diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/cxio_wr.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/cxio_wr.h
index a197a5b..15073b2 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/cxio_wr.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/cxio_wr.h
@@ -730,7 +730,22 @@ struct t3_cq {
 
 static inline void cxio_set_wq_in_error(struct t3_wq *wq)
 {
-	wq->queue->wq_in_err.err = 1;
+	wq->queue->wq_in_err.err |= 1;
+}
+
+static inline void cxio_disable_wq_db(struct t3_wq *wq)
+{
+	wq->queue->wq_in_err.err |= 2;
+}
+
+static inline void cxio_enable_wq_db(struct t3_wq *wq)
+{
+	wq->queue->wq_in_err.err &= ~2;
+}
+
+static inline int cxio_wq_db_enabled(struct t3_wq *wq)
+{
+	return !(wq->queue->wq_in_err.err & 2);
 }
 
 static inline struct t3_cqe *cxio_next_hw_cqe(struct t3_cq *cq)
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch.c
index b0ea010..6a3214a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch.c
@@ -65,6 +65,46 @@ struct cxgb3_client t3c_client = {
 static LIST_HEAD(dev_list);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(dev_mutex);
 
+static int disable_qp_db(int id, void *p, void *data)
+{
+	struct iwch_qp *qhp = p;
+	
+	cxio_disable_wq_db(&qhp->wq);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int enable_qp_db(int id, void *p, void *data)
+{
+	struct iwch_qp *qhp = p;
+	
+	if (data)
+		ring_doorbell(qhp->rhp->rdev.ctrl_qp.doorbell, qhp->wq.qpid);
+	cxio_enable_wq_db(&qhp->wq);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void disable_dbs(struct iwch_dev *rnicp)
+{
+	spin_lock_irq(&rnicp->lock);
+	idr_for_each(&rnicp->qpidr, disable_qp_db, NULL);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&rnicp->lock);
+}
+
+static void enable_dbs(struct iwch_dev *rnicp, int ring_db)
+{
+	spin_lock_irq(&rnicp->lock);
+	idr_for_each(&rnicp->qpidr, enable_qp_db, 
+		     (void *)(unsigned long)ring_db);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&rnicp->lock);
+}
+
+static void iwch_db_drop_task(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct iwch_dev *rnicp = container_of(work, struct iwch_dev,
+					      db_drop_task.work);
+	enable_dbs(rnicp, 1);
+}
+
 static void rnic_init(struct iwch_dev *rnicp)
 {
 	PDBG("%s iwch_dev %p\n", __func__,  rnicp);
@@ -72,6 +112,7 @@ static void rnic_init(struct iwch_dev *rnicp)
 	idr_init(&rnicp->qpidr);
 	idr_init(&rnicp->mmidr);
 	spin_lock_init(&rnicp->lock);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&rnicp->db_drop_task, iwch_db_drop_task);
 
 	rnicp->attr.max_qps = T3_MAX_NUM_QP - 32;
 	rnicp->attr.max_wrs = T3_MAX_QP_DEPTH;
@@ -147,6 +188,7 @@ static void close_rnic_dev(struct t3cdev *tdev)
 	mutex_lock(&dev_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(dev, tmp, &dev_list, entry) {
 		if (dev->rdev.t3cdev_p == tdev) {
+			cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dev->db_drop_task);
 			list_del(&dev->entry);
 			iwch_unregister_device(dev);
 			cxio_rdev_close(&dev->rdev);
@@ -165,7 +207,8 @@ static void iwch_event_handler(struct t3cdev *tdev, u32 evt, u32 port_id)
 	struct cxio_rdev *rdev = tdev->ulp;
 	struct iwch_dev *rnicp;
 	struct ib_event event;
-	u32    portnum = port_id + 1;
+	u32 portnum = port_id + 1;
+	int dispatch = 0;
 
