diff --git a/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c b/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
index ec8fb578fa36a456f6a333896e4dc5c138f2278a..b24cd3e5b99fbc0443be38c9b55a9c5f073e3656 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
@@ -2549,7 +2549,8 @@ static int ars_get_cap(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc,
 	return cmd_rc;
 }
 
-static int ars_start(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc, struct nfit_spa *nfit_spa)
+static int ars_start(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc,
+		struct nfit_spa *nfit_spa, enum nfit_ars_state req_type)
 {
 	int rc;
 	int cmd_rc;
@@ -2560,7 +2561,7 @@ static int ars_start(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc, struct nfit_spa *nfit_spa
 	memset(&ars_start, 0, sizeof(ars_start));
 	ars_start.address = spa->address;
 	ars_start.length = spa->length;
-	if (test_bit(ARS_SHORT, &nfit_spa->ars_state))
+	if (req_type == ARS_REQ_SHORT)
 		ars_start.flags = ND_ARS_RETURN_PREV_DATA;
 	if (nfit_spa_type(spa) == NFIT_SPA_PM)
 		ars_start.type = ND_ARS_PERSISTENT;
@@ -2617,6 +2618,15 @@ static void ars_complete(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc,
 	struct nd_region *nd_region = nfit_spa->nd_region;
 	struct device *dev;
 
+	lockdep_assert_held(&acpi_desc->init_mutex);
+	/*
+	 * Only advance the ARS state for ARS runs initiated by the
+	 * kernel, ignore ARS results from BIOS initiated runs for scrub
+	 * completion tracking.
+	 */
+	if (acpi_desc->scrub_spa != nfit_spa)
+		return;
+
 	if ((ars_status->address >= spa->address && ars_status->address
 				< spa->address + spa->length)
 			|| (ars_status->address < spa->address)) {
@@ -2636,28 +2646,13 @@ static void ars_complete(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc,
 	} else
 		return;
 
-	if (test_bit(ARS_DONE, &nfit_spa->ars_state))
-		return;
-
-	if (!test_and_clear_bit(ARS_REQ, &nfit_spa->ars_state))
-		return;
-
+	acpi_desc->scrub_spa = NULL;
 	if (nd_region) {
 		dev = nd_region_dev(nd_region);
 		nvdimm_region_notify(nd_region, NVDIMM_REVALIDATE_POISON);
 	} else
 		dev = acpi_desc->dev;
-
-	dev_dbg(dev, "ARS: range %d %s complete\n", spa->range_index,
-			test_bit(ARS_SHORT, &nfit_spa->ars_state)
-			? "short" : "long");
-	clear_bit(ARS_SHORT, &nfit_spa->ars_state);
-	if (test_and_clear_bit(ARS_REQ_REDO, &nfit_spa->ars_state)) {
-		set_bit(ARS_SHORT, &nfit_spa->ars_state);
-		set_bit(ARS_REQ, &nfit_spa->ars_state);
-		dev_dbg(dev, "ARS: processing scrub request received while in progress\n");
-	} else
-		set_bit(ARS_DONE, &nfit_spa->ars_state);
+	dev_dbg(dev, "ARS: range %d complete\n", spa->range_index);
 }
 
 static int ars_status_process_records(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc)
@@ -2938,46 +2933,55 @@ static int acpi_nfit_query_poison(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int ars_register(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc, struct nfit_spa *nfit_spa,
-		int *query_rc)
+static int ars_register(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc,
+		struct nfit_spa *nfit_spa)
 {
-	int rc = *query_rc;
+	int rc;
 
-	if (no_init_ars)
+	if (no_init_ars || test_bit(ARS_FAILED, &nfit_spa->ars_state))
 		return acpi_nfit_register_region(acpi_desc, nfit_spa);
 
-	set_bit(ARS_REQ, &nfit_spa->ars_state);
-	set_bit(ARS_SHORT, &nfit_spa->ars_state);
+	set_bit(ARS_REQ_SHORT, &nfit_spa->ars_state);
+	set_bit(ARS_REQ_LONG, &nfit_spa->ars_state);
 
-	switch (rc) {
+	switch (acpi_nfit_query_poison(acpi_desc)) {
 	case 0:
 	case -EAGAIN:
-		rc = ars_start(acpi_desc, nfit_spa);
-		if (rc == -EBUSY) {
-			*query_rc = rc;
+		rc = ars_start(acpi_desc, nfit_spa, ARS_REQ_SHORT);
+		/* shouldn't happen, try again later */
+		if (rc == -EBUSY)
 			break;
-		} else if (rc == 0) {
-			rc = acpi_nfit_query_poison(acpi_desc);
-		} else {
+		if (rc) {
 			set_bit(ARS_FAILED, &nfit_spa->ars_state);
 			break;
 		}
-		if (rc == -EAGAIN)
-			clear_bit(ARS_SHORT, &nfit_spa->ars_state);
-		else if (rc == 0)
-			ars_complete(acpi_desc, nfit_spa);
+		clear_bit(ARS_REQ_SHORT, &nfit_spa->ars_state);
+		rc = acpi_nfit_query_poison(acpi_desc);
+		if (rc)
+			break;
+		acpi_desc->scrub_spa = nfit_spa;
+		ars_complete(acpi_desc, nfit_spa);
+		/*
+		 * If ars_complete() says we didn't complete the
+		 * short scrub, we'll try again with a long
+		 * request.
+		 */
+		acpi_desc->scrub_spa = NULL;
 		break;
 	case -EBUSY:
+	case -ENOMEM:
 	case -ENOSPC:
+		/*
+		 * BIOS was using ARS, wait for it to complete (or
+		 * resources to become available) and then perform our
+		 * own scrubs.
+		 */
 		break;
 	default:
 		set_bit(ARS_FAILED, &nfit_spa->ars_state);
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if (test_and_clear_bit(ARS_DONE, &nfit_spa->ars_state))
-		set_bit(ARS_REQ, &nfit_spa->ars_state);
-
 	return acpi_nfit_register_region(acpi_desc, nfit_spa);
 }
 
@@ -2999,6 +3003,8 @@ static unsigned int __acpi_nfit_scrub(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc,
 	struct device *dev = acpi_desc->dev;
 	struct nfit_spa *nfit_spa;
 
+	lockdep_assert_held(&acpi_desc->init_mutex);
+
 	if (acpi_desc->cancel)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -3022,21 +3028,49 @@ static unsigned int __acpi_nfit_scrub(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc,
 
 	ars_complete_all(acpi_desc);
 	list_for_each_entry(nfit_spa, &acpi_desc->spas, list) {
+		enum nfit_ars_state req_type;
+		int rc;
+
 		if (test_bit(ARS_FAILED, &nfit_spa->ars_state))
 			continue;
-		if (test_bit(ARS_REQ, &nfit_spa->ars_state)) {
-			int rc = ars_start(acpi_desc, nfit_spa);
-
-			clear_bit(ARS_DONE, &nfit_spa->ars_state);
-			dev = nd_region_dev(nfit_spa->nd_region);
-			dev_dbg(dev, "ARS: range %d ARS start (%d)\n",
-					nfit_spa->spa->range_index, rc);
-			if (rc == 0 || rc == -EBUSY)
-				return 1;
-			dev_err(dev, "ARS: range %d ARS failed (%d)\n",
-					nfit_spa->spa->range_index, rc);
-			set_bit(ARS_FAILED, &nfit_spa->ars_state);
+
+		/* prefer short ARS requests first */
+		if (test_bit(ARS_REQ_SHORT, &nfit_spa->ars_state))
+			req_type = ARS_REQ_SHORT;
+		else if (test_bit(ARS_REQ_LONG, &nfit_spa->ars_state))
+			req_type = ARS_REQ_LONG;
+		else
+			continue;
+		rc = ars_start(acpi_desc, nfit_spa, req_type);
+
+		dev = nd_region_dev(nfit_spa->nd_region);
+		dev_dbg(dev, "ARS: range %d ARS start %s (%d)\n",
+				nfit_spa->spa->range_index,
+				req_type == ARS_REQ_SHORT ? "short" : "long",
+				rc);
+		/*
+		 * Hmm, we raced someone else starting ARS? Try again in
+		 * a bit.
+		 */
+		if (rc == -EBUSY)
+			return 1;
+		if (rc == 0) {
+			dev_WARN_ONCE(dev, acpi_desc->scrub_spa,
+					"scrub start while range %d active\n",
+					acpi_desc->scrub_spa->spa->range_index);
+			clear_bit(req_type, &nfit_spa->ars_state);
+			acpi_desc->scrub_spa = nfit_spa;
+			/*
+			 * Consider this spa last for future scrub
+			 * requests
+			 */
+			list_move_tail(&nfit_spa->list, &acpi_desc->spas);
+			return 1;
 		}
+
+		dev_err(dev, "ARS: range %d ARS failed (%d)\n",
+				nfit_spa->spa->range_index, rc);
+		set_bit(ARS_FAILED, &nfit_spa->ars_state);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -3092,6 +3126,7 @@ static void acpi_nfit_init_ars(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc,
 	struct nd_cmd_ars_cap ars_cap;
 	int rc;
 
