diff --git a/scst/include/backport.h b/scst/include/backport.h
index 6f78d22db..cacc69a4a 100644
--- a/scst/include/backport.h
+++ b/scst/include/backport.h
@@ -571,6 +571,21 @@ static inline long get_user_pages_backport(unsigned long start,
 #endif
 #endif /* LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 30) */
 
+/* See also commit f036be96dd9c ("printk: introduce printk_once()") */
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 30)
+#define printk_once(fmt, ...)					\
+({								\
+	static bool __print_once __read_mostly;			\
+	bool __ret_print_once = !__print_once;			\
+								\
+	if (!__print_once) {					\
+		__print_once = true;				\
+		printk(fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__);			\
+	}							\
+	unlikely(__ret_print_once);				\
+})
+#endif
+
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 35)
 /*
  * See also patch "kernel.h: add pr_warn for symmetry to dev_warn,
diff --git a/scst/src/dev_handlers/scst_vdisk.c b/scst/src/dev_handlers/scst_vdisk.c
index be430c097..abf5f1bb2 100644
--- a/scst/src/dev_handlers/scst_vdisk.c
+++ b/scst/src/dev_handlers/scst_vdisk.c
@@ -443,6 +443,8 @@ static ssize_t vdisk_sysfs_removable_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 	struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf);
 static ssize_t vdev_sysfs_filename_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 	struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf);
+static ssize_t vdev_sysfs_filename_store(struct kobject *kobj,
+	struct kobj_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t count);
 static ssize_t vdev_sysfs_cluster_mode_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 	struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf);
 static ssize_t vdev_sysfs_cluster_mode_store(struct kobject *kobj,
@@ -546,7 +548,8 @@ static struct kobj_attribute vdev_read_zero_attr =
 static struct kobj_attribute vdisk_removable_attr =
 	__ATTR(removable, S_IRUGO, vdisk_sysfs_removable_show, NULL);
 static struct kobj_attribute vdisk_filename_attr =
-	__ATTR(filename, S_IRUGO, vdev_sysfs_filename_show, NULL);
+	__ATTR(filename, S_IWUSR|S_IRUGO, vdev_sysfs_filename_show,
+	       vdev_sysfs_filename_store);
 static struct kobj_attribute vdisk_cluster_mode_attr =
 	__ATTR(cluster_mode, S_IWUSR|S_IRUGO, vdev_sysfs_cluster_mode_show,
 	       vdev_sysfs_cluster_mode_store);
@@ -9490,6 +9493,107 @@ out:
 	return res;
 }
 
+static int vdev_sysfs_process_filename_store(struct scst_sysfs_work_item *work)
+{
+	struct scst_device *dev = work->dev;
+	struct scst_vdisk_dev *virt_dev;
+	int length = strlen(work->buf);
+	char *p, *fn;
+	const char *filename = NULL;
+	int res;
+
+	res = mutex_lock_interruptible(&scst_mutex);
+	if (res)
+		goto out;
+
+	res = -EINVAL;
+
+	/* Serialize against vdisk_open_fd() and vdisk_close_fd() calls. */
+	scst_alua_lock();
+
+	/*
+	 * This is safe since we hold a reference on dev_kobj and since
+	 * scst_assign_dev_handler() waits until all dev_kobj references
+	 * have been dropped before invoking .detach().
+	 */
+	virt_dev = dev->dh_priv;
+	if (virt_dev->dev_active) {
+		PRINT_ERROR("vdev %s: can't change the filename because the device is still active",
+			    dev->virt_name);
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+
+	p = work->buf;
+	while (isspace(*p) && *p)
+		p++;
+	if (*p == '\0') {
+		PRINT_ERROR("Filename is missing");
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+	filename = p;
+	p = &work->buf[length - 1];
+	while (isspace(*p))
+		p--;
+	*(p + 1) = '\0';
+	if (*filename != '/') {
+		PRINT_ERROR("Path \"%s\" is not absolute", filename);
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+	fn = kstrdup(filename, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (fn == NULL) {
+		PRINT_ERROR("Filename allocation failed");
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+	swap(virt_dev->filename, fn);
+	kfree(fn);
+	PRINT_INFO("vdev %s: changed filename into \"%s\"", virt_dev->name,
+		   virt_dev->filename);
+	res = 0;
+
+unlock:
+	scst_alua_unlock();
+	mutex_unlock(&scst_mutex);
+
+out:
+	kobject_put(&dev->dev_kobj);
+
+	return res;
+}
+
+static ssize_t vdev_sysfs_filename_store(struct kobject *kobj,
+	struct kobj_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	struct scst_device *dev = container_of(kobj, struct scst_device,
+					       dev_kobj);
+	struct scst_sysfs_work_item *work;
+	char *arg;
+	int res;
+
+	TRACE_ENTRY();
+
+	res = -ENOMEM;
+	arg = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%.*s", (int)count, buf);
+	if (!arg)
+		goto out;
+
+	res = scst_alloc_sysfs_work(vdev_sysfs_process_filename_store,
+				    false, &work);
+	if (res)
+		goto out;
+	work->dev = dev;
+	swap(work->buf, arg);
+	kobject_get(&dev->dev_kobj);
+	res = scst_sysfs_queue_wait_work(work);
+	if (res)
+		goto out;
+	res = count;
+
+out:
+	kfree(arg);
+	TRACE_EXIT_RES(res);
+	return res;
+}
+
 static ssize_t vdev_sysfs_cluster_mode_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 	struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
diff --git a/scst/src/scst_lib.c b/scst/src/scst_lib.c
index d4d05e344..bef37bdb5 100644
--- a/scst/src/scst_lib.c
+++ b/scst/src/scst_lib.c
@@ -13161,7 +13161,7 @@ void scst_dev_check_set_UA(struct scst_device *dev,
 	scst_res_unlock(dev, &lksb);
 
