[SCSI] lpfc 8.3.24: Extend BSG infrastructure and add link diagnostics

Extend BSG infrastructure and add link diagnostics:
- Removed unnecessary copies in handling pass-through mbox cmds.
- Add embedded SLI_CONFIG support for BSG.
- Add multibuffer support.
- Implemented the setting up and tearing down Lancer FC device for performing
  internal and external loopback diagnostic tests.
- Implemented the driver support for performing new link diagnostic tests

Signed-off-by: Alex Iannicelli <alex.iannicelli@emulex.com>
Signed-off-by: James Smart <james.smart@emulex.com>
Signed-off-by: James Bottomley <jbottomley@parallels.com>

1 files changed, 1725 insertions, 380 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_bsg.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_bsg.c
index 080187b0e70..7fb0ba4cbfa 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_bsg.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_bsg.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
 
 #include <scsi/scsi.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi_host.h>
@@ -79,8 +80,7 @@ struct lpfc_bsg_iocb {
 struct lpfc_bsg_mbox {
 	LPFC_MBOXQ_t *pmboxq;
 	MAILBOX_t *mb;
-	struct lpfc_dmabuf *rxbmp; /* for BIU diags */
-	struct lpfc_dmabufext *dmp; /* for BIU diags */
+	struct lpfc_dmabuf *dmabuffers; /* for BIU diags */
 	uint8_t *ext; /* extended mailbox data */
 	uint32_t mbOffset; /* from app */
 	uint32_t inExtWLen; /* from app */
@@ -1469,11 +1469,91 @@ send_mgmt_rsp_exit:
 }
 
 /**
- * lpfc_bsg_diag_mode - process a LPFC_BSG_VENDOR_DIAG_MODE bsg vendor command
+ * lpfc_bsg_diag_mode_enter - process preparing into device diag loopback mode
+ * @phba: Pointer to HBA context object.
+ * @job: LPFC_BSG_VENDOR_DIAG_MODE
+ *
+ * This function is responsible for preparing driver for diag loopback
+ * on device.
+ */
+static int
+lpfc_bsg_diag_mode_enter(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct fc_bsg_job *job)
+{
+	struct lpfc_vport **vports;
+	struct Scsi_Host *shost;
+	struct lpfc_sli *psli;
+	struct lpfc_sli_ring *pring;
+	int i = 0;
+
+	psli = &phba->sli;
+	if (!psli)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	pring = &psli->ring[LPFC_FCP_RING];
+	if (!pring)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if ((phba->link_state == LPFC_HBA_ERROR) ||
+	    (psli->sli_flag & LPFC_BLOCK_MGMT_IO) ||
+	    (!(psli->sli_flag & LPFC_SLI_ACTIVE)))
+		return -EACCES;
+
+	vports = lpfc_create_vport_work_array(phba);
+	if (vports) {
+		for (i = 0; i <= phba->max_vpi && vports[i] != NULL; i++) {
+			shost = lpfc_shost_from_vport(vports[i]);
+			scsi_block_requests(shost);
+		}
+		lpfc_destroy_vport_work_array(phba, vports);
+	} else {
+		shost = lpfc_shost_from_vport(phba->pport);
+		scsi_block_requests(shost);
+	}
+
+	while (pring->txcmplq_cnt) {
+		if (i++ > 500)  /* wait up to 5 seconds */
+			break;
+		msleep(10);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * lpfc_bsg_diag_mode_exit - exit process from device diag loopback mode
+ * @phba: Pointer to HBA context object.
+ * @job: LPFC_BSG_VENDOR_DIAG_MODE
+ *
+ * This function is responsible for driver exit processing of setting up
+ * diag loopback mode on device.
+ */
+static void
+lpfc_bsg_diag_mode_exit(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
+{
+	struct Scsi_Host *shost;
+	struct lpfc_vport **vports;
+	int i;
+
+	vports = lpfc_create_vport_work_array(phba);
+	if (vports) {
+		for (i = 0; i <= phba->max_vpi && vports[i] != NULL; i++) {
+			shost = lpfc_shost_from_vport(vports[i]);
+			scsi_unblock_requests(shost);
+		}
+		lpfc_destroy_vport_work_array(phba, vports);
+	} else {
+		shost = lpfc_shost_from_vport(phba->pport);
+		scsi_unblock_requests(shost);
+	}
+	return;
+}
+
+/**
+ * lpfc_sli3_bsg_diag_loopback_mode - process an sli3 bsg vendor command
+ * @phba: Pointer to HBA context object.
  * @job: LPFC_BSG_VENDOR_DIAG_MODE
  *
- * This function is responsible for placing a port into diagnostic loopback
- * mode in order to perform a diagnostic loopback test.
+ * This function is responsible for placing an sli3  port into diagnostic
+ * loopback mode in order to perform a diagnostic loopback test.
  * All new scsi requests are blocked, a small delay is used to allow the
  * scsi requests to complete then the link is brought down. If the link is
  * is placed in loopback mode then scsi requests are again allowed
@@ -1481,17 +1561,11 @@ send_mgmt_rsp_exit:
  * All of this is done in-line.
  */
 static int
-lpfc_bsg_diag_mode(struct fc_bsg_job *job)
+lpfc_sli3_bsg_diag_loopback_mode(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct fc_bsg_job *job)
 {
-	struct Scsi_Host *shost = job->shost;
-	struct lpfc_vport *vport = (struct lpfc_vport *)job->shost->hostdata;
-	struct lpfc_hba *phba = vport->phba;
 	struct diag_mode_set *loopback_mode;
-	struct lpfc_sli *psli = &phba->sli;
-	struct lpfc_sli_ring *pring = &psli->ring[LPFC_FCP_RING];
 	uint32_t link_flags;
 	uint32_t timeout;
-	struct lpfc_vport **vports;
 	LPFC_MBOXQ_t *pmboxq;
 	int mbxstatus;
 	int i = 0;
@@ -1500,53 +1574,33 @@ lpfc_bsg_diag_mode(struct fc_bsg_job *job)
 	/* no data to return just the return code */
 	job->reply->reply_payload_rcv_len = 0;
 
-	if (job->request_len <
-	    sizeof(struct fc_bsg_request) + sizeof(struct diag_mode_set)) {
+	if (job->request_len < sizeof(struct fc_bsg_request) +
+	    sizeof(struct diag_mode_set)) {
 		lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_WARNING, LOG_LIBDFC,
-				"2738 Received DIAG MODE request below minimum "
-				"size\n");
+				"2738 Received DIAG MODE request size:%d "
+				"below the minimum size:%d\n",
+				job->request_len,
+				(int)(sizeof(struct fc_bsg_request) +
+				sizeof(struct diag_mode_set)));
 		rc = -EINVAL;
 		goto job_error;
 	}
 
+	rc = lpfc_bsg_diag_mode_enter(phba, job);
+	if (rc)
+		goto job_error;
+
+	/* bring the link to diagnostic mode */
 	loopback_mode = (struct diag_mode_set *)
 		job->request->rqst_data.h_vendor.vendor_cmd;
 	link_flags = loopback_mode->type;
 	timeout = loopback_mode->timeout * 100;
 
-	if ((phba->link_state == LPFC_HBA_ERROR) ||
-	    (psli->sli_flag & LPFC_BLOCK_MGMT_IO) ||
-	    (!(psli->sli_flag & LPFC_SLI_ACTIVE))) {
-		rc = -EACCES;
-		goto job_error;
-	}
-
 	pmboxq = mempool_alloc(phba->mbox_mem_pool, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!pmboxq) {
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
-		goto job_error;
-	}
-
-	vports = lpfc_create_vport_work_array(phba);
-	if (vports) {
-		for (i = 0; i <= phba->max_vpi && vports[i] != NULL; i++) {
-			shost = lpfc_shost_from_vport(vports[i]);
-			scsi_block_requests(shost);
-		}
-
-		lpfc_destroy_vport_work_array(phba, vports);
-	} else {
-		shost = lpfc_shost_from_vport(phba->pport);
-		scsi_block_requests(shost);
+		goto loopback_mode_exit;
 	}
-
-	while (pring->txcmplq_cnt) {
-		if (i++ > 500)	/* wait up to 5 seconds */
-			break;
-
-		msleep(10);
-	}
-
 	memset((void *)pmboxq, 0, sizeof(LPFC_MBOXQ_t));
 	pmboxq->u.mb.mbxCommand = MBX_DOWN_LINK;
 	pmboxq->u.mb.mbxOwner = OWN_HOST;
@@ -1600,24 +1654,416 @@ lpfc_bsg_diag_mode(struct fc_bsg_job *job)
 		rc = -ENODEV;
 
 loopback_mode_exit:
-	vports = lpfc_create_vport_work_array(phba);
-	if (vports) {
-		for (i = 0; i <= phba->max_vpi && vports[i] != NULL; i++) {
-			shost = lpfc_shost_from_vport(vports[i]);
-			scsi_unblock_requests(shost);
+	lpfc_bsg_diag_mode_exit(phba);
+
+	/*
+	 * Let SLI layer release mboxq if mbox command completed after timeout.
+	 */
+	if (mbxstatus != MBX_TIMEOUT)
+		mempool_free(pmboxq, phba->mbox_mem_pool);
+
+job_error:
+	/* make error code available to userspace */
+	job->reply->result = rc;
+	/* complete the job back to userspace if no error */
+	if (rc == 0)
+		job->job_done(job);
+	return rc;
+}
+
+/**
+ * lpfc_sli4_bsg_set_link_diag_state - set sli4 link diag state
+ * @phba: Pointer to HBA context object.
+ * @diag: Flag for set link to diag or nomral operation state.
+ *
+ * This function is responsible for issuing a sli4 mailbox command for setting
+ * link to either diag state or normal operation state.
+ */
+static int
+lpfc_sli4_bsg_set_link_diag_state(struct lpfc_hba *phba, uint32_t diag)
+{
+	LPFC_MBOXQ_t *pmboxq;
+	struct lpfc_mbx_set_link_diag_state *link_diag_state;
+	uint32_t req_len, alloc_len;
+	int mbxstatus = MBX_SUCCESS, rc;
+
+	pmboxq = mempool_alloc(phba->mbox_mem_pool, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!pmboxq)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	req_len = (sizeof(struct lpfc_mbx_set_link_diag_state) -
+		   sizeof(struct lpfc_sli4_cfg_mhdr));
+	alloc_len = lpfc_sli4_config(phba, pmboxq, LPFC_MBOX_SUBSYSTEM_FCOE,
+				LPFC_MBOX_OPCODE_FCOE_LINK_DIAG_STATE,
+				req_len, LPFC_SLI4_MBX_EMBED);
+	if (alloc_len != req_len) {
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
+		goto link_diag_state_set_out;
+	}
+	link_diag_state = &pmboxq->u.mqe.un.link_diag_state;
+	bf_set(lpfc_mbx_set_diag_state_link_num, &link_diag_state->u.req,
+	       phba->sli4_hba.link_state.number);
+	bf_set(lpfc_mbx_set_diag_state_link_type, &link_diag_state->u.req,
+	       phba->sli4_hba.link_state.type);
+	if (diag)
+		bf_set(lpfc_mbx_set_diag_state_diag,
+		       &link_diag_state->u.req, 1);
+	else
+		bf_set(lpfc_mbx_set_diag_state_diag,
+		       &link_diag_state->u.req, 0);
+
+	mbxstatus = lpfc_sli_issue_mbox_wait(phba, pmboxq, LPFC_MBOX_TMO);
+
+	if ((mbxstatus == MBX_SUCCESS) && (pmboxq->u.mb.mbxStatus == 0))
+		rc = 0;
+	else
+		rc = -ENODEV;
+
+link_diag_state_set_out:
+	if (pmboxq && (mbxstatus != MBX_TIMEOUT))
+		mempool_free(pmboxq, phba->mbox_mem_pool);
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+/**
+ * lpfc_sli4_bsg_diag_loopback_mode - process an sli4 bsg vendor command
+ * @phba: Pointer to HBA context object.
+ * @job: LPFC_BSG_VENDOR_DIAG_MODE
+ *
+ * This function is responsible for placing an sli4 port into diagnostic
+ * loopback mode in order to perform a diagnostic loopback test.
+ */
+static int
+lpfc_sli4_bsg_diag_loopback_mode(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct fc_bsg_job *job)
+{
+	struct diag_mode_set *loopback_mode;
+	uint32_t link_flags, timeout, req_len, alloc_len;
+	struct lpfc_mbx_set_link_diag_loopback *link_diag_loopback;
+	LPFC_MBOXQ_t *pmboxq = NULL;
+	int mbxstatus, i, rc = 0;
+
+	/* no data to return just the return code */
+	job->reply->reply_payload_rcv_len = 0;
+
+	if (job->request_len < sizeof(struct fc_bsg_request) +
+	    sizeof(struct diag_mode_set)) {
+		lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_WARNING, LOG_LIBDFC,
+				"3011 Received DIAG MODE request size:%d "
+				"below the minimum size:%d\n",
+				job->request_len,
+				(int)(sizeof(struct fc_bsg_request) +
+				sizeof(struct diag_mode_set)));
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+		goto job_error;
+	}
+
+	rc = lpfc_bsg_diag_mode_enter(phba, job);
+	if (rc)
+		goto job_error;
+
+	/* bring the link to diagnostic mode */
+	loopback_mode = (struct diag_mode_set *)
+		job->request->rqst_data.h_vendor.vendor_cmd;
+	link_flags = loopback_mode->type;
+	timeout = loopback_mode->timeout * 100;
+
+	rc = lpfc_sli4_bsg_set_link_diag_state(phba, 1);
+	if (rc)
+		goto loopback_mode_exit;
+
+	/* wait for link down before proceeding */
+	i = 0;
+	while (phba->link_state != LPFC_LINK_DOWN) {
+		if (i++ > timeout) {
+			rc = -ETIMEDOUT;
+			goto loopback_mode_exit;
+		}
+		msleep(10);
+	}
+	/* set up loopback mode */
+	pmboxq = mempool_alloc(phba->mbox_mem_pool, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!pmboxq) {
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
+		goto loopback_mode_exit;
+	}
+	req_len = (sizeof(struct lpfc_mbx_set_link_diag_loopback) -
+		   sizeof(struct lpfc_sli4_cfg_mhdr));
+	alloc_len = lpfc_sli4_config(phba, pmboxq, LPFC_MBOX_SUBSYSTEM_FCOE,
+				LPFC_MBOX_OPCODE_FCOE_LINK_DIAG_LOOPBACK,
+				req_len, LPFC_SLI4_MBX_EMBED);
+	if (alloc_len != req_len) {
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
+		goto loopback_mode_exit;
+	}
+	link_diag_loopback = &pmboxq->u.mqe.un.link_diag_loopback;
+	bf_set(lpfc_mbx_set_diag_state_link_num,
+	       &link_diag_loopback->u.req, phba->sli4_hba.link_state.number);
+	bf_set(lpfc_mbx_set_diag_state_link_type,
+	       &link_diag_loopback->u.req, phba->sli4_hba.link_state.type);
+	if (link_flags == INTERNAL_LOOP_BACK)
+		bf_set(lpfc_mbx_set_diag_lpbk_type,
+		       &link_diag_loopback->u.req,
+		       LPFC_DIAG_LOOPBACK_TYPE_INTERNAL);
+	else
+		bf_set(lpfc_mbx_set_diag_lpbk_type,
+		       &link_diag_loopback->u.req,
+		       LPFC_DIAG_LOOPBACK_TYPE_EXTERNAL);
+
+	mbxstatus = lpfc_sli_issue_mbox_wait(phba, pmboxq, LPFC_MBOX_TMO);
+	if ((mbxstatus != MBX_SUCCESS) || (pmboxq->u.mb.mbxStatus))
+		rc = -ENODEV;
+	else {
+		phba->link_flag |= LS_LOOPBACK_MODE;
+		/* wait for the link attention interrupt */
+		msleep(100);
+		i = 0;
+		while (phba->link_state != LPFC_HBA_READY) {
+			if (i++ > timeout) {
+				rc = -ETIMEDOUT;
+				break;
+			}
+			msleep(10);
 		}
-		lpfc_destroy_vport_work_array(phba, vports);
-	} else {
-		shost = lpfc_shost_from_vport(phba->pport);
-		scsi_unblock_requests(shost);
 	}
 
