diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr.h b/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr.h
index 06359915a48d..dca8390c33ec 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ extern atomic64_t event_counter;
 #define MPI3MR_DRIVER_AUTHOR	"Broadcom Inc. <mpi3mr-linuxdrv.pdl@broadcom.com>"
 #define MPI3MR_DRIVER_DESC	"MPI3 Storage Controller Device Driver"
 
-#define MPI3MR_NAME_LENGTH	32
+#define MPI3MR_NAME_LENGTH	64
 #define IOCNAME			"%s: "
 
 #define MPI3MR_DEFAULT_MAX_IO_SIZE	(1 * 1024 * 1024)
@@ -294,6 +294,10 @@ enum mpi3mr_reset_reason {
 	MPI3MR_RESET_FROM_SAS_TRANSPORT_TIMEOUT = 30,
 };
 
+#define MPI3MR_RESET_REASON_OSTYPE_LINUX	1
+#define MPI3MR_RESET_REASON_OSTYPE_SHIFT	28
+#define MPI3MR_RESET_REASON_IOCNUM_SHIFT	20
+
 /* Queue type definitions */
 enum queue_type {
 	MPI3MR_DEFAULT_QUEUE = 0,
@@ -1142,7 +1146,7 @@ struct mpi3mr_ioc {
 	spinlock_t fwevt_lock;
 	struct list_head fwevt_list;
 
-	char watchdog_work_q_name[20];
+	char watchdog_work_q_name[50];
 	struct workqueue_struct *watchdog_work_q;
 	struct delayed_work watchdog_work;
 	spinlock_t watchdog_lock;
@@ -1336,7 +1340,7 @@ void mpi3mr_start_watchdog(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc);
 void mpi3mr_stop_watchdog(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc);
 
 int mpi3mr_soft_reset_handler(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc,
-			      u32 reset_reason, u8 snapdump);
+			      u16 reset_reason, u8 snapdump);
 void mpi3mr_ioc_disable_intr(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc);
 void mpi3mr_ioc_enable_intr(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc);
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_app.c b/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_app.c
index 0380996b5ad2..38f63bc7ef3b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_app.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_app.c
@@ -1598,26 +1598,33 @@ static long mpi3mr_bsg_process_mpt_cmds(struct bsg_job *job)
 		rval = -EAGAIN;
 		if (mrioc->bsg_cmds.state & MPI3MR_CMD_RESET)
 			goto out_unlock;
-		dprint_bsg_err(mrioc,
-		    "%s: bsg request timedout after %d seconds\n", __func__,
-		    karg->timeout);
-		if (mrioc->logging_level & MPI3_DEBUG_BSG_ERROR) {
-			dprint_dump(mpi_req, MPI3MR_ADMIN_REQ_FRAME_SZ,
+		if (((mpi_header->function != MPI3_FUNCTION_SCSI_IO) &&
+		    (mpi_header->function != MPI3_FUNCTION_NVME_ENCAPSULATED))
+		    || (mrioc->logging_level & MPI3_DEBUG_BSG_ERROR)) {
+			ioc_info(mrioc, "%s: bsg request timedout after %d seconds\n",
+			    __func__, karg->timeout);
+			if (!(mrioc->logging_level & MPI3_DEBUG_BSG_INFO)) {
+				dprint_dump(mpi_req, MPI3MR_ADMIN_REQ_FRAME_SZ,
 			    "bsg_mpi3_req");
 			if (mpi_header->function ==
-			    MPI3_BSG_FUNCTION_MGMT_PASSTHROUGH) {
+			    MPI3_FUNCTION_MGMT_PASSTHROUGH) {
 				drv_buf_iter = &drv_bufs[0];
 				dprint_dump(drv_buf_iter->kern_buf,
 				    rmc_size, "mpi3_mgmt_req");
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		if ((mpi_header->function == MPI3_BSG_FUNCTION_NVME_ENCAPSULATED) ||
-		    (mpi_header->function == MPI3_BSG_FUNCTION_SCSI_IO))
+			(mpi_header->function == MPI3_BSG_FUNCTION_SCSI_IO)) {
+			dprint_bsg_err(mrioc, "%s: bsg request timedout after %d seconds,\n"
+				"issuing target reset to (0x%04x)\n", __func__,
+				karg->timeout, mpi_header->function_dependent);
 			mpi3mr_issue_tm(mrioc,
 			    MPI3_SCSITASKMGMT_TASKTYPE_TARGET_RESET,
 			    mpi_header->function_dependent, 0,
 			    MPI3MR_HOSTTAG_BLK_TMS, MPI3MR_RESETTM_TIMEOUT,
 			    &mrioc->host_tm_cmds, &resp_code, NULL);
+		}
 		if (!(mrioc->bsg_cmds.state & MPI3MR_CMD_COMPLETE) &&
 		    !(mrioc->bsg_cmds.state & MPI3MR_CMD_RESET))
 			mpi3mr_soft_reset_handler(mrioc,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_fw.c b/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_fw.c
index 6ce75366dd8a..07accf01be0f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_fw.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_fw.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/io-64-nonatomic-lo-hi.h>
 
