2 files changed, 125 insertions, 215 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_device.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_device.c
index 658781dd65e6..f4ba5be00c03 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_device.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_device.c
@@ -305,22 +305,132 @@ enum sci_status scic_sds_remote_device_event_handler(
         return sci_dev->state_handlers->event_handler(sci_dev, event_code);
 }
 
-/**
- *
- * @controller: The controller that is starting the io request.
- * @sci_dev: The remote device for which the start io handling is being
- *    requested.
- * @io_request: The io request that is being started.
- *
- * This method invokes the remote device start io handler. enum sci_status
- */
-enum sci_status scic_sds_remote_device_start_io(
-        struct scic_sds_controller *controller,
-        struct scic_sds_remote_device *sci_dev,
-        struct scic_sds_request *io_request)
+static void scic_sds_remote_device_start_request(struct scic_sds_remote_device *sci_dev,
+                                                 struct scic_sds_request *sci_req,
+                                                 enum sci_status status)
 {
-        return sci_dev->state_handlers->start_io_handler(
-                       sci_dev, io_request);
+        struct scic_sds_port *sci_port = sci_dev->owning_port;
+
+        /* cleanup requests that failed after starting on the port */
+        if (status != SCI_SUCCESS)
+                scic_sds_port_complete_io(sci_port, sci_dev, sci_req);
+        else
+                scic_sds_remote_device_increment_request_count(sci_dev);
+}
+
+enum sci_status scic_sds_remote_device_start_io(struct scic_sds_controller *scic,
+                                                struct scic_sds_remote_device *sci_dev,
+                                                struct scic_sds_request *sci_req)
+{
+        struct sci_base_state_machine *sm = &sci_dev->state_machine;
+        enum scic_sds_remote_device_states state = sm->current_state_id;
+        struct scic_sds_port *sci_port = sci_dev->owning_port;
+        enum sci_status status;
+
+        switch (state) {
+        case SCI_BASE_REMOTE_DEVICE_STATE_INITIAL:
+        case SCI_BASE_REMOTE_DEVICE_STATE_STOPPED:
+        case SCI_BASE_REMOTE_DEVICE_STATE_STARTING:
+        case SCIC_SDS_STP_REMOTE_DEVICE_READY_SUBSTATE_NCQ_ERROR:
+        case SCI_BASE_REMOTE_DEVICE_STATE_STOPPING:
+        case SCI_BASE_REMOTE_DEVICE_STATE_FAILED:
+        case SCI_BASE_REMOTE_DEVICE_STATE_RESETTING:
+        case SCI_BASE_REMOTE_DEVICE_STATE_FINAL:
+        default:
+                dev_warn(scirdev_to_dev(sci_dev), "%s: in wrong state: %d\n",
+                         __func__, state);
+                return SCI_FAILURE_INVALID_STATE;
+        case SCI_BASE_REMOTE_DEVICE_STATE_READY:
+                /* attempt to start an io request for this device object. The remote
+                 * device object will issue the start request for the io and if
+                 * successful it will start the request for the port object then
+                 * increment its own request count.
+                 */
+                status = scic_sds_port_start_io(sci_port, sci_dev, sci_req);
+                if (status != SCI_SUCCESS)
+                        return status;
+
+                status = scic_sds_remote_node_context_start_io(&sci_dev->rnc, sci_req);
+                if (status != SCI_SUCCESS)
+                        break;
+
+                status = scic_sds_request_start(sci_req);
+                break;
+        case SCIC_SDS_STP_REMOTE_DEVICE_READY_SUBSTATE_IDLE: {
+                /* handle the start io operation for a sata device that is in
+                 * the command idle state. - Evalute the type of IO request to
+                 * be started - If its an NCQ request change to NCQ substate -
+                 * If its any other command change to the CMD substate
+                 *
+                 * If this is a softreset we may want to have a different
+                 * substate.
