diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hnae3.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hnae3.h
index f57034d1654cbc05585b2592acd9d743ac3214a1..5b3b10479cd4c5c287b08526dd2713559a1a3716 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hnae3.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hnae3.h
@@ -534,9 +534,6 @@ struct hnae3_handle {
 	struct hnae3_ae_algo *ae_algo;  /* the class who provides this handle */
 	u64 flags; /* Indicate the capabilities for this handle*/
 
-	unsigned long last_reset_time;
-	enum hnae3_reset_type reset_level;
-
 	union {
 		struct net_device *netdev; /* first member */
 		struct hnae3_knic_private_info kinfo;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c
index d573f5fc9575a3595af5c49dbe11fa3673e9cff5..183fd8344b80a1371a4ad506ad8cda7bf55234ad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c
@@ -379,7 +379,6 @@ static int hns3_nic_net_up(struct net_device *netdev)
 
 static int hns3_nic_net_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
-	struct hns3_nic_priv *priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	struct hnae3_handle *h = hns3_get_handle(netdev);
 	struct hnae3_knic_private_info *kinfo;
 	int i, ret;
@@ -406,7 +405,6 @@ static int hns3_nic_net_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 				       kinfo->prio_tc[i]);
 	}
 
-	priv->ae_handle->last_reset_time = jiffies;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1648,10 +1646,9 @@ static void hns3_nic_net_timeout(struct net_device *ndev)
 
 	priv->tx_timeout_count++;
 
-	if (time_before(jiffies, (h->last_reset_time + ndev->watchdog_timeo)))
-		return;
-
-	/* request the reset */
+	/* request the reset, and let the hclge to determine
+	 * which reset level should be done
+	 */
 	if (h->ae_algo->ops->reset_event)
 		h->ae_algo->ops->reset_event(h->pdev, h);
 }
@@ -3370,7 +3367,6 @@ static int hns3_client_init(struct hnae3_handle *handle)
 	priv->dev = &pdev->dev;
 	priv->netdev = netdev;
 	priv->ae_handle = handle;
-	priv->ae_handle->last_reset_time = jiffies;
 	priv->tx_timeout_count = 0;
 
 	handle->kinfo.netdev = netdev;
@@ -3390,11 +3386,6 @@ static int hns3_client_init(struct hnae3_handle *handle)
 	/* Carrier off reporting is important to ethtool even BEFORE open */
 	netif_carrier_off(netdev);
 
-	if (handle->flags & HNAE3_SUPPORT_VF)
-		handle->reset_level = HNAE3_VF_RESET;
-	else
-		handle->reset_level = HNAE3_FUNC_RESET;
-
 	ret = hns3_get_ring_config(priv);
 	if (ret) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -3785,7 +3776,6 @@ static int hns3_reset_notify_up_enet(struct hnae3_handle *handle)
 				   "hns net up fail, ret=%d!\n", ret);
 			return ret;
 		}
-		handle->last_reset_time = jiffies;
 	}
 
 	clear_bit(HNS3_NIC_STATE_RESETTING, &priv->state);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
index 62022d552f5d9fa11e08737c142ce1591ad20796..a90c19e6f2cae9fb4581d93f52364f0e3c1401bb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
@@ -2465,15 +2465,14 @@ static void hclge_clear_reset_cause(struct hclge_dev *hdev)
 static void hclge_reset(struct hclge_dev *hdev)
 {
 	struct hnae3_ae_dev *ae_dev = pci_get_drvdata(hdev->pdev);
-	struct hnae3_handle *handle;
 
