diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptctl.c b/drivers/message/fusion/mptctl.c
index 14cf6dfc3b1451582b96a5c191f24385f9700dc6..4d837bcad5db8e4fc9260ebd4f227fe2d8c73fc0 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptctl.c
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptctl.c
@@ -100,19 +100,19 @@ struct buflist {
  * Function prototypes. Called from OS entry point mptctl_ioctl.
  * arg contents specific to function.
  */
-static int mptctl_fw_download(unsigned long arg);
-static int mptctl_getiocinfo(unsigned long arg, unsigned int cmd);
-static int mptctl_gettargetinfo(unsigned long arg);
-static int mptctl_readtest(unsigned long arg);
-static int mptctl_mpt_command(unsigned long arg);
-static int mptctl_eventquery(unsigned long arg);
-static int mptctl_eventenable(unsigned long arg);
-static int mptctl_eventreport(unsigned long arg);
-static int mptctl_replace_fw(unsigned long arg);
-
-static int mptctl_do_reset(unsigned long arg);
-static int mptctl_hp_hostinfo(unsigned long arg, unsigned int cmd);
-static int mptctl_hp_targetinfo(unsigned long arg);
+static int mptctl_fw_download(MPT_ADAPTER *iocp, unsigned long arg);
+static int mptctl_getiocinfo(MPT_ADAPTER *iocp, unsigned long arg, unsigned int cmd);
+static int mptctl_gettargetinfo(MPT_ADAPTER *iocp, unsigned long arg);
+static int mptctl_readtest(MPT_ADAPTER *iocp, unsigned long arg);
+static int mptctl_mpt_command(MPT_ADAPTER *iocp, unsigned long arg);
+static int mptctl_eventquery(MPT_ADAPTER *iocp, unsigned long arg);
+static int mptctl_eventenable(MPT_ADAPTER *iocp, unsigned long arg);
+static int mptctl_eventreport(MPT_ADAPTER *iocp, unsigned long arg);
+static int mptctl_replace_fw(MPT_ADAPTER *iocp, unsigned long arg);
+
+static int mptctl_do_reset(MPT_ADAPTER *iocp, unsigned long arg);
+static int mptctl_hp_hostinfo(MPT_ADAPTER *iocp, unsigned long arg, unsigned int cmd);
+static int mptctl_hp_targetinfo(MPT_ADAPTER *iocp, unsigned long arg);
 
 static int  mptctl_probe(struct pci_dev *, const struct pci_device_id *);
 static void mptctl_remove(struct pci_dev *);
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ static long compat_mpctl_ioctl(struct file *f, unsigned cmd, unsigned long arg);
 /*
  * Private function calls.
  */
-static int mptctl_do_mpt_command(struct mpt_ioctl_command karg, void __user *mfPtr);
-static int mptctl_do_fw_download(int ioc, char __user *ufwbuf, size_t fwlen);
+static int mptctl_do_mpt_command(MPT_ADAPTER *iocp, struct mpt_ioctl_command karg, void __user *mfPtr);
+static int mptctl_do_fw_download(MPT_ADAPTER *iocp, char __user *ufwbuf, size_t fwlen);
 static MptSge_t *kbuf_alloc_2_sgl(int bytes, u32 dir, int sge_offset, int *frags,
 		struct buflist **blp, dma_addr_t *sglbuf_dma, MPT_ADAPTER *ioc);
 static void kfree_sgl(MptSge_t *sgl, dma_addr_t sgl_dma,
@@ -656,19 +656,19 @@ __mptctl_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 	 * by TM and FW reloads.
 	 */
 	if ((cmd & ~IOCSIZE_MASK) == (MPTIOCINFO & ~IOCSIZE_MASK)) {
-		return mptctl_getiocinfo(arg, _IOC_SIZE(cmd));
+		return mptctl_getiocinfo(iocp, arg, _IOC_SIZE(cmd));
 	} else if (cmd == MPTTARGETINFO) {
-		return mptctl_gettargetinfo(arg);
+		return mptctl_gettargetinfo(iocp, arg);
 	} else if (cmd == MPTTEST) {
-		return mptctl_readtest(arg);
+		return mptctl_readtest(iocp, arg);
 	} else if (cmd == MPTEVENTQUERY) {
-		return mptctl_eventquery(arg);
+		return mptctl_eventquery(iocp, arg);
 	} else if (cmd == MPTEVENTENABLE) {
-		return mptctl_eventenable(arg);
+		return mptctl_eventenable(iocp, arg);
 	} else if (cmd == MPTEVENTREPORT) {
-		return mptctl_eventreport(arg);
+		return mptctl_eventreport(iocp, arg);
 	} else if (cmd == MPTFWREPLACE) {
-		return mptctl_replace_fw(arg);
+		return mptctl_replace_fw(iocp, arg);
 	}
 
