diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
index c4b86605a2bc..3802b290ff09 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
@@ -4632,31 +4632,18 @@ void ufshcd_abort_outstanding_transfer_requests(struct ufs_hba *hba, int result)
 }
 
 /**
- * ufshcd_transfer_req_compl - handle SCSI and query command completion
+ * __ufshcd_transfer_req_compl - handle SCSI and query command completion
  * @hba: per adapter instance
+ * @completed_reqs: requests to complete
  */
-static void ufshcd_transfer_req_compl(struct ufs_hba *hba)
+static void __ufshcd_transfer_req_compl(struct ufs_hba *hba,
+					unsigned long completed_reqs)
 {
 	struct ufshcd_lrb *lrbp;
 	struct scsi_cmnd *cmd;
-	unsigned long completed_reqs;
-	u32 tr_doorbell;
 	int result;
 	int index;
 
-	/* Resetting interrupt aggregation counters first and reading the
-	 * DOOR_BELL afterward allows us to handle all the completed requests.
-	 * In order to prevent other interrupts starvation the DB is read once
-	 * after reset. The down side of this solution is the possibility of
-	 * false interrupt if device completes another request after resetting
-	 * aggregation and before reading the DB.
-	 */
-	if (ufshcd_is_intr_aggr_allowed(hba))
-		ufshcd_reset_intr_aggr(hba);
-
-	tr_doorbell = ufshcd_readl(hba, REG_UTP_TRANSFER_REQ_DOOR_BELL);
-	completed_reqs = tr_doorbell ^ hba->outstanding_reqs;
-
 	for_each_set_bit(index, &completed_reqs, hba->nutrs) {
 		lrbp = &hba->lrb[index];
 		cmd = lrbp->cmd;
@@ -4692,6 +4679,31 @@ static void ufshcd_transfer_req_compl(struct ufs_hba *hba)
 	wake_up(&hba->dev_cmd.tag_wq);
 }
 
+/**
+ * ufshcd_transfer_req_compl - handle SCSI and query command completion
+ * @hba: per adapter instance
+ */
+static void ufshcd_transfer_req_compl(struct ufs_hba *hba)
+{
+	unsigned long completed_reqs;
+	u32 tr_doorbell;
+
+	/* Resetting interrupt aggregation counters first and reading the
+	 * DOOR_BELL afterward allows us to handle all the completed requests.
+	 * In order to prevent other interrupts starvation the DB is read once
+	 * after reset. The down side of this solution is the possibility of
+	 * false interrupt if device completes another request after resetting
+	 * aggregation and before reading the DB.
+	 */
+	if (ufshcd_is_intr_aggr_allowed(hba))
+		ufshcd_reset_intr_aggr(hba);
+
+	tr_doorbell = ufshcd_readl(hba, REG_UTP_TRANSFER_REQ_DOOR_BELL);
+	completed_reqs = tr_doorbell ^ hba->outstanding_reqs;
+
+	__ufshcd_transfer_req_compl(hba, completed_reqs);
+}
+
 /**
  * ufshcd_disable_ee - disable exception event
  * @hba: per-adapter instance
@@ -4958,6 +4970,12 @@ out:
 	return;
 }
 
+/* Complete requests that have door-bell cleared */
+static void ufshcd_complete_requests(struct ufs_hba *hba)
+{
+	ufshcd_transfer_req_compl(hba);
+	ufshcd_tmc_handler(hba);
+}
 /**
  * ufshcd_err_handler - handle UFS errors that require s/w attention
  * @work: pointer to work structure
@@ -4966,11 +4984,11 @@ static void ufshcd_err_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct ufs_hba *hba;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	u32 err_xfer = 0;
-	u32 err_tm = 0;
+	bool err_xfer = false, err_tm = false;
 	int err = 0;
 	int tag;
 	int crypto_engine_err = 0;
+	bool needs_reset = false;
 
 	hba = container_of(work, struct ufs_hba, eh_work);
 
@@ -4978,14 +4996,15 @@ static void ufshcd_err_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 	ufshcd_hold_all(hba);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
-	if (hba->ufshcd_state == UFSHCD_STATE_RESET) {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
+	if (hba->ufshcd_state == UFSHCD_STATE_RESET)
 		goto out;
-	}
 
 	hba->ufshcd_state = UFSHCD_STATE_RESET;
 	ufshcd_set_eh_in_progress(hba);
 
+	/* Complete requests that have door-bell cleared by h/w */
+	ufshcd_complete_requests(hba);
+
 	/*
 	 * Dump controller state before resetting. Transfer requests state
 	 * will be dump as part of the request completion.
@@ -4998,35 +5017,53 @@ static void ufshcd_err_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 		ufshcd_print_tmrs(hba, hba->outstanding_tasks);
 	}
 