 	/* Initialize ae_dev reset status as well, in case enet layer wants to
 	 * know if device is undergoing reset
 	 */
 	ae_dev->reset_type = hdev->reset_type;
 	hdev->reset_count++;
+	hdev->last_reset_time = jiffies;
 	/* perform reset of the stack & ae device for a client */
-	handle = &hdev->vport[0].nic;
 	rtnl_lock();
 	hclge_notify_client(hdev, HNAE3_DOWN_CLIENT);
 	rtnl_unlock();
@@ -2493,7 +2492,6 @@ static void hclge_reset(struct hclge_dev *hdev)
 	}
 
 	hclge_notify_client(hdev, HNAE3_UP_CLIENT);
-	handle->last_reset_time = jiffies;
 	rtnl_unlock();
 	ae_dev->reset_type = HNAE3_NONE_RESET;
 }
@@ -2521,24 +2519,24 @@ static void hclge_reset_event(struct pci_dev *pdev, struct hnae3_handle *handle)
 	if (!handle)
 		handle = &hdev->vport[0].nic;
 
-	if (time_before(jiffies, (handle->last_reset_time + 3 * HZ)))
+	if (time_before(jiffies, (hdev->last_reset_time + 3 * HZ)))
 		return;
 	else if (hdev->default_reset_request)
-		handle->reset_level =
+		hdev->reset_level =
 			hclge_get_reset_level(hdev,
 					      &hdev->default_reset_request);
-	else if (time_after(jiffies, (handle->last_reset_time + 4 * 5 * HZ)))
-		handle->reset_level = HNAE3_FUNC_RESET;
+	else if (time_after(jiffies, (hdev->last_reset_time + 4 * 5 * HZ)))
+		hdev->reset_level = HNAE3_FUNC_RESET;
 
 	dev_info(&hdev->pdev->dev, "received reset event , reset type is %d",
-		 handle->reset_level);
+		 hdev->reset_level);
 
 	/* request reset & schedule reset task */
-	set_bit(handle->reset_level, &hdev->reset_request);
+	set_bit(hdev->reset_level, &hdev->reset_request);
 	hclge_reset_task_schedule(hdev);
 
-	if (handle->reset_level < HNAE3_GLOBAL_RESET)
-		handle->reset_level++;
+	if (hdev->reset_level < HNAE3_GLOBAL_RESET)
+		hdev->reset_level++;
 }
 
 static void hclge_set_def_reset_request(struct hnae3_ae_dev *ae_dev,
@@ -2560,6 +2558,7 @@ static void hclge_reset_subtask(struct hclge_dev *hdev)
 	 *    b. else, we can come back later to check this status so re-sched
 	 *       now.
 	 */
+	hdev->last_reset_time = jiffies;
 	hdev->reset_type = hclge_get_reset_level(hdev, &hdev->reset_pending);
 	if (hdev->reset_type != HNAE3_NONE_RESET)
 		hclge_reset(hdev);
@@ -6670,6 +6669,7 @@ static int hclge_init_ae_dev(struct hnae3_ae_dev *ae_dev)
 	hdev->pdev = pdev;
 	hdev->ae_dev = ae_dev;
 	hdev->reset_type = HNAE3_NONE_RESET;
+	hdev->reset_level = HNAE3_FUNC_RESET;
 	ae_dev->priv = hdev;
 
 	ret = hclge_pci_init(hdev);
@@ -6814,6 +6814,7 @@ static int hclge_init_ae_dev(struct hnae3_ae_dev *ae_dev)
 	hclge_enable_vector(&hdev->misc_vector, true);
 
 	hclge_state_init(hdev);
+	hdev->last_reset_time = jiffies;
 
 	pr_info("%s driver initialization finished.\n", HCLGE_DRIVER_NAME);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.h
index b6a17f56c8d8737a78030fcc5a009ae4cc40de4e..69bdb7f646eee380e58c1b9413c16895f56c1bfe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.h
@@ -593,8 +593,10 @@ struct hclge_dev {
 	struct hclge_misc_vector misc_vector;
 	struct hclge_hw_stats hw_stats;
 	unsigned long state;
+	unsigned long last_reset_time;
 
