diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_discover.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_discover.c
index 3646796..c7ac882 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_discover.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_discover.c
@@ -205,8 +205,7 @@
 static void sas_probe_devices(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct domain_device *dev, *n;
-	struct sas_discovery_event *ev =
-		container_of(work, struct sas_discovery_event, work);
+	struct sas_discovery_event *ev = to_sas_discovery_event(work);
 	struct asd_sas_port *port = ev->port;
 
 	clear_bit(DISCE_PROBE, &port->disc.pending);
@@ -291,8 +290,7 @@
 static void sas_destruct_devices(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct domain_device *dev, *n;
-	struct sas_discovery_event *ev =
-		container_of(work, struct sas_discovery_event, work);
+	struct sas_discovery_event *ev = to_sas_discovery_event(work);
 	struct asd_sas_port *port = ev->port;
 
 	clear_bit(DISCE_DESTRUCT, &port->disc.pending);
@@ -377,8 +375,7 @@
 {
 	struct domain_device *dev;
 	int error = 0;
-	struct sas_discovery_event *ev =
-		container_of(work, struct sas_discovery_event, work);
+	struct sas_discovery_event *ev = to_sas_discovery_event(work);
 	struct asd_sas_port *port = ev->port;
 
 	clear_bit(DISCE_DISCOVER_DOMAIN, &port->disc.pending);
@@ -437,8 +434,7 @@
 static void sas_revalidate_domain(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	int res = 0;
-	struct sas_discovery_event *ev =
-		container_of(work, struct sas_discovery_event, work);
+	struct sas_discovery_event *ev = to_sas_discovery_event(work);
 	struct asd_sas_port *port = ev->port;
 	struct sas_ha_struct *ha = port->ha;
 
@@ -466,21 +462,25 @@
 
 /* ---------- Events ---------- */
 
-static void sas_chain_work(struct sas_ha_struct *ha, struct work_struct *work)
+static void sas_chain_work(struct sas_ha_struct *ha, struct sas_work *sw)
 {
-	/* chained work is not subject to SA_HA_DRAINING or SAS_HA_REGISTERED */
-	scsi_queue_work(ha->core.shost, work);
+	/* chained work is not subject to SA_HA_DRAINING or
+	 * SAS_HA_REGISTERED, because it is either submitted in the
+	 * workqueue, or known to be submitted from a context that is
+	 * not racing against draining
+	 */
+	scsi_queue_work(ha->core.shost, &sw->work);
 }
 
 static void sas_chain_event(int event, unsigned long *pending,
-			    struct work_struct *work,
+			    struct sas_work *sw,
 			    struct sas_ha_struct *ha)
 {
 	if (!test_and_set_bit(event, pending)) {
 		unsigned long flags;
 
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->state_lock, flags);
-		sas_chain_work(ha, work);
+		sas_chain_work(ha, sw);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->state_lock, flags);
 	}
 }
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@
 
 	disc->pending = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < DISC_NUM_EVENTS; i++) {
-		INIT_WORK(&disc->disc_work[i].work, sas_event_fns[i]);
+		INIT_SAS_WORK(&disc->disc_work[i].work, sas_event_fns[i]);
 		disc->disc_work[i].port = port;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_event.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_event.c
index 16639bb..4e4292d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_event.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_event.c
@@ -27,19 +27,21 @@
 #include "sas_internal.h"
 #include "sas_dump.h"
 
-void sas_queue_work(struct sas_ha_struct *ha, struct work_struct *work)
+void sas_queue_work(struct sas_ha_struct *ha, struct sas_work *sw)
 {
 	if (!test_bit(SAS_HA_REGISTERED, &ha->state))
 		return;
 
