megasas_internal_reset_defer_cmds(struct megasas_instance *instance)
{
	struct megasas_cmd *cmd;
	int i;
	u16 max_cmd = instance->max_fw_cmds;
	u32 defer_index;
	unsigned long flags;

	defer_index = 0;
	spin_lock_irqsave(&instance->mfi_pool_lock, flags);
	for (i = 0; i < max_cmd; i++) {
		cmd = instance->cmd_list[i];
		if (cmd->sync_cmd == 1 || cmd->scmd) {
			dev_notice(&instance->pdev->dev, "moving cmd[%d]:%p:%d:%p"
					"on the defer queue as internal\n",
				defer_index, cmd, cmd->sync_cmd, cmd->scmd);

			if (!list_empty(&cmd->list)) {
				dev_notice(&instance->pdev->dev, "ERROR while"
					" moving this cmd:%p, %d %p, it was"
					"discovered on some list?\n",
					cmd, cmd->sync_cmd, cmd->scmd);

				list_del_init(&cmd->list);
			}
			defer_index++;
			list_add_tail(&cmd->list,
				&instance->internal_reset_pending_q);
		}
	}
	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&instance->mfi_pool_lock, flags);
}

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