+                 */
+                enum scic_sds_remote_device_states new_state;
+
+                status = scic_sds_port_start_io(sci_port, sci_dev, sci_req);
+                if (status != SCI_SUCCESS)
+                        return status;
+
+                status = scic_sds_remote_node_context_start_io(&sci_dev->rnc, sci_req);
+                if (status != SCI_SUCCESS)
+                        break;
+
+                status = sci_req->state_handlers->start_handler(sci_req);
+                if (status != SCI_SUCCESS)
+                        break;
+
+                if (isci_sata_get_sat_protocol(sci_req->ireq) == SAT_PROTOCOL_FPDMA)
+                        new_state = SCIC_SDS_STP_REMOTE_DEVICE_READY_SUBSTATE_NCQ;
+                else {
+                        sci_dev->working_request = sci_req;
+                        new_state = SCIC_SDS_STP_REMOTE_DEVICE_READY_SUBSTATE_CMD;
+                }
+                sci_base_state_machine_change_state(sm, new_state);
+                break;
+        }
+        case SCIC_SDS_STP_REMOTE_DEVICE_READY_SUBSTATE_NCQ:
+                if (isci_sata_get_sat_protocol(sci_req->ireq) == SAT_PROTOCOL_FPDMA) {
+                        status = scic_sds_port_start_io(sci_port, sci_dev, sci_req);
+                        if (status != SCI_SUCCESS)
+                                return status;
+
+                        status = scic_sds_remote_node_context_start_io(&sci_dev->rnc, sci_req);
+                        if (status != SCI_SUCCESS)
+                                break;
+
+                        status = sci_req->state_handlers->start_handler(sci_req);
+                } else
+                        return SCI_FAILURE_INVALID_STATE;
+                break;
+        case SCIC_SDS_STP_REMOTE_DEVICE_READY_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_RESET:
+                return SCI_FAILURE_REMOTE_DEVICE_RESET_REQUIRED;
+        case SCIC_SDS_SMP_REMOTE_DEVICE_READY_SUBSTATE_IDLE:
+                status = scic_sds_port_start_io(sci_port, sci_dev, sci_req);
+                if (status != SCI_SUCCESS)
+                        return status;
+
+                status = scic_sds_remote_node_context_start_io(&sci_dev->rnc, sci_req);
+                if (status != SCI_SUCCESS)
+                        break;
+
+                status = scic_sds_request_start(sci_req);
+                if (status != SCI_SUCCESS)
+                        break;
+
+                sci_dev->working_request = sci_req;
+                sci_base_state_machine_change_state(&sci_dev->state_machine,
+                                                    SCIC_SDS_SMP_REMOTE_DEVICE_READY_SUBSTATE_CMD);
+                break;
+        case SCIC_SDS_STP_REMOTE_DEVICE_READY_SUBSTATE_CMD:
+        case SCIC_SDS_SMP_REMOTE_DEVICE_READY_SUBSTATE_CMD:
+                /* device is already handling a command it can not accept new commands
+                 * until this one is complete.
+                 */
+                return SCI_FAILURE_INVALID_STATE;
+        }
+
+        scic_sds_remote_device_start_request(sci_dev, sci_req, status);
+        return status;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -411,32 +521,6 @@ static void remote_device_resume_done(void *_dev)
 
 /**
  *
- * @device: This parameter specifies the device for which the request is being
- *    started.
- * @request: This parameter specifies the request being started.
- * @status: This parameter specifies the current start operation status.
- *
- * This method will perform the STP request start processing common to IO
- * requests and task requests of all types. none
- */
-static void scic_sds_remote_device_start_request(
-        struct scic_sds_remote_device *sci_dev,
-        struct scic_sds_request *sci_req,
-        enum sci_status status)
-{
-        /* We still have a fault in starting the io complete it on the port */
-        if (status == SCI_SUCCESS)
-                scic_sds_remote_device_increment_request_count(sci_dev);
-        else{
-                sci_dev->owning_port->state_handlers->complete_io_handler(
-                        sci_dev->owning_port, sci_dev, sci_req
-                        );
-        }
-}
-
-
-/**
- *
  * @request: This parameter specifies the request being continued.
  *
  * This method will continue to post tc for a STP request. This method usually
@@ -700,35 +784,6 @@ static enum sci_status scic_sds_remote_device_ready_state_start_task_handler(
 }
 
 /*
- * This method will attempt to start an io request for this device object. The
- * remote device object will issue the start request for the io and if
- * successful it will start the request for the port object then increment its
- * own requet count. enum sci_status SCI_SUCCESS if the io request is started for
- * this device object. SCI_FAILURE_INSUFFICIENT_RESOURCES if the io request
- * object could not get the resources to start.
