diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.c
index 32f5d5e..5a75004 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.c
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@
 
 #include "iscsi_iser.h"
 
+static struct scsi_host_template iscsi_iser_sht;
+static struct iscsi_transport iscsi_iser_transport;
+static struct scsi_transport_template *iscsi_iser_scsi_transport;
+
 static unsigned int iscsi_max_lun = 512;
 module_param_named(max_lun, iscsi_max_lun, uint, S_IRUGO);
 
@@ -363,40 +367,64 @@
 	return iscsi_conn_start(cls_conn);
 }
 
-static struct iscsi_transport iscsi_iser_transport;
+static void iscsi_iser_session_destroy(struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session)
+{
+	struct Scsi_Host *shost = iscsi_session_to_shost(cls_session);
+
+	iscsi_session_teardown(cls_session);
+	scsi_remove_host(shost);
+	iscsi_host_teardown(shost);
+	scsi_host_put(shost);
+}
 
 static struct iscsi_cls_session *
-iscsi_iser_session_create(struct iscsi_transport *iscsit,
-			 struct scsi_transport_template *scsit,
-			 struct Scsi_Host *shost,
-			 uint16_t cmds_max, uint16_t qdepth,
-			 uint32_t initial_cmdsn, uint32_t *hostno)
+iscsi_iser_session_create(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
+			  uint16_t cmds_max, uint16_t qdepth,
+			  uint32_t initial_cmdsn, uint32_t *hostno)
 {
 	struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session;
 	struct iscsi_session *session;
 	int i;
-	uint32_t hn;
 	struct iscsi_cmd_task  *ctask;
 	struct iscsi_mgmt_task *mtask;
 	struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask;
 	struct iser_desc *desc;
 
+	if (shost) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "iscsi_tcp: invalid shost %d.\n",
+		       shost->host_no);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	shost = scsi_host_alloc(&iscsi_iser_sht, 0);
+	if (!shost)
+		return NULL;
+	shost->transportt = iscsi_iser_scsi_transport;
+	shost->max_lun = iscsi_max_lun;
+	shost->max_id = 0;
+	shost->max_channel = 0;
+	shost->max_cmd_len = 16;
+
+	iscsi_host_setup(shost, qdepth);
+
+	if (scsi_add_host(shost, NULL))
+		goto free_host;
+	*hostno = shost->host_no;
+
 	/*
 	 * we do not support setting can_queue cmd_per_lun from userspace yet
 	 * because we preallocate so many resources
 	 */
-	cls_session = iscsi_session_setup(iscsit, scsit,
+	cls_session = iscsi_session_setup(&iscsi_iser_transport, shost,
 					  ISCSI_DEF_XMIT_CMDS_MAX,
-					  ISCSI_MAX_CMD_PER_LUN,
 					  sizeof(struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task),
 					  sizeof(struct iser_desc),
-					  initial_cmdsn, &hn);
+					  initial_cmdsn);
 	if (!cls_session)
-	return NULL;
+		goto remove_host;
+	session = cls_session->dd_data;
 
-	*hostno = hn;
-	session = class_to_transport_session(cls_session);
-
+	shost->can_queue = session->cmds_max;
 	/* libiscsi setup itts, data and pool so just set desc fields */
 	for (i = 0; i < session->cmds_max; i++) {
 		ctask      = session->cmds[i];
@@ -413,6 +441,13 @@
 	}
 
 	return cls_session;
+
+remove_host:
+	scsi_remove_host(shost);
+free_host:
+	iscsi_host_teardown(shost);
+	scsi_host_put(shost);
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -589,12 +624,11 @@
 	.host_param_mask	= ISCSI_HOST_HWADDRESS |
 				  ISCSI_HOST_NETDEV_NAME |
 				  ISCSI_HOST_INITIATOR_NAME,
-	.host_template          = &iscsi_iser_sht,
 	.conndata_size		= sizeof(struct iscsi_conn),
-	.max_lun                = ISCSI_ISER_MAX_LUN,
+	.sessiondata_size	= sizeof(struct iscsi_session),
 	/* session management */
 	.create_session         = iscsi_iser_session_create,
-	.destroy_session        = iscsi_session_teardown,
+	.destroy_session        = iscsi_iser_session_destroy,
 	/* connection management */
 	.create_conn            = iscsi_iser_conn_create,
 	.bind_conn              = iscsi_iser_conn_bind,
@@ -633,8 +667,6 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	iscsi_iser_transport.max_lun = iscsi_max_lun;
-
 	memset(&ig, 0, sizeof(struct iser_global));
 
 	ig.desc_cache = kmem_cache_create("iser_descriptors",
@@ -650,7 +682,9 @@
 	mutex_init(&ig.connlist_mutex);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ig.connlist);
 
