spin_unlock_irq(&sch->lock);
        free_page((unsigned long)page);
        if (!ret) {
-               int j, chpid;
+               int j, chpid, mask;
                /* Allocate channel path structures, if needed. */
                for (j = 0; j < 8; j++) {
+                       mask = 0x80 >> j;
                        chpid = sch->ssd_info.chpid[j];
-                       if (chpid && (get_chp_status(chpid) < 0))
+                       if ((sch->schib.pmcw.pim & mask) &&
+                           (get_chp_status(chpid) < 0))
                            new_channel_path(chpid);
                }
        }
 
        sch = to_subchannel(dev);
        chpid = data;
-       for (j = 0; j < 8; j++)
-               if (sch->schib.pmcw.chpid[j] == chpid->id)
+       for (j = 0; j < 8; j++) {
+               mask = 0x80 >> j;
+               if ((sch->schib.pmcw.pim & mask) &&
+                   (sch->schib.pmcw.chpid[j] == chpid->id))
                        break;
+       }
        if (j >= 8)
                return 0;
 
-       mask = 0x80 >> j;
        spin_lock_irq(&sch->lock);
 
        stsch(sch->schid, &schib);
 static int
 __chp_add(struct subchannel_id schid, void *data)
 {
-       int i;
+       int i, mask;
        struct channel_path *chp;
        struct subchannel *sch;
 
                /* Check if the subchannel is now available. */
                return __chp_add_new_sch(schid);
        spin_lock_irq(&sch->lock);
-       for (i=0; i<8; i++)
-               if (sch->schib.pmcw.chpid[i] == chp->id) {
+       for (i=0; i<8; i++) {
+               mask = 0x80 >> i;
+               if ((sch->schib.pmcw.pim & mask) &&
+                   (sch->schib.pmcw.chpid[i] == chp->id)) {
                        if (stsch(sch->schid, &sch->schib) != 0) {
                                /* Endgame. */
                                spin_unlock_irq(&sch->lock);
                        }
                        break;
                }
+       }
        if (i==8) {
                spin_unlock_irq(&sch->lock);
                return 0;
        sch->lpm = ((sch->schib.pmcw.pim &
                     sch->schib.pmcw.pam &
                     sch->schib.pmcw.pom)
-                   | 0x80 >> i) & sch->opm;
+                   | mask) & sch->opm;
 
        if (sch->driver && sch->driver->verify)
                sch->driver->verify(&sch->dev);