diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.h b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.h
index c0f7c8ce54aa..ef4ff03242ea 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.h
@@ -1083,6 +1083,8 @@ struct megasas_ctrl_info {
 
 #define VD_EXT_DEBUG 0
 
+#define SCAN_PD_CHANNEL	0x1
+#define SCAN_VD_CHANNEL	0x2
 
 enum MR_SCSI_CMD_TYPE {
 	READ_WRITE_LDIO = 0,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
index 97a1c1c33b05..96504877890a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
@@ -5476,7 +5476,6 @@ static int megasas_probe_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	spin_lock_init(&instance->hba_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&instance->completion_lock);
 
-	mutex_init(&instance->aen_mutex);
 	mutex_init(&instance->reset_mutex);
 
 	/*
@@ -6442,10 +6441,10 @@ static int megasas_mgmt_ioctl_aen(struct file *file, unsigned long arg)
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&instance->hba_lock, flags);
 
-	mutex_lock(&instance->aen_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&instance->reset_mutex);
 	error = megasas_register_aen(instance, aen.seq_num,
 				     aen.class_locale_word);
-	mutex_unlock(&instance->aen_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&instance->reset_mutex);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -6647,6 +6646,7 @@ megasas_aen_polling(struct work_struct *work)
 	int     i, j, doscan = 0;
 	u32 seq_num, wait_time = MEGASAS_RESET_WAIT_TIME;
 	int error;
+	u8  dcmd_ret = 0;
 
 	if (!instance) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "invalid instance!\n");
@@ -6659,16 +6659,7 @@ megasas_aen_polling(struct work_struct *work)
 		wait_time = MEGASAS_ROUTINE_WAIT_TIME_VF;
 
 	/* Don't run the event workqueue thread if OCR is running */
-	for (i = 0; i < wait_time; i++) {
-		if (instance->adprecovery == MEGASAS_HBA_OPERATIONAL)
-			break;
-		if (!(i % MEGASAS_RESET_NOTICE_INTERVAL)) {
-			dev_notice(&instance->pdev->dev, "%s waiting for "
-			       "controller reset to finish for scsi%d\n",
-			       __func__, instance->host->host_no);
-		}
-		msleep(1000);
-	}
+	mutex_lock(&instance->reset_mutex);
 
 	instance->ev = NULL;
 	host = instance->host;
@@ -6676,47 +6667,73 @@ megasas_aen_polling(struct work_struct *work)
 		megasas_decode_evt(instance);
 
 		switch (le32_to_cpu(instance->evt_detail->code)) {
+
 		case MR_EVT_PD_INSERTED:
-			if (megasas_get_pd_list(instance) == 0) {
-			for (i = 0; i < MEGASAS_MAX_PD_CHANNELS; i++) {
-				for (j = 0;
-				j < MEGASAS_MAX_DEV_PER_CHANNEL;
-				j++) {
-
-				pd_index =
-				(i * MEGASAS_MAX_DEV_PER_CHANNEL) + j;
-
-				sdev1 = scsi_device_lookup(host, i, j, 0);
-
-				if (instance->pd_list[pd_index].driveState
-						== MR_PD_STATE_SYSTEM) {
-					if (!sdev1)
-						scsi_add_device(host, i, j, 0);
-
-					if (sdev1)
-						scsi_device_put(sdev1);
-					}
-				}
-			}
-			}
-			doscan = 0;
+		case MR_EVT_PD_REMOVED:
+			dcmd_ret = megasas_get_pd_list(instance);
+			if (dcmd_ret == 0)
+				doscan = SCAN_PD_CHANNEL;
 			break;
 
-		case MR_EVT_PD_REMOVED:
-			if (megasas_get_pd_list(instance) == 0) {
-			for (i = 0; i < MEGASAS_MAX_PD_CHANNELS; i++) {
-				for (j = 0;
-				j < MEGASAS_MAX_DEV_PER_CHANNEL;
-				j++) {
+		case MR_EVT_LD_OFFLINE:
+		case MR_EVT_CFG_CLEARED:
+		case MR_EVT_LD_DELETED:
+		case MR_EVT_LD_CREATED:
+			if (!instance->requestorId ||
+				(instance->requestorId && megasas_get_ld_vf_affiliation(instance, 0)))
+				dcmd_ret = megasas_ld_list_query(instance, MR_LD_QUERY_TYPE_EXPOSED_TO_HOST);
 
-				pd_index =
-				(i * MEGASAS_MAX_DEV_PER_CHANNEL) + j;
+			if (dcmd_ret == 0)
+				doscan = SCAN_VD_CHANNEL;
 
