diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ahci.c b/drivers/scsi/ahci.c
index cfbdd3f..887eaa2 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ahci.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ahci.c
@@ -643,7 +643,8 @@
 	 	 * not being called from the SCSI EH.
 	 	 */
 		qc->scsidone = scsi_finish_command;
-		ata_qc_complete(qc, AC_ERR_OTHER);
+		qc->err_mask |= AC_ERR_OTHER;
+		ata_qc_complete(qc);
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host_set->lock, flags);
@@ -664,7 +665,8 @@
 	ci = readl(port_mmio + PORT_CMD_ISSUE);
 	if (likely((ci & 0x1) == 0)) {
 		if (qc) {
-			ata_qc_complete(qc, 0);
+			assert(qc->err_mask == 0);
+			ata_qc_complete(qc);
 			qc = NULL;
 		}
 	}
@@ -681,8 +683,10 @@
 		/* command processing has stopped due to error; restart */
 		ahci_restart_port(ap, status);
 
-		if (qc)
-			ata_qc_complete(qc, err_mask);
+		if (qc) {
+			qc->err_mask |= AC_ERR_OTHER;
+			ata_qc_complete(qc);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 1;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c b/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
index 0a95956..f56b4da 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
@@ -1053,9 +1053,9 @@
 
 	if (wait_for_completion_timeout(wait, 30 * HZ) < 1) {
 		/* timeout handling */
-		unsigned int err_mask = ac_err_mask(ata_chk_status(qc->ap));
+		qc->err_mask |= ac_err_mask(ata_chk_status(qc->ap));
 
-		if (!err_mask) {
+		if (!qc->err_mask) {
 			printk(KERN_WARNING "ata%u: slow completion (cmd %x)\n",
 			       qc->ap->id, qc->tf.command);
 		} else {
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@
 			rc = -EIO;
 		}
 
-		ata_qc_complete(qc, err_mask);
+		ata_qc_complete(qc);
 	}
 
 	return rc;
@@ -1175,6 +1175,7 @@
 				qc->cursg_ofs = 0;
 				qc->cursect = 0;
 				qc->nsect = 1;
+				qc->err_mask = 0;
 				goto retry;
 			}
 		}
@@ -2777,7 +2778,7 @@
  *	None.  (grabs host lock)
  */
 
-void ata_poll_qc_complete(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, unsigned int err_mask)
+void ata_poll_qc_complete(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 {
 	struct ata_port *ap = qc->ap;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -2785,7 +2786,7 @@
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ap->host_set->lock, flags);
 	ap->flags &= ~ATA_FLAG_NOINTR;
 	ata_irq_on(ap);
-	ata_qc_complete(qc, err_mask);
+	ata_qc_complete(qc);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ap->host_set->lock, flags);
 }
 
@@ -2885,7 +2886,8 @@
 
 	ap->hsm_task_state = HSM_ST_IDLE;
 
-	ata_poll_qc_complete(qc, 0);
+	assert(qc->err_mask == 0);
+	ata_poll_qc_complete(qc);
 
 	/* another command may start at this point */
 
@@ -3261,7 +3263,8 @@
 
 	ap->hsm_task_state = HSM_ST_IDLE;
 
-	ata_poll_qc_complete(qc, AC_ERR_ATA_BUS);
+	qc->err_mask |= AC_ERR_ATA_BUS;
+	ata_poll_qc_complete(qc);
 }
 
 static void ata_pio_task(void *_data)
@@ -3363,7 +3366,8 @@
 		       ap->id, qc->tf.command, drv_stat, host_stat);
 
 		/* complete taskfile transaction */
-		ata_qc_complete(qc, ac_err_mask(drv_stat));
+		qc->err_mask |= ac_err_mask(drv_stat);
+		ata_qc_complete(qc);
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -3462,7 +3466,7 @@
 	return qc;
 }
 
-int ata_qc_complete_noop(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, unsigned int err_mask)
+int ata_qc_complete_noop(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -3521,7 +3525,7 @@
  *	spin_lock_irqsave(host_set lock)
  */
 
-void ata_qc_complete(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, unsigned int err_mask)
+void ata_qc_complete(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 {
 	int rc;
 
@@ -3538,7 +3542,7 @@
 	qc->flags &= ~ATA_QCFLAG_ACTIVE;
 
 	/* call completion callback */
-	rc = qc->complete_fn(qc, err_mask);
+	rc = qc->complete_fn(qc);
 
