diff --git a/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c b/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c
index d24852b2a7f3117ac93da94a0ec5ab996417d349..32355b62808b51da799c761504db944012931ddf 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c
@@ -912,9 +912,9 @@ static void NCR5380_main(struct work_struct *work)
 			 * entire unit.
 			 */
 
-			if (!NCR5380_select(instance, cmd)) {
-				dsprintk(NDEBUG_MAIN, instance, "main: selected target %d for command %p\n",
-				         scmd_id(cmd), cmd);
+			cmd = NCR5380_select(instance, cmd);
+			if (!cmd) {
+				dsprintk(NDEBUG_MAIN, instance, "main: select complete\n");
 			} else {
 				dsprintk(NDEBUG_MAIN | NDEBUG_QUEUES, instance,
 				         "main: select failed, returning %p to queue\n", cmd);
@@ -1061,9 +1061,9 @@ static irqreturn_t NCR5380_intr(int irq, void *dev_id)
  * Inputs : instance - instantiation of the 5380 driver on which this 
  *      target lives, cmd - SCSI command to execute.
  * 
- * Returns : -1 if selection failed but should be retried.
- *      0 if selection failed and should not be retried.
- *      0 if selection succeeded completely (hostdata->connected == cmd).
+ * Returns cmd if selection failed but should be retried,
+ * NULL if selection failed and should not be retried, or
+ * NULL if selection succeeded (hostdata->connected == cmd).
  *
  * Side effects : 
  *      If bus busy, arbitration failed, etc, NCR5380_select() will exit 
@@ -1081,7 +1081,8 @@ static irqreturn_t NCR5380_intr(int irq, void *dev_id)
  *	Locks: caller holds hostdata lock in IRQ mode
  */
  
-static int NCR5380_select(struct Scsi_Host *instance, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
+static struct scsi_cmnd *NCR5380_select(struct Scsi_Host *instance,
+                                        struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 {
 	struct NCR5380_hostdata *hostdata = shost_priv(instance);
 	unsigned char tmp[3], phase;
@@ -1092,6 +1093,15 @@ static int NCR5380_select(struct Scsi_Host *instance, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 	NCR5380_dprint(NDEBUG_ARBITRATION, instance);
 	dprintk(NDEBUG_ARBITRATION, "scsi%d : starting arbitration, id = %d\n", instance->host_no, instance->this_id);
 
+	/*
+	 * Arbitration and selection phases are slow and involve dropping the
+	 * lock, so we have to watch out for EH. An exception handler may
+	 * change 'selecting' to NULL. This function will then return NULL
+	 * so that the caller will forget about 'cmd'. (During information
+	 * transfer phases, EH may change 'connected' to NULL.)
+	 */
+	hostdata->selecting = cmd;
+
 	/* 
 	 * Set the phase bits to 0, otherwise the NCR5380 won't drive the 
 	 * data bus during SELECTION.
@@ -1117,13 +1127,13 @@ static int NCR5380_select(struct Scsi_Host *instance, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 	spin_lock_irq(&hostdata->lock);
 	if (!(NCR5380_read(MODE_REG) & MR_ARBITRATE)) {
 		/* Reselection interrupt */
-		return -1;
+		goto out;
 	}
 	if (err < 0) {
 		NCR5380_write(MODE_REG, MR_BASE);
 		shost_printk(KERN_ERR, instance,
 		             "select: arbitration timeout\n");
-		return -1;
+		goto out;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irq(&hostdata->lock);
 
@@ -1135,7 +1145,7 @@ static int NCR5380_select(struct Scsi_Host *instance, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 		NCR5380_write(MODE_REG, MR_BASE);
 		dprintk(NDEBUG_ARBITRATION, "scsi%d : lost arbitration, deasserting MR_ARBITRATE\n", instance->host_no);
 		spin_lock_irq(&hostdata->lock);
-		return -1;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	/* After/during arbitration, BSY should be asserted.
@@ -1159,7 +1169,13 @@ static int NCR5380_select(struct Scsi_Host *instance, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 
 	/* NCR5380_reselect() clears MODE_REG after a reselection interrupt */
 	if (!(NCR5380_read(MODE_REG) & MR_ARBITRATE))
-		return -1;
+		goto out;
+
+	if (!hostdata->selecting) {
+		NCR5380_write(MODE_REG, MR_BASE);
+		NCR5380_write(INITIATOR_COMMAND_REG, ICR_BASE);
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	dprintk(NDEBUG_ARBITRATION, "scsi%d : won arbitration\n", instance->host_no);
 
