diff --git a/drivers/block/nvme-core.c b/drivers/block/nvme-core.c
index cae7cac..2072ae8 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nvme-core.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nvme-core.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <linux/kdev_t.h>
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/list_sort.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
@@ -300,9 +301,16 @@
 
 	if (status == NVME_SC_SUCCESS || status == NVME_SC_ABORT_REQ)
 		++nvmeq->dev->event_limit;
-	if (status == NVME_SC_SUCCESS)
-		dev_warn(nvmeq->q_dmadev,
-			"async event result %08x\n", result);
+	if (status != NVME_SC_SUCCESS)
+		return;
+
+	switch (result & 0xff07) {
+	case NVME_AER_NOTICE_NS_CHANGED:
+		dev_info(nvmeq->q_dmadev, "rescanning\n");
+		schedule_work(&nvmeq->dev->scan_work);
+	default:
+		dev_warn(nvmeq->q_dmadev, "async event result %08x\n", result);
+	}
 }
 
 static void abort_completion(struct nvme_queue *nvmeq, void *ctx,
@@ -1923,8 +1931,13 @@
 	unsigned short bs;
 
 	if (nvme_identify_ns(dev, ns->ns_id, &id)) {
-		dev_warn(dev->dev, "%s: Identify failure\n", __func__);
-		return 0;
+		dev_warn(dev->dev, "%s: Identify failure nvme%dn%d\n", __func__,
+						dev->instance, ns->ns_id);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+	if (id->ncap == 0) {
+		kfree(id);
+		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
 	old_ms = ns->ms;
@@ -1958,7 +1971,7 @@
 								!ns->ext)
 		nvme_init_integrity(ns);
 
-	if (id->ncap == 0 || (ns->ms && !blk_get_integrity(disk)))
+	if (ns->ms && !blk_get_integrity(disk))
 		set_capacity(disk, 0);
 	else
 		set_capacity(disk, le64_to_cpup(&id->nsze) << (ns->lba_shift - 9));
@@ -2073,11 +2086,16 @@
 	 * requires it.
 	 */
 	set_capacity(disk, 0);
-	nvme_revalidate_disk(ns->disk);
+	if (nvme_revalidate_disk(ns->disk))
+		goto out_free_disk;
+
 	add_disk(ns->disk);
 	if (ns->ms)
 		revalidate_disk(ns->disk);
 	return;
+ out_free_disk:
+	kfree(disk);
+	list_del(&ns->list);
  out_free_queue:
 	blk_cleanup_queue(ns->queue);
  out_free_ns:
@@ -2194,6 +2212,99 @@
 	return result;
 }
 
+static void nvme_free_namespace(struct nvme_ns *ns)
+{
+	list_del(&ns->list);
+
+	spin_lock(&dev_list_lock);
+	ns->disk->private_data = NULL;
+	spin_unlock(&dev_list_lock);
+
+	put_disk(ns->disk);
+	kfree(ns);
+}
+
+static int ns_cmp(void *priv, struct list_head *a, struct list_head *b)
+{
+	struct nvme_ns *nsa = container_of(a, struct nvme_ns, list);
+	struct nvme_ns *nsb = container_of(b, struct nvme_ns, list);
+
+	return nsa->ns_id - nsb->ns_id;
+}
+
+static struct nvme_ns *nvme_find_ns(struct nvme_dev *dev, unsigned nsid)
+{
+	struct nvme_ns *ns;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(ns, &dev->namespaces, list) {
+		if (ns->ns_id == nsid)
+			return ns;
+		if (ns->ns_id > nsid)
+			break;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static inline bool nvme_io_incapable(struct nvme_dev *dev)
+{
+	return (!dev->bar || readl(&dev->bar->csts) & NVME_CSTS_CFS ||
+							dev->online_queues < 2);
+}
+
+static void nvme_ns_remove(struct nvme_ns *ns)
+{
+	bool kill = nvme_io_incapable(ns->dev) && !blk_queue_dying(ns->queue);
+
+	if (kill)
+		blk_set_queue_dying(ns->queue);
+	if (ns->disk->flags & GENHD_FL_UP) {
+		if (blk_get_integrity(ns->disk))
+			blk_integrity_unregister(ns->disk);
+		del_gendisk(ns->disk);
+	}
+	if (kill || !blk_queue_dying(ns->queue)) {
+		blk_mq_abort_requeue_list(ns->queue);
+		blk_cleanup_queue(ns->queue);
+        }
+}
+
+static void nvme_scan_namespaces(struct nvme_dev *dev, unsigned nn)
+{
+	struct nvme_ns *ns, *next;
+	unsigned i;
+
+	for (i = 1; i <= nn; i++) {
+		ns = nvme_find_ns(dev, i);
+		if (ns) {
+			if (revalidate_disk(ns->disk)) {
+				nvme_ns_remove(ns);
+				nvme_free_namespace(ns);
+			}
+		} else
+			nvme_alloc_ns(dev, i);
+	}
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(ns, next, &dev->namespaces, list) {
+		if (ns->ns_id > nn) {
+			nvme_ns_remove(ns);
+			nvme_free_namespace(ns);
+		}
+	}
+	list_sort(NULL, &dev->namespaces, ns_cmp);
+}
+
+static void nvme_dev_scan(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct nvme_dev *dev = container_of(work, struct nvme_dev, scan_work);
+	struct nvme_id_ctrl *ctrl;
+
+	if (!dev->tagset.tags)
+		return;
+	if (nvme_identify_ctrl(dev, &ctrl))
+		return;
+	nvme_scan_namespaces(dev, le32_to_cpup(&ctrl->nn));
+	kfree(ctrl);
+}
+
 /*
  * Return: error value if an error occurred setting up the queues or calling
  * Identify Device.  0 if these succeeded, even if adding some of the
@@ -2204,7 +2315,7 @@
 {
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(dev->dev);
 	int res;
-	unsigned nn, i;
+	unsigned nn;
 	struct nvme_id_ctrl *ctrl;
 	int shift = NVME_CAP_MPSMIN(readq(&dev->bar->cap)) + 12;
 
