diff --git a/drivers/scsi/iscsi_tcp.c b/drivers/scsi/iscsi_tcp.c
index e19d92f2..dfaf9fa 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/iscsi_tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/iscsi_tcp.c
@@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@
 	struct iscsi_cls_conn *cls_conn;
 	struct iscsi_tcp_conn *tcp_conn;
 
-	cls_conn = iscsi_conn_setup(cls_session, conn_idx);
+	cls_conn = iscsi_conn_setup(cls_session, sizeof(*tcp_conn), conn_idx);
 	if (!cls_conn)
 		return NULL;
 	conn = cls_conn->dd_data;
@@ -1500,18 +1500,14 @@
 	 */
 	conn->max_recv_dlength = ISCSI_DEF_MAX_RECV_SEG_LEN;
 
-	tcp_conn = kzalloc(sizeof(*tcp_conn), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!tcp_conn)
-		goto tcp_conn_alloc_fail;
-
-	conn->dd_data = tcp_conn;
+	tcp_conn = conn->dd_data;
 	tcp_conn->iscsi_conn = conn;
 
 	tcp_conn->tx_hash.tfm = crypto_alloc_hash("crc32c", 0,
 						  CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
 	tcp_conn->tx_hash.flags = 0;
 	if (IS_ERR(tcp_conn->tx_hash.tfm))
-		goto free_tcp_conn;
+		goto free_conn;
 
 	tcp_conn->rx_hash.tfm = crypto_alloc_hash("crc32c", 0,
 						  CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
@@ -1523,14 +1519,12 @@
 
 free_tx_tfm:
 	crypto_free_hash(tcp_conn->tx_hash.tfm);
-free_tcp_conn:
+free_conn:
 	iscsi_conn_printk(KERN_ERR, conn,
 			  "Could not create connection due to crc32c "
 			  "loading error. Make sure the crc32c "
 			  "module is built as a module or into the "
 			  "kernel\n");
-	kfree(tcp_conn);
-tcp_conn_alloc_fail:
 	iscsi_conn_teardown(cls_conn);
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -1563,14 +1557,13 @@
 	struct iscsi_tcp_conn *tcp_conn = conn->dd_data;
 
 	iscsi_tcp_release_conn(conn);
-	iscsi_conn_teardown(cls_conn);
 
 	if (tcp_conn->tx_hash.tfm)
 		crypto_free_hash(tcp_conn->tx_hash.tfm);
 	if (tcp_conn->rx_hash.tfm)
 		crypto_free_hash(tcp_conn->rx_hash.tfm);
 
-	kfree(tcp_conn);
+	iscsi_conn_teardown(cls_conn);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1983,8 +1976,6 @@
 	.host_param_mask	= ISCSI_HOST_HWADDRESS | ISCSI_HOST_IPADDRESS |
 				  ISCSI_HOST_INITIATOR_NAME |
 				  ISCSI_HOST_NETDEV_NAME,
-	.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,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
index 73c37c0..784a935 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
@@ -1867,7 +1867,8 @@
 		cmds_max = ISCSI_DEF_XMIT_CMDS_MAX;
 	}
 
-	cls_session = iscsi_alloc_session(shost, iscsit);
+	cls_session = iscsi_alloc_session(shost, iscsit,
+					  sizeof(struct iscsi_session));
 	if (!cls_session)
 		return NULL;
 	session = cls_session->dd_data;
@@ -1968,22 +1969,26 @@
 /**
  * iscsi_conn_setup - create iscsi_cls_conn and iscsi_conn
  * @cls_session: iscsi_cls_session
+ * @dd_size: private driver data size
  * @conn_idx: cid
- **/
+ */
 struct iscsi_cls_conn *
-iscsi_conn_setup(struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session, uint32_t conn_idx)
+iscsi_conn_setup(struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session, int dd_size,
+		 uint32_t conn_idx)
 {
 	struct iscsi_session *session = cls_session->dd_data;
 	struct iscsi_conn *conn;
 	struct iscsi_cls_conn *cls_conn;
 	char *data;
 
-	cls_conn = iscsi_create_conn(cls_session, conn_idx);
+	cls_conn = iscsi_create_conn(cls_session, sizeof(*conn) + dd_size,
+				     conn_idx);
 	if (!cls_conn)
 		return NULL;
 	conn = cls_conn->dd_data;
-	memset(conn, 0, sizeof(*conn));
+	memset(conn, 0, sizeof(*conn) + dd_size);
 
