diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c
index 903eb4545e26..f7efe5a58cc7 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c
@@ -539,14 +539,18 @@ static struct nvmf_transport_ops *nvmf_lookup_transport(
 /*
  * For something we're not in a state to send to the device the default action
  * is to busy it and retry it after the controller state is recovered.  However,
- * anything marked for failfast or nvme multipath is immediately failed.
+ * if the controller is deleting or if anything is marked for failfast or
+ * nvme multipath it is immediately failed.
  *
  * Note: commands used to initialize the controller will be marked for failfast.
  * Note: nvme cli/ioctl commands are marked for failfast.
  */
-blk_status_t nvmf_fail_nonready_command(struct request *rq)
+blk_status_t nvmf_fail_nonready_command(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl,
+		struct request *rq)
 {
-	if (!blk_noretry_request(rq) && !(rq->cmd_flags & REQ_NVME_MPATH))
+	if (ctrl->state != NVME_CTRL_DELETING &&
+	    ctrl->state != NVME_CTRL_DEAD &&
+	    !blk_noretry_request(rq) && !(rq->cmd_flags & REQ_NVME_MPATH))
 		return BLK_STS_RESOURCE;
 	nvme_req(rq)->status = NVME_SC_ABORT_REQ;
 	return BLK_STS_IOERR;
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.h b/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.h
index e1818a27aa2d..aa2fdb2a2e8f 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.h
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ void nvmf_unregister_transport(struct nvmf_transport_ops *ops);
 void nvmf_free_options(struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts);
 int nvmf_get_address(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, char *buf, int size);
 bool nvmf_should_reconnect(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl);
-blk_status_t nvmf_fail_nonready_command(struct request *rq);
+blk_status_t nvmf_fail_nonready_command(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl,
+		struct request *rq);
 bool __nvmf_check_ready(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, struct request *rq,
 		bool queue_live);
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
index 41d45a1b5c62..9bac912173ba 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
@@ -2272,7 +2272,7 @@ nvme_fc_queue_rq(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 
 	if (ctrl->rport->remoteport.port_state != FC_OBJSTATE_ONLINE ||
 	    !nvmf_check_ready(&queue->ctrl->ctrl, rq, queue_ready))
-		return nvmf_fail_nonready_command(rq);
+		return nvmf_fail_nonready_command(&queue->ctrl->ctrl, rq);
 
 	ret = nvme_setup_cmd(ns, rq, sqe);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c b/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
index 518c5b09038c..66ec5985c9f3 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
@@ -1639,7 +1639,7 @@ static blk_status_t nvme_rdma_queue_rq(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(rq->tag < 0);
 
 	if (!nvmf_check_ready(&queue->ctrl->ctrl, rq, queue_ready))
-		return nvmf_fail_nonready_command(rq);
+		return nvmf_fail_nonready_command(&queue->ctrl->ctrl, rq);
 
 	dev = queue->device->dev;
 	ib_dma_sync_single_for_cpu(dev, sqe->dma,
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/configfs.c b/drivers/nvme/target/configfs.c
index d3f3b3ec4d1a..ebea1373d1b7 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/configfs.c
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ static ssize_t nvmet_ns_device_path_store(struct config_item *item,
 {
 	struct nvmet_ns *ns = to_nvmet_ns(item);
 	struct nvmet_subsys *subsys = ns->subsys;
+	size_t len;
 	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&subsys->lock);
@@ -289,10 +290,14 @@ static ssize_t nvmet_ns_device_path_store(struct config_item *item,
 	if (ns->enabled)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	kfree(ns->device_path);
+	ret = -EINVAL;
+	len = strcspn(page, "\n");
+	if (!len)
+		goto out_unlock;
 
+	kfree(ns->device_path);
 	ret = -ENOMEM;
-	ns->device_path = kstrndup(page, strcspn(page, "\n"), GFP_KERNEL);
+	ns->device_path = kstrndup(page, len, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ns->device_path)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
index 74d4b785d2da..9838103f2d62 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ int nvmet_ns_enable(struct nvmet_ns *ns)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
 	ret = nvmet_bdev_ns_enable(ns);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret == -ENOTBLK)
 		ret = nvmet_file_ns_enable(ns);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_unlock;
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c
index 408279cb6f2c..29b4b236afd8 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ struct nvmet_fc_ls_iod {
 	struct work_struct		work;
 } __aligned(sizeof(unsigned long long));
 
