diff --git a/arch/ia64/hp/sim/simscsi.c b/arch/ia64/hp/sim/simscsi.c
index d62fa76..a3a558a 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/hp/sim/simscsi.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/hp/sim/simscsi.c
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@
 	.max_sectors		= 1024,
 	.cmd_per_lun		= SIMSCSI_REQ_QUEUE_LEN,
 	.use_clustering		= DISABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining	= ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 };
 
 static int __init
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c b/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c
index efd9d8d..fb14014 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c
@@ -1990,6 +1990,7 @@
 	.max_sectors		= TW_MAX_SECTORS,
 	.cmd_per_lun		= TW_MAX_CMDS_PER_LUN,
 	.use_clustering		= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining	= ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 	.shost_attrs		= twa_host_attrs,
 	.emulated		= 1
 };
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c b/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c
index c7995fc..a64153b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c
@@ -2261,6 +2261,7 @@
 	.max_sectors		= TW_MAX_SECTORS,
 	.cmd_per_lun		= TW_MAX_CMDS_PER_LUN,	
 	.use_clustering		= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining	= ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 	.shost_attrs		= tw_host_attrs,
 	.emulated		= 1
 };
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/BusLogic.c b/drivers/scsi/BusLogic.c
index 9b20617..49e1ffa 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/BusLogic.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/BusLogic.c
@@ -3575,6 +3575,7 @@
 	.unchecked_isa_dma = 1,
 	.max_sectors = 128,
 	.use_clustering = ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining = ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/NCR53c406a.c b/drivers/scsi/NCR53c406a.c
index eda8c48..3168a17 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/NCR53c406a.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/NCR53c406a.c
@@ -1066,7 +1066,8 @@
      .sg_tablesize      	= 32			/*SG_ALL*/ /*SG_NONE*/, 
      .cmd_per_lun       	= 1			/* commands per lun */, 
      .unchecked_isa_dma 	= 1			/* unchecked_isa_dma */,
-     .use_clustering    	= ENABLE_CLUSTERING                               
+     .use_clustering    	= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+     .use_sg_chaining           = ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 };
 
 #include "scsi_module.c"
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/a100u2w.c b/drivers/scsi/a100u2w.c
index f608d4a..d3a6d15 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/a100u2w.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/a100u2w.c
@@ -1071,6 +1071,7 @@
 	.sg_tablesize		= SG_ALL,
 	.cmd_per_lun 		= 1,
 	.use_clustering		= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining	= ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 };
 
 static int __devinit inia100_probe_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
index a7f42a1..038980b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
@@ -944,6 +944,7 @@
 	.cmd_per_lun    		= AAC_NUM_IO_FIB, 
 #endif	
 	.use_clustering			= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining		= ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 	.emulated                       = 1,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aha1740.c b/drivers/scsi/aha1740.c
index e4a4f3a..f6722fd 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aha1740.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aha1740.c
@@ -563,6 +563,7 @@
 	.sg_tablesize     = AHA1740_SCATTER,
 	.cmd_per_lun      = AHA1740_CMDLUN,
 	.use_clustering   = ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining  = ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 	.eh_abort_handler = aha1740_eh_abort_handler,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic79xx_osm.c b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic79xx_osm.c
index a055a96..42c0f14 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic79xx_osm.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic79xx_osm.c
@@ -766,6 +766,7 @@
 	.max_sectors		= 8192,
 	.cmd_per_lun		= 2,
 	.use_clustering		= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining	= ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 	.slave_alloc		= ahd_linux_slave_alloc,
 	.slave_configure	= ahd_linux_slave_configure,
 	.target_alloc		= ahd_linux_target_alloc,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm.c b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm.c
index 2e9c38f..7770bef 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm.c
@@ -747,6 +747,7 @@
 	.max_sectors		= 8192,
 	.cmd_per_lun		= 2,
 	.use_clustering		= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining	= ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 	.slave_alloc		= ahc_linux_slave_alloc,
 	.slave_configure	= ahc_linux_slave_configure,
 	.target_alloc		= ahc_linux_target_alloc,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx_old.c b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx_old.c
index 1a71b02..4025608 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx_old.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx_old.c
@@ -11142,6 +11142,7 @@
 	.max_sectors		= 2048,
 	.cmd_per_lun		= 3,
 	.use_clustering		= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining	= ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 };
 
