return 0;
 }
 
-static int drbd_nl_net_conf(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct drbd_nl_cfg_req *nlp,
+static int drbd_nl_net_conf(struct drbd_tconn *tconn, struct drbd_nl_cfg_req *nlp,
                            struct drbd_nl_cfg_reply *reply)
 {
        int i;
        struct crypto_hash *tfm = NULL;
        struct crypto_hash *integrity_w_tfm = NULL;
        struct crypto_hash *integrity_r_tfm = NULL;
-       struct drbd_conf *odev;
+       struct drbd_conf *mdev;
        char hmac_name[CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME];
        void *int_dig_out = NULL;
        void *int_dig_in = NULL;
        void *int_dig_vv = NULL;
+       struct drbd_tconn *oconn;
        struct sockaddr *new_my_addr, *new_peer_addr, *taken_addr;
 
-       conn_reconfig_start(mdev->tconn);
+       conn_reconfig_start(tconn);
 
-       if (mdev->state.conn > C_STANDALONE) {
+       if (tconn->cstate > C_STANDALONE) {
                retcode = ERR_NET_CONFIGURED;
                goto fail;
        }
                goto fail;
        }
 
-       if (get_ldev(mdev)) {
-               enum drbd_fencing_p fp = mdev->ldev->dc.fencing;
-               put_ldev(mdev);
-               if (new_conf->wire_protocol == DRBD_PROT_A && fp == FP_STONITH) {
-                       retcode = ERR_STONITH_AND_PROT_A;
+       idr_for_each_entry(&tconn->volumes, mdev, i) {
+               if (get_ldev(mdev)) {
+                       enum drbd_fencing_p fp = mdev->ldev->dc.fencing;
+                       put_ldev(mdev);
+                       if (new_conf->wire_protocol == DRBD_PROT_A && fp == FP_STONITH) {
+                               retcode = ERR_STONITH_AND_PROT_A;
+                               goto fail;
+                       }
+               }
+               if (mdev->state.role == R_PRIMARY && new_conf->want_lose) {
+                       retcode = ERR_DISCARD;
                        goto fail;
                }
+               if (!mdev->bitmap) {
+                       if(drbd_bm_init(mdev)) {
+                               retcode = ERR_NOMEM;
+                               goto fail;
+                       }
+               }
        }
 
        if (new_conf->on_congestion != OC_BLOCK && new_conf->wire_protocol != DRBD_PROT_A) {
                goto fail;
        }
 
-       if (mdev->state.role == R_PRIMARY && new_conf->want_lose) {
-               retcode = ERR_DISCARD;
-               goto fail;
-       }
-
        retcode = NO_ERROR;
 
        new_my_addr = (struct sockaddr *)&new_conf->my_addr;
        new_peer_addr = (struct sockaddr *)&new_conf->peer_addr;
-       for (i = 0; i < minor_count; i++) {
-               odev = minor_to_mdev(i);
-               if (!odev || odev == mdev)
+       list_for_each_entry(oconn, &drbd_tconns, all_tconn) {
+               if (oconn == tconn)
                        continue;
-               if (get_net_conf(odev->tconn)) {
-                       taken_addr = (struct sockaddr *)&odev->tconn->net_conf->my_addr;
-                       if (new_conf->my_addr_len == odev->tconn->net_conf->my_addr_len &&
+               if (get_net_conf(oconn)) {
+                       taken_addr = (struct sockaddr *)&oconn->net_conf->my_addr;
+                       if (new_conf->my_addr_len == oconn->net_conf->my_addr_len &&
                            !memcmp(new_my_addr, taken_addr, new_conf->my_addr_len))
                                retcode = ERR_LOCAL_ADDR;
 
-                       taken_addr = (struct sockaddr *)&odev->tconn->net_conf->peer_addr;
-                       if (new_conf->peer_addr_len == odev->tconn->net_conf->peer_addr_len &&
+                       taken_addr = (struct sockaddr *)&oconn->net_conf->peer_addr;
+                       if (new_conf->peer_addr_len == oconn->net_conf->peer_addr_len &&
                            !memcmp(new_peer_addr, taken_addr, new_conf->peer_addr_len))
                                retcode = ERR_PEER_ADDR;
 
-                       put_net_conf(odev->tconn);
+                       put_net_conf(oconn);
                        if (retcode != NO_ERROR)
                                goto fail;
                }
 
        ((char *)new_conf->shared_secret)[SHARED_SECRET_MAX-1] = 0;
 
+       /* allocation not in the IO path, cqueue thread context */
        if (integrity_w_tfm) {
                i = crypto_hash_digestsize(integrity_w_tfm);
                int_dig_out = kmalloc(i, GFP_KERNEL);
                }
        }
 
