diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index 6ec589268b9d..7759a717675a 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -1735,6 +1735,8 @@ static int nvme_report_ns_ids(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, unsigned int nsid,
 		if (ret)
 			dev_warn(ctrl->device,
 				 "Identify Descriptors failed (%d)\n", ret);
+		if (ret > 0)
+			ret = 0;
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -2862,6 +2864,10 @@ int nvme_init_identify(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 		 * admin connect
 		 */
 		if (ctrl->cntlid != le16_to_cpu(id->cntlid)) {
+			dev_err(ctrl->device,
+				"Mismatching cntlid: Connect %u vs Identify "
+				"%u, rejecting\n",
+				ctrl->cntlid, le16_to_cpu(id->cntlid));
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 			goto out_free;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
index 679a721ae229..5a70ac395d53 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ struct nvme_fc_fcp_op {
 
 struct nvme_fcp_op_w_sgl {
 	struct nvme_fc_fcp_op	op;
-	struct scatterlist	sgl[SG_CHUNK_SIZE];
+	struct scatterlist	sgl[NVME_INLINE_SG_CNT];
 	uint8_t			priv[0];
 };
 
@@ -342,7 +342,8 @@ nvme_fc_register_localport(struct nvme_fc_port_info *pinfo,
 	    !template->ls_req || !template->fcp_io ||
 	    !template->ls_abort || !template->fcp_abort ||
 	    !template->max_hw_queues || !template->max_sgl_segments ||
-	    !template->max_dif_sgl_segments || !template->dma_boundary) {
+	    !template->max_dif_sgl_segments || !template->dma_boundary ||
+	    !template->module) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out_reghost_failed;
 	}
@@ -2015,6 +2016,7 @@ nvme_fc_ctrl_free(struct kref *ref)
 {
 	struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl =
 		container_of(ref, struct nvme_fc_ctrl, ref);
+	struct nvme_fc_lport *lport = ctrl->lport;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (ctrl->ctrl.tagset) {
@@ -2041,6 +2043,7 @@ nvme_fc_ctrl_free(struct kref *ref)
 	if (ctrl->ctrl.opts)
 		nvmf_free_options(ctrl->ctrl.opts);
 	kfree(ctrl);
+	module_put(lport->ops->module);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -2141,7 +2144,7 @@ nvme_fc_map_data(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl, struct request *rq,
 	freq->sg_table.sgl = freq->first_sgl;
 	ret = sg_alloc_table_chained(&freq->sg_table,
 			blk_rq_nr_phys_segments(rq), freq->sg_table.sgl,
-			SG_CHUNK_SIZE);
+			NVME_INLINE_SG_CNT);
 	if (ret)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -2150,7 +2153,7 @@ nvme_fc_map_data(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl, struct request *rq,
 	freq->sg_cnt = fc_dma_map_sg(ctrl->lport->dev, freq->sg_table.sgl,
 				op->nents, rq_dma_dir(rq));
 	if (unlikely(freq->sg_cnt <= 0)) {
-		sg_free_table_chained(&freq->sg_table, SG_CHUNK_SIZE);
+		sg_free_table_chained(&freq->sg_table, NVME_INLINE_SG_CNT);
 		freq->sg_cnt = 0;
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
@@ -2173,7 +2176,7 @@ nvme_fc_unmap_data(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl, struct request *rq,
 	fc_dma_unmap_sg(ctrl->lport->dev, freq->sg_table.sgl, op->nents,
 			rq_dma_dir(rq));
 
-	sg_free_table_chained(&freq->sg_table, SG_CHUNK_SIZE);
+	sg_free_table_chained(&freq->sg_table, NVME_INLINE_SG_CNT);
 
 	freq->sg_cnt = 0;
 }
@@ -2910,10 +2913,22 @@ nvme_fc_reconnect_or_delete(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl, int status)
 static void
 __nvme_fc_terminate_io(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl)
 {
-	nvme_stop_keep_alive(&ctrl->ctrl);
+	/*
+	 * if state is connecting - the error occurred as part of a
+	 * reconnect attempt. The create_association error paths will
+	 * clean up any outstanding io.
+	 *
+	 * if it's a different state - ensure all pending io is
+	 * terminated. Given this can delay while waiting for the
+	 * aborted io to return, we recheck adapter state below
+	 * before changing state.
+	 */
+	if (ctrl->ctrl.state != NVME_CTRL_CONNECTING) {
+		nvme_stop_keep_alive(&ctrl->ctrl);
 
