26 files changed, 188 insertions, 266 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/ide/alim15x3.c b/drivers/ide/alim15x3.c
index 45d2356bb725..290204e89eaf 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/alim15x3.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/alim15x3.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ static void ali_set_dma_mode(ide_drive_t *drive, const u8 speed)
 static int ali15x3_dma_setup(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
         if (m5229_revision < 0xC2 && drive->media != ide_disk) {
-                if (rq_data_dir(drive->hwif->hwgroup->rq))
+                if (rq_data_dir(drive->hwif->rq))
                         return 1;       /* try PIO instead of DMA */
         }
         return ide_dma_setup(drive);
diff --git a/drivers/ide/au1xxx-ide.c b/drivers/ide/au1xxx-ide.c
index 0ec8fd1e4dcb..db412bc772d1 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/au1xxx-ide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/au1xxx-ide.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static int auide_build_dmatable(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
         int i, iswrite, count = 0;
         ide_hwif_t *hwif = HWIF(drive);
-        struct request *rq = HWGROUP(drive)->rq;
+        struct request *rq = hwif->rq;
         _auide_hwif *ahwif = &auide_hwif;
         struct scatterlist *sg;
 
@@ -309,8 +309,8 @@ static void auide_dma_exec_cmd(ide_drive_t *drive, u8 command)
 }
 
 static int auide_dma_setup(ide_drive_t *drive)
-{               
-        struct request *rq = HWGROUP(drive)->rq;
+{
+        struct request *rq = drive->hwif->rq;
 
         if (!auide_build_dmatable(drive)) {
                 ide_map_sg(drive, rq);
diff --git a/drivers/ide/icside.c b/drivers/ide/icside.c
index 81f70caeb40f..72d95c99f147 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/icside.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/icside.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ static int icside_dma_setup(ide_drive_t *drive)
         ide_hwif_t *hwif = HWIF(drive);
         struct expansion_card *ec = ECARD_DEV(hwif->dev);
         struct icside_state *state = ecard_get_drvdata(ec);
-        struct request *rq = hwif->hwgroup->rq;
+        struct request *rq = hwif->rq;
         unsigned int dma_mode;
 
         if (rq_data_dir(rq))
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-atapi.c b/drivers/ide/ide-atapi.c
index e8688c0f8645..d6a50d67b7db 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-atapi.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-atapi.c
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_retry_pc);
 
 int ide_cd_expiry(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
-        struct request *rq = HWGROUP(drive)->rq;
+        struct request *rq = drive->hwif->rq;
         unsigned long wait = 0;
 
         debug_log("%s: rq->cmd[0]: 0x%x\n", __func__, rq->cmd[0]);
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ static ide_startstop_t ide_pc_intr(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
         struct ide_atapi_pc *pc = drive->pc;
         ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
-        struct request *rq = hwif->hwgroup->rq;
+        struct request *rq = hwif->rq;
         const struct ide_tp_ops *tp_ops = hwif->tp_ops;
         xfer_func_t *xferfunc;
         unsigned int timeout, temp;
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ static ide_startstop_t ide_transfer_pc(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
         struct ide_atapi_pc *uninitialized_var(pc);
         ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
-        struct request *rq = hwif->hwgroup->rq;
+        struct request *rq = hwif->rq;
         ide_expiry_t *expiry;
         unsigned int timeout;
         int cmd_len;
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ ide_startstop_t ide_issue_pc(ide_drive_t *drive)
 
         if (dev_is_idecd(drive)) {
                 tf_flags = IDE_TFLAG_OUT_NSECT | IDE_TFLAG_OUT_LBAL;
-                bcount = ide_cd_get_xferlen(hwif->hwgroup->rq);
+                bcount = ide_cd_get_xferlen(hwif->rq);
                 expiry = ide_cd_expiry;
                 timeout = ATAPI_WAIT_PC;
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
index 1a7410f88249..c35b64d495f5 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ static void cdrom_queue_request_sense(ide_drive_t *drive, void *sense,
 
 static void cdrom_end_request(ide_drive_t *drive, int uptodate)
 {
-        struct request *rq = HWGROUP(drive)->rq;
+        struct request *rq = drive->hwif->rq;
         int nsectors = rq->hard_cur_sectors;
 
         ide_debug_log(IDE_DBG_FUNC, "Call %s, cmd: 0x%x, uptodate: 0x%x, "
@@ -306,8 +306,7 @@ static void ide_dump_status_no_sense(ide_drive_t *drive, const char *msg, u8 st)
 static int cdrom_decode_status(ide_drive_t *drive, int good_stat, int *stat_ret)
 {
         ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
-        ide_hwgroup_t *hwgroup = hwif->hwgroup;
-        struct request *rq = hwgroup->rq;
+        struct request *rq = hwif->rq;
         int stat, err, sense_key;
 
         /* check for errors */
@@ -502,7 +501,7 @@ end_request:
                 blkdev_dequeue_request(rq);
                 spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
 
-                hwgroup->rq = NULL;
+                hwif->rq = NULL;
 
                 cdrom_queue_request_sense(drive, rq->sense, rq);
         } else
@@ -525,7 +524,7 @@ static ide_startstop_t cdrom_newpc_intr(ide_drive_t *);
 static ide_startstop_t cdrom_start_packet_command(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
         ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
-        struct request *rq = hwif->hwgroup->rq;
+        struct request *rq = hwif->rq;
         int xferlen;
 
         xferlen = ide_cd_get_xferlen(rq);
@@ -567,7 +566,7 @@ static ide_startstop_t cdrom_start_packet_command(ide_drive_t *drive)
 static ide_startstop_t cdrom_transfer_packet_command(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
         ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
-        struct request *rq = hwif->hwgroup->rq;
+        struct request *rq = hwif->rq;
         int cmd_len;
         ide_startstop_t startstop;
 
@@ -854,8 +853,7 @@ static int cdrom_newpc_intr_dummy_cb(struct request *rq)
 static ide_startstop_t cdrom_newpc_intr(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
         ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
-        ide_hwgroup_t *hwgroup = hwif->hwgroup;
-        struct request *rq = hwgroup->rq;
+        struct request *rq = hwif->rq;
         xfer_func_t *xferfunc;
         ide_expiry_t *expiry = NULL;
         int dma_error = 0, dma, stat, thislen, uptodate = 0;
@@ -1061,7 +1059,7 @@ end_request:
                 if (blk_end_request(rq, 0, dlen))
                         BUG();
 
-                hwgroup->rq = NULL;
+                hwif->rq = NULL;
         } else {
                 if (!uptodate)
                         rq->cmd_flags |= REQ_FAILED;
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-dma-sff.c b/drivers/ide/ide-dma-sff.c
index f6d2d44d8a9a..623a82d1535d 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-dma-sff.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-dma-sff.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_build_dmatable);
 int ide_dma_setup(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
         ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
-        struct request *rq = hwif->hwgroup->rq;
+        struct request *rq = hwif->rq;
         unsigned int reading = rq_data_dir(rq) ? 0 : ATA_DMA_WR;
         u8 mmio = (hwif->host_flags & IDE_HFLAG_MMIO) ? 1 : 0;
         u8 dma_stat;
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ static int dma_timer_expiry(ide_drive_t *drive)
         if ((dma_stat & 0x18) == 0x18)  /* BUSY Stupid Early Timer !! */
                 return WAIT_CMD;
 
