is waiting that this
+                       * request is complete.
+                       */
+                       complete(request->io_request_completion);
+               }
+               break;
+
+       case isci_perform_error_io_completion:
+               /* Use sas_task_abort */
+               dev_warn(&host->pdev->dev,
+                        "%s: Error - task = %p, response=%d (%d), status=%d (%d)\n",
+                        __func__,
+                        task,
+                        task->task_status.resp, response,
+                        task->task_status.stat, status);
+               /* Add to the aborted list. */
+               list_add(&request->completed_node,
+                        &host->requests_to_errorback);
+               break;
+
+       default:
+               dev_warn(&host->pdev->dev,
+                        "%s: Unknown - task = %p, response=%d (%d), status=%d (%d)\n",
+                        __func__,
+                        task,
+                        task->task_status.resp, response,
+                        task->task_status.stat, status);
+
+               /* Add to the error to libsas list. */
+               list_add(&request->completed_node,
+                        &host->requests_to_errorback);
+               break;
+       }
+}
+
+static void isci_request_io_request_complete(struct isci_host *isci_host,
+                                            struct isci_request *request,
+                                            enum sci_io_status completion_status)
+{
+       struct sas_task *task = isci_request_access_task(request);
+       struct ssp_response_iu *resp_iu;
+       void *resp_buf;
+       unsigned long task_flags;
+       struct isci_remote_device *isci_device   = request->isci_device;
+       enum service_response response       = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
+       enum exec_status status         = SAS_ABORTED_TASK;
+       enum isci_request_status request_status;
+       enum isci_completion_selection complete_to_host
+               = isci_perform_normal_io_completion;
+
+       dev_dbg(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
+               "%s: request = %p, task = %p,\n"
+               "task->data_dir = %d completion_status = 0x%x\n",
+               __func__,
+               request,
+               task,
+               task->data_dir,
+               completion_status);
+
+       spin_lock(&request->state_lock);
+       request_status = isci_request_get_state(request);
+
+       /* Decode the request status.  Note that if the request has been
+        * aborted by a task management function, we don't care
+        * what the status is.
+        */
+       switch (request_status) {
+
+       case aborted:
+               /* "aborted" indicates that the request was aborted by a task
+                * management function, since once a task management request is
+                * perfomed by the device, the request only completes because
+                * of the subsequent driver terminate.
+                *
+                * Aborted also means an external thread is explicitly managing
+                * this request, so that we do not complete it up the stack.
+                *
+                * The target is still there (since the TMF was successful).
+                */
+               request->complete_in_target = true;
+               response = SAS_TASK_COMPLETE;
+
+               /* See if the device has been/is being stopped. Note
+                * that we ignore the quiesce state, since we are
+                * concerned about the actual device state.
+                */
+               if ((isci_device->status == isci_stopping)
+                   || (isci_device->status == isci_stopped)
+                   )
+                       status = SAS_DEVICE_UNKNOWN;
+               else
+                       status = SAS_ABORTED_TASK;
+
+               complete_to_host = isci_perform_aborted_io_completion;
+               /* This was an aborted request. */
+
+               spin_unlock(&request->state_lock);
+               break;
+
+       case aborting:
+               /* aborting means that the task management function tried and
+                * failed to abort the request. We need to note the request
+                * as SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED, so that the scsi mid layer marks the
+                * target as down.
+                *
+                * Aborting also means an external thread is explicitly managing
+                * this request, so that we do not complete it up the stack.
+                */
+               request->complete_in_target = true;
+               response = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
+
+               if ((isci_device->status == isci_stopping) ||
+                   (isci_device->status == isci_stopped))
+                       /* The device has been /is being stopped. Note that
+                        * we ignore the quiesce state, since we are
+                        * concerned about the actual device state.
+                        */
+                       status = SAS_DEVICE_UNKNOWN;
+               else
+                       status = SAS_PHY_DOWN;
+
+               complete_to_host = isci_perform_aborted_io_completion;
+
+               /* This was an aborted request. */
+
+               spin_unlock(&request->state_lock);
+               break;
+
+       case terminating:
+
+               /* This was an terminated request.  This happens when
+                * the I/O is being terminated because of an action on
+                * the device (reset, tear down, etc.), and the I/O needs
+                * to be completed up the stack.
+                */
+               request->complete_in_target = true;
+               response = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
+
+               /* See if the device has been/is being stopped. Note
+                * that we ignore the quiesce state, since we are
+                * concerned about the actual device state.
+                */
+               if ((isci_device->status == isci_stopping) ||
+                   (isci_device->status == isci_stopped))
+                       status = SAS_DEVICE_UNKNOWN;
+               else
+                       status = SAS_ABORTED_TASK;
+
+               complete_to_host = isci_perform_aborted_io_completion;
+
+               /* This was a terminated request. */
+
+               spin_unlock(&request->state_lock);
+               break;
+
+       default:
+
+               /* The request is done from an SCU HW perspective. */
+               request->status = completed;
+
+               spin_unlock(&request->state_lock);
+
+               /* This is an active request being completed from the core. */
+               switch (completion_status) {
+
+               case SCI_IO_FAILURE_RESPONSE_VALID:
+                       dev_dbg(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
+                               "%s: SCI_IO_FAILURE_RESPONSE_VALID (%p/%p)\n",
+                               __func__,
+                               request,
+                               task);
+
+                       if (sas_protocol_ata(task->task_proto)) {
+                               resp_buf = &request->sci.stp.rsp;
+                               isci_request_process_stp_response(task,
+                                                                 resp_buf);
+                       } else if (SAS_PROTOCOL_SSP == task->task_proto) {
+
+                               /* crack the iu response buffer. */
+                               resp_iu = &request->sci.ssp.rsp;
+                               isci_request_process_response_iu(task, resp_iu,
+                                                                &isci_host->pdev->dev);
+
+                       } else if (SAS_PROTOCOL_SMP == task->task_proto) {
+
+                               dev_err(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
+                                       "%s: SCI_IO_FAILURE_RESPONSE_VALID: "
+                                       "SAS_PROTOCOL_SMP protocol\n",
+                                       __func__);
+
+                       } else
+                               dev_err(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
+                                       "%s: unknown protocol\n", __func__);
+
+                       /* use the task status set in the task struct by the
+                        * isci_request_process_response_iu call.
+                        */
+                       request->complete_in_target = true;
+                       response = task->task_status.resp;
+                       status = task->task_status.stat;
+                       break;
+
+               case SCI_IO_SUCCESS:
+               case SCI_IO_SUCCESS_IO_DONE_EARLY:
+
+                       response = SAS_TASK_COMPLETE;
+                       status   = SAM_STAT_GOOD;
+                       request->complete_in_target = true;
+
+                       if (task->task_proto == SAS_PROTOCOL_SMP) {
+                               void *rsp = &request->sci.smp.rsp;
+
+                               dev_dbg(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
+                                       "%s: SMP protocol completion\n",
