return proposer_values;
 }
 
-static int iscsi_check_acceptor_state(struct iscsi_param *param, char *value)
+static int iscsi_check_acceptor_state(struct iscsi_param *param, char *value,
+                               struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 {
        u8 acceptor_boolean_value = 0, proposer_boolean_value = 0;
        char *negoitated_value = NULL;
                                return -1;
                }
 
-               if (!strcmp(param->name, MAXRECVDATASEGMENTLENGTH))
-                       SET_PSTATE_REPLY_OPTIONAL(param);
+               if (!strcmp(param->name, MAXRECVDATASEGMENTLENGTH)) {
+                       struct iscsi_param *param_mxdsl;
+                       unsigned long long tmp;
+                       int rc;
+
+                       rc = strict_strtoull(param->value, 0, &tmp);
+                       if (rc < 0)
+                               return -1;
+
+                       conn->conn_ops->MaxRecvDataSegmentLength = tmp;
+                       pr_debug("Saving op->MaxRecvDataSegmentLength from"
+                               " original initiator received value: %u\n",
+                               conn->conn_ops->MaxRecvDataSegmentLength);
+
+                       param_mxdsl = iscsi_find_param_from_key(
+                                               MAXXMITDATASEGMENTLENGTH,
+                                               conn->param_list);
+                       if (!param_mxdsl)
+                               return -1;
+
+                       rc = iscsi_update_param_value(param,
+                                               param_mxdsl->value);
+                       if (rc < 0)
+                               return -1;
+
+                       pr_debug("Updated %s to target MXDSL value: %s\n",
+                                       param->name, param->value);
+               }
+
        } else if (IS_TYPE_NUMBER_RANGE(param)) {
                negoitated_value = iscsi_get_value_from_number_range(
                                        param, value);
        u8 sender,
        char *textbuf,
        u32 length,
-       struct iscsi_param_list *param_list)
+       struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 {
+       struct iscsi_param_list *param_list = conn->param_list;
        char *tmpbuf, *start = NULL, *end = NULL;
 
        tmpbuf = kzalloc(length + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
                        }
                        SET_PSTATE_RESPONSE_GOT(param);
                } else {
-                       if (iscsi_check_acceptor_state(param, value) < 0) {
+                       if (iscsi_check_acceptor_state(param, value, conn) < 0) {
                                kfree(tmpbuf);
                                return -1;
                        }
                        pr_debug("DataDigest:                   %s\n",
                                param->value);
                } else if (!strcmp(param->name, MAXRECVDATASEGMENTLENGTH)) {
-                       ops->MaxRecvDataSegmentLength =
-                               simple_strtoul(param->value, &tmpptr, 0);
-                       pr_debug("MaxRecvDataSegmentLength:     %s\n",
-                               param->value);
+                       /*
+                        * At this point iscsi_check_acceptor_state() will have
+                        * set ops->MaxRecvDataSegmentLength from the original
+                        * initiator provided value.
+                        */
+                       pr_debug("MaxRecvDataSegmentLength:     %u\n",
+                               ops->MaxRecvDataSegmentLength);
                } else if (!strcmp(param->name, OFMARKER)) {
                        ops->OFMarker = !strcmp(param->value, YES);
                        pr_debug("OFMarker:                     %s\n",
 
 extern struct iscsi_param *iscsi_find_param_from_key(char *, struct iscsi_param_list *);
 extern int iscsi_extract_key_value(char *, char **, char **);
 extern int iscsi_update_param_value(struct iscsi_param *, char *);
-extern int iscsi_decode_text_input(u8, u8, char *, u32, struct iscsi_param_list *);
+extern int iscsi_decode_text_input(u8, u8, char *, u32, struct iscsi_conn *);
 extern int iscsi_encode_text_output(u8, u8, char *, u32 *,
                        struct iscsi_param_list *);
 extern int iscsi_check_negotiated_keys(struct iscsi_param_list *);