diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_fw_defs.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_fw_defs.h
index 40f22c6794cd..84aecdf06f7a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_fw_defs.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_fw_defs.h
@@ -386,4 +386,8 @@
 
 #define UNDEF_IRO 0x80000000
 
+/* used for defining the amount of FCoE tasks supported for PF */
+#define MAX_FCOE_FUNCS_PER_ENGINE 2
+#define MAX_NUM_FCOE_TASKS_PER_ENGINE 4096
+
 #endif /* BNX2X_FW_DEFS_H */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
index fbfff1b3365e..927f83af9d5c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
@@ -10791,6 +10791,12 @@ static void bnx2x_get_fcoe_info(struct bnx2x *bp)
 		(max_fcoe_conn & BNX2X_MAX_FCOE_INIT_CONN_MASK) >>
 		BNX2X_MAX_FCOE_INIT_CONN_SHIFT;
 
+	/* Calculate the number of maximum allowed FCoE tasks */
+	bp->cnic_eth_dev.max_fcoe_exchanges = MAX_NUM_FCOE_TASKS_PER_ENGINE;
+	if (IS_MF(bp) || CHIP_MODE_IS_4_PORT(bp))
+		bp->cnic_eth_dev.max_fcoe_exchanges /=
+						MAX_FCOE_FUNCS_PER_ENGINE;
+
 	/* Read the WWN: */
 	if (!IS_MF(bp)) {
 		/* Port info */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c
index 149a3a038491..40649a8bf390 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c
@@ -5544,8 +5544,10 @@ static struct cnic_dev *init_bnx2x_cnic(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	if (!(ethdev->drv_state & CNIC_DRV_STATE_NO_ISCSI))
 		cdev->max_iscsi_conn = ethdev->max_iscsi_conn;
-	if (CNIC_SUPPORTS_FCOE(cp))
+	if (CNIC_SUPPORTS_FCOE(cp)) {
 		cdev->max_fcoe_conn = ethdev->max_fcoe_conn;
+		cdev->max_fcoe_exchanges = ethdev->max_fcoe_exchanges;
+	}
 
 	if (cdev->max_fcoe_conn > BNX2X_FCOE_NUM_CONNECTIONS)
 		cdev->max_fcoe_conn = BNX2X_FCOE_NUM_CONNECTIONS;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic_if.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic_if.h
index 0c9367a0f57d..ec9bb9ad4bb3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic_if.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic_if.h
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ struct cnic_eth_dev {
 	u32		max_fcoe_conn;
 	u32		max_rdma_conn;
 	u32		fcoe_init_cid;
+	u32		max_fcoe_exchanges;
 	u32		fcoe_wwn_port_name_hi;
 	u32		fcoe_wwn_port_name_lo;
 	u32		fcoe_wwn_node_name_hi;
@@ -313,6 +314,8 @@ struct cnic_dev {
 	int		max_fcoe_conn;
 	int		max_rdma_conn;
 
+	int		max_fcoe_exchanges;
+
 	union drv_info_to_mcp	*stats_addr;
 	struct fcoe_capabilities	*fcoe_cap;
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc.h b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc.h
index 50fcd018d14b..11596b2c4702 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc.h
@@ -88,9 +88,6 @@
 
 #define BNX2FC_MAX_NPIV		256
 
-#define BNX2FC_MAX_OUTSTANDING_CMNDS	2048
-#define BNX2FC_CAN_QUEUE		BNX2FC_MAX_OUTSTANDING_CMNDS
-#define BNX2FC_ELSTM_XIDS		BNX2FC_CAN_QUEUE
 #define BNX2FC_MIN_PAYLOAD		256
 #define BNX2FC_MAX_PAYLOAD		2048
 #define BNX2FC_MFS			\
@@ -108,11 +105,8 @@
 #define BNX2FC_CONFQ_WQE_SIZE		(sizeof(struct fcoe_confqe))
 #define BNX2FC_5771X_DB_PAGE_SIZE	128
 
-#define BNX2FC_MAX_TASKS		\
-			     (BNX2FC_MAX_OUTSTANDING_CMNDS + BNX2FC_ELSTM_XIDS)
 #define BNX2FC_TASK_SIZE		128
 #define	BNX2FC_TASKS_PER_PAGE		(PAGE_SIZE/BNX2FC_TASK_SIZE)
-#define BNX2FC_TASK_CTX_ARR_SZ		(BNX2FC_MAX_TASKS/BNX2FC_TASKS_PER_PAGE)
 
