@@ -642,27 +642,16 @@ lpfc_vport_delete(struct fc_vport *fc_vport)
vport->port_state < LPFC_VPORT_READY)
return -EAGAIN;
}
+
/*
- * This is a bit of a mess. We want to ensure the shost doesn't get
- * torn down until we're done with the embedded lpfc_vport structure.
- *
- * Beyond holding a reference for this function, we also need a
- * reference for outstanding I/O requests we schedule during delete
- * processing. But once we scsi_remove_host() we can no longer obtain
- * a reference through scsi_host_get().
- *
- * So we take two references here. We release one reference at the
- * bottom of the function -- after delinking the vport. And we
- * release the other at the completion of the unreg_vpi that get's
- * initiated after we've disposed of all other resources associated
- * with the port.
+ * Take early refcount for outstanding I/O requests we schedule during
+ * delete processing for unreg_vpi. Always keep this before
+ * scsi_remove_host() as we can no longer obtain a reference through
+ * scsi_host_get() after scsi_host_remove as shost is set to SHOST_DEL.
*/
if (!scsi_host_get(shost))
return VPORT_INVAL;
- if (!scsi_host_get(shost)) {
- scsi_host_put(shost);
- return VPORT_INVAL;
- }
+
lpfc_free_sysfs_attr(vport);
lpfc_debugfs_terminate(vport);
@@ -809,8 +798,9 @@ skip_logo:
if (!(vport->vpi_state & LPFC_VPI_REGISTERED) ||
lpfc_mbx_unreg_vpi(vport))
scsi_host_put(shost);
- } else
+ } else {
scsi_host_put(shost);
+ }
lpfc_free_vpi(phba, vport->vpi);
vport->work_port_events = 0;