hostdata->connected = NULL;
        hostdata->issue_queue = NULL;
        hostdata->disconnected_queue = NULL;
-       hostdata->flags = FLAG_CHECK_LAST_BYTE_SENT;
+       hostdata->flags = flags;
 
        if (!the_template) {
                the_template = instance->hostt;
                                                hostdata->issue_queue = NEXT(tmp);
                                        }
                                        SET_NEXT(tmp, NULL);
-                                       falcon_dont_release++;
+                                       hostdata->retain_dma_intr++;
 
                                        /* reenable interrupts after finding one */
                                        local_irq_restore(flags);
                                        cmd_get_tag(tmp, tmp->cmnd[0] != REQUEST_SENSE);
 #endif
                                        if (!NCR5380_select(instance, tmp)) {
-                                               falcon_dont_release--;
+                                               hostdata->retain_dma_intr--;
                                                /* release if target did not response! */
                                                falcon_release_lock_if_possible(hostdata);
                                                break;
 #ifdef SUPPORT_TAGS
                                                cmd_free_tag(tmp);
 #endif
-                                               falcon_dont_release--;
+                                               hostdata->retain_dma_intr--;
                                                local_irq_restore(flags);
                                                dprintk(NDEBUG_MAIN, "scsi%d: main(): select() failed, "
                                                            "returned to issue_queue\n", HOSTNO);
                return;
        }
 
-       if (atari_read_overruns) {
+       if (hostdata->read_overruns) {
                p = hostdata->connected->SCp.phase;
                if (p & SR_IO) {
                        udelay(10);
        *data += transfered;
        *count -= transfered;
 
-       if (atari_read_overruns) {
+       if (hostdata->read_overruns) {
                if ((NCR5380_read(STATUS_REG) & PHASE_MASK) == p && (p & SR_IO)) {
-                       cnt = toPIO = atari_read_overruns;
+                       cnt = toPIO = hostdata->read_overruns;
                        if (overrun) {
                                dprintk(NDEBUG_DMA, "Got an input overrun, using saved byte\n");
                                *(*data)++ = saved_data;
                return -1;
        }
 
-       if (atari_read_overruns && (p & SR_IO))
-               c -= atari_read_overruns;
+       if (hostdata->read_overruns && (p & SR_IO))
+               c -= hostdata->read_overruns;
 
        dprintk(NDEBUG_DMA, "scsi%d: initializing DMA for %s, %d bytes %s %p\n",
                   HOSTNO, (p & SR_IO) ? "reading" : "writing",
        NCR5380_write(MODE_REG, MR_BASE | MR_DMA_MODE | MR_ENABLE_EOP_INTR | MR_MONITOR_BSY);
 #endif /* def REAL_DMA  */
 
-       if (IS_A_TT()) {
+       if (!(hostdata->flags & FLAG_LATE_DMA_SETUP)) {
                /* On the Medusa, it is a must to initialize the DMA before
                 * starting the NCR. This is also the cleaner way for the TT.
                 */
                NCR5380_write(START_DMA_SEND_REG, 0);
        }
 
-       if (!IS_A_TT()) {
+       if (hostdata->flags & FLAG_LATE_DMA_SETUP) {
                /* On the Falcon, the DMA setup must be done after the last */
                /* NCR access, else the DMA setup gets trashed!
                 */
                                        /* Accept message by clearing ACK */
                                        NCR5380_write(INITIATOR_COMMAND_REG, ICR_BASE);
                                        /* ++guenther: possible race with Falcon locking */
-                                       falcon_dont_release++;
+                                       hostdata->retain_dma_intr++;
                                        hostdata->connected = NULL;
                                        dprintk(NDEBUG_QUEUES, "scsi%d: command for target %d, lun %llu "
                                                  "completed\n", HOSTNO, cmd->device->id, cmd->device->lun);
                                        while ((NCR5380_read(STATUS_REG) & SR_BSY) && !hostdata->connected)
                                                barrier();
 
-                                       falcon_dont_release--;
+                                       hostdata->retain_dma_intr--;
                                        /* ++roman: For Falcon SCSI, release the lock on the
                                         * ST-DMA here if no other commands are waiting on the
                                         * disconnected queue.
 #endif
                    ) {
                        /* ++guenther: prevent race with falcon_release_lock */
-                       falcon_dont_release++;
+                       hostdata->retain_dma_intr++;
                        if (prev) {
                                REMOVE(prev, NEXT(prev), tmp, NEXT(tmp));
                                SET_NEXT(prev, NEXT(tmp));
        hostdata->connected = tmp;
        dprintk(NDEBUG_RESELECTION, "scsi%d: nexus established, target = %d, lun = %llu, tag = %d\n",
                   HOSTNO, tmp->device->id, tmp->device->lun, tmp->tag);
-       falcon_dont_release--;
+       hostdata->retain_dma_intr--;
 }
 
 
 
 /* mask for address bits that can't be used with the ST-DMA */
 static unsigned long   atari_dma_stram_mask;
 #define STRAM_ADDR(a)  (((a) & atari_dma_stram_mask) == 0)
-/* number of bytes to cut from a transfer to handle NCR overruns */
-static int atari_read_overruns;
 #endif
 
 static int setup_can_queue = -1;
 #endif /* REAL_DMA */
 
 
-static int falcon_dont_release = 0;
-
 /* This function releases the lock on the DMA chip if there is no
  * connected command and the disconnected queue is empty.
  */
        if (!hostdata->disconnected_queue &&
            !hostdata->issue_queue &&
            !hostdata->connected &&
-           !falcon_dont_release &&
+           !hostdata->retain_dma_intr &&
            stdma_is_locked_by(scsi_falcon_intr))
                stdma_release();
 
        struct Scsi_Host *instance;
        int error;
        struct resource *irq;
+       int host_flags = 0;
 
        irq = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_IRQ, 0);
        if (!irq)
 
        instance->irq = irq->start;
 
-       NCR5380_init(instance, 0);
+       host_flags |= IS_A_TT() ? 0 : FLAG_LATE_DMA_SETUP;
+
+       NCR5380_init(instance, host_flags);
 
        if (IS_A_TT()) {
                error = request_irq(instance->irq, scsi_tt_intr, 0,
                 *
                 * In principle it should be sufficient to do max. 1 byte with
                 * PIO, but there is another problem on the Medusa with the DMA
-                * rest data register. So 'atari_read_overruns' is currently set
+                * rest data register. So read_overruns is currently set
                 * to 4 to avoid having transfers that aren't a multiple of 4.
                 * If the rest data bug is fixed, this can be lowered to 1.
                 */
-               if (MACH_IS_MEDUSA)
-                       atari_read_overruns = 4;
+               if (MACH_IS_MEDUSA) {
+                       struct NCR5380_hostdata *hostdata =
+                               shost_priv(instance);
+
+                       hostdata->read_overruns = 4;
+               }
 #endif
        } else {
                /* Nothing to do for the interrupt: the ST-DMA is initialized