diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/eeh.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/eeh.h
index 8b4b8e4a5c32..9e39ceb1d19f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/eeh.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/eeh.h
@@ -118,6 +118,16 @@ static inline struct pci_dev *eeh_dev_to_pci_dev(struct eeh_dev *edev)
 	return edev ? edev->pdev : NULL;
 }
 
+/* Return values from eeh_ops::next_error */
+enum {
+	EEH_NEXT_ERR_NONE = 0,
+	EEH_NEXT_ERR_INF,
+	EEH_NEXT_ERR_FROZEN_PE,
+	EEH_NEXT_ERR_FENCED_PHB,
+	EEH_NEXT_ERR_DEAD_PHB,
+	EEH_NEXT_ERR_DEAD_IOC
+};
+
 /*
  * The struct is used to trace the registered EEH operation
  * callback functions. Actually, those operation callback
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh_driver.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh_driver.c
index 7db39203a073..baa3b06e6dab 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh_driver.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh_driver.c
@@ -630,84 +630,90 @@ static void eeh_handle_special_event(void)
 {
 	struct eeh_pe *pe, *phb_pe;
 	struct pci_bus *bus;
-	struct pci_controller *hose, *tmp;
+	struct pci_controller *hose;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	int rc = 0;
+	int rc;
 
-	/*
-	 * The return value from next_error() has been classified as follows.
-	 * It might be good to enumerate them. However, next_error() is only
-	 * supported by PowerNV platform for now. So it would be fine to use
-	 * integer directly:
-	 *
-	 * 4 - Dead IOC           3 - Dead PHB
-	 * 2 - Fenced PHB         1 - Frozen PE
-	 * 0 - No error found
-	 *
-	 */
-	rc = eeh_ops->next_error(&pe);
-	if (rc <= 0)
-		return;
 
-	switch (rc) {
-	case 4:
-		/* Mark all PHBs in dead state */
-		eeh_serialize_lock(&flags);
-		list_for_each_entry_safe(hose, tmp,
-				&hose_list, list_node) {
-			phb_pe = eeh_phb_pe_get(hose);
-			if (!phb_pe) continue;
+	do {
+		rc = eeh_ops->next_error(&pe);
 
-			eeh_pe_state_mark(phb_pe,
-				EEH_PE_ISOLATED | EEH_PE_PHB_DEAD);
+		switch (rc) {
+		case EEH_NEXT_ERR_DEAD_IOC:
+			/* Mark all PHBs in dead state */
+			eeh_serialize_lock(&flags);
+
+			/* Purge all events */
+			eeh_remove_event(NULL);
+
+			list_for_each_entry(hose, &hose_list, list_node) {
+				phb_pe = eeh_phb_pe_get(hose);
+				if (!phb_pe) continue;
+
+				eeh_pe_state_mark(phb_pe,
+					EEH_PE_ISOLATED | EEH_PE_PHB_DEAD);
+			}
+
+			eeh_serialize_unlock(flags);
+
+			break;
+		case EEH_NEXT_ERR_FROZEN_PE:
+		case EEH_NEXT_ERR_FENCED_PHB:
+		case EEH_NEXT_ERR_DEAD_PHB:
+			/* Mark the PE in fenced state */
+			eeh_serialize_lock(&flags);
+
+			/* Purge all events of the PHB */
+			eeh_remove_event(pe);
+
+			if (rc == EEH_NEXT_ERR_DEAD_PHB)
+				eeh_pe_state_mark(pe,
+					EEH_PE_ISOLATED | EEH_PE_PHB_DEAD);
+			else
+				eeh_pe_state_mark(pe,
+					EEH_PE_ISOLATED | EEH_PE_RECOVERING);
+
+			eeh_serialize_unlock(flags);
+
+			break;
+		case EEH_NEXT_ERR_NONE:
+			return;
+		default:
+			pr_warn("%s: Invalid value %d from next_error()\n",
+				__func__, rc);
+			return;
 		}
-		eeh_serialize_unlock(flags);
 
-		/* Purge all events */
-		eeh_remove_event(NULL);
-		break;
-	case 3:
-	case 2:
-	case 1:
-		/* Mark the PE in fenced state */
-		eeh_serialize_lock(&flags);
-		if (rc == 3)
-			eeh_pe_state_mark(pe,
-				EEH_PE_ISOLATED | EEH_PE_PHB_DEAD);
-		else
-			eeh_pe_state_mark(pe,
-				EEH_PE_ISOLATED | EEH_PE_RECOVERING);
-		eeh_serialize_unlock(flags);
+		/*
+		 * For fenced PHB and frozen PE, it's handled as normal
+		 * event. We have to remove the affected PHBs for dead
+		 * PHB and IOC
+		 */
+		if (rc == EEH_NEXT_ERR_FROZEN_PE ||
+		    rc == EEH_NEXT_ERR_FENCED_PHB) {
+			eeh_handle_normal_event(pe);
+		} else {
+			list_for_each_entry(hose, &hose_list, list_node) {
+				phb_pe = eeh_phb_pe_get(hose);
+				if (!phb_pe ||
+				    !(phb_pe->state & EEH_PE_PHB_DEAD))
+					continue;
 
