diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
index 68a52173ed66..a69479956c5c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ qla2x00_sysfs_read_nvram(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
 	struct scsi_qla_host *vha = shost_priv(dev_to_shost(container_of(kobj,
 	    struct device, kobj)));
 	struct qla_hw_data *ha = vha->hw;
+	uint32_t faddr;
+	struct active_regions active_regions = { };
 
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return 0;
@@ -164,11 +166,21 @@ qla2x00_sysfs_read_nvram(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
 
-	if (IS_NOCACHE_VPD_TYPE(ha))
-		ha->isp_ops->read_optrom(vha, ha->nvram, ha->flt_region_nvram << 2,
-		    ha->nvram_size);
+	if (!IS_NOCACHE_VPD_TYPE(ha)) {
+		mutex_unlock(&ha->optrom_mutex);
+		goto skip;
+	}
+
+	faddr = ha->flt_region_nvram;
+	if (IS_QLA28XX(ha)) {
+		if (active_regions.aux.vpd_nvram == QLA27XX_SECONDARY_IMAGE)
+			faddr = ha->flt_region_nvram_sec;
+	}
+	ha->isp_ops->read_optrom(vha, ha->nvram, faddr << 2, ha->nvram_size);
+
 	mutex_unlock(&ha->optrom_mutex);
 
+skip:
 	return memory_read_from_buffer(buf, count, &off, ha->nvram,
 					ha->nvram_size);
 }
@@ -504,6 +516,7 @@ qla2x00_sysfs_read_vpd(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
 	    struct device, kobj)));
 	struct qla_hw_data *ha = vha->hw;
 	uint32_t faddr;
+	struct active_regions active_regions = { };
 
 	if (unlikely(pci_channel_offline(ha->pdev)))
 		return -EAGAIN;
@@ -516,9 +529,16 @@ qla2x00_sysfs_read_vpd(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
 
 	faddr = ha->flt_region_vpd << 2;
 
-	if ((IS_QLA27XX(ha) || IS_QLA28XX(ha)) &&
-	    qla27xx_find_valid_image(vha) == QLA27XX_SECONDARY_IMAGE)
-		faddr = ha->flt_region_vpd_sec << 2;
+	if (IS_QLA28XX(ha)) {
+		qla28xx_get_aux_images(vha, &active_regions);
+		if (active_regions.aux.vpd_nvram == QLA27XX_SECONDARY_IMAGE)
+			faddr = ha->flt_region_vpd_sec << 2;
+
+		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_init, vha, 0x7070,
+		    "Loading %s nvram image.\n",
+		    active_regions.aux.vpd_nvram == QLA27XX_PRIMARY_IMAGE ?
+		    "primary" : "secondary");
+	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&ha->optrom_mutex);
 	if (qla2x00_chip_is_down(vha)) {
@@ -528,6 +548,8 @@ qla2x00_sysfs_read_vpd(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
 
 	ha->isp_ops->read_optrom(vha, ha->vpd, faddr, ha->vpd_size);
 	mutex_unlock(&ha->optrom_mutex);
+
+	ha->isp_ops->read_optrom(vha, ha->vpd, faddr, ha->vpd_size);
 skip:
 	return memory_read_from_buffer(buf, count, &off, ha->vpd, ha->vpd_size);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_bsg.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_bsg.c
index 4c294bcd100a..95b0ec3c2d40 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_bsg.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_bsg.c
@@ -2389,6 +2389,45 @@ qla2x00_do_dport_diagnostics(struct bsg_job *bsg_job)
 }
 
 static int
+qla2x00_get_flash_image_status(struct bsg_job *bsg_job)
+{
+	scsi_qla_host_t *vha = shost_priv(fc_bsg_to_shost(bsg_job));
+	struct fc_bsg_reply *bsg_reply = bsg_job->reply;
+	struct qla_hw_data *ha = vha->hw;
+	struct qla_active_regions regions = { };
+	struct active_regions active_regions = { };
+
+	qla28xx_get_aux_images(vha, &active_regions);
+	regions.global_image = active_regions.global;
+
+	if (IS_QLA28XX(ha)) {
+		qla27xx_get_active_image(vha, &active_regions);
+		regions.board_config = active_regions.aux.board_config;
+		regions.vpd_nvram = active_regions.aux.vpd_nvram;
+		regions.npiv_config_0_1 = active_regions.aux.npiv_config_0_1;
+		regions.npiv_config_2_3 = active_regions.aux.npiv_config_2_3;
+	}
+
+	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_user, vha, 0x70e1,
+	    "%s(%lu): FW=%u BCFG=%u VPDNVR=%u NPIV01=%u NPIV02=%u\n",
+	    __func__, vha->host_no, regions.global_image,
+	    regions.board_config, regions.vpd_nvram,
+	    regions.npiv_config_0_1, regions.npiv_config_2_3);
+
+	sg_copy_from_buffer(bsg_job->reply_payload.sg_list,
+	    bsg_job->reply_payload.sg_cnt, &regions, sizeof(regions));
+
+	bsg_reply->reply_data.vendor_reply.vendor_rsp[0] = EXT_STATUS_OK;
+	bsg_reply->reply_payload_rcv_len = sizeof(regions);
+	bsg_reply->result = DID_OK << 16;
+	bsg_job->reply_len = sizeof(struct fc_bsg_reply);
+	bsg_job_done(bsg_job, bsg_reply->result,
+	    bsg_reply->reply_payload_rcv_len);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
 qla2x00_process_vendor_specific(struct bsg_job *bsg_job)
 {
 	struct fc_bsg_request *bsg_request = bsg_job->request;
@@ -2461,6 +2500,9 @@ qla2x00_process_vendor_specific(struct bsg_job *bsg_job)
 	case QL_VND_DPORT_DIAGNOSTICS:
 		return qla2x00_do_dport_diagnostics(bsg_job);
 
