--- linux/drivers/scsi/sata_qstor.c.printk	2006-11-06 09:50:02.000000000 -0500
+++ linux/drivers/scsi/sata_qstor.c	2006-11-13 09:25:49.000000000 -0500
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@
 		if (ap &&
 		    !(ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_DISABLED)) {
 			struct ata_queued_cmd *qc;
+			u8 status = ata_check_status(ap);
 			struct qs_port_priv *pp = ap->private_data;
 			if (!pp || pp->state != qs_state_mmio)
 				continue;
@@ -438,7 +439,7 @@
 			if (qc && (!(qc->tf.flags & ATA_TFLAG_POLLING))) {
 
 				/* check main status, clearing INTRQ */
-				u8 status = ata_check_status(ap);
+				//u8 status = ata_check_status(ap);
 				if ((status & ATA_BUSY))
 					continue;
 				DPRINTK("ata%u: protocol %d (dev_stat 0x%X)\n",