-	if (!iscsi_register_transport(&iscsi_iser_transport)) {
+	iscsi_iser_scsi_transport = iscsi_register_transport(
+							&iscsi_iser_transport);
+	if (!iscsi_iser_scsi_transport) {
 		iser_err("iscsi_register_transport failed\n");
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto register_transport_failure;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/iscsi_tcp.c b/drivers/scsi/iscsi_tcp.c
index aecadbd..8cdcaf3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/iscsi_tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/iscsi_tcp.c
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@
 #define BUG_ON(expr)
 #endif
 
+static struct scsi_transport_template *iscsi_tcp_scsi_transport;
+static struct scsi_host_template iscsi_sht;
+static struct iscsi_transport iscsi_tcp_transport;
+
 static unsigned int iscsi_max_lun = 512;
 module_param_named(max_lun, iscsi_max_lun, uint, S_IRUGO);
 
@@ -1623,6 +1627,8 @@
 		    struct iscsi_cls_conn *cls_conn, uint64_t transport_eph,
 		    int is_leading)
 {
+	struct Scsi_Host *shost = iscsi_session_to_shost(cls_session);
+	struct iscsi_host *ihost = shost_priv(shost);
 	struct iscsi_conn *conn = cls_conn->dd_data;
 	struct iscsi_tcp_conn *tcp_conn = conn->dd_data;
 	struct sock *sk;
@@ -1646,8 +1652,8 @@
 	if (err)
 		goto free_socket;
 
-	err = iscsi_tcp_get_addr(conn, sock, conn->local_address,
-				&conn->local_port, kernel_getsockname);
+	err = iscsi_tcp_get_addr(conn, sock, ihost->local_address,
+				&ihost->local_port, kernel_getsockname);
 	if (err)
 		goto free_socket;
 
@@ -1821,29 +1827,6 @@
 	return len;
 }
 
-static int
-iscsi_tcp_host_get_param(struct Scsi_Host *shost, enum iscsi_host_param param,
-			 char *buf)
-{
-        struct iscsi_session *session = iscsi_hostdata(shost->hostdata);
-	int len;
-
-	switch (param) {
-	case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_IPADDRESS:
-		spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
-		if (!session->leadconn)
-			len = -ENODEV;
-		else
-			len = sprintf(buf, "%s\n",
-				     session->leadconn->local_address);
-		spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
-		break;
-	default:
-		return iscsi_host_get_param(shost, param, buf);
-	}
-	return len;
-}
-
 static void
 iscsi_conn_get_stats(struct iscsi_cls_conn *cls_conn, struct iscsi_stats *stats)
 {
@@ -1869,26 +1852,44 @@
 }
 
 static struct iscsi_cls_session *
-iscsi_tcp_session_create(struct iscsi_transport *iscsit,
-			 struct scsi_transport_template *scsit,
-			 struct Scsi_Host *shost, uint16_t cmds_max,
+iscsi_tcp_session_create(struct Scsi_Host *shost, uint16_t cmds_max,
 			 uint16_t qdepth, uint32_t initial_cmdsn,
 			 uint32_t *hostno)
 {
 	struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session;
 	struct iscsi_session *session;
-	uint32_t hn;
 	int cmd_i;
 
-	cls_session = iscsi_session_setup(iscsit, scsit, cmds_max, qdepth,
-					 sizeof(struct iscsi_tcp_cmd_task),
-					 sizeof(struct iscsi_tcp_mgmt_task),
-					 initial_cmdsn, &hn);
-	if (!cls_session)
+	if (shost) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "iscsi_tcp: invalid shost %d.\n",
+		       shost->host_no);
 		return NULL;
-	*hostno = hn;
+	}
 
