diff --git a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_cmds.h b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_cmds.h
index f94df6c..30a293f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_cmds.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_cmds.h
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@
 			struct be_queue_info *cq);
 
 int be_poll_mcc(struct be_ctrl_info *ctrl);
-unsigned char mgmt_check_supported_fw(struct be_ctrl_info *ctrl,
+int mgmt_check_supported_fw(struct be_ctrl_info *ctrl,
 				      struct beiscsi_hba *phba);
 unsigned int be_cmd_get_mac_addr(struct beiscsi_hba *phba);
 void free_mcc_tag(struct be_ctrl_info *ctrl, unsigned int tag);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_main.c b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_main.c
index e6259d7..3b54dc7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_main.c
@@ -3295,7 +3295,7 @@
 
 static void beiscsi_clean_port(struct beiscsi_hba *phba)
 {
-	unsigned char mgmt_status;
+	int mgmt_status;
 
 	mgmt_status = mgmt_epfw_cleanup(phba, CMD_CONNECTION_CHUTE_0);
 	if (mgmt_status)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_mgmt.c b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_mgmt.c
index ff8b1cd..dcb70fa 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_mgmt.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_mgmt.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include "be_mgmt.h"
 #include "be_iscsi.h"
 
-unsigned char mgmt_get_fw_config(struct be_ctrl_info *ctrl,
+int mgmt_get_fw_config(struct be_ctrl_info *ctrl,
 				struct beiscsi_hba *phba)
 {
 	struct be_mcc_wrb *wrb = wrb_from_mbox(&ctrl->mbox_mem);
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 	return status;
 }
 
-unsigned char mgmt_check_supported_fw(struct be_ctrl_info *ctrl,
+int mgmt_check_supported_fw(struct be_ctrl_info *ctrl,
 				      struct beiscsi_hba *phba)
 {
 	struct be_dma_mem nonemb_cmd;
@@ -117,8 +117,7 @@
 	return status;
 }
 
-
-unsigned char mgmt_epfw_cleanup(struct beiscsi_hba *phba, unsigned short chute)
+int mgmt_epfw_cleanup(struct beiscsi_hba *phba, unsigned short chute)
 {
 	struct be_ctrl_info *ctrl = &phba->ctrl;
 	struct be_mcc_wrb *wrb = wrb_from_mccq(phba);
@@ -144,7 +143,7 @@
 	return status;
 }
 
-unsigned char mgmt_invalidate_icds(struct beiscsi_hba *phba,
+unsigned int  mgmt_invalidate_icds(struct beiscsi_hba *phba,
 				struct invalidate_command_table *inv_tbl,
 				unsigned int num_invalidate, unsigned int cid)
 {
@@ -202,7 +201,7 @@
 	return tag;
 }
 
-unsigned char mgmt_invalidate_connection(struct beiscsi_hba *phba,
+unsigned int mgmt_invalidate_connection(struct beiscsi_hba *phba,
 					 struct beiscsi_endpoint *beiscsi_ep,
 					 unsigned short cid,
 					 unsigned short issue_reset,
@@ -239,7 +238,7 @@
 	return tag;
 }
 
-unsigned char mgmt_upload_connection(struct beiscsi_hba *phba,
+unsigned int mgmt_upload_connection(struct beiscsi_hba *phba,
 				unsigned short cid, unsigned int upload_flag)
 {
 	struct be_ctrl_info *ctrl = &phba->ctrl;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_mgmt.h b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_mgmt.h
index 3d316b8..74b885a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_mgmt.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_mgmt.h
@@ -86,14 +86,14 @@
 	struct mcc_wrb_payload payload;
 };
 
-unsigned char mgmt_epfw_cleanup(struct beiscsi_hba *phba, unsigned short chute);
+int mgmt_epfw_cleanup(struct beiscsi_hba *phba, unsigned short chute);
 int mgmt_open_connection(struct beiscsi_hba *phba, struct sockaddr *dst_addr,
 			 struct beiscsi_endpoint *beiscsi_ep);
 
-unsigned char mgmt_upload_connection(struct beiscsi_hba *phba,
+unsigned int mgmt_upload_connection(struct beiscsi_hba *phba,
 				     unsigned short cid,
 				     unsigned int upload_flag);
-unsigned char mgmt_invalidate_icds(struct beiscsi_hba *phba,
+unsigned int mgmt_invalidate_icds(struct beiscsi_hba *phba,
 				struct invalidate_command_table *inv_tbl,
 				unsigned int num_invalidate, unsigned int cid);
 
@@ -237,10 +237,10 @@
 	u16 cid_vld;
 };
 
-unsigned char mgmt_get_fw_config(struct be_ctrl_info *ctrl,
+int mgmt_get_fw_config(struct be_ctrl_info *ctrl,
 				 struct beiscsi_hba *phba);
 
-unsigned char mgmt_invalidate_connection(struct beiscsi_hba *phba,
+unsigned int mgmt_invalidate_connection(struct beiscsi_hba *phba,
 					 struct beiscsi_endpoint *beiscsi_ep,
 					 unsigned short cid,
 					 unsigned short issue_reset,