Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi-misc-2.6

* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi-misc-2.6: (102 commits)
  [SCSI] scsi_dh: fix kconfig related build errors
  [SCSI] sym53c8xx: Fix bogus sym_que_entry re-implementation of container_of
  [SCSI] scsi_cmnd.h: remove double inclusion of linux/blkdev.h
  [SCSI] make struct scsi_{host,target}_type static
  [SCSI] fix locking in host use of blk_plug_device()
  [SCSI] zfcp: Cleanup external header file
  [SCSI] zfcp: Cleanup code in zfcp_erp.c
  [SCSI] zfcp: zfcp_fsf cleanup.
  [SCSI] zfcp: consolidate sysfs things into one file.
  [SCSI] zfcp: Cleanup of code in zfcp_aux.c
  [SCSI] zfcp: Cleanup of code in zfcp_scsi.c
  [SCSI] zfcp: Move status accessors from zfcp to SCSI include file.
  [SCSI] zfcp: Small QDIO cleanups
  [SCSI] zfcp: Adapter reopen for large number of unsolicited status
  [SCSI] zfcp: Fix error checking for ELS ADISC requests
  [SCSI] zfcp: wait until adapter is finished with ERP during auto-port
  [SCSI] ibmvfc: IBM Power Virtual Fibre Channel Adapter Client Driver
  [SCSI] sg: Add target reset support
  [SCSI] lib: Add support for the T10 (SCSI) Data Integrity Field CRC
  [SCSI] sd: Move scsi_disk() accessor function to sd.h
  ...

5 files changed, 380 insertions, 334 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.c
index 356fac6d105a..5a1cf2580e16 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.c
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@
 
 #include "iscsi_iser.h"
 
+static struct scsi_host_template iscsi_iser_sht;
+static struct iscsi_transport iscsi_iser_transport;
+static struct scsi_transport_template *iscsi_iser_scsi_transport;
+
 static unsigned int iscsi_max_lun = 512;
 module_param_named(max_lun, iscsi_max_lun, uint, S_IRUGO);
 
@@ -91,7 +95,6 @@ iscsi_iser_recv(struct iscsi_conn *conn,
 		struct iscsi_hdr *hdr, char *rx_data, int rx_data_len)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
-	uint32_t ret_itt;
 	int datalen;
 	int ahslen;
 
@@ -107,12 +110,7 @@ iscsi_iser_recv(struct iscsi_conn *conn,
 	/* read AHS */
 	ahslen = hdr->hlength * 4;
 
-	/* verify itt (itt encoding: age+cid+itt) */
-	rc = iscsi_verify_itt(conn, hdr, &ret_itt);
-
-	if (!rc)
-		rc = iscsi_complete_pdu(conn, hdr, rx_data, rx_data_len);
-
+	rc = iscsi_complete_pdu(conn, hdr, rx_data, rx_data_len);
 	if (rc && rc != ISCSI_ERR_NO_SCSI_CMD)
 		goto error;
 
@@ -123,25 +121,33 @@ error:
 
 
 /**
- * iscsi_iser_cmd_init - Initialize iSCSI SCSI_READ or SCSI_WRITE commands
+ * iscsi_iser_task_init - Initialize task
+ * @task: iscsi task
  *
- **/
+ * Initialize the task for the scsi command or mgmt command.
+ */
 static int
-iscsi_iser_cmd_init(struct iscsi_cmd_task *ctask)
+iscsi_iser_task_init(struct iscsi_task *task)
 {
-	struct iscsi_iser_conn     *iser_conn  = ctask->conn->dd_data;
-	struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask = ctask->dd_data;
+	struct iscsi_iser_conn *iser_conn  = task->conn->dd_data;
+	struct iscsi_iser_task *iser_task = task->dd_data;
+
+	/* mgmt task */
+	if (!task->sc) {
+		iser_task->desc.data = task->data;
+		return 0;
+	}
 
-	iser_ctask->command_sent = 0;
-	iser_ctask->iser_conn    = iser_conn;
-	iser_ctask_rdma_init(iser_ctask);
+	iser_task->command_sent = 0;
+	iser_task->iser_conn    = iser_conn;
+	iser_task_rdma_init(iser_task);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
- * iscsi_mtask_xmit - xmit management(immediate) task
+ * iscsi_iser_mtask_xmit - xmit management(immediate) task
  * @conn: iscsi connection
- * @mtask: task management task
+ * @task: task management task
  *
  * Notes:
  *	The function can return -EAGAIN in which case caller must
@@ -150,20 +156,19 @@ iscsi_iser_cmd_init(struct iscsi_cmd_task *ctask)
  *
  **/
 static int
-iscsi_iser_mtask_xmit(struct iscsi_conn *conn,
-		      struct iscsi_mgmt_task *mtask)
+iscsi_iser_mtask_xmit(struct iscsi_conn *conn, struct iscsi_task *task)
 {
 	int error = 0;
 
-	debug_scsi("mtask deq [cid %d itt 0x%x]\n", conn->id, mtask->itt);
+	debug_scsi("task deq [cid %d itt 0x%x]\n", conn->id, task->itt);
 
-	error = iser_send_control(conn, mtask);
+	error = iser_send_control(conn, task);
 
-	/* since iser xmits control with zero copy, mtasks can not be recycled
+	/* since iser xmits control with zero copy, tasks can not be recycled
 	 * right after sending them.
 	 * The recycling scheme is based on whether a response is expected
-	 * - if yes, the mtask is recycled at iscsi_complete_pdu
-	 * - if no,  the mtask is recycled at iser_snd_completion
+	 * - if yes, the task is recycled at iscsi_complete_pdu
+	 * - if no,  the task is recycled at iser_snd_completion
 	 */
 	if (error && error != -ENOBUFS)
 		iscsi_conn_failure(conn, ISCSI_ERR_CONN_FAILED);
@@ -172,97 +177,86 @@ iscsi_iser_mtask_xmit(struct iscsi_conn *conn,
 }
 
 static int
-iscsi_iser_ctask_xmit_unsol_data(struct iscsi_conn *conn,
-				 struct iscsi_cmd_task *ctask)
+iscsi_iser_task_xmit_unsol_data(struct iscsi_conn *conn,
+				 struct iscsi_task *task)
 {
 	struct iscsi_data  hdr;
 	int error = 0;
 
 	/* Send data-out PDUs while there's still unsolicited data to send */
-	while (ctask->unsol_count > 0) {
-		iscsi_prep_unsolicit_data_pdu(ctask, &hdr);
+	while (task->unsol_count > 0) {
+		iscsi_prep_unsolicit_data_pdu(task, &hdr);
 		debug_scsi("Sending data-out: itt 0x%x, data count %d\n",
-			   hdr.itt, ctask->data_count);
+			   hdr.itt, task->data_count);
 
 		/* the buffer description has been passed with the command */
 		/* Send the command */
-		error = iser_send_data_out(conn, ctask, &hdr);
+		error = iser_send_data_out(conn, task, &hdr);
 		if (error) {
-			ctask->unsol_datasn--;
-			goto iscsi_iser_ctask_xmit_unsol_data_exit;
+			task->unsol_datasn--;
+			goto iscsi_iser_task_xmit_unsol_data_exit;
 		}
-		ctask->unsol_count -= ctask->data_count;
+		task->unsol_count -= task->data_count;
 		debug_scsi("Need to send %d more as data-out PDUs\n",
-			   ctask->unsol_count);
+			   task->unsol_count);
 	}
 
-iscsi_iser_ctask_xmit_unsol_data_exit:
+iscsi_iser_task_xmit_unsol_data_exit:
 	return error;
 }
 
 static int
-iscsi_iser_ctask_xmit(struct iscsi_conn *conn,
-		      struct iscsi_cmd_task *ctask)
+iscsi_iser_task_xmit(struct iscsi_task *task)
 {
-	struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask = ctask->dd_data;
+	struct iscsi_conn *conn = task->conn;
+	struct iscsi_iser_task *iser_task = task->dd_data;
 	int error = 0;
 
