diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_event.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_event.c
index aadbd53..091f5c4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_event.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_event.c
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
 #include "sas_internal.h"
 #include "sas_dump.h"
 
+static const work_func_t sas_ha_event_fns[HA_NUM_EVENTS] = {
+	[HAE_RESET] = sas_hae_reset,
+};
+
 void sas_queue_work(struct sas_ha_struct *ha, struct sas_work *sw)
 {
 	if (!test_bit(SAS_HA_REGISTERED, &ha->state))
@@ -40,17 +44,14 @@ void sas_queue_work(struct sas_ha_struct *ha, struct sas_work *sw)
 		scsi_queue_work(ha->core.shost, &sw->work);
 }
 
-static void sas_queue_event(int event, unsigned long *pending,
-			    struct sas_work *work,
+static void sas_queue_event(int event, struct sas_work *work,
 			    struct sas_ha_struct *ha)
 {
-	if (!test_and_set_bit(event, pending)) {
-		unsigned long flags;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->lock, flags);
-		sas_queue_work(ha, work);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->lock, flags);
-	}
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->lock, flags);
+	sas_queue_work(ha, work);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->lock, flags);
 }
 
 
@@ -111,52 +112,60 @@ void sas_enable_revalidation(struct sas_ha_struct *ha)
 		if (!test_and_clear_bit(ev, &d->pending))
 			continue;
 
-		sas_queue_event(ev, &d->pending, &d->disc_work[ev].work, ha);
+		sas_queue_event(ev, &d->disc_work[ev].work, ha);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&ha->disco_mutex);
 }
 
 static void notify_ha_event(struct sas_ha_struct *sas_ha, enum ha_event event)
 {
+	struct sas_ha_event *ev;
+
 	BUG_ON(event >= HA_NUM_EVENTS);
 
-	sas_queue_event(event, &sas_ha->pending,
-			&sas_ha->ha_events[event].work, sas_ha);
+	ev = kzalloc(sizeof(*ev), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!ev)
+		return;
+
+	INIT_SAS_WORK(&ev->work, sas_ha_event_fns[event]);
+	ev->ha = sas_ha;
+	sas_queue_event(event, &ev->work, sas_ha);
 }
 
 static void notify_port_event(struct asd_sas_phy *phy, enum port_event event)
 {
+	struct asd_sas_event *ev;
 	struct sas_ha_struct *ha = phy->ha;
 
 	BUG_ON(event >= PORT_NUM_EVENTS);
 
-	sas_queue_event(event, &phy->port_events_pending,
-			&phy->port_events[event].work, ha);
+	ev = kzalloc(sizeof(*ev), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!ev)
+		return;
+
+	INIT_SAS_WORK(&ev->work, sas_port_event_fns[event]);
+	ev->phy = phy;
+	sas_queue_event(event, &ev->work, ha);
 }
 
 void sas_notify_phy_event(struct asd_sas_phy *phy, enum phy_event event)
 {
+	struct asd_sas_event *ev;
 	struct sas_ha_struct *ha = phy->ha;
 
 	BUG_ON(event >= PHY_NUM_EVENTS);
 
-	sas_queue_event(event, &phy->phy_events_pending,
-			&phy->phy_events[event].work, ha);
+	ev = kzalloc(sizeof(*ev), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!ev)
+		return;
+
+	INIT_SAS_WORK(&ev->work, sas_phy_event_fns[event]);
+	ev->phy = phy;
+	sas_queue_event(event, &ev->work, ha);
 }
 
 int sas_init_events(struct sas_ha_struct *sas_ha)
 {
-	static const work_func_t sas_ha_event_fns[HA_NUM_EVENTS] = {
-		[HAE_RESET] = sas_hae_reset,
-	};
-
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < HA_NUM_EVENTS; i++) {
-		INIT_SAS_WORK(&sas_ha->ha_events[i].work, sas_ha_event_fns[i]);
-		sas_ha->ha_events[i].ha = sas_ha;
-	}
-
 	sas_ha->notify_ha_event = notify_ha_event;
 	sas_ha->notify_port_event = notify_port_event;
 	sas_ha->notify_phy_event = sas_notify_phy_event;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_init.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_init.c
index 362da44..301d6ce 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_init.c
@@ -112,9 +112,8 @@ void sas_hash_addr(u8 *hashed, const u8 *sas_addr)
 void sas_hae_reset(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct sas_ha_event *ev = to_sas_ha_event(work);
-	struct sas_ha_struct *ha = ev->ha;
 
