diff --git a/block/bio-integrity.c b/block/bio-integrity.c
index 83e92be..9b1ea47 100644
--- a/block/bio-integrity.c
+++ b/block/bio-integrity.c
@@ -387,9 +387,11 @@
  */
 bool __bio_integrity_endio(struct bio *bio)
 {
-	if (bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_READ && !bio->bi_status) {
-		struct bio_integrity_payload *bip = bio_integrity(bio);
+	struct blk_integrity *bi = bdev_get_integrity(bio->bi_bdev);
+	struct bio_integrity_payload *bip = bio_integrity(bio);
 
+	if (bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_READ && !bio->bi_status &&
+	    (bip->bip_flags & BIP_BLOCK_INTEGRITY) && bi->profile->verify_fn) {
 		INIT_WORK(&bip->bip_work, bio_integrity_verify_fn);
 		queue_work(kintegrityd_wq, &bip->bip_work);
 		return false;
diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 211ef36..535cbdf 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -684,8 +684,8 @@
 void blk_mq_delay_kick_requeue_list(struct request_queue *q,
 				    unsigned long msecs)
 {
-	kblockd_schedule_delayed_work(&q->requeue_work,
-				      msecs_to_jiffies(msecs));
+	kblockd_mod_delayed_work_on(WORK_CPU_UNBOUND, &q->requeue_work,
+				    msecs_to_jiffies(msecs));
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_mq_delay_kick_requeue_list);
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index c49f1f8..37046ac 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@
 
 	c.directive.opcode = nvme_admin_directive_recv;
 	c.directive.nsid = cpu_to_le32(nsid);
-	c.directive.numd = cpu_to_le32(sizeof(*s));
+	c.directive.numd = cpu_to_le32((sizeof(*s) >> 2) - 1);
 	c.directive.doper = NVME_DIR_RCV_ST_OP_PARAM;
 	c.directive.dtype = NVME_DIR_STREAMS;
 
@@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@
 	blk_queue_write_cache(q, vwc, vwc);
 }
 
-static void nvme_configure_apst(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
+static int nvme_configure_apst(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 {
 	/*
 	 * APST (Autonomous Power State Transition) lets us program a
@@ -1538,16 +1538,16 @@
 	 * then don't do anything.
 	 */
 	if (!ctrl->apsta)
-		return;
+		return 0;
 
 	if (ctrl->npss > 31) {
 		dev_warn(ctrl->device, "NPSS is invalid; not using APST\n");
-		return;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	table = kzalloc(sizeof(*table), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!table)
-		return;
+		return 0;
 
 	if (!ctrl->apst_enabled || ctrl->ps_max_latency_us == 0) {
 		/* Turn off APST. */
@@ -1629,6 +1629,7 @@
 		dev_err(ctrl->device, "failed to set APST feature (%d)\n", ret);
 
 	kfree(table);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void nvme_set_latency_tolerance(struct device *dev, s32 val)
@@ -1835,13 +1836,16 @@
 		 * In fabrics we need to verify the cntlid matches the
 		 * admin connect
 		 */
-		if (ctrl->cntlid != le16_to_cpu(id->cntlid))
+		if (ctrl->cntlid != le16_to_cpu(id->cntlid)) {
 			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto out_free;
+		}
 
 		if (!ctrl->opts->discovery_nqn && !ctrl->kas) {
 			dev_err(ctrl->device,
 				"keep-alive support is mandatory for fabrics\n");
 			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto out_free;
 		}
 	} else {
 		ctrl->cntlid = le16_to_cpu(id->cntlid);
@@ -1856,11 +1860,20 @@
 	else if (!ctrl->apst_enabled && prev_apst_enabled)
 		dev_pm_qos_hide_latency_tolerance(ctrl->device);
 
-	nvme_configure_apst(ctrl);
-	nvme_configure_directives(ctrl);
+	ret = nvme_configure_apst(ctrl);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = nvme_configure_directives(ctrl);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 
 	ctrl->identified = true;
 
+	return 0;
+
+out_free:
+	kfree(id);
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_init_identify);
@@ -2004,9 +2017,11 @@
 	if (memchr_inv(ns->eui, 0, sizeof(ns->eui)))
 		return sprintf(buf, "eui.%8phN\n", ns->eui);
 
