diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.c
index 43d08b5..ea9ce4f 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ int bnxt_qplib_create_qp1(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_qp *qp)
 {
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
 	struct cmdq_create_qp1 req;
-	struct creq_create_qp1_resp *resp;
+	struct creq_create_qp1_resp resp;
 	struct bnxt_qplib_pbl *pbl;
 	struct bnxt_qplib_q *sq = &qp->sq;
 	struct bnxt_qplib_q *rq = &qp->rq;
@@ -394,31 +394,12 @@ int bnxt_qplib_create_qp1(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_qp *qp)
 
 	req.pd_id = cpu_to_le32(qp->pd->id);
 
-	resp = (struct creq_create_qp1_resp *)
-			bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-						     NULL, 0);
-	if (!resp) {
-		dev_err(&res->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: FP: CREATE_QP1 send failed");
-		rc = -EINVAL;
-		goto fail;
-	}
-	if (!bnxt_qplib_rcfw_wait_for_resp(rcfw, le16_to_cpu(req.cookie))) {
-		/* Cmd timed out */
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: FP: CREATE_QP1 timed out");
-		rc = -ETIMEDOUT;
-		goto fail;
-	}
-	if (resp->status ||
-	    le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie) != le16_to_cpu(req.cookie)) {
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: FP: CREATE_QP1 failed ");
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev,
-			"QPLIB: with status 0x%x cmdq 0x%x resp 0x%x",
-			resp->status, le16_to_cpu(req.cookie),
-			le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie));
-		rc = -EINVAL;
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
+					  (void *)&resp, NULL, 0);
+	if (rc)
 		goto fail;
-	}
-	qp->id = le32_to_cpu(resp->xid);
+
+	qp->id = le32_to_cpu(resp.xid);
 	qp->cur_qp_state = CMDQ_MODIFY_QP_NEW_STATE_RESET;
 	sq->flush_in_progress = false;
 	rq->flush_in_progress = false;
@@ -442,7 +423,7 @@ int bnxt_qplib_create_qp(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_qp *qp)
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
 	struct sq_send *hw_sq_send_hdr, **hw_sq_send_ptr;
 	struct cmdq_create_qp req;
-	struct creq_create_qp_resp *resp;
+	struct creq_create_qp_resp resp;
 	struct bnxt_qplib_pbl *pbl;
 	struct sq_psn_search **psn_search_ptr;
 	unsigned long int psn_search, poff = 0;
@@ -627,31 +608,12 @@ int bnxt_qplib_create_qp(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_qp *qp)
 	}
 	req.pd_id = cpu_to_le32(qp->pd->id);
 
-	resp = (struct creq_create_qp_resp *)
-			bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-						     NULL, 0);
-	if (!resp) {
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: FP: CREATE_QP send failed");
-		rc = -EINVAL;
-		goto fail;
-	}
-	if (!bnxt_qplib_rcfw_wait_for_resp(rcfw, le16_to_cpu(req.cookie))) {
-		/* Cmd timed out */
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: FP: CREATE_QP timed out");
-		rc = -ETIMEDOUT;
-		goto fail;
-	}
-	if (resp->status ||
-	    le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie) != le16_to_cpu(req.cookie)) {
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: FP: CREATE_QP failed ");
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev,
-			"QPLIB: with status 0x%x cmdq 0x%x resp 0x%x",
-			resp->status, le16_to_cpu(req.cookie),
-			le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie));
-		rc = -EINVAL;
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
+					  (void *)&resp, NULL, 0);
+	if (rc)
 		goto fail;
-	}
-	qp->id = le32_to_cpu(resp->xid);
+
+	qp->id = le32_to_cpu(resp.xid);
 	qp->cur_qp_state = CMDQ_MODIFY_QP_NEW_STATE_RESET;
 	sq->flush_in_progress = false;
 	rq->flush_in_progress = false;
@@ -769,10 +731,11 @@ int bnxt_qplib_modify_qp(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_qp *qp)
 {
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
 	struct cmdq_modify_qp req;
-	struct creq_modify_qp_resp *resp;
+	struct creq_modify_qp_resp resp;
 	u16 cmd_flags = 0, pkey;
 	u32 temp32[4];
 	u32 bmask;
+	int rc;
 
 	RCFW_CMD_PREP(req, MODIFY_QP, cmd_flags);
 
@@ -862,27 +825,10 @@ int bnxt_qplib_modify_qp(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_qp *qp)
 
 	req.vlan_pcp_vlan_dei_vlan_id = cpu_to_le16(qp->vlan_id);
 
-	resp = (struct creq_modify_qp_resp *)
-			bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-						     NULL, 0);
-	if (!resp) {
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: FP: MODIFY_QP send failed");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-	if (!bnxt_qplib_rcfw_wait_for_resp(rcfw, le16_to_cpu(req.cookie))) {
-		/* Cmd timed out */
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: FP: MODIFY_QP timed out");
-		return -ETIMEDOUT;
-	}
-	if (resp->status ||
-	    le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie) != le16_to_cpu(req.cookie)) {
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: FP: MODIFY_QP failed ");
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev,
-			"QPLIB: with status 0x%x cmdq 0x%x resp 0x%x",
-			resp->status, le16_to_cpu(req.cookie),
-			le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie));
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
+					  (void *)&resp, NULL, 0);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
 	qp->cur_qp_state = qp->state;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -891,37 +837,26 @@ int bnxt_qplib_query_qp(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_qp *qp)
 {
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
 	struct cmdq_query_qp req;
-	struct creq_query_qp_resp *resp;
+	struct creq_query_qp_resp resp;
+	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw_sbuf *sbuf;
 	struct creq_query_qp_resp_sb *sb;
 	u16 cmd_flags = 0;
 	u32 temp32[4];
-	int i;
+	int i, rc = 0;
 
 	RCFW_CMD_PREP(req, QUERY_QP, cmd_flags);
 
+	sbuf = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_alloc_sbuf(rcfw, sizeof(*sb));
+	if (!sbuf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	sb = sbuf->sb;
+
 	req.qp_cid = cpu_to_le32(qp->id);
 	req.resp_size = sizeof(*sb) / BNXT_QPLIB_CMDQE_UNITS;
-	resp = (struct creq_query_qp_resp *)
-			bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-						     (void **)&sb, 0);
-	if (!resp) {
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: FP: QUERY_QP send failed");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-	if (!bnxt_qplib_rcfw_wait_for_resp(rcfw, le16_to_cpu(req.cookie))) {
-		/* Cmd timed out */
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: FP: QUERY_QP timed out");
-		return -ETIMEDOUT;
-	}
-	if (resp->status ||
-	    le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie) != le16_to_cpu(req.cookie)) {
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: FP: QUERY_QP failed ");
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev,
-			"QPLIB: with status 0x%x cmdq 0x%x resp 0x%x",
-			resp->status, le16_to_cpu(req.cookie),
-			le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie));
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req, (void *)&resp,
+					  (void *)sbuf, 0);
+	if (rc)
+		goto bail;
 	/* Extract the context from the side buffer */
 	qp->state = sb->en_sqd_async_notify_state &
 			CREQ_QUERY_QP_RESP_SB_STATE_MASK;
@@ -976,7 +911,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_query_qp(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_qp *qp)
 	qp->dest_qpn = le32_to_cpu(sb->dest_qp_id);
 	memcpy(qp->smac, sb->src_mac, 6);
 	qp->vlan_id = le16_to_cpu(sb->vlan_pcp_vlan_dei_vlan_id);
-	return 0;
+bail:
+	bnxt_qplib_rcfw_free_sbuf(rcfw, sbuf);
+	return rc;
 }
 
 static void __clean_cq(struct bnxt_qplib_cq *cq, u64 qp)
@@ -1021,34 +958,18 @@ int bnxt_qplib_destroy_qp(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res,
 {
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
 	struct cmdq_destroy_qp req;
-	struct creq_destroy_qp_resp *resp;
+	struct creq_destroy_qp_resp resp;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	u16 cmd_flags = 0;
+	int rc;
 