@@ -1232,18 +1248,21 @@ static int NCR5380_select(struct Scsi_Host *instance, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 		if (!hostdata->connected)
 			NCR5380_write(SELECT_ENABLE_REG, hostdata->id_mask);
 		printk("scsi%d : reselection after won arbitration?\n", instance->host_no);
-		return -1;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	if (err < 0) {
 		spin_lock_irq(&hostdata->lock);
 		NCR5380_write(INITIATOR_COMMAND_REG, ICR_BASE);
-		cmd->result = DID_BAD_TARGET << 16;
-		complete_cmd(instance, cmd);
 		NCR5380_write(SELECT_ENABLE_REG, hostdata->id_mask);
-		dprintk(NDEBUG_SELECTION, "scsi%d : target did not respond within 250ms\n",
-		        instance->host_no);
-		return 0;
+		/* Can't touch cmd if it has been reclaimed by the scsi ML */
+		if (hostdata->selecting) {
+			cmd->result = DID_BAD_TARGET << 16;
+			complete_cmd(instance, cmd);
+			dsprintk(NDEBUG_SELECTION, instance, "target did not respond within 250ms\n");
+			cmd = NULL;
+		}
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	/* 
@@ -1279,7 +1298,11 @@ static int NCR5380_select(struct Scsi_Host *instance, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 		shost_printk(KERN_ERR, instance, "select: REQ timeout\n");
 		NCR5380_write(INITIATOR_COMMAND_REG, ICR_BASE);
 		NCR5380_write(SELECT_ENABLE_REG, hostdata->id_mask);
-		return -1;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	if (!hostdata->selecting) {
+		do_abort(instance);
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	dprintk(NDEBUG_SELECTION, "scsi%d : target %d selected, going into MESSAGE OUT phase.\n", instance->host_no, cmd->device->id);
@@ -1300,7 +1323,13 @@ static int NCR5380_select(struct Scsi_Host *instance, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 
 	initialize_SCp(cmd);
 
-	return 0;
+	cmd = NULL;
+
+out:
+	if (!hostdata->selecting)
+		return NULL;
+	hostdata->selecting = NULL;
+	return cmd;
 }
 
 /* 
@@ -2352,6 +2381,15 @@ static int NCR5380_abort(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 		cmd->scsi_done(cmd); /* No tag or busy flag to worry about */
 	}
 
+	if (hostdata->selecting == cmd) {
+		dsprintk(NDEBUG_ABORT, instance,
+		         "abort: cmd %p == selecting\n", cmd);
+		hostdata->selecting = NULL;
+		cmd->result = DID_ABORT << 16;
+		complete_cmd(instance, cmd);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	if (list_del_cmd(&hostdata->disconnected, cmd)) {
 		dsprintk(NDEBUG_ABORT, instance,
 		         "abort: removed %p from disconnected list\n", cmd);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.h b/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.h
index 81e077afa8dbabc48a4d56068f261472d854c312..ee83ab5f32e80cf7eea013148cb5d0068b4eb2d6 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.h
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ struct NCR5380_hostdata {
 #endif
 	unsigned char last_message;		/* last message OUT */
 	struct scsi_cmnd *connected;		/* currently connected cmnd */
+	struct scsi_cmnd *selecting;		/* cmnd to be connected */
 	struct list_head unissued;		/* waiting to be issued */
 	struct list_head autosense;		/* priority issue queue */
 	struct list_head disconnected;		/* waiting for reconnect */
@@ -265,7 +266,6 @@ struct NCR5380_hostdata {
 	char info[256];
 	int read_overruns;                /* number of bytes to cut from a
 	                                   * transfer to handle chip overruns */
-	int retain_dma_intr;
 	struct work_struct main_task;
 #ifdef SUPPORT_TAGS
 	struct tag_alloc TagAlloc[8][8];	/* 8 targets and 8 LUNs */
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ static irqreturn_t NCR5380_intr(int irq, void *dev_id);
 static void NCR5380_main(struct work_struct *work);
 static const char *NCR5380_info(struct Scsi_Host *instance);
 static void NCR5380_reselect(struct Scsi_Host *instance);
-static int NCR5380_select(struct Scsi_Host *instance, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd);
+static struct scsi_cmnd *NCR5380_select(struct Scsi_Host *, struct scsi_cmnd *);
 #if defined(PSEUDO_DMA) || defined(REAL_DMA) || defined(REAL_DMA_POLL)
 static int NCR5380_transfer_dma(struct Scsi_Host *instance, unsigned char *phase, int *count, unsigned char **data);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/atari_NCR5380.c b/drivers/scsi/atari_NCR5380.c
index e3b362380a743061192ff76aa97b86f804db9850..4a88a7a355eba946fa185e76b25e267d14d3c709 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/atari_NCR5380.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/atari_NCR5380.c
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ static inline void maybe_release_dma_irq(struct Scsi_Host *instance)
 	    list_empty(&hostdata->unissued) &&
 	    list_empty(&hostdata->autosense) &&
 	    !hostdata->connected &&
-	    !hostdata->retain_dma_intr)
+	    !hostdata->selecting)
 		NCR5380_release_dma_irq(instance);
 }
 
