{
        ide_hwgroup_t *hwgroup = HWGROUP(drive);
 
-       if (hwgroup->handler != NULL) {
-               printk(KERN_CRIT "%s: ide_set_handler: handler not null; "
-                       "old=%p, new=%p\n",
-                       drive->name, hwgroup->handler, handler);
-       }
+       BUG_ON(hwgroup->handler);
        hwgroup->handler        = handler;
        hwgroup->expiry         = expiry;
        hwgroup->timer.expires  = jiffies + timeout;
-       hwgroup->req_gen_timer = hwgroup->req_gen;
+       hwgroup->req_gen_timer  = hwgroup->req_gen;
        add_timer(&hwgroup->timer);
 }
 
                         unsigned timeout, ide_expiry_t *expiry)
 {
        unsigned long flags;
-       ide_hwgroup_t *hwgroup = HWGROUP(drive);
        ide_hwif_t *hwif = HWIF(drive);
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&ide_lock, flags);
-       BUG_ON(hwgroup->handler);
        __ide_set_handler(drive, handler, timeout, expiry);
        hwif->OUTBSYNC(drive, cmd, IDE_COMMAND_REG);
        /*