 	RCFW_CMD_PREP(req, DESTROY_QP, cmd_flags);
 
 	req.qp_cid = cpu_to_le32(qp->id);
-	resp = (struct creq_destroy_qp_resp *)
-			bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-						     NULL, 0);
-	if (!resp) {
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: FP: DESTROY_QP send failed");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-	if (!bnxt_qplib_rcfw_wait_for_resp(rcfw, le16_to_cpu(req.cookie))) {
-		/* Cmd timed out */
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: FP: DESTROY_QP timed out");
-		return -ETIMEDOUT;
-	}
-	if (resp->status ||
-	    le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie) != le16_to_cpu(req.cookie)) {
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: FP: DESTROY_QP failed ");
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev,
-			"QPLIB: with status 0x%x cmdq 0x%x resp 0x%x",
-			resp->status, le16_to_cpu(req.cookie),
-			le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie));
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
+					  (void *)&resp, NULL, 0);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
 
 	/* Must walk the associated CQs to nullified the QP ptr */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&qp->scq->hwq.lock, flags);
@@ -1483,7 +1404,7 @@ int bnxt_qplib_create_cq(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_cq *cq)
 {
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
 	struct cmdq_create_cq req;
-	struct creq_create_cq_resp *resp;
+	struct creq_create_cq_resp resp;
 	struct bnxt_qplib_pbl *pbl;
 	u16 cmd_flags = 0;
 	int rc;
@@ -1525,30 +1446,12 @@ int bnxt_qplib_create_cq(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_cq *cq)
 			(cq->cnq_hw_ring_id & CMDQ_CREATE_CQ_CNQ_ID_MASK) <<
 			 CMDQ_CREATE_CQ_CNQ_ID_SFT);
 
-	resp = (struct creq_create_cq_resp *)
-			bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-						     NULL, 0);
-	if (!resp) {
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: FP: CREATE_CQ send failed");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-	if (!bnxt_qplib_rcfw_wait_for_resp(rcfw, le16_to_cpu(req.cookie))) {
-		/* Cmd timed out */
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: FP: CREATE_CQ timed out");
-		rc = -ETIMEDOUT;
-		goto fail;
-	}
-	if (resp->status ||
-	    le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie) != le16_to_cpu(req.cookie)) {
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: FP: CREATE_CQ failed ");
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev,
-			"QPLIB: with status 0x%x cmdq 0x%x resp 0x%x",
-			resp->status, le16_to_cpu(req.cookie),
-			le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie));
-		rc = -EINVAL;
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
+					  (void *)&resp, NULL, 0);
+	if (rc)
 		goto fail;
-	}
-	cq->id = le32_to_cpu(resp->xid);
+
+	cq->id = le32_to_cpu(resp.xid);
 	cq->dbr_base = res->dpi_tbl.dbr_bar_reg_iomem;
 	cq->period = BNXT_QPLIB_QUEUE_START_PERIOD;
 	init_waitqueue_head(&cq->waitq);
@@ -1566,33 +1469,17 @@ int bnxt_qplib_destroy_cq(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_cq *cq)
 {
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
 	struct cmdq_destroy_cq req;
-	struct creq_destroy_cq_resp *resp;
+	struct creq_destroy_cq_resp resp;
 	u16 cmd_flags = 0;
+	int rc;
 
 	RCFW_CMD_PREP(req, DESTROY_CQ, cmd_flags);
 
 	req.cq_cid = cpu_to_le32(cq->id);
-	resp = (struct creq_destroy_cq_resp *)
-			bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-						     NULL, 0);
-	if (!resp) {
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: FP: DESTROY_CQ send failed");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-	if (!bnxt_qplib_rcfw_wait_for_resp(rcfw, le16_to_cpu(req.cookie))) {
-		/* Cmd timed out */
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: FP: DESTROY_CQ timed out");
-		return -ETIMEDOUT;
-	}
-	if (resp->status ||
-	    le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie) != le16_to_cpu(req.cookie)) {
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: FP: DESTROY_CQ failed ");
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev,
-			"QPLIB: with status 0x%x cmdq 0x%x resp 0x%x",
-			resp->status, le16_to_cpu(req.cookie),
-			le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie));
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
+					  (void *)&resp, NULL, 0);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
 	bnxt_qplib_free_hwq(res->pdev, &cq->hwq);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_rcfw.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_rcfw.c
index 23fb726..16e4275 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_rcfw.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_rcfw.c
@@ -39,72 +39,55 @@
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/prefetch.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
+
 #include "roce_hsi.h"
 #include "qplib_res.h"
 #include "qplib_rcfw.h"
 static void bnxt_qplib_service_creq(unsigned long data);
 
 /* Hardware communication channel */
-int bnxt_qplib_rcfw_wait_for_resp(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw, u16 cookie)
+static int __wait_for_resp(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw, u16 cookie)
 {
 	u16 cbit;
 	int rc;
 
-	cookie &= RCFW_MAX_COOKIE_VALUE;
 	cbit = cookie % RCFW_MAX_OUTSTANDING_CMD;
-	if (!test_bit(cbit, rcfw->cmdq_bitmap))
-		dev_warn(&rcfw->pdev->dev,
-			 "QPLIB: CMD bit %d for cookie 0x%x is not set?",
-			 cbit, cookie);
-
 	rc = wait_event_timeout(rcfw->waitq,
 				!test_bit(cbit, rcfw->cmdq_bitmap),
 				msecs_to_jiffies(RCFW_CMD_WAIT_TIME_MS));
-	if (!rc) {
-		dev_warn(&rcfw->pdev->dev,
-			 "QPLIB: Bono Error: timeout %d msec, msg {0x%x}\n",
-			 RCFW_CMD_WAIT_TIME_MS, cookie);
-	}
-
-	return rc;
+	return rc ? 0 : -ETIMEDOUT;
 };
 
-int bnxt_qplib_rcfw_block_for_resp(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw, u16 cookie)
+static int __block_for_resp(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw, u16 cookie)
 {
-	u32 count = -1;
+	u32 count = RCFW_BLOCKED_CMD_WAIT_COUNT;
 	u16 cbit;
 
-	cookie &= RCFW_MAX_COOKIE_VALUE;
 	cbit = cookie % RCFW_MAX_OUTSTANDING_CMD;
 	if (!test_bit(cbit, rcfw->cmdq_bitmap))
 		goto done;
 	do {
+		mdelay(1); /* 1m sec */
 		bnxt_qplib_service_creq((unsigned long)rcfw);
 	} while (test_bit(cbit, rcfw->cmdq_bitmap) && --count);
 done:
-	return count;
+	return count ? 0 : -ETIMEDOUT;
 };
 
