diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index f010e6ee4b9a..8c71ec257ca3 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: b93d7536eaa1206ad4a00ad8ea700ff0bd75a0da
+refs/heads/master: 76c46e4970f7ee6d8c54220a767e93d67b74cd33
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c b/trunk/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
index dcbe54b1dfba..f2a9af64dfaa 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
@@ -3372,6 +3372,18 @@ static void __devinit hpsa_find_board_params(struct ctlr_info *h)
 	}
 }
 
+static inline bool hpsa_CISS_signature_present(struct ctlr_info *h)
+{
+	if ((readb(&h->cfgtable->Signature[0]) != 'C') ||
+	    (readb(&h->cfgtable->Signature[1]) != 'I') ||
+	    (readb(&h->cfgtable->Signature[2]) != 'S') ||
+	    (readb(&h->cfgtable->Signature[3]) != 'S')) {
+		dev_warn(&h->pdev->dev, "not a valid CISS config table\n");
+		return false;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
 static int __devinit hpsa_pci_init(struct ctlr_info *h)
 {
 	int i, prod_index, err;
@@ -3415,11 +3427,7 @@ static int __devinit hpsa_pci_init(struct ctlr_info *h)
 		goto err_out_free_res;
 	hpsa_find_board_params(h);
 
-	if ((readb(&h->cfgtable->Signature[0]) != 'C') ||
-	    (readb(&h->cfgtable->Signature[1]) != 'I') ||
-	    (readb(&h->cfgtable->Signature[2]) != 'S') ||
-	    (readb(&h->cfgtable->Signature[3]) != 'S')) {
-		dev_warn(&h->pdev->dev, "not a valid CISS config table\n");
+	if (!hpsa_CISS_signature_present(h)) {
 		err = -ENODEV;
 		goto err_out_free_res;
 	}