-	session = class_to_transport_session(cls_session);
+	shost = scsi_host_alloc(&iscsi_sht, sizeof(struct iscsi_host));
+	if (!shost)
+		return NULL;
+	shost->transportt = iscsi_tcp_scsi_transport;
+	shost->max_lun = iscsi_max_lun;
+	shost->max_id = 0;
+	shost->max_channel = 0;
+	shost->max_cmd_len = 16;
+
+	iscsi_host_setup(shost, qdepth);
+
+	if (scsi_add_host(shost, NULL))
+		goto free_host;
+	*hostno = shost->host_no;
+
+	cls_session = iscsi_session_setup(&iscsi_tcp_transport, shost, cmds_max,
+					  sizeof(struct iscsi_tcp_cmd_task),
+					  sizeof(struct iscsi_tcp_mgmt_task),
+					  initial_cmdsn);
+	if (!cls_session)
+		goto remove_host;
+	session = cls_session->dd_data;
+
+	shost->can_queue = session->cmds_max;
 	for (cmd_i = 0; cmd_i < session->cmds_max; cmd_i++) {
 		struct iscsi_cmd_task *ctask = session->cmds[cmd_i];
 		struct iscsi_tcp_cmd_task *tcp_ctask = ctask->dd_data;
@@ -1904,20 +1905,30 @@
 		mtask->hdr = (struct iscsi_hdr *) &tcp_mtask->hdr;
 	}
 
-	if (iscsi_r2tpool_alloc(class_to_transport_session(cls_session)))
-		goto r2tpool_alloc_fail;
-
+	if (iscsi_r2tpool_alloc(session))
+		goto remove_session;
 	return cls_session;
 
-r2tpool_alloc_fail:
+remove_session:
 	iscsi_session_teardown(cls_session);
+remove_host:
+	scsi_remove_host(shost);
+free_host:
+	iscsi_host_teardown(shost);
+	scsi_host_put(shost);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
 static void iscsi_tcp_session_destroy(struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session)
 {
-	iscsi_r2tpool_free(class_to_transport_session(cls_session));
+	struct Scsi_Host *shost = iscsi_session_to_shost(cls_session);
+
+	iscsi_r2tpool_free(cls_session->dd_data);
 	iscsi_session_teardown(cls_session);
+
+	scsi_remove_host(shost);
+	iscsi_host_teardown(shost);
+	scsi_host_put(shost);
 }
 
 static int iscsi_tcp_slave_configure(struct scsi_device *sdev)
@@ -1976,8 +1987,8 @@
 	.host_param_mask	= ISCSI_HOST_HWADDRESS | ISCSI_HOST_IPADDRESS |
 				  ISCSI_HOST_INITIATOR_NAME |
 				  ISCSI_HOST_NETDEV_NAME,
-	.host_template		= &iscsi_sht,
 	.conndata_size		= sizeof(struct iscsi_conn),
+	.sessiondata_size	= sizeof(struct iscsi_session),
 	/* session management */
 	.create_session		= iscsi_tcp_session_create,
 	.destroy_session	= iscsi_tcp_session_destroy,
@@ -1991,7 +2002,7 @@
 	.start_conn		= iscsi_conn_start,
 	.stop_conn		= iscsi_tcp_conn_stop,
 	/* iscsi host params */
-	.get_host_param		= iscsi_tcp_host_get_param,
+	.get_host_param		= iscsi_host_get_param,
 	.set_host_param		= iscsi_host_set_param,
 	/* IO */
 	.send_pdu		= iscsi_conn_send_pdu,
@@ -2013,9 +2024,10 @@
 		       iscsi_max_lun);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	iscsi_tcp_transport.max_lun = iscsi_max_lun;
 
-	if (!iscsi_register_transport(&iscsi_tcp_transport))
+	iscsi_tcp_scsi_transport = iscsi_register_transport(
+							&iscsi_tcp_transport);
+	if (!iscsi_tcp_scsi_transport)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
index 01a1a4d..64b1dd8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
@@ -38,14 +38,6 @@
 #include <scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h>
 #include <scsi/libiscsi.h>
 
-struct iscsi_session *
-class_to_transport_session(struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session)
-{
-	struct Scsi_Host *shost = iscsi_session_to_shost(cls_session);
-	return iscsi_hostdata(shost->hostdata);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_to_transport_session);
-
 /* Serial Number Arithmetic, 32 bits, less than, RFC1982 */
 #define SNA32_CHECK 2147483648UL
 
@@ -1096,6 +1088,7 @@
 
 int iscsi_queuecommand(struct scsi_cmnd *sc, void (*done)(struct scsi_cmnd *))
 {
+	struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session;
 	struct Scsi_Host *host;
 	int reason = 0;
 	struct iscsi_session *session;
@@ -1109,10 +1102,11 @@
 	host = sc->device->host;
 	spin_unlock(host->host_lock);
 