-	/* will block will waiting for io to terminate */
-	nvme_fc_delete_association(ctrl);
+		/* will block will waiting for io to terminate */
+		nvme_fc_delete_association(ctrl);
+	}
 
 	if (ctrl->ctrl.state != NVME_CTRL_CONNECTING &&
 	    !nvme_change_ctrl_state(&ctrl->ctrl, NVME_CTRL_CONNECTING))
@@ -3059,10 +3074,15 @@ nvme_fc_init_ctrl(struct device *dev, struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts,
 		goto out_fail;
 	}
 
+	if (!try_module_get(lport->ops->module)) {
+		ret = -EUNATCH;
+		goto out_free_ctrl;
+	}
+
 	idx = ida_simple_get(&nvme_fc_ctrl_cnt, 0, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (idx < 0) {
 		ret = -ENOSPC;
-		goto out_free_ctrl;
+		goto out_mod_put;
 	}
 
 	ctrl->ctrl.opts = opts;
@@ -3215,6 +3235,8 @@ nvme_fc_init_ctrl(struct device *dev, struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts,
 out_free_ida:
 	put_device(ctrl->dev);
 	ida_simple_remove(&nvme_fc_ctrl_cnt, ctrl->cnum);
+out_mod_put:
+	module_put(lport->ops->module);
 out_free_ctrl:
 	kfree(ctrl);
 out_fail:
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
index 3b9cbe0668fa..1024fec7914c 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ extern unsigned int admin_timeout;
 #define NVME_DEFAULT_KATO	5
 #define NVME_KATO_GRACE		10
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_NO_SG_CHAIN
+#define  NVME_INLINE_SG_CNT  0
+#else
+#define  NVME_INLINE_SG_CNT  2
+#endif
+
 extern struct workqueue_struct *nvme_wq;
 extern struct workqueue_struct *nvme_reset_wq;
 extern struct workqueue_struct *nvme_delete_wq;
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index dcaad5831cee..365a2ddbeaa7 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -68,14 +68,14 @@ static int io_queue_depth = 1024;
 module_param_cb(io_queue_depth, &io_queue_depth_ops, &io_queue_depth, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(io_queue_depth, "set io queue depth, should >= 2");
 
-static int write_queues;
-module_param(write_queues, int, 0644);
+static unsigned int write_queues;
+module_param(write_queues, uint, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(write_queues,
 	"Number of queues to use for writes. If not set, reads and writes "
 	"will share a queue set.");
 
-static int poll_queues;
-module_param(poll_queues, int, 0644);
+static unsigned int poll_queues;
+module_param(poll_queues, uint, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(poll_queues, "Number of queues to use for polled IO.");
 
 struct nvme_dev;
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ struct nvme_queue {
 	u16 sq_tail;
 	u16 last_sq_tail;
 	u16 cq_head;
-	u16 last_cq_head;
 	u16 qid;
 	u8 cq_phase;
 	u8 sqes;
@@ -1026,10 +1025,7 @@ static irqreturn_t nvme_irq(int irq, void *data)
 	 * the irq handler, even if that was on another CPU.
 	 */
 	rmb();
-	if (nvmeq->cq_head != nvmeq->last_cq_head)
-		ret = IRQ_HANDLED;
 	nvme_process_cq(nvmeq, &start, &end, -1);
-	nvmeq->last_cq_head = nvmeq->cq_head;
 	wmb();
 
 	if (start != end) {
@@ -1549,7 +1545,7 @@ static int nvme_create_queue(struct nvme_queue *nvmeq, int qid, bool polled)
 	result = adapter_alloc_sq(dev, qid, nvmeq);
 	if (result < 0)
 		return result;
-	else if (result)
+	if (result)
 		goto release_cq;
 
 	nvmeq->cq_vector = vector;
@@ -2058,7 +2054,6 @@ static int nvme_setup_irqs(struct nvme_dev *dev, unsigned int nr_io_queues)
 		.priv		= dev,
 	};
 	unsigned int irq_queues, this_p_queues;
-	unsigned int nr_cpus = num_possible_cpus();
 
