diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c
index 291e61ac3e44..2c1b1da1220e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c
@@ -553,6 +553,14 @@ static void i40e_dbg_dump_desc(int cnt, int vsi_seid, int ring_id, int desc_n,
 		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "vsi %d not found\n", vsi_seid);
 		return;
 	}
+	if (vsi->type != I40E_VSI_MAIN &&
+	    vsi->type != I40E_VSI_FDIR &&
+	    vsi->type != I40E_VSI_VMDQ2) {
+		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
+			 "vsi %d type %d descriptor rings not available\n",
+			 vsi_seid, vsi->type);
+		return;
+	}
 	if (type == RING_TYPE_XDP && !i40e_enabled_xdp_vsi(vsi)) {
 		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "XDP not enabled on VSI %d\n", vsi_seid);
 		return;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index 80ae264c99ba..2ea4deb8fc44 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -1948,6 +1948,32 @@ static int i40e_vc_send_resp_to_vf(struct i40e_vf *vf,
 	return i40e_vc_send_msg_to_vf(vf, opcode, retval, NULL, 0);
 }
 
+/**
+ * i40e_sync_vf_state
+ * @vf: pointer to the VF info
+ * @state: VF state
+ *
+ * Called from a VF message to synchronize the service with a potential
+ * VF reset state
+ **/
+static bool i40e_sync_vf_state(struct i40e_vf *vf, enum i40e_vf_states state)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	/* When handling some messages, it needs VF state to be set.
+	 * It is possible that this flag is cleared during VF reset,
+	 * so there is a need to wait until the end of the reset to
+	 * handle the request message correctly.
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < I40E_VF_STATE_WAIT_COUNT; i++) {
+		if (test_bit(state, &vf->vf_states))
+			return true;
+		usleep_range(10000, 20000);
+	}
+
+	return test_bit(state, &vf->vf_states);
+}
+
 /**
  * i40e_vc_get_version_msg
  * @vf: pointer to the VF info
@@ -2008,7 +2034,7 @@ static int i40e_vc_get_vf_resources_msg(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 	size_t len = 0;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!test_bit(I40E_VF_STATE_INIT, &vf->vf_states)) {
+	if (!i40e_sync_vf_state(vf, I40E_VF_STATE_INIT)) {
 		aq_ret = I40E_ERR_PARAM;
 		goto err;
 	}
@@ -2131,7 +2157,7 @@ static int i40e_vc_config_promiscuous_mode_msg(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 	bool allmulti = false;
 	bool alluni = false;
 
-	if (!test_bit(I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE, &vf->vf_states)) {
+	if (!i40e_sync_vf_state(vf, I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE)) {
 		aq_ret = I40E_ERR_PARAM;
 		goto err_out;
 	}
@@ -2219,7 +2245,7 @@ static int i40e_vc_config_queues_msg(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 	struct i40e_vsi *vsi;
 	u16 num_qps_all = 0;
 
-	if (!test_bit(I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE, &vf->vf_states)) {
+	if (!i40e_sync_vf_state(vf, I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE)) {
 		aq_ret = I40E_ERR_PARAM;
 		goto error_param;
 	}
@@ -2368,7 +2394,7 @@ static int i40e_vc_config_irq_map_msg(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 	i40e_status aq_ret = 0;
 	int i;
 
-	if (!test_bit(I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE, &vf->vf_states)) {
+	if (!i40e_sync_vf_state(vf, I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE)) {
 		aq_ret = I40E_ERR_PARAM;
 		goto error_param;
 	}
@@ -2540,7 +2566,7 @@ static int i40e_vc_disable_queues_msg(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 	struct i40e_pf *pf = vf->pf;
 	i40e_status aq_ret = 0;
 
-	if (!test_bit(I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE, &vf->vf_states)) {
+	if (!i40e_sync_vf_state(vf, I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE)) {
 		aq_ret = I40E_ERR_PARAM;
 		goto error_param;
 	}
@@ -2590,7 +2616,7 @@ static int i40e_vc_request_queues_msg(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 	u8 cur_pairs = vf->num_queue_pairs;
 	struct i40e_pf *pf = vf->pf;
 
-	if (!test_bit(I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE, &vf->vf_states))
+	if (!i40e_sync_vf_state(vf, I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (req_pairs > I40E_MAX_VF_QUEUES) {
@@ -2635,7 +2661,7 @@ static int i40e_vc_get_stats_msg(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 
 	memset(&stats, 0, sizeof(struct i40e_eth_stats));
 
-	if (!test_bit(I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE, &vf->vf_states)) {
+	if (!i40e_sync_vf_state(vf, I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE)) {
 		aq_ret = I40E_ERR_PARAM;
 		goto error_param;
 	}
@@ -2752,7 +2778,7 @@ static int i40e_vc_add_mac_addr_msg(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 	i40e_status ret = 0;
 	int i;
 
