return ns;
 }
 
-static void __nvmet_req_complete(struct nvmet_req *req, u16 status)
+static void nvmet_update_sq_head(struct nvmet_req *req)
 {
-       u32 old_sqhd, new_sqhd;
-       u16 sqhd;
-
-       if (status)
-               nvmet_set_status(req, status);
-
        if (req->sq->size) {
+               u32 old_sqhd, new_sqhd;
+
                do {
                        old_sqhd = req->sq->sqhd;
                        new_sqhd = (old_sqhd + 1) % req->sq->size;
                } while (cmpxchg(&req->sq->sqhd, old_sqhd, new_sqhd) !=
                                        old_sqhd);
        }
-       sqhd = req->sq->sqhd & 0x0000FFFF;
-       req->rsp->sq_head = cpu_to_le16(sqhd);
+       req->rsp->sq_head = cpu_to_le16(req->sq->sqhd & 0x0000FFFF);
+}
+
+static void __nvmet_req_complete(struct nvmet_req *req, u16 status)
+{
+       if (!req->sq->sqhd_disabled)
+               nvmet_update_sq_head(req);
        req->rsp->sq_id = cpu_to_le16(req->sq->qid);
        req->rsp->command_id = req->cmd->common.command_id;
-
+       if (status)
+               nvmet_set_status(req, status);
        if (req->ns)
                nvmet_put_namespace(req->ns);
        req->ops->queue_response(req);
        req->sg_cnt = 0;
        req->transfer_len = 0;
        req->rsp->status = 0;
+       req->rsp->sq_head = 0;
        req->ns = NULL;
 
        /* no support for fused commands yet */
 
        /* note: convert queue size from 0's-based value to 1's-based value */
        nvmet_cq_setup(ctrl, req->cq, qid, sqsize + 1);
        nvmet_sq_setup(ctrl, req->sq, qid, sqsize + 1);
+
+       if (c->cattr & NVME_CONNECT_DISABLE_SQFLOW) {
+               req->sq->sqhd_disabled = true;
+               req->rsp->sq_head = cpu_to_le16(0xffff);
+       }
+
        return 0;
 }