-	if (ctask->sc->sc_data_direction == DMA_TO_DEVICE) {
-		BUG_ON(scsi_bufflen(ctask->sc) == 0);
+	if (!task->sc)
+		return iscsi_iser_mtask_xmit(conn, task);
+
+	if (task->sc->sc_data_direction == DMA_TO_DEVICE) {
+		BUG_ON(scsi_bufflen(task->sc) == 0);
 
 		debug_scsi("cmd [itt %x total %d imm %d unsol_data %d\n",
-			   ctask->itt, scsi_bufflen(ctask->sc),
-			   ctask->imm_count, ctask->unsol_count);
+			   task->itt, scsi_bufflen(task->sc),
+			   task->imm_count, task->unsol_count);
 	}
 
-	debug_scsi("ctask deq [cid %d itt 0x%x]\n",
-		   conn->id, ctask->itt);
+	debug_scsi("task deq [cid %d itt 0x%x]\n",
+		   conn->id, task->itt);
 
 	/* Send the cmd PDU */
-	if (!iser_ctask->command_sent) {
-		error = iser_send_command(conn, ctask);
+	if (!iser_task->command_sent) {
+		error = iser_send_command(conn, task);
 		if (error)
-			goto iscsi_iser_ctask_xmit_exit;
-		iser_ctask->command_sent = 1;
+			goto iscsi_iser_task_xmit_exit;
+		iser_task->command_sent = 1;
 	}
 
 	/* Send unsolicited data-out PDU(s) if necessary */
-	if (ctask->unsol_count)
-		error = iscsi_iser_ctask_xmit_unsol_data(conn, ctask);
+	if (task->unsol_count)
+		error = iscsi_iser_task_xmit_unsol_data(conn, task);
 
- iscsi_iser_ctask_xmit_exit:
+ iscsi_iser_task_xmit_exit:
 	if (error && error != -ENOBUFS)
 		iscsi_conn_failure(conn, ISCSI_ERR_CONN_FAILED);
 	return error;
 }
 
 static void
-iscsi_iser_cleanup_ctask(struct iscsi_conn *conn, struct iscsi_cmd_task *ctask)
+iscsi_iser_cleanup_task(struct iscsi_conn *conn, struct iscsi_task *task)
 {
-	struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask = ctask->dd_data;
+	struct iscsi_iser_task *iser_task = task->dd_data;
 
-	if (iser_ctask->status == ISER_TASK_STATUS_STARTED) {
-		iser_ctask->status = ISER_TASK_STATUS_COMPLETED;
-		iser_ctask_rdma_finalize(iser_ctask);
-	}
-}
-
-static struct iser_conn *
-iscsi_iser_ib_conn_lookup(__u64 ep_handle)
-{
-	struct iser_conn *ib_conn;
-	struct iser_conn *uib_conn = (struct iser_conn *)(unsigned long)ep_handle;
+	/* mgmt tasks do not need special cleanup */
+	if (!task->sc)
+		return;
 
-	mutex_lock(&ig.connlist_mutex);
-	list_for_each_entry(ib_conn, &ig.connlist, conn_list) {
-		if (ib_conn == uib_conn) {
-			mutex_unlock(&ig.connlist_mutex);
-			return ib_conn;
-		}
+	if (iser_task->status == ISER_TASK_STATUS_STARTED) {
+		iser_task->status = ISER_TASK_STATUS_COMPLETED;
+		iser_task_rdma_finalize(iser_task);
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&ig.connlist_mutex);
-	iser_err("no conn exists for eph %llx\n",(unsigned long long)ep_handle);
-	return NULL;
 }
 
 static struct iscsi_cls_conn *
@@ -272,7 +266,7 @@ iscsi_iser_conn_create(struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session, uint32_t conn_idx)
 	struct iscsi_cls_conn *cls_conn;
 	struct iscsi_iser_conn *iser_conn;
 
-	cls_conn = iscsi_conn_setup(cls_session, conn_idx);
+	cls_conn = iscsi_conn_setup(cls_session, sizeof(*iser_conn), conn_idx);
 	if (!cls_conn)
 		return NULL;
 	conn = cls_conn->dd_data;
@@ -283,21 +277,11 @@ iscsi_iser_conn_create(struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session, uint32_t conn_idx)
 	 */
 	conn->max_recv_dlength = 128;
 
-	iser_conn = kzalloc(sizeof(*iser_conn), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!iser_conn)
-		goto conn_alloc_fail;
-
-	/* currently this is the only field which need to be initiated */
-	rwlock_init(&iser_conn->lock);
-
+	iser_conn = conn->dd_data;
 	conn->dd_data = iser_conn;
 	iser_conn->iscsi_conn = conn;
 
 	return cls_conn;
-
-conn_alloc_fail:
-	iscsi_conn_teardown(cls_conn);
-	return NULL;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -305,11 +289,18 @@ iscsi_iser_conn_destroy(struct iscsi_cls_conn *cls_conn)
 {
 	struct iscsi_conn *conn = cls_conn->dd_data;
 	struct iscsi_iser_conn *iser_conn = conn->dd_data;
+	struct iser_conn *ib_conn = iser_conn->ib_conn;
 
 	iscsi_conn_teardown(cls_conn);
-	if (iser_conn->ib_conn)
-		iser_conn->ib_conn->iser_conn = NULL;
-	kfree(iser_conn);
+	/*
+	 * Userspace will normally call the stop callback and
+	 * already have freed the ib_conn, but if it goofed up then
+	 * we free it here.
+	 */
+	if (ib_conn) {
+		ib_conn->iser_conn = NULL;
+		iser_conn_put(ib_conn);
+	}
 }
 
 static int
@@ -320,6 +311,7 @@ iscsi_iser_conn_bind(struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session,
 	struct iscsi_conn *conn = cls_conn->dd_data;
 	struct iscsi_iser_conn *iser_conn;
 	struct iser_conn *ib_conn;
+	struct iscsi_endpoint *ep;
 	int error;
 
 	error = iscsi_conn_bind(cls_session, cls_conn, is_leading);
@@ -328,12 +320,14 @@ iscsi_iser_conn_bind(struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session,
 
 	/* the transport ep handle comes from user space so it must be
 	 * verified against the global ib connections list */
-	ib_conn = iscsi_iser_ib_conn_lookup(transport_eph);
-	if (!ib_conn) {
+	ep = iscsi_lookup_endpoint(transport_eph);
+	if (!ep) {
 		iser_err("can't bind eph %llx\n",
 			 (unsigned long long)transport_eph);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
+	ib_conn = ep->dd_data;
+
 	/* binds the iSER connection retrieved from the previously
 	 * connected ep_handle to the iSCSI layer connection. exchanges
 	 * connection pointers */
@@ -341,10 +335,30 @@ iscsi_iser_conn_bind(struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session,
 	iser_conn = conn->dd_data;
 	ib_conn->iser_conn = iser_conn;
 	iser_conn->ib_conn  = ib_conn;
+	iser_conn_get(ib_conn);
+	return 0;
+}
 
-	conn->recv_lock = &iser_conn->lock;
+static void
+iscsi_iser_conn_stop(struct iscsi_cls_conn *cls_conn, int flag)
+{
+	struct iscsi_conn *conn = cls_conn->dd_data;
+	struct iscsi_iser_conn *iser_conn = conn->dd_data;
+	struct iser_conn *ib_conn = iser_conn->ib_conn;
 
-	return 0;
+	/*
+	 * Userspace may have goofed up and not bound the connection or
+	 * might have only partially setup the connection.
+	 */
+	if (ib_conn) {
+		iscsi_conn_stop(cls_conn, flag);
+		/*
+		 * There is no unbind event so the stop callback
+		 * must release the ref from the bind.
+		 */
+		iser_conn_put(ib_conn);
+	}
+	iser_conn->ib_conn = NULL;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -360,55 +374,75 @@ iscsi_iser_conn_start(struct iscsi_cls_conn *cls_conn)
 	return iscsi_conn_start(cls_conn);
 }
 
