diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
index ce9eb00e2ca0..10435ddddfe5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
@@ -1519,7 +1519,11 @@ static struct ibmvfc_event *ibmvfc_get_event(struct ibmvfc_queue *queue)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&queue->l_lock, flags);
-	BUG_ON(list_empty(&queue->free));
+	if (list_empty(&queue->free)) {
+		ibmvfc_log(queue->vhost, 4, "empty event pool on queue:%ld\n", queue->hwq_id);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->l_lock, flags);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 	evt = list_entry(queue->free.next, struct ibmvfc_event, queue_list);
 	atomic_set(&evt->free, 0);
 	list_del(&evt->queue_list);
@@ -1948,9 +1952,15 @@ static int ibmvfc_queuecommand(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd)
 	if (vhost->using_channels) {
 		scsi_channel = hwq % vhost->scsi_scrqs.active_queues;
 		evt = ibmvfc_get_event(&vhost->scsi_scrqs.scrqs[scsi_channel]);
+		if (!evt)
+			return SCSI_MLQUEUE_HOST_BUSY;
+
 		evt->hwq = hwq % vhost->scsi_scrqs.active_queues;
-	} else
+	} else {
 		evt = ibmvfc_get_event(&vhost->crq);
+		if (!evt)
+			return SCSI_MLQUEUE_HOST_BUSY;
+	}
 
 	ibmvfc_init_event(evt, ibmvfc_scsi_done, IBMVFC_CMD_FORMAT);
 	evt->cmnd = cmnd;
@@ -2038,6 +2048,11 @@ static int ibmvfc_bsg_timeout(struct bsg_job *job)
 
 	vhost->aborting_passthru = 1;
 	evt = ibmvfc_get_event(&vhost->crq);
+	if (!evt) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(vhost->host->host_lock, flags);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
 	ibmvfc_init_event(evt, ibmvfc_bsg_timeout_done, IBMVFC_MAD_FORMAT);
 
 	tmf = &evt->iu.tmf;
@@ -2096,6 +2111,10 @@ static int ibmvfc_bsg_plogi(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost, unsigned int port_id)
 		goto unlock_out;
 
 	evt = ibmvfc_get_event(&vhost->crq);
+	if (!evt) {
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
+		goto unlock_out;
+	}
 	ibmvfc_init_event(evt, ibmvfc_sync_completion, IBMVFC_MAD_FORMAT);
 	plogi = &evt->iu.plogi;
 	memset(plogi, 0, sizeof(*plogi));
@@ -2214,6 +2233,11 @@ static int ibmvfc_bsg_request(struct bsg_job *job)
 	}
 
 	evt = ibmvfc_get_event(&vhost->crq);
+	if (!evt) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(vhost->host->host_lock, flags);
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
 	ibmvfc_init_event(evt, ibmvfc_sync_completion, IBMVFC_MAD_FORMAT);
 	mad = &evt->iu.passthru;
 
@@ -2302,6 +2326,11 @@ static int ibmvfc_reset_device(struct scsi_device *sdev, int type, char *desc)
 		else
 			evt = ibmvfc_get_event(&vhost->crq);
 
+		if (!evt) {
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(vhost->host->host_lock, flags);
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+
 		ibmvfc_init_event(evt, ibmvfc_sync_completion, IBMVFC_CMD_FORMAT);
 		tmf = ibmvfc_init_vfc_cmd(evt, sdev);
 		iu = ibmvfc_get_fcp_iu(vhost, tmf);
@@ -2505,6 +2534,8 @@ static struct ibmvfc_event *ibmvfc_init_tmf(struct ibmvfc_queue *queue,
 	struct ibmvfc_tmf *tmf;
 
 	evt = ibmvfc_get_event(queue);
+	if (!evt)
+		return NULL;
 	ibmvfc_init_event(evt, ibmvfc_sync_completion, IBMVFC_MAD_FORMAT);
 
 	tmf = &evt->iu.tmf;
@@ -2561,6 +2592,11 @@ static int ibmvfc_cancel_all_mq(struct scsi_device *sdev, int type)
 
 		if (found_evt && vhost->logged_in) {
 			evt = ibmvfc_init_tmf(&queues[i], sdev, type);
+			if (!evt) {
+				spin_unlock(queues[i].q_lock);
+				spin_unlock_irqrestore(vhost->host->host_lock, flags);
+				return -ENOMEM;
+			}
 			evt->sync_iu = &queues[i].cancel_rsp;
 			ibmvfc_send_event(evt, vhost, default_timeout);
 			list_add_tail(&evt->cancel, &cancelq);
@@ -2774,6 +2810,10 @@ static int ibmvfc_abort_task_set(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 
 	if (vhost->state == IBMVFC_ACTIVE) {
 		evt = ibmvfc_get_event(&vhost->crq);
+		if (!evt) {
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(vhost->host->host_lock, flags);
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
 		ibmvfc_init_event(evt, ibmvfc_sync_completion, IBMVFC_CMD_FORMAT);
 		tmf = ibmvfc_init_vfc_cmd(evt, sdev);
 		iu = ibmvfc_get_fcp_iu(vhost, tmf);
@@ -4032,6 +4072,12 @@ static void ibmvfc_tgt_send_prli(struct ibmvfc_target *tgt)
 