 	/* All of these commands require an interrupt or
@@ -678,15 +678,15 @@ __mptctl_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		return ret;
 
 	if (cmd == MPTFWDOWNLOAD)
-		ret = mptctl_fw_download(arg);
+		ret = mptctl_fw_download(iocp, arg);
 	else if (cmd == MPTCOMMAND)
-		ret = mptctl_mpt_command(arg);
+		ret = mptctl_mpt_command(iocp, arg);
 	else if (cmd == MPTHARDRESET)
-		ret = mptctl_do_reset(arg);
+		ret = mptctl_do_reset(iocp, arg);
 	else if ((cmd & ~IOCSIZE_MASK) == (HP_GETHOSTINFO & ~IOCSIZE_MASK))
-		ret = mptctl_hp_hostinfo(arg, _IOC_SIZE(cmd));
+		ret = mptctl_hp_hostinfo(iocp, arg, _IOC_SIZE(cmd));
 	else if (cmd == HP_GETTARGETINFO)
-		ret = mptctl_hp_targetinfo(arg);
+		ret = mptctl_hp_targetinfo(iocp, arg);
 	else
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 
@@ -705,11 +705,10 @@ mptctl_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int mptctl_do_reset(unsigned long arg)
+static int mptctl_do_reset(MPT_ADAPTER *iocp, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct mpt_ioctl_diag_reset __user *urinfo = (void __user *) arg;
 	struct mpt_ioctl_diag_reset krinfo;
-	MPT_ADAPTER		*iocp;
 
 	if (copy_from_user(&krinfo, urinfo, sizeof(struct mpt_ioctl_diag_reset))) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR MYNAM "%s@%d::mptctl_do_reset - "
@@ -718,12 +717,6 @@ static int mptctl_do_reset(unsigned long arg)
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
-	if (mpt_verify_adapter(krinfo.hdr.iocnum, &iocp) < 0) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG MYNAM "%s@%d::mptctl_do_reset - ioc%d not found!\n",
-				__FILE__, __LINE__, krinfo.hdr.iocnum);
-		return -ENODEV; /* (-6) No such device or address */
-	}
-
 	dctlprintk(iocp, printk(MYIOC_s_DEBUG_FMT "mptctl_do_reset called.\n",
 	    iocp->name));
 
@@ -754,7 +747,7 @@ static int mptctl_do_reset(unsigned long arg)
  *		-ENOMSG if FW upload returned bad status
  */
 static int
-mptctl_fw_download(unsigned long arg)
+mptctl_fw_download(MPT_ADAPTER *iocp, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct mpt_fw_xfer __user *ufwdl = (void __user *) arg;
 	struct mpt_fw_xfer	 kfwdl;
@@ -766,7 +759,7 @@ mptctl_fw_download(unsigned long arg)
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
-	return mptctl_do_fw_download(kfwdl.iocnum, kfwdl.bufp, kfwdl.fwlen);
+	return mptctl_do_fw_download(iocp, kfwdl.bufp, kfwdl.fwlen);
 }
 
 /*=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=*/
@@ -784,11 +777,10 @@ mptctl_fw_download(unsigned long arg)
  *		-ENOMSG if FW upload returned bad status
  */
 static int
-mptctl_do_fw_download(int ioc, char __user *ufwbuf, size_t fwlen)
+mptctl_do_fw_download(MPT_ADAPTER *iocp, char __user *ufwbuf, size_t fwlen)
 {
 	FWDownload_t		*dlmsg;
 	MPT_FRAME_HDR		*mf;
-	MPT_ADAPTER		*iocp;
 	FWDownloadTCSGE_t	*ptsge;
 	MptSge_t		*sgl, *sgIn;
 	char			*sgOut;
@@ -808,17 +800,10 @@ mptctl_do_fw_download(int ioc, char __user *ufwbuf, size_t fwlen)
 	pFWDownloadReply_t	 ReplyMsg = NULL;
 	unsigned long		 timeleft;
 