-	session = iscsi_hostdata(host->hostdata);
+	cls_session = starget_to_session(scsi_target(sc->device));
+	session = cls_session->dd_data;
 	spin_lock(&session->lock);
 
-	reason = iscsi_session_chkready(session_to_cls(session));
+	reason = iscsi_session_chkready(cls_session);
 	if (reason) {
 		sc->result = reason;
 		goto fault;
@@ -1222,7 +1216,7 @@
 
 void iscsi_session_recovery_timedout(struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session)
 {
-	struct iscsi_session *session = class_to_transport_session(cls_session);
+	struct iscsi_session *session = cls_session->dd_data;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
 	if (session->state != ISCSI_STATE_LOGGED_IN) {
@@ -1236,9 +1230,13 @@
 
 int iscsi_eh_host_reset(struct scsi_cmnd *sc)
 {
-	struct Scsi_Host *host = sc->device->host;
-	struct iscsi_session *session = iscsi_hostdata(host->hostdata);
-	struct iscsi_conn *conn = session->leadconn;
+	struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session;
+	struct iscsi_session *session;
+	struct iscsi_conn *conn;
+
+	cls_session = starget_to_session(scsi_target(sc->device));
+	session = cls_session->dd_data;
+	conn = session->leadconn;
 
 	mutex_lock(&session->eh_mutex);
 	spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
@@ -1405,7 +1403,7 @@
 	enum scsi_eh_timer_return rc = EH_NOT_HANDLED;
 
 	cls_session = starget_to_session(scsi_target(scmd->device));
-	session = class_to_transport_session(cls_session);
+	session = cls_session->dd_data;
 
 	debug_scsi("scsi cmd %p timedout\n", scmd);
 
@@ -1507,13 +1505,16 @@
 
 int iscsi_eh_abort(struct scsi_cmnd *sc)
 {
-	struct Scsi_Host *host = sc->device->host;
-	struct iscsi_session *session = iscsi_hostdata(host->hostdata);
+	struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session;
+	struct iscsi_session *session;
 	struct iscsi_conn *conn;
 	struct iscsi_cmd_task *ctask;
 	struct iscsi_tm *hdr;
 	int rc, age;
 
+	cls_session = starget_to_session(scsi_target(sc->device));
+	session = cls_session->dd_data;
+
 	mutex_lock(&session->eh_mutex);
 	spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
 	/*
@@ -1630,12 +1631,15 @@
 
 int iscsi_eh_device_reset(struct scsi_cmnd *sc)
 {
-	struct Scsi_Host *host = sc->device->host;
-	struct iscsi_session *session = iscsi_hostdata(host->hostdata);
+	struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session;
+	struct iscsi_session *session;
 	struct iscsi_conn *conn;
 	struct iscsi_tm *hdr;
 	int rc = FAILED;
 
+	cls_session = starget_to_session(scsi_target(sc->device));
+	session = cls_session->dd_data;
+
 	debug_scsi("LU Reset [sc %p lun %u]\n", sc, sc->device->lun);
 
 	mutex_lock(&session->eh_mutex);
@@ -1760,55 +1764,53 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iscsi_pool_free);
 
-/*
- * iSCSI Session's hostdata organization:
- *
- *    *------------------* <== hostdata_session(host->hostdata)
- *    | ptr to class sess|
- *    |------------------| <== iscsi_hostdata(host->hostdata)
- *    | iscsi_session    |
- *    *------------------*
- */
-
-#define hostdata_privsize(_sz)	(sizeof(unsigned long) + _sz + \
-				 _sz % sizeof(unsigned long))
-
-#define hostdata_session(_hostdata) (iscsi_ptr(*(unsigned long *)_hostdata))
-
-/**
- * iscsi_session_setup - create iscsi cls session and host and session
- * @scsit: scsi transport template
- * @iscsit: iscsi transport template
- * @cmds_max: scsi host can queue
- * @qdepth: scsi host cmds per lun
- * @cmd_task_size: LLD ctask private data size
- * @mgmt_task_size: LLD mtask private data size
- * @initial_cmdsn: initial CmdSN
- * @hostno: host no allocated
- *
- * This can be used by software iscsi_transports that allocate
- * a session per scsi host.
- **/
-struct iscsi_cls_session *
-iscsi_session_setup(struct iscsi_transport *iscsit,
-		    struct scsi_transport_template *scsit,
-		    uint16_t cmds_max, uint16_t qdepth,
-		    int cmd_task_size, int mgmt_task_size,
-		    uint32_t initial_cmdsn, uint32_t *hostno)
+void iscsi_host_setup(struct Scsi_Host *shost, uint16_t qdepth)
 {
-	struct Scsi_Host *shost;
-	struct iscsi_session *session;
-	struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session;
-	int cmd_i;
-
 	if (qdepth > ISCSI_MAX_CMD_PER_LUN || qdepth < 1) {
 		if (qdepth != 0)
 			printk(KERN_ERR "iscsi: invalid queue depth of %d. "
-			      "Queue depth must be between 1 and %d.\n",
-			      qdepth, ISCSI_MAX_CMD_PER_LUN);
+			       "Queue depth must be between 1 and %d.\n",
+			       qdepth, ISCSI_MAX_CMD_PER_LUN);
 		qdepth = ISCSI_DEF_CMD_PER_LUN;
 	}
 
