diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c
index 7c125d7..a4a4ec0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c
@@ -3037,19 +3037,18 @@ void qlcnic_83xx_unlock_driver(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 	QLCRDX(adapter->ahw, QLC_83XX_DRV_UNLOCK);
 }
 
-int qlcnic_83xx_ms_mem_write128(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, u64 addr,
+int qlcnic_ms_mem_write128(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, u64 addr,
 				u32 *data, u32 count)
 {
 	int i, j, ret = 0;
 	u32 temp;
-	int err = 0;
 
 	/* Check alignment */
 	if (addr & 0xF)
 		return -EIO;
 
 	mutex_lock(&adapter->ahw->mem_lock);
-	qlcnic_83xx_wrt_reg_indirect(adapter, QLCNIC_MS_ADDR_HI, 0);
+	qlcnic_ind_wr(adapter, QLCNIC_MS_ADDR_HI, 0);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++, addr += 16) {
 		if (!((ADDR_IN_RANGE(addr, QLCNIC_ADDR_QDR_NET,
@@ -3060,26 +3059,16 @@ int qlcnic_83xx_ms_mem_write128(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, u64 addr,
 			return -EIO;
 		}
 
-		qlcnic_83xx_wrt_reg_indirect(adapter, QLCNIC_MS_ADDR_LO, addr);
-		qlcnic_83xx_wrt_reg_indirect(adapter, QLCNIC_MS_WRTDATA_LO,
-					     *data++);
-		qlcnic_83xx_wrt_reg_indirect(adapter, QLCNIC_MS_WRTDATA_HI,
-					     *data++);
-		qlcnic_83xx_wrt_reg_indirect(adapter, QLCNIC_MS_WRTDATA_ULO,
-					     *data++);
-		qlcnic_83xx_wrt_reg_indirect(adapter, QLCNIC_MS_WRTDATA_UHI,
-					     *data++);
-		qlcnic_83xx_wrt_reg_indirect(adapter, QLCNIC_MS_CTRL,
-					     QLCNIC_TA_WRITE_ENABLE);
-		qlcnic_83xx_wrt_reg_indirect(adapter, QLCNIC_MS_CTRL,
-					     QLCNIC_TA_WRITE_START);
+		qlcnic_ind_wr(adapter, QLCNIC_MS_ADDR_LO, addr);
+		qlcnic_ind_wr(adapter, QLCNIC_MS_WRTDATA_LO, *data++);
+		qlcnic_ind_wr(adapter, QLCNIC_MS_WRTDATA_HI, *data++);
+		qlcnic_ind_wr(adapter, QLCNIC_MS_WRTDATA_ULO, *data++);
+		qlcnic_ind_wr(adapter, QLCNIC_MS_WRTDATA_UHI, *data++);
+		qlcnic_ind_wr(adapter, QLCNIC_MS_CTRL, QLCNIC_TA_WRITE_ENABLE);
+		qlcnic_ind_wr(adapter, QLCNIC_MS_CTRL, QLCNIC_TA_WRITE_START);
 
 		for (j = 0; j < MAX_CTL_CHECK; j++) {
-			temp = QLCRD32(adapter, QLCNIC_MS_CTRL, &err);
-			if (err == -EIO) {
-				mutex_unlock(&adapter->ahw->mem_lock);
-				return err;
-			}
+			temp = qlcnic_ind_rd(adapter, QLCNIC_MS_CTRL);
 