+loopback_mode_exit:
+	lpfc_bsg_diag_mode_exit(phba);
+
 	/*
 	 * Let SLI layer release mboxq if mbox command completed after timeout.
 	 */
-	if (mbxstatus != MBX_TIMEOUT)
+	if (pmboxq && (mbxstatus != MBX_TIMEOUT))
+		mempool_free(pmboxq, phba->mbox_mem_pool);
+
+job_error:
+	/* make error code available to userspace */
+	job->reply->result = rc;
+	/* complete the job back to userspace if no error */
+	if (rc == 0)
+		job->job_done(job);
+	return rc;
+}
+
+/**
+ * lpfc_bsg_diag_loopback_mode - bsg vendor command for diag loopback mode
+ * @job: LPFC_BSG_VENDOR_DIAG_MODE
+ *
+ * This function is responsible for responding to check and dispatch bsg diag
+ * command from the user to proper driver action routines.
+ */
+static int
+lpfc_bsg_diag_loopback_mode(struct fc_bsg_job *job)
+{
+	struct Scsi_Host *shost;
+	struct lpfc_vport *vport;
+	struct lpfc_hba *phba;
+	int rc;
+
+	shost = job->shost;
+	if (!shost)
+		return -ENODEV;
+	vport = (struct lpfc_vport *)job->shost->hostdata;
+	if (!vport)
+		return -ENODEV;
+	phba = vport->phba;
+	if (!phba)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if (phba->sli_rev < LPFC_SLI_REV4)
+		rc = lpfc_sli3_bsg_diag_loopback_mode(phba, job);
+	else if (bf_get(lpfc_sli_intf_if_type, &phba->sli4_hba.sli_intf) ==
+		 LPFC_SLI_INTF_IF_TYPE_2)
+		rc = lpfc_sli4_bsg_diag_loopback_mode(phba, job);
+	else
+		rc = -ENODEV;
+
+	return rc;
+
+}
+
+/**
+ * lpfc_sli4_bsg_diag_mode_end - sli4 bsg vendor command for ending diag mode
+ * @job: LPFC_BSG_VENDOR_DIAG_MODE_END
+ *
+ * This function is responsible for responding to check and dispatch bsg diag
+ * command from the user to proper driver action routines.
+ */
+static int
+lpfc_sli4_bsg_diag_mode_end(struct fc_bsg_job *job)
+{
+	struct Scsi_Host *shost;
+	struct lpfc_vport *vport;
+	struct lpfc_hba *phba;
+	int rc;
+
+	shost = job->shost;
+	if (!shost)
+		return -ENODEV;
+	vport = (struct lpfc_vport *)job->shost->hostdata;
+	if (!vport)
+		return -ENODEV;
+	phba = vport->phba;
+	if (!phba)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if (phba->sli_rev < LPFC_SLI_REV4)
+		return -ENODEV;
+	if (bf_get(lpfc_sli_intf_if_type, &phba->sli4_hba.sli_intf) !=
+	    LPFC_SLI_INTF_IF_TYPE_2)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	rc = lpfc_sli4_bsg_set_link_diag_state(phba, 0);
+
+	if (!rc)
+		rc = phba->lpfc_hba_init_link(phba, MBX_NOWAIT);
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+/**
+ * lpfc_sli4_bsg_link_diag_test - sli4 bsg vendor command for diag link test
+ * @job: LPFC_BSG_VENDOR_DIAG_LINK_TEST
+ *
+ * This function is to perform SLI4 diag link test request from the user
+ * applicaiton.
+ */
+static int
+lpfc_sli4_bsg_link_diag_test(struct fc_bsg_job *job)
+{
+	struct Scsi_Host *shost;
+	struct lpfc_vport *vport;
+	struct lpfc_hba *phba;
+	LPFC_MBOXQ_t *pmboxq;
+	struct sli4_link_diag *link_diag_test_cmd;
+	uint32_t req_len, alloc_len;
+	uint32_t timeout;
+	struct lpfc_mbx_run_link_diag_test *run_link_diag_test;
+	union lpfc_sli4_cfg_shdr *shdr;
+	uint32_t shdr_status, shdr_add_status;
+	struct diag_status *diag_status_reply;
+	int mbxstatus, rc = 0;
+
+	shost = job->shost;
+	if (!shost) {
+		rc = -ENODEV;
+		goto job_error;
+	}
+	vport = (struct lpfc_vport *)job->shost->hostdata;
+	if (!vport) {
+		rc = -ENODEV;
+		goto job_error;
+	}
+	phba = vport->phba;
+	if (!phba) {
+		rc = -ENODEV;
+		goto job_error;
+	}
+
+	if (phba->sli_rev < LPFC_SLI_REV4) {
+		rc = -ENODEV;
+		goto job_error;
+	}
+	if (bf_get(lpfc_sli_intf_if_type, &phba->sli4_hba.sli_intf) !=
+	    LPFC_SLI_INTF_IF_TYPE_2) {
+		rc = -ENODEV;
+		goto job_error;
+	}
+
+	if (job->request_len < sizeof(struct fc_bsg_request) +
+	    sizeof(struct sli4_link_diag)) {
+		lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_WARNING, LOG_LIBDFC,
+				"3013 Received LINK DIAG TEST request "
+				" size:%d below the minimum size:%d\n",
+				job->request_len,
+				(int)(sizeof(struct fc_bsg_request) +
+				sizeof(struct sli4_link_diag)));
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+		goto job_error;
+	}
+
+	rc = lpfc_bsg_diag_mode_enter(phba, job);
+	if (rc)
+		goto job_error;
+
+	link_diag_test_cmd = (struct sli4_link_diag *)
+			 job->request->rqst_data.h_vendor.vendor_cmd;
+	timeout = link_diag_test_cmd->timeout * 100;
+
+	rc = lpfc_sli4_bsg_set_link_diag_state(phba, 1);
+
+	if (rc)
+		goto job_error;
+
+	pmboxq = mempool_alloc(phba->mbox_mem_pool, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!pmboxq) {
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
+		goto link_diag_test_exit;
+	}
+
+	req_len = (sizeof(struct lpfc_mbx_set_link_diag_state) -
+		   sizeof(struct lpfc_sli4_cfg_mhdr));
+	alloc_len = lpfc_sli4_config(phba, pmboxq, LPFC_MBOX_SUBSYSTEM_FCOE,
+				     LPFC_MBOX_OPCODE_FCOE_LINK_DIAG_STATE,
+				     req_len, LPFC_SLI4_MBX_EMBED);
+	if (alloc_len != req_len) {
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
+		goto link_diag_test_exit;
+	}
+	run_link_diag_test = &pmboxq->u.mqe.un.link_diag_test;
+	bf_set(lpfc_mbx_run_diag_test_link_num, &run_link_diag_test->u.req,
+	       phba->sli4_hba.link_state.number);
+	bf_set(lpfc_mbx_run_diag_test_link_type, &run_link_diag_test->u.req,
+	       phba->sli4_hba.link_state.type);
+	bf_set(lpfc_mbx_run_diag_test_test_id, &run_link_diag_test->u.req,
+	       link_diag_test_cmd->test_id);
+	bf_set(lpfc_mbx_run_diag_test_loops, &run_link_diag_test->u.req,
+	       link_diag_test_cmd->loops);
+	bf_set(lpfc_mbx_run_diag_test_test_ver, &run_link_diag_test->u.req,
+	       link_diag_test_cmd->test_version);
+	bf_set(lpfc_mbx_run_diag_test_err_act, &run_link_diag_test->u.req,
+	       link_diag_test_cmd->error_action);
+
+	mbxstatus = lpfc_sli_issue_mbox(phba, pmboxq, MBX_POLL);
+
+	shdr = (union lpfc_sli4_cfg_shdr *)
+		&pmboxq->u.mqe.un.sli4_config.header.cfg_shdr;
+	shdr_status = bf_get(lpfc_mbox_hdr_status, &shdr->response);
+	shdr_add_status = bf_get(lpfc_mbox_hdr_add_status, &shdr->response);
+	if (shdr_status || shdr_add_status || mbxstatus) {
+		lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_ERR, LOG_LIBDFC,
+				"3010 Run link diag test mailbox failed with "
+				"mbx_status x%x status x%x, add_status x%x\n",
+				mbxstatus, shdr_status, shdr_add_status);
+	}
+
+	diag_status_reply = (struct diag_status *)
+			    job->reply->reply_data.vendor_reply.vendor_rsp;
+
+	if (job->reply_len <
+	    sizeof(struct fc_bsg_request) + sizeof(struct diag_status)) {
+		lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_WARNING, LOG_LIBDFC,
+				"3012 Received Run link diag test reply "
+				"below minimum size (%d): reply_len:%d\n",
+				(int)(sizeof(struct fc_bsg_request) +
+				sizeof(struct diag_status)),
+				job->reply_len);
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+		goto job_error;
+	}
+
+	diag_status_reply->mbox_status = mbxstatus;
+	diag_status_reply->shdr_status = shdr_status;
+	diag_status_reply->shdr_add_status = shdr_add_status;
+
+link_diag_test_exit:
+	rc = lpfc_sli4_bsg_set_link_diag_state(phba, 0);
+
+	if (pmboxq)
 		mempool_free(pmboxq, phba->mbox_mem_pool);
 