 	/*
 	 * Poll queues don't need interrupts, but we need at least one IO
@@ -2069,10 +2064,7 @@ static int nvme_setup_irqs(struct nvme_dev *dev, unsigned int nr_io_queues)
 		this_p_queues = nr_io_queues - 1;
 		irq_queues = 1;
 	} else {
-		if (nr_cpus < nr_io_queues - this_p_queues)
-			irq_queues = nr_cpus + 1;
-		else
-			irq_queues = nr_io_queues - this_p_queues + 1;
+		irq_queues = nr_io_queues - this_p_queues + 1;
 	}
 	dev->io_queues[HCTX_TYPE_POLL] = this_p_queues;
 
@@ -3142,6 +3134,9 @@ static int __init nvme_init(void)
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct nvme_create_sq) != 64);
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct nvme_delete_queue) != 64);
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(IRQ_AFFINITY_MAX_SETS < 2);
+
+	write_queues = min(write_queues, num_possible_cpus());
+	poll_queues = min(poll_queues, num_possible_cpus());
 	return pci_register_driver(&nvme_driver);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c b/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
index dce59459ed41..2a47c6c5007e 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ static struct blk_mq_tag_set *nvme_rdma_alloc_tagset(struct nvme_ctrl *nctrl,
 		set->reserved_tags = 2; /* connect + keep-alive */
 		set->numa_node = nctrl->numa_node;
 		set->cmd_size = sizeof(struct nvme_rdma_request) +
-			SG_CHUNK_SIZE * sizeof(struct scatterlist);
+			NVME_INLINE_SG_CNT * sizeof(struct scatterlist);
 		set->driver_data = ctrl;
 		set->nr_hw_queues = 1;
 		set->timeout = ADMIN_TIMEOUT;
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ static struct blk_mq_tag_set *nvme_rdma_alloc_tagset(struct nvme_ctrl *nctrl,
 		set->numa_node = nctrl->numa_node;
 		set->flags = BLK_MQ_F_SHOULD_MERGE;
 		set->cmd_size = sizeof(struct nvme_rdma_request) +
-			SG_CHUNK_SIZE * sizeof(struct scatterlist);
+			NVME_INLINE_SG_CNT * sizeof(struct scatterlist);
 		set->driver_data = ctrl;
 		set->nr_hw_queues = nctrl->queue_count - 1;
 		set->timeout = NVME_IO_TIMEOUT;
@@ -1160,7 +1160,7 @@ static void nvme_rdma_unmap_data(struct nvme_rdma_queue *queue,
 	}
 
 	ib_dma_unmap_sg(ibdev, req->sg_table.sgl, req->nents, rq_dma_dir(rq));
-	sg_free_table_chained(&req->sg_table, SG_CHUNK_SIZE);
+	sg_free_table_chained(&req->sg_table, NVME_INLINE_SG_CNT);
 }
 
 static int nvme_rdma_set_sg_null(struct nvme_command *c)
@@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@ static int nvme_rdma_map_data(struct nvme_rdma_queue *queue,
 	req->sg_table.sgl = req->first_sgl;
 	ret = sg_alloc_table_chained(&req->sg_table,
 			blk_rq_nr_phys_segments(rq), req->sg_table.sgl,
-			SG_CHUNK_SIZE);
+			NVME_INLINE_SG_CNT);
 	if (ret)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ static int nvme_rdma_map_data(struct nvme_rdma_queue *queue,
 out_unmap_sg:
 	ib_dma_unmap_sg(ibdev, req->sg_table.sgl, req->nents, rq_dma_dir(rq));
 out_free_table:
-	sg_free_table_chained(&req->sg_table, SG_CHUNK_SIZE);
+	sg_free_table_chained(&req->sg_table, NVME_INLINE_SG_CNT);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/fcloop.c b/drivers/nvme/target/fcloop.c
index b50b53db3746..1c50af6219f3 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/fcloop.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/fcloop.c
@@ -850,6 +850,7 @@ fcloop_targetport_delete(struct nvmet_fc_target_port *targetport)
 #define FCLOOP_DMABOUND_4G		0xFFFFFFFF
 
 static struct nvme_fc_port_template fctemplate = {
+	.module			= THIS_MODULE,
 	.localport_delete	= fcloop_localport_delete,
 	.remoteport_delete	= fcloop_remoteport_delete,
 	.create_queue		= fcloop_create_queue,
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/loop.c b/drivers/nvme/target/loop.c
index a758bb3d5dd4..4df4ebde208a 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/loop.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static void nvme_loop_complete_rq(struct request *req)
 {
 	struct nvme_loop_iod *iod = blk_mq_rq_to_pdu(req);
 
