diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c b/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
index 7956a10f94885f19cc91dc981c5934fcb494a414..517621fa8bca3ffebc0206e9b7cdee5524c9f33c 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTRR
 #include <asm/mtrr.h>
 #endif
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
+#include <scsi/scsi_host.h>
 
 #include "mptbase.h"
 #include "lsi/mpi_log_fc.h"
@@ -323,6 +325,32 @@ mpt_is_discovery_complete(MPT_ADAPTER *ioc)
 	return rc;
 }
 
+
+/**
+ *  mpt_remove_dead_ioc_func - kthread context to remove dead ioc
+ * @arg: input argument, used to derive ioc
+ *
+ * Return 0 if controller is removed from pci subsystem.
+ * Return -1 for other case.
+ */
+static int mpt_remove_dead_ioc_func(void *arg)
+{
+	MPT_ADAPTER *ioc = (MPT_ADAPTER *)arg;
+	struct pci_dev *pdev;
+
+	if ((ioc == NULL))
+		return -1;
+
+	pdev = ioc->pcidev;
+	if ((pdev == NULL))
+		return -1;
+
+	pci_remove_bus_device(pdev);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+
 /**
  *	mpt_fault_reset_work - work performed on workq after ioc fault
  *	@work: input argument, used to derive ioc
@@ -336,12 +364,45 @@ mpt_fault_reset_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	u32		 ioc_raw_state;
 	int		 rc;
 	unsigned long	 flags;
+	MPT_SCSI_HOST	*hd;
+	struct task_struct *p;
 
 	if (ioc->ioc_reset_in_progress || !ioc->active)
 		goto out;
 
+
 	ioc_raw_state = mpt_GetIocState(ioc, 0);
-	if ((ioc_raw_state & MPI_IOC_STATE_MASK) == MPI_IOC_STATE_FAULT) {
+	if ((ioc_raw_state & MPI_IOC_STATE_MASK) == MPI_IOC_STATE_MASK) {
+		printk(MYIOC_s_INFO_FMT "%s: IOC is non-operational !!!!\n",
+		    ioc->name, __func__);
+
+		/*
+		 * Call mptscsih_flush_pending_cmds callback so that we
+		 * flush all pending commands back to OS.
+		 * This call is required to aovid deadlock at block layer.
+		 * Dead IOC will fail to do diag reset,and this call is safe
+		 * since dead ioc will never return any command back from HW.
+		 */
+		hd = shost_priv(ioc->sh);
+		ioc->schedule_dead_ioc_flush_running_cmds(hd);
+
+		/*Remove the Dead Host */
+		p = kthread_run(mpt_remove_dead_ioc_func, ioc,
+				"mpt_dead_ioc_%d", ioc->id);
+		if (IS_ERR(p))	{
+			printk(MYIOC_s_ERR_FMT
+				"%s: Running mpt_dead_ioc thread failed !\n",
+				ioc->name, __func__);
+		} else {
+			printk(MYIOC_s_WARN_FMT
+				"%s: Running mpt_dead_ioc thread success !\n",
+				ioc->name, __func__);
+		}
+		return; /* don't rearm timer */
+	}
+
+	if ((ioc_raw_state & MPI_IOC_STATE_MASK)
+			== MPI_IOC_STATE_FAULT) {
 		printk(MYIOC_s_WARN_FMT "IOC is in FAULT state (%04xh)!!!\n",
 		       ioc->name, ioc_raw_state & MPI_DOORBELL_DATA_MASK);
 		printk(MYIOC_s_WARN_FMT "Issuing HardReset from %s!!\n",
diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.h b/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.h
index fe902338539b7bca6d22e9d2b1a563760d5fc849..69ddabd51958d1aab2e3eb3048aba940ac9290b7 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.h
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.h
@@ -554,10 +554,47 @@ struct mptfc_rport_info
 	u8		flags;
 };
 
+/*=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=*/
+
+/*
+ * MPT_SCSI_HOST defines - Used by the IOCTL and the SCSI drivers
+ * Private to the driver.
+ */
+
+#define MPT_HOST_BUS_UNKNOWN		(0xFF)
+#define MPT_HOST_TOO_MANY_TM		(0x05)
+#define MPT_HOST_NVRAM_INVALID		(0xFFFFFFFF)
+#define MPT_HOST_NO_CHAIN		(0xFFFFFFFF)
+#define MPT_NVRAM_MASK_TIMEOUT		(0x000000FF)
+#define MPT_NVRAM_SYNC_MASK		(0x0000FF00)
+#define MPT_NVRAM_SYNC_SHIFT		(8)
+#define MPT_NVRAM_DISCONNECT_ENABLE	(0x00010000)
+#define MPT_NVRAM_ID_SCAN_ENABLE	(0x00020000)
+#define MPT_NVRAM_LUN_SCAN_ENABLE	(0x00040000)
+#define MPT_NVRAM_TAG_QUEUE_ENABLE	(0x00080000)
+#define MPT_NVRAM_WIDE_DISABLE		(0x00100000)
+#define MPT_NVRAM_BOOT_CHOICE		(0x00200000)
+
+typedef enum {
+	FC,
+	SPI,
+	SAS
+} BUS_TYPE;
+
+typedef struct _MPT_SCSI_HOST {
+	struct _MPT_ADAPTER		 *ioc;
+	ushort			  sel_timeout[MPT_MAX_FC_DEVICES];
+	char			  *info_kbuf;
+	long			  last_queue_full;
+	u16			  spi_pending;
+	struct list_head	  target_reset_list;
+} MPT_SCSI_HOST;
+
 typedef void (*MPT_ADD_SGE)(void *pAddr, u32 flagslength, dma_addr_t dma_addr);
 typedef void (*MPT_ADD_CHAIN)(void *pAddr, u8 next, u16 length,
 		dma_addr_t dma_addr);
 typedef void (*MPT_SCHEDULE_TARGET_RESET)(void *ioc);
+typedef void (*MPT_FLUSH_RUNNING_CMDS)(MPT_SCSI_HOST *hd);
 
