3 files changed, 14 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_fcs.h b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_fcs.h
index 94d5d0102f7d..42bcb970445a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_fcs.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_fcs.h
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ wwn_t bfa_fcs_lport_get_rport(struct bfa_fcs_lport_s *port, wwn_t wwn,
 struct bfa_fcs_lport_s *bfa_fcs_lookup_port(struct bfa_fcs_s *fcs,
                                             u16 vf_id, wwn_t lpwwn);
 
+void bfa_fcs_lport_set_symname(struct bfa_fcs_lport_s *port, char *symname);
 void bfa_fcs_lport_get_info(struct bfa_fcs_lport_s *port,
                             struct bfa_lport_info_s *port_info);
 void bfa_fcs_lport_get_attr(struct bfa_fcs_lport_s *port,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_fcs_lport.c b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_fcs_lport.c
index 2f61a5af3658..f5e4e61a0fd7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_fcs_lport.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_fcs_lport.c
@@ -1097,6 +1097,17 @@ bfa_fcs_lport_init(struct bfa_fcs_lport_s *lport,
         bfa_sm_send_event(lport, BFA_FCS_PORT_SM_CREATE);
 }
 
+void
+bfa_fcs_lport_set_symname(struct bfa_fcs_lport_s *port,
+                                char *symname)
+{
+        strcpy(port->port_cfg.sym_name.symname, symname);
+
+        if (bfa_sm_cmp_state(port, bfa_fcs_lport_sm_online))
+                bfa_fcs_lport_ns_util_send_rspn_id(
+                        BFA_FCS_GET_NS_FROM_PORT(port), NULL);
+}
+
 /*
  *  fcs_lport_api
  */
@@ -5140,9 +5151,6 @@ bfa_fcs_lport_ns_util_send_rspn_id(void *cbarg, struct bfa_fcxp_s *fcxp_alloced)
         u8 *psymbl = &symbl[0];
         int len;
 
-        if (!bfa_sm_cmp_state(port, bfa_fcs_lport_sm_online))
-                return;
-
         /* Avoid sending RSPN in the following states. */
         if (bfa_sm_cmp_state(ns, bfa_fcs_lport_ns_sm_offline) ||
             bfa_sm_cmp_state(ns, bfa_fcs_lport_ns_sm_plogi_sending) ||
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad_attr.c
index e9a681d31223..40be670a1cbc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad_attr.c
@@ -593,11 +593,8 @@ bfad_im_vport_set_symbolic_name(struct fc_vport *fc_vport)
                 return;
 
         spin_lock_irqsave(&bfad->bfad_lock, flags);
-        if (strlen(sym_name) > 0) {
-                strcpy(fcs_vport->lport.port_cfg.sym_name.symname, sym_name);
-                bfa_fcs_lport_ns_util_send_rspn_id(
-                        BFA_FCS_GET_NS_FROM_PORT((&fcs_vport->lport)), NULL);
-        }
+        if (strlen(sym_name) > 0)
+                bfa_fcs_lport_set_symname(&fcs_vport->lport, sym_name);
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bfad->bfad_lock, flags);
 }