diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
index 7c37e94fb28b..9575a627a1e1 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
@@ -558,7 +558,6 @@ enum qeth_channel_states {
  */
 enum qeth_card_states {
 	CARD_STATE_DOWN,
-	CARD_STATE_HARDSETUP,
 	CARD_STATE_SOFTSETUP,
 };
 
@@ -608,6 +607,8 @@ struct qeth_cmd_buffer {
 	long timeout;
 	unsigned char *data;
 	void (*finalize)(struct qeth_card *card, struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob);
+	bool (*match)(struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob,
+		      struct qeth_cmd_buffer *reply);
 	void (*callback)(struct qeth_card *card, struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob,
 			 unsigned int data_length);
 	int rc;
@@ -618,6 +619,14 @@ static inline void qeth_get_cmd(struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob)
 	refcount_inc(&iob->ref_count);
 }
 
+static inline struct qeth_ipa_cmd *__ipa_reply(struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob)
+{
+	if (!IS_IPA(iob->data))
+		return NULL;
+
+	return (struct qeth_ipa_cmd *) PDU_ENCAPSULATION(iob->data);
+}
+
 static inline struct qeth_ipa_cmd *__ipa_cmd(struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob)
 {
 	return (struct qeth_ipa_cmd *)(iob->data + IPA_PDU_HEADER_SIZE);
@@ -727,11 +736,10 @@ struct qeth_osn_info {
 
 struct qeth_discipline {
 	const struct device_type *devtype;
-	int (*recover)(void *ptr);
 	int (*setup) (struct ccwgroup_device *);
 	void (*remove) (struct ccwgroup_device *);
-	int (*set_online) (struct ccwgroup_device *);
-	int (*set_offline) (struct ccwgroup_device *);
+	int (*set_online)(struct qeth_card *card);
+	void (*set_offline)(struct qeth_card *card);
 	int (*do_ioctl)(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd);
 	int (*control_event_handler)(struct qeth_card *card,
 					struct qeth_ipa_cmd *cmd);
@@ -987,14 +995,11 @@ struct net_device *qeth_clone_netdev(struct net_device *orig);
 struct qeth_card *qeth_get_card_by_busid(char *bus_id);
 void qeth_set_allowed_threads(struct qeth_card *, unsigned long , int);
 int qeth_threads_running(struct qeth_card *, unsigned long);
-int qeth_do_run_thread(struct qeth_card *, unsigned long);
-void qeth_clear_thread_start_bit(struct qeth_card *, unsigned long);
-void qeth_clear_thread_running_bit(struct qeth_card *, unsigned long);
 int qeth_core_hardsetup_card(struct qeth_card *card, bool *carrier_ok);
 int qeth_stop_channel(struct qeth_channel *channel);
+int qeth_set_offline(struct qeth_card *card, bool resetting);
 
 void qeth_print_status_message(struct qeth_card *);
-int qeth_init_qdio_queues(struct qeth_card *);
 int qeth_send_ipa_cmd(struct qeth_card *, struct qeth_cmd_buffer *,
 		  int (*reply_cb)
 		  (struct qeth_card *, struct qeth_reply *, unsigned long),
@@ -1027,7 +1032,9 @@ void qeth_setadp_promisc_mode(struct qeth_card *card, bool enable);
 int qeth_setadpparms_change_macaddr(struct qeth_card *);
 void qeth_tx_timeout(struct net_device *, unsigned int txqueue);
 void qeth_prepare_ipa_cmd(struct qeth_card *card, struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob,
-			  u16 cmd_length);
+			  u16 cmd_length,
+			  bool (*match)(struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob,
+					struct qeth_cmd_buffer *reply));
 int qeth_query_switch_attributes(struct qeth_card *card,
 				  struct qeth_switch_info *sw_info);
 int qeth_query_card_info(struct qeth_card *card,
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
index c19cc3978e1f..9639938581f5 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
@@ -247,9 +247,6 @@ int qeth_realloc_buffer_pool(struct qeth_card *card, int bufcnt)
 {
 	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "realcbp");
 
