mmiowb();
        barrier();
 }
+
+static bool bnx2x_validate_vf_sp_objs(struct bnx2x *bp,
+                                      struct bnx2x_virtf *vf,
+                                      bool print_err)
+{
+       if (!bnx2x_leading_vfq(vf, sp_initialized)) {
+               if (print_err)
+                       BNX2X_ERR("Slowpath objects not yet initialized!\n");
+               else
+                       DP(BNX2X_MSG_IOV, "Slowpath objects not yet initialized!\n");
+               return false;
+       }
+       return true;
+}
+
 /* VFOP - VF slow-path operation support */
 
 #define BNX2X_VFOP_FILTER_ADD_CNT_MAX          0x10000
                                     int qid, bool drv_only)
 {
        struct bnx2x_vfop *vfop = bnx2x_vfop_add(bp, vf);
-       int rc;
 
        if (vfop) {
                struct bnx2x_vfop_args_filters filters = {
                bnx2x_vfop_mac_prep_ramrod(ramrod, &flags);
 
                /* set object */
-               rc = validate_vlan_mac(bp, &bnx2x_vfq(vf, qid, mac_obj));
-               if (rc)
-                       return rc;
                ramrod->vlan_mac_obj = &bnx2x_vfq(vf, qid, mac_obj);
 
                /* set extra args */
                            struct bnx2x_vfop_filters *macs,
                            int qid, bool drv_only)
 {
-       struct bnx2x_vfop *vfop = bnx2x_vfop_add(bp, vf);
-       int rc;
+       struct bnx2x_vfop *vfop;
 
+       if (!bnx2x_validate_vf_sp_objs(bp, vf, true))
+                       return -EINVAL;
+
+       vfop  = bnx2x_vfop_add(bp, vf);
        if (vfop) {
                struct bnx2x_vfop_args_filters filters = {
                        .multi_filter = macs,
                bnx2x_vfop_mac_prep_ramrod(ramrod, &flags);
 
                /* set object */
-               rc = validate_vlan_mac(bp, &bnx2x_vfq(vf, qid, mac_obj));
-               if (rc)
-                       return rc;
                ramrod->vlan_mac_obj = &bnx2x_vfq(vf, qid, mac_obj);
 
                /* set extra args */
                                   struct bnx2x_vfop_cmd *cmd,
                                   int qid, u16 vid, bool add)
 {
-       struct bnx2x_vfop *vfop = bnx2x_vfop_add(bp, vf);
-       int rc;
+       struct bnx2x_vfop *vfop;
+
+       if (!bnx2x_validate_vf_sp_objs(bp, vf, true))
+               return -EINVAL;
 
+       vfop  = bnx2x_vfop_add(bp, vf);
        if (vfop) {
                struct bnx2x_vfop_args_filters filters = {
                        .multi_filter = NULL, /* single command */
                ramrod->user_req.u.vlan.vlan = vid;
 
                /* set object */
-               rc = validate_vlan_mac(bp, &bnx2x_vfq(vf, qid, vlan_obj));
-               if (rc)
-                       return rc;
                ramrod->vlan_mac_obj = &bnx2x_vfq(vf, qid, vlan_obj);
 
                /* set extra args */
                               int qid, bool drv_only)
 {
        struct bnx2x_vfop *vfop = bnx2x_vfop_add(bp, vf);
-       int rc;
 
        if (vfop) {
                struct bnx2x_vfop_args_filters filters = {
                bnx2x_vfop_vlan_mac_prep_ramrod(ramrod, &flags);
 
                /* set object */
-               rc = validate_vlan_mac(bp, &bnx2x_vfq(vf, qid, vlan_obj));
-               if (rc)
-                       return rc;
                ramrod->vlan_mac_obj = &bnx2x_vfq(vf, qid, vlan_obj);
 
