diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
index 135a53b..29ccb15 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
@@ -3678,7 +3678,9 @@
 #	- Default will result in registering capabilities for all profiles.
 #
 */
-unsigned int lpfc_prot_mask = SHOST_DIF_TYPE1_PROTECTION;
+unsigned int lpfc_prot_mask = SHOST_DIF_TYPE1_PROTECTION |
+			      SHOST_DIX_TYPE0_PROTECTION |
+			      SHOST_DIX_TYPE1_PROTECTION;
 
 module_param(lpfc_prot_mask, uint, S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(lpfc_prot_mask, "host protection mask");
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c
index 3ccc974..eadd241 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c
@@ -1302,13 +1302,13 @@
 		case SCSI_PROT_NORMAL:
 		default:
 			lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_ERR, LOG_BG,
-				"9063 BLKGRD: Bad op/guard:%d/%d combination\n",
-					scsi_get_prot_op(sc), guard_type);
+				"9063 BLKGRD: Bad op/guard:%d/IP combination\n",
+					scsi_get_prot_op(sc));
 			ret = 1;
 			break;
 
 		}
-	} else if (guard_type == SHOST_DIX_GUARD_CRC) {
+	} else {
 		switch (scsi_get_prot_op(sc)) {
 		case SCSI_PROT_READ_STRIP:
 		case SCSI_PROT_WRITE_INSERT:
@@ -1324,17 +1324,18 @@
 
 		case SCSI_PROT_READ_INSERT:
 		case SCSI_PROT_WRITE_STRIP:
+			*txop = BG_OP_IN_CRC_OUT_NODIF;
+			*rxop = BG_OP_IN_NODIF_OUT_CRC;
+			break;
+
 		case SCSI_PROT_NORMAL:
 		default:
 			lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_ERR, LOG_BG,
-				"9075 BLKGRD: Bad op/guard:%d/%d combination\n",
-					scsi_get_prot_op(sc), guard_type);
+				"9075 BLKGRD: Bad op/guard:%d/CRC combination\n",
+					scsi_get_prot_op(sc));
 			ret = 1;
 			break;
 		}
-	} else {
-		/* unsupported format */
-		BUG();
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -1352,45 +1353,6 @@
 	return sc->device->sector_size;
 }
 
-/**
- * lpfc_get_cmd_dif_parms - Extract DIF parameters from SCSI command
- * @sc:             in: SCSI command
- * @apptagmask:     out: app tag mask
- * @apptagval:      out: app tag value
- * @reftag:         out: ref tag (reference tag)
- *
- * Description:
- *   Extract DIF parameters from the command if possible.  Otherwise,
- *   use default parameters.
- *
- **/
-static inline void
-lpfc_get_cmd_dif_parms(struct scsi_cmnd *sc, uint16_t *apptagmask,
-		uint16_t *apptagval, uint32_t *reftag)
-{
-	struct  scsi_dif_tuple *spt;
-	unsigned char op = scsi_get_prot_op(sc);
-	unsigned int protcnt = scsi_prot_sg_count(sc);
-	static int cnt;
-
-	if (protcnt && (op == SCSI_PROT_WRITE_STRIP ||
-				op == SCSI_PROT_WRITE_PASS)) {
-
-		cnt++;
-		spt = page_address(sg_page(scsi_prot_sglist(sc))) +
-			scsi_prot_sglist(sc)[0].offset;
-		*apptagmask = 0;
-		*apptagval = 0;
-		*reftag = cpu_to_be32(spt->ref_tag);
-
-	} else {
-		/* SBC defines ref tag to be lower 32bits of LBA */
-		*reftag = (uint32_t) (0xffffffff & scsi_get_lba(sc));
-		*apptagmask = 0;
-		*apptagval = 0;
-	}
-}
-
 /*
  * This function sets up buffer list for protection groups of
  * type LPFC_PG_TYPE_NO_DIF
@@ -1427,9 +1389,8 @@
 	dma_addr_t physaddr;
 	int i = 0, num_bde = 0, status;
 	int datadir = sc->sc_data_direction;
-	unsigned blksize;
 	uint32_t reftag;
-	uint16_t apptagmask, apptagval;
+	unsigned blksize;
 	uint8_t txop, rxop;
 
 	status  = lpfc_sc_to_bg_opcodes(phba, sc, &txop, &rxop);
@@ -1438,17 +1399,16 @@
 
 	/* extract some info from the scsi command for pde*/
 	blksize = lpfc_cmd_blksize(sc);
-	lpfc_get_cmd_dif_parms(sc, &apptagmask, &apptagval, &reftag);
+	reftag = scsi_get_lba(sc) & 0xffffffff;
 
 	/* setup PDE5 with what we have */
 	pde5 = (struct lpfc_pde5 *) bpl;
 	memset(pde5, 0, sizeof(struct lpfc_pde5));
 	bf_set(pde5_type, pde5, LPFC_PDE5_DESCRIPTOR);
-	pde5->reftag = reftag;
 
 	/* Endianness conversion if necessary for PDE5 */
 	pde5->word0 = cpu_to_le32(pde5->word0);
-	pde5->reftag = cpu_to_le32(pde5->reftag);
+	pde5->reftag = cpu_to_le32(reftag);
 
