diff --git a/include/scsi/libsas.h b/include/scsi/libsas.h
index 5f5ed1b..f4f1c96 100644
--- a/include/scsi/libsas.h
+++ b/include/scsi/libsas.h
@@ -217,11 +217,29 @@
 	struct kref kref;
 };
 
-struct sas_discovery_event {
+struct sas_work {
+	struct list_head drain_node;
 	struct work_struct work;
+};
+
+static inline void INIT_SAS_WORK(struct sas_work *sw, void (*fn)(struct work_struct *))
+{
+	INIT_WORK(&sw->work, fn);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sw->drain_node);
+}
+
+struct sas_discovery_event {
+	struct sas_work work;
 	struct asd_sas_port *port;
 };
 
+static inline struct sas_discovery_event *to_sas_discovery_event(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct sas_discovery_event *ev = container_of(work, typeof(*ev), work.work);
+
+	return ev;
+}
+
 struct sas_discovery {
 	struct sas_discovery_event disc_work[DISC_NUM_EVENTS];
 	unsigned long    pending;
@@ -244,7 +262,7 @@
 	struct list_head destroy_list;
 	enum   sas_linkrate linkrate;
 
-	struct work_struct work;
+	struct sas_work work;
 
 /* public: */
 	int id;
@@ -270,10 +288,17 @@
 };
 
 struct asd_sas_event {
-	struct work_struct work;
+	struct sas_work work;
 	struct asd_sas_phy *phy;
 };
 
+static inline struct asd_sas_event *to_asd_sas_event(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct asd_sas_event *ev = container_of(work, typeof(*ev), work.work);
+
+	return ev;
+}
+
 /* The phy pretty much is controlled by the LLDD.
  * The class only reads those fields.
  */
@@ -333,10 +358,17 @@
 };
 
 struct sas_ha_event {
-	struct work_struct work;
+	struct sas_work work;
 	struct sas_ha_struct *ha;
 };
 
+static inline struct sas_ha_event *to_sas_ha_event(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct sas_ha_event *ev = container_of(work, typeof(*ev), work.work);
+
+	return ev;
+}
+
 enum sas_ha_state {
 	SAS_HA_REGISTERED,
 	SAS_HA_DRAINING,