static void qlcnic_create_diag_entries(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter);
 static void qlcnic_remove_diag_entries(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter);
 
+static void qlcnic_idc_debug_info(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, u8 encoding);
 static void qlcnic_clr_all_drv_state(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter);
 static int qlcnic_can_start_firmware(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter);
 
                goto err_out;
 
        QLCWR32(adapter, QLCNIC_CRB_DEV_STATE, QLCNIC_DEV_READY);
+       qlcnic_idc_debug_info(adapter, 1);
 
        qlcnic_check_options(adapter);
 
        adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
        adapter->netdev  = netdev;
        adapter->pdev    = pdev;
+       adapter->dev_rst_time = jiffies;
        adapter->ahw.pci_func  = pci_func_id;
 
        revision_id = pdev->revision;
 }
 #endif
 
+static void
+qlcnic_idc_debug_info(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, u8 encoding)
+{
+       u32 val;
+
+       val = adapter->portnum & 0xf;
+       val |= encoding << 7;
+       val |= (jiffies - adapter->dev_rst_time) << 8;
+
+       QLCWR32(adapter, QLCNIC_CRB_DRV_SCRATCH, val);
+       adapter->dev_rst_time = jiffies;
+}
+
 static int
 qlcnic_set_drv_state(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, u8 state)
 {
        case QLCNIC_DEV_COLD:
                QLCWR32(adapter, QLCNIC_CRB_DEV_STATE, QLCNIC_DEV_INITIALIZING);
                QLCWR32(adapter, QLCNIC_CRB_DRV_IDC_VER, QLCNIC_DRV_IDC_VER);
+               qlcnic_idc_debug_info(adapter, 0);
                qlcnic_api_unlock(adapter);
                return 1;
 
                        qlcnic_schedule_work(adapter, qlcnic_fwinit_work,
                                                FW_POLL_DELAY * 2);
                        QLCDB(adapter, DRV, "Quiscing the driver\n");
+                       qlcnic_idc_debug_info(adapter, 0);
+
                        qlcnic_api_unlock(adapter);
                        return;
                }
                                                QLCNIC_DEV_INITIALIZING);
                        set_bit(__QLCNIC_START_FW, &adapter->state);
                        QLCDB(adapter, DRV, "Restarting fw\n");
+                       qlcnic_idc_debug_info(adapter, 0);
                }
 
                qlcnic_api_unlock(adapter);
        if (state == QLCNIC_DEV_READY) {
                QLCWR32(adapter, QLCNIC_CRB_DEV_STATE, QLCNIC_DEV_NEED_RESET);
                QLCDB(adapter, DRV, "NEED_RESET state set\n");
+               qlcnic_idc_debug_info(adapter, 0);
        }
 
        qlcnic_api_unlock(adapter);