+                                       __func__);
+
+                               sg_copy_from_buffer(
+                                       &task->smp_task.smp_resp, 1,
+                                       rsp, sizeof(struct smp_resp));
+                       } else if (completion_status
+                                  == SCI_IO_SUCCESS_IO_DONE_EARLY) {
+
+                               /* This was an SSP / STP / SATA transfer.
+                                * There is a possibility that less data than
+                                * the maximum was transferred.
+                                */
+                               u32 transferred_length = sci_req_tx_bytes(&request->sci);
+
+                               task->task_status.residual
+                                       = task->total_xfer_len - transferred_length;
+
+                               /* If there were residual bytes, call this an
+                                * underrun.
+                                */
+                               if (task->task_status.residual != 0)
+                                       status = SAS_DATA_UNDERRUN;
+
+                               dev_dbg(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
+                                       "%s: SCI_IO_SUCCESS_IO_DONE_EARLY %d\n",
+                                       __func__,
+                                       status);
+
+                       } else
+                               dev_dbg(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
+                                       "%s: SCI_IO_SUCCESS\n",
+                                       __func__);
+
+                       break;
+
+               case SCI_IO_FAILURE_TERMINATED:
+                       dev_dbg(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
+                               "%s: SCI_IO_FAILURE_TERMINATED (%p/%p)\n",
+                               __func__,
+                               request,
+                               task);
+
+                       /* The request was terminated explicitly.  No handling
+                        * is needed in the SCSI error handler path.
+                        */
+                       request->complete_in_target = true;
+                       response = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
+
+                       /* See if the device has been/is being stopped. Note
+                        * that we ignore the quiesce state, since we are
+                        * concerned about the actual device state.
+                        */
+                       if ((isci_device->status == isci_stopping) ||
+                           (isci_device->status == isci_stopped))
+                               status = SAS_DEVICE_UNKNOWN;
+                       else
+                               status = SAS_ABORTED_TASK;
+
+                       complete_to_host = isci_perform_normal_io_completion;
+                       break;
+
+               case SCI_FAILURE_CONTROLLER_SPECIFIC_IO_ERR:
+
+                       isci_request_handle_controller_specific_errors(
+                               isci_device, request, task, &response, &status,
+                               &complete_to_host);
+
+                       break;
+
+               case SCI_IO_FAILURE_REMOTE_DEVICE_RESET_REQUIRED:
+                       /* This is a special case, in that the I/O completion
+                        * is telling us that the device needs a reset.
+                        * In order for the device reset condition to be
+                        * noticed, the I/O has to be handled in the error
+                        * handler.  Set the reset flag and cause the
+                        * SCSI error thread to be scheduled.
+                        */
+                       spin_lock_irqsave(&task->task_state_lock, task_flags);
+                       task->task_state_flags |= SAS_TASK_NEED_DEV_RESET;
+                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&task->task_state_lock, task_flags);
+
+                       /* Fail the I/O. */
+                       response = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
+                       status = SAM_STAT_TASK_ABORTED;
+
+                       complete_to_host = isci_perform_error_io_completion;
+                       request->complete_in_target = false;
+                       break;
+
+               default:
+                       /* Catch any otherwise unhandled error codes here. */
+                       dev_warn(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
+                                "%s: invalid completion code: 0x%x - "
+                                "isci_request = %p\n",
+                                __func__, completion_status, request);
+
+                       response = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
+
+                       /* See if the device has been/is being stopped. Note
+                        * that we ignore the quiesce state, since we are
+                        * concerned about the actual device state.
+                        */
+                       if ((isci_device->status == isci_stopping) ||
+                           (isci_device->status == isci_stopped))
+                               status = SAS_DEVICE_UNKNOWN;
+                       else
+                               status = SAS_ABORTED_TASK;
+
+                       complete_to_host = isci_perform_error_io_completion;
+                       request->complete_in_target = false;
+                       break;
+               }
+               break;
+       }
+
+       isci_request_unmap_sgl(request, isci_host->pdev);
+
+       /* Put the completed request on the correct list */
+       isci_task_save_for_upper_layer_completion(isci_host, request, response,
+                                                 status, complete_to_host
+                                                 );
+
+       /* complete the io request to the core. */
+       scic_controller_complete_io(&isci_host->sci,
+                                   &isci_device->sci,
+                                   &request->sci);
+       /* set terminated handle so it cannot be completed or
+        * terminated again, and to cause any calls into abort
+        * task to recognize the already completed case.
+        */
+       request->terminated = true;
+
+       isci_host_can_dequeue(isci_host, 1);
+}
+
+/**
+ * scic_sds_request_initial_state_enter() -
+ * @object: This parameter specifies the base object for which the state
+ *    transition is occurring.
+ *
+ * This method implements the actions taken when entering the
+ * SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_INITIAL state. This state is entered when the initial
+ * base request is constructed. Entry into the initial state sets all handlers
+ * for the io request object to their default handlers. none
+ */
+static void scic_sds_request_initial_state_enter(void *object)
+{
+       struct scic_sds_request *sci_req = object;
+
+       SET_STATE_HANDLER(
+               sci_req,
+               scic_sds_request_state_handler_table,
+               SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_INITIAL
+               );
+}
+
+/**
+ * scic_sds_request_constructed_state_enter() -
+ * @object: The io request object that is to enter the constructed state.
+ *
+ * This method implements the actions taken when entering the
+ * SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_CONSTRUCTED state. The method sets the state handlers
+ * for the the constructed state. none
+ */
+static void scic_sds_request_constructed_state_enter(void *object)
+{
+       struct scic_sds_request *sci_req = object;
+
+       SET_STATE_HANDLER(
+               sci_req,
+               scic_sds_request_state_handler_table,
+               SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_CONSTRUCTED
+               );
+}
+
+/**
+ * scic_sds_request_started_state_enter() -
+ * @object: This parameter specifies the base object for which the state
+ *    transition is occurring.  This is cast into a SCIC_SDS_IO_REQUEST object.
+ *
+ * This method implements the actions taken when entering the
+ * SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_STARTED state. If the io request object type is a
+ * SCSI Task request we must enter the started substate machine. none
+ */
+static void scic_sds_request_started_state_enter(void *object)
+{
+       struct scic_sds_request *sci_req = object;
+       struct sci_base_state_machine *sm = &sci_req->state_machine;
+       struct isci_request *ireq = sci_req_to_ireq(sci_req);
+       struct domain_device *dev = sci_dev_to_domain(sci_req->target_device);
+       struct sas_task *task;
+
+       /* XXX as hch said always creating an internal sas_task for tmf
+        * requests would simplify the driver
+        */
+       task = ireq->ttype == io_task ? isci_request_access_task(ireq) : NULL;
+
+       SET_STATE_HANDLER(
+               sci_req,
+               scic_sds_request_state_handler_table,
+               SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_STARTED
+               );
+
+       /* Most of the request state machines have a started substate machine so
+        * start its execution on the entry to the started state.
+        */
+       if (sci_req->has_started_substate_machine == true)