+	set_bit(ARS_FAILED, &nfit_spa->ars_state);
 	memset(&ars_cap, 0, sizeof(ars_cap));
 	rc = ars_get_cap(acpi_desc, &ars_cap, nfit_spa);
 	if (rc < 0)
@@ -3108,16 +3143,14 @@ static void acpi_nfit_init_ars(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc,
 	nfit_spa->clear_err_unit = ars_cap.clear_err_unit;
 	acpi_desc->max_ars = max(nfit_spa->max_ars, acpi_desc->max_ars);
 	clear_bit(ARS_FAILED, &nfit_spa->ars_state);
-	set_bit(ARS_REQ, &nfit_spa->ars_state);
 }
 
 static int acpi_nfit_register_regions(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc)
 {
 	struct nfit_spa *nfit_spa;
-	int rc, query_rc;
+	int rc;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(nfit_spa, &acpi_desc->spas, list) {
-		set_bit(ARS_FAILED, &nfit_spa->ars_state);
 		switch (nfit_spa_type(nfit_spa->spa)) {
 		case NFIT_SPA_VOLATILE:
 		case NFIT_SPA_PM:
@@ -3126,20 +3159,12 @@ static int acpi_nfit_register_regions(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Reap any results that might be pending before starting new
-	 * short requests.
-	 */
-	query_rc = acpi_nfit_query_poison(acpi_desc);
-	if (query_rc == 0)
-		ars_complete_all(acpi_desc);
-
 	list_for_each_entry(nfit_spa, &acpi_desc->spas, list)
 		switch (nfit_spa_type(nfit_spa->spa)) {
 		case NFIT_SPA_VOLATILE:
 		case NFIT_SPA_PM:
 			/* register regions and kick off initial ARS run */
-			rc = ars_register(acpi_desc, nfit_spa, &query_rc);
+			rc = ars_register(acpi_desc, nfit_spa);
 			if (rc)
 				return rc;
 			break;
@@ -3334,7 +3359,8 @@ static int acpi_nfit_clear_to_send(struct nvdimm_bus_descriptor *nd_desc,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int acpi_nfit_ars_rescan(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc, unsigned long flags)
+int acpi_nfit_ars_rescan(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc,
+		enum nfit_ars_state req_type)
 {
 	struct device *dev = acpi_desc->dev;
 	int scheduled = 0, busy = 0;
@@ -3354,14 +3380,10 @@ int acpi_nfit_ars_rescan(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc, unsigned long flags)
 		if (test_bit(ARS_FAILED, &nfit_spa->ars_state))
 			continue;
 
-		if (test_and_set_bit(ARS_REQ, &nfit_spa->ars_state)) {
+		if (test_and_set_bit(req_type, &nfit_spa->ars_state))
 			busy++;
-			set_bit(ARS_REQ_REDO, &nfit_spa->ars_state);
-		} else {
-			if (test_bit(ARS_SHORT, &flags))
-				set_bit(ARS_SHORT, &nfit_spa->ars_state);
+		else
 			scheduled++;
-		}
 	}
 	if (scheduled) {
 		sched_ars(acpi_desc);
@@ -3547,10 +3569,11 @@ static void acpi_nfit_update_notify(struct device *dev, acpi_handle handle)
 static void acpi_nfit_uc_error_notify(struct device *dev, acpi_handle handle)
 {
 	struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-	unsigned long flags = (acpi_desc->scrub_mode == HW_ERROR_SCRUB_ON) ?
-			0 : 1 << ARS_SHORT;
 
-	acpi_nfit_ars_rescan(acpi_desc, flags);
+	if (acpi_desc->scrub_mode == HW_ERROR_SCRUB_ON)
+		acpi_nfit_ars_rescan(acpi_desc, ARS_REQ_LONG);
+	else
+		acpi_nfit_ars_rescan(acpi_desc, ARS_REQ_SHORT);
 }
 
 void __acpi_nfit_notify(struct device *dev, acpi_handle handle, u32 event)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/nfit/nfit.h b/drivers/acpi/nfit/nfit.h
index af73aec547f2b4b40ff0b52750f6fe8b2e62d6ca..df0f6b8407e742984303f2a0daa0e76e5ac856cf 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/nfit/nfit.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/nfit/nfit.h
@@ -118,10 +118,8 @@ enum nfit_dimm_notifiers {
 };
 
 enum nfit_ars_state {
-	ARS_REQ,
-	ARS_REQ_REDO,
-	ARS_DONE,
-	ARS_SHORT,
+	ARS_REQ_SHORT,
+	ARS_REQ_LONG,
 	ARS_FAILED,
 };
 
@@ -205,6 +203,7 @@ struct acpi_nfit_desc {
 	struct device *dev;
 	u8 ars_start_flags;
 	struct nd_cmd_ars_status *ars_status;
+	struct nfit_spa *scrub_spa;
 	struct delayed_work dwork;
 	struct list_head list;
 	struct kernfs_node *scrub_count_state;
@@ -259,7 +258,8 @@ struct nfit_blk {
 
 extern struct list_head acpi_descs;
 extern struct mutex acpi_desc_lock;
-int acpi_nfit_ars_rescan(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc, unsigned long flags);
+int acpi_nfit_ars_rescan(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc,
+		enum nfit_ars_state req_type);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_MCE
 void nfit_mce_register(void);