+	shost->transportt->create_work_queue = 1;
+	shost->transportt->eh_timed_out = iscsi_eh_cmd_timed_out;
+	shost->cmd_per_lun = qdepth;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iscsi_host_setup);
+
+void iscsi_host_teardown(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
+{
+	struct iscsi_host *ihost = shost_priv(shost);
+
+	kfree(ihost->netdev);
+	kfree(ihost->hwaddress);
+	kfree(ihost->initiatorname);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iscsi_host_teardown);
+
+/**
+ * iscsi_session_setup - create iscsi cls session and host and session
+ * @iscsit: iscsi transport template
+ * @shost: scsi host
+ * @cmds_max: session can queue
+ * @cmd_task_size: LLD ctask private data size
+ * @mgmt_task_size: LLD mtask private data size
+ * @initial_cmdsn: initial CmdSN
+ *
+ * This can be used by software iscsi_transports that allocate
+ * a session per scsi host.
+ */
+struct iscsi_cls_session *
+iscsi_session_setup(struct iscsi_transport *iscsit, struct Scsi_Host *shost,
+		    uint16_t cmds_max, int cmd_task_size, int mgmt_task_size,
+		    uint32_t initial_cmdsn)
+{
+	struct iscsi_session *session;
+	struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session;
+	int cmd_i;
+
 	if (!is_power_of_2(cmds_max) || cmds_max >= ISCSI_MGMT_ITT_OFFSET ||
 	    cmds_max < 2) {
 		if (cmds_max != 0)
@@ -1819,25 +1821,11 @@
 		cmds_max = ISCSI_DEF_XMIT_CMDS_MAX;
 	}
 
-	shost = scsi_host_alloc(iscsit->host_template,
-				hostdata_privsize(sizeof(*session)));
-	if (!shost)
+	cls_session = iscsi_alloc_session(shost, iscsit);
+	if (!cls_session)
 		return NULL;
-
-	/* the iscsi layer takes one task for reserve */
-	shost->can_queue = cmds_max - 1;
-	shost->cmd_per_lun = qdepth;
-	shost->max_id = 1;
-	shost->max_channel = 0;
-	shost->max_lun = iscsit->max_lun;
-	shost->max_cmd_len = 16;
-	shost->transportt = scsit;
-	shost->transportt->create_work_queue = 1;
-	shost->transportt->eh_timed_out = iscsi_eh_cmd_timed_out;
-	*hostno = shost->host_no;
-
-	session = iscsi_hostdata(shost->hostdata);
-	memset(session, 0, sizeof(struct iscsi_session));
+	session = cls_session->dd_data;
+	session->cls_session = cls_session;
 	session->host = shost;
 	session->state = ISCSI_STATE_FREE;
 	session->fast_abort = 1;
@@ -1851,6 +1839,7 @@
 	session->max_r2t = 1;
 	session->tt = iscsit;
 	mutex_init(&session->eh_mutex);
+	spin_lock_init(&session->lock);
 
 	/* initialize SCSI PDU commands pool */
 	if (iscsi_pool_init(&session->cmdpool, session->cmds_max,
@@ -1868,8 +1857,6 @@
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ctask->running);
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_init(&session->lock);
-
 	/* initialize immediate command pool */
 	if (iscsi_pool_init(&session->mgmtpool, session->mgmtpool_max,
 			   (void***)&session->mgmt_cmds,
@@ -1887,49 +1874,37 @@
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mtask->running);
 	}
 