+               sci_base_state_machine_start(&sci_req->started_substate_machine);
+
+       if (!task && dev->dev_type == SAS_END_DEV) {
+               sci_base_state_machine_change_state(sm,
+                       SCIC_SDS_IO_REQUEST_STARTED_TASK_MGMT_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_TC_COMPLETION);
+       } else if (task && task->task_proto == SAS_PROTOCOL_SMP) {
+               sci_base_state_machine_change_state(sm,
+                       SCIC_SDS_SMP_REQUEST_STARTED_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_RESPONSE);
+       }
+}
+
+/**
+ * scic_sds_request_started_state_exit() -
+ * @object: This parameter specifies the base object for which the state
+ *    transition is occurring.  This object is cast into a SCIC_SDS_IO_REQUEST
+ *    object.
+ *
+ * This method implements the actions taken when exiting the
+ * SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_STARTED state. For task requests the action will be
+ * to stop the started substate machine. none
+ */
+static void scic_sds_request_started_state_exit(void *object)
+{
+       struct scic_sds_request *sci_req = object;
+
+       if (sci_req->has_started_substate_machine == true)
+               sci_base_state_machine_stop(&sci_req->started_substate_machine);
+}
+
+/**
+ * scic_sds_request_completed_state_enter() -
+ * @object: This parameter specifies the base object for which the state
+ *    transition is occurring.  This object is cast into a SCIC_SDS_IO_REQUEST
+ *    object.
+ *
+ * This method implements the actions taken when entering the
+ * SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_COMPLETED state.  This state is entered when the
+ * SCIC_SDS_IO_REQUEST has completed.  The method will decode the request
+ * completion status and convert it to an enum sci_status to return in the
+ * completion callback function. none
+ */
+static void scic_sds_request_completed_state_enter(void *object)
+{
+       struct scic_sds_request *sci_req = object;
+       struct scic_sds_controller *scic =
+               scic_sds_request_get_controller(sci_req);
+       struct isci_host *ihost = scic_to_ihost(scic);
+       struct isci_request *ireq = sci_req_to_ireq(sci_req);
+
+       SET_STATE_HANDLER(sci_req,
+                         scic_sds_request_state_handler_table,
+                         SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_COMPLETED);
+
+       /* Tell the SCI_USER that the IO request is complete */
+       if (sci_req->is_task_management_request == false)
+               isci_request_io_request_complete(ihost, ireq,
+                                                sci_req->sci_status);
+       else
+               isci_task_request_complete(ihost, ireq, sci_req->sci_status);
+}
+
+/**
+ * scic_sds_request_aborting_state_enter() -
+ * @object: This parameter specifies the base object for which the state
+ *    transition is occurring.  This object is cast into a SCIC_SDS_IO_REQUEST
+ *    object.
+ *
+ * This method implements the actions taken when entering the
+ * SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_ABORTING state. none
+ */
+static void scic_sds_request_aborting_state_enter(void *object)
+{
+       struct scic_sds_request *sci_req = object;
+
+       /* Setting the abort bit in the Task Context is required by the silicon. */
+       sci_req->task_context_buffer->abort = 1;
+
+       SET_STATE_HANDLER(
+               sci_req,
+               scic_sds_request_state_handler_table,
+               SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_ABORTING
+               );
+}
+
+/**
+ * scic_sds_request_final_state_enter() -
+ * @object: This parameter specifies the base object for which the state
+ *    transition is occurring.  This is cast into a SCIC_SDS_IO_REQUEST object.
+ *
+ * This method implements the actions taken when entering the
+ * SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_FINAL state. The only action required is to put the
+ * state handlers in place. none
+ */
+static void scic_sds_request_final_state_enter(void *object)
+{
+       struct scic_sds_request *sci_req = object;
+
+       SET_STATE_HANDLER(
+               sci_req,
+               scic_sds_request_state_handler_table,
+               SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_FINAL
+               );
+}
+
+static void scic_sds_io_request_started_task_mgmt_await_tc_completion_substate_enter(
+       void *object)
+{
+       struct scic_sds_request *sci_req = object;
+
+       SET_STATE_HANDLER(
+               sci_req,
+               scic_sds_request_state_handler_table,
+               SCIC_SDS_IO_REQUEST_STARTED_TASK_MGMT_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_TC_COMPLETION
+               );
+}
+
+static void scic_sds_io_request_started_task_mgmt_await_task_response_substate_enter(
+       void *object)
+{
+       struct scic_sds_request *sci_req = object;
+
+       SET_STATE_HANDLER(
+               sci_req,
+               scic_sds_request_state_handler_table,
+               SCIC_SDS_IO_REQUEST_STARTED_TASK_MGMT_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_TC_RESPONSE
+               );
+}
+
+static void scic_sds_smp_request_started_await_response_substate_enter(void *object)
+{
+       struct scic_sds_request *sci_req = object;
+
+       SET_STATE_HANDLER(
+               sci_req,
+               scic_sds_request_state_handler_table,
+               SCIC_SDS_SMP_REQUEST_STARTED_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_RESPONSE
+               );
+}
+
+static void scic_sds_smp_request_started_await_tc_completion_substate_enter(void *object)
+{
+       struct scic_sds_request *sci_req = object;
+
+       SET_STATE_HANDLER(
+               sci_req,
+               scic_sds_request_state_handler_table,
+               SCIC_SDS_SMP_REQUEST_STARTED_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_TC_COMPLETION
+               );
+}
+
+static const struct sci_base_state scic_sds_request_state_table[] = {
+       [SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_INITIAL] = {
+               .enter_state = scic_sds_request_initial_state_enter,
+       },
+       [SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_CONSTRUCTED] = {
+               .enter_state = scic_sds_request_constructed_state_enter,
+       },
+       [SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_STARTED] = {
+               .enter_state = scic_sds_request_started_state_enter,
+               .exit_state  = scic_sds_request_started_state_exit
+       },
+       [SCIC_SDS_IO_REQUEST_STARTED_TASK_MGMT_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_TC_COMPLETION] = {
+               .enter_state = scic_sds_io_request_started_task_mgmt_await_tc_completion_substate_enter,
+       },
+       [SCIC_SDS_IO_REQUEST_STARTED_TASK_MGMT_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_TC_RESPONSE] = {
+               .enter_state = scic_sds_io_request_started_task_mgmt_await_task_response_substate_enter,
+       },
+       [SCIC_SDS_SMP_REQUEST_STARTED_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_RESPONSE] = {
+               .enter_state = scic_sds_smp_request_started_await_response_substate_enter,
+       },
+       [SCIC_SDS_SMP_REQUEST_STARTED_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_TC_COMPLETION] = {
+               .enter_state = scic_sds_smp_request_started_await_tc_completion_substate_enter,
+       },
+       [SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_COMPLETED] = {
+               .enter_state = scic_sds_request_completed_state_enter,
+       },
+       [SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_ABORTING] = {
+               .enter_state = scic_sds_request_aborting_state_enter,
+       },
+       [SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_FINAL] = {
+               .enter_state = scic_sds_request_final_state_enter,
+       },
+};
+
+static void scic_sds_general_request_construct(struct scic_sds_controller *scic,
+                                              struct scic_sds_remote_device *sci_dev,
+                                              u16 io_tag, struct scic_sds_request *sci_req)
+{
+       sci_base_state_machine_construct(&sci_req->state_machine, sci_req,
+                       scic_sds_request_state_table, SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_INITIAL);
+       sci_base_state_machine_start(&sci_req->state_machine);
+
+       sci_req->io_tag = io_tag;
+       sci_req->owning_controller = scic;
+       sci_req->target_device = sci_dev;
+       sci_req->has_started_substate_machine = false;
+       sci_req->protocol = SCIC_NO_PROTOCOL;
+       sci_req->saved_rx_frame_index = SCU_INVALID_FRAME_INDEX;
+       sci_req->device_sequence = scic_sds_remote_device_get_sequence(sci_dev);
+
+       sci_req->sci_status   = SCI_SUCCESS;
+       sci_req->scu_status   = 0;
+       sci_req->post_context = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+
+       sci_req->is_task_management_request = false;
+
+       if (io_tag == SCI_CONTROLLER_INVALID_IO_TAG) {
+               sci_req->was_tag_assigned_by_user = false;
+               sci_req->task_context_buffer = &sci_req->tc;
+       } else {
+               sci_req->was_tag_assigned_by_user = true;
+
+               sci_req->task_context_buffer =
+                       scic_sds_controller_get_task_context_buffer(scic, io_tag);
+       }
+}
 