 #include "scsi_module.c"
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_hba.c b/drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_hba.c
index cfcf401..f817775 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_hba.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_hba.c
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@
 	.max_sectors    	= ARCMSR_MAX_XFER_SECTORS,
 	.cmd_per_lun		= ARCMSR_MAX_CMD_PERLUN,
 	.use_clustering		= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining	= ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 	.shost_attrs		= arcmsr_host_attrs,
 };
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCSI_ARCMSR_AER
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/dc395x.c b/drivers/scsi/dc395x.c
index 1591824..fd42d47 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/dc395x.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/dc395x.c
@@ -4765,6 +4765,7 @@
 	.eh_bus_reset_handler   = dc395x_eh_bus_reset,
 	.unchecked_isa_dma      = 0,
 	.use_clustering         = DISABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining	= ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 };
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/dpt_i2o.c b/drivers/scsi/dpt_i2o.c
index bea9d65..8258506 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/dpt_i2o.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/dpt_i2o.c
@@ -3295,6 +3295,7 @@
 	.this_id		= 7,
 	.cmd_per_lun		= 1,
 	.use_clustering		= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining	= ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 };
 
 static s32 adpt_scsi_register(adpt_hba* pHba)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/eata.c b/drivers/scsi/eata.c
index ec22331..7ead521 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/eata.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/eata.c
@@ -523,7 +523,8 @@
 	.slave_configure = eata2x_slave_configure,
 	.this_id = 7,
 	.unchecked_isa_dma = 1,
-	.use_clustering = ENABLE_CLUSTERING
+	.use_clustering = ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining = ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 };
 
 #if !defined(__BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD) && !defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN_BITFIELD)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
index adc9559..112ab6a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@
 	shost->use_clustering = sht->use_clustering;
 	shost->ordered_tag = sht->ordered_tag;
 	shost->active_mode = sht->supported_mode;
+	shost->use_sg_chaining = sht->use_sg_chaining;
 
 	if (sht->max_host_blocked)
 		shost->max_host_blocked = sht->max_host_blocked;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hptiop.c b/drivers/scsi/hptiop.c
index 8b384fa..8515054 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hptiop.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hptiop.c
@@ -655,6 +655,7 @@
 	.unchecked_isa_dma          = 0,
 	.emulated                   = 0,
 	.use_clustering             = ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining            = ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 	.proc_name                  = driver_name,
 	.shost_attrs                = hptiop_attrs,
 	.this_id                    = -1,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ibmmca.c b/drivers/scsi/ibmmca.c
index 1a924e9..714e627 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ibmmca.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ibmmca.c
@@ -1501,6 +1501,7 @@
           .sg_tablesize   = 16,
           .cmd_per_lun    = 1,
           .use_clustering = ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+          .use_sg_chaining = ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 };
 
 static int ibmmca_probe(struct device *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvscsi.c
index cda0cc3..22d91ee 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvscsi.c
@@ -1548,6 +1548,7 @@
 	.this_id = -1,
 	.sg_tablesize = SG_ALL,
 	.use_clustering = ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining = ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 	.shost_attrs = ibmvscsi_attrs,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/initio.c b/drivers/scsi/initio.c
index d9dfb69..22d40fd 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/initio.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/initio.c
@@ -2831,6 +2831,7 @@
 	.sg_tablesize		= SG_ALL,
 	.cmd_per_lun		= 1,
 	.use_clustering		= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining	= ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 };
 
 static int initio_probe_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c
index cd67493..c075556 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c
@@ -1438,6 +1438,7 @@
 	.scan_finished		= lpfc_scan_finished,
 	.this_id		= -1,
 	.sg_tablesize		= LPFC_SG_SEG_CNT,
+	.use_sg_chaining	= ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 	.cmd_per_lun		= LPFC_CMD_PER_LUN,
 	.use_clustering		= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
 	.shost_attrs		= lpfc_hba_attrs,
@@ -1460,6 +1461,7 @@
 	.sg_tablesize		= LPFC_SG_SEG_CNT,
 	.cmd_per_lun		= LPFC_CMD_PER_LUN,
 	.use_clustering		= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining	= ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 	.shost_attrs		= lpfc_vport_attrs,
 	.max_sectors		= 0xFFFF,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mac53c94.c b/drivers/scsi/mac53c94.c
index b12ad7c..a035001 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mac53c94.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mac53c94.c
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@
 	.sg_tablesize	= SG_ALL,
 	.cmd_per_lun	= 1,
 	.use_clustering	= DISABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining = ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 };
 
