diff --git a/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi.h b/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi.h
index 1129fe7a27edd..ee069a8b442a7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi.h
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ struct pqi_event_response {
 	struct pqi_iu_header header;
 	u8	event_type;
 	u8	reserved2 : 7;
-	u8	request_acknowlege : 1;
+	u8	request_acknowledge : 1;
 	__le16	event_id;
 	__le32	additional_event_id;
 	union {
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c b/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c
index ca1e6cf6a38ef..714a3d38fc431 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c
@@ -542,8 +542,7 @@ static int pqi_build_raid_path_request(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info,
 		put_unaligned_be16(cdb_length, &cdb[7]);
 		break;
 	default:
-		dev_err(&ctrl_info->pci_dev->dev, "unknown command 0x%c\n",
-			cmd);
+		dev_err(&ctrl_info->pci_dev->dev, "unknown command 0x%c\n", cmd);
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -2462,7 +2461,6 @@ static int pqi_raid_bypass_submit_scsi_cmd(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info,
 		offload_to_mirror =
 			(offload_to_mirror >= layout_map_count - 1) ?
 				0 : offload_to_mirror + 1;
-		WARN_ON(offload_to_mirror >= layout_map_count);
 		device->offload_to_mirror = offload_to_mirror;
 		/*
 		 * Avoid direct use of device->offload_to_mirror within this
@@ -2915,10 +2913,14 @@ static int pqi_interpret_task_management_response(
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static unsigned int pqi_process_io_intr(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info,
-	struct pqi_queue_group *queue_group)
+static inline void pqi_invalid_response(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info)
+{
+	pqi_take_ctrl_offline(ctrl_info);
+}
+
+static int pqi_process_io_intr(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info, struct pqi_queue_group *queue_group)
 {
-	unsigned int num_responses;
+	int num_responses;
 	pqi_index_t oq_pi;
 	pqi_index_t oq_ci;
 	struct pqi_io_request *io_request;
@@ -2930,6 +2932,13 @@ static unsigned int pqi_process_io_intr(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info,
 
 	while (1) {
 		oq_pi = readl(queue_group->oq_pi);
+		if (oq_pi >= ctrl_info->num_elements_per_oq) {
+			pqi_invalid_response(ctrl_info);
+			dev_err(&ctrl_info->pci_dev->dev,
+				"I/O interrupt: producer index (%u) out of range (0-%u): consumer index: %u\n",
+				oq_pi, ctrl_info->num_elements_per_oq - 1, oq_ci);
+			return -1;
+		}
 		if (oq_pi == oq_ci)
 			break;
 
@@ -2938,10 +2947,22 @@ static unsigned int pqi_process_io_intr(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info,
 			(oq_ci * PQI_OPERATIONAL_OQ_ELEMENT_LENGTH);
 
 		request_id = get_unaligned_le16(&response->request_id);
-		WARN_ON(request_id >= ctrl_info->max_io_slots);
+		if (request_id >= ctrl_info->max_io_slots) {
+			pqi_invalid_response(ctrl_info);
+			dev_err(&ctrl_info->pci_dev->dev,
+				"request ID in response (%u) out of range (0-%u): producer index: %u  consumer index: %u\n",
+				request_id, ctrl_info->max_io_slots - 1, oq_pi, oq_ci);
+			return -1;
+		}
 
 		io_request = &ctrl_info->io_request_pool[request_id];
-		WARN_ON(atomic_read(&io_request->refcount) == 0);
+		if (atomic_read(&io_request->refcount) == 0) {
+			pqi_invalid_response(ctrl_info);
+			dev_err(&ctrl_info->pci_dev->dev,
+				"request ID in response (%u) does not match an outstanding I/O request: producer index: %u  consumer index: %u\n",
+				request_id, oq_pi, oq_ci);
+			return -1;
+		}
 
 		switch (response->header.iu_type) {
 		case PQI_RESPONSE_IU_RAID_PATH_IO_SUCCESS:
@@ -2971,24 +2992,22 @@ static unsigned int pqi_process_io_intr(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info,
 			io_request->error_info = ctrl_info->error_buffer +
 				(get_unaligned_le16(&response->error_index) *
 				PQI_ERROR_BUFFER_ELEMENT_LENGTH);
-			pqi_process_io_error(response->header.iu_type,
-				io_request);
+			pqi_process_io_error(response->header.iu_type, io_request);
 			break;
 		default:
+			pqi_invalid_response(ctrl_info);
 			dev_err(&ctrl_info->pci_dev->dev,
-				"unexpected IU type: 0x%x\n",
-				response->header.iu_type);
-			break;
+				"unexpected IU type: 0x%x: producer index: %u  consumer index: %u\n",
+				response->header.iu_type, oq_pi, oq_ci);
+			return -1;
 		}
 
