start_io(h);
 }
 
+static inline unsigned int make_status_bytes(unsigned int scsi_status_byte,
+       unsigned int msg_byte, unsigned int host_byte,
+       unsigned int driver_byte)
+{
+       /* inverse of macros in scsi.h */
+       return (scsi_status_byte & 0xff) |
+               ((msg_byte & 0xff) << 8) |
+               ((host_byte & 0xff) << 16) |
+               ((driver_byte & 0xff) << 24);
+}
+
 static inline int evaluate_target_status(CommandList_struct *cmd)
 {
        unsigned char sense_key;
-       int error_count = 1;
+       unsigned char status_byte, msg_byte, host_byte, driver_byte;
+       int error_value;
+
+       /* If we get in here, it means we got "target status", that is, scsi status */
+       status_byte = cmd->err_info->ScsiStatus;
+       driver_byte = DRIVER_OK;
+       msg_byte = cmd->err_info->CommandStatus; /* correct?  seems too device specific */
+
+       if (blk_pc_request(cmd->rq))
+               host_byte = DID_PASSTHROUGH;
+       else
+               host_byte = DID_OK;
+
+       error_value = make_status_bytes(status_byte, msg_byte,
+               host_byte, driver_byte);
 
-       if (cmd->err_info->ScsiStatus != 0x02) { /* not check condition? */
+       if (cmd->err_info->ScsiStatus != SAM_STAT_CHECK_CONDITION) {
                if (!blk_pc_request(cmd->rq))
                        printk(KERN_WARNING "cciss: cmd %p "
                               "has SCSI Status 0x%x\n",
                               cmd, cmd->err_info->ScsiStatus);
-               return error_count;
+               return error_value;
        }
 
        /* check the sense key */
        sense_key = 0xf & cmd->err_info->SenseInfo[2];
        /* no status or recovered error */
-       if ((sense_key == 0x0) || (sense_key == 0x1))
-               error_count = 0;
+       if (((sense_key == 0x0) || (sense_key == 0x1)) && !blk_pc_request(cmd->rq))
+               error_value = 0;
 
        if (!blk_pc_request(cmd->rq)) { /* Not SG_IO or similar? */
-               if (error_count != 0)
+               if (error_value != 0)
                        printk(KERN_WARNING "cciss: cmd %p has CHECK CONDITION"
                               " sense key = 0x%x\n", cmd, sense_key);
-               return error_count;
+               return error_value;
        }
 
        /* SG_IO or similar, copy sense data back */
        } else
                cmd->rq->sense_len = 0;
 
-       return error_count;
+       return error_value;
 }
 
 /* checks the status of the job and calls complete buffers to mark all
        rq->errors = 0;
 
        if (timeout)
-               rq->errors = 1;
+               rq->errors = make_status_bytes(0, 0, 0, DRIVER_TIMEOUT);
 
        if (cmd->err_info->CommandStatus == 0)  /* no error has occurred */
                goto after_error_processing;
        case CMD_INVALID:
                printk(KERN_WARNING "cciss: cmd %p is "
                       "reported invalid\n", cmd);
-               rq->errors = 1;
+               rq->errors = make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD,
+                       cmd->err_info->CommandStatus, DRIVER_OK,
+                       blk_pc_request(cmd->rq) ? DID_PASSTHROUGH : DID_ERROR);
                break;
        case CMD_PROTOCOL_ERR:
                printk(KERN_WARNING "cciss: cmd %p has "
                       "protocol error \n", cmd);
-               rq->errors = 1;
+               rq->errors = make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD,
+                       cmd->err_info->CommandStatus, DRIVER_OK,
+                       blk_pc_request(cmd->rq) ? DID_PASSTHROUGH : DID_ERROR);
                break;
        case CMD_HARDWARE_ERR:
                printk(KERN_WARNING "cciss: cmd %p had "
                       " hardware error\n", cmd);
-               rq->errors = 1;
+               rq->errors = make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD,
+                       cmd->err_info->CommandStatus, DRIVER_OK,
+                       blk_pc_request(cmd->rq) ? DID_PASSTHROUGH : DID_ERROR);
                break;
        case CMD_CONNECTION_LOST:
                printk(KERN_WARNING "cciss: cmd %p had "
                       "connection lost\n", cmd);
-               rq->errors = 1;
+               rq->errors = make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD,
+                       cmd->err_info->CommandStatus, DRIVER_OK,
+                       blk_pc_request(cmd->rq) ? DID_PASSTHROUGH : DID_ERROR);
                break;
        case CMD_ABORTED:
                printk(KERN_WARNING "cciss: cmd %p was "
                       "aborted\n", cmd);
-               rq->errors = 1;
+               rq->errors = make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD,
+                       cmd->err_info->CommandStatus, DRIVER_OK,
+                       blk_pc_request(cmd->rq) ? DID_PASSTHROUGH : DID_ABORT);
                break;
        case CMD_ABORT_FAILED:
                printk(KERN_WARNING "cciss: cmd %p reports "
                       "abort failed\n", cmd);
-               rq->errors = 1;
+               rq->errors = make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD,
+                       cmd->err_info->CommandStatus, DRIVER_OK,
+                       blk_pc_request(cmd->rq) ? DID_PASSTHROUGH : DID_ERROR);
                break;
        case CMD_UNSOLICITED_ABORT:
                printk(KERN_WARNING "cciss%d: unsolicited "
                        printk(KERN_WARNING
                               "cciss%d: %p retried too "
                               "many times\n", h->ctlr, cmd);
-               rq->errors = 1;
+               rq->errors = make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD,
+                       cmd->err_info->CommandStatus, DRIVER_OK,
+                       blk_pc_request(cmd->rq) ? DID_PASSTHROUGH : DID_ABORT);
                break;
        case CMD_TIMEOUT:
                printk(KERN_WARNING "cciss: cmd %p timedout\n", cmd);
-               rq->errors = 1;
+               rq->errors = make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD,
+                       cmd->err_info->CommandStatus, DRIVER_OK,
+                       blk_pc_request(cmd->rq) ? DID_PASSTHROUGH : DID_ERROR);
                break;
        default:
                printk(KERN_WARNING "cciss: cmd %p returned "
                       "unknown status %x\n", cmd,
                       cmd->err_info->CommandStatus);
-               rq->errors = 1;
+               rq->errors = make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD,
+                       cmd->err_info->CommandStatus, DRIVER_OK,
+                       blk_pc_request(cmd->rq) ? DID_PASSTHROUGH : DID_ERROR);
        }
 
 after_error_processing: