unsigned long deadline)
 {
        struct ata_port *ap = link->ap;
+       struct ahci_host_priv *hpriv = ap->host->private_data;
        bool online;
        int rc;
 
        rc = sata_link_hardreset(link, sata_ehc_deb_timing(&link->eh_context),
                                 deadline, &online, NULL);
 
-       ahci_start_engine(ap);
+       hpriv->start_engine(ap);
 
        DPRINTK("EXIT, rc=%d, class=%u\n", rc, *class);
 
 {
        struct ata_port *ap = link->ap;
        struct ahci_port_priv *pp = ap->private_data;
+       struct ahci_host_priv *hpriv = ap->host->private_data;
        u8 *d2h_fis = pp->rx_fis + RX_FIS_D2H_REG;
        struct ata_taskfile tf;
        bool online;
        rc = sata_link_hardreset(link, sata_ehc_deb_timing(&link->eh_context),
                                 deadline, &online, NULL);
 
-       ahci_start_engine(ap);
+       hpriv->start_engine(ap);
 
        /* The pseudo configuration device on SIMG4726 attached to
         * ASUS P5W-DH Deluxe doesn't send signature FIS after
 
  *
  *     If inconsistent, config values are fixed up by this function.
  *
+ *     If it is not set already this function sets hpriv->start_engine to
+ *     ahci_start_engine.
+ *
  *     LOCKING:
  *     None.
  */
        hpriv->cap = cap;
        hpriv->cap2 = cap2;
        hpriv->port_map = port_map;
+
+       if (!hpriv->start_engine)
+               hpriv->start_engine = ahci_start_engine;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ahci_save_initial_config);
 
 
        /* enable DMA */
        if (!(hpriv->flags & AHCI_HFLAG_DELAY_ENGINE))
-               ahci_start_engine(ap);
+               hpriv->start_engine(ap);
 
        /* turn on LEDs */
        if (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_EM) {
 
        /* restart engine */
  out_restart:
-       ahci_start_engine(ap);
+       hpriv->start_engine(ap);
        return rc;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ahci_kick_engine);
        const unsigned long *timing = sata_ehc_deb_timing(&link->eh_context);
        struct ata_port *ap = link->ap;
        struct ahci_port_priv *pp = ap->private_data;
+       struct ahci_host_priv *hpriv = ap->host->private_data;
        u8 *d2h_fis = pp->rx_fis + RX_FIS_D2H_REG;
        struct ata_taskfile tf;
        bool online;
        rc = sata_link_hardreset(link, timing, deadline, &online,
                                 ahci_check_ready);
 
-       ahci_start_engine(ap);
+       hpriv->start_engine(ap);
 
        if (online)
                *class = ahci_dev_classify(ap);
 
 void ahci_error_handler(struct ata_port *ap)
 {
+       struct ahci_host_priv *hpriv = ap->host->private_data;
+
        if (!(ap->pflags & ATA_PFLAG_FROZEN)) {
                /* restart engine */
                ahci_stop_engine(ap);
-               ahci_start_engine(ap);
+               hpriv->start_engine(ap);
        }
 
        sata_pmp_error_handler(ap);
 
 static void ahci_set_aggressive_devslp(struct ata_port *ap, bool sleep)
 {
+       struct ahci_host_priv *hpriv = ap->host->private_data;
        void __iomem *port_mmio = ahci_port_base(ap);
        struct ata_device *dev = ap->link.device;
        u32 devslp, dm, dito, mdat, deto;
                   PORT_DEVSLP_ADSE);
        writel(devslp, port_mmio + PORT_DEVSLP);
 
-       ahci_start_engine(ap);
+       hpriv->start_engine(ap);
 
        /* enable device sleep feature for the drive */
        err_mask = ata_dev_set_feature(dev,
 
 static void ahci_enable_fbs(struct ata_port *ap)
 {
+       struct ahci_host_priv *hpriv = ap->host->private_data;
        struct ahci_port_priv *pp = ap->private_data;
        void __iomem *port_mmio = ahci_port_base(ap);
        u32 fbs;
        } else
                dev_err(ap->host->dev, "Failed to enable FBS\n");
 
-       ahci_start_engine(ap);
+       hpriv->start_engine(ap);
 }
 
 static void ahci_disable_fbs(struct ata_port *ap)
 {
+       struct ahci_host_priv *hpriv = ap->host->private_data;
        struct ahci_port_priv *pp = ap->private_data;
        void __iomem *port_mmio = ahci_port_base(ap);
        u32 fbs;
                pp->fbs_enabled = false;
        }
 
-       ahci_start_engine(ap);
+       hpriv->start_engine(ap);
 }
 
 static void ahci_pmp_attach(struct ata_port *ap)