+	lpfc_bsg_diag_mode_exit(phba);
+
 job_error:
 	/* make error code available to userspace */
 	job->reply->result = rc;
@@ -1857,6 +2303,86 @@ err_get_xri_exit:
 }
 
 /**
+ * lpfc_bsg_dma_page_alloc - allocate a bsg mbox page sized dma buffers
+ * @phba: Pointer to HBA context object
+ *
+ * This function allocates BSG_MBOX_SIZE (4KB) page size dma buffer and.
+ * retruns the pointer to the buffer.
+ **/
+static struct lpfc_dmabuf *
+lpfc_bsg_dma_page_alloc(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
+{
+	struct lpfc_dmabuf *dmabuf;
+	struct pci_dev *pcidev = phba->pcidev;
+
+	/* allocate dma buffer struct */
+	dmabuf = kmalloc(sizeof(struct lpfc_dmabuf), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!dmabuf)
+		return NULL;
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dmabuf->list);
+
+	/* now, allocate dma buffer */
+	dmabuf->virt = dma_alloc_coherent(&pcidev->dev, BSG_MBOX_SIZE,
+					  &(dmabuf->phys), GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	if (!dmabuf->virt) {
+		kfree(dmabuf);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	memset((uint8_t *)dmabuf->virt, 0, BSG_MBOX_SIZE);
+
+	return dmabuf;
+}
+
+/**
+ * lpfc_bsg_dma_page_free - free a bsg mbox page sized dma buffer
+ * @phba: Pointer to HBA context object.
+ * @dmabuf: Pointer to the bsg mbox page sized dma buffer descriptor.
+ *
+ * This routine just simply frees a dma buffer and its associated buffer
+ * descriptor referred by @dmabuf.
+ **/
+static void
+lpfc_bsg_dma_page_free(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_dmabuf *dmabuf)
+{
+	struct pci_dev *pcidev = phba->pcidev;
+
+	if (!dmabuf)
+		return;
+
+	if (dmabuf->virt)
+		dma_free_coherent(&pcidev->dev, BSG_MBOX_SIZE,
+				  dmabuf->virt, dmabuf->phys);
+	kfree(dmabuf);
+	return;
+}
+
+/**
+ * lpfc_bsg_dma_page_list_free - free a list of bsg mbox page sized dma buffers
+ * @phba: Pointer to HBA context object.
+ * @dmabuf_list: Pointer to a list of bsg mbox page sized dma buffer descs.
+ *
+ * This routine just simply frees all dma buffers and their associated buffer
+ * descriptors referred by @dmabuf_list.
+ **/
+static void
+lpfc_bsg_dma_page_list_free(struct lpfc_hba *phba,
+			    struct list_head *dmabuf_list)
+{
+	struct lpfc_dmabuf *dmabuf, *next_dmabuf;
+
+	if (list_empty(dmabuf_list))
+		return;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(dmabuf, next_dmabuf, dmabuf_list, list) {
+		list_del_init(&dmabuf->list);
+		lpfc_bsg_dma_page_free(phba, dmabuf);
+	}
+	return;
+}
+
+/**
  * diag_cmd_data_alloc - fills in a bde struct with dma buffers
  * @phba: Pointer to HBA context object
  * @bpl: Pointer to 64 bit bde structure
@@ -2073,7 +2599,7 @@ err_post_rxbufs_exit:
 }
 
 /**
- * lpfc_bsg_diag_test - with a port in loopback issues a Ct cmd to itself
+ * lpfc_bsg_diag_loopback_run - run loopback on a port by issue ct cmd to itself
  * @job: LPFC_BSG_VENDOR_DIAG_TEST fc_bsg_job
  *
  * This function receives a user data buffer to be transmitted and received on
@@ -2092,7 +2618,7 @@ err_post_rxbufs_exit:
  * of loopback mode.
  **/
 static int
-lpfc_bsg_diag_test(struct fc_bsg_job *job)
+lpfc_bsg_diag_loopback_run(struct fc_bsg_job *job)
 {
 	struct lpfc_vport *vport = (struct lpfc_vport *)job->shost->hostdata;
 	struct lpfc_hba *phba = vport->phba;
@@ -2417,7 +2943,7 @@ job_error:
 }
 
 /**
- * lpfc_bsg_wake_mbox_wait - lpfc_bsg_issue_mbox mbox completion handler
+ * lpfc_bsg_issue_mbox_cmpl - lpfc_bsg_issue_mbox mbox completion handler
  * @phba: Pointer to HBA context object.
  * @pmboxq: Pointer to mailbox command.
  *
@@ -2428,15 +2954,13 @@ job_error:
  * of the mailbox.
  **/
 void
-lpfc_bsg_wake_mbox_wait(struct lpfc_hba *phba, LPFC_MBOXQ_t *pmboxq)
+lpfc_bsg_issue_mbox_cmpl(struct lpfc_hba *phba, LPFC_MBOXQ_t *pmboxq)
 {
 	struct bsg_job_data *dd_data;
 	struct fc_bsg_job *job;
-	struct lpfc_mbx_nembed_cmd *nembed_sge;
 	uint32_t size;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	uint8_t *to;
-	uint8_t *from;
+	uint8_t *pmb, *pmb_buf;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&phba->ct_ev_lock, flags);
 	dd_data = pmboxq->context1;
@@ -2446,62 +2970,21 @@ lpfc_bsg_wake_mbox_wait(struct lpfc_hba *phba, LPFC_MBOXQ_t *pmboxq)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* build the outgoing buffer to do an sg copy
-	 * the format is the response mailbox followed by any extended
-	 * mailbox data
+	/*
+	 * The outgoing buffer is readily referred from the dma buffer,
+	 * just need to get header part from mailboxq structure.
 	 */
-	from = (uint8_t *)&pmboxq->u.mb;
-	to = (uint8_t *)dd_data->context_un.mbox.mb;
-	memcpy(to, from, sizeof(MAILBOX_t));
-	if (pmboxq->u.mb.mbxStatus == MBX_SUCCESS) {
-		/* copy the extended data if any, count is in words */
-		if (dd_data->context_un.mbox.outExtWLen) {
-			from = (uint8_t *)dd_data->context_un.mbox.ext;
-			to += sizeof(MAILBOX_t);
-			size = dd_data->context_un.mbox.outExtWLen *
-					sizeof(uint32_t);
-			memcpy(to, from, size);
-		} else if (pmboxq->u.mb.mbxCommand == MBX_RUN_BIU_DIAG64) {
-			from = (uint8_t *)dd_data->context_un.mbox.
-						dmp->dma.virt;
-			to += sizeof(MAILBOX_t);
-			size = dd_data->context_un.mbox.dmp->size;
-			memcpy(to, from, size);
-		} else if ((phba->sli_rev == LPFC_SLI_REV4) &&
-			(pmboxq->u.mb.mbxCommand == MBX_DUMP_MEMORY)) {
-			from = (uint8_t *)dd_data->context_un.mbox.dmp->dma.
-						virt;
-			to += sizeof(MAILBOX_t);
-			size = pmboxq->u.mb.un.varWords[5];
-			memcpy(to, from, size);
-		} else if ((phba->sli_rev == LPFC_SLI_REV4) &&
-			(pmboxq->u.mb.mbxCommand == MBX_SLI4_CONFIG)) {
-			nembed_sge = (struct lpfc_mbx_nembed_cmd *)
-					&pmboxq->u.mb.un.varWords[0];
-
-			from = (uint8_t *)dd_data->context_un.mbox.dmp->dma.
-						virt;
-			to += sizeof(MAILBOX_t);
-			size = nembed_sge->sge[0].length;
-			memcpy(to, from, size);
-		} else if (pmboxq->u.mb.mbxCommand == MBX_READ_EVENT_LOG) {
-			from = (uint8_t *)dd_data->context_un.
-						mbox.dmp->dma.virt;
-			to += sizeof(MAILBOX_t);
-			size = dd_data->context_un.mbox.dmp->size;
-			memcpy(to, from, size);
-		}
-	}
+	pmb = (uint8_t *)&pmboxq->u.mb;
+	pmb_buf = (uint8_t *)dd_data->context_un.mbox.mb;
+	memcpy(pmb_buf, pmb, sizeof(MAILBOX_t));
 
-	from = (uint8_t *)dd_data->context_un.mbox.mb;
 	job = dd_data->context_un.mbox.set_job;
 	if (job) {
 		size = job->reply_payload.payload_len;
 		job->reply->reply_payload_rcv_len =
 			sg_copy_from_buffer(job->reply_payload.sg_list,
-					job->reply_payload.sg_cnt,
-					from, size);
-		job->reply->result = 0;
+					    job->reply_payload.sg_cnt,
+					    pmb_buf, size);
 		/* need to hold the lock until we set job->dd_data to NULL
 		 * to hold off the timeout handler returning to the mid-layer
 		 * while we are still processing the job.
@@ -2509,28 +2992,19 @@ lpfc_bsg_wake_mbox_wait(struct lpfc_hba *phba, LPFC_MBOXQ_t *pmboxq)
 		job->dd_data = NULL;
 		dd_data->context_un.mbox.set_job = NULL;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->ct_ev_lock, flags);
-		job->job_done(job);
 	} else {
 		dd_data->context_un.mbox.set_job = NULL;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->ct_ev_lock, flags);
 	}
 
-	kfree(dd_data->context_un.mbox.mb);
 	mempool_free(dd_data->context_un.mbox.pmboxq, phba->mbox_mem_pool);
-	kfree(dd_data->context_un.mbox.ext);
-	if (dd_data->context_un.mbox.dmp) {
-		dma_free_coherent(&phba->pcidev->dev,
-			dd_data->context_un.mbox.dmp->size,
-			dd_data->context_un.mbox.dmp->dma.virt,
-			dd_data->context_un.mbox.dmp->dma.phys);
-		kfree(dd_data->context_un.mbox.dmp);
-	}
-	if (dd_data->context_un.mbox.rxbmp) {
-		lpfc_mbuf_free(phba, dd_data->context_un.mbox.rxbmp->virt,
-			dd_data->context_un.mbox.rxbmp->phys);
-		kfree(dd_data->context_un.mbox.rxbmp);
-	}
+	lpfc_bsg_dma_page_free(phba, dd_data->context_un.mbox.dmabuffers);
 	kfree(dd_data);
+
+	if (job) {
+		job->reply->result = 0;
+		job->job_done(job);
+	}
 	return;
 }
 
@@ -2625,6 +3099,1006 @@ static int lpfc_bsg_check_cmd_access(struct lpfc_hba *phba,
 }
 
