diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/tcm_qla2xxx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/tcm_qla2xxx.c
index 99f43b7fc9ab..ab4879e12ea7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/tcm_qla2xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/tcm_qla2xxx.c
@@ -1596,7 +1596,7 @@ static int tcm_qla2xxx_check_initiator_node_acl(
 	/*
 	 * Finally register the new FC Nexus with TCM
 	 */
-	__transport_register_session(se_nacl->se_tpg, se_nacl, se_sess, sess);
+	transport_register_session(se_nacl->se_tpg, se_nacl, se_sess, sess);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
index 50bad55a0c42..2accb6e47beb 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
@@ -4256,11 +4256,17 @@ int iscsit_close_connection(
 	pr_debug("Closing iSCSI connection CID %hu on SID:"
 		" %u\n", conn->cid, sess->sid);
 	/*
-	 * Always up conn_logout_comp just in case the RX Thread is sleeping
-	 * and the logout response never got sent because the connection
-	 * failed.
+	 * Always up conn_logout_comp for the traditional TCP case just in case
+	 * the RX Thread in iscsi_target_rx_opcode() is sleeping and the logout
+	 * response never got sent because the connection failed.
+	 *
+	 * However for iser-target, isert_wait4logout() is using conn_logout_comp
+	 * to signal logout response TX interrupt completion.  Go ahead and skip
+	 * this for iser since isert_rx_opcode() does not wait on logout failure,
+	 * and to avoid iscsi_conn pointer dereference in iser-target code.
 	 */
-	complete(&conn->conn_logout_comp);
+	if (conn->conn_transport->transport_type == ISCSI_TCP)
+		complete(&conn->conn_logout_comp);
 
 	iscsi_release_thread_set(conn);
 
diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_erl0.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_erl0.c
index 1c197bad6132..bdd8731a4daa 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_erl0.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_erl0.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include <target/target_core_fabric.h>
 
 #include <target/iscsi/iscsi_target_core.h>
-#include <target/iscsi/iscsi_transport.h>
 #include "iscsi_target_seq_pdu_list.h"
 #include "iscsi_target_tq.h"
 #include "iscsi_target_erl0.h"
@@ -940,8 +939,7 @@ void iscsit_take_action_for_connection_exit(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 
 	if (conn->conn_state == TARG_CONN_STATE_IN_LOGOUT) {
 		spin_unlock_bh(&conn->state_lock);
-		if (conn->conn_transport->transport_type == ISCSI_TCP)
-			iscsit_close_connection(conn);
+		iscsit_close_connection(conn);
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/target/loopback/tcm_loop.c b/drivers/target/loopback/tcm_loop.c
index 6b3c32954689..c36bd7c29136 100644
--- a/drivers/target/loopback/tcm_loop.c
+++ b/drivers/target/loopback/tcm_loop.c
@@ -953,11 +953,8 @@ static int tcm_loop_make_nexus(
 		transport_free_session(tl_nexus->se_sess);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	/*
-	 * Now, register the SAS I_T Nexus as active with the call to
-	 * transport_register_session()
-	 */
-	__transport_register_session(se_tpg, tl_nexus->se_sess->se_node_acl,
+	/* Now, register the SAS I_T Nexus as active. */
+	transport_register_session(se_tpg, tl_nexus->se_sess->se_node_acl,
 			tl_nexus->se_sess, tl_nexus);
 	tl_tpg->tl_nexus = tl_nexus;
 	pr_debug("TCM_Loop_ConfigFS: Established I_T Nexus to emulated"
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_device.c b/drivers/target/target_core_device.c
index 58f49ff69b14..79b4ec3ca2db 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_device.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_device.c
@@ -650,6 +650,18 @@ static u32 se_dev_align_max_sectors(u32 max_sectors, u32 block_size)
 	return aligned_max_sectors;
 }
 
