Merge branch 'liquidio-improve-soft-command-response-handling'

Weilin Chang says:

====================
liquidio: improve soft command/response handling

Change soft command handling to fix the possible race condition when the
process handles a response of a soft command that was already freed by an
application which got timeout for this request.
====================

Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

14 files changed, 627 insertions, 802 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c
index 8093c5eafea2..30b4a6066bc9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c
@@ -32,38 +32,6 @@
 #define OCTNIC_MAX_SG  MAX_SKB_FRAGS
 
 /**
- * \brief Callback for getting interface configuration
- * @param status status of request
- * @param buf pointer to resp structure
- */
-void lio_if_cfg_callback(struct octeon_device *oct,
-			 u32 status __attribute__((unused)), void *buf)
-{
-	struct octeon_soft_command *sc = (struct octeon_soft_command *)buf;
-	struct liquidio_if_cfg_context *ctx;
-	struct liquidio_if_cfg_resp *resp;
-
-	resp = (struct liquidio_if_cfg_resp *)sc->virtrptr;
-	ctx = (struct liquidio_if_cfg_context *)sc->ctxptr;
-
-	oct = lio_get_device(ctx->octeon_id);
-	if (resp->status)
-		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "nic if cfg instruction failed. Status: %llx\n",
-			CVM_CAST64(resp->status));
-	WRITE_ONCE(ctx->cond, 1);
-
-	snprintf(oct->fw_info.liquidio_firmware_version, 32, "%s",
-		 resp->cfg_info.liquidio_firmware_version);
-
-	/* This barrier is required to be sure that the response has been
-	 * written fully before waking up the handler
-	 */
-	wmb();
-
-	wake_up_interruptible(&ctx->wc);
-}
-
-/**
  * \brief Delete gather lists
  * @param lio per-network private data
  */
@@ -198,14 +166,15 @@ int liquidio_set_feature(struct net_device *netdev, int cmd, u16 param1)
 	nctrl.ncmd.s.cmd = cmd;
 	nctrl.ncmd.s.param1 = param1;
 	nctrl.iq_no = lio->linfo.txpciq[0].s.q_no;
-	nctrl.wait_time = 100;
 	nctrl.netpndev = (u64)netdev;
 	nctrl.cb_fn = liquidio_link_ctrl_cmd_completion;
 
 	ret = octnet_send_nic_ctrl_pkt(lio->oct_dev, &nctrl);
-	if (ret < 0) {
+	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "Feature change failed in core (ret: 0x%x)\n",
 			ret);
+		if (ret > 0)
+			ret = -EIO;
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -285,15 +254,7 @@ void liquidio_link_ctrl_cmd_completion(void *nctrl_ptr)
 	struct octeon_device *oct = lio->oct_dev;
 	u8 *mac;
 
-	if (nctrl->completion && nctrl->response_code) {
-		/* Signal whoever is interested that the response code from the
-		 * firmware has arrived.
-		 */
-		WRITE_ONCE(*nctrl->response_code, nctrl->status);
-		complete(nctrl->completion);
-	}
-
-	if (nctrl->status)
+	if (nctrl->sc_status)
 		return;
 
 	switch (nctrl->ncmd.s.cmd) {
@@ -1218,30 +1179,6 @@ int octeon_setup_interrupt(struct octeon_device *oct, u32 num_ioqs)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void liquidio_change_mtu_completion(struct octeon_device *oct,
-					   u32 status, void *buf)
-{
-	struct octeon_soft_command *sc = (struct octeon_soft_command *)buf;
-	struct liquidio_if_cfg_context *ctx;
-
-	ctx  = (struct liquidio_if_cfg_context *)sc->ctxptr;
-
-	if (status) {
-		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "MTU change failed. Status: %llx\n",
-			CVM_CAST64(status));
-		WRITE_ONCE(ctx->cond, LIO_CHANGE_MTU_FAIL);
-	} else {
-		WRITE_ONCE(ctx->cond, LIO_CHANGE_MTU_SUCCESS);
-	}
-
-	/* This barrier is required to be sure that the response has been
-	 * written fully before waking up the handler
-	 */
-	wmb();
-
-	wake_up_interruptible(&ctx->wc);
-}
-
 /**
  * \brief Net device change_mtu
  * @param netdev network device
@@ -1250,22 +1187,17 @@ int liquidio_change_mtu(struct net_device *netdev, int new_mtu)
 {
 	struct lio *lio = GET_LIO(netdev);
 	struct octeon_device *oct = lio->oct_dev;
-	struct liquidio_if_cfg_context *ctx;
 	struct octeon_soft_command *sc;
 	union octnet_cmd *ncmd;
-	int ctx_size;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	ctx_size = sizeof(struct liquidio_if_cfg_context);
 	sc = (struct octeon_soft_command *)
-		octeon_alloc_soft_command(oct, OCTNET_CMD_SIZE, 16, ctx_size);
+		octeon_alloc_soft_command(oct, OCTNET_CMD_SIZE, 16, 0);
 
 	ncmd = (union octnet_cmd *)sc->virtdptr;
-	ctx  = (struct liquidio_if_cfg_context *)sc->ctxptr;
 
-	WRITE_ONCE(ctx->cond, 0);
-	ctx->octeon_id = lio_get_device_id(oct);
-	init_waitqueue_head(&ctx->wc);
+	init_completion(&sc->complete);
+	sc->sc_status = OCTEON_REQUEST_PENDING;
 
 	ncmd->u64 = 0;
 	ncmd->s.cmd = OCTNET_CMD_CHANGE_MTU;
@@ -1278,28 +1210,28 @@ int liquidio_change_mtu(struct net_device *netdev, int new_mtu)
 	octeon_prepare_soft_command(oct, sc, OPCODE_NIC,
 				    OPCODE_NIC_CMD, 0, 0, 0);
 
-	sc->callback = liquidio_change_mtu_completion;
-	sc->callback_arg = sc;
-	sc->wait_time = 100;
-
 	ret = octeon_send_soft_command(oct, sc);
 	if (ret == IQ_SEND_FAILED) {
 		netif_info(lio, rx_err, lio->netdev, "Failed to change MTU\n");
+		octeon_free_soft_command(oct, sc);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	/* Sleep on a wait queue till the cond flag indicates that the
 	 * response arrived or timed-out.
 	 */
-	if (sleep_cond(&ctx->wc, &ctx->cond) == -EINTR ||
-	    ctx->cond == LIO_CHANGE_MTU_FAIL) {
-		octeon_free_soft_command(oct, sc);
+	ret = wait_for_sc_completion_timeout(oct, sc, 0);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (sc->sc_status) {
+		WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	netdev->mtu = new_mtu;
 	lio->mtu = new_mtu;
 
-	octeon_free_soft_command(oct, sc);
+	WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1333,8 +1265,6 @@ octnet_nic_stats_callback(struct octeon_device *oct_dev,
 	struct octeon_soft_command *sc = (struct octeon_soft_command *)ptr;
 	struct oct_nic_stats_resp *resp =
 	    (struct oct_nic_stats_resp *)sc->virtrptr;
-	struct oct_nic_stats_ctrl *ctrl =
-	    (struct oct_nic_stats_ctrl *)sc->ctxptr;
 	struct nic_rx_stats *rsp_rstats = &resp->stats.fromwire;
 	struct nic_tx_stats *rsp_tstats = &resp->stats.fromhost;
 	struct nic_rx_stats *rstats = &oct_dev->link_stats.fromwire;
@@ -1424,7 +1354,6 @@ octnet_nic_stats_callback(struct octeon_device *oct_dev,
 	} else {
 		resp->status = -1;
 	}
-	complete(&ctrl->complete);
 }
 
 int octnet_get_link_stats(struct net_device *netdev)
@@ -1432,7 +1361,6 @@ int octnet_get_link_stats(struct net_device *netdev)
 	struct lio *lio = GET_LIO(netdev);
 	struct octeon_device *oct_dev = lio->oct_dev;
 	struct octeon_soft_command *sc;
-	struct oct_nic_stats_ctrl *ctrl;
 	struct oct_nic_stats_resp *resp;
 	int retval;
 
@@ -1441,7 +1369,7 @@ int octnet_get_link_stats(struct net_device *netdev)
 		octeon_alloc_soft_command(oct_dev,
 					  0,
 					  sizeof(struct oct_nic_stats_resp),
-					  sizeof(struct octnic_ctrl_pkt));
+					  0);
 
 	if (!sc)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1449,66 +1377,39 @@ int octnet_get_link_stats(struct net_device *netdev)
 	resp = (struct oct_nic_stats_resp *)sc->virtrptr;
 	memset(resp, 0, sizeof(struct oct_nic_stats_resp));
 
-	ctrl = (struct oct_nic_stats_ctrl *)sc->ctxptr;
-	memset(ctrl, 0, sizeof(struct oct_nic_stats_ctrl));
-	ctrl->netdev = netdev;
-	init_completion(&ctrl->complete);
+	init_completion(&sc->complete);
+	sc->sc_status = OCTEON_REQUEST_PENDING;
 
 	sc->iq_no = lio->linfo.txpciq[0].s.q_no;
 
 	octeon_prepare_soft_command(oct_dev, sc, OPCODE_NIC,
 				    OPCODE_NIC_PORT_STATS, 0, 0, 0);
 
-	sc->callback = octnet_nic_stats_callback;
-	sc->callback_arg = sc;
-	sc->wait_time = 500;	/*in milli seconds*/
-
 	retval = octeon_send_soft_command(oct_dev, sc);
 	if (retval == IQ_SEND_FAILED) {
 		octeon_free_soft_command(oct_dev, sc);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	wait_for_completion_timeout(&ctrl->complete, msecs_to_jiffies(1000));
-
-	if (resp->status != 1) {
-		octeon_free_soft_command(oct_dev, sc);
-
-		return -EINVAL;
+	retval = wait_for_sc_completion_timeout(oct_dev, sc,
+						(2 * LIO_SC_MAX_TMO_MS));
+	if (retval)  {
+		dev_err(&oct_dev->pci_dev->dev, "sc OPCODE_NIC_PORT_STATS command failed\n");
+		return retval;
 	}
 
-	octeon_free_soft_command(oct_dev, sc);
+	octnet_nic_stats_callback(oct_dev, sc->sc_status, sc);
+	WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void liquidio_nic_seapi_ctl_callback(struct octeon_device *oct,
-					    u32 status,
-					    void *buf)
-{
-	struct liquidio_nic_seapi_ctl_context *ctx;
-	struct octeon_soft_command *sc = buf;
-
-	ctx = sc->ctxptr;
-
-	oct = lio_get_device(ctx->octeon_id);
-	if (status) {
-		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "%s: instruction failed. Status: %llx\n",
-			__func__,
-			CVM_CAST64(status));
-	}
-	ctx->status = status;
-	complete(&ctx->complete);
-}
-
 int liquidio_set_speed(struct lio *lio, int speed)
 {
-	struct liquidio_nic_seapi_ctl_context *ctx;
 	struct octeon_device *oct = lio->oct_dev;
 	struct oct_nic_seapi_resp *resp;
 	struct octeon_soft_command *sc;
 	union octnet_cmd *ncmd;
-	u32 ctx_size;
 	int retval;
 	u32 var;
 
@@ -1521,21 +1422,18 @@ int liquidio_set_speed(struct lio *lio, int speed)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
-	ctx_size = sizeof(struct liquidio_nic_seapi_ctl_context);
 	sc = octeon_alloc_soft_command(oct, OCTNET_CMD_SIZE,
 				       sizeof(struct oct_nic_seapi_resp),
-				       ctx_size);
+				       0);
 	if (!sc)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	ncmd = sc->virtdptr;
-	ctx  = sc->ctxptr;
 	resp = sc->virtrptr;
 	memset(resp, 0, sizeof(struct oct_nic_seapi_resp));
 
-	ctx->octeon_id = lio_get_device_id(oct);
-	ctx->status = 0;
-	init_completion(&ctx->complete);
+	init_completion(&sc->complete);
+	sc->sc_status = OCTEON_REQUEST_PENDING;
 
 	ncmd->u64 = 0;
 	ncmd->s.cmd = SEAPI_CMD_SPEED_SET;
@@ -1548,30 +1446,24 @@ int liquidio_set_speed(struct lio *lio, int speed)
 	octeon_prepare_soft_command(oct, sc, OPCODE_NIC,
 				    OPCODE_NIC_UBOOT_CTL, 0, 0, 0);
 
-	sc->callback = liquidio_nic_seapi_ctl_callback;
-	sc->callback_arg = sc;
-	sc->wait_time = 5000;
-
 	retval = octeon_send_soft_command(oct, sc);
 	if (retval == IQ_SEND_FAILED) {
 		dev_info(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "Failed to send soft command\n");
+		octeon_free_soft_command(oct, sc);
 		retval = -EBUSY;
 	} else {
 		/* Wait for response or timeout */
-		if (wait_for_completion_timeout(&ctx->complete,
-						msecs_to_jiffies(10000)) == 0) {
-			dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "%s: sc timeout\n",
-				__func__);
-			octeon_free_soft_command(oct, sc);
-			return -EINTR;
-		}
+		retval = wait_for_sc_completion_timeout(oct, sc, 0);
+		if (retval)
+			return retval;
 
 		retval = resp->status;
 
 		if (retval) {
 			dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "%s failed, retval=%d\n",
 				__func__, retval);
-			octeon_free_soft_command(oct, sc);
+			WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
+
 			return -EIO;
 		}
 
@@ -1583,38 +1475,32 @@ int liquidio_set_speed(struct lio *lio, int speed)
 		}
 
 		oct->speed_setting = var;
+		WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
 	}
 
-	octeon_free_soft_command(oct, sc);
-
 	return retval;
 }
 
 int liquidio_get_speed(struct lio *lio)
 {
-	struct liquidio_nic_seapi_ctl_context *ctx;
 	struct octeon_device *oct = lio->oct_dev;
 	struct oct_nic_seapi_resp *resp;
 	struct octeon_soft_command *sc;
 	union octnet_cmd *ncmd;
-	u32 ctx_size;
 	int retval;
 
