diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index f5d150c62955..782090ce0bc1 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -998,6 +998,7 @@ void nvme_cleanup_cmd(struct request *req)
 			clear_bit_unlock(0, &ctrl->discard_page_busy);
 		else
 			kfree(bvec_virt(&req->special_vec));
+		req->rq_flags &= ~RQF_SPECIAL_PAYLOAD;
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_cleanup_cmd);
@@ -3959,12 +3960,13 @@ static void nvme_remove_invalid_namespaces(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl,
 
 	mutex_lock(&ctrl->namespaces_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(ns, next, &ctrl->namespaces, list) {
-		if (ns->head->ns_id > nsid)
-			list_splice_init_rcu(&ns->list, &rm_list,
-					     synchronize_rcu);
+		if (ns->head->ns_id > nsid) {
+			list_del_rcu(&ns->list);
+			synchronize_srcu(&ctrl->srcu);
+			list_add_tail_rcu(&ns->list, &rm_list);
+		}
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&ctrl->namespaces_lock);
-	synchronize_srcu(&ctrl->srcu);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(ns, next, &rm_list, list)
 		nvme_ns_remove(ns);
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
index 06f0c587f343..4ff460ba2826 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
@@ -957,6 +957,7 @@ bool nvmet_req_init(struct nvmet_req *req, struct nvmet_cq *cq,
 	req->metadata_sg_cnt = 0;
 	req->transfer_len = 0;
 	req->metadata_len = 0;
+	req->cqe->result.u64 = 0;
 	req->cqe->status = 0;
 	req->cqe->sq_head = 0;
 	req->ns = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd-auth.c b/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd-auth.c
index d61b8c6ff3b2..cb34d644ed08 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd-auth.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd-auth.c
@@ -333,7 +333,6 @@ done:
 		pr_debug("%s: ctrl %d qid %d nvme status %x error loc %d\n",
 			 __func__, ctrl->cntlid, req->sq->qid,
 			 status, req->error_loc);
-	req->cqe->result.u64 = 0;
 	if (req->sq->dhchap_step != NVME_AUTH_DHCHAP_MESSAGE_SUCCESS2 &&
 	    req->sq->dhchap_step != NVME_AUTH_DHCHAP_MESSAGE_FAILURE2) {
 		unsigned long auth_expire_secs = ctrl->kato ? ctrl->kato : 120;
@@ -516,8 +515,6 @@ void nvmet_execute_auth_receive(struct nvmet_req *req)
 	status = nvmet_copy_to_sgl(req, 0, d, al);
 	kfree(d);
 done:
-	req->cqe->result.u64 = 0;
-
 	if (req->sq->dhchap_step == NVME_AUTH_DHCHAP_MESSAGE_SUCCESS2)
 		nvmet_auth_sq_free(req->sq);
 	else if (req->sq->dhchap_step == NVME_AUTH_DHCHAP_MESSAGE_FAILURE1) {
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd.c b/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd.c
index 042b379cbb36..69d77d34bec1 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd.c
@@ -226,9 +226,6 @@ static void nvmet_execute_admin_connect(struct nvmet_req *req)
 	if (status)
 		goto out;
 
-	/* zero out initial completion result, assign values as needed */
-	req->cqe->result.u32 = 0;
-
 	if (c->recfmt != 0) {
 		pr_warn("invalid connect version (%d).\n",
 			le16_to_cpu(c->recfmt));
@@ -305,9 +302,6 @@ static void nvmet_execute_io_connect(struct nvmet_req *req)
 	if (status)
 		goto out;
 
-	/* zero out initial completion result, assign values as needed */
-	req->cqe->result.u32 = 0;
-
 	if (c->recfmt != 0) {
 		pr_warn("invalid connect version (%d).\n",
 			le16_to_cpu(c->recfmt));
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/passthru.c b/drivers/nvme/target/passthru.c
index bb4a69d538fd..f003782d4ecf 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/passthru.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/passthru.c
@@ -226,13 +226,13 @@ static void nvmet_passthru_execute_cmd_work(struct work_struct *w)
 	    req->cmd->common.opcode == nvme_admin_identify) {
 		switch (req->cmd->identify.cns) {
 		case NVME_ID_CNS_CTRL:
-			nvmet_passthru_override_id_ctrl(req);
+			status = nvmet_passthru_override_id_ctrl(req);
 			break;
 		case NVME_ID_CNS_NS:
-			nvmet_passthru_override_id_ns(req);
+			status = nvmet_passthru_override_id_ns(req);
 			break;
 		case NVME_ID_CNS_NS_DESC_LIST:
-			nvmet_passthru_override_id_descs(req);
+			status = nvmet_passthru_override_id_descs(req);
 			break;
 		}
 	} else if (status < 0)