diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
index 2284375..26c67c8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
@@ -559,8 +559,10 @@
 		phba->pport->work_port_events |= WORKER_HB_TMO;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->pport->work_port_lock, iflag);
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&phba->hbalock, iflag);
 	if (phba->work_wait)
 		wake_up(phba->work_wait);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->hbalock, iflag);
 	return;
 }
 
@@ -714,12 +716,10 @@
 	struct lpfc_vport *vport = phba->pport;
 	struct lpfc_sli   *psli = &phba->sli;
 	struct lpfc_sli_ring  *pring;
-	struct lpfc_vport **vports;
 	uint32_t event_data;
 	unsigned long temperature;
 	struct temp_event temp_event_data;
 	struct Scsi_Host  *shost;
-	int i;
 
 	/* If the pci channel is offline, ignore possible errors,
 	 * since we cannot communicate with the pci card anyway. */
@@ -737,17 +737,7 @@
 				"Data: x%x x%x x%x\n",
 				phba->work_hs,
 				phba->work_status[0], phba->work_status[1]);
-		vports = lpfc_create_vport_work_array(phba);
-		if (vports != NULL)
-			for(i = 0;
-			    i <= phba->max_vpi && vports[i] != NULL;
-			    i++){
-				shost = lpfc_shost_from_vport(vports[i]);
-				spin_lock_irq(shost->host_lock);
-				vports[i]->fc_flag |= FC_ESTABLISH_LINK;
-				spin_unlock_irq(shost->host_lock);
-			}
-		lpfc_destroy_vport_work_array(phba, vports);
+
 		spin_lock_irq(&phba->hbalock);
 		psli->sli_flag &= ~LPFC_SLI2_ACTIVE;
 		spin_unlock_irq(&phba->hbalock);
@@ -761,7 +751,6 @@
 		pring = &psli->ring[psli->fcp_ring];
 		lpfc_sli_abort_iocb_ring(phba, pring);
 
-
 		/*
 		 * There was a firmware error.  Take the hba offline and then
 		 * attempt to restart it.
@@ -770,7 +759,6 @@
 		lpfc_offline(phba);
 		lpfc_sli_brdrestart(phba);
 		if (lpfc_online(phba) == 0) {	/* Initialize the HBA */
-			mod_timer(&phba->fc_estabtmo, jiffies + HZ * 60);
 			lpfc_unblock_mgmt_io(phba);
 			return;
 		}
@@ -1454,6 +1442,13 @@
 			NLP_SET_FREE_REQ(ndlp);
 		spin_unlock_irq(&phba->ndlp_lock);
 
+		if (vport->port_type != LPFC_PHYSICAL_PORT &&
+		    ndlp->nlp_DID == Fabric_DID) {
+			/* Just free up ndlp with Fabric_DID for vports */
+			lpfc_nlp_put(ndlp);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		if (ndlp->nlp_type & NLP_FABRIC)
 			lpfc_disc_state_machine(vport, ndlp, NULL,
 					NLP_EVT_DEVICE_RECOVERY);
@@ -1491,31 +1486,6 @@
 	return;
 }
 
-static void
-lpfc_establish_link_tmo(unsigned long ptr)
-{
-	struct lpfc_hba   *phba = (struct lpfc_hba *) ptr;
-	struct lpfc_vport **vports;
-	unsigned long iflag;
-	int i;
-
-	/* Re-establishing Link, timer expired */
-	lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_ERR, LOG_LINK_EVENT,
-			"1300 Re-establishing Link, timer expired "
-			"Data: x%x x%x\n",
-			phba->pport->fc_flag, phba->pport->port_state);
-	vports = lpfc_create_vport_work_array(phba);
-	if (vports != NULL)
-		for(i = 0; i <= phba->max_vpi && vports[i] != NULL; i++) {
-			struct Scsi_Host *shost;
-			shost = lpfc_shost_from_vport(vports[i]);
-			spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, iflag);
-			vports[i]->fc_flag &= ~FC_ESTABLISH_LINK;
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, iflag);
-		}
-	lpfc_destroy_vport_work_array(phba, vports);
-}
-
 void
 lpfc_stop_vport_timers(struct lpfc_vport *vport)
 {
@@ -1529,7 +1499,6 @@
 lpfc_stop_phba_timers(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 {
 	del_timer_sync(&phba->fcp_poll_timer);
-	del_timer_sync(&phba->fc_estabtmo);
 	lpfc_stop_vport_timers(phba->pport);
 	del_timer_sync(&phba->sli.mbox_tmo);
 	del_timer_sync(&phba->fabric_block_timer);
@@ -2005,10 +1974,6 @@
 	phba->max_vpi = LPFC_MAX_VPI;
 
 	/* Initialize timers used by driver */
-	init_timer(&phba->fc_estabtmo);
-	phba->fc_estabtmo.function = lpfc_establish_link_tmo;
-	phba->fc_estabtmo.data = (unsigned long)phba;
-
 	init_timer(&phba->hb_tmofunc);
 	phba->hb_tmofunc.function = lpfc_hb_timeout;
 	phba->hb_tmofunc.data = (unsigned long)phba;
@@ -2416,11 +2381,6 @@
 
 	pci_set_master(pdev);
 
-	/* Re-establishing Link */
-	spin_lock_irq(shost->host_lock);
-	phba->pport->fc_flag |= FC_ESTABLISH_LINK;
-	spin_unlock_irq(shost->host_lock);
-
 	spin_lock_irq(&phba->hbalock);
 	psli->sli_flag &= ~LPFC_SLI2_ACTIVE;
 	spin_unlock_irq(&phba->hbalock);
@@ -2445,9 +2405,7 @@
 	struct Scsi_Host *shost = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct lpfc_hba *phba = ((struct lpfc_vport *)shost->hostdata)->phba;
 
-	if (lpfc_online(phba) == 0) {
-		mod_timer(&phba->fc_estabtmo, jiffies + HZ * 60);
-	}
+	lpfc_online(phba);
 }
 
 static struct pci_device_id lpfc_id_table[] = {