 	if (!rdev)
 		return;
@@ -174,21 +217,49 @@ static void iwch_event_handler(struct t3cdev *tdev, u32 evt, u32 port_id)
 	case OFFLOAD_STATUS_DOWN: {
 		rdev->flags = CXIO_ERROR_FATAL;
 		event.event  = IB_EVENT_DEVICE_FATAL;
+		dispatch = 1;
 		break;
 		}
 	case OFFLOAD_PORT_DOWN: {
 		event.event  = IB_EVENT_PORT_ERR;
+		dispatch = 1;
 		break;
 		}
 	case OFFLOAD_PORT_UP: {
 		event.event  = IB_EVENT_PORT_ACTIVE;
+		dispatch = 1;
+		break;
+		}
+	case OFFLOAD_DB_FULL: {
+		disable_dbs(rnicp);
+		break;
+		}
+	case OFFLOAD_DB_EMPTY: {
+		enable_dbs(rnicp, 1);
+		break;
+		}
+	case OFFLOAD_DB_DROP: {
+		unsigned long delay = 1000;
+		unsigned short r;
+
+		disable_dbs(rnicp);
+		get_random_bytes(&r, 2);
+		delay += r & 1023;
+
+		/*
+		 * delay is between 1000-2023 usecs.
+		 */
+		schedule_delayed_work(&rnicp->db_drop_task, 
+			usecs_to_jiffies(delay));
 		break;
 		}
 	}
 
-	event.device = &rnicp->ibdev;
-	event.element.port_num = portnum;
-	ib_dispatch_event(&event);
+	if (dispatch) {
+		event.device = &rnicp->ibdev;
+		event.element.port_num = portnum;
+		ib_dispatch_event(&event);
+	}
 
 	return;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch.h
index 8473550..a1c4457 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/idr.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 
 #include <rdma/ib_verbs.h>
 
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ struct iwch_dev {
 	struct idr mmidr;
 	spinlock_t lock;
 	struct list_head entry;
+	struct delayed_work db_drop_task;
 };
 
 static inline struct iwch_dev *to_iwch_dev(struct ib_device *ibdev)
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_qp.c
index 3eb8cec..b4d893d 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_qp.c
@@ -452,7 +452,8 @@ int iwch_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 		++(qhp->wq.sq_wptr);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qhp->lock, flag);
-	ring_doorbell(qhp->wq.doorbell, qhp->wq.qpid);
+	if (cxio_wq_db_enabled(&qhp->wq))
+		ring_doorbell(qhp->wq.doorbell, qhp->wq.qpid);
 
 out:
 	if (err)
@@ -514,7 +515,8 @@ int iwch_post_receive(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
 		num_wrs--;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qhp->lock, flag);
-	ring_doorbell(qhp->wq.doorbell, qhp->wq.qpid);
+	if (cxio_wq_db_enabled(&qhp->wq))
+		ring_doorbell(qhp->wq.doorbell, qhp->wq.qpid);
 
 out:
 	if (err)
@@ -597,7 +599,8 @@ int iwch_bind_mw(struct ib_qp *qp,
 	++(qhp->wq.sq_wptr);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qhp->lock, flag);
 
-	ring_doorbell(qhp->wq.doorbell, qhp->wq.qpid);
+	if (cxio_wq_db_enabled(&qhp->wq))
+		ring_doorbell(qhp->wq.doorbell, qhp->wq.qpid);
 
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgb3/adapter.h b/drivers/net/cxgb3/adapter.h
index 3e8618b..11d148c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgb3/adapter.h
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgb3/adapter.h
@@ -263,6 +263,10 @@ struct adapter {
 	struct work_struct ext_intr_handler_task;
 	struct work_struct fatal_error_handler_task;
 	struct work_struct link_fault_handler_task;
+	
+	struct work_struct db_full_task;
+	struct work_struct db_empty_task;
+	struct work_struct db_drop_task;
 
 	struct dentry *debugfs_root;
 
