diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aachba.c b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aachba.c
index 2b868f8db8ff..e1ba5e65a66f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aachba.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aachba.c
@@ -608,9 +608,11 @@ static int aac_get_container_name(struct scsi_cmnd * scsicmd)
 
 static int aac_probe_container_callback2(struct scsi_cmnd * scsicmd)
 {
-	struct fsa_dev_info *fsa_dev_ptr = ((struct aac_dev *)(scsicmd->device->host->hostdata))->fsa_dev;
+	struct aac_dev *dev = (struct aac_dev *)(scsicmd->device->host->hostdata);
+	struct fsa_dev_info *fsa_dev_ptr = dev->fsa_dev;
 
-	if ((fsa_dev_ptr[scmd_id(scsicmd)].valid & 1))
+	if (scmd_id(scsicmd) < dev->maximum_num_containers &&
+	    (fsa_dev_ptr[scmd_id(scsicmd)].valid & 1))
 		return aac_scsi_cmd(scsicmd);
 
 	scsicmd->result = DID_NO_CONNECT << 16;
@@ -623,6 +625,7 @@ static void _aac_probe_container2(void * context, struct fib * fibptr)
 	struct fsa_dev_info *fsa_dev_ptr;
 	int (*callback)(struct scsi_cmnd *);
 	struct scsi_cmnd * scsicmd = (struct scsi_cmnd *)context;
+	int cid = scmd_id(scsicmd);
 	int i;
 
 
@@ -630,12 +633,15 @@ static void _aac_probe_container2(void * context, struct fib * fibptr)
 		return;
 
 	scsicmd->SCp.Status = 0;
+	if (scsicmd->host_scribble)
+		cid = *(int *)scsicmd->host_scribble;
+
 	fsa_dev_ptr = fibptr->dev->fsa_dev;
-	if (fsa_dev_ptr) {
+	if (fsa_dev_ptr && cid < fibptr->dev->maximum_num_containers) {
 		struct aac_mount * dresp = (struct aac_mount *) fib_data(fibptr);
 		__le32 sup_options2;
 
-		fsa_dev_ptr += scmd_id(scsicmd);
+		fsa_dev_ptr += cid;
 		sup_options2 =
 			fibptr->dev->supplement_adapter_info.supported_options2;
 
@@ -670,7 +676,6 @@ static void _aac_probe_container2(void * context, struct fib * fibptr)
 		scsicmd->SCp.Status = le32_to_cpu(dresp->count);
 	}
 	aac_fib_complete(fibptr);
-	aac_fib_free(fibptr);
 	callback = (int (*)(struct scsi_cmnd *))(scsicmd->SCp.ptr);
 	scsicmd->SCp.ptr = NULL;
 	(*callback)(scsicmd);
@@ -682,6 +687,7 @@ static void _aac_probe_container1(void * context, struct fib * fibptr)
 	struct scsi_cmnd * scsicmd;
 	struct aac_mount * dresp;
 	struct aac_query_mount *dinfo;
+	int cid;
 	int status;
 
 	dresp = (struct aac_mount *) fib_data(fibptr);
@@ -694,10 +700,15 @@ static void _aac_probe_container1(void * context, struct fib * fibptr)
 		}
 	}
 	scsicmd = (struct scsi_cmnd *) context;
-
 	if (!aac_valid_context(scsicmd, fibptr))
 		return;
-
+	cid = scmd_id(scsicmd);
+	if (scsicmd->host_scribble)
+		cid = *(int *)scsicmd->host_scribble;
+	if (cid >= fibptr->dev->maximum_num_containers) {
+		_aac_probe_container2(context, fibptr);
+		return;
+	}
 	aac_fib_init(fibptr);
 
 	dinfo = (struct aac_query_mount *)fib_data(fibptr);
@@ -708,7 +719,7 @@ static void _aac_probe_container1(void * context, struct fib * fibptr)
 	else
 		dinfo->command = cpu_to_le32(VM_NameServe64);
 
