init_waitqueue_head(&port->remove_wq);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&port->unit_list_head);
        INIT_WORK(&port->gid_pn_work, zfcp_erp_port_strategy_open_lookup);
+       INIT_WORK(&port->test_link_work, zfcp_fc_link_test_work);
 
        port->adapter = adapter;
        port->d_id = d_id;
 
        u32                    maxframe_size;
        u32                    supported_classes;
        struct work_struct     gid_pn_work;
+       struct work_struct     test_link_work;
 };
 
 struct zfcp_unit {
 
 extern int zfcp_fc_ns_gid_pn(struct zfcp_erp_action *);
 extern void zfcp_fc_plogi_evaluate(struct zfcp_port *, struct fsf_plogi *);
 extern void zfcp_test_link(struct zfcp_port *);
+extern void zfcp_fc_link_test_work(struct work_struct *);
 extern void zfcp_fc_nameserver_init(struct zfcp_adapter *);
 
 /* zfcp_fsf.c */
 
        return zfcp_fsf_send_els(&adisc->els);
 }
 
-/**
- * zfcp_test_link - lightweight link test procedure
- * @port: port to be tested
- *
- * Test status of a link to a remote port using the ELS command ADISC.
- * If there is a problem with the remote port, error recovery steps
- * will be triggered.
- */
-void zfcp_test_link(struct zfcp_port *port)
+void zfcp_fc_link_test_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
+       struct zfcp_port *port =
+               container_of(work, struct zfcp_port, test_link_work);
        int retval;
 
-       zfcp_port_get(port);
        retval = zfcp_fc_adisc(port);
        if (retval == 0)
                return;
                zfcp_erp_port_forced_reopen(port, 0, 65, NULL);
 }
 
+/**
+ * zfcp_test_link - lightweight link test procedure
+ * @port: port to be tested
+ *
+ * Test status of a link to a remote port using the ELS command ADISC.
+ * If there is a problem with the remote port, error recovery steps
+ * will be triggered.
+ */
+void zfcp_test_link(struct zfcp_port *port)
+{
+       zfcp_port_get(port);
+       if (!queue_work(zfcp_data.work_queue, &port->test_link_work))
+               zfcp_port_put(port);
+}
+
 static void zfcp_free_sg_env(struct zfcp_gpn_ft *gpn_ft, int buf_num)
 {
        struct scatterlist *sg = &gpn_ft->sg_req;
 
        }
 }
 
-static int zfcp_fsf_sbal_available(struct zfcp_adapter *adapter)
-{
-       if (atomic_read(&adapter->req_q.count) > 0)
-               return 1;
-       atomic_inc(&adapter->qdio_outb_full);
-       return 0;
-}
-
 static int zfcp_fsf_req_sbal_get(struct zfcp_adapter *adapter)
        __releases(&adapter->req_q_lock)
        __acquires(&adapter->req_q_lock)
                       ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_UNBLOCKED)))
                return -EBUSY;
 
-       spin_lock(&adapter->req_q_lock);
-       if (!zfcp_fsf_sbal_available(adapter))
+       spin_lock_bh(&adapter->req_q_lock);
+       if (zfcp_fsf_req_sbal_get(adapter))
                goto out;
        req = zfcp_fsf_req_create(adapter, FSF_QTCB_SEND_ELS,
                                  ZFCP_REQ_AUTO_CLEANUP, NULL);
 failed_send:
        zfcp_fsf_req_free(req);
 out:
-       spin_unlock(&adapter->req_q_lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&adapter->req_q_lock);
        return ret;
 }
 
                return -EBUSY;
 
        spin_lock(&adapter->req_q_lock);
-       if (!zfcp_fsf_sbal_available(adapter))
+       if (atomic_read(&adapter->req_q.count) <= 0) {
+               atomic_inc(&adapter->qdio_outb_full);
                goto out;
+       }
        req = zfcp_fsf_req_create(adapter, FSF_QTCB_FCP_CMND,
                                  ZFCP_REQ_AUTO_CLEANUP,
                                  adapter->pool.fsf_req_scsi);