-	if (card->state != CARD_STATE_DOWN)
-		return -EPERM;
-
 	/* TODO: steel/add buffers from/to a running card's buffer pool (?) */
 	qeth_clear_working_pool_list(card);
 	qeth_free_buffer_pool(card);
@@ -748,8 +745,8 @@ static void qeth_issue_next_read_cb(struct qeth_card *card,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (IS_IPA(iob->data)) {
-		cmd = (struct qeth_ipa_cmd *) PDU_ENCAPSULATION(iob->data);
+	cmd = __ipa_reply(iob);
+	if (cmd) {
 		cmd = qeth_check_ipa_data(card, cmd);
 		if (!cmd)
 			goto out;
@@ -758,17 +755,12 @@ static void qeth_issue_next_read_cb(struct qeth_card *card,
 			card->osn_info.assist_cb(card->dev, cmd);
 			goto out;
 		}
-	} else {
-		/* non-IPA commands should only flow during initialization */
-		if (card->state != CARD_STATE_DOWN)
-			goto out;
 	}
 
 	/* match against pending cmd requests */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&card->lock, flags);
 	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &card->cmd_waiter_list, list) {
-		if (!IS_IPA(tmp->data) ||
-		    __ipa_cmd(tmp)->hdr.seqno == cmd->hdr.seqno) {
+		if (tmp->match && tmp->match(tmp, iob)) {
 			request = tmp;
 			/* take the object outside the lock */
 			qeth_get_cmd(request);
@@ -823,7 +815,8 @@ static int qeth_set_thread_start_bit(struct qeth_card *card,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void qeth_clear_thread_start_bit(struct qeth_card *card, unsigned long thread)
+static void qeth_clear_thread_start_bit(struct qeth_card *card,
+					unsigned long thread)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
@@ -832,9 +825,9 @@ void qeth_clear_thread_start_bit(struct qeth_card *card, unsigned long thread)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->thread_mask_lock, flags);
 	wake_up(&card->wait_q);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_clear_thread_start_bit);
 
-void qeth_clear_thread_running_bit(struct qeth_card *card, unsigned long thread)
+static void qeth_clear_thread_running_bit(struct qeth_card *card,
+					  unsigned long thread)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
@@ -843,7 +836,6 @@ void qeth_clear_thread_running_bit(struct qeth_card *card, unsigned long thread)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->thread_mask_lock, flags);
 	wake_up_all(&card->wait_q);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_clear_thread_running_bit);
 
 static int __qeth_do_run_thread(struct qeth_card *card, unsigned long thread)
 {
@@ -864,7 +856,7 @@ static int __qeth_do_run_thread(struct qeth_card *card, unsigned long thread)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int qeth_do_run_thread(struct qeth_card *card, unsigned long thread)
+static int qeth_do_run_thread(struct qeth_card *card, unsigned long thread)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 
@@ -872,7 +864,6 @@ int qeth_do_run_thread(struct qeth_card *card, unsigned long thread)
 		   (rc = __qeth_do_run_thread(card, thread)) >= 0);
 	return rc;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_do_run_thread);
 
 void qeth_schedule_recovery(struct qeth_card *card)
 {
@@ -880,7 +871,6 @@ void qeth_schedule_recovery(struct qeth_card *card)
 	if (qeth_set_thread_start_bit(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD) == 0)
 		schedule_work(&card->kernel_thread_starter);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_schedule_recovery);
 
 static int qeth_get_problem(struct qeth_card *card, struct ccw_device *cdev,
 			    struct irb *irb)
@@ -1287,6 +1277,7 @@ static int qeth_do_start_thread(struct qeth_card *card, unsigned long thread)
 	return rc;
 }
 
+static int qeth_do_reset(void *data);
 static void qeth_start_kernel_thread(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct task_struct *ts;
@@ -1298,8 +1289,7 @@ static void qeth_start_kernel_thread(struct work_struct *work)
 	    card->write.state != CH_STATE_UP)
 		return;
 	if (qeth_do_start_thread(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD)) {
-		ts = kthread_run(card->discipline->recover, (void *)card,
-				"qeth_recover");
+		ts = kthread_run(qeth_do_reset, card, "qeth_recover");
 		if (IS_ERR(ts)) {
 			qeth_clear_thread_start_bit(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD);
 			qeth_clear_thread_running_bit(card,
@@ -1690,6 +1680,13 @@ static void qeth_mpc_finalize_cmd(struct qeth_card *card,
 	iob->callback = qeth_release_buffer_cb;
 }
 