+			break;
+
+		case MR_EVT_CTRL_HOST_BUS_SCAN_REQUESTED:
+		case MR_EVT_FOREIGN_CFG_IMPORTED:
+		case MR_EVT_LD_STATE_CHANGE:
+			dcmd_ret = megasas_get_pd_list(instance);
+
+			if (dcmd_ret != 0)
+				break;
+
+			if (!instance->requestorId ||
+				(instance->requestorId && megasas_get_ld_vf_affiliation(instance, 0)))
+				dcmd_ret = megasas_ld_list_query(instance, MR_LD_QUERY_TYPE_EXPOSED_TO_HOST);
+
+			if (dcmd_ret != 0)
+				break;
+
+			doscan = SCAN_VD_CHANNEL | SCAN_PD_CHANNEL;
+			dev_info(&instance->pdev->dev, "scanning for scsi%d...\n",
+				instance->host->host_no);
+			break;
+
+		case MR_EVT_CTRL_PROP_CHANGED:
+				dcmd_ret = megasas_get_ctrl_info(instance);
+				break;
+		default:
+			doscan = 0;
+			break;
+		}
+	} else {
+		dev_err(&instance->pdev->dev, "invalid evt_detail!\n");
+		mutex_unlock(&instance->reset_mutex);
+		kfree(ev);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&instance->reset_mutex);
+
+	if (doscan & SCAN_PD_CHANNEL) {
+		for (i = 0; i < MEGASAS_MAX_PD_CHANNELS; i++) {
+			for (j = 0; j < MEGASAS_MAX_DEV_PER_CHANNEL; j++) {
+				pd_index = i*MEGASAS_MAX_DEV_PER_CHANNEL + j;
 				sdev1 = scsi_device_lookup(host, i, j, 0);
-
-				if (instance->pd_list[pd_index].driveState
-					== MR_PD_STATE_SYSTEM) {
-					if (sdev1)
+				if (instance->pd_list[pd_index].driveState ==
+							MR_PD_STATE_SYSTEM) {
+					if (!sdev1)
+						scsi_add_device(host, i, j, 0);
+					else
 						scsi_device_put(sdev1);
 				} else {
 					if (sdev1) {
@@ -6724,164 +6741,53 @@ megasas_aen_polling(struct work_struct *work)
 						scsi_device_put(sdev1);
 					}
 				}
-				}
 			}
-			}
-			doscan = 0;
-			break;
-
-		case MR_EVT_LD_OFFLINE:
-		case MR_EVT_CFG_CLEARED:
-		case MR_EVT_LD_DELETED:
-			if (!instance->requestorId ||
-			    megasas_get_ld_vf_affiliation(instance, 0)) {
-				if (megasas_ld_list_query(instance,
-							  MR_LD_QUERY_TYPE_EXPOSED_TO_HOST))
-					megasas_get_ld_list(instance);
-				for (i = 0; i < MEGASAS_MAX_LD_CHANNELS; i++) {
-					for (j = 0;
-					     j < MEGASAS_MAX_DEV_PER_CHANNEL;
-					     j++) {
-
-						ld_index =
-							(i * MEGASAS_MAX_DEV_PER_CHANNEL) + j;
-
-						sdev1 = scsi_device_lookup(host, MEGASAS_MAX_PD_CHANNELS + i, j, 0);
-
-						if (instance->ld_ids[ld_index]
-						    != 0xff) {
-							if (sdev1)
-								scsi_device_put(sdev1);
-						} else {
-							if (sdev1) {
-								scsi_remove_device(sdev1);
-								scsi_device_put(sdev1);
-							}
-						}
-					}
-				}
-				doscan = 0;
-			}
-			break;
-		case MR_EVT_LD_CREATED:
-			if (!instance->requestorId ||
-			    megasas_get_ld_vf_affiliation(instance, 0)) {
-				if (megasas_ld_list_query(instance,
-							  MR_LD_QUERY_TYPE_EXPOSED_TO_HOST))
-					megasas_get_ld_list(instance);
-				for (i = 0; i < MEGASAS_MAX_LD_CHANNELS; i++) {
-					for (j = 0;
-					     j < MEGASAS_MAX_DEV_PER_CHANNEL;
-					     j++) {
-						ld_index =
-							(i * MEGASAS_MAX_DEV_PER_CHANNEL) + j;
-
-						sdev1 = scsi_device_lookup(host, MEGASAS_MAX_PD_CHANNELS + i, j, 0);
-
-						if (instance->ld_ids[ld_index]
-						    != 0xff) {
-							if (!sdev1)
-								scsi_add_device(host, MEGASAS_MAX_PD_CHANNELS + i, j, 0);
-						}
-						if (sdev1)
-							scsi_device_put(sdev1);
-					}
-				}
-				doscan = 0;
-			}
-			break;
-		case MR_EVT_CTRL_HOST_BUS_SCAN_REQUESTED:
-		case MR_EVT_FOREIGN_CFG_IMPORTED:
-		case MR_EVT_LD_STATE_CHANGE:
-			doscan = 1;
-			break;
-		case MR_EVT_CTRL_PROP_CHANGED:
-			megasas_get_ctrl_info(instance);
-			break;
-		default:
-			doscan = 0;
-			break;
 		}
-	} else {
-		dev_err(&instance->pdev->dev, "invalid evt_detail!\n");
-		kfree(ev);
-		return;
 	}
 
