diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_ctl.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_ctl.c
index 2dc38598c207..ba6ab170bdf0 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_ctl.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_ctl.c
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@
 static struct fasync_struct *async_queue;
 static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(ctl_poll_wait);
 
+static int _ctl_send_release(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u8 buffer_type,
+    u8 *issue_reset);
+
 /**
  * enum block_state - blocking state
  * @NON_BLOCKING: non blocking
@@ -378,10 +381,22 @@ _ctl_verify_adapter(int ioc_number, struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER **iocpp)
 void
 mpt2sas_ctl_reset_handler(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, int reset_phase)
 {
+	int i;
+	u8 issue_reset;
+
 	switch (reset_phase) {
 	case MPT2_IOC_PRE_RESET:
 		dtmprintk(ioc, printk(MPT2SAS_DEBUG_FMT "%s: "
 		    "MPT2_IOC_PRE_RESET\n", ioc->name, __func__));
+		for (i = 0; i < MPI2_DIAG_BUF_TYPE_COUNT; i++) {
+			if (!(ioc->diag_buffer_status[i] &
+			    MPT2_DIAG_BUFFER_IS_REGISTERED))
+				continue;
+			if ((ioc->diag_buffer_status[i] &
+			    MPT2_DIAG_BUFFER_IS_RELEASED))
+				continue;
+			_ctl_send_release(ioc, i, &issue_reset);
+		}
 		break;
 	case MPT2_IOC_AFTER_RESET:
 		dtmprintk(ioc, printk(MPT2SAS_DEBUG_FMT "%s: "
@@ -395,6 +410,17 @@ mpt2sas_ctl_reset_handler(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, int reset_phase)
 	case MPT2_IOC_DONE_RESET:
 		dtmprintk(ioc, printk(MPT2SAS_DEBUG_FMT "%s: "
 		    "MPT2_IOC_DONE_RESET\n", ioc->name, __func__));
+
+		for (i = 0; i < MPI2_DIAG_BUF_TYPE_COUNT; i++) {
+			if (!(ioc->diag_buffer_status[i] &
+			    MPT2_DIAG_BUFFER_IS_REGISTERED))
+				continue;
+			if ((ioc->diag_buffer_status[i] &
+			    MPT2_DIAG_BUFFER_IS_RELEASED))
+				continue;
+			ioc->diag_buffer_status[i] |=
+			    MPT2_DIAG_BUFFER_IS_DIAG_RESET;
+		}
 		break;
 	}
 }
@@ -1552,6 +1578,105 @@ _ctl_diag_query(void __user *arg)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * _ctl_send_release - Diag Release Message
+ * @ioc: per adapter object
+ * @buffer_type - specifies either TRACE or SNAPSHOT
+ * @issue_reset - specifies whether host reset is required.
+ *
+ */
+static int
+_ctl_send_release(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u8 buffer_type, u8 *issue_reset)
+{
+	Mpi2DiagReleaseRequest_t *mpi_request;
+	Mpi2DiagReleaseReply_t *mpi_reply;
+	u16 smid;
+	u16 ioc_status;
+	u32 ioc_state;
+	int rc;
+	unsigned long timeleft;
+
+	dctlprintk(ioc, printk(MPT2SAS_DEBUG_FMT "%s\n", ioc->name,
+	    __func__));
+
+	rc = 0;
+	*issue_reset = 0;
+
+	ioc_state = mpt2sas_base_get_iocstate(ioc, 1);