@@ -335,6 +339,7 @@ int t3_sge_alloc_qset(struct adapter *adapter, unsigned int id, int nports,
 int t3_get_desc(const struct sge_qset *qs, unsigned int qnum, unsigned int idx,
 		unsigned char *data);
 irqreturn_t t3_sge_intr_msix(int irq, void *cookie);
+extern struct workqueue_struct *cxgb3_wq;
 
 int t3_get_edc_fw(struct cphy *phy, int edc_idx, int size);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c b/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
index 2aaa747..f47dc76 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include <linux/firmware.h>
 #include <linux/log2.h>
 #include <linux/stringify.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
 #include "common.h"
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(ofld_disable, "whether to enable offload at init time or not");
  * will block keventd as it needs the rtnl lock, and we'll deadlock waiting
  * for our work to complete.  Get our own work queue to solve this.
  */
-static struct workqueue_struct *cxgb3_wq;
+struct workqueue_struct *cxgb3_wq;
 
 /**
  *	link_report - show link status and link speed/duplex
@@ -590,6 +591,19 @@ static void setup_rss(struct adapter *adap)
 		      V_RRCPLCPUSIZE(6) | F_HASHTOEPLITZ, cpus, rspq_map);
 }
 
+static void ring_dbs(struct adapter *adap)
+{
+	int i, j;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < SGE_QSETS; i++) {
+		struct sge_qset *qs = &adap->sge.qs[i];
+
+		if (qs->adap)
+			for (j=0; j < SGE_TXQ_PER_SET; j++)
+				t3_write_reg(adap, A_SG_KDOORBELL, F_SELEGRCNTX | V_EGRCNTX(qs->txq[j].cntxt_id));
+	}
+}
+
 static void init_napi(struct adapter *adap)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -2778,6 +2792,42 @@ static void t3_adap_check_task(struct work_struct *work)
 	spin_unlock_irq(&adapter->work_lock);
 }
 
+static void db_full_task(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct adapter *adapter = container_of(work, struct adapter,
+					       db_full_task);
+
+	cxgb3_event_notify(&adapter->tdev, OFFLOAD_DB_FULL, 0);
+}
+
+static void db_empty_task(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct adapter *adapter = container_of(work, struct adapter,
+					       db_empty_task);
+
+	cxgb3_event_notify(&adapter->tdev, OFFLOAD_DB_EMPTY, 0);
+}
+
+static void db_drop_task(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct adapter *adapter = container_of(work, struct adapter,
+					       db_drop_task);
+	unsigned long delay = 1000;
+	unsigned short r;
+
+	cxgb3_event_notify(&adapter->tdev, OFFLOAD_DB_DROP, 0);
+
+	/* 
+	 * Sleep a while before ringing the driver qset dbs.
+	 * The delay is between 1000-2023 usecs.
+	 */
+	get_random_bytes(&r, 2);
+	delay += r & 1023;
+	set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+	schedule_timeout(usecs_to_jiffies(delay));
+	ring_dbs(adapter);
+}
+
 /*
  * Processes external (PHY) interrupts in process context.
  */
@@ -3246,6 +3296,11 @@ static int __devinit init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&adapter->adapter_list);
 	INIT_WORK(&adapter->ext_intr_handler_task, ext_intr_task);
 	INIT_WORK(&adapter->fatal_error_handler_task, fatal_error_task);
+
+	INIT_WORK(&adapter->db_full_task, db_full_task);
+	INIT_WORK(&adapter->db_empty_task, db_empty_task);
+	INIT_WORK(&adapter->db_drop_task, db_drop_task);
+
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&adapter->adap_check_task, t3_adap_check_task);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ai->nports0 + ai->nports1; ++i) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_offload.h b/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_offload.h
index 670aa62..929c298 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_offload.h
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_offload.h
@@ -73,7 +73,10 @@ enum {
 	OFFLOAD_STATUS_UP,
 	OFFLOAD_STATUS_DOWN,
 	OFFLOAD_PORT_DOWN,
-	OFFLOAD_PORT_UP
+	OFFLOAD_PORT_UP,
+	OFFLOAD_DB_FULL,
+	OFFLOAD_DB_EMPTY,
+	OFFLOAD_DB_DROP
 };
 
 struct cxgb3_client {
diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgb3/regs.h b/drivers/net/cxgb3/regs.h
index 1b5327b..cb42353 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgb3/regs.h
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgb3/regs.h
@@ -254,6 +254,22 @@
 #define V_LOPIODRBDROPERR(x) ((x) << S_LOPIODRBDROPERR)
 #define F_LOPIODRBDROPERR    V_LOPIODRBDROPERR(1U)
 
