int lpfc_sli_hba_down(struct lpfc_hba *);
 int lpfc_sli_issue_mbox(struct lpfc_hba *, LPFC_MBOXQ_t *, uint32_t);
 int lpfc_sli_handle_mb_event(struct lpfc_hba *);
+int lpfc_sli_flush_mbox_queue(struct lpfc_hba *);
 int lpfc_sli_handle_slow_ring_event(struct lpfc_hba *,
                                    struct lpfc_sli_ring *, uint32_t);
 void lpfc_sli_def_mbox_cmpl(struct lpfc_hba *, LPFC_MBOXQ_t *);
 
                        /* Stray Mailbox Interrupt, mbxCommand <cmd> mbxStatus
                           <status> */
                        lpfc_printf_log(phba,
-                                       KERN_ERR,
+                                       KERN_WARNING,
                                        LOG_MBOX | LOG_SLI,
                                        "%d:0304 Stray Mailbox Interrupt "
                                        "mbxCommand x%x mbxStatus x%x\n",
        return retval;
 }
 
+int
+lpfc_sli_flush_mbox_queue(struct lpfc_hba * phba)
+{
+       int i = 0;
+
+       while (phba->sli.sli_flag & LPFC_SLI_MBOX_ACTIVE && !phba->stopped) {
+               if (i++ > LPFC_MBOX_TMO * 1000)
+                       return 1;
+
+               if (lpfc_sli_handle_mb_event(phba) == 0)
+                       i = 0;
+
+               msleep(1);
+       }
+
+       return (phba->sli.sli_flag & LPFC_SLI_MBOX_ACTIVE) ? 1 : 0;
+}
+
 irqreturn_t
 lpfc_intr_handler(int irq, void *dev_id, struct pt_regs * regs)
 {