+bool se_dev_check_wce(struct se_device *dev)
+{
+	bool wce = false;
+
+	if (dev->transport->get_write_cache)
+		wce = dev->transport->get_write_cache(dev);
+	else if (dev->dev_attrib.emulate_write_cache > 0)
+		wce = true;
+
+	return wce;
+}
+
 int se_dev_set_max_unmap_lba_count(
 	struct se_device *dev,
 	u32 max_unmap_lba_count)
@@ -767,6 +779,16 @@ int se_dev_set_emulate_fua_write(struct se_device *dev, int flag)
 		pr_err("Illegal value %d\n", flag);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
+	if (flag &&
+	    dev->transport->get_write_cache) {
+		pr_err("emulate_fua_write not supported for this device\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if (dev->export_count) {
+		pr_err("emulate_fua_write cannot be changed with active"
+		       " exports: %d\n", dev->export_count);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 	dev->dev_attrib.emulate_fua_write = flag;
 	pr_debug("dev[%p]: SE Device Forced Unit Access WRITEs: %d\n",
 			dev, dev->dev_attrib.emulate_fua_write);
@@ -801,7 +823,11 @@ int se_dev_set_emulate_write_cache(struct se_device *dev, int flag)
 		pr_err("emulate_write_cache not supported for this device\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-
+	if (dev->export_count) {
+		pr_err("emulate_write_cache cannot be changed with active"
+		       " exports: %d\n", dev->export_count);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 	dev->dev_attrib.emulate_write_cache = flag;
 	pr_debug("dev[%p]: SE Device WRITE_CACHE_EMULATION flag: %d\n",
 			dev, dev->dev_attrib.emulate_write_cache);
@@ -1534,8 +1560,6 @@ int target_configure_device(struct se_device *dev)
 	ret = dev->transport->configure_device(dev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
-	dev->dev_flags |= DF_CONFIGURED;
-
 	/*
 	 * XXX: there is not much point to have two different values here..
 	 */
@@ -1597,6 +1621,8 @@ int target_configure_device(struct se_device *dev)
 	list_add_tail(&dev->g_dev_node, &g_device_list);
 	mutex_unlock(&g_device_mutex);
 
+	dev->dev_flags |= DF_CONFIGURED;
+
 	return 0;
 
 out_free_alua:
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_pscsi.c b/drivers/target/target_core_pscsi.c
index 1045dcd7bf65..f6c954c4635f 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_pscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_pscsi.c
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ static u32 pscsi_get_device_type(struct se_device *dev)
 	struct pscsi_dev_virt *pdv = PSCSI_DEV(dev);
 	struct scsi_device *sd = pdv->pdv_sd;
 
-	return sd->type;
+	return (sd) ? sd->type : TYPE_NO_LUN;
 }
 
 static sector_t pscsi_get_blocks(struct se_device *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_sbc.c b/drivers/target/target_core_sbc.c
index 9a2f9d3a6e70..3e7297411110 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_sbc.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_sbc.c
@@ -708,8 +708,7 @@ sbc_check_dpofua(struct se_device *dev, struct se_cmd *cmd, unsigned char *cdb)
 		}
 	}
 	if (cdb[1] & 0x8) {
-		if (!dev->dev_attrib.emulate_fua_write ||
-		    !dev->dev_attrib.emulate_write_cache) {
+		if (!dev->dev_attrib.emulate_fua_write || !se_dev_check_wce(dev)) {
 			pr_err("Got CDB: 0x%02x with FUA bit set, but device"
 			       " does not advertise support for FUA write\n",
 			       cdb[0]);
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_spc.c b/drivers/target/target_core_spc.c
index 460e93109473..6c8bd6bc175c 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_spc.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_spc.c
@@ -454,19 +454,6 @@ check_scsi_name:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(spc_emulate_evpd_83);
 
-static bool
-spc_check_dev_wce(struct se_device *dev)
-{
-	bool wce = false;
-
-	if (dev->transport->get_write_cache)
-		wce = dev->transport->get_write_cache(dev);
-	else if (dev->dev_attrib.emulate_write_cache > 0)
-		wce = true;
-
-	return wce;
-}
-
 /* Extended INQUIRY Data VPD Page */
 static sense_reason_t
 spc_emulate_evpd_86(struct se_cmd *cmd, unsigned char *buf)
@@ -490,7 +477,7 @@ spc_emulate_evpd_86(struct se_cmd *cmd, unsigned char *buf)
 	buf[5] = 0x07;
 
 	/* If WriteCache emulation is enabled, set V_SUP */
-	if (spc_check_dev_wce(dev))
+	if (se_dev_check_wce(dev))
 		buf[6] = 0x01;
 	/* If an LBA map is present set R_SUP */
 	spin_lock(&cmd->se_dev->t10_alua.lba_map_lock);
@@ -897,7 +884,7 @@ static int spc_modesense_caching(struct se_cmd *cmd, u8 pc, u8 *p)
 	if (pc == 1)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (spc_check_dev_wce(dev))
+	if (se_dev_check_wce(dev))
 		p[2] = 0x04; /* Write Cache Enable */
 	p[12] = 0x20; /* Disabled Read Ahead */
 
@@ -1009,7 +996,7 @@ static sense_reason_t spc_emulate_modesense(struct se_cmd *cmd)
 	     (cmd->se_deve->lun_flags & TRANSPORT_LUNFLAGS_READ_ONLY)))
 		spc_modesense_write_protect(&buf[length], type);
 