 #define BNX2FC_MAX_ROWS_IN_HASH_TBL	8
 #define BNX2FC_HASH_TBL_CHUNK_SIZE	(16 * 1024)
@@ -125,12 +119,9 @@
 #define BNX2FC_WRITE			(1 << 0)
 
 #define BNX2FC_MIN_XID			0
-#define BNX2FC_MAX_XID			\
-			(BNX2FC_MAX_OUTSTANDING_CMNDS + BNX2FC_ELSTM_XIDS - 1)
 #define FCOE_MAX_NUM_XIDS		0x2000
-#define FCOE_MIN_XID			(BNX2FC_MAX_XID + 1)
-#define FCOE_MAX_XID			(FCOE_MIN_XID + FCOE_MAX_NUM_XIDS - 1)
-#define FCOE_XIDS_PER_CPU		(FCOE_MIN_XID + (512 * nr_cpu_ids) - 1)
+#define FCOE_MAX_XID_OFFSET		(FCOE_MAX_NUM_XIDS - 1)
+#define FCOE_XIDS_PER_CPU_OFFSET	((512 * nr_cpu_ids) - 1)
 #define BNX2FC_MAX_LUN			0xFFFF
 #define BNX2FC_MAX_FCP_TGT		256
 #define BNX2FC_MAX_CMD_LEN		16
@@ -206,6 +197,13 @@ struct bnx2fc_hba {
 		#define BNX2FC_FLAG_FW_INIT_DONE	0
 		#define BNX2FC_FLAG_DESTROY_CMPL	1
 	u32 next_conn_id;
+
+	/* xid resources */
+	u16 max_xid;
+	u32 max_tasks;
+	u32 max_outstanding_cmds;
+	u32 elstm_xids;
+
 	struct fcoe_task_ctx_entry **task_ctx;
 	dma_addr_t *task_ctx_dma;
 	struct regpair *task_ctx_bd_tbl;
@@ -504,8 +502,7 @@ int bnx2fc_setup_task_ctx(struct bnx2fc_hba *hba);
 void bnx2fc_free_task_ctx(struct bnx2fc_hba *hba);
 int bnx2fc_setup_fw_resc(struct bnx2fc_hba *hba);
 void bnx2fc_free_fw_resc(struct bnx2fc_hba *hba);
-struct bnx2fc_cmd_mgr *bnx2fc_cmd_mgr_alloc(struct bnx2fc_hba *hba,
-						u16 min_xid, u16 max_xid);
+struct bnx2fc_cmd_mgr *bnx2fc_cmd_mgr_alloc(struct bnx2fc_hba *hba);
 void bnx2fc_cmd_mgr_free(struct bnx2fc_cmd_mgr *cmgr);
 void bnx2fc_get_link_state(struct bnx2fc_hba *hba);
 char *bnx2fc_get_next_rqe(struct bnx2fc_rport *tgt, u8 num_items);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c
index 90bc7bd00966..7dffec1e5715 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static void bnx2fc_recv_frame(struct sk_buff *skb);
 static void bnx2fc_start_disc(struct bnx2fc_interface *interface);
 static int bnx2fc_shost_config(struct fc_lport *lport, struct device *dev);
 static int bnx2fc_lport_config(struct fc_lport *lport);
-static int bnx2fc_em_config(struct fc_lport *lport);
+static int bnx2fc_em_config(struct fc_lport *lport, struct bnx2fc_hba *hba);
 static int bnx2fc_bind_adapter_devices(struct bnx2fc_hba *hba);
 static void bnx2fc_unbind_adapter_devices(struct bnx2fc_hba *hba);
 static int bnx2fc_bind_pcidev(struct bnx2fc_hba *hba);
@@ -944,16 +944,17 @@ static int bnx2fc_libfc_config(struct fc_lport *lport)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int bnx2fc_em_config(struct fc_lport *lport)
+static int bnx2fc_em_config(struct fc_lport *lport, struct bnx2fc_hba *hba)
 {
-	int max_xid;
+	int fcoe_min_xid, fcoe_max_xid;
 
