}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
-static int
-__s390_redo_validation(struct subchannel_id schid, void *data)
-{
-       int ret;
-       struct subchannel *sch;
-
-       sch = get_subchannel_by_schid(schid);
-       if (sch) {
-               /* Already known. */
-               put_device(&sch->dev);
-               return 0;
-       }
-       ret = css_probe_device(schid);
-       if (ret == -ENXIO)
-               return ret; /* We're through. */
-       if (ret == -ENOMEM)
-               /* Stop validation for now. Bad, but no need for a panic. */
-               return ret;
-       return 0;
-}
-
-/*
- * Function: s390_redo_validation
- * Look for no longer blacklisted devices
- * FIXME: there must be a better way to do this */
-static inline void
-s390_redo_validation (void)
-{
-       CIO_TRACE_EVENT (0, "redoval");
-
-       for_each_subchannel(__s390_redo_validation, NULL);
-}
-
 /*
  * Function: blacklist_parse_proc_parameters
  * parse the stuff which is piped to /proc/cio_ignore
                return;
        }
 
-       s390_redo_validation ();
+       css_schedule_reprobe();
 }
 
 /* Iterator struct for all devices. */
 
 #include "cio_debug.h"
 #include "ioasm.h"
 #include "chsc.h"
+#include "device.h"
 
 int need_rescan = 0;
 int css_init_done = 0;
+static int need_reprobe = 0;
 static int max_ssid = 0;
 
 struct channel_subsystem *css[__MAX_CSSID + 1];
 DECLARE_WORK(slow_path_work, (workfunc)css_trigger_slow_path, NULL);
 struct workqueue_struct *slow_path_wq;
 
+/* Reprobe subchannel if unregistered. */
+static int reprobe_subchannel(struct subchannel_id schid, void *data)
+{
+       struct subchannel *sch;
+       int ret;
+
+       CIO_DEBUG(KERN_INFO, 6, "cio: reprobe 0.%x.%04x\n",
+                 schid.ssid, schid.sch_no);
+       if (need_reprobe)
+               return -EAGAIN;
+
+       sch = get_subchannel_by_schid(schid);
+       if (sch) {
+               /* Already known. */
+               put_device(&sch->dev);
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       ret = css_probe_device(schid);
+       switch (ret) {
+       case 0:
+               break;
+       case -ENXIO:
+       case -ENOMEM:
+               /* These should abort looping */
+               break;
+       default:
+               ret = 0;
+       }
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
+/* Work function used to reprobe all unregistered subchannels. */
+static void reprobe_all(void *data)
+{
+       int ret;
+
+       CIO_MSG_EVENT(2, "reprobe start\n");
+
+       need_reprobe = 0;
+       /* Make sure initial subchannel scan is done. */
+       wait_event(ccw_device_init_wq,
+                  atomic_read(&ccw_device_init_count) == 0);
+       ret = for_each_subchannel(reprobe_subchannel, NULL);
+
+       CIO_MSG_EVENT(2, "reprobe done (rc=%d, need_reprobe=%d)\n", ret,
+                     need_reprobe);
+}
+
+DECLARE_WORK(css_reprobe_work, reprobe_all, NULL);
+
+/* Schedule reprobing of all unregistered subchannels. */
+void css_schedule_reprobe(void)
+{
+       need_reprobe = 1;
+       queue_work(ccw_device_work, &css_reprobe_work);
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(css_schedule_reprobe);
+
 /*
  * Rescan for new devices. FIXME: This is slow.
  * This function is called when we have lost CRWs due to overflows and we have
 
 #ifndef S390_DEVICE_H
 #define S390_DEVICE_H
 
+#include <asm/ccwdev.h>
+#include <asm/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/wait.h>
+
 /*
  * states of the device statemachine
  */
 
 extern struct workqueue_struct *ccw_device_work;
 extern struct workqueue_struct *ccw_device_notify_work;
+extern wait_queue_head_t ccw_device_init_wq;
+extern atomic_t ccw_device_init_count;
 
 void io_subchannel_recog_done(struct ccw_device *cdev);