diff -ru a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aachba.c b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aachba.c
--- a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aachba.c	2007-10-30 15:29:35.417245732 -0400
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aachba.c	2007-10-30 15:42:30.629208930 -0400
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
 
 int aac_check_reset = 1;
 module_param_named(check_reset, aac_check_reset, int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(aac_check_reset, "If adapter fails health check, reset the adapter.");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(aac_check_reset, "If adapter fails health check, reset the adapter. a value of -1 forces the reset to adapters programmed to ignore it.");
 
 int expose_physicals = -1;
 module_param(expose_physicals, int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
@@ -1316,9 +1316,9 @@
 			  (int)sizeof(dev->supplement_adapter_info.VpdInfo.Tsid),
 			  dev->supplement_adapter_info.VpdInfo.Tsid);
 		}
-		if (!aac_check_reset ||
+		if (!aac_check_reset || ((aac_check_reset != 1) &&
 		  (dev->supplement_adapter_info.SupportedOptions2 &
-		  le32_to_cpu(AAC_OPTION_IGNORE_RESET))) {
+		  le32_to_cpu(AAC_OPTION_IGNORE_RESET)))) {
 			printk(KERN_INFO "%s%d: Reset Adapter Ignored\n",
 			  dev->name, dev->id);
 		}
@@ -1811,7 +1811,7 @@
 	if (active)
 		return SCSI_MLQUEUE_DEVICE_BUSY;
 
-	aac = (struct aac_dev *)scsicmd->device->host->hostdata;
+	aac = (struct aac_dev *)sdev->host->hostdata;
 	if (aac->in_reset)
 		return SCSI_MLQUEUE_HOST_BUSY;
 
diff -ru a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/commsup.c b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/commsup.c
--- a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/commsup.c	2007-10-30 15:29:35.419245479 -0400
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/commsup.c	2007-10-30 15:34:04.989156512 -0400
@@ -1217,12 +1217,13 @@
 	}
 
 	/* Quiesce build, flush cache, write through mode */
-	aac_send_shutdown(aac);
+	if (forced < 2)
+		aac_send_shutdown(aac);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(host->host_lock, flagv);
-	retval = _aac_reset_adapter(aac, forced);
+	retval = _aac_reset_adapter(aac, forced ? forced : ((aac_check_reset != 0) && (aac_check_reset != 1)));
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(host->host_lock, flagv);
 
-	if (retval == -ENODEV) {
+	if ((forced < 2) && (retval == -ENODEV)) {
 		/* Unwind aac_send_shutdown() IOP_RESET unsupported/disabled */
 		struct fib * fibctx = aac_fib_alloc(aac);
 		if (fibctx) {
@@ -1372,14 +1373,14 @@
 
 	printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Host adapter BLINK LED 0x%x\n", aac->name, BlinkLED);
 
-	if (!aac_check_reset ||
+	if (!aac_check_reset || ((aac_check_reset != 1) &&
 		(aac->supplement_adapter_info.SupportedOptions2 &
-			le32_to_cpu(AAC_OPTION_IGNORE_RESET)))
+			le32_to_cpu(AAC_OPTION_IGNORE_RESET))))
 		goto out;
 	host = aac->scsi_host_ptr;
 	if (aac->thread->pid != current->pid)
 		spin_lock_irqsave(host->host_lock, flagv);
-	BlinkLED = _aac_reset_adapter(aac, 0);
+	BlinkLED = _aac_reset_adapter(aac, aac_check_reset != 1);
 	if (aac->thread->pid != current->pid)
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(host->host_lock, flagv);
 	return BlinkLED;
diff -ru a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
--- a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c	2007-10-30 15:29:35.420245352 -0400
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c	2007-10-30 15:34:04.990156385 -0400
@@ -590,8 +590,11 @@
 	 * support a register, instead of a commanded, reset.
 	 */
 	if ((aac->supplement_adapter_info.SupportedOptions2 &
-	  le32_to_cpu(AAC_OPTION_MU_RESET|AAC_OPTION_IGNORE_RESET)) ==
-	  le32_to_cpu(AAC_OPTION_MU_RESET))
+	   le32_to_cpu(AAC_OPTION_MU_RESET)) &&
+	  aac_check_reset &&
+	  ((aac_check_reset != 1) ||
+	   (aac->supplement_adapter_info.SupportedOptions2 &
+	    le32_to_cpu(AAC_OPTION_IGNORE_RESET))))
 		aac_reset_adapter(aac, 2); /* Bypass wait for command quiesce */
 	return SUCCESS; /* Cause an immediate retry of the command with a ten second delay after successful tur */
 }
diff -ru a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/rx.c b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/rx.c
--- a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/rx.c	2007-10-30 15:29:35.421245226 -0400
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/rx.c	2007-10-30 15:34:04.991156259 -0400
@@ -549,7 +549,9 @@
 	dev->OIMR = status = rx_readb (dev, MUnit.OIMR);
 	if ((((status & 0x0c) != 0x0c) || aac_reset_devices || reset_devices) &&
 	  !aac_rx_restart_adapter(dev, 0))
-		++restart;
+		/* Make sure the Hardware FIFO is empty */
+		while ((++restart < 512) &&
+		  (rx_readl(dev, MUnit.OutboundQueue) != 0xFFFFFFFFL));
 	/*
 	 *	Check to see if the board panic'd while booting.
 	 */