diff --git a/drivers/scsi/elx/libefc/efc_nport.c b/drivers/scsi/elx/libefc/efc_nport.c
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+++ b/drivers/scsi/elx/libefc/efc_nport.c
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 Broadcom. All Rights Reserved. The term
+ * “Broadcom” refers to Broadcom Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * NPORT
+ *
+ * Port object for physical port and NPIV ports.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * NPORT REFERENCE COUNTING
+ *
+ * A nport reference should be taken when:
+ * - an nport is allocated
+ * - a vport populates associated nport
+ * - a remote node is allocated
+ * - a unsolicited frame is processed
+ * The reference should be dropped when:
+ * - the unsolicited frame processesing is done
+ * - the remote node is removed
+ * - the vport is removed
+ * - the nport is removed
+ */
+
+#include "efc.h"
+
+void
+efc_nport_cb(void *arg, int event, void *data)
+{
+	struct efc *efc = arg;
+	struct efc_nport *nport = data;
+	unsigned long flags = 0;
+
+	efc_log_debug(efc, "nport event: %s\n", efc_sm_event_name(event));
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&efc->lock, flags);
+	efc_sm_post_event(&nport->sm, event, NULL);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&efc->lock, flags);
+}
+
+static struct efc_nport *
+efc_nport_find_wwn(struct efc_domain *domain, uint64_t wwnn, uint64_t wwpn)
+{
+	struct efc_nport *nport = NULL;
+
+	/* Find a nport, given the WWNN and WWPN */
+	list_for_each_entry(nport, &domain->nport_list, list_entry) {
+		if (nport->wwnn == wwnn && nport->wwpn == wwpn)
+			return nport;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static void
+_efc_nport_free(struct kref *arg)
+{
+	struct efc_nport *nport = container_of(arg, struct efc_nport, ref);
+
+	kfree(nport);
+}
+
+struct efc_nport *
+efc_nport_alloc(struct efc_domain *domain, uint64_t wwpn, uint64_t wwnn,
+		u32 fc_id, bool enable_ini, bool enable_tgt)
+{
+	struct efc_nport *nport;
+
+	if (domain->efc->enable_ini)
+		enable_ini = 0;
+
+	/* Return a failure if this nport has already been allocated */
+	if ((wwpn != 0) || (wwnn != 0)) {
+		nport = efc_nport_find_wwn(domain, wwnn, wwpn);
+		if (nport) {
+			efc_log_err(domain->efc,
+				"Err: NPORT %016llX %016llX already allocated\n",
+				wwnn, wwpn);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	nport = kzalloc(sizeof(*nport), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!nport)
+		return nport;
+
+	/* initialize refcount */
+	kref_init(&nport->ref);
+	nport->release = _efc_nport_free;
+
+	nport->efc = domain->efc;
+	snprintf(nport->display_name, sizeof(nport->display_name), "------");
+	nport->domain = domain;
+	xa_init(&nport->lookup);
+	nport->instance_index = domain->nport_count++;
+	nport->sm.app = nport;
+	nport->enable_ini = enable_ini;
+	nport->enable_tgt = enable_tgt;
+	nport->enable_rscn = (nport->enable_ini ||
+			(nport->enable_tgt && enable_target_rscn(nport->efc)));
+
+	/* Copy service parameters from domain */
+	memcpy(nport->service_params, domain->service_params,
