goto err_ret;
 
        dev_state = QLCRD32(adapter, QLCNIC_CRB_DEV_STATE);
-       if (dev_state ==  QLCNIC_DEV_QUISCENT) {
+       if (dev_state == QLCNIC_DEV_QUISCENT ||
+           dev_state == QLCNIC_DEV_NEED_QUISCENT) {
                qlcnic_api_unlock(adapter);
                qlcnic_schedule_work(adapter, qlcnic_fwinit_work,
                                                FW_POLL_DELAY * 2);
 skip_ack_check:
                dev_state = QLCRD32(adapter, QLCNIC_CRB_DEV_STATE);
 
-               if (dev_state == QLCNIC_DEV_NEED_QUISCENT) {
-                       QLCWR32(adapter, QLCNIC_CRB_DEV_STATE,
-                                               QLCNIC_DEV_QUISCENT);
-                       qlcnic_schedule_work(adapter, qlcnic_fwinit_work,
-                                               FW_POLL_DELAY * 2);
-                       QLCDB(adapter, DRV, "Quiscing the driver\n");
-                       qlcnic_idc_debug_info(adapter, 0);
-
-                       qlcnic_api_unlock(adapter);
-                       return;
-               }
-
                if (dev_state == QLCNIC_DEV_NEED_RESET) {
                        QLCWR32(adapter, QLCNIC_CRB_DEV_STATE,
                                                QLCNIC_DEV_INITIALIZING);
 
        netif_device_detach(netdev);
 
-       qlcnic_down(adapter, netdev);
+       /* Dont grab rtnl lock during Quiscent mode */
+       if (adapter->dev_state == QLCNIC_DEV_NEED_QUISCENT) {
+               if (netif_running(netdev))
+                       __qlcnic_down(adapter, netdev);
+       } else
+               qlcnic_down(adapter, netdev);
 
        status = QLCRD32(adapter, QLCNIC_PEG_HALT_STATUS1);
 
        qlcnic_api_unlock(adapter);
 }
 
+/* Caller should held RESETTING bit.
+ * This should be call in sync with qlcnic_request_quiscent_mode.
+ */
+void qlcnic_clear_quiscent_mode(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
+{
+       qlcnic_clr_drv_state(adapter);
+       qlcnic_api_lock(adapter);
+       QLCWR32(adapter, QLCNIC_CRB_DEV_STATE, QLCNIC_DEV_READY);
+       qlcnic_api_unlock(adapter);
+}
+
+/* Caller should held RESETTING bit.
+ */
+int qlcnic_request_quiscent_mode(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
+{
+       u8 timeo = adapter->dev_init_timeo / 2;
+       u32 state;
+
+       if (qlcnic_api_lock(adapter))
+               return -EIO;
+
+       state = QLCRD32(adapter, QLCNIC_CRB_DEV_STATE);
+       if (state != QLCNIC_DEV_READY)
+               return -EIO;
+
+       QLCWR32(adapter, QLCNIC_CRB_DEV_STATE, QLCNIC_DEV_NEED_QUISCENT);
+       qlcnic_api_unlock(adapter);
+       QLCDB(adapter, DRV, "NEED QUISCENT state set\n");
+       qlcnic_idc_debug_info(adapter, 0);
+
+       qlcnic_set_drv_state(adapter, QLCNIC_DEV_NEED_QUISCENT);
+
+       do {
+               msleep(2000);
+               state = QLCRD32(adapter, QLCNIC_CRB_DEV_STATE);
+               if (state == QLCNIC_DEV_QUISCENT)
+                       return 0;
+               if (!qlcnic_check_drv_state(adapter)) {
+                       if (qlcnic_api_lock(adapter))
+                               return -EIO;
+                       QLCWR32(adapter, QLCNIC_CRB_DEV_STATE,
+                                                       QLCNIC_DEV_QUISCENT);
+                       qlcnic_api_unlock(adapter);
+                       QLCDB(adapter, DRV, "QUISCENT mode set\n");
+                       return 0;
+               }
+       } while (--timeo);
+
+       dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Failed to quiesce device, DRV_STATE=%08x"
+               " DRV_ACTIVE=%08x\n", QLCRD32(adapter, QLCNIC_CRB_DRV_STATE),
+               QLCRD32(adapter, QLCNIC_CRB_DRV_ACTIVE));
+       qlcnic_clear_quiscent_mode(adapter);
+       return -EIO;
+}
+
 /*Transit to RESET state from READY state only */
 static void
 qlcnic_dev_request_reset(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
                qlcnic_dev_request_reset(adapter);
 
        state = QLCRD32(adapter, QLCNIC_CRB_DEV_STATE);
-       if (state == QLCNIC_DEV_NEED_RESET ||
-           state == QLCNIC_DEV_NEED_QUISCENT) {
+       if (state == QLCNIC_DEV_NEED_RESET) {
                qlcnic_set_npar_non_operational(adapter);
                adapter->need_fw_reset = 1;
-       }
+       } else if (state == QLCNIC_DEV_NEED_QUISCENT)
+               goto detach;
 
        heartbeat = QLCRD32(adapter, QLCNIC_PEG_ALIVE_COUNTER);
        if (heartbeat != adapter->heartbeat) {