 	if (rc)
-		scst_unblock_aborted_cmds(NULL, NULL, dev, false);
+		scst_unblock_aborted_cmds(NULL, NULL, dev);
 
 	return;
 }
@@ -13835,7 +13835,7 @@ static void scst_process_qerr(struct scst_cmd *cmd)
 	spin_unlock_bh(&dev->dev_lock);
 
 	if (unblock)
-		scst_unblock_aborted_cmds(cmd->tgt, cmd->sess, dev, false);
+		scst_unblock_aborted_cmds(cmd->tgt, cmd->sess, dev);
 
 	TRACE_EXIT();
 	return;
@@ -14174,8 +14174,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(scst_reassign_retained_sess_states);
  * scst_get_next_lexem() - parse and return next lexem in the string
  *
  * Returns pointer to the next lexem from token_str skipping
- * spaces and '=' character and using them then as a delimeter. Content
- * of token_str is modified by setting '\0' at the delimeter's position.
+ * spaces and '=' character and using them then as a delimiter. Content
+ * of token_str is modified by setting '\0' at the delimiter's position.
  */
 char *scst_get_next_lexem(char **token_str)
 {
@@ -14218,8 +14218,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(scst_restore_token_str);
  * scst_get_next_token_str() - parse and return next token
  *
  * This function returns pointer to the next token strings from input_str
- * using '\n', ';' and '\0' as a delimeter. Content of input_str is
- * modified by setting '\0' at the delimeter's position.
+ * using '\n', ';' and '\0' as a delimiter. Content of input_str is
+ * modified by setting '\0' at the delimiter's position.
  */
 char *scst_get_next_token_str(char **input_str)
 {
diff --git a/scst/src/scst_priv.h b/scst/src/scst_priv.h
index bf126c30a..8833c12d3 100644
--- a/scst/src/scst_priv.h
+++ b/scst/src/scst_priv.h
@@ -725,9 +725,10 @@ void scst_abort_cmd(struct scst_cmd *cmd, struct scst_mgmt_cmd *mcmd,
 void scst_process_reset(struct scst_device *dev,
 	struct scst_session *originator, struct scst_cmd *exclude_cmd,
 	struct scst_mgmt_cmd *mcmd, bool setUA);
+void __scst_unblock_aborted_cmds(const struct scst_tgt *tgt,
+	const struct scst_session *sess, const struct scst_device *device);
 void scst_unblock_aborted_cmds(const struct scst_tgt *tgt,
-	const struct scst_session *sess, const struct scst_device *device,
-	bool scst_mutex_held);
+	const struct scst_session *sess, const struct scst_device *device);
 void scst_clear_aca(struct scst_tgt_dev *tgt_dev, bool other_ini);
 
 bool scst_is_ua_global(const uint8_t *sense, int len);
diff --git a/scst/src/scst_targ.c b/scst/src/scst_targ.c
index c35c0c445..bb1295ff0 100644
--- a/scst/src/scst_targ.c
+++ b/scst/src/scst_targ.c
@@ -6376,18 +6376,14 @@ static bool __scst_check_unblock_aborted_cmd(struct scst_cmd *cmd,
 	return res;
 }
 
-void scst_unblock_aborted_cmds(const struct scst_tgt *tgt,
-	const struct scst_session *sess, const struct scst_device *device,
-	bool scst_mutex_held)
+void __scst_unblock_aborted_cmds(const struct scst_tgt *tgt,
+	const struct scst_session *sess, const struct scst_device *device)
 {
 	struct scst_device *dev;
 
 	TRACE_ENTRY();
 