-        hwif->hwgroup->expiry = NULL;   /* one free ride for now */
+        hwif->expiry = NULL;    /* one free ride for now */
 
         if (dma_stat & ATA_DMA_ERR)     /* ERROR */
                 return -1;
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-dma.c b/drivers/ide/ide-dma.c
index fffd11717b2d..72ebab0bc755 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-dma.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ ide_startstop_t ide_dma_intr(ide_drive_t *drive)
 
         if (OK_STAT(stat, DRIVE_READY, drive->bad_wstat | ATA_DRQ)) {
                 if (!dma_stat) {
-                        struct request *rq = hwif->hwgroup->rq;
+                        struct request *rq = hwif->rq;
 
                         task_end_request(drive, rq, stat);
                         return ide_stopped;
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c b/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c
index 0a48e2dc53a2..3eab1c6c9b31 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 static int ide_floppy_end_request(ide_drive_t *drive, int uptodate, int nsecs)
 {
         struct ide_disk_obj *floppy = drive->driver_data;
-        struct request *rq = HWGROUP(drive)->rq;
+        struct request *rq = drive->hwif->rq;
         int error;
 
         ide_debug_log(IDE_DBG_FUNC, "Call %s\n", __func__);
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
index 8f371821c614..6ff82d7055b9 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static int __ide_end_request(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq,
                 ret = 0;
 
         if (ret == 0 && dequeue)
-                drive->hwif->hwgroup->rq = NULL;
+                drive->hwif->rq = NULL;
 
         return ret;
 }
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static int __ide_end_request(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq,
 int ide_end_request (ide_drive_t *drive, int uptodate, int nr_sectors)
 {
         unsigned int nr_bytes = nr_sectors << 9;
-        struct request *rq = drive->hwif->hwgroup->rq;
+        struct request *rq = drive->hwif->rq;
 
         if (!nr_bytes) {
                 if (blk_pc_request(rq))
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_end_dequeued_request);
  
 void ide_end_drive_cmd (ide_drive_t *drive, u8 stat, u8 err)
 {
-        ide_hwgroup_t *hwgroup = drive->hwif->hwgroup;
-        struct request *rq = hwgroup->rq;
+        ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
+        struct request *rq = hwif->rq;
 
         if (rq->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_ATA_TASKFILE) {
                 ide_task_t *task = (ide_task_t *)rq->special;
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ void ide_end_drive_cmd (ide_drive_t *drive, u8 stat, u8 err)
                 return;
         }
 
-        hwgroup->rq = NULL;
+        hwif->rq = NULL;
 
         rq->errors = err;
 
@@ -321,7 +321,8 @@ ide_startstop_t ide_error (ide_drive_t *drive, const char *msg, u8 stat)
 
         err = ide_dump_status(drive, msg, stat);
 
-        if ((rq = HWGROUP(drive)->rq) == NULL)
+        rq = drive->hwif->rq;
+        if (rq == NULL)
                 return ide_stopped;
 
         /* retry only "normal" I/O: */
@@ -654,7 +655,7 @@ kill_rq:
  *      @timeout: time to stall for (jiffies)
  *
  *      ide_stall_queue() can be used by a drive to give excess bandwidth back
- *      to the hwgroup by sleeping for timeout jiffies.
+ *      to the port by sleeping for timeout jiffies.
  */
  
 void ide_stall_queue (ide_drive_t *drive, unsigned long timeout)
@@ -705,14 +706,13 @@ static inline void ide_unlock_host(struct ide_host *host)
 }
 
 /*
- * Issue a new request to a drive from hwgroup
+ * Issue a new request to a device.
  */
 void do_ide_request(struct request_queue *q)
 {
         ide_drive_t     *drive = q->queuedata;
         ide_hwif_t      *hwif = drive->hwif;
         struct ide_host *host = hwif->host;
-        ide_hwgroup_t   *hwgroup = hwif->hwgroup;
         struct request  *rq = NULL;
         ide_startstop_t startstop;
 
@@ -734,13 +734,13 @@ void do_ide_request(struct request_queue *q)
         if (ide_lock_host(host, hwif))
                 goto plug_device_2;
 
-        spin_lock_irq(&hwgroup->lock);
+        spin_lock_irq(&hwif->lock);
 
         if (!ide_lock_port(hwif)) {
                 ide_hwif_t *prev_port;
 repeat:
                 prev_port = hwif->host->cur_port;
-                hwgroup->rq = NULL;
+                hwif->rq = NULL;
 
                 if (drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_SLEEPING) {
                         if (time_before(drive->sleep, jiffies)) {
@@ -755,15 +755,15 @@ repeat:
                          * set nIEN for previous port, drives in the
                          * quirk_list may not like intr setups/cleanups
                          */
-                        if (prev_port && hwgroup->cur_dev->quirk_list == 0)
+                        if (prev_port && prev_port->cur_dev->quirk_list == 0)
                                 prev_port->tp_ops->set_irq(prev_port, 0);
 
                         hwif->host->cur_port = hwif;
                 }
-                hwgroup->cur_dev = drive;
+                hwif->cur_dev = drive;
                 drive->dev_flags &= ~(IDE_DFLAG_SLEEPING | IDE_DFLAG_PARKED);
 
-                spin_unlock_irq(&hwgroup->lock);
+                spin_unlock_irq(&hwif->lock);
                 spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
                 /*
                  * we know that the queue isn't empty, but this can happen
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ repeat:
                  */
                 rq = elv_next_request(drive->queue);
                 spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
-                spin_lock_irq(&hwgroup->lock);
+                spin_lock_irq(&hwif->lock);
 
                 if (!rq) {
                         ide_unlock_port(hwif);
@@ -799,25 +799,25 @@ repeat:
                         goto plug_device;
                 }
 
-                hwgroup->rq = rq;
+                hwif->rq = rq;
 
-                spin_unlock_irq(&hwgroup->lock);
+                spin_unlock_irq(&hwif->lock);
                 startstop = start_request(drive, rq);
-                spin_lock_irq(&hwgroup->lock);
+                spin_lock_irq(&hwif->lock);
 
                 if (startstop == ide_stopped)
                         goto repeat;
         } else
                 goto plug_device;
 out:
-        spin_unlock_irq(&hwgroup->lock);
+        spin_unlock_irq(&hwif->lock);
         if (rq == NULL)
                 ide_unlock_host(host);
         spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
         return;
 
 plug_device:
-        spin_unlock_irq(&hwgroup->lock);
+        spin_unlock_irq(&hwif->lock);
         ide_unlock_host(host);
 plug_device_2:
         spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ plug_device_2:
 }
 