-void *bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
-				   struct cmdq_base *req, void **crsbe,
-				   u8 is_block)
+static int __send_message(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw, struct cmdq_base *req,
+			  struct creq_base *resp, void *sb, u8 is_block)
 {
-	struct bnxt_qplib_crsq *crsq = &rcfw->crsq;
 	struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqe *cmdqe, **cmdq_ptr;
 	struct bnxt_qplib_hwq *cmdq = &rcfw->cmdq;
-	struct bnxt_qplib_hwq *crsb = &rcfw->crsb;
-	struct bnxt_qplib_crsqe *crsqe = NULL;
-	struct bnxt_qplib_crsbe **crsb_ptr;
+	struct bnxt_qplib_crsq *crsqe;
 	u32 sw_prod, cmdq_prod;
-	u8 retry_cnt = 0xFF;
-	dma_addr_t dma_addr;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	u32 size, opcode;
 	u16 cookie, cbit;
 	int pg, idx;
 	u8 *preq;
 
-retry:
 	opcode = req->opcode;
 	if (!test_bit(FIRMWARE_INITIALIZED_FLAG, &rcfw->flags) &&
 	    (opcode != CMDQ_BASE_OPCODE_QUERY_FUNC &&
@@ -112,63 +95,50 @@ void *bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
 		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev,
 			"QPLIB: RCFW not initialized, reject opcode 0x%x",
 			opcode);
-		return NULL;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if (test_bit(FIRMWARE_INITIALIZED_FLAG, &rcfw->flags) &&
 	    opcode == CMDQ_BASE_OPCODE_INITIALIZE_FW) {
 		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: RCFW already initialized!");
-		return NULL;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	/* Cmdq are in 16-byte units, each request can consume 1 or more
 	 * cmdqe
 	 */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&cmdq->lock, flags);
-	if (req->cmd_size > cmdq->max_elements -
-	    ((HWQ_CMP(cmdq->prod, cmdq) - HWQ_CMP(cmdq->cons, cmdq)) &
-	     (cmdq->max_elements - 1))) {
+	if (req->cmd_size >= HWQ_FREE_SLOTS(cmdq)) {
 		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: RCFW: CMDQ is full!");
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cmdq->lock, flags);
-
-		if (!retry_cnt--)
-			return NULL;
-		goto retry;
+		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
 
-	retry_cnt = 0xFF;
 
-	cookie = atomic_inc_return(&rcfw->seq_num) & RCFW_MAX_COOKIE_VALUE;
+	cookie = rcfw->seq_num & RCFW_MAX_COOKIE_VALUE;
 	cbit = cookie % RCFW_MAX_OUTSTANDING_CMD;
 	if (is_block)
 		cookie |= RCFW_CMD_IS_BLOCKING;
+
+	set_bit(cbit, rcfw->cmdq_bitmap);
 	req->cookie = cpu_to_le16(cookie);
-	if (test_and_set_bit(cbit, rcfw->cmdq_bitmap)) {
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev,
-			"QPLIB: RCFW MAX outstanding cmd reached!");
-		atomic_dec(&rcfw->seq_num);
+	crsqe = &rcfw->crsqe_tbl[cbit];
+	if (crsqe->resp) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cmdq->lock, flags);
-
-		if (!retry_cnt--)
-			return NULL;
-		goto retry;
+		return -EBUSY;
 	}
-	/* Reserve a resp buffer slot if requested */
-	if (req->resp_size && crsbe) {
-		spin_lock(&crsb->lock);
-		sw_prod = HWQ_CMP(crsb->prod, crsb);
-		crsb_ptr = (struct bnxt_qplib_crsbe **)crsb->pbl_ptr;
-		*crsbe = (void *)&crsb_ptr[get_crsb_pg(sw_prod)]
-					  [get_crsb_idx(sw_prod)];
-		bnxt_qplib_crsb_dma_next(crsb->pbl_dma_ptr, sw_prod, &dma_addr);
-		req->resp_addr = cpu_to_le64(dma_addr);
-		crsb->prod++;
-		spin_unlock(&crsb->lock);
-
-		req->resp_size = (sizeof(struct bnxt_qplib_crsbe) +
-				  BNXT_QPLIB_CMDQE_UNITS - 1) /
-				 BNXT_QPLIB_CMDQE_UNITS;
+	memset(resp, 0, sizeof(*resp));
+	crsqe->resp = (struct creq_qp_event *)resp;
+	crsqe->resp->cookie = req->cookie;
+	crsqe->req_size = req->cmd_size;
+	if (req->resp_size && sb) {
+		struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw_sbuf *sbuf = sb;
+
+		req->resp_addr = cpu_to_le64(sbuf->dma_addr);
+		req->resp_size = (sbuf->size + BNXT_QPLIB_CMDQE_UNITS - 1) /
+				  BNXT_QPLIB_CMDQE_UNITS;
 	}
+
 	cmdq_ptr = (struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqe **)cmdq->pbl_ptr;
 	preq = (u8 *)req;
 	size = req->cmd_size * BNXT_QPLIB_CMDQE_UNITS;
@@ -190,23 +160,24 @@ void *bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
 		preq += min_t(u32, size, sizeof(*cmdqe));
 		size -= min_t(u32, size, sizeof(*cmdqe));
 		cmdq->prod++;
+		rcfw->seq_num++;
 	} while (size > 0);
 
+	rcfw->seq_num++;
+
 	cmdq_prod = cmdq->prod;
 	if (rcfw->flags & FIRMWARE_FIRST_FLAG) {
-		/* The very first doorbell write is required to set this flag
-		 * which prompts the FW to reset its internal pointers
+		/* The very first doorbell write
+		 * is required to set this flag
+		 * which prompts the FW to reset
+		 * its internal pointers
 		 */
 		cmdq_prod |= FIRMWARE_FIRST_FLAG;
 		rcfw->flags &= ~FIRMWARE_FIRST_FLAG;
 	}
-	sw_prod = HWQ_CMP(crsq->prod, crsq);
-	crsqe = &crsq->crsq[sw_prod];
-	memset(crsqe, 0, sizeof(*crsqe));
-	crsq->prod++;
-	crsqe->req_size = req->cmd_size;
 
 	/* ring CMDQ DB */
+	wmb();
 	writel(cmdq_prod, rcfw->cmdq_bar_reg_iomem +
 	       rcfw->cmdq_bar_reg_prod_off);
 	writel(RCFW_CMDQ_TRIG_VAL, rcfw->cmdq_bar_reg_iomem +
@@ -214,9 +185,56 @@ void *bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
 done:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cmdq->lock, flags);
 	/* Return the CREQ response pointer */
-	return crsqe ? &crsqe->qp_event : NULL;
+	return 0;
 }
 