-	if (mpt_verify_adapter(ioc, &iocp) < 0) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG MYNAM "ioctl_fwdl - ioc%d not found!\n",
-				 ioc);
-		return -ENODEV; /* (-6) No such device or address */
-	} else {
-
-		/*  Valid device. Get a message frame and construct the FW download message.
-	 	*/
-		if ((mf = mpt_get_msg_frame(mptctl_id, iocp)) == NULL)
-			return -EAGAIN;
-	}
+	/*  Valid device. Get a message frame and construct the FW download message.
+	*/
+	if ((mf = mpt_get_msg_frame(mptctl_id, iocp)) == NULL)
+		return -EAGAIN;
 
 	dctlprintk(iocp, printk(MYIOC_s_DEBUG_FMT
 	    "mptctl_do_fwdl called. mptctl_id = %xh.\n", iocp->name, mptctl_id));
@@ -826,8 +811,6 @@ mptctl_do_fw_download(int ioc, char __user *ufwbuf, size_t fwlen)
 	    iocp->name, ufwbuf));
 	dctlprintk(iocp, printk(MYIOC_s_DEBUG_FMT "DbG: kfwdl.fwlen = %d\n",
 	    iocp->name, (int)fwlen));
-	dctlprintk(iocp, printk(MYIOC_s_DEBUG_FMT "DbG: kfwdl.ioc   = %04xh\n",
-	    iocp->name, ioc));
 
 	dlmsg = (FWDownload_t*) mf;
 	ptsge = (FWDownloadTCSGE_t *) &dlmsg->SGL;
@@ -1238,13 +1221,11 @@ kfree_sgl(MptSge_t *sgl, dma_addr_t sgl_dma, struct buflist *buflist, MPT_ADAPTE
  *		-ENODEV  if no such device/adapter
  */
 static int
-mptctl_getiocinfo (unsigned long arg, unsigned int data_size)
+mptctl_getiocinfo (MPT_ADAPTER *ioc, unsigned long arg, unsigned int data_size)
 {
 	struct mpt_ioctl_iocinfo __user *uarg = (void __user *) arg;
 	struct mpt_ioctl_iocinfo *karg;
-	MPT_ADAPTER		*ioc;
 	struct pci_dev		*pdev;
-	int			iocnum;
 	unsigned int		port;
 	int			cim_rev;
 	struct scsi_device 	*sdev;
@@ -1272,14 +1253,6 @@ mptctl_getiocinfo (unsigned long arg, unsigned int data_size)
 		return PTR_ERR(karg);
 	}
 
-	if (((iocnum = mpt_verify_adapter(karg->hdr.iocnum, &ioc)) < 0) ||
-	    (ioc == NULL)) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG MYNAM "%s::mptctl_getiocinfo() @%d - ioc%d not found!\n",
-				__FILE__, __LINE__, iocnum);
-		kfree(karg);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
 	/* Verify the data transfer size is correct. */
 	if (karg->hdr.maxDataSize != data_size) {
 		printk(MYIOC_s_ERR_FMT "%s@%d::mptctl_getiocinfo - "
@@ -1385,15 +1358,13 @@ mptctl_getiocinfo (unsigned long arg, unsigned int data_size)
  *		-ENODEV  if no such device/adapter
  */
 static int
-mptctl_gettargetinfo (unsigned long arg)
+mptctl_gettargetinfo (MPT_ADAPTER *ioc, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct mpt_ioctl_targetinfo __user *uarg = (void __user *) arg;
 	struct mpt_ioctl_targetinfo karg;
-	MPT_ADAPTER		*ioc;
 	VirtDevice		*vdevice;
 	char			*pmem;
 	int			*pdata;
-	int			iocnum;
 	int			numDevices = 0;
 	int			lun;
 	int			maxWordsLeft;
@@ -1408,13 +1379,6 @@ mptctl_gettargetinfo (unsigned long arg)
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
-	if (((iocnum = mpt_verify_adapter(karg.hdr.iocnum, &ioc)) < 0) ||
-	    (ioc == NULL)) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG MYNAM "%s::mptctl_gettargetinfo() @%d - ioc%d not found!\n",
-				__FILE__, __LINE__, iocnum);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
 	dctlprintk(ioc, printk(MYIOC_s_DEBUG_FMT "mptctl_gettargetinfo called.\n",
 	    ioc->name));
 	/* Get the port number and set the maximum number of bytes
@@ -1510,12 +1474,10 @@ mptctl_gettargetinfo (unsigned long arg)
  *		-ENODEV  if no such device/adapter
  */
 static int
-mptctl_readtest (unsigned long arg)
+mptctl_readtest (MPT_ADAPTER *ioc, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct mpt_ioctl_test __user *uarg = (void __user *) arg;
 	struct mpt_ioctl_test	 karg;
-	MPT_ADAPTER *ioc;
-	int iocnum;
 
