uint8_t mp_byte;                /* multi-path byte (not used) */
        uint8_t cur_path;               /* current path id */
 
-       struct fc_rport *rport;
+       spinlock_t rport_lock;
+       struct fc_rport *rport, *drport;
        u32 supported_classes;
        struct work_struct rport_add_work;
        struct work_struct rport_del_work;
 #define LOOP_RESET_NEEDED      24
 #define BEACON_BLINK_NEEDED    25
 #define REGISTER_FDMI_NEEDED   26
+#define FCPORT_UPDATE_NEEDED   27
 
        uint32_t        device_flags;
 #define DFLG_LOCAL_DEVICES             BIT_0
 
 extern void qla2x00_restart_queues(scsi_qla_host_t *, uint8_t);
 
 extern void qla2x00_rescan_fcports(scsi_qla_host_t *);
+extern void qla2x00_update_fcports(scsi_qla_host_t *);
 
 extern int qla2x00_abort_isp(scsi_qla_host_t *);
 
 
 extern void qla2x00_cmd_timeout(srb_t *);
 
-extern void qla2x00_mark_device_lost(scsi_qla_host_t *, fc_port_t *, int);
-extern void qla2x00_mark_all_devices_lost(scsi_qla_host_t *);
+extern void qla2x00_mark_device_lost(scsi_qla_host_t *, fc_port_t *, int, int);
+extern void qla2x00_mark_all_devices_lost(scsi_qla_host_t *, int);
 
 extern void qla2x00_blink_led(scsi_qla_host_t *);
 
 
 qla2x00_rport_del(void *data)
 {
        fc_port_t *fcport = data;
+       struct fc_rport *rport;
+       unsigned long flags;
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&fcport->rport_lock, flags);
+       rport = fcport->drport;
+       fcport->drport = NULL;
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fcport->rport_lock, flags);
+       if (rport)
+               fc_remote_port_delete(rport);
 
-       if (fcport->rport)
-               fc_remote_port_delete(fcport->rport);
-       fcport->rport = NULL;
 }
 
 /**
        atomic_set(&fcport->state, FCS_UNCONFIGURED);
        fcport->flags = FCF_RLC_SUPPORT;
        fcport->supported_classes = FC_COS_UNSPECIFIED;
+       spin_lock_init(&fcport->rport_lock);
        INIT_WORK(&fcport->rport_add_work, qla2x00_rport_add, fcport);
        INIT_WORK(&fcport->rport_del_work, qla2x00_rport_del, fcport);
 
 {
        fc_port_t       *fcport;
 
-       qla2x00_mark_all_devices_lost(ha);
+       qla2x00_mark_all_devices_lost(ha, 0);
        list_for_each_entry(fcport, &ha->fcports, list) {
                if (fcport->port_type != FCT_TARGET)
                        continue;
 {
        struct fc_rport_identifiers rport_ids;
        struct fc_rport *rport;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
-       if (fcport->rport) {
-               fc_remote_port_delete(fcport->rport);
-               fcport->rport = NULL;
-       }
+       if (fcport->drport)
+               qla2x00_rport_del(fcport);
+       if (fcport->rport)
+               return;
 
        rport_ids.node_name = wwn_to_u64(fcport->node_name);
        rport_ids.port_name = wwn_to_u64(fcport->port_name);
        rport_ids.port_id = fcport->d_id.b.domain << 16 |
            fcport->d_id.b.area << 8 | fcport->d_id.b.al_pa;
        rport_ids.roles = FC_RPORT_ROLE_UNKNOWN;
-       fcport->rport = rport = fc_remote_port_add(ha->host, 0, &rport_ids);
+       rport = fc_remote_port_add(ha->host, 0, &rport_ids);
        if (!rport) {
                qla_printk(KERN_WARNING, ha,
                    "Unable to allocate fc remote port!\n");
                return;
        }
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&fcport->rport_lock, flags);
+       fcport->rport = rport;
        *((fc_port_t **)rport->dd_data) = fcport;
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fcport->rport_lock, flags);
+
        rport->supported_classes = fcport->supported_classes;
 
        rport_ids.roles = FC_RPORT_ROLE_UNKNOWN;
 