-	ctx_size = sizeof(struct liquidio_nic_seapi_ctl_context);
 	sc = octeon_alloc_soft_command(oct, OCTNET_CMD_SIZE,
 				       sizeof(struct oct_nic_seapi_resp),
-				       ctx_size);
+				       0);
 	if (!sc)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	ncmd = sc->virtdptr;
-	ctx  = sc->ctxptr;
 	resp = sc->virtrptr;
 	memset(resp, 0, sizeof(struct oct_nic_seapi_resp));
 
-	ctx->octeon_id = lio_get_device_id(oct);
-	ctx->status = 0;
-	init_completion(&ctx->complete);
+	init_completion(&sc->complete);
+	sc->sc_status = OCTEON_REQUEST_PENDING;
 
 	ncmd->u64 = 0;
 	ncmd->s.cmd = SEAPI_CMD_SPEED_GET;
@@ -1626,37 +1512,20 @@ int liquidio_get_speed(struct lio *lio)
 	octeon_prepare_soft_command(oct, sc, OPCODE_NIC,
 				    OPCODE_NIC_UBOOT_CTL, 0, 0, 0);
 
-	sc->callback = liquidio_nic_seapi_ctl_callback;
-	sc->callback_arg = sc;
-	sc->wait_time = 5000;
-
 	retval = octeon_send_soft_command(oct, sc);
 	if (retval == IQ_SEND_FAILED) {
 		dev_info(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "Failed to send soft command\n");
-		oct->no_speed_setting = 1;
-		oct->speed_setting = 25;
-
-		retval = -EBUSY;
+		octeon_free_soft_command(oct, sc);
+		retval = -EIO;
 	} else {
-		if (wait_for_completion_timeout(&ctx->complete,
-						msecs_to_jiffies(10000)) == 0) {
-			dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "%s: sc timeout\n",
-				__func__);
-
-			oct->speed_setting = 25;
-			oct->no_speed_setting = 1;
+		retval = wait_for_sc_completion_timeout(oct, sc, 0);
+		if (retval)
+			return retval;
 
-			octeon_free_soft_command(oct, sc);
-
-			return -EINTR;
-		}
 		retval = resp->status;
 		if (retval) {
 			dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev,
 				"%s failed retval=%d\n", __func__, retval);
-			oct->no_speed_setting = 1;
-			oct->speed_setting = 25;
-			octeon_free_soft_command(oct, sc);
 			retval = -EIO;
 		} else {
 			u32 var;
@@ -1664,16 +1533,23 @@ int liquidio_get_speed(struct lio *lio)
 			var = be32_to_cpu((__force __be32)resp->speed);
 			oct->speed_setting = var;
 			if (var == 0xffff) {
-				oct->no_speed_setting = 1;
 				/* unable to access boot variables
 				 * get the default value based on the NIC type
 				 */
-				oct->speed_setting = 25;
+				if (oct->subsystem_id ==
+						OCTEON_CN2350_25GB_SUBSYS_ID ||
+				    oct->subsystem_id ==
+						OCTEON_CN2360_25GB_SUBSYS_ID) {
+					oct->no_speed_setting = 1;
+					oct->speed_setting = 25;
+				} else {
+					oct->speed_setting = 10;
+				}
 			}
+
 		}
+		WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
 	}
 
-	octeon_free_soft_command(oct, sc);
-
 	return retval;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_ethtool.c
index 8e05afd5e39c..46d8379d8c7c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_ethtool.c
@@ -33,25 +33,12 @@
 
 static int lio_reset_queues(struct net_device *netdev, uint32_t num_qs);
 
-struct oct_intrmod_context {
-	int octeon_id;
-	wait_queue_head_t wc;
-	int cond;
-	int status;
-};
-
 struct oct_intrmod_resp {
 	u64     rh;
 	struct oct_intrmod_cfg intrmod;
 	u64     status;
 };
 
-struct oct_mdio_cmd_context {
-	int octeon_id;
-	wait_queue_head_t wc;
-	int cond;
-};
-
 struct oct_mdio_cmd_resp {
 	u64 rh;
 	struct oct_mdio_cmd resp;
@@ -472,12 +459,11 @@ lio_send_queue_count_update(struct net_device *netdev, uint32_t num_queues)
 	nctrl.ncmd.s.param1 = num_queues;
 	nctrl.ncmd.s.param2 = num_queues;
 	nctrl.iq_no = lio->linfo.txpciq[0].s.q_no;
-	nctrl.wait_time = 100;
 	nctrl.netpndev = (u64)netdev;
 	nctrl.cb_fn = liquidio_link_ctrl_cmd_completion;
 
 	ret = octnet_send_nic_ctrl_pkt(lio->oct_dev, &nctrl);
-	if (ret < 0) {
+	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "Failed to send Queue reset command (ret: 0x%x)\n",
 			ret);
 		return -1;
@@ -708,13 +694,13 @@ static int octnet_gpio_access(struct net_device *netdev, int addr, int val)
 	nctrl.ncmd.s.param1 = addr;
 	nctrl.ncmd.s.param2 = val;
 	nctrl.iq_no = lio->linfo.txpciq[0].s.q_no;
-	nctrl.wait_time = 100;
 	nctrl.netpndev = (u64)netdev;
 	nctrl.cb_fn = liquidio_link_ctrl_cmd_completion;
 
 	ret = octnet_send_nic_ctrl_pkt(lio->oct_dev, &nctrl);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "Failed to configure gpio value\n");
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev,
+			"Failed to configure gpio value, ret=%d\n", ret);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -734,41 +720,19 @@ static int octnet_id_active(struct net_device *netdev, int val)
 	nctrl.ncmd.s.cmd = OCTNET_CMD_ID_ACTIVE;
 	nctrl.ncmd.s.param1 = val;
 	nctrl.iq_no = lio->linfo.txpciq[0].s.q_no;
-	nctrl.wait_time = 100;
 	nctrl.netpndev = (u64)netdev;
 	nctrl.cb_fn = liquidio_link_ctrl_cmd_completion;
 
 	ret = octnet_send_nic_ctrl_pkt(lio->oct_dev, &nctrl);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "Failed to configure gpio value\n");
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev,
+			"Failed to configure gpio value, ret=%d\n", ret);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* Callback for when mdio command response arrives
- */
-static void octnet_mdio_resp_callback(struct octeon_device *oct,
-				      u32 status,
-				      void *buf)
-{
-	struct oct_mdio_cmd_context *mdio_cmd_ctx;
-	struct octeon_soft_command *sc = (struct octeon_soft_command *)buf;
-
-	mdio_cmd_ctx = (struct oct_mdio_cmd_context *)sc->ctxptr;
-
-	oct = lio_get_device(mdio_cmd_ctx->octeon_id);
-	if (status) {
-		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "MIDO instruction failed. Status: %llx\n",
-			CVM_CAST64(status));
-		WRITE_ONCE(mdio_cmd_ctx->cond, -1);
-	} else {
-		WRITE_ONCE(mdio_cmd_ctx->cond, 1);
-	}
-	wake_up_interruptible(&mdio_cmd_ctx->wc);
-}
-
 /* This routine provides PHY access routines for
  * mdio  clause45 .
  */
@@ -778,25 +742,20 @@ octnet_mdio45_access(struct lio *lio, int op, int loc, int *value)
 	struct octeon_device *oct_dev = lio->oct_dev;
 	struct octeon_soft_command *sc;
 	struct oct_mdio_cmd_resp *mdio_cmd_rsp;
-	struct oct_mdio_cmd_context *mdio_cmd_ctx;
 	struct oct_mdio_cmd *mdio_cmd;
 	int retval = 0;
 
 	sc = (struct octeon_soft_command *)
 		octeon_alloc_soft_command(oct_dev,
 					  sizeof(struct oct_mdio_cmd),
-					  sizeof(struct oct_mdio_cmd_resp),
-					  sizeof(struct oct_mdio_cmd_context));
+					  sizeof(struct oct_mdio_cmd_resp), 0);
 
 	if (!sc)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	mdio_cmd_ctx = (struct oct_mdio_cmd_context *)sc->ctxptr;
 	mdio_cmd_rsp = (struct oct_mdio_cmd_resp *)sc->virtrptr;
 	mdio_cmd = (struct oct_mdio_cmd *)sc->virtdptr;
 
-	WRITE_ONCE(mdio_cmd_ctx->cond, 0);
-	mdio_cmd_ctx->octeon_id = lio_get_device_id(oct_dev);
 	mdio_cmd->op = op;
 	mdio_cmd->mdio_addr = loc;
 	if (op)
@@ -808,42 +767,40 @@ octnet_mdio45_access(struct lio *lio, int op, int loc, int *value)
 	octeon_prepare_soft_command(oct_dev, sc, OPCODE_NIC, OPCODE_NIC_MDIO45,
 				    0, 0, 0);
 
-	sc->wait_time = 1000;
-	sc->callback = octnet_mdio_resp_callback;
-	sc->callback_arg = sc;
-
-	init_waitqueue_head(&mdio_cmd_ctx->wc);
+	init_completion(&sc->complete);
+	sc->sc_status = OCTEON_REQUEST_PENDING;
 
 	retval = octeon_send_soft_command(oct_dev, sc);
-
 	if (retval == IQ_SEND_FAILED) {
 		dev_err(&oct_dev->pci_dev->dev,
 			"octnet_mdio45_access instruction failed status: %x\n",
 			retval);
-		retval = -EBUSY;
+		octeon_free_soft_command(oct_dev, sc);
+		return -EBUSY;
 	} else {
 		/* Sleep on a wait queue till the cond flag indicates that the
 		 * response arrived
 		 */
-		sleep_cond(&mdio_cmd_ctx->wc, &mdio_cmd_ctx->cond);
+		retval = wait_for_sc_completion_timeout(oct_dev, sc, 0);
+		if (retval)
+			return retval;
+
 		retval = mdio_cmd_rsp->status;
 		if (retval) {
-			dev_err(&oct_dev->pci_dev->dev, "octnet mdio45 access failed\n");
-			retval = -EBUSY;
-		} else {
-			octeon_swap_8B_data((u64 *)(&mdio_cmd_rsp->resp),
-					    sizeof(struct oct_mdio_cmd) / 8);
-
-			if (READ_ONCE(mdio_cmd_ctx->cond) == 1) {
-				if (!op)
-					*value = mdio_cmd_rsp->resp.value1;
-			} else {
-				retval = -EINVAL;
-			}
+			dev_err(&oct_dev->pci_dev->dev,
+				"octnet mdio45 access failed: %x\n", retval);
+			WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
+			return -EBUSY;
 		}
-	}
 
-	octeon_free_soft_command(oct_dev, sc);
+		octeon_swap_8B_data((u64 *)(&mdio_cmd_rsp->resp),
+				    sizeof(struct oct_mdio_cmd) / 8);
+
+		if (!op)
+			*value = mdio_cmd_rsp->resp.value1;
+
+		WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
+	}
 
 	return retval;
 }
@@ -1007,8 +964,7 @@ lio_ethtool_get_ringparam(struct net_device *netdev,
 static int lio_23xx_reconfigure_queue_count(struct lio *lio)
 {
 	struct octeon_device *oct = lio->oct_dev;
-	struct liquidio_if_cfg_context *ctx;
-	u32 resp_size, ctx_size, data_size;
+	u32 resp_size, data_size;
 	struct liquidio_if_cfg_resp *resp;
 	struct octeon_soft_command *sc;
 	union oct_nic_if_cfg if_cfg;
@@ -1018,11 +974,10 @@ static int lio_23xx_reconfigure_queue_count(struct lio *lio)
 	int j;
 
 	resp_size = sizeof(struct liquidio_if_cfg_resp);
-	ctx_size = sizeof(struct liquidio_if_cfg_context);
 	data_size = sizeof(struct lio_version);
 	sc = (struct octeon_soft_command *)
 		octeon_alloc_soft_command(oct, data_size,
-					  resp_size, ctx_size);
+					  resp_size, 0);
 	if (!sc) {
 		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "%s: Failed to allocate soft command\n",
 			__func__);
@@ -1030,7 +985,6 @@ static int lio_23xx_reconfigure_queue_count(struct lio *lio)
 	}
 
 	resp = (struct liquidio_if_cfg_resp *)sc->virtrptr;
-	ctx  = (struct liquidio_if_cfg_context *)sc->ctxptr;
 	vdata = (struct lio_version *)sc->virtdptr;
 
 	vdata->major = (__force u16)cpu_to_be16(LIQUIDIO_BASE_MAJOR_VERSION);
@@ -1038,9 +992,6 @@ static int lio_23xx_reconfigure_queue_count(struct lio *lio)
 	vdata->micro = (__force u16)cpu_to_be16(LIQUIDIO_BASE_MICRO_VERSION);
 
 	ifidx_or_pfnum = oct->pf_num;
-	WRITE_ONCE(ctx->cond, 0);
-	ctx->octeon_id = lio_get_device_id(oct);
-	init_waitqueue_head(&ctx->wc);
 
 	if_cfg.u64 = 0;
 	if_cfg.s.num_iqueues = oct->sriov_info.num_pf_rings;
@@ -1052,27 +1003,29 @@ static int lio_23xx_reconfigure_queue_count(struct lio *lio)
 	octeon_prepare_soft_command(oct, sc, OPCODE_NIC,
 				    OPCODE_NIC_QCOUNT_UPDATE, 0,
 				    if_cfg.u64, 0);
-	sc->callback = lio_if_cfg_callback;
-	sc->callback_arg = sc;
-	sc->wait_time = LIO_IFCFG_WAIT_TIME;
+
+	init_completion(&sc->complete);
+	sc->sc_status = OCTEON_REQUEST_PENDING;
 
 	retval = octeon_send_soft_command(oct, sc);
 	if (retval == IQ_SEND_FAILED) {
 		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev,
-			"iq/oq config failed status: %x\n",
+			"Sending iq/oq config failed status: %x\n",
 			retval);
-		goto qcount_update_fail;
+		octeon_free_soft_command(oct, sc);
+		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-	if (sleep_cond(&ctx->wc, &ctx->cond) == -EINTR) {
-		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "Wait interrupted\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
+	retval = wait_for_sc_completion_timeout(oct, sc, 0);
+	if (retval)
+		return retval;
 
 	retval = resp->status;
 	if (retval) {
-		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "iq/oq config failed\n");
-		goto qcount_update_fail;
+		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev,
+			"iq/oq config failed: %x\n", retval);
+		WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
+		return -1;
 	}
 
 	octeon_swap_8B_data((u64 *)(&resp->cfg_info),
@@ -1097,16 +1050,12 @@ static int lio_23xx_reconfigure_queue_count(struct lio *lio)
 	lio->txq = lio->linfo.txpciq[0].s.q_no;
 	lio->rxq = lio->linfo.rxpciq[0].s.q_no;
 