@@ -1006,14 +1006,11 @@ static void NCR5380_main(struct work_struct *work)
 #ifdef SUPPORT_TAGS
 			cmd_get_tag(cmd, cmd->cmnd[0] != REQUEST_SENSE);
 #endif
-			hostdata->retain_dma_intr++;
-			if (!NCR5380_select(instance, cmd)) {
-				dsprintk(NDEBUG_MAIN, instance, "main: selected target %d for command %p\n",
-				         scmd_id(cmd), cmd);
-				hostdata->retain_dma_intr--;
+			cmd = NCR5380_select(instance, cmd);
+			if (!cmd) {
+				dsprintk(NDEBUG_MAIN, instance, "main: select complete\n");
 				maybe_release_dma_irq(instance);
 			} else {
-				hostdata->retain_dma_intr--;
 				dsprintk(NDEBUG_MAIN | NDEBUG_QUEUES, instance,
 				         "main: select failed, returning %p to queue\n", cmd);
 				requeue_cmd(instance, cmd);
@@ -1241,9 +1238,9 @@ static irqreturn_t NCR5380_intr(int irq, void *dev_id)
  * Inputs : instance - instantiation of the 5380 driver on which this
  *	target lives, cmd - SCSI command to execute.
  *
- * Returns : -1 if selection failed but should be retried.
- *      0 if selection failed and should not be retried.
- *      0 if selection succeeded completely (hostdata->connected == cmd).
+ * Returns cmd if selection failed but should be retried,
+ * NULL if selection failed and should not be retried, or
+ * NULL if selection succeeded (hostdata->connected == cmd).
  *
  * Side effects :
  *	If bus busy, arbitration failed, etc, NCR5380_select() will exit
@@ -1259,7 +1256,8 @@ static irqreturn_t NCR5380_intr(int irq, void *dev_id)
  *		cmd->result host byte set to DID_BAD_TARGET.
  */
 
-static int NCR5380_select(struct Scsi_Host *instance, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
+static struct scsi_cmnd *NCR5380_select(struct Scsi_Host *instance,
+                                        struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 {
 	struct NCR5380_hostdata *hostdata = shost_priv(instance);
 	unsigned char tmp[3], phase;
@@ -1271,6 +1269,15 @@ static int NCR5380_select(struct Scsi_Host *instance, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 	dprintk(NDEBUG_ARBITRATION, "scsi%d: starting arbitration, id = %d\n", HOSTNO,
 		   instance->this_id);
 
+	/*
+	 * Arbitration and selection phases are slow and involve dropping the
+	 * lock, so we have to watch out for EH. An exception handler may
+	 * change 'selecting' to NULL. This function will then return NULL
+	 * so that the caller will forget about 'cmd'. (During information
+	 * transfer phases, EH may change 'connected' to NULL.)
+	 */
+	hostdata->selecting = cmd;
+
 	/*
 	 * Set the phase bits to 0, otherwise the NCR5380 won't drive the
 	 * data bus during SELECTION.
@@ -1296,13 +1303,13 @@ static int NCR5380_select(struct Scsi_Host *instance, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 	spin_lock_irq(&hostdata->lock);
 	if (!(NCR5380_read(MODE_REG) & MR_ARBITRATE)) {
 		/* Reselection interrupt */
-		return -1;
+		goto out;
 	}
 	if (err < 0) {
 		NCR5380_write(MODE_REG, MR_BASE);
 		shost_printk(KERN_ERR, instance,
 		             "select: arbitration timeout\n");
-		return -1;
+		goto out;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irq(&hostdata->lock);
 