+	if (ioc_state != MPI2_IOC_STATE_OPERATIONAL) {
+		dctlprintk(ioc, printk(MPT2SAS_DEBUG_FMT "%s: "
+		    "skipping due to FAULT state\n", ioc->name,
+		    __func__));
+		rc = -EAGAIN;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (ioc->ctl_cmds.status != MPT2_CMD_NOT_USED) {
+		printk(MPT2SAS_ERR_FMT "%s: ctl_cmd in use\n",
+		    ioc->name, __func__);
+		rc = -EAGAIN;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	smid = mpt2sas_base_get_smid(ioc, ioc->ctl_cb_idx);
+	if (!smid) {
+		printk(MPT2SAS_ERR_FMT "%s: failed obtaining a smid\n",
+		    ioc->name, __func__);
+		rc = -EAGAIN;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ioc->ctl_cmds.status = MPT2_CMD_PENDING;
+	memset(ioc->ctl_cmds.reply, 0, ioc->reply_sz);
+	mpi_request = mpt2sas_base_get_msg_frame(ioc, smid);
+	ioc->ctl_cmds.smid = smid;
+
+	mpi_request->Function = MPI2_FUNCTION_DIAG_RELEASE;
+	mpi_request->BufferType = buffer_type;
+
+	mpt2sas_base_put_smid_default(ioc, smid, mpi_request->VF_ID);
+	timeleft = wait_for_completion_timeout(&ioc->ctl_cmds.done,
+	    MPT2_IOCTL_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT*HZ);
+
+	if (!(ioc->ctl_cmds.status & MPT2_CMD_COMPLETE)) {
+		printk(MPT2SAS_ERR_FMT "%s: timeout\n", ioc->name,
+		    __func__);
+		_debug_dump_mf(mpi_request,
+		    sizeof(Mpi2DiagReleaseRequest_t)/4);
+		if (!(ioc->ctl_cmds.status & MPT2_CMD_RESET))
+			*issue_reset = 1;
+		rc = -EFAULT;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* process the completed Reply Message Frame */
+	if ((ioc->ctl_cmds.status & MPT2_CMD_REPLY_VALID) == 0) {
+		printk(MPT2SAS_ERR_FMT "%s: no reply message\n",
+		    ioc->name, __func__);
+		rc = -EFAULT;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	mpi_reply = ioc->ctl_cmds.reply;
+	ioc_status = le16_to_cpu(mpi_reply->IOCStatus) & MPI2_IOCSTATUS_MASK;
+
+	if (ioc_status == MPI2_IOCSTATUS_SUCCESS) {
+		ioc->diag_buffer_status[buffer_type] |=
+		    MPT2_DIAG_BUFFER_IS_RELEASED;
+		dctlprintk(ioc, printk(MPT2SAS_DEBUG_FMT "%s: success\n",
+		    ioc->name, __func__));
+	} else {
+		printk(MPT2SAS_DEBUG_FMT "%s: ioc_status(0x%04x) "
+		    "log_info(0x%08x)\n", ioc->name, __func__,
+		    ioc_status, mpi_reply->IOCLogInfo);
+		rc = -EFAULT;
+	}
+
+ out:
+	ioc->ctl_cmds.status = MPT2_CMD_NOT_USED;
+	return rc;
+}
+
 /**
  * _ctl_diag_release - request to send Diag Release Message to firmware
  * @arg - user space buffer containing ioctl content
@@ -1568,12 +1693,7 @@ _ctl_diag_release(void __user *arg, enum block_state state)
 	struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc;
 	void *request_data;
 	int rc;
-	Mpi2DiagReleaseRequest_t *mpi_request;
-	Mpi2DiagReleaseReply_t *mpi_reply;
 	u8 buffer_type;
-	unsigned long timeleft;
-	u16 smid;
-	u16 ioc_status;
 	u8 issue_reset = 0;
 