-	clear_bit(HAE_RESET, &ha->pending);
+	kfree(ev);
 }
 
 int sas_register_ha(struct sas_ha_struct *sas_ha)
@@ -375,8 +374,6 @@ void sas_prep_resume_ha(struct sas_ha_struct *ha)
 		struct asd_sas_phy *phy = ha->sas_phy[i];
 
 		memset(phy->attached_sas_addr, 0, SAS_ADDR_SIZE);
-		phy->port_events_pending = 0;
-		phy->phy_events_pending = 0;
 		phy->frame_rcvd_size = 0;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_internal.h b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_internal.h
index 9cf0bc2..79c7c48 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_internal.h
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ void sas_hae_reset(struct work_struct *work);
 
 void sas_free_device(struct kref *kref);
 
+extern const work_func_t sas_phy_event_fns[PHY_NUM_EVENTS];
+extern const work_func_t sas_port_event_fns[PORT_NUM_EVENTS];
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCSI_SAS_HOST_SMP
 extern int sas_smp_host_handler(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct request *req,
 				struct request *rsp);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_phy.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_phy.c
index cdee446c..59966dd 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_phy.c
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ static void sas_phye_loss_of_signal(struct work_struct *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);
 	phy->error = 0;
 	sas_deform_port(phy, 1);
+	kfree(ev);
 }
 
 static void sas_phye_oob_done(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ static void sas_phye_oob_done(struct work_struct *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);
 	phy->error = 0;
+	kfree(ev);
 }
 
 static void sas_phye_oob_error(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ static void sas_phye_oob_error(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct sas_internal *i =
 		to_sas_internal(sas_ha->core.shost->transportt);
 
-	clear_bit(PHYE_OOB_ERROR, &phy->phy_events_pending);
-
 	sas_deform_port(phy, 1);
 
 	if (!port && phy->enabled && i->dft->lldd_control_phy) {
@@ -78,6 +76,7 @@ static void sas_phye_oob_error(struct work_struct *work)
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+	kfree(ev);
 }
 
 static void sas_phye_spinup_hold(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -88,10 +87,9 @@ static void sas_phye_spinup_hold(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct sas_internal *i =
 		to_sas_internal(sas_ha->core.shost->transportt);
 
-	clear_bit(PHYE_SPINUP_HOLD, &phy->phy_events_pending);
-
 	phy->error = 0;
 	i->dft->lldd_control_phy(phy, PHY_FUNC_RELEASE_SPINUP_HOLD, NULL);
+	kfree(ev);
 }
 
 static void sas_phye_resume_timeout(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -99,8 +97,6 @@ static void sas_phye_resume_timeout(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct asd_sas_event *ev = to_asd_sas_event(work);
 	struct asd_sas_phy *phy = ev->phy;
 
-	clear_bit(PHYE_RESUME_TIMEOUT, &phy->phy_events_pending);
-
 	/* phew, lldd got the phy back in the nick of time */
 	if (!phy->suspended) {
 		dev_info(&phy->phy->dev, "resume timeout cancelled\n");
@@ -110,48 +106,21 @@ static void sas_phye_resume_timeout(struct work_struct *work)
 	phy->error = 0;
 	phy->suspended = 0;
 	sas_deform_port(phy, 1);
+	kfree(ev);
 }
 
-
 /* ---------- Phy class registration ---------- */
 
 int sas_register_phys(struct sas_ha_struct *sas_ha)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	static const work_func_t sas_phy_event_fns[PHY_NUM_EVENTS] = {
-		[PHYE_LOSS_OF_SIGNAL] = sas_phye_loss_of_signal,
-		[PHYE_OOB_DONE] = sas_phye_oob_done,
-		[PHYE_OOB_ERROR] = sas_phye_oob_error,
-		[PHYE_SPINUP_HOLD] = sas_phye_spinup_hold,
-		[PHYE_RESUME_TIMEOUT] = sas_phye_resume_timeout,
-
-	};
-
-	static const work_func_t sas_port_event_fns[PORT_NUM_EVENTS] = {
-		[PORTE_BYTES_DMAED] = sas_porte_bytes_dmaed,
-		[PORTE_BROADCAST_RCVD] = sas_porte_broadcast_rcvd,
-		[PORTE_LINK_RESET_ERR] = sas_porte_link_reset_err,
-		[PORTE_TIMER_EVENT] = sas_porte_timer_event,
-		[PORTE_HARD_RESET] = sas_porte_hard_reset,
-	};
-
 	/* Now register the phys. */
 	for (i = 0; i < sas_ha->num_phys; i++) {
-		int k;
 		struct asd_sas_phy *phy = sas_ha->sas_phy[i];
 