+/* desired maximum for a single sequence - if sg list allows it */
 #define NVMET_FC_MAX_SEQ_LENGTH		(256 * 1024)
-#define NVMET_FC_MAX_XFR_SGENTS		(NVMET_FC_MAX_SEQ_LENGTH / PAGE_SIZE)
 
 enum nvmet_fcp_datadir {
 	NVMET_FCP_NODATA,
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ struct nvmet_fc_fcp_iod {
 	struct nvme_fc_cmd_iu		cmdiubuf;
 	struct nvme_fc_ersp_iu		rspiubuf;
 	dma_addr_t			rspdma;
+	struct scatterlist		*next_sg;
 	struct scatterlist		*data_sg;
 	int				data_sg_cnt;
 	u32				offset;
@@ -1025,8 +1026,7 @@ nvmet_fc_register_targetport(struct nvmet_fc_port_info *pinfo,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&newrec->assoc_list);
 	kref_init(&newrec->ref);
 	ida_init(&newrec->assoc_cnt);
-	newrec->max_sg_cnt = min_t(u32, NVMET_FC_MAX_XFR_SGENTS,
-					template->max_sgl_segments);
+	newrec->max_sg_cnt = template->max_sgl_segments;
 
 	ret = nvmet_fc_alloc_ls_iodlist(newrec);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -1722,6 +1722,7 @@ nvmet_fc_alloc_tgt_pgs(struct nvmet_fc_fcp_iod *fod)
 				((fod->io_dir == NVMET_FCP_WRITE) ?
 					DMA_FROM_DEVICE : DMA_TO_DEVICE));
 				/* note: write from initiator perspective */
+	fod->next_sg = fod->data_sg;
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -1866,24 +1867,49 @@ nvmet_fc_transfer_fcp_data(struct nvmet_fc_tgtport *tgtport,
 				struct nvmet_fc_fcp_iod *fod, u8 op)
 {
 	struct nvmefc_tgt_fcp_req *fcpreq = fod->fcpreq;
+	struct scatterlist *sg = fod->next_sg;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	u32 tlen;
+	u32 remaininglen = fod->req.transfer_len - fod->offset;
+	u32 tlen = 0;
 	int ret;
 
 	fcpreq->op = op;
 	fcpreq->offset = fod->offset;
 	fcpreq->timeout = NVME_FC_TGTOP_TIMEOUT_SEC;
 
-	tlen = min_t(u32, tgtport->max_sg_cnt * PAGE_SIZE,
-			(fod->req.transfer_len - fod->offset));
+	/*
+	 * for next sequence:
+	 *  break at a sg element boundary
+	 *  attempt to keep sequence length capped at
+	 *    NVMET_FC_MAX_SEQ_LENGTH but allow sequence to
+	 *    be longer if a single sg element is larger
+	 *    than that amount. This is done to avoid creating
+	 *    a new sg list to use for the tgtport api.
+	 */
+	fcpreq->sg = sg;
+	fcpreq->sg_cnt = 0;
+	while (tlen < remaininglen &&
+	       fcpreq->sg_cnt < tgtport->max_sg_cnt &&
+	       tlen + sg_dma_len(sg) < NVMET_FC_MAX_SEQ_LENGTH) {
+		fcpreq->sg_cnt++;
+		tlen += sg_dma_len(sg);
+		sg = sg_next(sg);
+	}
+	if (tlen < remaininglen && fcpreq->sg_cnt == 0) {
+		fcpreq->sg_cnt++;
+		tlen += min_t(u32, sg_dma_len(sg), remaininglen);
+		sg = sg_next(sg);
+	}
+	if (tlen < remaininglen)
+		fod->next_sg = sg;
+	else
+		fod->next_sg = NULL;
+
 	fcpreq->transfer_length = tlen;
 	fcpreq->transferred_length = 0;
 	fcpreq->fcp_error = 0;
 	fcpreq->rsplen = 0;
 
-	fcpreq->sg = &fod->data_sg[fod->offset / PAGE_SIZE];
-	fcpreq->sg_cnt = DIV_ROUND_UP(tlen, PAGE_SIZE);
-
 	/*
 	 * If the last READDATA request: check if LLDD supports
 	 * combined xfr with response.
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/loop.c b/drivers/nvme/target/loop.c
index d8d91f04bd7e..ae7586b8be07 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/loop.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static blk_status_t nvme_loop_queue_rq(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 	blk_status_t ret;
 
 	if (!nvmf_check_ready(&queue->ctrl->ctrl, req, queue_ready))
-		return nvmf_fail_nonready_command(req);
+		return nvmf_fail_nonready_command(&queue->ctrl->ctrl, req);
 
 	ret = nvme_setup_cmd(ns, req, &iod->cmd);
 	if (ret)