-               spin_unlock(&request->state_lock);
-               break;
+static enum sci_status
+scic_io_request_construct(struct scic_sds_controller *scic,
+                         struct scic_sds_remote_device *sci_dev,
+                         u16 io_tag, struct scic_sds_request *sci_req)
+{
+       struct domain_device *dev = sci_dev_to_domain(sci_dev);
+       enum sci_status status = SCI_SUCCESS;
 
-       case aborting:
-               /* aborting means that the task management function tried and
-                * failed to abort the request. We need to note the request
-                * as SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED, so that the scsi mid layer marks the
-                * target as down.
-                *
-                * Aborting also means an external thread is explicitly managing
-                * this request, so that we do not complete it up the stack.
-                */
-               request->complete_in_target = true;
-               response = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
+       /* Build the common part of the request */
+       scic_sds_general_request_construct(scic, sci_dev, io_tag, sci_req);
 
-               if ((isci_device->status == isci_stopping) ||
-                   (isci_device->status == isci_stopped))
-                       /* The device has been /is being stopped. Note that
-                        * we ignore the quiesce state, since we are
-                        * concerned about the actual device state.
-                        */
-                       status = SAS_DEVICE_UNKNOWN;
-               else
-                       status = SAS_PHY_DOWN;
+       if (sci_dev->rnc.remote_node_index == SCIC_SDS_REMOTE_NODE_CONTEXT_INVALID_INDEX)
+               return SCI_FAILURE_INVALID_REMOTE_DEVICE;
 
-               complete_to_host = isci_perform_aborted_io_completion;
+       if (dev->dev_type == SAS_END_DEV)
+               /* pass */;
+       else if (dev->dev_type == SATA_DEV || (dev->tproto & SAS_PROTOCOL_STP))
+               memset(&sci_req->stp.cmd, 0, sizeof(sci_req->stp.cmd));
+       else if (dev_is_expander(dev))
+               memset(&sci_req->smp.cmd, 0, sizeof(sci_req->smp.cmd));
+       else
+               return SCI_FAILURE_UNSUPPORTED_PROTOCOL;
 
-               /* This was an aborted request. */
+       memset(sci_req->task_context_buffer, 0,
+              offsetof(struct scu_task_context, sgl_pair_ab));
 
-               spin_unlock(&request->state_lock);
-               break;
+       return status;
+}
 
-       case terminating:
+enum sci_status scic_task_request_construct(struct scic_sds_controller *scic,
+                                           struct scic_sds_remote_device *sci_dev,
+                                           u16 io_tag, struct scic_sds_request *sci_req)
+{
+       struct domain_device *dev = sci_dev_to_domain(sci_dev);
+       enum sci_status status = SCI_SUCCESS;
 
-               /* This was an terminated request.  This happens when
-                * the I/O is being terminated because of an action on
-                * the device (reset, tear down, etc.), and the I/O needs
-                * to be completed up the stack.
-                */
-               request->complete_in_target = true;
-               response = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
+       /* Build the common part of the request */
+       scic_sds_general_request_construct(scic, sci_dev, io_tag, sci_req);
 
-               /* See if the device has been/is being stopped. Note
-                * that we ignore the quiesce state, since we are
-                * concerned about the actual device state.
-                */
-               if ((isci_device->status == isci_stopping) ||
-                   (isci_device->status == isci_stopped))
-                       status = SAS_DEVICE_UNKNOWN;
-               else
-                       status = SAS_ABORTED_TASK;
+       if (dev->dev_type == SAS_END_DEV ||
+           dev->dev_type == SATA_DEV || (dev->tproto & SAS_PROTOCOL_STP)) {
+               sci_req->is_task_management_request = true;
+               memset(sci_req->task_context_buffer, 0, sizeof(struct scu_task_context));
+       } else
+               status = SCI_FAILURE_UNSUPPORTED_PROTOCOL;
 
-               complete_to_host = isci_perform_aborted_io_completion;
+       return status;
+}
 
-               /* This was a terminated request. */
+static enum sci_status isci_request_ssp_request_construct(
+       struct isci_request *request)
+{
+       enum sci_status status;
 
-               spin_unlock(&request->state_lock);
-               break;
+       dev_dbg(&request->isci_host->pdev->dev,
+               "%s: request = %p\n",
+               __func__,
+               request);
+       status = scic_io_request_construct_basic_ssp(&request->sci);
+       return status;
+}
 