                        if (atomic_read(&fcport->state) == FCS_DEVICE_LOST) {
                                qla2x00_mark_device_lost(ha, fcport,
-                                   ql2xplogiabsentdevice);
+                                   ql2xplogiabsentdevice, 0);
                                if (fcport->loop_id != FC_NO_LOOP_ID &&
                                    (fcport->flags & FCF_TAPE_PRESENT) == 0 &&
                                    fcport->port_type != FCT_INITIATOR &&
                                    fcport->port_type != FCT_BROADCAST) {
-
                                        ha->isp_ops.fabric_logout(ha,
                                            fcport->loop_id,
                                            fcport->d_id.b.domain,
                        if (atomic_read(&fcport->state) == FCS_ONLINE) {
                                if (format != 3 ||
                                    fcport->port_type != FCT_INITIATOR) {
-                                       qla2x00_mark_device_lost(ha, fcport, 0);
+                                       qla2x00_mark_device_lost(ha, fcport,
+                                           0, 0);
                                }
                        }
                        fcport->flags &= ~FCF_FARP_DONE;
                        ha->isp_ops.fabric_logout(ha, fcport->loop_id,
                            fcport->d_id.b.domain, fcport->d_id.b.area,
                            fcport->d_id.b.al_pa);
-                       qla2x00_mark_device_lost(ha, fcport, 1);
-
+                       qla2x00_mark_device_lost(ha, fcport, 1, 0);
                } else {
                        qla2x00_update_fcport(ha, fcport);
                }
                        ha->isp_ops.fabric_logout(ha, fcport->loop_id,
                            fcport->d_id.b.domain, fcport->d_id.b.area,
                            fcport->d_id.b.al_pa);
-                       qla2x00_mark_device_lost(ha, fcport, 1);
+                       qla2x00_mark_device_lost(ha, fcport, 1, 0);
 
                        rval = 1;
                        break;
        qla2x00_probe_for_all_luns(ha);
 }
 
+void
+qla2x00_update_fcports(scsi_qla_host_t *ha)
+{
+       fc_port_t *fcport;
+
+       /* Go with deferred removal of rport references. */
+       list_for_each_entry(fcport, &ha->fcports, list)
+               if (fcport->drport)
+                       qla2x00_rport_del(fcport);
+}
+
 /*
 *  qla2x00_abort_isp
 *      Resets ISP and aborts all outstanding commands.
                atomic_set(&ha->loop_down_timer, LOOP_DOWN_TIME);
                if (atomic_read(&ha->loop_state) != LOOP_DOWN) {
                        atomic_set(&ha->loop_state, LOOP_DOWN);
-                       qla2x00_mark_all_devices_lost(ha);
+                       qla2x00_mark_all_devices_lost(ha, 0);
                } else {
                        if (!atomic_read(&ha->loop_down_timer))
                                atomic_set(&ha->loop_down_timer,
 
                if (atomic_read(&ha->loop_state) != LOOP_DOWN) {
                        atomic_set(&ha->loop_state, LOOP_DOWN);
                        atomic_set(&ha->loop_down_timer, LOOP_DOWN_TIME);
-                       qla2x00_mark_all_devices_lost(ha);
+                       qla2x00_mark_all_devices_lost(ha, 1);
                }
 
                set_bit(REGISTER_FC4_NEEDED, &ha->dpc_flags);
                        atomic_set(&ha->loop_state, LOOP_DOWN);
                        atomic_set(&ha->loop_down_timer, LOOP_DOWN_TIME);
                        ha->device_flags |= DFLG_NO_CABLE;
-                       qla2x00_mark_all_devices_lost(ha);
+                       qla2x00_mark_all_devices_lost(ha, 1);
                }
 
                ha->flags.management_server_logged_in = 0;
                if (atomic_read(&ha->loop_state) != LOOP_DOWN) {
                        atomic_set(&ha->loop_state, LOOP_DOWN);
                        atomic_set(&ha->loop_down_timer, LOOP_DOWN_TIME);
-                       qla2x00_mark_all_devices_lost(ha);
+                       qla2x00_mark_all_devices_lost(ha, 1);
                }
 
                set_bit(RESET_MARKER_NEEDED, &ha->dpc_flags);
                        if (!atomic_read(&ha->loop_down_timer))
                                atomic_set(&ha->loop_down_timer,
                                    LOOP_DOWN_TIME);
-                       qla2x00_mark_all_devices_lost(ha);
+                       qla2x00_mark_all_devices_lost(ha, 1);
                }
 
                if (!(test_bit(ABORT_ISP_ACTIVE, &ha->dpc_flags))) {
                        if (!atomic_read(&ha->loop_down_timer))
                                atomic_set(&ha->loop_down_timer,
                                    LOOP_DOWN_TIME);
-                       qla2x00_mark_all_devices_lost(ha);
+                       qla2x00_mark_all_devices_lost(ha, 1);
                }
 
                set_bit(LOOP_RESYNC_NEEDED, &ha->dpc_flags);
                 */
                atomic_set(&ha->loop_state, LOOP_UP);
 