 /**
+ * lpfc_bsg_mbox_ext_cleanup - clean up context of multi-buffer mbox session
+ * @phba: Pointer to HBA context object.
+ *
+ * This is routine clean up and reset BSG handling of multi-buffer mbox
+ * command session.
+ **/
+static void
+lpfc_bsg_mbox_ext_session_reset(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
+{
+	if (phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.state == LPFC_BSG_MBOX_IDLE)
+		return;
+
+	/* free all memory, including dma buffers */
+	lpfc_bsg_dma_page_list_free(phba,
+				    &phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.ext_dmabuf_list);
+	lpfc_bsg_dma_page_free(phba, phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.mbx_dmabuf);
+	/* multi-buffer write mailbox command pass-through complete */
+	memset((char *)&phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx, 0,
+	       sizeof(struct lpfc_mbox_ext_buf_ctx));
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.ext_dmabuf_list);
+
+	return;
+}
+
+/**
+ * lpfc_bsg_issue_mbox_ext_handle_job - job handler for multi-buffer mbox cmpl
+ * @phba: Pointer to HBA context object.
+ * @pmboxq: Pointer to mailbox command.
+ *
+ * This is routine handles BSG job for mailbox commands completions with
+ * multiple external buffers.
+ **/
+static struct fc_bsg_job *
+lpfc_bsg_issue_mbox_ext_handle_job(struct lpfc_hba *phba, LPFC_MBOXQ_t *pmboxq)
+{
+	struct bsg_job_data *dd_data;
+	struct fc_bsg_job *job;
+	uint8_t *pmb, *pmb_buf;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	uint32_t size;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&phba->ct_ev_lock, flags);
+	dd_data = pmboxq->context1;
+	/* has the job already timed out? */
+	if (!dd_data) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->ct_ev_lock, flags);
+		job = NULL;
+		goto job_done_out;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * The outgoing buffer is readily referred from the dma buffer,
+	 * just need to get header part from mailboxq structure.
+	 */
+	pmb = (uint8_t *)&pmboxq->u.mb;
+	pmb_buf = (uint8_t *)dd_data->context_un.mbox.mb;
+	memcpy(pmb_buf, pmb, sizeof(MAILBOX_t));
+
+	job = dd_data->context_un.mbox.set_job;
+	if (job) {
+		size = job->reply_payload.payload_len;
+		job->reply->reply_payload_rcv_len =
+			sg_copy_from_buffer(job->reply_payload.sg_list,
+					    job->reply_payload.sg_cnt,
+					    pmb_buf, size);
+		/* result for successful */
+		job->reply->result = 0;
+		job->dd_data = NULL;
+		/* need to hold the lock util we set job->dd_data to NULL
+		 * to hold off the timeout handler from midlayer to take
+		 * any action.
+		 */
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->ct_ev_lock, flags);
+		lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+				"2937 SLI_CONFIG ext-buffer maibox command "
+				"(x%x/x%x) complete bsg job done, bsize:%d\n",
+				phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.nembType,
+				phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.mboxType, size);
+	} else
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->ct_ev_lock, flags);
+
+job_done_out:
+	if (!job)
+		lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_ERR, LOG_LIBDFC,
+				"2938 SLI_CONFIG ext-buffer maibox "
+				"command (x%x/x%x) failure, rc:x%x\n",
+				phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.nembType,
+				phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.mboxType, rc);
+	/* state change */
+	phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.state = LPFC_BSG_MBOX_DONE;
+	kfree(dd_data);
+
+	return job;
+}
+
+/**
+ * lpfc_bsg_issue_read_mbox_ext_cmpl - compl handler for multi-buffer read mbox
+ * @phba: Pointer to HBA context object.
+ * @pmboxq: Pointer to mailbox command.
+ *
+ * This is completion handler function for mailbox read commands with multiple
+ * external buffers.
+ **/
+static void
+lpfc_bsg_issue_read_mbox_ext_cmpl(struct lpfc_hba *phba, LPFC_MBOXQ_t *pmboxq)
+{
+	struct fc_bsg_job *job;
+
+	/* handle the BSG job with mailbox command */
+	if (phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.state == LPFC_BSG_MBOX_ABTS)
+		pmboxq->u.mb.mbxStatus = MBXERR_ERROR;
+
+	lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+			"2939 SLI_CONFIG ext-buffer rd maibox command "
+			"complete, ctxState:x%x, mbxStatus:x%x\n",
+			phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.state, pmboxq->u.mb.mbxStatus);
+
+	job = lpfc_bsg_issue_mbox_ext_handle_job(phba, pmboxq);
+
+	if (pmboxq->u.mb.mbxStatus || phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.numBuf == 1)
+		lpfc_bsg_mbox_ext_session_reset(phba);
+
+	/* free base driver mailbox structure memory */
+	mempool_free(pmboxq, phba->mbox_mem_pool);
+
+	/* complete the bsg job if we have it */
+	if (job)
+		job->job_done(job);
+
+	return;
+}
+
+/**
+ * lpfc_bsg_issue_write_mbox_ext_cmpl - cmpl handler for multi-buffer write mbox
+ * @phba: Pointer to HBA context object.
+ * @pmboxq: Pointer to mailbox command.
+ *
+ * This is completion handler function for mailbox write commands with multiple
+ * external buffers.
+ **/
+static void
+lpfc_bsg_issue_write_mbox_ext_cmpl(struct lpfc_hba *phba, LPFC_MBOXQ_t *pmboxq)
+{
+	struct fc_bsg_job *job;
+
+	/* handle the BSG job with the mailbox command */
+	if (phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.state == LPFC_BSG_MBOX_ABTS)
+		pmboxq->u.mb.mbxStatus = MBXERR_ERROR;
+
+	lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+			"2940 SLI_CONFIG ext-buffer wr maibox command "
+			"complete, ctxState:x%x, mbxStatus:x%x\n",
+			phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.state, pmboxq->u.mb.mbxStatus);
+
+	job = lpfc_bsg_issue_mbox_ext_handle_job(phba, pmboxq);
+
+	/* free all memory, including dma buffers */
+	mempool_free(pmboxq, phba->mbox_mem_pool);
+	lpfc_bsg_mbox_ext_session_reset(phba);
+
+	/* complete the bsg job if we have it */
+	if (job)
+		job->job_done(job);
+
+	return;
+}
+
+static void
+lpfc_bsg_sli_cfg_dma_desc_setup(struct lpfc_hba *phba, enum nemb_type nemb_tp,
+				uint32_t index, struct lpfc_dmabuf *mbx_dmabuf,
+				struct lpfc_dmabuf *ext_dmabuf)
+{
+	struct lpfc_sli_config_mbox *sli_cfg_mbx;
+
+	/* pointer to the start of mailbox command */
+	sli_cfg_mbx = (struct lpfc_sli_config_mbox *)mbx_dmabuf->virt;
+
+	if (nemb_tp == nemb_mse) {
+		if (index == 0) {
+			sli_cfg_mbx->un.sli_config_emb0_subsys.
+				mse[index].pa_hi =
+				putPaddrHigh(mbx_dmabuf->phys +
+					     sizeof(MAILBOX_t));
+			sli_cfg_mbx->un.sli_config_emb0_subsys.
+				mse[index].pa_lo =
+				putPaddrLow(mbx_dmabuf->phys +
+					    sizeof(MAILBOX_t));
+			lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+					"2943 SLI_CONFIG(mse)[%d], "
+					"bufLen:%d, addrHi:x%x, addrLo:x%x\n",
+					index,
+					sli_cfg_mbx->un.sli_config_emb0_subsys.
+					mse[index].buf_len,
+					sli_cfg_mbx->un.sli_config_emb0_subsys.
+					mse[index].pa_hi,
+					sli_cfg_mbx->un.sli_config_emb0_subsys.
+					mse[index].pa_lo);
+		} else {
+			sli_cfg_mbx->un.sli_config_emb0_subsys.
+				mse[index].pa_hi =
+				putPaddrHigh(ext_dmabuf->phys);
+			sli_cfg_mbx->un.sli_config_emb0_subsys.
+				mse[index].pa_lo =
+				putPaddrLow(ext_dmabuf->phys);
+			lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+					"2944 SLI_CONFIG(mse)[%d], "
+					"bufLen:%d, addrHi:x%x, addrLo:x%x\n",
+					index,
+					sli_cfg_mbx->un.sli_config_emb0_subsys.
+					mse[index].buf_len,
+					sli_cfg_mbx->un.sli_config_emb0_subsys.
+					mse[index].pa_hi,
+					sli_cfg_mbx->un.sli_config_emb0_subsys.
+					mse[index].pa_lo);
+		}
+	} else {
+		if (index == 0) {
+			sli_cfg_mbx->un.sli_config_emb1_subsys.
+				hbd[index].pa_hi =
+				putPaddrHigh(mbx_dmabuf->phys +
+					     sizeof(MAILBOX_t));
+			sli_cfg_mbx->un.sli_config_emb1_subsys.
+				hbd[index].pa_lo =
+				putPaddrLow(mbx_dmabuf->phys +
+					    sizeof(MAILBOX_t));
+			lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+					"3007 SLI_CONFIG(hbd)[%d], "
+					"bufLen:%d, addrHi:x%x, addrLo:x%x\n",
+				index,
+				bsg_bf_get(lpfc_mbox_sli_config_ecmn_hbd_len,
+				&sli_cfg_mbx->un.
+				sli_config_emb1_subsys.hbd[index]),
+				sli_cfg_mbx->un.sli_config_emb1_subsys.
+				hbd[index].pa_hi,
+				sli_cfg_mbx->un.sli_config_emb1_subsys.
+				hbd[index].pa_lo);
+
+		} else {
+			sli_cfg_mbx->un.sli_config_emb1_subsys.
+				hbd[index].pa_hi =
+				putPaddrHigh(ext_dmabuf->phys);
+			sli_cfg_mbx->un.sli_config_emb1_subsys.
+				hbd[index].pa_lo =
+				putPaddrLow(ext_dmabuf->phys);
+			lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+					"3008 SLI_CONFIG(hbd)[%d], "
+					"bufLen:%d, addrHi:x%x, addrLo:x%x\n",
+				index,
+				bsg_bf_get(lpfc_mbox_sli_config_ecmn_hbd_len,
+				&sli_cfg_mbx->un.
+				sli_config_emb1_subsys.hbd[index]),
+				sli_cfg_mbx->un.sli_config_emb1_subsys.
+				hbd[index].pa_hi,
+				sli_cfg_mbx->un.sli_config_emb1_subsys.
+				hbd[index].pa_lo);
+		}
+	}
+	return;
+}
+
+/**
+ * lpfc_bsg_sli_cfg_mse_read_cmd_ext - sli_config non-embedded mailbox cmd read
+ * @phba: Pointer to HBA context object.
+ * @mb: Pointer to a BSG mailbox object.
+ * @nemb_tp: Enumerate of non-embedded mailbox command type.
+ * @dmabuff: Pointer to a DMA buffer descriptor.
+ *
+ * This routine performs SLI_CONFIG (0x9B) read mailbox command operation with
+ * non-embedded external bufffers.
+ **/
+static int
+lpfc_bsg_sli_cfg_read_cmd_ext(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct fc_bsg_job *job,
+			      enum nemb_type nemb_tp,
+			      struct lpfc_dmabuf *dmabuf)
+{
+	struct lpfc_sli_config_mbox *sli_cfg_mbx;
+	struct dfc_mbox_req *mbox_req;
+	struct lpfc_dmabuf *curr_dmabuf, *next_dmabuf;
+	uint32_t ext_buf_cnt, ext_buf_index;
+	struct lpfc_dmabuf *ext_dmabuf = NULL;
+	struct bsg_job_data *dd_data = NULL;
+	LPFC_MBOXQ_t *pmboxq = NULL;
+	MAILBOX_t *pmb;
+	uint8_t *pmbx;
+	int rc, i;
+
+	mbox_req =
+	   (struct dfc_mbox_req *)job->request->rqst_data.h_vendor.vendor_cmd;
+
+	/* pointer to the start of mailbox command */
+	sli_cfg_mbx = (struct lpfc_sli_config_mbox *)dmabuf->virt;
+
+	if (nemb_tp == nemb_mse) {
+		ext_buf_cnt = bsg_bf_get(lpfc_mbox_hdr_mse_cnt,
+			&sli_cfg_mbx->un.sli_config_emb0_subsys.sli_config_hdr);
+		if (ext_buf_cnt > LPFC_MBX_SLI_CONFIG_MAX_MSE) {
+			lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_ERR, LOG_LIBDFC,
+					"2945 Handled SLI_CONFIG(mse) rd, "
+					"ext_buf_cnt(%d) out of range(%d)\n",
+					ext_buf_cnt,
+					LPFC_MBX_SLI_CONFIG_MAX_MSE);
+			rc = -ERANGE;
+			goto job_error;
+		}
+		lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+				"2941 Handled SLI_CONFIG(mse) rd, "
+				"ext_buf_cnt:%d\n", ext_buf_cnt);
+	} else {
+		/* sanity check on interface type for support */
+		if (bf_get(lpfc_sli_intf_if_type, &phba->sli4_hba.sli_intf) !=
+		    LPFC_SLI_INTF_IF_TYPE_2) {
+			rc = -ENODEV;
+			goto job_error;
+		}
+		/* nemb_tp == nemb_hbd */
+		ext_buf_cnt = sli_cfg_mbx->un.sli_config_emb1_subsys.hbd_count;
+		if (ext_buf_cnt > LPFC_MBX_SLI_CONFIG_MAX_HBD) {
+			lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_ERR, LOG_LIBDFC,
+					"2946 Handled SLI_CONFIG(hbd) rd, "
+					"ext_buf_cnt(%d) out of range(%d)\n",
+					ext_buf_cnt,
+					LPFC_MBX_SLI_CONFIG_MAX_HBD);
+			rc = -ERANGE;
+			goto job_error;
+		}
+		lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+				"2942 Handled SLI_CONFIG(hbd) rd, "
+				"ext_buf_cnt:%d\n", ext_buf_cnt);
+	}
+
+	/* reject non-embedded mailbox command with none external buffer */
+	if (ext_buf_cnt == 0) {
+		rc = -EPERM;
+		goto job_error;
+	} else if (ext_buf_cnt > 1) {
+		/* additional external read buffers */
+		for (i = 1; i < ext_buf_cnt; i++) {
+			ext_dmabuf = lpfc_bsg_dma_page_alloc(phba);
+			if (!ext_dmabuf) {
+				rc = -ENOMEM;
+				goto job_error;
+			}
+			list_add_tail(&ext_dmabuf->list,
+				      &phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.ext_dmabuf_list);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* bsg tracking structure */
+	dd_data = kmalloc(sizeof(struct bsg_job_data), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!dd_data) {
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
+		goto job_error;
+	}
+
+	/* mailbox command structure for base driver */
+	pmboxq = mempool_alloc(phba->mbox_mem_pool, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!pmboxq) {
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
+		goto job_error;
+	}
+	memset(pmboxq, 0, sizeof(LPFC_MBOXQ_t));
+
+	/* for the first external buffer */
+	lpfc_bsg_sli_cfg_dma_desc_setup(phba, nemb_tp, 0, dmabuf, dmabuf);
+
+	/* for the rest of external buffer descriptors if any */
+	if (ext_buf_cnt > 1) {
+		ext_buf_index = 1;
+		list_for_each_entry_safe(curr_dmabuf, next_dmabuf,
+				&phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.ext_dmabuf_list, list) {
+			lpfc_bsg_sli_cfg_dma_desc_setup(phba, nemb_tp,
+						ext_buf_index, dmabuf,
+						curr_dmabuf);
+			ext_buf_index++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* construct base driver mbox command */
+	pmb = &pmboxq->u.mb;
+	pmbx = (uint8_t *)dmabuf->virt;
+	memcpy(pmb, pmbx, sizeof(*pmb));
+	pmb->mbxOwner = OWN_HOST;
+	pmboxq->vport = phba->pport;
+
+	/* multi-buffer handling context */
+	phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.nembType = nemb_tp;
+	phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.mboxType = mbox_rd;
+	phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.numBuf = ext_buf_cnt;
+	phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.mbxTag = mbox_req->extMboxTag;
+	phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.seqNum = mbox_req->extSeqNum;
+	phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.mbx_dmabuf = dmabuf;
+
+	/* callback for multi-buffer read mailbox command */
+	pmboxq->mbox_cmpl = lpfc_bsg_issue_read_mbox_ext_cmpl;
+
+	/* context fields to callback function */
+	pmboxq->context1 = dd_data;
+	dd_data->type = TYPE_MBOX;
+	dd_data->context_un.mbox.pmboxq = pmboxq;
+	dd_data->context_un.mbox.mb = (MAILBOX_t *)pmbx;
+	dd_data->context_un.mbox.set_job = job;
+	job->dd_data = dd_data;
+
+	/* state change */
+	phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.state = LPFC_BSG_MBOX_PORT;
+
+	rc = lpfc_sli_issue_mbox(phba, pmboxq, MBX_NOWAIT);
+	if ((rc == MBX_SUCCESS) || (rc == MBX_BUSY)) {
+		lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+				"2947 Issued SLI_CONFIG ext-buffer "
+				"maibox command, rc:x%x\n", rc);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_ERR, LOG_LIBDFC,
+			"2948 Failed to issue SLI_CONFIG ext-buffer "
+			"maibox command, rc:x%x\n", rc);
+	rc = -EPIPE;
+
+job_error:
+	if (pmboxq)
+		mempool_free(pmboxq, phba->mbox_mem_pool);
+	lpfc_bsg_dma_page_list_free(phba,
+				    &phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.ext_dmabuf_list);
+	kfree(dd_data);
+	phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.state = LPFC_BSG_MBOX_IDLE;
+	return rc;
+}
+
+/**
+ * lpfc_bsg_sli_cfg_write_cmd_ext - sli_config non-embedded mailbox cmd write
+ * @phba: Pointer to HBA context object.
+ * @mb: Pointer to a BSG mailbox object.
+ * @dmabuff: Pointer to a DMA buffer descriptor.
+ *
+ * This routine performs SLI_CONFIG (0x9B) write mailbox command operation with
+ * non-embedded external bufffers.
+ **/
+static int
+lpfc_bsg_sli_cfg_write_cmd_ext(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct fc_bsg_job *job,
+			       enum nemb_type nemb_tp,
+			       struct lpfc_dmabuf *dmabuf)
+{
+	struct dfc_mbox_req *mbox_req;
+	struct lpfc_sli_config_mbox *sli_cfg_mbx;
+	uint32_t ext_buf_cnt;
+	struct bsg_job_data *dd_data = NULL;
+	LPFC_MBOXQ_t *pmboxq = NULL;
+	MAILBOX_t *pmb;
+	uint8_t *mbx;
+	int rc = 0, i;
+
+	mbox_req =
+	   (struct dfc_mbox_req *)job->request->rqst_data.h_vendor.vendor_cmd;
+
+	/* pointer to the start of mailbox command */
+	sli_cfg_mbx = (struct lpfc_sli_config_mbox *)dmabuf->virt;
+
+	if (nemb_tp == nemb_mse) {
+		ext_buf_cnt = bsg_bf_get(lpfc_mbox_hdr_mse_cnt,
+			&sli_cfg_mbx->un.sli_config_emb0_subsys.sli_config_hdr);
+		if (ext_buf_cnt > LPFC_MBX_SLI_CONFIG_MAX_MSE) {
+			lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_ERR, LOG_LIBDFC,
+					"2953 Handled SLI_CONFIG(mse) wr, "
+					"ext_buf_cnt(%d) out of range(%d)\n",
+					ext_buf_cnt,
+					LPFC_MBX_SLI_CONFIG_MAX_MSE);
+			return -ERANGE;
+		}
+		lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+				"2949 Handled SLI_CONFIG(mse) wr, "
+				"ext_buf_cnt:%d\n", ext_buf_cnt);
+	} else {
+		/* sanity check on interface type for support */
+		if (bf_get(lpfc_sli_intf_if_type, &phba->sli4_hba.sli_intf) !=
+		    LPFC_SLI_INTF_IF_TYPE_2)
+			return -ENODEV;
+		/* nemb_tp == nemb_hbd */
+		ext_buf_cnt = sli_cfg_mbx->un.sli_config_emb1_subsys.hbd_count;
+		if (ext_buf_cnt > LPFC_MBX_SLI_CONFIG_MAX_HBD) {
+			lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_ERR, LOG_LIBDFC,
+					"2954 Handled SLI_CONFIG(hbd) wr, "
+					"ext_buf_cnt(%d) out of range(%d)\n",
+					ext_buf_cnt,
+					LPFC_MBX_SLI_CONFIG_MAX_HBD);
+			return -ERANGE;
+		}
+		lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+				"2950 Handled SLI_CONFIG(hbd) wr, "
+				"ext_buf_cnt:%d\n", ext_buf_cnt);
+	}
+
+	if (ext_buf_cnt == 0)
+		return -EPERM;
+
+	/* for the first external buffer */
+	lpfc_bsg_sli_cfg_dma_desc_setup(phba, nemb_tp, 0, dmabuf, dmabuf);
+
+	/* log for looking forward */
+	for (i = 1; i < ext_buf_cnt; i++) {
+		if (nemb_tp == nemb_mse)
+			lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+				"2951 SLI_CONFIG(mse), buf[%d]-length:%d\n",
+				i, sli_cfg_mbx->un.sli_config_emb0_subsys.
+				mse[i].buf_len);
+		else
+			lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+				"2952 SLI_CONFIG(hbd), buf[%d]-length:%d\n",
+				i, bsg_bf_get(lpfc_mbox_sli_config_ecmn_hbd_len,
+				&sli_cfg_mbx->un.sli_config_emb1_subsys.
+				hbd[i]));
+	}
+
+	/* multi-buffer handling context */
+	phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.nembType = nemb_tp;
+	phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.mboxType = mbox_wr;
+	phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.numBuf = ext_buf_cnt;
+	phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.mbxTag = mbox_req->extMboxTag;
+	phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.seqNum = mbox_req->extSeqNum;