 	/* if callback indicates not to complete command (non-zero),
 	 * return immediately
@@ -3976,7 +3980,8 @@
 		ap->ops->irq_clear(ap);
 
 		/* complete taskfile transaction */
-		ata_qc_complete(qc, ac_err_mask(status));
+		qc->err_mask |= ac_err_mask(status);
+		ata_qc_complete(qc);
 		break;
 
 	default:
@@ -4111,7 +4116,8 @@
 err_out_status:
 	status = ata_chk_status(ap);
 err_out:
-	ata_poll_qc_complete(qc, __ac_err_mask(status));
+	qc->err_mask |= __ac_err_mask(status);
+	ata_poll_qc_complete(qc);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c
index ef763ed..2aef411 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c
@@ -1203,12 +1203,11 @@
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static int ata_scsi_qc_complete(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc,
-				unsigned int err_mask)
+static int ata_scsi_qc_complete(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 {
 	struct scsi_cmnd *cmd = qc->scsicmd;
 	u8 *cdb = cmd->cmnd;
- 	int need_sense = (err_mask != 0);
+ 	int need_sense = (qc->err_mask != 0);
 
 	/* For ATA pass thru (SAT) commands, generate a sense block if
 	 * user mandated it or if there's an error.  Note that if we
@@ -1955,9 +1954,9 @@
 	done(cmd);
 }
 
-static int atapi_sense_complete(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc,unsigned int err_mask)
+static int atapi_sense_complete(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 {
-	if (err_mask && ((err_mask & AC_ERR_DEV) == 0))
+	if (qc->err_mask && ((qc->err_mask & AC_ERR_DEV) == 0))
 		/* FIXME: not quite right; we don't want the
 		 * translation of taskfile registers into
 		 * a sense descriptors, since that's only
@@ -2015,15 +2014,18 @@
 
 	qc->complete_fn = atapi_sense_complete;
 
-	if (ata_qc_issue(qc))
-		ata_qc_complete(qc, AC_ERR_OTHER);
+	if (ata_qc_issue(qc)) {
+		qc->err_mask |= AC_ERR_OTHER;
+		ata_qc_complete(qc);
+	}
 
 	DPRINTK("EXIT\n");
 }
 
-static int atapi_qc_complete(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, unsigned int err_mask)
+static int atapi_qc_complete(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 {
 	struct scsi_cmnd *cmd = qc->scsicmd;
+	unsigned int err_mask = qc->err_mask;
 
 	VPRINTK("ENTER, err_mask 0x%X\n", err_mask);
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libata.h b/drivers/scsi/libata.h
index 8ebaa69..686255d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libata.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libata.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 /* libata-core.c */
 extern int atapi_enabled;
-extern int ata_qc_complete_noop(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, unsigned int err_mask);
+extern int ata_qc_complete_noop(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
 extern struct ata_queued_cmd *ata_qc_new_init(struct ata_port *ap,
 				      struct ata_device *dev);
 extern void ata_rwcmd_protocol(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pdc_adma.c b/drivers/scsi/pdc_adma.c
index f557f17..e8df0c9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pdc_adma.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pdc_adma.c
@@ -464,14 +464,12 @@
 			continue;
 		qc = ata_qc_from_tag(ap, ap->active_tag);
 		if (qc && (!(qc->tf.ctl & ATA_NIEN))) {
-			unsigned int err_mask = 0;
-
 			if ((status & (aPERR | aPSD | aUIRQ)))
-				err_mask = AC_ERR_OTHER;
+				qc->err_mask |= AC_ERR_OTHER;
 			else if (pp->pkt[0] != cDONE)
-				err_mask = AC_ERR_OTHER;
+				qc->err_mask |= AC_ERR_OTHER;
 
-			ata_qc_complete(qc, err_mask);
+			ata_qc_complete(qc);
 		}
 	}
 	return handled;
@@ -501,7 +499,8 @@
 		
