diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
index 85503fad789a..f2a72d33132c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ int scsi_host_set_state(struct Scsi_Host *shost, enum scsi_host_state state)
 		switch (oldstate) {
 		case SHOST_CREATED:
 		case SHOST_RUNNING:
+		case SHOST_CANCEL_RECOVERY:
 			break;
 		default:
 			goto illegal;
@@ -107,12 +108,31 @@ int scsi_host_set_state(struct Scsi_Host *shost, enum scsi_host_state state)
 	case SHOST_DEL:
 		switch (oldstate) {
 		case SHOST_CANCEL:
+		case SHOST_DEL_RECOVERY:
 			break;
 		default:
 			goto illegal;
 		}
 		break;
 
+	case SHOST_CANCEL_RECOVERY:
+		switch (oldstate) {
+		case SHOST_CANCEL:
+		case SHOST_RECOVERY:
+			break;
+		default:
+			goto illegal;
+		}
+		break;
+
+	case SHOST_DEL_RECOVERY:
+		switch (oldstate) {
+		case SHOST_CANCEL_RECOVERY:
+			break;
+		default:
+			goto illegal;
+		}
+		break;
 	}
 	shost->shost_state = state;
 	return 0;
@@ -134,13 +154,24 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(scsi_host_set_state);
  **/
 void scsi_remove_host(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
 	down(&shost->scan_mutex);
-	scsi_host_set_state(shost, SHOST_CANCEL);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, flags);
+	if (scsi_host_set_state(shost, SHOST_CANCEL))
+		if (scsi_host_set_state(shost, SHOST_CANCEL_RECOVERY)) {
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, flags);
+			up(&shost->scan_mutex);
+			return;
+		}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, flags);
 	up(&shost->scan_mutex);
 	scsi_forget_host(shost);
 	scsi_proc_host_rm(shost);
 
-	scsi_host_set_state(shost, SHOST_DEL);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, flags);
+	if (scsi_host_set_state(shost, SHOST_DEL))
+		BUG_ON(scsi_host_set_state(shost, SHOST_DEL_RECOVERY));
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, flags);
 
 	transport_unregister_device(&shost->shost_gendev);
 	class_device_unregister(&shost->shost_classdev);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
index a780546eda9c..1f0ebabf6d47 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
@@ -1265,9 +1265,8 @@ int scsi_device_cancel(struct scsi_device *sdev, int recovery)
 		list_for_each_safe(lh, lh_sf, &active_list) {
 			scmd = list_entry(lh, struct scsi_cmnd, eh_entry);
 			list_del_init(lh);
-			if (recovery) {
-				scsi_eh_scmd_add(scmd, SCSI_EH_CANCEL_CMD);
-			} else {
+			if (recovery &&
+			    !scsi_eh_scmd_add(scmd, SCSI_EH_CANCEL_CMD)) {
 				scmd->result = (DID_ABORT << 16);
 				scsi_finish_command(scmd);
 			}
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
index 895c9452be4c..af589fac814d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
@@ -68,19 +68,24 @@ int scsi_eh_scmd_add(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd, int eh_flag)
 {
 	struct Scsi_Host *shost = scmd->device->host;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (shost->eh_wait == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, flags);
+	if (scsi_host_set_state(shost, SHOST_RECOVERY))
+		if (scsi_host_set_state(shost, SHOST_CANCEL_RECOVERY))
+			goto out_unlock;
 
+	ret = 1;
 	scmd->eh_eflags |= eh_flag;
 	list_add_tail(&scmd->eh_entry, &shost->eh_cmd_q);
-	scsi_host_set_state(shost, SHOST_RECOVERY);
 	shost->host_failed++;
 	scsi_eh_wakeup(shost);
+ out_unlock:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, flags);
-	return 1;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -176,8 +181,8 @@ void scsi_times_out(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
 		}
 
 	if (unlikely(!scsi_eh_scmd_add(scmd, SCSI_EH_CANCEL_CMD))) {
-		panic("Error handler thread not present at %p %p %s %d",
-		      scmd, scmd->device->host, __FILE__, __LINE__);
+		scmd->result |= DID_TIME_OUT << 16;
+		__scsi_done(scmd);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -196,8 +201,7 @@ int scsi_block_when_processing_errors(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 {
 	int online;
 
