diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_task.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_task.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..594524d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_task.c
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <scsi/sas.h>
+#include <scsi/libsas.h>
+
+/* fill task_status_struct based on SSP response frame */
+void sas_ssp_task_response(struct device *dev, struct sas_task *task,
+			   struct ssp_response_iu *iu)
+{
+	struct task_status_struct *tstat = &task->task_status;
+
+	tstat->resp = SAS_TASK_COMPLETE;
+
+	if (iu->datapres == 0)
+		tstat->stat = iu->status;
+	else if (iu->datapres == 1)
+		tstat->stat = iu->resp_data[3];
+	else if (iu->datapres == 2) {
+		tstat->stat = SAM_CHECK_COND;
+		tstat->buf_valid_size =
+			min_t(int, SAS_STATUS_BUF_SIZE,
+			      be32_to_cpu(iu->sense_data_len));
+		memcpy(tstat->buf, iu->sense_data, tstat->buf_valid_size);
+
+		if (iu->status != SAM_CHECK_COND)
+			dev_printk(KERN_WARNING, dev,
+				   "dev %llx sent sense data, but "
+				   "stat(%x) is not CHECK CONDITION\n",
+				   SAS_ADDR(task->dev->sas_addr),
+				   iu->status);
+	}
+	else
+		/* when datapres contains corrupt/unknown value... */
+		tstat->stat = SAM_CHECK_COND;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sas_ssp_task_response);
+