+	case QL_VND_SS_GET_FLASH_IMAGE_STATUS:
+		return qla2x00_get_flash_image_status(bsg_job);
+
 	default:
 		return -ENOSYS;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_bsg.h b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_bsg.h
index d97dfd521356..7594fad7b5b5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_bsg.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_bsg.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #define QL_VND_GET_PRIV_STATS	0x18
 #define QL_VND_DPORT_DIAGNOSTICS	0x19
 #define QL_VND_GET_PRIV_STATS_EX	0x1A
+#define QL_VND_SS_GET_FLASH_IMAGE_STATUS	0x1E
 
 /* BSG Vendor specific subcode returns */
 #define EXT_STATUS_OK			0
@@ -279,4 +280,14 @@ struct qla_dport_diag {
 #define QLA_DPORT_RESULT	0x0
 #define QLA_DPORT_START		0x2
 
+/* active images in flash */
+struct qla_active_regions {
+	uint8_t global_image;
+	uint8_t board_config;
+	uint8_t vpd_nvram;
+	uint8_t npiv_config_0_1;
+	uint8_t npiv_config_2_3;
+	uint8_t reserved[32];
+} __packed;
+
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
index ac229cf7126b..574797ac7f92 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
@@ -1204,6 +1204,9 @@ struct mbx_cmd_32 {
 #define QLA27XX_IMG_STATUS_VER_MINOR    0x00
 #define QLA27XX_IMG_STATUS_SIGN   0xFACEFADE
 #define QLA28XX_IMG_STATUS_SIGN    0xFACEFADF
+#define QLA28XX_IMG_STATUS_SIGN		0xFACEFADF
+#define QLA28XX_AUX_IMG_STATUS_SIGN	0xFACEFAED
+#define QLA27XX_DEFAULT_IMAGE		0
 #define QLA27XX_PRIMARY_IMAGE  1
 #define QLA27XX_SECONDARY_IMAGE    2
 
@@ -4116,22 +4119,28 @@ struct qla_hw_data {
 	uint32_t	fdt_protect_sec_cmd;
 	uint32_t	fdt_wrt_sts_reg_cmd;
 
-	uint32_t        flt_region_flt;
-	uint32_t        flt_region_fdt;
-	uint32_t        flt_region_boot;
-	uint32_t        flt_region_boot_sec;
-	uint32_t        flt_region_fw;
-	uint32_t        flt_region_fw_sec;
-	uint32_t        flt_region_vpd_nvram;
-	uint32_t        flt_region_vpd;
-	uint32_t        flt_region_vpd_sec;
-	uint32_t        flt_region_nvram;
-	uint32_t        flt_region_npiv_conf;
-	uint32_t	flt_region_gold_fw;
-	uint32_t	flt_region_fcp_prio;
-	uint32_t	flt_region_bootload;
-	uint32_t	flt_region_img_status_pri;
-	uint32_t	flt_region_img_status_sec;
+	struct {
+		uint32_t	flt_region_flt;
+		uint32_t	flt_region_fdt;
+		uint32_t	flt_region_boot;
+		uint32_t	flt_region_boot_sec;
+		uint32_t	flt_region_fw;
+		uint32_t	flt_region_fw_sec;
+		uint32_t	flt_region_vpd_nvram;
+		uint32_t	flt_region_vpd_nvram_sec;
+		uint32_t	flt_region_vpd;
+		uint32_t	flt_region_vpd_sec;
+		uint32_t	flt_region_nvram;
+		uint32_t	flt_region_nvram_sec;
+		uint32_t	flt_region_npiv_conf;
+		uint32_t	flt_region_gold_fw;
+		uint32_t	flt_region_fcp_prio;
+		uint32_t	flt_region_bootload;
+		uint32_t	flt_region_img_status_pri;
+		uint32_t	flt_region_img_status_sec;
+		uint32_t	flt_region_aux_img_status_pri;
+		uint32_t	flt_region_aux_img_status_sec;
+	};
 	uint8_t         active_image;
 