+static bool qeth_mpc_match_reply(struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob,
+				 struct qeth_cmd_buffer *reply)
+{
+	/* MPC cmds are issued strictly in sequence. */
+	return !IS_IPA(reply->data);
+}
+
 static struct qeth_cmd_buffer *qeth_mpc_alloc_cmd(struct qeth_card *card,
 						  void *data,
 						  unsigned int data_length)
@@ -1704,6 +1701,7 @@ static struct qeth_cmd_buffer *qeth_mpc_alloc_cmd(struct qeth_card *card,
 	qeth_setup_ccw(__ccw_from_cmd(iob), CCW_CMD_WRITE, 0, data_length,
 		       iob->data);
 	iob->finalize = qeth_mpc_finalize_cmd;
+	iob->match = qeth_mpc_match_reply;
 	return iob;
 }
 
@@ -2665,7 +2663,7 @@ static unsigned int qeth_tx_select_bulk_max(struct qeth_card *card,
 	return card->ssqd.mmwc ? card->ssqd.mmwc : 1;
 }
 
-int qeth_init_qdio_queues(struct qeth_card *card)
+static int qeth_init_qdio_queues(struct qeth_card *card)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 	int rc;
@@ -2713,7 +2711,6 @@ int qeth_init_qdio_queues(struct qeth_card *card)
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_init_qdio_queues);
 
 static void qeth_ipa_finalize_cmd(struct qeth_card *card,
 				  struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob)
@@ -2725,7 +2722,9 @@ static void qeth_ipa_finalize_cmd(struct qeth_card *card,
 }
 
 void qeth_prepare_ipa_cmd(struct qeth_card *card, struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob,
-			  u16 cmd_length)
+			  u16 cmd_length,
+			  bool (*match)(struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob,
+					struct qeth_cmd_buffer *reply))
 {
 	u8 prot_type = qeth_mpc_select_prot_type(card);
 	u16 total_length = iob->length;
@@ -2733,6 +2732,7 @@ void qeth_prepare_ipa_cmd(struct qeth_card *card, struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob,
 	qeth_setup_ccw(__ccw_from_cmd(iob), CCW_CMD_WRITE, 0, total_length,
 		       iob->data);
 	iob->finalize = qeth_ipa_finalize_cmd;
+	iob->match = match;
 
 	memcpy(iob->data, IPA_PDU_HEADER, IPA_PDU_HEADER_SIZE);
 	memcpy(QETH_IPA_PDU_LEN_TOTAL(iob->data), &total_length, 2);
@@ -2745,6 +2745,14 @@ void qeth_prepare_ipa_cmd(struct qeth_card *card, struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_prepare_ipa_cmd);
 
+static bool qeth_ipa_match_reply(struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob,
+				 struct qeth_cmd_buffer *reply)
+{
+	struct qeth_ipa_cmd *ipa_reply = __ipa_reply(reply);
+
+	return ipa_reply && (__ipa_cmd(iob)->hdr.seqno == ipa_reply->hdr.seqno);
+}
+
 struct qeth_cmd_buffer *qeth_ipa_alloc_cmd(struct qeth_card *card,
 					   enum qeth_ipa_cmds cmd_code,
 					   enum qeth_prot_versions prot,
@@ -2760,7 +2768,7 @@ struct qeth_cmd_buffer *qeth_ipa_alloc_cmd(struct qeth_card *card,
 	if (!iob)
 		return NULL;
 
-	qeth_prepare_ipa_cmd(card, iob, data_length);
+	qeth_prepare_ipa_cmd(card, iob, data_length, qeth_ipa_match_reply);
 
 	hdr = &__ipa_cmd(iob)->hdr;
 	hdr->command = cmd_code;
@@ -3096,7 +3104,6 @@ int qeth_hw_trap(struct qeth_card *card, enum qeth_diags_trap_action action)
 	}
 	return qeth_send_ipa_cmd(card, iob, qeth_hw_trap_cb, NULL);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_hw_trap);
 
 static int qeth_check_qdio_errors(struct qeth_card *card,
 				  struct qdio_buffer *buf,
@@ -5026,6 +5033,12 @@ retriable:
 	if (rc)
 		goto out;
 
+	rc = qeth_init_qdio_queues(card);
+	if (rc) {
+		QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 2, "9err%d", rc);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 out:
 	dev_warn(&card->gdev->dev, "The qeth device driver failed to recover "
@@ -5036,6 +5049,89 @@ out:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_core_hardsetup_card);
 