+	fcoe_min_xid = hba->max_xid + 1;
 	if (nr_cpu_ids <= 2)
-		max_xid = FCOE_XIDS_PER_CPU;
+		fcoe_max_xid = hba->max_xid + FCOE_XIDS_PER_CPU_OFFSET;
 	else
-		max_xid = FCOE_MAX_XID;
-	if (!fc_exch_mgr_alloc(lport, FC_CLASS_3, FCOE_MIN_XID,
-				max_xid, NULL)) {
+		fcoe_max_xid = hba->max_xid + FCOE_MAX_XID_OFFSET;
+	if (!fc_exch_mgr_alloc(lport, FC_CLASS_3, fcoe_min_xid,
+			       fcoe_max_xid, NULL)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "em_config:fc_exch_mgr_alloc failed\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
@@ -1300,6 +1301,12 @@ static struct bnx2fc_hba *bnx2fc_hba_create(struct cnic_dev *cnic)
 	mutex_init(&hba->hba_mutex);
 
 	hba->cnic = cnic;
+
+	hba->max_tasks = cnic->max_fcoe_exchanges;
+	hba->elstm_xids = (hba->max_tasks / 2);
+	hba->max_outstanding_cmds = hba->elstm_xids;
+	hba->max_xid = (hba->max_tasks - 1);
+
 	rc = bnx2fc_bind_pcidev(hba);
 	if (rc) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "create_adapter:  bind error\n");
@@ -1318,8 +1325,7 @@ static struct bnx2fc_hba *bnx2fc_hba_create(struct cnic_dev *cnic)
 
 	hba->num_ofld_sess = 0;
 
-	hba->cmd_mgr = bnx2fc_cmd_mgr_alloc(hba, BNX2FC_MIN_XID,
-						BNX2FC_MAX_XID);
+	hba->cmd_mgr = bnx2fc_cmd_mgr_alloc(hba);
 	if (!hba->cmd_mgr) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "em_config:bnx2fc_cmd_mgr_alloc failed\n");
 		goto cmgr_err;
@@ -1330,13 +1336,13 @@ static struct bnx2fc_hba *bnx2fc_hba_create(struct cnic_dev *cnic)
 					FCOE_IOS_PER_CONNECTION_SHIFT;
 	fcoe_cap->capability1 |= BNX2FC_NUM_MAX_SESS <<
 					FCOE_LOGINS_PER_PORT_SHIFT;
-	fcoe_cap->capability2 = BNX2FC_MAX_OUTSTANDING_CMNDS <<
+	fcoe_cap->capability2 = hba->max_outstanding_cmds <<
 					FCOE_NUMBER_OF_EXCHANGES_SHIFT;
 	fcoe_cap->capability2 |= BNX2FC_MAX_NPIV <<
 					FCOE_NPIV_WWN_PER_PORT_SHIFT;
 	fcoe_cap->capability3 = BNX2FC_NUM_MAX_SESS <<
 					FCOE_TARGETS_SUPPORTED_SHIFT;
-	fcoe_cap->capability3 |= BNX2FC_MAX_OUTSTANDING_CMNDS <<
+	fcoe_cap->capability3 |= hba->max_outstanding_cmds <<
 					FCOE_OUTSTANDING_COMMANDS_SHIFT;
 	fcoe_cap->capability4 = FCOE_CAPABILITY4_STATEFUL;
 
@@ -1416,7 +1422,7 @@ static struct fc_lport *bnx2fc_if_create(struct bnx2fc_interface *interface,
 	struct Scsi_Host	*shost;
 	struct fc_vport		*vport = dev_to_vport(parent);
 	struct bnx2fc_lport	*blport;
-	struct bnx2fc_hba	*hba;
+	struct bnx2fc_hba	*hba = interface->hba;
 	int			rc = 0;
 
 	blport = kzalloc(sizeof(struct bnx2fc_lport), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1426,6 +1432,7 @@ static struct fc_lport *bnx2fc_if_create(struct bnx2fc_interface *interface,
 	}
 
 	/* Allocate Scsi_Host structure */
+	bnx2fc_shost_template.can_queue = hba->max_outstanding_cmds;
 	if (!npiv)
 		lport = libfc_host_alloc(&bnx2fc_shost_template, sizeof(*port));
 	else
@@ -1477,7 +1484,7 @@ static struct fc_lport *bnx2fc_if_create(struct bnx2fc_interface *interface,
 
 	/* Allocate exchange manager */
 	if (!npiv)
-		rc = bnx2fc_em_config(lport);
+		rc = bnx2fc_em_config(lport, hba);
 	else {
 		shost = vport_to_shost(vport);
 		n_port = shost_priv(shost);
@@ -1491,7 +1498,6 @@ static struct fc_lport *bnx2fc_if_create(struct bnx2fc_interface *interface,
 
 	bnx2fc_interface_get(interface);
 