 				/* complete taskfile transaction */
 				pp->state = adma_state_idle;
-				ata_qc_complete(qc, ac_err_mask(status));
+				qc->err_mask |= ac_err_mask(status);
+				ata_qc_complete(qc);
 				handled = 1;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sata_mv.c b/drivers/scsi/sata_mv.c
index c941766..3e7866b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sata_mv.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sata_mv.c
@@ -1242,8 +1242,10 @@
 				VPRINTK("port %u IRQ found for qc, "
 					"ata_status 0x%x\n", port,ata_status);
 				/* mark qc status appropriately */
-				if (!(qc->tf.ctl & ATA_NIEN))
-					ata_qc_complete(qc, err_mask);
+				if (!(qc->tf.ctl & ATA_NIEN)) {
+					qc->err_mask |= err_mask;
+					ata_qc_complete(qc);
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -1864,7 +1866,8 @@
 	 	 */
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&ap->host_set->lock, flags);
 		qc->scsidone = scsi_finish_command;
-		ata_qc_complete(qc, AC_ERR_OTHER);
+		qc->err_mask |= AC_ERR_OTHER;
+		ata_qc_complete(qc);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ap->host_set->lock, flags);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sata_promise.c b/drivers/scsi/sata_promise.c
index 0208906..e2e146a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sata_promise.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sata_promise.c
@@ -401,7 +401,8 @@
 	case ATA_PROT_NODATA:
 		printk(KERN_ERR "ata%u: command timeout\n", ap->id);
 		drv_stat = ata_wait_idle(ap);
-		ata_qc_complete(qc, __ac_err_mask(drv_stat));
+		qc->err_mask |= __ac_err_mask(drv_stat);
+		ata_qc_complete(qc);
 		break;
 
 	default:
@@ -410,7 +411,8 @@
 		printk(KERN_ERR "ata%u: unknown timeout, cmd 0x%x stat 0x%x\n",
 		       ap->id, qc->tf.command, drv_stat);
 
-		ata_qc_complete(qc, ac_err_mask(drv_stat));
+		qc->err_mask |= ac_err_mask(drv_stat);
+		ata_qc_complete(qc);
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -422,21 +424,21 @@
 static inline unsigned int pdc_host_intr( struct ata_port *ap,
                                           struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 {
-	unsigned int handled = 0, err_mask = 0;
+	unsigned int handled = 0;
 	u32 tmp;
 	void __iomem *mmio = (void __iomem *) ap->ioaddr.cmd_addr + PDC_GLOBAL_CTL;
 
 	tmp = readl(mmio);
 	if (tmp & PDC_ERR_MASK) {
-		err_mask = AC_ERR_DEV;
+		qc->err_mask |= AC_ERR_DEV;
 		pdc_reset_port(ap);
 	}
 
 	switch (qc->tf.protocol) {
 	case ATA_PROT_DMA:
 	case ATA_PROT_NODATA:
-		err_mask |= ac_err_mask(ata_wait_idle(ap));
-		ata_qc_complete(qc, err_mask);
+		qc->err_mask |= ac_err_mask(ata_wait_idle(ap));
+		ata_qc_complete(qc);
 		handled = 1;
 		break;
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sata_qstor.c b/drivers/scsi/sata_qstor.c
index 6b9c3ae..de05e28 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sata_qstor.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sata_qstor.c
@@ -409,8 +409,8 @@
 					case 3: /* device error */
 						pp->state = qs_state_idle;
 						qs_enter_reg_mode(qc->ap);
-						ata_qc_complete(qc,
-							ac_err_mask(sDST));
+						qc->err_mask |= ac_err_mask(sDST);
+						ata_qc_complete(qc);
 						break;
 					default:
 						break;
@@ -447,7 +447,8 @@
 
 				/* complete taskfile transaction */
 				pp->state = qs_state_idle;
-				ata_qc_complete(qc, ac_err_mask(status));
+				qc->err_mask |= ac_err_mask(status);
+				ata_qc_complete(qc);
 				handled = 1;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sata_sil24.c b/drivers/scsi/sata_sil24.c
index e0d6f19..a0ad3ed 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sata_sil24.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sata_sil24.c
@@ -654,7 +654,8 @@
 	 */
 	printk(KERN_ERR "ata%u: command timeout\n", ap->id);
 	qc->scsidone = scsi_finish_command;
-	ata_qc_complete(qc, AC_ERR_OTHER);
+	qc->err_mask |= AC_ERR_OTHER;
+	ata_qc_complete(qc);
 
 	sil24_reset_controller(ap);
 }
@@ -711,8 +712,10 @@
 		sil24_reset_controller(ap);
 	}
 
-	if (qc)
-		ata_qc_complete(qc, err_mask);
+	if (qc) {
+		qc->err_mask |= err_mask;
+		ata_qc_complete(qc);
+	}
 }
 
 static inline void sil24_host_intr(struct ata_port *ap)
@@ -734,8 +737,10 @@
 		 */
 		sil24_update_tf(ap);
 
