spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->lock, flags);
        scb = mega_build_cmd(adapter, scmd, &busy);
+       if (!scb)
+               goto out;
 
-       if(scb) {
-               scb->state |= SCB_PENDQ;
-               list_add_tail(&scb->list, &adapter->pending_list);
+       scb->state |= SCB_PENDQ;
+       list_add_tail(&scb->list, &adapter->pending_list);
 
-               /*
-                * Check if the HBA is in quiescent state, e.g., during a
-                * delete logical drive opertion. If it is, don't run
-                * the pending_list.
-                */
-               if(atomic_read(&adapter->quiescent) == 0) {
-                       mega_runpendq(adapter);
-               }
-               return 0;
-       }
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->lock, flags);
+       /*
+        * Check if the HBA is in quiescent state, e.g., during a
+        * delete logical drive opertion. If it is, don't run
+        * the pending_list.
+        */
+       if (atomic_read(&adapter->quiescent) == 0)
+               mega_runpendq(adapter);
 
+       busy = 0;
+ out:
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->lock, flags);
        return busy;
 }
 
 
        adapter->flag = flag;
        spin_lock_init(&adapter->lock);
-       scsi_assign_lock(host, &adapter->lock);
 
        host->cmd_per_lun = max_cmd_per_lun;
        host->max_sectors = max_sectors_per_io;