-	octeon_free_soft_command(oct, sc);
 	dev_info(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "Queue count updated to %d\n",
 		 lio->linfo.num_rxpciq);
 
-	return 0;
-
-qcount_update_fail:
-	octeon_free_soft_command(oct, sc);
+	WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
 
-	return -1;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int lio_reset_queues(struct net_device *netdev, uint32_t num_qs)
@@ -1412,7 +1361,6 @@ lio_set_pauseparam(struct net_device *netdev, struct ethtool_pauseparam *pause)
 	nctrl.ncmd.u64 = 0;
 	nctrl.ncmd.s.cmd = OCTNET_CMD_SET_FLOW_CTL;
 	nctrl.iq_no = lio->linfo.txpciq[0].s.q_no;
-	nctrl.wait_time = 100;
 	nctrl.netpndev = (u64)netdev;
 	nctrl.cb_fn = liquidio_link_ctrl_cmd_completion;
 
@@ -1433,8 +1381,9 @@ lio_set_pauseparam(struct net_device *netdev, struct ethtool_pauseparam *pause)
 	}
 
 	ret = octnet_send_nic_ctrl_pkt(lio->oct_dev, &nctrl);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "Failed to set pause parameter\n");
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev,
+			"Failed to set pause parameter, ret=%d\n", ret);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -2013,34 +1962,11 @@ static int lio_vf_get_sset_count(struct net_device *netdev, int sset)
 	}
 }
 
-/* Callback function for intrmod */
-static void octnet_intrmod_callback(struct octeon_device *oct_dev,
-				    u32 status,
-				    void *ptr)
-{
-	struct octeon_soft_command *sc = (struct octeon_soft_command *)ptr;
-	struct oct_intrmod_context *ctx;
-
-	ctx  = (struct oct_intrmod_context *)sc->ctxptr;
-
-	ctx->status = status;
-
-	WRITE_ONCE(ctx->cond, 1);
-
-	/* This barrier is required to be sure that the response has been
-	 * written fully before waking up the handler
-	 */
-	wmb();
-
-	wake_up_interruptible(&ctx->wc);
-}
-
 /*  get interrupt moderation parameters */
 static int octnet_get_intrmod_cfg(struct lio *lio,
 				  struct oct_intrmod_cfg *intr_cfg)
 {
 	struct octeon_soft_command *sc;
-	struct oct_intrmod_context *ctx;
 	struct oct_intrmod_resp *resp;
 	int retval;
 	struct octeon_device *oct_dev = lio->oct_dev;
@@ -2049,8 +1975,7 @@ static int octnet_get_intrmod_cfg(struct lio *lio,
 	sc = (struct octeon_soft_command *)
 		octeon_alloc_soft_command(oct_dev,
 					  0,
-					  sizeof(struct oct_intrmod_resp),
-					  sizeof(struct oct_intrmod_context));
+					  sizeof(struct oct_intrmod_resp), 0);
 
 	if (!sc)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -2058,20 +1983,13 @@ static int octnet_get_intrmod_cfg(struct lio *lio,
 	resp = (struct oct_intrmod_resp *)sc->virtrptr;
 	memset(resp, 0, sizeof(struct oct_intrmod_resp));
 
-	ctx = (struct oct_intrmod_context *)sc->ctxptr;
-	memset(ctx, 0, sizeof(struct oct_intrmod_context));
-	WRITE_ONCE(ctx->cond, 0);
-	ctx->octeon_id = lio_get_device_id(oct_dev);
-	init_waitqueue_head(&ctx->wc);
-
 	sc->iq_no = lio->linfo.txpciq[0].s.q_no;
 
 	octeon_prepare_soft_command(oct_dev, sc, OPCODE_NIC,
 				    OPCODE_NIC_INTRMOD_PARAMS, 0, 0, 0);
 
-	sc->callback = octnet_intrmod_callback;
-	sc->callback_arg = sc;
-	sc->wait_time = 1000;
+	init_completion(&sc->complete);
+	sc->sc_status = OCTEON_REQUEST_PENDING;
 
 	retval = octeon_send_soft_command(oct_dev, sc);
 	if (retval == IQ_SEND_FAILED) {
@@ -2082,32 +2000,23 @@ static int octnet_get_intrmod_cfg(struct lio *lio,
 	/* Sleep on a wait queue till the cond flag indicates that the
 	 * response arrived or timed-out.
 	 */
-	if (sleep_cond(&ctx->wc, &ctx->cond) == -EINTR) {
-		dev_err(&oct_dev->pci_dev->dev, "Wait interrupted\n");
-		goto intrmod_info_wait_intr;
-	}
+	retval = wait_for_sc_completion_timeout(oct_dev, sc, 0);
+	if (retval)
+		return -ENODEV;
 
-	retval = ctx->status || resp->status;
-	if (retval) {
+	if (resp->status) {
 		dev_err(&oct_dev->pci_dev->dev,
 			"Get interrupt moderation parameters failed\n");
-		goto intrmod_info_wait_fail;
+		WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
+		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
 	octeon_swap_8B_data((u64 *)&resp->intrmod,
 			    (sizeof(struct oct_intrmod_cfg)) / 8);
 	memcpy(intr_cfg, &resp->intrmod, sizeof(struct oct_intrmod_cfg));
-	octeon_free_soft_command(oct_dev, sc);
+	WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
 
 	return 0;
-
-intrmod_info_wait_fail:
-
-	octeon_free_soft_command(oct_dev, sc);
-
-intrmod_info_wait_intr:
-
-	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
 /*  Configure interrupt moderation parameters */
@@ -2115,7 +2024,6 @@ static int octnet_set_intrmod_cfg(struct lio *lio,
 				  struct oct_intrmod_cfg *intr_cfg)
 {
 	struct octeon_soft_command *sc;
-	struct oct_intrmod_context *ctx;
 	struct oct_intrmod_cfg *cfg;
 	int retval;
 	struct octeon_device *oct_dev = lio->oct_dev;
@@ -2124,18 +2032,11 @@ static int octnet_set_intrmod_cfg(struct lio *lio,
 	sc = (struct octeon_soft_command *)
 		octeon_alloc_soft_command(oct_dev,
 					  sizeof(struct oct_intrmod_cfg),
-					  0,
-					  sizeof(struct oct_intrmod_context));
+					  16, 0);
 
 	if (!sc)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	ctx = (struct oct_intrmod_context *)sc->ctxptr;
-
-	WRITE_ONCE(ctx->cond, 0);
-	ctx->octeon_id = lio_get_device_id(oct_dev);
-	init_waitqueue_head(&ctx->wc);
-
 	cfg = (struct oct_intrmod_cfg *)sc->virtdptr;
 
 	memcpy(cfg, intr_cfg, sizeof(struct oct_intrmod_cfg));
@@ -2146,9 +2047,8 @@ static int octnet_set_intrmod_cfg(struct lio *lio,
 	octeon_prepare_soft_command(oct_dev, sc, OPCODE_NIC,
 				    OPCODE_NIC_INTRMOD_CFG, 0, 0, 0);
 
-	sc->callback = octnet_intrmod_callback;
-	sc->callback_arg = sc;
-	sc->wait_time = 1000;
+	init_completion(&sc->complete);
+	sc->sc_status = OCTEON_REQUEST_PENDING;
 
 	retval = octeon_send_soft_command(oct_dev, sc);
 	if (retval == IQ_SEND_FAILED) {
@@ -2159,26 +2059,24 @@ static int octnet_set_intrmod_cfg(struct lio *lio,
 	/* Sleep on a wait queue till the cond flag indicates that the
 	 * response arrived or timed-out.
 	 */
-	if (sleep_cond(&ctx->wc, &ctx->cond) != -EINTR) {
-		retval = ctx->status;
-		if (retval)
-			dev_err(&oct_dev->pci_dev->dev,
-				"intrmod config failed. Status: %llx\n",
-				CVM_CAST64(retval));
-		else
-			dev_info(&oct_dev->pci_dev->dev,
-				 "Rx-Adaptive Interrupt moderation %s\n",
-				 (intr_cfg->rx_enable) ?
-				 "enabled" : "disabled");
-
-		octeon_free_soft_command(oct_dev, sc);
-
-		return ((retval) ? -ENODEV : 0);
+	retval = wait_for_sc_completion_timeout(oct_dev, sc, 0);
+	if (retval)
+		return retval;
+
+	retval = sc->sc_status;
+	if (retval == 0) {
+		dev_info(&oct_dev->pci_dev->dev,
+			 "Rx-Adaptive Interrupt moderation %s\n",
+			 (intr_cfg->rx_enable) ?
+			 "enabled" : "disabled");
+		WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
+		return 0;
 	}
 
-	dev_err(&oct_dev->pci_dev->dev, "iq/oq config failed\n");
-
-	return -EINTR;
+	dev_err(&oct_dev->pci_dev->dev,
+		"intrmod config failed. Status: %x\n", retval);
+	WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
+	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
 static int lio_get_intr_coalesce(struct net_device *netdev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
index 6fb13fa73b27..ed5fc6ec11ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
@@ -99,14 +99,6 @@ struct lio_trusted_vf_ctx {
 	int status;
 };
 
-struct liquidio_rx_ctl_context {
-	int octeon_id;
-
-	wait_queue_head_t wc;
-
-	int cond;
-};
-
 struct oct_link_status_resp {
 	u64 rh;
 	struct oct_link_info link_info;
@@ -642,26 +634,6 @@ static inline void update_link_status(struct net_device *netdev,
 }
 
 /**
- * lio_sync_octeon_time_cb - callback that is invoked when soft command
- * sent by lio_sync_octeon_time() has completed successfully or failed
- *
- * @oct - octeon device structure
- * @status - indicates success or failure
- * @buf - pointer to the command that was sent to firmware
- **/
-static void lio_sync_octeon_time_cb(struct octeon_device *oct,
-				    u32 status, void *buf)
-{
-	struct octeon_soft_command *sc = (struct octeon_soft_command *)buf;
-
-	if (status)
-		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev,
-			"Failed to sync time to octeon; error=%d\n", status);
-
-	octeon_free_soft_command(oct, sc);
-}
-
-/**
  * lio_sync_octeon_time - send latest localtime to octeon firmware so that
  * firmware will correct it's time, in case there is a time skew
  *
@@ -677,7 +649,7 @@ static void lio_sync_octeon_time(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct lio_time *lt;
 	int ret;
 
-	sc = octeon_alloc_soft_command(oct, sizeof(struct lio_time), 0, 0);
+	sc = octeon_alloc_soft_command(oct, sizeof(struct lio_time), 16, 0);
 	if (!sc) {
 		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev,
 			"Failed to sync time to octeon: soft command allocation failed\n");
@@ -696,15 +668,16 @@ static void lio_sync_octeon_time(struct work_struct *work)
 	octeon_prepare_soft_command(oct, sc, OPCODE_NIC,
 				    OPCODE_NIC_SYNC_OCTEON_TIME, 0, 0, 0);
 
-	sc->callback = lio_sync_octeon_time_cb;
-	sc->callback_arg = sc;
-	sc->wait_time = 1000;
+	init_completion(&sc->complete);
+	sc->sc_status = OCTEON_REQUEST_PENDING;
 
 	ret = octeon_send_soft_command(oct, sc);
 	if (ret == IQ_SEND_FAILED) {
 		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev,
 			"Failed to sync time to octeon: failed to send soft command\n");
 		octeon_free_soft_command(oct, sc);
+	} else {
+		WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
 	}
 
 	queue_delayed_work(lio->sync_octeon_time_wq.wq,
@@ -1037,12 +1010,12 @@ static void octeon_destroy_resources(struct octeon_device *oct)
 
 		/* fallthrough */
 	case OCT_DEV_IO_QUEUES_DONE:
-		if (wait_for_pending_requests(oct))
-			dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "There were pending requests\n");
-
 		if (lio_wait_for_instr_fetch(oct))
 			dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "IQ had pending instructions\n");
 
+		if (wait_for_pending_requests(oct))
+			dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "There were pending requests\n");
+
 		/* Disable the input and output queues now. No more packets will
 		 * arrive from Octeon, but we should wait for all packet
 		 * processing to finish.
@@ -1052,6 +1025,31 @@ static void octeon_destroy_resources(struct octeon_device *oct)
 		if (lio_wait_for_oq_pkts(oct))
 			dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "OQ had pending packets\n");
 
