return 0;
 }
 
+static void sbp2util_notify_fetch_agent(struct scsi_id_instance_data *scsi_id,
+                                       u64 offset, quadlet_t *data, size_t len)
+{
+       /*
+        * There is a small window after a bus reset within which the node
+        * entry's generation is current but the reconnect wasn't completed.
+        */
+       if (atomic_read(&scsi_id->unfinished_reset))
+               return;
+
+       if (hpsb_node_write(scsi_id->ne,
+                           scsi_id->sbp2_command_block_agent_addr + offset,
+                           data, len))
+               SBP2_ERR("sbp2util_notify_fetch_agent failed.");
+       /*
+        * Now accept new SCSI commands, unless a bus reset happended during
+        * hpsb_node_write.
+        */
+       if (!atomic_read(&scsi_id->unfinished_reset))
+               scsi_unblock_requests(scsi_id->scsi_host);
+}
+
+static void sbp2util_write_orb_pointer(void *p)
+{
+       quadlet_t data[2];
+
+       data[0] = ORB_SET_NODE_ID(
+                       ((struct scsi_id_instance_data *)p)->hi->host->node_id);
+       data[1] = ((struct scsi_id_instance_data *)p)->last_orb_dma;
+       sbp2util_cpu_to_be32_buffer(data, 8);
+       sbp2util_notify_fetch_agent(p, SBP2_ORB_POINTER_OFFSET, data, 8);
+}
+
+static void sbp2util_write_doorbell(void *p)
+{
+       sbp2util_notify_fetch_agent(p, SBP2_DOORBELL_OFFSET, NULL, 4);
+}
+
 /*
  * This function is called to create a pool of command orbs used for
  * command processing. It is called when a new sbp2 device is detected.
                        sbp2scsi_complete_all_commands(scsi_id, DID_NO_CONNECT);
                /* scsi_remove_device() will trigger shutdown functions of SCSI
                 * highlevel drivers which would deadlock if blocked. */
+               atomic_set(&scsi_id->unfinished_reset, 0);
                scsi_unblock_requests(scsi_id->scsi_host);
        }
        sdev = scsi_id->sdev;
 
        /* Make sure we unblock requests (since this is likely after a bus
         * reset). */
+       atomic_set(&scsi_id->unfinished_reset, 0);
        scsi_unblock_requests(scsi_id->scsi_host);
 
        return 0;
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&scsi_id->sbp2_command_orb_completed);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&scsi_id->scsi_list);
        spin_lock_init(&scsi_id->sbp2_command_orb_lock);
+       atomic_set(&scsi_id->unfinished_reset, 0);
+       INIT_WORK(&scsi_id->protocol_work, NULL, NULL);
 
        ud->device.driver_data = scsi_id;
 
        hi = hpsb_get_hostinfo(&sbp2_highlevel, host);
 
        if (hi) {
-               list_for_each_entry(scsi_id, &hi->scsi_ids, scsi_list)
+               list_for_each_entry(scsi_id, &hi->scsi_ids, scsi_list) {
+                       atomic_set(&scsi_id->unfinished_reset, 1);
                        scsi_block_requests(scsi_id->scsi_host);
+               }
        }
 }
 
                scsi_remove_host(scsi_id->scsi_host);
                scsi_host_put(scsi_id->scsi_host);
        }
-
+       flush_scheduled_work();
        sbp2util_remove_command_orb_pool(scsi_id);
 
        list_del(&scsi_id->scsi_list);
 
        SBP2_DEBUG_ENTER();
 
+       cancel_delayed_work(&scsi_id->protocol_work);
+       if (wait)
+               flush_scheduled_work();
+
        data = ntohl(SBP2_AGENT_RESET_DATA);
        addr = scsi_id->sbp2_command_block_agent_addr + SBP2_AGENT_RESET_OFFSET;
 
 
        SBP2_ORB_DEBUG("write to %s register, command orb %p",
                        last_orb ? "DOORBELL" : "ORB_POINTER", command_orb);
-       if (sbp2util_node_write_no_wait(scsi_id->ne, addr, data, length))
-               SBP2_ERR("sbp2util_node_write_no_wait failed.\n");
-       /* We rely on SCSI EH to deal with _node_write_ failures. */
+       if (sbp2util_node_write_no_wait(scsi_id->ne, addr, data, length)) {
+               /*
+                * sbp2util_node_write_no_wait failed. We certainly ran out
+                * of transaction labels, perhaps just because there were no
+                * context switches which gave khpsbpkt a chance to collect
+                * free tlabels. Try again in non-atomic context. If necessary,
+                * the workqueue job will sleep to guaranteedly get a tlabel.
+                * We do not accept new commands until the job is over.
+                */
+               scsi_block_requests(scsi_id->scsi_host);
+               PREPARE_WORK(&scsi_id->protocol_work,
+                            last_orb ? sbp2util_write_doorbell:
+                                       sbp2util_write_orb_pointer,
+                            scsi_id);
+               schedule_work(&scsi_id->protocol_work);
+       }
 }
 
 /*