-       default:
+static enum sci_status isci_request_stp_request_construct(
+       struct isci_request *request)
+{
+       struct sas_task *task = isci_request_access_task(request);
+       enum sci_status status;
+       struct host_to_dev_fis *register_fis;
 
-               /* The request is done from an SCU HW perspective. */
-               request->status = completed;
+       dev_dbg(&request->isci_host->pdev->dev,
+               "%s: request = %p\n",
+               __func__,
+               request);
 
-               spin_unlock(&request->state_lock);
+       /* Get the host_to_dev_fis from the core and copy
+        * the fis from the task into it.
+        */
+       register_fis = isci_sata_task_to_fis_copy(task);
 
-               /* This is an active request being completed from the core. */
-               switch (completion_status) {
+       status = scic_io_request_construct_basic_sata(&request->sci);
 
-               case SCI_IO_FAILURE_RESPONSE_VALID:
-                       dev_dbg(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-                               "%s: SCI_IO_FAILURE_RESPONSE_VALID (%p/%p)\n",
-                               __func__,
-                               request,
-                               task);
+       /* Set the ncq tag in the fis, from the queue
+        * command in the task.
+        */
+       if (isci_sata_is_task_ncq(task)) {
 
-                       if (sas_protocol_ata(task->task_proto)) {
-                               resp_buf
-                                       = scic_stp_io_request_get_d2h_reg_address(
-                                       request->sci_request_handle
-                                       );
-                               isci_request_process_stp_response(task,
-                                                                 resp_buf
-                                                                 );
+               isci_sata_set_ncq_tag(
+                       register_fis,
+                       task
+                       );
+       }
 
-                       } else if (SAS_PROTOCOL_SSP == task->task_proto) {
+       return status;
+}
 
-                               /* crack the iu response buffer. */
-                               resp_iu
-                                       = scic_io_request_get_response_iu_address(
-                                       request->sci_request_handle
-                                       );
+/*
+ * This function will fill in the SCU Task Context for a SMP request. The
+ *    following important settings are utilized: -# task_type ==
+ *    SCU_TASK_TYPE_SMP.  This simply indicates that a normal request type
+ *    (i.e. non-raw frame) is being utilized to perform task management. -#
+ *    control_frame == 1.  This ensures that the proper endianess is set so
+ *    that the bytes are transmitted in the right order for a smp request frame.
+ * @sci_req: This parameter specifies the smp request object being
+ *    constructed.
+ *
+ */
+static void
+scu_smp_request_construct_task_context(struct scic_sds_request *sci_req,
+                                      struct smp_req *smp_req)
+{
+       dma_addr_t dma_addr;
+       struct scic_sds_controller *scic;
+       struct scic_sds_remote_device *sci_dev;
+       struct scic_sds_port *sci_port;
+       struct scu_task_context *task_context;
+       ssize_t word_cnt = sizeof(struct smp_req) / sizeof(u32);
+
+       /* byte swap the smp request. */
+       sci_swab32_cpy(&sci_req->smp.cmd, smp_req,
+                      word_cnt);
+
+       task_context = scic_sds_request_get_task_context(sci_req);
+
+       scic = scic_sds_request_get_controller(sci_req);
+       sci_dev = scic_sds_request_get_device(sci_req);
+       sci_port = scic_sds_request_get_port(sci_req);
+
+       /*
+        * Fill in the TC with the its required data
+        * 00h
+        */
+       task_context->priority = 0;
+       task_context->initiator_request = 1;
+       task_context->connection_rate = sci_dev->connection_rate;
+       task_context->protocol_engine_index =
+               scic_sds_controller_get_protocol_engine_group(scic);
+       task_context->logical_port_index = scic_sds_port_get_index(sci_port);
+       task_context->protocol_type = SCU_TASK_CONTEXT_PROTOCOL_SMP;
+       task_context->abort = 0;
+       task_context->valid = SCU_TASK_CONTEXT_VALID;
+       task_context->context_type = SCU_TASK_CONTEXT_TYPE;
+
+       /* 04h */
+       task_context->remote_node_index = sci_dev->rnc.remote_node_index;
+       task_context->command_code = 0;
+       task_context->task_type = SCU_TASK_TYPE_SMP_REQUEST;
+
+       /* 08h */
+       task_context->link_layer_control = 0;
+       task_context->do_not_dma_ssp_good_response = 1;
+       task_context->strict_ordering = 0;
+       task_context->control_frame = 1;
+       task_context->timeout_enable = 0;
+       task_context->block_guard_enable = 0;
+
+       /* 0ch */
+       task_context->address_modifier = 0;
+
+       /* 10h */
+       task_context->ssp_command_iu_length = smp_req->req_len;
+
+       /* 14h */
+       task_context->transfer_length_bytes = 0;
+
+       /*
+        * 18h ~ 30h, protocol specific
+        * since commandIU has been build by framework at this point, we just
+        * copy the frist DWord from command IU to this location. */
+       memcpy(&task_context->type.smp, &sci_req->smp.cmd, sizeof(u32));
+
+       /*
+        * 40h
+        * "For SMP you could program it to zero. We would prefer that way
+        * so that done code will be consistent." - Venki
+        */
+       task_context->task_phase = 0;
 
-                               isci_request_process_response_iu(task, resp_iu,
-                                                                &isci_host->pdev->dev
-                                                                );
+       if (sci_req->was_tag_assigned_by_user) {
+               /*
+                * Build the task context now since we have already read
+                * the data
+                */
+               sci_req->post_context =
+                       (SCU_CONTEXT_COMMAND_REQUEST_TYPE_POST_TC |
+                        (scic_sds_controller_get_protocol_engine_group(scic) <<
+                         SCU_CONTEXT_COMMAND_PROTOCOL_ENGINE_GROUP_SHIFT) |
+                        (scic_sds_port_get_index(sci_port) <<
+                         SCU_CONTEXT_COMMAND_LOGICAL_PORT_SHIFT) |
+                        scic_sds_io_tag_get_index(sci_req->io_tag));
+       } else {
+               /*
+                * Build the task context now since we have already read
+                * the data.
+                * I/O tag index is not assigned because we have to wait
+                * until we get a TCi.
+                */
+               sci_req->post_context =
+                       (SCU_CONTEXT_COMMAND_REQUEST_TYPE_POST_TC |
+                        (scic_sds_controller_get_protocol_engine_group(scic) <<
+                         SCU_CONTEXT_COMMAND_PROTOCOL_ENGINE_GROUP_SHIFT) |
+                        (scic_sds_port_get_index(sci_port) <<
+                         SCU_CONTEXT_COMMAND_LOGICAL_PORT_SHIFT));
+       }
 