-	if (!scst_mutex_held)
-		mutex_lock(&scst_mutex);
-	else
-		lockdep_assert_held(&scst_mutex);
+	lockdep_assert_held(&scst_mutex);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(dev, &scst_dev_list, dev_list_entry) {
 		struct scst_cmd *cmd, *tcmd;
@@ -6441,13 +6437,18 @@ void scst_unblock_aborted_cmds(const struct scst_tgt *tgt,
 		local_irq_enable_nort();
 	}
 
-	if (!scst_mutex_held)
-		mutex_unlock(&scst_mutex);
-
 	TRACE_EXIT();
 	return;
 }
 
+void scst_unblock_aborted_cmds(const struct scst_tgt *tgt,
+	const struct scst_session *sess, const struct scst_device *device)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&scst_mutex);
+	__scst_unblock_aborted_cmds(tgt, sess, device);
+	mutex_unlock(&scst_mutex);
+}
+
 static void __scst_abort_task_set(struct scst_mgmt_cmd *mcmd,
 	struct scst_tgt_dev *tgt_dev)
 {
@@ -6526,7 +6527,8 @@ static int scst_abort_task_set(struct scst_mgmt_cmd *mcmd)
 
 	tm_dbg_task_mgmt(mcmd->mcmd_tgt_dev->dev, "ABORT TASK SET/PR ABORT", 0);
 
-	scst_unblock_aborted_cmds(tgt_dev->sess->tgt, tgt_dev->sess, tgt_dev->dev, false);
+	scst_unblock_aborted_cmds(tgt_dev->sess->tgt, tgt_dev->sess,
+				  tgt_dev->dev);
 
 	scst_call_dev_task_mgmt_fn_received(mcmd, tgt_dev);
 
@@ -6616,7 +6618,7 @@ static int scst_clear_task_set(struct scst_mgmt_cmd *mcmd)
 
 	tm_dbg_task_mgmt(mcmd->mcmd_tgt_dev->dev, "CLEAR TASK SET", 0);
 
-	scst_unblock_aborted_cmds(NULL, NULL, dev, true);
+	__scst_unblock_aborted_cmds(NULL, NULL, dev);
 
 	if (!dev->tas) {
 		uint8_t sense_buffer[SCST_STANDARD_SENSE_LEN];
@@ -6811,7 +6813,7 @@ static int scst_target_reset(struct scst_mgmt_cmd *mcmd)
 			list_add_tail(&dev->tm_dev_list_entry, &host_devs);
 	}
 
-	scst_unblock_aborted_cmds(NULL, NULL, NULL, true);
+	__scst_unblock_aborted_cmds(NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
 	/*
 	 * We suppose here that for all commands that already on devices
@@ -6917,7 +6919,7 @@ static int scst_lun_reset(struct scst_mgmt_cmd *mcmd)
 		dev->scsi_dev->was_reset = 0;
 	}
 
-	scst_unblock_aborted_cmds(NULL, NULL, dev, false);
+	scst_unblock_aborted_cmds(NULL, NULL, dev);
 
 	tm_dbg_task_mgmt(mcmd->mcmd_tgt_dev->dev, "LUN RESET", 0);
 
@@ -6997,7 +6999,7 @@ static int scst_abort_all_nexus_loss_sess(struct scst_mgmt_cmd *mcmd,
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
-	scst_unblock_aborted_cmds(NULL, sess, NULL, false);
+	scst_unblock_aborted_cmds(NULL, sess, NULL);
 
 	res = scst_set_mcmd_next_state(mcmd);
 
@@ -7082,7 +7084,7 @@ static int scst_abort_all_nexus_loss_tgt(struct scst_mgmt_cmd *mcmd,
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
-	scst_unblock_aborted_cmds(tgt, NULL, NULL, true);
+	__scst_unblock_aborted_cmds(tgt, NULL, NULL);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&scst_mutex);
 
@@ -7122,7 +7124,7 @@ static int scst_abort_task(struct scst_mgmt_cmd *mcmd)
 		scst_abort_cmd(cmd, mcmd, 0, 1);
 		spin_unlock_irq(&cmd->sess->sess_list_lock);
 
-		scst_unblock_aborted_cmds(cmd->tgt, cmd->sess, cmd->dev, false);
+		scst_unblock_aborted_cmds(cmd->tgt, cmd->sess, cmd->dev);
 	}
 
 	res = scst_set_mcmd_next_state(mcmd);
@@ -7231,7 +7233,7 @@ static int scst_clear_aca_mcmd(struct scst_mgmt_cmd *mcmd)
 	scst_make_deferred_commands_active(order_data);
 
 	scst_unblock_aborted_cmds(mcmd_tgt_dev->sess->tgt, mcmd_tgt_dev->sess,
-		mcmd_tgt_dev->dev, false);
+				  mcmd_tgt_dev->dev);
 
 out_state:
 	res = scst_set_mcmd_next_state(mcmd);