diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_alias.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_alias.c
index 2d8df0b305386f9dbfe75f98ee7bec54fd8d8404..20676cdef4a519802b1d1a605d637f21ae64319b 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_alias.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_alias.c
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ static struct alias_pav_group *_find_group(struct alias_lcu *lcu,
 	else
 		search_unit_addr = uid->base_unit_addr;
 	list_for_each_entry(pos, &lcu->grouplist, group) {
-		if (pos->uid.base_unit_addr == search_unit_addr)
+		if (pos->uid.base_unit_addr == search_unit_addr &&
+		    !strncmp(pos->uid.vduit, uid->vduit, sizeof(uid->vduit)))
 			return pos;
 	};
 	return NULL;
@@ -332,6 +333,7 @@ static int _add_device_to_lcu(struct alias_lcu *lcu,
 			group->uid.base_unit_addr = uid->real_unit_addr;
 		else
 			group->uid.base_unit_addr = uid->base_unit_addr;
+		memcpy(group->uid.vduit, uid->vduit, sizeof(uid->vduit));
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&group->group);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&group->baselist);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&group->aliaslist);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_devmap.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_devmap.c
index d774e79476fee0c73e967979781210aa0faffdef..cd3335c1c307e1b642c87fbb0873c76a8fdac820 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_devmap.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_devmap.c
@@ -913,7 +913,8 @@ dasd_vendor_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 static DEVICE_ATTR(vendor, 0444, dasd_vendor_show, NULL);
 
 #define UID_STRLEN ( /* vendor */ 3 + 1 + /* serial    */ 14 + 1 +\
-		     /* SSID   */ 4 + 1 + /* unit addr */ 2 + 1)
+		     /* SSID   */ 4 + 1 + /* unit addr */ 2 + 1 +\
+		     /* vduit */ 32 + 1)
 
 static ssize_t
 dasd_uid_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
@@ -945,8 +946,17 @@ dasd_uid_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 		sprintf(ua_string, "%02x", uid->real_unit_addr);
 		break;
 	}
-	snprintf(uid_string, sizeof(uid_string), "%s.%s.%04x.%s",
-		 uid->vendor, uid->serial, uid->ssid, ua_string);
+	if (strlen(uid->vduit) > 0)
+		snprintf(uid_string, sizeof(uid_string),
+			 "%s.%s.%04x.%s.%s",
+			 uid->vendor, uid->serial,
+			 uid->ssid, ua_string,
+			 uid->vduit);
+	else
+		snprintf(uid_string, sizeof(uid_string),
+			 "%s.%s.%04x.%s",
+			 uid->vendor, uid->serial,
+			 uid->ssid, ua_string);
 	spin_unlock(&dasd_devmap_lock);
 	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%s\n", uid_string);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c
index 3590fdb5b2fda56ce9e5df1a22f1b59966be7af8..773b3fe275b239b08968c6a7e72e1356bf06674e 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c
@@ -313,8 +313,8 @@ static int prefix(struct ccw1 *ccw, struct PFX_eckd_data *pfxdata, int trk,
 	memset(pfxdata, 0, sizeof(*pfxdata));
 	/* prefix data */
 	pfxdata->format = 0;
-	pfxdata->base_address = basepriv->conf_data.ned1.unit_addr;
-	pfxdata->base_lss = basepriv->conf_data.ned1.ID;
+	pfxdata->base_address = basepriv->ned->unit_addr;
+	pfxdata->base_lss = basepriv->ned->ID;
 	pfxdata->validity.define_extend = 1;
 
