diff --git a/drivers/ata/acard-ahci.c b/drivers/ata/acard-ahci.c
index b1b49dbd0b14..85357f27a66b 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/acard-ahci.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/acard-ahci.c
@@ -344,7 +344,6 @@ static int acard_ahci_port_start(struct ata_port *ap)
 	mem = dmam_alloc_coherent(dev, dma_sz, &mem_dma, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!mem)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	memset(mem, 0, dma_sz);
 
 	/*
 	 * First item in chunk of DMA memory: 32-slot command table,
diff --git a/drivers/ata/ahci_sunxi.c b/drivers/ata/ahci_sunxi.c
index 4100e904376b..cb69b737cb49 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/ahci_sunxi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/ahci_sunxi.c
@@ -149,8 +149,51 @@ static void ahci_sunxi_start_engine(struct ata_port *ap)
 	void __iomem *port_mmio = ahci_port_base(ap);
 	struct ahci_host_priv *hpriv = ap->host->private_data;
 
-	/* Setup DMA before DMA start */
-	sunxi_clrsetbits(hpriv->mmio + AHCI_P0DMACR, 0x0000ff00, 0x00004400);
+	/* Setup DMA before DMA start
+	 *
+	 * NOTE: A similar SoC with SATA/AHCI by Texas Instruments documents
+	 *   this Vendor Specific Port (P0DMACR, aka PxDMACR) in its
+	 *   User's Guide document (TMS320C674x/OMAP-L1x Processor
+	 *   Serial ATA (SATA) Controller, Literature Number: SPRUGJ8C,
+	 *   March 2011, Chapter 4.33 Port DMA Control Register (P0DMACR),
+	 *   p.68, https://www.ti.com/lit/ug/sprugj8c/sprugj8c.pdf)
+	 *   as equivalent to the following struct:
+	 *
+	 *   struct AHCI_P0DMACR_t
+	 *   {
+	 *     unsigned TXTS     : 4;
+	 *     unsigned RXTS     : 4;
+	 *     unsigned TXABL    : 4;
+	 *     unsigned RXABL    : 4;
+	 *     unsigned Reserved : 16;
+	 *   };
+	 *
+	 *   TXTS: Transmit Transaction Size (TX_TRANSACTION_SIZE).
+	 *     This field defines the DMA transaction size in DWORDs for
+	 *     transmit (system bus read, device write) operation. [...]
+	 *
+	 *   RXTS: Receive Transaction Size (RX_TRANSACTION_SIZE).
+	 *     This field defines the Port DMA transaction size in DWORDs
+	 *     for receive (system bus write, device read) operation. [...]
+	 *
+	 *   TXABL: Transmit Burst Limit.
+	 *     This field allows software to limit the VBUSP master read
+	 *     burst size. [...]
+	 *
+	 *   RXABL: Receive Burst Limit.
+	 *     Allows software to limit the VBUSP master write burst
+	 *     size. [...]
+	 *
+	 *   Reserved: Reserved.
+	 *
+	 *
+	 * NOTE: According to the above document, the following alternative
+	 *   to the code below could perhaps be a better option
+	 *   (or preparation) for possible further improvements later:
+	 *     sunxi_clrsetbits(hpriv->mmio + AHCI_P0DMACR, 0x0000ffff,
+	 *		0x00000033);
+	 */
+	sunxi_clrsetbits(hpriv->mmio + AHCI_P0DMACR, 0x0000ffff, 0x00004433);
 
 	/* Start DMA */
 	sunxi_setbits(port_mmio + PORT_CMD, PORT_CMD_START);
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libahci.c b/drivers/ata/libahci.c
index 0984c4b76d7e..e4c45d3cca79 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libahci.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libahci.c
@@ -2365,7 +2365,6 @@ static int ahci_port_start(struct ata_port *ap)
 	mem = dmam_alloc_coherent(dev, dma_sz, &mem_dma, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!mem)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	memset(mem, 0, dma_sz);
 
 	/*
 	 * First item in chunk of DMA memory: 32-slot command table,
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 4a2dff303865..28c492be0a57 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -4462,9 +4462,7 @@ static const struct ata_blacklist_entry ata_device_blacklist [] = {
 
 	/* drives which fail FPDMA_AA activation (some may freeze afterwards)
 	   the ST disks also have LPM issues */
-	{ "ST1000LM024 HN-M101MBB", "2AR10001",	ATA_HORKAGE_BROKEN_FPDMA_AA |
-						ATA_HORKAGE_NOLPM, },
-	{ "ST1000LM024 HN-M101MBB", "2BA30001",	ATA_HORKAGE_BROKEN_FPDMA_AA |
+	{ "ST1000LM024 HN-M101MBB", NULL,	ATA_HORKAGE_BROKEN_FPDMA_AA |
 						ATA_HORKAGE_NOLPM, },
 	{ "VB0250EAVER",	"HPG7",		ATA_HORKAGE_BROKEN_FPDMA_AA },
 