-	if (!test_bit(I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE, &vf->vf_states) ||
+	if (!i40e_sync_vf_state(vf, I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE) ||
 	    !i40e_vc_isvalid_vsi_id(vf, al->vsi_id)) {
 		ret = I40E_ERR_PARAM;
 		goto error_param;
@@ -2824,7 +2850,7 @@ static int i40e_vc_del_mac_addr_msg(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 	i40e_status ret = 0;
 	int i;
 
-	if (!test_bit(I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE, &vf->vf_states) ||
+	if (!i40e_sync_vf_state(vf, I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE) ||
 	    !i40e_vc_isvalid_vsi_id(vf, al->vsi_id)) {
 		ret = I40E_ERR_PARAM;
 		goto error_param;
@@ -2968,7 +2994,7 @@ static int i40e_vc_remove_vlan_msg(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 	i40e_status aq_ret = 0;
 	int i;
 
-	if (!test_bit(I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE, &vf->vf_states) ||
+	if (!i40e_sync_vf_state(vf, I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE) ||
 	    !i40e_vc_isvalid_vsi_id(vf, vfl->vsi_id)) {
 		aq_ret = I40E_ERR_PARAM;
 		goto error_param;
@@ -3088,9 +3114,9 @@ static int i40e_vc_config_rss_key(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 	struct i40e_vsi *vsi = NULL;
 	i40e_status aq_ret = 0;
 
-	if (!test_bit(I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE, &vf->vf_states) ||
+	if (!i40e_sync_vf_state(vf, I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE) ||
 	    !i40e_vc_isvalid_vsi_id(vf, vrk->vsi_id) ||
-	    (vrk->key_len != I40E_HKEY_ARRAY_SIZE)) {
+	    vrk->key_len != I40E_HKEY_ARRAY_SIZE) {
 		aq_ret = I40E_ERR_PARAM;
 		goto err;
 	}
@@ -3119,9 +3145,9 @@ static int i40e_vc_config_rss_lut(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 	i40e_status aq_ret = 0;
 	u16 i;
 
-	if (!test_bit(I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE, &vf->vf_states) ||
+	if (!i40e_sync_vf_state(vf, I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE) ||
 	    !i40e_vc_isvalid_vsi_id(vf, vrl->vsi_id) ||
-	    (vrl->lut_entries != I40E_VF_HLUT_ARRAY_SIZE)) {
+	    vrl->lut_entries != I40E_VF_HLUT_ARRAY_SIZE) {
 		aq_ret = I40E_ERR_PARAM;
 		goto err;
 	}
@@ -3154,7 +3180,7 @@ static int i40e_vc_get_rss_hena(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 	i40e_status aq_ret = 0;
 	int len = 0;
 
-	if (!test_bit(I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE, &vf->vf_states)) {
+	if (!i40e_sync_vf_state(vf, I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE)) {
 		aq_ret = I40E_ERR_PARAM;
 		goto err;
 	}
@@ -3190,7 +3216,7 @@ static int i40e_vc_set_rss_hena(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 	struct i40e_hw *hw = &pf->hw;
 	i40e_status aq_ret = 0;
 
-	if (!test_bit(I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE, &vf->vf_states)) {
+	if (!i40e_sync_vf_state(vf, I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE)) {
 		aq_ret = I40E_ERR_PARAM;
 		goto err;
 	}
@@ -3215,7 +3241,7 @@ static int i40e_vc_enable_vlan_stripping(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 	i40e_status aq_ret = 0;
 	struct i40e_vsi *vsi;
 
-	if (!test_bit(I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE, &vf->vf_states)) {
+	if (!i40e_sync_vf_state(vf, I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE)) {
 		aq_ret = I40E_ERR_PARAM;
 		goto err;
 	}
@@ -3241,7 +3267,7 @@ static int i40e_vc_disable_vlan_stripping(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 	i40e_status aq_ret = 0;
 	struct i40e_vsi *vsi;
 
-	if (!test_bit(I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE, &vf->vf_states)) {
+	if (!i40e_sync_vf_state(vf, I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE)) {
 		aq_ret = I40E_ERR_PARAM;
 		goto err;
 	}
@@ -3468,7 +3494,7 @@ static int i40e_vc_del_cloud_filter(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 	i40e_status aq_ret = 0;
 	int i, ret;
 
-	if (!test_bit(I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE, &vf->vf_states)) {
+	if (!i40e_sync_vf_state(vf, I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE)) {
 		aq_ret = I40E_ERR_PARAM;
 		goto err;
 	}
@@ -3599,7 +3625,7 @@ static int i40e_vc_add_cloud_filter(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 	i40e_status aq_ret = 0;
 	int i, ret;
 
-	if (!test_bit(I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE, &vf->vf_states)) {
+	if (!i40e_sync_vf_state(vf, I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE)) {
 		aq_ret = I40E_ERR_PARAM;
 		goto err_out;
 	}
@@ -3708,7 +3734,7 @@ static int i40e_vc_add_qch_msg(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 	i40e_status aq_ret = 0;
 	u64 speed = 0;
 
