diff --git a/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_aead.c b/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_aead.c
index b120bc9..939b1b1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_aead.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_aead.c
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ cc_get_plain_hmac_key(struct crypto_aead *tfm, const u8 *key,
 		idx++;
 	}
 
-	rc = send_request(ctx->drvdata, &cc_req, desc, idx, 0);
+	rc = cc_send_sync_request(ctx->drvdata, &cc_req, desc, idx);
 	if (rc)
 		dev_err(dev, "send_request() failed (rc=%d)\n", rc);
 
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ cc_aead_setkey(struct crypto_aead *tfm, const u8 *key, unsigned int keylen)
 	/* STAT_PHASE_3: Submit sequence to HW */
 
 	if (seq_len > 0) { /* For CCM there is no sequence to setup the key */
-		rc = send_request(ctx->drvdata, &cc_req, desc, seq_len, 0);
+		rc = cc_send_sync_request(ctx->drvdata, &cc_req, desc, seq_len);
 		if (rc) {
 			dev_err(dev, "send_request() failed (rc=%d)\n", rc);
 			goto setkey_error;
@@ -2039,7 +2039,7 @@ static int cc_proc_aead(struct aead_request *req,
 
 	/* STAT_PHASE_3: Lock HW and push sequence */
 
-	rc = send_request(ctx->drvdata, &cc_req, desc, seq_len, 1);
+	rc = cc_send_request(ctx->drvdata, &cc_req, desc, seq_len, &req->base);
 
 	if (rc != -EINPROGRESS) {
 		dev_err(dev, "send_request() failed (rc=%d)\n", rc);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_cipher.c b/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_cipher.c
index 24196d1..6098d21 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_cipher.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_cipher.c
@@ -717,7 +717,8 @@ static int cc_cipher_process(struct ablkcipher_request *req,
 
 	/* STAT_PHASE_3: Lock HW and push sequence */
 
-	rc = send_request(ctx_p->drvdata, &cc_req, desc, seq_len, 1);
+	rc = cc_send_request(ctx_p->drvdata, &cc_req, desc, seq_len,
+			     &req->base);
 	if (rc != -EINPROGRESS) {
 		/* Failed to send the request or request completed
 		 * synchronously
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_hash.c b/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_hash.c
index 1564854..076162c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_hash.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_hash.c
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ static int cc_hash_digest(struct ahash_request *req)
 	cc_set_endianity(ctx->hash_mode, &desc[idx]);
 	idx++;
 
-	rc = send_request(ctx->drvdata, &cc_req, desc, idx, 1);
+	rc = cc_send_request(ctx->drvdata, &cc_req, desc, idx, &req->base);
 	if (rc != -EINPROGRESS) {
 		dev_err(dev, "send_request() failed (rc=%d)\n", rc);
 		cc_unmap_hash_request(dev, state, src, true);
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ static int cc_hash_update(struct ahash_request *req)
 	set_setup_mode(&desc[idx], SETUP_WRITE_STATE1);
 	idx++;
 
-	rc = send_request(ctx->drvdata, &cc_req, desc, idx, 1);
+	rc = cc_send_request(ctx->drvdata, &cc_req, desc, idx, &req->base);
 	if (rc != -EINPROGRESS) {
 		dev_err(dev, "send_request() failed (rc=%d)\n", rc);
 		cc_unmap_hash_request(dev, state, src, true);
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ static int cc_hash_finup(struct ahash_request *req)
 	set_cipher_mode(&desc[idx], ctx->hw_mode);
 	idx++;
 
-	rc = send_request(ctx->drvdata, &cc_req, desc, idx, 1);
+	rc = cc_send_request(ctx->drvdata, &cc_req, desc, idx, &req->base);
 	if (rc != -EINPROGRESS) {
 		dev_err(dev, "send_request() failed (rc=%d)\n", rc);
 		cc_unmap_hash_request(dev, state, src, true);
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ static int cc_hash_final(struct ahash_request *req)
 	set_cipher_mode(&desc[idx], ctx->hw_mode);
 	idx++;
 
-	rc = send_request(ctx->drvdata, &cc_req, desc, idx, 1);
+	rc = cc_send_request(ctx->drvdata, &cc_req, desc, idx, &req->base);
 	if (rc != -EINPROGRESS) {
 		dev_err(dev, "send_request() failed (rc=%d)\n", rc);
 		cc_unmap_hash_request(dev, state, src, true);
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ static int cc_hash_setkey(struct crypto_ahash *ahash, const u8 *key,
 		idx++;
 	}
 
-	rc = send_request(ctx->drvdata, &cc_req, desc, idx, 0);
+	rc = cc_send_sync_request(ctx->drvdata, &cc_req, desc, idx);
 	if (rc) {
 		dev_err(dev, "send_request() failed (rc=%d)\n", rc);
 		goto out;
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ static int cc_hash_setkey(struct crypto_ahash *ahash, const u8 *key,
 		idx++;
 	}
 