+int bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
+				 struct cmdq_base *req,
+				 struct creq_base *resp,
+				 void *sb, u8 is_block)
+{
+	struct creq_qp_event *evnt = (struct creq_qp_event *)resp;
+	u16 cookie;
+	u8 opcode, retry_cnt = 0xFF;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	do {
+		opcode = req->opcode;
+		rc = __send_message(rcfw, req, resp, sb, is_block);
+		cookie = le16_to_cpu(req->cookie) & RCFW_MAX_COOKIE_VALUE;
+		if (!rc)
+			break;
+
+		if (!retry_cnt || (rc != -EAGAIN && rc != -EBUSY)) {
+			/* send failed */
+			dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: cmdq[%#x]=%#x send failed",
+				cookie, opcode);
+			return rc;
+		}
+		is_block ? mdelay(1) : usleep_range(500, 1000);
+
+	} while (retry_cnt--);
+
+	if (is_block)
+		rc = __block_for_resp(rcfw, cookie);
+	else
+		rc = __wait_for_resp(rcfw, cookie);
+	if (rc) {
+		/* timed out */
+		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: cmdq[%#x]=%#x timedout (%d)msec",
+			cookie, opcode, RCFW_CMD_WAIT_TIME_MS);
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	if (evnt->status) {
+		/* failed with status */
+		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: cmdq[%#x]=%#x status %#x",
+			cookie, opcode, evnt->status);
+		rc = -EFAULT;
+	}
+
+	return rc;
+}
 /* Completions */
 static int bnxt_qplib_process_func_event(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
 					 struct creq_func_event *func_event)
@@ -260,12 +278,12 @@ static int bnxt_qplib_process_func_event(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
 static int bnxt_qplib_process_qp_event(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
 				       struct creq_qp_event *qp_event)
 {
-	struct bnxt_qplib_crsq *crsq = &rcfw->crsq;
 	struct bnxt_qplib_hwq *cmdq = &rcfw->cmdq;
-	struct bnxt_qplib_crsqe *crsqe;
-	u16 cbit, cookie, blocked = 0;
+	struct bnxt_qplib_crsq *crsqe;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	u32 sw_cons;
+	u16 cbit, blocked = 0;
+	u16 cookie;
+	__le16  mcookie;
 
 	switch (qp_event->event) {
 	case CREQ_QP_EVENT_EVENT_QP_ERROR_NOTIFICATION:
@@ -275,24 +293,31 @@ static int bnxt_qplib_process_qp_event(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
 	default:
 		/* Command Response */
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&cmdq->lock, flags);
-		sw_cons = HWQ_CMP(crsq->cons, crsq);
-		crsqe = &crsq->crsq[sw_cons];
-		crsq->cons++;
-		memcpy(&crsqe->qp_event, qp_event, sizeof(crsqe->qp_event));
-
-		cookie = le16_to_cpu(crsqe->qp_event.cookie);
+		cookie = le16_to_cpu(qp_event->cookie);
+		mcookie = qp_event->cookie;
 		blocked = cookie & RCFW_CMD_IS_BLOCKING;
 		cookie &= RCFW_MAX_COOKIE_VALUE;
 		cbit = cookie % RCFW_MAX_OUTSTANDING_CMD;
+		crsqe = &rcfw->crsqe_tbl[cbit];
+		if (crsqe->resp &&
+		    crsqe->resp->cookie  == mcookie) {
+			memcpy(crsqe->resp, qp_event, sizeof(*qp_event));
+			crsqe->resp = NULL;
+		} else {
+			dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev,
+				"QPLIB: CMD %s resp->cookie = %#x, evnt->cookie = %#x",
+				crsqe->resp ? "mismatch" : "collision",
+				crsqe->resp ? crsqe->resp->cookie : 0, mcookie);
+		}
 		if (!test_and_clear_bit(cbit, rcfw->cmdq_bitmap))
 			dev_warn(&rcfw->pdev->dev,
 				 "QPLIB: CMD bit %d was not requested", cbit);
-
 		cmdq->cons += crsqe->req_size;
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cmdq->lock, flags);
+		crsqe->req_size = 0;
+
 		if (!blocked)
 			wake_up(&rcfw->waitq);
-		break;
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cmdq->lock, flags);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -305,12 +330,12 @@ static void bnxt_qplib_service_creq(unsigned long data)
 	struct creq_base *creqe, **creq_ptr;
 	u32 sw_cons, raw_cons;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	u32 type;
+	u32 type, budget = CREQ_ENTRY_POLL_BUDGET;
 
-	/* Service the CREQ until empty */
+	/* Service the CREQ until budget is over */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&creq->lock, flags);
 	raw_cons = creq->cons;
-	while (1) {
+	while (budget > 0) {
 		sw_cons = HWQ_CMP(raw_cons, creq);
 		creq_ptr = (struct creq_base **)creq->pbl_ptr;
 		creqe = &creq_ptr[get_creq_pg(sw_cons)][get_creq_idx(sw_cons)];
@@ -320,15 +345,9 @@ static void bnxt_qplib_service_creq(unsigned long data)
 		type = creqe->type & CREQ_BASE_TYPE_MASK;
 		switch (type) {
 		case CREQ_BASE_TYPE_QP_EVENT:
-			if (!bnxt_qplib_process_qp_event
-			    (rcfw, (struct creq_qp_event *)creqe))
-				rcfw->creq_qp_event_processed++;
-			else {
-				dev_warn(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: crsqe with");
-				dev_warn(&rcfw->pdev->dev,
-					 "QPLIB: type = 0x%x not handled",
-					 type);
-			}
+			bnxt_qplib_process_qp_event
+				(rcfw, (struct creq_qp_event *)creqe);
+			rcfw->creq_qp_event_processed++;
 			break;
 		case CREQ_BASE_TYPE_FUNC_EVENT:
 			if (!bnxt_qplib_process_func_event
@@ -346,7 +365,9 @@ static void bnxt_qplib_service_creq(unsigned long data)
 			break;
 		}
 		raw_cons++;
+		budget--;
 	}
+
 	if (creq->cons != raw_cons) {
 		creq->cons = raw_cons;
 		CREQ_DB_REARM(rcfw->creq_bar_reg_iomem, raw_cons,
@@ -375,23 +396,16 @@ static irqreturn_t bnxt_qplib_creq_irq(int irq, void *dev_instance)
 /* RCFW */
 int bnxt_qplib_deinit_rcfw(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw)
 {
-	struct creq_deinitialize_fw_resp *resp;
 	struct cmdq_deinitialize_fw req;
+	struct creq_deinitialize_fw_resp resp;
 	u16 cmd_flags = 0;
+	int rc;
 
 	RCFW_CMD_PREP(req, DEINITIALIZE_FW, cmd_flags);
-	resp = (struct creq_deinitialize_fw_resp *)
-			bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-						     NULL, 0);
-	if (!resp)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (!bnxt_qplib_rcfw_wait_for_resp(rcfw, le16_to_cpu(req.cookie)))
-		return -ETIMEDOUT;
-
-	if (resp->status ||
-	    le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie) != le16_to_cpu(req.cookie))
-		return -EFAULT;
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req, (void *)&resp,
+					  NULL, 0);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
 
 	clear_bit(FIRMWARE_INITIALIZED_FLAG, &rcfw->flags);
 	return 0;
@@ -417,9 +431,10 @@ static int __get_pbl_pg_idx(struct bnxt_qplib_pbl *pbl)
 int bnxt_qplib_init_rcfw(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
 			 struct bnxt_qplib_ctx *ctx, int is_virtfn)
 {
-	struct creq_initialize_fw_resp *resp;
 	struct cmdq_initialize_fw req;
+	struct creq_initialize_fw_resp resp;
 	u16 cmd_flags = 0, level;
+	int rc;
 
 	RCFW_CMD_PREP(req, INITIALIZE_FW, cmd_flags);
 