 	if (copy_from_user(&karg, arg, sizeof(karg))) {
@@ -1623,80 +1743,30 @@ _ctl_diag_release(void __user *arg, enum block_state state)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	/* buffers were released by due to host reset */
+	if ((ioc->diag_buffer_status[buffer_type] &
+	    MPT2_DIAG_BUFFER_IS_DIAG_RESET)) {
+		ioc->diag_buffer_status[buffer_type] |=
+		    MPT2_DIAG_BUFFER_IS_RELEASED;
+		ioc->diag_buffer_status[buffer_type] &=
+		    ~MPT2_DIAG_BUFFER_IS_DIAG_RESET;
+		printk(MPT2SAS_ERR_FMT "%s: buffer_type(0x%02x) "
+		    "was released due to host reset\n", ioc->name, __func__,
+		    buffer_type);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (state == NON_BLOCKING && !mutex_trylock(&ioc->ctl_cmds.mutex))
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	else if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&ioc->ctl_cmds.mutex))
 		return -ERESTARTSYS;
 
-	if (ioc->ctl_cmds.status != MPT2_CMD_NOT_USED) {
-		printk(MPT2SAS_ERR_FMT "%s: ctl_cmd in use\n",
-		    ioc->name, __func__);
-		rc = -EAGAIN;
-		goto out;
-	}
+	rc = _ctl_send_release(ioc, buffer_type, &issue_reset);
 
-	smid = mpt2sas_base_get_smid(ioc, ioc->ctl_cb_idx);
-	if (!smid) {
-		printk(MPT2SAS_ERR_FMT "%s: failed obtaining a smid\n",
-		    ioc->name, __func__);
-		rc = -EAGAIN;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	rc = 0;
-	ioc->ctl_cmds.status = MPT2_CMD_PENDING;
-	memset(ioc->ctl_cmds.reply, 0, ioc->reply_sz);
-	mpi_request = mpt2sas_base_get_msg_frame(ioc, smid);
-	ioc->ctl_cmds.smid = smid;
-
-	mpi_request->Function = MPI2_FUNCTION_DIAG_RELEASE;
-	mpi_request->BufferType = buffer_type;
-
-	mpt2sas_base_put_smid_default(ioc, smid, mpi_request->VF_ID);
-	timeleft = wait_for_completion_timeout(&ioc->ctl_cmds.done,
-	    MPT2_IOCTL_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT*HZ);
-
-	if (!(ioc->ctl_cmds.status & MPT2_CMD_COMPLETE)) {
-		printk(MPT2SAS_ERR_FMT "%s: timeout\n", ioc->name,
-		    __func__);
-		_debug_dump_mf(mpi_request,
-		    sizeof(Mpi2DiagReleaseRequest_t)/4);
-		if (!(ioc->ctl_cmds.status & MPT2_CMD_RESET))
-			issue_reset = 1;
-		goto issue_host_reset;
-	}
-
-	/* process the completed Reply Message Frame */
-	if ((ioc->ctl_cmds.status & MPT2_CMD_REPLY_VALID) == 0) {
-		printk(MPT2SAS_ERR_FMT "%s: no reply message\n",
-		    ioc->name, __func__);
-		rc = -EFAULT;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	mpi_reply = ioc->ctl_cmds.reply;
-	ioc_status = le16_to_cpu(mpi_reply->IOCStatus) & MPI2_IOCSTATUS_MASK;
-
-	if (ioc_status == MPI2_IOCSTATUS_SUCCESS) {
-		ioc->diag_buffer_status[buffer_type] |=
-		    MPT2_DIAG_BUFFER_IS_RELEASED;
-		dctlprintk(ioc, printk(MPT2SAS_DEBUG_FMT "%s: success\n",
-		    ioc->name, __func__));
-	} else {
-		printk(MPT2SAS_DEBUG_FMT "%s: ioc_status(0x%04x) "
-		    "log_info(0x%08x)\n", ioc->name, __func__,
-		    ioc_status, mpi_reply->IOCLogInfo);
-		rc = -EFAULT;
-	}
-
- issue_host_reset:
 	if (issue_reset)
 		mpt2sas_base_hard_reset_handler(ioc, CAN_SLEEP,
 		    FORCE_BIG_HAMMER);
 
- out:
-
-	ioc->ctl_cmds.status = MPT2_CMD_NOT_USED;
 	mutex_unlock(&ioc->ctl_cmds.mutex);
 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_ctl.h b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_ctl.h
index 5bd7d4cfa819..4da11435533f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_ctl.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_ctl.h
@@ -295,8 +295,9 @@ struct mpt2_ioctl_btdh_mapping {
 
 
 /* status bits for ioc->diag_buffer_status */
-#define MPT2_DIAG_BUFFER_IS_REGISTERED 	(0x01)
-#define MPT2_DIAG_BUFFER_IS_RELEASED 	(0x02)
+#define MPT2_DIAG_BUFFER_IS_REGISTERED	(0x01)
+#define MPT2_DIAG_BUFFER_IS_RELEASED	(0x02)
+#define MPT2_DIAG_BUFFER_IS_DIAG_RESET	(0x04)
 
 /* application flags for mpt2_diag_register, mpt2_diag_query */
 #define MPT2_APP_FLAGS_APP_OWNED	(0x0001)