-	rc = send_request(ctx->drvdata, &cc_req, desc, idx, 0);
+	rc = cc_send_sync_request(ctx->drvdata, &cc_req, desc, idx);
 
 out:
 	if (rc)
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ static int cc_xcbc_setkey(struct crypto_ahash *ahash,
 			       CC_AES_128_BIT_KEY_SIZE, NS_BIT, 0);
 	idx++;
 
-	rc = send_request(ctx->drvdata, &cc_req, desc, idx, 0);
+	rc = cc_send_sync_request(ctx->drvdata, &cc_req, desc, idx);
 
 	if (rc)
 		crypto_ahash_set_flags(ahash, CRYPTO_TFM_RES_BAD_KEY_LEN);
@@ -1355,7 +1355,7 @@ static int cc_mac_update(struct ahash_request *req)
 	cc_req.user_cb = (void *)cc_update_complete;
 	cc_req.user_arg = (void *)req;
 
-	rc = send_request(ctx->drvdata, &cc_req, desc, idx, 1);
+	rc = cc_send_request(ctx->drvdata, &cc_req, desc, idx, &req->base);
 	if (rc != -EINPROGRESS) {
 		dev_err(dev, "send_request() failed (rc=%d)\n", rc);
 		cc_unmap_hash_request(dev, state, req->src, true);
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ static int cc_mac_final(struct ahash_request *req)
 	set_cipher_mode(&desc[idx], ctx->hw_mode);
 	idx++;
 
-	rc = send_request(ctx->drvdata, &cc_req, desc, idx, 1);
+	rc = cc_send_request(ctx->drvdata, &cc_req, desc, idx, &req->base);
 	if (rc != -EINPROGRESS) {
 		dev_err(dev, "send_request() failed (rc=%d)\n", rc);
 		cc_unmap_hash_request(dev, state, req->src, true);
@@ -1541,7 +1541,7 @@ static int cc_mac_finup(struct ahash_request *req)
 	set_cipher_mode(&desc[idx], ctx->hw_mode);
 	idx++;
 
-	rc = send_request(ctx->drvdata, &cc_req, desc, idx, 1);
+	rc = cc_send_request(ctx->drvdata, &cc_req, desc, idx, &req->base);
 	if (rc != -EINPROGRESS) {
 		dev_err(dev, "send_request() failed (rc=%d)\n", rc);
 		cc_unmap_hash_request(dev, state, req->src, true);
@@ -1615,7 +1615,7 @@ static int cc_mac_digest(struct ahash_request *req)
 	set_cipher_mode(&desc[idx], ctx->hw_mode);
 	idx++;
 
-	rc = send_request(ctx->drvdata, &cc_req, desc, idx, 1);
+	rc = cc_send_request(ctx->drvdata, &cc_req, desc, idx, &req->base);
 	if (rc != -EINPROGRESS) {
 		dev_err(dev, "send_request() failed (rc=%d)\n", rc);
 		cc_unmap_hash_request(dev, state, req->src, true);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_request_mgr.c b/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_request_mgr.c
index 5812ffd..f52cd72 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_request_mgr.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_request_mgr.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static void enqueue_seq(struct cc_drvdata *drvdata, struct cc_hw_desc seq[],
 
 /*!
  * Completion will take place if and only if user requested completion
- * by setting "is_dout = 0" in send_request().
+ * by cc_send_sync_request().
  *
  * \param dev
  * \param dx_compl_h The completion event to signal
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ static int cc_queues_status(struct cc_drvdata *drvdata,
 	    req_mgr_h->req_queue_tail) {
 		dev_err(dev, "SW FIFO is full. req_queue_head=%d sw_fifo_len=%d\n",
 			req_mgr_h->req_queue_head, MAX_REQUEST_QUEUE_SIZE);
-		return -EBUSY;
+		return -ENOSPC;
 	}
 
 	if (req_mgr_h->q_free_slots >= total_seq_len)
@@ -224,24 +224,25 @@ static int cc_queues_status(struct cc_drvdata *drvdata,
 	dev_dbg(dev, "HW FIFO full, timeout. req_queue_head=%d sw_fifo_len=%d q_free_slots=%d total_seq_len=%d\n",
 		req_mgr_h->req_queue_head, MAX_REQUEST_QUEUE_SIZE,
 		req_mgr_h->q_free_slots, total_seq_len);
-	return -EAGAIN;
+	return -ENOSPC;
 }
 