-	dinfo->count = cpu_to_le32(scmd_id(scsicmd));
+	dinfo->count = cpu_to_le32(cid);
 	dinfo->type = cpu_to_le32(FT_FILESYS);
 	scsicmd->SCp.phase = AAC_OWNER_FIRMWARE;
 
@@ -731,10 +742,20 @@ static void _aac_probe_container1(void * context, struct fib * fibptr)
 
 static int _aac_probe_container(struct scsi_cmnd * scsicmd, int (*callback)(struct scsi_cmnd *))
 {
+	struct aac_dev * dev;
 	struct fib * fibptr;
 	int status = -ENOMEM;
+	int cid = scmd_id(scsicmd);
 
-	if ((fibptr = aac_fib_alloc((struct aac_dev *)scsicmd->device->host->hostdata))) {
+	dev = (struct aac_dev *)scsicmd->device->host->hostdata;
+	if (scsicmd->host_scribble) {
+		cid = *(int *)scsicmd->host_scribble;
+		if (cid > dev->maximum_num_containers) {
+			status = -ENODEV;
+			goto out_status;
+		}
+	}
+	if ((fibptr = aac_fib_alloc(dev))) {
 		struct aac_query_mount *dinfo;
 
 		aac_fib_init(fibptr);
@@ -747,7 +768,7 @@ static int _aac_probe_container(struct scsi_cmnd * scsicmd, int (*callback)(stru
 		else
 			dinfo->command = cpu_to_le32(VM_NameServe);
 
-		dinfo->count = cpu_to_le32(scmd_id(scsicmd));
+		dinfo->count = cpu_to_le32(cid);
 		dinfo->type = cpu_to_le32(FT_FILESYS);
 		scsicmd->SCp.ptr = (char *)callback;
 		scsicmd->SCp.phase = AAC_OWNER_FIRMWARE;
@@ -771,10 +792,11 @@ static int _aac_probe_container(struct scsi_cmnd * scsicmd, int (*callback)(stru
 			aac_fib_free(fibptr);
 		}
 	}
+out_status:
 	if (status < 0) {
-		struct fsa_dev_info *fsa_dev_ptr = ((struct aac_dev *)(scsicmd->device->host->hostdata))->fsa_dev;
-		if (fsa_dev_ptr) {
-			fsa_dev_ptr += scmd_id(scsicmd);
+		struct fsa_dev_info *fsa_dev_ptr = dev->fsa_dev;
+		if (fsa_dev_ptr && cid < dev->maximum_num_containers) {
+			fsa_dev_ptr += cid;
 			if ((fsa_dev_ptr->valid & 1) == 0) {
 				fsa_dev_ptr->valid = 0;
 				return (*callback)(scsicmd);
@@ -794,7 +816,7 @@ static int _aac_probe_container(struct scsi_cmnd * scsicmd, int (*callback)(stru
  */
 static int aac_probe_container_callback1(struct scsi_cmnd * scsicmd)
 {
-	scsicmd->device = NULL;
+	scsicmd->host_scribble = NULL;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -815,6 +837,7 @@ int aac_probe_container(struct aac_dev *dev, int cid)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	scsicmd->scsi_done = aac_probe_container_scsi_done;
+	scsicmd->host_scribble = (unsigned char *)&cid;
 
 	scsicmd->device = scsidev;
 	scsidev->sdev_state = 0;
@@ -822,7 +845,7 @@ int aac_probe_container(struct aac_dev *dev, int cid)
 	scsidev->host = dev->scsi_host_ptr;
 
 	if (_aac_probe_container(scsicmd, aac_probe_container_callback1) == 0)
-		while (scsicmd->device == scsidev)
+		while (scsicmd->host_scribble == (unsigned char *)&cid)
 			schedule();
 	kfree(scsidev);
 	status = scsicmd->SCp.Status;