- */
-static enum sci_status scic_sds_remote_device_ready_state_start_io_handler(
-        struct scic_sds_remote_device *sci_dev,
-        struct scic_sds_request *request)
-{
-        enum sci_status result;
-
-        /* See if the port is in a state where we can start the IO request */
-        result = scic_sds_port_start_io(
-                scic_sds_remote_device_get_port(sci_dev), sci_dev, request);
-
-        if (result == SCI_SUCCESS) {
-                result = scic_sds_remote_node_context_start_io(&sci_dev->rnc, request);
-                if (result == SCI_SUCCESS)
-                        result = scic_sds_request_start(request);
-
-                scic_sds_remote_device_start_request(sci_dev, request, result);
-        }
-
-        return result;
-}
-
-/*
  * This method will complete the request for the remote device object.  The
  * method will call the completion handler for the request object and if
  * successful it will complete the request on the port object then decrement
@@ -920,48 +975,6 @@ out:
         return SCI_FAILURE_RESET_DEVICE_PARTIAL_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-/* handle the start io operation for a sata device that is in the command idle
- * state. - Evalute the type of IO request to be started - If its an NCQ
- * request change to NCQ substate - If its any other command change to the CMD
- * substate
- *
- * If this is a softreset we may want to have a different substate.
- */
-static enum sci_status scic_sds_stp_remote_device_ready_idle_substate_start_io_handler(
-        struct scic_sds_remote_device *sci_dev,
-        struct scic_sds_request *request)
-{
-        enum sci_status status;
-        struct isci_request *isci_request = request->ireq;
-        enum scic_sds_remote_device_states new_state;
-
-        /* Will the port allow the io request to start? */
-        status = sci_dev->owning_port->state_handlers->start_io_handler(
-                        sci_dev->owning_port, sci_dev, request);
-        if (status != SCI_SUCCESS)
-                return status;
-
-        status = scic_sds_remote_node_context_start_io(&sci_dev->rnc, request);
-        if (status != SCI_SUCCESS)
-                goto out;
-
-        status = request->state_handlers->start_handler(request);
-        if (status != SCI_SUCCESS)
-                goto out;
-
-        if (isci_sata_get_sat_protocol(isci_request) == SAT_PROTOCOL_FPDMA)
-                new_state = SCIC_SDS_STP_REMOTE_DEVICE_READY_SUBSTATE_NCQ;
-        else {
-                sci_dev->working_request = request;
-                new_state = SCIC_SDS_STP_REMOTE_DEVICE_READY_SUBSTATE_CMD;
-        }
-        sci_base_state_machine_change_state(&sci_dev->state_machine, new_state);
-out:
-        scic_sds_remote_device_start_request(sci_dev, request, status);
-        return status;
-}
-
-
 static enum sci_status scic_sds_stp_remote_device_ready_idle_substate_event_handler(
         struct scic_sds_remote_device *sci_dev,
         u32 event_code)
@@ -982,31 +995,6 @@ static enum sci_status scic_sds_stp_remote_device_ready_idle_substate_event_hand
         return status;
 }
 
-static enum sci_status scic_sds_stp_remote_device_ready_ncq_substate_start_io_handler(
-        struct scic_sds_remote_device *sci_dev,
-        struct scic_sds_request *request)
-{
-        enum sci_status status;
-        struct isci_request *isci_request = request->ireq;
-        scic_sds_port_io_request_handler_t start_io;
-
-        if (isci_sata_get_sat_protocol(isci_request) == SAT_PROTOCOL_FPDMA) {
-                start_io = sci_dev->owning_port->state_handlers->start_io_handler;
-                status = start_io(sci_dev->owning_port, sci_dev, request);
-                if (status != SCI_SUCCESS)
-                        return status;
-
-                status = scic_sds_remote_node_context_start_io(&sci_dev->rnc, request);
-                if (status == SCI_SUCCESS)
-                        status = request->state_handlers->start_handler(request);
-
-                scic_sds_remote_device_start_request(sci_dev, request, status);
-        } else
-                status = SCI_FAILURE_INVALID_STATE;
-
-        return status;
-}
-
 static enum sci_status scic_sds_stp_remote_device_ready_ncq_substate_frame_handler(struct scic_sds_remote_device *sci_dev,
                                                                                    u32 frame_index)
 {
@@ -1046,16 +1034,6 @@ static enum sci_status scic_sds_stp_remote_device_ready_ncq_substate_frame_handl
         return status;
 }
 
-static enum sci_status scic_sds_stp_remote_device_ready_cmd_substate_start_io_handler(
-        struct scic_sds_remote_device *device,
-        struct scic_sds_request *request)
-{
-        /* device is already handling a command it can not accept new commands
-         * until this one is complete.
