diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
index e94993e..1560115 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(mpt3sas_fwfault_debug,
 	" enable detection of firmware fault and halt firmware - (default=0)");
 
+static int
+_base_get_ioc_facts(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, int sleep_flag);
 
 /**
  * _scsih_set_fwfault_debug - global setting of ioc->fwfault_debug.
@@ -1482,17 +1484,22 @@
 _base_config_dma_addressing(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
 	struct sysinfo s;
-	char *desc = NULL;
+	u64 consistent_dma_mask;
+
+	if (ioc->dma_mask)
+		consistent_dma_mask = DMA_BIT_MASK(64);
+	else
+		consistent_dma_mask = DMA_BIT_MASK(32);
 
 	if (sizeof(dma_addr_t) > 4) {
 		const uint64_t required_mask =
 		    dma_get_required_mask(&pdev->dev);
 		if ((required_mask > DMA_BIT_MASK(32)) &&
 		    !pci_set_dma_mask(pdev, DMA_BIT_MASK(64)) &&
-		    !pci_set_consistent_dma_mask(pdev, DMA_BIT_MASK(64))) {
+		    !pci_set_consistent_dma_mask(pdev, consistent_dma_mask)) {
 			ioc->base_add_sg_single = &_base_add_sg_single_64;
 			ioc->sge_size = sizeof(Mpi2SGESimple64_t);
-			desc = "64";
+			ioc->dma_mask = 64;
 			goto out;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1501,19 +1508,30 @@
 	    && !pci_set_consistent_dma_mask(pdev, DMA_BIT_MASK(32))) {
 		ioc->base_add_sg_single = &_base_add_sg_single_32;
 		ioc->sge_size = sizeof(Mpi2SGESimple32_t);
-		desc = "32";
+		ioc->dma_mask = 32;
 	} else
 		return -ENODEV;
 
  out:
 	si_meminfo(&s);
 	pr_info(MPT3SAS_FMT
-		"%s BIT PCI BUS DMA ADDRESSING SUPPORTED, total mem (%ld kB)\n",
-		ioc->name, desc, convert_to_kb(s.totalram));
+		"%d BIT PCI BUS DMA ADDRESSING SUPPORTED, total mem (%ld kB)\n",
+		ioc->name, ioc->dma_mask, convert_to_kb(s.totalram));
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+_base_change_consistent_dma_mask(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
+				      struct pci_dev *pdev)
+{
+	if (pci_set_consistent_dma_mask(pdev, DMA_BIT_MASK(64))) {
+		if (pci_set_consistent_dma_mask(pdev, DMA_BIT_MASK(32)))
+			return -ENODEV;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * _base_check_enable_msix - checks MSIX capabable.
  * @ioc: per adapter object
@@ -1698,11 +1716,15 @@
 	  ": %d, max_msix_vectors: %d\n", ioc->name, ioc->msix_vector_count,
 	  ioc->cpu_count, max_msix_vectors);
 
+	if (!ioc->rdpq_array_enable && max_msix_vectors == -1)
+		max_msix_vectors = 8;
+
 	if (max_msix_vectors > 0) {
 		ioc->reply_queue_count = min_t(int, max_msix_vectors,
 			ioc->reply_queue_count);
 		ioc->msix_vector_count = ioc->reply_queue_count;
-	}
+	} else if (max_msix_vectors == 0)
+		goto try_ioapic;
 
 	entries = kcalloc(ioc->reply_queue_count, sizeof(struct msix_entry),
 	    GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1742,6 +1764,7 @@
 /* failback to io_apic interrupt routing */
  try_ioapic:
 
+	ioc->reply_queue_count = 1;
 	r = _base_request_irq(ioc, 0, ioc->pdev->irq);
 
 	return r;
@@ -1821,6 +1844,16 @@
 	}
 
 	_base_mask_interrupts(ioc);
+
+	r = _base_get_ioc_facts(ioc, CAN_SLEEP);
+	if (r)
+		goto out_fail;
+
+	if (!ioc->rdpq_array_enable_assigned) {
+		ioc->rdpq_array_enable = ioc->rdpq_array_capable;
+		ioc->rdpq_array_enable_assigned = 1;
+	}
+
 	r = _base_enable_msix(ioc);
 	if (r)
 		goto out_fail;
@@ -2496,7 +2529,8 @@
 static void
 _base_release_memory_pools(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc)
 {
-	int i;
+	int i = 0;
+	struct reply_post_struct *rps;
 
