4 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic.h b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic.h
index 2074937c05bc..ce73f08ee889 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic.h
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ struct fnic {
 	unsigned int copy_wq_base;
 	struct work_struct link_work;
 	struct work_struct frame_work;
+	struct work_struct flush_work;
 	struct sk_buff_head frame_queue;
 	struct sk_buff_head tx_queue;
 
@@ -363,7 +364,7 @@ void fnic_handle_event(struct work_struct *work);
 int fnic_rq_cmpl_handler(struct fnic *fnic, int);
 int fnic_alloc_rq_frame(struct vnic_rq *rq);
 void fnic_free_rq_buf(struct vnic_rq *rq, struct vnic_rq_buf *buf);
-void fnic_flush_tx(struct fnic *);
+void fnic_flush_tx(struct work_struct *work);
 void fnic_eth_send(struct fcoe_ctlr *, struct sk_buff *skb);
 void fnic_set_port_id(struct fc_lport *, u32, struct fc_frame *);
 void fnic_update_mac(struct fc_lport *, u8 *new);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_fcs.c b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_fcs.c
index 5e312a55cc7d..a08293b2ad9f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_fcs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_fcs.c
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ int fnic_send(struct fc_lport *lp, struct fc_frame *fp)
 
 /**
  * fnic_flush_tx() - send queued frames.
- * @fnic: fnic device
+ * @work: pointer to work element
  *
  * Send frames that were waiting to go out in FC or Ethernet mode.
  * Whenever changing modes we purge queued frames, so these frames should
@@ -1190,8 +1190,9 @@ int fnic_send(struct fc_lport *lp, struct fc_frame *fp)
  *
  * Called without fnic_lock held.
  */
-void fnic_flush_tx(struct fnic *fnic)
+void fnic_flush_tx(struct work_struct *work)
 {
+	struct fnic *fnic = container_of(work, struct fnic, flush_work);
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct fc_frame *fp;
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_main.c b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_main.c
index 5ed1d897311a..29eead383eb9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_main.c
@@ -830,6 +830,7 @@ static int fnic_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		spin_lock_init(&fnic->vlans_lock);
 		INIT_WORK(&fnic->fip_frame_work, fnic_handle_fip_frame);
 		INIT_WORK(&fnic->event_work, fnic_handle_event);
+		INIT_WORK(&fnic->flush_work, fnic_flush_tx);
 		skb_queue_head_init(&fnic->fip_frame_queue);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fnic->evlist);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fnic->vlans);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_scsi.c
index 8d7fc5284293..fc4cee91b175 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_scsi.c
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ static int fnic_fcpio_fw_reset_cmpl_handler(struct fnic *fnic,
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fnic->fnic_lock, flags);
 
-	fnic_flush_tx(fnic);
+	queue_work(fnic_event_queue, &fnic->flush_work);
 
  reset_cmpl_handler_end:
 	fnic_clear_state_flags(fnic, FNIC_FLAGS_FWRESET);
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ static int fnic_fcpio_flogi_reg_cmpl_handler(struct fnic *fnic,
 		}
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fnic->fnic_lock, flags);
 
-		fnic_flush_tx(fnic);
+		queue_work(fnic_event_queue, &fnic->flush_work);
 		queue_work(fnic_event_queue, &fnic->frame_work);
 	} else {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fnic->fnic_lock, flags);