diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/libsas.rst b/Documentation/scsi/libsas.rst
index ea63ab3a9216..c65086470a15 100644
--- a/Documentation/scsi/libsas.rst
+++ b/Documentation/scsi/libsas.rst
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ num_phys
 The event interface::
 
 	/* LLDD calls these to notify the class of an event. */
-	void sas_notify_port_event(struct sas_phy *, enum port_event);
-	void sas_notify_phy_event(struct sas_phy *, enum phy_event);
+	void sas_notify_port_event(struct sas_phy *, enum port_event, gfp_t);
+	void sas_notify_phy_event(struct sas_phy *, enum phy_event, gfp_t);
 	void sas_notify_port_event_gfp(struct sas_phy *, enum port_event, gfp_t);
 	void sas_notify_phy_event_gfp(struct sas_phy *, enum phy_event, gfp_t);
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_event.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_event.c
index 25f3aaea8142..3d0cc407b33f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_event.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_event.c
@@ -132,15 +132,19 @@ static void sas_phy_event_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	sas_free_event(ev);
 }
 
-static int __sas_notify_port_event(struct asd_sas_phy *phy,
-				   enum port_event event,
-				   struct asd_sas_event *ev)
+int sas_notify_port_event(struct asd_sas_phy *phy, enum port_event event,
+			  gfp_t gfp_flags)
 {
 	struct sas_ha_struct *ha = phy->ha;
+	struct asd_sas_event *ev;
 	int ret;
 
 	BUG_ON(event >= PORT_NUM_EVENTS);
 
+	ev = sas_alloc_event_gfp(phy, gfp_flags);
+	if (!ev)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	INIT_SAS_EVENT(ev, sas_port_event_worker, phy, event);
 
 	ret = sas_queue_event(event, &ev->work, ha);
@@ -149,41 +153,28 @@ static int __sas_notify_port_event(struct asd_sas_phy *phy,
 
 	return ret;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sas_notify_port_event);
 
 int sas_notify_port_event_gfp(struct asd_sas_phy *phy, enum port_event event,
 			      gfp_t gfp_flags)
 {
-	struct asd_sas_event *ev;
-
-	ev = sas_alloc_event_gfp(phy, gfp_flags);
-	if (!ev)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	return __sas_notify_port_event(phy, event, ev);
+	return sas_notify_port_event(phy, event, gfp_flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sas_notify_port_event_gfp);
 
-int sas_notify_port_event(struct asd_sas_phy *phy, enum port_event event)
-{
-	struct asd_sas_event *ev;
-
-	ev = sas_alloc_event(phy);
-	if (!ev)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	return __sas_notify_port_event(phy, event, ev);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sas_notify_port_event);
-
-static inline int __sas_notify_phy_event(struct asd_sas_phy *phy,
-					 enum phy_event event,
-					 struct asd_sas_event *ev)
+int sas_notify_phy_event(struct asd_sas_phy *phy, enum phy_event event,
+			 gfp_t gfp_flags)
 {
 	struct sas_ha_struct *ha = phy->ha;
+	struct asd_sas_event *ev;
 	int ret;
 
 	BUG_ON(event >= PHY_NUM_EVENTS);
 
+	ev = sas_alloc_event_gfp(phy, gfp_flags);
+	if (!ev)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	INIT_SAS_EVENT(ev, sas_phy_event_worker, phy, event);
 
 	ret = sas_queue_event(event, &ev->work, ha);
@@ -192,28 +183,11 @@ static inline int __sas_notify_phy_event(struct asd_sas_phy *phy,
 
 	return ret;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sas_notify_phy_event);
 
 int sas_notify_phy_event_gfp(struct asd_sas_phy *phy, enum phy_event event,
 			     gfp_t gfp_flags)
 {
-	struct asd_sas_event *ev;
-
-	ev = sas_alloc_event_gfp(phy, gfp_flags);
-	if (!ev)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	return __sas_notify_phy_event(phy, event, ev);
+	return sas_notify_phy_event(phy, event, gfp_flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sas_notify_phy_event_gfp);
-
-int sas_notify_phy_event(struct asd_sas_phy *phy, enum phy_event event)
-{
-	struct asd_sas_event *ev;
-
-	ev = sas_alloc_event(phy);
-	if (!ev)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	return __sas_notify_phy_event(phy, event, ev);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sas_notify_phy_event);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_init.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_init.c
index 9ce0cd214eb9..f06b83211e3b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_init.c
@@ -585,8 +585,8 @@ sas_domain_attach_transport(struct sas_domain_function_template *dft)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sas_domain_attach_transport);
 
