ushort queue_cnt;
        ushort entry_to_copy;
        ushort res;
-       ASC_SG_LIST sg_list[ASC_MAX_SG_LIST];
+       ASC_SG_LIST sg_list[0];
 } ASC_SG_HEAD;
 
 typedef struct asc_scsi_q {
 /* Overrun buffer used by all narrow boards. */
 static uchar overrun_buf[ASC_OVERRUN_BSIZE] = { 0 };
 
-/*
- * Global structures required to issue a command.
- */
-static ASC_SCSI_Q asc_scsi_q = { {0} };
-static ASC_SG_HEAD asc_sg_head = { 0 };
-
 #ifdef ADVANSYS_DEBUG
 static int asc_dbglvl = 3;
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * Build a request structure for the Asc Library (Narrow Board).
- *
- * The global structures 'asc_scsi_q' and 'asc_sg_head' are
- * used to build the request.
- *
- * If an error occurs, then return ASC_ERROR.
- */
-static int asc_build_req(asc_board_t *boardp, struct scsi_cmnd *scp)
+static int asc_build_req(asc_board_t *boardp, struct scsi_cmnd *scp,
+                       struct asc_scsi_q *asc_scsi_q)
 {
-       /*
-        * Mutually exclusive access is required to 'asc_scsi_q' and
-        * 'asc_sg_head' until after the request is started.
-        */
-       memset(&asc_scsi_q, 0, sizeof(ASC_SCSI_Q));
+       memset(asc_scsi_q, 0, sizeof(*asc_scsi_q));
 
        /*
         * Point the ASC_SCSI_Q to the 'struct scsi_cmnd'.
         */
-       asc_scsi_q.q2.srb_ptr = ASC_VADDR_TO_U32(scp);
+       asc_scsi_q->q2.srb_ptr = ASC_VADDR_TO_U32(scp);
 
        /*
         * Build the ASC_SCSI_Q request.
         */
-       asc_scsi_q.cdbptr = &scp->cmnd[0];
-       asc_scsi_q.q2.cdb_len = scp->cmd_len;
-       asc_scsi_q.q1.target_id = ASC_TID_TO_TARGET_ID(scp->device->id);
-       asc_scsi_q.q1.target_lun = scp->device->lun;
-       asc_scsi_q.q2.target_ix =
+       asc_scsi_q->cdbptr = &scp->cmnd[0];
+       asc_scsi_q->q2.cdb_len = scp->cmd_len;
+       asc_scsi_q->q1.target_id = ASC_TID_TO_TARGET_ID(scp->device->id);
+       asc_scsi_q->q1.target_lun = scp->device->lun;
+       asc_scsi_q->q2.target_ix =
            ASC_TIDLUN_TO_IX(scp->device->id, scp->device->lun);
-       asc_scsi_q.q1.sense_addr =
+       asc_scsi_q->q1.sense_addr =
            cpu_to_le32(virt_to_bus(&scp->sense_buffer[0]));
-       asc_scsi_q.q1.sense_len = sizeof(scp->sense_buffer);
+       asc_scsi_q->q1.sense_len = sizeof(scp->sense_buffer);
 
        /*
         * If there are any outstanding requests for the current target,
         */
        if ((boardp->dvc_var.asc_dvc_var.cur_dvc_qng[scp->device->id] > 0) &&
            (boardp->reqcnt[scp->device->id] % 255) == 0) {
-               asc_scsi_q.q2.tag_code = MSG_ORDERED_TAG;
+               asc_scsi_q->q2.tag_code = MSG_ORDERED_TAG;
        } else {
-               asc_scsi_q.q2.tag_code = MSG_SIMPLE_TAG;
+               asc_scsi_q->q2.tag_code = MSG_SIMPLE_TAG;
        }
 
