#include <linux/scatterlist.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/async.h>
+#include <linux/log2.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi_cmnd.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi_host.h>
        dev->cylinders = 0;
        dev->heads = 0;
        dev->sectors = 0;
+       dev->multi_count = 0;
 
        /*
         * common ATA, ATAPI feature tests
 
                dev->n_sectors = ata_id_n_sectors(id);
 
-               if (dev->id[59] & 0x100)
-                       dev->multi_count = dev->id[59] & 0xff;
+               /* get current R/W Multiple count setting */
+               if ((dev->id[47] >> 8) == 0x80 && (dev->id[59] & 0x100)) {
+                       unsigned int max = dev->id[47] & 0xff;
+                       unsigned int cnt = dev->id[59] & 0xff;
+                       /* only recognize/allow powers of two here */
+                       if (is_power_of_2(max) && is_power_of_2(cnt))
+                               if (cnt <= max)
+                                       dev->multi_count = cnt;
+               }
 
                if (ata_id_has_lba(id)) {
                        const char *lba_desc;