 	/* Needed for BEACON */
@@ -4252,9 +4261,20 @@ struct qla_hw_data {
 
 	atomic_t zio_threshold;
 	uint16_t last_zio_threshold;
+
 #define DEFAULT_ZIO_THRESHOLD 5
 };
 
+struct active_regions {
+	uint8_t global;
+	struct {
+		uint8_t board_config;
+		uint8_t vpd_nvram;
+		uint8_t npiv_config_0_1;
+		uint8_t npiv_config_2_3;
+	} aux;
+};
+
 #define FW_ABILITY_MAX_SPEED_MASK	0xFUL
 #define FW_ABILITY_MAX_SPEED_16G	0x0
 #define FW_ABILITY_MAX_SPEED_32G	0x1
@@ -4469,13 +4489,20 @@ typedef struct scsi_qla_host {
 struct qla27xx_image_status {
 	uint8_t image_status_mask;
 	uint16_t generation;
-	uint8_t reserved[3];
-	uint8_t ver_minor;
 	uint8_t ver_major;
+	uint8_t ver_minor;
+	uint8_t bitmap;		/* 28xx only */
+	uint8_t reserved[2];
 	uint32_t checksum;
 	uint32_t signature;
 } __packed;
 
+/* 28xx aux image status bimap values */
+#define QLA28XX_AUX_IMG_BOARD_CONFIG		BIT_0
+#define QLA28XX_AUX_IMG_VPD_NVRAM		BIT_1
+#define QLA28XX_AUX_IMG_NPIV_CONFIG_0_1		BIT_2
+#define QLA28XX_AUX_IMG_NPIV_CONFIG_2_3		BIT_3
+
 #define SET_VP_IDX	1
 #define SET_AL_PA	2
 #define RESET_VP_IDX	3
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_fw.h b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_fw.h
index b9b1aaaff906..9dbd0dce5a29 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_fw.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_fw.h
@@ -1515,6 +1515,18 @@ struct qla_flt_header {
 #define FLT_REG_VPD_SEC_27XX_2	0xD8
 #define FLT_REG_VPD_SEC_27XX_3	0xDA
 
+/* 28xx */
+#define FLT_REG_AUX_IMG_PRI_28XX	0x125
+#define FLT_REG_AUX_IMG_SEC_28XX	0x126
+#define FLT_REG_VPD_SEC_28XX_0		0x10C
+#define FLT_REG_VPD_SEC_28XX_1		0x10E
+#define FLT_REG_VPD_SEC_28XX_2		0x110
+#define FLT_REG_VPD_SEC_28XX_3		0x112
+#define FLT_REG_NVRAM_SEC_28XX_0	0x10D
+#define FLT_REG_NVRAM_SEC_28XX_1	0x10F
+#define FLT_REG_NVRAM_SEC_28XX_2	0x111
+#define FLT_REG_NVRAM_SEC_28XX_3	0x113
+
 struct qla_flt_region {
 	uint16_t code;
 	uint8_t attribute;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h
index f00f1d213253..d5c27ffb5f41 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ extern int qla2xxx_mctp_dump(scsi_qla_host_t *);
 extern int
 qla2x00_alloc_outstanding_cmds(struct qla_hw_data *, struct req_que *);
 extern int qla2x00_init_rings(scsi_qla_host_t *);
-extern uint8_t qla27xx_find_valid_image(struct scsi_qla_host *);
 extern struct qla_qpair *qla2xxx_create_qpair(struct scsi_qla_host *,
 	int, int, bool);
 extern int qla2xxx_delete_qpair(struct scsi_qla_host *, struct qla_qpair *);
@@ -108,6 +107,11 @@ int qla24xx_fcport_handle_login(struct scsi_qla_host *, fc_port_t *);
 int qla24xx_detect_sfp(scsi_qla_host_t *vha);
 int qla24xx_post_gpdb_work(struct scsi_qla_host *, fc_port_t *, u8);
 
+extern void qla28xx_get_aux_images(struct scsi_qla_host *,
+    struct active_regions *);
+extern void qla27xx_get_active_image(struct scsi_qla_host *,
+    struct active_regions *);
+
 void qla2x00_async_prlo_done(struct scsi_qla_host *, fc_port_t *,
     uint16_t *);
 extern int qla2x00_post_async_prlo_work(struct scsi_qla_host *, fc_port_t *,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index 6143a2508e0d..64af5eeb30fb 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -7242,95 +7242,281 @@ qla24xx_nvram_config(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
 	return (rval);
 }
 
