}
 
 static void
-hns3_mbx_handler(struct hns3_hw *hw)
+hns3vf_handle_link_change_event(struct hns3_hw *hw,
+                               struct hns3_mbx_pf_to_vf_cmd *req)
 {
-       enum hns3_reset_level reset_level;
        uint8_t link_status, link_duplex;
+       uint16_t *msg_q = req->msg;
        uint8_t support_push_lsc;
        uint32_t link_speed;
-       uint16_t *msg_q;
-       uint8_t opcode;
-       uint32_t tail;
 
-       tail = hw->arq.tail;
-
-       /* process all the async queue messages */
-       while (tail != hw->arq.head) {
-               msg_q = hw->arq.msg_q[hw->arq.head];
+       memcpy(&link_speed, &msg_q[2], sizeof(link_speed));
+       link_status = rte_le_to_cpu_16(msg_q[1]);
+       link_duplex = (uint8_t)rte_le_to_cpu_16(msg_q[4]);
+       hns3vf_update_link_status(hw, link_status, link_speed,
+                                 link_duplex);
+       support_push_lsc = (*(uint8_t *)&msg_q[5]) & 1u;
+       hns3vf_update_push_lsc_cap(hw, support_push_lsc);
+}
 
-               opcode = msg_q[0] & 0xff;
-               switch (opcode) {
-               case HNS3_MBX_LINK_STAT_CHANGE:
-                       memcpy(&link_speed, &msg_q[2], sizeof(link_speed));
-                       link_status = rte_le_to_cpu_16(msg_q[1]);
-                       link_duplex = (uint8_t)rte_le_to_cpu_16(msg_q[4]);
-                       hns3vf_update_link_status(hw, link_status, link_speed,
-                                                 link_duplex);
-                       support_push_lsc = (*(uint8_t *)&msg_q[5]) & 1u;
-                       hns3vf_update_push_lsc_cap(hw, support_push_lsc);
-                       break;
-               case HNS3_MBX_ASSERTING_RESET:
-                       /* PF has asserted reset hence VF should go in pending
-                        * state and poll for the hardware reset status till it
-                        * has been completely reset. After this stack should
-                        * eventually be re-initialized.
-                        */
-                       reset_level = rte_le_to_cpu_16(msg_q[1]);
-                       hns3_atomic_set_bit(reset_level, &hw->reset.pending);
+static void
+hns3_handle_asserting_reset(struct hns3_hw *hw,
+                           struct hns3_mbx_pf_to_vf_cmd *req)
+{
+       enum hns3_reset_level reset_level;
+       uint16_t *msg_q = req->msg;
 
-                       hns3_warn(hw, "PF inform reset level %d", reset_level);
-                       hw->reset.stats.request_cnt++;
-                       hns3_schedule_reset(HNS3_DEV_HW_TO_ADAPTER(hw));
-                       break;
-               default:
-                       hns3_err(hw, "Fetched unsupported(%u) message from arq",
-                                opcode);
-                       break;
-               }
+       /*
+        * PF has asserted reset hence VF should go in pending
+        * state and poll for the hardware reset status till it
+        * has been completely reset. After this stack should
+        * eventually be re-initialized.
+        */
+       reset_level = rte_le_to_cpu_16(msg_q[1]);
+       hns3_atomic_set_bit(reset_level, &hw->reset.pending);
 
-               hns3_mbx_head_ptr_move_arq(hw->arq);
-               msg_q = hw->arq.msg_q[hw->arq.head];
-       }
+       hns3_warn(hw, "PF inform reset level %d", reset_level);
+       hw->reset.stats.request_cnt++;
+       hns3_schedule_reset(HNS3_DEV_HW_TO_ADAPTER(hw));
 }
 
 /*
 }
 
 static void
-hns3_handle_link_change_event(struct hns3_hw *hw,
+hns3pf_handle_link_change_event(struct hns3_hw *hw,
                              struct hns3_mbx_pf_to_vf_cmd *req)
 {
 #define LINK_STATUS_OFFSET     1
        struct hns3_mbx_pf_to_vf_cmd *req;
        struct hns3_cmd_desc *desc;
        uint32_t msg_data;
-       uint16_t *msg_q;
        uint8_t opcode;
        uint16_t flag;
        uint8_t *temp;
                        hns3_update_resp_position(hw, msg_data);
                        break;
                case HNS3_MBX_LINK_STAT_CHANGE:
+                       hns3vf_handle_link_change_event(hw, req);
+                       break;
                case HNS3_MBX_ASSERTING_RESET:
-                       msg_q = hw->arq.msg_q[hw->arq.tail];
-                       memcpy(&msg_q[0], req->msg,
-                              HNS3_MBX_MAX_ARQ_MSG_SIZE * sizeof(uint16_t));
-                       hns3_mbx_tail_ptr_move_arq(hw->arq);
-
-                       hns3_mbx_handler(hw);
+                       hns3_handle_asserting_reset(hw, req);
                        break;
                case HNS3_MBX_PUSH_LINK_STATUS:
-                       hns3_handle_link_change_event(hw, req);
+                       hns3pf_handle_link_change_event(hw, req);
                        break;
                case HNS3_MBX_PUSH_VLAN_INFO:
                        /*