-	if (test_bit(SAS_HA_DRAINING, &ha->state))
-		list_add(&work->entry, &ha->defer_q);
-	else
-		scsi_queue_work(ha->core.shost, work);
+	if (test_bit(SAS_HA_DRAINING, &ha->state)) {
+		/* add it to the defer list, if not already pending */
+		if (list_empty(&sw->drain_node))
+			list_add(&sw->drain_node, &ha->defer_q);
+	} else
+		scsi_queue_work(ha->core.shost, &sw->work);
 }
 
 static void sas_queue_event(int event, unsigned long *pending,
-			    struct work_struct *work,
+			    struct sas_work *work,
 			    struct sas_ha_struct *ha)
 {
 	if (!test_and_set_bit(event, pending)) {
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@
 void __sas_drain_work(struct sas_ha_struct *ha)
 {
 	struct workqueue_struct *wq = ha->core.shost->work_q;
-	struct work_struct *w, *_w;
+	struct sas_work *sw, *_sw;
 
 	set_bit(SAS_HA_DRAINING, &ha->state);
 	/* flush submitters */
@@ -66,9 +68,9 @@
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&ha->state_lock);
 	clear_bit(SAS_HA_DRAINING, &ha->state);
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(w, _w, &ha->defer_q, entry) {
-		list_del_init(&w->entry);
-		sas_queue_work(ha, w);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(sw, _sw, &ha->defer_q, drain_node) {
+		list_del_init(&sw->drain_node);
+		sas_queue_work(ha, sw);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irq(&ha->state_lock);
 }
@@ -151,7 +153,7 @@
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < HA_NUM_EVENTS; i++) {
-		INIT_WORK(&sas_ha->ha_events[i].work, sas_ha_event_fns[i]);
+		INIT_SAS_WORK(&sas_ha->ha_events[i].work, sas_ha_event_fns[i]);
 		sas_ha->ha_events[i].ha = sas_ha;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_init.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_init.c
index 120bff6..10cb5ae3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_init.c
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@
 
 void sas_hae_reset(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct sas_ha_event *ev =
-		container_of(work, struct sas_ha_event, work);
+	struct sas_ha_event *ev = to_sas_ha_event(work);
 	struct sas_ha_struct *ha = ev->ha;
 
 	clear_bit(HAE_RESET, &ha->pending);
@@ -369,14 +368,14 @@
 
 static void phy_reset_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct sas_phy_data *d = container_of(work, typeof(*d), reset_work);
+	struct sas_phy_data *d = container_of(work, typeof(*d), reset_work.work);
 
 	d->reset_result = transport_sas_phy_reset(d->phy, d->hard_reset);
 }
 
 static void phy_enable_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct sas_phy_data *d = container_of(work, typeof(*d), enable_work);
+	struct sas_phy_data *d = container_of(work, typeof(*d), enable_work.work);
 
 	d->enable_result = sas_phy_enable(d->phy, d->enable);
 }
@@ -389,8 +388,8 @@
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	mutex_init(&d->event_lock);
-	INIT_WORK(&d->reset_work, phy_reset_work);
-	INIT_WORK(&d->enable_work, phy_enable_work);
+	INIT_SAS_WORK(&d->reset_work, phy_reset_work);
+	INIT_SAS_WORK(&d->enable_work, phy_enable_work);
 	d->phy = phy;
 	phy->hostdata = d;
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_internal.h b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_internal.h
index f05c638..507e4cf 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_internal.h
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@
 	struct mutex event_lock;
 	int hard_reset;
 	int reset_result;
-	struct work_struct reset_work;
+	struct sas_work reset_work;
 	int enable;
 	int enable_result;
-	struct work_struct enable_work;
+	struct sas_work enable_work;
 };
 
 void sas_scsi_recover_host(struct Scsi_Host *shost);
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 void sas_porte_link_reset_err(struct work_struct *work);
 void sas_porte_timer_event(struct work_struct *work);
 void sas_porte_hard_reset(struct work_struct *work);
-void sas_queue_work(struct sas_ha_struct *ha, struct work_struct *work);
+void sas_queue_work(struct sas_ha_struct *ha, struct sas_work *sw);
 
 int sas_notify_lldd_dev_found(struct domain_device *);
 void sas_notify_lldd_dev_gone(struct domain_device *);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_phy.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_phy.c
index dcfd4a9..521422e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_phy.c
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@
 
 static void sas_phye_loss_of_signal(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct asd_sas_event *ev =
-		container_of(work, struct asd_sas_event, work);
+	struct asd_sas_event *ev = to_asd_sas_event(work);
 	struct asd_sas_phy *phy = ev->phy;
 
 	clear_bit(PHYE_LOSS_OF_SIGNAL, &phy->phy_events_pending);
@@ -43,8 +42,7 @@
 
 static void sas_phye_oob_done(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct asd_sas_event *ev =
-		container_of(work, struct asd_sas_event, work);
+	struct asd_sas_event *ev = to_asd_sas_event(work);
 	struct asd_sas_phy *phy = ev->phy;
 