-	while (ctrl->serial[serial_len - 1] == ' ')
+	while (serial_len > 0 && (ctrl->serial[serial_len - 1] == ' ' ||
+				  ctrl->serial[serial_len - 1] == '\0'))
 		serial_len--;
-	while (ctrl->model[model_len - 1] == ' ')
+	while (model_len > 0 && (ctrl->model[model_len - 1] == ' ' ||
+				 ctrl->model[model_len - 1] == '\0'))
 		model_len--;
 
 	return sprintf(buf, "nvme.%04x-%*phN-%*phN-%08x\n", ctrl->vid,
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index cd888a4..74a124a 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -1558,11 +1558,9 @@
 	if (dev->cmb) {
 		iounmap(dev->cmb);
 		dev->cmb = NULL;
-		if (dev->cmbsz) {
-			sysfs_remove_file_from_group(&dev->ctrl.device->kobj,
-						     &dev_attr_cmb.attr, NULL);
-			dev->cmbsz = 0;
-		}
+		sysfs_remove_file_from_group(&dev->ctrl.device->kobj,
+					     &dev_attr_cmb.attr, NULL);
+		dev->cmbsz = 0;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1953,16 +1951,14 @@
 
 	/*
 	 * CMBs can currently only exist on >=1.2 PCIe devices. We only
-	 * populate sysfs if a CMB is implemented. Note that we add the
-	 * CMB attribute to the nvme_ctrl kobj which removes the need to remove
-	 * it on exit. Since nvme_dev_attrs_group has no name we can pass
-	 * NULL as final argument to sysfs_add_file_to_group.
+	 * populate sysfs if a CMB is implemented. Since nvme_dev_attrs_group
+	 * has no name we can pass NULL as final argument to
+	 * sysfs_add_file_to_group.
 	 */
 
 	if (readl(dev->bar + NVME_REG_VS) >= NVME_VS(1, 2, 0)) {
 		dev->cmb = nvme_map_cmb(dev);
-
-		if (dev->cmbsz) {
+		if (dev->cmb) {
 			if (sysfs_add_file_to_group(&dev->ctrl.device->kobj,
 						    &dev_attr_cmb.attr, NULL))
 				dev_warn(dev->ctrl.device,
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c
index 31ca55d..1b7f252 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@
 	struct kref			ref;
 };
 
+struct nvmet_fc_defer_fcp_req {
+	struct list_head		req_list;
+	struct nvmefc_tgt_fcp_req	*fcp_req;
+};
+
 struct nvmet_fc_tgt_queue {
 	bool				ninetypercent;
 	u16				qid;
@@ -132,6 +137,8 @@
 	struct nvmet_fc_tgt_assoc	*assoc;
 	struct nvmet_fc_fcp_iod		*fod;		/* array of fcp_iods */
 	struct list_head		fod_list;
+	struct list_head		pending_cmd_list;
+	struct list_head		avail_defer_list;
 	struct workqueue_struct		*work_q;
 	struct kref			ref;
 } __aligned(sizeof(unsigned long long));
@@ -223,6 +230,8 @@
 static int nvmet_fc_tgt_q_get(struct nvmet_fc_tgt_queue *queue);
 static void nvmet_fc_tgtport_put(struct nvmet_fc_tgtport *tgtport);
 static int nvmet_fc_tgtport_get(struct nvmet_fc_tgtport *tgtport);
+static void nvmet_fc_handle_fcp_rqst(struct nvmet_fc_tgtport *tgtport,
+					struct nvmet_fc_fcp_iod *fod);
 