+static int qeth_set_online(struct qeth_card *card)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	mutex_lock(&card->discipline_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
+	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "setonlin");
+
+	rc = card->discipline->set_online(card);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&card->discipline_mutex);
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+int qeth_set_offline(struct qeth_card *card, bool resetting)
+{
+	int rc, rc2, rc3;
+
+	mutex_lock(&card->discipline_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
+	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 3, "setoffl");
+
+	if ((!resetting && card->info.hwtrap) || card->info.hwtrap == 2) {
+		qeth_hw_trap(card, QETH_DIAGS_TRAP_DISARM);
+		card->info.hwtrap = 1;
+	}
+
+	rtnl_lock();
+	card->info.open_when_online = card->dev->flags & IFF_UP;
+	dev_close(card->dev);
+	netif_device_detach(card->dev);
+	netif_carrier_off(card->dev);
+	rtnl_unlock();
+
+	card->discipline->set_offline(card);
+
+	rc  = qeth_stop_channel(&card->data);
+	rc2 = qeth_stop_channel(&card->write);
+	rc3 = qeth_stop_channel(&card->read);
+	if (!rc)
+		rc = (rc2) ? rc2 : rc3;
+	if (rc)
+		QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 2, "1err%d", rc);
+	qdio_free(CARD_DDEV(card));
+
+	/* let user_space know that device is offline */
+	kobject_uevent(&card->gdev->dev.kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&card->discipline_mutex);
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_set_offline);
+
+static int qeth_do_reset(void *data)
+{
+	struct qeth_card *card = data;
+	int rc;
+
+	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "recover1");
+	if (!qeth_do_run_thread(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD))
+		return 0;
+	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "recover2");
+	dev_warn(&card->gdev->dev,
+		 "A recovery process has been started for the device\n");
+
+	qeth_set_offline(card, true);
+	rc = qeth_set_online(card);
+	if (!rc) {
+		dev_info(&card->gdev->dev,
+			 "Device successfully recovered!\n");
+	} else {
+		ccwgroup_set_offline(card->gdev);
+		dev_warn(&card->gdev->dev,
+			 "The qeth device driver failed to recover an error on the device\n");
+	}
+	qeth_clear_thread_start_bit(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD);
+	qeth_clear_thread_running_bit(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_QETH_L3)
 static void qeth_l3_rebuild_skb(struct qeth_card *card, struct sk_buff *skb,
 				struct qeth_hdr *hdr)
@@ -5972,7 +6068,8 @@ static int qeth_core_set_online(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev)
 			goto err;
 		}
 	}
-	rc = card->discipline->set_online(gdev);
+
+	rc = qeth_set_online(card);
 err:
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -5980,7 +6077,8 @@ err:
 static int qeth_core_set_offline(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev)
 {
 	struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(&gdev->dev);
-	return card->discipline->set_offline(gdev);
+
+	return qeth_set_offline(card, false);
 }
 
 static void qeth_core_shutdown(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev)
@@ -6003,7 +6101,7 @@ static int qeth_suspend(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev)
 	if (gdev->state == CCWGROUP_OFFLINE)
 		return 0;
 
-	card->discipline->set_offline(gdev);
+	qeth_set_offline(card, false);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -6012,7 +6110,7 @@ static int qeth_resume(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev)
 	struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(&gdev->dev);
 	int rc;
 
-	rc = card->discipline->set_online(gdev);
+	rc = qeth_set_online(card);
 
 	qeth_set_allowed_threads(card, 0xffffffff, 0);
 	if (rc)
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_sys.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_sys.c
index 7bd86027f559..2bd9993aa60b 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_sys.c
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ static ssize_t qeth_dev_state_show(struct device *dev,
 	switch (card->state) {
 	case CARD_STATE_DOWN:
 		return sprintf(buf, "DOWN\n");
-	case CARD_STATE_HARDSETUP:
-		return sprintf(buf, "HARDSETUP\n");
 	case CARD_STATE_SOFTSETUP:
 		if (card->dev->flags & IFF_UP)
 			return sprintf(buf, "UP (LAN %s)\n",
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2.h b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2.h
index ddc615b431a8..adf25c9fd2b3 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2.h
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ extern const struct attribute_group *qeth_l2_attr_groups[];
 
 int qeth_l2_create_device_attributes(struct device *);
 void qeth_l2_remove_device_attributes(struct device *);
-void qeth_l2_setup_bridgeport_attrs(struct qeth_card *card);
 int qeth_bridgeport_query_ports(struct qeth_card *card,
 				enum qeth_sbp_roles *role,
 				enum qeth_sbp_states *state);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
index 7175b5d8a23c..692bd2623401 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include "qeth_core.h"
 #include "qeth_l2.h"
 
