diff --git a/drivers/block/nvme-core.c b/drivers/block/nvme-core.c
index 300766973d76..000bca43c23b 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nvme-core.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nvme-core.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ module_param(use_threaded_interrupts, int, 0);
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(dev_list_lock);
 static LIST_HEAD(dev_list);
 static struct task_struct *nvme_thread;
+static struct workqueue_struct *nvme_workq;
 
 /*
  * An NVM Express queue.  Each device has at least two (one for admin
@@ -1968,7 +1969,6 @@ static int nvme_dev_map(struct nvme_dev *dev)
 	    dma_set_mask_and_coherent(&pdev->dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(32)))
 		goto disable;
 
-	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, dev);
 	dev->bar = ioremap(pci_resource_start(pdev, 0), 8192);
 	if (!dev->bar)
 		goto disable;
@@ -1995,9 +1995,9 @@ static void nvme_dev_unmap(struct nvme_dev *dev)
 	if (dev->bar) {
 		iounmap(dev->bar);
 		dev->bar = NULL;
+		pci_release_regions(dev->pci_dev);
 	}
 
-	pci_release_regions(dev->pci_dev);
 	if (pci_is_enabled(dev->pci_dev))
 		pci_disable_device(dev->pci_dev);
 }
@@ -2085,11 +2085,6 @@ static void nvme_release_instance(struct nvme_dev *dev)
 static void nvme_free_dev(struct kref *kref)
 {
 	struct nvme_dev *dev = container_of(kref, struct nvme_dev, kref);
-	nvme_dev_remove(dev);
-	nvme_dev_shutdown(dev);
-	nvme_free_queues(dev);
-	nvme_release_instance(dev);
-	nvme_release_prp_pools(dev);
 	kfree(dev->queues);
 	kfree(dev->entry);
 	kfree(dev);
@@ -2161,6 +2156,70 @@ static int nvme_dev_start(struct nvme_dev *dev)
 	return result;
 }
 
+static int nvme_remove_dead_ctrl(void *arg)
+{
+	struct nvme_dev *dev = (struct nvme_dev *)arg;
+	struct pci_dev *pdev = dev->pci_dev;
+
+	if (pci_get_drvdata(pdev))
+		pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device(pdev);
+	kref_put(&dev->kref, nvme_free_dev);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void nvme_remove_disks(struct work_struct *ws)
+{
+	int i;
+	struct nvme_dev *dev = container_of(ws, struct nvme_dev, reset_work);
+
+	nvme_dev_remove(dev);
+	spin_lock(&dev_list_lock);
+	for (i = dev->queue_count - 1; i > 0; i--) {
+		BUG_ON(!dev->queues[i] || !dev->queues[i]->q_suspended);
+		nvme_free_queue(dev->queues[i]);
+		dev->queue_count--;
+		dev->queues[i] = NULL;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&dev_list_lock);
+}
+
+static int nvme_dev_resume(struct nvme_dev *dev)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = nvme_dev_start(dev);
+	if (ret && ret != -EBUSY)
+		return ret;
+	if (ret == -EBUSY) {
+		spin_lock(&dev_list_lock);
+		INIT_WORK(&dev->reset_work, nvme_remove_disks);
+		queue_work(nvme_workq, &dev->reset_work);
+		spin_unlock(&dev_list_lock);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void nvme_dev_reset(struct nvme_dev *dev)
+{
+	nvme_dev_shutdown(dev);
+	if (nvme_dev_resume(dev)) {
+		dev_err(&dev->pci_dev->dev, "Device failed to resume\n");
+		kref_get(&dev->kref);
+		if (IS_ERR(kthread_run(nvme_remove_dead_ctrl, dev, "nvme%d",
+							dev->instance))) {
+			dev_err(&dev->pci_dev->dev,
+				"Failed to start controller remove task\n");
+			kref_put(&dev->kref, nvme_free_dev);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static void nvme_reset_failed_dev(struct work_struct *ws)
+{
+	struct nvme_dev *dev = container_of(ws, struct nvme_dev, reset_work);
+	nvme_dev_reset(dev);
+}
+
 static int nvme_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 {
 	int result = -ENOMEM;
@@ -2180,7 +2239,7 @@ static int nvme_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->namespaces);
 	dev->pci_dev = pdev;
-
+	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, dev);
 	result = nvme_set_instance(dev);
 	if (result)
 		goto free;
@@ -2232,7 +2291,19 @@ static int nvme_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 static void nvme_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
 	struct nvme_dev *dev = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
+
+	spin_lock(&dev_list_lock);
+	list_del_init(&dev->node);
+	spin_unlock(&dev_list_lock);
+
+	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
+	flush_work(&dev->reset_work);
 	misc_deregister(&dev->miscdev);
+	nvme_dev_remove(dev);
+	nvme_dev_shutdown(dev);
+	nvme_free_queues(dev);
+	nvme_release_instance(dev);
+	nvme_release_prp_pools(dev);
 	kref_put(&dev->kref, nvme_free_dev);
 }
 
@@ -2256,13 +2327,12 @@ static int nvme_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(dev);
 	struct nvme_dev *ndev = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	int ret;
 
-	ret = nvme_dev_start(ndev);
-	/* XXX: should remove gendisks if resume fails */
-	if (ret)
-		nvme_free_queues(ndev);
-	return ret;
+	if (nvme_dev_resume(ndev) && !work_busy(&ndev->reset_work)) {
+		INIT_WORK(&ndev->reset_work, nvme_reset_failed_dev);
+		queue_work(nvme_workq, &ndev->reset_work);
+	}
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS(nvme_dev_pm_ops, nvme_suspend, nvme_resume);
@@ -2303,9 +2373,14 @@ static int __init nvme_init(void)
 	if (IS_ERR(nvme_thread))
 		return PTR_ERR(nvme_thread);
 
+	result = -ENOMEM;
+	nvme_workq = create_singlethread_workqueue("nvme");
+	if (!nvme_workq)
+		goto kill_kthread;
+
 	result = register_blkdev(nvme_major, "nvme");
 	if (result < 0)
-		goto kill_kthread;
+		goto kill_workq;
 	else if (result > 0)
 		nvme_major = result;
 
@@ -2316,6 +2391,8 @@ static int __init nvme_init(void)
 
  unregister_blkdev:
 	unregister_blkdev(nvme_major, "nvme");
+ kill_workq:
+	destroy_workqueue(nvme_workq);
  kill_kthread:
 	kthread_stop(nvme_thread);
 	return result;
@@ -2325,6 +2402,7 @@ static void __exit nvme_exit(void)
 {
 	pci_unregister_driver(&nvme_driver);
 	unregister_blkdev(nvme_major, "nvme");
+	destroy_workqueue(nvme_workq);
 	kthread_stop(nvme_thread);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/nvme.h b/include/linux/nvme.h
index 5bc29197d90e..eed81cc56d7e 100644
--- a/include/linux/nvme.h
+++ b/include/linux/nvme.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ struct nvme_dev {
 	struct list_head namespaces;
 	struct kref kref;
 	struct miscdevice miscdev;
+	struct work_struct reset_work;
 	char name[12];
 	char serial[20];
 	char model[40];