+	phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.mbx_dmabuf = dmabuf;
+
+	if (ext_buf_cnt == 1) {
+		/* bsg tracking structure */
+		dd_data = kmalloc(sizeof(struct bsg_job_data), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!dd_data) {
+			rc = -ENOMEM;
+			goto job_error;
+		}
+
+		/* mailbox command structure for base driver */
+		pmboxq = mempool_alloc(phba->mbox_mem_pool, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!pmboxq) {
+			rc = -ENOMEM;
+			goto job_error;
+		}
+		memset(pmboxq, 0, sizeof(LPFC_MBOXQ_t));
+		pmb = &pmboxq->u.mb;
+		mbx = (uint8_t *)dmabuf->virt;
+		memcpy(pmb, mbx, sizeof(*pmb));
+		pmb->mbxOwner = OWN_HOST;
+		pmboxq->vport = phba->pport;
+
+		/* callback for multi-buffer read mailbox command */
+		pmboxq->mbox_cmpl = lpfc_bsg_issue_write_mbox_ext_cmpl;
+
+		/* context fields to callback function */
+		pmboxq->context1 = dd_data;
+		dd_data->type = TYPE_MBOX;
+		dd_data->context_un.mbox.pmboxq = pmboxq;
+		dd_data->context_un.mbox.mb = (MAILBOX_t *)mbx;
+		dd_data->context_un.mbox.set_job = job;
+		job->dd_data = dd_data;
+
+		/* state change */
+		phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.state = LPFC_BSG_MBOX_PORT;
+
+		rc = lpfc_sli_issue_mbox(phba, pmboxq, MBX_NOWAIT);
+		if ((rc == MBX_SUCCESS) || (rc == MBX_BUSY)) {
+			lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+					"2955 Issued SLI_CONFIG ext-buffer "
+					"maibox command, rc:x%x\n", rc);
+			return 1;
+		}
+		lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_ERR, LOG_LIBDFC,
+				"2956 Failed to issue SLI_CONFIG ext-buffer "
+				"maibox command, rc:x%x\n", rc);
+		rc = -EPIPE;
+	}
+
+job_error:
+	if (pmboxq)
+		mempool_free(pmboxq, phba->mbox_mem_pool);
+	kfree(dd_data);
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+/**
+ * lpfc_bsg_handle_sli_cfg_mbox - handle sli-cfg mailbox cmd with ext buffer
+ * @phba: Pointer to HBA context object.
+ * @mb: Pointer to a BSG mailbox object.
+ * @dmabuff: Pointer to a DMA buffer descriptor.
+ *
+ * This routine handles SLI_CONFIG (0x9B) mailbox command with non-embedded
+ * external bufffers, including both 0x9B with non-embedded MSEs and 0x9B
+ * with embedded sussystem 0x1 and opcodes with external HBDs.
+ **/
+static int
+lpfc_bsg_handle_sli_cfg_mbox(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct fc_bsg_job *job,
+			     struct lpfc_dmabuf *dmabuf)
+{
+	struct lpfc_sli_config_mbox *sli_cfg_mbx;
+	uint32_t subsys;
+	uint32_t opcode;
+	int rc = SLI_CONFIG_NOT_HANDLED;
+
+	/* state change */
+	phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.state = LPFC_BSG_MBOX_HOST;
+
+	sli_cfg_mbx = (struct lpfc_sli_config_mbox *)dmabuf->virt;
+
+	if (!bsg_bf_get(lpfc_mbox_hdr_emb,
+	    &sli_cfg_mbx->un.sli_config_emb0_subsys.sli_config_hdr)) {
+		subsys = bsg_bf_get(lpfc_emb0_subcmnd_subsys,
+				    &sli_cfg_mbx->un.sli_config_emb0_subsys);
+		opcode = bsg_bf_get(lpfc_emb0_subcmnd_opcode,
+				    &sli_cfg_mbx->un.sli_config_emb0_subsys);
+		if (subsys == SLI_CONFIG_SUBSYS_FCOE) {
+			switch (opcode) {
+			case FCOE_OPCODE_READ_FCF:
+				lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+						"2957 Handled SLI_CONFIG "
+						"subsys_fcoe, opcode:x%x\n",
+						opcode);
+				rc = lpfc_bsg_sli_cfg_read_cmd_ext(phba, job,
+							nemb_mse, dmabuf);
+				break;
+			case FCOE_OPCODE_ADD_FCF:
+				lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+						"2958 Handled SLI_CONFIG "
+						"subsys_fcoe, opcode:x%x\n",
+						opcode);
+				rc = lpfc_bsg_sli_cfg_write_cmd_ext(phba, job,
+							nemb_mse, dmabuf);
+				break;
+			default:
+				lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+						"2959 Not handled SLI_CONFIG "
+						"subsys_fcoe, opcode:x%x\n",
+						opcode);
+				rc = SLI_CONFIG_NOT_HANDLED;
+				break;
+			}
+		} else {
+			lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+					"2977 Handled SLI_CONFIG "
+					"subsys:x%d, opcode:x%x\n",
+					subsys, opcode);
+			rc = SLI_CONFIG_NOT_HANDLED;
+		}
+	} else {
+		subsys = bsg_bf_get(lpfc_emb1_subcmnd_subsys,
+				    &sli_cfg_mbx->un.sli_config_emb1_subsys);
+		opcode = bsg_bf_get(lpfc_emb1_subcmnd_opcode,
+				    &sli_cfg_mbx->un.sli_config_emb1_subsys);
+		if (subsys == SLI_CONFIG_SUBSYS_COMN) {
+			switch (opcode) {
+			case COMN_OPCODE_READ_OBJECT:
+			case COMN_OPCODE_READ_OBJECT_LIST:
+				lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+						"2960 Handled SLI_CONFIG "
+						"subsys_comn, opcode:x%x\n",
+						opcode);
+				rc = lpfc_bsg_sli_cfg_read_cmd_ext(phba, job,
+							nemb_hbd, dmabuf);
+				break;
+			case COMN_OPCODE_WRITE_OBJECT:
+				lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+						"2961 Handled SLI_CONFIG "
+						"subsys_comn, opcode:x%x\n",
+						opcode);
+				rc = lpfc_bsg_sli_cfg_write_cmd_ext(phba, job,
+							nemb_hbd, dmabuf);
+				break;
+			default:
+				lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+						"2962 Not handled SLI_CONFIG "
+						"subsys_comn, opcode:x%x\n",
+						opcode);
+				rc = SLI_CONFIG_NOT_HANDLED;
+				break;
+			}
+		} else {
+			lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+					"2978 Handled SLI_CONFIG "
+					"subsys:x%d, opcode:x%x\n",
+					subsys, opcode);
+			rc = SLI_CONFIG_NOT_HANDLED;
+		}
+	}
+	return rc;
+}
+
+/**
+ * lpfc_bsg_mbox_ext_abort_req - request to abort mbox command with ext buffers
+ * @phba: Pointer to HBA context object.
+ *
+ * This routine is for requesting to abort a pass-through mailbox command with
+ * multiple external buffers due to error condition.
+ **/
+static void
+lpfc_bsg_mbox_ext_abort(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
+{
+	if (phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.state == LPFC_BSG_MBOX_PORT)
+		phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.state = LPFC_BSG_MBOX_ABTS;
+	else
+		lpfc_bsg_mbox_ext_session_reset(phba);
+	return;
+}
+
+/**
+ * lpfc_bsg_read_ebuf_get - get the next mailbox read external buffer
+ * @phba: Pointer to HBA context object.
+ * @dmabuf: Pointer to a DMA buffer descriptor.
+ *
+ * This routine extracts the next mailbox read external buffer back to
+ * user space through BSG.
+ **/
+static int
+lpfc_bsg_read_ebuf_get(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct fc_bsg_job *job)
+{
+	struct lpfc_sli_config_mbox *sli_cfg_mbx;
+	struct lpfc_dmabuf *dmabuf;
+	uint8_t *pbuf;
+	uint32_t size;
+	uint32_t index;
+
+	index = phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.seqNum;
+	phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.seqNum++;
+
+	sli_cfg_mbx = (struct lpfc_sli_config_mbox *)
+			phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.mbx_dmabuf->virt;
+
+	if (phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.nembType == nemb_mse) {
+		size = bsg_bf_get(lpfc_mbox_sli_config_mse_len,
+			&sli_cfg_mbx->un.sli_config_emb0_subsys.mse[index]);
+		lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+				"2963 SLI_CONFIG (mse) ext-buffer rd get "
+				"buffer[%d], size:%d\n", index, size);
+	} else {
+		size = bsg_bf_get(lpfc_mbox_sli_config_ecmn_hbd_len,
+			&sli_cfg_mbx->un.sli_config_emb1_subsys.hbd[index]);
+		lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+				"2964 SLI_CONFIG (hbd) ext-buffer rd get "
+				"buffer[%d], size:%d\n", index, size);
+	}
+	if (list_empty(&phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.ext_dmabuf_list))
+		return -EPIPE;
+	dmabuf = list_first_entry(&phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.ext_dmabuf_list,
+				  struct lpfc_dmabuf, list);
+	list_del_init(&dmabuf->list);
+	pbuf = (uint8_t *)dmabuf->virt;
+	job->reply->reply_payload_rcv_len =
+		sg_copy_from_buffer(job->reply_payload.sg_list,
+				    job->reply_payload.sg_cnt,
+				    pbuf, size);
+
+	lpfc_bsg_dma_page_free(phba, dmabuf);
+
+	if (phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.seqNum == phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.numBuf) {
+		lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+				"2965 SLI_CONFIG (hbd) ext-buffer rd mbox "
+				"command session done\n");
+		lpfc_bsg_mbox_ext_session_reset(phba);
+	}
+
+	job->reply->result = 0;
+	job->job_done(job);
+
+	return SLI_CONFIG_HANDLED;
+}
+
+/**
+ * lpfc_bsg_write_ebuf_set - set the next mailbox write external buffer
+ * @phba: Pointer to HBA context object.
+ * @dmabuf: Pointer to a DMA buffer descriptor.
+ *
+ * This routine sets up the next mailbox read external buffer obtained
+ * from user space through BSG.
+ **/
+static int
+lpfc_bsg_write_ebuf_set(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct fc_bsg_job *job,
+			struct lpfc_dmabuf *dmabuf)
+{
+	struct lpfc_sli_config_mbox *sli_cfg_mbx;
+	struct bsg_job_data *dd_data = NULL;
+	LPFC_MBOXQ_t *pmboxq = NULL;
+	MAILBOX_t *pmb;
+	enum nemb_type nemb_tp;
+	uint8_t *pbuf;
+	uint32_t size;
+	uint32_t index;
+	int rc;
+
+	index = phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.seqNum;
+	phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.seqNum++;
+	nemb_tp = phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.nembType;
+
+	sli_cfg_mbx = (struct lpfc_sli_config_mbox *)
+			phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.mbx_dmabuf->virt;
+
+	dd_data = kmalloc(sizeof(struct bsg_job_data), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!dd_data) {
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
+		goto job_error;
+	}
+
+	pbuf = (uint8_t *)dmabuf->virt;
+	size = job->request_payload.payload_len;
+	sg_copy_to_buffer(job->request_payload.sg_list,
+			  job->request_payload.sg_cnt,
+			  pbuf, size);
+
+	if (phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.nembType == nemb_mse) {
+		lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+				"2966 SLI_CONFIG (mse) ext-buffer wr set "
+				"buffer[%d], size:%d\n",
+				phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.seqNum, size);
+
+	} else {
+		lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+				"2967 SLI_CONFIG (hbd) ext-buffer wr set "
+				"buffer[%d], size:%d\n",
+				phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.seqNum, size);
+
+	}
+
+	/* set up external buffer descriptor and add to external buffer list */
+	lpfc_bsg_sli_cfg_dma_desc_setup(phba, nemb_tp, index,
+					phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.mbx_dmabuf,
+					dmabuf);
+	list_add_tail(&dmabuf->list, &phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.ext_dmabuf_list);
+
+	if (phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.seqNum == phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.numBuf) {
+		lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+				"2968 SLI_CONFIG ext-buffer wr all %d "
+				"ebuffers received\n",
+				phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.numBuf);
+		/* mailbox command structure for base driver */
+		pmboxq = mempool_alloc(phba->mbox_mem_pool, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!pmboxq) {
+			rc = -ENOMEM;
+			goto job_error;
+		}
+		memset(pmboxq, 0, sizeof(LPFC_MBOXQ_t));
+		pbuf = (uint8_t *)phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.mbx_dmabuf->virt;
+		pmb = &pmboxq->u.mb;
+		memcpy(pmb, pbuf, sizeof(*pmb));
+		pmb->mbxOwner = OWN_HOST;
+		pmboxq->vport = phba->pport;
+
+		/* callback for multi-buffer write mailbox command */
+		pmboxq->mbox_cmpl = lpfc_bsg_issue_write_mbox_ext_cmpl;
+
+		/* context fields to callback function */
+		pmboxq->context1 = dd_data;
+		dd_data->type = TYPE_MBOX;
+		dd_data->context_un.mbox.pmboxq = pmboxq;
+		dd_data->context_un.mbox.mb = (MAILBOX_t *)pbuf;
+		dd_data->context_un.mbox.set_job = job;
+		job->dd_data = dd_data;
+
+		/* state change */
+		phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.state = LPFC_BSG_MBOX_PORT;
+
+		rc = lpfc_sli_issue_mbox(phba, pmboxq, MBX_NOWAIT);
+		if ((rc == MBX_SUCCESS) || (rc == MBX_BUSY)) {
+			lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+					"2969 Issued SLI_CONFIG ext-buffer "
+					"maibox command, rc:x%x\n", rc);
+			return 1;
+		}
+		lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_ERR, LOG_LIBDFC,
+				"2970 Failed to issue SLI_CONFIG ext-buffer "
+				"maibox command, rc:x%x\n", rc);
+		rc = -EPIPE;
+		goto job_error;
+	}
+
+	/* wait for additoinal external buffers */
+	job->reply->result = 0;
+	job->job_done(job);
+	return SLI_CONFIG_HANDLED;
+
+job_error:
+	lpfc_bsg_dma_page_free(phba, dmabuf);
+	kfree(dd_data);
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+/**
+ * lpfc_bsg_handle_sli_cfg_ebuf - handle ext buffer with sli-cfg mailbox cmd
+ * @phba: Pointer to HBA context object.
+ * @mb: Pointer to a BSG mailbox object.
+ * @dmabuff: Pointer to a DMA buffer descriptor.
+ *
+ * This routine handles the external buffer with SLI_CONFIG (0x9B) mailbox
+ * command with multiple non-embedded external buffers.
+ **/
+static int
+lpfc_bsg_handle_sli_cfg_ebuf(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct fc_bsg_job *job,
+			     struct lpfc_dmabuf *dmabuf)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+			"2971 SLI_CONFIG buffer (type:x%x)\n",
+			phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.mboxType);
+
+	if (phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.mboxType == mbox_rd) {
+		if (phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.state != LPFC_BSG_MBOX_DONE) {
+			lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_ERR, LOG_LIBDFC,
+					"2972 SLI_CONFIG rd buffer state "
+					"mismatch:x%x\n",
+					phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.state);
+			lpfc_bsg_mbox_ext_abort(phba);
+			return -EPIPE;
+		}
+		rc = lpfc_bsg_read_ebuf_get(phba, job);
+		if (rc == SLI_CONFIG_HANDLED)
+			lpfc_bsg_dma_page_free(phba, dmabuf);
+	} else { /* phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.mboxType == mbox_wr */
+		if (phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.state != LPFC_BSG_MBOX_HOST) {
+			lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_ERR, LOG_LIBDFC,
+					"2973 SLI_CONFIG wr buffer state "
+					"mismatch:x%x\n",
+					phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.state);
+			lpfc_bsg_mbox_ext_abort(phba);
+			return -EPIPE;
+		}
+		rc = lpfc_bsg_write_ebuf_set(phba, job, dmabuf);
+	}
+	return rc;
+}
+
+/**
+ * lpfc_bsg_handle_sli_cfg_ext - handle sli-cfg mailbox with external buffer
+ * @phba: Pointer to HBA context object.
+ * @mb: Pointer to a BSG mailbox object.
+ * @dmabuff: Pointer to a DMA buffer descriptor.
+ *
+ * This routine checkes and handles non-embedded multi-buffer SLI_CONFIG
+ * (0x9B) mailbox commands and external buffers.
+ **/
+static int
+lpfc_bsg_handle_sli_cfg_ext(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct fc_bsg_job *job,
+			    struct lpfc_dmabuf *dmabuf)
+{
+	struct dfc_mbox_req *mbox_req;
+	int rc;
+
+	mbox_req =
+	   (struct dfc_mbox_req *)job->request->rqst_data.h_vendor.vendor_cmd;
+
+	/* mbox command with/without single external buffer */
+	if (mbox_req->extMboxTag == 0 && mbox_req->extSeqNum == 0)
+		return SLI_CONFIG_NOT_HANDLED;
+
+	/* mbox command and first external buffer */
+	if (phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.state == LPFC_BSG_MBOX_IDLE) {
+		if (mbox_req->extSeqNum == 1) {
+			lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+					"2974 SLI_CONFIG mailbox: tag:%d, "
+					"seq:%d\n", mbox_req->extMboxTag,
+					mbox_req->extSeqNum);
+			rc = lpfc_bsg_handle_sli_cfg_mbox(phba, job, dmabuf);
+			return rc;
+		} else
+			goto sli_cfg_ext_error;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * handle additional external buffers
+	 */
+
+	/* check broken pipe conditions */
+	if (mbox_req->extMboxTag != phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.mbxTag)
+		goto sli_cfg_ext_error;
+	if (mbox_req->extSeqNum > phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.numBuf)
+		goto sli_cfg_ext_error;
+	if (mbox_req->extSeqNum != phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.seqNum + 1)
+		goto sli_cfg_ext_error;
+
+	lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+			"2975 SLI_CONFIG mailbox external buffer: "
+			"extSta:x%x, tag:%d, seq:%d\n",
+			phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.state, mbox_req->extMboxTag,
+			mbox_req->extSeqNum);
+	rc = lpfc_bsg_handle_sli_cfg_ebuf(phba, job, dmabuf);
+	return rc;
+
+sli_cfg_ext_error:
+	/* all other cases, broken pipe */
+	lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_ERR, LOG_LIBDFC,
+			"2976 SLI_CONFIG mailbox broken pipe: "
+			"ctxSta:x%x, ctxNumBuf:%d "
+			"ctxTag:%d, ctxSeq:%d, tag:%d, seq:%d\n",
+			phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.state,
+			phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.numBuf,
+			phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.mbxTag,
+			phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.seqNum,
+			mbox_req->extMboxTag, mbox_req->extSeqNum);
+
+	lpfc_bsg_mbox_ext_session_reset(phba);
+
+	return -EPIPE;
+}
+
+/**
  * lpfc_bsg_issue_mbox - issues a mailbox command on behalf of an app
  * @phba: Pointer to HBA context object.
  * @mb: Pointer to a mailbox object.
@@ -2644,22 +4118,21 @@ lpfc_bsg_issue_mbox(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct fc_bsg_job *job,
 	LPFC_MBOXQ_t *pmboxq = NULL; /* internal mailbox queue */
 	MAILBOX_t *pmb; /* shortcut to the pmboxq mailbox */
 	/* a 4k buffer to hold the mb and extended data from/to the bsg */
-	MAILBOX_t *mb = NULL;
+	uint8_t *pmbx = NULL;
 	struct bsg_job_data *dd_data = NULL; /* bsg data tracking structure */
-	uint32_t size;
-	struct lpfc_dmabuf *rxbmp = NULL; /* for biu diag */
-	struct lpfc_dmabufext *dmp = NULL; /* for biu diag */
-	struct ulp_bde64 *rxbpl = NULL;
-	struct dfc_mbox_req *mbox_req = (struct dfc_mbox_req *)
-		job->request->rqst_data.h_vendor.vendor_cmd;
+	struct lpfc_dmabuf *dmabuf = NULL;
+	struct dfc_mbox_req *mbox_req;
 	struct READ_EVENT_LOG_VAR *rdEventLog;
 	uint32_t transmit_length, receive_length, mode;
+	struct lpfc_mbx_sli4_config *sli4_config;
 	struct lpfc_mbx_nembed_cmd *nembed_sge;
 	struct mbox_header *header;
 	struct ulp_bde64 *bde;
 	uint8_t *ext = NULL;
 	int rc = 0;
 	uint8_t *from;
+	uint32_t size;
+
 