-uint8_t qla27xx_find_valid_image(struct scsi_qla_host *vha)
+static void
+qla27xx_print_image(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, char *name,
+    struct qla27xx_image_status *image_status)
+{
+	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_init, vha, 0x018b,
+	    "%s %s: mask=%#02x gen=%#04x ver=%u.%u map=%#01x sum=%#08x sig=%#08x\n",
+	    name, "status",
+	    image_status->image_status_mask,
+	    le16_to_cpu(image_status->generation),
+	    image_status->ver_major,
+	    image_status->ver_minor,
+	    image_status->bitmap,
+	    le32_to_cpu(image_status->checksum),
+	    le32_to_cpu(image_status->signature));
+}
+
+static bool
+qla28xx_check_aux_image_status_signature(
+    struct qla27xx_image_status *image_status)
+{
+	ulong signature = le32_to_cpu(image_status->signature);
+
+	return signature != QLA28XX_AUX_IMG_STATUS_SIGN;
+}
+
+static bool
+qla27xx_check_image_status_signature(struct qla27xx_image_status *image_status)
+{
+	ulong signature = le32_to_cpu(image_status->signature);
+
+	return
+	    signature != QLA27XX_IMG_STATUS_SIGN &&
+	    signature != QLA28XX_IMG_STATUS_SIGN;
+}
+
+static ulong
+qla27xx_image_status_checksum(struct qla27xx_image_status *image_status)
+{
+	uint32_t *p = (void *)image_status;
+	uint n = sizeof(*image_status) / sizeof(*p);
+	uint32_t sum = 0;
+
+	for ( ; n--; p++)
+		sum += le32_to_cpup(p);
+
+	return sum;
+}
+
+static inline uint
+qla28xx_component_bitmask(struct qla27xx_image_status *aux, uint bitmask)
+{
+	return aux->bitmap & bitmask ?
+	    QLA27XX_SECONDARY_IMAGE : QLA27XX_PRIMARY_IMAGE;
+}
+
+static void
+qla28xx_component_status(
+    struct active_regions *active_regions, struct qla27xx_image_status *aux)
+{
+	active_regions->aux.board_config =
+	    qla28xx_component_bitmask(aux, QLA28XX_AUX_IMG_BOARD_CONFIG);
+
+	active_regions->aux.vpd_nvram =
+	    qla28xx_component_bitmask(aux, QLA28XX_AUX_IMG_VPD_NVRAM);
+
+	active_regions->aux.npiv_config_0_1 =
+	    qla28xx_component_bitmask(aux, QLA28XX_AUX_IMG_NPIV_CONFIG_0_1);
+
+	active_regions->aux.npiv_config_2_3 =
+	    qla28xx_component_bitmask(aux, QLA28XX_AUX_IMG_NPIV_CONFIG_2_3);
+}
+
+static int
+qla27xx_compare_image_generation(
+    struct qla27xx_image_status *pri_image_status,
+    struct qla27xx_image_status *sec_image_status)
+{
+	/* calculate generation delta as uint16 (this accounts for wrap) */
+	int16_t delta =
+	    le16_to_cpu(pri_image_status->generation) -
+	    le16_to_cpu(sec_image_status->generation);
+
+	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_init, NULL, 0x0180, "generation delta = %d\n", delta);
+
+	return delta;
+}
+
+void
+qla28xx_get_aux_images(
+	struct scsi_qla_host *vha, struct active_regions *active_regions)
 {
-	struct qla27xx_image_status pri_image_status, sec_image_status;
-	bool valid_pri_image = true, valid_sec_image = true;
-	uint32_t *wptr;
-	uint chksum, cnt, size = sizeof(pri_image_status) / sizeof(*wptr);
 	struct qla_hw_data *ha = vha->hw;
-	uint32_t signature;
+	struct qla27xx_image_status pri_aux_image_status, sec_aux_image_status;
+	bool valid_pri_image = false, valid_sec_image = false;
+	bool active_pri_image = false, active_sec_image = false;
+
+	if (!ha->flt_region_aux_img_status_pri) {
+		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_init, vha, 0x018a, "Primary aux image not addressed\n");
+		goto check_sec_image;
+	}
+
+	qla24xx_read_flash_data(vha, (void *)&pri_aux_image_status,
+	    ha->flt_region_aux_img_status_pri,
+	    sizeof(pri_aux_image_status) >> 2);
+	qla27xx_print_image(vha, "Primary aux image", &pri_aux_image_status);
+
+	if (qla28xx_check_aux_image_status_signature(&pri_aux_image_status)) {
+		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_init, vha, 0x018b,
+		    "Primary aux image signature (%#x) not valid\n",
+		    le32_to_cpu(pri_aux_image_status.signature));
+		goto check_sec_image;
+	}
+
+	if (qla27xx_image_status_checksum(&pri_aux_image_status)) {
+		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_init, vha, 0x018c,
+		    "Primary aux image checksum failed\n");
+		goto check_sec_image;
+	}
+
+	valid_pri_image = true;
+
+	if (pri_aux_image_status.image_status_mask & 1) {
+		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_init, vha, 0x018d,
+		    "Primary aux image is active\n");
+		active_pri_image = true;
+	}
+
+check_sec_image:
+	if (!ha->flt_region_aux_img_status_sec) {
+		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_init, vha, 0x018a,
+		    "Secondary aux image not addressed\n");
+		goto check_valid_image;
+	}
+
+	qla24xx_read_flash_data(vha, (void *)&sec_aux_image_status,
+	    ha->flt_region_aux_img_status_sec,
+	    sizeof(sec_aux_image_status) >> 2);
+	qla27xx_print_image(vha, "Secondary aux image", &sec_aux_image_status);
+
+	if (qla28xx_check_aux_image_status_signature(&sec_aux_image_status)) {
+		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_init, vha, 0x018b,
+		    "Secondary aux image signature (%#x) not valid\n",
+		    le32_to_cpu(sec_aux_image_status.signature));
+		goto check_valid_image;
+	}
+
+	if (qla27xx_image_status_checksum(&sec_aux_image_status)) {
+		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_init, vha, 0x018c,
+		    "Secondary aux image checksum failed\n");
+		goto check_valid_image;
+	}
 
