diff --git a/drivers/hv/connection.c b/drivers/hv/connection.c
index 8f4743ab5fb279ae416fbce5ff4e16e58db45eaf..936093e0271e3c7fffccce7fe0e688c4d6f3ad01 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/connection.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/connection.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ int vmbus_connect(void)
 
 	do {
 		ret = vmbus_negotiate_version(msginfo, version);
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret == -ETIMEDOUT)
 			goto cleanup;
 
 		if (vmbus_connection.conn_state == CONNECTED)
diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv_kvp.c b/drivers/hv/hv_kvp.c
index 28b03325b8729ffdf2d3356538dc2515b5af5de2..09988b2896226552e4be5cd69d5f09ba3f842d11 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/hv_kvp.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/hv_kvp.c
@@ -32,13 +32,17 @@
 /*
  * Pre win8 version numbers used in ws2008 and ws 2008 r2 (win7)
  */
+#define WS2008_SRV_MAJOR	1
+#define WS2008_SRV_MINOR	0
+#define WS2008_SRV_VERSION     (WS2008_SRV_MAJOR << 16 | WS2008_SRV_MINOR)
+
 #define WIN7_SRV_MAJOR   3
 #define WIN7_SRV_MINOR   0
-#define WIN7_SRV_MAJOR_MINOR     (WIN7_SRV_MAJOR << 16 | WIN7_SRV_MINOR)
+#define WIN7_SRV_VERSION     (WIN7_SRV_MAJOR << 16 | WIN7_SRV_MINOR)
 
 #define WIN8_SRV_MAJOR   4
 #define WIN8_SRV_MINOR   0
-#define WIN8_SRV_MAJOR_MINOR     (WIN8_SRV_MAJOR << 16 | WIN8_SRV_MINOR)
+#define WIN8_SRV_VERSION     (WIN8_SRV_MAJOR << 16 | WIN8_SRV_MINOR)
 
 /*
  * Global state maintained for transaction that is being processed.
@@ -587,6 +591,8 @@ void hv_kvp_onchannelcallback(void *context)
 
 	struct icmsg_hdr *icmsghdrp;
 	struct icmsg_negotiate *negop = NULL;
+	int util_fw_version;
+	int kvp_srv_version;
 
 	if (kvp_transaction.active) {
 		/*
@@ -606,17 +612,26 @@ void hv_kvp_onchannelcallback(void *context)
 
 		if (icmsghdrp->icmsgtype == ICMSGTYPE_NEGOTIATE) {
 			/*
-			 * We start with win8 version and if the host cannot
-			 * support that we use the previous version.
+			 * Based on the host, select appropriate
+			 * framework and service versions we will
+			 * negotiate.
 			 */
-			if (vmbus_prep_negotiate_resp(icmsghdrp, negop,
-				 recv_buffer, UTIL_FW_MAJOR_MINOR,
-				 WIN8_SRV_MAJOR_MINOR))
-				goto done;
-
+			switch (vmbus_proto_version) {
+			case (VERSION_WS2008):
+				util_fw_version = UTIL_WS2K8_FW_VERSION;
+				kvp_srv_version = WS2008_SRV_VERSION;
+				break;
+			case (VERSION_WIN7):
+				util_fw_version = UTIL_FW_VERSION;
+				kvp_srv_version = WIN7_SRV_VERSION;
+				break;
+			default:
+				util_fw_version = UTIL_FW_VERSION;
+				kvp_srv_version = WIN8_SRV_VERSION;
+			}
 			vmbus_prep_negotiate_resp(icmsghdrp, negop,
-				 recv_buffer, UTIL_FW_MAJOR_MINOR,
-				 WIN7_SRV_MAJOR_MINOR);
+				 recv_buffer, util_fw_version,
+				 kvp_srv_version);
 
 		} else {
 			kvp_msg = (struct hv_kvp_msg *)&recv_buffer[
@@ -649,7 +664,6 @@ void hv_kvp_onchannelcallback(void *context)
 			return;
 
 		}
-done:
 
 		icmsghdrp->icflags = ICMSGHDRFLAG_TRANSACTION
 			| ICMSGHDRFLAG_RESPONSE;
diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv_snapshot.c b/drivers/hv/hv_snapshot.c
index e4572f3f2834fe917c5f4dbf097a30cbc8f3b383..0c354622437681d1b6dd157f718bb27cf8dbdbed 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/hv_snapshot.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/hv_snapshot.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 #define VSS_MAJOR  5
 #define VSS_MINOR  0
-#define VSS_MAJOR_MINOR    (VSS_MAJOR << 16 | VSS_MINOR)
+#define VSS_VERSION    (VSS_MAJOR << 16 | VSS_MINOR)
 
 
 