-	hba = interface->hba;
 	spin_lock_bh(&hba->hba_lock);
 	blport->lport = lport;
 	list_add_tail(&blport->list, &hba->vports);
@@ -2706,7 +2712,6 @@ static struct scsi_host_template bnx2fc_shost_template = {
 	.change_queue_type	= fc_change_queue_type,
 	.this_id		= -1,
 	.cmd_per_lun		= 3,
-	.can_queue		= BNX2FC_CAN_QUEUE,
 	.use_clustering		= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
 	.sg_tablesize		= BNX2FC_MAX_BDS_PER_CMD,
 	.max_sectors		= 1024,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_hwi.c b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_hwi.c
index 85ea98a80f40..50510ffe1bf5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_hwi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_hwi.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ int bnx2fc_send_fw_fcoe_init_msg(struct bnx2fc_hba *hba)
 	fcoe_init1.hdr.flags = (FCOE_KWQE_LAYER_CODE <<
 					FCOE_KWQE_HEADER_LAYER_CODE_SHIFT);
 
-	fcoe_init1.num_tasks = BNX2FC_MAX_TASKS;
+	fcoe_init1.num_tasks = hba->max_tasks;
 	fcoe_init1.sq_num_wqes = BNX2FC_SQ_WQES_MAX;
 	fcoe_init1.rq_num_wqes = BNX2FC_RQ_WQES_MAX;
 	fcoe_init1.rq_buffer_log_size = BNX2FC_RQ_BUF_LOG_SZ;
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ static void bnx2fc_process_unsol_compl(struct bnx2fc_rport *tgt, u16 wqe)
 			err_entry->data.tx_buf_off, err_entry->data.rx_buf_off);
 
 
-		if (xid > BNX2FC_MAX_XID) {
+		if (xid > hba->max_xid) {
 			BNX2FC_TGT_DBG(tgt, "xid(0x%x) out of FW range\n",
 				   xid);
 			goto ret_err_rqe;
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ ret_err_rqe:
 		BNX2FC_TGT_DBG(tgt, "buf_offsets - tx = 0x%x, rx = 0x%x",
 			err_entry->data.tx_buf_off, err_entry->data.rx_buf_off);
 
-		if (xid > BNX2FC_MAX_XID) {
+		if (xid > hba->max_xid) {
 			BNX2FC_TGT_DBG(tgt, "xid(0x%x) out of FW range\n", xid);
 			goto ret_warn_rqe;
 		}
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ void bnx2fc_process_cq_compl(struct bnx2fc_rport *tgt, u16 wqe)
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&tgt->tgt_lock);
 	xid = wqe & FCOE_PEND_WQ_CQE_TASK_ID;
-	if (xid >= BNX2FC_MAX_TASKS) {
+	if (xid >= hba->max_tasks) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "ERROR:xid out of range\n");
 		spin_unlock_bh(&tgt->tgt_lock);
 		return;
@@ -1842,6 +1842,7 @@ int bnx2fc_setup_task_ctx(struct bnx2fc_hba *hba)
 	int rc = 0;
 	struct regpair *task_ctx_bdt;
 	dma_addr_t addr;
+	int task_ctx_arr_sz;
 	int i;
 
 	/*
@@ -1865,7 +1866,8 @@ int bnx2fc_setup_task_ctx(struct bnx2fc_hba *hba)
 	 * Allocate task_ctx which is an array of pointers pointing to
 	 * a page containing 32 task contexts
 	 */
-	hba->task_ctx = kzalloc((BNX2FC_TASK_CTX_ARR_SZ * sizeof(void *)),
+	task_ctx_arr_sz = (hba->max_tasks / BNX2FC_TASKS_PER_PAGE);
+	hba->task_ctx = kzalloc((task_ctx_arr_sz * sizeof(void *)),
 				 GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!hba->task_ctx) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "unable to allocate task context array\n");
@@ -1876,7 +1878,7 @@ int bnx2fc_setup_task_ctx(struct bnx2fc_hba *hba)
 	/*
 	 * Allocate task_ctx_dma which is an array of dma addresses
 	 */
-	hba->task_ctx_dma = kmalloc((BNX2FC_TASK_CTX_ARR_SZ *
+	hba->task_ctx_dma = kmalloc((task_ctx_arr_sz *
 					sizeof(dma_addr_t)), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!hba->task_ctx_dma) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "unable to alloc context mapping array\n");
@@ -1885,7 +1887,7 @@ int bnx2fc_setup_task_ctx(struct bnx2fc_hba *hba)
 	}
 