+#define S_HIPRIORITYDBFULL    7
+#define V_HIPRIORITYDBFULL(x) ((x) << S_HIPRIORITYDBFULL)
+#define F_HIPRIORITYDBFULL    V_HIPRIORITYDBFULL(1U)
+
+#define S_HIPRIORITYDBEMPTY   6
+#define V_HIPRIORITYDBEMPTY(x) ((x) << S_HIPRIORITYDBEMPTY)
+#define F_HIPRIORITYDBEMPTY    V_HIPRIORITYDBEMPTY(1U)
+
+#define S_LOPRIORITYDBFULL    5
+#define V_LOPRIORITYDBFULL(x) ((x) << S_LOPRIORITYDBFULL)
+#define F_LOPRIORITYDBFULL    V_LOPRIORITYDBFULL(1U)
+
+#define S_LOPRIORITYDBEMPTY   4
+#define V_LOPRIORITYDBEMPTY(x) ((x) << S_LOPRIORITYDBEMPTY)
+#define F_LOPRIORITYDBEMPTY    V_LOPRIORITYDBEMPTY(1U)
+
 #define S_RSPQDISABLED    3
 #define V_RSPQDISABLED(x) ((x) << S_RSPQDISABLED)
 #define F_RSPQDISABLED    V_RSPQDISABLED(1U)
diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgb3/sge.c b/drivers/net/cxgb3/sge.c
index bdbd147..08978ad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgb3/sge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgb3/sge.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "sge_defs.h"
 #include "t3_cpl.h"
 #include "firmware_exports.h"
+#include "cxgb3_offload.h"
 
 #define USE_GTS 0
 
@@ -2828,9 +2829,17 @@ void t3_sge_err_intr_handler(struct adapter *adapter)
 			 "(0x%x)\n", (v >> S_RSPQ0DISABLED) & 0xff);
 	}
 
-	if (status & (F_HIPIODRBDROPERR | F_LOPIODRBDROPERR))
-		CH_ALERT(adapter, "SGE dropped %s priority doorbell\n",
-			 status & F_HIPIODRBDROPERR ? "high" : "lo");
+	if (status & (F_HIPIODRBDROPERR | F_LOPIODRBDROPERR)) {
+		queue_work(cxgb3_wq, &adapter->db_drop_task);
+	}
+
+	if (status & (F_HIPRIORITYDBFULL | F_LOPRIORITYDBFULL)) {
+		queue_work(cxgb3_wq, &adapter->db_full_task);
+	}
+
+	if (status & (F_HIPRIORITYDBEMPTY | F_LOPRIORITYDBEMPTY)) {
+		queue_work(cxgb3_wq, &adapter->db_empty_task);
+	}
 
 	t3_write_reg(adapter, A_SG_INT_CAUSE, status);
 	if (status &  SGE_FATALERR)
diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgb3/t3_hw.c b/drivers/net/cxgb3/t3_hw.c
index 032cfe0..c38fc71 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgb3/t3_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgb3/t3_hw.c
@@ -1432,7 +1432,10 @@ static int t3_handle_intr_status(struct adapter *adapter, unsigned int reg,
 		       F_IRPARITYERROR | V_ITPARITYERROR(M_ITPARITYERROR) | \
 		       V_FLPARITYERROR(M_FLPARITYERROR) | F_LODRBPARITYERROR | \
 		       F_HIDRBPARITYERROR | F_LORCQPARITYERROR | \
-		       F_HIRCQPARITYERROR)
+		       F_HIRCQPARITYERROR | F_LOPRIORITYDBFULL | \
+		       F_HIPRIORITYDBFULL | F_LOPRIORITYDBEMPTY | \
+		       F_HIPRIORITYDBEMPTY | F_HIPIODRBDROPERR | \
+		       F_LOPIODRBDROPERR)
 #define MC5_INTR_MASK (F_PARITYERR | F_ACTRGNFULL | F_UNKNOWNCMD | \
 		       F_REQQPARERR | F_DISPQPARERR | F_DELACTEMPTY | \
 		       F_NFASRCHFAIL)