@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ void hv_vss_onchannelcallback(void *context)
 
 		if (icmsghdrp->icmsgtype == ICMSGTYPE_NEGOTIATE) {
 			vmbus_prep_negotiate_resp(icmsghdrp, negop,
-				 recv_buffer, UTIL_FW_MAJOR_MINOR,
-				 VSS_MAJOR_MINOR);
+				 recv_buffer, UTIL_FW_VERSION,
+				 VSS_VERSION);
 		} else {
 			vss_msg = (struct hv_vss_msg *)&recv_buffer[
 				sizeof(struct vmbuspipe_hdr) +
diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv_util.c b/drivers/hv/hv_util.c
index cb82233541b196a53177007ebb4520a9e4112442..273e3ddb3a20b00c5d1ae03bab6368c5fcfbc26f 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/hv_util.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/hv_util.c
@@ -28,17 +28,32 @@
 #include <linux/reboot.h>
 #include <linux/hyperv.h>
 
-#define SHUTDOWN_MAJOR	3
-#define SHUTDOWN_MINOR  0
-#define SHUTDOWN_MAJOR_MINOR	(SHUTDOWN_MAJOR << 16 | SHUTDOWN_MINOR)
 
-#define TIMESYNCH_MAJOR	3
-#define TIMESYNCH_MINOR 0
-#define TIMESYNCH_MAJOR_MINOR	(TIMESYNCH_MAJOR << 16 | TIMESYNCH_MINOR)
+#define SD_MAJOR	3
+#define SD_MINOR	0
+#define SD_VERSION	(SD_MAJOR << 16 | SD_MINOR)
 
-#define HEARTBEAT_MAJOR	3
-#define HEARTBEAT_MINOR 0
-#define HEARTBEAT_MAJOR_MINOR	(HEARTBEAT_MAJOR << 16 | HEARTBEAT_MINOR)
+#define SD_WS2008_MAJOR		1
+#define SD_WS2008_VERSION	(SD_WS2008_MAJOR << 16 | SD_MINOR)
+
+#define TS_MAJOR	3
+#define TS_MINOR	0
+#define TS_VERSION	(TS_MAJOR << 16 | TS_MINOR)
+
+#define TS_WS2008_MAJOR		1
+#define TS_WS2008_VERSION	(TS_WS2008_MAJOR << 16 | TS_MINOR)
+
+#define HB_MAJOR	3
+#define HB_MINOR 0
+#define HB_VERSION	(HB_MAJOR << 16 | HB_MINOR)
+
+#define HB_WS2008_MAJOR	1
+#define HB_WS2008_VERSION	(HB_WS2008_MAJOR << 16 | HB_MINOR)
+
+static int sd_srv_version;
+static int ts_srv_version;
+static int hb_srv_version;
+static int util_fw_version;
 
 static void shutdown_onchannelcallback(void *context);
 static struct hv_util_service util_shutdown = {
@@ -99,8 +114,8 @@ static void shutdown_onchannelcallback(void *context)
 
 		if (icmsghdrp->icmsgtype == ICMSGTYPE_NEGOTIATE) {
 			vmbus_prep_negotiate_resp(icmsghdrp, negop,
-					shut_txf_buf, UTIL_FW_MAJOR_MINOR,
-					SHUTDOWN_MAJOR_MINOR);
+					shut_txf_buf, util_fw_version,
+					sd_srv_version);
 		} else {
 			shutdown_msg =
 				(struct shutdown_msg_data *)&shut_txf_buf[
@@ -216,6 +231,7 @@ static void timesync_onchannelcallback(void *context)
 	struct icmsg_hdr *icmsghdrp;
 	struct ictimesync_data *timedatap;
 	u8 *time_txf_buf = util_timesynch.recv_buffer;
+	struct icmsg_negotiate *negop = NULL;
 
 	vmbus_recvpacket(channel, time_txf_buf,
 			 PAGE_SIZE, &recvlen, &requestid);
@@ -225,9 +241,10 @@ static void timesync_onchannelcallback(void *context)
 				sizeof(struct vmbuspipe_hdr)];
 
 		if (icmsghdrp->icmsgtype == ICMSGTYPE_NEGOTIATE) {
-			vmbus_prep_negotiate_resp(icmsghdrp, NULL, time_txf_buf,
-						UTIL_FW_MAJOR_MINOR,
-						TIMESYNCH_MAJOR_MINOR);
+			vmbus_prep_negotiate_resp(icmsghdrp, negop,
+						time_txf_buf,
+						util_fw_version,
+						ts_srv_version);
 		} else {
 			timedatap = (struct ictimesync_data *)&time_txf_buf[
 				sizeof(struct vmbuspipe_hdr) +
@@ -257,6 +274,7 @@ static void heartbeat_onchannelcallback(void *context)
 	struct icmsg_hdr *icmsghdrp;
 	struct heartbeat_msg_data *heartbeat_msg;
 	u8 *hbeat_txf_buf = util_heartbeat.recv_buffer;
+	struct icmsg_negotiate *negop = NULL;
 
