qla24xx_vport_delete(struct fc_vport *fc_vport)
 {
        scsi_qla_host_t *vha = fc_vport->dd_data;
+       scsi_qla_host_t *pha = to_qla_parent(vha);
+
+       while (test_bit(LOOP_RESYNC_ACTIVE, &vha->dpc_flags) ||
+           test_bit(FCPORT_UPDATE_NEEDED, &pha->dpc_flags))
+               msleep(1000);
 
        qla24xx_disable_vp(vha);
        qla24xx_deallocate_vp_id(vha);
 
 
        /* Go with deferred removal of rport references. */
        list_for_each_entry(fcport, &ha->fcports, list)
-               if (fcport->drport)
+               if (fcport->drport &&
+                   atomic_read(&fcport->state) != FCS_UNCONFIGURED)
                        qla2x00_rport_del(fcport);
 }
 
 
 {
        int             ret, nseg;
        unsigned long   flags;
-       scsi_qla_host_t *ha, *pha;
+       scsi_qla_host_t *ha;
        struct scsi_cmnd *cmd;
        uint32_t        *clr_ptr;
        uint32_t        index;
        /* Setup device pointers. */
        ret = 0;
        ha = sp->ha;
-       pha = to_qla_parent(ha);
        reg = &ha->iobase->isp;
        cmd = sp->cmd;
        /* So we know we haven't pci_map'ed anything yet */
        }
 
        /* Acquire ring specific lock */
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&pha->hardware_lock, flags);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
 
        /* Check for room in outstanding command list. */
        handle = ha->current_outstanding_cmd;
            ha->response_ring_ptr->signature != RESPONSE_PROCESSED)
                qla2x00_process_response_queue(ha);
 
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pha->hardware_lock, flags);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
        return (QLA_SUCCESS);
 
 queuing_error:
        if (tot_dsds)
                scsi_dma_unmap(cmd);
 
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pha->hardware_lock, flags);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
 
        return (QLA_FUNCTION_FAILED);
 }
 
        uint32_t        handle;
        mbx_cmd_t       mc;
        mbx_cmd_t       *mcp = &mc;
-       scsi_qla_host_t *pha = to_qla_parent(ha);
 
        DEBUG11(printk("qla2x00_abort_command(%ld): entered.\n", ha->host_no));
 
        fcport = sp->fcport;
 
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&pha->hardware_lock, flags);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
        for (handle = 1; handle < MAX_OUTSTANDING_COMMANDS; handle++) {
                if (ha->outstanding_cmds[handle] == sp)
                        break;
        }
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pha->hardware_lock, flags);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
 
        if (handle == MAX_OUTSTANDING_COMMANDS) {
                /* command not found */
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&pha->hardware_lock, flags);
        for (handle = 1; handle < MAX_OUTSTANDING_COMMANDS; handle++) {
-               if (ha->outstanding_cmds[handle] == sp)
+               if (pha->outstanding_cmds[handle] == sp)
                        break;
        }
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pha->hardware_lock, flags);
 
                    vha->host_no, fcport->loop_id, fcport->vp_idx));
 
                qla2x00_mark_device_lost(vha, fcport, 0, 0);
+               atomic_set(&fcport->state, FCS_UNCONFIGURED);
        }
 }
 
 
        int rval;
        scsi_qla_host_t *pha = to_qla_parent(ha);
 
-       if (unlikely(pci_channel_offline(ha->pdev))) {
+       if (unlikely(pci_channel_offline(pha->pdev))) {
                cmd->result = DID_REQUEUE << 16;
                goto qc24_fail_command;
        }
                            ha->host_no));
                }
 
-               if (test_and_clear_bit(FCPORT_UPDATE_NEEDED, &ha->dpc_flags))
+               if (test_bit(FCPORT_UPDATE_NEEDED, &ha->dpc_flags)) {
                        qla2x00_update_fcports(ha);
+                       clear_bit(FCPORT_UPDATE_NEEDED, &ha->dpc_flags);
+               }
 
                if (test_and_clear_bit(RESET_MARKER_NEEDED, &ha->dpc_flags) &&
                    (!(test_and_set_bit(RESET_ACTIVE, &ha->dpc_flags)))) {