 	/* private uid is kept up to date, conf_data may be outdated */
@@ -536,36 +536,40 @@ dasd_eckd_cdl_reclen(int recid)
 /*
  * Generate device unique id that specifies the physical device.
  */
-static int
-dasd_eckd_generate_uid(struct dasd_device *device, struct dasd_uid *uid)
+static int dasd_eckd_generate_uid(struct dasd_device *device,
+				  struct dasd_uid *uid)
 {
 	struct dasd_eckd_private *private;
-	struct dasd_eckd_confdata *confdata;
+	int count;
 
 	private = (struct dasd_eckd_private *) device->private;
 	if (!private)
 		return -ENODEV;
-	confdata = &private->conf_data;
-	if (!confdata)
+	if (!private->ned || !private->gneq)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	memset(uid, 0, sizeof(struct dasd_uid));
-	memcpy(uid->vendor, confdata->ned1.HDA_manufacturer,
+	memcpy(uid->vendor, private->ned->HDA_manufacturer,
 	       sizeof(uid->vendor) - 1);
 	EBCASC(uid->vendor, sizeof(uid->vendor) - 1);
-	memcpy(uid->serial, confdata->ned1.HDA_location,
+	memcpy(uid->serial, private->ned->HDA_location,
 	       sizeof(uid->serial) - 1);
 	EBCASC(uid->serial, sizeof(uid->serial) - 1);
-	uid->ssid = confdata->neq.subsystemID;
-	uid->real_unit_addr = confdata->ned1.unit_addr;
-	if (confdata->ned2.sneq.flags == 0x40 &&
-	    confdata->ned2.sneq.format == 0x0001) {
-		uid->type = confdata->ned2.sneq.sua_flags;
+	uid->ssid = private->gneq->subsystemID;
+	uid->real_unit_addr = private->ned->unit_addr;;
+	if (private->sneq) {
+		uid->type = private->sneq->sua_flags;
 		if (uid->type == UA_BASE_PAV_ALIAS)
-			uid->base_unit_addr = confdata->ned2.sneq.base_unit_addr;
+			uid->base_unit_addr = private->sneq->base_unit_addr;
 	} else {
 		uid->type = UA_BASE_DEVICE;
 	}
+	if (private->vdsneq) {
+		for (count = 0; count < 16; count++) {
+			sprintf(uid->vduit+2*count, "%02x",
+				private->vdsneq->uit[count]);
+		}
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -623,6 +627,15 @@ static int dasd_eckd_read_conf_lpm(struct dasd_device *device,
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_error;
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * buffer has to start with EBCDIC "V1.0" to show
+	 * support for virtual device SNEQ
+	 */
+	rcd_buf[0] = 0xE5;
+	rcd_buf[1] = 0xF1;
+	rcd_buf[2] = 0x4B;
+	rcd_buf[3] = 0xF0;
 	cqr = dasd_eckd_build_rcd_lpm(device, rcd_buf, ciw, lpm);
 	if (IS_ERR(cqr)) {
 		ret =  PTR_ERR(cqr);
@@ -646,8 +659,62 @@ static int dasd_eckd_read_conf_lpm(struct dasd_device *device,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int
-dasd_eckd_read_conf(struct dasd_device *device)
+static int dasd_eckd_identify_conf_parts(struct dasd_eckd_private *private)
+{
+
+	struct dasd_sneq *sneq;
+	int i, count;
+
+	private->ned = NULL;
+	private->sneq = NULL;
+	private->vdsneq = NULL;
+	private->gneq = NULL;
+	count = private->conf_len / sizeof(struct dasd_sneq);
+	sneq = (struct dasd_sneq *)private->conf_data;
+	for (i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
+		if (sneq->flags.identifier == 1 && sneq->format == 1)
+			private->sneq = sneq;
+		else if (sneq->flags.identifier == 1 && sneq->format == 4)
+			private->vdsneq = (struct vd_sneq *)sneq;
+		else if (sneq->flags.identifier == 2)
+			private->gneq = (struct dasd_gneq *)sneq;
+		else if (sneq->flags.identifier == 3 && sneq->res1 == 1)
+			private->ned = (struct dasd_ned *)sneq;
+		sneq++;
+	}
+	if (!private->ned || !private->gneq) {
+		private->ned = NULL;
+		private->sneq = NULL;
+		private->vdsneq = NULL;
+		private->gneq = NULL;
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	return 0;
+
+};
+
+static unsigned char dasd_eckd_path_access(void *conf_data, int conf_len)
+{
+	struct dasd_gneq *gneq;
+	int i, count, found;
+
+	count = conf_len / sizeof(*gneq);
+	gneq = (struct dasd_gneq *)conf_data;
+	found = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
+		if (gneq->flags.identifier == 2) {
+			found = 1;
+			break;
+		}
+		gneq++;
+	}
+	if (found)
+		return ((char *)gneq)[18] & 0x07;
+	else
+		return 0;
+}
+
+static int dasd_eckd_read_conf(struct dasd_device *device)
 {
 	void *conf_data;
 	int conf_len, conf_data_saved;
@@ -661,7 +728,6 @@ dasd_eckd_read_conf(struct dasd_device *device)
 	path_data->opm = ccw_device_get_path_mask(device->cdev);
 	lpm = 0x80;
 	conf_data_saved = 0;
-
 	/* get configuration data per operational path */
 	for (lpm = 0x80; lpm; lpm>>= 1) {
 		if (lpm & path_data->opm){
@@ -678,22 +744,20 @@ dasd_eckd_read_conf(struct dasd_device *device)
 					"data retrieved");
 				continue;	/* no error */
 			}
-			if (conf_len != sizeof(struct dasd_eckd_confdata)) {
-				MESSAGE(KERN_WARNING,
-					"sizes of configuration data mismatch"
-					"%d (read) vs %ld (expected)",
-					conf_len,
-					sizeof(struct dasd_eckd_confdata));
-				kfree(conf_data);
-				continue;	/* no error */
-			}
 			/* save first valid configuration data */
-			if (!conf_data_saved){
-				memcpy(&private->conf_data, conf_data,
-				       sizeof(struct dasd_eckd_confdata));
+			if (!conf_data_saved) {
+				kfree(private->conf_data);
+				private->conf_data = conf_data;
+				private->conf_len = conf_len;
+				if (dasd_eckd_identify_conf_parts(private)) {
+					private->conf_data = NULL;
+					private->conf_len = 0;
+					kfree(conf_data);
+					continue;
+				}
 				conf_data_saved++;
 			}
-			switch (((char *)conf_data)[242] & 0x07){
+			switch (dasd_eckd_path_access(conf_data, conf_len)) {
 			case 0x02:
 				path_data->npm |= lpm;
 				break;
@@ -701,7 +765,8 @@ dasd_eckd_read_conf(struct dasd_device *device)
 				path_data->ppm |= lpm;
 				break;
 			}
-			kfree(conf_data);
+			if (conf_data != private->conf_data)
+				kfree(conf_data);
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -952,6 +1017,7 @@ dasd_eckd_check_characteristics(struct dasd_device *device)
 	dasd_free_block(device->block);
 	device->block = NULL;
 out_err1:
+	kfree(private->conf_data);
 	kfree(device->private);
 	device->private = NULL;
 	return rc;
@@ -959,7 +1025,17 @@ dasd_eckd_check_characteristics(struct dasd_device *device)
 