 	vmbus_recvpacket(channel, hbeat_txf_buf,
 			 PAGE_SIZE, &recvlen, &requestid);
@@ -266,9 +284,9 @@ static void heartbeat_onchannelcallback(void *context)
 				sizeof(struct vmbuspipe_hdr)];
 
 		if (icmsghdrp->icmsgtype == ICMSGTYPE_NEGOTIATE) {
-			vmbus_prep_negotiate_resp(icmsghdrp, NULL,
-				hbeat_txf_buf, UTIL_FW_MAJOR_MINOR,
-				HEARTBEAT_MAJOR_MINOR);
+			vmbus_prep_negotiate_resp(icmsghdrp, negop,
+				hbeat_txf_buf, util_fw_version,
+				hb_srv_version);
 		} else {
 			heartbeat_msg =
 				(struct heartbeat_msg_data *)&hbeat_txf_buf[
@@ -321,6 +339,25 @@ static int util_probe(struct hv_device *dev,
 		goto error;
 
 	hv_set_drvdata(dev, srv);
+	/*
+	 * Based on the host; initialize the framework and
+	 * service version numbers we will negotiate.
+	 */
+	switch (vmbus_proto_version) {
+	case (VERSION_WS2008):
+		util_fw_version = UTIL_WS2K8_FW_VERSION;
+		sd_srv_version = SD_WS2008_VERSION;
+		ts_srv_version = TS_WS2008_VERSION;
+		hb_srv_version = HB_WS2008_VERSION;
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		util_fw_version = UTIL_FW_VERSION;
+		sd_srv_version = SD_VERSION;
+		ts_srv_version = TS_VERSION;
+		hb_srv_version = HB_VERSION;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 
 error:
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/amthif.c b/drivers/misc/mei/amthif.c
index d0fdc134068a05ed9967fe98ca7d9a6d6429e710..f6ff711aa5bbbaa4a177dbd416ccdab53017bb23 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/amthif.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/amthif.c
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ void mei_amthif_reset_params(struct mei_device *dev)
 	dev->iamthif_ioctl = false;
 	dev->iamthif_state = MEI_IAMTHIF_IDLE;
 	dev->iamthif_timer = 0;
+	dev->iamthif_stall_timer = 0;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c b/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
index 6d0282c08a06cdbe6233a379ee575882b1d7a525..cd2033cd7120d7631fa8d345409ed9ea86259799 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
@@ -297,10 +297,13 @@ int __mei_cl_recv(struct mei_cl *cl, u8 *buf, size_t length)
 
 	if (cl->reading_state != MEI_READ_COMPLETE &&
 	    !waitqueue_active(&cl->rx_wait)) {
+
 		mutex_unlock(&dev->device_lock);
 
 		if (wait_event_interruptible(cl->rx_wait,
-				(MEI_READ_COMPLETE == cl->reading_state))) {
+				cl->reading_state == MEI_READ_COMPLETE  ||
+				mei_cl_is_transitioning(cl))) {
+
 			if (signal_pending(current))
 				return -EINTR;
 			return -ERESTARTSYS;
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/client.h b/drivers/misc/mei/client.h
index 9eb031e920701e8ad8feadf3bec2900b182e4a5c..892cc4207fa202629e27698c0ae536f0b81880b0 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/client.h
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/client.h
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ static inline bool mei_cl_is_connected(struct mei_cl *cl)
 		cl->dev->dev_state == MEI_DEV_ENABLED &&
 		cl->state == MEI_FILE_CONNECTED);
 }
+static inline bool mei_cl_is_transitioning(struct mei_cl *cl)
+{
+	return (MEI_FILE_INITIALIZING == cl->state ||
+		MEI_FILE_DISCONNECTED == cl->state ||
+		MEI_FILE_DISCONNECTING == cl->state);
+}
 
 bool mei_cl_is_other_connecting(struct mei_cl *cl);
 int mei_cl_disconnect(struct mei_cl *cl);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/hbm.c b/drivers/misc/mei/hbm.c
index 6127ab64bb399323e57e418e9742c2f5b8a9d86d..0a0448326e9d583f951932b220d90186c59f92b7 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/hbm.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/hbm.c
@@ -35,11 +35,15 @@ static void mei_hbm_me_cl_allocate(struct mei_device *dev)
 	struct mei_me_client *clients;
 	int b;
 
+	dev->me_clients_num = 0;
+	dev->me_client_presentation_num = 0;
+	dev->me_client_index = 0;
+
 	/* count how many ME clients we have */
 	for_each_set_bit(b, dev->me_clients_map, MEI_CLIENTS_MAX)
 		dev->me_clients_num++;
 
