diff --git a/drivers/net/cnic.c b/drivers/net/cnic.c
index 7c6d325b880a..be90d3598bca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cnic.c
@@ -2145,17 +2145,56 @@ static int cnic_get_kcqes(struct cnic_dev *dev, u16 hw_prod, u16 *sw_prod)
 	return last_cnt;
 }
 
+static int cnic_l2_completion(struct cnic_local *cp)
+{
+	u16 hw_cons, sw_cons;
+	union eth_rx_cqe *cqe, *cqe_ring = (union eth_rx_cqe *)
+					(cp->l2_ring + (2 * BCM_PAGE_SIZE));
+	u32 cmd;
+	int comp = 0;
+
+	if (!test_bit(CNIC_F_BNX2X_CLASS, &cp->dev->flags))
+		return 0;
+
+	hw_cons = *cp->rx_cons_ptr;
+	if ((hw_cons & BNX2X_MAX_RCQ_DESC_CNT) == BNX2X_MAX_RCQ_DESC_CNT)
+		hw_cons++;
+
+	sw_cons = cp->rx_cons;
+	while (sw_cons != hw_cons) {
+		u8 cqe_fp_flags;
+
+		cqe = &cqe_ring[sw_cons & BNX2X_MAX_RCQ_DESC_CNT];
+		cqe_fp_flags = cqe->fast_path_cqe.type_error_flags;
+		if (cqe_fp_flags & ETH_FAST_PATH_RX_CQE_TYPE) {
+			cmd = le32_to_cpu(cqe->ramrod_cqe.conn_and_cmd_data);
+			cmd >>= COMMON_RAMROD_ETH_RX_CQE_CMD_ID_SHIFT;
+			if (cmd == RAMROD_CMD_ID_ETH_CLIENT_SETUP ||
+			    cmd == RAMROD_CMD_ID_ETH_HALT)
+				comp++;
+		}
+		sw_cons = BNX2X_NEXT_RCQE(sw_cons);
+	}
+	return comp;
+}
+
 static void cnic_chk_pkt_rings(struct cnic_local *cp)
 {
 	u16 rx_cons = *cp->rx_cons_ptr;
 	u16 tx_cons = *cp->tx_cons_ptr;
+	int comp = 0;
 
 	if (cp->tx_cons != tx_cons || cp->rx_cons != rx_cons) {
+		if (test_bit(CNIC_LCL_FL_L2_WAIT, &cp->cnic_local_flags))
+			comp = cnic_l2_completion(cp);
+
 		cp->tx_cons = tx_cons;
 		cp->rx_cons = rx_cons;
 
 		uio_event_notify(cp->cnic_uinfo);
 	}
+	if (comp)
+		clear_bit(CNIC_LCL_FL_L2_WAIT, &cp->cnic_local_flags);
 }
 
 static int cnic_service_bnx2(void *data, void *status_blk)
@@ -4168,6 +4207,8 @@ static void cnic_init_rings(struct cnic_dev *dev)
 		for (i = 0; i < sizeof(struct ustorm_eth_rx_producers) / 4; i++)
 			CNIC_WR(dev, off + i * 4, ((u32 *) &rx_prods)[i]);
 
+		set_bit(CNIC_LCL_FL_L2_WAIT, &cp->cnic_local_flags);
+
 		cnic_init_bnx2x_tx_ring(dev);
 		cnic_init_bnx2x_rx_ring(dev);
 