 static void dasd_eckd_uncheck_device(struct dasd_device *device)
 {
+	struct dasd_eckd_private *private;
+
+	private = (struct dasd_eckd_private *) device->private;
 	dasd_alias_disconnect_device_from_lcu(device);
+	private->ned = NULL;
+	private->sneq = NULL;
+	private->vdsneq = NULL;
+	private->gneq = NULL;
+	private->conf_len = 0;
+	kfree(private->conf_data);
+	private->conf_data = NULL;
 }
 
 static struct dasd_ccw_req *
@@ -1746,9 +1822,10 @@ dasd_eckd_fill_info(struct dasd_device * device,
 	info->characteristics_size = sizeof(struct dasd_eckd_characteristics);
 	memcpy(info->characteristics, &private->rdc_data,
 	       sizeof(struct dasd_eckd_characteristics));
-	info->confdata_size = sizeof(struct dasd_eckd_confdata);
-	memcpy(info->configuration_data, &private->conf_data,
-	       sizeof(struct dasd_eckd_confdata));
+	info->confdata_size = min((unsigned long)private->conf_len,
+				  sizeof(info->configuration_data));
+	memcpy(info->configuration_data, private->conf_data,
+	       info->confdata_size);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.h b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.h
index fc2509c939bc4ef3d7a00cc4a200fcd647e06c0a..4bf0aa5112c10c00cc2dfeff42409244539de503 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.h
@@ -231,133 +231,62 @@ struct dasd_eckd_characteristics {
 	__u8 reserved3[10];
 } __attribute__ ((packed));
 