-static struct iscsi_transport iscsi_iser_transport;
+static void iscsi_iser_session_destroy(struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session)
+{
+	struct Scsi_Host *shost = iscsi_session_to_shost(cls_session);
+
+	iscsi_host_remove(shost);
+	iscsi_host_free(shost);
+}
 
 static struct iscsi_cls_session *
-iscsi_iser_session_create(struct iscsi_transport *iscsit,
-			 struct scsi_transport_template *scsit,
-			 uint16_t cmds_max, uint16_t qdepth,
-			 uint32_t initial_cmdsn, uint32_t *hostno)
+iscsi_iser_session_create(struct iscsi_endpoint *ep,
+			  uint16_t cmds_max, uint16_t qdepth,
+			  uint32_t initial_cmdsn, uint32_t *hostno)
 {
 	struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session;
 	struct iscsi_session *session;
+	struct Scsi_Host *shost;
 	int i;
-	uint32_t hn;
-	struct iscsi_cmd_task  *ctask;
-	struct iscsi_mgmt_task *mtask;
-	struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask;
-	struct iser_desc *desc;
+	struct iscsi_task *task;
+	struct iscsi_iser_task *iser_task;
+	struct iser_conn *ib_conn;
+
+	shost = iscsi_host_alloc(&iscsi_iser_sht, 0, ISCSI_MAX_CMD_PER_LUN);
+	if (!shost)
+		return NULL;
+	shost->transportt = iscsi_iser_scsi_transport;
+	shost->max_lun = iscsi_max_lun;
+	shost->max_id = 0;
+	shost->max_channel = 0;
+	shost->max_cmd_len = 16;
+
+	/*
+	 * older userspace tools (before 2.0-870) did not pass us
+	 * the leading conn's ep so this will be NULL;
+	 */
+	if (ep)
+		ib_conn = ep->dd_data;
+
+	if (iscsi_host_add(shost,
+			   ep ? ib_conn->device->ib_device->dma_device : NULL))
+		goto free_host;
+	*hostno = shost->host_no;
 
 	/*
 	 * we do not support setting can_queue cmd_per_lun from userspace yet
 	 * because we preallocate so many resources
 	 */
-	cls_session = iscsi_session_setup(iscsit, scsit,
+	cls_session = iscsi_session_setup(&iscsi_iser_transport, shost,
 					  ISCSI_DEF_XMIT_CMDS_MAX,
-					  ISCSI_MAX_CMD_PER_LUN,
-					  sizeof(struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task),
-					  sizeof(struct iser_desc),
-					  initial_cmdsn, &hn);
+					  sizeof(struct iscsi_iser_task),
+					  initial_cmdsn, 0);
 	if (!cls_session)
-	return NULL;
-
-	*hostno = hn;
-	session = class_to_transport_session(cls_session);
+		goto remove_host;
+	session = cls_session->dd_data;
 
+	shost->can_queue = session->scsi_cmds_max;
 	/* libiscsi setup itts, data and pool so just set desc fields */
 	for (i = 0; i < session->cmds_max; i++) {
-		ctask      = session->cmds[i];
-		iser_ctask = ctask->dd_data;
-		ctask->hdr = (struct iscsi_cmd *)&iser_ctask->desc.iscsi_header;
-		ctask->hdr_max = sizeof(iser_ctask->desc.iscsi_header);
-	}
-
-	for (i = 0; i < session->mgmtpool_max; i++) {
-		mtask      = session->mgmt_cmds[i];
-		desc       = mtask->dd_data;
-		mtask->hdr = &desc->iscsi_header;
-		desc->data = mtask->data;
+		task = session->cmds[i];
+		iser_task = task->dd_data;
+		task->hdr = (struct iscsi_cmd *)&iser_task->desc.iscsi_header;
+		task->hdr_max = sizeof(iser_task->desc.iscsi_header);
 	}
-
 	return cls_session;
+
+remove_host:
+	iscsi_host_remove(shost);
+free_host:
+	iscsi_host_free(shost);
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -481,34 +515,37 @@ iscsi_iser_conn_get_stats(struct iscsi_cls_conn *cls_conn, struct iscsi_stats *s
 	stats->custom[3].value = conn->fmr_unalign_cnt;
 }
 
-static int
-iscsi_iser_ep_connect(struct sockaddr *dst_addr, int non_blocking,
-		      __u64 *ep_handle)
+static struct iscsi_endpoint *
+iscsi_iser_ep_connect(struct sockaddr *dst_addr, int non_blocking)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct iser_conn *ib_conn;
+	struct iscsi_endpoint *ep;
 
-	err = iser_conn_init(&ib_conn);
-	if (err)
-		goto out;
+	ep = iscsi_create_endpoint(sizeof(*ib_conn));
+	if (!ep)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	err = iser_connect(ib_conn, NULL, (struct sockaddr_in *)dst_addr, non_blocking);
-	if (!err)
-		*ep_handle = (__u64)(unsigned long)ib_conn;
+	ib_conn = ep->dd_data;
+	ib_conn->ep = ep;
+	iser_conn_init(ib_conn);
 
-out:
-	return err;
+	err = iser_connect(ib_conn, NULL, (struct sockaddr_in *)dst_addr,
+			   non_blocking);
+	if (err) {
+		iscsi_destroy_endpoint(ep);
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
+	}
+	return ep;
 }
 
 static int
-iscsi_iser_ep_poll(__u64 ep_handle, int timeout_ms)
+iscsi_iser_ep_poll(struct iscsi_endpoint *ep, int timeout_ms)
 {
-	struct iser_conn *ib_conn = iscsi_iser_ib_conn_lookup(ep_handle);
+	struct iser_conn *ib_conn;
 	int rc;
 
-	if (!ib_conn)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
+	ib_conn = ep->dd_data;
 	rc = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(ib_conn->wait,
 			     ib_conn->state == ISER_CONN_UP,
 			     msecs_to_jiffies(timeout_ms));
@@ -530,13 +567,21 @@ iscsi_iser_ep_poll(__u64 ep_handle, int timeout_ms)
 }
 
 static void
-iscsi_iser_ep_disconnect(__u64 ep_handle)
+iscsi_iser_ep_disconnect(struct iscsi_endpoint *ep)
 {
 	struct iser_conn *ib_conn;
 
-	ib_conn = iscsi_iser_ib_conn_lookup(ep_handle);
-	if (!ib_conn)
-		return;
+	ib_conn = ep->dd_data;
+	if (ib_conn->iser_conn)
+		/*
+		 * Must suspend xmit path if the ep is bound to the
+		 * iscsi_conn, so we know we are not accessing the ib_conn
+		 * when we free it.
+		 *
+		 * This may not be bound if the ep poll failed.
+		 */
+		iscsi_suspend_tx(ib_conn->iser_conn->iscsi_conn);
+
 
 	iser_err("ib conn %p state %d\n",ib_conn, ib_conn->state);
 	iser_conn_terminate(ib_conn);
@@ -547,7 +592,6 @@ static struct scsi_host_template iscsi_iser_sht = {
 	.name                   = "iSCSI Initiator over iSER, v." DRV_VER,
 	.queuecommand           = iscsi_queuecommand,
 	.change_queue_depth	= iscsi_change_queue_depth,
-	.can_queue		= ISCSI_DEF_XMIT_CMDS_MAX - 1,
 	.sg_tablesize           = ISCSI_ISER_SG_TABLESIZE,
 	.max_sectors		= 1024,
 	.cmd_per_lun            = ISCSI_MAX_CMD_PER_LUN,
@@ -581,17 +625,14 @@ static struct iscsi_transport iscsi_iser_transport = {
 				  ISCSI_USERNAME | ISCSI_PASSWORD |
 				  ISCSI_USERNAME_IN | ISCSI_PASSWORD_IN |
 				  ISCSI_FAST_ABORT | ISCSI_ABORT_TMO |
-				  ISCSI_PING_TMO | ISCSI_RECV_TMO,
+				  ISCSI_PING_TMO | ISCSI_RECV_TMO |
+				  ISCSI_IFACE_NAME | ISCSI_INITIATOR_NAME,
 	.host_param_mask	= ISCSI_HOST_HWADDRESS |
 				  ISCSI_HOST_NETDEV_NAME |
 				  ISCSI_HOST_INITIATOR_NAME,
-	.host_template          = &iscsi_iser_sht,
-	.conndata_size		= sizeof(struct iscsi_conn),
-	.max_lun                = ISCSI_ISER_MAX_LUN,
-	.max_cmd_len            = ISCSI_ISER_MAX_CMD_LEN,
 	/* session management */
 	.create_session         = iscsi_iser_session_create,
-	.destroy_session        = iscsi_session_teardown,
+	.destroy_session        = iscsi_iser_session_destroy,
 	/* connection management */
 	.create_conn            = iscsi_iser_conn_create,
 	.bind_conn              = iscsi_iser_conn_bind,
@@ -600,17 +641,16 @@ static struct iscsi_transport iscsi_iser_transport = {
 	.get_conn_param		= iscsi_conn_get_param,
 	.get_session_param	= iscsi_session_get_param,
 	.start_conn             = iscsi_iser_conn_start,
-	.stop_conn              = iscsi_conn_stop,
+	.stop_conn              = iscsi_iser_conn_stop,
 	/* iscsi host params */
 	.get_host_param		= iscsi_host_get_param,
 	.set_host_param		= iscsi_host_set_param,
 	/* IO */
 	.send_pdu		= iscsi_conn_send_pdu,
 	.get_stats		= iscsi_iser_conn_get_stats,
-	.init_cmd_task		= iscsi_iser_cmd_init,
-	.xmit_cmd_task		= iscsi_iser_ctask_xmit,
-	.xmit_mgmt_task		= iscsi_iser_mtask_xmit,
-	.cleanup_cmd_task	= iscsi_iser_cleanup_ctask,
+	.init_task		= iscsi_iser_task_init,
+	.xmit_task		= iscsi_iser_task_xmit,
+	.cleanup_task		= iscsi_iser_cleanup_task,
 	/* recovery */
 	.session_recovery_timedout = iscsi_session_recovery_timedout,
 
