spin_lock_irqsave(CCISS_LOCK(h->ctlr), flags);
                h->drv[drv_index].busy_configuring = 1;
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(CCISS_LOCK(h->ctlr), flags);
+
+               /* deregister_disk sets h->drv[drv_index].queue = NULL */
+               /* which keeps the interrupt handler from starting */
+               /* the queue. */
                ret = deregister_disk(h->gendisk[drv_index],
                                      &h->drv[drv_index], 0);
                h->drv[drv_index].busy_configuring = 0;
                blk_queue_hardsect_size(disk->queue,
                                        hba[ctlr]->drv[drv_index].block_size);
 
+               /* Make sure all queue data is written out before */
+               /* setting h->drv[drv_index].queue, as setting this */
+               /* allows the interrupt handler to start the queue */
+               wmb();
                h->drv[drv_index].queue = disk->queue;
                add_disk(disk);
        }
                        continue;
                blk_queue_hardsect_size(q, drv->block_size);
                set_capacity(disk, drv->nr_blocks);
-               add_disk(disk);
                j++;
        } while (j <= hba[i]->highest_lun);
 
+       /* Make sure all queue data is written out before */
+       /* interrupt handler, triggered by add_disk,  */
+       /* is allowed to start them. */
+       wmb();
+
+       for (j = 0; j <= hba[i]->highest_lun; j++)
+               add_disk(hba[i]->gendisk[j]);
+
        return 1;
 
       clean4: