diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_base.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_base.c
index 0e30827d44e7..c8f39f8c6fed 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_base.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_base.c
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
 static MPT_CALLBACK	mpt_callbacks[MPT_MAX_CALLBACKS];
 
 #define FAULT_POLLING_INTERVAL 1000 /* in milliseconds */
-#define MPT2SAS_MAX_REQUEST_QUEUE 600 /* maximum controller queue depth */
 
 static int max_queue_depth = -1;
 module_param(max_queue_depth, int, 0);
@@ -1497,6 +1496,7 @@ mpt2sas_base_free_smid(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 smid)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int i;
+	struct chain_tracker *chain_req, *next;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->scsi_lookup_lock, flags);
 	if (smid >= ioc->hi_priority_smid) {
@@ -1519,6 +1519,14 @@ mpt2sas_base_free_smid(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 smid)
 
 	/* scsiio queue */
 	i = smid - 1;
+	if (!list_empty(&ioc->scsi_lookup[i].chain_list)) {
+		list_for_each_entry_safe(chain_req, next,
+		    &ioc->scsi_lookup[i].chain_list, tracker_list) {
+			list_del_init(&chain_req->tracker_list);
+			list_add_tail(&chain_req->tracker_list,
+			    &ioc->free_chain_list);
+		}
+	}
 	ioc->scsi_lookup[i].cb_idx = 0xFF;
 	ioc->scsi_lookup[i].scmd = NULL;
 	list_add_tail(&ioc->scsi_lookup[i].tracker_list,
@@ -1968,6 +1976,8 @@ _base_static_config_pages(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc)
 static void
 _base_release_memory_pools(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc)
 {
+	int i;
+
 	dexitprintk(ioc, printk(MPT2SAS_INFO_FMT "%s\n", ioc->name,
 	    __func__));
 
@@ -2032,6 +2042,20 @@ _base_release_memory_pools(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc)
 	}
 	kfree(ioc->hpr_lookup);
 	kfree(ioc->internal_lookup);
+	if (ioc->chain_lookup) {
+		for (i = 0; i < ioc->chain_depth; i++) {
+			if (ioc->chain_lookup[i].chain_buffer)
+				pci_pool_free(ioc->chain_dma_pool,
+				    ioc->chain_lookup[i].chain_buffer,
+				    ioc->chain_lookup[i].chain_buffer_dma);
+		}
+		if (ioc->chain_dma_pool)
+			pci_pool_destroy(ioc->chain_dma_pool);
+	}
+	if (ioc->chain_lookup) {
+		free_pages((ulong)ioc->chain_lookup, ioc->chain_pages);
+		ioc->chain_lookup = NULL;
+	}
 }
 
 
@@ -2053,6 +2077,7 @@ _base_allocate_memory_pools(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,  int sleep_flag)
 	u32 sz, total_sz;
 	u32 retry_sz;
 	u16 max_request_credit;
+	int i;
 
 	dinitprintk(ioc, printk(MPT2SAS_INFO_FMT "%s\n", ioc->name,
 	    __func__));
@@ -2070,14 +2095,11 @@ _base_allocate_memory_pools(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,  int sleep_flag)
 	}
 
 	/* command line tunables  for max controller queue depth */
-	if (max_queue_depth != -1) {
+	if (max_queue_depth != -1)
 		max_request_credit = (max_queue_depth < facts->RequestCredit)
 		    ? max_queue_depth : facts->RequestCredit;
-	} else {
-		max_request_credit = (facts->RequestCredit >
-		    MPT2SAS_MAX_REQUEST_QUEUE) ? MPT2SAS_MAX_REQUEST_QUEUE :
-		    facts->RequestCredit;
-	}
+	else
+		max_request_credit = facts->RequestCredit;
 
 	ioc->hba_queue_depth = max_request_credit;
 	ioc->hi_priority_depth = facts->HighPriorityCredit;
@@ -2183,7 +2205,7 @@ _base_allocate_memory_pools(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,  int sleep_flag)
 	 * "frame for smid=0
 	 */
 	ioc->chain_depth = ioc->chains_needed_per_io * ioc->scsiio_depth;
-	sz = ((ioc->scsiio_depth + 1 + ioc->chain_depth) * ioc->request_sz);
+	sz = ((ioc->scsiio_depth + 1) * ioc->request_sz);
 
 	/* hi-priority queue */
 	sz += (ioc->hi_priority_depth * ioc->request_sz);
@@ -2224,19 +2246,11 @@ _base_allocate_memory_pools(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,  int sleep_flag)
 	ioc->internal_dma = ioc->hi_priority_dma + (ioc->hi_priority_depth *
 	    ioc->request_sz);
 
