diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 5c84fb5..d626605 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -1585,8 +1585,6 @@ unsigned ata_exec_internal_sg(struct ata_device *dev,
 	else
 		tag = 0;
 
-	if (test_and_set_bit(tag, &ap->qc_allocated))
-		BUG();
 	qc = __ata_qc_from_tag(ap, tag);
 
 	qc->tag = tag;
@@ -4726,66 +4724,36 @@ void swap_buf_le16(u16 *buf, unsigned int buf_words)
 }
 
 /**
- *	ata_qc_new - Request an available ATA command, for queueing
- *	@ap: target port
- *
- *	Some ATA host controllers may implement a queue depth which is less
- *	than ATA_MAX_QUEUE. So we shouldn't allocate a tag which is beyond
- *	the hardware limitation.
+ *	ata_qc_new_init - Request an available ATA command, and initialize it
+ *	@dev: Device from whom we request an available command structure
  *
  *	LOCKING:
  *	None.
  */
 
-static struct ata_queued_cmd *ata_qc_new(struct ata_port *ap)
+struct ata_queued_cmd *ata_qc_new_init(struct ata_device *dev, int tag)
 {
-	struct ata_queued_cmd *qc = NULL;
-	unsigned int max_queue = ap->host->n_tags;
-	unsigned int i, tag;
+	struct ata_port *ap = dev->link->ap;
+	struct ata_queued_cmd *qc;
 
 	/* no command while frozen */
 	if (unlikely(ap->pflags & ATA_PFLAG_FROZEN))
 		return NULL;
 
-	for (i = 0, tag = ap->last_tag + 1; i < max_queue; i++, tag++) {
-		tag = tag < max_queue ? tag : 0;
-
-		/* the last tag is reserved for internal command. */
-		if (tag == ATA_TAG_INTERNAL)
-			continue;
-
-		if (!test_and_set_bit(tag, &ap->qc_allocated)) {
-			qc = __ata_qc_from_tag(ap, tag);
-			qc->tag = tag;
-			ap->last_tag = tag;
-			break;
-		}
+	/* libsas case */
+	if (!ap->scsi_host) {
+		tag = ata_sas_allocate_tag(ap);
+		if (tag < 0)
+			return NULL;
 	}
 
-	return qc;
-}
-
-/**
- *	ata_qc_new_init - Request an available ATA command, and initialize it
- *	@dev: Device from whom we request an available command structure
- *
- *	LOCKING:
- *	None.
- */
-
-struct ata_queued_cmd *ata_qc_new_init(struct ata_device *dev)
-{
-	struct ata_port *ap = dev->link->ap;
-	struct ata_queued_cmd *qc;
-
-	qc = ata_qc_new(ap);
-	if (qc) {
-		qc->scsicmd = NULL;
-		qc->ap = ap;
-		qc->dev = dev;
+	qc = __ata_qc_from_tag(ap, tag);
+	qc->tag = tag;
+	qc->scsicmd = NULL;
+	qc->ap = ap;
+	qc->dev = dev;
 
-		ata_qc_reinit(qc);
-	}
+	ata_qc_reinit(qc);
 
 	return qc;
 }
@@ -4812,7 +4780,8 @@ void ata_qc_free(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 	tag = qc->tag;
 	if (likely(ata_tag_valid(tag))) {
 		qc->tag = ATA_TAG_POISON;
-		clear_bit(tag, &ap->qc_allocated);
+		if (!ap->scsi_host)
+			ata_sas_free_tag(tag, ap);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
index e364e86..59c9d72 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ static struct ata_queued_cmd *ata_scsi_qc_new(struct ata_device *dev,
 {
 	struct ata_queued_cmd *qc;
 
-	qc = ata_qc_new_init(dev);
+	qc = ata_qc_new_init(dev, cmd->request->tag);
 	if (qc) {
 		qc->scsicmd = cmd;
 		qc->scsidone = cmd->scsi_done;
@@ -3666,6 +3666,9 @@ int ata_scsi_add_hosts(struct ata_host *host, struct scsi_host_template *sht)
 		 */
 		shost->max_host_blocked = 1;
 