 
 /* *********************** FC-NVME DMA Handling **************************** */
@@ -463,9 +472,9 @@
 nvmet_fc_alloc_fcp_iod(struct nvmet_fc_tgt_queue *queue)
 {
 	static struct nvmet_fc_fcp_iod *fod;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&queue->qlock, flags);
+	lockdep_assert_held(&queue->qlock);
+
 	fod = list_first_entry_or_null(&queue->fod_list,
 					struct nvmet_fc_fcp_iod, fcp_list);
 	if (fod) {
@@ -477,17 +486,37 @@
 		 * will "inherit" that reference.
 		 */
 	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->qlock, flags);
 	return fod;
 }
 
 
 static void
+nvmet_fc_queue_fcp_req(struct nvmet_fc_tgtport *tgtport,
+		       struct nvmet_fc_tgt_queue *queue,
+		       struct nvmefc_tgt_fcp_req *fcpreq)
+{
+	struct nvmet_fc_fcp_iod *fod = fcpreq->nvmet_fc_private;
+
+	/*
+	 * put all admin cmds on hw queue id 0. All io commands go to
+	 * the respective hw queue based on a modulo basis
+	 */
+	fcpreq->hwqid = queue->qid ?
+			((queue->qid - 1) % tgtport->ops->max_hw_queues) : 0;
+
+	if (tgtport->ops->target_features & NVMET_FCTGTFEAT_CMD_IN_ISR)
+		queue_work_on(queue->cpu, queue->work_q, &fod->work);
+	else
+		nvmet_fc_handle_fcp_rqst(tgtport, fod);
+}
+
+static void
 nvmet_fc_free_fcp_iod(struct nvmet_fc_tgt_queue *queue,
 			struct nvmet_fc_fcp_iod *fod)
 {
 	struct nvmefc_tgt_fcp_req *fcpreq = fod->fcpreq;
 	struct nvmet_fc_tgtport *tgtport = fod->tgtport;
+	struct nvmet_fc_defer_fcp_req *deferfcp;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	fc_dma_sync_single_for_cpu(tgtport->dev, fod->rspdma,
@@ -495,21 +524,56 @@
 
 	fcpreq->nvmet_fc_private = NULL;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&queue->qlock, flags);
-	list_add_tail(&fod->fcp_list, &fod->queue->fod_list);
 	fod->active = false;
 	fod->abort = false;
 	fod->aborted = false;
 	fod->writedataactive = false;
 	fod->fcpreq = NULL;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->qlock, flags);
-
-	/*
-	 * release the reference taken at queue lookup and fod allocation
-	 */
-	nvmet_fc_tgt_q_put(queue);
 
 	tgtport->ops->fcp_req_release(&tgtport->fc_target_port, fcpreq);
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&queue->qlock, flags);
+	deferfcp = list_first_entry_or_null(&queue->pending_cmd_list,
+				struct nvmet_fc_defer_fcp_req, req_list);
+	if (!deferfcp) {
+		list_add_tail(&fod->fcp_list, &fod->queue->fod_list);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->qlock, flags);
+
+		/* Release reference taken at queue lookup and fod allocation */
+		nvmet_fc_tgt_q_put(queue);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Re-use the fod for the next pending cmd that was deferred */
+	list_del(&deferfcp->req_list);
+
+	fcpreq = deferfcp->fcp_req;
+
+	/* deferfcp can be reused for another IO at a later date */
+	list_add_tail(&deferfcp->req_list, &queue->avail_defer_list);
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->qlock, flags);
+
+	/* Save NVME CMD IO in fod */
+	memcpy(&fod->cmdiubuf, fcpreq->rspaddr, fcpreq->rsplen);
+
+	/* Setup new fcpreq to be processed */
+	fcpreq->rspaddr = NULL;
+	fcpreq->rsplen  = 0;
+	fcpreq->nvmet_fc_private = fod;
+	fod->fcpreq = fcpreq;
+	fod->active = true;
+
+	/* inform LLDD IO is now being processed */
+	tgtport->ops->defer_rcv(&tgtport->fc_target_port, fcpreq);
+
+	/* Submit deferred IO for processing */
+	nvmet_fc_queue_fcp_req(tgtport, queue, fcpreq);
+
+	/*
+	 * Leave the queue lookup get reference taken when
+	 * fod was originally allocated.
+	 */
 }
 
