diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
index 1ee747ba4ecc..284b1cc91c80 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
@@ -157,6 +157,14 @@ qla2x00_sysfs_write_fw_dump(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
 			       vha->host_no);
 		}
 		break;
+	case 10:
+		if (IS_QLA27XX(ha) || IS_QLA28XX(ha)) {
+			ql_log(ql_log_info, vha, 0x70e9,
+			       "Issuing MPI firmware dump on host#%ld.\n",
+			       vha->host_no);
+			ha->isp_ops->mpi_fw_dump(vha, 0);
+		}
+		break;
 	}
 	return count;
 }
@@ -744,8 +752,6 @@ qla2x00_sysfs_write_reset(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
 			qla83xx_idc_audit(vha, IDC_AUDIT_TIMESTAMP);
 			qla83xx_idc_unlock(vha, 0);
 			break;
-		} else if (IS_QLA27XX(ha) || IS_QLA28XX(ha)) {
-			qla27xx_reset_mpi(vha);
 		} else {
 			/* Make sure FC side is not in reset */
 			WARN_ON_ONCE(qla2x00_wait_for_hba_online(vha) !=
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h
index 9c4d077edf9e..26dc055d93b3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h
@@ -945,6 +945,5 @@ extern void qla2x00_dfs_remove_rport(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, struct fc_port *fp);
 
 /* nvme.c */
 void qla_nvme_unregister_remote_port(struct fc_port *fcport);
-void qla27xx_reset_mpi(scsi_qla_host_t *vha);
 void qla_handle_els_plogi_done(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, struct event_arg *ea);
 #endif /* _QLA_GBL_H */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index 6b88b0e6d91a..9c57e29020ad 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -3288,6 +3288,8 @@ qla2x00_alloc_fw_dump(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
 			    j, fwdt->dump_size);
 			dump_size += fwdt->dump_size;
 		}
+		/* Add space for spare MPI fw dump. */
+		dump_size += ha->fwdt[1].dump_size;
 	} else {
 		req_q_size = req->length * sizeof(request_t);
 		rsp_q_size = rsp->length * sizeof(response_t);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_tmpl.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_tmpl.c
index 591df89a4d13..0af3e7fa31f0 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_tmpl.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_tmpl.c
@@ -12,33 +12,6 @@
 #define IOBASE(vha)	IOBAR(ISPREG(vha))
 #define INVALID_ENTRY ((struct qla27xx_fwdt_entry *)0xffffffffffffffffUL)
 
-/* hardware_lock assumed held. */
-static void
-qla27xx_write_remote_reg(struct scsi_qla_host *vha,
-			 u32 addr, u32 data)
-{
-	struct device_reg_24xx __iomem *reg = &vha->hw->iobase->isp24;
-
-	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_misc, vha, 0xd300,
-	       "%s: addr/data = %xh/%xh\n", __func__, addr, data);
-
-	wrt_reg_dword(&reg->iobase_addr, 0x40);
-	wrt_reg_dword(&reg->iobase_c4, data);
-	wrt_reg_dword(&reg->iobase_window, addr);
-}
-
-void
-qla27xx_reset_mpi(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
-{
-	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_misc + ql_dbg_verbose, vha, 0xd301,
-	       "Entered %s.\n", __func__);
-
-	qla27xx_write_remote_reg(vha, 0x104050, 0x40004);
-	qla27xx_write_remote_reg(vha, 0x10405c, 0x4);
-
-	vha->hw->stat.num_mpi_reset++;
-}
-
 static inline void
 qla27xx_insert16(uint16_t value, void *buf, ulong *len)
 {
@@ -1028,7 +1001,6 @@ void
 qla27xx_mpi_fwdump(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, int hardware_locked)
 {
 	ulong flags = 0;
-	bool need_mpi_reset = true;
 
 #ifndef __CHECKER__
 	if (!hardware_locked)
@@ -1036,14 +1008,20 @@ qla27xx_mpi_fwdump(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, int hardware_locked)
 #endif
 	if (!vha->hw->mpi_fw_dump) {
 		ql_log(ql_log_warn, vha, 0x02f3, "-> mpi_fwdump no buffer\n");
-	} else if (vha->hw->mpi_fw_dumped) {
-		ql_log(ql_log_warn, vha, 0x02f4,
-		       "-> MPI firmware already dumped (%p) -- ignoring request\n",
-		       vha->hw->mpi_fw_dump);
 	} else {
 		struct fwdt *fwdt = &vha->hw->fwdt[1];
 		ulong len;
 		void *buf = vha->hw->mpi_fw_dump;
+		bool walk_template_only = false;
+
+		if (vha->hw->mpi_fw_dumped) {
+			/* Use the spare area for any further dumps. */
+			buf += fwdt->dump_size;
+			walk_template_only = true;
+			ql_log(ql_log_warn, vha, 0x02f4,
+			       "-> MPI firmware already dumped -- dump saving to temporary buffer %p.\n",
+			       buf);
+		}
 
 		ql_log(ql_log_warn, vha, 0x02f5, "-> fwdt1 running...\n");
 		if (!fwdt->template) {
@@ -1058,9 +1036,10 @@ qla27xx_mpi_fwdump(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, int hardware_locked)
 			ql_log(ql_log_warn, vha, 0x02f7,
 			       "-> fwdt1 fwdump residual=%+ld\n",
 			       fwdt->dump_size - len);
-		} else {
-			need_mpi_reset = false;
 		}
+		vha->hw->stat.num_mpi_reset++;
+		if (walk_template_only)
+			goto bailout;
 
 		vha->hw->mpi_fw_dump_len = len;
 		vha->hw->mpi_fw_dumped = 1;
@@ -1072,8 +1051,6 @@ qla27xx_mpi_fwdump(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, int hardware_locked)
 	}
 
 bailout:
-	if (need_mpi_reset)
-		qla27xx_reset_mpi(vha);
 #ifndef __CHECKER__
 	if (!hardware_locked)
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vha->hw->hardware_lock, flags);
