u32 org_mcp_reset_seq, seq, delay = QED_MCP_RESP_ITER_US, cnt = 0;
        int rc = 0;
 
+       if (p_hwfn->mcp_info->b_block_cmd) {
+               DP_NOTICE(p_hwfn,
+                         "The MFW is not responsive. Avoid sending MCP_RESET mailbox command.\n");
+               return -EBUSY;
+       }
+
        /* Ensure that only a single thread is accessing the mailbox */
        spin_lock_bh(&p_hwfn->mcp_info->cmd_lock);
 
                   (p_mb_params->cmd | seq_num), p_mb_params->param);
 }
 
+static void qed_mcp_cmd_set_blocking(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn, bool block_cmd)
+{
+       p_hwfn->mcp_info->b_block_cmd = block_cmd;
+
+       DP_INFO(p_hwfn, "%s sending of mailbox commands to the MFW\n",
+               block_cmd ? "Block" : "Unblock");
+}
+
+static void qed_mcp_print_cpu_info(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
+                                  struct qed_ptt *p_ptt)
+{
+       u32 cpu_mode, cpu_state, cpu_pc_0, cpu_pc_1, cpu_pc_2;
+       u32 delay = QED_MCP_RESP_ITER_US;
+
+       cpu_mode = qed_rd(p_hwfn, p_ptt, MCP_REG_CPU_MODE);
+       cpu_state = qed_rd(p_hwfn, p_ptt, MCP_REG_CPU_STATE);
+       cpu_pc_0 = qed_rd(p_hwfn, p_ptt, MCP_REG_CPU_PROGRAM_COUNTER);
+       udelay(delay);
+       cpu_pc_1 = qed_rd(p_hwfn, p_ptt, MCP_REG_CPU_PROGRAM_COUNTER);
+       udelay(delay);
+       cpu_pc_2 = qed_rd(p_hwfn, p_ptt, MCP_REG_CPU_PROGRAM_COUNTER);
+
+       DP_NOTICE(p_hwfn,
+                 "MCP CPU info: mode 0x%08x, state 0x%08x, pc {0x%08x, 0x%08x, 0x%08x}\n",
+                 cpu_mode, cpu_state, cpu_pc_0, cpu_pc_1, cpu_pc_2);
+}
+
 static int
 _qed_mcp_cmd_and_union(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
                       struct qed_ptt *p_ptt,
                DP_NOTICE(p_hwfn,
                          "The MFW failed to respond to command 0x%08x [param 0x%08x].\n",
                          p_mb_params->cmd, p_mb_params->param);
+               qed_mcp_print_cpu_info(p_hwfn, p_ptt);
 
                spin_lock_bh(&p_hwfn->mcp_info->cmd_lock);
                qed_mcp_cmd_del_elem(p_hwfn, p_cmd_elem);
                spin_unlock_bh(&p_hwfn->mcp_info->cmd_lock);
 
+               if (!QED_MB_FLAGS_IS_SET(p_mb_params, AVOID_BLOCK))
+                       qed_mcp_cmd_set_blocking(p_hwfn, true);
+
                return -EAGAIN;
        }
 
                return -EBUSY;
        }
 
+       if (p_hwfn->mcp_info->b_block_cmd) {
+               DP_NOTICE(p_hwfn,
+                         "The MFW is not responsive. Avoid sending mailbox command 0x%08x [param 0x%08x].\n",
+                         p_mb_params->cmd, p_mb_params->param);
+               return -EBUSY;
+       }
+
        if (p_mb_params->data_src_size > union_data_size ||
            p_mb_params->data_dst_size > union_data_size) {
                DP_ERR(p_hwfn,
        mb_params.data_src_size = sizeof(load_req);
        mb_params.p_data_dst = &load_rsp;
        mb_params.data_dst_size = sizeof(load_rsp);
-       mb_params.flags = QED_MB_FLAG_CAN_SLEEP;
+       mb_params.flags = QED_MB_FLAG_CAN_SLEEP | QED_MB_FLAG_AVOID_BLOCK;
 
        DP_VERBOSE(p_hwfn, QED_MSG_SP,
                   "Load Request: param 0x%08x [init_hw %d, drv_type %d, hsi_ver %d, pda 0x%04x]\n",
        memset(&mb_params, 0, sizeof(mb_params));
        mb_params.cmd = DRV_MSG_CODE_UNLOAD_REQ;
        mb_params.param = wol_param;
-       mb_params.flags = QED_MB_FLAG_CAN_SLEEP;
+       mb_params.flags = QED_MB_FLAG_CAN_SLEEP | QED_MB_FLAG_AVOID_BLOCK;
 
        return qed_mcp_cmd_and_union(p_hwfn, p_ptt, &mb_params);
 }
                return -EBUSY;
        }
 
+       qed_mcp_cmd_set_blocking(p_hwfn, true);
+
        return 0;
 }
 
                return -EBUSY;
        }
 
+       qed_mcp_cmd_set_blocking(p_hwfn, false);
+
        return 0;
 }