-		/* Purge all events of the PHB */
-		eeh_remove_event(pe);
-		break;
-	default:
-		pr_err("%s: Invalid value %d from next_error()\n",
-		       __func__, rc);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * For fenced PHB and frozen PE, it's handled as normal
-	 * event. We have to remove the affected PHBs for dead
-	 * PHB and IOC
-	 */
-	if (rc == 2 || rc == 1)
-		eeh_handle_normal_event(pe);
-	else {
-		list_for_each_entry_safe(hose, tmp,
-			&hose_list, list_node) {
-			phb_pe = eeh_phb_pe_get(hose);
-			if (!phb_pe || !(phb_pe->state & EEH_PE_PHB_DEAD))
-				continue;
-
-			bus = eeh_pe_bus_get(phb_pe);
-			/* Notify all devices that they're about to go down. */
-			eeh_pe_dev_traverse(pe, eeh_report_failure, NULL);
-			pcibios_remove_pci_devices(bus);
+				/* Notify all devices to be down */
+				bus = eeh_pe_bus_get(phb_pe);
+				eeh_pe_dev_traverse(pe,
+					eeh_report_failure, NULL);
+				pcibios_remove_pci_devices(bus);
+			}
 		}
-	}
+
+		/*
+		 * If we have detected dead IOC, we needn't proceed
+		 * any more since all PHBs would have been removed
+		 */
+		if (rc == EEH_NEXT_ERR_DEAD_IOC)
+			break;
+	} while (rc != EEH_NEXT_ERR_NONE);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/eeh-ioda.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/eeh-ioda.c
index 007ac4989841..8dd16f4675a2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/eeh-ioda.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/eeh-ioda.c
@@ -735,12 +735,12 @@ static int ioda_eeh_get_pe(struct pci_controller *hose,
  */
 static int ioda_eeh_next_error(struct eeh_pe **pe)
 {
-	struct pci_controller *hose, *tmp;
+	struct pci_controller *hose;
 	struct pnv_phb *phb;
 	u64 frozen_pe_no;
 	u16 err_type, severity;
 	long rc;
-	int ret = 1;
+	int ret = EEH_NEXT_ERR_NONE;
 
 	/*
 	 * While running here, it's safe to purge the event queue.
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ static int ioda_eeh_next_error(struct eeh_pe **pe)
 	eeh_remove_event(NULL);
 	opal_notifier_update_evt(OPAL_EVENT_PCI_ERROR, 0x0ul);
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(hose, tmp, &hose_list, list_node) {
+	list_for_each_entry(hose, &hose_list, list_node) {
 		/*
 		 * If the subordinate PCI buses of the PHB has been
 		 * removed, we needn't take care of it any more.
@@ -789,19 +789,19 @@ static int ioda_eeh_next_error(struct eeh_pe **pe)
 		switch (err_type) {
 		case OPAL_EEH_IOC_ERROR:
 			if (severity == OPAL_EEH_SEV_IOC_DEAD) {
-				list_for_each_entry_safe(hose, tmp,
-						&hose_list, list_node) {
+				list_for_each_entry(hose, &hose_list,
+						    list_node) {
 					phb = hose->private_data;
 					phb->eeh_state |= PNV_EEH_STATE_REMOVED;
 				}
 
 				pr_err("EEH: dead IOC detected\n");
-				ret = 4;
-				goto out;
+				ret = EEH_NEXT_ERR_DEAD_IOC;
 			} else if (severity == OPAL_EEH_SEV_INF) {
 				pr_info("EEH: IOC informative error "
 					"detected\n");
 				ioda_eeh_hub_diag(hose);
+				ret = EEH_NEXT_ERR_NONE;
 			}
 
 			break;
@@ -813,21 +813,20 @@ static int ioda_eeh_next_error(struct eeh_pe **pe)
 				pr_err("EEH: dead PHB#%x detected\n",
 					hose->global_number);
 				phb->eeh_state |= PNV_EEH_STATE_REMOVED;
-				ret = 3;
-				goto out;
+				ret = EEH_NEXT_ERR_DEAD_PHB;
 			} else if (severity == OPAL_EEH_SEV_PHB_FENCED) {
 				if (ioda_eeh_get_phb_pe(hose, pe))
 					break;
 
 				pr_err("EEH: fenced PHB#%x detected\n",
 					hose->global_number);
-				ret = 2;
-				goto out;
+				ret = EEH_NEXT_ERR_FENCED_PHB;
 			} else if (severity == OPAL_EEH_SEV_INF) {
 				pr_info("EEH: PHB#%x informative error "
 					"detected\n",
 					hose->global_number);
 				ioda_eeh_phb_diag(hose);
+				ret = EEH_NEXT_ERR_NONE;
 			}
 
 			break;
@@ -837,13 +836,23 @@ static int ioda_eeh_next_error(struct eeh_pe **pe)
 
 			pr_err("EEH: Frozen PE#%x on PHB#%x detected\n",
 				(*pe)->addr, (*pe)->phb->global_number);
-			ret = 1;
-			goto out;
+			ret = EEH_NEXT_ERR_FROZEN_PE;
+			break;
+		default:
+			pr_warn("%s: Unexpected error type %d\n",
+				__func__, err_type);
 		}
+
+		/*
+		 * If we have no errors on the specific PHB or only
+		 * informative error there, we continue poking it.
+		 * Otherwise, we need actions to be taken by upper
+		 * layer.
+		 */
+		if (ret > EEH_NEXT_ERR_INF)
+			break;
 	}
 
-	ret = 0;
-out:
 	return ret;
 }