+		if (scsi_init_shared_tag_map(shost, host->n_tags))
+			goto err_add;
+
 		rc = scsi_add_host_with_dma(ap->scsi_host,
 						&ap->tdev, ap->host->dev);
 		if (rc)
@@ -4228,3 +4231,28 @@ int ata_sas_queuecmd(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd, struct ata_port *ap)
 	return rc;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_sas_queuecmd);
+
+int ata_sas_allocate_tag(struct ata_port *ap)
+{
+	unsigned int max_queue = ap->host->n_tags;
+	unsigned int i, tag;
+
+	for (i = 0, tag = ap->sas_last_tag + 1; i < max_queue; i++, tag++) {
+		tag = tag < max_queue ? tag : 0;
+
+		/* the last tag is reserved for internal command. */
+		if (tag == ATA_TAG_INTERNAL)
+			continue;
+
+		if (!test_and_set_bit(tag, &ap->sas_tag_allocated)) {
+			ap->sas_last_tag = tag;
+			return tag;
+		}
+	}
+	return -1;
+}
+
+void ata_sas_free_tag(unsigned int tag, struct ata_port *ap)
+{
+	clear_bit(tag, &ap->sas_tag_allocated);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata.h b/drivers/ata/libata.h
index 5f4e0cc..8c491cd 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata.h
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ extern struct ata_link *ata_dev_phys_link(struct ata_device *dev);
 extern void ata_force_cbl(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern u64 ata_tf_to_lba(const struct ata_taskfile *tf);
 extern u64 ata_tf_to_lba48(const struct ata_taskfile *tf);
-extern struct ata_queued_cmd *ata_qc_new_init(struct ata_device *dev);
+extern struct ata_queued_cmd *ata_qc_new_init(struct ata_device *dev, int tag);
 extern int ata_build_rw_tf(struct ata_taskfile *tf, struct ata_device *dev,
 			   u64 block, u32 n_block, unsigned int tf_flags,
 			   unsigned int tag);
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ extern void ata_scsi_dev_rescan(struct work_struct *work);
 extern int ata_bus_probe(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern int ata_scsi_user_scan(struct Scsi_Host *shost, unsigned int channel,
 			      unsigned int id, u64 lun);
+int ata_sas_allocate_tag(struct ata_port *ap);
+void ata_sas_free_tag(unsigned int tag, struct ata_port *ap);
 
 
 /* libata-eh.c */
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index 2d18241..f234547 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -821,10 +821,10 @@ struct ata_port {
 	unsigned int		cbl;	/* cable type; ATA_CBL_xxx */
 
 	struct ata_queued_cmd	qcmd[ATA_MAX_QUEUE];
-	unsigned long		qc_allocated;
+	unsigned long		sas_tag_allocated; /* for sas tag allocation only */
 	unsigned int		qc_active;
 	int			nr_active_links; /* #links with active qcs */
-	unsigned int		last_tag;	/* track next tag hw expects */
+	unsigned int		sas_last_tag;	/* track next tag hw expects */
 
 	struct ata_link		link;		/* host default link */
 	struct ata_link		*slave_link;	/* see ata_slave_link_init() */
@@ -1344,6 +1344,7 @@ extern struct device_attribute *ata_common_sdev_attrs[];
 	.ioctl			= ata_scsi_ioctl,		\
 	.queuecommand		= ata_scsi_queuecmd,		\
 	.can_queue		= ATA_DEF_QUEUE,		\
+	.tag_alloc_policy	= BLK_TAG_ALLOC_RR,		\
 	.this_id		= ATA_SHT_THIS_ID,		\
 	.cmd_per_lun		= ATA_SHT_CMD_PER_LUN,		\
 	.emulated		= ATA_SHT_EMULATED,		\
