" or cmd size is 0, not sending\n");
                if (cmd_node->wait_q_enabled)
                        adapter->cmd_wait_q.status = -1;
-               mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_free_q(adapter, cmd_node);
+               mwifiex_recycle_cmd_node(adapter, cmd_node);
                return -1;
        }
 
                        "DNLD_CMD: FW in reset state, ignore cmd %#x\n",
                        cmd_code);
                mwifiex_complete_cmd(adapter, cmd_node);
-               mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_free_q(adapter, cmd_node);
+               mwifiex_recycle_cmd_node(adapter, cmd_node);
                return -1;
        }
 
                        adapter->cmd_sent = false;
                if (cmd_node->wait_q_enabled)
                        adapter->cmd_wait_q.status = -1;
-               mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_free_q(adapter, adapter->curr_cmd);
+               mwifiex_recycle_cmd_node(adapter, adapter->curr_cmd);
 
                spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, flags);
                adapter->curr_cmd = NULL;
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->cmd_free_q_lock, flags);
 }
 
+/* This function reuses a command node. */
+void mwifiex_recycle_cmd_node(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter,
+                             struct cmd_ctrl_node *cmd_node)
+{
+       struct host_cmd_ds_command *host_cmd = (void *)cmd_node->cmd_skb->data;
+
+       mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_free_q(adapter, cmd_node);
+
+       atomic_dec(&adapter->cmd_pending);
+       dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "cmd: FREE_CMD: cmd=%#x, cmd_pending=%d\n",
+               le16_to_cpu(host_cmd->command),
+               atomic_read(&adapter->cmd_pending));
+}
+
 /*
  * This function queues a command to the command pending queue.
  *
                list_add(&cmd_node->list, &adapter->cmd_pending_q);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->cmd_pending_q_lock, flags);
 
-       dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "cmd: QUEUE_CMD: cmd=%#x is queued\n", command);
+       atomic_inc(&adapter->cmd_pending);
+       dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "cmd: QUEUE_CMD: cmd=%#x, cmd_pending=%d\n",
+               command, atomic_read(&adapter->cmd_pending));
 }
 
 /*
        if (adapter->curr_cmd->cmd_flag & CMD_F_CANCELED) {
                dev_err(adapter->dev, "CMD_RESP: %#x been canceled\n",
                        le16_to_cpu(resp->command));
-               mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_free_q(adapter, adapter->curr_cmd);
+               mwifiex_recycle_cmd_node(adapter, adapter->curr_cmd);
                spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, flags);
                adapter->curr_cmd = NULL;
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, flags);
                if (adapter->curr_cmd->wait_q_enabled)
                        adapter->cmd_wait_q.status = -1;
 
-               mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_free_q(adapter, adapter->curr_cmd);
+               mwifiex_recycle_cmd_node(adapter, adapter->curr_cmd);
                spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, flags);
                adapter->curr_cmd = NULL;
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, flags);
                if (adapter->curr_cmd->wait_q_enabled)
                        adapter->cmd_wait_q.status = ret;
 
-               /* Clean up and put current command back to cmd_free_q */
-               mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_free_q(adapter, adapter->curr_cmd);
+               mwifiex_recycle_cmd_node(adapter, adapter->curr_cmd);
 
                spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, flags);
                adapter->curr_cmd = NULL;
                        mwifiex_complete_cmd(adapter, cmd_node);
                        cmd_node->wait_q_enabled = false;
                }
-               mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_free_q(adapter, cmd_node);
+               mwifiex_recycle_cmd_node(adapter, cmd_node);
                spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->cmd_pending_q_lock, flags);
        }
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->cmd_pending_q_lock, flags);
                cmd_node = adapter->curr_cmd;
                cmd_node->wait_q_enabled = false;
                cmd_node->cmd_flag |= CMD_F_CANCELED;
-               mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_free_q(adapter, cmd_node);
+               mwifiex_recycle_cmd_node(adapter, cmd_node);
                mwifiex_complete_cmd(adapter, adapter->curr_cmd);
                adapter->curr_cmd = NULL;
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, cmd_flags);