@@ -2250,9 +2361,7 @@
 	if (blk_mq_alloc_tag_set(&dev->tagset))
 		return 0;
 
-	for (i = 1; i <= nn; i++)
-		nvme_alloc_ns(dev, i);
-
+	schedule_work(&dev->scan_work);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2552,17 +2661,8 @@
 {
 	struct nvme_ns *ns;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(ns, &dev->namespaces, list) {
-		if (ns->disk->flags & GENHD_FL_UP) {
-			if (blk_get_integrity(ns->disk))
-				blk_integrity_unregister(ns->disk);
-			del_gendisk(ns->disk);
-		}
-		if (!blk_queue_dying(ns->queue)) {
-			blk_mq_abort_requeue_list(ns->queue);
-			blk_cleanup_queue(ns->queue);
-		}
-	}
+	list_for_each_entry(ns, &dev->namespaces, list)
+		nvme_ns_remove(ns);
 }
 
 static int nvme_setup_prp_pools(struct nvme_dev *dev)
@@ -2621,16 +2721,8 @@
 {
 	struct nvme_ns *ns, *next;
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(ns, next, &dev->namespaces, list) {
-		list_del(&ns->list);
-
-		spin_lock(&dev_list_lock);
-		ns->disk->private_data = NULL;
-		spin_unlock(&dev_list_lock);
-
-		put_disk(ns->disk);
-		kfree(ns);
-	}
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(ns, next, &dev->namespaces, list)
+		nvme_free_namespace(ns);
 }
 
 static void nvme_free_dev(struct kref *kref)
@@ -2814,6 +2906,7 @@
 		spin_unlock(&dev_list_lock);
 	} else {
 		nvme_unfreeze_queues(dev);
+		schedule_work(&dev->scan_work);
 		nvme_set_irq_hints(dev);
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -2935,6 +3028,7 @@
 		goto put_dev;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->node);
+	INIT_WORK(&dev->scan_work, nvme_dev_scan);
 	INIT_WORK(&dev->probe_work, nvme_async_probe);
 	schedule_work(&dev->probe_work);
 	return 0;
@@ -3007,6 +3101,7 @@
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	flush_work(&dev->probe_work);
 	flush_work(&dev->reset_work);
+	flush_work(&dev->scan_work);
 	device_remove_file(dev->device, &dev_attr_reset_controller);
 	nvme_dev_shutdown(dev);
 	nvme_dev_remove(dev);
diff --git a/include/linux/nvme.h b/include/linux/nvme.h
index 986bf8a..c0d94ed 100644
--- a/include/linux/nvme.h
+++ b/include/linux/nvme.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
 	work_func_t reset_workfn;
 	struct work_struct reset_work;
 	struct work_struct probe_work;
+	struct work_struct scan_work;
 	char name[12];
 	char serial[20];
 	char model[40];
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nvme.h b/include/uapi/linux/nvme.h
index b660dc2..732b32e 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nvme.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nvme.h
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@
 	NVME_SMART_CRIT_VOLATILE_MEMORY	= 1 << 4,
 };
 
+enum {
+	NVME_AER_NOTICE_NS_CHANGED	= 0x0002,
+};
+
 struct nvme_lba_range_type {
 	__u8			type;
 	__u8			attributes;