 /*
- * un-busy the hwgroup etc, and clear any pending DMA status. we want to
+ * un-busy the port etc, and clear any pending DMA status. we want to
  * retry the current request in pio mode instead of risking tossing it
  * all away
  */
@@ -864,12 +864,11 @@ static ide_startstop_t ide_dma_timeout_retry(ide_drive_t *drive, int error)
          * un-busy drive etc and make sure request is sane
          */
 
-        rq = HWGROUP(drive)->rq;
-
+        rq = hwif->rq;
         if (!rq)
                 goto out;
 
-        HWGROUP(drive)->rq = NULL;
+        hwif->rq = NULL;
 
         rq->errors = 0;
 
@@ -897,7 +896,7 @@ static void ide_plug_device(ide_drive_t *drive)
 
 /**
  *      ide_timer_expiry        -       handle lack of an IDE interrupt
- *      @data: timer callback magic (hwgroup)
+ *      @data: timer callback magic (hwif)
  *
  *      An IDE command has timed out before the expected drive return
  *      occurred. At this point we attempt to clean up the current
@@ -911,19 +910,18 @@ static void ide_plug_device(ide_drive_t *drive)
  
 void ide_timer_expiry (unsigned long data)
 {
-        ide_hwgroup_t   *hwgroup = (ide_hwgroup_t *) data;
-        ide_hwif_t      *uninitialized_var(hwif);
+        ide_hwif_t      *hwif = (ide_hwif_t *)data;
         ide_drive_t     *uninitialized_var(drive);
         ide_handler_t   *handler;
-        ide_expiry_t    *expiry;
         unsigned long   flags;
         unsigned long   wait = -1;
         int             plug_device = 0;
 
-        spin_lock_irqsave(&hwgroup->lock, flags);
+        spin_lock_irqsave(&hwif->lock, flags);
+
+        handler = hwif->handler;
 
-        if (((handler = hwgroup->handler) == NULL) ||
-            (hwgroup->req_gen != hwgroup->req_gen_timer)) {
+        if (handler == NULL || hwif->req_gen != hwif->req_gen_timer) {
                 /*
                  * Either a marginal timeout occurred
                  * (got the interrupt just as timer expired),
@@ -931,38 +929,39 @@ void ide_timer_expiry (unsigned long data)
                  * Either way, we don't really want to complain about anything.
                  */
         } else {
-                drive = hwgroup->cur_dev;
+                drive = hwif->cur_dev;
                 if (!drive) {
                         printk(KERN_ERR "%s: ->cur_dev was NULL\n", __func__);
-                        hwgroup->handler = NULL;
+                        hwif->handler = NULL;
                 } else {
+                        ide_expiry_t *expiry = hwif->expiry;
                         ide_startstop_t startstop = ide_stopped;
 
-                        if ((expiry = hwgroup->expiry) != NULL) {
+                        if (expiry) {
                                 /* continue */
                                 if ((wait = expiry(drive)) > 0) {
                                         /* reset timer */
-                                        hwgroup->timer.expires  = jiffies + wait;
-                                        hwgroup->req_gen_timer = hwgroup->req_gen;
-                                        add_timer(&hwgroup->timer);
-                                        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hwgroup->lock, flags);
+                                        hwif->timer.expires  = jiffies + wait;
+                                        hwif->req_gen_timer = hwif->req_gen;
+                                        add_timer(&hwif->timer);
+                                        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hwif->lock, flags);
                                         return;
                                 }
                         }
-                        hwgroup->handler = NULL;
+                        hwif->handler = NULL;
                         /*
                          * We need to simulate a real interrupt when invoking
                          * the handler() function, which means we need to
                          * globally mask the specific IRQ:
                          */
-                        spin_unlock(&hwgroup->lock);
+                        spin_unlock(&hwif->lock);
                         hwif  = HWIF(drive);
                         /* disable_irq_nosync ?? */
                         disable_irq(hwif->irq);
                         /* local CPU only,
                          * as if we were handling an interrupt */
                         local_irq_disable();
-                        if (hwgroup->polling) {
+                        if (hwif->polling) {
                                 startstop = handler(drive);
                         } else if (drive_is_ready(drive)) {
                                 if (drive->waiting_for_dma)
@@ -978,7 +977,7 @@ void ide_timer_expiry (unsigned long data)
                                         ide_error(drive, "irq timeout",
                                                   hwif->tp_ops->read_status(hwif));
                         }
-                        spin_lock_irq(&hwgroup->lock);
+                        spin_lock_irq(&hwif->lock);
                         enable_irq(hwif->irq);
                         if (startstop == ide_stopped) {
                                 ide_unlock_port(hwif);
@@ -986,7 +985,7 @@ void ide_timer_expiry (unsigned long data)
                         }
                 }
         }
-        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hwgroup->lock, flags);
+        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hwif->lock, flags);
 
         if (plug_device) {
                 ide_unlock_host(hwif->host);
@@ -1052,7 +1051,7 @@ static void unexpected_intr(int irq, ide_hwif_t *hwif)
  *      places
  *
  *      hwif is the interface in the group currently performing
- *      a command. hwgroup->cur_dev is the drive and hwgroup->handler is
+ *      a command. hwif->cur_dev is the drive and hwif->handler is
  *      the IRQ handler to call. As we issue a command the handlers
  *      step through multiple states, reassigning the handler to the
  *      next step in the process. Unlike a smart SCSI controller IDE
@@ -1063,13 +1062,12 @@ static void unexpected_intr(int irq, ide_hwif_t *hwif)
  *
  *      The handler eventually returns ide_stopped to indicate the
  *      request completed. At this point we issue the next request
- *      on the hwgroup and the process begins again.
+ *      on the port and the process begins again.
  */
- 
+
 irqreturn_t ide_intr (int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
         ide_hwif_t *hwif = (ide_hwif_t *)dev_id;
-        ide_hwgroup_t *hwgroup = hwif->hwgroup;
         ide_drive_t *uninitialized_var(drive);
         ide_handler_t *handler;
         unsigned long flags;
@@ -1082,12 +1080,14 @@ irqreturn_t ide_intr (int irq, void *dev_id)
                         goto out_early;
         }
 
-        spin_lock_irqsave(&hwgroup->lock, flags);
+        spin_lock_irqsave(&hwif->lock, flags);
 
         if (!ide_ack_intr(hwif))
                 goto out;
 
-        if ((handler = hwgroup->handler) == NULL || hwgroup->polling) {
+        handler = hwif->handler;
+
+        if (handler == NULL || hwif->polling) {
                 /*
                  * Not expecting an interrupt from this drive.
                  * That means this could be:
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ irqreturn_t ide_intr (int irq, void *dev_id)
                 goto out;
         }
 
-        drive = hwgroup->cur_dev;
+        drive = hwif->cur_dev;
         if (!drive) {
                 /*
                  * This should NEVER happen, and there isn't much
@@ -1145,10 +1145,10 @@ irqreturn_t ide_intr (int irq, void *dev_id)
                  */
                 goto out;
 