@@ -630,8 +670,6 @@ static int __init iser_init(void)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	iscsi_iser_transport.max_lun = iscsi_max_lun;
-
 	memset(&ig, 0, sizeof(struct iser_global));
 
 	ig.desc_cache = kmem_cache_create("iser_descriptors",
@@ -647,7 +685,9 @@ static int __init iser_init(void)
 	mutex_init(&ig.connlist_mutex);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ig.connlist);
 
-	if (!iscsi_register_transport(&iscsi_iser_transport)) {
+	iscsi_iser_scsi_transport = iscsi_register_transport(
+							&iscsi_iser_transport);
+	if (!iscsi_iser_scsi_transport) {
 		iser_err("iscsi_register_transport failed\n");
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto register_transport_failure;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.h b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.h
index 0e10703cf59e..81a82628a5f1 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.h
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@
 					/* support upto 512KB in one RDMA */
 #define ISCSI_ISER_SG_TABLESIZE         (0x80000 >> SHIFT_4K)
 #define ISCSI_ISER_MAX_LUN		256
-#define ISCSI_ISER_MAX_CMD_LEN		16
 
 /* QP settings */
 /* Maximal bounds on received asynchronous PDUs */
@@ -172,7 +171,8 @@ struct iser_data_buf {
 /* fwd declarations */
 struct iser_device;
 struct iscsi_iser_conn;
-struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task;
+struct iscsi_iser_task;
+struct iscsi_endpoint;
 
 struct iser_mem_reg {
 	u32  lkey;
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ struct iser_regd_buf {
 #define MAX_REGD_BUF_VECTOR_LEN	2
 
 struct iser_dto {
-	struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *ctask;
+	struct iscsi_iser_task *task;
 	struct iser_conn *ib_conn;
 	int                        notify_enable;
 
@@ -240,7 +240,9 @@ struct iser_device {
 
 struct iser_conn {
 	struct iscsi_iser_conn       *iser_conn; /* iser conn for upcalls  */
+	struct iscsi_endpoint	     *ep;
 	enum iser_ib_conn_state	     state;	    /* rdma connection state   */
+	atomic_t		     refcount;
 	spinlock_t		     lock;	    /* used for state changes  */
 	struct iser_device           *device;       /* device context          */
 	struct rdma_cm_id            *cma_id;       /* CMA ID		       */
@@ -259,11 +261,9 @@ struct iser_conn {
 struct iscsi_iser_conn {
 	struct iscsi_conn            *iscsi_conn;/* ptr to iscsi conn */
 	struct iser_conn             *ib_conn;   /* iSER IB conn      */
-
-	rwlock_t		     lock;
 };
 
-struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task {
+struct iscsi_iser_task {
 	struct iser_desc             desc;
 	struct iscsi_iser_conn	     *iser_conn;
 	enum iser_task_status 	     status;
@@ -296,22 +296,26 @@ extern int iser_debug_level;
 /* allocate connection resources needed for rdma functionality */
 int iser_conn_set_full_featured_mode(struct iscsi_conn *conn);
 
-int iser_send_control(struct iscsi_conn      *conn,
-		      struct iscsi_mgmt_task *mtask);
+int iser_send_control(struct iscsi_conn *conn,
+		      struct iscsi_task *task);
 
-int iser_send_command(struct iscsi_conn      *conn,
-		      struct iscsi_cmd_task  *ctask);
+int iser_send_command(struct iscsi_conn *conn,
+		      struct iscsi_task *task);
 
-int iser_send_data_out(struct iscsi_conn     *conn,
-		       struct iscsi_cmd_task *ctask,
-		       struct iscsi_data          *hdr);
+int iser_send_data_out(struct iscsi_conn *conn,
+		       struct iscsi_task *task,
+		       struct iscsi_data *hdr);
 
 void iscsi_iser_recv(struct iscsi_conn *conn,
 		     struct iscsi_hdr       *hdr,
 		     char                   *rx_data,
 		     int                    rx_data_len);
 
-int  iser_conn_init(struct iser_conn **ib_conn);
+void iser_conn_init(struct iser_conn *ib_conn);
+
+void iser_conn_get(struct iser_conn *ib_conn);
+
+void iser_conn_put(struct iser_conn *ib_conn);
 
 void iser_conn_terminate(struct iser_conn *ib_conn);
 
@@ -320,9 +324,9 @@ void iser_rcv_completion(struct iser_desc *desc,
 
 void iser_snd_completion(struct iser_desc *desc);
 
-void iser_ctask_rdma_init(struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task     *ctask);
+void iser_task_rdma_init(struct iscsi_iser_task *task);
 
-void iser_ctask_rdma_finalize(struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *ctask);
+void iser_task_rdma_finalize(struct iscsi_iser_task *task);
 
 void iser_dto_buffs_release(struct iser_dto *dto);
 
@@ -332,10 +336,10 @@ void iser_reg_single(struct iser_device      *device,
 		     struct iser_regd_buf    *regd_buf,
 		     enum dma_data_direction direction);
 
-void iser_finalize_rdma_unaligned_sg(struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *ctask,
+void iser_finalize_rdma_unaligned_sg(struct iscsi_iser_task *task,
 				     enum iser_data_dir         cmd_dir);
 
-int  iser_reg_rdma_mem(struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *ctask,
+int  iser_reg_rdma_mem(struct iscsi_iser_task *task,
 		       enum   iser_data_dir        cmd_dir);
 
 int  iser_connect(struct iser_conn   *ib_conn,
@@ -355,10 +359,10 @@ int  iser_post_send(struct iser_desc *tx_desc);
 int iser_conn_state_comp(struct iser_conn *ib_conn,
 			 enum iser_ib_conn_state comp);
 
-int iser_dma_map_task_data(struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask,
+int iser_dma_map_task_data(struct iscsi_iser_task *iser_task,
 			    struct iser_data_buf       *data,
 			    enum   iser_data_dir       iser_dir,
 			    enum   dma_data_direction  dma_dir);
 
-void iser_dma_unmap_task_data(struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask);
+void iser_dma_unmap_task_data(struct iscsi_iser_task *iser_task);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_initiator.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_initiator.c
index 31ad498bdc51..cdd283189047 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_initiator.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_initiator.c
@@ -64,46 +64,46 @@ static void iser_dto_add_regd_buff(struct iser_dto *dto,
 
 /* Register user buffer memory and initialize passive rdma
  *  dto descriptor. Total data size is stored in
- *  iser_ctask->data[ISER_DIR_IN].data_len
+ *  iser_task->data[ISER_DIR_IN].data_len
  */
-static int iser_prepare_read_cmd(struct iscsi_cmd_task *ctask,
+static int iser_prepare_read_cmd(struct iscsi_task *task,
 				 unsigned int edtl)
 
 {
-	struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask = ctask->dd_data;
+	struct iscsi_iser_task *iser_task = task->dd_data;
 	struct iser_regd_buf *regd_buf;
 	int err;
-	struct iser_hdr *hdr = &iser_ctask->desc.iser_header;
-	struct iser_data_buf *buf_in = &iser_ctask->data[ISER_DIR_IN];
+	struct iser_hdr *hdr = &iser_task->desc.iser_header;
+	struct iser_data_buf *buf_in = &iser_task->data[ISER_DIR_IN];
 