 	kref_get(&tgt->kref);
 	evt = ibmvfc_get_event(&vhost->crq);
+	if (!evt) {
+		ibmvfc_set_tgt_action(tgt, IBMVFC_TGT_ACTION_NONE);
+		kref_put(&tgt->kref, ibmvfc_release_tgt);
+		__ibmvfc_reset_host(vhost);
+		return;
+	}
 	vhost->discovery_threads++;
 	ibmvfc_init_event(evt, ibmvfc_tgt_prli_done, IBMVFC_MAD_FORMAT);
 	evt->tgt = tgt;
@@ -4139,6 +4185,12 @@ static void ibmvfc_tgt_send_plogi(struct ibmvfc_target *tgt)
 	kref_get(&tgt->kref);
 	tgt->logo_rcvd = 0;
 	evt = ibmvfc_get_event(&vhost->crq);
+	if (!evt) {
+		ibmvfc_set_tgt_action(tgt, IBMVFC_TGT_ACTION_NONE);
+		kref_put(&tgt->kref, ibmvfc_release_tgt);
+		__ibmvfc_reset_host(vhost);
+		return;
+	}
 	vhost->discovery_threads++;
 	ibmvfc_set_tgt_action(tgt, IBMVFC_TGT_ACTION_INIT_WAIT);
 	ibmvfc_init_event(evt, ibmvfc_tgt_plogi_done, IBMVFC_MAD_FORMAT);
@@ -4215,6 +4267,8 @@ static struct ibmvfc_event *__ibmvfc_tgt_get_implicit_logout_evt(struct ibmvfc_t
 
 	kref_get(&tgt->kref);
 	evt = ibmvfc_get_event(&vhost->crq);
+	if (!evt)
+		return NULL;
 	ibmvfc_init_event(evt, done, IBMVFC_MAD_FORMAT);
 	evt->tgt = tgt;
 	mad = &evt->iu.implicit_logout;
@@ -4242,6 +4296,13 @@ static void ibmvfc_tgt_implicit_logout(struct ibmvfc_target *tgt)
 	vhost->discovery_threads++;
 	evt = __ibmvfc_tgt_get_implicit_logout_evt(tgt,
 						   ibmvfc_tgt_implicit_logout_done);
+	if (!evt) {
+		vhost->discovery_threads--;
+		ibmvfc_set_tgt_action(tgt, IBMVFC_TGT_ACTION_NONE);
+		kref_put(&tgt->kref, ibmvfc_release_tgt);
+		__ibmvfc_reset_host(vhost);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	ibmvfc_set_tgt_action(tgt, IBMVFC_TGT_ACTION_INIT_WAIT);
 	if (ibmvfc_send_event(evt, vhost, default_timeout)) {
@@ -4381,6 +4442,12 @@ static void ibmvfc_tgt_move_login(struct ibmvfc_target *tgt)
 
 	kref_get(&tgt->kref);
 	evt = ibmvfc_get_event(&vhost->crq);
+	if (!evt) {
+		ibmvfc_set_tgt_action(tgt, IBMVFC_TGT_ACTION_DEL_RPORT);
+		kref_put(&tgt->kref, ibmvfc_release_tgt);
+		__ibmvfc_reset_host(vhost);
+		return;
+	}
 	vhost->discovery_threads++;
 	ibmvfc_set_tgt_action(tgt, IBMVFC_TGT_ACTION_INIT_WAIT);
 	ibmvfc_init_event(evt, ibmvfc_tgt_move_login_done, IBMVFC_MAD_FORMAT);
@@ -4547,6 +4614,14 @@ static void ibmvfc_adisc_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 	vhost->abort_threads++;
 	kref_get(&tgt->kref);
 	evt = ibmvfc_get_event(&vhost->crq);
+	if (!evt) {
+		tgt_err(tgt, "Failed to send cancel event for ADISC. rc=%d\n", rc);
+		vhost->abort_threads--;
+		kref_put(&tgt->kref, ibmvfc_release_tgt);
+		__ibmvfc_reset_host(vhost);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(vhost->host->host_lock, flags);
+		return;
+	}
 	ibmvfc_init_event(evt, ibmvfc_tgt_adisc_cancel_done, IBMVFC_MAD_FORMAT);
 