-		if (qc)
-			ata_qc_complete(qc, ac_err_mask(pp->tf.command));
+		if (qc) {
+			qc->err_mask |= ac_err_mask(pp->tf.command);
+			ata_qc_complete(qc);
+		}
 	} else
 		sil24_error_intr(ap, slot_stat);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sata_sx4.c b/drivers/scsi/sata_sx4.c
index 7c4b535..58da854 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sata_sx4.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sata_sx4.c
@@ -718,7 +718,8 @@
 			VPRINTK("ata%u: read hdma, 0x%x 0x%x\n", ap->id,
 				readl(mmio + 0x104), readl(mmio + PDC_HDMA_CTLSTAT));
 			/* get drive status; clear intr; complete txn */
-			ata_qc_complete(qc, ac_err_mask(ata_wait_idle(ap)));
+			qc->err_mask |= ac_err_mask(ata_wait_idle(ap));
+			ata_qc_complete(qc);
 			pdc20621_pop_hdma(qc);
 		}
 
@@ -756,7 +757,8 @@
 			VPRINTK("ata%u: write ata, 0x%x 0x%x\n", ap->id,
 				readl(mmio + 0x104), readl(mmio + PDC_HDMA_CTLSTAT));
 			/* get drive status; clear intr; complete txn */
-			ata_qc_complete(qc, ac_err_mask(ata_wait_idle(ap)));
+			qc->err_mask |= ac_err_mask(ata_wait_idle(ap));
+			ata_qc_complete(qc);
 			pdc20621_pop_hdma(qc);
 		}
 		handled = 1;
@@ -766,7 +768,8 @@
 
 		status = ata_busy_wait(ap, ATA_BUSY | ATA_DRQ, 1000);
 		DPRINTK("BUS_NODATA (drv_stat 0x%X)\n", status);
-		ata_qc_complete(qc, ac_err_mask(status));
+		qc->err_mask |= ac_err_mask(status);
+		ata_qc_complete(qc);
 		handled = 1;
 
 	} else {
@@ -881,7 +884,8 @@
 	case ATA_PROT_DMA:
 	case ATA_PROT_NODATA:
 		printk(KERN_ERR "ata%u: command timeout\n", ap->id);
-		ata_qc_complete(qc, __ac_err_mask(ata_wait_idle(ap)));
+		qc->err_mask |= __ac_err_mask(ata_wait_idle(ap));
+		ata_qc_complete(qc);
 		break;
 
 	default:
@@ -890,7 +894,8 @@
 		printk(KERN_ERR "ata%u: unknown timeout, cmd 0x%x stat 0x%x\n",
 		       ap->id, qc->tf.command, drv_stat);
 
-		ata_qc_complete(qc, ac_err_mask(drv_stat));
+		qc->err_mask |= ac_err_mask(drv_stat);
+		ata_qc_complete(qc);
 		break;
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index 83a83ba..e18ce03 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
 struct ata_queued_cmd;
 
 /* typedefs */
-typedef int (*ata_qc_cb_t) (struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, unsigned int err_mask);
+typedef int (*ata_qc_cb_t) (struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
 
 struct ata_ioports {
 	unsigned long		cmd_addr;
@@ -279,6 +279,8 @@
 	/* DO NOT iterate over __sg manually, use ata_for_each_sg() */
 	struct scatterlist	*__sg;
 
+	unsigned int		err_mask;
+
 	ata_qc_cb_t		complete_fn;
 
 	struct completion	*waiting;
@@ -475,7 +477,7 @@
 extern void ata_bmdma_stop(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
 extern u8   ata_bmdma_status(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern void ata_bmdma_irq_clear(struct ata_port *ap);
-extern void ata_qc_complete(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, unsigned int err_mask);
+extern void ata_qc_complete(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
 extern void ata_eng_timeout(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern void ata_scsi_simulate(u16 *id, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd,
 			      void (*done)(struct scsi_cmnd *));
@@ -667,6 +669,7 @@
 	qc->cursect = qc->cursg = qc->cursg_ofs = 0;
 	qc->nsect = 0;
 	qc->nbytes = qc->curbytes = 0;
+	qc->err_mask = 0;
 
 	ata_tf_init(qc->ap, &qc->tf, qc->dev->devno);
 }