+		sizeof(struct fc_els_flogi));
+
+	/* Update requested fc_id */
+	nport->fc_id = fc_id;
+
+	/* Update the nport's service parameters for the new wwn's */
+	nport->wwpn = wwpn;
+	nport->wwnn = wwnn;
+	snprintf(nport->wwnn_str, sizeof(nport->wwnn_str), "%016llX",
+			(unsigned long long)wwnn);
+
+	/*
+	 * if this is the "first" nport of the domain,
+	 * then make it the "phys" nport
+	 */
+	if (list_empty(&domain->nport_list))
+		domain->nport = nport;
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&nport->list_entry);
+	list_add_tail(&nport->list_entry, &domain->nport_list);
+
+	kref_get(&domain->ref);
+
+	efc_log_debug(domain->efc, "New Nport [%s]\n", nport->display_name);
+
+	return nport;
+}
+
+void
+efc_nport_free(struct efc_nport *nport)
+{
+	struct efc_domain *domain;
+
+	if (!nport)
+		return;
+
+	domain = nport->domain;
+	efc_log_debug(domain->efc, "[%s] free nport\n", nport->display_name);
+	list_del(&nport->list_entry);
+	/*
+	 * if this is the physical nport,
+	 * then clear it out of the domain
+	 */
+	if (nport == domain->nport)
+		domain->nport = NULL;
+
+	xa_destroy(&nport->lookup);
+	xa_erase(&domain->lookup, nport->fc_id);
+
+	if (list_empty(&domain->nport_list))
+		efc_domain_post_event(domain, EFC_EVT_ALL_CHILD_NODES_FREE,
+				      NULL);
+
+	kref_put(&domain->ref, domain->release);
+	kref_put(&nport->ref, nport->release);
+
+}
+
+struct efc_nport *
+efc_nport_find(struct efc_domain *domain, u32 d_id)
+{
+	struct efc_nport *nport;
+
+	/* Find a nport object, given an FC_ID */
+	nport = xa_load(&domain->lookup, d_id);
+	if (!nport || !kref_get_unless_zero(&nport->ref))
+		return NULL;
+
+	return nport;
+}
+
+int
+efc_nport_attach(struct efc_nport *nport, u32 fc_id)
+{
+	int rc;
+	struct efc_node *node;
+	struct efc *efc = nport->efc;
+	unsigned long index;
+
+	/* Set our lookup */
+	rc = xa_err(xa_store(&nport->domain->lookup, fc_id, nport, GFP_ATOMIC));
+	if (rc) {
+		efc_log_err(efc, "Sport lookup store failed: %d\n", rc);
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	/* Update our display_name */
+	efc_node_fcid_display(fc_id, nport->display_name,
+			      sizeof(nport->display_name));
+
+	xa_for_each(&nport->lookup, index, node) {
+		efc_node_update_display_name(node);
+	}
+
+	efc_log_debug(nport->efc, "[%s] attach nport: fc_id x%06x\n",
+		      nport->display_name, fc_id);
+
+	/* Register a nport, given an FC_ID */
+	rc = efc_cmd_nport_attach(efc, nport, fc_id);
+	if (rc != EFC_HW_RTN_SUCCESS) {
+		efc_log_err(nport->efc,
+			    "efc_hw_port_attach failed: %d\n", rc);
+		return EFC_FAIL;
+	}
+	return EFC_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void
+efc_nport_shutdown(struct efc_nport *nport)
+{
+	struct efc *efc = nport->efc;
+	struct efc_node *node;
+	unsigned long index;
+
+	xa_for_each(&nport->lookup, index, node) {
+		if (!(node->rnode.fc_id == FC_FID_FLOGI && nport->is_vport)) {
+			efc_node_post_event(node, EFC_EVT_SHUTDOWN, NULL);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * If this is a vport, logout of the fabric
+		 * controller so that it deletes the vport
+		 * on the switch.
+		 */
+		/* if link is down, don't send logo */
+		if (efc->link_status == EFC_LINK_STATUS_DOWN) {
+			efc_node_post_event(node, EFC_EVT_SHUTDOWN, NULL);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		efc_log_debug(efc, "[%s] nport shutdown vport, send logo\n",
+					node->display_name);
+
+		if (!efc_send_logo(node)) {
+			/* sent LOGO, wait for response */
+			efc_node_transition(node, __efc_d_wait_logo_rsp, NULL);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * failed to send LOGO,
+		 * go ahead and cleanup node anyways
+		 */
+		node_printf(node, "Failed to send LOGO\n");
+		efc_node_post_event(node, EFC_EVT_SHUTDOWN_EXPLICIT_LOGO, NULL);
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+efc_vport_link_down(struct efc_nport *nport)
+{
+	struct efc *efc = nport->efc;
+	struct efc_vport_spec *vport;
+
+	/* Clear the nport reference in the vport specification */
+	list_for_each_entry(vport, &efc->vport_list, list_entry) {
+		if (vport->nport == nport) {
+			kref_put(&nport->ref, nport->release);
+			vport->nport = NULL;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+__efc_nport_common(const char *funcname, struct efc_sm_ctx *ctx,
+		   enum efc_sm_event evt, void *arg)
+{
+	struct efc_nport *nport = ctx->app;
+	struct efc_domain *domain = nport->domain;
+	struct efc *efc = nport->efc;
+
+	switch (evt) {
+	case EFC_EVT_ENTER:
+	case EFC_EVT_REENTER:
+	case EFC_EVT_EXIT:
+	case EFC_EVT_ALL_CHILD_NODES_FREE:
+		break;
+	case EFC_EVT_NPORT_ATTACH_OK:
+			efc_sm_transition(ctx, __efc_nport_attached, NULL);
+		break;
+	case EFC_EVT_SHUTDOWN:
+		/* Flag this nport as shutting down */
+		nport->shutting_down = true;
+
+		if (nport->is_vport)
+			efc_vport_link_down(nport);
+
+		if (xa_empty(&nport->lookup)) {
+			/* Remove the nport from the domain's lookup table */
+			xa_erase(&domain->lookup, nport->fc_id);
+			efc_sm_transition(ctx, __efc_nport_wait_port_free,
+					  NULL);
+			if (efc_cmd_nport_free(efc, nport)) {
+				efc_log_debug(nport->efc,
+					     "efc_hw_port_free failed\n");
+				/* Not much we can do, free the nport anyways */
+				efc_nport_free(nport);
+			}
+		} else {
+			/* sm: node list is not empty / shutdown nodes */
+			efc_sm_transition(ctx,
+					  __efc_nport_wait_shutdown, NULL);
+			efc_nport_shutdown(nport);
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		efc_log_debug(nport->efc, "[%s] %-20s %-20s not handled\n",
+			     nport->display_name, funcname,
+			     efc_sm_event_name(evt));
+	}
+}
+
+void
+__efc_nport_allocated(struct efc_sm_ctx *ctx,
+		      enum efc_sm_event evt, void *arg)
+{
+	struct efc_nport *nport = ctx->app;
+	struct efc_domain *domain = nport->domain;
+
+	nport_sm_trace(nport);
+
+	switch (evt) {
+	/* the physical nport is attached */
+	case EFC_EVT_NPORT_ATTACH_OK:
+		WARN_ON(nport != domain->nport);
+		efc_sm_transition(ctx, __efc_nport_attached, NULL);
+		break;
+
+	case EFC_EVT_NPORT_ALLOC_OK:
+		/* ignore */
+		break;
