diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
index 94abb062c1e4..120ca4c65457 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
@@ -5984,10 +5984,9 @@ mpt3sas_base_sas_iounit_control(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 	    ioc->ioc_link_reset_in_progress)
 		ioc->ioc_link_reset_in_progress = 0;
 	if (!(ioc->base_cmds.status & MPT3_CMD_COMPLETE)) {
-		issue_reset =
-			mpt3sas_base_check_cmd_timeout(ioc,
-				ioc->base_cmds.status, mpi_request,
-				sizeof(Mpi2SasIoUnitControlRequest_t)/4);
+		mpt3sas_check_cmd_timeout(ioc, ioc->base_cmds.status,
+		    mpi_request, sizeof(Mpi2SasIoUnitControlRequest_t)/4,
+		    issue_reset);
 		goto issue_host_reset;
 	}
 	if (ioc->base_cmds.status & MPT3_CMD_REPLY_VALID)
@@ -6060,10 +6059,9 @@ mpt3sas_base_scsi_enclosure_processor(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 	wait_for_completion_timeout(&ioc->base_cmds.done,
 	    msecs_to_jiffies(10000));
 	if (!(ioc->base_cmds.status & MPT3_CMD_COMPLETE)) {
-		issue_reset =
-			mpt3sas_base_check_cmd_timeout(ioc,
-				ioc->base_cmds.status, mpi_request,
-				sizeof(Mpi2SepRequest_t)/4);
+		mpt3sas_check_cmd_timeout(ioc,
+		    ioc->base_cmds.status, mpi_request,
+		    sizeof(Mpi2SepRequest_t)/4, issue_reset);
 		goto issue_host_reset;
 	}
 	if (ioc->base_cmds.status & MPT3_CMD_REPLY_VALID)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.h b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.h
index 1145af3232e7..1a85ee877aa9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.h
@@ -1579,6 +1579,11 @@ mpt3sas_wait_for_commands_to_complete(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc);
 
 u8 mpt3sas_base_check_cmd_timeout(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 	u8 status, void *mpi_request, int sz);
+#define mpt3sas_check_cmd_timeout(ioc, status, mpi_request, sz, issue_reset) \
+do {	ioc_err(ioc, "In func: %s\n", __func__); \
+	issue_reset = mpt3sas_base_check_cmd_timeout(ioc, \
+	status, mpi_request, sz); } while (0)
+
 int mpt3sas_wait_for_ioc(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, int wait_count);
 
 /* scsih shared API */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_config.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_config.c
index 9912ea4cbf29..62ddf53ab3ae 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_config.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_config.c
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ _config_request(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, Mpi2ConfigRequest_t
 	u8 retry_count, issue_host_reset = 0;
 	struct config_request mem;
 	u32 ioc_status = UINT_MAX;
+	u8 issue_reset = 0;
 
 	mutex_lock(&ioc->config_cmds.mutex);
 	if (ioc->config_cmds.status != MPT3_CMD_NOT_USED) {
@@ -385,9 +386,9 @@ _config_request(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, Mpi2ConfigRequest_t
 		if (!(ioc->logging_level & MPT_DEBUG_CONFIG))
 			_config_display_some_debug(ioc,
 			    smid, "config_request", NULL);
-		mpt3sas_base_check_cmd_timeout(ioc,
-			ioc->config_cmds.status, mpi_request,
-			sizeof(Mpi2ConfigRequest_t)/4);
+		mpt3sas_check_cmd_timeout(ioc,
+		    ioc->config_cmds.status, mpi_request,
+		    sizeof(Mpi2ConfigRequest_t)/4, issue_reset);
 		retry_count++;
 		if (ioc->config_cmds.smid == smid)
 			mpt3sas_base_free_smid(ioc, smid);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_ctl.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_ctl.c
index 7a9df9c10895..62e552838565 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_ctl.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_ctl.c
@@ -1028,10 +1028,9 @@ _ctl_do_mpt_command(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, struct mpt3_ioctl_command karg,
 		ioc->ignore_loginfos = 0;
 	}
 	if (!(ioc->ctl_cmds.status & MPT3_CMD_COMPLETE)) {
-		issue_reset =
-			mpt3sas_base_check_cmd_timeout(ioc,
-				ioc->ctl_cmds.status, mpi_request,
-				karg.data_sge_offset);
+		mpt3sas_check_cmd_timeout(ioc,
+		    ioc->ctl_cmds.status, mpi_request,
+		    karg.data_sge_offset, issue_reset);
 		goto issue_host_reset;
 	}
 