-        hwgroup->handler = NULL;
-        hwgroup->req_gen++;
-        del_timer(&hwgroup->timer);
-        spin_unlock(&hwgroup->lock);
+        hwif->handler = NULL;
+        hwif->req_gen++;
+        del_timer(&hwif->timer);
+        spin_unlock(&hwif->lock);
 
         if (hwif->port_ops && hwif->port_ops->clear_irq)
                 hwif->port_ops->clear_irq(drive);
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ irqreturn_t ide_intr (int irq, void *dev_id)
         /* service this interrupt, may set handler for next interrupt */
         startstop = handler(drive);
 
-        spin_lock_irq(&hwgroup->lock);
+        spin_lock_irq(&hwif->lock);
         /*
          * Note that handler() may have set things up for another
          * interrupt to occur soon, but it cannot happen until
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ irqreturn_t ide_intr (int irq, void *dev_id)
          * won't allow another of the same (on any CPU) until we return.
          */
         if (startstop == ide_stopped) {
-                if (hwgroup->handler == NULL) { /* paranoia */
+                if (hwif->handler == NULL) {    /* paranoia */
                         ide_unlock_port(hwif);
                         plug_device = 1;
                 } else
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ irqreturn_t ide_intr (int irq, void *dev_id)
 out_handled:
         irq_ret = IRQ_HANDLED;
 out:
-        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hwgroup->lock, flags);
+        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hwif->lock, flags);
 out_early:
         if (plug_device) {
                 ide_unlock_host(hwif->host);
@@ -1205,11 +1205,10 @@ out_early:
 
 void ide_do_drive_cmd(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq)
 {
-        ide_hwgroup_t *hwgroup = drive->hwif->hwgroup;
         struct request_queue *q = drive->queue;
         unsigned long flags;
 
-        hwgroup->rq = NULL;
+        drive->hwif->rq = NULL;
 
         spin_lock_irqsave(q->queue_lock, flags);
         __elv_add_request(q, rq, ELEVATOR_INSERT_FRONT, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c b/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c
index ad8bd6539283..b92304d0e79a 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c
@@ -822,25 +822,25 @@ int ide_config_drive_speed(ide_drive_t *drive, u8 speed)
 static void __ide_set_handler (ide_drive_t *drive, ide_handler_t *handler,
                       unsigned int timeout, ide_expiry_t *expiry)
 {
-        ide_hwgroup_t *hwgroup = HWGROUP(drive);
-
-        BUG_ON(hwgroup->handler);
-        hwgroup->handler        = handler;
-        hwgroup->expiry         = expiry;
-        hwgroup->timer.expires  = jiffies + timeout;
-        hwgroup->req_gen_timer  = hwgroup->req_gen;
-        add_timer(&hwgroup->timer);
+        ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
+
+        BUG_ON(hwif->handler);
+        hwif->handler           = handler;
+        hwif->expiry            = expiry;
+        hwif->timer.expires     = jiffies + timeout;
+        hwif->req_gen_timer     = hwif->req_gen;
+        add_timer(&hwif->timer);
 }
 
 void ide_set_handler (ide_drive_t *drive, ide_handler_t *handler,
                       unsigned int timeout, ide_expiry_t *expiry)
 {
-        ide_hwgroup_t *hwgroup = drive->hwif->hwgroup;
+        ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
         unsigned long flags;
 
-        spin_lock_irqsave(&hwgroup->lock, flags);
+        spin_lock_irqsave(&hwif->lock, flags);
         __ide_set_handler(drive, handler, timeout, expiry);
-        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hwgroup->lock, flags);
+        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hwif->lock, flags);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ide_set_handler);
@@ -863,10 +863,9 @@ void ide_execute_command(ide_drive_t *drive, u8 cmd, ide_handler_t *handler,
                          unsigned timeout, ide_expiry_t *expiry)
 {
         ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
-        ide_hwgroup_t *hwgroup = hwif->hwgroup;
         unsigned long flags;
 
-        spin_lock_irqsave(&hwgroup->lock, flags);
+        spin_lock_irqsave(&hwif->lock, flags);
         __ide_set_handler(drive, handler, timeout, expiry);
         hwif->tp_ops->exec_command(hwif, cmd);
         /*
@@ -876,26 +875,25 @@ void ide_execute_command(ide_drive_t *drive, u8 cmd, ide_handler_t *handler,
          * FIXME: we could skip this delay with care on non shared devices
          */
         ndelay(400);
-        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hwgroup->lock, flags);
+        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hwif->lock, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ide_execute_command);
 
 void ide_execute_pkt_cmd(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
         ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
-        ide_hwgroup_t *hwgroup = hwif->hwgroup;
         unsigned long flags;
 
-        spin_lock_irqsave(&hwgroup->lock, flags);
+        spin_lock_irqsave(&hwif->lock, flags);
         hwif->tp_ops->exec_command(hwif, ATA_CMD_PACKET);
         ndelay(400);
-        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hwgroup->lock, flags);
+        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hwif->lock, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_execute_pkt_cmd);
 
 static inline void ide_complete_drive_reset(ide_drive_t *drive, int err)
 {
-        struct request *rq = drive->hwif->hwgroup->rq;
+        struct request *rq = drive->hwif->rq;
 
         if (rq && blk_special_request(rq) && rq->cmd[0] == REQ_DRIVE_RESET)
                 ide_end_request(drive, err ? err : 1, 0);
@@ -913,7 +911,6 @@ static ide_startstop_t do_reset1 (ide_drive_t *, int);
 static ide_startstop_t atapi_reset_pollfunc (ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
         ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
-        ide_hwgroup_t *hwgroup = hwif->hwgroup;
         u8 stat;
 
         SELECT_DRIVE(drive);
@@ -923,20 +920,20 @@ static ide_startstop_t atapi_reset_pollfunc (ide_drive_t *drive)
         if (OK_STAT(stat, 0, ATA_BUSY))
                 printk("%s: ATAPI reset complete\n", drive->name);
         else {
-                if (time_before(jiffies, hwgroup->poll_timeout)) {
+                if (time_before(jiffies, hwif->poll_timeout)) {
                         ide_set_handler(drive, &atapi_reset_pollfunc, HZ/20, NULL);
                         /* continue polling */
                         return ide_started;
                 }
                 /* end of polling */
-                hwgroup->polling = 0;
+                hwif->polling = 0;
                 printk("%s: ATAPI reset timed-out, status=0x%02x\n",
                                 drive->name, stat);
                 /* do it the old fashioned way */
                 return do_reset1(drive, 1);
         }
         /* done polling */
-        hwgroup->polling = 0;
+        hwif->polling = 0;
         ide_complete_drive_reset(drive, 0);
         return ide_stopped;
 }
@@ -968,7 +965,6 @@ static void ide_reset_report_error(ide_hwif_t *hwif, u8 err)
  */
 static ide_startstop_t reset_pollfunc (ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
-        ide_hwgroup_t *hwgroup  = HWGROUP(drive);
         ide_hwif_t *hwif        = HWIF(drive);
         const struct ide_port_ops *port_ops = hwif->port_ops;
         u8 tmp;
@@ -986,7 +982,7 @@ static ide_startstop_t reset_pollfunc (ide_drive_t *drive)
         tmp = hwif->tp_ops->read_status(hwif);
 