-static int qeth_l2_set_offline(struct ccwgroup_device *);
 static void qeth_bridgeport_query_support(struct qeth_card *card);
 static void qeth_bridge_state_change(struct qeth_card *card,
 					struct qeth_ipa_cmd *cmd);
@@ -284,15 +283,12 @@ static void qeth_l2_stop_card(struct qeth_card *card)
 
 	if (card->state == CARD_STATE_SOFTSETUP) {
 		qeth_clear_ipacmd_list(card);
-		card->state = CARD_STATE_HARDSETUP;
-	}
-	if (card->state == CARD_STATE_HARDSETUP) {
 		qeth_drain_output_queues(card);
-		qeth_clear_working_pool_list(card);
 		card->state = CARD_STATE_DOWN;
 	}
 
 	qeth_qdio_clear_card(card, 0);
+	qeth_clear_working_pool_list(card);
 	flush_workqueue(card->event_wq);
 	card->info.mac_bits &= ~QETH_LAYER2_MAC_REGISTERED;
 	card->info.promisc_mode = 0;
@@ -610,7 +606,7 @@ static void qeth_l2_remove_device(struct ccwgroup_device *cgdev)
 	wait_event(card->wait_q, qeth_threads_running(card, 0xffffffff) == 0);
 
 	if (cgdev->state == CCWGROUP_ONLINE)
-		qeth_l2_set_offline(cgdev);
+		qeth_set_offline(card, false);
 
 	cancel_work_sync(&card->close_dev_work);
 	if (qeth_netdev_is_registered(card->dev))
@@ -728,17 +724,31 @@ static void qeth_l2_trace_features(struct qeth_card *card)
 		      sizeof(card->options.vnicc.sup_chars));
 }
 
-static int qeth_l2_set_online(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev)
+static void qeth_l2_setup_bridgeport_attrs(struct qeth_card *card)
 {
-	struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(&gdev->dev);
+	if (!card->options.sbp.reflect_promisc &&
+	    card->options.sbp.role != QETH_SBP_ROLE_NONE) {
+		/* Conditional to avoid spurious error messages */
+		qeth_bridgeport_setrole(card, card->options.sbp.role);
+		/* Let the callback function refresh the stored role value. */
+		qeth_bridgeport_query_ports(card, &card->options.sbp.role,
+					    NULL);
+	}
+	if (card->options.sbp.hostnotification) {
+		if (qeth_bridgeport_an_set(card, 1))
+			card->options.sbp.hostnotification = 0;
+	} else {
+		qeth_bridgeport_an_set(card, 0);
+	}
+}
+
+static int qeth_l2_set_online(struct qeth_card *card)
+{
+	struct ccwgroup_device *gdev = card->gdev;
 	struct net_device *dev = card->dev;
 	int rc = 0;
 	bool carrier_ok;
 
-	mutex_lock(&card->discipline_mutex);
-	mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
-	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "setonlin");
-
 	rc = qeth_core_hardsetup_card(card, &carrier_ok);
 	if (rc) {
 		QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 2, "2err%04x", rc);
@@ -748,9 +758,11 @@ static int qeth_l2_set_online(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev)
 
 	mutex_lock(&card->sbp_lock);
 	qeth_bridgeport_query_support(card);
-	if (card->options.sbp.supported_funcs)
+	if (card->options.sbp.supported_funcs) {
+		qeth_l2_setup_bridgeport_attrs(card);
 		dev_info(&card->gdev->dev,
-		"The device represents a Bridge Capable Port\n");
+			 "The device represents a Bridge Capable Port\n");
+	}
 	mutex_unlock(&card->sbp_lock);
 
 	qeth_l2_register_dev_addr(card);
@@ -761,20 +773,11 @@ static int qeth_l2_set_online(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev)
 	qeth_trace_features(card);
 	qeth_l2_trace_features(card);
 
-	qeth_l2_setup_bridgeport_attrs(card);
-
-	card->state = CARD_STATE_HARDSETUP;
 	qeth_print_status_message(card);
 
 	/* softsetup */
 	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "softsetp");
 