-	sg_free_table_chained(&iod->sg_table, SG_CHUNK_SIZE);
+	sg_free_table_chained(&iod->sg_table, NVME_INLINE_SG_CNT);
 	nvme_complete_rq(req);
 }
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static blk_status_t nvme_loop_queue_rq(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 		iod->sg_table.sgl = iod->first_sgl;
 		if (sg_alloc_table_chained(&iod->sg_table,
 				blk_rq_nr_phys_segments(req),
-				iod->sg_table.sgl, SG_CHUNK_SIZE)) {
+				iod->sg_table.sgl, NVME_INLINE_SG_CNT)) {
 			nvme_cleanup_cmd(req);
 			return BLK_STS_RESOURCE;
 		}
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ static int nvme_loop_configure_admin_queue(struct nvme_loop_ctrl *ctrl)
 	ctrl->admin_tag_set.reserved_tags = 2; /* connect + keep-alive */
 	ctrl->admin_tag_set.numa_node = NUMA_NO_NODE;
 	ctrl->admin_tag_set.cmd_size = sizeof(struct nvme_loop_iod) +
-		SG_CHUNK_SIZE * sizeof(struct scatterlist);
+		NVME_INLINE_SG_CNT * sizeof(struct scatterlist);
 	ctrl->admin_tag_set.driver_data = ctrl;
 	ctrl->admin_tag_set.nr_hw_queues = 1;
 	ctrl->admin_tag_set.timeout = ADMIN_TIMEOUT;
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ static int nvme_loop_create_io_queues(struct nvme_loop_ctrl *ctrl)
 	ctrl->tag_set.numa_node = NUMA_NO_NODE;
 	ctrl->tag_set.flags = BLK_MQ_F_SHOULD_MERGE;
 	ctrl->tag_set.cmd_size = sizeof(struct nvme_loop_iod) +
-		SG_CHUNK_SIZE * sizeof(struct scatterlist);
+		NVME_INLINE_SG_CNT * sizeof(struct scatterlist);
 	ctrl->tag_set.driver_data = ctrl;
 	ctrl->tag_set.nr_hw_queues = ctrl->ctrl.queue_count - 1;
 	ctrl->tag_set.timeout = NVME_IO_TIMEOUT;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.c
index a227e36cbdc2..8e0f03ef346b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.c
@@ -1976,6 +1976,8 @@ lpfc_nvme_fcp_abort(struct nvme_fc_local_port *pnvme_lport,
 
 /* Declare and initialization an instance of the FC NVME template. */
 static struct nvme_fc_port_template lpfc_nvme_template = {
+	.module	= THIS_MODULE,
+
 	/* initiator-based functions */
 	.localport_delete  = lpfc_nvme_localport_delete,
 	.remoteport_delete = lpfc_nvme_remoteport_delete,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c
index 6cc19e060afc..6e4d71302534 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c
@@ -610,6 +610,7 @@ static void qla_nvme_remoteport_delete(struct nvme_fc_remote_port *rport)
 }
 
 static struct nvme_fc_port_template qla_nvme_fc_transport = {
+	.module	= THIS_MODULE,
 	.localport_delete = qla_nvme_localport_delete,
 	.remoteport_delete = qla_nvme_remoteport_delete,
 	.create_queue   = qla_nvme_alloc_queue,
diff --git a/include/linux/nvme-fc-driver.h b/include/linux/nvme-fc-driver.h
index 10f81629b9ce..6d0d70f3219c 100644
--- a/include/linux/nvme-fc-driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/nvme-fc-driver.h
@@ -270,6 +270,8 @@ struct nvme_fc_remote_port {
  *
  * Host/Initiator Transport Entrypoints/Parameters:
  *
+ * @module:  The LLDD module using the interface
+ *
  * @localport_delete:  The LLDD initiates deletion of a localport via
  *       nvme_fc_deregister_localport(). However, the teardown is
  *       asynchronous. This routine is called upon the completion of the
@@ -383,6 +385,8 @@ struct nvme_fc_remote_port {
  *       Value is Mandatory. Allowed to be zero.
  */
 struct nvme_fc_port_template {
+	struct module	*module;
+
 	/* initiator-based functions */
 	void	(*localport_delete)(struct nvme_fc_local_port *);
 	void	(*remoteport_delete)(struct nvme_fc_remote_port *);