-	if (!test_bit(I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE, &vf->vf_states)) {
+	if (!i40e_sync_vf_state(vf, I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE)) {
 		aq_ret = I40E_ERR_PARAM;
 		goto err;
 	}
@@ -3797,11 +3823,6 @@ static int i40e_vc_add_qch_msg(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 
 	/* set this flag only after making sure all inputs are sane */
 	vf->adq_enabled = true;
-	/* num_req_queues is set when user changes number of queues via ethtool
-	 * and this causes issue for default VSI(which depends on this variable)
-	 * when ADq is enabled, hence reset it.
-	 */
-	vf->num_req_queues = 0;
 
 	/* reset the VF in order to allocate resources */
 	i40e_vc_reset_vf(vf, true);
@@ -3824,7 +3845,7 @@ static int i40e_vc_del_qch_msg(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 	struct i40e_pf *pf = vf->pf;
 	i40e_status aq_ret = 0;
 
-	if (!test_bit(I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE, &vf->vf_states)) {
+	if (!i40e_sync_vf_state(vf, I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE)) {
 		aq_ret = I40E_ERR_PARAM;
 		goto err;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.h
index 091e32c1bb46..49575a640a84 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.h
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 #define I40E_MAX_VF_PROMISC_FLAGS	3
 
+#define I40E_VF_STATE_WAIT_COUNT	20
+
 /* Various queue ctrls */
 enum i40e_queue_ctrl {
 	I40E_QUEUE_CTRL_UNKNOWN = 0,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.c
index 0cecaff38d04..461f5237a2f8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.c
@@ -615,23 +615,44 @@ static int iavf_set_ringparam(struct net_device *netdev,
 	if ((ring->rx_mini_pending) || (ring->rx_jumbo_pending))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	new_tx_count = clamp_t(u32, ring->tx_pending,
-			       IAVF_MIN_TXD,
-			       IAVF_MAX_TXD);
-	new_tx_count = ALIGN(new_tx_count, IAVF_REQ_DESCRIPTOR_MULTIPLE);
+	if (ring->tx_pending > IAVF_MAX_TXD ||
+	    ring->tx_pending < IAVF_MIN_TXD ||
+	    ring->rx_pending > IAVF_MAX_RXD ||
+	    ring->rx_pending < IAVF_MIN_RXD) {
+		netdev_err(netdev, "Descriptors requested (Tx: %d / Rx: %d) out of range [%d-%d] (increment %d)\n",
+			   ring->tx_pending, ring->rx_pending, IAVF_MIN_TXD,
+			   IAVF_MAX_RXD, IAVF_REQ_DESCRIPTOR_MULTIPLE);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
-	new_rx_count = clamp_t(u32, ring->rx_pending,
-			       IAVF_MIN_RXD,
-			       IAVF_MAX_RXD);
-	new_rx_count = ALIGN(new_rx_count, IAVF_REQ_DESCRIPTOR_MULTIPLE);
+	new_tx_count = ALIGN(ring->tx_pending, IAVF_REQ_DESCRIPTOR_MULTIPLE);
+	if (new_tx_count != ring->tx_pending)
+		netdev_info(netdev, "Requested Tx descriptor count rounded up to %d\n",
+			    new_tx_count);
+
+	new_rx_count = ALIGN(ring->rx_pending, IAVF_REQ_DESCRIPTOR_MULTIPLE);
+	if (new_rx_count != ring->rx_pending)
+		netdev_info(netdev, "Requested Rx descriptor count rounded up to %d\n",
+			    new_rx_count);
 
 	/* if nothing to do return success */
 	if ((new_tx_count == adapter->tx_desc_count) &&
-	    (new_rx_count == adapter->rx_desc_count))
+	    (new_rx_count == adapter->rx_desc_count)) {
+		netdev_dbg(netdev, "Nothing to change, descriptor count is same as requested\n");
 		return 0;
+	}
 
-	adapter->tx_desc_count = new_tx_count;
-	adapter->rx_desc_count = new_rx_count;
+	if (new_tx_count != adapter->tx_desc_count) {
+		netdev_dbg(netdev, "Changing Tx descriptor count from %d to %d\n",
+			   adapter->tx_desc_count, new_tx_count);
+		adapter->tx_desc_count = new_tx_count;
+	}
+
+	if (new_rx_count != adapter->rx_desc_count) {
+		netdev_dbg(netdev, "Changing Rx descriptor count from %d to %d\n",
+			   adapter->rx_desc_count, new_rx_count);
+		adapter->rx_desc_count = new_rx_count;
+	}
 
 	if (netif_running(netdev)) {
 		adapter->flags |= IAVF_FLAG_RESET_NEEDED;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
index 14934a7a13ef..cfdbf8c08d18 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
@@ -2248,6 +2248,7 @@ static void iavf_reset_task(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 
 	pci_set_master(adapter->pdev);
+	pci_restore_msi_state(adapter->pdev);
 
 	if (i == IAVF_RESET_WAIT_COMPLETE_COUNT) {
 		dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Reset never finished (%x)\n",