*old_attr = new_attr;
 }
 
+/* replay modify_qp for sqps -- return 0 if all is well, 1 if AQP1 destroyed */
+static int replay_modify_qp(struct ehca_sport *sport)
+{
+       int aqp1_destroyed;
+       unsigned long flags;
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->mod_sqp_lock, flags);
+
+       aqp1_destroyed = !sport->ibqp_sqp[IB_QPT_GSI];
+
+       if (sport->ibqp_sqp[IB_QPT_SMI])
+               ehca_recover_sqp(sport->ibqp_sqp[IB_QPT_SMI]);
+       if (!aqp1_destroyed)
+               ehca_recover_sqp(sport->ibqp_sqp[IB_QPT_GSI]);
+
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->mod_sqp_lock, flags);
+
+       return aqp1_destroyed;
+}
+
 static void parse_ec(struct ehca_shca *shca, u64 eqe)
 {
        u8 ec   = EHCA_BMASK_GET(NEQE_EVENT_CODE, eqe);
        u8 port = EHCA_BMASK_GET(NEQE_PORT_NUMBER, eqe);
        u8 spec_event;
        struct ehca_sport *sport = &shca->sport[port - 1];
-       unsigned long flags;
 
        switch (ec) {
        case 0x30: /* port availability change */
                if (EHCA_BMASK_GET(NEQE_PORT_AVAILABILITY, eqe)) {
-                       int suppress_event;
-                       /* replay modify_qp for sqps */
-                       spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->mod_sqp_lock, flags);
-                       suppress_event = !sport->ibqp_sqp[IB_QPT_GSI];
-                       if (sport->ibqp_sqp[IB_QPT_SMI])
-                               ehca_recover_sqp(sport->ibqp_sqp[IB_QPT_SMI]);
-                       if (!suppress_event)
-                               ehca_recover_sqp(sport->ibqp_sqp[IB_QPT_GSI]);
-                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->mod_sqp_lock, flags);
-
-                       /* AQP1 was destroyed, ignore this event */
-                       if (suppress_event)
-                               break;
+                       /* only replay modify_qp calls in autodetect mode;
+                        * if AQP1 was destroyed, the port is already down
+                        * again and we can drop the event.
+                        */
+                       if (ehca_nr_ports < 0)
+                               if (replay_modify_qp(sport))
+                                       break;
 
                        sport->port_state = IB_PORT_ACTIVE;
                        dispatch_port_event(shca, port, IB_EVENT_PORT_ACTIVE,
                                            "is active");
-                       ehca_query_sma_attr(shca, port,
-                                           &sport->saved_attr);
+                       ehca_query_sma_attr(shca, port, &sport->saved_attr);
                } else {
                        sport->port_state = IB_PORT_DOWN;
                        dispatch_port_event(shca, port, IB_EVENT_PORT_ERR,
 
        if (qp_type == IB_QPT_GSI) {
                h_ret = ehca_define_sqp(shca, my_qp, init_attr);
                if (h_ret != H_SUCCESS) {
+                       kfree(my_qp->mod_qp_parm);
+                       my_qp->mod_qp_parm = NULL;
+                       /* the QP pointer is no longer valid */
+                       shca->sport[init_attr->port_num - 1].ibqp_sqp[qp_type] =
+                               NULL;
                        ret = ehca2ib_return_code(h_ret);
                        goto create_qp_exit6;
                }