 static int
-mpi3mr_issue_reset(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc, u16 reset_type, u32 reset_reason);
+mpi3mr_issue_reset(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc, u16 reset_type, u16 reset_reason);
 static int mpi3mr_setup_admin_qpair(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc);
 static void mpi3mr_process_factsdata(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc,
 	struct mpi3_ioc_facts_data *facts_data);
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ static inline void mpi3mr_clear_reset_history(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc)
 static int mpi3mr_issue_and_process_mur(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc,
 	u32 reset_reason)
 {
-	u32 ioc_config, timeout, ioc_status;
+	u32 ioc_config, timeout, ioc_status, scratch_pad0;
 	int retval = -1;
 
 	ioc_info(mrioc, "Issuing Message unit Reset(MUR)\n");
@@ -1204,7 +1204,11 @@ static int mpi3mr_issue_and_process_mur(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc,
 		return retval;
 	}
 	mpi3mr_clear_reset_history(mrioc);
-	writel(reset_reason, &mrioc->sysif_regs->scratchpad[0]);
+	scratch_pad0 = ((MPI3MR_RESET_REASON_OSTYPE_LINUX <<
+			 MPI3MR_RESET_REASON_OSTYPE_SHIFT) |
+			(mrioc->facts.ioc_num <<
+			 MPI3MR_RESET_REASON_IOCNUM_SHIFT) | reset_reason);
+	writel(scratch_pad0, &mrioc->sysif_regs->scratchpad[0]);
 	ioc_config = readl(&mrioc->sysif_regs->ioc_configuration);
 	ioc_config &= ~MPI3_SYSIF_IOC_CONFIG_ENABLE_IOC;
 	writel(ioc_config, &mrioc->sysif_regs->ioc_configuration);
@@ -1520,11 +1524,11 @@ static inline void mpi3mr_set_diagsave(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc)
  * Return: 0 on success, non-zero on failure.
  */
 static int mpi3mr_issue_reset(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc, u16 reset_type,
-	u32 reset_reason)
+	u16 reset_reason)
 {
 	int retval = -1;
 	u8 unlock_retry_count = 0;
-	u32 host_diagnostic, ioc_status, ioc_config;
+	u32 host_diagnostic, ioc_status, ioc_config, scratch_pad0;
 	u32 timeout = MPI3MR_RESET_ACK_TIMEOUT * 10;
 
 	if ((reset_type != MPI3_SYSIF_HOST_DIAG_RESET_ACTION_SOFT_RESET) &&
@@ -1576,6 +1580,9 @@ static int mpi3mr_issue_reset(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc, u16 reset_type,
 		    unlock_retry_count, host_diagnostic);
 	} while (!(host_diagnostic & MPI3_SYSIF_HOST_DIAG_DIAG_WRITE_ENABLE));
 
+	scratch_pad0 = ((MPI3MR_RESET_REASON_OSTYPE_LINUX <<
+	    MPI3MR_RESET_REASON_OSTYPE_SHIFT) | (mrioc->facts.ioc_num <<
+	    MPI3MR_RESET_REASON_IOCNUM_SHIFT) | reset_reason);
 	writel(reset_reason, &mrioc->sysif_regs->scratchpad[0]);
 	writel(host_diagnostic | reset_type,
 	    &mrioc->sysif_regs->host_diagnostic);
@@ -2581,7 +2588,7 @@ static void mpi3mr_watchdog_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	enum mpi3mr_iocstate ioc_state;
 	u32 fault, host_diagnostic, ioc_status;
-	u32 reset_reason = MPI3MR_RESET_FROM_FAULT_WATCH;
+	u16 reset_reason = MPI3MR_RESET_FROM_FAULT_WATCH;
 
 	if (mrioc->reset_in_progress)
 		return;
@@ -4968,7 +4975,7 @@ void mpi3mr_pel_get_seqnum_complete(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc,
  * Return: 0 on success, non-zero on failure.
  */
 int mpi3mr_soft_reset_handler(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc,
-	u32 reset_reason, u8 snapdump)
+	u16 reset_reason, u8 snapdump)
 {
 	int retval = 0, i;
 	unsigned long flags;