-	if (scsi_add_host(shost, NULL))
-		goto add_host_fail;
-
 	if (!try_module_get(iscsit->owner))
+		goto module_get_fail;
+
+	if (iscsi_add_session(cls_session, 0))
 		goto cls_session_fail;
-
-	cls_session = iscsi_create_session(shost, iscsit, 0);
-	if (!cls_session)
-		goto module_put;
-	*(unsigned long*)shost->hostdata = (unsigned long)cls_session;
-
 	return cls_session;
 
-module_put:
-	module_put(iscsit->owner);
 cls_session_fail:
-	scsi_remove_host(shost);
-add_host_fail:
+	module_put(iscsit->owner);
+module_get_fail:
 	iscsi_pool_free(&session->mgmtpool);
 mgmtpool_alloc_fail:
 	iscsi_pool_free(&session->cmdpool);
 cmdpool_alloc_fail:
-	scsi_host_put(shost);
+	iscsi_free_session(cls_session);
 	return NULL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iscsi_session_setup);
 
 /**
  * iscsi_session_teardown - destroy session, host, and cls_session
- * shost: scsi host
+ * @cls_session: iscsi session
  *
- * This can be used by software iscsi_transports that allocate
- * a session per scsi host.
- **/
+ * The driver must have called iscsi_remove_session before
+ * calling this.
+ */
 void iscsi_session_teardown(struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session)
 {
-	struct Scsi_Host *shost = iscsi_session_to_shost(cls_session);
-	struct iscsi_session *session = iscsi_hostdata(shost->hostdata);
+	struct iscsi_session *session = cls_session->dd_data;
 	struct module *owner = cls_session->transport->owner;
 
-	iscsi_remove_session(cls_session);
-	scsi_remove_host(shost);
-
 	iscsi_pool_free(&session->mgmtpool);
 	iscsi_pool_free(&session->cmdpool);
 
@@ -1938,12 +1913,8 @@
 	kfree(session->username);
 	kfree(session->username_in);
 	kfree(session->targetname);
-	kfree(session->netdev);
-	kfree(session->hwaddress);
-	kfree(session->initiatorname);
 
-	iscsi_free_session(cls_session);
-	scsi_host_put(shost);
+	iscsi_destroy_session(cls_session);
 	module_put(owner);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iscsi_session_teardown);
@@ -1956,7 +1927,7 @@
 struct iscsi_cls_conn *
 iscsi_conn_setup(struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session, uint32_t conn_idx)
 {
-	struct iscsi_session *session = class_to_transport_session(cls_session);
+	struct iscsi_session *session = cls_session->dd_data;
 	struct iscsi_conn *conn;
 	struct iscsi_cls_conn *cls_conn;
 	char *data;
@@ -2140,7 +2111,7 @@
 	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
 
-	iscsi_unblock_session(session_to_cls(session));
+	iscsi_unblock_session(session->cls_session);
 	wake_up(&conn->ehwait);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2225,7 +2196,7 @@
 		if (session->state == ISCSI_STATE_IN_RECOVERY &&
 		    old_stop_stage != STOP_CONN_RECOVER) {
 			debug_scsi("blocking session\n");
-			iscsi_block_session(session_to_cls(session));
+			iscsi_block_session(session->cls_session);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2260,7 +2231,7 @@
 int iscsi_conn_bind(struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session,
 		    struct iscsi_cls_conn *cls_conn, int is_leading)
 {
-	struct iscsi_session *session = class_to_transport_session(cls_session);
+	struct iscsi_session *session = cls_session->dd_data;
 	struct iscsi_conn *conn = cls_conn->dd_data;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
@@ -2410,8 +2381,7 @@
 int iscsi_session_get_param(struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session,
 			    enum iscsi_param param, char *buf)
 {
-	struct Scsi_Host *shost = iscsi_session_to_shost(cls_session);
-	struct iscsi_session *session = iscsi_hostdata(shost->hostdata);
+	struct iscsi_session *session = cls_session->dd_data;
 	int len;
 
 	switch(param) {
@@ -2525,29 +2495,34 @@
 int iscsi_host_get_param(struct Scsi_Host *shost, enum iscsi_host_param param,
 			 char *buf)
 {
-	struct iscsi_session *session = iscsi_hostdata(shost->hostdata);
+	struct iscsi_host *ihost = shost_priv(shost);
 	int len;
 