 	dexitprintk(ioc, pr_info(MPT3SAS_FMT "%s\n", ioc->name,
 	    __func__));
@@ -2541,15 +2575,25 @@
 		ioc->reply_free = NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (ioc->reply_post_free) {
-		pci_pool_free(ioc->reply_post_free_dma_pool,
-		    ioc->reply_post_free, ioc->reply_post_free_dma);
+	if (ioc->reply_post) {
+		do {
+			rps = &ioc->reply_post[i];
+			if (rps->reply_post_free) {
+				pci_pool_free(
+				    ioc->reply_post_free_dma_pool,
+				    rps->reply_post_free,
+				    rps->reply_post_free_dma);
+				dexitprintk(ioc, pr_info(MPT3SAS_FMT
+				    "reply_post_free_pool(0x%p): free\n",
+				    ioc->name, rps->reply_post_free));
+				rps->reply_post_free = NULL;
+			}
+		} while (ioc->rdpq_array_enable &&
+			   (++i < ioc->reply_queue_count));
+
 		if (ioc->reply_post_free_dma_pool)
 			pci_pool_destroy(ioc->reply_post_free_dma_pool);
-		dexitprintk(ioc, pr_info(MPT3SAS_FMT
-		    "reply_post_free_pool(0x%p): free\n", ioc->name,
-		    ioc->reply_post_free));
-		ioc->reply_post_free = NULL;
+		kfree(ioc->reply_post);
 	}
 
 	if (ioc->config_page) {
@@ -2696,6 +2740,65 @@
 	    ioc->max_sges_in_chain_message, ioc->shost->sg_tablesize,
 	    ioc->chains_needed_per_io));
 
+	/* reply post queue, 16 byte align */
+	reply_post_free_sz = ioc->reply_post_queue_depth *
+	    sizeof(Mpi2DefaultReplyDescriptor_t);
+
+	sz = reply_post_free_sz;
+	if (_base_is_controller_msix_enabled(ioc) && !ioc->rdpq_array_enable)
+		sz *= ioc->reply_queue_count;
+
+	ioc->reply_post = kcalloc((ioc->rdpq_array_enable) ?
+	    (ioc->reply_queue_count):1,
+	    sizeof(struct reply_post_struct), GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	if (!ioc->reply_post) {
+		pr_err(MPT3SAS_FMT "reply_post_free pool: kcalloc failed\n",
+			ioc->name);
+		goto out;
+	}
+	ioc->reply_post_free_dma_pool = pci_pool_create("reply_post_free pool",
+	    ioc->pdev, sz, 16, 0);
+	if (!ioc->reply_post_free_dma_pool) {
+		pr_err(MPT3SAS_FMT
+		 "reply_post_free pool: pci_pool_create failed\n",
+		 ioc->name);
+		goto out;
+	}
+	i = 0;
+	do {
+		ioc->reply_post[i].reply_post_free =
+		    pci_pool_alloc(ioc->reply_post_free_dma_pool,
+		    GFP_KERNEL,
+		    &ioc->reply_post[i].reply_post_free_dma);
+		if (!ioc->reply_post[i].reply_post_free) {
+			pr_err(MPT3SAS_FMT
+			"reply_post_free pool: pci_pool_alloc failed\n",
+			ioc->name);
+			goto out;
+		}
+		memset(ioc->reply_post[i].reply_post_free, 0, sz);
+		dinitprintk(ioc, pr_info(MPT3SAS_FMT
+		    "reply post free pool (0x%p): depth(%d),"
+		    "element_size(%d), pool_size(%d kB)\n", ioc->name,
+		    ioc->reply_post[i].reply_post_free,
+		    ioc->reply_post_queue_depth, 8, sz/1024));
+		dinitprintk(ioc, pr_info(MPT3SAS_FMT
+		    "reply_post_free_dma = (0x%llx)\n", ioc->name,
+		    (unsigned long long)
+		    ioc->reply_post[i].reply_post_free_dma));
+		total_sz += sz;
+	} while (ioc->rdpq_array_enable && (++i < ioc->reply_queue_count));
+
+	if (ioc->dma_mask == 64) {
+		if (_base_change_consistent_dma_mask(ioc, ioc->pdev) != 0) {
+			pr_warn(MPT3SAS_FMT
+			    "no suitable consistent DMA mask for %s\n",
+			    ioc->name, pci_name(ioc->pdev));
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
 	ioc->scsiio_depth = ioc->hba_queue_depth -
 	    ioc->hi_priority_depth - ioc->internal_depth;
 