@@ -482,37 +497,19 @@ int bnxt_qplib_init_rcfw(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
 
 skip_ctx_setup:
 	req.stat_ctx_id = cpu_to_le32(ctx->stats.fw_id);
-	resp = (struct creq_initialize_fw_resp *)
-			bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-						     NULL, 0);
-	if (!resp) {
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev,
-			"QPLIB: RCFW: INITIALIZE_FW send failed");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-	if (!bnxt_qplib_rcfw_wait_for_resp(rcfw, le16_to_cpu(req.cookie))) {
-		/* Cmd timed out */
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev,
-			"QPLIB: RCFW: INITIALIZE_FW timed out");
-		return -ETIMEDOUT;
-	}
-	if (resp->status ||
-	    le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie) != le16_to_cpu(req.cookie)) {
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev,
-			"QPLIB: RCFW: INITIALIZE_FW failed");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req, (void *)&resp,
+					  NULL, 0);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
 	set_bit(FIRMWARE_INITIALIZED_FLAG, &rcfw->flags);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 void bnxt_qplib_free_rcfw_channel(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw)
 {
-	bnxt_qplib_free_hwq(rcfw->pdev, &rcfw->crsb);
-	kfree(rcfw->crsq.crsq);
+	kfree(rcfw->crsqe_tbl);
 	bnxt_qplib_free_hwq(rcfw->pdev, &rcfw->cmdq);
 	bnxt_qplib_free_hwq(rcfw->pdev, &rcfw->creq);
-
 	rcfw->pdev = NULL;
 }
 
@@ -539,21 +536,11 @@ int bnxt_qplib_alloc_rcfw_channel(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	rcfw->crsq.max_elements = rcfw->cmdq.max_elements;
-	rcfw->crsq.crsq = kcalloc(rcfw->crsq.max_elements,
-				  sizeof(*rcfw->crsq.crsq), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!rcfw->crsq.crsq)
+	rcfw->crsqe_tbl = kcalloc(rcfw->cmdq.max_elements,
+				  sizeof(*rcfw->crsqe_tbl), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!rcfw->crsqe_tbl)
 		goto fail;
 
-	rcfw->crsb.max_elements = BNXT_QPLIB_CRSBE_MAX_CNT;
-	if (bnxt_qplib_alloc_init_hwq(rcfw->pdev, &rcfw->crsb, NULL, 0,
-				      &rcfw->crsb.max_elements,
-				      BNXT_QPLIB_CRSBE_UNITS, 0, PAGE_SIZE,
-				      HWQ_TYPE_CTX)) {
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev,
-			"QPLIB: HW channel CRSB allocation failed");
-		goto fail;
-	}
 	return 0;
 
 fail:
@@ -606,7 +593,7 @@ int bnxt_qplib_enable_rcfw_channel(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	int rc;
 
 	/* General */
-	atomic_set(&rcfw->seq_num, 0);
+	rcfw->seq_num = 0;
 	rcfw->flags = FIRMWARE_FIRST_FLAG;
 	bmap_size = BITS_TO_LONGS(RCFW_MAX_OUTSTANDING_CMD *
 				  sizeof(unsigned long));
@@ -636,10 +623,6 @@ int bnxt_qplib_enable_rcfw_channel(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	rcfw->cmdq_bar_reg_trig_off = RCFW_COMM_TRIG_OFFSET;
 
-	/* CRSQ */
-	rcfw->crsq.prod = 0;
-	rcfw->crsq.cons = 0;
-
 	/* CREQ */
 	rcfw->creq_bar_reg = RCFW_COMM_CONS_PCI_BAR_REGION;
 	res_base = pci_resource_start(pdev, rcfw->creq_bar_reg);
@@ -692,3 +675,34 @@ int bnxt_qplib_enable_rcfw_channel(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	__iowrite32_copy(rcfw->cmdq_bar_reg_iomem, &init, sizeof(init) / 4);
 	return 0;
 }
+
+struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw_sbuf *bnxt_qplib_rcfw_alloc_sbuf(
+		struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
+		u32 size)
+{
+	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw_sbuf *sbuf;
+
+	sbuf = kzalloc(sizeof(*sbuf), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!sbuf)
+		return NULL;
+
+	sbuf->size = size;
+	sbuf->sb = dma_zalloc_coherent(&rcfw->pdev->dev, sbuf->size,
+				       &sbuf->dma_addr, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!sbuf->sb)
+		goto bail;
+
+	return sbuf;
+bail:
+	kfree(sbuf);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+void bnxt_qplib_rcfw_free_sbuf(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
+			       struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw_sbuf *sbuf)
+{
+	if (sbuf->sb)
+		dma_free_coherent(&rcfw->pdev->dev, sbuf->size,
+				  sbuf->sb, sbuf->dma_addr);
+	kfree(sbuf);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_rcfw.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_rcfw.h
index d3567d7..09ce121 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_rcfw.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_rcfw.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 #define RCFW_MAX_OUTSTANDING_CMD	BNXT_QPLIB_CMDQE_MAX_CNT
 #define RCFW_MAX_COOKIE_VALUE		0x7FFF
 #define RCFW_CMD_IS_BLOCKING		0x8000
+#define RCFW_BLOCKED_CMD_WAIT_COUNT	0x4E20
 
 /* Cmdq contains a fix number of a 16-Byte slots */
 struct bnxt_qplib_cmdqe {
@@ -94,32 +95,6 @@ struct bnxt_qplib_crsbe {
 	u8			data[1024];
 };
 
-/* CRSQ SB */
-#define BNXT_QPLIB_CRSBE_MAX_CNT	4
-#define BNXT_QPLIB_CRSBE_UNITS		sizeof(struct bnxt_qplib_crsbe)
-#define BNXT_QPLIB_CRSBE_CNT_PER_PG	(PAGE_SIZE / BNXT_QPLIB_CRSBE_UNITS)
-
-#define MAX_CRSB_IDX			(BNXT_QPLIB_CRSBE_MAX_CNT - 1)
-#define MAX_CRSB_IDX_PER_PG		(BNXT_QPLIB_CRSBE_CNT_PER_PG - 1)
-
-static inline u32 get_crsb_pg(u32 val)
-{
-	return (val & ~MAX_CRSB_IDX_PER_PG) / BNXT_QPLIB_CRSBE_CNT_PER_PG;
-}
-
-static inline u32 get_crsb_idx(u32 val)
-{
-	return val & MAX_CRSB_IDX_PER_PG;
-}
-
-static inline void bnxt_qplib_crsb_dma_next(dma_addr_t *pg_map_arr,
-					    u32 prod, dma_addr_t *dma_addr)
-{
-		*dma_addr = pg_map_arr[(prod) / BNXT_QPLIB_CRSBE_CNT_PER_PG];
-		*dma_addr += ((prod) % BNXT_QPLIB_CRSBE_CNT_PER_PG) *
-			      BNXT_QPLIB_CRSBE_UNITS;
-}
-
 /* CREQ */
 /* Allocate 1 per QP for async error notification for now */
 #define BNXT_QPLIB_CREQE_MAX_CNT	(64 * 1024)
@@ -158,17 +133,19 @@ static inline u32 get_creq_idx(u32 val)
 #define CREQ_DB(db, raw_cons, cp_bit)				\
 	writel(CREQ_DB_CP_FLAGS | ((raw_cons) & ((cp_bit) - 1)), db)
 