-		io_request->io_complete_callback(io_request,
-			io_request->context);
+		io_request->io_complete_callback(io_request, io_request->context);
 
 		/*
 		 * Note that the I/O request structure CANNOT BE TOUCHED after
 		 * returning from the I/O completion callback!
 		 */
-
 		oq_ci = (oq_ci + 1) % ctrl_info->num_elements_per_oq;
 	}
 
@@ -3300,9 +3319,9 @@ static void pqi_ofa_capture_event_payload(struct pqi_event *event,
 	}
 }
 
-static unsigned int pqi_process_event_intr(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info)
+static int pqi_process_event_intr(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info)
 {
-	unsigned int num_events;
+	int num_events;
 	pqi_index_t oq_pi;
 	pqi_index_t oq_ci;
 	struct pqi_event_queue *event_queue;
@@ -3316,26 +3335,31 @@ static unsigned int pqi_process_event_intr(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info)
 
 	while (1) {
 		oq_pi = readl(event_queue->oq_pi);
+		if (oq_pi >= PQI_NUM_EVENT_QUEUE_ELEMENTS) {
+			pqi_invalid_response(ctrl_info);
+			dev_err(&ctrl_info->pci_dev->dev,
+				"event interrupt: producer index (%u) out of range (0-%u): consumer index: %u\n",
+				oq_pi, PQI_NUM_EVENT_QUEUE_ELEMENTS - 1, oq_ci);
+			return -1;
+		}
+
 		if (oq_pi == oq_ci)
 			break;
 
 		num_events++;
-		response = event_queue->oq_element_array +
-			(oq_ci * PQI_EVENT_OQ_ELEMENT_LENGTH);
+		response = event_queue->oq_element_array + (oq_ci * PQI_EVENT_OQ_ELEMENT_LENGTH);
 
 		event_index =
 			pqi_event_type_to_event_index(response->event_type);
 
-		if (event_index >= 0) {
-			if (response->request_acknowlege) {
-				event = &ctrl_info->events[event_index];
-				event->pending = true;
-				event->event_type = response->event_type;
-				event->event_id = response->event_id;
-				event->additional_event_id =
-					response->additional_event_id;
+		if (event_index >= 0 && response->request_acknowledge) {
+			event = &ctrl_info->events[event_index];
+			event->pending = true;
+			event->event_type = response->event_type;
+			event->event_id = response->event_id;
+			event->additional_event_id = response->additional_event_id;
+			if (event->event_type == PQI_EVENT_TYPE_OFA)
 				pqi_ofa_capture_event_payload(event, response);
-			}
 		}
 
 		oq_ci = (oq_ci + 1) % PQI_NUM_EVENT_QUEUE_ELEMENTS;
@@ -3450,7 +3474,8 @@ static irqreturn_t pqi_irq_handler(int irq, void *data)
 {
 	struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info;
 	struct pqi_queue_group *queue_group;
-	unsigned int num_responses_handled;
+	int num_io_responses_handled;
+	int num_events_handled;
 
 	queue_group = data;
 	ctrl_info = queue_group->ctrl_info;
@@ -3458,17 +3483,25 @@ static irqreturn_t pqi_irq_handler(int irq, void *data)
 	if (!pqi_is_valid_irq(ctrl_info))
 		return IRQ_NONE;
 
-	num_responses_handled = pqi_process_io_intr(ctrl_info, queue_group);
+	num_io_responses_handled = pqi_process_io_intr(ctrl_info, queue_group);
+	if (num_io_responses_handled < 0)
+		goto out;
 
-	if (irq == ctrl_info->event_irq)
-		num_responses_handled += pqi_process_event_intr(ctrl_info);
+	if (irq == ctrl_info->event_irq) {
+		num_events_handled = pqi_process_event_intr(ctrl_info);
+		if (num_events_handled < 0)
+			goto out;
+	} else {
+		num_events_handled = 0;
+	}
 
-	if (num_responses_handled)
+	if (num_io_responses_handled + num_events_handled > 0)
 		atomic_inc(&ctrl_info->num_interrupts);
 
 	pqi_start_io(ctrl_info, queue_group, RAID_PATH, NULL);
 	pqi_start_io(ctrl_info, queue_group, AIO_PATH, NULL);
 
+out:
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