 	evt->tgt = tgt;
@@ -4597,6 +4672,12 @@ static void ibmvfc_tgt_adisc(struct ibmvfc_target *tgt)
 
 	kref_get(&tgt->kref);
 	evt = ibmvfc_get_event(&vhost->crq);
+	if (!evt) {
+		ibmvfc_set_tgt_action(tgt, IBMVFC_TGT_ACTION_NONE);
+		kref_put(&tgt->kref, ibmvfc_release_tgt);
+		__ibmvfc_reset_host(vhost);
+		return;
+	}
 	vhost->discovery_threads++;
 	ibmvfc_init_event(evt, ibmvfc_tgt_adisc_done, IBMVFC_MAD_FORMAT);
 	evt->tgt = tgt;
@@ -4700,6 +4781,12 @@ static void ibmvfc_tgt_query_target(struct ibmvfc_target *tgt)
 
 	kref_get(&tgt->kref);
 	evt = ibmvfc_get_event(&vhost->crq);
+	if (!evt) {
+		ibmvfc_set_tgt_action(tgt, IBMVFC_TGT_ACTION_NONE);
+		kref_put(&tgt->kref, ibmvfc_release_tgt);
+		__ibmvfc_reset_host(vhost);
+		return;
+	}
 	vhost->discovery_threads++;
 	evt->tgt = tgt;
 	ibmvfc_init_event(evt, ibmvfc_tgt_query_target_done, IBMVFC_MAD_FORMAT);
@@ -4872,6 +4959,13 @@ static void ibmvfc_discover_targets(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
 {
 	struct ibmvfc_discover_targets *mad;
 	struct ibmvfc_event *evt = ibmvfc_get_event(&vhost->crq);
+	int level = IBMVFC_DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL;
+
+	if (!evt) {
+		ibmvfc_log(vhost, level, "Discover Targets failed: no available events\n");
+		ibmvfc_hard_reset_host(vhost);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	ibmvfc_init_event(evt, ibmvfc_discover_targets_done, IBMVFC_MAD_FORMAT);
 	mad = &evt->iu.discover_targets;
@@ -4949,8 +5043,15 @@ static void ibmvfc_channel_setup(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
 	struct ibmvfc_scsi_channels *scrqs = &vhost->scsi_scrqs;
 	unsigned int num_channels =
 		min(vhost->client_scsi_channels, vhost->max_vios_scsi_channels);
+	int level = IBMVFC_DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL;
 	int i;
 
+	if (!evt) {
+		ibmvfc_log(vhost, level, "Channel Setup failed: no available events\n");
+		ibmvfc_hard_reset_host(vhost);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	memset(setup_buf, 0, sizeof(*setup_buf));
 	if (num_channels == 0)
 		setup_buf->flags = cpu_to_be32(IBMVFC_CANCEL_CHANNELS);
@@ -5012,6 +5113,13 @@ static void ibmvfc_channel_enquiry(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
 {
 	struct ibmvfc_channel_enquiry *mad;
 	struct ibmvfc_event *evt = ibmvfc_get_event(&vhost->crq);
+	int level = IBMVFC_DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL;
+
+	if (!evt) {
+		ibmvfc_log(vhost, level, "Channel Enquiry failed: no available events\n");
+		ibmvfc_hard_reset_host(vhost);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	ibmvfc_init_event(evt, ibmvfc_channel_enquiry_done, IBMVFC_MAD_FORMAT);
 	mad = &evt->iu.channel_enquiry;
@@ -5134,6 +5242,12 @@ static void ibmvfc_npiv_login(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
 	struct ibmvfc_npiv_login_mad *mad;
 	struct ibmvfc_event *evt = ibmvfc_get_event(&vhost->crq);
 
+	if (!evt) {
+		ibmvfc_dbg(vhost, "NPIV Login failed: no available events\n");
+		ibmvfc_hard_reset_host(vhost);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	ibmvfc_gather_partition_info(vhost);
 	ibmvfc_set_login_info(vhost);
 	ibmvfc_init_event(evt, ibmvfc_npiv_login_done, IBMVFC_MAD_FORMAT);
@@ -5198,6 +5312,12 @@ static void ibmvfc_npiv_logout(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
 	struct ibmvfc_event *evt;
 
 	evt = ibmvfc_get_event(&vhost->crq);
+	if (!evt) {
+		ibmvfc_dbg(vhost, "NPIV Logout failed: no available events\n");
+		ibmvfc_hard_reset_host(vhost);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	ibmvfc_init_event(evt, ibmvfc_npiv_logout_done, IBMVFC_MAD_FORMAT);
 
 	mad = &evt->iu.npiv_logout;
