dma_addr_t dma_handle;
        int error;
 
+       /* FIXME: only have link errors on local phys */
+       if (!scsi_is_sas_phy_local(phy))
+               return -EINVAL;
+
        hdr.PageVersion = MPI_SASPHY1_PAGEVERSION;
        hdr.ExtPageLength = 0;
        hdr.PageNumber = 1 /* page number 1*/;
        unsigned long timeleft;
        int error = -ERESTARTSYS;
 
+       /* FIXME: fusion doesn't allow non-local phy reset */
+       if (!scsi_is_sas_phy_local(phy))
+               return -EINVAL;
+
        /* not implemented for expanders */
        if (phy->identify.target_port_protocols & SAS_PROTOCOL_SMP)
                return -ENXIO;
 
        if (!phy_info->phy) {
 
-               if (local)
-                       phy->local_attached = 1;
-
                error = sas_phy_add(phy);
                if (error) {
                        sas_phy_free(phy);
 
        struct sas_internal *i = to_sas_internal(shost->transportt);    \
        int error;                                                      \
                                                                        \
-       if (!phy->local_attached)                                       \
-               return -EINVAL;                                         \
-                                                                       \
        error = i->f->get_linkerrors ? i->f->get_linkerrors(phy) : 0;   \
        if (error)                                                      \
                return error;                                           \
        struct sas_internal *i = to_sas_internal(shost->transportt);
        int error;
 
-       if (!phy->local_attached)
-               return -EINVAL;
-
        error = i->f->phy_reset(phy, hard_reset);
        if (error)
                return error;
         * Only devices behind an expander are supported, because the
         * enclosure identifier is a SMP feature.
         */
-       if (phy->local_attached)
+       if (scsi_is_sas_phy_local(phy))
                return -EINVAL;
 
        error = i->f->get_enclosure_identifier(rphy, &identifier);
        struct sas_internal *i = to_sas_internal(shost->transportt);
        int val;
 
-       if (phy->local_attached)
+       if (scsi_is_sas_phy_local(phy))
                return -EINVAL;
 
        val = i->f->get_bay_identifier(rphy);
 
        enum sas_linkrate       maximum_linkrate_hw;
        enum sas_linkrate       maximum_linkrate;
 
-       /* internal state */
-       unsigned int            local_attached : 1;
-
        /* link error statistics */
        u32                     invalid_dword_count;
        u32                     running_disparity_error_count;
                rphy->identify.device_type == SAS_EDGE_EXPANDER_DEVICE;
 }
 
+#define scsi_is_sas_phy_local(phy)     scsi_is_host_device((phy)->dev.parent)
+
 #endif /* SCSI_TRANSPORT_SAS_H */