-	ioc->chain = ioc->internal + (ioc->internal_depth *
-	    ioc->request_sz);
-	ioc->chain_dma = ioc->internal_dma + (ioc->internal_depth *
-	    ioc->request_sz);
 
 	dinitprintk(ioc, printk(MPT2SAS_INFO_FMT "request pool(0x%p): "
 	    "depth(%d), frame_size(%d), pool_size(%d kB)\n", ioc->name,
 	    ioc->request, ioc->hba_queue_depth, ioc->request_sz,
 	    (ioc->hba_queue_depth * ioc->request_sz)/1024));
-	dinitprintk(ioc, printk(MPT2SAS_INFO_FMT "chain pool(0x%p): depth"
-	    "(%d), frame_size(%d), pool_size(%d kB)\n", ioc->name, ioc->chain,
-	    ioc->chain_depth, ioc->request_sz, ((ioc->chain_depth *
-	    ioc->request_sz))/1024));
 	dinitprintk(ioc, printk(MPT2SAS_INFO_FMT "request pool: dma(0x%llx)\n",
 	    ioc->name, (unsigned long long) ioc->request_dma));
 	total_sz += sz;
@@ -2255,6 +2269,38 @@ _base_allocate_memory_pools(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,  int sleep_flag)
 	    "depth(%d)\n", ioc->name, ioc->request,
 	    ioc->scsiio_depth));
 
+	/* loop till the allocation succeeds */
+	do {
+		sz = ioc->chain_depth * sizeof(struct chain_tracker);
+		ioc->chain_pages = get_order(sz);
+		ioc->chain_lookup = (struct chain_tracker *)__get_free_pages(
+		    GFP_KERNEL, ioc->chain_pages);
+		if (ioc->chain_lookup == NULL)
+			ioc->chain_depth -= 100;
+	} while (ioc->chain_lookup == NULL);
+	ioc->chain_dma_pool = pci_pool_create("chain pool", ioc->pdev,
+	    ioc->request_sz, 16, 0);
+	if (!ioc->chain_dma_pool) {
+		printk(MPT2SAS_ERR_FMT "chain_dma_pool: pci_pool_create "
+		    "failed\n", ioc->name);
+		goto out;
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < ioc->chain_depth; i++) {
+		ioc->chain_lookup[i].chain_buffer = pci_pool_alloc(
+		    ioc->chain_dma_pool , GFP_KERNEL,
+		    &ioc->chain_lookup[i].chain_buffer_dma);
+		if (!ioc->chain_lookup[i].chain_buffer) {
+			ioc->chain_depth = i;
+			goto chain_done;
+		}
+		total_sz += ioc->request_sz;
+	}
+chain_done:
+	dinitprintk(ioc, printk(MPT2SAS_INFO_FMT "chain pool depth"
+	    "(%d), frame_size(%d), pool_size(%d kB)\n", ioc->name,
+	    ioc->chain_depth, ioc->request_sz, ((ioc->chain_depth *
+	    ioc->request_sz))/1024));
+
 	/* initialize hi-priority queue smid's */
 	ioc->hpr_lookup = kcalloc(ioc->hi_priority_depth,
 	    sizeof(struct request_tracker), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -2404,7 +2450,6 @@ _base_allocate_memory_pools(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,  int sleep_flag)
 	return 0;
 
  out:
-	_base_release_memory_pools(ioc);
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
@@ -3587,6 +3632,7 @@ _base_make_ioc_operational(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, int sleep_flag)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ioc->free_list);
 	smid = 1;
 	for (i = 0; i < ioc->scsiio_depth; i++, smid++) {
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ioc->scsi_lookup[i].chain_list);
 		ioc->scsi_lookup[i].cb_idx = 0xFF;
 		ioc->scsi_lookup[i].smid = smid;
 		ioc->scsi_lookup[i].scmd = NULL;
@@ -3613,6 +3659,13 @@ _base_make_ioc_operational(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, int sleep_flag)
 		list_add_tail(&ioc->internal_lookup[i].tracker_list,
 		    &ioc->internal_free_list);
 	}
+
+	/* chain pool */
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ioc->free_chain_list);
+	for (i = 0; i < ioc->chain_depth; i++)
+		list_add_tail(&ioc->chain_lookup[i].tracker_list,
+		    &ioc->free_chain_list);
+
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->scsi_lookup_lock, flags);
 