 	switch (param) {
 	case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_NETDEV_NAME:
-		if (!session->netdev)
+		if (!ihost->netdev)
 			len = sprintf(buf, "%s\n", "default");
 		else
-			len = sprintf(buf, "%s\n", session->netdev);
+			len = sprintf(buf, "%s\n", ihost->netdev);
 		break;
 	case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_HWADDRESS:
-		if (!session->hwaddress)
+		if (!ihost->hwaddress)
 			len = sprintf(buf, "%s\n", "default");
 		else
-			len = sprintf(buf, "%s\n", session->hwaddress);
+			len = sprintf(buf, "%s\n", ihost->hwaddress);
 		break;
 	case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_INITIATOR_NAME:
-		if (!session->initiatorname)
+		if (!ihost->initiatorname)
 			len = sprintf(buf, "%s\n", "unknown");
 		else
-			len = sprintf(buf, "%s\n", session->initiatorname);
+			len = sprintf(buf, "%s\n", ihost->initiatorname);
 		break;
-
+	case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_IPADDRESS:
+		if (!strlen(ihost->local_address))
+			len = sprintf(buf, "%s\n", "unknown");
+		else
+			len = sprintf(buf, "%s\n",
+				      ihost->local_address);
 	default:
 		return -ENOSYS;
 	}
@@ -2559,20 +2534,20 @@
 int iscsi_host_set_param(struct Scsi_Host *shost, enum iscsi_host_param param,
 			 char *buf, int buflen)
 {
-	struct iscsi_session *session = iscsi_hostdata(shost->hostdata);
+	struct iscsi_host *ihost = shost_priv(shost);
 
 	switch (param) {
 	case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_NETDEV_NAME:
-		if (!session->netdev)
-			session->netdev = kstrdup(buf, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!ihost->netdev)
+			ihost->netdev = kstrdup(buf, GFP_KERNEL);
 		break;
 	case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_HWADDRESS:
-		if (!session->hwaddress)
-			session->hwaddress = kstrdup(buf, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!ihost->hwaddress)
+			ihost->hwaddress = kstrdup(buf, GFP_KERNEL);
 		break;
 	case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_INITIATOR_NAME:
-		if (!session->initiatorname)
-			session->initiatorname = kstrdup(buf, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!ihost->initiatorname)
+			ihost->initiatorname = kstrdup(buf, GFP_KERNEL);
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -ENOSYS;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c
index 0c78694..6c6ee0f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@
 				  ISCSI_HOST_IPADDRESS |
 				  ISCSI_HOST_INITIATOR_NAME,
 	.sessiondata_size	= sizeof(struct ddb_entry),
-	.host_template		= &qla4xxx_driver_template,
 
 	.tgt_dscvr		= qla4xxx_tgt_dscvr,
 	.get_conn_param		= qla4xxx_conn_get_param,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
index 5577a60..9c00a15 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
@@ -101,12 +101,10 @@
 static DEVICE_ATTR(name, S_IRUGO, show_transport_##name, NULL);
 
 show_transport_attr(caps, "0x%x");
-show_transport_attr(max_lun, "%d");
 
 static struct attribute *iscsi_transport_attrs[] = {
 	&dev_attr_handle.attr,
 	&dev_attr_caps.attr,
-	&dev_attr_max_lun.attr,
 	NULL,
 };
 
@@ -1034,8 +1032,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	session = transport->create_session(transport, &priv->t, shost,
-					    cmds_max, queue_depth,
+	session = transport->create_session(shost, cmds_max, queue_depth,
 					    initial_cmdsn, &host_no);
 	if (shost)
 		scsi_host_put(shost);
diff --git a/include/scsi/iscsi_if.h b/include/scsi/iscsi_if.h
index 1883c85..801a677 100644
--- a/include/scsi/iscsi_if.h
+++ b/include/scsi/iscsi_if.h
@@ -310,13 +310,6 @@
 
 #define iscsi_ptr(_handle) ((void*)(unsigned long)_handle)
 #define iscsi_handle(_ptr) ((uint64_t)(unsigned long)_ptr)
-#define hostdata_session(_hostdata) (iscsi_ptr(*(unsigned long *)_hostdata))
-
-/**
- * iscsi_hostdata - get LLD hostdata from scsi_host
- * @_hostdata: pointer to scsi host's hostdata
- **/
-#define iscsi_hostdata(_hostdata) ((void*)_hostdata + sizeof(unsigned long))
 
