"Auto Negotiated"
 };
 
+static inline bool cxgb4_dcb_state_synced(enum cxgb4_dcb_state state)
+{
+       if (state == CXGB4_DCB_STATE_FW_ALLSYNCED ||
+           state == CXGB4_DCB_STATE_HOST)
+               return true;
+       else
+               return false;
+}
+
 /* Initialize a port's Data Center Bridging state.  Typically used after a
  * Link Down event.
  */
        struct port_info *pi = netdev2pinfo(dev);
        struct port_dcb_info *dcb = &pi->dcb;
 
-       if (dcb->state != CXGB4_DCB_STATE_FW_ALLSYNCED ||
+       if (!cxgb4_dcb_state_synced(dcb->state) ||
            priority >= CXGB4_MAX_PRIORITY)
                *pfccfg = 0;
        else
        struct adapter *adap = pi->adapter;
        int err;
 
-       if (pi->dcb.state != CXGB4_DCB_STATE_FW_ALLSYNCED ||
+       if (!cxgb4_dcb_state_synced(pi->dcb.state) ||
            priority >= CXGB4_MAX_PRIORITY)
                return;
 
 {
        struct port_info *pi = netdev2pinfo(dev);
 
-       if (pi->dcb.state != CXGB4_DCB_STATE_FW_ALLSYNCED)
+       if (!cxgb4_dcb_state_synced(pi->dcb.state))
                return false;
 
        return pi->dcb.pfcen != 0;
        struct adapter *adap = pi->adapter;
        int i;
 
-       if (pi->dcb.state != CXGB4_DCB_STATE_FW_ALLSYNCED)
+       if (!cxgb4_dcb_state_synced(pi->dcb.state))
                return 0;
 
        for (i = 0; i < CXGB4_MAX_DCBX_APP_SUPPORTED; i++) {
        int i, err;
 
 
-       if (pi->dcb.state != CXGB4_DCB_STATE_FW_ALLSYNCED)
+       if (!cxgb4_dcb_state_synced(pi->dcb.state))
                return -EINVAL;
 
        /* DCB info gets thrown away on link up */
        struct port_info *pi = netdev2pinfo(dev);
        struct port_dcb_info *dcb = &pi->dcb;
 
-       if (dcb_subtype && !(dcb->msgs & dcb_subtype))
-               return 0;
+       if (dcb->state == CXGB4_DCB_STATE_FW_ALLSYNCED)
+               if (dcb_subtype && !(dcb->msgs & dcb_subtype))
+                       return 0;
 
-       return (dcb->state == CXGB4_DCB_STATE_FW_ALLSYNCED &&
+       return (cxgb4_dcb_state_synced(dcb->state) &&
                (dcb->supported & DCB_CAP_DCBX_VER_IEEE));
 }
 
 
        /* Can't enable DCB if we haven't successfully negotiated it.
         */
-       if (pi->dcb.state != CXGB4_DCB_STATE_FW_ALLSYNCED)
+       if (!cxgb4_dcb_state_synced(pi->dcb.state))
                return 1;
 
        /* There's currently no mechanism to allow for the firmware DCBX
        struct adapter *adap = pi->adapter;
        int i, err = 0;
 
-       if (pi->dcb.state != CXGB4_DCB_STATE_FW_ALLSYNCED)
+       if (!cxgb4_dcb_state_synced(pi->dcb.state))
                return 1;
 
        info->willing = 0;
        struct adapter *adap = pi->adapter;
        int i, err = 0;
 
-       if (pi->dcb.state != CXGB4_DCB_STATE_FW_ALLSYNCED)
+       if (!cxgb4_dcb_state_synced(pi->dcb.state))
                return 1;
 
        for (i = 0; i < CXGB4_MAX_DCBX_APP_SUPPORTED; i++) {