0x0000FFFF);
 }
 
-/**
- * This method will attempt to start the phy object. This request is only valid
- *    when the phy is in the stopped state
- * @sci_phy:
- *
- * enum sci_status
- */
 enum sci_status scic_sds_phy_start(struct scic_sds_phy *sci_phy)
 {
-       return sci_phy->state_handlers->start_handler(sci_phy);
+       struct scic_sds_controller *scic = sci_phy->owning_port->owning_controller;
+       enum scic_sds_phy_states state = sci_phy->state_machine.current_state_id;
+       struct isci_host *ihost = scic_to_ihost(scic);
+
+       if (state != SCI_BASE_PHY_STATE_STOPPED) {
+               dev_dbg(sciphy_to_dev(sci_phy),
+                        "%s: in wrong state: %d\n", __func__, state);
+               return SCI_FAILURE_INVALID_STATE;
+       }
+
+       /* Create the SIGNATURE FIS Timeout timer for this phy */
+       sci_phy->sata_timeout_timer = isci_timer_create(ihost, sci_phy,
+                                                       scic_sds_phy_sata_timeout);
+
+       if (sci_phy->sata_timeout_timer)
+               sci_base_state_machine_change_state(&sci_phy->state_machine,
+                                                   SCI_BASE_PHY_STATE_STARTING);
+
+       return SCI_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 /**
        return SCI_FAILURE_INVALID_STATE;
 }
 
-static enum sci_status
-scic_sds_phy_default_start_handler(struct scic_sds_phy *sci_phy)
-{
-       return default_phy_handler(sci_phy, __func__);
-}
-
 static enum sci_status
 scic_sds_phy_default_stop_handler(struct scic_sds_phy *sci_phy)
 {
        return default_phy_handler(sci_phy, __func__);
 }
 
-/*
- * This method takes the struct scic_sds_phy from a stopped state and
- * attempts to start it. - The phy state machine is transitioned to the
- * SCI_BASE_PHY_STATE_STARTING. enum sci_status SCI_SUCCESS
- */
-static enum sci_status
-scic_sds_phy_stopped_state_start_handler(struct scic_sds_phy *sci_phy)
-{
-       struct isci_host *ihost;
-       struct scic_sds_controller *scic;
-
-       scic = scic_sds_phy_get_controller(sci_phy),
-       ihost = scic_to_ihost(scic);
-
-       /* Create the SIGNATURE FIS Timeout timer for this phy */
-       sci_phy->sata_timeout_timer = isci_timer_create(ihost, sci_phy,
-                                                       scic_sds_phy_sata_timeout);
-
-       if (sci_phy->sata_timeout_timer)
-               sci_base_state_machine_change_state(&sci_phy->state_machine,
-                                                   SCI_BASE_PHY_STATE_STARTING);
-
-       return SCI_SUCCESS;
-}
-
 static enum sci_status
 scic_sds_phy_stopped_state_destroy_handler(struct scic_sds_phy *sci_phy)
 {
 
 static const struct scic_sds_phy_state_handler scic_sds_phy_state_handler_table[] = {
        [SCI_BASE_PHY_STATE_INITIAL] = {
-               .start_handler = scic_sds_phy_default_start_handler,
                .stop_handler  = scic_sds_phy_default_stop_handler,
                .reset_handler = scic_sds_phy_default_reset_handler,
                .destruct_handler = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
                .consume_power_handler   = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
        },
        [SCI_BASE_PHY_STATE_STOPPED]  = {
-               .start_handler = scic_sds_phy_stopped_state_start_handler,
                .stop_handler  = scic_sds_phy_default_stop_handler,
                .reset_handler = scic_sds_phy_default_reset_handler,
                .destruct_handler = scic_sds_phy_stopped_state_destroy_handler,
                .consume_power_handler   = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
        },
        [SCI_BASE_PHY_STATE_STARTING] = {
-               .start_handler = scic_sds_phy_default_start_handler,
                .stop_handler  = scic_sds_phy_default_stop_handler,
                .reset_handler = scic_sds_phy_default_reset_handler,
                .destruct_handler = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
                .consume_power_handler   = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
        },
        [SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_INITIAL] = {
-               .start_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_start_handler,
                .stop_handler           = scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_general_stop_handler,
                .reset_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_reset_handler,
                .destruct_handler       = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
                .consume_power_handler  = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
        },
        [SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_OSSP_EN] = {
-               .start_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_start_handler,
                .stop_handler           = scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_general_stop_handler,
                .reset_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_reset_handler,
                .destruct_handler       = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
                .consume_power_handler  = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
        },
        [SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_SAS_SPEED_EN] = {
-               .start_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_start_handler,
                .stop_handler           = scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_general_stop_handler,
                .reset_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_reset_handler,
                .destruct_handler       = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
                .consume_power_handler  = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
        },
        [SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_IAF_UF] = {
-               .start_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_start_handler,
                .stop_handler           = scic_sds_phy_default_stop_handler,
                .reset_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_reset_handler,
                .destruct_handler       = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
                .consume_power_handler  = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
        },
        [SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_SAS_POWER] = {
-               .start_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_start_handler,
                .stop_handler           = scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_general_stop_handler,
                .reset_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_reset_handler,
                .destruct_handler       = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
                .consume_power_handler  = scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_await_sas_power_consume_power_handler
        },
        [SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_SATA_POWER] = {
-               .start_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_start_handler,
                .stop_handler           = scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_general_stop_handler,
                .reset_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_reset_handler,
                .destruct_handler       = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
                .consume_power_handler  = scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_await_sata_power_consume_power_handler
        },
        [SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_SATA_PHY_EN] = {
-               .start_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_start_handler,
                .stop_handler           = scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_general_stop_handler,
                .reset_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_reset_handler,
                .destruct_handler       = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
                .consume_power_handler  = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
        },
        [SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_SATA_SPEED_EN] = {
-               .start_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_start_handler,
                .stop_handler           = scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_general_stop_handler,
                .reset_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_reset_handler,
                .destruct_handler       = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
                .consume_power_handler  = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
        },
        [SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_SIG_FIS_UF] = {
-               .start_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_start_handler,
                .stop_handler           = scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_general_stop_handler,
                .reset_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_reset_handler,
                .destruct_handler       = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
                .consume_power_handler  = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
        },
        [SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_FINAL] = {
-               .start_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_start_handler,
                .stop_handler           = scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_general_stop_handler,
                .reset_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_reset_handler,
                .destruct_handler       = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
                .consume_power_handler   = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
        },
        [SCI_BASE_PHY_STATE_READY] = {
-               .start_handler = scic_sds_phy_default_start_handler,
                .stop_handler  = scic_sds_phy_ready_state_stop_handler,
                .reset_handler = scic_sds_phy_ready_state_reset_handler,
                .destruct_handler = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
                .consume_power_handler   = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
        },
        [SCI_BASE_PHY_STATE_RESETTING] = {
-               .start_handler = scic_sds_phy_default_start_handler,
                .stop_handler  = scic_sds_phy_default_stop_handler,
                .reset_handler = scic_sds_phy_default_reset_handler,
                .destruct_handler = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
                .consume_power_handler   = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
        },
        [SCI_BASE_PHY_STATE_FINAL] = {
-               .start_handler = scic_sds_phy_default_start_handler,
                .stop_handler  = scic_sds_phy_default_stop_handler,
                .reset_handler = scic_sds_phy_default_reset_handler,
                .destruct_handler = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,