 static int
@@ -569,6 +633,8 @@
 	queue->port = assoc->tgtport->port;
 	queue->cpu = nvmet_fc_queue_to_cpu(assoc->tgtport, qid);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&queue->fod_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&queue->avail_defer_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&queue->pending_cmd_list);
 	atomic_set(&queue->connected, 0);
 	atomic_set(&queue->sqtail, 0);
 	atomic_set(&queue->rsn, 1);
@@ -638,6 +704,7 @@
 {
 	struct nvmet_fc_tgtport *tgtport = queue->assoc->tgtport;
 	struct nvmet_fc_fcp_iod *fod = queue->fod;
+	struct nvmet_fc_defer_fcp_req *deferfcp;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int i, writedataactive;
 	bool disconnect;
@@ -666,6 +733,35 @@
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	/* Cleanup defer'ed IOs in queue */
+	list_for_each_entry(deferfcp, &queue->avail_defer_list, req_list) {
+		list_del(&deferfcp->req_list);
+		kfree(deferfcp);
+	}
+
+	for (;;) {
+		deferfcp = list_first_entry_or_null(&queue->pending_cmd_list,
+				struct nvmet_fc_defer_fcp_req, req_list);
+		if (!deferfcp)
+			break;
+
+		list_del(&deferfcp->req_list);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->qlock, flags);
+
+		tgtport->ops->defer_rcv(&tgtport->fc_target_port,
+				deferfcp->fcp_req);
+
+		tgtport->ops->fcp_abort(&tgtport->fc_target_port,
+				deferfcp->fcp_req);
+
+		tgtport->ops->fcp_req_release(&tgtport->fc_target_port,
+				deferfcp->fcp_req);
+
+		kfree(deferfcp);
+
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&queue->qlock, flags);
+	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->qlock, flags);
 
 	flush_workqueue(queue->work_q);
@@ -2172,11 +2268,38 @@
  * Pass a FC-NVME FCP CMD IU received from the FC link to the nvmet-fc
  * layer for processing.
  *
- * The nvmet-fc layer will copy cmd payload to an internal structure for
- * processing.  As such, upon completion of the routine, the LLDD may
- * immediately free/reuse the CMD IU buffer passed in the call.
+ * The nvmet_fc layer allocates a local job structure (struct
+ * nvmet_fc_fcp_iod) from the queue for the io and copies the
+ * CMD IU buffer to the job structure. As such, on a successful
+ * completion (returns 0), the LLDD may immediately free/reuse
+ * the CMD IU buffer passed in the call.
  *
- * If this routine returns error, the lldd should abort the exchange.
+ * However, in some circumstances, due to the packetized nature of FC
+ * and the api of the FC LLDD which may issue a hw command to send the
+ * response, but the LLDD may not get the hw completion for that command
+ * and upcall the nvmet_fc layer before a new command may be
+ * asynchronously received - its possible for a command to be received
+ * before the LLDD and nvmet_fc have recycled the job structure. It gives
+ * the appearance of more commands received than fits in the sq.
+ * To alleviate this scenario, a temporary queue is maintained in the
+ * transport for pending LLDD requests waiting for a queue job structure.
+ * In these "overrun" cases, a temporary queue element is allocated
+ * the LLDD request and CMD iu buffer information remembered, and the
+ * routine returns a -EOVERFLOW status. Subsequently, when a queue job
+ * structure is freed, it is immediately reallocated for anything on the
+ * pending request list. The LLDDs defer_rcv() callback is called,
+ * informing the LLDD that it may reuse the CMD IU buffer, and the io
+ * is then started normally with the transport.
+ *
+ * The LLDD, when receiving an -EOVERFLOW completion status, is to treat
+ * the completion as successful but must not reuse the CMD IU buffer
+ * until the LLDD's defer_rcv() callback has been called for the
+ * corresponding struct nvmefc_tgt_fcp_req pointer.
+ *
+ * If there is any other condition in which an error occurs, the
+ * transport will return a non-zero status indicating the error.
+ * In all cases other than -EOVERFLOW, the transport has not accepted the
+ * request and the LLDD should abort the exchange.
  *
  * @target_port: pointer to the (registered) target port the FCP CMD IU
  *              was received on.
@@ -2194,6 +2317,8 @@
 	struct nvme_fc_cmd_iu *cmdiu = cmdiubuf;
 	struct nvmet_fc_tgt_queue *queue;
 	struct nvmet_fc_fcp_iod *fod;
+	struct nvmet_fc_defer_fcp_req *deferfcp;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/* validate iu, so the connection id can be used to find the queue */
 	if ((cmdiubuf_len != sizeof(*cmdiu)) ||
@@ -2214,29 +2339,60 @@
 	 * when the fod is freed.
 	 */
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&queue->qlock, flags);
+
 	fod = nvmet_fc_alloc_fcp_iod(queue);
-	if (!fod) {
+	if (fod) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->qlock, flags);
+
+		fcpreq->nvmet_fc_private = fod;
+		fod->fcpreq = fcpreq;
+
+		memcpy(&fod->cmdiubuf, cmdiubuf, cmdiubuf_len);
+
+		nvmet_fc_queue_fcp_req(tgtport, queue, fcpreq);
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!tgtport->ops->defer_rcv) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->qlock, flags);
 		/* release the queue lookup reference */
 		nvmet_fc_tgt_q_put(queue);
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
-	fcpreq->nvmet_fc_private = fod;
-	fod->fcpreq = fcpreq;
-	/*
-	 * put all admin cmds on hw queue id 0. All io commands go to
-	 * the respective hw queue based on a modulo basis
-	 */
-	fcpreq->hwqid = queue->qid ?
-			((queue->qid - 1) % tgtport->ops->max_hw_queues) : 0;
-	memcpy(&fod->cmdiubuf, cmdiubuf, cmdiubuf_len);
+	deferfcp = list_first_entry_or_null(&queue->avail_defer_list,
+			struct nvmet_fc_defer_fcp_req, req_list);
+	if (deferfcp) {
+		/* Just re-use one that was previously allocated */
+		list_del(&deferfcp->req_list);
+	} else {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->qlock, flags);
 
