case IO_XFER_ERROR_BREAK:
        {       /* This one stashes the sas_task instead */
                struct sas_task *t = (struct sas_task *)pm8001_dev;
-               u32 tag;
                struct pm8001_ccb_info *ccb;
                struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha = pw->pm8001_ha;
                unsigned long flags, flags1;
                /* Search for a possible ccb that matches the task */
                for (i = 0; ccb = NULL, i < PM8001_MAX_CCB; i++) {
                        ccb = &pm8001_ha->ccb_info[i];
-                       tag = ccb->ccb_tag;
-                       if ((tag != 0xFFFFFFFF) && (ccb->task == t))
+                       if ((ccb->ccb_tag != PM8001_INVALID_TAG) &&
+                           (ccb->task == t))
                                break;
                }
                if (!ccb) {
                        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&t->task_state_lock, flags1);
                        pm8001_dbg(pm8001_ha, FAIL, "task 0x%p done with event 0x%x resp 0x%x stat 0x%x but aborted by upper layer!\n",
                                   t, pw->handler, ts->resp, ts->stat);
-                       pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
+                       pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, ccb->ccb_tag);
                        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pm8001_ha->lock, flags);
                } else {
                        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&t->task_state_lock, flags1);
-                       pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
+                       pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, ccb->ccb_tag);
                        mb();/* in order to force CPU ordering */
                        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pm8001_ha->lock, flags);
                        t->task_done(t);
        case IO_XFER_OPEN_RETRY_TIMEOUT:
        {       /* This one stashes the sas_task instead */
                struct sas_task *t = (struct sas_task *)pm8001_dev;
-               u32 tag;
                struct pm8001_ccb_info *ccb;
                struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha = pw->pm8001_ha;
                unsigned long flags, flags1;
                /* Search for a possible ccb that matches the task */
                for (i = 0; ccb = NULL, i < PM8001_MAX_CCB; i++) {
                        ccb = &pm8001_ha->ccb_info[i];
-                       tag = ccb->ccb_tag;
-                       if ((tag != 0xFFFFFFFF) && (ccb->task == t))
+                       if ((ccb->ccb_tag != PM8001_INVALID_TAG) &&
+                           (ccb->task == t))
                                break;
                }
                if (!ccb) {
                struct task_status_struct *ts;
                struct sas_task *task;
                int i;
-               u32 tag, device_id;
+               u32 device_id;
 
                for (i = 0; ccb = NULL, i < PM8001_MAX_CCB; i++) {
                        ccb = &pm8001_ha->ccb_info[i];
                        task = ccb->task;
                        ts = &task->task_status;
-                       tag = ccb->ccb_tag;
-                       /* check if tag is NULL */
-                       if (!tag) {
-                               pm8001_dbg(pm8001_ha, FAIL,
-                                       "tag Null\n");
-                               continue;
-                       }
+
                        if (task != NULL) {
                                dev = task->dev;
                                if (!dev) {
                                        continue;
                                }
                                /*complete sas task and update to top layer */
-                               pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, task, ccb, tag);
+                               pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, task, ccb,
+                                                    ccb->ccb_tag);
                                ts->resp = SAS_TASK_COMPLETE;
                                task->task_done(task);
-                       } else if (tag != 0xFFFFFFFF) {
+                       } else if (ccb->ccb_tag != PM8001_INVALID_TAG) {
                                /* complete the internal commands/non-sas task */
                                pm8001_dev = ccb->device;
                                if (pm8001_dev->dcompletion) {
                                        pm8001_dev->dcompletion = NULL;
                                }
                                complete(pm8001_ha->nvmd_completion);
-                               pm8001_tag_free(pm8001_ha, tag);
+                               pm8001_tag_free(pm8001_ha, ccb->ccb_tag);
                        }
                }
                /* Deregister all the device ids  */
        param = le32_to_cpu(psataPayload->param);
        tag = le32_to_cpu(psataPayload->tag);
 