-	err = iser_dma_map_task_data(iser_ctask,
+	err = iser_dma_map_task_data(iser_task,
 				     buf_in,
 				     ISER_DIR_IN,
 				     DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	if (edtl > iser_ctask->data[ISER_DIR_IN].data_len) {
+	if (edtl > iser_task->data[ISER_DIR_IN].data_len) {
 		iser_err("Total data length: %ld, less than EDTL: "
 			 "%d, in READ cmd BHS itt: %d, conn: 0x%p\n",
-			 iser_ctask->data[ISER_DIR_IN].data_len, edtl,
-			 ctask->itt, iser_ctask->iser_conn);
+			 iser_task->data[ISER_DIR_IN].data_len, edtl,
+			 task->itt, iser_task->iser_conn);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	err = iser_reg_rdma_mem(iser_ctask,ISER_DIR_IN);
+	err = iser_reg_rdma_mem(iser_task,ISER_DIR_IN);
 	if (err) {
 		iser_err("Failed to set up Data-IN RDMA\n");
 		return err;
 	}
-	regd_buf = &iser_ctask->rdma_regd[ISER_DIR_IN];
+	regd_buf = &iser_task->rdma_regd[ISER_DIR_IN];
 
 	hdr->flags    |= ISER_RSV;
 	hdr->read_stag = cpu_to_be32(regd_buf->reg.rkey);
 	hdr->read_va   = cpu_to_be64(regd_buf->reg.va);
 
 	iser_dbg("Cmd itt:%d READ tags RKEY:%#.4X VA:%#llX\n",
-		 ctask->itt, regd_buf->reg.rkey,
+		 task->itt, regd_buf->reg.rkey,
 		 (unsigned long long)regd_buf->reg.va);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -111,43 +111,43 @@ static int iser_prepare_read_cmd(struct iscsi_cmd_task *ctask,
 
 /* Register user buffer memory and initialize passive rdma
  *  dto descriptor. Total data size is stored in
- *  ctask->data[ISER_DIR_OUT].data_len
+ *  task->data[ISER_DIR_OUT].data_len
  */
 static int
-iser_prepare_write_cmd(struct iscsi_cmd_task *ctask,
+iser_prepare_write_cmd(struct iscsi_task *task,
 		       unsigned int imm_sz,
 		       unsigned int unsol_sz,
 		       unsigned int edtl)
 {
-	struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask = ctask->dd_data;
+	struct iscsi_iser_task *iser_task = task->dd_data;
 	struct iser_regd_buf *regd_buf;
 	int err;
-	struct iser_dto *send_dto = &iser_ctask->desc.dto;
-	struct iser_hdr *hdr = &iser_ctask->desc.iser_header;
-	struct iser_data_buf *buf_out = &iser_ctask->data[ISER_DIR_OUT];
+	struct iser_dto *send_dto = &iser_task->desc.dto;
+	struct iser_hdr *hdr = &iser_task->desc.iser_header;
+	struct iser_data_buf *buf_out = &iser_task->data[ISER_DIR_OUT];
 
-	err = iser_dma_map_task_data(iser_ctask,
+	err = iser_dma_map_task_data(iser_task,
 				     buf_out,
 				     ISER_DIR_OUT,
 				     DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	if (edtl > iser_ctask->data[ISER_DIR_OUT].data_len) {
+	if (edtl > iser_task->data[ISER_DIR_OUT].data_len) {
 		iser_err("Total data length: %ld, less than EDTL: %d, "
 			 "in WRITE cmd BHS itt: %d, conn: 0x%p\n",
-			 iser_ctask->data[ISER_DIR_OUT].data_len,
-			 edtl, ctask->itt, ctask->conn);
+			 iser_task->data[ISER_DIR_OUT].data_len,
+			 edtl, task->itt, task->conn);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	err = iser_reg_rdma_mem(iser_ctask,ISER_DIR_OUT);
+	err = iser_reg_rdma_mem(iser_task,ISER_DIR_OUT);
 	if (err != 0) {
 		iser_err("Failed to register write cmd RDMA mem\n");
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	regd_buf = &iser_ctask->rdma_regd[ISER_DIR_OUT];
+	regd_buf = &iser_task->rdma_regd[ISER_DIR_OUT];
 
 	if (unsol_sz < edtl) {
 		hdr->flags     |= ISER_WSV;
@@ -156,13 +156,13 @@ iser_prepare_write_cmd(struct iscsi_cmd_task *ctask,
 
 		iser_dbg("Cmd itt:%d, WRITE tags, RKEY:%#.4X "
 			 "VA:%#llX + unsol:%d\n",
-			 ctask->itt, regd_buf->reg.rkey,
+			 task->itt, regd_buf->reg.rkey,
 			 (unsigned long long)regd_buf->reg.va, unsol_sz);
 	}
 
 	if (imm_sz > 0) {
 		iser_dbg("Cmd itt:%d, WRITE, adding imm.data sz: %d\n",
-			 ctask->itt, imm_sz);
+			 task->itt, imm_sz);
 		iser_dto_add_regd_buff(send_dto,
 				       regd_buf,
 				       0,
@@ -314,38 +314,38 @@ iser_check_xmit(struct iscsi_conn *conn, void *task)
 /**
  * iser_send_command - send command PDU
  */
-int iser_send_command(struct iscsi_conn     *conn,
-		      struct iscsi_cmd_task *ctask)
+int iser_send_command(struct iscsi_conn *conn,
+		      struct iscsi_task *task)
 {
 	struct iscsi_iser_conn *iser_conn = conn->dd_data;
-	struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask = ctask->dd_data;
+	struct iscsi_iser_task *iser_task = task->dd_data;
 	struct iser_dto *send_dto = NULL;
 	unsigned long edtl;
 	int err = 0;
 	struct iser_data_buf *data_buf;
 
-	struct iscsi_cmd *hdr =  ctask->hdr;
-	struct scsi_cmnd *sc  =  ctask->sc;
+	struct iscsi_cmd *hdr =  task->hdr;
+	struct scsi_cmnd *sc  =  task->sc;
 
 	if (!iser_conn_state_comp(iser_conn->ib_conn, ISER_CONN_UP)) {
 		iser_err("Failed to send, conn: 0x%p is not up\n", iser_conn->ib_conn);
 		return -EPERM;
 	}
-	if (iser_check_xmit(conn, ctask))
+	if (iser_check_xmit(conn, task))
 		return -ENOBUFS;
 
 	edtl = ntohl(hdr->data_length);
 
 	/* build the tx desc regd header and add it to the tx desc dto */
-	iser_ctask->desc.type = ISCSI_TX_SCSI_COMMAND;
-	send_dto = &iser_ctask->desc.dto;
-	send_dto->ctask = iser_ctask;
-	iser_create_send_desc(iser_conn, &iser_ctask->desc);
+	iser_task->desc.type = ISCSI_TX_SCSI_COMMAND;
+	send_dto = &iser_task->desc.dto;
+	send_dto->task = iser_task;
+	iser_create_send_desc(iser_conn, &iser_task->desc);
 
 	if (hdr->flags & ISCSI_FLAG_CMD_READ)
-		data_buf = &iser_ctask->data[ISER_DIR_IN];
+		data_buf = &iser_task->data[ISER_DIR_IN];
 	else
-		data_buf = &iser_ctask->data[ISER_DIR_OUT];
+		data_buf = &iser_task->data[ISER_DIR_OUT];
 
 	if (scsi_sg_count(sc)) { /* using a scatter list */
 		data_buf->buf  = scsi_sglist(sc);
@@ -355,15 +355,15 @@ int iser_send_command(struct iscsi_conn     *conn,
 	data_buf->data_len = scsi_bufflen(sc);
 
 	if (hdr->flags & ISCSI_FLAG_CMD_READ) {
-		err = iser_prepare_read_cmd(ctask, edtl);
+		err = iser_prepare_read_cmd(task, edtl);
 		if (err)
 			goto send_command_error;
 	}
 	if (hdr->flags & ISCSI_FLAG_CMD_WRITE) {
-		err = iser_prepare_write_cmd(ctask,
-					     ctask->imm_count,
-				             ctask->imm_count +
-					     ctask->unsol_count,
+		err = iser_prepare_write_cmd(task,
+					     task->imm_count,
+				             task->imm_count +
+					     task->unsol_count,
 					     edtl);
 		if (err)
 			goto send_command_error;
@@ -378,27 +378,27 @@ int iser_send_command(struct iscsi_conn     *conn,
 		goto send_command_error;
 	}
 