@@ -2910,40 +3013,6 @@
 		ioc->name, (unsigned long long)ioc->reply_free_dma));
 	total_sz += sz;
 
-	/* reply post queue, 16 byte align */
-	reply_post_free_sz = ioc->reply_post_queue_depth *
-	    sizeof(Mpi2DefaultReplyDescriptor_t);
-	if (_base_is_controller_msix_enabled(ioc))
-		sz = reply_post_free_sz * ioc->reply_queue_count;
-	else
-		sz = reply_post_free_sz;
-	ioc->reply_post_free_dma_pool = pci_pool_create("reply_post_free pool",
-	    ioc->pdev, sz, 16, 0);
-	if (!ioc->reply_post_free_dma_pool) {
-		pr_err(MPT3SAS_FMT
-			"reply_post_free pool: pci_pool_create failed\n",
-			ioc->name);
-		goto out;
-	}
-	ioc->reply_post_free = pci_pool_alloc(ioc->reply_post_free_dma_pool ,
-	    GFP_KERNEL, &ioc->reply_post_free_dma);
-	if (!ioc->reply_post_free) {
-		pr_err(MPT3SAS_FMT
-			"reply_post_free pool: pci_pool_alloc failed\n",
-			ioc->name);
-		goto out;
-	}
-	memset(ioc->reply_post_free, 0, sz);
-	dinitprintk(ioc, pr_info(MPT3SAS_FMT "reply post free pool" \
-	    "(0x%p): depth(%d), element_size(%d), pool_size(%d kB)\n",
-	    ioc->name, ioc->reply_post_free, ioc->reply_post_queue_depth, 8,
-	    sz/1024));
-	dinitprintk(ioc, pr_info(MPT3SAS_FMT
-		"reply_post_free_dma = (0x%llx)\n",
-		ioc->name, (unsigned long long)
-	    ioc->reply_post_free_dma));
-	total_sz += sz;
-
 	ioc->config_page_sz = 512;
 	ioc->config_page = pci_alloc_consistent(ioc->pdev,
 	    ioc->config_page_sz, &ioc->config_page_dma);
@@ -3626,6 +3695,9 @@
 	facts->IOCCapabilities = le32_to_cpu(mpi_reply.IOCCapabilities);
 	if ((facts->IOCCapabilities & MPI2_IOCFACTS_CAPABILITY_INTEGRATED_RAID))
 		ioc->ir_firmware = 1;
+	if ((facts->IOCCapabilities &
+	      MPI2_IOCFACTS_CAPABILITY_RDPQ_ARRAY_CAPABLE))
+		ioc->rdpq_array_capable = 1;
 	facts->FWVersion.Word = le32_to_cpu(mpi_reply.FWVersion.Word);
 	facts->IOCRequestFrameSize =
 	    le16_to_cpu(mpi_reply.IOCRequestFrameSize);
@@ -3662,9 +3734,12 @@
 {
 	Mpi2IOCInitRequest_t mpi_request;
 	Mpi2IOCInitReply_t mpi_reply;
-	int r;
+	int i, r = 0;
 	struct timeval current_time;
 	u16 ioc_status;
+	u32 reply_post_free_array_sz = 0;
+	Mpi2IOCInitRDPQArrayEntry *reply_post_free_array = NULL;
+	dma_addr_t reply_post_free_array_dma;
 
 	dinitprintk(ioc, pr_info(MPT3SAS_FMT "%s\n", ioc->name,
 	    __func__));
@@ -3693,9 +3768,31 @@
 	    cpu_to_le64((u64)ioc->request_dma);
 	mpi_request.ReplyFreeQueueAddress =
 	    cpu_to_le64((u64)ioc->reply_free_dma);
-	mpi_request.ReplyDescriptorPostQueueAddress =
-	    cpu_to_le64((u64)ioc->reply_post_free_dma);
 