-struct dasd_eckd_confdata {
+/* elements of the configuration data */
+struct dasd_ned {
 	struct {
-		struct {
-			unsigned char identifier:2;
-			unsigned char token_id:1;
-			unsigned char sno_valid:1;
-			unsigned char subst_sno:1;
-			unsigned char recNED:1;
-			unsigned char emuNED:1;
-			unsigned char reserved:1;
-		} __attribute__ ((packed)) flags;
-		__u8 descriptor;
-		__u8 dev_class;
-		__u8 reserved;
-		unsigned char dev_type[6];
-		unsigned char dev_model[3];
-		unsigned char HDA_manufacturer[3];
-		unsigned char HDA_location[2];
-		unsigned char HDA_seqno[12];
-		__u8 ID;
-		__u8 unit_addr;
-	} __attribute__ ((packed)) ned1;
-	union {
-		struct {
-			struct {
-				unsigned char identifier:2;
-				unsigned char token_id:1;
-				unsigned char sno_valid:1;
-				unsigned char subst_sno:1;
-				unsigned char recNED:1;
-				unsigned char emuNED:1;
-				unsigned char reserved:1;
-			} __attribute__ ((packed)) flags;
-			__u8 descriptor;
-			__u8 reserved[2];
-			unsigned char dev_type[6];
-			unsigned char dev_model[3];
-			unsigned char DASD_manufacturer[3];
-			unsigned char DASD_location[2];
-			unsigned char DASD_seqno[12];
-			__u16 ID;
-		} __attribute__ ((packed)) ned;
-		struct {
-			unsigned char flags;            /* byte  0    */
-			unsigned char res1;		/* byte  1    */
-			__u16 format;			/* byte  2-3  */
-			unsigned char res2[4];		/* byte  4-7  */
-			unsigned char sua_flags;	/* byte  8    */
-			__u8 base_unit_addr;            /* byte  9    */
-			unsigned char res3[22];	        /* byte 10-31 */
-		} __attribute__ ((packed)) sneq;
-	} __attribute__ ((packed)) ned2;
+		__u8 identifier:2;
+		__u8 token_id:1;
+		__u8 sno_valid:1;
+		__u8 subst_sno:1;
+		__u8 recNED:1;
+		__u8 emuNED:1;
+		__u8 reserved:1;
+	} __attribute__ ((packed)) flags;
+	__u8 descriptor;
+	__u8 dev_class;
+	__u8 reserved;
+	__u8 dev_type[6];
+	__u8 dev_model[3];
+	__u8 HDA_manufacturer[3];
+	__u8 HDA_location[2];
+	__u8 HDA_seqno[12];
+	__u8 ID;
+	__u8 unit_addr;
+} __attribute__ ((packed));
+
+struct dasd_sneq {
 	struct {
-		struct {
-			unsigned char identifier:2;
-			unsigned char token_id:1;
-			unsigned char sno_valid:1;
-			unsigned char subst_sno:1;
-			unsigned char recNED:1;
-			unsigned char emuNED:1;
-			unsigned char reserved:1;
-		} __attribute__ ((packed)) flags;
-		__u8 descriptor;
-		__u8 reserved[2];
-		unsigned char cont_type[6];
-		unsigned char cont_model[3];
-		unsigned char cont_manufacturer[3];
-		unsigned char cont_location[2];
-		unsigned char cont_seqno[12];
-		__u16 ID;
-	} __attribute__ ((packed)) ned3;
+		__u8 identifier:2;
+		__u8 reserved:6;
+	} __attribute__ ((packed)) flags;
+	__u8 res1;
+	__u16 format;
+	__u8 res2[4];		/* byte  4- 7 */
+	__u8 sua_flags;		/* byte  8    */
+	__u8 base_unit_addr;	/* byte  9    */
+	__u8 res3[22];		/* byte 10-31 */
+} __attribute__ ((packed));
+
+struct vd_sneq {