-	rc = qeth_init_qdio_queues(card);
-	if (rc) {
-		QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 2, "6err%d", rc);
-		rc = -ENODEV;
-		goto out_remove;
-	}
 	card->state = CARD_STATE_SOFTSETUP;
 
 	qeth_set_allowed_threads(card, 0xffffffff, 0);
@@ -801,8 +804,6 @@ static int qeth_l2_set_online(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev)
 	}
 	/* let user_space know that device is online */
 	kobject_uevent(&gdev->dev.kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
-	mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
-	mutex_unlock(&card->discipline_mutex);
 	return 0;
 
 out_remove:
@@ -811,81 +812,12 @@ out_remove:
 	qeth_stop_channel(&card->write);
 	qeth_stop_channel(&card->read);
 	qdio_free(CARD_DDEV(card));
-
-	mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
-	mutex_unlock(&card->discipline_mutex);
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int __qeth_l2_set_offline(struct ccwgroup_device *cgdev,
-					int recovery_mode)
+static void qeth_l2_set_offline(struct qeth_card *card)
 {
-	struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(&cgdev->dev);
-	int rc = 0, rc2 = 0, rc3 = 0;
-
-	mutex_lock(&card->discipline_mutex);
-	mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
-	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 3, "setoffl");
-
-	if ((!recovery_mode && card->info.hwtrap) || card->info.hwtrap == 2) {
-		qeth_hw_trap(card, QETH_DIAGS_TRAP_DISARM);
-		card->info.hwtrap = 1;
-	}
-
-	rtnl_lock();
-	card->info.open_when_online = card->dev->flags & IFF_UP;
-	dev_close(card->dev);
-	netif_device_detach(card->dev);
-	netif_carrier_off(card->dev);
-	rtnl_unlock();
-
 	qeth_l2_stop_card(card);
-	rc  = qeth_stop_channel(&card->data);
-	rc2 = qeth_stop_channel(&card->write);
-	rc3 = qeth_stop_channel(&card->read);
-	if (!rc)
-		rc = (rc2) ? rc2 : rc3;
-	if (rc)
-		QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 2, "1err%d", rc);
-	qdio_free(CARD_DDEV(card));
-
-	/* let user_space know that device is offline */
-	kobject_uevent(&cgdev->dev.kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
-	mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
-	mutex_unlock(&card->discipline_mutex);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int qeth_l2_set_offline(struct ccwgroup_device *cgdev)
-{
-	return __qeth_l2_set_offline(cgdev, 0);
-}
-
-static int qeth_l2_recover(void *ptr)
-{
-	struct qeth_card *card;
-	int rc = 0;
-
-	card = (struct qeth_card *) ptr;
-	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "recover1");
-	if (!qeth_do_run_thread(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD))
-		return 0;
-	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "recover2");
-	dev_warn(&card->gdev->dev,
-		"A recovery process has been started for the device\n");
-	__qeth_l2_set_offline(card->gdev, 1);
-	rc = qeth_l2_set_online(card->gdev);
-	if (!rc)
-		dev_info(&card->gdev->dev,
-			"Device successfully recovered!\n");
-	else {
-		ccwgroup_set_offline(card->gdev);
-		dev_warn(&card->gdev->dev, "The qeth device driver "
-				"failed to recover an error on the device\n");
-	}
-	qeth_clear_thread_start_bit(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD);
-	qeth_clear_thread_running_bit(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int __init qeth_l2_init(void)
@@ -922,7 +854,6 @@ static int qeth_l2_control_event(struct qeth_card *card,
 
 struct qeth_discipline qeth_l2_discipline = {
 	.devtype = &qeth_l2_devtype,
-	.recover = qeth_l2_recover,
 	.setup = qeth_l2_probe_device,
 	.remove = qeth_l2_remove_device,
 	.set_online = qeth_l2_set_online,
@@ -961,7 +892,8 @@ int qeth_osn_assist(struct net_device *dev, void *data, int data_len)
 	if (!iob)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	qeth_prepare_ipa_cmd(card, iob, (u16) data_len);
+	qeth_prepare_ipa_cmd(card, iob, (u16) data_len, NULL);
+
 	memcpy(__ipa_cmd(iob), data, data_len);
 	iob->callback = qeth_osn_assist_cb;
 	return qeth_send_ipa_cmd(card, iob, NULL, NULL);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_sys.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_sys.c
index 7fa325cf6f8d..86bcae992f72 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_sys.c
@@ -246,40 +246,6 @@ static struct attribute_group qeth_l2_bridgeport_attr_group = {
 	.attrs = qeth_l2_bridgeport_attrs,
 };
 