-	if (doscan) {
-		dev_info(&instance->pdev->dev, "scanning for scsi%d...\n",
-		       instance->host->host_no);
-		if (megasas_get_pd_list(instance) == 0) {
-			for (i = 0; i < MEGASAS_MAX_PD_CHANNELS; i++) {
-				for (j = 0; j < MEGASAS_MAX_DEV_PER_CHANNEL; j++) {
-					pd_index = i*MEGASAS_MAX_DEV_PER_CHANNEL + j;
-					sdev1 = scsi_device_lookup(host, i, j, 0);
-					if (instance->pd_list[pd_index].driveState ==
-					    MR_PD_STATE_SYSTEM) {
-						if (!sdev1) {
-							scsi_add_device(host, i, j, 0);
-						}
-						if (sdev1)
-							scsi_device_put(sdev1);
-					} else {
-						if (sdev1) {
-							scsi_remove_device(sdev1);
-							scsi_device_put(sdev1);
-						}
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
-		if (!instance->requestorId ||
-		    megasas_get_ld_vf_affiliation(instance, 0)) {
-			if (megasas_ld_list_query(instance,
-						  MR_LD_QUERY_TYPE_EXPOSED_TO_HOST))
-				megasas_get_ld_list(instance);
-			for (i = 0; i < MEGASAS_MAX_LD_CHANNELS; i++) {
-				for (j = 0; j < MEGASAS_MAX_DEV_PER_CHANNEL;
-				     j++) {
-					ld_index =
-						(i * MEGASAS_MAX_DEV_PER_CHANNEL) + j;
-
-					sdev1 = scsi_device_lookup(host,
-								   MEGASAS_MAX_PD_CHANNELS + i, j, 0);
-					if (instance->ld_ids[ld_index]
-					    != 0xff) {
-						if (!sdev1)
-							scsi_add_device(host, MEGASAS_MAX_PD_CHANNELS + i, j, 0);
-						else
-							scsi_device_put(sdev1);
-					} else {
-						if (sdev1) {
-							scsi_remove_device(sdev1);
-							scsi_device_put(sdev1);
-						}
+	if (doscan & SCAN_VD_CHANNEL) {
+		for (i = 0; i < MEGASAS_MAX_LD_CHANNELS; i++) {
+			for (j = 0; j < MEGASAS_MAX_DEV_PER_CHANNEL; j++) {
+				ld_index = (i * MEGASAS_MAX_DEV_PER_CHANNEL) + j;
+				sdev1 = scsi_device_lookup(host, MEGASAS_MAX_PD_CHANNELS + i, j, 0);
+				if (instance->ld_ids[ld_index] != 0xff) {
+					if (!sdev1)
+						scsi_add_device(host, MEGASAS_MAX_PD_CHANNELS + i, j, 0);
+					else
+						scsi_device_put(sdev1);
+				} else {
+					if (sdev1) {
+						scsi_remove_device(sdev1);
+						scsi_device_put(sdev1);
 					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (instance->aen_cmd != NULL) {
-		kfree(ev);
-		return ;
-	}
-
-	seq_num = le32_to_cpu(instance->evt_detail->seq_num) + 1;
+	if (dcmd_ret == 0)
+		seq_num = le32_to_cpu(instance->evt_detail->seq_num) + 1;
+	else
+		seq_num = instance->last_seq_num;
 
 	/* Register AEN with FW for latest sequence number plus 1 */
 	class_locale.members.reserved = 0;
 	class_locale.members.locale = MR_EVT_LOCALE_ALL;
 	class_locale.members.class = MR_EVT_CLASS_DEBUG;
-	mutex_lock(&instance->aen_mutex);
+
+	if (instance->aen_cmd != NULL) {
+		kfree(ev);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	mutex_lock(&instance->reset_mutex);
 	error = megasas_register_aen(instance, seq_num,
 					class_locale.word);
-	mutex_unlock(&instance->aen_mutex);
-
 	if (error)
-		dev_err(&instance->pdev->dev, "register aen failed error %x\n", error);
+		dev_err(&instance->pdev->dev,
+			"register aen failed error %x\n", error);
 
+	mutex_unlock(&instance->reset_mutex);
 	kfree(ev);
 }