diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm.c b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm.c
index ca796b9..c03f294 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm.c
@@ -430,7 +430,6 @@
 static void ahc_linux_sem_timeout(u_long arg);
 static void ahc_linux_freeze_simq(struct ahc_softc *ahc);
 static void ahc_linux_release_simq(u_long arg);
-static void ahc_linux_dev_timed_unfreeze(u_long arg);
 static int  ahc_linux_queue_recovery_cmd(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd, scb_flag flag);
 static void ahc_linux_initialize_scsi_bus(struct ahc_softc *ahc);
 static u_int ahc_linux_user_tagdepth(struct ahc_softc *ahc,
@@ -457,7 +456,7 @@
 /********************************* Inlines ************************************/
 static __inline struct ahc_linux_device*
 		     ahc_linux_get_device(struct ahc_softc *ahc, u_int channel,
-					  u_int target, u_int lun, int alloc);
+					  u_int target, u_int lun);
 static __inline void ahc_linux_unmap_scb(struct ahc_softc*, struct scb*);
 
 static __inline int ahc_linux_map_seg(struct ahc_softc *ahc, struct scb *scb,
@@ -466,7 +465,7 @@
 
 static __inline struct ahc_linux_device*
 ahc_linux_get_device(struct ahc_softc *ahc, u_int channel, u_int target,
-		     u_int lun, int alloc)
+		     u_int lun)
 {
 	struct ahc_linux_target *targ;
 	struct ahc_linux_device *dev;
@@ -476,18 +475,9 @@
 	if (channel != 0)
 		target_offset += 8;
 	targ = ahc->platform_data->targets[target_offset];
-	if (targ == NULL) {
-		if (alloc != 0) {
-			targ = ahc_linux_alloc_target(ahc, channel, target);
-			if (targ == NULL)
-				return (NULL);
-		} else
-			return (NULL);
-	}
+	BUG_ON(targ == NULL);
 	dev = targ->devices[lun];
-	if (dev == NULL && alloc != 0)
-		dev = ahc_linux_alloc_device(ahc, targ, lun);
-	return (dev);
+	return dev;
 }
 
 static __inline void
@@ -640,7 +630,7 @@
 		return SCSI_MLQUEUE_HOST_BUSY;
 
 	dev = ahc_linux_get_device(ahc, cmd->device->channel, cmd->device->id,
-				   cmd->device->lun, /*alloc*/TRUE);
+				   cmd->device->lun);
 	BUG_ON(dev == NULL);
 
 	cmd->result = CAM_REQ_INPROG << 16;
@@ -652,11 +642,69 @@
 ahc_linux_slave_alloc(struct scsi_device *device)
 {
 	struct	ahc_softc *ahc;
+	struct ahc_linux_target *targ;
+	struct scsi_target *starget = device->sdev_target;
+	struct ahc_linux_device *dev;
+	u_int target_offset;
+
+	target_offset = starget->id;
+	if (starget->channel != 0)
+		target_offset += 8;
 