+	default:
+		__efc_nport_common(__func__, ctx, evt, arg);
+	}
+}
+
+void
+__efc_nport_vport_init(struct efc_sm_ctx *ctx,
+		       enum efc_sm_event evt, void *arg)
+{
+	struct efc_nport *nport = ctx->app;
+	struct efc *efc = nport->efc;
+
+	nport_sm_trace(nport);
+
+	switch (evt) {
+	case EFC_EVT_ENTER: {
+		__be64 be_wwpn = cpu_to_be64(nport->wwpn);
+
+		if (nport->wwpn == 0)
+			efc_log_debug(efc, "vport: letting f/w select WWN\n");
+
+		if (nport->fc_id != U32_MAX) {
+			efc_log_debug(efc, "vport: hard coding port id: %x\n",
+				      nport->fc_id);
+		}
+
+		efc_sm_transition(ctx, __efc_nport_vport_wait_alloc, NULL);
+		/* If wwpn is zero, then we'll let the f/w */
+		if (efc_cmd_nport_alloc(efc, nport, nport->domain,
+					  nport->wwpn == 0 ? NULL :
+					  (uint8_t *)&be_wwpn)) {
+			efc_log_err(efc, "Can't allocate port\n");
+			break;
+		}
+
+		break;
+	}
+	default:
+		__efc_nport_common(__func__, ctx, evt, arg);
+	}
+}
+
+void
+__efc_nport_vport_wait_alloc(struct efc_sm_ctx *ctx,
+			     enum efc_sm_event evt, void *arg)
+{
+	struct efc_nport *nport = ctx->app;
+	struct efc *efc = nport->efc;
+
+	nport_sm_trace(nport);
+
+	switch (evt) {
+	case EFC_EVT_NPORT_ALLOC_OK: {
+		struct fc_els_flogi *sp;
+
+		sp = (struct fc_els_flogi *)nport->service_params;
+		/*
+		 * If we let f/w assign wwn's,
+		 * then nport wwn's with those returned by hw
+		 */
+		if (nport->wwnn == 0) {
+			nport->wwnn = be64_to_cpu(nport->sli_wwnn);
+			nport->wwpn = be64_to_cpu(nport->sli_wwpn);
+			snprintf(nport->wwnn_str, sizeof(nport->wwnn_str),
+				 "%016llX", nport->wwpn);
+		}
+
+		/* Update the nport's service parameters */
+		sp->fl_wwpn = cpu_to_be64(nport->wwpn);
+		sp->fl_wwnn = cpu_to_be64(nport->wwnn);
+
+		/*
+		 * if nport->fc_id is uninitialized,
+		 * then request that the fabric node use FDISC
+		 * to find an fc_id.
+		 * Otherwise we're restoring vports, or we're in
+		 * fabric emulation mode, so attach the fc_id
+		 */
+		if (nport->fc_id == U32_MAX) {
+			struct efc_node *fabric;
+
+			fabric = efc_node_alloc(nport, FC_FID_FLOGI, false,
+						false);
+			if (!fabric) {
+				efc_log_err(efc, "efc_node_alloc() failed\n");
+				return;
+			}
+			efc_node_transition(fabric, __efc_vport_fabric_init,
+					    NULL);
+		} else {
+			snprintf(nport->wwnn_str, sizeof(nport->wwnn_str),
+				 "%016llX", nport->wwpn);
+			efc_nport_attach(nport, nport->fc_id);
+		}
+		efc_sm_transition(ctx, __efc_nport_vport_allocated, NULL);
+		break;
+	}
+	default:
+		__efc_nport_common(__func__, ctx, evt, arg);
+	}
+}
+
+void
+__efc_nport_vport_allocated(struct efc_sm_ctx *ctx,
+			    enum efc_sm_event evt, void *arg)
+{
+	struct efc_nport *nport = ctx->app;
+	struct efc *efc = nport->efc;
+
+	nport_sm_trace(nport);
+
+	/*
+	 * This state is entered after the nport is allocated;
+	 * it then waits for a fabric node
+	 * FDISC to complete, which requests a nport attach.
+	 * The nport attach complete is handled in this state.
