u8 status;
 
        if (unlikely(bmdma2 & SIL_DMA_SATA_IRQ)) {
-               ata_ehi_hotplugged(&ap->eh_info);
+               u32 serror;
+
+               /* SIEN doesn't mask SATA IRQs on some 3112s.  Those
+                * controllers continue to assert IRQ as long as
+                * SError bits are pending.  Clear SError immediately.
+                */
+               serror = sil_scr_read(ap, SCR_ERROR);
+               sil_scr_write(ap, SCR_ERROR, serror);
+
+               /* Trigger hotplug and accumulate SError only if the
+                * port isn't already frozen.  Otherwise, PHY events
+                * during hardreset makes controllers with broken SIEN
+                * repeat probing needlessly.
+                */
+               if (!(ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_FROZEN)) {
+                       ata_ehi_hotplugged(&ap->eh_info);
+                       ap->eh_info.serror |= serror;
+               }
+
                goto freeze;
        }