-	/* Complete requests that have door-bell cleared by h/w */
-	ufshcd_transfer_req_compl(hba);
-	ufshcd_tmc_handler(hba);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
-
-	/* Clear pending transfer requests */
-	for_each_set_bit(tag, &hba->outstanding_reqs, hba->nutrs)
-		if (ufshcd_clear_cmd(hba, tag))
-			err_xfer |= 1 << tag;
-
-	/* Clear pending task management requests */
-	for_each_set_bit(tag, &hba->outstanding_tasks, hba->nutmrs)
-		if (ufshcd_clear_tm_cmd(hba, tag))
-			err_tm |= 1 << tag;
-
-	/* Complete the requests that are cleared by s/w */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
-	ufshcd_transfer_req_compl(hba);
-	ufshcd_tmc_handler(hba);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
-
 	if (hba->vops && hba->vops->crypto_engine_get_err)
 		crypto_engine_err = hba->vops->crypto_engine_get_err(hba);
 
+	if ((hba->saved_err & INT_FATAL_ERRORS) || crypto_engine_err ||
+	    ((hba->saved_err & UIC_ERROR) &&
+	    (hba->saved_uic_err & (UFSHCD_UIC_DL_PA_INIT_ERROR))))
+		needs_reset = true;
+
+	/*
+	 * if host reset is required then skip clearing the pending
+	 * transfers forcefully because they will automatically get
+	 * cleared after link startup.
+	 */
+	if (needs_reset)
+		goto skip_pending_xfer_clear;
+
+	/* release lock as clear command might sleep */
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
+	/* Clear pending transfer requests */
+	for_each_set_bit(tag, &hba->outstanding_reqs, hba->nutrs) {
+		if (ufshcd_clear_cmd(hba, tag)) {
+			err_xfer = true;
+			goto lock_skip_pending_xfer_clear;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Clear pending task management requests */
+	for_each_set_bit(tag, &hba->outstanding_tasks, hba->nutmrs) {
+		if (ufshcd_clear_tm_cmd(hba, tag)) {
+			err_tm = true;
+			goto lock_skip_pending_xfer_clear;
+		}
+	}
+
+lock_skip_pending_xfer_clear:
+	spin_lock_irqsave(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
+
+	/* Complete the requests that are cleared by s/w */
+	ufshcd_complete_requests(hba);
+
+	if (err_xfer || err_tm)
+		needs_reset = true;
+
+skip_pending_xfer_clear:
 	/* Fatal errors need reset */
-	if (err_xfer || err_tm || (hba->saved_err & INT_FATAL_ERRORS) ||
-			((hba->saved_err & UIC_ERROR) &&
-			 (hba->saved_uic_err & UFSHCD_UIC_DL_PA_INIT_ERROR)) ||
-			 crypto_engine_err) {
+	if (needs_reset) {
+		unsigned long max_doorbells = (1UL << hba->nutrs) - 1;
 
 		if (hba->saved_err & INT_FATAL_ERRORS || crypto_engine_err)
 			UFSHCD_UPDATE_ERROR_STATS(hba,
@@ -5040,7 +5077,20 @@ static void ufshcd_err_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 			UFSHCD_UPDATE_ERROR_STATS(hba,
 						  UFS_ERR_CLEAR_PEND_XFER_TM);
 
+		/*
+		 * ufshcd_reset_and_restore() does the link reinitialization
+		 * which will need atleast one empty doorbell slot to send the
+		 * device management commands (NOP and query commands).
+		 * If there is no slot empty at this moment then free up last
+		 * slot forcefully.
+		 */
+		if (hba->outstanding_reqs == max_doorbells)
+			__ufshcd_transfer_req_compl(hba,
+						    (1UL << (hba->nutrs - 1)));
+
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
 		err = ufshcd_reset_and_restore(hba);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
 		if (err) {
 			dev_err(hba->dev, "%s: reset and restore failed\n",
 					__func__);
@@ -5056,9 +5106,17 @@ static void ufshcd_err_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 		if (hba->vops && hba->vops->crypto_engine_reset_err)
 			hba->vops->crypto_engine_reset_err(hba);
 	}
-	ufshcd_clear_eh_in_progress(hba);
 
+	if (!needs_reset) {
+		hba->ufshcd_state = UFSHCD_STATE_OPERATIONAL;
+		if (hba->saved_err || hba->saved_uic_err)
+			dev_err_ratelimited(hba->dev, "%s: exit: saved_err 0x%x saved_uic_err 0x%x",
+			    __func__, hba->saved_err, hba->saved_uic_err);
+	}
+
+	ufshcd_clear_eh_in_progress(hba);
 out:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
 	scsi_unblock_requests(hba->host);
 	ufshcd_release_all(hba);
 	pm_runtime_put_sync(hba->dev);
@@ -5148,15 +5206,18 @@ static void ufshcd_check_errors(struct ufs_hba *hba)
 	}
 
 	if (queue_eh_work) {
+		/*
+		 * update the transfer error masks to sticky bits, let's do this
+		 * irrespective of current ufshcd_state.
+		 */
+		hba->saved_err |= hba->errors;
+		hba->saved_uic_err |= hba->uic_error;
+
 		/* handle fatal errors only when link is functional */
 		if (hba->ufshcd_state == UFSHCD_STATE_OPERATIONAL) {
 			/* block commands from scsi mid-layer */
 			scsi_block_requests(hba->host);
 
-			/* transfer error masks to sticky bits */
-			hba->saved_err |= hba->errors;
-			hba->saved_uic_err |= hba->uic_error;
-
 			hba->ufshcd_state = UFSHCD_STATE_ERROR;
 			schedule_work(&hba->eh_work);
 		}