struct bfa_fcs_lport_s *bfa_fcs_lookup_port(struct bfa_fcs_s *fcs,
                                            u16 vf_id, wwn_t lpwwn);
 
+void bfa_fcs_lport_set_symname(struct bfa_fcs_lport_s *port, char *symname);
 void bfa_fcs_lport_get_info(struct bfa_fcs_lport_s *port,
                            struct bfa_lport_info_s *port_info);
 void bfa_fcs_lport_get_attr(struct bfa_fcs_lport_s *port,
 
        bfa_sm_send_event(lport, BFA_FCS_PORT_SM_CREATE);
 }
 
+void
+bfa_fcs_lport_set_symname(struct bfa_fcs_lport_s *port,
+                               char *symname)
+{
+       strcpy(port->port_cfg.sym_name.symname, symname);
+
+       if (bfa_sm_cmp_state(port, bfa_fcs_lport_sm_online))
+               bfa_fcs_lport_ns_util_send_rspn_id(
+                       BFA_FCS_GET_NS_FROM_PORT(port), NULL);
+}
+
 /*
  *  fcs_lport_api
  */
        u8 *psymbl = &symbl[0];
        int len;
 
-       if (!bfa_sm_cmp_state(port, bfa_fcs_lport_sm_online))
-               return;
-
        /* Avoid sending RSPN in the following states. */
        if (bfa_sm_cmp_state(ns, bfa_fcs_lport_ns_sm_offline) ||
            bfa_sm_cmp_state(ns, bfa_fcs_lport_ns_sm_plogi_sending) ||
 
                return;
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&bfad->bfad_lock, flags);
-       if (strlen(sym_name) > 0) {
-               strcpy(fcs_vport->lport.port_cfg.sym_name.symname, sym_name);
-               bfa_fcs_lport_ns_util_send_rspn_id(
-                       BFA_FCS_GET_NS_FROM_PORT((&fcs_vport->lport)), NULL);
-       }
+       if (strlen(sym_name) > 0)
+               bfa_fcs_lport_set_symname(&fcs_vport->lport, sym_name);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bfad->bfad_lock, flags);
 }