         if (!OK_STAT(tmp, 0, ATA_BUSY)) {
-                if (time_before(jiffies, hwgroup->poll_timeout)) {
+                if (time_before(jiffies, hwif->poll_timeout)) {
                         ide_set_handler(drive, &reset_pollfunc, HZ/20, NULL);
                         /* continue polling */
                         return ide_started;
@@ -1007,7 +1003,7 @@ static ide_startstop_t reset_pollfunc (ide_drive_t *drive)
                 }
         }
 out:
-        hwgroup->polling = 0;   /* done polling */
+        hwif->polling = 0;      /* done polling */
         ide_complete_drive_reset(drive, err);
         return ide_stopped;
 }
@@ -1081,7 +1077,6 @@ static void pre_reset(ide_drive_t *drive)
 static ide_startstop_t do_reset1 (ide_drive_t *drive, int do_not_try_atapi)
 {
         ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
-        ide_hwgroup_t *hwgroup = hwif->hwgroup;
         struct ide_io_ports *io_ports = &hwif->io_ports;
         const struct ide_tp_ops *tp_ops = hwif->tp_ops;
         const struct ide_port_ops *port_ops;
@@ -1089,10 +1084,10 @@ static ide_startstop_t do_reset1 (ide_drive_t *drive, int do_not_try_atapi)
         unsigned int unit;
         DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
 
-        spin_lock_irqsave(&hwgroup->lock, flags);
+        spin_lock_irqsave(&hwif->lock, flags);
 
         /* We must not reset with running handlers */
-        BUG_ON(hwgroup->handler != NULL);
+        BUG_ON(hwif->handler != NULL);
 
         /* For an ATAPI device, first try an ATAPI SRST. */
         if (drive->media != ide_disk && !do_not_try_atapi) {
@@ -1101,10 +1096,10 @@ static ide_startstop_t do_reset1 (ide_drive_t *drive, int do_not_try_atapi)
                 udelay (20);
                 tp_ops->exec_command(hwif, ATA_CMD_DEV_RESET);
                 ndelay(400);
-                hwgroup->poll_timeout = jiffies + WAIT_WORSTCASE;
-                hwgroup->polling = 1;
+                hwif->poll_timeout = jiffies + WAIT_WORSTCASE;
+                hwif->polling = 1;
                 __ide_set_handler(drive, &atapi_reset_pollfunc, HZ/20, NULL);
-                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hwgroup->lock, flags);
+                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hwif->lock, flags);
                 return ide_started;
         }
 
@@ -1127,9 +1122,9 @@ static ide_startstop_t do_reset1 (ide_drive_t *drive, int do_not_try_atapi)
                 if (time_before_eq(timeout, now))
                         break;
 
-                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hwgroup->lock, flags);
+                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hwif->lock, flags);
                 timeout = schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(timeout - now);
-                spin_lock_irqsave(&hwgroup->lock, flags);
+                spin_lock_irqsave(&hwif->lock, flags);
         } while (timeout);
         finish_wait(&ide_park_wq, &wait);
 
@@ -1141,7 +1136,7 @@ static ide_startstop_t do_reset1 (ide_drive_t *drive, int do_not_try_atapi)
                 pre_reset(&hwif->drives[unit]);
 
         if (io_ports->ctl_addr == 0) {
-                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hwgroup->lock, flags);
+                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hwif->lock, flags);
                 ide_complete_drive_reset(drive, -ENXIO);
                 return ide_stopped;
         }
@@ -1164,8 +1159,8 @@ static ide_startstop_t do_reset1 (ide_drive_t *drive, int do_not_try_atapi)
         tp_ops->set_irq(hwif, drive->quirk_list == 2);
         /* more than enough time */
         udelay(10);
-        hwgroup->poll_timeout = jiffies + WAIT_WORSTCASE;
-        hwgroup->polling = 1;
+        hwif->poll_timeout = jiffies + WAIT_WORSTCASE;
+        hwif->polling = 1;
         __ide_set_handler(drive, &reset_pollfunc, HZ/20, NULL);
 
         /*
@@ -1177,7 +1172,7 @@ static ide_startstop_t do_reset1 (ide_drive_t *drive, int do_not_try_atapi)
         if (port_ops && port_ops->resetproc)
                 port_ops->resetproc(drive);
 
-        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hwgroup->lock, flags);
+        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hwif->lock, flags);
         return ide_started;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-lib.c b/drivers/ide/ide-lib.c
index 9f6e33d8a8b2..09526a0de734 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-lib.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-lib.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ int ide_set_xfer_rate(ide_drive_t *drive, u8 rate)
 
 static void ide_dump_opcode(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
-        struct request *rq = drive->hwif->hwgroup->rq;
+        struct request *rq = drive->hwif->rq;
         ide_task_t *task = NULL;
 
         if (!rq)
@@ -346,10 +346,13 @@ static void ide_dump_ata_error(ide_drive_t *drive, u8 err)
         printk(KERN_CONT "}");
         if ((err & (ATA_BBK | ATA_ABORTED)) == ATA_BBK ||
             (err & (ATA_UNC | ATA_IDNF | ATA_AMNF))) {
+                struct request *rq = drive->hwif->rq;
+
                 ide_dump_sector(drive);
-                if (HWGROUP(drive) && HWGROUP(drive)->rq)
+
+                if (rq)
                         printk(KERN_CONT ", sector=%llu",
-                               (unsigned long long)HWGROUP(drive)->rq->sector);
+                               (unsigned long long)rq->sector);
         }
         printk(KERN_CONT "\n");
 }
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-park.c b/drivers/ide/ide-park.c
index 678454ac2483..c875a957596c 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-park.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-park.c
@@ -7,22 +7,22 @@ DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(ide_park_wq);
 
 static void issue_park_cmd(ide_drive_t *drive, unsigned long timeout)
 {
-        ide_hwgroup_t *hwgroup = drive->hwif->hwgroup;
+        ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
         struct request_queue *q = drive->queue;
         struct request *rq;
         int rc;
 
         timeout += jiffies;
-        spin_lock_irq(&hwgroup->lock);
+        spin_lock_irq(&hwif->lock);
         if (drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_PARKED) {
                 int reset_timer = time_before(timeout, drive->sleep);
                 int start_queue = 0;
 
                 drive->sleep = timeout;
                 wake_up_all(&ide_park_wq);
-                if (reset_timer && del_timer(&hwgroup->timer))
+                if (reset_timer && del_timer(&hwif->timer))
                         start_queue = 1;
-                spin_unlock_irq(&hwgroup->lock);
+                spin_unlock_irq(&hwif->lock);
 
                 if (start_queue) {
                         spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static void issue_park_cmd(ide_drive_t *drive, unsigned long timeout)
                 }
                 return;
         }
-        spin_unlock_irq(&hwgroup->lock);
+        spin_unlock_irq(&hwif->lock);
 
