goto fail;
        }
 
-       /* turn off notification till fan-out ports are reset and configured */
-       if (gscr[SATA_PMP_GSCR_FEAT_EN] & SATA_PMP_FEAT_NOTIFY) {
-               gscr[SATA_PMP_GSCR_FEAT_EN] &= ~SATA_PMP_FEAT_NOTIFY;
-
-               err_mask = sata_pmp_write(dev->link, SATA_PMP_GSCR_FEAT_EN,
-                                         gscr[SATA_PMP_GSCR_FEAT_EN]);
-               if (err_mask) {
-                       rc = -EIO;
-                       reason = "failed to write GSCR_FEAT_EN";
-                       goto fail;
-               }
-       }
-
        if (print_info) {
                ata_dev_printk(dev, KERN_INFO, "Port Multiplier %s, "
                               "0x%04x:0x%04x r%d, %d ports, feat 0x%x/0x%x\n",
        struct ata_link *pmp_link = &ap->link;
        struct ata_device *pmp_dev = pmp_link->device;
        struct ata_eh_context *pmp_ehc = &pmp_link->eh_context;
+       u32 *gscr = pmp_dev->gscr;
        struct ata_link *link;
        struct ata_device *dev;
        unsigned int err_mask;
        if (rc)
                goto pmp_fail;
 
+       /* PHY event notification can disturb reset and other recovery
+        * operations.  Turn it off.
+        */
+       if (gscr[SATA_PMP_GSCR_FEAT_EN] & SATA_PMP_FEAT_NOTIFY) {
+               gscr[SATA_PMP_GSCR_FEAT_EN] &= ~SATA_PMP_FEAT_NOTIFY;
+
+               err_mask = sata_pmp_write(pmp_link, SATA_PMP_GSCR_FEAT_EN,
+                                         gscr[SATA_PMP_GSCR_FEAT_EN]);
+               if (err_mask) {
+                       ata_link_printk(pmp_link, KERN_WARNING,
+                               "failed to disable NOTIFY (err_mask=0x%x)\n",
+                               err_mask);
+                       goto pmp_fail;
+               }
+       }
+
        /* handle disabled links */
        rc = sata_pmp_eh_handle_disabled_links(ap);
        if (rc)
 
        /* enable notification */
        if (pmp_dev->flags & ATA_DFLAG_AN) {
-               pmp_dev->gscr[SATA_PMP_GSCR_FEAT_EN] |= SATA_PMP_FEAT_NOTIFY;
+               gscr[SATA_PMP_GSCR_FEAT_EN] |= SATA_PMP_FEAT_NOTIFY;
 
-               err_mask = sata_pmp_write(pmp_dev->link, SATA_PMP_GSCR_FEAT_EN,
-                                         pmp_dev->gscr[SATA_PMP_GSCR_FEAT_EN]);
+               err_mask = sata_pmp_write(pmp_link, SATA_PMP_GSCR_FEAT_EN,
+                                         gscr[SATA_PMP_GSCR_FEAT_EN]);
                if (err_mask) {
                        ata_dev_printk(pmp_dev, KERN_ERR, "failed to write "
                                       "PMP_FEAT_EN (Emask=0x%x)\n", err_mask);