@@ -1741,10 +1740,9 @@ _ctl_diag_register_2(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 	    MPT3_IOCTL_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT*HZ);
 
 	if (!(ioc->ctl_cmds.status & MPT3_CMD_COMPLETE)) {
-		issue_reset =
-			mpt3sas_base_check_cmd_timeout(ioc,
-				ioc->ctl_cmds.status, mpi_request,
-				sizeof(Mpi2DiagBufferPostRequest_t)/4);
+		mpt3sas_check_cmd_timeout(ioc,
+		    ioc->ctl_cmds.status, mpi_request,
+		    sizeof(Mpi2DiagBufferPostRequest_t)/4, issue_reset);
 		goto issue_host_reset;
 	}
 
@@ -2116,6 +2114,7 @@ mpt3sas_send_diag_release(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u8 buffer_type,
 	u16 ioc_status;
 	u32 ioc_state;
 	int rc;
+	u8 reset_needed = 0;
 
 	dctlprintk(ioc, ioc_info(ioc, "%s\n",
 				 __func__));
@@ -2123,6 +2122,7 @@ mpt3sas_send_diag_release(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u8 buffer_type,
 	rc = 0;
 	*issue_reset = 0;
 
+
 	ioc_state = mpt3sas_base_get_iocstate(ioc, 1);
 	if (ioc_state != MPI2_IOC_STATE_OPERATIONAL) {
 		if (ioc->diag_buffer_status[buffer_type] &
@@ -2165,9 +2165,10 @@ mpt3sas_send_diag_release(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u8 buffer_type,
 	    MPT3_IOCTL_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT*HZ);
 
 	if (!(ioc->ctl_cmds.status & MPT3_CMD_COMPLETE)) {
-		*issue_reset = mpt3sas_base_check_cmd_timeout(ioc,
-				ioc->ctl_cmds.status, mpi_request,
-				sizeof(Mpi2DiagReleaseRequest_t)/4);
+		mpt3sas_check_cmd_timeout(ioc,
+		    ioc->ctl_cmds.status, mpi_request,
+		    sizeof(Mpi2DiagReleaseRequest_t)/4, reset_needed);
+		 *issue_reset = reset_needed;
 		rc = -EFAULT;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -2425,10 +2426,9 @@ _ctl_diag_read_buffer(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, void __user *arg)
 	    MPT3_IOCTL_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT*HZ);
 
 	if (!(ioc->ctl_cmds.status & MPT3_CMD_COMPLETE)) {
-		issue_reset =
-			mpt3sas_base_check_cmd_timeout(ioc,
-				ioc->ctl_cmds.status, mpi_request,
-				sizeof(Mpi2DiagBufferPostRequest_t)/4);
+		mpt3sas_check_cmd_timeout(ioc,
+		    ioc->ctl_cmds.status, mpi_request,
+		    sizeof(Mpi2DiagBufferPostRequest_t)/4, issue_reset);
 		goto issue_host_reset;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
index 0960e25c34dd..c597d544eb39 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
@@ -2728,6 +2728,7 @@ mpt3sas_scsih_issue_tm(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle, u64 lun,
 	u16 smid = 0;
 	u32 ioc_state;
 	int rc;
+	u8 issue_reset = 0;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&ioc->tm_cmds.mutex);
 
@@ -2787,9 +2788,10 @@ mpt3sas_scsih_issue_tm(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle, u64 lun,
 	ioc->put_smid_hi_priority(ioc, smid, msix_task);
 	wait_for_completion_timeout(&ioc->tm_cmds.done, timeout*HZ);
 	if (!(ioc->tm_cmds.status & MPT3_CMD_COMPLETE)) {
-		if (mpt3sas_base_check_cmd_timeout(ioc,
-			ioc->tm_cmds.status, mpi_request,
-			sizeof(Mpi2SCSITaskManagementRequest_t)/4)) {
+		mpt3sas_check_cmd_timeout(ioc,
+		    ioc->tm_cmds.status, mpi_request,
+		    sizeof(Mpi2SCSITaskManagementRequest_t)/4, issue_reset);
+		if (issue_reset) {
 			rc = mpt3sas_base_hard_reset_handler(ioc,
 					FORCE_BIG_HAMMER);
 			rc = (!rc) ? SUCCESS : FAILED;
@@ -7757,10 +7759,9 @@ _scsih_ir_fastpath(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle, u8 phys_disk_num)
 	wait_for_completion_timeout(&ioc->scsih_cmds.done, 10*HZ);
 
 	if (!(ioc->scsih_cmds.status & MPT3_CMD_COMPLETE)) {
-		issue_reset =
-			mpt3sas_base_check_cmd_timeout(ioc,
-				ioc->scsih_cmds.status, mpi_request,
-				sizeof(Mpi2RaidActionRequest_t)/4);
+		mpt3sas_check_cmd_timeout(ioc,
+		    ioc->scsih_cmds.status, mpi_request,
+		    sizeof(Mpi2RaidActionRequest_t)/4, issue_reset);
 		rc = -EFAULT;
 		goto out;
 	}