diff --git a/drivers/ata/ahci.c b/drivers/ata/ahci.c
index e3c7b312287af7c810357937bbd5a0738ecfd00f..2fe5a58195dedf48b7f759cdb697e3c6c776f5d4 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/ahci.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/ahci.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ enum {
 	AHCI_CMD_CLR_BUSY	= (1 << 10),
 
 	RX_FIS_D2H_REG		= 0x40,	/* offset of D2H Register FIS data */
+	RX_FIS_SDB		= 0x58, /* offset of SDB FIS data */
 	RX_FIS_UNK		= 0x60, /* offset of Unknown FIS data */
 
 	board_ahci		= 0,
@@ -202,6 +203,10 @@ struct ahci_port_priv {
 	dma_addr_t		cmd_tbl_dma;
 	void			*rx_fis;
 	dma_addr_t		rx_fis_dma;
+	/* for NCQ spurious interrupt analysis */
+	int			ncq_saw_spurious_sdb_cnt;
+	unsigned int		ncq_saw_d2h:1;
+	unsigned int		ncq_saw_dmas:1;
 };
 
 static u32 ahci_scr_read (struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int sc_reg);
@@ -1109,8 +1114,9 @@ static void ahci_host_intr(struct ata_port *ap)
 	void __iomem *mmio = ap->host->mmio_base;
 	void __iomem *port_mmio = ahci_port_base(mmio, ap->port_no);
 	struct ata_eh_info *ehi = &ap->eh_info;
+	struct ahci_port_priv *pp = ap->private_data;
 	u32 status, qc_active;
-	int rc;
+	int rc, known_irq = 0;
 
 	status = readl(port_mmio + PORT_IRQ_STAT);
 	writel(status, port_mmio + PORT_IRQ_STAT);
@@ -1137,17 +1143,52 @@ static void ahci_host_intr(struct ata_port *ap)
 
 	/* hmmm... a spurious interupt */
 
-	/* some devices send D2H reg with I bit set during NCQ command phase */
-	if (ap->sactive && (status & PORT_IRQ_D2H_REG_FIS))
+	/* if !NCQ, ignore.  No modern ATA device has broken HSM
+	 * implementation for non-NCQ commands.
+	 */
+	if (!ap->sactive)
 		return;
 
-	/* ignore interim PIO setup fis interrupts */
-	if (ata_tag_valid(ap->active_tag) && (status & PORT_IRQ_PIOS_FIS))
-		return;
+	if (status & PORT_IRQ_D2H_REG_FIS) {
+		if (!pp->ncq_saw_d2h)
+			ata_port_printk(ap, KERN_INFO,
+				"D2H reg with I during NCQ, "
+				"this message won't be printed again\n");
+		pp->ncq_saw_d2h = 1;
+		known_irq = 1;
+	}
+
+	if (status & PORT_IRQ_DMAS_FIS) {
+		if (!pp->ncq_saw_dmas)
+			ata_port_printk(ap, KERN_INFO,
+				"DMAS FIS during NCQ, "
+				"this message won't be printed again\n");
+		pp->ncq_saw_dmas = 1;
+		known_irq = 1;
+	}
+
+	if (status & PORT_IRQ_SDB_FIS &&
+		   pp->ncq_saw_spurious_sdb_cnt < 10) {
+		/* SDB FIS containing spurious completions might be
+		 * dangerous, we need to know more about them.  Print
+		 * more of it.
+		 */
+		const u32 *f = pp->rx_fis + RX_FIS_SDB;
+
+		ata_port_printk(ap, KERN_INFO, "Spurious SDB FIS during NCQ "
+				"issue=0x%x SAct=0x%x FIS=%08x:%08x%s\n",
+				readl(port_mmio + PORT_CMD_ISSUE),
+				readl(port_mmio + PORT_SCR_ACT), f[0], f[1],
+				pp->ncq_saw_spurious_sdb_cnt < 10 ?
+				"" : ", shutting up");
+
+		pp->ncq_saw_spurious_sdb_cnt++;
+		known_irq = 1;
+	}
 
-	if (ata_ratelimit())
+	if (!known_irq)
 		ata_port_printk(ap, KERN_INFO, "spurious interrupt "
-				"(irq_stat 0x%x active_tag %d sactive 0x%x)\n",
+				"(irq_stat 0x%x active_tag 0x%x sactive 0x%x)\n",
 				status, ap->active_tag, ap->sactive);
 }