 			if ((temp & TA_CTL_BUSY) == 0)
 				break;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.h
index 88d809c..97784d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.h
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ void qlcnic_83xx_napi_del(struct qlcnic_adapter *);
 void qlcnic_83xx_napi_enable(struct qlcnic_adapter *);
 void qlcnic_83xx_napi_disable(struct qlcnic_adapter *);
 int qlcnic_83xx_config_led(struct qlcnic_adapter *, u32, u32);
-void qlcnic_ind_wr(struct qlcnic_adapter *, u32, u32);
+int qlcnic_ind_wr(struct qlcnic_adapter *, u32, u32);
 int qlcnic_ind_rd(struct qlcnic_adapter *, u32);
 int qlcnic_83xx_create_rx_ctx(struct qlcnic_adapter *);
 int qlcnic_83xx_create_tx_ctx(struct qlcnic_adapter *,
@@ -617,7 +617,6 @@ void qlcnic_83xx_idc_request_reset(struct qlcnic_adapter *, u32);
 int qlcnic_83xx_lock_driver(struct qlcnic_adapter *);
 void qlcnic_83xx_unlock_driver(struct qlcnic_adapter *);
 int qlcnic_83xx_set_default_offload_settings(struct qlcnic_adapter *);
-int qlcnic_83xx_ms_mem_write128(struct qlcnic_adapter *, u64, u32 *, u32);
 int qlcnic_83xx_idc_vnic_pf_entry(struct qlcnic_adapter *);
 int qlcnic_83xx_disable_vnic_mode(struct qlcnic_adapter *, int);
 int qlcnic_83xx_config_vnic_opmode(struct qlcnic_adapter *);
@@ -659,4 +658,5 @@ void qlcnic_83xx_cache_tmpl_hdr_values(struct qlcnic_fw_dump *);
 u32 qlcnic_83xx_get_cap_size(void *, int);
 void qlcnic_83xx_set_sys_info(void *, int, u32);
 void qlcnic_83xx_store_cap_mask(void *, u32);
+int qlcnic_ms_mem_write128(struct qlcnic_adapter *, u64, u32 *, u32);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_init.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_init.c
index 34d2737..f33559b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_init.c
@@ -1363,8 +1363,8 @@ static int qlcnic_83xx_copy_bootloader(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 		return ret;
 	}
 	/* 16 byte write to MS memory */
-	ret = qlcnic_83xx_ms_mem_write128(adapter, dest, (u32 *)p_cache,
-					  size / 16);
+	ret = qlcnic_ms_mem_write128(adapter, dest, (u32 *)p_cache,
+				     size / 16);
 	if (ret) {
 		vfree(p_cache);
 		return ret;
@@ -1389,8 +1389,8 @@ static int qlcnic_83xx_copy_fw_file(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 	p_cache = (u32 *)fw->data;
 	addr = (u64)dest;
 
-	ret = qlcnic_83xx_ms_mem_write128(adapter, addr,
-					  p_cache, size / 16);
+	ret = qlcnic_ms_mem_write128(adapter, addr,
+				     p_cache, size / 16);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "MS memory write failed\n");
 		release_firmware(fw);
@@ -1405,8 +1405,8 @@ static int qlcnic_83xx_copy_fw_file(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 			data[i] = fw->data[size + i];
 		for (; i < 16; i++)
 			data[i] = 0;
-		ret = qlcnic_83xx_ms_mem_write128(adapter, addr,
-						  (u32 *)data, 1);
+		ret = qlcnic_ms_mem_write128(adapter, addr,
+					     (u32 *)data, 1);
 		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev,
 				"MS memory write failed\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_hw.c
index e5352b7..c9e8574 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_hw.c
@@ -373,12 +373,16 @@ int qlcnic_ind_rd(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, u32 addr)
 	return data;
 }
 
-void qlcnic_ind_wr(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, u32 addr, u32 data)
+int qlcnic_ind_wr(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, u32 addr, u32 data)
 {
+	int ret = 0;
+
 	if (qlcnic_82xx_check(adapter))
 		qlcnic_write_window_reg(addr, adapter->ahw->pci_base0, data);
 	else
-		qlcnic_83xx_wrt_reg_indirect(adapter, addr, data);
+		ret = qlcnic_83xx_wrt_reg_indirect(adapter, addr, data);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_minidump.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_minidump.c
index 37b979b..f7694da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_minidump.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_minidump.c
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@ void qlcnic_82xx_cache_tmpl_hdr_values(struct qlcnic_fw_dump *fw_dump)
 
 	hdr->drv_cap_mask = hdr->cap_mask;
 	fw_dump->cap_mask = hdr->cap_mask;
+
+	fw_dump->use_pex_dma = (hdr->capabilities & BIT_0) ? true : false;
 }
 
 inline u32 qlcnic_82xx_get_cap_size(void *t_hdr, int index)
@@ -276,6 +278,8 @@ inline void qlcnic_83xx_set_saved_state(void *t_hdr, u32 index,
 	hdr->saved_state[index] = value;
 }
 
+#define QLCNIC_TEMPLATE_VERSION (0x20001)
+
 void qlcnic_83xx_cache_tmpl_hdr_values(struct qlcnic_fw_dump *fw_dump)
 {
 	struct qlcnic_83xx_dump_template_hdr *hdr;
@@ -288,6 +292,9 @@ void qlcnic_83xx_cache_tmpl_hdr_values(struct qlcnic_fw_dump *fw_dump)
 
 	hdr->drv_cap_mask = hdr->cap_mask;
 	fw_dump->cap_mask = hdr->cap_mask;
+
+	fw_dump->use_pex_dma = (fw_dump->version & 0xfffff) >=
+			       QLCNIC_TEMPLATE_VERSION;
 }
 