-       if (!tag) {
-               pm8001_dbg(pm8001_ha, FAIL, "tag null\n");
-               return;
-       }
-
        ccb = &pm8001_ha->ccb_info[tag];
        t = ccb->task;
        pm8001_dev = ccb->device;
                   device_id, pds, nds, status);
        complete(pm8001_dev->setds_completion);
        ccb->task = NULL;
-       ccb->ccb_tag = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+       ccb->ccb_tag = PM8001_INVALID_TAG;
        pm8001_tag_free(pm8001_ha, tag);
 }
 
                                dlen_status);
        }
        ccb->task = NULL;
-       ccb->ccb_tag = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+       ccb->ccb_tag = PM8001_INVALID_TAG;
        pm8001_tag_free(pm8001_ha, tag);
 }
 
                 * freed by requesting path anywhere.
                 */
                ccb->task = NULL;
-               ccb->ccb_tag = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+               ccb->ccb_tag = PM8001_INVALID_TAG;
                pm8001_tag_free(pm8001_ha, tag);
                return;
        }
        complete(pm8001_ha->nvmd_completion);
        pm8001_dbg(pm8001_ha, MSG, "Get nvmd data complete!\n");
        ccb->task = NULL;
-       ccb->ccb_tag = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+       ccb->ccb_tag = PM8001_INVALID_TAG;
        pm8001_tag_free(pm8001_ha, tag);
 }
 
        }
        complete(pm8001_dev->dcompletion);
        ccb->task = NULL;
-       ccb->ccb_tag = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+       ccb->ccb_tag = PM8001_INVALID_TAG;
        pm8001_tag_free(pm8001_ha, htag);
        return 0;
 }
        }
        kfree(ccb->fw_control_context);
        ccb->task = NULL;
-       ccb->ccb_tag = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+       ccb->ccb_tag = PM8001_INVALID_TAG;
        pm8001_tag_free(pm8001_ha, tag);
        complete(pm8001_ha->nvmd_completion);
        return 0;
 
        status = le32_to_cpu(pPayload->status);
        tag = le32_to_cpu(pPayload->tag);
-       if (!tag) {
-               pm8001_dbg(pm8001_ha, FAIL, " TAG NULL. RETURNING !!!\n");
-               return -1;
-       }
 
        scp = le32_to_cpu(pPayload->scp);
        ccb = &pm8001_ha->ccb_info[tag];
 
 
        task->lldd_task = NULL;
        ccb->task = NULL;
-       ccb->ccb_tag = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+       ccb->ccb_tag = PM8001_INVALID_TAG;
        ccb->open_retry = 0;
        pm8001_tag_free(pm8001_ha, ccb_idx);
 }
                struct task_status_struct *ts;
                struct pm8001_device *pm8001_dev;
                unsigned long flags1;
-               u32 tag;
                struct pm8001_ccb_info *ccb = &pm8001_ha->ccb_info[i];
 
+               if (ccb->ccb_tag == PM8001_INVALID_TAG)
+                       continue;
+
                pm8001_dev = ccb->device;
                if (!pm8001_dev || (pm8001_dev->dev_type == SAS_PHY_UNUSED))
                        continue;
                                continue;
                } else if (pm8001_dev != device_to_close)
                        continue;
-               tag = ccb->ccb_tag;
-               if (!tag || (tag == 0xFFFFFFFF))
-                       continue;
                task = ccb->task;
                if (!task || !task->task_done)
                        continue;
                                & SAS_TASK_STATE_ABORTED))) {
                        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&task->task_state_lock,
                                flags1);
-                       pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, task, ccb, tag);
+                       pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, task, ccb, ccb->ccb_tag);
                } else {
                        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&task->task_state_lock,
                                flags1);
-                       pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, task, ccb, tag);
+                       pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, task, ccb, ccb->ccb_tag);
                        mb();/* in order to force CPU ordering */
                        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pm8001_ha->lock, flags);
                        task->task_done(task);