 	/* advance bpl and increment bde count */
 	num_bde++;
@@ -1463,10 +1423,10 @@
 	if (datadir == DMA_FROM_DEVICE) {
 		bf_set(pde6_ce, pde6, 1);
 		bf_set(pde6_re, pde6, 1);
-		bf_set(pde6_ae, pde6, 1);
 	}
 	bf_set(pde6_ai, pde6, 1);
-	bf_set(pde6_apptagval, pde6, apptagval);
+	bf_set(pde6_ae, pde6, 0);
+	bf_set(pde6_apptagval, pde6, 0);
 
 	/* Endianness conversion if necessary for PDE6 */
 	pde6->word0 = cpu_to_le32(pde6->word0);
@@ -1551,7 +1511,6 @@
 	unsigned char pgdone = 0, alldone = 0;
 	unsigned blksize;
 	uint32_t reftag;
-	uint16_t apptagmask, apptagval;
 	uint8_t txop, rxop;
 	int num_bde = 0;
 
@@ -1571,7 +1530,7 @@
 
 	/* extract some info from the scsi command */
 	blksize = lpfc_cmd_blksize(sc);
-	lpfc_get_cmd_dif_parms(sc, &apptagmask, &apptagval, &reftag);
+	reftag = scsi_get_lba(sc) & 0xffffffff;
 
 	split_offset = 0;
 	do {
@@ -1579,11 +1538,10 @@
 		pde5 = (struct lpfc_pde5 *) bpl;
 		memset(pde5, 0, sizeof(struct lpfc_pde5));
 		bf_set(pde5_type, pde5, LPFC_PDE5_DESCRIPTOR);
-		pde5->reftag = reftag;
 
 		/* Endianness conversion if necessary for PDE5 */
 		pde5->word0 = cpu_to_le32(pde5->word0);
-		pde5->reftag = cpu_to_le32(pde5->reftag);
+		pde5->reftag = cpu_to_le32(reftag);
 
 		/* advance bpl and increment bde count */
 		num_bde++;
@@ -1597,9 +1555,9 @@
 		bf_set(pde6_oprx, pde6, rxop);
 		bf_set(pde6_ce, pde6, 1);
 		bf_set(pde6_re, pde6, 1);
-		bf_set(pde6_ae, pde6, 1);
 		bf_set(pde6_ai, pde6, 1);
-		bf_set(pde6_apptagval, pde6, apptagval);
+		bf_set(pde6_ae, pde6, 0);
+		bf_set(pde6_apptagval, pde6, 0);
 
 		/* Endianness conversion if necessary for PDE6 */
 		pde6->word0 = cpu_to_le32(pde6->word0);
@@ -1621,8 +1579,8 @@
 		memset(pde7, 0, sizeof(struct lpfc_pde7));
 		bf_set(pde7_type, pde7, LPFC_PDE7_DESCRIPTOR);
 
-		pde7->addrHigh = le32_to_cpu(putPaddrLow(protphysaddr));
-		pde7->addrLow = le32_to_cpu(putPaddrHigh(protphysaddr));
+		pde7->addrHigh = le32_to_cpu(putPaddrHigh(protphysaddr));
+		pde7->addrLow = le32_to_cpu(putPaddrLow(protphysaddr));
 
 		protgrp_blks = protgroup_len / 8;
 		protgrp_bytes = protgrp_blks * blksize;
@@ -1632,7 +1590,7 @@
 			protgroup_remainder = 0x1000 - (pde7->addrLow & 0xfff);
 			protgroup_offset += protgroup_remainder;
 			protgrp_blks = protgroup_remainder / 8;
-			protgrp_bytes = protgroup_remainder * blksize;
+			protgrp_bytes = protgrp_blks * blksize;
 		} else {
 			protgroup_offset = 0;
 			curr_prot++;
@@ -2006,16 +1964,21 @@
 	if (lpfc_bgs_get_hi_water_mark_present(bgstat)) {
 		/*
 		 * setup sense data descriptor 0 per SPC-4 as an information
-		 * field, and put the failing LBA in it
+		 * field, and put the failing LBA in it.
+		 * This code assumes there was also a guard/app/ref tag error
+		 * indication.
 		 */
-		cmd->sense_buffer[8] = 0;     /* Information */
-		cmd->sense_buffer[9] = 0xa;   /* Add. length */
+		cmd->sense_buffer[7] = 0xc;   /* Additional sense length */
+		cmd->sense_buffer[8] = 0;     /* Information descriptor type */
+		cmd->sense_buffer[9] = 0xa;   /* Additional descriptor length */
+		cmd->sense_buffer[10] = 0x80; /* Validity bit */
 		bghm /= cmd->device->sector_size;
 
 		failing_sector = scsi_get_lba(cmd);
 		failing_sector += bghm;
 
-		put_unaligned_be64(failing_sector, &cmd->sense_buffer[10]);
+		/* Descriptor Information */
+		put_unaligned_be64(failing_sector, &cmd->sense_buffer[12]);
 	}
 
 	if (!ret) {