+	if (ioc->rdpq_array_enable) {
+		reply_post_free_array_sz = ioc->reply_queue_count *
+		    sizeof(Mpi2IOCInitRDPQArrayEntry);
+		reply_post_free_array = pci_alloc_consistent(ioc->pdev,
+			reply_post_free_array_sz, &reply_post_free_array_dma);
+		if (!reply_post_free_array) {
+			pr_err(MPT3SAS_FMT
+			"reply_post_free_array: pci_alloc_consistent failed\n",
+			ioc->name);
+			r = -ENOMEM;
+			goto out;
+		}
+		memset(reply_post_free_array, 0, reply_post_free_array_sz);
+		for (i = 0; i < ioc->reply_queue_count; i++)
+			reply_post_free_array[i].RDPQBaseAddress =
+			    cpu_to_le64(
+				(u64)ioc->reply_post[i].reply_post_free_dma);
+		mpi_request.MsgFlags = MPI2_IOCINIT_MSGFLAG_RDPQ_ARRAY_MODE;
+		mpi_request.ReplyDescriptorPostQueueAddress =
+		    cpu_to_le64((u64)reply_post_free_array_dma);
+	} else {
+		mpi_request.ReplyDescriptorPostQueueAddress =
+		    cpu_to_le64((u64)ioc->reply_post[0].reply_post_free_dma);
+	}
 
 	/* This time stamp specifies number of milliseconds
 	 * since epoch ~ midnight January 1, 1970.
@@ -3723,7 +3820,7 @@
 	if (r != 0) {
 		pr_err(MPT3SAS_FMT "%s: handshake failed (r=%d)\n",
 		    ioc->name, __func__, r);
-		return r;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	ioc_status = le16_to_cpu(mpi_reply.IOCStatus) & MPI2_IOCSTATUS_MASK;
@@ -3733,7 +3830,12 @@
 		r = -EIO;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+out:
+	if (reply_post_free_array)
+		pci_free_consistent(ioc->pdev, reply_post_free_array_sz,
+				    reply_post_free_array,
+				    reply_post_free_array_dma);
+	return r;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -4283,7 +4385,7 @@
 	struct _tr_list *delayed_tr, *delayed_tr_next;
 	struct adapter_reply_queue *reply_q;
 	long reply_post_free;
-	u32 reply_post_free_sz;
+	u32 reply_post_free_sz, index = 0;
 
 	dinitprintk(ioc, pr_info(MPT3SAS_FMT "%s\n", ioc->name,
 	    __func__));
@@ -4354,9 +4456,9 @@
 		_base_assign_reply_queues(ioc);
 
 	/* initialize Reply Post Free Queue */
-	reply_post_free = (long)ioc->reply_post_free;
 	reply_post_free_sz = ioc->reply_post_queue_depth *
 	    sizeof(Mpi2DefaultReplyDescriptor_t);
+	reply_post_free = (long)ioc->reply_post[index].reply_post_free;
 	list_for_each_entry(reply_q, &ioc->reply_queue_list, list) {
 		reply_q->reply_post_host_index = 0;
 		reply_q->reply_post_free = (Mpi2ReplyDescriptorsUnion_t *)
@@ -4366,7 +4468,15 @@
 			    cpu_to_le64(ULLONG_MAX);
 		if (!_base_is_controller_msix_enabled(ioc))
 			goto skip_init_reply_post_free_queue;
-		reply_post_free += reply_post_free_sz;
+		/*
+		 * If RDPQ is enabled, switch to the next allocation.
+		 * Otherwise advance within the contiguous region.
+		 */
+		if (ioc->rdpq_array_enable)
+			reply_post_free = (long)
+			    ioc->reply_post[++index].reply_post_free;
+		else
+			reply_post_free += reply_post_free_sz;
 	}
  skip_init_reply_post_free_queue:
 
@@ -4477,6 +4587,8 @@
 		goto out_free_resources;
 	}
 
+	ioc->rdpq_array_enable_assigned = 0;
+	ioc->dma_mask = 0;
 	r = mpt3sas_base_map_resources(ioc);
 	if (r)
 		goto out_free_resources;
@@ -4853,6 +4965,12 @@
 	r = _base_get_ioc_facts(ioc, CAN_SLEEP);
 	if (r)
 		goto out;
+
+	if (ioc->rdpq_array_enable && !ioc->rdpq_array_capable)
+		panic("%s: Issue occurred with flashing controller firmware."
+		      "Please reboot the system and ensure that the correct"
+		      " firmware version is running\n", ioc->name);
+
 	r = _base_make_ioc_operational(ioc, sleep_flag);
 	if (!r)
 		_base_reset_handler(ioc, MPT3_IOC_DONE_RESET);