+#define CREQ_ENTRY_POLL_BUDGET		0x100
+
 /* HWQ */
-struct bnxt_qplib_crsqe {
-	struct creq_qp_event	qp_event;
+
+struct bnxt_qplib_crsq {
+	struct creq_qp_event	*resp;
 	u32			req_size;
 };
 
-struct bnxt_qplib_crsq {
-	struct bnxt_qplib_crsqe	*crsq;
-	u32			prod;
-	u32			cons;
-	u32			max_elements;
+struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw_sbuf {
+	void *sb;
+	dma_addr_t dma_addr;
+	u32 size;
 };
 
 /* RCFW Communication Channels */
@@ -185,7 +162,7 @@ struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw {
 	wait_queue_head_t	waitq;
 	int			(*aeq_handler)(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *,
 					       struct creq_func_event *);
-	atomic_t		seq_num;
+	u32			seq_num;
 
 	/* Bar region info */
 	void __iomem		*cmdq_bar_reg_iomem;
@@ -203,8 +180,7 @@ struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw {
 
 	/* Actual Cmd and Resp Queues */
 	struct bnxt_qplib_hwq	cmdq;
-	struct bnxt_qplib_crsq	crsq;
-	struct bnxt_qplib_hwq	crsb;
+	struct bnxt_qplib_crsq	*crsqe_tbl;
 };
 
 void bnxt_qplib_free_rcfw_channel(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw);
@@ -219,11 +195,14 @@ int bnxt_qplib_enable_rcfw_channel(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 					(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *,
 					 struct creq_func_event *));
 
-int bnxt_qplib_rcfw_block_for_resp(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw, u16 cookie);
-int bnxt_qplib_rcfw_wait_for_resp(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw, u16 cookie);
-void *bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
-				   struct cmdq_base *req, void **crsbe,
-				   u8 is_block);
+struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw_sbuf *bnxt_qplib_rcfw_alloc_sbuf(
+				struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
+				u32 size);
+void bnxt_qplib_rcfw_free_sbuf(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
+			       struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw_sbuf *sbuf);
+int bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
+				 struct cmdq_base *req, struct creq_base *resp,
+				 void *sbuf, u8 is_block);
 
 int bnxt_qplib_deinit_rcfw(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw);
 int bnxt_qplib_init_rcfw(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_res.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_res.h
index 6277d80..4103e60 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_res.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_res.h
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ extern const struct bnxt_qplib_gid bnxt_qplib_gid_zero;
 
 #define HWQ_CMP(idx, hwq)	((idx) & ((hwq)->max_elements - 1))
 
+#define HWQ_FREE_SLOTS(hwq)	(hwq->max_elements - \
+				((HWQ_CMP(hwq->prod, hwq)\
+				- HWQ_CMP(hwq->cons, hwq))\
+				& (hwq->max_elements - 1)))
+
 enum bnxt_qplib_hwq_type {
 	HWQ_TYPE_CTX,
 	HWQ_TYPE_QUEUE,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_sp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_sp.c
index 7b31ecc..cf7c9cb 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_sp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_sp.c
@@ -55,37 +55,30 @@ int bnxt_qplib_get_dev_attr(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
 			    struct bnxt_qplib_dev_attr *attr)
 {
 	struct cmdq_query_func req;
-	struct creq_query_func_resp *resp;
+	struct creq_query_func_resp resp;
+	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw_sbuf *sbuf;
 	struct creq_query_func_resp_sb *sb;
 	u16 cmd_flags = 0;
 	u32 temp;
 	u8 *tqm_alloc;
-	int i;
+	int i, rc = 0;
 
 	RCFW_CMD_PREP(req, QUERY_FUNC, cmd_flags);
 
-	req.resp_size = sizeof(*sb) / BNXT_QPLIB_CMDQE_UNITS;
-	resp = (struct creq_query_func_resp *)
-		bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req, (void **)&sb,
-					     0);
-	if (!resp) {
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: SP: QUERY_FUNC send failed");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-	if (!bnxt_qplib_rcfw_wait_for_resp(rcfw, le16_to_cpu(req.cookie))) {
-		/* Cmd timed out */
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: SP: QUERY_FUNC timed out");
-		return -ETIMEDOUT;
-	}
-	if (resp->status ||
-	    le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie) != le16_to_cpu(req.cookie)) {
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: SP: QUERY_FUNC failed ");
+	sbuf = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_alloc_sbuf(rcfw, sizeof(*sb));
+	if (!sbuf) {
 		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev,
-			"QPLIB: with status 0x%x cmdq 0x%x resp 0x%x",
-			resp->status, le16_to_cpu(req.cookie),
-			le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie));
-		return -EINVAL;
+			"QPLIB: SP: QUERY_FUNC alloc side buffer failed");
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
+
+	sb = sbuf->sb;
+	req.resp_size = sizeof(*sb) / BNXT_QPLIB_CMDQE_UNITS;
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req, (void *)&resp,
+					  (void *)sbuf, 0);
+	if (rc)
+		goto bail;
+
 	/* Extract the context from the side buffer */
 	attr->max_qp = le32_to_cpu(sb->max_qp);
 	attr->max_qp_rd_atom =
@@ -130,7 +123,10 @@ int bnxt_qplib_get_dev_attr(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw,
 		attr->tqm_alloc_reqs[i * 4 + 2] = *(++tqm_alloc);
 		attr->tqm_alloc_reqs[i * 4 + 3] = *(++tqm_alloc);
 	}
-	return 0;
+
+bail:
+	bnxt_qplib_rcfw_free_sbuf(rcfw, sbuf);
+	return rc;
 }
 
 /* SGID */
@@ -178,8 +174,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_del_sgid(struct bnxt_qplib_sgid_tbl *sgid_tbl,
 	/* Remove GID from the SGID table */
 	if (update) {
 		struct cmdq_delete_gid req;
-		struct creq_delete_gid_resp *resp;
+		struct creq_delete_gid_resp resp;
 		u16 cmd_flags = 0;
+		int rc;
 
 		RCFW_CMD_PREP(req, DELETE_GID, cmd_flags);
 		if (sgid_tbl->hw_id[index] == 0xFFFF) {
@@ -188,31 +185,10 @@ int bnxt_qplib_del_sgid(struct bnxt_qplib_sgid_tbl *sgid_tbl,
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		req.gid_index = cpu_to_le16(sgid_tbl->hw_id[index]);
-		resp = (struct creq_delete_gid_resp *)
-			bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req, NULL,
-						     0);
-		if (!resp) {
-			dev_err(&res->pdev->dev,
-				"QPLIB: SP: DELETE_GID send failed");
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-		if (!bnxt_qplib_rcfw_wait_for_resp(rcfw,
-						   le16_to_cpu(req.cookie))) {
-			/* Cmd timed out */
-			dev_err(&res->pdev->dev,
-				"QPLIB: SP: DELETE_GID timed out");
-			return -ETIMEDOUT;
-		}
-		if (resp->status ||
-		    le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie) != le16_to_cpu(req.cookie)) {
-			dev_err(&res->pdev->dev,
-				"QPLIB: SP: DELETE_GID failed ");
-			dev_err(&res->pdev->dev,
-				"QPLIB: with status 0x%x cmdq 0x%x resp 0x%x",
-				resp->status, le16_to_cpu(req.cookie),
-				le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie));
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
+		rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
+						  (void *)&resp, NULL, 0);
+		if (rc)
+			return rc;
 	}
 	memcpy(&sgid_tbl->tbl[index], &bnxt_qplib_gid_zero,
 	       sizeof(bnxt_qplib_gid_zero));
@@ -234,7 +210,7 @@ int bnxt_qplib_add_sgid(struct bnxt_qplib_sgid_tbl *sgid_tbl,
 						   struct bnxt_qplib_res,
 						   sgid_tbl);
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
-	int i, free_idx, rc = 0;
+	int i, free_idx;
 