+	 */
+	switch (evt) {
+	case EFC_EVT_NPORT_ATTACH_OK: {
+		struct efc_node *node;
+
+		/* Find our fabric node, and forward this event */
+		node = efc_node_find(nport, FC_FID_FLOGI);
+		if (!node) {
+			efc_log_debug(efc, "can't find node %06x\n",
+				     FC_FID_FLOGI);
+			break;
+		}
+		/* sm: / forward nport attach to fabric node */
+		efc_node_post_event(node, evt, NULL);
+		efc_sm_transition(ctx, __efc_nport_attached, NULL);
+		break;
+	}
+	default:
+		__efc_nport_common(__func__, ctx, evt, arg);
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+efc_vport_update_spec(struct efc_nport *nport)
+{
+	struct efc *efc = nport->efc;
+	struct efc_vport_spec *vport;
+	unsigned long flags = 0;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&efc->vport_lock, flags);
+	list_for_each_entry(vport, &efc->vport_list, list_entry) {
+		if (vport->nport == nport) {
+			vport->wwnn = nport->wwnn;
+			vport->wwpn = nport->wwpn;
+			vport->tgt_data = nport->tgt_data;
+			vport->ini_data = nport->ini_data;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&efc->vport_lock, flags);
+}
+
+void
+__efc_nport_attached(struct efc_sm_ctx *ctx,
+		     enum efc_sm_event evt, void *arg)
+{
+	struct efc_nport *nport = ctx->app;
+	struct efc *efc = nport->efc;
+
+	nport_sm_trace(nport);
+
+	switch (evt) {
+	case EFC_EVT_ENTER: {
+		struct efc_node *node;
+		unsigned long index;
+
+		efc_log_debug(efc,
+			      "[%s] NPORT attached WWPN %016llX WWNN %016llX\n",
+			      nport->display_name,
+			      nport->wwpn, nport->wwnn);
+
+		xa_for_each(&nport->lookup, index, node) {
+			efc_node_update_display_name(node);
+		}
+
+		nport->tgt_id = nport->fc_id;
+
+		efc->tt.new_nport(efc, nport);
+
+		/*
+		 * Update the vport (if its not the physical nport)
+		 * parameters
+		 */
+		if (nport->is_vport)
+			efc_vport_update_spec(nport);
+		break;
+	}
+
+	case EFC_EVT_EXIT:
+		efc_log_debug(efc,
+			      "[%s] NPORT deattached WWPN %016llX WWNN %016llX\n",
+			      nport->display_name,
+			      nport->wwpn, nport->wwnn);
+
+		efc->tt.del_nport(efc, nport);
+		break;
+	default:
+		__efc_nport_common(__func__, ctx, evt, arg);
+	}
+}
+
+
+void
+__efc_nport_wait_shutdown(struct efc_sm_ctx *ctx,
+			  enum efc_sm_event evt, void *arg)
+{
+	struct efc_nport *nport = ctx->app;
+	struct efc_domain *domain = nport->domain;
+	struct efc *efc = nport->efc;
+
+	nport_sm_trace(nport);
+
+	switch (evt) {
+	case EFC_EVT_NPORT_ALLOC_OK:
+	case EFC_EVT_NPORT_ALLOC_FAIL:
+	case EFC_EVT_NPORT_ATTACH_OK:
+	case EFC_EVT_NPORT_ATTACH_FAIL:
+		/* ignore these events - just wait for the all free event */
+		break;
+
+	case EFC_EVT_ALL_CHILD_NODES_FREE: {
+		/*
+		 * Remove the nport from the domain's
+		 * sparse vector lookup table
+		 */
+		xa_erase(&domain->lookup, nport->fc_id);
+		efc_sm_transition(ctx, __efc_nport_wait_port_free, NULL);
+		if (efc_cmd_nport_free(efc, nport)) {
+			efc_log_err(nport->efc, "efc_hw_port_free failed\n");
+			/* Not much we can do, free the nport anyways */
+			efc_nport_free(nport);
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+	default:
+		__efc_nport_common(__func__, ctx, evt, arg);
+	}
+}
+
+void
+__efc_nport_wait_port_free(struct efc_sm_ctx *ctx,
+			   enum efc_sm_event evt, void *arg)
+{
+	struct efc_nport *nport = ctx->app;
+
+	nport_sm_trace(nport);
+
+	switch (evt) {
+	case EFC_EVT_NPORT_ATTACH_OK:
+		/* Ignore as we are waiting for the free CB */
+		break;
+	case EFC_EVT_NPORT_FREE_OK: {
+		/* All done, free myself */
+		efc_nport_free(nport);
+		break;
+	}
+	default:
+		__efc_nport_common(__func__, ctx, evt, arg);
+	}
+}
+
+static int
+efc_vport_nport_alloc(struct efc_domain *domain, struct efc_vport_spec *vport)
