1 files changed, 10 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
index d97446a3bf05..8fb836d4129f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
@@ -2502,12 +2502,17 @@ static void qlcnic_tx_timeout(struct net_device *netdev)
         if (test_bit(__QLCNIC_RESETTING, &adapter->state))
                 return;
 
-        dev_err(&netdev->dev, "transmit timeout, resetting.\n");
-
-        if (++adapter->tx_timeo_cnt >= QLCNIC_MAX_TX_TIMEOUTS)
-                adapter->need_fw_reset = 1;
-        else
+        if (++adapter->tx_timeo_cnt >= QLCNIC_MAX_TX_TIMEOUTS) {
+                netdev_info(netdev, "Tx timeout, reset the adapter.\n");
+                if (qlcnic_82xx_check(adapter))
+                        adapter->need_fw_reset = 1;
+                else if (qlcnic_83xx_check(adapter))
+                        qlcnic_83xx_idc_request_reset(adapter,
+                                                      QLCNIC_FORCE_FW_DUMP_KEY);
+        } else {
+                netdev_info(netdev, "Tx timeout, reset adapter context.\n");
                 adapter->ahw->reset_context = 1;
+        }
 }
 
 static struct net_device_stats *qlcnic_get_stats(struct net_device *netdev)