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
index 9d687e1d4325..3bfd9da58473 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
@@ -1469,7 +1469,7 @@ static int ata_eh_read_log_10h(struct ata_device *dev,
 	tf->hob_lbah = buf[10];
 	tf->nsect = buf[12];
 	tf->hob_nsect = buf[13];
-	if (ata_id_has_ncq_autosense(dev->id))
+	if (dev->class == ATA_DEV_ZAC && ata_id_has_ncq_autosense(dev->id))
 		tf->auxiliary = buf[14] << 16 | buf[15] << 8 | buf[16];
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1716,7 +1716,8 @@ void ata_eh_analyze_ncq_error(struct ata_link *link)
 	memcpy(&qc->result_tf, &tf, sizeof(tf));
 	qc->result_tf.flags = ATA_TFLAG_ISADDR | ATA_TFLAG_LBA | ATA_TFLAG_LBA48;
 	qc->err_mask |= AC_ERR_DEV | AC_ERR_NCQ;
-	if ((qc->result_tf.command & ATA_SENSE) || qc->result_tf.auxiliary) {
+	if (dev->class == ATA_DEV_ZAC &&
+	    ((qc->result_tf.command & ATA_SENSE) || qc->result_tf.auxiliary)) {
 		char sense_key, asc, ascq;
 
 		sense_key = (qc->result_tf.auxiliary >> 16) & 0xff;
@@ -1770,10 +1771,11 @@ static unsigned int ata_eh_analyze_tf(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc,
 	}
 
 	switch (qc->dev->class) {
-	case ATA_DEV_ATA:
 	case ATA_DEV_ZAC:
 		if (stat & ATA_SENSE)
 			ata_eh_request_sense(qc, qc->scsicmd);
+		/* fall through */
+	case ATA_DEV_ATA:
 		if (err & ATA_ICRC)
 			qc->err_mask |= AC_ERR_ATA_BUS;
 		if (err & (ATA_UNC | ATA_AMNF))
diff --git a/drivers/ata/pdc_adma.c b/drivers/ata/pdc_adma.c
index 52fa8606a25f..c5bbb07aa7d9 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pdc_adma.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pdc_adma.c
@@ -550,7 +550,6 @@ static int adma_port_start(struct ata_port *ap)
 						(u32)pp->pkt_dma);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	memset(pp->pkt, 0, ADMA_PKT_BYTES);
 	ap->private_data = pp;
 	adma_reinit_engine(ap);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_nv.c b/drivers/ata/sata_nv.c
index 54bfab15c74a..b44b4b64354c 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_nv.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_nv.c
@@ -1136,7 +1136,6 @@ static int nv_adma_port_start(struct ata_port *ap)
 				  &mem_dma, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!mem)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	memset(mem, 0, NV_ADMA_PORT_PRIV_DMA_SZ);
 
 	/*
 	 * First item in chunk of DMA memory:
@@ -1946,7 +1945,6 @@ static int nv_swncq_port_start(struct ata_port *ap)
 				      &pp->prd_dma, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!pp->prd)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	memset(pp->prd, 0, ATA_PRD_TBL_SZ * ATA_MAX_QUEUE);
 
 	ap->private_data = pp;
 	pp->sactive_block = ap->ioaddr.scr_addr + 4 * SCR_ACTIVE;
diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_qstor.c b/drivers/ata/sata_qstor.c
index 7ec0c216a6a6..865e5c58bd94 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_qstor.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_qstor.c
@@ -477,7 +477,6 @@ static int qs_port_start(struct ata_port *ap)
 				      GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!pp->pkt)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	memset(pp->pkt, 0, QS_PKT_BYTES);
 	ap->private_data = pp;
 
 	qs_enter_reg_mode(ap);
diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_sil24.c b/drivers/ata/sata_sil24.c
index bfdf41912588..98aad8206921 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_sil24.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_sil24.c
@@ -1202,7 +1202,6 @@ static int sil24_port_start(struct ata_port *ap)
 	cb = dmam_alloc_coherent(dev, cb_size, &cb_dma, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!cb)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	memset(cb, 0, cb_size);
 
 	pp->cmd_block = cb;
 	pp->cmd_block_dma = cb_dma;