+		/* Force all requests waiting to be fetched by OCTEON to
+		 * complete.
+		 */
+		for (i = 0; i < MAX_OCTEON_INSTR_QUEUES(oct); i++) {
+			struct octeon_instr_queue *iq;
+
+			if (!(oct->io_qmask.iq & BIT_ULL(i)))
+				continue;
+			iq = oct->instr_queue[i];
+
+			if (atomic_read(&iq->instr_pending)) {
+				spin_lock_bh(&iq->lock);
+				iq->fill_cnt = 0;
+				iq->octeon_read_index = iq->host_write_index;
+				iq->stats.instr_processed +=
+					atomic_read(&iq->instr_pending);
+				lio_process_iq_request_list(oct, iq, 0);
+				spin_unlock_bh(&iq->lock);
+			}
+		}
+
+		lio_process_ordered_list(oct, 1);
+		octeon_free_sc_done_list(oct);
+		octeon_free_sc_zombie_list(oct);
+
 	/* fallthrough */
 	case OCT_DEV_INTR_SET_DONE:
 		/* Disable interrupts  */
@@ -1178,34 +1176,6 @@ static void octeon_destroy_resources(struct octeon_device *oct)
 }
 
 /**
- * \brief Callback for rx ctrl
- * @param status status of request
- * @param buf pointer to resp structure
- */
-static void rx_ctl_callback(struct octeon_device *oct,
-			    u32 status,
-			    void *buf)
-{
-	struct octeon_soft_command *sc = (struct octeon_soft_command *)buf;
-	struct liquidio_rx_ctl_context *ctx;
-
-	ctx  = (struct liquidio_rx_ctl_context *)sc->ctxptr;
-
-	oct = lio_get_device(ctx->octeon_id);
-	if (status)
-		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "rx ctl instruction failed. Status: %llx\n",
-			CVM_CAST64(status));
-	WRITE_ONCE(ctx->cond, 1);
-
-	/* This barrier is required to be sure that the response has been
-	 * written fully before waking up the handler
-	 */
-	wmb();
-
-	wake_up_interruptible(&ctx->wc);
-}
-
-/**
  * \brief Send Rx control command
  * @param lio per-network private data
  * @param start_stop whether to start or stop
@@ -1213,9 +1183,7 @@ static void rx_ctl_callback(struct octeon_device *oct,
 static void send_rx_ctrl_cmd(struct lio *lio, int start_stop)
 {
 	struct octeon_soft_command *sc;
-	struct liquidio_rx_ctl_context *ctx;
 	union octnet_cmd *ncmd;
-	int ctx_size = sizeof(struct liquidio_rx_ctl_context);
 	struct octeon_device *oct = (struct octeon_device *)lio->oct_dev;
 	int retval;
 
@@ -1224,14 +1192,9 @@ static void send_rx_ctrl_cmd(struct lio *lio, int start_stop)
 
 	sc = (struct octeon_soft_command *)
 		octeon_alloc_soft_command(oct, OCTNET_CMD_SIZE,
-					  16, ctx_size);
+					  16, 0);
 
 	ncmd = (union octnet_cmd *)sc->virtdptr;
-	ctx  = (struct liquidio_rx_ctl_context *)sc->ctxptr;
-
-	WRITE_ONCE(ctx->cond, 0);
-	ctx->octeon_id = lio_get_device_id(oct);
-	init_waitqueue_head(&ctx->wc);
 
 	ncmd->u64 = 0;
 	ncmd->s.cmd = OCTNET_CMD_RX_CTL;
@@ -1244,23 +1207,25 @@ static void send_rx_ctrl_cmd(struct lio *lio, int start_stop)
 	octeon_prepare_soft_command(oct, sc, OPCODE_NIC,
 				    OPCODE_NIC_CMD, 0, 0, 0);
 
-	sc->callback = rx_ctl_callback;
-	sc->callback_arg = sc;
-	sc->wait_time = 5000;
+	init_completion(&sc->complete);
+	sc->sc_status = OCTEON_REQUEST_PENDING;
 
 	retval = octeon_send_soft_command(oct, sc);
 	if (retval == IQ_SEND_FAILED) {
 		netif_info(lio, rx_err, lio->netdev, "Failed to send RX Control message\n");
+		octeon_free_soft_command(oct, sc);
+		return;
 	} else {
 		/* Sleep on a wait queue till the cond flag indicates that the
 		 * response arrived or timed-out.
 		 */
-		if (sleep_cond(&ctx->wc, &ctx->cond) == -EINTR)
+		retval = wait_for_sc_completion_timeout(oct, sc, 0);
+		if (retval)
 			return;
+
 		oct->props[lio->ifidx].rx_on = start_stop;
+		WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
 	}
-
-	octeon_free_soft_command(oct, sc);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2014,10 +1979,9 @@ static void liquidio_set_mcast_list(struct net_device *netdev)
 	/* Apparently, any activity in this call from the kernel has to
 	 * be atomic. So we won't wait for response.
 	 */
-	nctrl.wait_time = 0;
 
 	ret = octnet_send_nic_ctrl_pkt(lio->oct_dev, &nctrl);
-	if (ret < 0) {
+	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "DEVFLAGS change failed in core (ret: 0x%x)\n",
 			ret);
 	}
@@ -2046,8 +2010,6 @@ static int liquidio_set_mac(struct net_device *netdev, void *p)
 	nctrl.ncmd.s.more = 1;
 	nctrl.iq_no = lio->linfo.txpciq[0].s.q_no;
 	nctrl.netpndev = (u64)netdev;
-	nctrl.cb_fn = liquidio_link_ctrl_cmd_completion;
-	nctrl.wait_time = 100;
 
 	nctrl.udd[0] = 0;
 	/* The MAC Address is presented in network byte order. */
@@ -2058,6 +2020,14 @@ static int liquidio_set_mac(struct net_device *netdev, void *p)
 		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "MAC Address change failed\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
+
+	if (nctrl.sc_status) {
+		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev,
+			"%s: MAC Address change failed. sc return=%x\n",
+			 __func__, nctrl.sc_status);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
 	memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, netdev->addr_len);
 	memcpy(((u8 *)&lio->linfo.hw_addr) + 2, addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
 
@@ -2598,14 +2568,15 @@ static int liquidio_vlan_rx_add_vid(struct net_device *netdev,
 	nctrl.ncmd.s.cmd = OCTNET_CMD_ADD_VLAN_FILTER;
 	nctrl.ncmd.s.param1 = vid;
 	nctrl.iq_no = lio->linfo.txpciq[0].s.q_no;
-	nctrl.wait_time = 100;
 	nctrl.netpndev = (u64)netdev;
 	nctrl.cb_fn = liquidio_link_ctrl_cmd_completion;
 
 	ret = octnet_send_nic_ctrl_pkt(lio->oct_dev, &nctrl);
-	if (ret < 0) {
+	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "Add VLAN filter failed in core (ret: 0x%x)\n",
 			ret);
+		if (ret > 0)
+			ret = -EIO;
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -2626,14 +2597,15 @@ static int liquidio_vlan_rx_kill_vid(struct net_device *netdev,
 	nctrl.ncmd.s.cmd = OCTNET_CMD_DEL_VLAN_FILTER;
 	nctrl.ncmd.s.param1 = vid;
 	nctrl.iq_no = lio->linfo.txpciq[0].s.q_no;
-	nctrl.wait_time = 100;
 	nctrl.netpndev = (u64)netdev;
 	nctrl.cb_fn = liquidio_link_ctrl_cmd_completion;
 
 	ret = octnet_send_nic_ctrl_pkt(lio->oct_dev, &nctrl);
-	if (ret < 0) {
+	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "Del VLAN filter failed in core (ret: 0x%x)\n",
 			ret);
+		if (ret > 0)
+			ret = -EIO;
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -2659,15 +2631,16 @@ static int liquidio_set_rxcsum_command(struct net_device *netdev, int command,
 	nctrl.ncmd.s.cmd = command;
 	nctrl.ncmd.s.param1 = rx_cmd;
 	nctrl.iq_no = lio->linfo.txpciq[0].s.q_no;
-	nctrl.wait_time = 100;
 	nctrl.netpndev = (u64)netdev;
 	nctrl.cb_fn = liquidio_link_ctrl_cmd_completion;
 
 	ret = octnet_send_nic_ctrl_pkt(lio->oct_dev, &nctrl);
-	if (ret < 0) {
+	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev,
 			"DEVFLAGS RXCSUM change failed in core(ret:0x%x)\n",
 			ret);
+		if (ret > 0)
+			ret = -EIO;
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -2695,15 +2668,16 @@ static int liquidio_vxlan_port_command(struct net_device *netdev, int command,
 	nctrl.ncmd.s.more = vxlan_cmd_bit;
 	nctrl.ncmd.s.param1 = vxlan_port;
 	nctrl.iq_no = lio->linfo.txpciq[0].s.q_no;
-	nctrl.wait_time = 100;
 	nctrl.netpndev = (u64)netdev;
 	nctrl.cb_fn = liquidio_link_ctrl_cmd_completion;
 
 	ret = octnet_send_nic_ctrl_pkt(lio->oct_dev, &nctrl);
-	if (ret < 0) {
+	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev,
 			"VxLAN port add/delete failed in core (ret:0x%x)\n",
 			ret);
+		if (ret > 0)
+			ret = -EIO;
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -2826,6 +2800,7 @@ static int __liquidio_set_vf_mac(struct net_device *netdev, int vfidx,
 	struct lio *lio = GET_LIO(netdev);
 	struct octeon_device *oct = lio->oct_dev;
 	struct octnic_ctrl_pkt nctrl;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(mac))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -2839,12 +2814,13 @@ static int __liquidio_set_vf_mac(struct net_device *netdev, int vfidx,
 	nctrl.ncmd.s.cmd = OCTNET_CMD_CHANGE_MACADDR;
 	/* vfidx is 0 based, but vf_num (param1) is 1 based */
 	nctrl.ncmd.s.param1 = vfidx + 1;
-	nctrl.ncmd.s.param2 = (is_admin_assigned ? 1 : 0);
 	nctrl.ncmd.s.more = 1;
 	nctrl.iq_no = lio->linfo.txpciq[0].s.q_no;
 	nctrl.netpndev = (u64)netdev;
-	nctrl.cb_fn = liquidio_link_ctrl_cmd_completion;
-	nctrl.wait_time = LIO_CMD_WAIT_TM;
+	if (is_admin_assigned) {
+		nctrl.ncmd.s.param2 = true;
+		nctrl.cb_fn = liquidio_link_ctrl_cmd_completion;
+	}
 
 	nctrl.udd[0] = 0;
 	/* The MAC Address is presented in network byte order. */
@@ -2852,9 +2828,11 @@ static int __liquidio_set_vf_mac(struct net_device *netdev, int vfidx,
 
 	oct->sriov_info.vf_macaddr[vfidx] = nctrl.udd[0];
 
-	octnet_send_nic_ctrl_pkt(oct, &nctrl);
+	ret = octnet_send_nic_ctrl_pkt(oct, &nctrl);
+	if (ret > 0)
+		ret = -EIO;
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int liquidio_set_vf_mac(struct net_device *netdev, int vfidx, u8 *mac)
@@ -2880,6 +2858,7 @@ static int liquidio_set_vf_vlan(struct net_device *netdev, int vfidx,
 	struct octeon_device *oct = lio->oct_dev;
 	struct octnic_ctrl_pkt nctrl;
 	u16 vlantci;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (vfidx < 0 || vfidx >= oct->sriov_info.num_vfs_alloced)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -2911,13 +2890,17 @@ static int liquidio_set_vf_vlan(struct net_device *netdev, int vfidx,
 	nctrl.ncmd.s.more = 0;
 	nctrl.iq_no = lio->linfo.txpciq[0].s.q_no;
 	nctrl.cb_fn = NULL;
-	nctrl.wait_time = LIO_CMD_WAIT_TM;
 
-	octnet_send_nic_ctrl_pkt(oct, &nctrl);
+	ret = octnet_send_nic_ctrl_pkt(oct, &nctrl);
+	if (ret) {
+		if (ret > 0)
+			ret = -EIO;
+		return ret;
+	}
 
 	oct->sriov_info.vf_vlantci[vfidx] = vlantci;
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int liquidio_get_vf_config(struct net_device *netdev, int vfidx,
@@ -2944,30 +2927,15 @@ static int liquidio_get_vf_config(struct net_device *netdev, int vfidx,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void trusted_vf_callback(struct octeon_device *oct_dev,
-				u32 status, void *ptr)
-{
-	struct octeon_soft_command *sc = (struct octeon_soft_command *)ptr;
-	struct lio_trusted_vf_ctx *ctx;
-
-	ctx = (struct lio_trusted_vf_ctx *)sc->ctxptr;
-	ctx->status = status;
-
-	complete(&ctx->complete);
-}
-
 static int liquidio_send_vf_trust_cmd(struct lio *lio, int vfidx, bool trusted)
 {
 	struct octeon_device *oct = lio->oct_dev;
-	struct lio_trusted_vf_ctx *ctx;
 	struct octeon_soft_command *sc;
-	int ctx_size, retval;
-
-	ctx_size = sizeof(struct lio_trusted_vf_ctx);
-	sc = octeon_alloc_soft_command(oct, 0, 0, ctx_size);
+	int retval;
 
-	ctx  = (struct lio_trusted_vf_ctx *)sc->ctxptr;
-	init_completion(&ctx->complete);
+	sc = octeon_alloc_soft_command(oct, 0, 16, 0);
+	if (!sc)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	sc->iq_no = lio->linfo.txpciq[0].s.q_no;
 
@@ -2976,23 +2944,21 @@ static int liquidio_send_vf_trust_cmd(struct lio *lio, int vfidx, bool trusted)
 				    OPCODE_NIC_SET_TRUSTED_VF, 0, vfidx + 1,
 				    trusted);
 
-	sc->callback = trusted_vf_callback;
-	sc->callback_arg = sc;
-	sc->wait_time = 1000;
+	init_completion(&sc->complete);
+	sc->sc_status = OCTEON_REQUEST_PENDING;
 
 	retval = octeon_send_soft_command(oct, sc);
 	if (retval == IQ_SEND_FAILED) {
+		octeon_free_soft_command(oct, sc);
 		retval = -1;
 	} else {
 		/* Wait for response or timeout */
-		if (wait_for_completion_timeout(&ctx->complete,
-						msecs_to_jiffies(2000)))
-			retval = ctx->status;
-		else
-			retval = -1;
-	}
+		retval = wait_for_sc_completion_timeout(oct, sc, 0);
+		if (retval)
+			return (retval);
 