 /*
  *  Adapter Structure - pci_dev specific. Maximum: MPT_MAX_ADAPTERS
@@ -717,6 +754,7 @@ typedef struct _MPT_ADAPTER
 	u8			 taskmgmt_quiesce_io;
 	u8			 ioc_reset_in_progress;
 	MPT_SCHEDULE_TARGET_RESET schedule_target_reset;
+	MPT_FLUSH_RUNNING_CMDS schedule_dead_ioc_flush_running_cmds;
 	struct work_struct	 sas_persist_task;
 
 	struct work_struct	 fc_setup_reset_work;
@@ -830,19 +868,6 @@ typedef struct _MPT_LOCAL_REPLY {
 	u32	pad;
 } MPT_LOCAL_REPLY;
 
-#define MPT_HOST_BUS_UNKNOWN		(0xFF)
-#define MPT_HOST_TOO_MANY_TM		(0x05)
-#define MPT_HOST_NVRAM_INVALID		(0xFFFFFFFF)
-#define MPT_HOST_NO_CHAIN		(0xFFFFFFFF)
-#define MPT_NVRAM_MASK_TIMEOUT		(0x000000FF)
-#define MPT_NVRAM_SYNC_MASK		(0x0000FF00)
-#define MPT_NVRAM_SYNC_SHIFT		(8)
-#define MPT_NVRAM_DISCONNECT_ENABLE	(0x00010000)
-#define MPT_NVRAM_ID_SCAN_ENABLE	(0x00020000)
-#define MPT_NVRAM_LUN_SCAN_ENABLE	(0x00040000)
-#define MPT_NVRAM_TAG_QUEUE_ENABLE	(0x00080000)
-#define MPT_NVRAM_WIDE_DISABLE		(0x00100000)
-#define MPT_NVRAM_BOOT_CHOICE		(0x00200000)
 
 /* The TM_STATE variable is used to provide strict single threading of TM
  * requests as well as communicate TM error conditions.
@@ -851,21 +876,6 @@ typedef struct _MPT_LOCAL_REPLY {
 #define	TM_STATE_IN_PROGRESS   (1)
 #define	TM_STATE_ERROR	       (2)
 
-typedef enum {
-	FC,
-	SPI,
-	SAS
-} BUS_TYPE;
-
-typedef struct _MPT_SCSI_HOST {
-	MPT_ADAPTER		 *ioc;
-	ushort			  sel_timeout[MPT_MAX_FC_DEVICES];
-	char 			  *info_kbuf;
-	long			  last_queue_full;
-	u16			  spi_pending;
-	struct list_head	  target_reset_list;
-} MPT_SCSI_HOST;
-
 /*=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=*/
 /*
  *	More Dynamic Multi-Pathing stuff...
diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptsas.c b/drivers/message/fusion/mptsas.c
index 73229ff9cafa0080b38a9cb19a73f2b7486bc830..d21924ba4b1aff87b96cc3ee81c5eec628cb1582 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptsas.c
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptsas.c
@@ -5147,6 +5147,8 @@ mptsas_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	ioc->TaskCtx = mptsasTaskCtx;
 	ioc->InternalCtx = mptsasInternalCtx;
 	ioc->schedule_target_reset = &mptsas_schedule_target_reset;
+	ioc->schedule_dead_ioc_flush_running_cmds =
+				&mptscsih_flush_running_cmds;
 	/*  Added sanity check on readiness of the MPT adapter.
 	 */
 	if (ioc->last_state != MPI_IOC_STATE_OPERATIONAL) {
diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.c b/drivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.c
index ce61a5769765a4fda0fd4b5acfc2883a937480c6..de8cf92d8614e42fe5252dde6fb51991c8ff84ec 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.c
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.c
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ mptscsih_io_done(MPT_ADAPTER *ioc, MPT_FRAME_HDR *mf, MPT_FRAME_HDR *mr)
  *
  *	Must be called while new I/Os are being queued.
  */
-static void
+void
 mptscsih_flush_running_cmds(MPT_SCSI_HOST *hd)
 {
 	MPT_ADAPTER *ioc = hd->ioc;
@@ -1055,6 +1055,7 @@ mptscsih_flush_running_cmds(MPT_SCSI_HOST *hd)
 		sc->scsi_done(sc);
 	}
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mptscsih_flush_running_cmds);
 
 /*
  *	mptscsih_search_running_cmds - Delete any commands associated
diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.h b/drivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.h
index 45a5ff3eff6191cd91e3d2dfcb5936567ff5e46f..43e75ff39921b6556e8e2acb36685dc227d4961e 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.h
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.h
@@ -135,3 +135,4 @@ extern int mptscsih_is_phys_disk(MPT_ADAPTER *ioc, u8 channel, u8 id);
 extern struct device_attribute *mptscsih_host_attrs[];
 extern struct scsi_cmnd	*mptscsih_get_scsi_lookup(MPT_ADAPTER *ioc, int i);
 extern void mptscsih_taskmgmt_response_code(MPT_ADAPTER *ioc, u8 response_code);
+extern void mptscsih_flush_running_cmds(MPT_SCSI_HOST *hd);