 	if (!sgid_tbl) {
 		dev_err(&res->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: SGID table not allocated");
@@ -266,10 +242,11 @@ int bnxt_qplib_add_sgid(struct bnxt_qplib_sgid_tbl *sgid_tbl,
 	}
 	if (update) {
 		struct cmdq_add_gid req;
-		struct creq_add_gid_resp *resp;
+		struct creq_add_gid_resp resp;
 		u16 cmd_flags = 0;
 		u32 temp32[4];
 		u16 temp16[3];
+		int rc;
 
 		RCFW_CMD_PREP(req, ADD_GID, cmd_flags);
 
@@ -290,31 +267,11 @@ int bnxt_qplib_add_sgid(struct bnxt_qplib_sgid_tbl *sgid_tbl,
 		req.src_mac[1] = cpu_to_be16(temp16[1]);
 		req.src_mac[2] = cpu_to_be16(temp16[2]);
 
-		resp = (struct creq_add_gid_resp *)
-			bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-						     NULL, 0);
-		if (!resp) {
-			dev_err(&res->pdev->dev,
-				"QPLIB: SP: ADD_GID send failed");
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-		if (!bnxt_qplib_rcfw_wait_for_resp(rcfw,
-						   le16_to_cpu(req.cookie))) {
-			/* Cmd timed out */
-			dev_err(&res->pdev->dev,
-				"QPIB: SP: ADD_GID timed out");
-			return -ETIMEDOUT;
-		}
-		if (resp->status ||
-		    le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie) != le16_to_cpu(req.cookie)) {
-			dev_err(&res->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: SP: ADD_GID failed ");
-			dev_err(&res->pdev->dev,
-				"QPLIB: with status 0x%x cmdq 0x%x resp 0x%x",
-				resp->status, le16_to_cpu(req.cookie),
-				le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie));
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-		sgid_tbl->hw_id[free_idx] = le32_to_cpu(resp->xid);
+		rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
+						  (void *)&resp, NULL, 0);
+		if (rc)
+			return rc;
+		sgid_tbl->hw_id[free_idx] = le32_to_cpu(resp.xid);
 	}
 	/* Add GID to the sgid_tbl */
 	memcpy(&sgid_tbl->tbl[free_idx], gid, sizeof(*gid));
@@ -325,7 +282,7 @@ int bnxt_qplib_add_sgid(struct bnxt_qplib_sgid_tbl *sgid_tbl,
 
 	*index = free_idx;
 	/* unlock */
-	return rc;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /* pkeys */
@@ -422,10 +379,11 @@ int bnxt_qplib_create_ah(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_ah *ah)
 {
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
 	struct cmdq_create_ah req;
-	struct creq_create_ah_resp *resp;
+	struct creq_create_ah_resp resp;
 	u16 cmd_flags = 0;
 	u32 temp32[4];
 	u16 temp16[3];
+	int rc;
 
 	RCFW_CMD_PREP(req, CREATE_AH, cmd_flags);
 
@@ -450,28 +408,12 @@ int bnxt_qplib_create_ah(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_ah *ah)
 	req.dest_mac[1] = cpu_to_le16(temp16[1]);
 	req.dest_mac[2] = cpu_to_le16(temp16[2]);
 
-	resp = (struct creq_create_ah_resp *)
-			bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-						     NULL, 1);
-	if (!resp) {
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: SP: CREATE_AH send failed");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-	if (!bnxt_qplib_rcfw_block_for_resp(rcfw, le16_to_cpu(req.cookie))) {
-		/* Cmd timed out */
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: SP: CREATE_AH timed out");
-		return -ETIMEDOUT;
-	}
-	if (resp->status ||
-	    le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie) != le16_to_cpu(req.cookie)) {
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: SP: CREATE_AH failed ");
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev,
-			"QPLIB: with status 0x%x cmdq 0x%x resp 0x%x",
-			resp->status, le16_to_cpu(req.cookie),
-			le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie));
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-	ah->id = le32_to_cpu(resp->xid);
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req, (void *)&resp,
+					  NULL, 1);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	ah->id = le32_to_cpu(resp.xid);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -479,35 +421,19 @@ int bnxt_qplib_destroy_ah(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_ah *ah)
 {
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
 	struct cmdq_destroy_ah req;
-	struct creq_destroy_ah_resp *resp;
+	struct creq_destroy_ah_resp resp;
 	u16 cmd_flags = 0;
+	int rc;
 
 	/* Clean up the AH table in the device */
 	RCFW_CMD_PREP(req, DESTROY_AH, cmd_flags);
 
 	req.ah_cid = cpu_to_le32(ah->id);
 
-	resp = (struct creq_destroy_ah_resp *)
-			bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-						     NULL, 1);
-	if (!resp) {
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: SP: DESTROY_AH send failed");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-	if (!bnxt_qplib_rcfw_block_for_resp(rcfw, le16_to_cpu(req.cookie))) {
-		/* Cmd timed out */
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: SP: DESTROY_AH timed out");
-		return -ETIMEDOUT;
-	}
-	if (resp->status ||
-	    le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie) != le16_to_cpu(req.cookie)) {
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: SP: DESTROY_AH failed ");
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev,
-			"QPLIB: with status 0x%x cmdq 0x%x resp 0x%x",
-			resp->status, le16_to_cpu(req.cookie),
-			le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie));
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req, (void *)&resp,
+					  NULL, 1);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -516,8 +442,9 @@ int bnxt_qplib_free_mrw(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_mrw *mrw)
 {
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
 	struct cmdq_deallocate_key req;
-	struct creq_deallocate_key_resp *resp;
+	struct creq_deallocate_key_resp resp;
 	u16 cmd_flags = 0;
+	int rc;
 
 	if (mrw->lkey == 0xFFFFFFFF) {
 		dev_info(&res->pdev->dev,
@@ -536,27 +463,11 @@ int bnxt_qplib_free_mrw(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_mrw *mrw)
 	else
 		req.key = cpu_to_le32(mrw->lkey);
 
-	resp = (struct creq_deallocate_key_resp *)
-			bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-						     NULL, 0);
-	if (!resp) {
-		dev_err(&res->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: SP: FREE_MR send failed");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-	if (!bnxt_qplib_rcfw_wait_for_resp(rcfw, le16_to_cpu(req.cookie))) {
-		/* Cmd timed out */
-		dev_err(&res->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: SP: FREE_MR timed out");
-		return -ETIMEDOUT;
-	}
-	if (resp->status ||
-	    le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie) != le16_to_cpu(req.cookie)) {
-		dev_err(&res->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: SP: FREE_MR failed ");
-		dev_err(&res->pdev->dev,
-			"QPLIB: with status 0x%x cmdq 0x%x resp 0x%x",
-			resp->status, le16_to_cpu(req.cookie),
-			le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie));
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req, (void *)&resp,
+					  NULL, 0);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
 	/* Free the qplib's MRW memory */
 	if (mrw->hwq.max_elements)
 		bnxt_qplib_free_hwq(res->pdev, &mrw->hwq);
@@ -568,9 +479,10 @@ int bnxt_qplib_alloc_mrw(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_mrw *mrw)
 {
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
 	struct cmdq_allocate_mrw req;
-	struct creq_allocate_mrw_resp *resp;
+	struct creq_allocate_mrw_resp resp;
 	u16 cmd_flags = 0;
 	unsigned long tmp;
+	int rc;
 
