struct expander_device *ex = &dev->ex_dev;
        struct ex_phy *phy = &ex->ex_phy[phy_id];
        enum sas_device_type type = SAS_PHY_UNUSED;
+       struct smp_disc_resp *disc_resp;
        u8 sas_addr[SAS_ADDR_SIZE];
        char msg[80] = "";
        int res;
                 SAS_ADDR(dev->sas_addr), phy_id, msg);
 
        memset(sas_addr, 0, SAS_ADDR_SIZE);
-       res = sas_get_phy_attached_dev(dev, phy_id, sas_addr, &type);
+       disc_resp = alloc_smp_resp(DISCOVER_RESP_SIZE);
+       if (!disc_resp)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+
+       res = sas_get_phy_discover(dev, phy_id, disc_resp);
        switch (res) {
        case SMP_RESP_NO_PHY:
                phy->phy_state = PHY_NOT_PRESENT;
                sas_unregister_devs_sas_addr(dev, phy_id, last);
-               return res;
+               goto out_free_resp;
        case SMP_RESP_PHY_VACANT:
                phy->phy_state = PHY_VACANT;
                sas_unregister_devs_sas_addr(dev, phy_id, last);
-               return res;
+               goto out_free_resp;
        case SMP_RESP_FUNC_ACC:
                break;
        case -ECOMM:
                break;
        default:
-               return res;
+               goto out_free_resp;
        }
 
+       if (res == 0)
+               sas_get_sas_addr_and_dev_type(disc_resp, sas_addr, &type);
+
        if ((SAS_ADDR(sas_addr) == 0) || (res == -ECOMM)) {
                phy->phy_state = PHY_EMPTY;
                sas_unregister_devs_sas_addr(dev, phy_id, last);
                /*
-                * Even though the PHY is empty, for convenience we discover
-                * the PHY to update the PHY info, like negotiated linkrate.
+                * Even though the PHY is empty, for convenience we update
+                * the PHY info, like negotiated linkrate.
                 */
-               sas_ex_phy_discover(dev, phy_id);
-               return res;
+               if (res == 0)
+                       sas_set_ex_phy(dev, phy_id, disc_resp);
+               goto out_free_resp;
        } else if (SAS_ADDR(sas_addr) == SAS_ADDR(phy->attached_sas_addr) &&
                   dev_type_flutter(type, phy->attached_dev_type)) {
                struct domain_device *ata_dev = sas_ex_to_ata(dev, phy_id);
                        action = ", needs recovery";
                pr_debug("ex %016llx phy%02d broadcast flutter%s\n",
                         SAS_ADDR(dev->sas_addr), phy_id, action);
-               return res;
+               goto out_free_resp;
        }
 
        /* we always have to delete the old device when we went here */
                SAS_ADDR(phy->attached_sas_addr));
        sas_unregister_devs_sas_addr(dev, phy_id, last);
 
-       return sas_discover_new(dev, phy_id);
+       res = sas_discover_new(dev, phy_id);
+out_free_resp:
+       kfree(disc_resp);
+       return res;
 }
 
 /**