diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
index d54f91636ad15f39c553f5c619630eff1516988e..ff09e0ff00d204cce6dfe8a6c9eb0911c3703ca9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
@@ -301,6 +301,31 @@ static int sas_ata_clear_pending(struct domain_device *dev, struct ex_phy *phy)
 		return 1;
 }
 
+int smp_ata_check_ready_type(struct ata_link *link)
+{
+	struct domain_device *dev = link->ap->private_data;
+	struct sas_phy *phy = sas_get_local_phy(dev);
+	struct domain_device *ex_dev = dev->parent;
+	enum sas_device_type type = SAS_PHY_UNUSED;
+	u8 sas_addr[SAS_ADDR_SIZE];
+	int res;
+
+	res = sas_get_phy_attached_dev(ex_dev, phy->number, sas_addr, &type);
+	sas_put_local_phy(phy);
+	if (res)
+		return res;
+
+	switch (type) {
+	case SAS_SATA_PENDING:
+		return 0;
+	case SAS_END_DEVICE:
+		return 1;
+	default:
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(smp_ata_check_ready_type);
+
 static int smp_ata_check_ready(struct ata_link *link)
 {
 	int res;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
index dd22c7a3205914dd4e3d5618091a6ed6fdb31295..2287f8e07968b432360e5bd16a4fcc4c5877267e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
@@ -1727,8 +1727,8 @@ static int sas_get_phy_change_count(struct domain_device *dev,
 	return res;
 }
 
-static int sas_get_phy_attached_dev(struct domain_device *dev, int phy_id,
-				    u8 *sas_addr, enum sas_device_type *type)
+int sas_get_phy_attached_dev(struct domain_device *dev, int phy_id,
+			     u8 *sas_addr, enum sas_device_type *type)
 {
 	int res;
 	struct smp_disc_resp *disc_resp;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_internal.h b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_internal.h
index acd515c018610d5fed1af48d1e3eee42d8242bc3..18749b2a6502602af1a2fc4fd63041194815cc31 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_internal.h
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ struct domain_device *sas_ex_to_ata(struct domain_device *ex_dev, int phy_id);
 int sas_ex_phy_discover(struct domain_device *dev, int single);
 int sas_get_report_phy_sata(struct domain_device *dev, int phy_id,
 			    struct smp_resp *rps_resp);
+int sas_get_phy_attached_dev(struct domain_device *dev, int phy_id,
+			     u8 *sas_addr, enum sas_device_type *type);
 int sas_try_ata_reset(struct asd_sas_phy *phy);
 void sas_hae_reset(struct work_struct *work);
 
diff --git a/include/scsi/sas_ata.h b/include/scsi/sas_ata.h
index e0d2d4915257d941554daf1f1990214634f2c5a8..74e8feea85b4cf82c564d48aac79cbb9f17c9bd8 100644
--- a/include/scsi/sas_ata.h
+++ b/include/scsi/sas_ata.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ void sas_suspend_sata(struct asd_sas_port *port);
 void sas_resume_sata(struct asd_sas_port *port);
 void sas_ata_end_eh(struct ata_port *ap);
 int sas_ata_wait_after_reset(struct domain_device *dev, unsigned long deadline);
+int smp_ata_check_ready_type(struct ata_link *link);
 #else
 
 
@@ -92,6 +93,11 @@ static inline int sas_ata_wait_after_reset(struct domain_device *dev,
 {
 	return -ETIMEDOUT;
 }
+
+static inline int smp_ata_check_ready_type(struct ata_link *link)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
 #endif
 
 #endif /* _SAS_ATA_H_ */