-/**
- * qeth_l2_setup_bridgeport_attrs() - set/restore attrs when turning online.
- * @card:			      qeth_card structure pointer
- *
- * Note: this function is called with conf_mutex held by the caller
- */
-void qeth_l2_setup_bridgeport_attrs(struct qeth_card *card)
-{
-	int rc;
-
-	if (!card)
-		return;
-	if (!card->options.sbp.supported_funcs)
-		return;
-
-	mutex_lock(&card->sbp_lock);
-	if (!card->options.sbp.reflect_promisc &&
-	    card->options.sbp.role != QETH_SBP_ROLE_NONE) {
-		/* Conditional to avoid spurious error messages */
-		qeth_bridgeport_setrole(card, card->options.sbp.role);
-		/* Let the callback function refresh the stored role value. */
-		qeth_bridgeport_query_ports(card,
-			&card->options.sbp.role, NULL);
-	}
-	if (card->options.sbp.hostnotification) {
-		rc = qeth_bridgeport_an_set(card, 1);
-		if (rc)
-			card->options.sbp.hostnotification = 0;
-	} else {
-		qeth_bridgeport_an_set(card, 0);
-	}
-	mutex_unlock(&card->sbp_lock);
-}
-
 /* VNIC CHARS support */
 
 /* convert sysfs attr name to VNIC characteristic */
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
index 6c0bffd11138..317d56647a4a 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@
 
 #include "qeth_l3.h"
 
-
-static int qeth_l3_set_offline(struct ccwgroup_device *);
 static int qeth_l3_register_addr_entry(struct qeth_card *,
 		struct qeth_ipaddr *);
 static int qeth_l3_deregister_addr_entry(struct qeth_card *,
@@ -903,7 +901,7 @@ out:
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int qeth_l3_start_ipassists(struct qeth_card *card)
+static void qeth_l3_start_ipassists(struct qeth_card *card)
 {
 	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 3, "strtipas");
 
@@ -913,7 +911,6 @@ static int qeth_l3_start_ipassists(struct qeth_card *card)
 	qeth_l3_start_ipa_multicast(card);		/* go on*/
 	qeth_l3_start_ipa_ipv6(card);		/* go on*/
 	qeth_l3_start_ipa_broadcast(card);		/* go on*/
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int qeth_l3_iqd_read_initial_mac_cb(struct qeth_card *card,
@@ -1180,15 +1177,12 @@ static void qeth_l3_stop_card(struct qeth_card *card)
 	if (card->state == CARD_STATE_SOFTSETUP) {
 		qeth_l3_clear_ip_htable(card, 1);
 		qeth_clear_ipacmd_list(card);
-		card->state = CARD_STATE_HARDSETUP;
-	}
-	if (card->state == CARD_STATE_HARDSETUP) {
 		qeth_drain_output_queues(card);
-		qeth_clear_working_pool_list(card);
 		card->state = CARD_STATE_DOWN;
 	}
 
 	qeth_qdio_clear_card(card, 0);
+	qeth_clear_working_pool_list(card);
 	flush_workqueue(card->event_wq);
 	card->info.promisc_mode = 0;
 }
@@ -2044,7 +2038,7 @@ static void qeth_l3_remove_device(struct ccwgroup_device *cgdev)
 	wait_event(card->wait_q, qeth_threads_running(card, 0xffffffff) == 0);
 
 	if (cgdev->state == CCWGROUP_ONLINE)
-		qeth_l3_set_offline(cgdev);
+		qeth_set_offline(card, false);
 
 	cancel_work_sync(&card->close_dev_work);
 	if (qeth_netdev_is_registered(card->dev))
@@ -2056,17 +2050,13 @@ static void qeth_l3_remove_device(struct ccwgroup_device *cgdev)
 	qeth_l3_clear_ipato_list(card);
 }
 
-static int qeth_l3_set_online(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev)
+static int qeth_l3_set_online(struct qeth_card *card)
 {
-	struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(&gdev->dev);
+	struct ccwgroup_device *gdev = card->gdev;
 	struct net_device *dev = card->dev;
 	int rc = 0;
 	bool carrier_ok;
 
-	mutex_lock(&card->discipline_mutex);
-	mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
-	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "setonlin");
-
 	rc = qeth_core_hardsetup_card(card, &carrier_ok);
 	if (rc) {
 		QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 2, "2err%04x", rc);
@@ -2074,7 +2064,6 @@ static int qeth_l3_set_online(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev)
 		goto out_remove;
 	}
 
-	card->state = CARD_STATE_HARDSETUP;
 	qeth_print_status_message(card);
 