 	if (copy_from_user(&karg, uarg, sizeof(struct mpt_ioctl_test))) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR MYNAM "%s@%d::mptctl_readtest - "
@@ -1524,13 +1486,6 @@ mptctl_readtest (unsigned long arg)
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
-	if (((iocnum = mpt_verify_adapter(karg.hdr.iocnum, &ioc)) < 0) ||
-	    (ioc == NULL)) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG MYNAM "%s::mptctl_readtest() @%d - ioc%d not found!\n",
-				__FILE__, __LINE__, iocnum);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
 	dctlprintk(ioc, printk(MYIOC_s_DEBUG_FMT "mptctl_readtest called.\n",
 	    ioc->name));
 	/* Fill in the data and return the structure to the calling
@@ -1571,12 +1526,10 @@ mptctl_readtest (unsigned long arg)
  *		-ENODEV  if no such device/adapter
  */
 static int
-mptctl_eventquery (unsigned long arg)
+mptctl_eventquery (MPT_ADAPTER *ioc, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct mpt_ioctl_eventquery __user *uarg = (void __user *) arg;
 	struct mpt_ioctl_eventquery	 karg;
-	MPT_ADAPTER *ioc;
-	int iocnum;
 
 	if (copy_from_user(&karg, uarg, sizeof(struct mpt_ioctl_eventquery))) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR MYNAM "%s@%d::mptctl_eventquery - "
@@ -1585,13 +1538,6 @@ mptctl_eventquery (unsigned long arg)
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
-	if (((iocnum = mpt_verify_adapter(karg.hdr.iocnum, &ioc)) < 0) ||
-	    (ioc == NULL)) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG MYNAM "%s::mptctl_eventquery() @%d - ioc%d not found!\n",
-				__FILE__, __LINE__, iocnum);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
 	dctlprintk(ioc, printk(MYIOC_s_DEBUG_FMT "mptctl_eventquery called.\n",
 	    ioc->name));
 	karg.eventEntries = MPTCTL_EVENT_LOG_SIZE;
@@ -1610,12 +1556,10 @@ mptctl_eventquery (unsigned long arg)
 
 /*=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=*/
 static int
-mptctl_eventenable (unsigned long arg)
+mptctl_eventenable (MPT_ADAPTER *ioc, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct mpt_ioctl_eventenable __user *uarg = (void __user *) arg;
 	struct mpt_ioctl_eventenable	 karg;
-	MPT_ADAPTER *ioc;
-	int iocnum;
 
 	if (copy_from_user(&karg, uarg, sizeof(struct mpt_ioctl_eventenable))) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR MYNAM "%s@%d::mptctl_eventenable - "
@@ -1624,13 +1568,6 @@ mptctl_eventenable (unsigned long arg)
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
-	if (((iocnum = mpt_verify_adapter(karg.hdr.iocnum, &ioc)) < 0) ||
-	    (ioc == NULL)) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG MYNAM "%s::mptctl_eventenable() @%d - ioc%d not found!\n",
-				__FILE__, __LINE__, iocnum);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
 	dctlprintk(ioc, printk(MYIOC_s_DEBUG_FMT "mptctl_eventenable called.\n",
 	    ioc->name));
 	if (ioc->events == NULL) {
@@ -1658,12 +1595,10 @@ mptctl_eventenable (unsigned long arg)
 
