diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index 150e49723c15af38167f3d6aa6a3ddb9a745ed4b..c365f0aa943387bfd39b772c4370825aa00ec636 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -611,6 +611,22 @@ static blk_status_t nvme_setup_discard(struct nvme_ns *ns, struct request *req,
 	return BLK_STS_OK;
 }
 
+static inline blk_status_t nvme_setup_write_zeroes(struct nvme_ns *ns,
+		struct request *req, struct nvme_command *cmnd)
+{
+	if (ns->ctrl->quirks & NVME_QUIRK_DEALLOCATE_ZEROES)
+		return nvme_setup_discard(ns, req, cmnd);
+
+	cmnd->write_zeroes.opcode = nvme_cmd_write_zeroes;
+	cmnd->write_zeroes.nsid = cpu_to_le32(ns->head->ns_id);
+	cmnd->write_zeroes.slba =
+		cpu_to_le64(nvme_block_nr(ns, blk_rq_pos(req)));
+	cmnd->write_zeroes.length =
+		cpu_to_le16((blk_rq_bytes(req) >> ns->lba_shift) - 1);
+	cmnd->write_zeroes.control = 0;
+	return BLK_STS_OK;
+}
+
 static inline blk_status_t nvme_setup_rw(struct nvme_ns *ns,
 		struct request *req, struct nvme_command *cmnd)
 {
@@ -705,7 +721,8 @@ blk_status_t nvme_setup_cmd(struct nvme_ns *ns, struct request *req,
 		nvme_setup_flush(ns, cmd);
 		break;
 	case REQ_OP_WRITE_ZEROES:
-		/* currently only aliased to deallocate for a few ctrls: */
+		ret = nvme_setup_write_zeroes(ns, req, cmd);
+		break;
 	case REQ_OP_DISCARD:
 		ret = nvme_setup_discard(ns, req, cmd);
 		break;
@@ -1509,6 +1526,37 @@ static void nvme_config_discard(struct nvme_ns *ns)
 		blk_queue_max_write_zeroes_sectors(queue, UINT_MAX);
 }
 
+static inline void nvme_config_write_zeroes(struct nvme_ns *ns)
+{
+	u32 max_sectors;
+	unsigned short bs = 1 << ns->lba_shift;
+
+	if (!(ns->ctrl->oncs & NVME_CTRL_ONCS_WRITE_ZEROES))
+		return;
+	/*
+	 * Even though NVMe spec explicitly states that MDTS is not
+	 * applicable to the write-zeroes:- "The restriction does not apply to
+	 * commands that do not transfer data between the host and the
+	 * controller (e.g., Write Uncorrectable ro Write Zeroes command).".
+	 * In order to be more cautious use controller's max_hw_sectors value
+	 * to configure the maximum sectors for the write-zeroes which is
+	 * configured based on the controller's MDTS field in the
+	 * nvme_init_identify() if available.
+	 */
+	if (ns->ctrl->max_hw_sectors == UINT_MAX)
+		max_sectors = ((u32)(USHRT_MAX + 1) * bs) >> 9;
+	else
+		max_sectors = ((u32)(ns->ctrl->max_hw_sectors + 1) * bs) >> 9;
+
+	blk_queue_max_write_zeroes_sectors(ns->queue, max_sectors);
+}
+
+static inline void nvme_ns_config_oncs(struct nvme_ns *ns)
+{
+	nvme_config_discard(ns);
+	nvme_config_write_zeroes(ns);
+}
+
 static void nvme_report_ns_ids(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, unsigned int nsid,
 		struct nvme_id_ns *id, struct nvme_ns_ids *ids)
 {
@@ -1562,7 +1610,7 @@ static void nvme_update_disk_info(struct gendisk *disk,
 		capacity = 0;
 
 	set_capacity(disk, capacity);
-	nvme_config_discard(ns);
+	nvme_ns_config_oncs(ns);
 
