diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index 4f849b12b546..a5076f43edea 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ static void qla24xx_async_gnl_sp_done(srb_t *sp, int res)
 		set_bit(loop_id, vha->hw->loop_id_map);
 		wwn = wwn_to_u64(e->port_name);
 
-		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc + ql_dbg_verbose, vha, 0x20e8,
+		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x20e8,
 		    "%s %8phC %02x:%02x:%02x CLS %x/%x lid %x \n",
 		    __func__, (void *)&wwn, e->port_id[2], e->port_id[1],
 		    e->port_id[0], e->current_login_state, e->last_login_state,
@@ -1049,6 +1049,16 @@ static void qla24xx_async_gnl_sp_done(srb_t *sp, int res)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&vha->hw->tgt.sess_lock, flags);
 	vha->gnl.sent = 0;
+	if (!list_empty(&vha->gnl.fcports)) {
+		/* retrigger gnl */
+		list_for_each_entry_safe(fcport, tf, &vha->gnl.fcports,
+		    gnl_entry) {
+			list_del_init(&fcport->gnl_entry);
+			fcport->flags &= ~(FCF_ASYNC_SENT | FCF_ASYNC_ACTIVE);
+			if (qla24xx_post_gnl_work(vha, fcport) == QLA_SUCCESS)
+				break;
+		}
+	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vha->hw->tgt.sess_lock, flags);
 
 	sp->free(sp);
@@ -2000,7 +2010,7 @@ qla24xx_handle_plogi_done_event(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, struct event_arg *ea)
 			qla24xx_post_prli_work(vha, ea->fcport);
 		} else {
 			ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x20ea,
-			    "%s %d %8phC LoopID 0x%x in use with %06x. post gnl\n",
+			    "%s %d %8phC LoopID 0x%x in use with %06x. post gpdb\n",
 			    __func__, __LINE__, ea->fcport->port_name,
 			    ea->fcport->loop_id, ea->fcport->d_id.b24);
 
@@ -2071,6 +2081,7 @@ qla24xx_handle_plogi_done_event(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, struct event_arg *ea)
 			set_bit(lid, vha->hw->loop_id_map);
 			ea->fcport->loop_id = lid;
 			ea->fcport->keep_nport_handle = 0;
+			ea->fcport->logout_on_delete = 1;
 			qlt_schedule_sess_for_deletion(ea->fcport);
 		}
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
index 0ef76743a26d..97af678ed9e0 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ void qlt_free_session_done(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct qlt_plogi_ack_t *own =
 		sess->plogi_link[QLT_PLOGI_LINK_SAME_WWN];
 
-	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_tgt_mgt, vha, 0xf084,
+	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0xf084,
 		"%s: se_sess %p / sess %p from port %8phC loop_id %#04x"
 		" s_id %02x:%02x:%02x logout %d keep %d els_logo %d\n",
 		__func__, sess->se_sess, sess, sess->port_name, sess->loop_id,
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ void qlt_free_session_done(struct work_struct *work)
 
 		while (!READ_ONCE(sess->logout_completed)) {
 			if (!traced) {
-				ql_dbg(ql_dbg_tgt_mgt, vha, 0xf086,
+				ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0xf086,
 					"%s: waiting for sess %p logout\n",
 					__func__, sess);
 				traced = true;
@@ -1046,6 +1046,10 @@ void qlt_free_session_done(struct work_struct *work)
 			(struct imm_ntfy_from_isp *)sess->iocb, SRB_NACK_LOGO);
 	}
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&vha->work_lock, flags);
+	sess->flags &= ~FCF_ASYNC_SENT;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vha->work_lock, flags);
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->tgt.sess_lock, flags);
 	if (sess->se_sess) {
 		sess->se_sess = NULL;
@@ -1109,7 +1113,7 @@ void qlt_free_session_done(struct work_struct *work)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->tgt.sess_lock, flags);
 	sess->free_pending = 0;
 
-	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_tgt_mgt, vha, 0xf001,
+	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0xf001,
 	    "Unregistration of sess %p %8phC finished fcp_cnt %d\n",
 		sess, sess->port_name, vha->fcport_count);
 
@@ -1152,6 +1156,11 @@ void qlt_unreg_sess(struct fc_port *sess)
 		return;
 	}
 	sess->free_pending = 1;
+	/*
+	 * Use FCF_ASYNC_SENT flag to block other cmds used in sess
+	 * management from being sent.
+	 */
+	sess->flags |= FCF_ASYNC_SENT;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sess->vha->work_lock, flags);
 
 	if (sess->se_sess)
@@ -4581,7 +4590,7 @@ qlt_find_sess_invalidate_other(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, uint64_t wwn,
 		/* find other sess with nport_id collision */
 		if (port_id.b24 == other_sess->d_id.b24) {
 			if (loop_id != other_sess->loop_id) {
-				ql_dbg(ql_dbg_tgt_tmr, vha, 0x1000c,
+				ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x1000c,
 				    "Invalidating sess %p loop_id %d wwn %llx.\n",
 				    other_sess, other_sess->loop_id, other_wwn);
 
@@ -4597,7 +4606,7 @@ qlt_find_sess_invalidate_other(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, uint64_t wwn,
 				 * Another wwn used to have our s_id/loop_id
 				 * kill the session, but don't free the loop_id
 				 */
-				ql_dbg(ql_dbg_tgt_tmr, vha, 0xf01b,
+				ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0xf01b,
 				    "Invalidating sess %p loop_id %d wwn %llx.\n",
 				    other_sess, other_sess->loop_id, other_wwn);
 
@@ -4612,7 +4621,7 @@ qlt_find_sess_invalidate_other(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, uint64_t wwn,
 		/* find other sess with nport handle collision */
 		if ((loop_id == other_sess->loop_id) &&
 			(loop_id != FC_NO_LOOP_ID)) {
-			ql_dbg(ql_dbg_tgt_tmr, vha, 0x1000d,
+			ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x1000d,
 			       "Invalidating sess %p loop_id %d wwn %llx.\n",
 			       other_sess, other_sess->loop_id, other_wwn);