-	octeon_free_soft_command(oct, sc);
+		WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
+	}
 
 	return retval;
 }
@@ -3055,6 +3021,7 @@ static int liquidio_set_vf_link_state(struct net_device *netdev, int vfidx,
 	struct lio *lio = GET_LIO(netdev);
 	struct octeon_device *oct = lio->oct_dev;
 	struct octnic_ctrl_pkt nctrl;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (vfidx < 0 || vfidx >= oct->sriov_info.num_vfs_alloced)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -3070,13 +3037,15 @@ static int liquidio_set_vf_link_state(struct net_device *netdev, int vfidx,
 	nctrl.ncmd.s.more = 0;
 	nctrl.iq_no = lio->linfo.txpciq[0].s.q_no;
 	nctrl.cb_fn = NULL;
-	nctrl.wait_time = LIO_CMD_WAIT_TM;
 
-	octnet_send_nic_ctrl_pkt(oct, &nctrl);
+	ret = octnet_send_nic_ctrl_pkt(oct, &nctrl);
 
-	oct->sriov_info.vf_linkstate[vfidx] = linkstate;
+	if (!ret)
+		oct->sriov_info.vf_linkstate[vfidx] = linkstate;
+	else if (ret > 0)
+		ret = -EIO;
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -3307,7 +3276,6 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 	unsigned long micro;
 	u32 cur_ver;
 	struct octeon_soft_command *sc;
-	struct liquidio_if_cfg_context *ctx;
 	struct liquidio_if_cfg_resp *resp;
 	struct octdev_props *props;
 	int retval, num_iqueues, num_oqueues;
@@ -3315,7 +3283,7 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 	union oct_nic_if_cfg if_cfg;
 	unsigned int base_queue;
 	unsigned int gmx_port_id;
-	u32 resp_size, ctx_size, data_size;
+	u32 resp_size, data_size;
 	u32 ifidx_or_pfnum;
 	struct lio_version *vdata;
 	struct devlink *devlink;
@@ -3340,13 +3308,11 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < octeon_dev->ifcount; i++) {
 		resp_size = sizeof(struct liquidio_if_cfg_resp);
-		ctx_size = sizeof(struct liquidio_if_cfg_context);
 		data_size = sizeof(struct lio_version);
 		sc = (struct octeon_soft_command *)
 			octeon_alloc_soft_command(octeon_dev, data_size,
-						  resp_size, ctx_size);
+						  resp_size, 0);
 		resp = (struct liquidio_if_cfg_resp *)sc->virtrptr;
-		ctx  = (struct liquidio_if_cfg_context *)sc->ctxptr;
 		vdata = (struct lio_version *)sc->virtdptr;
 
 		*((u64 *)vdata) = 0;
@@ -3376,9 +3342,6 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 		dev_dbg(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev,
 			"requesting config for interface %d, iqs %d, oqs %d\n",
 			ifidx_or_pfnum, num_iqueues, num_oqueues);
-		WRITE_ONCE(ctx->cond, 0);
-		ctx->octeon_id = lio_get_device_id(octeon_dev);
-		init_waitqueue_head(&ctx->wc);
 
 		if_cfg.u64 = 0;
 		if_cfg.s.num_iqueues = num_iqueues;
@@ -3392,9 +3355,8 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 					    OPCODE_NIC_IF_CFG, 0,
 					    if_cfg.u64, 0);
 
-		sc->callback = lio_if_cfg_callback;
-		sc->callback_arg = sc;
-		sc->wait_time = LIO_IFCFG_WAIT_TIME;
+		init_completion(&sc->complete);
+		sc->sc_status = OCTEON_REQUEST_PENDING;
 
 		retval = octeon_send_soft_command(octeon_dev, sc);
 		if (retval == IQ_SEND_FAILED) {
@@ -3402,22 +3364,26 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 				"iq/oq config failed status: %x\n",
 				retval);
 			/* Soft instr is freed by driver in case of failure. */
-			goto setup_nic_dev_fail;
+			octeon_free_soft_command(octeon_dev, sc);
+			return(-EIO);
 		}
 
 		/* Sleep on a wait queue till the cond flag indicates that the
 		 * response arrived or timed-out.
 		 */
-		if (sleep_cond(&ctx->wc, &ctx->cond) == -EINTR) {
-			dev_err(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev, "Wait interrupted\n");
-			goto setup_nic_wait_intr;
-		}
+		retval = wait_for_sc_completion_timeout(octeon_dev, sc, 0);
+		if (retval)
+			return retval;
 
 		retval = resp->status;
 		if (retval) {
 			dev_err(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev, "iq/oq config failed\n");
-			goto setup_nic_dev_fail;
+			WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
+			goto setup_nic_dev_done;
 		}
+		snprintf(octeon_dev->fw_info.liquidio_firmware_version,
+			 32, "%s",
+			 resp->cfg_info.liquidio_firmware_version);
 
 		/* Verify f/w version (in case of 'auto' loading from flash) */
 		fw_ver = octeon_dev->fw_info.liquidio_firmware_version;
@@ -3427,7 +3393,8 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 			dev_err(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev,
 				"Unmatched firmware version. Expected %s.x, got %s.\n",
 				LIQUIDIO_BASE_VERSION, fw_ver);
-			goto setup_nic_dev_fail;
+			WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
+			goto setup_nic_dev_done;
 		} else if (atomic_read(octeon_dev->adapter_fw_state) ==
 			   FW_IS_PRELOADED) {
 			dev_info(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev,
@@ -3454,7 +3421,8 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 				"Got bad iqueues (%016llx) or oqueues (%016llx) from firmware.\n",
 				resp->cfg_info.iqmask,
 				resp->cfg_info.oqmask);
-			goto setup_nic_dev_fail;
+			WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
+			goto setup_nic_dev_done;
 		}
 
 		if (OCTEON_CN6XXX(octeon_dev)) {
@@ -3473,7 +3441,8 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 
 		if (!netdev) {
 			dev_err(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev, "Device allocation failed\n");
-			goto setup_nic_dev_fail;
+			WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
+			goto setup_nic_dev_done;
 		}
 
 		SET_NETDEV_DEV(netdev, &octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev);
@@ -3488,14 +3457,16 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 		if (retval) {
 			dev_err(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev,
 				"setting real number rx failed\n");
-			goto setup_nic_dev_fail;
+			WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
+			goto setup_nic_dev_free;
 		}
 
 		retval = netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(netdev, num_iqueues);
 		if (retval) {
 			dev_err(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev,
 				"setting real number tx failed\n");
-			goto setup_nic_dev_fail;
+			WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
+			goto setup_nic_dev_free;
 		}
 
 		lio = GET_LIO(netdev);
@@ -3522,6 +3493,8 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 		lio->linfo.gmxport = resp->cfg_info.linfo.gmxport;
 		lio->linfo.link.u64 = resp->cfg_info.linfo.link.u64;
 
+		WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
+
 		lio->msg_enable = netif_msg_init(debug, DEFAULT_MSG_ENABLE);
 
 		if (OCTEON_CN23XX_PF(octeon_dev) ||
@@ -3588,7 +3561,7 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 				dev_err(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev,
 					"Error setting VF%d MAC address\n",
 					j);
-				goto setup_nic_dev_fail;
+				goto setup_nic_dev_free;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -3610,7 +3583,7 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 					     lio->linfo.num_txpciq,
 					     lio->linfo.num_rxpciq)) {
 			dev_err(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev, "I/O queues creation failed\n");
-			goto setup_nic_dev_fail;
+			goto setup_nic_dev_free;
 		}
 
 		ifstate_set(lio, LIO_IFSTATE_DROQ_OPS);
@@ -3621,7 +3594,7 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 		if (lio_setup_glists(octeon_dev, lio, num_iqueues)) {
 			dev_err(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev,
 				"Gather list allocation failed\n");
-			goto setup_nic_dev_fail;
+			goto setup_nic_dev_free;
 		}
 
 		/* Register ethtool support */
@@ -3643,20 +3616,20 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 					     OCTNET_CMD_VERBOSE_ENABLE, 0);
 
 		if (setup_link_status_change_wq(netdev))
-			goto setup_nic_dev_fail;
+			goto setup_nic_dev_free;
 
 		if ((octeon_dev->fw_info.app_cap_flags &
 		     LIQUIDIO_TIME_SYNC_CAP) &&
 		    setup_sync_octeon_time_wq(netdev))
-			goto setup_nic_dev_fail;
+			goto setup_nic_dev_free;
 
 		if (setup_rx_oom_poll_fn(netdev))
-			goto setup_nic_dev_fail;
+			goto setup_nic_dev_free;
 
 		/* Register the network device with the OS */
 		if (register_netdev(netdev)) {
 			dev_err(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev, "Device registration failed\n");
-			goto setup_nic_dev_fail;
+			goto setup_nic_dev_free;
 		}
 
 		dev_dbg(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev,
@@ -3679,8 +3652,6 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 		dev_dbg(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev,
 			"NIC ifidx:%d Setup successful\n", i);
 
-		octeon_free_soft_command(octeon_dev, sc);
-
 		if (octeon_dev->subsystem_id ==
 			OCTEON_CN2350_25GB_SUBSYS_ID ||
 		    octeon_dev->subsystem_id ==
@@ -3708,14 +3679,13 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 			octeon_dev->speed_setting = 10;
 		}
 		octeon_dev->speed_boot = octeon_dev->speed_setting;
-
 	}
 
 	devlink = devlink_alloc(&liquidio_devlink_ops,
 				sizeof(struct lio_devlink_priv));
 	if (!devlink) {
 		dev_err(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev, "devlink alloc failed\n");
-		goto setup_nic_wait_intr;
+		goto setup_nic_dev_free;
 	}
 
 	lio_devlink = devlink_priv(devlink);
@@ -3725,7 +3695,7 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 		devlink_free(devlink);
 		dev_err(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev,
 			"devlink registration failed\n");
-		goto setup_nic_wait_intr;
+		goto setup_nic_dev_free;
 	}
 
 	octeon_dev->devlink = devlink;
@@ -3733,17 +3703,16 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 
 	return 0;
 
-setup_nic_dev_fail:
-
-	octeon_free_soft_command(octeon_dev, sc);
-
-setup_nic_wait_intr:
+setup_nic_dev_free:
 
 	while (i--) {
 		dev_err(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev,
 			"NIC ifidx:%d Setup failed\n", i);
 		liquidio_destroy_nic_device(octeon_dev, i);
 	}
+
+setup_nic_dev_done:
+
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c
index b77835724dc8..9c267b4c774d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c
@@ -40,14 +40,6 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "NETIF_MSG debug bits");
 
 #define DEFAULT_MSG_ENABLE (NETIF_MSG_DRV | NETIF_MSG_PROBE | NETIF_MSG_LINK)
 
-struct liquidio_rx_ctl_context {
-	int octeon_id;
-
-	wait_queue_head_t wc;
-
-	int cond;
-};
-
 struct oct_timestamp_resp {
 	u64 rh;
 	u64 timestamp;
@@ -471,12 +463,12 @@ static void octeon_destroy_resources(struct octeon_device *oct)
 	case OCT_DEV_HOST_OK:
 		/* fallthrough */
 	case OCT_DEV_IO_QUEUES_DONE:
-		if (wait_for_pending_requests(oct))
-			dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "There were pending requests\n");
-
 		if (lio_wait_for_instr_fetch(oct))
 			dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "IQ had pending instructions\n");
 
+		if (wait_for_pending_requests(oct))
+			dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "There were pending requests\n");
+
 		/* Disable the input and output queues now. No more packets will
 		 * arrive from Octeon, but we should wait for all packet
 		 * processing to finish.
@@ -485,7 +477,33 @@ static void octeon_destroy_resources(struct octeon_device *oct)
 
 		if (lio_wait_for_oq_pkts(oct))
 			dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "OQ had pending packets\n");
-		/* fall through */
+
+		/* Force all requests waiting to be fetched by OCTEON to
+		 * complete.
+		 */
+		for (i = 0; i < MAX_OCTEON_INSTR_QUEUES(oct); i++) {
+			struct octeon_instr_queue *iq;
+
+			if (!(oct->io_qmask.iq & BIT_ULL(i)))
+				continue;
+			iq = oct->instr_queue[i];
+
+			if (atomic_read(&iq->instr_pending)) {
+				spin_lock_bh(&iq->lock);
+				iq->fill_cnt = 0;
+				iq->octeon_read_index = iq->host_write_index;
+				iq->stats.instr_processed +=
+					atomic_read(&iq->instr_pending);
+				lio_process_iq_request_list(oct, iq, 0);
+				spin_unlock_bh(&iq->lock);
+			}
+		}
+
+		lio_process_ordered_list(oct, 1);
+		octeon_free_sc_done_list(oct);
+		octeon_free_sc_zombie_list(oct);
+
+	/* fall through */
 	case OCT_DEV_INTR_SET_DONE:
 		/* Disable interrupts  */
 		oct->fn_list.disable_interrupt(oct, OCTEON_ALL_INTR);
@@ -572,33 +590,6 @@ static void octeon_destroy_resources(struct octeon_device *oct)
 }
 