 static int mac53c94_probe(struct macio_dev *mdev, const struct of_device_id *match)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid.c b/drivers/scsi/megaraid.c
index e7e11f2..10d1aff 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid.c
@@ -4492,6 +4492,7 @@
 	.sg_tablesize			= MAX_SGLIST,
 	.cmd_per_lun			= DEF_CMD_PER_LUN,
 	.use_clustering			= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining		= ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 	.eh_abort_handler		= megaraid_abort,
 	.eh_device_reset_handler	= megaraid_reset,
 	.eh_bus_reset_handler		= megaraid_reset,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mbox.c b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mbox.c
index c6a53dc..e4e4c6a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mbox.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mbox.c
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@
 	.eh_host_reset_handler		= megaraid_reset_handler,
 	.change_queue_depth		= megaraid_change_queue_depth,
 	.use_clustering			= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining		= ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 	.sdev_attrs			= megaraid_sdev_attrs,
 	.shost_attrs			= megaraid_shost_attrs,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.c b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.c
index ebb948c..e3c5c52 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.c
@@ -1110,6 +1110,7 @@
 	.eh_timed_out = megasas_reset_timer,
 	.bios_param = megasas_bios_param,
 	.use_clustering = ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining = ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mesh.c b/drivers/scsi/mesh.c
index 651d09b..7470ff3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mesh.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mesh.c
@@ -1843,6 +1843,7 @@
 	.sg_tablesize			= SG_ALL,
 	.cmd_per_lun			= 2,
 	.use_clustering			= DISABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining		= ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 };
 
 static int mesh_probe(struct macio_dev *mdev, const struct of_device_id *match)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/nsp32.c b/drivers/scsi/nsp32.c
index 7fed353..28161dc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/nsp32.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/nsp32.c
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@
 	.cmd_per_lun			= 1,
 	.this_id			= NSP32_HOST_SCSIID,
 	.use_clustering			= DISABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining		= ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 	.eh_abort_handler       	= nsp32_eh_abort,
 	.eh_bus_reset_handler		= nsp32_eh_bus_reset,
 	.eh_host_reset_handler		= nsp32_eh_host_reset,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/sym53c500_cs.c b/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/sym53c500_cs.c
index 961839e..190e2a7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/sym53c500_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/sym53c500_cs.c
@@ -694,6 +694,7 @@
      .sg_tablesize		= 32,
      .cmd_per_lun		= 1,
      .use_clustering		= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+     .use_sg_chaining		= ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
      .shost_attrs		= SYM53C500_shost_attrs
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
index a6bb8d0..0351d38 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@
 	.this_id		= -1,
 	.cmd_per_lun		= 3,
 	.use_clustering		= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining	= ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 	.sg_tablesize		= SG_ALL,
 
 	/*
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@
 	.this_id		= -1,
 	.cmd_per_lun		= 3,
 	.use_clustering		= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining	= ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 	.sg_tablesize		= SG_ALL,
 
 	.max_sectors		= 0xFFFF,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c
index b1d565c..03b68d4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
 	.this_id		= -1,
 	.cmd_per_lun		= 3,
 	.use_clustering		= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining	= ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 	.sg_tablesize		= SG_ALL,
 