-                       } else if (SAS_PROTOCOL_SMP == task->task_proto) {
+       /*
+        * Copy the physical address for the command buffer to the SCU Task
+        * Context command buffer should not contain command header.
+        */
+       dma_addr = scic_io_request_get_dma_addr(sci_req,
+                                               ((char *) &sci_req->smp.cmd) +
+                                               sizeof(u32));
 
-                               dev_err(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-                                       "%s: SCI_IO_FAILURE_RESPONSE_VALID: "
-                                       "SAS_PROTOCOL_SMP protocol\n",
-                                       __func__);
+       task_context->command_iu_upper = upper_32_bits(dma_addr);
+       task_context->command_iu_lower = lower_32_bits(dma_addr);
 
-                       } else
-                               dev_err(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-                                       "%s: unknown protocol\n", __func__);
+       /* SMP response comes as UF, so no need to set response IU address. */
+       task_context->response_iu_upper = 0;
+       task_context->response_iu_lower = 0;
+}
 
-                       /* use the task status set in the task struct by the
-                        * isci_request_process_response_iu call.
-                        */
-                       request->complete_in_target = true;
-                       response = task->task_status.resp;
-                       status = task->task_status.stat;
+static enum sci_status scic_io_request_construct_smp(struct scic_sds_request *sci_req)
+{
+       struct smp_req *smp_req = kmalloc(sizeof(*smp_req), GFP_KERNEL);
+
+       if (!smp_req)
+               return SCI_FAILURE_INSUFFICIENT_RESOURCES;
+
+       sci_req->protocol = SCIC_SMP_PROTOCOL;
+
+       /* Construct the SMP SCU Task Context */
+       memcpy(smp_req, &sci_req->smp.cmd, sizeof(*smp_req));
+
+       /*
+        * Look at the SMP requests' header fields; for certain SAS 1.x SMP
+        * functions under SAS 2.0, a zero request length really indicates
+        * a non-zero default length. */
+       if (smp_req->req_len == 0) {
+               switch (smp_req->func) {
+               case SMP_DISCOVER:
+               case SMP_REPORT_PHY_ERR_LOG:
+               case SMP_REPORT_PHY_SATA:
+               case SMP_REPORT_ROUTE_INFO:
+                       smp_req->req_len = 2;
+                       break;
+               case SMP_CONF_ROUTE_INFO:
+               case SMP_PHY_CONTROL:
+               case SMP_PHY_TEST_FUNCTION:
+                       smp_req->req_len = 9;
                        break;
+                       /* Default - zero is a valid default for 2.0. */
+               }
+       }
 
-               case SCI_IO_SUCCESS:
-               case SCI_IO_SUCCESS_IO_DONE_EARLY:
+       scu_smp_request_construct_task_context(sci_req, smp_req);
 
-                       response = SAS_TASK_COMPLETE;
-                       status   = SAM_STAT_GOOD;
-                       request->complete_in_target = true;
+       sci_base_state_machine_change_state(&sci_req->state_machine,
+               SCI_BASE_REQUEST_STATE_CONSTRUCTED);
 
-                       if (task->task_proto == SAS_PROTOCOL_SMP) {
+       kfree(smp_req);
 
-                               u8 *command_iu_address
-                                       = scic_io_request_get_command_iu_address(
-                                       request->sci_request_handle
-                                       );
+       return SCI_SUCCESS;
+}
 
-                               dev_dbg(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-                                       "%s: SMP protocol completion\n",
-                                       __func__);
+/*
+ * isci_smp_request_build() - This function builds the smp request.
+ * @ireq: This parameter points to the isci_request allocated in the
+ *    request construct function.
+ *
+ * SCI_SUCCESS on successfull completion, or specific failure code.
+ */
+static enum sci_status isci_smp_request_build(struct isci_request *ireq)
+{
+       enum sci_status status = SCI_FAILURE;
+       struct sas_task *task = isci_request_access_task(ireq);
+       struct scic_sds_request *sci_req = &ireq->sci;
 
-                               sg_copy_from_buffer(
-                                       &task->smp_task.smp_resp, 1,
-                                       command_iu_address
-                                       + sizeof(struct smp_req),
-                                       sizeof(struct smp_resp));
-                       } else if (completion_status
-                                  == SCI_IO_SUCCESS_IO_DONE_EARLY) {
+       dev_dbg(&ireq->isci_host->pdev->dev,
+               "%s: request = %p\n", __func__, ireq);
 
-                               /* This was an SSP / STP / SATA transfer.
-                                * There is a possibility that less data than
-                                * the maximum was transferred.
-                                */
-                               u32 transferred_length
-                                       = scic_io_request_get_number_of_bytes_transferred(
-                                       request->sci_request_handle);
+       dev_dbg(&ireq->isci_host->pdev->dev,
+               "%s: smp_req len = %d\n",
+               __func__,
+               task->smp_task.smp_req.length);
 
-                               task->task_status.residual
-                                       = task->total_xfer_len - transferred_length;
+       /* copy the smp_command to the address; */
+       sg_copy_to_buffer(&task->smp_task.smp_req, 1,
+                         &sci_req->smp.cmd,
+                         sizeof(struct smp_req));
 
-                               /* If there were residual bytes, call this an
-                                * underrun.
-                                */
-                               if (task->task_status.residual != 0)
-                                       status = SAS_DATA_UNDERRUN;
+       status = scic_io_request_construct_smp(sci_req);
+       if (status != SCI_SUCCESS)
+               dev_warn(&ireq->isci_host->pdev->dev,
+                        "%s: failed with status = %d\n",
+                        __func__,
+                        status);
 
-                               dev_dbg(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-                                       "%s: SCI_IO_SUCCESS_IO_DONE_EARLY %d\n",
-                                       __func__,
-                                       status);
+       return status;
+}
 
-                       } else
-                               dev_dbg(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-                                       "%s: SCI_IO_SUCCESS\n",
-                                       __func__);
+/**
+ * isci_io_request_build() - This function builds the io request object.
+ * @isci_host: This parameter specifies the ISCI host object
+ * @request: This parameter points to the isci_request object allocated in the
+ *    request construct function.
+ * @sci_device: This parameter is the handle for the sci core's remote device
+ *    object that is the destination for this request.
+ *
+ * SCI_SUCCESS on successfull completion, or specific failure code.
+ */
+static enum sci_status isci_io_request_build(
+       struct isci_host *isci_host,
+       struct isci_request *request,
+       struct isci_remote_device *isci_device)
+{
+       enum sci_status status = SCI_SUCCESS;
+       struct sas_task *task = isci_request_access_task(request);
+       struct scic_sds_remote_device *sci_device = &isci_device->sci;
 
-                       break;
+       dev_dbg(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
+               "%s: isci_device = 0x%p; request = %p, "
+               "num_scatter = %d\n",
+               __func__,
+               isci_device,
+               request,
+               task->num_scatter);
 