         rq = blk_get_request(q, READ, __GFP_WAIT);
         rq->cmd[0] = REQ_PARK_HEADS;
@@ -64,21 +64,21 @@ ssize_t ide_park_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
                       char *buf)
 {
         ide_drive_t *drive = to_ide_device(dev);
-        ide_hwgroup_t *hwgroup = drive->hwif->hwgroup;
+        ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
         unsigned long now;
         unsigned int msecs;
 
         if (drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_NO_UNLOAD)
                 return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-        spin_lock_irq(&hwgroup->lock);
+        spin_lock_irq(&hwif->lock);
         now = jiffies;
         if (drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_PARKED &&
             time_after(drive->sleep, now))
                 msecs = jiffies_to_msecs(drive->sleep - now);
         else
                 msecs = 0;
-        spin_unlock_irq(&hwgroup->lock);
+        spin_unlock_irq(&hwif->lock);
 
         return snprintf(buf, 20, "%u\n", msecs);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-pm.c b/drivers/ide/ide-pm.c
index 8282c6086e6a..abb84a2dd821 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-pm.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-pm.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ void ide_complete_pm_request(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq)
         }
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
 
-        drive->hwif->hwgroup->rq = NULL;
+        drive->hwif->rq = NULL;
 
         if (blk_end_request(rq, 0, 0))
                 BUG();
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
index 68f3c87b8284..e953b70706c2 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
@@ -949,79 +949,20 @@ static int ide_port_setup_devices(ide_hwif_t *hwif)
         return j;
 }
 
-static ide_hwif_t *ide_ports[MAX_HWIFS];
-
-void ide_remove_port_from_hwgroup(ide_hwif_t *hwif)
-{
-        ide_hwgroup_t *hwgroup = hwif->hwgroup;
-
-        ide_ports[hwif->index] = NULL;
-
-        spin_lock_irq(&hwgroup->lock);
-        /* Free the hwgroup if we were the only member. */
-        if (--hwgroup->port_count == 0)
-                kfree(hwgroup);
-        spin_unlock_irq(&hwgroup->lock);
-}
-
 /*
- * This routine sets up the irq for an ide interface, and creates a new
- * hwgroup for the irq/hwif if none was previously assigned.
- *
- * Much of the code is for correctly detecting/handling irq sharing
- * and irq serialization situations.  This is somewhat complex because
- * it handles static as well as dynamic (PCMCIA) IDE interfaces.
+ * This routine sets up the IRQ for an IDE interface.
  */
 static int init_irq (ide_hwif_t *hwif)
 {
         struct ide_io_ports *io_ports = &hwif->io_ports;
-        unsigned int index;
-        ide_hwgroup_t *hwgroup;
-        ide_hwif_t *match = NULL;
         int sa = 0;
 
         mutex_lock(&ide_cfg_mtx);
-        hwif->hwgroup = NULL;
-
-        for (index = 0; index < MAX_HWIFS; index++) {
-                ide_hwif_t *h = ide_ports[index];
+        spin_lock_init(&hwif->lock);
 
-                if (h && h->hwgroup) {  /* scan only initialized ports */
-                        if (hwif->host->host_flags & IDE_HFLAG_SERIALIZE) {
-                                if (hwif->host == h->host)
-                                        match = h;
-                        }
-                }
-        }
-
-        /*
-         * If we are still without a hwgroup, then form a new one
-         */
-        if (match) {
-                hwgroup = match->hwgroup;
-                hwif->hwgroup = hwgroup;
-
-                spin_lock_irq(&hwgroup->lock);
-                hwgroup->port_count++;
-                spin_unlock_irq(&hwgroup->lock);
-        } else {
-                hwgroup = kmalloc_node(sizeof(*hwgroup), GFP_KERNEL|__GFP_ZERO,
-                                       hwif_to_node(hwif));
-                if (hwgroup == NULL)
-                        goto out_up;
-
-                spin_lock_init(&hwgroup->lock);
-
-                hwif->hwgroup = hwgroup;
-
-                hwgroup->port_count = 1;
-
-                init_timer(&hwgroup->timer);
-                hwgroup->timer.function = &ide_timer_expiry;
-                hwgroup->timer.data = (unsigned long) hwgroup;
-        }
-
-        ide_ports[hwif->index] = hwif;
+        init_timer(&hwif->timer);
+        hwif->timer.function = &ide_timer_expiry;
+        hwif->timer.data = (unsigned long)hwif;
 
 #if defined(__mc68000__)
         sa = IRQF_SHARED;
@@ -1034,7 +975,7 @@ static int init_irq (ide_hwif_t *hwif)
                 hwif->tp_ops->set_irq(hwif, 1);
 
         if (request_irq(hwif->irq, &ide_intr, sa, hwif->name, hwif))
-                goto out_unlink;
+                goto out_up;
 
         if (!hwif->rqsize) {
                 if ((hwif->host_flags & IDE_HFLAG_NO_LBA48) ||
@@ -1052,14 +993,12 @@ static int init_irq (ide_hwif_t *hwif)
         printk(KERN_INFO "%s at 0x%08lx on irq %d", hwif->name,
                 io_ports->data_addr, hwif->irq);
 #endif /* __mc68000__ */
-        if (match)
-                printk(KERN_CONT " (serialized with %s)", match->name);
+        if (hwif->host->host_flags & IDE_HFLAG_SERIALIZE)
+                printk(KERN_CONT " (serialized)");
         printk(KERN_CONT "\n");
 
         mutex_unlock(&ide_cfg_mtx);
         return 0;
-out_unlink:
-        ide_remove_port_from_hwgroup(hwif);
 out_up:
         mutex_unlock(&ide_cfg_mtx);
         return 1;
@@ -1140,20 +1079,20 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_init_disk);
 static void drive_release_dev (struct device *dev)
 {
         ide_drive_t *drive = container_of(dev, ide_drive_t, gendev);
-        ide_hwgroup_t *hwgroup = drive->hwif->hwgroup;
+        ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
 
         ide_proc_unregister_device(drive);
 
-        spin_lock_irq(&hwgroup->lock);
+        spin_lock_irq(&hwif->lock);
         kfree(drive->id);
         drive->id = NULL;
         drive->dev_flags &= ~IDE_DFLAG_PRESENT;
         /* Messed up locking ... */
-        spin_unlock_irq(&hwgroup->lock);
+        spin_unlock_irq(&hwif->lock);
         blk_cleanup_queue(drive->queue);
-        spin_lock_irq(&hwgroup->lock);
+        spin_lock_irq(&hwif->lock);
         drive->queue = NULL;
-        spin_unlock_irq(&hwgroup->lock);
+        spin_unlock_irq(&hwif->lock);
 
         complete(&drive->gendev_rel_comp);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
index 5d2aa22cd6e4..e39f2f46d982 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ static void ide_tape_kfree_buffer(idetape_tape_t *tape)
 
 static int idetape_end_request(ide_drive_t *drive, int uptodate, int nr_sects)
 {
-        struct request *rq = HWGROUP(drive)->rq;
+        struct request *rq = drive->hwif->rq;
         idetape_tape_t *tape = drive->driver_data;
         unsigned long flags;
         int error;
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ static void ide_tape_callback(ide_drive_t *drive, int dsc)
                         printk(KERN_ERR "ide-tape: Error in REQUEST SENSE "
                                         "itself - Aborting request!\n");
         } else if (pc->c[0] == READ_6 || pc->c[0] == WRITE_6) {
-                struct request *rq = drive->hwif->hwgroup->rq;
+                struct request *rq = drive->hwif->rq;
                 int blocks = pc->xferred / tape->blk_size;
 
                 tape->avg_size += blocks * tape->blk_size;
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ static void ide_tape_callback(ide_drive_t *drive, int dsc)
 
