diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/admin-cmd.c b/drivers/nvme/target/admin-cmd.c
index 42b8bba..105ace8 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/admin-cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/admin-cmd.c
@@ -480,22 +480,16 @@ static void nvmet_execute_keep_alive(struct nvmet_req *req)
 	nvmet_req_complete(req, 0);
 }
 
-int nvmet_parse_admin_cmd(struct nvmet_req *req)
+u16 nvmet_parse_admin_cmd(struct nvmet_req *req)
 {
 	struct nvme_command *cmd = req->cmd;
+	u16 ret;
 
 	req->ns = NULL;
 
-	if (unlikely(!(req->sq->ctrl->cc & NVME_CC_ENABLE))) {
-		pr_err("got admin cmd %d while CC.EN == 0\n",
-		       cmd->common.opcode);
-		return NVME_SC_CMD_SEQ_ERROR | NVME_SC_DNR;
-	}
-	if (unlikely(!(req->sq->ctrl->csts & NVME_CSTS_RDY))) {
-		pr_err("got admin cmd %d while CSTS.RDY == 0\n",
-		       cmd->common.opcode);
-		return NVME_SC_CMD_SEQ_ERROR | NVME_SC_DNR;
-	}
+	ret = nvmet_check_ctrl_status(req, cmd);
+	if (unlikely(ret))
+		return ret;
 
 	switch (cmd->common.opcode) {
 	case nvme_admin_get_log_page:
@@ -545,6 +539,7 @@ int nvmet_parse_admin_cmd(struct nvmet_req *req)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	pr_err("unhandled cmd %d\n", cmd->common.opcode);
+	pr_err("unhandled cmd %d on qid %d\n", cmd->common.opcode,
+	       req->sq->qid);
 	return NVME_SC_INVALID_OPCODE | NVME_SC_DNR;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
index 2536119..cf90713 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
@@ -661,6 +661,23 @@ u16 nvmet_ctrl_find_get(const char *subsysnqn, const char *hostnqn, u16 cntlid,
 	return status;
 }
 
+u16 nvmet_check_ctrl_status(struct nvmet_req *req, struct nvme_command *cmd)
+{
+	if (unlikely(!(req->sq->ctrl->cc & NVME_CC_ENABLE))) {
+		pr_err("got io cmd %d while CC.EN == 0 on qid = %d\n",
+		       cmd->common.opcode, req->sq->qid);
+		return NVME_SC_CMD_SEQ_ERROR | NVME_SC_DNR;
+	}
+
+	if (unlikely(!(req->sq->ctrl->csts & NVME_CSTS_RDY))) {
+		pr_err("got io cmd %d while CSTS.RDY == 0 on qid = %d\n",
+		       cmd->common.opcode, req->sq->qid);
+		req->ns = NULL;
+		return NVME_SC_CMD_SEQ_ERROR | NVME_SC_DNR;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static bool __nvmet_host_allowed(struct nvmet_subsys *subsys,
 		const char *hostnqn)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/discovery.c b/drivers/nvme/target/discovery.c
index 745f26f..1aaf597 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/discovery.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/discovery.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static void nvmet_execute_identify_disc_ctrl(struct nvmet_req *req)
 	nvmet_req_complete(req, status);
 }
 
-int nvmet_parse_discovery_cmd(struct nvmet_req *req)
+u16 nvmet_parse_discovery_cmd(struct nvmet_req *req)
 {
 	struct nvme_command *cmd = req->cmd;
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd.c b/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd.c
index 8bd022af..2a3c15b 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static void nvmet_execute_prop_get(struct nvmet_req *req)
 	nvmet_req_complete(req, status);
 }
 
-int nvmet_parse_fabrics_cmd(struct nvmet_req *req)
+u16 nvmet_parse_fabrics_cmd(struct nvmet_req *req)
 {
 	struct nvme_command *cmd = req->cmd;
 
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static void nvmet_execute_io_connect(struct nvmet_req *req)
 	goto out;
 }
 