 	enum hnae3_reset_type reset_type;
+	enum hnae3_reset_type reset_level;
 	unsigned long default_reset_request;
 	unsigned long reset_request;	/* reset has been requested */
 	unsigned long reset_pending;	/* client rst is pending to be served */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
index 7531bdde02a77f44c2bf7e343b315614eaf3dee9..4a2148bde35af9ab0e3e273654ec9ad8226e5a16 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
@@ -1234,17 +1234,17 @@ static void hclgevf_reset_event(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	dev_info(&hdev->pdev->dev, "received reset request from VF enet\n");
 
 	if (!hdev->default_reset_request)
-		handle->reset_level =
+		hdev->reset_level =
 			hclgevf_get_reset_level(hdev,
 						&hdev->default_reset_request);
 	else
-		handle->reset_level = HNAE3_VF_RESET;
+		hdev->reset_level = HNAE3_VF_RESET;
 
 	/* reset of this VF requested */
 	set_bit(HCLGEVF_RESET_REQUESTED, &hdev->reset_state);
 	hclgevf_reset_task_schedule(hdev);
 
-	handle->last_reset_time = jiffies;
+	hdev->last_reset_time = jiffies;
 }
 
 static void hclgevf_set_def_reset_request(struct hnae3_ae_dev *ae_dev,
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ static void hclgevf_reset_service_task(struct work_struct *work)
 		 */
 		if (hdev->reset_attempts > 3) {
 			/* prepare for full reset of stack + pcie interface */
-			hdev->nic.reset_level = HNAE3_VF_FULL_RESET;
+			hdev->reset_level = HNAE3_VF_FULL_RESET;
 
 			/* "defer" schedule the reset task again */
 			set_bit(HCLGEVF_RESET_PENDING, &hdev->reset_state);
@@ -1985,6 +1985,7 @@ static int hclgevf_init_hdev(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 	}
 
 	hclgevf_state_init(hdev);
+	hdev->reset_level = HNAE3_VF_RESET;
 
 	ret = hclgevf_misc_irq_init(hdev);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -2026,6 +2027,7 @@ static int hclgevf_init_hdev(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 		goto err_config;
 	}
 
+	hdev->last_reset_time = jiffies;
 	pr_info("finished initializing %s driver\n", HCLGEVF_DRIVER_NAME);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.h
index ffb8c7768b88a98216fbc7711246ca1f35ac1575..0ea4c9b3ae0a90e495ffc5efcd9b0947bd782988 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.h
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ struct hclgevf_dev {
 	struct hclgevf_rss_cfg rss_cfg;
 	unsigned long state;
 	unsigned long default_reset_request;
+	unsigned long last_reset_time;
+	enum hnae3_reset_type reset_level;
 
 #define HCLGEVF_RESET_REQUESTED		0
 #define HCLGEVF_RESET_PENDING		1
@@ -198,14 +200,14 @@ static inline bool hclgevf_dev_ongoing_reset(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 {
 	return (hdev &&
 		(test_bit(HCLGEVF_STATE_RST_HANDLING, &hdev->state)) &&
-		(hdev->nic.reset_level == HNAE3_VF_RESET));
+		(hdev->reset_level == HNAE3_VF_RESET));
 }
 
 static inline bool hclgevf_dev_ongoing_full_reset(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 {
 	return (hdev &&
 		(test_bit(HCLGEVF_STATE_RST_HANDLING, &hdev->state)) &&
-		(hdev->nic.reset_level == HNAE3_VF_FULL_RESET));
+		(hdev->reset_level == HNAE3_VF_FULL_RESET));
 }
 
 int hclgevf_send_mbx_msg(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev, u16 code, u16 subcode,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_mbx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_mbx.c
index e9d5a4f96304e114722caea9c21509a4e0b6cc6c..558e3b838676eb7ac467e94fa098b33ebed1aaf6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_mbx.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ void hclgevf_mbx_async_handler(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 			 * has been completely reset. After this stack should
 			 * eventually be re-initialized.
 			 */
-			hdev->nic.reset_level = HNAE3_VF_RESET;
+			hdev->reset_level = HNAE3_VF_RESET;
 			set_bit(HCLGEVF_RESET_PENDING, &hdev->reset_state);
 			hclgevf_reset_task_schedule(hdev);