 	/* initialize Reply Free Queue */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_base.h b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_base.h
index 63f7a196f42d..edf1a028db6c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_base.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_base.h
@@ -418,6 +418,18 @@ enum reset_type {
 	SOFT_RESET,
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct chain_tracker - firmware chain tracker
+ * @chain_buffer: chain buffer
+ * @chain_buffer_dma: physical address
+ * @tracker_list: list of free request (ioc->free_chain_list)
+ */
+struct chain_tracker {
+	void *chain_buffer;
+	dma_addr_t chain_buffer_dma;
+	struct list_head tracker_list;
+};
+
 /**
  * struct request_tracker - firmware request tracker
  * @smid: system message id
@@ -430,6 +442,7 @@ struct request_tracker {
 	u16	smid;
 	struct scsi_cmnd *scmd;
 	u8	cb_idx;
+	struct list_head chain_list;
 	struct list_head tracker_list;
 };
 
@@ -704,8 +717,10 @@ struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER {
 	wait_queue_head_t reset_wq;
 
 	/* chain */
-	u8		*chain;
-	dma_addr_t	chain_dma;
+	struct chain_tracker *chain_lookup;
+	struct list_head free_chain_list;
+	struct dma_pool *chain_dma_pool;
+	ulong		chain_pages;
 	u16 		max_sges_in_main_message;
 	u16		max_sges_in_chain_message;
 	u16		chains_needed_per_io;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c
index 5af5781d9464..3e9c78aa4ccb 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c
@@ -931,31 +931,32 @@ _scsih_scsi_lookup_find_by_lun(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, int id,
 }
 
 /**
- * _scsih_get_chain_buffer_dma - obtain block of chains (dma address)
+ * _scsih_get_chain_buffer_tracker - obtain chain tracker
  * @ioc: per adapter object
- * @smid: system request message index
+ * @smid: smid associated to an IO request
  *
- * Returns phys pointer to chain buffer.
+ * Returns chain tracker(from ioc->free_chain_list)
  */
-static dma_addr_t
-_scsih_get_chain_buffer_dma(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 smid)
+static struct chain_tracker *
+_scsih_get_chain_buffer_tracker(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 smid)
 {
-	return ioc->chain_dma + ((smid - 1) * (ioc->request_sz *
-	    ioc->chains_needed_per_io));
-}
+	struct chain_tracker *chain_req;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-/**
- * _scsih_get_chain_buffer - obtain block of chains assigned to a mf request
- * @ioc: per adapter object
- * @smid: system request message index
- *
- * Returns virt pointer to chain buffer.
- */
-static void *
-_scsih_get_chain_buffer(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 smid)
-{
-	return (void *)(ioc->chain + ((smid - 1) * (ioc->request_sz *
-	    ioc->chains_needed_per_io)));
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->scsi_lookup_lock, flags);
+	if (list_empty(&ioc->free_chain_list)) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->scsi_lookup_lock, flags);
+		printk(MPT2SAS_WARN_FMT "chain buffers not available\n",
+		    ioc->name);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	chain_req = list_entry(ioc->free_chain_list.next,
+	    struct chain_tracker, tracker_list);
+	list_del_init(&chain_req->tracker_list);
+	list_add_tail(&chain_req->tracker_list,
+	    &ioc->scsi_lookup[smid - 1].chain_list);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->scsi_lookup_lock, flags);
+	return chain_req;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -986,6 +987,7 @@ _scsih_build_scatter_gather(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 	u32 sgl_flags;
 	u32 sgl_flags_last_element;
 	u32 sgl_flags_end_buffer;
+	struct chain_tracker *chain_req;
 
 	mpi_request = mpt2sas_base_get_msg_frame(ioc, smid);
 
@@ -1033,8 +1035,11 @@ _scsih_build_scatter_gather(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 
 	/* initializing the chain flags and pointers */
 	chain_flags = MPI2_SGE_FLAGS_CHAIN_ELEMENT << MPI2_SGE_FLAGS_SHIFT;
-	chain = _scsih_get_chain_buffer(ioc, smid);
-	chain_dma = _scsih_get_chain_buffer_dma(ioc, smid);
+	chain_req = _scsih_get_chain_buffer_tracker(ioc, smid);
+	if (!chain_req)
+		return -1;
+	chain = chain_req->chain_buffer;
+	chain_dma = chain_req->chain_buffer_dma;
 	do {
 		sges_in_segment = (sges_left <=
 		    ioc->max_sges_in_chain_message) ? sges_left :
@@ -1070,8 +1075,11 @@ _scsih_build_scatter_gather(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 			sges_in_segment--;
 		}
 
-		chain_dma += ioc->request_sz;
-		chain += ioc->request_sz;
+		chain_req = _scsih_get_chain_buffer_tracker(ioc, smid);
+		if (!chain_req)
+			return -1;
+		chain = chain_req->chain_buffer;
+		chain_dma = chain_req->chain_buffer_dma;
 	} while (1);