 /*=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=*/
 static int
-mptctl_eventreport (unsigned long arg)
+mptctl_eventreport (MPT_ADAPTER *ioc, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct mpt_ioctl_eventreport __user *uarg = (void __user *) arg;
 	struct mpt_ioctl_eventreport	 karg;
-	MPT_ADAPTER		 *ioc;
-	int			 iocnum;
 	int			 numBytes, maxEvents, max;
 
 	if (copy_from_user(&karg, uarg, sizeof(struct mpt_ioctl_eventreport))) {
@@ -1673,12 +1608,6 @@ mptctl_eventreport (unsigned long arg)
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
-	if (((iocnum = mpt_verify_adapter(karg.hdr.iocnum, &ioc)) < 0) ||
-	    (ioc == NULL)) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG MYNAM "%s::mptctl_eventreport() @%d - ioc%d not found!\n",
-				__FILE__, __LINE__, iocnum);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
 	dctlprintk(ioc, printk(MYIOC_s_DEBUG_FMT "mptctl_eventreport called.\n",
 	    ioc->name));
 
@@ -1712,12 +1641,10 @@ mptctl_eventreport (unsigned long arg)
 
 /*=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=*/
 static int
-mptctl_replace_fw (unsigned long arg)
+mptctl_replace_fw (MPT_ADAPTER *ioc, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct mpt_ioctl_replace_fw __user *uarg = (void __user *) arg;
 	struct mpt_ioctl_replace_fw	 karg;
-	MPT_ADAPTER		 *ioc;
-	int			 iocnum;
 	int			 newFwSize;
 
 	if (copy_from_user(&karg, uarg, sizeof(struct mpt_ioctl_replace_fw))) {
@@ -1727,13 +1654,6 @@ mptctl_replace_fw (unsigned long arg)
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
-	if (((iocnum = mpt_verify_adapter(karg.hdr.iocnum, &ioc)) < 0) ||
-	    (ioc == NULL)) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG MYNAM "%s::mptctl_replace_fw() @%d - ioc%d not found!\n",
-				__FILE__, __LINE__, iocnum);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
 	dctlprintk(ioc, printk(MYIOC_s_DEBUG_FMT "mptctl_replace_fw called.\n",
 	    ioc->name));
 	/* If caching FW, Free the old FW image
@@ -1780,12 +1700,10 @@ mptctl_replace_fw (unsigned long arg)
  *		-ENOMEM if memory allocation error
  */
 static int
-mptctl_mpt_command (unsigned long arg)
+mptctl_mpt_command (MPT_ADAPTER *ioc, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct mpt_ioctl_command __user *uarg = (void __user *) arg;
 	struct mpt_ioctl_command  karg;
-	MPT_ADAPTER	*ioc;
-	int		iocnum;
 	int		rc;
 
 
@@ -1796,14 +1714,7 @@ mptctl_mpt_command (unsigned long arg)
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
-	if (((iocnum = mpt_verify_adapter(karg.hdr.iocnum, &ioc)) < 0) ||
-	    (ioc == NULL)) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG MYNAM "%s::mptctl_mpt_command() @%d - ioc%d not found!\n",
-				__FILE__, __LINE__, iocnum);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
-	rc = mptctl_do_mpt_command (karg, &uarg->MF);
+	rc = mptctl_do_mpt_command (ioc, karg, &uarg->MF);
 
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -1821,9 +1732,8 @@ mptctl_mpt_command (unsigned long arg)
  *		-EPERM if SCSI I/O and target is untagged
  */
 static int
-mptctl_do_mpt_command (struct mpt_ioctl_command karg, void __user *mfPtr)
+mptctl_do_mpt_command (MPT_ADAPTER *ioc, struct mpt_ioctl_command karg, void __user *mfPtr)
 {
-	MPT_ADAPTER	*ioc;
 	MPT_FRAME_HDR	*mf = NULL;
 	MPIHeader_t	*hdr;
 	char		*psge;
@@ -1832,7 +1742,7 @@ mptctl_do_mpt_command (struct mpt_ioctl_command karg, void __user *mfPtr)
 	dma_addr_t	dma_addr_in;
 	dma_addr_t	dma_addr_out;
 	int		sgSize = 0;	/* Num SG elements */
-	int		iocnum, flagsLength;
+	int		flagsLength;
 	int		sz, rc = 0;
 	int		msgContext;
 	u16		req_idx;
@@ -1847,13 +1757,6 @@ mptctl_do_mpt_command (struct mpt_ioctl_command karg, void __user *mfPtr)
 	bufIn.kptr = bufOut.kptr = NULL;
 	bufIn.len = bufOut.len = 0;
 
