bpl->tus.f.bdeSize = scsi_cmnd->request_bufflen;
                if (datadir == DMA_TO_DEVICE)
                        bpl->tus.f.bdeFlags = 0;
+               else
+                       bpl->tus.f.bdeFlags = BUFF_USE_RCV;
                bpl->tus.w = le32_to_cpu(bpl->tus.w);
                num_bde = 1;
                bpl++;
 
        /*
         * Finish initializing those IOCB fields that are dependent on the
-        * scsi_cmnd request_buffer
+        * scsi_cmnd request_buffer.  Note that the bdeSize is explicitly
+        * reinitialized since all iocb memory resources are used many times
+        * for transmit, receive, and continuation bpl's.
         */
+       iocb_cmd->un.fcpi64.bdl.bdeSize = (2 * sizeof (struct ulp_bde64));
        iocb_cmd->un.fcpi64.bdl.bdeSize +=
                (num_bde * sizeof (struct ulp_bde64));
        iocb_cmd->ulpBdeCount = 1;