+{
+	struct efc_nport *nport;
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&domain->efc->lock);
+
+	nport = efc_nport_alloc(domain, vport->wwpn, vport->wwnn, vport->fc_id,
+				vport->enable_ini, vport->enable_tgt);
+	vport->nport = nport;
+	if (!nport)
+		return EFC_FAIL;
+
+	kref_get(&nport->ref);
+	nport->is_vport = true;
+	nport->tgt_data = vport->tgt_data;
+	nport->ini_data = vport->ini_data;
+
+	efc_sm_transition(&nport->sm, __efc_nport_vport_init, NULL);
+
+	return EFC_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+int
+efc_vport_start(struct efc_domain *domain)
+{
+	struct efc *efc = domain->efc;
+	struct efc_vport_spec *vport;
+	struct efc_vport_spec *next;
+	int rc = EFC_SUCCESS;
+	unsigned long flags = 0;
+
+	/* Use the vport spec to find the associated vports and start them */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&efc->vport_lock, flags);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(vport, next, &efc->vport_list, list_entry) {
+		if (!vport->nport) {
+			if (efc_vport_nport_alloc(domain, vport))
+				rc = EFC_FAIL;
+		}
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&efc->vport_lock, flags);
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+int
+efc_nport_vport_new(struct efc_domain *domain, uint64_t wwpn, uint64_t wwnn,
+		    u32 fc_id, bool ini, bool tgt, void *tgt_data,
+		    void *ini_data)
+{
+	struct efc *efc = domain->efc;
+	struct efc_vport_spec *vport;
+	int rc = EFC_SUCCESS;
+	unsigned long flags = 0;
+
+	if (ini && domain->efc->enable_ini == 0) {
+		efc_log_debug(efc,
+			     "driver initiator functionality not enabled\n");
+		return EFC_FAIL;
+	}
+
+	if (tgt && domain->efc->enable_tgt == 0) {
+		efc_log_debug(efc,
+			     "driver target functionality not enabled\n");
+		return EFC_FAIL;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Create a vport spec if we need to recreate
+	 * this vport after a link up event
+	 */
+	vport = efc_vport_create_spec(domain->efc, wwnn, wwpn, fc_id, ini, tgt,
+					tgt_data, ini_data);
+	if (!vport) {
+		efc_log_err(efc, "failed to create vport object entry\n");
+		return EFC_FAIL;
+	}
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&efc->lock, flags);
+	rc = efc_vport_nport_alloc(domain, vport);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&efc->lock, flags);
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+int
+efc_nport_vport_del(struct efc *efc, struct efc_domain *domain,
+		    u64 wwpn, uint64_t wwnn)
+{
+	struct efc_nport *nport;
+	int found = 0;
+	struct efc_vport_spec *vport;
+	struct efc_vport_spec *next;
+	unsigned long flags = 0;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&efc->vport_lock, flags);
+	/* walk the efc_vport_list and remove from there */
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(vport, next, &efc->vport_list, list_entry) {
+		if (vport->wwpn == wwpn && vport->wwnn == wwnn) {
+			list_del(&vport->list_entry);
+			kfree(vport);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&efc->vport_lock, flags);
+
+	if (!domain) {
+		/* No domain means no nport to look for */
+		return EFC_SUCCESS;
+	}
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&efc->lock, flags);
+	list_for_each_entry(nport, &domain->nport_list, list_entry) {
+		if (nport->wwpn == wwpn && nport->wwnn == wwnn) {
+			found = 1;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (found) {
+		kref_put(&nport->ref, nport->release);
+		/* Shutdown this NPORT */
+		efc_sm_post_event(&nport->sm, EFC_EVT_SHUTDOWN, NULL);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&efc->lock, flags);
+	return EFC_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void