 	/* in case no data is transferred */
 	job->reply->reply_payload_rcv_len = 0;
@@ -2671,6 +4144,18 @@ lpfc_bsg_issue_mbox(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct fc_bsg_job *job,
 		goto job_done;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Don't allow mailbox commands to be sent when blocked or when in
+	 * the middle of discovery
+	 */
+	 if (phba->sli.sli_flag & LPFC_BLOCK_MGMT_IO) {
+		rc = -EAGAIN;
+		goto job_done;
+	}
+
+	mbox_req =
+	    (struct dfc_mbox_req *)job->request->rqst_data.h_vendor.vendor_cmd;
+
 	/* check if requested extended data lengths are valid */
 	if ((mbox_req->inExtWLen > BSG_MBOX_SIZE/sizeof(uint32_t)) ||
 	    (mbox_req->outExtWLen > BSG_MBOX_SIZE/sizeof(uint32_t))) {
@@ -2678,6 +4163,32 @@ lpfc_bsg_issue_mbox(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct fc_bsg_job *job,
 		goto job_done;
 	}
 
+	dmabuf = lpfc_bsg_dma_page_alloc(phba);
+	if (!dmabuf || !dmabuf->virt) {
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
+		goto job_done;
+	}
+
+	/* Get the mailbox command or external buffer from BSG */
+	pmbx = (uint8_t *)dmabuf->virt;
+	size = job->request_payload.payload_len;
+	sg_copy_to_buffer(job->request_payload.sg_list,
+			  job->request_payload.sg_cnt, pmbx, size);
+
+	/* Handle possible SLI_CONFIG with non-embedded payloads */
+	if (phba->sli_rev == LPFC_SLI_REV4) {
+		rc = lpfc_bsg_handle_sli_cfg_ext(phba, job, dmabuf);
+		if (rc == SLI_CONFIG_HANDLED)
+			goto job_cont;
+		if (rc)
+			goto job_done;
+		/* SLI_CONFIG_NOT_HANDLED for other mailbox commands */
+	}
+
+	rc = lpfc_bsg_check_cmd_access(phba, (MAILBOX_t *)pmbx, vport);
+	if (rc != 0)
+		goto job_done; /* must be negative */
+
 	/* allocate our bsg tracking structure */
 	dd_data = kmalloc(sizeof(struct bsg_job_data), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dd_data) {
@@ -2687,12 +4198,6 @@ lpfc_bsg_issue_mbox(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct fc_bsg_job *job,
 		goto job_done;
 	}
 