-	ha->active_image = 0;
+	valid_sec_image = true;
+
+	if (sec_aux_image_status.image_status_mask & 1) {
+		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_init, vha, 0x018d,
+		    "Secondary aux image is active\n");
+		active_sec_image = true;
+	}
+
+check_valid_image:
+	if (valid_pri_image && active_pri_image &&
+	    valid_sec_image && active_sec_image) {
+		if (qla27xx_compare_image_generation(&pri_aux_image_status,
+		    &sec_aux_image_status) >= 0) {
+			qla28xx_component_status(active_regions,
+			    &pri_aux_image_status);
+		} else {
+			qla28xx_component_status(active_regions,
+			    &sec_aux_image_status);
+		}
+	} else if (valid_pri_image && active_pri_image) {
+		qla28xx_component_status(active_regions, &pri_aux_image_status);
+	} else if (valid_sec_image && active_sec_image) {
+		qla28xx_component_status(active_regions, &sec_aux_image_status);
+	}
+
+	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_init, vha, 0x018f,
+	    "aux images active: BCFG=%u VPD/NVR=%u NPIV0/1=%u NPIV2/3=%u\n",
+	    active_regions->aux.board_config,
+	    active_regions->aux.vpd_nvram,
+	    active_regions->aux.npiv_config_0_1,
+	    active_regions->aux.npiv_config_2_3);
+}
+
+void
+qla27xx_get_active_image(struct scsi_qla_host *vha,
+    struct active_regions *active_regions)
+{
+	struct qla_hw_data *ha = vha->hw;
+	struct qla27xx_image_status pri_image_status, sec_image_status;
+	bool valid_pri_image = false, valid_sec_image = false;
+	bool active_pri_image = false, active_sec_image = false;
 
 	if (!ha->flt_region_img_status_pri) {
-		valid_pri_image = false;
+		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_init, vha, 0x018a, "Primary image not addressed\n");
 		goto check_sec_image;
 	}
 
-	qla24xx_read_flash_data(vha, (uint32_t *)(&pri_image_status),
-	    ha->flt_region_img_status_pri, size);
+	qla24xx_read_flash_data(vha, (void *)(&pri_image_status),
+	    ha->flt_region_img_status_pri, sizeof(pri_image_status) >> 2);
+	qla27xx_print_image(vha, "Primary image", &pri_image_status);
 
-	signature = le32_to_cpu(pri_image_status.signature);
-	if (signature != QLA27XX_IMG_STATUS_SIGN &&
-	    signature != QLA28XX_IMG_STATUS_SIGN) {
+	if (qla27xx_check_image_status_signature(&pri_image_status)) {
 		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_init, vha, 0x018b,
 		    "Primary image signature (%#x) not valid\n",
 		    le32_to_cpu(pri_image_status.signature));
-		valid_pri_image = false;
 		goto check_sec_image;
 	}
 
