static int instance;
        int err;
 
+       if (!esp->num_tags)
+               esp->num_tags = ESP_DEFAULT_TAGS;
+       else if (esp->num_tags >= ESP_MAX_TAG)
+               esp->num_tags = ESP_MAX_TAG - 1;
        esp->host->transportt = esp_transport_template;
        esp->host->max_lun = ESP_MAX_LUN;
        esp->host->cmd_per_lun = 2;
        struct esp *esp = shost_priv(dev->host);
        struct esp_target_data *tp = &esp->target[dev->id];
 
-       if (dev->tagged_supported) {
-               /* XXX make this configurable somehow XXX */
-               int goal_tags = min(ESP_DEFAULT_TAGS, ESP_MAX_TAG);
-
-               scsi_change_queue_depth(dev, goal_tags);
-       }
+       if (dev->tagged_supported)
+               scsi_change_queue_depth(dev, esp->num_tags);
 
        tp->flags |= ESP_TGT_DISCONNECT;
 
 
        struct completion       *eh_done;
 };
 
-/* XXX make this configurable somehow XXX */
 #define ESP_DEFAULT_TAGS       16
 
 #define ESP_MAX_TARGET         16
        u8                      prev_soff;
        u8                      prev_stp;
        u8                      prev_cfg3;
-       u8                      __pad;
+       u8                      num_tags;
 
        struct list_head        esp_cmd_pool;