 	.max_sectors		= 0xFFFF,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qlogicfas.c b/drivers/scsi/qlogicfas.c
index 1e874f1..1769f96 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qlogicfas.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qlogicfas.c
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@
 	.sg_tablesize		= SG_ALL,
 	.cmd_per_lun		= 1,
 	.use_clustering		= DISABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining	= ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 };
 
 static __init int qlogicfas_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index c75cb6a..b6e6d80 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -1645,7 +1645,10 @@
 	 * converted, so better keep it safe.
 	 */
 #ifdef ARCH_HAS_SG_CHAIN
-	blk_queue_max_phys_segments(q, SCSI_MAX_SG_CHAIN_SEGMENTS);
+	if (shost->use_sg_chaining)
+		blk_queue_max_phys_segments(q, SCSI_MAX_SG_CHAIN_SEGMENTS);
+	else
+		blk_queue_max_phys_segments(q, SCSI_MAX_SG_SEGMENTS);
 #else
 	blk_queue_max_phys_segments(q, SCSI_MAX_SG_SEGMENTS);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/stex.c b/drivers/scsi/stex.c
index 72f6d80..e3fab3a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/stex.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/stex.c
@@ -1123,6 +1123,7 @@
 	.this_id			= -1,
 	.sg_tablesize			= ST_MAX_SG,
 	.cmd_per_lun			= ST_CMD_PER_LUN,
+	.use_sg_chaining		= ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 };
 
 static int stex_set_dma_mask(struct pci_dev * pdev)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sym53c416.c b/drivers/scsi/sym53c416.c
index 92bfaea..8befab7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sym53c416.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sym53c416.c
@@ -854,5 +854,6 @@
 	.cmd_per_lun =		1,
 	.unchecked_isa_dma =	1,
 	.use_clustering =	ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining =	ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 };
 #include "scsi_module.c"
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx_2/sym_glue.c b/drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx_2/sym_glue.c
index 3db2232..db03c4c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx_2/sym_glue.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx_2/sym_glue.c
@@ -1808,6 +1808,7 @@
 	.eh_host_reset_handler	= sym53c8xx_eh_host_reset_handler,
 	.this_id		= 7,
 	.use_clustering		= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining	= ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 	.max_sectors		= 0xFFFF,
 #ifdef SYM_LINUX_PROC_INFO_SUPPORT
 	.proc_info		= sym53c8xx_proc_info,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/u14-34f.c b/drivers/scsi/u14-34f.c
index fc9f518..d6cb549 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/u14-34f.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/u14-34f.c
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@
                 .this_id                 = 7,
                 .unchecked_isa_dma       = 1,
                 .use_clustering          = ENABLE_CLUSTERING
+                .use_sg_chaining         = ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
                 };
 
 #if !defined(__BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD) && !defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN_BITFIELD)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ultrastor.c b/drivers/scsi/ultrastor.c
index c08235d..ea72bbe 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ultrastor.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ultrastor.c
@@ -1197,5 +1197,6 @@
 	.cmd_per_lun       = ULTRASTOR_MAX_CMDS_PER_LUN,
 	.unchecked_isa_dma = 1,
 	.use_clustering    = ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining   = ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 };
 #include "scsi_module.c"
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/wd7000.c b/drivers/scsi/wd7000.c
index d6fd425..255c611 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/wd7000.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/wd7000.c
@@ -1671,6 +1671,7 @@
 	.cmd_per_lun		= 1,
 	.unchecked_isa_dma	= 1,
 	.use_clustering		= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.use_sg_chaining	= ENABLE_SG_CHAINING,
 };
 
 #include "scsi_module.c"
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_host.h b/include/scsi/scsi_host.h
index 7d210cd..0fd4746 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_host.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_host.h
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
 #define DISABLE_CLUSTERING 0
 #define ENABLE_CLUSTERING 1
 
+#define DISABLE_SG_CHAINING 0
+#define ENABLE_SG_CHAINING 1
+
 enum scsi_eh_timer_return {
 	EH_NOT_HANDLED,
 	EH_HANDLED,
@@ -443,6 +446,15 @@
 	unsigned ordered_tag:1;
 
 	/*
+	 * true if the low-level driver can support sg chaining. this
+	 * will be removed eventually when all the drivers are
+	 * converted to support sg chaining.
+	 *
+	 * Status: OBSOLETE
+	 */
+	unsigned use_sg_chaining:1;
+
+	/*
 	 * Countdown for host blocking with no commands outstanding
 	 */
 	unsigned int max_host_blocked;
@@ -586,6 +598,7 @@
 	unsigned unchecked_isa_dma:1;
 	unsigned use_clustering:1;
 	unsigned use_blk_tcq:1;
+	unsigned use_sg_chaining:1;
 
 	/*
 	 * Host has requested that no further requests come through for the