-               case SCI_IO_FAILURE_TERMINATED:
-                       dev_dbg(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-                               "%s: SCI_IO_FAILURE_TERMINATED (%p/%p)\n",
-                               __func__,
-                               request,
-                               task);
+       /* map the sgl addresses, if present.
+        * libata does the mapping for sata devices
+        * before we get the request.
+        */
+       if (task->num_scatter &&
+           !sas_protocol_ata(task->task_proto) &&
+           !(SAS_PROTOCOL_SMP & task->task_proto)) {
 
-                       /* The request was terminated explicitly.  No handling
-                        * is needed in the SCSI error handler path.
-                        */
-                       request->complete_in_target = true;
-                       response = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
+               request->num_sg_entries = dma_map_sg(
+                       &isci_host->pdev->dev,
+                       task->scatter,
+                       task->num_scatter,
+                       task->data_dir
+                       );
+
+               if (request->num_sg_entries == 0)
+                       return SCI_FAILURE_INSUFFICIENT_RESOURCES;
+       }
 
-                       /* See if the device has been/is being stopped. Note
-                        * that we ignore the quiesce state, since we are
-                        * concerned about the actual device state.
-                        */
-                       if ((isci_device->status == isci_stopping) ||
-                           (isci_device->status == isci_stopped))
-                               status = SAS_DEVICE_UNKNOWN;
-                       else
-                               status = SAS_ABORTED_TASK;
+       /* build the common request object. For now,
+        * we will let the core allocate the IO tag.
+        */
+       status = scic_io_request_construct(&isci_host->sci, sci_device,
+                                          SCI_CONTROLLER_INVALID_IO_TAG,
+                                          &request->sci);
 
-                       complete_to_host = isci_perform_normal_io_completion;
-                       break;
+       if (status != SCI_SUCCESS) {
+               dev_warn(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
+                        "%s: failed request construct\n",
+                        __func__);
+               return SCI_FAILURE;
+       }
 
-               case SCI_FAILURE_CONTROLLER_SPECIFIC_IO_ERR:
+       switch (task->task_proto) {
+       case SAS_PROTOCOL_SMP:
+               status = isci_smp_request_build(request);
+               break;
+       case SAS_PROTOCOL_SSP:
+               status = isci_request_ssp_request_construct(request);
+               break;
+       case SAS_PROTOCOL_SATA:
+       case SAS_PROTOCOL_STP:
+       case SAS_PROTOCOL_SATA | SAS_PROTOCOL_STP:
+               status = isci_request_stp_request_construct(request);
+               break;
+       default:
+               dev_warn(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
+                        "%s: unknown protocol\n", __func__);
+               return SCI_FAILURE;
+       }
 
-                       isci_request_handle_controller_specific_errors(
-                               isci_device, request, task, &response, &status,
-                               &complete_to_host);
+       return SCI_SUCCESS;
+}
 
-                       break;
+/**
+ * isci_request_alloc_core() - This function gets the request object from the
+ *    isci_host dma cache.
+ * @isci_host: This parameter specifies the ISCI host object
+ * @isci_request: This parameter will contain the pointer to the new
+ *    isci_request object.
+ * @isci_device: This parameter is the pointer to the isci remote device object
+ *    that is the destination for this request.
+ * @gfp_flags: This parameter specifies the os allocation flags.
+ *
+ * SCI_SUCCESS on successfull completion, or specific failure code.
+ */
+static int isci_request_alloc_core(
+       struct isci_host *isci_host,
+       struct isci_request **isci_request,
+       struct isci_remote_device *isci_device,
+       gfp_t gfp_flags)
+{
+       int ret = 0;
+       dma_addr_t handle;
+       struct isci_request *request;
 
-               case SCI_IO_FAILURE_REMOTE_DEVICE_RESET_REQUIRED:
-                       /* This is a special case, in that the I/O completion
-                        * is telling us that the device needs a reset.
-                        * In order for the device reset condition to be
-                        * noticed, the I/O has to be handled in the error
-                        * handler.  Set the reset flag and cause the
-                        * SCSI error thread to be scheduled.
-                        */
-                       spin_lock_irqsave(&task->task_state_lock, task_flags);
-                       task->task_state_flags |= SAS_TASK_NEED_DEV_RESET;
-                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&task->task_state_lock, task_flags);
 
-                       /* Fail the I/O. */
-                       response = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
-                       status = SAM_STAT_TASK_ABORTED;
+       /* get pointer to dma memory. This actually points
+        * to both the isci_remote_device object and the
+        * sci object. The isci object is at the beginning
+        * of the memory allocated here.
+        */
+       request = dma_pool_alloc(isci_host->dma_pool, gfp_flags, &handle);
+       if (!request) {
+               dev_warn(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
+                        "%s: dma_pool_alloc returned NULL\n", __func__);
+               return -ENOMEM;
+       }
 
-                       complete_to_host = isci_perform_error_io_completion;
-                       request->complete_in_target = false;
-                       break;
+       /* initialize the request object.       */
+       spin_lock_init(&request->state_lock);
+       request->request_daddr = handle;
+       request->isci_host = isci_host;
+       request->isci_device = isci_device;
+       request->io_request_completion = NULL;
+       request->terminated = false;
 
-               default:
-                       /* Catch any otherwise unhandled error codes here. */
-                       dev_warn(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
-                                "%s: invalid completion code: 0x%x - "
-                                "isci_request = %p\n",
-                                __func__, completion_status, request);
+       request->num_sg_entries = 0;
 
-                       response = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
+       request->complete_in_target = false;
 
-                       /* See if the device has been/is being stopped. Note
-                        * that we ignore the quiesce state, since we are
-                        * concerned about the actual device state.
-                        */
-                       if ((isci_device->status == isci_stopping) ||
-                           (isci_device->status == isci_stopped))
-                               status = SAS_DEVICE_UNKNOWN;
-                       else
-                               status = SAS_ABORTED_TASK;
+       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&request->completed_node);
+       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&request->dev_node);
 
-                       complete_to_host = isci_perform_error_io_completion;
-                       request->complete_in_target = false;
-                       break;
-               }
-               break;
-       }
+       *isci_request = request;
+       isci_request_change_state(request, allocated);
 
-       isci_request_unmap_sgl(request, isci_host->pdev);
+       return ret;
+}
 
-       /* Put the completed request on the correct list */
-       isci_task_save_for_upper_layer_completion(isci_host, request, response,
-                                                 status, complete_to_host
-                                                 );
+static int isci_request_alloc_io(
+       struct isci_host *isci_host,
+       struct sas_task *task,
+       struct isci_request **isci_request,
+       struct isci_remote_device *isci_device,
+       gfp_t gfp_flags)
+{
+       int retval = isci_request_alloc_core(isci_host, isci_request,
+                                            isci_device, gfp_flags);
 