-         */
-        return SCI_FAILURE_INVALID_STATE;
-}
-
 static enum sci_status scic_sds_stp_remote_device_ready_cmd_substate_suspend_handler(
         struct scic_sds_remote_device *sci_dev,
         u32 suspend_type)
@@ -1080,13 +1058,6 @@ static enum sci_status scic_sds_stp_remote_device_ready_cmd_substate_frame_handl
                                                  frame_index);
 }
 
-static enum sci_status scic_sds_stp_remote_device_ready_await_reset_substate_start_io_handler(
-        struct scic_sds_remote_device *device,
-        struct scic_sds_request *request)
-{
-        return SCI_FAILURE_REMOTE_DEVICE_RESET_REQUIRED;
-}
-
 static enum sci_status scic_sds_stp_remote_device_ready_await_reset_substate_complete_request_handler(
         struct scic_sds_remote_device *device,
         struct scic_sds_request *request)
@@ -1126,46 +1097,6 @@ static void scic_sds_stp_remote_device_ready_idle_substate_resume_complete_handl
                 isci_remote_device_ready(scic->ihost, idev);
 }
 
-static enum sci_status scic_sds_smp_remote_device_ready_idle_substate_start_io_handler(
-        struct scic_sds_remote_device *sci_dev,
-        struct scic_sds_request *sci_req)
-{
-        enum sci_status status;
-
-        /* Will the port allow the io request to start? */
-        status = sci_dev->owning_port->state_handlers->start_io_handler(
-                        sci_dev->owning_port, sci_dev, sci_req);
-        if (status != SCI_SUCCESS)
-                return status;
-
-        status = scic_sds_remote_node_context_start_io(&sci_dev->rnc, sci_req);
-        if (status != SCI_SUCCESS)
-                goto out;
-
-        status = scic_sds_request_start(sci_req);
-        if (status != SCI_SUCCESS)
-                goto out;
-
-        sci_dev->working_request = sci_req;
-        sci_base_state_machine_change_state(&sci_dev->state_machine,
-                                            SCIC_SDS_SMP_REMOTE_DEVICE_READY_SUBSTATE_CMD);
-
- out:
-        scic_sds_remote_device_start_request(sci_dev, sci_req, status);
-
-        return status;
-}
-
-static enum sci_status scic_sds_smp_remote_device_ready_cmd_substate_start_io_handler(
-        struct scic_sds_remote_device *device,
-        struct scic_sds_request *request)
-{
-        /* device is already handling a command it can not accept new commands
-         * until this one is complete.
-         */
-        return SCI_FAILURE_INVALID_STATE;
-}
-
 static enum sci_status
 scic_sds_smp_remote_device_ready_cmd_substate_complete_io_handler(struct scic_sds_remote_device *sci_dev,
                                                                   struct scic_sds_request *sci_req)
@@ -1213,7 +1144,6 @@ static enum sci_status scic_sds_smp_remote_device_ready_cmd_substate_frame_handl
 
 static const struct scic_sds_remote_device_state_handler scic_sds_remote_device_state_handler_table[] = {
         [SCI_BASE_REMOTE_DEVICE_STATE_INITIAL] = {
-                .start_io_handler       = scic_sds_remote_device_default_start_request_handler,
                 .complete_io_handler    = scic_sds_remote_device_default_complete_request_handler,
                 .continue_io_handler    = scic_sds_remote_device_default_continue_request_handler,
                 .start_task_handler     = scic_sds_remote_device_default_start_request_handler,
@@ -1224,7 +1154,6 @@ static const struct scic_sds_remote_device_state_handler scic_sds_remote_device_
                 .frame_handler          = scic_sds_remote_device_default_frame_handler
         },
         [SCI_BASE_REMOTE_DEVICE_STATE_STOPPED] = {
-                .start_io_handler       = scic_sds_remote_device_default_start_request_handler,
                 .complete_io_handler    = scic_sds_remote_device_default_complete_request_handler,
                 .continue_io_handler    = scic_sds_remote_device_default_continue_request_handler,
                 .start_task_handler     = scic_sds_remote_device_default_start_request_handler,
@@ -1235,7 +1164,6 @@ static const struct scic_sds_remote_device_state_handler scic_sds_remote_device_
                 .frame_handler          = scic_sds_remote_device_default_frame_handler
         },
         [SCI_BASE_REMOTE_DEVICE_STATE_STARTING] = {
-                .start_io_handler       = scic_sds_remote_device_default_start_request_handler,
                 .complete_io_handler    = scic_sds_remote_device_default_complete_request_handler,
                 .continue_io_handler    = scic_sds_remote_device_default_continue_request_handler,