-	iser_ctask->status = ISER_TASK_STATUS_STARTED;
+	iser_task->status = ISER_TASK_STATUS_STARTED;
 
-	err = iser_post_send(&iser_ctask->desc);
+	err = iser_post_send(&iser_task->desc);
 	if (!err)
 		return 0;
 
 send_command_error:
 	iser_dto_buffs_release(send_dto);
-	iser_err("conn %p failed ctask->itt %d err %d\n",conn, ctask->itt, err);
+	iser_err("conn %p failed task->itt %d err %d\n",conn, task->itt, err);
 	return err;
 }
 
 /**
  * iser_send_data_out - send data out PDU
  */
-int iser_send_data_out(struct iscsi_conn     *conn,
-		       struct iscsi_cmd_task *ctask,
+int iser_send_data_out(struct iscsi_conn *conn,
+		       struct iscsi_task *task,
 		       struct iscsi_data *hdr)
 {
 	struct iscsi_iser_conn *iser_conn = conn->dd_data;
-	struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask = ctask->dd_data;
+	struct iscsi_iser_task *iser_task = task->dd_data;
 	struct iser_desc *tx_desc = NULL;
 	struct iser_dto *send_dto = NULL;
 	unsigned long buf_offset;
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ int iser_send_data_out(struct iscsi_conn     *conn,
 		return -EPERM;
 	}
 
-	if (iser_check_xmit(conn, ctask))
+	if (iser_check_xmit(conn, task))
 		return -ENOBUFS;
 
 	itt = (__force uint32_t)hdr->itt;
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ int iser_send_data_out(struct iscsi_conn     *conn,
 
 	/* build the tx desc regd header and add it to the tx desc dto */
 	send_dto = &tx_desc->dto;
-	send_dto->ctask = iser_ctask;
+	send_dto->task = iser_task;
 	iser_create_send_desc(iser_conn, tx_desc);
 
 	iser_reg_single(iser_conn->ib_conn->device,
@@ -440,15 +440,15 @@ int iser_send_data_out(struct iscsi_conn     *conn,
 
 	/* all data was registered for RDMA, we can use the lkey */
 	iser_dto_add_regd_buff(send_dto,
-			       &iser_ctask->rdma_regd[ISER_DIR_OUT],
+			       &iser_task->rdma_regd[ISER_DIR_OUT],
 			       buf_offset,
 			       data_seg_len);
 
-	if (buf_offset + data_seg_len > iser_ctask->data[ISER_DIR_OUT].data_len) {
+	if (buf_offset + data_seg_len > iser_task->data[ISER_DIR_OUT].data_len) {
 		iser_err("Offset:%ld & DSL:%ld in Data-Out "
 			 "inconsistent with total len:%ld, itt:%d\n",
 			 buf_offset, data_seg_len,
-			 iser_ctask->data[ISER_DIR_OUT].data_len, itt);
+			 iser_task->data[ISER_DIR_OUT].data_len, itt);
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto send_data_out_error;
 	}
@@ -468,10 +468,11 @@ send_data_out_error:
 }
 
 int iser_send_control(struct iscsi_conn *conn,
-		      struct iscsi_mgmt_task *mtask)
+		      struct iscsi_task *task)
 {
 	struct iscsi_iser_conn *iser_conn = conn->dd_data;
-	struct iser_desc *mdesc = mtask->dd_data;
+	struct iscsi_iser_task *iser_task = task->dd_data;
+	struct iser_desc *mdesc = &iser_task->desc;
 	struct iser_dto *send_dto = NULL;
 	unsigned long data_seg_len;
 	int err = 0;
@@ -483,27 +484,27 @@ int iser_send_control(struct iscsi_conn *conn,
 		return -EPERM;
 	}
 
-	if (iser_check_xmit(conn,mtask))
+	if (iser_check_xmit(conn, task))
 		return -ENOBUFS;
 
 	/* build the tx desc regd header and add it to the tx desc dto */
 	mdesc->type = ISCSI_TX_CONTROL;
 	send_dto = &mdesc->dto;
-	send_dto->ctask = NULL;
+	send_dto->task = NULL;
 	iser_create_send_desc(iser_conn, mdesc);
 
 	device = iser_conn->ib_conn->device;
 
 	iser_reg_single(device, send_dto->regd[0], DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 
-	data_seg_len = ntoh24(mtask->hdr->dlength);
+	data_seg_len = ntoh24(task->hdr->dlength);
 
 	if (data_seg_len > 0) {
 		regd_buf = &mdesc->data_regd_buf;
 		memset(regd_buf, 0, sizeof(struct iser_regd_buf));
 		regd_buf->device = device;
-		regd_buf->virt_addr = mtask->data;
-		regd_buf->data_size = mtask->data_count;
+		regd_buf->virt_addr = task->data;
+		regd_buf->data_size = task->data_count;
 		iser_reg_single(device, regd_buf,
 				DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 		iser_dto_add_regd_buff(send_dto, regd_buf,
@@ -533,15 +534,13 @@ send_control_error:
 void iser_rcv_completion(struct iser_desc *rx_desc,
 			 unsigned long dto_xfer_len)
 {
-	struct iser_dto        *dto = &rx_desc->dto;
+	struct iser_dto *dto = &rx_desc->dto;
 	struct iscsi_iser_conn *conn = dto->ib_conn->iser_conn;
-	struct iscsi_session *session = conn->iscsi_conn->session;
-	struct iscsi_cmd_task *ctask;
-	struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask;
+	struct iscsi_task *task;
+	struct iscsi_iser_task *iser_task;
 	struct iscsi_hdr *hdr;
 	char   *rx_data = NULL;
 	int     rx_data_len = 0;
-	unsigned int itt;
 	unsigned char opcode;
 
 	hdr = &rx_desc->iscsi_header;
@@ -557,19 +556,24 @@ void iser_rcv_completion(struct iser_desc *rx_desc,
 	opcode = hdr->opcode & ISCSI_OPCODE_MASK;
 
 	if (opcode == ISCSI_OP_SCSI_CMD_RSP) {
-	        itt = get_itt(hdr->itt); /* mask out cid and age bits */
-		if (!(itt < session->cmds_max))
+		spin_lock(&conn->iscsi_conn->session->lock);
+		task = iscsi_itt_to_ctask(conn->iscsi_conn, hdr->itt);
+		if (task)
+			__iscsi_get_task(task);
+		spin_unlock(&conn->iscsi_conn->session->lock);
+
+		if (!task)
 			iser_err("itt can't be matched to task!!! "
-				 "conn %p opcode %d cmds_max %d itt %d\n",
-				 conn->iscsi_conn,opcode,session->cmds_max,itt);
-		/* use the mapping given with the cmds array indexed by itt */
-		ctask = (struct iscsi_cmd_task *)session->cmds[itt];
-		iser_ctask = ctask->dd_data;
-		iser_dbg("itt %d ctask %p\n",itt,ctask);
-		iser_ctask->status = ISER_TASK_STATUS_COMPLETED;
-		iser_ctask_rdma_finalize(iser_ctask);
+				 "conn %p opcode %d itt %d\n",
+				 conn->iscsi_conn, opcode, hdr->itt);
+		else {
+			iser_task = task->dd_data;
+			iser_dbg("itt %d task %p\n",hdr->itt, task);
+			iser_task->status = ISER_TASK_STATUS_COMPLETED;
+			iser_task_rdma_finalize(iser_task);
+			iscsi_put_task(task);
+		}
 	}
-
 	iser_dto_buffs_release(dto);
 
 	iscsi_iser_recv(conn->iscsi_conn, hdr, rx_data, rx_data_len);
@@ -590,7 +594,7 @@ void iser_snd_completion(struct iser_desc *tx_desc)
 	struct iser_conn       *ib_conn = dto->ib_conn;
 	struct iscsi_iser_conn *iser_conn = ib_conn->iser_conn;
 	struct iscsi_conn      *conn = iser_conn->iscsi_conn;
-	struct iscsi_mgmt_task *mtask;
+	struct iscsi_task *task;
 	int resume_tx = 0;
 
 	iser_dbg("Initiator, Data sent dto=0x%p\n", dto);
@@ -613,36 +617,31 @@ void iser_snd_completion(struct iser_desc *tx_desc)
 
 	if (tx_desc->type == ISCSI_TX_CONTROL) {
 		/* this arithmetic is legal by libiscsi dd_data allocation */
-		mtask = (void *) ((long)(void *)tx_desc -
-				  sizeof(struct iscsi_mgmt_task));
-		if (mtask->hdr->itt == RESERVED_ITT) {
-			struct iscsi_session *session = conn->session;
-
-			spin_lock(&conn->session->lock);
-			iscsi_free_mgmt_task(conn, mtask);
-			spin_unlock(&session->lock);
-		}
+		task = (void *) ((long)(void *)tx_desc -
+				  sizeof(struct iscsi_task));
+		if (task->hdr->itt == RESERVED_ITT)
+			iscsi_put_task(task);
 	}
 }
 