 	if (id->nsattr & (1 << 0))
 		set_disk_ro(disk, true);
@@ -3591,8 +3639,6 @@ void nvme_stop_ctrl(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 	nvme_stop_keep_alive(ctrl);
 	flush_work(&ctrl->async_event_work);
 	cancel_work_sync(&ctrl->fw_act_work);
-	if (ctrl->ops->stop_ctrl)
-		ctrl->ops->stop_ctrl(ctrl);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_stop_ctrl);
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
index ab961bdeea89ad5e3c6d2f0be0480ca23083bd7c..a0cc733c753e740744589c0c3ee058b18a28dd9b 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
@@ -363,7 +363,6 @@ struct nvme_ctrl_ops {
 	void (*submit_async_event)(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl);
 	void (*delete_ctrl)(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl);
 	int (*get_address)(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, char *buf, int size);
-	void (*stop_ctrl)(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl);
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FAULT_INJECTION_DEBUG_FS
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c b/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
index 52abc3a6de129cab702ee1ca488bf8946940657e..ac365366c2ec1724a2d7558de6b2198108348d10 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
@@ -942,14 +942,6 @@ static void nvme_rdma_teardown_io_queues(struct nvme_rdma_ctrl *ctrl,
 	}
 }
 
-static void nvme_rdma_stop_ctrl(struct nvme_ctrl *nctrl)
-{
-	struct nvme_rdma_ctrl *ctrl = to_rdma_ctrl(nctrl);
-
-	cancel_work_sync(&ctrl->err_work);
-	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ctrl->reconnect_work);
-}
-
 static void nvme_rdma_free_ctrl(struct nvme_ctrl *nctrl)
 {
 	struct nvme_rdma_ctrl *ctrl = to_rdma_ctrl(nctrl);
@@ -1854,6 +1846,9 @@ static const struct blk_mq_ops nvme_rdma_admin_mq_ops = {
 
 static void nvme_rdma_shutdown_ctrl(struct nvme_rdma_ctrl *ctrl, bool shutdown)
 {
+	cancel_work_sync(&ctrl->err_work);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ctrl->reconnect_work);
+
 	nvme_rdma_teardown_io_queues(ctrl, shutdown);
 	if (shutdown)
 		nvme_shutdown_ctrl(&ctrl->ctrl);
@@ -1902,7 +1897,6 @@ static const struct nvme_ctrl_ops nvme_rdma_ctrl_ops = {
 	.submit_async_event	= nvme_rdma_submit_async_event,
 	.delete_ctrl		= nvme_rdma_delete_ctrl,
 	.get_address		= nvmf_get_address,
-	.stop_ctrl		= nvme_rdma_stop_ctrl,
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
index 5f0a004252422f970c2f90ced7a01e4f92dd0041..208ee518af6506edea83f50544c88eedc274dd81 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
@@ -1822,6 +1822,9 @@ static void nvme_tcp_error_recovery_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 static void nvme_tcp_teardown_ctrl(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, bool shutdown)
 {
+	cancel_work_sync(&to_tcp_ctrl(ctrl)->err_work);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&to_tcp_ctrl(ctrl)->connect_work);
+
 	nvme_tcp_teardown_io_queues(ctrl, shutdown);
 	if (shutdown)
 		nvme_shutdown_ctrl(ctrl);
@@ -1859,12 +1862,6 @@ static void nvme_reset_ctrl_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	nvme_tcp_reconnect_or_remove(ctrl);
 }
 
-static void nvme_tcp_stop_ctrl(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
-{
-	cancel_work_sync(&to_tcp_ctrl(ctrl)->err_work);
-	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&to_tcp_ctrl(ctrl)->connect_work);
-}
-
 static void nvme_tcp_free_ctrl(struct nvme_ctrl *nctrl)
 {
 	struct nvme_tcp_ctrl *ctrl = to_tcp_ctrl(nctrl);
@@ -2115,7 +2112,6 @@ static const struct nvme_ctrl_ops nvme_tcp_ctrl_ops = {
 	.submit_async_event	= nvme_tcp_submit_async_event,
 	.delete_ctrl		= nvme_tcp_delete_ctrl,
 	.get_address		= nvmf_get_address,
-	.stop_ctrl		= nvme_tcp_stop_ctrl,
 };
 
 static bool