 	RCFW_CMD_PREP(req, ALLOCATE_MRW, cmd_flags);
 
@@ -584,33 +496,17 @@ int bnxt_qplib_alloc_mrw(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_mrw *mrw)
 	tmp = (unsigned long)mrw;
 	req.mrw_handle = cpu_to_le64(tmp);
 
-	resp = (struct creq_allocate_mrw_resp *)
-			bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-						     NULL, 0);
-	if (!resp) {
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: SP: ALLOC_MRW send failed");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-	if (!bnxt_qplib_rcfw_wait_for_resp(rcfw, le16_to_cpu(req.cookie))) {
-		/* Cmd timed out */
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: SP: ALLOC_MRW timed out");
-		return -ETIMEDOUT;
-	}
-	if (resp->status ||
-	    le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie) != le16_to_cpu(req.cookie)) {
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: SP: ALLOC_MRW failed ");
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev,
-			"QPLIB: with status 0x%x cmdq 0x%x resp 0x%x",
-			resp->status, le16_to_cpu(req.cookie),
-			le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie));
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
+					  (void *)&resp, NULL, 0);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
 	if ((mrw->type == CMDQ_ALLOCATE_MRW_MRW_FLAGS_MW_TYPE1)  ||
 	    (mrw->type == CMDQ_ALLOCATE_MRW_MRW_FLAGS_MW_TYPE2A) ||
 	    (mrw->type == CMDQ_ALLOCATE_MRW_MRW_FLAGS_MW_TYPE2B))
-		mrw->rkey = le32_to_cpu(resp->xid);
+		mrw->rkey = le32_to_cpu(resp.xid);
 	else
-		mrw->lkey = le32_to_cpu(resp->xid);
+		mrw->lkey = le32_to_cpu(resp.xid);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -619,40 +515,17 @@ int bnxt_qplib_dereg_mrw(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_mrw *mrw,
 {
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
 	struct cmdq_deregister_mr req;
-	struct creq_deregister_mr_resp *resp;
+	struct creq_deregister_mr_resp resp;
 	u16 cmd_flags = 0;
 	int rc;
 
 	RCFW_CMD_PREP(req, DEREGISTER_MR, cmd_flags);
 
 	req.lkey = cpu_to_le32(mrw->lkey);
-	resp = (struct creq_deregister_mr_resp *)
-			bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-						     NULL, block);
-	if (!resp) {
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: SP: DEREG_MR send failed");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-	if (block)
-		rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_block_for_resp(rcfw,
-						    le16_to_cpu(req.cookie));
-	else
-		rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_wait_for_resp(rcfw,
-						   le16_to_cpu(req.cookie));
-	if (!rc) {
-		/* Cmd timed out */
-		dev_err(&res->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: SP: DEREG_MR timed out");
-		return -ETIMEDOUT;
-	}
-	if (resp->status ||
-	    le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie) != le16_to_cpu(req.cookie)) {
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: SP: DEREG_MR failed ");
-		dev_err(&rcfw->pdev->dev,
-			"QPLIB: with status 0x%x cmdq 0x%x resp 0x%x",
-			resp->status, le16_to_cpu(req.cookie),
-			le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie));
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
+					  (void *)&resp, NULL, block);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
 
 	/* Free the qplib's MR memory */
 	if (mrw->hwq.max_elements) {
@@ -669,7 +542,7 @@ int bnxt_qplib_reg_mr(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_mrw *mr,
 {
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
 	struct cmdq_register_mr req;
-	struct creq_register_mr_resp *resp;
+	struct creq_register_mr_resp resp;
 	u16 cmd_flags = 0, level;
 	int pg_ptrs, pages, i, rc;
 	dma_addr_t **pbl_ptr;
@@ -730,36 +603,11 @@ int bnxt_qplib_reg_mr(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_mrw *mr,
 	req.key = cpu_to_le32(mr->lkey);
 	req.mr_size = cpu_to_le64(mr->total_size);
 
-	resp = (struct creq_register_mr_resp *)
-			bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
-						     NULL, block);
-	if (!resp) {
-		dev_err(&res->pdev->dev, "SP: REG_MR send failed");
-		rc = -EINVAL;
-		goto fail;
-	}
-	if (block)
-		rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_block_for_resp(rcfw,
-						    le16_to_cpu(req.cookie));
-	else
-		rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_wait_for_resp(rcfw,
-						   le16_to_cpu(req.cookie));
-	if (!rc) {
-		/* Cmd timed out */
-		dev_err(&res->pdev->dev, "SP: REG_MR timed out");
-		rc = -ETIMEDOUT;
-		goto fail;
-	}
-	if (resp->status ||
-	    le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie) != le16_to_cpu(req.cookie)) {
-		dev_err(&res->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: SP: REG_MR failed ");
-		dev_err(&res->pdev->dev,
-			"QPLIB: SP: with status 0x%x cmdq 0x%x resp 0x%x",
-			resp->status, le16_to_cpu(req.cookie),
-			le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie));
-		rc = -EINVAL;
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
+					  (void *)&resp, NULL, block);
+	if (rc)
 		goto fail;
-	}
+
 	return 0;
 
 fail:
@@ -804,35 +652,15 @@ int bnxt_qplib_map_tc2cos(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, u16 *cids)
 {
 	struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw = res->rcfw;
 	struct cmdq_map_tc_to_cos req;
-	struct creq_map_tc_to_cos_resp *resp;
+	struct creq_map_tc_to_cos_resp resp;
 	u16 cmd_flags = 0;
-	int tleft;
+	int rc = 0;
 
 	RCFW_CMD_PREP(req, MAP_TC_TO_COS, cmd_flags);
 	req.cos0 = cpu_to_le16(cids[0]);
 	req.cos1 = cpu_to_le16(cids[1]);
 
-	resp = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req, NULL, 0);
-	if (!resp) {
-		dev_err(&res->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: SP: MAP_TC2COS send failed");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	tleft = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_block_for_resp(rcfw, le16_to_cpu(req.cookie));
-	if (!tleft) {
-		dev_err(&res->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: SP: MAP_TC2COS timed out");
-		return -ETIMEDOUT;
-	}
-
-	if (resp->status ||
-	    le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie) != le16_to_cpu(req.cookie)) {
-		dev_err(&res->pdev->dev, "QPLIB: SP: MAP_TC2COS failed ");
-		dev_err(&res->pdev->dev,
-			"QPLIB: with status 0x%x cmdq 0x%x resp 0x%x",
-			resp->status, le16_to_cpu(req.cookie),
-			le16_to_cpu(resp->cookie));
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_send_message(rcfw, (void *)&req,
+					  (void *)&resp, NULL, 0);
 	return 0;
 }