-void iser_ctask_rdma_init(struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask)
+void iser_task_rdma_init(struct iscsi_iser_task *iser_task)
 
 {
-	iser_ctask->status = ISER_TASK_STATUS_INIT;
+	iser_task->status = ISER_TASK_STATUS_INIT;
 
-	iser_ctask->dir[ISER_DIR_IN] = 0;
-	iser_ctask->dir[ISER_DIR_OUT] = 0;
+	iser_task->dir[ISER_DIR_IN] = 0;
+	iser_task->dir[ISER_DIR_OUT] = 0;
 
-	iser_ctask->data[ISER_DIR_IN].data_len  = 0;
-	iser_ctask->data[ISER_DIR_OUT].data_len = 0;
+	iser_task->data[ISER_DIR_IN].data_len  = 0;
+	iser_task->data[ISER_DIR_OUT].data_len = 0;
 
-	memset(&iser_ctask->rdma_regd[ISER_DIR_IN], 0,
+	memset(&iser_task->rdma_regd[ISER_DIR_IN], 0,
 	       sizeof(struct iser_regd_buf));
-	memset(&iser_ctask->rdma_regd[ISER_DIR_OUT], 0,
+	memset(&iser_task->rdma_regd[ISER_DIR_OUT], 0,
 	       sizeof(struct iser_regd_buf));
 }
 
-void iser_ctask_rdma_finalize(struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask)
+void iser_task_rdma_finalize(struct iscsi_iser_task *iser_task)
 {
 	int deferred;
 	int is_rdma_aligned = 1;
@@ -651,17 +650,17 @@ void iser_ctask_rdma_finalize(struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask)
 	/* if we were reading, copy back to unaligned sglist,
 	 * anyway dma_unmap and free the copy
 	 */
-	if (iser_ctask->data_copy[ISER_DIR_IN].copy_buf != NULL) {
+	if (iser_task->data_copy[ISER_DIR_IN].copy_buf != NULL) {
 		is_rdma_aligned = 0;
-		iser_finalize_rdma_unaligned_sg(iser_ctask, ISER_DIR_IN);
+		iser_finalize_rdma_unaligned_sg(iser_task, ISER_DIR_IN);
 	}
-	if (iser_ctask->data_copy[ISER_DIR_OUT].copy_buf != NULL) {
+	if (iser_task->data_copy[ISER_DIR_OUT].copy_buf != NULL) {
 		is_rdma_aligned = 0;
-		iser_finalize_rdma_unaligned_sg(iser_ctask, ISER_DIR_OUT);
+		iser_finalize_rdma_unaligned_sg(iser_task, ISER_DIR_OUT);
 	}
 
-	if (iser_ctask->dir[ISER_DIR_IN]) {
-		regd = &iser_ctask->rdma_regd[ISER_DIR_IN];
+	if (iser_task->dir[ISER_DIR_IN]) {
+		regd = &iser_task->rdma_regd[ISER_DIR_IN];
 		deferred = iser_regd_buff_release(regd);
 		if (deferred) {
 			iser_err("%d references remain for BUF-IN rdma reg\n",
@@ -669,8 +668,8 @@ void iser_ctask_rdma_finalize(struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (iser_ctask->dir[ISER_DIR_OUT]) {
-		regd = &iser_ctask->rdma_regd[ISER_DIR_OUT];
+	if (iser_task->dir[ISER_DIR_OUT]) {
+		regd = &iser_task->rdma_regd[ISER_DIR_OUT];
 		deferred = iser_regd_buff_release(regd);
 		if (deferred) {
 			iser_err("%d references remain for BUF-OUT rdma reg\n",
@@ -680,7 +679,7 @@ void iser_ctask_rdma_finalize(struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask)
 
        /* if the data was unaligned, it was already unmapped and then copied */
        if (is_rdma_aligned)
-		iser_dma_unmap_task_data(iser_ctask);
+		iser_dma_unmap_task_data(iser_task);
 }
 
 void iser_dto_buffs_release(struct iser_dto *dto)
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_memory.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_memory.c
index 81e49cb10ed3..b9453d068e9d 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_memory.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_memory.c
@@ -99,13 +99,13 @@ void iser_reg_single(struct iser_device *device,
 /**
  * iser_start_rdma_unaligned_sg
  */
-static int iser_start_rdma_unaligned_sg(struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask,
+static int iser_start_rdma_unaligned_sg(struct iscsi_iser_task *iser_task,
 					enum iser_data_dir cmd_dir)
 {
 	int dma_nents;
 	struct ib_device *dev;
 	char *mem = NULL;
-	struct iser_data_buf *data = &iser_ctask->data[cmd_dir];
+	struct iser_data_buf *data = &iser_task->data[cmd_dir];
 	unsigned long  cmd_data_len = data->data_len;
 
 	if (cmd_data_len > ISER_KMALLOC_THRESHOLD)
@@ -138,37 +138,37 @@ static int iser_start_rdma_unaligned_sg(struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask,
 		}
 	}
 
-	sg_init_one(&iser_ctask->data_copy[cmd_dir].sg_single, mem, cmd_data_len);
-	iser_ctask->data_copy[cmd_dir].buf  =
-		&iser_ctask->data_copy[cmd_dir].sg_single;
-	iser_ctask->data_copy[cmd_dir].size = 1;
+	sg_init_one(&iser_task->data_copy[cmd_dir].sg_single, mem, cmd_data_len);
+	iser_task->data_copy[cmd_dir].buf  =
+		&iser_task->data_copy[cmd_dir].sg_single;
+	iser_task->data_copy[cmd_dir].size = 1;
 
-	iser_ctask->data_copy[cmd_dir].copy_buf  = mem;
+	iser_task->data_copy[cmd_dir].copy_buf  = mem;
 
-	dev = iser_ctask->iser_conn->ib_conn->device->ib_device;
+	dev = iser_task->iser_conn->ib_conn->device->ib_device;
 	dma_nents = ib_dma_map_sg(dev,
-				  &iser_ctask->data_copy[cmd_dir].sg_single,
+				  &iser_task->data_copy[cmd_dir].sg_single,
 				  1,
 				  (cmd_dir == ISER_DIR_OUT) ?
 				  DMA_TO_DEVICE : DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 	BUG_ON(dma_nents == 0);
 
-	iser_ctask->data_copy[cmd_dir].dma_nents = dma_nents;
+	iser_task->data_copy[cmd_dir].dma_nents = dma_nents;
 	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
  * iser_finalize_rdma_unaligned_sg
  */
-void iser_finalize_rdma_unaligned_sg(struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask,
+void iser_finalize_rdma_unaligned_sg(struct iscsi_iser_task *iser_task,
 				     enum iser_data_dir         cmd_dir)
 {
 	struct ib_device *dev;
 	struct iser_data_buf *mem_copy;
 	unsigned long  cmd_data_len;
 
-	dev = iser_ctask->iser_conn->ib_conn->device->ib_device;
-	mem_copy = &iser_ctask->data_copy[cmd_dir];
+	dev = iser_task->iser_conn->ib_conn->device->ib_device;
+	mem_copy = &iser_task->data_copy[cmd_dir];
 
 	ib_dma_unmap_sg(dev, &mem_copy->sg_single, 1,
 			(cmd_dir == ISER_DIR_OUT) ?
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ void iser_finalize_rdma_unaligned_sg(struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask,
 		/* copy back read RDMA to unaligned sg */
 		mem	= mem_copy->copy_buf;
 