+	conn->dd_data = cls_conn->dd_data + sizeof(*conn);
 	conn->session = session;
 	conn->cls_conn = cls_conn;
 	conn->c_stage = ISCSI_CONN_INITIAL_STAGE;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c
index 6c6ee0f..5822dd5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c
@@ -113,8 +113,6 @@
 	.host_param_mask	= ISCSI_HOST_HWADDRESS |
 				  ISCSI_HOST_IPADDRESS |
 				  ISCSI_HOST_INITIATOR_NAME,
-	.sessiondata_size	= sizeof(struct ddb_entry),
-
 	.tgt_dscvr		= qla4xxx_tgt_dscvr,
 	.get_conn_param		= qla4xxx_conn_get_param,
 	.get_session_param	= qla4xxx_sess_get_param,
@@ -274,7 +272,7 @@
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	ddb_entry->conn = iscsi_create_conn(ddb_entry->sess, 0);
+	ddb_entry->conn = iscsi_create_conn(ddb_entry->sess, 0, 0);
 	if (!ddb_entry->conn) {
 		iscsi_remove_session(ddb_entry->sess);
 		DEBUG2(printk(KERN_ERR "Could not add connection.\n"));
@@ -291,7 +289,8 @@
 	struct ddb_entry *ddb_entry;
 	struct iscsi_cls_session *sess;
 
-	sess = iscsi_alloc_session(ha->host, &qla4xxx_iscsi_transport);
+	sess = iscsi_alloc_session(ha->host, &qla4xxx_iscsi_transport,
+				   sizeof(struct ddb_entry));
 	if (!sess)
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
index 6fdaa2e..6b8516a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
@@ -483,12 +483,12 @@
 }
 
 struct iscsi_cls_session *
-iscsi_alloc_session(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
-		    struct iscsi_transport *transport)
+iscsi_alloc_session(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct iscsi_transport *transport,
+		    int dd_size)
 {
 	struct iscsi_cls_session *session;
 
-	session = kzalloc(sizeof(*session) + transport->sessiondata_size,
+	session = kzalloc(sizeof(*session) + dd_size,
 			  GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!session)
 		return NULL;
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@
 	session->dev.parent = &shost->shost_gendev;
 	session->dev.release = iscsi_session_release;
 	device_initialize(&session->dev);
-	if (transport->sessiondata_size)
+	if (dd_size)
 		session->dd_data = &session[1];
 	return session;
 }
@@ -558,18 +558,18 @@
  * iscsi_create_session - create iscsi class session
  * @shost: scsi host
  * @transport: iscsi transport
+ * @dd_size: private driver data size
  * @target_id: which target
  *
  * This can be called from a LLD or iscsi_transport.
  */
 struct iscsi_cls_session *
-iscsi_create_session(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
-		     struct iscsi_transport *transport,
-		     unsigned int target_id)
+iscsi_create_session(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct iscsi_transport *transport,
+		     int dd_size, unsigned int target_id)
 {
 	struct iscsi_cls_session *session;
 
-	session = iscsi_alloc_session(shost, transport);
+	session = iscsi_alloc_session(shost, transport, dd_size);
 	if (!session)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -671,6 +671,7 @@
 /**
  * iscsi_create_conn - create iscsi class connection
  * @session: iscsi cls session
+ * @dd_size: private driver data size
  * @cid: connection id
  *
  * This can be called from a LLD or iscsi_transport. The connection
@@ -683,18 +684,17 @@
  * non-zero.
  */
 struct iscsi_cls_conn *
-iscsi_create_conn(struct iscsi_cls_session *session, uint32_t cid)
+iscsi_create_conn(struct iscsi_cls_session *session, int dd_size, uint32_t cid)
 {
 	struct iscsi_transport *transport = session->transport;
 	struct iscsi_cls_conn *conn;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int err;
 
-	conn = kzalloc(sizeof(*conn) + transport->conndata_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	conn = kzalloc(sizeof(*conn) + dd_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!conn)
 		return NULL;
-
-	if (transport->conndata_size)
+	if (dd_size)
 		conn->dd_data = &conn[1];
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&conn->conn_list);