memset(queue, 0, sizeof(*queue));
        queue->ctrl = ctrl;
        queue->qnum = idx;
-       atomic_set(&queue->csn, 1);
+       atomic_set(&queue->csn, 0);
        queue->dev = ctrl->dev;
 
        if (idx > 0)
         */
 
        queue->connection_id = 0;
-       atomic_set(&queue->csn, 1);
+       atomic_set(&queue->csn, 0);
 }
 
 static void
 {
        struct nvme_fc_cmd_iu *cmdiu = &op->cmd_iu;
        struct nvme_command *sqe = &cmdiu->sqe;
-       u32 csn;
        int ret, opstate;
 
        /*
 
        /* format the FC-NVME CMD IU and fcp_req */
        cmdiu->connection_id = cpu_to_be64(queue->connection_id);
-       csn = atomic_inc_return(&queue->csn);
-       cmdiu->csn = cpu_to_be32(csn);
        cmdiu->data_len = cpu_to_be32(data_len);
        switch (io_dir) {
        case NVMEFC_FCP_WRITE:
        if (!(op->flags & FCOP_FLAGS_AEN))
                blk_mq_start_request(op->rq);
 
+       cmdiu->csn = cpu_to_be32(atomic_inc_return(&queue->csn));
        ret = ctrl->lport->ops->fcp_io(&ctrl->lport->localport,
                                        &ctrl->rport->remoteport,
                                        queue->lldd_handle, &op->fcp_req);
 
        if (ret) {
+               /*
+                * If the lld fails to send the command is there an issue with
+                * the csn value?  If the command that fails is the Connect,
+                * no - as the connection won't be live.  If it is a command
+                * post-connect, it's possible a gap in csn may be created.
+                * Does this matter?  As Linux initiators don't send fused
+                * commands, no.  The gap would exist, but as there's nothing
+                * that depends on csn order to be delivered on the target
+                * side, it shouldn't hurt.  It would be difficult for a
+                * target to even detect the csn gap as it has no idea when the
+                * cmd with the csn was supposed to arrive.
+                */
                opstate = atomic_xchg(&op->state, FCPOP_STATE_COMPLETE);
                __nvme_fc_fcpop_chk_teardowns(ctrl, op, opstate);