diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
index 348fba0..2aeb2e9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
@@ -634,12 +634,13 @@
  * Description: a serial number identifies a request for error recovery
  * and debugging purposes.  Protected by the Host_Lock of host.
  */
-static inline void scsi_cmd_get_serial(struct Scsi_Host *host, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
+void scsi_cmd_get_serial(struct Scsi_Host *host, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 {
 	cmd->serial_number = host->cmd_serial_number++;
 	if (cmd->serial_number == 0) 
 		cmd->serial_number = host->cmd_serial_number++;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(scsi_cmd_get_serial);
 
 /**
  * scsi_dispatch_command - Dispatch a command to the low-level driver.
@@ -651,7 +652,6 @@
 int scsi_dispatch_cmd(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 {
 	struct Scsi_Host *host = cmd->device->host;
-	unsigned long flags = 0;
 	unsigned long timeout;
 	int rtn = 0;
 
@@ -737,23 +737,15 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(host->host_lock, flags);
-	/*
-	 * AK: unlikely race here: for some reason the timer could
-	 * expire before the serial number is set up below.
-	 *
-	 * TODO: kill serial or move to blk layer
-	 */
-	scsi_cmd_get_serial(host, cmd); 
-
 	if (unlikely(host->shost_state == SHOST_DEL)) {
 		cmd->result = (DID_NO_CONNECT << 16);
 		scsi_done(cmd);
 	} else {
 		trace_scsi_dispatch_cmd_start(cmd);
-		rtn = host->hostt->queuecommand(cmd, scsi_done);
+		cmd->scsi_done = scsi_done;
+		rtn = host->hostt->queuecommand(host, cmd);
 	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(host->host_lock, flags);
+
 	if (rtn) {
 		trace_scsi_dispatch_cmd_error(cmd, rtn);
 		if (rtn != SCSI_MLQUEUE_DEVICE_BUSY &&