-	wptr = (uint32_t *)(&pri_image_status);
-	cnt = size;
+	if (qla27xx_image_status_checksum(&pri_image_status)) {
+		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_init, vha, 0x018c,
+		    "Primary image checksum failed\n");
+		goto check_sec_image;
+	}
 
-	for (chksum = 0; cnt--; wptr++)
-		chksum += le32_to_cpu(*wptr);
+	valid_pri_image = true;
 
-	if (chksum) {
-		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_init, vha, 0x018c,
-		    "Primary image checksum failed (%#x)\n", chksum);
-		valid_pri_image = false;
+	if (pri_image_status.image_status_mask & 1) {
+		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_init, vha, 0x018d,
+		    "Primary image is active\n");
+		active_pri_image = true;
 	}
 
 check_sec_image:
 	if (!ha->flt_region_img_status_sec) {
-		valid_sec_image = false;
+		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_init, vha, 0x018a, "Secondary image not addressed\n");
 		goto check_valid_image;
 	}
 
 	qla24xx_read_flash_data(vha, (uint32_t *)(&sec_image_status),
-	    ha->flt_region_img_status_sec, size);
+	    ha->flt_region_img_status_sec, sizeof(sec_image_status) >> 2);
+	qla27xx_print_image(vha, "Secondary image", &sec_image_status);
 
-	signature = le32_to_cpu(sec_image_status.signature);
-	if (signature != QLA27XX_IMG_STATUS_SIGN &&
-	    signature != QLA28XX_IMG_STATUS_SIGN) {
-		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_init, vha, 0x018d,
+	if (qla27xx_check_image_status_signature(&sec_image_status)) {
+		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_init, vha, 0x018b,
 		    "Secondary image signature (%#x) not valid\n",
 		    le32_to_cpu(sec_image_status.signature));
-		valid_sec_image = false;
 		goto check_valid_image;
 	}
 
-	wptr = (uint32_t *)(&sec_image_status);
-	cnt = size;
-	for (chksum = 0; cnt--; wptr++)
-		chksum += le32_to_cpu(*wptr);
-	if (chksum) {
-		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_init, vha, 0x018e,
-		    "Secondary image checksum failed (%#x)\n", chksum);
-		valid_sec_image = false;
+	if (qla27xx_image_status_checksum(&sec_image_status)) {
+		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_init, vha, 0x018c,
+		    "Secondary image checksum failed\n");
+		goto check_valid_image;
+	}
+
+	valid_sec_image = true;
+
+	if (sec_image_status.image_status_mask & 1) {
+		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_init, vha, 0x018d,
+		    "Secondary image is active\n");
+		active_sec_image = true;
 	}
 
 check_valid_image:
-	if (valid_pri_image && (pri_image_status.image_status_mask & 1))
-		ha->active_image = QLA27XX_PRIMARY_IMAGE;
+	if (valid_pri_image && active_pri_image)
+		active_regions->global = QLA27XX_PRIMARY_IMAGE;
 
-	if (valid_sec_image && (sec_image_status.image_status_mask & 1)) {
-		if (!ha->active_image ||
-		    le16_to_cpu(pri_image_status.generation) <
-		    le16_to_cpu(sec_image_status.generation)) {
-			ha->active_image = QLA27XX_SECONDARY_IMAGE;
+	if (valid_sec_image && active_sec_image) {
+		if (!active_regions->global ||
+		    qla27xx_compare_image_generation(
+			&pri_image_status, &sec_image_status) < 0) {
+			active_regions->global = QLA27XX_SECONDARY_IMAGE;
 		}
 	}
 
-	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_init + ql_dbg_verbose, vha, 0x018f, "%s image\n",
-	    ha->active_image == 0 ? "default bootld and fw" :
-	    ha->active_image == 1 ? "primary" :
-	    ha->active_image == 2 ? "secondary" :
-	    "Invalid");
-
-	return ha->active_image;
+	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_init, vha, 0x018f, "active image %s (%u)\n",
+	    active_regions->global == QLA27XX_DEFAULT_IMAGE ?
+		"default (boot/fw)" :
+	    active_regions->global == QLA27XX_PRIMARY_IMAGE ?
+		"primary" :
+	    active_regions->global == QLA27XX_SECONDARY_IMAGE ?
+		"secondary" : "invalid",
+	    active_regions->global);
 }
 
 bool qla24xx_risc_firmware_invalid(uint32_t *dword)
@@ -7718,7 +7904,7 @@ qla24xx_load_risc_blob(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, uint32_t *srisc_addr)
 
 		dcode = fwdt->template;
 		for (i = 0; i < risc_size; i++)
-			dcode[i] = le32_to_cpu(fwcode[i]);
+			dcode[i] = fwcode[i];
 
 		if (!qla27xx_fwdt_template_valid(dcode)) {
 			ql_log(ql_log_warn, vha, 0x0175,
@@ -7781,6 +7967,7 @@ qla81xx_load_risc(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, uint32_t *srisc_addr)
 {
 	int rval;
 	struct qla_hw_data *ha = vha->hw;
+	struct active_regions active_regions = { };
 
 	if (ql2xfwloadbin == 2)
 		goto try_blob_fw;
@@ -7791,10 +7978,12 @@ qla81xx_load_risc(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, uint32_t *srisc_addr)
 	 * 3) Golden-Firmware residing in flash -- (limited operation).
 	 */
 