 		phy->error = 0;
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&phy->port_phy_el);
-		for (k = 0; k < PORT_NUM_EVENTS; 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_SAS_WORK(&phy->phy_events[k].work, sas_phy_event_fns[k]);
-			phy->phy_events[k].phy = phy;
-		}
 
 		phy->port = NULL;
 		phy->ha = sas_ha;
@@ -179,3 +148,12 @@ int sas_register_phys(struct sas_ha_struct *sas_ha)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+const work_func_t sas_phy_event_fns[PHY_NUM_EVENTS] = {
+	[PHYE_LOSS_OF_SIGNAL] = sas_phye_loss_of_signal,
+	[PHYE_OOB_DONE] = sas_phye_oob_done,
+	[PHYE_OOB_ERROR] = sas_phye_oob_error,
+	[PHYE_SPINUP_HOLD] = sas_phye_spinup_hold,
+	[PHYE_RESUME_TIMEOUT] = sas_phye_resume_timeout,
+
+};
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_port.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_port.c
index d3c5297..6364346 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_port.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_port.c
@@ -261,9 +261,8 @@ void sas_porte_bytes_dmaed(struct work_struct *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);
-
 	sas_form_port(phy);
+	kfree(ev);
 }
 
 void sas_porte_broadcast_rcvd(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -273,14 +272,13 @@ void sas_porte_broadcast_rcvd(struct work_struct *work)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	u32 prim;
 
-	clear_bit(PORTE_BROADCAST_RCVD, &phy->port_events_pending);
-
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&phy->sas_prim_lock, flags);
 	prim = phy->sas_prim;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phy->sas_prim_lock, flags);
 
 	SAS_DPRINTK("broadcast received: %d\n", prim);
 	sas_discover_event(phy->port, DISCE_REVALIDATE_DOMAIN);
+	kfree(ev);
 }
 
 void sas_porte_link_reset_err(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -288,9 +286,8 @@ void sas_porte_link_reset_err(struct work_struct *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);
-
 	sas_deform_port(phy, 1);
+	kfree(ev);
 }
 
 void sas_porte_timer_event(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -298,9 +295,8 @@ void sas_porte_timer_event(struct work_struct *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);
-
 	sas_deform_port(phy, 1);
+	kfree(ev);
 }
 
 void sas_porte_hard_reset(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -308,9 +304,8 @@ void sas_porte_hard_reset(struct work_struct *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);
-
 	sas_deform_port(phy, 1);
+	kfree(ev);
 }
 
 /* ---------- SAS port registration ---------- */
@@ -353,3 +348,11 @@ void sas_unregister_ports(struct sas_ha_struct *sas_ha)
 			sas_deform_port(sas_ha->sas_phy[i], 0);
 
 }
+
+const work_func_t sas_port_event_fns[PORT_NUM_EVENTS] = {
+	[PORTE_BYTES_DMAED] = sas_porte_bytes_dmaed,
+	[PORTE_BROADCAST_RCVD] = sas_porte_broadcast_rcvd,
+	[PORTE_LINK_RESET_ERR] = sas_porte_link_reset_err,
+	[PORTE_TIMER_EVENT] = sas_porte_timer_event,
+	[PORTE_HARD_RESET] = sas_porte_hard_reset,
+};
diff --git a/include/scsi/libsas.h b/include/scsi/libsas.h
index dae99d7..6c25173 100644
--- a/include/scsi/libsas.h
+++ b/include/scsi/libsas.h
@@ -314,11 +314,6 @@ static inline struct asd_sas_event *to_asd_sas_event(struct work_struct *work)
  */
 struct asd_sas_phy {
 /* private: */
-	struct asd_sas_event   port_events[PORT_NUM_EVENTS];
-	struct asd_sas_event   phy_events[PHY_NUM_EVENTS];
-
-	unsigned long port_events_pending;
-	unsigned long phy_events_pending;
 
 	int error;
 	int suspended;
@@ -383,9 +378,6 @@ enum sas_ha_state {
 
 struct sas_ha_struct {
 /* private: */
-	struct sas_ha_event ha_events[HA_NUM_EVENTS];
-	unsigned long	 pending;
-
 	struct list_head  defer_q; /* work queued while draining */
 	struct mutex	  drain_mutex;
 	unsigned long	  state;