 	ahc = *((struct ahc_softc **)device->host->hostdata);
 	if (bootverbose)
 		printf("%s: Slave Alloc %d\n", ahc_name(ahc), device->id);
-	return (0);
+	targ = ahc->platform_data->targets[target_offset];
+	if (targ == NULL) {
+		targ = ahc_linux_alloc_target(ahc, starget->channel, starget->id);
+		struct seeprom_config *sc = ahc->seep_config;
+		if (targ == NULL)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		if (sc) {
+			unsigned short scsirate;
+			struct ahc_devinfo devinfo;
+			struct ahc_initiator_tinfo *tinfo;
+			struct ahc_tmode_tstate *tstate;
+			char channel = starget->channel + 'A';
+			unsigned int our_id = ahc->our_id;
+
+			if (starget->channel)
+				our_id = ahc->our_id_b;
+
+			if ((ahc->features & AHC_ULTRA2) != 0) {
+				scsirate = sc->device_flags[target_offset] & CFXFER;
+			} else {
+				scsirate = (sc->device_flags[target_offset] & CFXFER) << 4;
+				if (sc->device_flags[target_offset] & CFSYNCH)
+					scsirate |= SOFS;
+			}
+			if (sc->device_flags[target_offset] & CFWIDEB) {
+				scsirate |= WIDEXFER;
+				spi_max_width(starget) = 1;
+			} else
+				spi_max_width(starget) = 0;
+			spi_min_period(starget) = 
+				ahc_find_period(ahc, scsirate, AHC_SYNCRATE_DT);
+			tinfo = ahc_fetch_transinfo(ahc, channel, ahc->our_id,
+						    targ->target, &tstate);
+			ahc_compile_devinfo(&devinfo, our_id, targ->target,
+					    CAM_LUN_WILDCARD, channel,
+					    ROLE_INITIATOR);
+			ahc_set_syncrate(ahc, &devinfo, NULL, 0, 0, 0,
+					 AHC_TRANS_GOAL, /*paused*/FALSE);
+			ahc_set_width(ahc, &devinfo, MSG_EXT_WDTR_BUS_8_BIT,
+				      AHC_TRANS_GOAL, /*paused*/FALSE);
+		}
+			
+	}
+	dev = targ->devices[device->lun];
+	if (dev == NULL) {
+		dev = ahc_linux_alloc_device(ahc, targ, device->lun);
+		if (dev == NULL)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -666,27 +714,20 @@
 	struct	ahc_linux_device *dev;
 
 	ahc = *((struct ahc_softc **)device->host->hostdata);
+
 	if (bootverbose)
 		printf("%s: Slave Configure %d\n", ahc_name(ahc), device->id);
-	/*
-	 * Since Linux has attached to the device, configure
-	 * it so we don't free and allocate the device
-	 * structure on every command.
-	 */
-	dev = ahc_linux_get_device(ahc, device->channel,
-				   device->id, device->lun,
-				   /*alloc*/TRUE);
-	if (dev != NULL) {
-		dev->flags &= ~AHC_DEV_UNCONFIGURED;
-		dev->scsi_device = device;
-		ahc_linux_device_queue_depth(ahc, dev);
-	}
+
+	dev = ahc_linux_get_device(ahc, device->channel, device->id,
+				   device->lun);
+	dev->scsi_device = device;
+	ahc_linux_device_queue_depth(ahc, dev);
 
 	/* Initial Domain Validation */
 	if (!spi_initial_dv(device->sdev_target))
 		spi_dv_device(device);
 
-	return (0);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -699,22 +740,11 @@
 	if (bootverbose)
 		printf("%s: Slave Destroy %d\n", ahc_name(ahc), device->id);
 	dev = ahc_linux_get_device(ahc, device->channel,
-				   device->id, device->lun,
-					   /*alloc*/FALSE);
-	/*
-	 * Filter out "silly" deletions of real devices by only
-	 * deleting devices that have had slave_configure()
-	 * called on them.  All other devices that have not
-	 * been configured will automatically be deleted by
-	 * the refcounting process.
-	 */
-	if (dev != NULL
-	 && (dev->flags & AHC_DEV_SLAVE_CONFIGURED) != 0) {
-		dev->flags |= AHC_DEV_UNCONFIGURED;
-		if (dev->active == 0
-	 	 && (dev->flags & AHC_DEV_TIMER_ACTIVE) == 0)
-			ahc_linux_free_device(ahc, dev);
-	}
+				   device->id, device->lun);
+
+	BUG_ON(dev->active);
+
+	ahc_linux_free_device(ahc, dev);
 }
 
 #if defined(__i386__)
@@ -1361,7 +1391,7 @@
 
 	dev = ahc_linux_get_device(ahc, devinfo->channel - 'A',
 				   devinfo->target,
-				   devinfo->lun, /*alloc*/FALSE);
+				   devinfo->lun);
 	if (dev == NULL)
 		return;
 	was_queuing = dev->flags & (AHC_DEV_Q_BASIC|AHC_DEV_Q_TAGGED);
@@ -1793,8 +1823,6 @@
 	if (dev == NULL)
 		return (NULL);
 	memset(dev, 0, sizeof(*dev));
-	init_timer(&dev->timer);
-	dev->flags = AHC_DEV_UNCONFIGURED;
 	dev->lun = lun;
 	dev->target = targ;
 