-	if (dev->me_clients_num <= 0)
+	if (dev->me_clients_num == 0)
 		return;
 
 	kfree(dev->me_clients);
@@ -221,7 +225,7 @@ static int mei_hbm_prop_req(struct mei_device *dev)
 	struct hbm_props_request *prop_req;
 	const size_t len = sizeof(struct hbm_props_request);
 	unsigned long next_client_index;
-	u8 client_num;
+	unsigned long client_num;
 
 
 	client_num = dev->me_client_presentation_num;
@@ -677,8 +681,6 @@ void mei_hbm_dispatch(struct mei_device *dev, struct mei_msg_hdr *hdr)
 		if (dev->dev_state == MEI_DEV_INIT_CLIENTS &&
 		    dev->hbm_state == MEI_HBM_ENUM_CLIENTS) {
 				dev->init_clients_timer = 0;
-				dev->me_client_presentation_num = 0;
-				dev->me_client_index = 0;
 				mei_hbm_me_cl_allocate(dev);
 				dev->hbm_state = MEI_HBM_CLIENT_PROPERTIES;
 
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/init.c b/drivers/misc/mei/init.c
index 92c73118b13c450149e21ec48b990e6329f4e5b1..6197018e2f16a24296619442fe6c8744c7c55b88 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/init.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/init.c
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ void mei_reset(struct mei_device *dev, int interrupts_enabled)
 		memset(&dev->wr_ext_msg, 0, sizeof(dev->wr_ext_msg));
 	}
 
+	/* we're already in reset, cancel the init timer */
+	dev->init_clients_timer = 0;
+
 	dev->me_clients_num = 0;
 	dev->rd_msg_hdr = 0;
 	dev->wd_pending = false;
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/main.c b/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
index 173ff095be0dd6747145c9653726b3e00f85cd81..cabeddd66c1f406f73f7e5bed2a56b7e52cd7621 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
@@ -249,19 +249,16 @@ static ssize_t mei_read(struct file *file, char __user *ubuf,
 		mutex_unlock(&dev->device_lock);
 
 		if (wait_event_interruptible(cl->rx_wait,
-			(MEI_READ_COMPLETE == cl->reading_state ||
-			 MEI_FILE_INITIALIZING == cl->state ||
-			 MEI_FILE_DISCONNECTED == cl->state ||
-			 MEI_FILE_DISCONNECTING == cl->state))) {
+				MEI_READ_COMPLETE == cl->reading_state ||
+				mei_cl_is_transitioning(cl))) {
+
 			if (signal_pending(current))
 				return -EINTR;
 			return -ERESTARTSYS;
 		}
 
 		mutex_lock(&dev->device_lock);
-		if (MEI_FILE_INITIALIZING == cl->state ||
-		    MEI_FILE_DISCONNECTED == cl->state ||
-		    MEI_FILE_DISCONNECTING == cl->state) {
+		if (mei_cl_is_transitioning(cl)) {
 			rets = -EBUSY;
 			goto out;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/mei_dev.h b/drivers/misc/mei/mei_dev.h
index 7b918b2fb89468ad6c653a3ff9e0f616aefa5022..456b322013e269fc61f911d6f5761768c2863d4f 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/mei_dev.h
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/mei_dev.h
@@ -396,9 +396,9 @@ struct mei_device {
 	struct mei_me_client *me_clients; /* Note: memory has to be allocated */
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(me_clients_map, MEI_CLIENTS_MAX);
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(host_clients_map, MEI_CLIENTS_MAX);
-	u8 me_clients_num;
-	u8 me_client_presentation_num;
-	u8 me_client_index;
+	unsigned long me_clients_num;
+	unsigned long me_client_presentation_num;
+	unsigned long me_client_index;
 
 	struct mei_cl wd_cl;
 	enum mei_wd_states wd_state;
diff --git a/include/linux/hyperv.h b/include/linux/hyperv.h
index a3b8b2e2d24438129df020cc8d7af78562123cad..d98503bde7e9bc7ace0e2c3ddc5f2ae019f527ff 100644
--- a/include/linux/hyperv.h
+++ b/include/linux/hyperv.h
@@ -30,10 +30,13 @@
 /*
  * Framework version for util services.
  */
+#define UTIL_FW_MINOR  0
+
+#define UTIL_WS2K8_FW_MAJOR  1
+#define UTIL_WS2K8_FW_VERSION     (UTIL_WS2K8_FW_MAJOR << 16 | UTIL_FW_MINOR)
 
 #define UTIL_FW_MAJOR  3
-#define UTIL_FW_MINOR  0
-#define UTIL_FW_MAJOR_MINOR     (UTIL_FW_MAJOR << 16 | UTIL_FW_MINOR)
+#define UTIL_FW_VERSION     (UTIL_FW_MAJOR << 16 | UTIL_FW_MINOR)
 
 
 /*