diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
index fcdc22306cab84b386ecaabde8234362e555b922..83a8f7a9ec768b68af63c718447d7cb0d1089d01 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
@@ -544,102 +544,6 @@ out_free_id_list:
 	return res;
 }
 
-static bool qlt_check_fcport_exist(struct scsi_qla_host *vha,
-	struct qla_tgt_sess *sess)
-{
-	struct qla_hw_data *ha = vha->hw;
-	struct qla_port_24xx_data *pmap24;
-	bool res, found = false;
-	int rc, i;
-	uint16_t loop_id = 0xFFFF; /* to eliminate compiler's warning */
-	uint16_t entries;
-	void *pmap;
-	int pmap_len;
-	fc_port_t *fcport;
-	int global_resets;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-retry:
-	global_resets = atomic_read(&ha->tgt.qla_tgt->tgt_global_resets_count);
-
-	rc = qla2x00_get_node_name_list(vha, &pmap, &pmap_len);
-	if (rc != QLA_SUCCESS) {
-		res = false;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	pmap24 = pmap;
-	entries = pmap_len/sizeof(*pmap24);
-
-	for (i = 0; i < entries; ++i) {
-		if (!memcmp(sess->port_name, pmap24[i].port_name, WWN_SIZE)) {
-			loop_id = le16_to_cpu(pmap24[i].loop_id);
-			found = true;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	kfree(pmap);
-
-	if (!found) {
-		res = false;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_tgt_mgt, vha, 0xf046,
-	    "qlt_check_fcport_exist(): loop_id %d", loop_id);
-
-	fcport = kzalloc(sizeof(*fcport), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (fcport == NULL) {
-		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_tgt_mgt, vha, 0xf047,
-		    "qla_target(%d): Allocation of tmp FC port failed",
-		    vha->vp_idx);
-		res = false;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	fcport->loop_id = loop_id;
-
-	rc = qla2x00_get_port_database(vha, fcport, 0);
-	if (rc != QLA_SUCCESS) {
-		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_tgt_mgt, vha, 0xf048,
-		    "qla_target(%d): Failed to retrieve fcport "
-		    "information -- get_port_database() returned %x "
-		    "(loop_id=0x%04x)", vha->vp_idx, rc, loop_id);
-		res = false;
-		goto out_free_fcport;
-	}
-
-	if (global_resets !=
-	    atomic_read(&ha->tgt.qla_tgt->tgt_global_resets_count)) {
-		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_tgt_mgt, vha, 0xf002,
-		    "qla_target(%d): global reset during session discovery"
-		    " (counter was %d, new %d), retrying",
-		    vha->vp_idx, global_resets,
-		    atomic_read(&ha->tgt.qla_tgt->tgt_global_resets_count));
-		goto retry;
-	}
-
-	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_tgt_mgt, vha, 0xf003,
-	    "Updating sess %p s_id %x:%x:%x, loop_id %d) to d_id %x:%x:%x, "
-	    "loop_id %d", sess, sess->s_id.b.domain, sess->s_id.b.al_pa,
-	    sess->s_id.b.area, sess->loop_id, fcport->d_id.b.domain,
-	    fcport->d_id.b.al_pa, fcport->d_id.b.area, fcport->loop_id);
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
-	ha->tgt.tgt_ops->update_sess(sess, fcport->d_id, fcport->loop_id,
-				(fcport->flags & FCF_CONF_COMP_SUPPORTED));
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
-
-	res = true;
-
-out_free_fcport:
-	kfree(fcport);
-
-out:
-	return res;
-}
-
 /* ha->hardware_lock supposed to be held on entry */
 static void qlt_undelete_sess(struct qla_tgt_sess *sess)
 {
@@ -663,43 +567,13 @@ static void qlt_del_sess_work_fn(struct delayed_work *work)
 		sess = list_entry(tgt->del_sess_list.next, typeof(*sess),
 		    del_list_entry);
 		if (time_after_eq(jiffies, sess->expires)) {
-			bool cancel;
-
 			qlt_undelete_sess(sess);
 