-	if (!IS_QLA27XX(ha) || !IS_QLA28XX(ha))
+	if (!IS_QLA27XX(ha) && !IS_QLA28XX(ha))
 		goto try_primary_fw;
 
-	if (qla27xx_find_valid_image(vha) != QLA27XX_SECONDARY_IMAGE)
+	qla27xx_get_active_image(vha, &active_regions);
+
+	if (active_regions.global != QLA27XX_SECONDARY_IMAGE)
 		goto try_primary_fw;
 
 	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_init, vha, 0x008b,
@@ -7990,6 +8179,8 @@ qla81xx_nvram_config(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
 	uint32_t chksum;
 	uint16_t cnt;
 	struct qla_hw_data *ha = vha->hw;
+	uint32_t faddr;
+	struct active_regions active_regions = { };
 
 	rval = QLA_SUCCESS;
 	icb = (struct init_cb_81xx *)ha->init_cb;
@@ -8001,14 +8192,35 @@ qla81xx_nvram_config(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
 	if (IS_P3P_TYPE(ha) || IS_QLA8031(ha))
 		ha->vpd_size = FA_VPD_SIZE_82XX;
 
+	if (IS_QLA28XX(ha))
+		qla28xx_get_aux_images(vha, &active_regions);
+
 	/* Get VPD data into cache */
 	ha->vpd = ha->nvram + VPD_OFFSET;
-	ha->isp_ops->read_optrom(vha, ha->vpd, ha->flt_region_vpd << 2,
-	    ha->vpd_size);
+
+	faddr = ha->flt_region_vpd;
+	if (IS_QLA28XX(ha)) {
+		if (active_regions.aux.vpd_nvram == QLA27XX_SECONDARY_IMAGE)
+			faddr = ha->flt_region_vpd_sec;
+		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_init, vha, 0x0110,
+		    "Loading %s nvram image.\n",
+		    active_regions.aux.vpd_nvram == QLA27XX_PRIMARY_IMAGE ?
+		    "primary" : "secondary");
+	}
+	qla24xx_read_flash_data(vha, ha->vpd, faddr, ha->vpd_size >> 2);
 