-int nvmet_parse_connect_cmd(struct nvmet_req *req)
+u16 nvmet_parse_connect_cmd(struct nvmet_req *req)
 {
 	struct nvme_command *cmd = req->cmd;
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd.c b/drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd.c
index 190b687..27623f2 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd.c
@@ -196,26 +196,19 @@ static void nvmet_execute_write_zeroes(struct nvmet_req *req)
 	}
 }
 
-int nvmet_parse_io_cmd(struct nvmet_req *req)
+u16 nvmet_parse_io_cmd(struct nvmet_req *req)
 {
 	struct nvme_command *cmd = req->cmd;
+	u16 ret;
 
-	if (unlikely(!(req->sq->ctrl->cc & NVME_CC_ENABLE))) {
-		pr_err("got io cmd %d while CC.EN == 0\n",
-		       cmd->common.opcode);
+	ret = nvmet_check_ctrl_status(req, cmd);
+	if (unlikely(ret)) {
 		req->ns = NULL;
-		return NVME_SC_CMD_SEQ_ERROR | NVME_SC_DNR;
-	}
-
-	if (unlikely(!(req->sq->ctrl->csts & NVME_CSTS_RDY))) {
-		pr_err("got io cmd %d while CSTS.RDY == 0\n",
-		       cmd->common.opcode);
-		req->ns = NULL;
-		return NVME_SC_CMD_SEQ_ERROR | NVME_SC_DNR;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	req->ns = nvmet_find_namespace(req->sq->ctrl, cmd->rw.nsid);
-	if (!req->ns)
+	if (unlikely(!req->ns))
 		return NVME_SC_INVALID_NS | NVME_SC_DNR;
 
 	switch (cmd->common.opcode) {
@@ -237,7 +230,8 @@ int nvmet_parse_io_cmd(struct nvmet_req *req)
 		req->execute = nvmet_execute_write_zeroes;
 		return 0;
 	default:
-		pr_err("unhandled cmd %d\n", cmd->common.opcode);
+		pr_err("unhandled cmd %d on qid %d\n", cmd->common.opcode,
+		       req->sq->qid);
 		return NVME_SC_INVALID_OPCODE | NVME_SC_DNR;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/nvmet.h b/drivers/nvme/target/nvmet.h
index f7ff15f..7cb77ba 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/nvmet.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/nvmet.h
@@ -253,11 +253,11 @@ struct nvmet_async_event {
 	u8			log_page;
 };
 
-int nvmet_parse_connect_cmd(struct nvmet_req *req);
-int nvmet_parse_io_cmd(struct nvmet_req *req);
-int nvmet_parse_admin_cmd(struct nvmet_req *req);
-int nvmet_parse_discovery_cmd(struct nvmet_req *req);
-int nvmet_parse_fabrics_cmd(struct nvmet_req *req);
+u16 nvmet_parse_connect_cmd(struct nvmet_req *req);
+u16 nvmet_parse_io_cmd(struct nvmet_req *req);
+u16 nvmet_parse_admin_cmd(struct nvmet_req *req);
+u16 nvmet_parse_discovery_cmd(struct nvmet_req *req);
+u16 nvmet_parse_fabrics_cmd(struct nvmet_req *req);
 
 bool nvmet_req_init(struct nvmet_req *req, struct nvmet_cq *cq,
 		struct nvmet_sq *sq, struct nvmet_fabrics_ops *ops);
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ u16 nvmet_alloc_ctrl(const char *subsysnqn, const char *hostnqn,
 u16 nvmet_ctrl_find_get(const char *subsysnqn, const char *hostnqn, u16 cntlid,
 		struct nvmet_req *req, struct nvmet_ctrl **ret);
 void nvmet_ctrl_put(struct nvmet_ctrl *ctrl);
+u16 nvmet_check_ctrl_status(struct nvmet_req *req, struct nvme_command *cmd);
 
 struct nvmet_subsys *nvmet_subsys_alloc(const char *subsysnqn,
 		enum nvme_subsys_type type);