@@ -4175,6 +4216,15 @@ static void cnic_init_rings(struct cnic_dev *dev)
 		l5_data.phy_address.hi = 0;
 		cnic_submit_kwqe_16(dev, RAMROD_CMD_ID_ETH_CLIENT_SETUP,
 			BNX2X_ISCSI_L2_CID, ETH_CONNECTION_TYPE, &l5_data);
+		i = 0;
+		while (test_bit(CNIC_LCL_FL_L2_WAIT, &cp->cnic_local_flags) &&
+		       ++i < 10)
+			msleep(1);
+
+		if (test_bit(CNIC_LCL_FL_L2_WAIT, &cp->cnic_local_flags))
+			netdev_err(dev->netdev,
+				"iSCSI CLIENT_SETUP did not complete\n");
+		cnic_kwq_completion(dev, 1);
 		cnic_ring_ctl(dev, BNX2X_ISCSI_L2_CID, cli, 1);
 	}
 }
@@ -4187,14 +4237,25 @@ static void cnic_shutdown_rings(struct cnic_dev *dev)
 		struct cnic_local *cp = dev->cnic_priv;
 		u32 cli = BNX2X_ISCSI_CL_ID(CNIC_E1HVN(cp));
 		union l5cm_specific_data l5_data;
+		int i;
 
 		cnic_ring_ctl(dev, BNX2X_ISCSI_L2_CID, cli, 0);
 
+		set_bit(CNIC_LCL_FL_L2_WAIT, &cp->cnic_local_flags);
+
 		l5_data.phy_address.lo = cli;
 		l5_data.phy_address.hi = 0;
 		cnic_submit_kwqe_16(dev, RAMROD_CMD_ID_ETH_HALT,
 			BNX2X_ISCSI_L2_CID, ETH_CONNECTION_TYPE, &l5_data);
-		msleep(10);
+		i = 0;
+		while (test_bit(CNIC_LCL_FL_L2_WAIT, &cp->cnic_local_flags) &&
+		       ++i < 10)
+			msleep(1);
+
+		if (test_bit(CNIC_LCL_FL_L2_WAIT, &cp->cnic_local_flags))
+			netdev_err(dev->netdev,
+				"iSCSI CLIENT_HALT did not complete\n");
+		cnic_kwq_completion(dev, 1);
 
 		memset(&l5_data, 0, sizeof(l5_data));
 		cnic_submit_kwqe_16(dev, RAMROD_CMD_ID_ETH_CFC_DEL,
@@ -4315,7 +4376,15 @@ static void cnic_stop_hw(struct cnic_dev *dev)
 {
 	if (test_bit(CNIC_F_CNIC_UP, &dev->flags)) {
 		struct cnic_local *cp = dev->cnic_priv;
+		int i = 0;
 
+		/* Need to wait for the ring shutdown event to complete
+		 * before clearing the CNIC_UP flag.
+		 */
+		while (cp->uio_dev != -1 && i < 15) {
+			msleep(100);
+			i++;
+		}
 		clear_bit(CNIC_F_CNIC_UP, &dev->flags);
 		rcu_assign_pointer(cp->ulp_ops[CNIC_ULP_L4], NULL);
 		synchronize_rcu();
diff --git a/drivers/net/cnic.h b/drivers/net/cnic.h
index 4422497249d1..08b1235d987d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cnic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/cnic.h
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ struct cnic_local {
 
 	unsigned long cnic_local_flags;
 #define	CNIC_LCL_FL_KWQ_INIT		0x0
+#define	CNIC_LCL_FL_L2_WAIT		0x1
 
 	struct cnic_dev *dev;
 
@@ -348,6 +349,10 @@ struct bnx2x_bd_chain_next {
 #define BNX2X_RCQ_DESC_CNT		(BCM_PAGE_SIZE / sizeof(union eth_rx_cqe))
 #define BNX2X_MAX_RCQ_DESC_CNT		(BNX2X_RCQ_DESC_CNT - 1)
 
+#define BNX2X_NEXT_RCQE(x) (((x) & BNX2X_MAX_RCQ_DESC_CNT) ==		\
+		(BNX2X_MAX_RCQ_DESC_CNT - 1)) ?				\
+		((x) + 2) : ((x) + 1)
+
 #define BNX2X_DEF_SB_ID			16
 
 #define BNX2X_ISCSI_RX_SB_INDEX_NUM					\