-static struct asd_sas_event *__sas_alloc_event(struct asd_sas_phy *phy,
-					       gfp_t gfp_flags)
+struct asd_sas_event *sas_alloc_event(struct asd_sas_phy *phy,
+				      gfp_t gfp_flags)
 {
 	struct asd_sas_event *event;
 	struct sas_ha_struct *sas_ha = phy->ha;
@@ -619,15 +619,11 @@ static struct asd_sas_event *__sas_alloc_event(struct asd_sas_phy *phy,
 	return event;
 }
 
-struct asd_sas_event *sas_alloc_event(struct asd_sas_phy *phy)
-{
-	return __sas_alloc_event(phy, in_interrupt() ? GFP_ATOMIC : GFP_KERNEL);
-}
-
 struct asd_sas_event *sas_alloc_event_gfp(struct asd_sas_phy *phy,
 					  gfp_t gfp_flags)
 {
-	return __sas_alloc_event(phy, gfp_flags);
+
+	return sas_alloc_event(phy, gfp_flags);
 }
 
 void sas_free_event(struct asd_sas_event *event)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_internal.h b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_internal.h
index 52e09c3e2b50..294cdcb4ce42 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_internal.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ int sas_show_oob_mode(enum sas_oob_mode oob_mode, char *buf);
 int  sas_register_phys(struct sas_ha_struct *sas_ha);
 void sas_unregister_phys(struct sas_ha_struct *sas_ha);
 
-struct asd_sas_event *sas_alloc_event(struct asd_sas_phy *phy);
+struct asd_sas_event *sas_alloc_event(struct asd_sas_phy *phy, gfp_t gfp_flags);
 struct asd_sas_event *sas_alloc_event_gfp(struct asd_sas_phy *phy,
 					  gfp_t gfp_flags);
 void sas_free_event(struct asd_sas_event *event);
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ int sas_smp_phy_control(struct domain_device *dev, int phy_id,
 			enum phy_func phy_func, struct sas_phy_linkrates *);
 int sas_smp_get_phy_events(struct sas_phy *phy);
 
-int sas_notify_phy_event(struct asd_sas_phy *phy, enum phy_event event);
+int sas_notify_phy_event(struct asd_sas_phy *phy, enum phy_event event,
+			 gfp_t flags);
 int sas_notify_phy_event_gfp(struct asd_sas_phy *phy, enum phy_event event,
 			     gfp_t flags);
 void sas_device_set_phy(struct domain_device *dev, struct sas_port *port);
diff --git a/include/scsi/libsas.h b/include/scsi/libsas.h
index e6a43163ab5b..fda56e151695 100644
--- a/include/scsi/libsas.h
+++ b/include/scsi/libsas.h
@@ -702,8 +702,10 @@ struct sas_phy *sas_get_local_phy(struct domain_device *dev);
 
 int sas_request_addr(struct Scsi_Host *shost, u8 *addr);
 
-int sas_notify_port_event(struct asd_sas_phy *phy, enum port_event event);
-int sas_notify_phy_event(struct asd_sas_phy *phy, enum phy_event event);
+int sas_notify_port_event(struct asd_sas_phy *phy, enum port_event event,
+			  gfp_t gfp_flags);
+int sas_notify_phy_event(struct asd_sas_phy *phy, enum phy_event event,
+			 gfp_t gfp_flags);
 int sas_notify_port_event_gfp(struct asd_sas_phy *phy, enum port_event event,
 			      gfp_t gfp_flags);
 int sas_notify_phy_event_gfp(struct asd_sas_phy *phy, enum phy_event event,