@@ -1817,7 +1845,7 @@
 }
 
 static void
-__ahc_linux_free_device(struct ahc_softc *ahc, struct ahc_linux_device *dev)
+ahc_linux_free_device(struct ahc_softc *ahc, struct ahc_linux_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ahc_linux_target *targ;
 
@@ -1829,13 +1857,6 @@
 		ahc_linux_free_target(ahc, targ);
 }
 
-static void
-ahc_linux_free_device(struct ahc_softc *ahc, struct ahc_linux_device *dev)
-{
-	del_timer_sync(&dev->timer);
-	__ahc_linux_free_device(ahc, dev);
-}
-
 void
 ahc_send_async(struct ahc_softc *ahc, char channel,
 	       u_int target, u_int lun, ac_code code, void *arg)
@@ -2008,8 +2029,6 @@
 		}
 	} else if (ahc_get_transaction_status(scb) == CAM_SCSI_STATUS_ERROR) {
 		ahc_linux_handle_scsi_status(ahc, dev, scb);
-	} else if (ahc_get_transaction_status(scb) == CAM_SEL_TIMEOUT) {
-		dev->flags |= AHC_DEV_UNCONFIGURED;
 	}
 
 	if (dev->openings == 1
@@ -2031,11 +2050,6 @@
 	if (dev->active == 0)
 		dev->commands_since_idle_or_otag = 0;
 
-	if ((dev->flags & AHC_DEV_UNCONFIGURED) != 0
-	    && dev->active == 0
-	    && (dev->flags & AHC_DEV_TIMER_ACTIVE) == 0)
-		ahc_linux_free_device(ahc, dev);
-
 	if ((scb->flags & SCB_RECOVERY_SCB) != 0) {
 		printf("Recovery SCB completes\n");
 		if (ahc_get_transaction_status(scb) == CAM_BDR_SENT
@@ -2174,27 +2188,6 @@
 		ahc_platform_set_tags(ahc, &devinfo,
 			     (dev->flags & AHC_DEV_Q_BASIC)
 			   ? AHC_QUEUE_BASIC : AHC_QUEUE_TAGGED);
-		/* FALLTHROUGH */
-	}
-	case SCSI_STATUS_BUSY:
-	{
-		/*
-		 * Set a short timer to defer sending commands for
-		 * a bit since Linux will not delay in this case.
-		 */
-		if ((dev->flags & AHC_DEV_TIMER_ACTIVE) != 0) {
-			printf("%s:%c:%d: Device Timer still active during "
-			       "busy processing\n", ahc_name(ahc),
-				dev->target->channel, dev->target->target);
-			break;
-		}
-		dev->flags |= AHC_DEV_TIMER_ACTIVE;
-		dev->qfrozen++;
-		init_timer(&dev->timer);
-		dev->timer.data = (u_long)dev;
-		dev->timer.expires = jiffies + (HZ/2);
-		dev->timer.function = ahc_linux_dev_timed_unfreeze;
-		add_timer(&dev->timer);
 		break;
 	}
 	}
@@ -2326,24 +2319,6 @@
 		scsi_unblock_requests(ahc->platform_data->host);
 }
 
-static void
-ahc_linux_dev_timed_unfreeze(u_long arg)
-{
-	struct ahc_linux_device *dev;
-	struct ahc_softc *ahc;
-	u_long s;
-
-	dev = (struct ahc_linux_device *)arg;
-	ahc = dev->target->ahc;
-	ahc_lock(ahc, &s);
-	dev->flags &= ~AHC_DEV_TIMER_ACTIVE;
-	if (dev->qfrozen > 0)
-		dev->qfrozen--;
-	if (dev->active == 0)
-		__ahc_linux_free_device(ahc, dev);
-	ahc_unlock(ahc, &s);
-}
-
 static int
 ahc_linux_queue_recovery_cmd(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd, scb_flag flag)
 {
@@ -2384,7 +2359,7 @@
 	 * command, return success.
 	 */
 	dev = ahc_linux_get_device(ahc, cmd->device->channel, cmd->device->id,
-				   cmd->device->lun, /*alloc*/FALSE);
+				   cmd->device->lun);
 
 	if (dev == NULL) {
 		/*