-	mb = kzalloc(BSG_MBOX_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!mb) {
-		rc = -ENOMEM;
-		goto job_done;
-	}
-
 	pmboxq = mempool_alloc(phba->mbox_mem_pool, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!pmboxq) {
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
@@ -2700,17 +4205,8 @@ lpfc_bsg_issue_mbox(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct fc_bsg_job *job,
 	}
 	memset(pmboxq, 0, sizeof(LPFC_MBOXQ_t));
 
-	size = job->request_payload.payload_len;
-	sg_copy_to_buffer(job->request_payload.sg_list,
-			job->request_payload.sg_cnt,
-			mb, size);
-
-	rc = lpfc_bsg_check_cmd_access(phba, mb, vport);
-	if (rc != 0)
-		goto job_done; /* must be negative */
-
 	pmb = &pmboxq->u.mb;
-	memcpy(pmb, mb, sizeof(*pmb));
+	memcpy(pmb, pmbx, sizeof(*pmb));
 	pmb->mbxOwner = OWN_HOST;
 	pmboxq->vport = vport;
 
@@ -2727,30 +4223,13 @@ lpfc_bsg_issue_mbox(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct fc_bsg_job *job,
 				"0x%x while in stopped state.\n",
 				pmb->mbxCommand);
 
-	/* Don't allow mailbox commands to be sent when blocked
-	 * or when in the middle of discovery
-	 */
-	if (phba->sli.sli_flag & LPFC_BLOCK_MGMT_IO) {
-		rc = -EAGAIN;
-		goto job_done;
-	}
-
 	/* extended mailbox commands will need an extended buffer */
 	if (mbox_req->inExtWLen || mbox_req->outExtWLen) {
-		ext = kzalloc(MAILBOX_EXT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!ext) {
-			rc = -ENOMEM;
-			goto job_done;
-		}
-
 		/* any data for the device? */
 		if (mbox_req->inExtWLen) {
-			from = (uint8_t *)mb;
-			from += sizeof(MAILBOX_t);
-			memcpy((uint8_t *)ext, from,
-				mbox_req->inExtWLen * sizeof(uint32_t));
+			from = pmbx;
+			ext = from + sizeof(MAILBOX_t);
 		}
-
 		pmboxq->context2 = ext;
 		pmboxq->in_ext_byte_len =
 			mbox_req->inExtWLen * sizeof(uint32_t);
@@ -2774,46 +4253,17 @@ lpfc_bsg_issue_mbox(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct fc_bsg_job *job,
 			rc = -ERANGE;
 			goto job_done;
 		}
-
-		rxbmp = kmalloc(sizeof(struct lpfc_dmabuf), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!rxbmp) {
-			rc = -ENOMEM;
-			goto job_done;
-		}
-
-		rxbmp->virt = lpfc_mbuf_alloc(phba, 0, &rxbmp->phys);
-		if (!rxbmp->virt) {
-			rc = -ENOMEM;
-			goto job_done;
-		}
-
-		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rxbmp->list);
-		rxbpl = (struct ulp_bde64 *) rxbmp->virt;
-		dmp = diag_cmd_data_alloc(phba, rxbpl, transmit_length, 0);
-		if (!dmp) {
-			rc = -ENOMEM;
-			goto job_done;
-		}
-
-		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dmp->dma.list);
 		pmb->un.varBIUdiag.un.s2.xmit_bde64.addrHigh =
-			putPaddrHigh(dmp->dma.phys);
+			putPaddrHigh(dmabuf->phys + sizeof(MAILBOX_t));
 		pmb->un.varBIUdiag.un.s2.xmit_bde64.addrLow =
-			putPaddrLow(dmp->dma.phys);
+			putPaddrLow(dmabuf->phys + sizeof(MAILBOX_t));
 
 		pmb->un.varBIUdiag.un.s2.rcv_bde64.addrHigh =
-			putPaddrHigh(dmp->dma.phys +
-				pmb->un.varBIUdiag.un.s2.
-					xmit_bde64.tus.f.bdeSize);
+			putPaddrHigh(dmabuf->phys + sizeof(MAILBOX_t)
+			  + pmb->un.varBIUdiag.un.s2.xmit_bde64.tus.f.bdeSize);
 		pmb->un.varBIUdiag.un.s2.rcv_bde64.addrLow =
-			putPaddrLow(dmp->dma.phys +
-				pmb->un.varBIUdiag.un.s2.
-					xmit_bde64.tus.f.bdeSize);
-
-		/* copy the transmit data found in the mailbox extension area */
-		from = (uint8_t *)mb;
-		from += sizeof(MAILBOX_t);
-		memcpy((uint8_t *)dmp->dma.virt, from, transmit_length);
+			putPaddrLow(dmabuf->phys + sizeof(MAILBOX_t)
+			  + pmb->un.varBIUdiag.un.s2.xmit_bde64.tus.f.bdeSize);
 	} else if (pmb->mbxCommand == MBX_READ_EVENT_LOG) {
 		rdEventLog = &pmb->un.varRdEventLog;
 		receive_length = rdEventLog->rcv_bde64.tus.f.bdeSize;
@@ -2829,33 +4279,10 @@ lpfc_bsg_issue_mbox(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct fc_bsg_job *job,
 