 /*
  * These flags presents iSCSI Data-Path capabilities.
diff --git a/include/scsi/libiscsi.h b/include/scsi/libiscsi.h
index f24cf02..8a6271c 100644
--- a/include/scsi/libiscsi.h
+++ b/include/scsi/libiscsi.h
@@ -209,9 +209,6 @@
 	/* remote portal currently connected to */
 	int			portal_port;
 	char			portal_address[ISCSI_ADDRESS_BUF_LEN];
-	/* local address */
-	int			local_port;
-	char			local_address[ISCSI_ADDRESS_BUF_LEN];
 
 	/* MIB-statistics */
 	uint64_t		txdata_octets;
@@ -247,6 +244,7 @@
 };
 
 struct iscsi_session {
+	struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session;
 	/*
 	 * Syncs up the scsi eh thread with the iscsi eh thread when sending
 	 * task management functions. This must be taken before the session
@@ -282,10 +280,6 @@
 	char			*password;
 	char			*password_in;
 	char			*targetname;
-	char			*initiatorname;
-	/* hw address or netdev iscsi connection is bound to */
-	char			*hwaddress;
-	char			*netdev;
 	/* control data */
 	struct iscsi_transport	*tt;
 	struct Scsi_Host	*host;
@@ -307,6 +301,16 @@
 	struct iscsi_pool	mgmtpool;	/* Mgmt PDU's pool */
 };
 
+struct iscsi_host {
+	char			*initiatorname;
+	/* hw address or netdev iscsi connection is bound to */
+	char			*hwaddress;
+	char			*netdev;
+	/* local address */
+	int			local_port;
+	char			local_address[ISCSI_ADDRESS_BUF_LEN];
+};
+
 /*
  * scsi host template
  */
@@ -326,27 +330,24 @@
 				int buflen);
 extern int iscsi_host_get_param(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
 				enum iscsi_host_param param, char *buf);
+extern void iscsi_host_setup(struct Scsi_Host *shost, uint16_t qdepth);
+extern void iscsi_host_teardown(struct Scsi_Host *shost);
 
 /*
  * session management
  */
 extern struct iscsi_cls_session *
-iscsi_session_setup(struct iscsi_transport *, struct scsi_transport_template *,
-		    uint16_t, uint16_t, int, int, uint32_t, uint32_t *);
+iscsi_session_setup(struct iscsi_transport *, struct Scsi_Host *shost,
+		    uint16_t, int, int, uint32_t);
 extern void iscsi_session_teardown(struct iscsi_cls_session *);
-extern struct iscsi_session *class_to_transport_session(struct iscsi_cls_session *);
 extern void iscsi_session_recovery_timedout(struct iscsi_cls_session *);
 extern int iscsi_set_param(struct iscsi_cls_conn *cls_conn,
 			   enum iscsi_param param, char *buf, int buflen);
 extern int iscsi_session_get_param(struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session,
 				   enum iscsi_param param, char *buf);
 
-#define session_to_cls(_sess) \
-	hostdata_session(_sess->host->hostdata)
-
 #define iscsi_session_printk(prefix, _sess, fmt, a...)	\
-	iscsi_cls_session_printk(prefix,		\
-		(struct iscsi_cls_session *)session_to_cls(_sess), fmt, ##a)
+	iscsi_cls_session_printk(prefix, _sess->cls_session, fmt, ##a)
 
 /*
  * connection management
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h b/include/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h
index 7287022..702eda2 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h
@@ -83,15 +83,13 @@
 	/* LLD sets this to indicate what values it can export to sysfs */
 	uint64_t param_mask;
 	uint64_t host_param_mask;
-	struct scsi_host_template *host_template;
 	/* LLD connection data size */
 	int conndata_size;
 	/* LLD session data size */
 	int sessiondata_size;
-	int max_lun;
-	struct iscsi_cls_session *(*create_session) (struct iscsi_transport *it,
-		struct scsi_transport_template *t, struct Scsi_Host *shost,
-		uint16_t cmds_max, uint16_t qdepth, uint32_t sn, uint32_t *hn);
+	struct iscsi_cls_session *(*create_session) (struct Scsi_Host *shost,
+					uint16_t cmds_max, uint16_t qdepth,
+					uint32_t sn, uint32_t *hn);
 	void (*destroy_session) (struct iscsi_cls_session *session);
 	struct iscsi_cls_conn *(*create_conn) (struct iscsi_cls_session *sess,
 				uint32_t cid);