                /* set extra args */
                             struct bnx2x_vfop_filters *vlans,
                             int qid, bool drv_only)
 {
-       struct bnx2x_vfop *vfop = bnx2x_vfop_add(bp, vf);
-       int rc;
+       struct bnx2x_vfop *vfop;
+
+       if (!bnx2x_validate_vf_sp_objs(bp, vf, true))
+               return -EINVAL;
 
+       vfop = bnx2x_vfop_add(bp, vf);
        if (vfop) {
                struct bnx2x_vfop_args_filters filters = {
                        .multi_filter = vlans,
                bnx2x_vfop_vlan_mac_prep_ramrod(ramrod, &flags);
 
                /* set object */
-               rc = validate_vlan_mac(bp, &bnx2x_vfq(vf, qid, vlan_obj));
-               if (rc)
-                       return rc;
                ramrod->vlan_mac_obj = &bnx2x_vfq(vf, qid, vlan_obj);
 
                /* set extra args */
                /* vlan-clear-all: driver-only, don't consume credit */
                vfop->state = BNX2X_VFOP_QFLR_CLR_MAC;
 
-               if (!validate_vlan_mac(bp, &bnx2x_vfq(vf, qid, vlan_obj))) {
-                       /* the vlan_mac vfop will re-schedule us */
-                       vfop->rc = bnx2x_vfop_vlan_delall_cmd(bp, vf, &cmd,
-                                                             qid, true);
-                       if (vfop->rc)
-                               goto op_err;
-                       return;
-
-               } else {
-                       /* need to reschedule ourselves */
-                       bnx2x_vfop_finalize(vf, vfop->rc, VFOP_CONT);
-               }
+               /* the vlan_mac vfop will re-schedule us */
+               vfop->rc = bnx2x_vfop_vlan_delall_cmd(bp, vf, &cmd, qid, true);
+               if (vfop->rc)
+                       goto op_err;
+               return;
 
        case BNX2X_VFOP_QFLR_CLR_MAC:
                /* mac-clear-all: driver only consume credit */
                vfop->state = BNX2X_VFOP_QFLR_TERMINATE;
-               if (!validate_vlan_mac(bp, &bnx2x_vfq(vf, qid, mac_obj))) {
-                       /* the vlan_mac vfop will re-schedule us */
-                       vfop->rc = bnx2x_vfop_mac_delall_cmd(bp, vf, &cmd,
-                                                            qid, true);
-                       if (vfop->rc)
-                               goto op_err;
-                       return;
-
-               } else {
-                       /* need to reschedule ourselves */
-                       bnx2x_vfop_finalize(vf, vfop->rc, VFOP_CONT);
-               }
+               /* the vlan_mac vfop will re-schedule us */
+               vfop->rc = bnx2x_vfop_mac_delall_cmd(bp, vf, &cmd, qid, true);
+               if (vfop->rc)
+                       goto op_err;
+               return;
 
        case BNX2X_VFOP_QFLR_TERMINATE:
                qstate = &vfop->op_p->qctor.qstate;
 
        if (vfop) {
                vfop->args.qx.qid = qid;
-               bnx2x_vfop_opset(BNX2X_VFOP_QFLR_CLR_VLAN,
-                                bnx2x_vfop_qflr, cmd->done);
+               if ((qid == LEADING_IDX) &&
+                   bnx2x_validate_vf_sp_objs(bp, vf, false))
+                       bnx2x_vfop_opset(BNX2X_VFOP_QFLR_CLR_VLAN,
+                                        bnx2x_vfop_qflr, cmd->done);
+               else
+                       bnx2x_vfop_opset(BNX2X_VFOP_QFLR_TERMINATE,
+                                        bnx2x_vfop_qflr, cmd->done);
                return bnx2x_vfop_transition(bp, vf, bnx2x_vfop_qflr,
                                             cmd->block);
        }
        switch (state) {
        case BNX2X_VFOP_QTEARDOWN_RXMODE:
                /* Drop all */
-               vfop->state = BNX2X_VFOP_QTEARDOWN_CLR_VLAN;
+               if (bnx2x_validate_vf_sp_objs(bp, vf, true))
+                       vfop->state =  BNX2X_VFOP_QTEARDOWN_CLR_VLAN;
+               else
+                       vfop->state = BNX2X_VFOP_QTEARDOWN_QDTOR;
                vfop->rc = bnx2x_vfop_rxmode_cmd(bp, vf, &cmd, qid, 0);
                if (vfop->rc)
                        goto op_err;
                             bnx2x_vf_sp_map(bp, vf, q_data),
                             q_type);
 
