* |             Level            |   Last Value Used  |     Holes     |
  * ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  * | Module Init and Probe        |       0x0126       | 0x4b,0xba,0xfa |
- * | Mailbox commands             |       0x1150       | 0x111a-0x111b  |
+ * | Mailbox commands             |       0x1154       | 0x111a-0x111b  |
  * |                              |                    | 0x112c-0x112e  |
  * |                              |                    | 0x113a         |
  * | Device Discovery             |       0x2087       | 0x2020-0x2022, |
 
 #define MBC_HOST_MEMORY_COPY           0x53    /* Host Memory Copy. */
 #define MBC_SEND_RNFT_ELS              0x5e    /* Send RNFT ELS request */
 #define MBC_GET_LINK_PRIV_STATS                0x6d    /* Get link & private data. */
+#define MBC_LINK_INITIALIZATION                0x72    /* Do link initialization. */
 #define MBC_SET_VENDOR_ID              0x76    /* Set Vendor ID. */
 #define MBC_PORT_RESET                 0x120   /* Port Reset */
 #define MBC_SET_PORT_CONFIG            0x122   /* Set port configuration */
 
 extern int
 qla2x00_get_port_name(scsi_qla_host_t *, uint16_t, uint8_t *, uint8_t);
 
+extern int
+qla24xx_link_initialize(scsi_qla_host_t *);
+
 extern int
 qla2x00_lip_reset(scsi_qla_host_t *);
 
 
        char            connect_type[22];
        struct qla_hw_data *ha = vha->hw;
        unsigned long flags;
+       scsi_qla_host_t *base_vha = pci_get_drvdata(ha->pdev);
 
        /* Get host addresses. */
        rval = qla2x00_get_adapter_id(vha,
                } else {
                        ql_log(ql_log_warn, vha, 0x2009,
                            "Unable to get host loop ID.\n");
+                       if (IS_FWI2_CAPABLE(ha) && (vha == base_vha) &&
+                           (rval == QLA_COMMAND_ERROR && loop_id == 0x1b)) {
+                               ql_log(ql_log_warn, vha, 0x1151,
+                                   "Doing link init.\n");
+                               if (qla24xx_link_initialize(vha) == QLA_SUCCESS)
+                                       return rval;
+                       }
                        set_bit(ISP_ABORT_NEEDED, &vha->dpc_flags);
                }
                return (rval);
 
        return rval;
 }
 
+/*
+ * qla24xx_link_initialization
+ *     Issue link initialization mailbox command.
+ *
+ * Input:
+ *     ha = adapter block pointer.
+ *     TARGET_QUEUE_LOCK must be released.
+ *     ADAPTER_STATE_LOCK must be released.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ *     qla2x00 local function return status code.
+ *
+ * Context:
+ *     Kernel context.
+ */
+int
+qla24xx_link_initialize(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
+{
+       int rval;
+       mbx_cmd_t mc;
+       mbx_cmd_t *mcp = &mc;
+
+       ql_dbg(ql_dbg_mbx + ql_dbg_verbose, vha, 0x1152,
+           "Entered %s.\n", __func__);
+
+       if (!IS_FWI2_CAPABLE(vha->hw) || IS_CNA_CAPABLE(vha->hw))
+               return QLA_FUNCTION_FAILED;
+
+       mcp->mb[0] = MBC_LINK_INITIALIZATION;
+       mcp->mb[1] = BIT_6|BIT_4;
+       mcp->mb[2] = 0;
+       mcp->mb[3] = 0;
+       mcp->out_mb = MBX_3|MBX_2|MBX_1|MBX_0;
+       mcp->in_mb = MBX_0;
+       mcp->tov = MBX_TOV_SECONDS;
+       mcp->flags = 0;
+       rval = qla2x00_mailbox_command(vha, mcp);
+
+       if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS) {
+               ql_dbg(ql_dbg_mbx, vha, 0x1153, "Failed=%x.\n", rval);
+       } else {
+               ql_dbg(ql_dbg_mbx + ql_dbg_verbose, vha, 0x1154,
+                   "Done %s.\n", __func__);
+       }
+
+       return rval;
+}
+
 /*
  * qla2x00_lip_reset
  *     Issue LIP reset mailbox command.