* *  READY SUBSTATE HANDLERS
  * **************************************************************************** */
 
-/*
- * This method is the general ready state stop handler for the struct scic_sds_port
- * object.  This function will transition the ready substate machine to its
- * final state. enum sci_status SCI_SUCCESS
- */
-static enum sci_status scic_sds_port_ready_substate_stop_handler(struct scic_sds_port *sci_port)
-{
-       port_state_machine_change(sci_port, SCI_BASE_PORT_STATE_STOPPING);
-       return SCI_SUCCESS;
-}
-
 /*
  * This method is the general ready substate complete io handler for the
  * struct scic_sds_port object.  This function decrments the outstanding request count
        return SCI_FAILURE_INVALID_STATE;
 }
 
-static enum sci_status
-scic_sds_port_default_stop_handler(struct scic_sds_port *sci_port)
-{
-       return default_port_handler(sci_port, __func__);
-}
-
 static enum sci_status
 scic_sds_port_default_destruct_handler(struct scic_sds_port *sci_port)
 {
        return SCI_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-/*
- * This method takes the struct scic_sds_port that is in a stopped state and handles a
- * stop request.  This function takes no action. enum sci_status SCI_SUCCESS the
- * stop request is successful as the struct scic_sds_port object is already stopped.
- */
-static enum sci_status scic_sds_port_stopped_state_stop_handler(
-       struct scic_sds_port *port)
-{
-       /* We are already stopped so there is nothing to do here */
-       return SCI_SUCCESS;
-}
-
 /*
  * This method takes the struct scic_sds_port that is in a stopped state and handles
  * the destruct request.  The stopped state is the only state in which the
  * *  RESETTING STATE HANDLERS
  * **************************************************************************** */
 
-/**
- *
- * @port: This is the port object which is being requested to stop.
- *
- * This method will stop a failed port.  This causes a transition to the
- * stopping state. enum sci_status SCI_SUCCESS
- */
-static enum sci_status scic_sds_port_reset_state_stop_handler(
-       struct scic_sds_port *port)
-{
-       port_state_machine_change(port,
-                                 SCI_BASE_PORT_STATE_STOPPING);
-
-       return SCI_SUCCESS;
-}
-
 /*
  * This method will transition a failed port to its ready state.  The port
  * failed because a hard reset request timed out but at some time later one or
        return status;
 }
 
+enum sci_status scic_sds_port_stop(struct scic_sds_port *sci_port)
+{
+       enum scic_sds_port_states state;
+
+       state = sci_port->state_machine.current_state_id;
+       switch (state) {
+       case SCI_BASE_PORT_STATE_STOPPED:
+               return SCI_SUCCESS;
+       case SCIC_SDS_PORT_READY_SUBSTATE_WAITING:
+       case SCIC_SDS_PORT_READY_SUBSTATE_OPERATIONAL:
+       case SCIC_SDS_PORT_READY_SUBSTATE_CONFIGURING:
+       case SCI_BASE_PORT_STATE_RESETTING:
+               port_state_machine_change(sci_port,
+                                         SCI_BASE_PORT_STATE_STOPPING);
+               return SCI_SUCCESS;
+       default:
+               dev_warn(sciport_to_dev(sci_port),
+                        "%s: in wrong state: %d\n", __func__, state);
+               return SCI_FAILURE_INVALID_STATE;
+       }
+}
+
 static struct scic_sds_port_state_handler scic_sds_port_state_handler_table[] = {
        [SCI_BASE_PORT_STATE_STOPPED] = {
-               .stop_handler           = scic_sds_port_stopped_state_stop_handler,
                .destruct_handler       = scic_sds_port_stopped_state_destruct_handler,
                .reset_handler          = scic_sds_port_default_reset_handler,
                .add_phy_handler        = scic_sds_port_stopped_state_add_phy_handler,
                .complete_io_handler    = scic_sds_port_default_complete_io_handler
        },
        [SCI_BASE_PORT_STATE_STOPPING] = {
-               .stop_handler           = scic_sds_port_default_stop_handler,
                .destruct_handler       = scic_sds_port_default_destruct_handler,
                .reset_handler          = scic_sds_port_default_reset_handler,
                .add_phy_handler        = scic_sds_port_default_add_phy_handler,
                .complete_io_handler    = scic_sds_port_stopping_state_complete_io_handler
        },
        [SCI_BASE_PORT_STATE_READY] = {
-               .stop_handler           = scic_sds_port_default_stop_handler,
                .destruct_handler       = scic_sds_port_default_destruct_handler,
                .reset_handler          = scic_sds_port_default_reset_handler,
                .add_phy_handler        = scic_sds_port_default_add_phy_handler,
                .complete_io_handler    = scic_sds_port_general_complete_io_handler
        },
        [SCIC_SDS_PORT_READY_SUBSTATE_WAITING] = {
-               .stop_handler           = scic_sds_port_ready_substate_stop_handler,
                .destruct_handler       = scic_sds_port_default_destruct_handler,
                .reset_handler          = scic_sds_port_default_reset_handler,
                .add_phy_handler        = scic_sds_port_ready_substate_add_phy_handler,
                .complete_io_handler    = scic_sds_port_ready_substate_complete_io_handler,
        },
        [SCIC_SDS_PORT_READY_SUBSTATE_OPERATIONAL] = {
-               .stop_handler           = scic_sds_port_ready_substate_stop_handler,
                .destruct_handler       = scic_sds_port_default_destruct_handler,
                .reset_handler          = scic_sds_port_ready_operational_substate_reset_handler,
                .add_phy_handler        = scic_sds_port_ready_substate_add_phy_handler,
                .complete_io_handler    = scic_sds_port_ready_substate_complete_io_handler,
        },
        [SCIC_SDS_PORT_READY_SUBSTATE_CONFIGURING] = {
-               .stop_handler           = scic_sds_port_ready_substate_stop_handler,
                .destruct_handler       = scic_sds_port_default_destruct_handler,
                .reset_handler          = scic_sds_port_default_reset_handler,
                .add_phy_handler        = scic_sds_port_ready_configuring_substate_add_phy_handler,
                .complete_io_handler    = scic_sds_port_ready_configuring_substate_complete_io_handler
        },
        [SCI_BASE_PORT_STATE_RESETTING] = {
-               .stop_handler           = scic_sds_port_reset_state_stop_handler,
                .destruct_handler       = scic_sds_port_default_destruct_handler,
                .reset_handler          = scic_sds_port_default_reset_handler,
                .add_phy_handler        = scic_sds_port_default_add_phy_handler,
                .complete_io_handler    = scic_sds_port_general_complete_io_handler
        },
        [SCI_BASE_PORT_STATE_FAILED] = {
-               .stop_handler           = scic_sds_port_default_stop_handler,
                .destruct_handler       = scic_sds_port_default_destruct_handler,
                .reset_handler          = scic_sds_port_default_reset_handler,
                .add_phy_handler        = scic_sds_port_default_add_phy_handler,