1 files changed, 7 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index ab55c2fa7ce2..0bac91e72370 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -400,10 +400,15 @@ static inline int scsi_host_is_busy(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
 static void scsi_run_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 {
         struct scsi_device *sdev = q->queuedata;
-        struct Scsi_Host *shost = sdev->host;
+        struct Scsi_Host *shost;
         LIST_HEAD(starved_list);
         unsigned long flags;
 
+        /* if the device is dead, sdev will be NULL, so no queue to run */
+        if (!sdev)
+                return;
+
+        shost = sdev->host;
         if (scsi_target(sdev)->single_lun)
                 scsi_single_lun_run(sdev);
 
@@ -411,8 +416,6 @@ static void scsi_run_queue(struct request_queue *q)
         list_splice_init(&shost->starved_list, &starved_list);
 
         while (!list_empty(&starved_list)) {
-                int flagset;
-
                 /*
                  * As long as shost is accepting commands and we have
                  * starved queues, call blk_run_queue. scsi_request_fn
@@ -435,20 +438,7 @@ static void scsi_run_queue(struct request_queue *q)
                         continue;
                 }
 
-                spin_unlock(shost->host_lock);
-
-                spin_lock(sdev->request_queue->queue_lock);
-                flagset = test_bit(QUEUE_FLAG_REENTER, &q->queue_flags) &&
-                                !test_bit(QUEUE_FLAG_REENTER,
-                                        &sdev->request_queue->queue_flags);
-                if (flagset)
-                        queue_flag_set(QUEUE_FLAG_REENTER, sdev->request_queue);
-                __blk_run_queue(sdev->request_queue);
-                if (flagset)
-                        queue_flag_clear(QUEUE_FLAG_REENTER, sdev->request_queue);
-                spin_unlock(sdev->request_queue->queue_lock);
-
-                spin_lock(shost->host_lock);
+                blk_run_queue_async(sdev->request_queue);
         }
         /* put any unprocessed entries back */
         list_splice(&starved_list, &shost->starved_list);