*/
 #define HWRM_PREP(req, type, kong) do { \
        rte_spinlock_lock(&bp->hwrm_lock); \
+       if (bp->hwrm_cmd_resp_addr == NULL) { \
+               rte_spinlock_unlock(&bp->hwrm_lock); \
+               return -EACCES; \
+       } \
        memset(bp->hwrm_cmd_resp_addr, 0, bp->max_resp_len); \
        req.req_type = rte_cpu_to_le_16(HWRM_##type); \
        req.cmpl_ring = rte_cpu_to_le_16(-1); \
        }
 }
 
-static void reserve_resources_from_vf(struct bnxt *bp,
-                                     struct hwrm_func_cfg_input *cfg_req,
-                                     int vf)
+static int reserve_resources_from_vf(struct bnxt *bp,
+                                    struct hwrm_func_cfg_input *cfg_req,
+                                    int vf)
 {
        struct hwrm_func_qcaps_input req = {0};
        struct hwrm_func_qcaps_output *resp = bp->hwrm_cmd_resp_addr;
        bp->max_ring_grps -= rte_le_to_cpu_16(resp->max_hw_ring_grps);
 
        HWRM_UNLOCK();
+
+       return 0;
 }
 
 int bnxt_hwrm_func_qcfg_current_vf_vlan(struct bnxt *bp, int vf)