 /*!
  * Enqueue caller request to crypto hardware.
+ * Need to be called with HW lock held and PM running
  *
  * \param drvdata
  * \param cc_req The request to enqueue
  * \param desc The crypto sequence
  * \param len The crypto sequence length
- * \param is_dout If "true": completion is handled by the caller
- *	  If "false": this function adds a dummy descriptor completion
- *	  and waits upon completion signal.
+ * \param add_comp If "true": add an artificial dout DMA to mark completion
  *
- * \return int Returns -EINPROGRESS if "is_dout=true"; "0" if "is_dout=false"
+ * \return int Returns -EINPROGRESS or error code
  */
-int send_request(struct cc_drvdata *drvdata, struct cc_crypto_req *cc_req,
-		 struct cc_hw_desc *desc, unsigned int len, bool is_dout)
+static int cc_do_send_request(struct cc_drvdata *drvdata,
+			      struct cc_crypto_req *cc_req,
+			      struct cc_hw_desc *desc, unsigned int len,
+				bool add_comp, bool ivgen)
 {
 	struct cc_req_mgr_handle *req_mgr_h = drvdata->request_mgr_handle;
 	unsigned int used_sw_slots;
@@ -250,59 +251,8 @@ int send_request(struct cc_drvdata *drvdata, struct cc_crypto_req *cc_req,
 	struct cc_hw_desc iv_seq[CC_IVPOOL_SEQ_LEN];
 	struct device *dev = drvdata_to_dev(drvdata);
 	int rc;
-	unsigned int max_required_seq_len =
-		(total_seq_len +
-		 ((cc_req->ivgen_dma_addr_len == 0) ? 0 :
-		  CC_IVPOOL_SEQ_LEN) + (!is_dout ? 1 : 0));
-
-#if defined(CONFIG_PM)
-	rc = cc_pm_get(dev);
-	if (rc) {
-		dev_err(dev, "ssi_power_mgr_runtime_get returned %x\n", rc);
-		return rc;
-	}
-#endif
-
-	do {
-		spin_lock_bh(&req_mgr_h->hw_lock);
-
-		/* Check if there is enough place in the SW/HW queues
-		 * in case iv gen add the max size and in case of no dout add 1
-		 * for the internal completion descriptor
-		 */
-		rc = cc_queues_status(drvdata, req_mgr_h, max_required_seq_len);
-		if (rc == 0)
-			/* There is enough place in the queue */
-			break;
-		/* something wrong release the spinlock*/
-		spin_unlock_bh(&req_mgr_h->hw_lock);
-
-		if (rc != -EAGAIN) {
-			/* Any error other than HW queue full
-			 * (SW queue is full)
-			 */
-#if defined(CONFIG_PM)
-			cc_pm_put_suspend(dev);
-#endif
-			return rc;
-		}
-
-		/* HW queue is full - wait for it to clear up */
-		wait_for_completion_interruptible(&drvdata->hw_queue_avail);
-		reinit_completion(&drvdata->hw_queue_avail);
-	} while (1);
 
-	/* Additional completion descriptor is needed incase caller did not
-	 * enabled any DLLI/MLLI DOUT bit in the given sequence
-	 */
-	if (!is_dout) {
-		init_completion(&cc_req->seq_compl);
-		cc_req->user_cb = request_mgr_complete;
-		cc_req->user_arg = &cc_req->seq_compl;
-		total_seq_len++;
-	}
-
-	if (cc_req->ivgen_dma_addr_len > 0) {
+	if (ivgen) {
 		dev_dbg(dev, "Acquire IV from pool into %d DMA addresses %pad, %pad, %pad, IV-size=%u\n",
 			cc_req->ivgen_dma_addr_len,
 			&cc_req->ivgen_dma_addr[0],
@@ -318,10 +268,6 @@ int send_request(struct cc_drvdata *drvdata, struct cc_crypto_req *cc_req,
 
 		if (rc) {
 			dev_err(dev, "Failed to generate IV (rc=%d)\n", rc);
-			spin_unlock_bh(&req_mgr_h->hw_lock);
-#if defined(CONFIG_PM)
-			cc_pm_put_suspend(dev);
-#endif
 			return rc;
 		}
 
@@ -350,9 +296,15 @@ int send_request(struct cc_drvdata *drvdata, struct cc_crypto_req *cc_req,
 	wmb();
 
 	/* STAT_PHASE_4: Push sequence */
-	enqueue_seq(drvdata, iv_seq, iv_seq_len);
+	if (ivgen)
+		enqueue_seq(drvdata, iv_seq, iv_seq_len);
+
 	enqueue_seq(drvdata, desc, len);
-	enqueue_seq(drvdata, &req_mgr_h->compl_desc, (is_dout ? 0 : 1));
+
+	if (add_comp) {
+		enqueue_seq(drvdata, &req_mgr_h->compl_desc, 1);
+		total_seq_len++;
+	}
 
 	if (req_mgr_h->q_free_slots < total_seq_len) {
 		/* This situation should never occur. Maybe indicating problem
@@ -366,19 +318,95 @@ int send_request(struct cc_drvdata *drvdata, struct cc_crypto_req *cc_req,
 		req_mgr_h->q_free_slots -= total_seq_len;
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock_bh(&req_mgr_h->hw_lock);
-
-	if (!is_dout) {
-		/* Wait upon sequence completion.
-		 *  Return "0" -Operation done successfully.
-		 */
-		wait_for_completion(&cc_req->seq_compl);
-		return 0;
-	}
 	/* Operation still in process */
 	return -EINPROGRESS;
 }
 