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
-			cancel = qlt_check_fcport_exist(vha, sess);
-
-			if (cancel) {
-				if (sess->deleted) {
-					/*
-					 * sess was again deleted while we were
-					 * discovering it
-					 */
-					spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->hardware_lock,
-					    flags);
-					continue;
-				}
-
-				ql_dbg(ql_dbg_tgt_mgt, vha, 0xf049,
-				    "qla_target(%d): cancel deletion of "
-				    "session for port %02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:"
-				    "%02x:%02x:%02x (loop ID %d), because "
-				    " it isn't deleted by firmware",
-				    vha->vp_idx, sess->port_name[0],
-				    sess->port_name[1], sess->port_name[2],
-				    sess->port_name[3], sess->port_name[4],
-				    sess->port_name[5], sess->port_name[6],
-				    sess->port_name[7], sess->loop_id);
-			} else {
-				ql_dbg(ql_dbg_tgt_mgt, vha, 0xf004,
-				    "Timeout: sess %p about to be deleted\n",
-				    sess);
-				ha->tgt.tgt_ops->shutdown_sess(sess);
-				ha->tgt.tgt_ops->put_sess(sess);
-			}
-
-			spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
+			ql_dbg(ql_dbg_tgt_mgt, vha, 0xf004,
+			    "Timeout: sess %p about to be deleted\n",
+			    sess);
+			ha->tgt.tgt_ops->shutdown_sess(sess);
+			ha->tgt.tgt_ops->put_sess(sess);
 		} else {
 			schedule_delayed_work(&tgt->sess_del_work,
 			    jiffies - sess->expires);
@@ -884,9 +758,8 @@ void qlt_fc_port_added(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, fc_port_t *fcport)
 		    sess->loop_id);
 		sess->local = 0;
 	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
-
 	ha->tgt.tgt_ops->put_sess(sess);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
 }
 
 void qlt_fc_port_deleted(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, fc_port_t *fcport)
@@ -2706,7 +2579,9 @@ static void qlt_do_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	/*
 	 * Drop extra session reference from qla_tgt_handle_cmd_for_atio*(
 	 */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
 	ha->tgt.tgt_ops->put_sess(sess);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
 	return;
 
 out_term:
@@ -2718,9 +2593,9 @@ out_term:
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
 	qlt_send_term_exchange(vha, NULL, &cmd->atio, 1);
 	kmem_cache_free(qla_tgt_cmd_cachep, cmd);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
 	if (sess)
 		ha->tgt.tgt_ops->put_sess(sess);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
 }
 
 /* ha->hardware_lock supposed to be held on entry */
@@ -4169,16 +4044,16 @@ static void qlt_abort_work(struct qla_tgt *tgt,
 	rc = __qlt_24xx_handle_abts(vha, &prm->abts, sess);
 	if (rc != 0)
 		goto out_term;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
 
 	ha->tgt.tgt_ops->put_sess(sess);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
 	return;
 
 out_term:
 	qlt_24xx_send_abts_resp(vha, &prm->abts, FCP_TMF_REJECTED, false);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
 	if (sess)
 		ha->tgt.tgt_ops->put_sess(sess);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
 }
 
 static void qlt_tmr_work(struct qla_tgt *tgt,
@@ -4226,16 +4101,16 @@ static void qlt_tmr_work(struct qla_tgt *tgt,
 	rc = qlt_issue_task_mgmt(sess, unpacked_lun, fn, iocb, 0);
 	if (rc != 0)
 		goto out_term;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
 
 	ha->tgt.tgt_ops->put_sess(sess);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
 	return;
 
 out_term:
 	qlt_send_term_exchange(vha, NULL, &prm->tm_iocb2, 1);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
 	if (sess)
 		ha->tgt.tgt_ops->put_sess(sess);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
 }
 
 static void qlt_sess_work_fn(struct work_struct *work)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/tcm_qla2xxx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/tcm_qla2xxx.c
index 7a3870f385f63adcc7ed23db355af7fe0682fb93..bb7eb909f0b12ae0c6de85760bb362ed57072aa9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/tcm_qla2xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/tcm_qla2xxx.c
@@ -795,12 +795,14 @@ static void tcm_qla2xxx_put_session(struct se_session *se_sess)
 
 static void tcm_qla2xxx_put_sess(struct qla_tgt_sess *sess)
 {
-	tcm_qla2xxx_put_session(sess->se_sess);
+	assert_spin_locked(&sess->vha->hw->hardware_lock);
+	kref_put(&sess->se_sess->sess_kref, tcm_qla2xxx_release_session);
 }
 
 static void tcm_qla2xxx_shutdown_sess(struct qla_tgt_sess *sess)
 {
-	tcm_qla2xxx_shutdown_session(sess->se_sess);
+	assert_spin_locked(&sess->vha->hw->hardware_lock);
+	target_sess_cmd_list_set_waiting(sess->se_sess);
 }
 
 static struct se_node_acl *tcm_qla2xxx_make_nodeacl(