 	task_ctx_bdt = (struct regpair *)hba->task_ctx_bd_tbl;
-	for (i = 0; i < BNX2FC_TASK_CTX_ARR_SZ; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < task_ctx_arr_sz; i++) {
 
 		hba->task_ctx[i] = dma_alloc_coherent(&hba->pcidev->dev,
 						      PAGE_SIZE,
@@ -1905,7 +1907,7 @@ int bnx2fc_setup_task_ctx(struct bnx2fc_hba *hba)
 	return 0;
 
 out3:
-	for (i = 0; i < BNX2FC_TASK_CTX_ARR_SZ; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < task_ctx_arr_sz; i++) {
 		if (hba->task_ctx[i]) {
 
 			dma_free_coherent(&hba->pcidev->dev, PAGE_SIZE,
@@ -1929,6 +1931,7 @@ out:
 
 void bnx2fc_free_task_ctx(struct bnx2fc_hba *hba)
 {
+	int task_ctx_arr_sz;
 	int i;
 
 	if (hba->task_ctx_bd_tbl) {
@@ -1938,8 +1941,9 @@ void bnx2fc_free_task_ctx(struct bnx2fc_hba *hba)
 		hba->task_ctx_bd_tbl = NULL;
 	}
 
+	task_ctx_arr_sz = (hba->max_tasks / BNX2FC_TASKS_PER_PAGE);
 	if (hba->task_ctx) {
-		for (i = 0; i < BNX2FC_TASK_CTX_ARR_SZ; i++) {
+		for (i = 0; i < task_ctx_arr_sz; i++) {
 			if (hba->task_ctx[i]) {
 				dma_free_coherent(&hba->pcidev->dev, PAGE_SIZE,
 						    hba->task_ctx[i],
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_io.c b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_io.c
index 60798e829de6..723a9a8ba5ee 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_io.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_io.c
@@ -239,8 +239,7 @@ static void bnx2fc_scsi_done(struct bnx2fc_cmd *io_req, int err_code)
 	sc_cmd->scsi_done(sc_cmd);
 }
 
-struct bnx2fc_cmd_mgr *bnx2fc_cmd_mgr_alloc(struct bnx2fc_hba *hba,
-						u16 min_xid, u16 max_xid)
+struct bnx2fc_cmd_mgr *bnx2fc_cmd_mgr_alloc(struct bnx2fc_hba *hba)
 {
 	struct bnx2fc_cmd_mgr *cmgr;
 	struct io_bdt *bdt_info;
@@ -252,6 +251,8 @@ struct bnx2fc_cmd_mgr *bnx2fc_cmd_mgr_alloc(struct bnx2fc_hba *hba,
 	int num_ios, num_pri_ios;
 	size_t bd_tbl_sz;
 	int arr_sz = num_possible_cpus() + 1;
+	u16 min_xid = BNX2FC_MIN_XID;
+	u16 max_xid = hba->max_xid;
 
 	if (max_xid <= min_xid || max_xid == FC_XID_UNKNOWN) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "cmd_mgr_alloc: Invalid min_xid 0x%x \
@@ -298,7 +299,7 @@ struct bnx2fc_cmd_mgr *bnx2fc_cmd_mgr_alloc(struct bnx2fc_hba *hba,
 	 * of slow path requests.
 	 */
 	xid = BNX2FC_MIN_XID;
-	num_pri_ios = num_ios - BNX2FC_ELSTM_XIDS;
+	num_pri_ios = num_ios - hba->elstm_xids;
 	for (i = 0; i < num_ios; i++) {
 		io_req = kzalloc(sizeof(*io_req), GFP_KERNEL);
 
@@ -367,7 +368,7 @@ void bnx2fc_cmd_mgr_free(struct bnx2fc_cmd_mgr *cmgr)
 	struct bnx2fc_hba *hba = cmgr->hba;
 	size_t bd_tbl_sz;
 	u16 min_xid = BNX2FC_MIN_XID;
-	u16 max_xid = BNX2FC_MAX_XID;
+	u16 max_xid = hba->max_xid;
 	int num_ios;
 	int i;