static int cciss_revalidate(struct gendisk *disk);
 static int rebuild_lun_table(ctlr_info_t *h, int first_time);
-static int deregister_disk(struct gendisk *disk, drive_info_struct *drv,
+static int deregister_disk(ctlr_info_t *h, int drv_index,
                           int clear_all);
 
 static void cciss_read_capacity(int ctlr, int logvol, int withirq,
                 * which keeps the interrupt handler from starting
                 * the queue.
                 */
-               ret = deregister_disk(h->gendisk[drv_index],
-                                     &h->drv[drv_index], 0);
+               ret = deregister_disk(h, drv_index, 0);
                h->drv[drv_index].busy_configuring = 0;
        }
 
                        spin_lock_irqsave(CCISS_LOCK(h->ctlr), flags);
                        h->drv[i].busy_configuring = 1;
                        spin_unlock_irqrestore(CCISS_LOCK(h->ctlr), flags);
-                       return_code = deregister_disk(h->gendisk[i],
-                               &h->drv[i], 1);
+                       return_code = deregister_disk(h, i, 1);
                        h->drv[i].busy_configuring = 0;
                }
        }
  *             the highest_lun should be left unchanged and the LunID
  *             should not be cleared.
 */
-static int deregister_disk(struct gendisk *disk, drive_info_struct *drv,
+static int deregister_disk(ctlr_info_t *h, int drv_index,
                           int clear_all)
 {
        int i;
-       ctlr_info_t *h = get_host(disk);
+       struct gendisk *disk;
+       drive_info_struct *drv;
 
        if (!capable(CAP_SYS_RAWIO))
                return -EPERM;
 
+       drv = &h->drv[drv_index];
+       disk = h->gendisk[drv_index];
+
        /* make sure logical volume is NOT is use */
        if (clear_all || (h->gendisk[0] == disk)) {
                if (drv->usage_count > 1)