-	if ((spc_check_dev_wce(dev)) &&
+	if ((se_dev_check_wce(dev)) &&
 	    (dev->dev_attrib.emulate_fua_write > 0))
 		spc_modesense_dpofua(&buf[length], type);
 
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
index 0adc0f650213..ac3cbabdbdf0 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
@@ -2389,6 +2389,10 @@ int target_get_sess_cmd(struct se_session *se_sess, struct se_cmd *se_cmd,
 	list_add_tail(&se_cmd->se_cmd_list, &se_sess->sess_cmd_list);
 out:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&se_sess->sess_cmd_lock, flags);
+
+	if (ret && ack_kref)
+		target_put_sess_cmd(se_sess, se_cmd);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(target_get_sess_cmd);
diff --git a/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_io.c b/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_io.c
index 97b486c3dda1..583e755d8091 100644
--- a/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_io.c
+++ b/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_io.c
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ void ft_invl_hw_context(struct ft_cmd *cmd)
 		ep = fc_seq_exch(seq);
 		if (ep) {
 			lport = ep->lp;
-			if (lport && (ep->xid <= lport->lro_xid))
+			if (lport && (ep->xid <= lport->lro_xid)) {
 				/*
 				 * "ddp_done" trigger invalidation of HW
 				 * specific DDP context
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ void ft_invl_hw_context(struct ft_cmd *cmd)
 				 * identified using ep->xid)
 				 */
 				cmd->was_ddp_setup = 0;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/tcm_usb_gadget.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/tcm_usb_gadget.c
index 3a494168661e..6e0a019aad54 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/tcm_usb_gadget.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/tcm_usb_gadget.c
@@ -1740,10 +1740,9 @@ static int tcm_usbg_make_nexus(struct usbg_tpg *tpg, char *name)
 		goto err_session;
 	}
 	/*
-	 * Now register the TCM vHost virtual I_T Nexus as active with the
-	 * call to __transport_register_session()
+	 * Now register the TCM vHost virtual I_T Nexus as active.
 	 */
-	__transport_register_session(se_tpg, tv_nexus->tvn_se_sess->se_node_acl,
+	transport_register_session(se_tpg, tv_nexus->tvn_se_sess->se_node_acl,
 			tv_nexus->tvn_se_sess, tv_nexus);
 	tpg->tpg_nexus = tv_nexus;
 	mutex_unlock(&tpg->tpg_mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/vhost/scsi.c b/drivers/vhost/scsi.c
index 8d4f3f1ff799..71df240a467a 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/scsi.c
@@ -1956,10 +1956,9 @@ static int vhost_scsi_make_nexus(struct vhost_scsi_tpg *tpg,
 		goto out;
 	}
 	/*
-	 * Now register the TCM vhost virtual I_T Nexus as active with the
-	 * call to __transport_register_session()
+	 * Now register the TCM vhost virtual I_T Nexus as active.
 	 */
-	__transport_register_session(se_tpg, tv_nexus->tvn_se_sess->se_node_acl,
+	transport_register_session(se_tpg, tv_nexus->tvn_se_sess->se_node_acl,
 			tv_nexus->tvn_se_sess, tv_nexus);
 	tpg->tpg_nexus = tv_nexus;
 
diff --git a/drivers/xen/xen-scsiback.c b/drivers/xen/xen-scsiback.c
index 9faca6a60bb0..42bd55a6c237 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/xen-scsiback.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/xen-scsiback.c
@@ -1659,11 +1659,8 @@ static int scsiback_make_nexus(struct scsiback_tpg *tpg,
 			 name);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	/*
-	 * Now register the TCM pvscsi virtual I_T Nexus as active with the
-	 * call to __transport_register_session()
-	 */
-	__transport_register_session(se_tpg, tv_nexus->tvn_se_sess->se_node_acl,
+	/* Now register the TCM pvscsi virtual I_T Nexus as active. */
+	transport_register_session(se_tpg, tv_nexus->tvn_se_sess->se_node_acl,
 			tv_nexus->tvn_se_sess, tv_nexus);
 	tpg->tpg_nexus = tv_nexus;
 
diff --git a/include/target/target_core_backend.h b/include/target/target_core_backend.h
index db81c65b8f48..d61be7297b2c 100644
--- a/include/target/target_core_backend.h
+++ b/include/target/target_core_backend.h
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ void	array_free(void *array, int n);
 void	target_core_setup_sub_cits(struct se_subsystem_api *);
 
 /* attribute helpers from target_core_device.c for backend drivers */
+bool	se_dev_check_wce(struct se_device *);
 int	se_dev_set_max_unmap_lba_count(struct se_device *, u32);
 int	se_dev_set_max_unmap_block_desc_count(struct se_device *, u32);
 int	se_dev_set_unmap_granularity(struct se_device *, u32);