        /*
                    dma_map_single(boardp->dev, scp->request_buffer,
                                   scp->request_bufflen,
                                   scp->sc_data_direction) : 0;
-               asc_scsi_q.q1.data_addr = cpu_to_le32(scp->SCp.dma_handle);
-               asc_scsi_q.q1.data_cnt = cpu_to_le32(scp->request_bufflen);
+               asc_scsi_q->q1.data_addr = cpu_to_le32(scp->SCp.dma_handle);
+               asc_scsi_q->q1.data_cnt = cpu_to_le32(scp->request_bufflen);
                ASC_STATS_ADD(scp->device->host, cont_xfer,
                              ASC_CEILING(scp->request_bufflen, 512));
-               asc_scsi_q.q1.sg_queue_cnt = 0;
-               asc_scsi_q.sg_head = NULL;
+               asc_scsi_q->q1.sg_queue_cnt = 0;
+               asc_scsi_q->sg_head = NULL;
        } else {
                /*
                 * CDB scatter-gather request list.
                int sgcnt;
                int use_sg;
                struct scatterlist *slp;
+               struct asc_sg_head *asc_sg_head;
 
                slp = (struct scatterlist *)scp->request_buffer;
                use_sg = dma_map_sg(boardp->dev, slp, scp->use_sg,
 
                ASC_STATS(scp->device->host, sg_cnt);
 
-               /*
-                * Use global ASC_SG_HEAD structure and set the ASC_SCSI_Q
-                * structure to point to it.
-                */
-               memset(&asc_sg_head, 0, sizeof(ASC_SG_HEAD));
+               asc_sg_head = kzalloc(sizeof(asc_scsi_q->sg_head) +
+                       use_sg * sizeof(struct asc_sg_list), GFP_ATOMIC);
+               if (!asc_sg_head) {
+                       dma_unmap_sg(boardp->dev, slp, scp->use_sg,
+                                    scp->sc_data_direction);
+                       scp->result = HOST_BYTE(DID_SOFT_ERROR);
+                       return ASC_ERROR;
+               }
 
-               asc_scsi_q.q1.cntl |= QC_SG_HEAD;
-               asc_scsi_q.sg_head = &asc_sg_head;
-               asc_scsi_q.q1.data_cnt = 0;
-               asc_scsi_q.q1.data_addr = 0;
+               asc_scsi_q->q1.cntl |= QC_SG_HEAD;
+               asc_scsi_q->sg_head = asc_sg_head;
+               asc_scsi_q->q1.data_cnt = 0;
+               asc_scsi_q->q1.data_addr = 0;
                /* This is a byte value, otherwise it would need to be swapped. */
-               asc_sg_head.entry_cnt = asc_scsi_q.q1.sg_queue_cnt = use_sg;
+               asc_sg_head->entry_cnt = asc_scsi_q->q1.sg_queue_cnt = use_sg;
                ASC_STATS_ADD(scp->device->host, sg_elem,
-                             asc_sg_head.entry_cnt);
+                             asc_sg_head->entry_cnt);
 
                /*
                 * Convert scatter-gather list into ASC_SG_HEAD list.
                 */
                for (sgcnt = 0; sgcnt < use_sg; sgcnt++, slp++) {
-                       asc_sg_head.sg_list[sgcnt].addr =
+                       asc_sg_head->sg_list[sgcnt].addr =
                            cpu_to_le32(sg_dma_address(slp));
-                       asc_sg_head.sg_list[sgcnt].bytes =
+                       asc_sg_head->sg_list[sgcnt].bytes =
                            cpu_to_le32(sg_dma_len(slp));
                        ASC_STATS_ADD(scp->device->host, sg_xfer,
                                      ASC_CEILING(sg_dma_len(slp), 512));
 
        if (ASC_NARROW_BOARD(boardp)) {
                ASC_DVC_VAR *asc_dvc = &boardp->dvc_var.asc_dvc_var;
+               struct asc_scsi_q asc_scsi_q;
 
                /* asc_build_req() can not return ASC_BUSY. */
-               if (asc_build_req(boardp, scp) == ASC_ERROR) {
+               ret = asc_build_req(boardp, scp, &asc_scsi_q);
+               if (ret == ASC_ERROR) {
                        ASC_STATS(scp->device->host, build_error);
                        return ASC_ERROR;
                }
 
                ret = AscExeScsiQueue(asc_dvc, &asc_scsi_q);
+               kfree(asc_scsi_q.sg_head);
                err_code = asc_dvc->err_code;
        } else {
                ADV_DVC_VAR *adv_dvc = &boardp->dvc_var.adv_dvc_var;