 /**
- * \brief Callback for rx ctrl
- * @param status status of request
- * @param buf pointer to resp structure
- */
-static void rx_ctl_callback(struct octeon_device *oct,
-			    u32 status, void *buf)
-{
-	struct octeon_soft_command *sc = (struct octeon_soft_command *)buf;
-	struct liquidio_rx_ctl_context *ctx;
-
-	ctx  = (struct liquidio_rx_ctl_context *)sc->ctxptr;
-
-	oct = lio_get_device(ctx->octeon_id);
-	if (status)
-		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "rx ctl instruction failed. Status: %llx\n",
-			CVM_CAST64(status));
-	WRITE_ONCE(ctx->cond, 1);
-
-	/* This barrier is required to be sure that the response has been
-	 * written fully before waking up the handler
-	 */
-	wmb();
-
-	wake_up_interruptible(&ctx->wc);
-}
-
-/**
  * \brief Send Rx control command
  * @param lio per-network private data
  * @param start_stop whether to start or stop
@@ -606,8 +597,6 @@ static void rx_ctl_callback(struct octeon_device *oct,
 static void send_rx_ctrl_cmd(struct lio *lio, int start_stop)
 {
 	struct octeon_device *oct = (struct octeon_device *)lio->oct_dev;
-	int ctx_size = sizeof(struct liquidio_rx_ctl_context);
-	struct liquidio_rx_ctl_context *ctx;
 	struct octeon_soft_command *sc;
 	union octnet_cmd *ncmd;
 	int retval;
@@ -617,14 +606,9 @@ static void send_rx_ctrl_cmd(struct lio *lio, int start_stop)
 
 	sc = (struct octeon_soft_command *)
 		octeon_alloc_soft_command(oct, OCTNET_CMD_SIZE,
-					  16, ctx_size);
+					  16, 0);
 
 	ncmd = (union octnet_cmd *)sc->virtdptr;
-	ctx  = (struct liquidio_rx_ctl_context *)sc->ctxptr;
-
-	WRITE_ONCE(ctx->cond, 0);
-	ctx->octeon_id = lio_get_device_id(oct);
-	init_waitqueue_head(&ctx->wc);
 
 	ncmd->u64 = 0;
 	ncmd->s.cmd = OCTNET_CMD_RX_CTL;
@@ -637,23 +621,24 @@ static void send_rx_ctrl_cmd(struct lio *lio, int start_stop)
 	octeon_prepare_soft_command(oct, sc, OPCODE_NIC,
 				    OPCODE_NIC_CMD, 0, 0, 0);
 
-	sc->callback = rx_ctl_callback;
-	sc->callback_arg = sc;
-	sc->wait_time = 5000;
+	init_completion(&sc->complete);
+	sc->sc_status = OCTEON_REQUEST_PENDING;
 
 	retval = octeon_send_soft_command(oct, sc);
 	if (retval == IQ_SEND_FAILED) {
 		netif_info(lio, rx_err, lio->netdev, "Failed to send RX Control message\n");
+		octeon_free_soft_command(oct, sc);
 	} else {
 		/* Sleep on a wait queue till the cond flag indicates that the
 		 * response arrived or timed-out.
 		 */
-		if (sleep_cond(&ctx->wc, &ctx->cond) == -EINTR)
+		retval = wait_for_sc_completion_timeout(oct, sc, 0);
+		if (retval)
 			return;
+
 		oct->props[lio->ifidx].rx_on = start_stop;
+		WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
 	}
-
-	octeon_free_soft_command(oct, sc);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1093,10 +1078,9 @@ static void liquidio_set_mcast_list(struct net_device *netdev)
 	/* Apparently, any activity in this call from the kernel has to
 	 * be atomic. So we won't wait for response.
 	 */
-	nctrl.wait_time = 0;
 
 	ret = octnet_send_nic_ctrl_pkt(lio->oct_dev, &nctrl);
-	if (ret < 0) {
+	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "DEVFLAGS change failed in core (ret: 0x%x)\n",
 			ret);
 	}
@@ -1133,8 +1117,6 @@ static int liquidio_set_mac(struct net_device *netdev, void *p)
 	nctrl.ncmd.s.more = 1;
 	nctrl.iq_no = lio->linfo.txpciq[0].s.q_no;
 	nctrl.netpndev = (u64)netdev;
-	nctrl.cb_fn = liquidio_link_ctrl_cmd_completion;
-	nctrl.wait_time = 100;
 
 	nctrl.udd[0] = 0;
 	/* The MAC Address is presented in network byte order. */
@@ -1145,6 +1127,7 @@ static int liquidio_set_mac(struct net_device *netdev, void *p)
 		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "MAC Address change failed\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
+
 	memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, netdev->addr_len);
 	ether_addr_copy(((u8 *)&lio->linfo.hw_addr) + 2, addr->sa_data);
 
@@ -1638,8 +1621,6 @@ liquidio_vlan_rx_add_vid(struct net_device *netdev,
 	struct lio *lio = GET_LIO(netdev);
 	struct octeon_device *oct = lio->oct_dev;
 	struct octnic_ctrl_pkt nctrl;
-	struct completion compl;
-	u16 response_code;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	memset(&nctrl, 0, sizeof(struct octnic_ctrl_pkt));
@@ -1648,26 +1629,15 @@ liquidio_vlan_rx_add_vid(struct net_device *netdev,
 	nctrl.ncmd.s.cmd = OCTNET_CMD_ADD_VLAN_FILTER;
 	nctrl.ncmd.s.param1 = vid;
 	nctrl.iq_no = lio->linfo.txpciq[0].s.q_no;
-	nctrl.wait_time = 100;
 	nctrl.netpndev = (u64)netdev;
 	nctrl.cb_fn = liquidio_link_ctrl_cmd_completion;
-	init_completion(&compl);
-	nctrl.completion = &compl;
-	nctrl.response_code = &response_code;
 
 	ret = octnet_send_nic_ctrl_pkt(lio->oct_dev, &nctrl);
-	if (ret < 0) {
+	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "Add VLAN filter failed in core (ret: 0x%x)\n",
 			ret);
-		return -EIO;
-	}
-
-	if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&compl,
-					 msecs_to_jiffies(nctrl.wait_time)))
-		return -EPERM;
-
-	if (READ_ONCE(response_code))
 		return -EPERM;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1687,14 +1657,15 @@ liquidio_vlan_rx_kill_vid(struct net_device *netdev,
 	nctrl.ncmd.s.cmd = OCTNET_CMD_DEL_VLAN_FILTER;
 	nctrl.ncmd.s.param1 = vid;
 	nctrl.iq_no = lio->linfo.txpciq[0].s.q_no;
-	nctrl.wait_time = 100;
 	nctrl.netpndev = (u64)netdev;
 	nctrl.cb_fn = liquidio_link_ctrl_cmd_completion;
 
 	ret = octnet_send_nic_ctrl_pkt(lio->oct_dev, &nctrl);
-	if (ret < 0) {
+	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "Del VLAN filter failed in core (ret: 0x%x)\n",
 			ret);
+		if (ret > 0)
+			ret = -EIO;
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1720,14 +1691,15 @@ static int liquidio_set_rxcsum_command(struct net_device *netdev, int command,
 	nctrl.ncmd.s.cmd = command;
 	nctrl.ncmd.s.param1 = rx_cmd;
 	nctrl.iq_no = lio->linfo.txpciq[0].s.q_no;
-	nctrl.wait_time = 100;
 	nctrl.netpndev = (u64)netdev;
 	nctrl.cb_fn = liquidio_link_ctrl_cmd_completion;
 
 	ret = octnet_send_nic_ctrl_pkt(lio->oct_dev, &nctrl);
-	if (ret < 0) {
+	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "DEVFLAGS RXCSUM change failed in core (ret:0x%x)\n",
 			ret);
+		if (ret > 0)
+			ret = -EIO;
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1755,15 +1727,16 @@ static int liquidio_vxlan_port_command(struct net_device *netdev, int command,
 	nctrl.ncmd.s.more = vxlan_cmd_bit;
 	nctrl.ncmd.s.param1 = vxlan_port;
 	nctrl.iq_no = lio->linfo.txpciq[0].s.q_no;
-	nctrl.wait_time = 100;
 	nctrl.netpndev = (u64)netdev;
 	nctrl.cb_fn = liquidio_link_ctrl_cmd_completion;
 
 	ret = octnet_send_nic_ctrl_pkt(lio->oct_dev, &nctrl);
-	if (ret < 0) {
+	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev,
 			"DEVFLAGS VxLAN port add/delete failed in core (ret : 0x%x)\n",
 			ret);
+		if (ret > 0)
+			ret = -EIO;
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1924,8 +1897,7 @@ nic_info_err:
 static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 {
 	int retval, num_iqueues, num_oqueues;
-	struct liquidio_if_cfg_context *ctx;
-	u32 resp_size, ctx_size, data_size;
+	u32 resp_size, data_size;
 	struct liquidio_if_cfg_resp *resp;
 	struct octeon_soft_command *sc;
 	union oct_nic_if_cfg if_cfg;
@@ -1956,13 +1928,11 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < octeon_dev->ifcount; i++) {
 		resp_size = sizeof(struct liquidio_if_cfg_resp);
-		ctx_size = sizeof(struct liquidio_if_cfg_context);
 		data_size = sizeof(struct lio_version);
 		sc = (struct octeon_soft_command *)
 			octeon_alloc_soft_command(octeon_dev, data_size,
-						  resp_size, ctx_size);
+						  resp_size, 0);
 		resp = (struct liquidio_if_cfg_resp *)sc->virtrptr;
-		ctx  = (struct liquidio_if_cfg_context *)sc->ctxptr;
 		vdata = (struct lio_version *)sc->virtdptr;
 
 		*((u64 *)vdata) = 0;
@@ -1970,10 +1940,6 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 		vdata->minor = cpu_to_be16(LIQUIDIO_BASE_MINOR_VERSION);
 		vdata->micro = cpu_to_be16(LIQUIDIO_BASE_MICRO_VERSION);
 
-		WRITE_ONCE(ctx->cond, 0);
-		ctx->octeon_id = lio_get_device_id(octeon_dev);
-		init_waitqueue_head(&ctx->wc);
-
 		if_cfg.u64 = 0;
 
 		if_cfg.s.num_iqueues = octeon_dev->sriov_info.rings_per_vf;
@@ -1986,32 +1952,37 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 					    OPCODE_NIC_IF_CFG, 0, if_cfg.u64,
 					    0);
 
-		sc->callback = lio_if_cfg_callback;
-		sc->callback_arg = sc;
-		sc->wait_time = 5000;
+		init_completion(&sc->complete);
+		sc->sc_status = OCTEON_REQUEST_PENDING;
 
 		retval = octeon_send_soft_command(octeon_dev, sc);
 		if (retval == IQ_SEND_FAILED) {
 			dev_err(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev,
 				"iq/oq config failed status: %x\n", retval);
 			/* Soft instr is freed by driver in case of failure. */
-			goto setup_nic_dev_fail;
+			octeon_free_soft_command(octeon_dev, sc);
+			return(-EIO);
 		}
 
 		/* Sleep on a wait queue till the cond flag indicates that the
 		 * response arrived or timed-out.
 		 */
-		if (sleep_cond(&ctx->wc, &ctx->cond) == -EINTR) {
-			dev_err(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev, "Wait interrupted\n");
-			goto setup_nic_wait_intr;
-		}
+		retval = wait_for_sc_completion_timeout(octeon_dev, sc, 0);
+		if (retval)
+			return retval;
 
 		retval = resp->status;
 		if (retval) {
-			dev_err(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev, "iq/oq config failed\n");
-			goto setup_nic_dev_fail;
+			dev_err(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev,
+				"iq/oq config failed, retval = %d\n", retval);
+			WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
+			return -EIO;
 		}
 
+		snprintf(octeon_dev->fw_info.liquidio_firmware_version,
+			 32, "%s",
+			 resp->cfg_info.liquidio_firmware_version);
+
 		octeon_swap_8B_data((u64 *)(&resp->cfg_info),
 				    (sizeof(struct liquidio_if_cfg_info)) >> 3);
 
@@ -2022,7 +1993,8 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 			dev_err(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev,
 				"Got bad iqueues (%016llx) or oqueues (%016llx) from firmware.\n",
 				resp->cfg_info.iqmask, resp->cfg_info.oqmask);
-			goto setup_nic_dev_fail;
+			WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
+			goto setup_nic_dev_done;
 		}
 		dev_dbg(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev,
 			"interface %d, iqmask %016llx, oqmask %016llx, numiqueues %d, numoqueues %d\n",
@@ -2033,7 +2005,8 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 
 		if (!netdev) {
 			dev_err(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev, "Device allocation failed\n");
-			goto setup_nic_dev_fail;
+			WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
+			goto setup_nic_dev_done;
 		}
 
 		SET_NETDEV_DEV(netdev, &octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev);
@@ -2109,6 +2082,8 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 		netdev->min_mtu = LIO_MIN_MTU_SIZE;
 		netdev->max_mtu = LIO_MAX_MTU_SIZE;
 
+		WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
+
 		/* Point to the  properties for octeon device to which this
 		 * interface belongs.
 		 */
@@ -2132,7 +2107,7 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 					     lio->linfo.num_txpciq,
 					     lio->linfo.num_rxpciq)) {
 			dev_err(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev, "I/O queues creation failed\n");
-			goto setup_nic_dev_fail;
+			goto setup_nic_dev_free;
 		}
 
 		ifstate_set(lio, LIO_IFSTATE_DROQ_OPS);
@@ -2155,7 +2130,7 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 		if (lio_setup_glists(octeon_dev, lio, num_iqueues)) {
 			dev_err(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev,
 				"Gather list allocation failed\n");
-			goto setup_nic_dev_fail;
+			goto setup_nic_dev_free;
 		}
 
 		/* Register ethtool support */
@@ -2170,15 +2145,15 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 					     OCTNIC_LROIPV4 | OCTNIC_LROIPV6);
 
 		if (setup_link_status_change_wq(netdev))
-			goto setup_nic_dev_fail;
+			goto setup_nic_dev_free;
 
 		if (setup_rx_oom_poll_fn(netdev))
-			goto setup_nic_dev_fail;
+			goto setup_nic_dev_free;
 