 	struct {
-		struct {
-			unsigned char identifier:2;
-			unsigned char token_id:1;
-			unsigned char sno_valid:1;
-			unsigned char subst_sno:1;
-			unsigned char recNED:1;
-			unsigned char emuNED:1;
-			unsigned char reserved:1;
-		} __attribute__ ((packed)) flags;
-		__u8 descriptor;
-		__u8 reserved[2];
-		unsigned char cont_type[6];
-		unsigned char empty[3];
-		unsigned char cont_manufacturer[3];
-		unsigned char cont_location[2];
-		unsigned char cont_seqno[12];
-		__u16 ID;
-	} __attribute__ ((packed)) ned4;
-	unsigned char ned5[32];
-	unsigned char ned6[32];
-	unsigned char ned7[32];
+		__u8 identifier:2;
+		__u8 reserved:6;
+	} __attribute__ ((packed)) flags;
+	__u8 res1;
+	__u16 format;
+	__u8 res2[4];	/* byte  4- 7 */
+	__u8 uit[16];	/* byte  8-23 */
+	__u8 res3[8];	/* byte 24-31 */
+} __attribute__ ((packed));
+
+struct dasd_gneq {
 	struct {
-		struct {
-			unsigned char identifier:2;
-			unsigned char reserved:6;
-		} __attribute__ ((packed)) flags;
-		__u8 selector;
-		__u16 interfaceID;
-		__u32 reserved;
-		__u16 subsystemID;
-		struct {
-			unsigned char sp0:1;
-			unsigned char sp1:1;
-			unsigned char reserved:5;
-			unsigned char scluster:1;
-		} __attribute__ ((packed)) spathID;
-		__u8 unit_address;
-		__u8 dev_ID;
-		__u8 dev_address;
-		__u8 adapterID;
-		__u16 link_address;
-		struct {
-			unsigned char parallel:1;
-			unsigned char escon:1;
-			unsigned char reserved:1;
-			unsigned char ficon:1;
-			unsigned char reserved2:4;
-		} __attribute__ ((packed)) protocol_type;
-		struct {
-			unsigned char PID_in_236:1;
-			unsigned char reserved:7;
-		} __attribute__ ((packed)) format_flags;
-		__u8 log_dev_address;
-		unsigned char reserved2[12];
-	} __attribute__ ((packed)) neq;
+		__u8 identifier:2;
+		__u8 reserved:6;
+	} __attribute__ ((packed)) flags;
+	__u8 reserved[7];
+	__u16 subsystemID;
+	__u8 reserved2[22];
 } __attribute__ ((packed));
 
 struct dasd_eckd_path {
@@ -463,7 +392,14 @@ struct alias_pav_group {
 
 struct dasd_eckd_private {
 	struct dasd_eckd_characteristics rdc_data;
-	struct dasd_eckd_confdata conf_data;
+	u8 *conf_data;
+	int conf_len;
+	/* pointers to specific parts in the conf_data */
+	struct dasd_ned *ned;
+	struct dasd_sneq *sneq;
+	struct vd_sneq *vdsneq;
+	struct dasd_gneq *gneq;
+
 	struct dasd_eckd_path path_data;
 	struct eckd_count count_area[5];
 	int init_cqr_status;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_int.h b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_int.h
index fb2f931cf8441d66c0fab05806c8f218f63d5308..31ecaa4a40e42498661397e7459dad2dd75897f5 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_int.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_int.h
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ struct dasd_uid {
 	__u16 ssid;
 	__u8 real_unit_addr;
 	__u8 base_unit_addr;
+	char vduit[33];
 };
 
 /*