diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
index fa038568beb6..6ffa9877c28b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
@@ -2396,6 +2396,7 @@ typedef struct fc_port {
 	unsigned int query:1;
 	unsigned int id_changed:1;
 	unsigned int scan_needed:1;
+	unsigned int n2n_flag:1;
 
 	struct completion nvme_del_done;
 	uint32_t nvme_prli_service_param;
@@ -2446,7 +2447,6 @@ typedef struct fc_port {
 	uint8_t fc4_type;
 	uint8_t	fc4f_nvme;
 	uint8_t scan_state;
-	uint8_t n2n_flag;
 
 	unsigned long last_queue_full;
 	unsigned long last_ramp_up;
@@ -3036,6 +3036,7 @@ enum scan_flags_t {
 enum fc4type_t {
 	FS_FC4TYPE_FCP	= BIT_0,
 	FS_FC4TYPE_NVME	= BIT_1,
+	FS_FCP_IS_N2N = BIT_7,
 };
 
 struct fab_scan_rp {
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index f6a5d78f93c9..67f522a8a9d4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -746,12 +746,15 @@ static void qla24xx_handle_gnl_done_event(scsi_qla_host_t *vha,
 			break;
 		default:
 			if ((id.b24 != fcport->d_id.b24 &&
-			    fcport->d_id.b24) ||
+			    fcport->d_id.b24 &&
+			    fcport->loop_id != FC_NO_LOOP_ID) ||
 			    (fcport->loop_id != FC_NO_LOOP_ID &&
 				fcport->loop_id != loop_id)) {
 				ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x20e3,
 				    "%s %d %8phC post del sess\n",
 				    __func__, __LINE__, fcport->port_name);
+				if (fcport->n2n_flag)
+					fcport->d_id.b24 = 0;
 				qlt_schedule_sess_for_deletion(fcport);
 				return;
 			}
@@ -759,6 +762,8 @@ static void qla24xx_handle_gnl_done_event(scsi_qla_host_t *vha,
 		}
 
 		fcport->loop_id = loop_id;
+		if (fcport->n2n_flag)
+			fcport->d_id.b24 = id.b24;
 
 		wwn = wwn_to_u64(fcport->port_name);
 		qlt_find_sess_invalidate_other(vha, wwn,
@@ -972,7 +977,7 @@ static void qla24xx_async_gnl_sp_done(srb_t *sp, int res)
 		wwn = wwn_to_u64(e->port_name);
 
 		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc + ql_dbg_verbose, vha, 0x20e8,
-		    "%s %8phC %02x:%02x:%02x state %d/%d lid %x \n",
+		    "%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,
 		    (loop_id & 0x7fff));
@@ -1499,7 +1504,8 @@ int qla24xx_fcport_handle_login(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, fc_port_t *fcport)
 	     (fcport->fw_login_state == DSC_LS_PRLI_PEND)))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (fcport->fw_login_state == DSC_LS_PLOGI_COMP) {
+	if (fcport->fw_login_state == DSC_LS_PLOGI_COMP &&
+	    !N2N_TOPO(vha->hw)) {
 		if (time_before_eq(jiffies, fcport->plogi_nack_done_deadline)) {
 			set_bit(RELOGIN_NEEDED, &vha->dpc_flags);
 			return 0;
@@ -1570,8 +1576,9 @@ int qla24xx_fcport_handle_login(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, fc_port_t *fcport)
 				qla24xx_post_gpdb_work(vha, fcport, 0);
 			}  else {
 				ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x2118,
-				    "%s %d %8phC post NVMe PRLI\n",
-				    __func__, __LINE__, fcport->port_name);
+				    "%s %d %8phC post %s PRLI\n",
+				    __func__, __LINE__, fcport->port_name,
+				    fcport->fc4f_nvme ? "NVME" : "FC");
 				qla24xx_post_prli_work(vha, fcport);
 			}
 			break;
@@ -1853,17 +1860,38 @@ qla24xx_handle_prli_done_event(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, struct event_arg *ea)
 			break;
 		}
 
