This bug has been copied from bug #497411 and has been proposed to be backported to 5.3 z-stream (EUS).
Here is the upstream commit for this fix: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi-misc-2.6.git;a=commit;h=26013ad4c43f49a038a6489c35e9b901491339fe
test RPMs are here: http://people.redhat.com/jpirko/test/ Please let me know if anyone needs RPM for any other arch.
in kernel-2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1106.html