 /*
  * Postpone the current request so that ide.c will be able to service requests
- * from another device on the same hwgroup while we are polling for DSC.
+ * from another device on the same port while we are polling for DSC.
  */
 static void idetape_postpone_request(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
@@ -584,7 +584,8 @@ static void idetape_postpone_request(ide_drive_t *drive)
 
         debug_log(DBG_PROCS, "Enter %s\n", __func__);
 
-        tape->postponed_rq = HWGROUP(drive)->rq;
+        tape->postponed_rq = drive->hwif->rq;
+
         ide_stall_queue(drive, tape->dsc_poll_freq);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c b/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c
index bf4fb9d8d176..693e8d15fb78 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ static ide_startstop_t task_in_unexpected(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq
 static ide_startstop_t task_in_intr(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
         ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
-        struct request *rq = hwif->hwgroup->rq;
+        struct request *rq = hwif->rq;
         u8 stat = hwif->tp_ops->read_status(hwif);
 
         /* Error? */
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ static ide_startstop_t task_in_intr(ide_drive_t *drive)
 static ide_startstop_t task_out_intr (ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
         ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
-        struct request *rq = HWGROUP(drive)->rq;
+        struct request *rq = hwif->rq;
         u8 stat = hwif->tp_ops->read_status(hwif);
 
         if (!OK_STAT(stat, DRIVE_READY, drive->bad_wstat))
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide.c b/drivers/ide/ide.c
index 5bc2e4782a55..9e403282dfa7 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide.c
@@ -189,8 +189,6 @@ void ide_unregister(ide_hwif_t *hwif)
 
         free_irq(hwif->irq, hwif);
 
-        ide_remove_port_from_hwgroup(hwif);
-
         device_unregister(hwif->portdev);
         device_unregister(&hwif->gendev);
         wait_for_completion(&hwif->gendev_rel_comp);
@@ -315,7 +313,6 @@ static int set_pio_mode_abuse(ide_hwif_t *hwif, u8 req_pio)
 static int set_pio_mode(ide_drive_t *drive, int arg)
 {
         ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
-        ide_hwgroup_t *hwgroup = hwif->hwgroup;
         const struct ide_port_ops *port_ops = hwif->port_ops;
 
         if (arg < 0 || arg > 255)
@@ -330,9 +327,9 @@ static int set_pio_mode(ide_drive_t *drive, int arg)
                         unsigned long flags;
 
                         /* take lock for IDE_DFLAG_[NO_]UNMASK/[NO_]IO_32BIT */
-                        spin_lock_irqsave(&hwgroup->lock, flags);
+                        spin_lock_irqsave(&hwif->lock, flags);
                         port_ops->set_pio_mode(drive, arg);
-                        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hwgroup->lock, flags);
+                        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hwif->lock, flags);
                 } else
                         port_ops->set_pio_mode(drive, arg);
         } else {
diff --git a/drivers/ide/pdc202xx_old.c b/drivers/ide/pdc202xx_old.c
index 624e62e5cc9a..072ef70bf061 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/pdc202xx_old.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/pdc202xx_old.c
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ static void pdc202xx_dma_start(ide_drive_t *drive)
         if (drive->current_speed > XFER_UDMA_2)
                 pdc_old_enable_66MHz_clock(drive->hwif);
         if (drive->media != ide_disk || (drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_LBA48)) {
-                struct request *rq      = HWGROUP(drive)->rq;
                 ide_hwif_t *hwif        = HWIF(drive);
+                struct request *rq      = hwif->rq;
                 unsigned long high_16   = hwif->extra_base - 16;
                 unsigned long atapi_reg = high_16 + (hwif->channel ? 0x24 : 0x20);
                 u32 word_count  = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/ide/pmac.c b/drivers/ide/pmac.c
index 7c481bb56fab..899b96baf215 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/pmac.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/pmac.c
@@ -1516,7 +1516,7 @@ pmac_ide_dma_setup(ide_drive_t *drive)
         ide_hwif_t *hwif = HWIF(drive);
         pmac_ide_hwif_t *pmif =
                 (pmac_ide_hwif_t *)dev_get_drvdata(hwif->gendev.parent);
-        struct request *rq = HWGROUP(drive)->rq;
+        struct request *rq = hwif->rq;
         u8 unit = drive->dn & 1, ata4 = (pmif->kind == controller_kl_ata4);
 
         if (!pmac_ide_build_dmatable(drive, rq)) {
diff --git a/drivers/ide/scc_pata.c b/drivers/ide/scc_pata.c
index 0f48f9dacfa5..e966113fd569 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/scc_pata.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/scc_pata.c
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ static void scc_dma_host_set(ide_drive_t *drive, int on)
 static int scc_dma_setup(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
         ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
-        struct request *rq = HWGROUP(drive)->rq;
+        struct request *rq = hwif->rq;
         unsigned int reading;
         u8 dma_stat;
 
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ static int scc_dma_end(ide_drive_t *drive)
                                drive->name);
                         data_loss = 1;
                         if (retry++) {
-                                struct request *rq = HWGROUP(drive)->rq;
+                                struct request *rq = hwif->rq;
                                 int unit;
                                 /* ERROR_RESET and drive->crc_count are needed
                                  * to reduce DMA transfer mode in retry process.
diff --git a/drivers/ide/sgiioc4.c b/drivers/ide/sgiioc4.c
index a687a7dfea6f..c68b71b1087b 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/sgiioc4.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/sgiioc4.c
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ use_pio_instead:
 
 static int sgiioc4_dma_setup(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
-        struct request *rq = HWGROUP(drive)->rq;
+        struct request *rq = drive->hwif->rq;
         unsigned int count = 0;
         int ddir;
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/tc86c001.c b/drivers/ide/tc86c001.c
index 93e2cce4b296..accb379bcad6 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/tc86c001.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/tc86c001.c
@@ -64,11 +64,10 @@ static int tc86c001_timer_expiry(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
         ide_hwif_t *hwif        = HWIF(drive);
         ide_expiry_t *expiry    = ide_get_hwifdata(hwif);
-        ide_hwgroup_t *hwgroup  = HWGROUP(drive);
         u8 dma_stat             = inb(hwif->dma_base + ATA_DMA_STATUS);
 