-       /* complete the io request to the core. */
-       scic_controller_complete_io(isci_host->core_controller,
-                                   &isci_device->sci,
-                                   request->sci_request_handle);
-       /* NULL the request handle so it cannot be completed or
-        * terminated again, and to cause any calls into abort
-        * task to recognize the already completed case.
-        */
-       request->sci_request_handle = NULL;
+       if (!retval) {
+               (*isci_request)->ttype_ptr.io_task_ptr = task;
+               (*isci_request)->ttype                 = io_task;
 
-       isci_host_can_dequeue(isci_host, 1);
+               task->lldd_task = *isci_request;
+       }
+       return retval;
 }
 
 /**
- * isci_request_io_request_get_transfer_length() - This function is called by
- *    the sci core to retrieve the transfer length for a given request.
- * @request: This parameter is the isci_request object.
+ * isci_request_alloc_tmf() - This function gets the request object from the
+ *    isci_host dma cache and initializes the relevant fields as a sas_task.
+ * @isci_host: This parameter specifies the ISCI host object
+ * @sas_task: This parameter is the task struct from the upper layer driver.
+ * @isci_request: This parameter will contain the pointer to the new
+ *    isci_request object.
+ * @isci_device: This parameter is the pointer to the isci remote device object
+ *    that is the destination for this request.
+ * @gfp_flags: This parameter specifies the os allocation flags.
  *
- * length of transfer for specified request.
+ * SCI_SUCCESS on successfull completion, or specific failure code.
  */
-u32 isci_request_io_request_get_transfer_length(struct isci_request *request)
+int isci_request_alloc_tmf(
+       struct isci_host *isci_host,
+       struct isci_tmf *isci_tmf,
+       struct isci_request **isci_request,
+       struct isci_remote_device *isci_device,
+       gfp_t gfp_flags)
 {
-       struct sas_task *task = isci_request_access_task(request);
+       int retval = isci_request_alloc_core(isci_host, isci_request,
+                                            isci_device, gfp_flags);
 
-       dev_dbg(&request->isci_host->pdev->dev,
-               "%s: total_xfer_len: %d\n",
-               __func__,
-               task->total_xfer_len);
-       return task->total_xfer_len;
-}
+       if (!retval) {
 
+               (*isci_request)->ttype_ptr.tmf_task_ptr = isci_tmf;
+               (*isci_request)->ttype = tmf_task;
+       }
+       return retval;
+}
 
 /**
- * isci_request_io_request_get_data_direction() - This function is called by
- *    the sci core to retrieve the data direction for a given request.
- * @request: This parameter is the isci_request object.
+ * isci_request_execute() - This function allocates the isci_request object,
+ *    all fills in some common fields.
+ * @isci_host: This parameter specifies the ISCI host object
+ * @sas_task: This parameter is the task struct from the upper layer driver.
+ * @isci_request: This parameter will contain the pointer to the new
+ *    isci_request object.
+ * @gfp_flags: This parameter specifies the os allocation flags.
  *
- * data direction for specified request.
+ * SCI_SUCCESS on successfull completion, or specific failure code.
  */
-enum dma_data_direction isci_request_io_request_get_data_direction(
-       struct isci_request *request)
+int isci_request_execute(
+       struct isci_host *isci_host,
+       struct sas_task *task,
+       struct isci_request **isci_request,
+       gfp_t gfp_flags)
 {
-       struct sas_task *task = isci_request_access_task(request);
+       int ret = 0;
+       struct scic_sds_remote_device *sci_device;
+       enum sci_status status = SCI_FAILURE_UNSUPPORTED_PROTOCOL;
+       struct isci_remote_device *isci_device;
+       struct isci_request *request;
+       unsigned long flags;
+
+       isci_device = task->dev->lldd_dev;
+       sci_device = &isci_device->sci;
+
+       /* do common allocation and init of request object. */
+       ret = isci_request_alloc_io(
+               isci_host,
+               task,
+               &request,
+               isci_device,
+               gfp_flags
+               );
+
+       if (ret)
+               goto out;
+
+       status = isci_io_request_build(isci_host, request, isci_device);
+       if (status != SCI_SUCCESS) {
+               dev_warn(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
+                        "%s: request_construct failed - status = 0x%x\n",
+                        __func__,
+                        status);
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&isci_host->scic_lock, flags);
+
+       /* send the request, let the core assign the IO TAG.    */
+       status = scic_controller_start_io(&isci_host->sci, sci_device,
+                                         &request->sci,
+                                         SCI_CONTROLLER_INVALID_IO_TAG);
+       if (status != SCI_SUCCESS &&
+           status != SCI_FAILURE_REMOTE_DEVICE_RESET_REQUIRED) {
+               dev_warn(&isci_host->pdev->dev,
+                        "%s: failed request start (0x%x)\n",
+                        __func__, status);
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&isci_host->scic_lock, flags);
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       /* Either I/O started OK, or the core has signaled that
+        * the device needs a target reset.
+        *
+        * In either case, hold onto the I/O for later.
+        *
+        * Update it's status and add it to the list in the
+        * remote device object.
+        */
+       isci_request_change_state(request, started);
+       list_add(&request->dev_node, &isci_device->reqs_in_process);
+
+       if (status == SCI_SUCCESS) {
+               /* Save the tag for possible task mgmt later. */
+               request->io_tag = request->sci.io_tag;
+       } else {
+               /* The request did not really start in the
+                * hardware, so clear the request handle
+                * here so no terminations will be done.
+                */
+               request->terminated = true;
+       }
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&isci_host->scic_lock, flags);
+
+       if (status ==
+           SCI_FAILURE_REMOTE_DEVICE_RESET_REQUIRED) {
+               /* Signal libsas that we need the SCSI error
+               * handler thread to work on this I/O and that
+               * we want a device reset.
+               */
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&task->task_state_lock, flags);
+               task->task_state_flags |= SAS_TASK_NEED_DEV_RESET;
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&task->task_state_lock, flags);
+
+               /* Cause this task to be scheduled in the SCSI error
+               * handler thread.
+               */
+               isci_execpath_callback(isci_host, task,
+                                      sas_task_abort);
+
+               /* Change the status, since we are holding
+               * the I/O until it is managed by the SCSI
+               * error handler.
+               */
+               status = SCI_SUCCESS;
+       }
+
+ out:
+       if (status != SCI_SUCCESS) {
+               /* release dma memory on failure. */
+               isci_request_free(isci_host, request);
+               request = NULL;
+               ret = SCI_FAILURE;
+       }
 
-       return task->data_dir;
+       *isci_request = request;
+       return ret;
 }
+
+
+