 		/* Register the network device with the OS */
 		if (register_netdev(netdev)) {
 			dev_err(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev, "Device registration failed\n");
-			goto setup_nic_dev_fail;
+			goto setup_nic_dev_free;
 		}
 
 		dev_dbg(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev,
@@ -2201,24 +2176,21 @@ static int setup_nic_devices(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev)
 		dev_dbg(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev,
 			"NIC ifidx:%d Setup successful\n", i);
 
-		octeon_free_soft_command(octeon_dev, sc);
-
 		octeon_dev->no_speed_setting = 1;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 
-setup_nic_dev_fail:
-
-	octeon_free_soft_command(octeon_dev, sc);
-
-setup_nic_wait_intr:
+setup_nic_dev_free:
 
 	while (i--) {
 		dev_err(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev,
 			"NIC ifidx:%d Setup failed\n", i);
 		liquidio_destroy_nic_device(octeon_dev, i);
 	}
+
+setup_nic_dev_done:
+
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_rep.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_rep.c
index ddd7431579f4..a9306164dbcd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_rep.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_rep.c
@@ -49,44 +49,25 @@ static const struct net_device_ops lio_vf_rep_ndev_ops = {
 	.ndo_change_mtu = lio_vf_rep_change_mtu,
 };
 
-static void
-lio_vf_rep_send_sc_complete(struct octeon_device *oct,
-			    u32 status, void *ptr)
-{
-	struct octeon_soft_command *sc = (struct octeon_soft_command *)ptr;
-	struct lio_vf_rep_sc_ctx *ctx =
-		(struct lio_vf_rep_sc_ctx *)sc->ctxptr;
-	struct lio_vf_rep_resp *resp =
-		(struct lio_vf_rep_resp *)sc->virtrptr;
-
-	if (status != OCTEON_REQUEST_TIMEOUT && READ_ONCE(resp->status))
-		WRITE_ONCE(resp->status, 0);
-
-	complete(&ctx->complete);
-}
-
 static int
 lio_vf_rep_send_soft_command(struct octeon_device *oct,
 			     void *req, int req_size,
 			     void *resp, int resp_size)
 {
 	int tot_resp_size = sizeof(struct lio_vf_rep_resp) + resp_size;
-	int ctx_size = sizeof(struct lio_vf_rep_sc_ctx);
 	struct octeon_soft_command *sc = NULL;
 	struct lio_vf_rep_resp *rep_resp;
-	struct lio_vf_rep_sc_ctx *ctx;
 	void *sc_req;
 	int err;
 
 	sc = (struct octeon_soft_command *)
 		octeon_alloc_soft_command(oct, req_size,
-					  tot_resp_size, ctx_size);
+					  tot_resp_size, 0);
 	if (!sc)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	ctx = (struct lio_vf_rep_sc_ctx *)sc->ctxptr;
-	memset(ctx, 0, ctx_size);
-	init_completion(&ctx->complete);
+	init_completion(&sc->complete);
+	sc->sc_status = OCTEON_REQUEST_PENDING;
 
 	sc_req = (struct lio_vf_rep_req *)sc->virtdptr;
 	memcpy(sc_req, req, req_size);
@@ -98,23 +79,24 @@ lio_vf_rep_send_soft_command(struct octeon_device *oct,
 	sc->iq_no = 0;
 	octeon_prepare_soft_command(oct, sc, OPCODE_NIC,
 				    OPCODE_NIC_VF_REP_CMD, 0, 0, 0);
-	sc->callback = lio_vf_rep_send_sc_complete;
-	sc->callback_arg = sc;
-	sc->wait_time = LIO_VF_REP_REQ_TMO_MS;
 
 	err = octeon_send_soft_command(oct, sc);
 	if (err == IQ_SEND_FAILED)
 		goto free_buff;
 
-	wait_for_completion_timeout(&ctx->complete,
-				    msecs_to_jiffies
-				    (2 * LIO_VF_REP_REQ_TMO_MS));
+	err = wait_for_sc_completion_timeout(oct, sc, 0);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	err = READ_ONCE(rep_resp->status) ? -EBUSY : 0;
 	if (err)
 		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "VF rep send config failed\n");
-
-	if (resp)
+	else if (resp)
 		memcpy(resp, (rep_resp + 1), resp_size);
+
+	WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
+	return err;
+
 free_buff:
 	octeon_free_soft_command(oct, sc);
 
@@ -404,7 +386,7 @@ lio_vf_rep_pkt_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
 	}
 
 	sc = (struct octeon_soft_command *)
-		octeon_alloc_soft_command(oct, 0, 0, 0);
+		octeon_alloc_soft_command(oct, 0, 16, 0);
 	if (!sc) {
 		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "VF rep: Soft command alloc failed\n");
 		goto xmit_failed;
@@ -413,6 +395,7 @@ lio_vf_rep_pkt_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
 	/* Multiple buffers are not used for vf_rep packets. */
 	if (skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags != 0) {
 		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "VF rep: nr_frags != 0. Dropping packet\n");
+		octeon_free_soft_command(oct, sc);
 		goto xmit_failed;
 	}
 
@@ -420,6 +403,7 @@ lio_vf_rep_pkt_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
 				     skb->data, skb->len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 	if (dma_mapping_error(&oct->pci_dev->dev, sc->dmadptr)) {
 		dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "VF rep: DMA mapping failed\n");
+		octeon_free_soft_command(oct, sc);
 		goto xmit_failed;
 	}
 
@@ -440,6 +424,7 @@ lio_vf_rep_pkt_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
 	if (status == IQ_SEND_FAILED) {
 		dma_unmap_single(&oct->pci_dev->dev, sc->dmadptr,
 				 sc->datasize, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+		octeon_free_soft_command(oct, sc);
 		goto xmit_failed;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_config.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_config.h
index ceac74388e09..24c212001212 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_config.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_config.h
@@ -438,9 +438,10 @@ struct octeon_config {
 #define  MAX_BAR1_IOREMAP_SIZE  (16 * OCTEON_BAR1_ENTRY_SIZE)
 
 /* Response lists - 1 ordered, 1 unordered-blocking, 1 unordered-nonblocking
+ *                  1 process done list, 1 zombie lists(timeouted sc list)
  * NoResponse Lists are now maintained with each IQ. (Dec' 2007).
  */
-#define MAX_RESPONSE_LISTS           4
+#define MAX_RESPONSE_LISTS           6
 
 /* Opcode hash bits. The opcode is hashed on the lower 6-bits to lookup the
  * dispatch table.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_iq.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_iq.h
index aecd0d36d634..a04f36a0e1a0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_iq.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_iq.h
@@ -292,13 +292,19 @@ struct octeon_soft_command {
 	u32  ctxsize;
 
 	/** Time out and callback */
-	size_t wait_time;
-	size_t timeout;
+	size_t expiry_time;
 	u32 iq_no;
 	void (*callback)(struct octeon_device *, u32, void *);
 	void *callback_arg;
+
+	int caller_is_done;
+	u32 sc_status;
+	struct completion complete;
 };
 
+/* max timeout (in milli sec) for soft request */
+#define LIO_SC_MAX_TMO_MS       60000
+
 /** Maximum number of buffers to allocate into soft command buffer pool
  */
 #define  MAX_SOFT_COMMAND_BUFFERS	256
@@ -319,6 +325,8 @@ struct octeon_sc_buffer_pool {
 		(((octeon_dev_ptr)->instr_queue[iq_no]->stats.field) += count)
 
 int octeon_setup_sc_buffer_pool(struct octeon_device *oct);
+int octeon_free_sc_done_list(struct octeon_device *oct);
+int octeon_free_sc_zombie_list(struct octeon_device *oct);
 int octeon_free_sc_buffer_pool(struct octeon_device *oct);
 struct octeon_soft_command *
 	octeon_alloc_soft_command(struct octeon_device *oct,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_main.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_main.h
index c846eec11a45..38c055f3c213 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_main.h
@@ -146,46 +146,70 @@ err_release_region:
 	return 1;
 }
 
+/* input parameter:
+ * sc: pointer to a soft request
+ * timeout: milli sec which an application wants to wait for the
+	    response of the request.
+ *          0: the request will wait until its response gets back
+ *	       from the firmware within LIO_SC_MAX_TMO_MS milli sec.
+ *	       It the response does not return within
+ *	       LIO_SC_MAX_TMO_MS milli sec, lio_process_ordered_list()
+ *	       will move the request to zombie response list.
+ *
+ * return value:
+ * 0: got the response from firmware for the sc request.
+ * errno -EINTR: user abort the command.
+ * errno -ETIME: user spefified timeout value has been expired.
+ * errno -EBUSY: the response of the request does not return in
+ *               resonable time (LIO_SC_MAX_TMO_MS).
+ *               the sc wll be move to zombie response list by
+ *               lio_process_ordered_list()
+ *
+ * A request with non-zero return value, the sc->caller_is_done
+ *  will be marked 1.
+ * When getting a request with zero return value, the requestor
+ *  should mark sc->caller_is_done with 1 after examing the
+ *  response of sc.
+ * lio_process_ordered_list() will free the soft command on behalf
+ * of the soft command requestor.
+ * This is to fix the possible race condition of both timeout process
+ * and lio_process_ordered_list()/callback function to free a
+ * sc strucutre.
+ */
 static inline int
-sleep_cond(wait_queue_head_t *wait_queue, int *condition)
+wait_for_sc_completion_timeout(struct octeon_device *oct_dev,
+			       struct octeon_soft_command *sc,
+			       unsigned long timeout)
 {
 	int errno = 0;
-	wait_queue_entry_t we;
-
-	init_waitqueue_entry(&we, current);
-	add_wait_queue(wait_queue, &we);
-	while (!(READ_ONCE(*condition))) {
-		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-		if (signal_pending(current)) {
-			errno = -EINTR;
-			goto out;
-		}
-		schedule();
+	long timeout_jiff;
+
+	if (timeout)
+		timeout_jiff = msecs_to_jiffies(timeout);
+	else
+		timeout_jiff = MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT;
+
+	timeout_jiff =
+		wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout(&sc->complete,
+							  timeout_jiff);
+	if (timeout_jiff == 0) {
+		dev_err(&oct_dev->pci_dev->dev, "%s: sc is timeout\n",
+			__func__);
+		WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
+		errno = -ETIME;
+	} else if (timeout_jiff == -ERESTARTSYS) {
+		dev_err(&oct_dev->pci_dev->dev, "%s: sc is interrupted\n",
+			__func__);
+		WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
+		errno = -EINTR;
+	} else  if (sc->sc_status == OCTEON_REQUEST_TIMEOUT) {
+		dev_err(&oct_dev->pci_dev->dev, "%s: sc has fatal timeout\n",
+			__func__);
+		WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
+		errno = -EBUSY;
 	}
-out:
-	set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
-	remove_wait_queue(wait_queue, &we);
-	return errno;
-}
 
-/* Gives up the CPU for a timeout period.
- * Check that the condition is not true before we go to sleep for a
- * timeout period.
- */
-static inline void
-sleep_timeout_cond(wait_queue_head_t *wait_queue,
-		   int *condition,
-		   int timeout)
-{
-	wait_queue_entry_t we;
-
-	init_waitqueue_entry(&we, current);
-	add_wait_queue(wait_queue, &we);
-	set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-	if (!(*condition))
-		schedule_timeout(timeout);
-	set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
-	remove_wait_queue(wait_queue, &we);
+	return errno;
 }
 
 #ifndef ROUNDUP4
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_network.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_network.h
index d7a3916fe877..807266ef8f3a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_network.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_network.h
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@
 #define   LIO_IFSTATE_RX_TIMESTAMP_ENABLED 0x08
 #define   LIO_IFSTATE_RESETTING		   0x10
 
-struct liquidio_if_cfg_context {
-	u32 octeon_id;
-	wait_queue_head_t wc;
-	int cond;
-};
-
 struct liquidio_if_cfg_resp {
 	u64 rh;
 	struct liquidio_if_cfg_info cfg_info;
@@ -87,12 +81,6 @@ struct oct_nic_seapi_resp {
 	u64 status;
 };
 
-struct liquidio_nic_seapi_ctl_context {
-	int octeon_id;
-	u32 status;
-	struct completion complete;
-};
-
 /** LiquidIO per-interface network private data */
 struct lio {
 	/** State of the interface. Rx/Tx happens only in the RUNNING state.  */
@@ -234,10 +222,6 @@ int lio_wait_for_clean_oq(struct octeon_device *oct);
  */
 void liquidio_set_ethtool_ops(struct net_device *netdev);
 
-void lio_if_cfg_callback(struct octeon_device *oct,
-			 u32 status __attribute__((unused)),
-			 void *buf);
-
 void lio_delete_glists(struct lio *lio);
 
 int lio_setup_glists(struct octeon_device *oct, struct lio *lio, int num_qs);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_nic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_nic.c
index 150609bd8849..676fe0b7ab8c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_nic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_nic.c
@@ -75,8 +75,7 @@ octeon_alloc_soft_command_resp(struct octeon_device    *oct,
 	else
 		sc->cmd.cmd2.rptr =  sc->dmarptr;
 
-	sc->wait_time = 1000;
-	sc->timeout = jiffies + sc->wait_time;
+	sc->expiry_time = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(LIO_SC_MAX_TMO_MS);
 
 	return sc;
 }
@@ -92,29 +91,6 @@ int octnet_send_nic_data_pkt(struct octeon_device *oct,
 				   ndata->reqtype);
 }
 