         /* Restore a higher level driver's expiry handler first. */
-        hwgroup->expiry = expiry;
+        hwif->expiry = expiry;
 
         if ((dma_stat & 5) == 1) {      /* DMA active and no interrupt */
                 unsigned long sc_base   = hwif->config_data;
@@ -111,10 +110,9 @@ static int tc86c001_timer_expiry(ide_drive_t *drive)
 static void tc86c001_dma_start(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
         ide_hwif_t *hwif        = HWIF(drive);
-        ide_hwgroup_t *hwgroup  = HWGROUP(drive);
         unsigned long sc_base   = hwif->config_data;
         unsigned long twcr_port = sc_base + (drive->dn ? 0x06 : 0x04);
-        unsigned long nsectors  = hwgroup->rq->nr_sectors;
+        unsigned long nsectors  = hwif->rq->nr_sectors;
 
         /*
          * We have to manually load the sector count and size into
@@ -125,8 +123,8 @@ static void tc86c001_dma_start(ide_drive_t *drive)
         outw(SECTOR_SIZE / 2, twcr_port); /* Transfer Word Count 1/2 */
 
         /* Install our timeout expiry hook, saving the current handler... */
-        ide_set_hwifdata(hwif, hwgroup->expiry);
-        hwgroup->expiry = &tc86c001_timer_expiry;
+        ide_set_hwifdata(hwif, hwif->expiry);
+        hwif->expiry = &tc86c001_timer_expiry;
 
         ide_dma_start(drive);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/ide/trm290.c b/drivers/ide/trm290.c
index 2a5ea90cf8b8..79a03df118d8 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/trm290.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/trm290.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ static void trm290_dma_exec_cmd(ide_drive_t *drive, u8 command)
 static int trm290_dma_setup(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
         ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
-        struct request *rq = hwif->hwgroup->rq;
+        struct request *rq = hwif->rq;
         unsigned int count, rw;
 
         if (rq_data_dir(rq)) {
diff --git a/drivers/ide/tx4939ide.c b/drivers/ide/tx4939ide.c
index 4a8c5a21bd4c..1ac27ac7283b 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/tx4939ide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/tx4939ide.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ static int tx4939ide_dma_setup(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
         ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
         void __iomem *base = TX4939IDE_BASE(hwif);
-        struct request *rq = hwif->hwgroup->rq;
+        struct request *rq = hwif->rq;
         u8 reading;
         int nent;
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/umc8672.c b/drivers/ide/umc8672.c
index e29978cf6197..0608d41fb6d0 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/umc8672.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/umc8672.c
@@ -106,22 +106,21 @@ static void umc_set_speeds(u8 speeds[])
 
 static void umc_set_pio_mode(ide_drive_t *drive, const u8 pio)
 {
-        ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
-        ide_hwgroup_t *mate_hwgroup = hwif->mate ? hwif->mate->hwgroup : NULL;
+        ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif, *mate = hwif->mate;
         unsigned long uninitialized_var(flags);
 
         printk("%s: setting umc8672 to PIO mode%d (speed %d)\n",
                 drive->name, pio, pio_to_umc[pio]);
-        if (mate_hwgroup)
-                spin_lock_irqsave(&mate_hwgroup->lock, flags);
-        if (mate_hwgroup && mate_hwgroup->handler) {
+        if (mate)
+                spin_lock_irqsave(&mate->lock, flags);
+        if (mate && mate->handler) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR "umc8672: other interface is busy: exiting tune_umc()\n");
         } else {
                 current_speeds[drive->name[2] - 'a'] = pio_to_umc[pio];
                 umc_set_speeds(current_speeds);
         }
-        if (mate_hwgroup)
-                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mate_hwgroup->lock, flags);
+        if (mate)
+                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mate->lock, flags);
 }
 
 static const struct ide_port_ops umc8672_port_ops = {
diff --git a/include/linux/ide.h b/include/linux/ide.h
index 00df155b5a02..f27f130ba000 100644
--- a/include/linux/ide.h
+++ b/include/linux/ide.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ typedef unsigned char	byte;	/* used everywhere */
 #define ERROR_RECAL     1       /* Recalibrate every 2nd retry */
 
 #define HWIF(drive)             ((ide_hwif_t *)((drive)->hwif))
-#define HWGROUP(drive)          ((ide_hwgroup_t *)(HWIF(drive)->hwgroup))
 
 /*
  * Definitions for accessing IDE controller registers
@@ -750,7 +749,6 @@ struct ide_host;
 
 typedef struct hwif_s {
         struct hwif_s *mate;            /* other hwif from same PCI chip */
-        struct hwgroup_s *hwgroup;      /* actually (ide_hwgroup_t *) */
         struct proc_dir_entry *proc;    /* /proc/ide/ directory entry */
 
         struct ide_host *host;
@@ -840,6 +838,30 @@ typedef struct hwif_s {
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEACPI
         struct ide_acpi_hwif_link *acpidata;
 #endif
+
+        /* IRQ handler, if active */
+        ide_startstop_t (*handler)(ide_drive_t *);
+
+        /* BOOL: polling active & poll_timeout field valid */
+        unsigned int polling : 1;
+
+        /* current drive */
+        ide_drive_t *cur_dev;
+
+        /* current request */
+        struct request *rq;
+
+        /* failsafe timer */
+        struct timer_list timer;
+        /* timeout value during long polls */
+        unsigned long poll_timeout;
+        /* queried upon timeouts */
+        int (*expiry)(ide_drive_t *);
+
+        int req_gen;
+        int req_gen_timer;
+
+        spinlock_t lock;
 } ____cacheline_internodealigned_in_smp ide_hwif_t;
 
 #define MAX_HOST_PORTS 4
@@ -868,34 +890,6 @@ typedef int (ide_expiry_t)(ide_drive_t *);
 /* used by ide-cd, ide-floppy, etc. */
 typedef void (xfer_func_t)(ide_drive_t *, struct request *rq, void *, unsigned);
 
-typedef struct hwgroup_s {
-                /* irq handler, if active */
-        ide_startstop_t (*handler)(ide_drive_t *);
-
-                /* BOOL: polling active & poll_timeout field valid */
-        unsigned int polling    : 1;
-
-                /* current drive */
-        ide_drive_t *cur_dev;
-
-                /* current request */
-        struct request *rq;
-
-                /* failsafe timer */
-        struct timer_list timer;
-                /* timeout value during long polls */
-        unsigned long poll_timeout;
-                /* queried upon timeouts */
-        int (*expiry)(ide_drive_t *);
-
-        int req_gen;
-        int req_gen_timer;
-
-        spinlock_t lock;
-
-        int port_count;
-} ide_hwgroup_t;
-
 typedef struct ide_driver_s ide_driver_t;
 
 extern struct mutex ide_setting_mtx;
@@ -1512,7 +1506,6 @@ static inline void ide_acpi_port_init_devices(ide_hwif_t *hwif) { ; }
 static inline void ide_acpi_set_state(ide_hwif_t *hwif, int on) {}
 #endif
 
-void ide_remove_port_from_hwgroup(ide_hwif_t *);
 void ide_unregister(ide_hwif_t *);
 
 void ide_register_region(struct gendisk *);