 	/* Get NVRAM data into cache and calculate checksum. */
-	ha->isp_ops->read_optrom(vha, ha->nvram, ha->flt_region_nvram << 2,
-	    ha->nvram_size);
+	faddr = ha->flt_region_nvram;
+	if (IS_QLA28XX(ha)) {
+		if (active_regions.aux.vpd_nvram == QLA27XX_SECONDARY_IMAGE)
+			faddr = ha->flt_region_nvram_sec;
+	}
+	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_init, vha, 0x0110,
+	    "Loading %s nvram image.\n",
+	    active_regions.aux.vpd_nvram == QLA27XX_PRIMARY_IMAGE ?
+	    "primary" : "secondary");
+	qla24xx_read_flash_data(vha, ha->nvram, faddr, ha->nvram_size >> 2);
+
 	dptr = (uint32_t *)nv;
 	for (cnt = 0, chksum = 0; cnt < ha->nvram_size >> 2; cnt++, dptr++)
 		chksum += le32_to_cpu(*dptr);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_sup.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_sup.c
index c0d7a1ec285c..23f5d07ef4e9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_sup.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_sup.c
@@ -862,21 +862,59 @@ qla2xxx_get_flt_info(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, uint32_t flt_addr)
 			if (IS_QLA27XX(ha) && !IS_QLA28XX(ha))
 				ha->flt_region_boot_sec = start;
 			break;
+		case FLT_REG_AUX_IMG_PRI_28XX:
+			if (IS_QLA27XX(ha) || IS_QLA28XX(ha))
+				ha->flt_region_aux_img_status_pri = start;
+			break;
+		case FLT_REG_AUX_IMG_SEC_28XX:
+			if (IS_QLA27XX(ha) || IS_QLA28XX(ha))
+				ha->flt_region_aux_img_status_sec = start;
+			break;
+		case FLT_REG_NVRAM_SEC_28XX_0:
+			if (IS_QLA27XX(ha) || IS_QLA28XX(ha))
+				if (ha->port_no == 0)
+					ha->flt_region_nvram_sec = start;
+			break;
+		case FLT_REG_NVRAM_SEC_28XX_1:
+			if (IS_QLA27XX(ha) || IS_QLA28XX(ha))
+				if (ha->port_no == 1)
+					ha->flt_region_nvram_sec = start;
+			break;
+		case FLT_REG_NVRAM_SEC_28XX_2:
+			if (IS_QLA27XX(ha) || IS_QLA28XX(ha))
+				if (ha->port_no == 2)
+					ha->flt_region_nvram_sec = start;
+			break;
+		case FLT_REG_NVRAM_SEC_28XX_3:
+			if (IS_QLA27XX(ha) || IS_QLA28XX(ha))
+				if (ha->port_no == 3)
+					ha->flt_region_nvram_sec = start;
+			break;
 		case FLT_REG_VPD_SEC_27XX_0:
-			if (IS_QLA27XX(ha) && !IS_QLA28XX(ha))
-				ha->flt_region_vpd_sec = start;
+		case FLT_REG_VPD_SEC_28XX_0:
+			if (IS_QLA27XX(ha) || IS_QLA28XX(ha)) {
+				ha->flt_region_vpd_nvram_sec = start;
+				if (ha->port_no == 0)
+					ha->flt_region_vpd_sec = start;
+			}
 			break;
 		case FLT_REG_VPD_SEC_27XX_1:
-			if (IS_QLA27XX(ha) && !IS_QLA28XX(ha))
-				ha->flt_region_vpd_sec = start;
+		case FLT_REG_VPD_SEC_28XX_1:
+			if (IS_QLA27XX(ha) || IS_QLA28XX(ha))
+				if (ha->port_no == 1)
+					ha->flt_region_vpd_sec = start;
 			break;
 		case FLT_REG_VPD_SEC_27XX_2:
-			if (IS_QLA27XX(ha) && !IS_QLA28XX(ha))
-				ha->flt_region_vpd_sec = start;
+		case FLT_REG_VPD_SEC_28XX_2:
+			if (IS_QLA27XX(ha) || IS_QLA28XX(ha))
+				if (ha->port_no == 2)
+					ha->flt_region_vpd_sec = start;
 			break;
 		case FLT_REG_VPD_SEC_27XX_3:
-			if (IS_QLA27XX(ha) && !IS_QLA28XX(ha))
-				ha->flt_region_vpd_sec = start;
+		case FLT_REG_VPD_SEC_28XX_3:
+			if (IS_QLA27XX(ha) || IS_QLA28XX(ha))
+				if (ha->port_no == 3)
+					ha->flt_region_vpd_sec = start;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -3020,6 +3058,7 @@ qla24xx_get_flash_version(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, void *mbuf)
 	int i;
 	struct qla_hw_data *ha = vha->hw;
 	uint32_t faddr = 0;
+	struct active_regions active_regions = { };
 
 	if (IS_P3P_TYPE(ha))
 		return ret;
@@ -3033,9 +3072,12 @@ qla24xx_get_flash_version(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, void *mbuf)
 	memset(ha->fw_revision, 0, sizeof(ha->fw_revision));
 
 	pcihdr = ha->flt_region_boot << 2;
-	if ((IS_QLA27XX(ha) || IS_QLA28XX(ha)) &&
-	    qla27xx_find_valid_image(vha) == QLA27XX_SECONDARY_IMAGE)
-		pcihdr = ha->flt_region_boot_sec << 2;
+	if (IS_QLA27XX(ha) || IS_QLA28XX(ha)) {
+		qla27xx_get_active_image(vha, &active_regions);
+		if (active_regions.global == QLA27XX_SECONDARY_IMAGE) {
+			pcihdr = ha->flt_region_boot_sec << 2;
+		}
+	}
 
 	do {
 		/* Verify PCI expansion ROM header. */
@@ -3108,9 +3150,10 @@ qla24xx_get_flash_version(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, void *mbuf)
 	/* Read firmware image information. */
 	memset(ha->fw_revision, 0, sizeof(ha->fw_revision));
 	faddr = ha->flt_region_fw;
-	if ((IS_QLA27XX(ha) || IS_QLA28XX(ha)) &&
-	    qla27xx_find_valid_image(vha) == QLA27XX_SECONDARY_IMAGE)
-		faddr = ha->flt_region_fw_sec;
+	if (IS_QLA27XX(ha) || IS_QLA28XX(ha)) {
+		if (active_regions.global == QLA27XX_SECONDARY_IMAGE)
+			faddr = ha->flt_region_fw_sec;
+	}
 
 	qla24xx_read_flash_data(vha, dcode, faddr, 8);
 	if (qla24xx_risc_firmware_invalid(dcode)) {