 		/* mode zero uses a bde like biu diags command */
 		if (mode == 0) {
-
-			/* rebuild the command for sli4 using our own buffers
-			* like we do for biu diags
-			*/
-
-			rxbmp = kmalloc(sizeof(struct lpfc_dmabuf), GFP_KERNEL);
-			if (!rxbmp) {
-				rc = -ENOMEM;
-				goto job_done;
-			}
-
-			rxbmp->virt = lpfc_mbuf_alloc(phba, 0, &rxbmp->phys);
-			rxbpl = (struct ulp_bde64 *) rxbmp->virt;
-			if (rxbpl) {
-				INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rxbmp->list);
-				dmp = diag_cmd_data_alloc(phba, rxbpl,
-					receive_length, 0);
-			}
-
-			if (!dmp) {
-				rc = -ENOMEM;
-				goto job_done;
-			}
-
-			INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dmp->dma.list);
-			pmb->un.varWords[3] = putPaddrLow(dmp->dma.phys);
-			pmb->un.varWords[4] = putPaddrHigh(dmp->dma.phys);
+			pmb->un.varWords[3] = putPaddrLow(dmabuf->phys
+							+ sizeof(MAILBOX_t));
+			pmb->un.varWords[4] = putPaddrHigh(dmabuf->phys
+							+ sizeof(MAILBOX_t));
 		}
 	} else if (phba->sli_rev == LPFC_SLI_REV4) {
 		if (pmb->mbxCommand == MBX_DUMP_MEMORY) {
@@ -2866,36 +4293,14 @@ lpfc_bsg_issue_mbox(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct fc_bsg_job *job,
 			/* receive length cannot be greater than mailbox
 			 * extension size
 			 */
-			if ((receive_length == 0) ||
-				(receive_length > MAILBOX_EXT_SIZE)) {
+			if (receive_length == 0) {
 				rc = -ERANGE;
 				goto job_done;
 			}
-
-			rxbmp = kmalloc(sizeof(struct lpfc_dmabuf), GFP_KERNEL);
-			if (!rxbmp) {
-				rc = -ENOMEM;
-				goto job_done;
-			}
-
-			rxbmp->virt = lpfc_mbuf_alloc(phba, 0, &rxbmp->phys);
-			if (!rxbmp->virt) {
-				rc = -ENOMEM;
-				goto job_done;
-			}
-
-			INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rxbmp->list);
-			rxbpl = (struct ulp_bde64 *) rxbmp->virt;
-			dmp = diag_cmd_data_alloc(phba, rxbpl, receive_length,
-						0);
-			if (!dmp) {
-				rc = -ENOMEM;
-				goto job_done;
-			}
-
-			INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dmp->dma.list);
-			pmb->un.varWords[3] = putPaddrLow(dmp->dma.phys);
-			pmb->un.varWords[4] = putPaddrHigh(dmp->dma.phys);
+			pmb->un.varWords[3] = putPaddrLow(dmabuf->phys
+						+ sizeof(MAILBOX_t));
+			pmb->un.varWords[4] = putPaddrHigh(dmabuf->phys
+						+ sizeof(MAILBOX_t));
 		} else if ((pmb->mbxCommand == MBX_UPDATE_CFG) &&
 			pmb->un.varUpdateCfg.co) {
 			bde = (struct ulp_bde64 *)&pmb->un.varWords[4];
@@ -2905,102 +4310,53 @@ lpfc_bsg_issue_mbox(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct fc_bsg_job *job,
 				rc = -ERANGE;
 				goto job_done;
 			}
-
-			rxbmp = kmalloc(sizeof(struct lpfc_dmabuf), GFP_KERNEL);
-			if (!rxbmp) {
-				rc = -ENOMEM;
-				goto job_done;
-			}
-
-			rxbmp->virt = lpfc_mbuf_alloc(phba, 0, &rxbmp->phys);
-			if (!rxbmp->virt) {
-				rc = -ENOMEM;
-				goto job_done;
-			}
-
-			INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rxbmp->list);
-			rxbpl = (struct ulp_bde64 *) rxbmp->virt;
-			dmp = diag_cmd_data_alloc(phba, rxbpl,
-					bde->tus.f.bdeSize, 0);
-			if (!dmp) {
-				rc = -ENOMEM;
-				goto job_done;
-			}
-
-			INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dmp->dma.list);
-			bde->addrHigh = putPaddrHigh(dmp->dma.phys);
-			bde->addrLow = putPaddrLow(dmp->dma.phys);
-
-			/* copy the transmit data found in the mailbox
-			 * extension area
-			 */
-			from = (uint8_t *)mb;
-			from += sizeof(MAILBOX_t);
-			memcpy((uint8_t *)dmp->dma.virt, from,
-				bde->tus.f.bdeSize);
+			bde->addrHigh = putPaddrHigh(dmabuf->phys
+						+ sizeof(MAILBOX_t));
+			bde->addrLow = putPaddrLow(dmabuf->phys
+						+ sizeof(MAILBOX_t));
 		} else if (pmb->mbxCommand == MBX_SLI4_CONFIG) {
-			/* rebuild the command for sli4 using our own buffers
-			* like we do for biu diags
-			*/
-			header = (struct mbox_header *)&pmb->un.varWords[0];
-			nembed_sge = (struct lpfc_mbx_nembed_cmd *)
-				&pmb->un.varWords[0];
-			receive_length = nembed_sge->sge[0].length;
-
-			/* receive length cannot be greater than mailbox
-			 * extension size
-			 */
-			if ((receive_length == 0) ||
-				(receive_length > MAILBOX_EXT_SIZE)) {
-				rc = -ERANGE;
-				goto job_done;
-			}
-
-			rxbmp = kmalloc(sizeof(struct lpfc_dmabuf), GFP_KERNEL);
-			if (!rxbmp) {
-				rc = -ENOMEM;
-				goto job_done;
-			}
-
-			rxbmp->virt = lpfc_mbuf_alloc(phba, 0, &rxbmp->phys);
-			if (!rxbmp->virt) {
-				rc = -ENOMEM;
-				goto job_done;
-			}
+			/* Handling non-embedded SLI_CONFIG mailbox command */
+			sli4_config = &pmboxq->u.mqe.un.sli4_config;
+			if (!bf_get(lpfc_mbox_hdr_emb,
+			    &sli4_config->header.cfg_mhdr)) {
+				/* rebuild the command for sli4 using our
+				 * own buffers like we do for biu diags
+				 */
+				header = (struct mbox_header *)
+						&pmb->un.varWords[0];
+				nembed_sge = (struct lpfc_mbx_nembed_cmd *)
+						&pmb->un.varWords[0];
+				receive_length = nembed_sge->sge[0].length;
+
+				/* receive length cannot be greater than
+				 * mailbox extension size
+				 */
+				if ((receive_length == 0) ||
+				    (receive_length > MAILBOX_EXT_SIZE)) {
+					rc = -ERANGE;
+					goto job_done;
+				}
 
-			INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rxbmp->list);
-			rxbpl = (struct ulp_bde64 *) rxbmp->virt;
-			dmp = diag_cmd_data_alloc(phba, rxbpl, receive_length,
-						0);
-			if (!dmp) {
-				rc = -ENOMEM;
-				goto job_done;
+				nembed_sge->sge[0].pa_hi =
+						putPaddrHigh(dmabuf->phys
+						   + sizeof(MAILBOX_t));
+				nembed_sge->sge[0].pa_lo =
+						putPaddrLow(dmabuf->phys
+						   + sizeof(MAILBOX_t));
 			}
-
-			INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dmp->dma.list);
-			nembed_sge->sge[0].pa_hi = putPaddrHigh(dmp->dma.phys);
-			nembed_sge->sge[0].pa_lo = putPaddrLow(dmp->dma.phys);
-			/* copy the transmit data found in the mailbox
-			 * extension area
-			 */
-			from = (uint8_t *)mb;
-			from += sizeof(MAILBOX_t);
-			memcpy((uint8_t *)dmp->dma.virt, from,
-				header->cfg_mhdr.payload_length);
 		}
 	}
 
-	dd_data->context_un.mbox.rxbmp = rxbmp;
-	dd_data->context_un.mbox.dmp = dmp;
+	dd_data->context_un.mbox.dmabuffers = dmabuf;
 
 	/* setup wake call as IOCB callback */
-	pmboxq->mbox_cmpl = lpfc_bsg_wake_mbox_wait;
+	pmboxq->mbox_cmpl = lpfc_bsg_issue_mbox_cmpl;
 
 	/* setup context field to pass wait_queue pointer to wake function */
 	pmboxq->context1 = dd_data;
 	dd_data->type = TYPE_MBOX;
 	dd_data->context_un.mbox.pmboxq = pmboxq;
-	dd_data->context_un.mbox.mb = mb;
+	dd_data->context_un.mbox.mb = (MAILBOX_t *)pmbx;
 	dd_data->context_un.mbox.set_job = job;
 	dd_data->context_un.mbox.ext = ext;
 	dd_data->context_un.mbox.mbOffset = mbox_req->mbOffset;
@@ -3017,11 +4373,11 @@ lpfc_bsg_issue_mbox(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct fc_bsg_job *job,
 		}
 
 		/* job finished, copy the data */
-		memcpy(mb, pmb, sizeof(*pmb));
+		memcpy(pmbx, pmb, sizeof(*pmb));
 		job->reply->reply_payload_rcv_len =
 			sg_copy_from_buffer(job->reply_payload.sg_list,
-					job->reply_payload.sg_cnt,
-					mb, size);
+					    job->reply_payload.sg_cnt,
+					    pmbx, size);
 		/* not waiting mbox already done */
 		rc = 0;
 		goto job_done;
@@ -3033,22 +4389,12 @@ lpfc_bsg_issue_mbox(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct fc_bsg_job *job,
 
 job_done:
 	/* common exit for error or job completed inline */
-	kfree(mb);
 	if (pmboxq)
 		mempool_free(pmboxq, phba->mbox_mem_pool);
-	kfree(ext);
-	if (dmp) {
-		dma_free_coherent(&phba->pcidev->dev,
-			dmp->size, dmp->dma.virt,
-				dmp->dma.phys);
-		kfree(dmp);
-	}
-	if (rxbmp) {
-		lpfc_mbuf_free(phba, rxbmp->virt, rxbmp->phys);
-		kfree(rxbmp);
-	}
+	lpfc_bsg_dma_page_free(phba, dmabuf);
 	kfree(dd_data);
 
+job_cont:
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -3061,37 +4407,28 @@ lpfc_bsg_mbox_cmd(struct fc_bsg_job *job)
 {
 	struct lpfc_vport *vport = (struct lpfc_vport *)job->shost->hostdata;
 	struct lpfc_hba *phba = vport->phba;
+	struct dfc_mbox_req *mbox_req;
 	int rc = 0;
 
-	/* in case no data is transferred */
+	/* mix-and-match backward compatibility */
 	job->reply->reply_payload_rcv_len = 0;
 	if (job->request_len <
 	    sizeof(struct fc_bsg_request) + sizeof(struct dfc_mbox_req)) {
-		lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_WARNING, LOG_LIBDFC,
-				"2737 Received MBOX_REQ request below "
-				"minimum size\n");
-		rc = -EINVAL;
-		goto job_error;
-	}
-
-	if (job->request_payload.payload_len != BSG_MBOX_SIZE) {
-		rc = -EINVAL;
-		goto job_error;
-	}
-
-	if (job->reply_payload.payload_len != BSG_MBOX_SIZE) {
-		rc = -EINVAL;
-		goto job_error;
-	}
-
-	if (phba->sli.sli_flag & LPFC_BLOCK_MGMT_IO) {
-		rc = -EAGAIN;
-		goto job_error;
+		lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_LIBDFC,
+				"2737 Mix-and-match backward compability "
+				"between MBOX_REQ old size:%d and "
+				"new request size:%d\n",
+				(int)(job->request_len -
+				      sizeof(struct fc_bsg_request)),
+				(int)sizeof(struct dfc_mbox_req));
+		mbox_req = (struct dfc_mbox_req *)
+				job->request->rqst_data.h_vendor.vendor_cmd;
+		mbox_req->extMboxTag = 0;
+		mbox_req->extSeqNum = 0;
 	}
 
 	rc = lpfc_bsg_issue_mbox(phba, job, vport);
 
-job_error:
 	if (rc == 0) {
 		/* job done */
 		job->reply->result = 0;
@@ -3422,10 +4759,16 @@ lpfc_bsg_hst_vendor(struct fc_bsg_job *job)
 		rc = lpfc_bsg_send_mgmt_rsp(job);
 		break;
 	case LPFC_BSG_VENDOR_DIAG_MODE:
-		rc = lpfc_bsg_diag_mode(job);
+		rc = lpfc_bsg_diag_loopback_mode(job);
+		break;
+	case LPFC_BSG_VENDOR_DIAG_MODE_END:
+		rc = lpfc_sli4_bsg_diag_mode_end(job);
+		break;
+	case LPFC_BSG_VENDOR_DIAG_RUN_LOOPBACK:
+		rc = lpfc_bsg_diag_loopback_run(job);
 		break;
-	case LPFC_BSG_VENDOR_DIAG_TEST:
-		rc = lpfc_bsg_diag_test(job);
+	case LPFC_BSG_VENDOR_LINK_DIAG_TEST:
+		rc = lpfc_sli4_bsg_link_diag_test(job);
 		break;
 	case LPFC_BSG_VENDOR_GET_MGMT_REV:
 		rc = lpfc_bsg_get_dfc_rev(job);
@@ -3544,6 +4887,8 @@ lpfc_bsg_timeout(struct fc_bsg_job *job)
 		/* the mbox completion handler can now be run */
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->ct_ev_lock, flags);
 		job->job_done(job);
+		if (phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.state == LPFC_BSG_MBOX_PORT)
+			phba->mbox_ext_buf_ctx.state = LPFC_BSG_MBOX_ABTS;
 		break;
 	case TYPE_MENLO:
 		menlo = &dd_data->context_un.menlo;