@@ -1317,7 +1324,7 @@ static int NCR5380_select(struct Scsi_Host *instance, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 		dprintk(NDEBUG_ARBITRATION, "scsi%d: lost arbitration, deasserting MR_ARBITRATE\n",
 			   HOSTNO);
 		spin_lock_irq(&hostdata->lock);
-		return -1;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	/* After/during arbitration, BSY should be asserted.
@@ -1341,7 +1348,13 @@ static int NCR5380_select(struct Scsi_Host *instance, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 
 	/* NCR5380_reselect() clears MODE_REG after a reselection interrupt */
 	if (!(NCR5380_read(MODE_REG) & MR_ARBITRATE))
-		return -1;
+		goto out;
+
+	if (!hostdata->selecting) {
+		NCR5380_write(MODE_REG, MR_BASE);
+		NCR5380_write(INITIATOR_COMMAND_REG, ICR_BASE);
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	dprintk(NDEBUG_ARBITRATION, "scsi%d: won arbitration\n", HOSTNO);
 
@@ -1417,17 +1430,21 @@ static int NCR5380_select(struct Scsi_Host *instance, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 			NCR5380_write(SELECT_ENABLE_REG, hostdata->id_mask);
 		printk(KERN_ERR "scsi%d: reselection after won arbitration?\n",
 		       HOSTNO);
-		return -1;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	if (err < 0) {
 		spin_lock_irq(&hostdata->lock);
 		NCR5380_write(INITIATOR_COMMAND_REG, ICR_BASE);
-		cmd->result = DID_BAD_TARGET << 16;
-		complete_cmd(instance, cmd);
 		NCR5380_write(SELECT_ENABLE_REG, hostdata->id_mask);
-		dprintk(NDEBUG_SELECTION, "scsi%d: target did not respond within 250ms\n", HOSTNO);
-		return 0;
+		/* Can't touch cmd if it has been reclaimed by the scsi ML */
+		if (hostdata->selecting) {
+			cmd->result = DID_BAD_TARGET << 16;
+			complete_cmd(instance, cmd);
+			dsprintk(NDEBUG_SELECTION, instance, "target did not respond within 250ms\n");
+			cmd = NULL;
+		}
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -1463,7 +1480,11 @@ static int NCR5380_select(struct Scsi_Host *instance, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 		shost_printk(KERN_ERR, instance, "select: REQ timeout\n");
 		NCR5380_write(INITIATOR_COMMAND_REG, ICR_BASE);
 		NCR5380_write(SELECT_ENABLE_REG, hostdata->id_mask);
-		return -1;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	if (!hostdata->selecting) {
+		do_abort(instance);
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	dprintk(NDEBUG_SELECTION, "scsi%d: target %d selected, going into MESSAGE OUT phase.\n",
@@ -1499,7 +1520,13 @@ static int NCR5380_select(struct Scsi_Host *instance, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 
 	initialize_SCp(cmd);
 
-	return 0;
+	cmd = NULL;
+
+out:
+	if (!hostdata->selecting)
+		return NULL;
+	hostdata->selecting = NULL;
+	return cmd;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2563,6 +2590,15 @@ static int NCR5380_abort(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 		cmd->scsi_done(cmd); /* No tag or busy flag to worry about */
 	}
 
+	if (hostdata->selecting == cmd) {
+		dsprintk(NDEBUG_ABORT, instance,
+		         "abort: cmd %p == selecting\n", cmd);
+		hostdata->selecting = NULL;
+		cmd->result = DID_ABORT << 16;
+		complete_cmd(instance, cmd);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	if (list_del_cmd(&hostdata->disconnected, cmd)) {
 		dsprintk(NDEBUG_ABORT, instance,
 		         "abort: removed %p from disconnected list\n", cmd);
@@ -2680,6 +2716,8 @@ static int NCR5380_bus_reset(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 	 * commands!
 	 */
 
+	hostdata->selecting = NULL;
+
 	if (hostdata->connected)
 		dsprintk(NDEBUG_ABORT, instance, "reset aborted a connected command\n");
 	hostdata->connected = NULL;