diff -ru a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aachba.c b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aachba.c
--- a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aachba.c	2007-05-16 10:29:25.697735367 -0400
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aachba.c	2007-05-16 10:37:33.537128485 -0400
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 static int nondasd = -1;
 static int dacmode = -1;
 
-static int commit = -1;
+int aac_commit = -1;
 int startup_timeout = 180;
 int aif_timeout = 120;
 
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nondasd, "Control scanning of hba for nondasd devices. 0=off, 1=on");
 module_param(dacmode, int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(dacmode, "Control whether dma addressing is using 64 bit DAC. 0=off, 1=on");
-module_param(commit, int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
+module_param_named(commit, aac_commit, int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(commit, "Control whether a COMMIT_CONFIG is issued to the adapter for foreign arrays.\nThis is typically needed in systems that do not have a BIOS. 0=off, 1=on");
 module_param(startup_timeout, int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(startup_timeout, "The duration of time in seconds to wait for adapter to have it's kernel up and\nrunning. This is typically adjusted for large systems that do not have a BIOS.");
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@
 module_param(expose_physicals, int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(expose_physicals, "Expose physical components of the arrays. -1=protect 0=off, 1=on");
 
+int aac_reset_devices = 0;
+module_param_named(reset_devices, aac_reset_devices, int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(reset_devices, "Force an adapter reset at initialization.");
 
 static inline int aac_valid_context(struct scsi_cmnd *scsicmd,
 		struct fib *fibptr) {
@@ -246,7 +249,7 @@
 	aac_fib_complete(fibptr);
 	/* Send a CT_COMMIT_CONFIG to enable discovery of devices */
 	if (status >= 0) {
-		if ((commit == 1) || commit_flag) {
+		if ((aac_commit == 1) || commit_flag) {
 			struct aac_commit_config * dinfo;
 			aac_fib_init(fibptr);
 			dinfo = (struct aac_commit_config *) fib_data(fibptr);
@@ -261,7 +264,7 @@
 				    1, 1,
 				    NULL, NULL);
 			aac_fib_complete(fibptr);
-		} else if (commit == 0) {
+		} else if (aac_commit == 0) {
 			printk(KERN_WARNING
 			  "aac_get_config_status: Foreign device configurations are being ignored\n");
 		}
diff -ru a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aacraid.h b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aacraid.h
--- a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aacraid.h	2007-05-16 10:29:25.697735367 -0400
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aacraid.h	2007-05-16 10:37:33.538128354 -0400
@@ -1829,3 +1829,5 @@
 extern int startup_timeout;
 extern int aif_timeout;
 extern int expose_physicals;
+extern int aac_reset_devices;
+extern int aac_commit;
diff -ru a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/rx.c b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/rx.c
--- a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/rx.c	2007-05-16 10:29:25.699735113 -0400
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/rx.c	2007-05-16 10:37:33.539128223 -0400
@@ -488,6 +488,8 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (rx_readl(dev, MUnit.OMRx[0]) & KERNEL_PANIC)
 		return -ENODEV;
+	if (startup_timeout < 300)
+		startup_timeout = 300;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -542,7 +544,7 @@
 	dev->a_ops.adapter_sync_cmd = rx_sync_cmd;
 	dev->a_ops.adapter_enable_int = aac_rx_disable_interrupt;
 	dev->OIMR = status = rx_readb (dev, MUnit.OIMR);
-	if ((((status & 0x0c) != 0x0c) || reset_devices) &&
+	if ((((status & 0x0c) != 0x0c) || aac_reset_devices || reset_devices) &&
 	  !aac_rx_restart_adapter(dev, 0))
 		++restart;
 	/*
@@ -594,6 +596,8 @@
 		}
 		msleep(1);
 	}
+	if (restart)
+		aac_commit = 1;
 	/*
 	 *	Fill in the common function dispatch table.
 	 */