return err;
 }
 
-static int qlcnic_83xx_diag_alloc_res(struct net_device *netdev, int test)
+static int qlcnic_83xx_diag_alloc_res(struct net_device *netdev, int test,
+                                     int num_sds_ring)
 {
        struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
        struct qlcnic_host_sds_ring *sds_ring;
        struct qlcnic_host_rds_ring *rds_ring;
+       u16 adapter_state = adapter->is_up;
        u8 ring;
        int ret;
 
        ret = qlcnic_fw_create_ctx(adapter);
        if (ret) {
                qlcnic_detach(adapter);
+               if (adapter_state == QLCNIC_ADAPTER_UP_MAGIC) {
+                       adapter->max_sds_rings = num_sds_ring;
+                       qlcnic_attach(adapter);
+               }
                netif_device_attach(netdev);
                return ret;
        }
        if (test_and_set_bit(__QLCNIC_RESETTING, &adapter->state))
                return -EBUSY;
 
-       ret = qlcnic_83xx_diag_alloc_res(netdev, QLCNIC_LOOPBACK_TEST);
+       ret = qlcnic_83xx_diag_alloc_res(netdev, QLCNIC_LOOPBACK_TEST,
+                                        max_sds_rings);
        if (ret)
                goto fail_diag_alloc;
 
        if (test_and_set_bit(__QLCNIC_RESETTING, &adapter->state))
                return -EIO;
 
-       ret = qlcnic_83xx_diag_alloc_res(netdev, QLCNIC_INTERRUPT_TEST);
+       ret = qlcnic_83xx_diag_alloc_res(netdev, QLCNIC_INTERRUPT_TEST,
+                                        max_sds_rings);
        if (ret)
                goto fail_diag_irq;