-               qla2x00_mark_all_devices_lost(ha);
+               qla2x00_mark_all_devices_lost(ha, 1);
 
                ha->flags.rscn_queue_overflow = 1;
 
 
                cp->result = DID_BUS_BUSY << 16;
                if (atomic_read(&fcport->state) == FCS_ONLINE) {
-                       qla2x00_mark_device_lost(ha, fcport, 1);
+                       qla2x00_mark_device_lost(ha, fcport, 1, 1);
                }
                break;
 
 
                /* Check to see if logout occurred. */
                if ((le16_to_cpu(sts->status_flags) & SF_LOGOUT_SENT))
-                       qla2x00_mark_device_lost(ha, fcport, 1);
+                       qla2x00_mark_device_lost(ha, fcport, 1, 1);
                break;
 
        case CS_QUEUE_FULL:
 
                if (ret == SUCCESS) {
                        if (fcport->flags & FC_FABRIC_DEVICE) {
                                ha->isp_ops.fabric_logout(ha, fcport->loop_id);
-                               qla2x00_mark_device_lost(ha, fcport);
+                               qla2x00_mark_device_lost(ha, fcport, 0, 0);
                        }
                }
 #endif
        pci_disable_device(ha->pdev);
 }
 
+static inline void
+qla2x00_schedule_rport_del(struct scsi_qla_host *ha, fc_port_t *fcport,
+    int defer)
+{
+       unsigned long flags;
+       struct fc_rport *rport;
+
+       if (!fcport->rport)
+               return;
+
+       rport = fcport->rport;
+       if (defer) {
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&fcport->rport_lock, flags);
+               fcport->drport = rport;
+               fcport->rport = NULL;
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fcport->rport_lock, flags);
+               set_bit(FCPORT_UPDATE_NEEDED, &ha->dpc_flags);
+       } else {
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&fcport->rport_lock, flags);
+               fcport->rport = NULL;
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fcport->rport_lock, flags);
+               fc_remote_port_delete(rport);
+       }
+}
+
 /*
  * qla2x00_mark_device_lost Updates fcport state when device goes offline.
  *
  * Context:
  */
 void qla2x00_mark_device_lost(scsi_qla_host_t *ha, fc_port_t *fcport,
-    int do_login)
+    int do_login, int defer)
 {
-       if (atomic_read(&fcport->state) == FCS_ONLINE && fcport->rport)
-               schedule_work(&fcport->rport_del_work);
+       if (atomic_read(&fcport->state) == FCS_ONLINE)
+               qla2x00_schedule_rport_del(ha, fcport, defer);
 
        /*
         * We may need to retry the login, so don't change the state of the
  * Context:
  */
 void
-qla2x00_mark_all_devices_lost(scsi_qla_host_t *ha)
+qla2x00_mark_all_devices_lost(scsi_qla_host_t *ha, int defer)
 {
        fc_port_t *fcport;
 
                 */
                if (atomic_read(&fcport->state) == FCS_DEVICE_DEAD)
                        continue;
-               if (atomic_read(&fcport->state) == FCS_ONLINE && fcport->rport)
-                       schedule_work(&fcport->rport_del_work);
+               if (atomic_read(&fcport->state) == FCS_ONLINE)
+                       qla2x00_schedule_rport_del(ha, fcport, defer);
                atomic_set(&fcport->state, FCS_DEVICE_LOST);
        }
+
+       if (defer && ha->dpc_wait && !ha->dpc_active)
+               up(ha->dpc_wait);
 }
 
 /*
                            ha->host_no));
                }
 
+               if (test_and_clear_bit(FCPORT_UPDATE_NEEDED, &ha->dpc_flags))
+                       qla2x00_update_fcports(ha);
+
                if (test_and_clear_bit(LOOP_RESET_NEEDED, &ha->dpc_flags)) {
                        DEBUG(printk("scsi(%ld): dpc: sched loop_reset()\n",
                            ha->host_no));
        if ((test_bit(ISP_ABORT_NEEDED, &ha->dpc_flags) ||
            test_bit(LOOP_RESYNC_NEEDED, &ha->dpc_flags) ||
            test_bit(LOOP_RESET_NEEDED, &ha->dpc_flags) ||
+           test_bit(FCPORT_UPDATE_NEEDED, &ha->dpc_flags) ||
            start_dpc ||
            test_bit(LOGIN_RETRY_NEEDED, &ha->dpc_flags) ||
            test_bit(RESET_MARKER_NEEDED, &ha->dpc_flags) ||