-		if (ea->fcport->n2n_flag) {
+		if (ea->fcport->fc4f_nvme) {
 			ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x2118,
 				"%s %d %8phC post fc4 prli\n",
 				__func__, __LINE__, ea->fcport->port_name);
 			ea->fcport->fc4f_nvme = 0;
-			ea->fcport->n2n_flag = 0;
 			qla24xx_post_prli_work(vha, ea->fcport);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		/* at this point both PRLI NVME & PRLI FCP failed */
+		if (N2N_TOPO(vha->hw)) {
+			if (ea->fcport->n2n_link_reset_cnt < 3) {
+				ea->fcport->n2n_link_reset_cnt++;
+				/*
+				 * remote port is not sending Plogi. Reset
+				 * link to kick start his state machine
+				 */
+				set_bit(N2N_LINK_RESET, &vha->dpc_flags);
+			} else {
+				ql_log(ql_log_warn, vha, 0x2119,
+				    "%s %d %8phC Unable to reconnect\n",
+				    __func__, __LINE__, ea->fcport->port_name);
+			}
+		} else {
+			/*
+			 * switch connect. login failed. Take connection
+			 * down and allow relogin to retrigger
+			 */
+			ea->fcport->flags &= ~FCF_ASYNC_SENT;
+			ea->fcport->keep_nport_handle = 0;
+			qlt_schedule_sess_for_deletion(ea->fcport);
 		}
-		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x2119,
-		    "%s %d %8phC unhandle event of %x\n",
-		    __func__, __LINE__, ea->fcport->port_name, ea->data[0]);
 		break;
 	}
 }
@@ -5000,28 +5028,47 @@ qla2x00_configure_local_loop(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/* Inititae N2N login. */
-	if (test_and_clear_bit(N2N_LOGIN_NEEDED, &vha->dpc_flags)) {
-		/* borrowing */
-		u32 *bp, i, sz;
+	if (N2N_TOPO(ha)) {
+		if (test_and_clear_bit(N2N_LOGIN_NEEDED, &vha->dpc_flags)) {
+			/* borrowing */
+			u32 *bp, i, sz;
 
-		memset(ha->init_cb, 0, ha->init_cb_size);
-		sz = min_t(int, sizeof(struct els_plogi_payload),
-		    ha->init_cb_size);
-		rval = qla24xx_get_port_login_templ(vha, ha->init_cb_dma,
-		    (void *)ha->init_cb, sz);
-		if (rval == QLA_SUCCESS) {
-			bp = (uint32_t *)ha->init_cb;
-			for (i = 0; i < sz/4 ; i++, bp++)
-				*bp = cpu_to_be32(*bp);
+			memset(ha->init_cb, 0, ha->init_cb_size);
+			sz = min_t(int, sizeof(struct els_plogi_payload),
+			    ha->init_cb_size);
+			rval = qla24xx_get_port_login_templ(vha,
+			    ha->init_cb_dma, (void *)ha->init_cb, sz);
+			if (rval == QLA_SUCCESS) {
+				bp = (uint32_t *)ha->init_cb;
+				for (i = 0; i < sz/4 ; i++, bp++)
+					*bp = cpu_to_be32(*bp);
 
-			memcpy(&ha->plogi_els_payld.data, (void *)ha->init_cb,
-			    sizeof(ha->plogi_els_payld.data));
-			set_bit(RELOGIN_NEEDED, &vha->dpc_flags);
-		} else {
-			ql_dbg(ql_dbg_init, vha, 0x00d1,
-			    "PLOGI ELS param read fail.\n");
+				memcpy(&ha->plogi_els_payld.data,
+				    (void *)ha->init_cb,
+				    sizeof(ha->plogi_els_payld.data));
+				set_bit(RELOGIN_NEEDED, &vha->dpc_flags);
+			} else {
+				ql_dbg(ql_dbg_init, vha, 0x00d1,
+				    "PLOGI ELS param read fail.\n");
+				goto skip_login;
+			}
+		}
+
+		list_for_each_entry(fcport, &vha->vp_fcports, list) {
+			if (fcport->n2n_flag) {
+				qla24xx_fcport_handle_login(vha, fcport);
+				return QLA_SUCCESS;
+			}
+		}
+skip_login:
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&vha->work_lock, flags);
+		vha->scan.scan_retry++;
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vha->work_lock, flags);
+
+		if (vha->scan.scan_retry < MAX_SCAN_RETRIES) {
+			set_bit(LOCAL_LOOP_UPDATE, &vha->dpc_flags);
+			set_bit(LOOP_RESYNC_NEEDED, &vha->dpc_flags);
 		}
-		return QLA_SUCCESS;
 	}
 
