Index: multipath-tools-090724/libmultipath/checkers/tur.c
===================================================================
--- multipath-tools-090724.orig/libmultipath/checkers/tur.c
+++ multipath-tools-090724/libmultipath/checkers/tur.c
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ libcheck_check (struct checker * c)
 		case DID_NO_CONNECT:
 		case DID_BAD_TARGET:
 		case DID_ABORT:
-		case DID_TRANSPORT_DISRUPTED:
 		case DID_TRANSPORT_FAILFAST:
 			break;
 		default:
Index: multipath-tools-090724/libmultipath/discovery.c
===================================================================
--- multipath-tools-090724.orig/libmultipath/discovery.c
+++ multipath-tools-090724/libmultipath/discovery.c
@@ -579,10 +579,9 @@ struct sysfs_device *sysfs_device_from_p
 }
 
 int
-path_offline (struct path * pp)
+path_state (struct path * pp, char * buff)
 {
 	struct sysfs_device * parent;
-	char buff[SCSI_STATE_SIZE];
 
 	pp->sysdev = sysfs_device_from_path(pp);
 	if (!pp->sysdev) {
@@ -604,6 +603,16 @@ path_offline (struct path * pp)
 		return 1;
 
 	condlog(3, "%s: state = %s", pp->dev, buff);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+path_offline (struct path * pp)
+{
+	char buff[SCSI_STATE_SIZE];
+
+	if (path_state(pp, buff))
+		return 1;
 
 	if (!strncmp(buff, "offline", 7)) {
 		pp->offline = 1;
@@ -613,6 +622,21 @@ path_offline (struct path * pp)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int
+path_blocked (struct path * pp)
+{
+	char buff[SCSI_STATE_SIZE];
+
+	if (pp->bus != SYSFS_BUS_SCSI)
+		return 0;
+	if (path_state(pp, buff))
+		return 0;
+	if (!strncmp(buff, "blocked", 7)) {
+		return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 extern int
 sysfs_pathinfo(struct path * pp)
 {
@@ -699,36 +723,43 @@ cciss_ioctl_pathinfo (struct path * pp, 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
-get_state (struct path * pp)
+int
+get_state (struct path * pp, int daemon)
 {
 	struct checker * c = &pp->checker;
+	int state;
 
 	condlog(3, "%s: get_state", pp->dev);
 
 	if (!checker_selected(c)) {
+		if (daemon)
+			pathinfo(pp, conf->hwtable, DI_SYSFS);
 		select_checker(pp);
 		if (!checker_selected(c)) {
 			condlog(3, "%s: No checker selected", pp->dev);
-			return 1;
+			return PATH_UNCHECKED;
 		}
 		checker_set_fd(c, pp->fd);
 		if (checker_init(c, pp->mpp?&pp->mpp->mpcontext:NULL)) {
 			condlog(3, "%s: checker init failed", pp->dev);
-			return 1;
+			return PATH_UNCHECKED;
 		}
 	}
 	if (path_offline(pp)) {
 		condlog(3, "%s: path offline", pp->dev);
-		pp->state = PATH_DOWN;
-		return 0;
+		return PATH_DOWN;
 	}
-	pp->state = checker_check(c);
-	condlog(3, "%s: state = %i", pp->dev, pp->state);
-	if (pp->state == PATH_DOWN && strlen(checker_message(c)))
+	if (daemon) {
+		if (path_blocked(pp))
+			return PATH_PENDING;
+		checker_set_async(c);
+	}
+	state = checker_check(c);
+	condlog(3, "%s: state = %i", pp->dev, state);
+	if (state == PATH_DOWN && strlen(checker_message(c)))
 		condlog(3, "%s: checker msg is \"%s\"",
 			pp->dev, checker_message(c));
-	return 0;
+	return state;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -813,8 +844,11 @@ pathinfo (struct path *pp, vector hwtabl
 	    cciss_ioctl_pathinfo(pp, mask))
 		goto blank;
 
-	if (mask & DI_CHECKER && get_state(pp))
-		goto blank;
+	if (mask & DI_CHECKER) {
+		pp->state = get_state(pp, 0);
+		if (pp->state == PATH_UNCHECKED || pp->state == PATH_WILD)
+			goto blank;
+	}
 
 	 /*
 	  * Retrieve path priority, even for PATH_DOWN paths if it has never
Index: multipath-tools-090724/libmultipath/discovery.h
===================================================================
--- multipath-tools-090724.orig/libmultipath/discovery.h
+++ multipath-tools-090724/libmultipath/discovery.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ int path_discovery (vector pathvec, stru
 int do_tur (char *);
 int devt2devname (char *, char *);
 int path_offline (struct path *);
+int get_state (struct path * pp, int daemon);
+int path_blocked (struct path *);
 int pathinfo (struct path *, vector hwtable, int mask);
 struct path * store_pathinfo (vector pathvec, vector hwtable,
 			      char * devname, int flag);
Index: multipath-tools-090724/multipathd/main.c
===================================================================
--- multipath-tools-090724.orig/multipathd/main.c
+++ multipath-tools-090724/multipathd/main.c
@@ -908,26 +908,9 @@ check_path (struct vectors * vecs, struc
 	 */
 	pp->tick = conf->checkint;
 
-	if (!checker_selected(&pp->checker)) {
-		pathinfo(pp, conf->hwtable, DI_SYSFS);
-		select_checker(pp);
-	}
-	if (!checker_selected(&pp->checker)) {
-		condlog(0, "%s: checker is not set", pp->dev);
-		return;
-	}
-	/*
-	 * Set checker in async mode.
-	 * Honored only by checker implementing the said mode.
-	 */
-	checker_set_async(&pp->checker);
-
-	if (path_offline(pp))
-		newstate = PATH_DOWN;
-	else
-		newstate = checker_check(&pp->checker);
+	newstate = get_state(pp, 1);
 
-	if (newstate < 0) {
+	if (newstate == PATH_WILD || newstate == PATH_UNCHECKED) {
 		condlog(2, "%s: unusable path", pp->dev);
 		pathinfo(pp, conf->hwtable, 0);
 		return;