                 .start_task_handler     = scic_sds_remote_device_default_start_request_handler,
@@ -1246,7 +1174,6 @@ static const struct scic_sds_remote_device_state_handler scic_sds_remote_device_
                 .frame_handler          = scic_sds_remote_device_default_frame_handler
         },
         [SCI_BASE_REMOTE_DEVICE_STATE_READY] = {
-                .start_io_handler       = scic_sds_remote_device_ready_state_start_io_handler,
                 .complete_io_handler    = scic_sds_remote_device_ready_state_complete_request_handler,
                 .continue_io_handler    = scic_sds_remote_device_default_continue_request_handler,
                 .start_task_handler     = scic_sds_remote_device_ready_state_start_task_handler,
@@ -1257,7 +1184,6 @@ static const struct scic_sds_remote_device_state_handler scic_sds_remote_device_
                 .frame_handler          = scic_sds_remote_device_general_frame_handler,
         },
         [SCIC_SDS_STP_REMOTE_DEVICE_READY_SUBSTATE_IDLE] = {
-                .start_io_handler       = scic_sds_stp_remote_device_ready_idle_substate_start_io_handler,
                 .complete_io_handler    = scic_sds_remote_device_default_complete_request_handler,
                 .continue_io_handler    = scic_sds_remote_device_default_continue_request_handler,
                 .start_task_handler     = scic_sds_stp_remote_device_ready_substate_start_request_handler,
@@ -1268,7 +1194,6 @@ static const struct scic_sds_remote_device_state_handler scic_sds_remote_device_
                 .frame_handler                  = scic_sds_remote_device_default_frame_handler
         },
         [SCIC_SDS_STP_REMOTE_DEVICE_READY_SUBSTATE_CMD] = {
-                .start_io_handler       = scic_sds_stp_remote_device_ready_cmd_substate_start_io_handler,
                 .complete_io_handler    = scic_sds_stp_remote_device_complete_request,
                 .continue_io_handler    = scic_sds_remote_device_default_continue_request_handler,
                 .start_task_handler     = scic_sds_stp_remote_device_ready_substate_start_request_handler,
@@ -1279,7 +1204,6 @@ static const struct scic_sds_remote_device_state_handler scic_sds_remote_device_
                 .frame_handler                  = scic_sds_stp_remote_device_ready_cmd_substate_frame_handler
         },
         [SCIC_SDS_STP_REMOTE_DEVICE_READY_SUBSTATE_NCQ] = {
-                .start_io_handler       = scic_sds_stp_remote_device_ready_ncq_substate_start_io_handler,
                 .complete_io_handler    = scic_sds_stp_remote_device_complete_request,
                 .continue_io_handler    = scic_sds_remote_device_default_continue_request_handler,
                 .start_task_handler     = scic_sds_stp_remote_device_ready_substate_start_request_handler,
@@ -1290,7 +1214,6 @@ static const struct scic_sds_remote_device_state_handler scic_sds_remote_device_
                 .frame_handler                  = scic_sds_stp_remote_device_ready_ncq_substate_frame_handler
         },
         [SCIC_SDS_STP_REMOTE_DEVICE_READY_SUBSTATE_NCQ_ERROR] = {
-                .start_io_handler       = scic_sds_remote_device_default_start_request_handler,
                 .complete_io_handler    = scic_sds_stp_remote_device_complete_request,
                 .continue_io_handler    = scic_sds_remote_device_default_continue_request_handler,
                 .start_task_handler     = scic_sds_stp_remote_device_ready_substate_start_request_handler,
@@ -1301,7 +1224,6 @@ static const struct scic_sds_remote_device_state_handler scic_sds_remote_device_
                 .frame_handler                  = scic_sds_remote_device_general_frame_handler
         },
         [SCIC_SDS_STP_REMOTE_DEVICE_READY_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_RESET] = {
-                .start_io_handler       = scic_sds_stp_remote_device_ready_await_reset_substate_start_io_handler,
                 .complete_io_handler    = scic_sds_stp_remote_device_ready_await_reset_substate_complete_request_handler,
                 .continue_io_handler    = scic_sds_remote_device_default_continue_request_handler,
                 .start_task_handler     = scic_sds_stp_remote_device_ready_substate_start_request_handler,
@@ -1312,7 +1234,6 @@ static const struct scic_sds_remote_device_state_handler scic_sds_remote_device_
                 .frame_handler                  = scic_sds_remote_device_general_frame_handler
         },
         [SCIC_SDS_SMP_REMOTE_DEVICE_READY_SUBSTATE_IDLE] = {