 	found_devs = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
index 4c858e2d0ea8..6d6e10812b42 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
@@ -2249,7 +2249,7 @@ qla2x00_lip_reset(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
 	mbx_cmd_t mc;
 	mbx_cmd_t *mcp = &mc;
 
-	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_mbx + ql_dbg_verbose, vha, 0x105a,
+	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x105a,
 	    "Entered %s.\n", __func__);
 
 	if (IS_CNA_CAPABLE(vha->hw)) {
@@ -3883,14 +3883,23 @@ qla24xx_report_id_acquisition(scsi_qla_host_t *vha,
 		case TOPO_N2N:
 			ha->current_topology = ISP_CFG_N;
 			spin_lock_irqsave(&vha->hw->tgt.sess_lock, flags);
+			list_for_each_entry(fcport, &vha->vp_fcports, list) {
+				fcport->scan_state = QLA_FCPORT_SCAN;
+				fcport->n2n_flag = 0;
+			}
+
 			fcport = qla2x00_find_fcport_by_wwpn(vha,
 			    rptid_entry->u.f1.port_name, 1);
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vha->hw->tgt.sess_lock, flags);
 
 			if (fcport) {
 				fcport->plogi_nack_done_deadline = jiffies + HZ;
-				fcport->dm_login_expire = jiffies + 3*HZ;
+				fcport->dm_login_expire = jiffies + 2*HZ;
 				fcport->scan_state = QLA_FCPORT_FOUND;
+				fcport->n2n_flag = 1;
+				if (vha->flags.nvme_enabled)
+					fcport->fc4f_nvme = 1;
+
 				switch (fcport->disc_state) {
 				case DSC_DELETED:
 					set_bit(RELOGIN_NEEDED,
@@ -3924,7 +3933,7 @@ qla24xx_report_id_acquisition(scsi_qla_host_t *vha,
 				    rptid_entry->u.f1.port_name,
 				    rptid_entry->u.f1.node_name,
 				    NULL,
-				    FC4_TYPE_UNKNOWN);
+				    FS_FCP_IS_N2N);
 			}
 
 			/* if our portname is higher then initiate N2N login */
@@ -4023,6 +4032,7 @@ qla24xx_report_id_acquisition(scsi_qla_host_t *vha,
 
 		list_for_each_entry(fcport, &vha->vp_fcports, list) {
 			fcport->scan_state = QLA_FCPORT_SCAN;
+			fcport->n2n_flag = 0;
 		}
 
 		fcport = qla2x00_find_fcport_by_wwpn(vha,
@@ -4032,6 +4042,13 @@ qla24xx_report_id_acquisition(scsi_qla_host_t *vha,
 			fcport->login_retry = vha->hw->login_retry_count;
 			fcport->plogi_nack_done_deadline = jiffies + HZ;
 			fcport->scan_state = QLA_FCPORT_FOUND;
+			fcport->n2n_flag = 1;
+			fcport->d_id.b.domain =
+				rptid_entry->u.f2.remote_nport_id[2];
+			fcport->d_id.b.area =
+				rptid_entry->u.f2.remote_nport_id[1];
+			fcport->d_id.b.al_pa =
+				rptid_entry->u.f2.remote_nport_id[0];
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
index 5eda86ff6606..8411dd5acd43 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
@@ -5033,6 +5033,10 @@ void qla24xx_create_new_sess(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, struct qla_work_evt *e)
 
 			memcpy(fcport->port_name, e->u.new_sess.port_name,
 			    WWN_SIZE);
+
+			if (e->u.new_sess.fc4_type & FS_FCP_IS_N2N)
+				fcport->n2n_flag = 1;
+
 		} else {
 			ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0xffff,
 				   "%s %8phC mem alloc fail.\n",