 	/* softsetup */
@@ -2084,11 +2073,8 @@ static int qeth_l3_set_online(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev)
 	if (rc)
 		QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 2, "2err%04x", rc);
 	if (!card->options.sniffer) {
-		rc = qeth_l3_start_ipassists(card);
-		if (rc) {
-			QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 2, "3err%d", rc);
-			goto out_remove;
-		}
+		qeth_l3_start_ipassists(card);
+
 		rc = qeth_l3_setrouting_v4(card);
 		if (rc)
 			QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 2, "4err%04x", rc);
@@ -2097,12 +2083,6 @@ static int qeth_l3_set_online(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev)
 			QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 2, "5err%04x", rc);
 	}
 
-	rc = qeth_init_qdio_queues(card);
-	if (rc) {
-		QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 2, "6err%d", rc);
-		rc = -ENODEV;
-		goto out_remove;
-	}
 	card->state = CARD_STATE_SOFTSETUP;
 
 	qeth_set_allowed_threads(card, 0xffffffff, 0);
@@ -2131,8 +2111,6 @@ static int qeth_l3_set_online(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev)
 	qeth_trace_features(card);
 	/* let user_space know that device is online */
 	kobject_uevent(&gdev->dev.kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
-	mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
-	mutex_unlock(&card->discipline_mutex);
 	return 0;
 out_remove:
 	qeth_l3_stop_card(card);
@@ -2140,82 +2118,12 @@ out_remove:
 	qeth_stop_channel(&card->write);
 	qeth_stop_channel(&card->read);
 	qdio_free(CARD_DDEV(card));
-
-	mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
-	mutex_unlock(&card->discipline_mutex);
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int __qeth_l3_set_offline(struct ccwgroup_device *cgdev,
-			int recovery_mode)
+static void qeth_l3_set_offline(struct qeth_card *card)
 {
-	struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(&cgdev->dev);
-	int rc = 0, rc2 = 0, rc3 = 0;
-
-	mutex_lock(&card->discipline_mutex);
-	mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
-	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 3, "setoffl");
-
-	if ((!recovery_mode && card->info.hwtrap) || card->info.hwtrap == 2) {
-		qeth_hw_trap(card, QETH_DIAGS_TRAP_DISARM);
-		card->info.hwtrap = 1;
-	}
-
-	rtnl_lock();
-	card->info.open_when_online = card->dev->flags & IFF_UP;
-	dev_close(card->dev);
-	netif_device_detach(card->dev);
-	netif_carrier_off(card->dev);
-	rtnl_unlock();
-
 	qeth_l3_stop_card(card);
-	rc  = qeth_stop_channel(&card->data);
-	rc2 = qeth_stop_channel(&card->write);
-	rc3 = qeth_stop_channel(&card->read);
-	if (!rc)
-		rc = (rc2) ? rc2 : rc3;
-	if (rc)
-		QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 2, "1err%d", rc);
-	qdio_free(CARD_DDEV(card));
-
-	/* let user_space know that device is offline */
-	kobject_uevent(&cgdev->dev.kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
-	mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
-	mutex_unlock(&card->discipline_mutex);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int qeth_l3_set_offline(struct ccwgroup_device *cgdev)
-{
-	return __qeth_l3_set_offline(cgdev, 0);
-}
-
-static int qeth_l3_recover(void *ptr)
-{
-	struct qeth_card *card;
-	int rc = 0;
-
-	card = (struct qeth_card *) ptr;
-	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "recover1");
-	QETH_CARD_HEX(card, 2, &card, sizeof(void *));
-	if (!qeth_do_run_thread(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD))
-		return 0;
-	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "recover2");
-	dev_warn(&card->gdev->dev,
-		"A recovery process has been started for the device\n");
-	__qeth_l3_set_offline(card->gdev, 1);
-	rc = qeth_l3_set_online(card->gdev);
-	if (!rc)
-		dev_info(&card->gdev->dev,
-			"Device successfully recovered!\n");
-	else {
-		ccwgroup_set_offline(card->gdev);
-		dev_warn(&card->gdev->dev, "The qeth device driver "
-				"failed to recover an error on the device\n");
-	}
-	qeth_clear_thread_start_bit(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD);
-	qeth_clear_thread_running_bit(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 /* Returns zero if the command is successfully "consumed" */
@@ -2227,7 +2135,6 @@ static int qeth_l3_control_event(struct qeth_card *card,
 
 struct qeth_discipline qeth_l3_discipline = {
 	.devtype = &qeth_l3_devtype,
-	.recover = qeth_l3_recover,
 	.setup = qeth_l3_probe_device,
 	.remove = qeth_l3_remove_device,
 	.set_online = qeth_l3_set_online,