-static void octnet_link_ctrl_callback(struct octeon_device *oct,
-				      u32 status,
-				      void *sc_ptr)
-{
-	struct octeon_soft_command *sc = (struct octeon_soft_command *)sc_ptr;
-	struct octnic_ctrl_pkt *nctrl;
-
-	nctrl = (struct octnic_ctrl_pkt *)sc->ctxptr;
-
-	/* Call the callback function if status is zero (meaning OK) or status
-	 * contains a firmware status code bigger than zero (meaning the
-	 * firmware is reporting an error).
-	 * If no response was expected, status is OK if the command was posted
-	 * successfully.
-	 */
-	if ((!status || status > FIRMWARE_STATUS_CODE(0)) && nctrl->cb_fn) {
-		nctrl->status = status;
-		nctrl->cb_fn(nctrl);
-	}
-
-	octeon_free_soft_command(oct, sc);
-}
-
 static inline struct octeon_soft_command
 *octnic_alloc_ctrl_pkt_sc(struct octeon_device *oct,
 			  struct octnic_ctrl_pkt *nctrl)
@@ -127,17 +103,14 @@ static inline struct octeon_soft_command
 	uddsize = (u32)(nctrl->ncmd.s.more * 8);
 
 	datasize = OCTNET_CMD_SIZE + uddsize;
-	rdatasize = (nctrl->wait_time) ? 16 : 0;
+	rdatasize = 16;
 
 	sc = (struct octeon_soft_command *)
-		octeon_alloc_soft_command(oct, datasize, rdatasize,
-					  sizeof(struct octnic_ctrl_pkt));
+		octeon_alloc_soft_command(oct, datasize, rdatasize, 0);
 
 	if (!sc)
 		return NULL;
 
-	memcpy(sc->ctxptr, nctrl, sizeof(struct octnic_ctrl_pkt));
-
 	data = (u8 *)sc->virtdptr;
 
 	memcpy(data, &nctrl->ncmd, OCTNET_CMD_SIZE);
@@ -154,9 +127,8 @@ static inline struct octeon_soft_command
 	octeon_prepare_soft_command(oct, sc, OPCODE_NIC, OPCODE_NIC_CMD,
 				    0, 0, 0);
 
-	sc->callback = octnet_link_ctrl_callback;
-	sc->callback_arg = sc;
-	sc->wait_time = nctrl->wait_time;
+	init_completion(&sc->complete);
+	sc->sc_status = OCTEON_REQUEST_PENDING;
 
 	return sc;
 }
@@ -199,5 +171,26 @@ octnet_send_nic_ctrl_pkt(struct octeon_device *oct,
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&oct->cmd_resp_wqlock);
+
+	switch (nctrl->ncmd.s.cmd) {
+		/* caller holds lock, can not sleep */
+	case OCTNET_CMD_CHANGE_DEVFLAGS:
+	case OCTNET_CMD_SET_MULTI_LIST:
+	case OCTNET_CMD_SET_UC_LIST:
+		WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
+		return retval;
+	}
+
+	retval = wait_for_sc_completion_timeout(oct, sc, 0);
+	if (retval)
+		return (retval);
+
+	nctrl->sc_status = sc->sc_status;
+	retval = nctrl->sc_status;
+	if (nctrl->cb_fn)
+		nctrl->cb_fn(nctrl);
+
+	WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
+
 	return retval;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_nic.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_nic.h
index de4130d26a98..87dd6f89ce51 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_nic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_nic.h
@@ -52,20 +52,13 @@ struct octnic_ctrl_pkt {
 	/** Input queue to use to send this command. */
 	u64 iq_no;
 
-	/** Time to wait for Octeon software to respond to this control command.
-	 *  If wait_time is 0, OSI assumes no response is expected.
-	 */
-	size_t wait_time;
-
 	/** The network device that issued the control command. */
 	u64 netpndev;
 
 	/** Callback function called when the command has been fetched */
 	octnic_ctrl_pkt_cb_fn_t cb_fn;
 
-	u32 status;
-	u16 *response_code;
-	struct completion *completion;
+	u32 sc_status;
 };
 
 #define MAX_UDD_SIZE(nctrl) (sizeof((nctrl)->udd))
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/request_manager.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/request_manager.c
index 5de5ce9a8f54..bd0153e16deb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/request_manager.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/request_manager.c
@@ -409,33 +409,22 @@ lio_process_iq_request_list(struct octeon_device *oct,
 			else
 				irh = (struct octeon_instr_irh *)
 					&sc->cmd.cmd2.irh;
-			if (irh->rflag) {
-				/* We're expecting a response from Octeon.
-				 * It's up to lio_process_ordered_list() to
-				 * process  sc. Add sc to the ordered soft
-				 * command response list because we expect
-				 * a response from Octeon.
-				 */
-				spin_lock_irqsave
-					(&oct->response_list
-					 [OCTEON_ORDERED_SC_LIST].lock,
-					 flags);
-				atomic_inc(&oct->response_list
-					[OCTEON_ORDERED_SC_LIST].
-					pending_req_count);
-				list_add_tail(&sc->node, &oct->response_list
-					[OCTEON_ORDERED_SC_LIST].head);
-				spin_unlock_irqrestore
-					(&oct->response_list
-					 [OCTEON_ORDERED_SC_LIST].lock,
-					 flags);
-			} else {
-				if (sc->callback) {
-					/* This callback must not sleep */
-					sc->callback(oct, OCTEON_REQUEST_DONE,
-						     sc->callback_arg);
-				}
-			}
+
+			/* We're expecting a response from Octeon.
+			 * It's up to lio_process_ordered_list() to
+			 * process  sc. Add sc to the ordered soft
+			 * command response list because we expect
+			 * a response from Octeon.
+			 */
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&oct->response_list
+					  [OCTEON_ORDERED_SC_LIST].lock, flags);
+			atomic_inc(&oct->response_list
+				   [OCTEON_ORDERED_SC_LIST].pending_req_count);
+			list_add_tail(&sc->node, &oct->response_list
+				[OCTEON_ORDERED_SC_LIST].head);
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&oct->response_list
+					       [OCTEON_ORDERED_SC_LIST].lock,
+					       flags);
 			break;
 		default:
 			dev_err(&oct->pci_dev->dev,
@@ -755,8 +744,7 @@ int octeon_send_soft_command(struct octeon_device *oct,
 		len = (u32)ih2->dlengsz;
 	}
 
-	if (sc->wait_time)
-		sc->timeout = jiffies + sc->wait_time;
+	sc->expiry_time = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(LIO_SC_MAX_TMO_MS);
 
 	return (octeon_send_command(oct, sc->iq_no, 1, &sc->cmd, sc,
 				    len, REQTYPE_SOFT_COMMAND));
@@ -791,11 +779,76 @@ int octeon_setup_sc_buffer_pool(struct octeon_device *oct)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int octeon_free_sc_done_list(struct octeon_device *oct)
+{
+	struct octeon_response_list *done_sc_list, *zombie_sc_list;
+	struct octeon_soft_command *sc;
+	struct list_head *tmp, *tmp2;
+	spinlock_t *sc_lists_lock; /* lock for response_list */
+
+	done_sc_list = &oct->response_list[OCTEON_DONE_SC_LIST];
+	zombie_sc_list = &oct->response_list[OCTEON_ZOMBIE_SC_LIST];
+
+	if (!atomic_read(&done_sc_list->pending_req_count))
+		return 0;
+
+	sc_lists_lock = &oct->response_list[OCTEON_ORDERED_SC_LIST].lock;
+
+	spin_lock_bh(sc_lists_lock);
+
+	list_for_each_safe(tmp, tmp2, &done_sc_list->head) {
+		sc = list_entry(tmp, struct octeon_soft_command, node);
+
+		if (READ_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done)) {
+			list_del(&sc->node);
+			atomic_dec(&done_sc_list->pending_req_count);
+
+			if (*sc->status_word == COMPLETION_WORD_INIT) {
+				/* timeout; move sc to zombie list */
+				list_add_tail(&sc->node, &zombie_sc_list->head);
+				atomic_inc(&zombie_sc_list->pending_req_count);
+			} else {
+				octeon_free_soft_command(oct, sc);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock_bh(sc_lists_lock);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int octeon_free_sc_zombie_list(struct octeon_device *oct)
+{
+	struct octeon_response_list *zombie_sc_list;
+	struct octeon_soft_command *sc;
+	struct list_head *tmp, *tmp2;
+	spinlock_t *sc_lists_lock; /* lock for response_list */
+
+	zombie_sc_list = &oct->response_list[OCTEON_ZOMBIE_SC_LIST];
+	sc_lists_lock = &oct->response_list[OCTEON_ORDERED_SC_LIST].lock;
+
+	spin_lock_bh(sc_lists_lock);
+
+	list_for_each_safe(tmp, tmp2, &zombie_sc_list->head) {
+		list_del(tmp);
+		atomic_dec(&zombie_sc_list->pending_req_count);
+		sc = list_entry(tmp, struct octeon_soft_command, node);
+		octeon_free_soft_command(oct, sc);
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock_bh(sc_lists_lock);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int octeon_free_sc_buffer_pool(struct octeon_device *oct)
 {
 	struct list_head *tmp, *tmp2;
 	struct octeon_soft_command *sc;
 
+	octeon_free_sc_zombie_list(oct);
+
 	spin_lock_bh(&oct->sc_buf_pool.lock);
 
 	list_for_each_safe(tmp, tmp2, &oct->sc_buf_pool.head) {
@@ -824,6 +877,9 @@ struct octeon_soft_command *octeon_alloc_soft_command(struct octeon_device *oct,
 	struct octeon_soft_command *sc = NULL;
 	struct list_head *tmp;
 
+	if (!rdatasize)
+		rdatasize = 16;
+
 	WARN_ON((offset + datasize + rdatasize + ctxsize) >
 	       SOFT_COMMAND_BUFFER_SIZE);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/response_manager.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/response_manager.c
index fe5b53700576..ac7747ccf56a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/response_manager.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/response_manager.c
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ int lio_process_ordered_list(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev,
 	u32 status;
 	u64 status64;
 
+	octeon_free_sc_done_list(octeon_dev);
+
 	ordered_sc_list = &octeon_dev->response_list[OCTEON_ORDERED_SC_LIST];
 
 	do {
@@ -111,26 +113,88 @@ int lio_process_ordered_list(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev,
 					}
 				}
 			}
-		} else if (force_quit || (sc->timeout &&
-			time_after(jiffies, (unsigned long)sc->timeout))) {
-			dev_err(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev, "%s: cmd failed, timeout (%ld, %ld)\n",
-				__func__, (long)jiffies, (long)sc->timeout);
+		} else if (unlikely(force_quit) || (sc->expiry_time &&
+			time_after(jiffies, (unsigned long)sc->expiry_time))) {
+			struct octeon_instr_irh *irh =
+				(struct octeon_instr_irh *)&sc->cmd.cmd3.irh;
+
+			dev_err(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev, "%s: ", __func__);
+			dev_err(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev,
+				"cmd %x/%x/%llx/%llx failed, ",
+				irh->opcode, irh->subcode,
+				sc->cmd.cmd3.ossp[0], sc->cmd.cmd3.ossp[1]);
+			dev_err(&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev,
+				"timeout (%ld, %ld)\n",
+				(long)jiffies, (long)sc->expiry_time);
 			status = OCTEON_REQUEST_TIMEOUT;
 		}
 
 		if (status != OCTEON_REQUEST_PENDING) {
+			sc->sc_status = status;
+
 			/* we have received a response or we have timed out */
 			/* remove node from linked list */
 			list_del(&sc->node);
 			atomic_dec(&octeon_dev->response_list
-					  [OCTEON_ORDERED_SC_LIST].
-					  pending_req_count);
-			spin_unlock_bh
-			    (&ordered_sc_list->lock);
+				   [OCTEON_ORDERED_SC_LIST].
+				   pending_req_count);
+
+			if (!sc->callback) {
+				atomic_inc(&octeon_dev->response_list
+					   [OCTEON_DONE_SC_LIST].
+					   pending_req_count);
+				list_add_tail(&sc->node,
+					      &octeon_dev->response_list
+					      [OCTEON_DONE_SC_LIST].head);
+
+				if (unlikely(READ_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done))) {
+					/* caller does not wait for response
+					 * from firmware
+					 */
+					if (status != OCTEON_REQUEST_DONE) {
+						struct octeon_instr_irh *irh;
+
+						irh =
+						    (struct octeon_instr_irh *)
+						    &sc->cmd.cmd3.irh;
+						dev_dbg
+						    (&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev,
+						    "%s: sc failed: opcode=%x, ",
+						    __func__, irh->opcode);
+						dev_dbg
+						    (&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev,
+						    "subcode=%x, ossp[0]=%llx, ",
+						    irh->subcode,
+						    sc->cmd.cmd3.ossp[0]);
+						dev_dbg
+						    (&octeon_dev->pci_dev->dev,
+						    "ossp[1]=%llx, status=%d\n",
+						    sc->cmd.cmd3.ossp[1],
+						    status);
+					}
+				} else {
+					complete(&sc->complete);
+				}
+
+				spin_unlock_bh(&ordered_sc_list->lock);
+			} else {
+				/* sc with callback function */
+				if (status == OCTEON_REQUEST_TIMEOUT) {
+					atomic_inc(&octeon_dev->response_list
+						   [OCTEON_ZOMBIE_SC_LIST].
+						   pending_req_count);
+					list_add_tail(&sc->node,
+						      &octeon_dev->response_list
+						      [OCTEON_ZOMBIE_SC_LIST].
+						      head);
+				}
+
+				spin_unlock_bh(&ordered_sc_list->lock);
 
-			if (sc->callback)
 				sc->callback(octeon_dev, status,
 					     sc->callback_arg);
+				/* sc is freed by caller */
+			}
 
 			request_complete++;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/response_manager.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/response_manager.h
index 9169c2815dba..ed4020d26fae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/response_manager.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/response_manager.h
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ enum {
 	OCTEON_ORDERED_LIST = 0,
 	OCTEON_UNORDERED_NONBLOCKING_LIST = 1,
 	OCTEON_UNORDERED_BLOCKING_LIST = 2,
-	OCTEON_ORDERED_SC_LIST = 3
+	OCTEON_ORDERED_SC_LIST = 3,
+	OCTEON_DONE_SC_LIST = 4,
+	OCTEON_ZOMBIE_SC_LIST = 5
 };
 
 /** Response Order values for a Octeon Request. */