-                .start_io_handler       = scic_sds_smp_remote_device_ready_idle_substate_start_io_handler,
                 .complete_io_handler    = scic_sds_remote_device_default_complete_request_handler,
                 .continue_io_handler    = scic_sds_remote_device_default_continue_request_handler,
                 .start_task_handler     = scic_sds_remote_device_default_start_request_handler,
@@ -1323,7 +1244,6 @@ static const struct scic_sds_remote_device_state_handler scic_sds_remote_device_
                 .frame_handler          = scic_sds_remote_device_default_frame_handler
         },
         [SCIC_SDS_SMP_REMOTE_DEVICE_READY_SUBSTATE_CMD] = {
-                .start_io_handler       = scic_sds_smp_remote_device_ready_cmd_substate_start_io_handler,
                 .complete_io_handler    = scic_sds_smp_remote_device_ready_cmd_substate_complete_io_handler,
                 .continue_io_handler    = scic_sds_remote_device_default_continue_request_handler,
                 .start_task_handler     = scic_sds_remote_device_default_start_request_handler,
@@ -1334,7 +1254,6 @@ static const struct scic_sds_remote_device_state_handler scic_sds_remote_device_
                 .frame_handler          = scic_sds_smp_remote_device_ready_cmd_substate_frame_handler
         },
         [SCI_BASE_REMOTE_DEVICE_STATE_STOPPING] = {
-                .start_io_handler       = scic_sds_remote_device_default_start_request_handler,
                 .complete_io_handler    = scic_sds_remote_device_stopping_state_complete_request_handler,
                 .continue_io_handler    = scic_sds_remote_device_default_continue_request_handler,
                 .start_task_handler     = scic_sds_remote_device_default_start_request_handler,
@@ -1345,7 +1264,6 @@ static const struct scic_sds_remote_device_state_handler scic_sds_remote_device_
                 .frame_handler          = scic_sds_remote_device_general_frame_handler
         },
         [SCI_BASE_REMOTE_DEVICE_STATE_FAILED] = {
-                .start_io_handler       = scic_sds_remote_device_default_start_request_handler,
                 .complete_io_handler    = scic_sds_remote_device_default_complete_request_handler,
                 .continue_io_handler    = scic_sds_remote_device_default_continue_request_handler,
                 .start_task_handler     = scic_sds_remote_device_default_start_request_handler,
@@ -1356,7 +1274,6 @@ static const struct scic_sds_remote_device_state_handler scic_sds_remote_device_
                 .frame_handler          = scic_sds_remote_device_general_frame_handler
         },
         [SCI_BASE_REMOTE_DEVICE_STATE_RESETTING] = {
-                .start_io_handler       = scic_sds_remote_device_default_start_request_handler,
                 .complete_io_handler    = scic_sds_remote_device_resetting_state_complete_request_handler,
                 .continue_io_handler    = scic_sds_remote_device_default_continue_request_handler,
                 .start_task_handler     = scic_sds_remote_device_default_start_request_handler,
@@ -1367,7 +1284,6 @@ static const struct scic_sds_remote_device_state_handler scic_sds_remote_device_
                 .frame_handler          = scic_sds_remote_device_general_frame_handler
         },
         [SCI_BASE_REMOTE_DEVICE_STATE_FINAL] = {
-                .start_io_handler       = scic_sds_remote_device_default_start_request_handler,
                 .complete_io_handler    = scic_sds_remote_device_default_complete_request_handler,
                 .continue_io_handler    = scic_sds_remote_device_default_continue_request_handler,
                 .start_task_handler     = scic_sds_remote_device_default_start_request_handler,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_device.h b/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_device.h
index 51094352d952..58ce41af9e66 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_device.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_device.h
@@ -387,12 +387,6 @@ typedef void (*scic_sds_remote_device_ready_not_ready_handler_t)(
  */
 struct scic_sds_remote_device_state_handler {
         /**
-         * The start_io_handler specifies the method invoked when a user
-         * attempts to start an IO request for a remote device.
-         */
-        scic_sds_remote_device_request_handler_t start_io_handler;
-
-        /**
          * The complete_io_handler specifies the method invoked when a user
          * attempts to complete an IO request for a remote device.
          */