-	if (tgtport->ops->target_features & NVMET_FCTGTFEAT_CMD_IN_ISR)
-		queue_work_on(queue->cpu, queue->work_q, &fod->work);
-	else
-		nvmet_fc_handle_fcp_rqst(tgtport, fod);
+		/* Now we need to dynamically allocate one */
+		deferfcp = kmalloc(sizeof(*deferfcp), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!deferfcp) {
+			/* release the queue lookup reference */
+			nvmet_fc_tgt_q_put(queue);
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&queue->qlock, flags);
+	}
 
-	return 0;
+	/* For now, use rspaddr / rsplen to save payload information */
+	fcpreq->rspaddr = cmdiubuf;
+	fcpreq->rsplen  = cmdiubuf_len;
+	deferfcp->fcp_req = fcpreq;
+
+	/* defer processing till a fod becomes available */
+	list_add_tail(&deferfcp->req_list, &queue->pending_cmd_list);
+
+	/* NOTE: the queue lookup reference is still valid */
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->qlock, flags);
+
+	return -EOVERFLOW;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvmet_fc_rcv_fcp_req);
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
index 4ed48ed..7ee1a94c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
@@ -205,8 +205,10 @@
 				atomic_read(&tgtp->xmt_ls_rsp_error));
 
 		len += snprintf(buf+len, PAGE_SIZE-len,
-				"FCP: Rcv %08x Release %08x Drop %08x\n",
+				"FCP: Rcv %08x Defer %08x Release %08x "
+				"Drop %08x\n",
 				atomic_read(&tgtp->rcv_fcp_cmd_in),
+				atomic_read(&tgtp->rcv_fcp_cmd_defer),
 				atomic_read(&tgtp->xmt_fcp_release),
 				atomic_read(&tgtp->rcv_fcp_cmd_drop));
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_debugfs.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_debugfs.c
index 5cc8b0f..744f3f3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_debugfs.c
@@ -782,8 +782,11 @@
 				atomic_read(&tgtp->xmt_ls_rsp_error));
 
 		len += snprintf(buf + len, size - len,
-				"FCP: Rcv %08x Drop %08x\n",
+				"FCP: Rcv %08x Defer %08x Release %08x "
+				"Drop %08x\n",
 				atomic_read(&tgtp->rcv_fcp_cmd_in),
+				atomic_read(&tgtp->rcv_fcp_cmd_defer),
+				atomic_read(&tgtp->xmt_fcp_release),
 				atomic_read(&tgtp->rcv_fcp_cmd_drop));
 
 		if (atomic_read(&tgtp->rcv_fcp_cmd_in) !=
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.c
index fbeec34..bbbd0f8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.c
@@ -841,12 +841,31 @@
 	lpfc_nvmet_ctxbuf_post(phba, ctxp->ctxbuf);
 }
 
