* support multi-channel.
         */
        max_chns = vstor_packet->storage_channel_properties.max_channel_cnt;
-       if ((vmbus_proto_version != VERSION_WIN7) &&
-          (vmbus_proto_version != VERSION_WS2008))  {
+       if (vmbus_proto_version >= VERSION_WIN8) {
                if (vstor_packet->storage_channel_properties.flags &
                    STORAGE_CHANNEL_SUPPORTS_MULTI_CHANNEL)
                        process_sub_channels = true;
         * set state to properly communicate with the host.
         */
 
-       switch (vmbus_proto_version) {
-       case VERSION_WS2008:
-       case VERSION_WIN7:
+       if (vmbus_proto_version < VERSION_WIN8) {
                sense_buffer_size = PRE_WIN8_STORVSC_SENSE_BUFFER_SIZE;
                vmscsi_size_delta = sizeof(struct vmscsi_win8_extension);
                vmstor_current_major = VMSTOR_WIN7_MAJOR;
                max_luns_per_target = STORVSC_IDE_MAX_LUNS_PER_TARGET;
                max_targets = STORVSC_IDE_MAX_TARGETS;
                max_channels = STORVSC_IDE_MAX_CHANNELS;
-               break;
-       default:
+       } else {
                sense_buffer_size = POST_WIN7_STORVSC_SENSE_BUFFER_SIZE;
                vmscsi_size_delta = 0;
                vmstor_current_major = VMSTOR_WIN8_MAJOR;
                 * VCPUs in the guest.
                 */
                max_sub_channels = (num_cpus / storvsc_vcpus_per_sub_channel);
-               break;
        }
 
        scsi_driver.can_queue = (max_outstanding_req_per_channel *