-	wait_event(sdev->host->host_wait, (sdev->host->shost_state !=
-					   SHOST_RECOVERY));
+	wait_event(sdev->host->host_wait, !scsi_host_in_recovery(sdev->host));
 
 	online = scsi_device_online(sdev);
 
@@ -1441,6 +1445,7 @@ static void scsi_eh_lock_door(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 static void scsi_restart_operations(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
 {
 	struct scsi_device *sdev;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/*
 	 * If the door was locked, we need to insert a door lock request
@@ -1460,7 +1465,11 @@ static void scsi_restart_operations(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
 	SCSI_LOG_ERROR_RECOVERY(3, printk("%s: waking up host to restart\n",
 					  __FUNCTION__));
 
-	scsi_host_set_state(shost, SHOST_RUNNING);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, flags);
+	if (scsi_host_set_state(shost, SHOST_RUNNING))
+		if (scsi_host_set_state(shost, SHOST_CANCEL))
+			BUG_ON(scsi_host_set_state(shost, SHOST_DEL));
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, flags);
 
 	wake_up(&shost->host_wait);
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_ioctl.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_ioctl.c
index b7fddac81347..de7f98cc38fe 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_ioctl.c
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ int scsi_nonblockable_ioctl(struct scsi_device *sdev, int cmd,
 	 * error processing, as long as the device was opened
 	 * non-blocking */
 	if (filp && filp->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) {
-		if (sdev->host->shost_state == SHOST_RECOVERY)
+		if (scsi_host_in_recovery(sdev->host))
 			return -ENODEV;
 	} else if (!scsi_block_when_processing_errors(sdev))
 		return -ENODEV;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index f065cbc1a6e5..dc9c772bc874 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ void scsi_device_unbusy(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, flags);
 	shost->host_busy--;
-	if (unlikely((shost->shost_state == SHOST_RECOVERY) &&
+	if (unlikely(scsi_host_in_recovery(shost) &&
 		     shost->host_failed))
 		scsi_eh_wakeup(shost);
 	spin_unlock(shost->host_lock);
@@ -1339,7 +1339,7 @@ static inline int scsi_host_queue_ready(struct request_queue *q,
 				   struct Scsi_Host *shost,
 				   struct scsi_device *sdev)
 {
-	if (shost->shost_state == SHOST_RECOVERY)
+	if (scsi_host_in_recovery(shost))
 		return 0;
 	if (shost->host_busy == 0 && shost->host_blocked) {
 		/*
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index 1e47b7eddef4..72a6550a056c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ static struct {
 	{ SHOST_CANCEL, "cancel" },
 	{ SHOST_DEL, "deleted" },
 	{ SHOST_RECOVERY, "recovery" },
+	{ SHOST_CANCEL_RECOVERY, "cancel/recovery" },
+	{ SHOST_DEL_RECOVERY, "deleted/recovery", },
 };
 const char *scsi_host_state_name(enum scsi_host_state state)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sg.c b/drivers/scsi/sg.c
index 9ea4765d1d12..4d09a6e4dd2e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sg.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sg.c
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ sg_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp,
 		if (sdp->detached)
 			return -ENODEV;
 		if (filp->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) {
-			if (sdp->device->host->shost_state == SHOST_RECOVERY)
+			if (scsi_host_in_recovery(sdp->device->host))
 				return -EBUSY;
 		} else if (!scsi_block_when_processing_errors(sdp->device))
 			return -EBUSY;
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_host.h b/include/scsi/scsi_host.h
index 916144be208b..540369ff815c 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_host.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_host.h
@@ -439,6 +439,8 @@ enum scsi_host_state {
 	SHOST_CANCEL,
 	SHOST_DEL,
 	SHOST_RECOVERY,
+	SHOST_CANCEL_RECOVERY,
+	SHOST_DEL_RECOVERY,
 };
 
 struct Scsi_Host {
@@ -621,6 +623,13 @@ static inline struct Scsi_Host *dev_to_shost(struct device *dev)
 	return container_of(dev, struct Scsi_Host, shost_gendev);
 }
 
+static inline int scsi_host_in_recovery(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
+{
+	return shost->shost_state == SHOST_RECOVERY ||
+		shost->shost_state == SHOST_CANCEL_RECOVERY ||
+		shost->shost_state == SHOST_DEL_RECOVERY;
+}
+
 extern int scsi_queue_work(struct Scsi_Host *, struct work_struct *);
 extern void scsi_flush_work(struct Scsi_Host *);