DPRINTK("ENTER\n");
 
-       if (!ent->port_ops->probe_reset &&
+       if (!ent->port_ops->probe_reset && !ent->port_ops->error_handler &&
            !(ent->host_flags & (ATA_FLAG_SATA_RESET | ATA_FLAG_SRST))) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "ata%u: no reset mechanism available\n",
                       port_no);
  *     RETURNS:
  *     Number of ports registered.  Zero on error (no ports registered).
  */
-
 int ata_device_add(const struct ata_probe_ent *ent)
 {
        unsigned int count = 0, i;
                }
                ap->sata_spd_limit = ap->hw_sata_spd_limit;
 
-               DPRINTK("ata%u: bus probe begin\n", ap->id);
-               rc = ata_bus_probe(ap);
-               DPRINTK("ata%u: bus probe end\n", ap->id);
-
-               if (rc) {
-                       /* FIXME: do something useful here?
-                        * Current libata behavior will
-                        * tear down everything when
-                        * the module is removed
-                        * or the h/w is unplugged.
-                        */
-               }
-
                rc = scsi_add_host(ap->host, dev);
                if (rc) {
                        ata_port_printk(ap, KERN_ERR, "scsi_add_host failed\n");
                         * at the very least
                         */
                }
+
+               if (!ap->ops->probe_reset) {
+                       unsigned long flags;
+
+                       ata_port_probe(ap);
+
+                       /* kick EH for boot probing */
+                       spin_lock_irqsave(&ap->host_set->lock, flags);
+
+                       ap->eh_info.probe_mask = (1 << ATA_MAX_DEVICES) - 1;
+                       ap->eh_info.action |= ATA_EH_SOFTRESET;
+
+                       ap->flags |= ATA_FLAG_LOADING;
+                       ata_port_schedule_eh(ap);
+
+                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ap->host_set->lock, flags);
+
+                       /* wait for EH to finish */
+                       ata_port_wait_eh(ap);
+               } else {
+                       DPRINTK("ata%u: bus probe begin\n", ap->id);
+                       rc = ata_bus_probe(ap);
+                       DPRINTK("ata%u: bus probe end\n", ap->id);
+
+                       if (rc) {
+                               /* FIXME: do something useful here?
+                                * Current libata behavior will
+                                * tear down everything when
+                                * the module is removed
+                                * or the h/w is unplugged.
+                                */
+                       }
+               }
        }
 
        /* probes are done, now scan each port's disk(s) */
 
        /* clean up */
        spin_lock_irqsave(hs_lock, flags);
 
-       if (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_SCSI_HOTPLUG)
-               queue_work(ata_aux_wq, &ap->hotplug_task);
-
-       if (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_RECOVERED)
-               ata_port_printk(ap, KERN_INFO, "EH complete\n");
+       if (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_LOADING) {
+               ap->flags &= ~ATA_FLAG_LOADING;
+       } else {
+               if (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_SCSI_HOTPLUG)
+                       queue_work(ata_aux_wq, &ap->hotplug_task);
+               if (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_RECOVERED)
+                       ata_port_printk(ap, KERN_INFO, "EH complete\n");
+       }
 
        ap->flags &= ~(ATA_FLAG_SCSI_HOTPLUG | ATA_FLAG_RECOVERED);
 
        struct ata_eh_context *ehc = &ap->eh_context;
        unsigned int *classes = ehc->classes;
        int tries = ATA_EH_RESET_TRIES;
+       int verbose = !(ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_LOADING);
        unsigned int action;
        ata_reset_fn_t reset;
        int i, did_followup_srst, rc;
        }
 
  retry:
-       ata_port_printk(ap, KERN_INFO, "%s resetting port\n",
-                       reset == softreset ? "soft" : "hard");
+       /* shut up during boot probing */
+       if (verbose)
+               ata_port_printk(ap, KERN_INFO, "%s resetting port\n",
+                               reset == softreset ? "soft" : "hard");
 
        /* reset */
        ata_eh_about_to_do(ap, ATA_EH_RESET_MASK);
               ata_reset_fn_t softreset, ata_reset_fn_t hardreset,
               ata_postreset_fn_t postreset)
 {
-       ata_eh_autopsy(ap);
-       ata_eh_report(ap);
+       if (!(ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_LOADING)) {
+               ata_eh_autopsy(ap);
+               ata_eh_report(ap);
+       }
+
        ata_eh_recover(ap, prereset, softreset, hardreset, postreset);
        ata_eh_finish(ap);
 }