+static void
+lpfc_nvmet_defer_rcv(struct nvmet_fc_target_port *tgtport,
+		     struct nvmefc_tgt_fcp_req *rsp)
+{
+	struct lpfc_nvmet_tgtport *tgtp;
+	struct lpfc_nvmet_rcv_ctx *ctxp =
+		container_of(rsp, struct lpfc_nvmet_rcv_ctx, ctx.fcp_req);
+	struct rqb_dmabuf *nvmebuf = ctxp->rqb_buffer;
+	struct lpfc_hba *phba = ctxp->phba;
+
+	lpfc_nvmeio_data(phba, "NVMET DEFERRCV: xri x%x sz %d CPU %02x\n",
+			 ctxp->oxid, ctxp->size, smp_processor_id());
+
+	tgtp = phba->targetport->private;
+	atomic_inc(&tgtp->rcv_fcp_cmd_defer);
+	lpfc_rq_buf_free(phba, &nvmebuf->hbuf); /* repost */
+}
+
 static struct nvmet_fc_target_template lpfc_tgttemplate = {
 	.targetport_delete = lpfc_nvmet_targetport_delete,
 	.xmt_ls_rsp     = lpfc_nvmet_xmt_ls_rsp,
 	.fcp_op         = lpfc_nvmet_xmt_fcp_op,
 	.fcp_abort      = lpfc_nvmet_xmt_fcp_abort,
 	.fcp_req_release = lpfc_nvmet_xmt_fcp_release,
+	.defer_rcv	= lpfc_nvmet_defer_rcv,
 
 	.max_hw_queues  = 1,
 	.max_sgl_segments = LPFC_NVMET_DEFAULT_SEGS,
@@ -1504,6 +1523,17 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
+	/* Processing of FCP command is deferred */
+	if (rc == -EOVERFLOW) {
+		lpfc_nvmeio_data(phba,
+				 "NVMET RCV BUSY: xri x%x sz %d from %06x\n",
+				 oxid, size, sid);
+		/* defer reposting rcv buffer till .defer_rcv callback */
+		ctxp->rqb_buffer = nvmebuf;
+		atomic_inc(&tgtp->rcv_fcp_cmd_out);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	atomic_inc(&tgtp->rcv_fcp_cmd_drop);
 	lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_ERR, LOG_NVME_IOERR,
 			"6159 FCP Drop IO x%x: err x%x: x%x x%x x%x\n",
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.h b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.h
index e675ef1..48a76788 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 	atomic_t rcv_fcp_cmd_in;
 	atomic_t rcv_fcp_cmd_out;
 	atomic_t rcv_fcp_cmd_drop;
+	atomic_t rcv_fcp_cmd_defer;
 	atomic_t xmt_fcp_release;
 
 	/* Stats counters - lpfc_nvmet_xmt_fcp_op */
diff --git a/include/linux/nvme-fc-driver.h b/include/linux/nvme-fc-driver.h
index 6c8c5d8..2591878 100644
--- a/include/linux/nvme-fc-driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/nvme-fc-driver.h
@@ -346,6 +346,11 @@
  *       indicating an FC transport Aborted status.
  *       Entrypoint is Mandatory.
  *
+ * @defer_rcv:  Called by the transport to signal the LLLD that it has
+ *       begun processing of a previously received NVME CMD IU. The LLDD
+ *       is now free to re-use the rcv buffer associated with the
+ *       nvmefc_tgt_fcp_req.
+ *
  * @max_hw_queues:  indicates the maximum number of hw queues the LLDD
  *       supports for cpu affinitization.
  *       Value is Mandatory. Must be at least 1.
@@ -846,6 +851,8 @@
 				struct nvmefc_tgt_fcp_req *fcpreq);
 	void (*fcp_req_release)(struct nvmet_fc_target_port *tgtport,
 				struct nvmefc_tgt_fcp_req *fcpreq);
+	void (*defer_rcv)(struct nvmet_fc_target_port *tgtport,
+				struct nvmefc_tgt_fcp_req *fcpreq);
 
 	u32	max_hw_queues;
 	u16	max_sgl_segments;