 inline u32 qlcnic_83xx_get_cap_size(void *t_hdr, int index)
@@ -658,29 +665,28 @@ out:
 static int qlcnic_start_pex_dma(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
 				struct __mem *mem)
 {
-	struct qlcnic_83xx_dump_template_hdr *tmpl_hdr;
 	struct device *dev = &adapter->pdev->dev;
 	u32 dma_no, dma_base_addr, temp_addr;
 	int i, ret, dma_sts;
+	void *tmpl_hdr;
 
 	tmpl_hdr = adapter->ahw->fw_dump.tmpl_hdr;
-	dma_no = tmpl_hdr->saved_state[QLC_83XX_DMA_ENGINE_INDEX];
+	dma_no = qlcnic_get_saved_state(adapter, tmpl_hdr,
+					QLC_83XX_DMA_ENGINE_INDEX);
 	dma_base_addr = QLC_DMA_REG_BASE_ADDR(dma_no);
 
 	temp_addr = dma_base_addr + QLC_DMA_CMD_BUFF_ADDR_LOW;
-	ret = qlcnic_83xx_wrt_reg_indirect(adapter, temp_addr,
-					   mem->desc_card_addr);
+	ret = qlcnic_ind_wr(adapter, temp_addr, mem->desc_card_addr);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
 	temp_addr = dma_base_addr + QLC_DMA_CMD_BUFF_ADDR_HI;
-	ret = qlcnic_83xx_wrt_reg_indirect(adapter, temp_addr, 0);
+	ret = qlcnic_ind_wr(adapter, temp_addr, 0);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
 	temp_addr = dma_base_addr + QLC_DMA_CMD_STATUS_CTRL;
-	ret = qlcnic_83xx_wrt_reg_indirect(adapter, temp_addr,
-					   mem->start_dma_cmd);
+	ret = qlcnic_ind_wr(adapter, temp_addr, mem->start_dma_cmd);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -710,15 +716,16 @@ static u32 qlcnic_read_memory_pexdma(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
 	struct qlcnic_fw_dump *fw_dump = &adapter->ahw->fw_dump;
 	u32 temp, dma_base_addr, size = 0, read_size = 0;
 	struct qlcnic_pex_dma_descriptor *dma_descr;
-	struct qlcnic_83xx_dump_template_hdr *tmpl_hdr;
 	struct device *dev = &adapter->pdev->dev;
 	dma_addr_t dma_phys_addr;
 	void *dma_buffer;
+	void *tmpl_hdr;
 
 	tmpl_hdr = fw_dump->tmpl_hdr;
 
 	/* Check if DMA engine is available */
-	temp = tmpl_hdr->saved_state[QLC_83XX_DMA_ENGINE_INDEX];
+	temp = qlcnic_get_saved_state(adapter, tmpl_hdr,
+				      QLC_83XX_DMA_ENGINE_INDEX);
 	dma_base_addr = QLC_DMA_REG_BASE_ADDR(temp);
 	temp = qlcnic_ind_rd(adapter,
 			     dma_base_addr + QLC_DMA_CMD_STATUS_CTRL);
@@ -764,8 +771,8 @@ static u32 qlcnic_read_memory_pexdma(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
 
 		/* Write DMA descriptor to MS memory*/
 		temp = sizeof(struct qlcnic_pex_dma_descriptor) / 16;
-		*ret = qlcnic_83xx_ms_mem_write128(adapter, mem->desc_card_addr,
-						   (u32 *)dma_descr, temp);
+		*ret = qlcnic_ms_mem_write128(adapter, mem->desc_card_addr,
+					      (u32 *)dma_descr, temp);
 		if (*ret) {
 			dev_info(dev, "Failed to write DMA descriptor to MS memory at address 0x%x\n",
 				 mem->desc_card_addr);
@@ -1141,8 +1148,6 @@ free_mem:
 	return err;
 }
 
-#define QLCNIC_TEMPLATE_VERSION (0x20001)
-
 int qlcnic_fw_cmd_get_minidump_temp(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct qlcnic_hardware_context *ahw;
@@ -1203,12 +1208,6 @@ flash_temp:
 		 "Default minidump capture mask 0x%x\n",
 		 fw_dump->cap_mask);
 
-	if (qlcnic_83xx_check(adapter) &&
-	    (fw_dump->version & 0xfffff) >= QLCNIC_TEMPLATE_VERSION)
-		fw_dump->use_pex_dma = true;
-	else
-		fw_dump->use_pex_dma = false;
-
 	qlcnic_enable_fw_dump_state(adapter);
 
 	return 0;