-	if (((iocnum = mpt_verify_adapter(karg.hdr.iocnum, &ioc)) < 0) ||
-	    (ioc == NULL)) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG MYNAM "%s::mptctl_do_mpt_command() @%d - ioc%d not found!\n",
-				__FILE__, __LINE__, iocnum);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->taskmgmt_lock, flags);
 	if (ioc->ioc_reset_in_progress) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->taskmgmt_lock, flags);
@@ -2418,17 +2321,15 @@ mptctl_do_mpt_command (struct mpt_ioctl_command karg, void __user *mfPtr)
  *		-ENOMEM if memory allocation error
  */
 static int
-mptctl_hp_hostinfo(unsigned long arg, unsigned int data_size)
+mptctl_hp_hostinfo(MPT_ADAPTER *ioc, unsigned long arg, unsigned int data_size)
 {
 	hp_host_info_t	__user *uarg = (void __user *) arg;
-	MPT_ADAPTER		*ioc;
 	struct pci_dev		*pdev;
 	char                    *pbuf=NULL;
 	dma_addr_t		buf_dma;
 	hp_host_info_t		karg;
 	CONFIGPARMS		cfg;
 	ConfigPageHeader_t	hdr;
-	int			iocnum;
 	int			rc, cim_rev;
 	ToolboxIstwiReadWriteRequest_t	*IstwiRWRequest;
 	MPT_FRAME_HDR		*mf = NULL;
@@ -2452,12 +2353,6 @@ mptctl_hp_hostinfo(unsigned long arg, unsigned int data_size)
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
-	if (((iocnum = mpt_verify_adapter(karg.hdr.iocnum, &ioc)) < 0) ||
-	    (ioc == NULL)) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG MYNAM "%s::mptctl_hp_hostinfo() @%d - ioc%d not found!\n",
-				__FILE__, __LINE__, iocnum);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
 	dctlprintk(ioc, printk(MYIOC_s_DEBUG_FMT ": mptctl_hp_hostinfo called.\n",
 	    ioc->name));
 
@@ -2670,15 +2565,13 @@ mptctl_hp_hostinfo(unsigned long arg, unsigned int data_size)
  *		-ENOMEM if memory allocation error
  */
 static int
-mptctl_hp_targetinfo(unsigned long arg)
+mptctl_hp_targetinfo(MPT_ADAPTER *ioc, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	hp_target_info_t __user *uarg = (void __user *) arg;
 	SCSIDevicePage0_t	*pg0_alloc;
 	SCSIDevicePage3_t	*pg3_alloc;
-	MPT_ADAPTER		*ioc;
 	MPT_SCSI_HOST 		*hd = NULL;
 	hp_target_info_t	karg;
-	int			iocnum;
 	int			data_sz;
 	dma_addr_t		page_dma;
 	CONFIGPARMS	 	cfg;
@@ -2692,12 +2585,6 @@ mptctl_hp_targetinfo(unsigned long arg)
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
-	if (((iocnum = mpt_verify_adapter(karg.hdr.iocnum, &ioc)) < 0) ||
-		(ioc == NULL)) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG MYNAM "%s::mptctl_hp_targetinfo() @%d - ioc%d not found!\n",
-				__FILE__, __LINE__, iocnum);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
 	if (karg.hdr.id >= MPT_MAX_FC_DEVICES)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	dctlprintk(ioc, printk(MYIOC_s_DEBUG_FMT "mptctl_hp_targetinfo called.\n",
@@ -2865,7 +2752,7 @@ compat_mptfwxfer_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
 	kfw.fwlen = kfw32.fwlen;
 	kfw.bufp = compat_ptr(kfw32.bufp);
 
-	ret = mptctl_do_fw_download(kfw.iocnum, kfw.bufp, kfw.fwlen);
+	ret = mptctl_do_fw_download(iocp, kfw.bufp, kfw.fwlen);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&iocp->ioctl_cmds.mutex);
 
@@ -2919,7 +2806,7 @@ compat_mpt_command(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
 
 	/* Pass new structure to do_mpt_command
 	 */
-	ret = mptctl_do_mpt_command (karg, &uarg->MF);
+	ret = mptctl_do_mpt_command (iocp, karg, &uarg->MF);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&iocp->ioctl_cmds.mutex);