+       /* sp indication is set only when vlan/mac/etc. are initialized */
+       q->sp_initialized = false;
+
        DP(BNX2X_MSG_IOV,
           "initialized vf %d's queue object. func id set to %d. cid set to 0x%x\n",
           vf->abs_vfid, q->sp_obj.func_id, q->cid);
        ivi->spoofchk = 1; /*always enabled */
        if (vf->state == VF_ENABLED) {
                /* mac and vlan are in vlan_mac objects */
-               if (validate_vlan_mac(bp, &bnx2x_leading_vfq(vf, mac_obj)))
+               if (bnx2x_validate_vf_sp_objs(bp, vf, false)) {
                        mac_obj->get_n_elements(bp, mac_obj, 1, (u8 *)&ivi->mac,
                                                0, ETH_ALEN);
-               if (validate_vlan_mac(bp, &bnx2x_leading_vfq(vf, vlan_obj)))
                        vlan_obj->get_n_elements(bp, vlan_obj, 1,
                                                 (u8 *)&ivi->vlan, 0,
                                                 VLAN_HLEN);
+               }
        } else {
                /* mac */
                if (bulletin->valid_bitmap & (1 << MAC_ADDR_VALID))
            q_logical_state == BNX2X_Q_LOGICAL_STATE_ACTIVE) {
                /* configure the mac in device on this vf's queue */
                unsigned long ramrod_flags = 0;
-               struct bnx2x_vlan_mac_obj *mac_obj =
-                       &bnx2x_leading_vfq(vf, mac_obj);
+               struct bnx2x_vlan_mac_obj *mac_obj;
 
-               rc = validate_vlan_mac(bp, &bnx2x_leading_vfq(vf, mac_obj));
-               if (rc)
-                       return rc;
+               /* User should be able to see failure reason in system logs */
+               if (!bnx2x_validate_vf_sp_objs(bp, vf, true))
+                       return -EINVAL;
 
                /* must lock vfpf channel to protect against vf flows */
                bnx2x_lock_vf_pf_channel(bp, vf, CHANNEL_TLV_PF_SET_MAC);
 
                /* remove existing eth macs */
+               mac_obj = &bnx2x_leading_vfq(vf, mac_obj);
                rc = bnx2x_del_all_macs(bp, mac_obj, BNX2X_ETH_MAC, true);
                if (rc) {
                        BNX2X_ERR("failed to delete eth macs\n");
            BNX2X_Q_LOGICAL_STATE_ACTIVE)
                return rc;
 
-       /* configure the vlan in device on this vf's queue */
-       vlan_obj = &bnx2x_leading_vfq(vf, vlan_obj);
-       rc = validate_vlan_mac(bp, &bnx2x_leading_vfq(vf, mac_obj));
-       if (rc)
-               return rc;
+       /* User should be able to see error in system logs */
+       if (!bnx2x_validate_vf_sp_objs(bp, vf, true))
+               return -EINVAL;
 
        /* must lock vfpf channel to protect against vf flows */
        bnx2x_lock_vf_pf_channel(bp, vf, CHANNEL_TLV_PF_SET_VLAN);
 
        /* remove existing vlans */
        __set_bit(RAMROD_COMP_WAIT, &ramrod_flags);
+       vlan_obj = &bnx2x_leading_vfq(vf, vlan_obj);
        rc = vlan_obj->delete_all(bp, vlan_obj, &vlan_mac_flags,
                                  &ramrod_flags);
        if (rc) {