+int cc_send_request(struct cc_drvdata *drvdata, struct cc_crypto_req *cc_req,
+		    struct cc_hw_desc *desc, unsigned int len,
+		    struct crypto_async_request *req)
+{
+	int rc;
+	struct cc_req_mgr_handle *mgr = drvdata->request_mgr_handle;
+	bool ivgen = !!cc_req->ivgen_dma_addr_len;
+	unsigned int total_len = len + (ivgen ? CC_IVPOOL_SEQ_LEN : 0);
+	struct device *dev = drvdata_to_dev(drvdata);
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_PM)
+	rc = cc_pm_get(dev);
+	if (rc) {
+		dev_err(dev, "ssi_power_mgr_runtime_get returned %x\n", rc);
+		return rc;
+	}
+#endif
+	spin_lock_bh(&mgr->hw_lock);
+	rc = cc_queues_status(drvdata, mgr, total_len);
+
+	if (!rc)
+		rc = cc_do_send_request(drvdata, cc_req, desc, len, false,
+					ivgen);
+
+	spin_unlock_bh(&mgr->hw_lock);
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_PM)
+	if (rc != -EINPROGRESS)
+		cc_pm_put_suspend(dev);
+#endif
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+int cc_send_sync_request(struct cc_drvdata *drvdata,
+			 struct cc_crypto_req *cc_req, struct cc_hw_desc *desc,
+			 unsigned int len)
+{
+	int rc;
+	struct device *dev = drvdata_to_dev(drvdata);
+	struct cc_req_mgr_handle *mgr = drvdata->request_mgr_handle;
+
+	init_completion(&cc_req->seq_compl);
+	cc_req->user_cb = request_mgr_complete;
+	cc_req->user_arg = &cc_req->seq_compl;
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_PM)
+	rc = cc_pm_get(dev);
+	if (rc) {
+		dev_err(dev, "ssi_power_mgr_runtime_get returned %x\n", rc);
+		return rc;
+	}
+#endif
+	while (true) {
+		spin_lock_bh(&mgr->hw_lock);
+		rc = cc_queues_status(drvdata, mgr, len + 1);
+
+		if (!rc)
+			break;
+
+		spin_unlock_bh(&mgr->hw_lock);
+		if (rc != -EAGAIN) {
+#if defined(CONFIG_PM)
+			cc_pm_put_suspend(dev);
+#endif
+			return rc;
+		}
+		wait_for_completion_interruptible(&drvdata->hw_queue_avail);
+		reinit_completion(&drvdata->hw_queue_avail);
+	}
+
+	rc = cc_do_send_request(drvdata, cc_req, desc, len, true, false);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&mgr->hw_lock);
+
+	if (rc != -EINPROGRESS) {
+#if defined(CONFIG_PM)
+		cc_pm_put_suspend(dev);
+#endif
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	wait_for_completion(&cc_req->seq_compl);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*!
  * Enqueue caller request to crypto hardware during init process.
  * assume this function is not called in middle of a flow,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_request_mgr.h b/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_request_mgr.h
index 1aaa7e3..a53887a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_request_mgr.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_request_mgr.h
@@ -23,10 +23,15 @@ int cc_req_mgr_init(struct cc_drvdata *drvdata);
  *	  If "false": this function adds a dummy descriptor completion
  *	  and waits upon completion signal.
  *
- * \return int Returns -EINPROGRESS if "is_dout=true"; "0" if "is_dout=false"
+ * \return int Returns -EINPROGRESS or error
  */
-int send_request(struct cc_drvdata *drvdata, struct cc_crypto_req *cc_req,
-		 struct cc_hw_desc *desc, unsigned int len, bool is_dout);
+int cc_send_request(struct cc_drvdata *drvdata, struct cc_crypto_req *cc_req,
+		    struct cc_hw_desc *desc, unsigned int len,
+		    struct crypto_async_request *req);
+
+int cc_send_sync_request(struct cc_drvdata *drvdata,
+			 struct cc_crypto_req *cc_req, struct cc_hw_desc *desc,
+			 unsigned int len);
 
 int send_request_init(struct cc_drvdata *drvdata, struct cc_hw_desc *desc,
 		      unsigned int len);
