diff -uprN a/drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr.h b/drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr.h
--- a/drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr.h	2017-08-04 18:12:54.000000000 +0800
+++ b/drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr.h	2017-08-04 18:39:18.000000000 +0800
@@ -787,6 +787,7 @@ struct AdapterControlBlock
 	/* iop init */
 	#define ACB_F_ABORT				0x0200
 	#define ACB_F_FIRMWARE_TRAP           		0x0400
+	#define ACB_F_MSG_GET_CONFIG		0x1000
 	struct CommandControlBlock *			pccb_pool[ARCMSR_MAX_FREECCB_NUM];
 	/* used for memory free */
 	struct list_head		ccb_free_list;
diff -uprN a/drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_hba.c b/drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_hba.c
--- a/drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_hba.c	2017-11-08 18:52:48.000000000 +0800
+++ b/drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_hba.c	2017-11-08 18:53:30.000000000 +0800
@@ -743,6 +743,7 @@ static void arcmsr_message_isr_bh_fn(str
 	struct scsi_device *psdev;
 	char diff, temp;
 
+	acb->acb_flags &= ~ACB_F_MSG_GET_CONFIG;
 	switch (acb->adapter_type) {
 	case ACB_ADAPTER_TYPE_A: {
 		struct MessageUnit_A __iomem *reg  = acb->pmuA;
@@ -2332,7 +2333,8 @@ static void arcmsr_hbaA_message_isr(stru
 	struct MessageUnit_A __iomem *reg  = acb->pmuA;
 	/*clear interrupt and message state*/
 	writel(ARCMSR_MU_OUTBOUND_MESSAGE0_INT, &reg->outbound_intstatus);
-	schedule_work(&acb->arcmsr_do_message_isr_bh);
+	if (acb->acb_flags & ACB_F_MSG_GET_CONFIG)
+		schedule_work(&acb->arcmsr_do_message_isr_bh);
 }
 static void arcmsr_hbaB_message_isr(struct AdapterControlBlock *acb)
 {
@@ -2340,7 +2342,8 @@ static void arcmsr_hbaB_message_isr(stru
 
 	/*clear interrupt and message state*/
 	writel(ARCMSR_MESSAGE_INT_CLEAR_PATTERN, reg->iop2drv_doorbell);
-	schedule_work(&acb->arcmsr_do_message_isr_bh);
+	if (acb->acb_flags & ACB_F_MSG_GET_CONFIG)
+		schedule_work(&acb->arcmsr_do_message_isr_bh);
 }
 /*
 **********************************************************************************
@@ -2356,7 +2359,8 @@ static void arcmsr_hbaC_message_isr(stru
 	struct MessageUnit_C __iomem *reg  = acb->pmuC;
 	/*clear interrupt and message state*/
 	writel(ARCMSR_HBCMU_IOP2DRV_MESSAGE_CMD_DONE_DOORBELL_CLEAR, &reg->outbound_doorbell_clear);
-	schedule_work(&acb->arcmsr_do_message_isr_bh);
+	if (acb->acb_flags & ACB_F_MSG_GET_CONFIG)
+		schedule_work(&acb->arcmsr_do_message_isr_bh);
 }
 
 static void arcmsr_hbaD_message_isr(struct AdapterControlBlock *acb)
@@ -2365,7 +2369,8 @@ static void arcmsr_hbaD_message_isr(stru
 
 	writel(ARCMSR_ARC1214_IOP2DRV_MESSAGE_CMD_DONE, reg->outbound_doorbell);
 	readl(reg->outbound_doorbell);
-	schedule_work(&acb->arcmsr_do_message_isr_bh);
+	if (acb->acb_flags & ACB_F_MSG_GET_CONFIG)
+		schedule_work(&acb->arcmsr_do_message_isr_bh);
 }
 
 static void arcmsr_hbaE_message_isr(struct AdapterControlBlock *acb)
@@ -2373,7 +2378,8 @@ static void arcmsr_hbaE_message_isr(stru
 	struct MessageUnit_E __iomem *reg  = acb->pmuE;
 
 	writel(0, &reg->host_int_status);
-	schedule_work(&acb->arcmsr_do_message_isr_bh);
+	if (acb->acb_flags & ACB_F_MSG_GET_CONFIG)
+		schedule_work(&acb->arcmsr_do_message_isr_bh);
 }
 
 static int arcmsr_hbaA_handle_isr(struct AdapterControlBlock *acb)
@@ -3830,6 +3836,7 @@ static void arcmsr_hbaA_request_device_m
 			return;
 		}
 		writel(ARCMSR_INBOUND_MESG0_GET_CONFIG, &reg->inbound_msgaddr0);
+		acb->acb_flags |= ACB_F_MSG_GET_CONFIG;
 		mod_timer(&acb->eternal_timer, jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(6 * HZ));
 	}
 	return;
@@ -3852,6 +3859,7 @@ static void arcmsr_hbaB_request_device_m
 			return;
 		}
 		writel(ARCMSR_MESSAGE_GET_CONFIG, reg->drv2iop_doorbell);
+		acb->acb_flags |= ACB_F_MSG_GET_CONFIG;
 		mod_timer(&acb->eternal_timer, jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(6 * HZ));
 	}
 	return;
@@ -3875,6 +3883,7 @@ static void arcmsr_hbaC_request_device_m
 		}
 		writel(ARCMSR_INBOUND_MESG0_GET_CONFIG, &reg->inbound_msgaddr0);
 		writel(ARCMSR_HBCMU_DRV2IOP_MESSAGE_CMD_DONE, &reg->inbound_doorbell);
+		acb->acb_flags |= ACB_F_MSG_GET_CONFIG;
 		mod_timer(&acb->eternal_timer, jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(6 * HZ));
 	}
 	return;
@@ -3904,6 +3913,7 @@ static void arcmsr_hbaD_request_device_m
 		}
 		writel(ARCMSR_INBOUND_MESG0_GET_CONFIG,
 			reg->inbound_msgaddr0);
+		acb->acb_flags |= ACB_F_MSG_GET_CONFIG;
 		mod_timer(&acb->eternal_timer, jiffies +
 			msecs_to_jiffies(6 * HZ));
 	}
@@ -3934,6 +3944,7 @@ static void arcmsr_hbaE_request_device_m
 		writel(ARCMSR_INBOUND_MESG0_GET_CONFIG, &reg->inbound_msgaddr0);
 		acb->out_doorbell ^= ARCMSR_HBEMU_DRV2IOP_MESSAGE_CMD_DONE;
 		writel(acb->out_doorbell, &reg->iobound_doorbell);
+		acb->acb_flags |= ACB_F_MSG_GET_CONFIG;
 		mod_timer(&acb->eternal_timer, jiffies +
 			msecs_to_jiffies(6 * HZ));
 	}