-		sgl	= (struct scatterlist *)iser_ctask->data[ISER_DIR_IN].buf;
-		sg_size = iser_ctask->data[ISER_DIR_IN].size;
+		sgl	= (struct scatterlist *)iser_task->data[ISER_DIR_IN].buf;
+		sg_size = iser_task->data[ISER_DIR_IN].size;
 
 		p = mem;
 		for_each_sg(sgl, sg, sg_size, i) {
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void iser_finalize_rdma_unaligned_sg(struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask,
 		}
 	}
 
-	cmd_data_len = iser_ctask->data[cmd_dir].data_len;
+	cmd_data_len = iser_task->data[cmd_dir].data_len;
 
 	if (cmd_data_len > ISER_KMALLOC_THRESHOLD)
 		free_pages((unsigned long)mem_copy->copy_buf,
@@ -376,15 +376,15 @@ static void iser_page_vec_build(struct iser_data_buf *data,
 	}
 }
 
-int iser_dma_map_task_data(struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask,
-			    struct iser_data_buf       *data,
-			    enum   iser_data_dir       iser_dir,
-			    enum   dma_data_direction  dma_dir)
+int iser_dma_map_task_data(struct iscsi_iser_task *iser_task,
+			    struct iser_data_buf *data,
+			    enum iser_data_dir iser_dir,
+			    enum dma_data_direction dma_dir)
 {
 	struct ib_device *dev;
 
-	iser_ctask->dir[iser_dir] = 1;
-	dev = iser_ctask->iser_conn->ib_conn->device->ib_device;
+	iser_task->dir[iser_dir] = 1;
+	dev = iser_task->iser_conn->ib_conn->device->ib_device;
 
 	data->dma_nents = ib_dma_map_sg(dev, data->buf, data->size, dma_dir);
 	if (data->dma_nents == 0) {
@@ -394,20 +394,20 @@ int iser_dma_map_task_data(struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void iser_dma_unmap_task_data(struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask)
+void iser_dma_unmap_task_data(struct iscsi_iser_task *iser_task)
 {
 	struct ib_device *dev;
 	struct iser_data_buf *data;
 
-	dev = iser_ctask->iser_conn->ib_conn->device->ib_device;
+	dev = iser_task->iser_conn->ib_conn->device->ib_device;
 
-	if (iser_ctask->dir[ISER_DIR_IN]) {
-		data = &iser_ctask->data[ISER_DIR_IN];
+	if (iser_task->dir[ISER_DIR_IN]) {
+		data = &iser_task->data[ISER_DIR_IN];
 		ib_dma_unmap_sg(dev, data->buf, data->size, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 	}
 
-	if (iser_ctask->dir[ISER_DIR_OUT]) {
-		data = &iser_ctask->data[ISER_DIR_OUT];
+	if (iser_task->dir[ISER_DIR_OUT]) {
+		data = &iser_task->data[ISER_DIR_OUT];
 		ib_dma_unmap_sg(dev, data->buf, data->size, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 	}
 }
@@ -418,21 +418,21 @@ void iser_dma_unmap_task_data(struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask)
  *
  * returns 0 on success, errno code on failure
  */
-int iser_reg_rdma_mem(struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask,
+int iser_reg_rdma_mem(struct iscsi_iser_task *iser_task,
 		      enum   iser_data_dir        cmd_dir)
 {
-	struct iscsi_conn    *iscsi_conn = iser_ctask->iser_conn->iscsi_conn;
-	struct iser_conn     *ib_conn = iser_ctask->iser_conn->ib_conn;
+	struct iscsi_conn    *iscsi_conn = iser_task->iser_conn->iscsi_conn;
+	struct iser_conn     *ib_conn = iser_task->iser_conn->ib_conn;
 	struct iser_device   *device = ib_conn->device;
 	struct ib_device     *ibdev = device->ib_device;
-	struct iser_data_buf *mem = &iser_ctask->data[cmd_dir];
+	struct iser_data_buf *mem = &iser_task->data[cmd_dir];
 	struct iser_regd_buf *regd_buf;
 	int aligned_len;
 	int err;
 	int i;
 	struct scatterlist *sg;
 
-	regd_buf = &iser_ctask->rdma_regd[cmd_dir];
+	regd_buf = &iser_task->rdma_regd[cmd_dir];
 
 	aligned_len = iser_data_buf_aligned_len(mem, ibdev);
 	if (aligned_len != mem->dma_nents) {
@@ -442,13 +442,13 @@ int iser_reg_rdma_mem(struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask,
 		iser_data_buf_dump(mem, ibdev);
 
 		/* unmap the command data before accessing it */
-		iser_dma_unmap_task_data(iser_ctask);
+		iser_dma_unmap_task_data(iser_task);
 
 		/* allocate copy buf, if we are writing, copy the */
 		/* unaligned scatterlist, dma map the copy        */
-		if (iser_start_rdma_unaligned_sg(iser_ctask, cmd_dir) != 0)
+		if (iser_start_rdma_unaligned_sg(iser_task, cmd_dir) != 0)
 				return -ENOMEM;
-		mem = &iser_ctask->data_copy[cmd_dir];
+		mem = &iser_task->data_copy[cmd_dir];
 	}
 
 	/* if there a single dma entry, FMR is not needed */
@@ -472,8 +472,9 @@ int iser_reg_rdma_mem(struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask,
 		err = iser_reg_page_vec(ib_conn, ib_conn->page_vec, &regd_buf->reg);
 		if (err) {
 			iser_data_buf_dump(mem, ibdev);
-			iser_err("mem->dma_nents = %d (dlength = 0x%x)\n", mem->dma_nents,
-				 ntoh24(iser_ctask->desc.iscsi_header.dlength));
+			iser_err("mem->dma_nents = %d (dlength = 0x%x)\n",
+				 mem->dma_nents,
+				 ntoh24(iser_task->desc.iscsi_header.dlength));
 			iser_err("page_vec: data_size = 0x%x, length = %d, offset = 0x%x\n",
 				 ib_conn->page_vec->data_size, ib_conn->page_vec->length,
 				 ib_conn->page_vec->offset);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_verbs.c
index 77cabee7cc08..3a917c1f796f 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_verbs.c
@@ -323,7 +323,18 @@ static void iser_conn_release(struct iser_conn *ib_conn)
 		iser_device_try_release(device);
 	if (ib_conn->iser_conn)
 		ib_conn->iser_conn->ib_conn = NULL;
-	kfree(ib_conn);
+	iscsi_destroy_endpoint(ib_conn->ep);
+}
+
+void iser_conn_get(struct iser_conn *ib_conn)
+{
+	atomic_inc(&ib_conn->refcount);
+}
+
+void iser_conn_put(struct iser_conn *ib_conn)
+{
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ib_conn->refcount))
+		iser_conn_release(ib_conn);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -347,7 +358,7 @@ void iser_conn_terminate(struct iser_conn *ib_conn)
 	wait_event_interruptible(ib_conn->wait,
 				 ib_conn->state == ISER_CONN_DOWN);
 
-	iser_conn_release(ib_conn);
+	iser_conn_put(ib_conn);
 }
 
 static void iser_connect_error(struct rdma_cm_id *cma_id)
@@ -481,24 +492,15 @@ static int iser_cma_handler(struct rdma_cm_id *cma_id, struct rdma_cm_event *eve
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int iser_conn_init(struct iser_conn **ibconn)
+void iser_conn_init(struct iser_conn *ib_conn)
 {
-	struct iser_conn *ib_conn;
-
-	ib_conn = kzalloc(sizeof *ib_conn, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ib_conn) {
-		iser_err("can't alloc memory for struct iser_conn\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 	ib_conn->state = ISER_CONN_INIT;
 	init_waitqueue_head(&ib_conn->wait);
 	atomic_set(&ib_conn->post_recv_buf_count, 0);
 	atomic_set(&ib_conn->post_send_buf_count, 0);
+	atomic_set(&ib_conn->refcount, 1);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ib_conn->conn_list);
 	spin_lock_init(&ib_conn->lock);
-
-	*ibconn = ib_conn;
-	return 0;
 }
 
  /**