 	clear_bit(PHYE_OOB_DONE, &phy->phy_events_pending);
@@ -53,8 +51,7 @@
 
 static void sas_phye_oob_error(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct asd_sas_event *ev =
-		container_of(work, struct asd_sas_event, work);
+	struct asd_sas_event *ev = to_asd_sas_event(work);
 	struct asd_sas_phy *phy = ev->phy;
 	struct sas_ha_struct *sas_ha = phy->ha;
 	struct asd_sas_port *port = phy->port;
@@ -85,8 +82,7 @@
 
 static void sas_phye_spinup_hold(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct asd_sas_event *ev =
-		container_of(work, struct asd_sas_event, work);
+	struct asd_sas_event *ev = to_asd_sas_event(work);
 	struct asd_sas_phy *phy = ev->phy;
 	struct sas_ha_struct *sas_ha = phy->ha;
 	struct sas_internal *i =
@@ -127,14 +123,12 @@
 		phy->error = 0;
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&phy->port_phy_el);
 		for (k = 0; k < PORT_NUM_EVENTS; k++) {
-			INIT_WORK(&phy->port_events[k].work,
-				  sas_port_event_fns[k]);
+			INIT_SAS_WORK(&phy->port_events[k].work, sas_port_event_fns[k]);
 			phy->port_events[k].phy = phy;
 		}
 
 		for (k = 0; k < PHY_NUM_EVENTS; k++) {
-			INIT_WORK(&phy->phy_events[k].work,
-				  sas_phy_event_fns[k]);
+			INIT_SAS_WORK(&phy->phy_events[k].work, sas_phy_event_fns[k]);
 			phy->phy_events[k].phy = phy;
 		}
 
@@ -144,8 +138,7 @@
 		spin_lock_init(&phy->sas_prim_lock);
 		phy->frame_rcvd_size = 0;
 
-		phy->phy = sas_phy_alloc(&sas_ha->core.shost->shost_gendev,
-					 i);
+		phy->phy = sas_phy_alloc(&sas_ha->core.shost->shost_gendev, i);
 		if (!phy->phy)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_port.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_port.c
index eb19c01..1cf7d75 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_port.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_port.c
@@ -208,8 +208,7 @@
 
 void sas_porte_bytes_dmaed(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct asd_sas_event *ev =
-		container_of(work, struct asd_sas_event, work);
+	struct asd_sas_event *ev = to_asd_sas_event(work);
 	struct asd_sas_phy *phy = ev->phy;
 
 	clear_bit(PORTE_BYTES_DMAED, &phy->port_events_pending);
@@ -219,8 +218,7 @@
 
 void sas_porte_broadcast_rcvd(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct asd_sas_event *ev =
-		container_of(work, struct asd_sas_event, work);
+	struct asd_sas_event *ev = to_asd_sas_event(work);
 	struct asd_sas_phy *phy = ev->phy;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	u32 prim;
@@ -237,8 +235,7 @@
 
 void sas_porte_link_reset_err(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct asd_sas_event *ev =
-		container_of(work, struct asd_sas_event, work);
+	struct asd_sas_event *ev = to_asd_sas_event(work);
 	struct asd_sas_phy *phy = ev->phy;
 
 	clear_bit(PORTE_LINK_RESET_ERR, &phy->port_events_pending);
@@ -248,8 +245,7 @@
 
 void sas_porte_timer_event(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct asd_sas_event *ev =
-		container_of(work, struct asd_sas_event, work);
+	struct asd_sas_event *ev = to_asd_sas_event(work);
 	struct asd_sas_phy *phy = ev->phy;
 
 	clear_bit(PORTE_TIMER_EVENT, &phy->port_events_pending);
@@ -259,8 +255,7 @@
 
 void sas_porte_hard_reset(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct asd_sas_event *ev =
-		container_of(work, struct asd_sas_event, work);
+	struct asd_sas_event *ev = to_asd_sas_event(work);
 	struct asd_sas_phy *phy = ev->phy;
 
 	clear_bit(PORTE_HARD_RESET, &phy->port_events_pending);