+efc_vport_del_all(struct efc *efc)
+{
+	struct efc_vport_spec *vport;
+	struct efc_vport_spec *next;
+	unsigned long flags = 0;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&efc->vport_lock, flags);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(vport, next, &efc->vport_list, list_entry) {
+		list_del(&vport->list_entry);
+		kfree(vport);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&efc->vport_lock, flags);
+}
+
+struct efc_vport_spec *
+efc_vport_create_spec(struct efc *efc, uint64_t wwnn, uint64_t wwpn,
+		      u32 fc_id, bool enable_ini,
+		      bool enable_tgt, void *tgt_data, void *ini_data)
+{
+	struct efc_vport_spec *vport;
+	unsigned long flags = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * walk the efc_vport_list and return failure
+	 * if a valid(vport with non zero WWPN and WWNN) vport entry
+	 * is already created
+	 */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&efc->vport_lock, flags);
+	list_for_each_entry(vport, &efc->vport_list, list_entry) {
+		if ((wwpn && vport->wwpn == wwpn) &&
+		    (wwnn && vport->wwnn == wwnn)) {
+			efc_log_err(efc,
+				"Failed: VPORT %016llX %016llX already allocated\n",
+				wwnn, wwpn);
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&efc->vport_lock, flags);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	vport = kzalloc(sizeof(*vport), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!vport) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&efc->vport_lock, flags);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	vport->wwnn = wwnn;
+	vport->wwpn = wwpn;
+	vport->fc_id = fc_id;
+	vport->enable_tgt = enable_tgt;
+	vport->enable_ini = enable_ini;
+	vport->tgt_data = tgt_data;
+	vport->ini_data = ini_data;
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vport->list_entry);
+	list_add_tail(&vport->list_entry, &efc->vport_list);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&efc->vport_lock, flags);
+	return vport;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/elx/libefc/efc_nport.h b/drivers/scsi/elx/libefc/efc_nport.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b575ea205bbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/scsi/elx/libefc/efc_nport.h
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 Broadcom. All Rights Reserved. The term
+ * “Broadcom” refers to Broadcom Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * EFC FC port (NPORT) exported declarations
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef __EFC_NPORT_H__
+#define __EFC_NPORT_H__
+
+struct efc_nport *
+efc_nport_find(struct efc_domain *domain, u32 d_id);
+struct efc_nport *
+efc_nport_alloc(struct efc_domain *domain, uint64_t wwpn, uint64_t wwnn,
+		u32 fc_id, bool enable_ini, bool enable_tgt);
+void
+efc_nport_free(struct efc_nport *nport);
+int
+efc_nport_attach(struct efc_nport *nport, u32 fc_id);
+
+void
+__efc_nport_allocated(struct efc_sm_ctx *ctx,
+		      enum efc_sm_event evt, void *arg);
+void
+__efc_nport_wait_shutdown(struct efc_sm_ctx *ctx,
+			  enum efc_sm_event evt, void *arg);
+void
+__efc_nport_wait_port_free(struct efc_sm_ctx *ctx,
+			   enum efc_sm_event evt, void *arg);
+void
+__efc_nport_vport_init(struct efc_sm_ctx *ctx,
+		       enum efc_sm_event evt, void *arg);
+void
+__efc_nport_vport_wait_alloc(struct efc_sm_ctx *ctx,
+			     enum efc_sm_event evt, void *arg);
+void
+__efc_nport_vport_allocated(struct efc_sm_ctx *ctx,
+			    enum efc_sm_event evt, void *arg);
+void
+__efc_nport_attached(struct efc_sm_ctx *ctx,
+		     enum efc_sm_event evt, void *arg);
+
+int
+efc_vport_start(struct efc_domain *domain);
+
+#endif /* __EFC_NPORT_H__ */
