for (i = 0; i < SLIPORT_READY_TIMEOUT; i++) {
                sliport_status = ioread32(adapter->db + SLIPORT_STATUS_OFFSET);
                if (sliport_status & SLIPORT_STATUS_RDY_MASK)
-                       break;
-
-               msleep(1000);
-       }
-
-       if (i == SLIPORT_READY_TIMEOUT)
-               return sliport_status ? : -1;
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
-static bool lancer_provisioning_error(struct be_adapter *adapter)
-{
-       u32 sliport_status = 0, sliport_err1 = 0, sliport_err2 = 0;
-
-       sliport_status = ioread32(adapter->db + SLIPORT_STATUS_OFFSET);
-       if (sliport_status & SLIPORT_STATUS_ERR_MASK) {
-               sliport_err1 = ioread32(adapter->db + SLIPORT_ERROR1_OFFSET);
-               sliport_err2 = ioread32(adapter->db + SLIPORT_ERROR2_OFFSET);
-
-               if (sliport_err1 == SLIPORT_ERROR_NO_RESOURCE1 &&
-                   sliport_err2 == SLIPORT_ERROR_NO_RESOURCE2)
-                       return true;
-       }
-       return false;
-}
-
-int lancer_test_and_set_rdy_state(struct be_adapter *adapter)
-{
-       int status;
-       u32 sliport_status, err, reset_needed;
-       bool resource_error;
+                       return 0;
 
-       resource_error = lancer_provisioning_error(adapter);
-       if (resource_error)
-               return -EAGAIN;
+               if (sliport_status & SLIPORT_STATUS_ERR_MASK &&
+                   !(sliport_status & SLIPORT_STATUS_RN_MASK))
+                       return -EIO;
 
-       status = lancer_wait_ready(adapter);
-       if (!status) {
-               sliport_status = ioread32(adapter->db + SLIPORT_STATUS_OFFSET);
-               err = sliport_status & SLIPORT_STATUS_ERR_MASK;
-               reset_needed = sliport_status & SLIPORT_STATUS_RN_MASK;
-               if (err && reset_needed) {
-                       iowrite32(SLI_PORT_CONTROL_IP_MASK,
-                                 adapter->db + SLIPORT_CONTROL_OFFSET);
-
-                       /* check if adapter has corrected the error */
-                       status = lancer_wait_ready(adapter);
-                       sliport_status = ioread32(adapter->db +
-                                                 SLIPORT_STATUS_OFFSET);
-                       sliport_status &= (SLIPORT_STATUS_ERR_MASK |
-                                               SLIPORT_STATUS_RN_MASK);
-                       if (status || sliport_status)
-                               status = -1;
-               } else if (err || reset_needed) {
-                       status = -1;
-               }
+               msleep(1000);
        }
-       /* Stop error recovery if error is not recoverable.
-        * No resource error is temporary errors and will go away
-        * when PF provisions resources.
-        */
-       resource_error = lancer_provisioning_error(adapter);
-       if (resource_error)
-               status = -EAGAIN;
 
-       return status;
+       return sliport_status ? : -1;
 }
 
 int be_fw_wait_ready(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 
 err:
        dev_err(dev, "POST timeout; stage=%#x\n", stage);
-       return -1;
+       return -ETIMEDOUT;
 }
 
 static inline struct be_sge *nonembedded_sgl(struct be_mcc_wrb *wrb)
        int status;
 
        if (lancer_chip(adapter)) {
+               iowrite32(SLI_PORT_CONTROL_IP_MASK,
+                         adapter->db + SLIPORT_CONTROL_OFFSET);
                status = lancer_wait_ready(adapter);
-               if (!status) {
-                       iowrite32(SLI_PORT_CONTROL_IP_MASK,
-                                 adapter->db + SLIPORT_CONTROL_OFFSET);
-                       status = lancer_test_and_set_rdy_state(adapter);
-               }
-               if (status) {
+               if (status)
                        dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev,
                                "Adapter in non recoverable error\n");
-               }
                return status;
        }
 
 
        netdev->ethtool_ops = &be_ethtool_ops;
 }
 
+/* If any VFs are already enabled don't FLR the PF */
+static bool be_reset_required(struct be_adapter *adapter)
+{
+       return pci_num_vf(adapter->pdev) ? false : true;
+}
+
+/* Wait for the FW to be ready and perform the required initialization */
+static int be_func_init(struct be_adapter *adapter)
+{
+       int status;
+
+       status = be_fw_wait_ready(adapter);
+       if (status)
+               return status;
+
+       if (be_reset_required(adapter)) {
+               status = be_cmd_reset_function(adapter);
+               if (status)
+                       return status;
+
+               /* Wait for interrupts to quiesce after an FLR */
+               msleep(100);
+
+               /* We can clear all errors when function reset succeeds */
+               be_clear_all_error(adapter);
+       }
+
+       /* Tell FW we're ready to fire cmds */
+       status = be_cmd_fw_init(adapter);
+       if (status)
+               return status;
+
+       /* Allow interrupts for other ULPs running on NIC function */
+       be_intr_set(adapter, true);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static int be_err_recover(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 {
        struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
        struct device *dev = &adapter->pdev->dev;
        int status;
 
-       status = lancer_test_and_set_rdy_state(adapter);
+       status = be_func_init(adapter);
        if (status)
                goto err;
 
-       be_clear_all_error(adapter);
-
        status = be_setup(adapter);
        if (status)
                goto err;
 
        netif_device_attach(netdev);
 
-       dev_err(dev, "Adapter recovery successful\n");
+       dev_info(dev, "Adapter recovery successful\n");
        return 0;
 err:
-       if (status == -EAGAIN)
-               dev_err(dev, "Waiting for resource provisioning\n");
-       else
+       if (be_physfn(adapter))
                dev_err(dev, "Adapter recovery failed\n");
+       else
+               dev_err(dev, "Re-trying adapter recovery\n");
 
        return status;
 }
                        status = be_err_recover(adapter);
        }
 
-       /* In Lancer, for all errors other than provisioning error (-EAGAIN),
-        * no need to attempt further recovery.
-        */
-       if (!status || status == -EAGAIN)
+       /* Always attempt recovery on VFs */
+       if (!status || be_virtfn(adapter))
                be_schedule_err_detection(adapter);
 }
 
        free_netdev(adapter->netdev);
 }
 
-/* If any VFs are already enabled don't FLR the PF */
-static bool be_reset_required(struct be_adapter *adapter)
-{
-       return pci_num_vf(adapter->pdev) ? false : true;
-}
-
 static char *mc_name(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 {
        char *str = ""; /* default */
        }
 }
 
-/* Wait for the FW to be ready and perform the required initialization */
-static int be_func_init(struct be_adapter *adapter)
-{
-       int status;
-
-       status = be_fw_wait_ready(adapter);
-       if (status)
-               return status;
-
-       if (be_reset_required(adapter)) {
-               status = be_cmd_reset_function(adapter);
-               if (status)
-                       return status;
-
-               /* Wait for interrupts to quiesce after an FLR */
-               msleep(100);
-       }
-
-       /* Tell FW we're ready to fire cmds */
-       status = be_cmd_fw_init(adapter);
-       if (status)
-               return status;
-
-       /* Allow interrupts for other ULPs running on NIC function */
-       be_intr_set(adapter, true);
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
 static int be_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *pdev_id)
 {
        struct be_adapter *adapter;