-       if (!mdev->bitmap) {
-               if(drbd_bm_init(mdev)) {
-                       retcode = ERR_NOMEM;
-                       goto fail;
-               }
-       }
-
-       drbd_flush_workqueue(mdev);
-       spin_lock_irq(&mdev->tconn->req_lock);
-       if (mdev->tconn->net_conf != NULL) {
+       conn_flush_workqueue(tconn);
+       spin_lock_irq(&tconn->req_lock);
+       if (tconn->net_conf != NULL) {
                retcode = ERR_NET_CONFIGURED;
-               spin_unlock_irq(&mdev->tconn->req_lock);
+               spin_unlock_irq(&tconn->req_lock);
                goto fail;
        }
-       mdev->tconn->net_conf = new_conf;
+       tconn->net_conf = new_conf;
 
-       mdev->send_cnt = 0;
-       mdev->recv_cnt = 0;
-
-       crypto_free_hash(mdev->tconn->cram_hmac_tfm);
-       mdev->tconn->cram_hmac_tfm = tfm;
+       crypto_free_hash(tconn->cram_hmac_tfm);
+       tconn->cram_hmac_tfm = tfm;
 
-       crypto_free_hash(mdev->tconn->integrity_w_tfm);
-       mdev->tconn->integrity_w_tfm = integrity_w_tfm;
+       crypto_free_hash(tconn->integrity_w_tfm);
+       tconn->integrity_w_tfm = integrity_w_tfm;
 
-       crypto_free_hash(mdev->tconn->integrity_r_tfm);
-       mdev->tconn->integrity_r_tfm = integrity_r_tfm;
+       crypto_free_hash(tconn->integrity_r_tfm);
+       tconn->integrity_r_tfm = integrity_r_tfm;
 
-       kfree(mdev->tconn->int_dig_out);
-       kfree(mdev->tconn->int_dig_in);
-       kfree(mdev->tconn->int_dig_vv);
-       mdev->tconn->int_dig_out=int_dig_out;
-       mdev->tconn->int_dig_in=int_dig_in;
-       mdev->tconn->int_dig_vv=int_dig_vv;
-       retcode = _conn_request_state(mdev->tconn, NS(conn, C_UNCONNECTED), CS_VERBOSE);
-       spin_unlock_irq(&mdev->tconn->req_lock);
+       kfree(tconn->int_dig_out);
+       kfree(tconn->int_dig_in);
+       kfree(tconn->int_dig_vv);
+       tconn->int_dig_out=int_dig_out;
+       tconn->int_dig_in=int_dig_in;
+       tconn->int_dig_vv=int_dig_vv;
+       retcode = _conn_request_state(tconn, NS(conn, C_UNCONNECTED), CS_VERBOSE);
+       spin_unlock_irq(&tconn->req_lock);
 
-       kobject_uevent(&disk_to_dev(mdev->vdisk)->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
+       idr_for_each_entry(&tconn->volumes, mdev, i) {
+               mdev->send_cnt = 0;
+               mdev->recv_cnt = 0;
+               kobject_uevent(&disk_to_dev(mdev->vdisk)->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
+       }
        reply->ret_code = retcode;
-       conn_reconfig_done(mdev->tconn);
+       conn_reconfig_done(tconn);
        return 0;
 
 fail:
        kfree(new_conf);
 
        reply->ret_code = retcode;
-       conn_reconfig_done(mdev->tconn);
+       conn_reconfig_done(tconn);
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int drbd_nl_disconnect(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct drbd_nl_cfg_req *nlp,
+static int drbd_nl_disconnect(struct drbd_tconn *tconn, struct drbd_nl_cfg_req *nlp,
                              struct drbd_nl_cfg_reply *reply)
 {
-       struct drbd_tconn *tconn = mdev->tconn;
        int retcode;
        struct disconnect dc;
 
  done:
        retcode = NO_ERROR;
  fail:
-       drbd_md_sync(mdev);
        reply->ret_code = retcode;
        return 0;
 }
        [ P_secondary ]         = { CHT_MINOR, { &drbd_nl_secondary },  0 },
        [ P_disk_conf ]         = { CHT_MINOR, { &drbd_nl_disk_conf },  0 },
        [ P_detach ]            = { CHT_MINOR, { &drbd_nl_detach },     0 },
-       [ P_net_conf ]          = { CHT_MINOR, { &drbd_nl_net_conf },   0 },
-       [ P_disconnect ]        = { CHT_MINOR, { &drbd_nl_disconnect }, 0 },
+       [ P_net_conf ]          = { CHT_CONN,  { .conn_based = &drbd_nl_net_conf },     0 },
+       [ P_disconnect ]        = { CHT_CONN,  { .conn_based = &drbd_nl_disconnect },   0 },
        [ P_resize ]            = { CHT_MINOR, { &drbd_nl_resize },     0 },
        [ P_syncer_conf ]       = { CHT_MINOR, { &drbd_nl_syncer_conf },0 },
        [ P_invalidate ]        = { CHT_MINOR, { &drbd_nl_invalidate }, 0 },