}
 
 /**
- * Logical port initialization of base or virtual port.
- * Called by fabric for base port or by vport for virtual ports.
+ * Attach time initialization of logical ports.
  */
 void
-bfa_fcs_lport_init(struct bfa_fcs_port_s *lport, struct bfa_fcs_s *fcs,
-                  u16 vf_id, struct bfa_port_cfg_s *port_cfg,
-                  struct bfa_fcs_vport_s *vport)
+bfa_fcs_lport_attach(struct bfa_fcs_port_s *lport, struct bfa_fcs_s *fcs,
+               uint16_t vf_id, struct bfa_fcs_vport_s *vport)
 {
        lport->fcs = fcs;
        lport->fabric = bfa_fcs_vf_lookup(fcs, vf_id);
-       bfa_os_assign(lport->port_cfg, *port_cfg);
        lport->vport = vport;
        lport->lp_tag = (vport) ? bfa_lps_get_tag(vport->lps) :
                         bfa_lps_get_tag(lport->fabric->lps);
 
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&lport->rport_q);
        lport->num_rports = 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Logical port initialization of base or virtual port.
+ * Called by fabric for base port or by vport for virtual ports.
+ */
 
-       lport->bfad_port =
-               bfa_fcb_port_new(fcs->bfad, lport, lport->port_cfg.roles,
+void
+bfa_fcs_lport_init(struct bfa_fcs_port_s *lport,
+               struct bfa_port_cfg_s *port_cfg)
+{
+       struct bfa_fcs_vport_s *vport = lport->vport;
+
+       bfa_os_assign(lport->port_cfg, *port_cfg);
+
+       lport->bfad_port = bfa_fcb_port_new(lport->fcs->bfad, lport,
+                               lport->port_cfg.roles,
                                lport->fabric->vf_drv,
                                vport ? vport->vport_drv : NULL);
+
        bfa_fcs_port_aen_post(lport, BFA_LPORT_AEN_NEW);
 
        bfa_sm_set_state(lport, bfa_fcs_port_sm_uninit);
        bfa_sm_send_event(lport, BFA_FCS_PORT_SM_CREATE);
 }
 
-
-
 /**
  *  fcs_lport_api
  */
 
  */
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include "bfad_drv.h"
 #include "bfad_im.h"
 #include "bfad_tm.h"
 
        if (ipfc_enable)
                bfad_ipfc_probe(bfad);
+
+       bfad->bfad_flags |= BFAD_FC4_PROBE_DONE;
 ext:
        return rc;
 }
        bfad_tm_probe_undo(bfad);
        if (ipfc_enable)
                bfad_ipfc_probe_undo(bfad);
+       bfad->bfad_flags &= ~BFAD_FC4_PROBE_DONE;
 }
 
 static void
 {
        struct bfad_s  *bfad = drv;
 
-       if (init_status == BFA_STATUS_OK)
+       if (init_status == BFA_STATUS_OK) {
                bfad->bfad_flags |= BFAD_HAL_INIT_DONE;
 
+               /* If BFAD_HAL_INIT_FAIL flag is set:
+                * Wake up the kernel thread to start
+                * the bfad operations after HAL init done
+                */
+               if ((bfad->bfad_flags & BFAD_HAL_INIT_FAIL)) {
+                       bfad->bfad_flags &= ~BFAD_HAL_INIT_FAIL;
+                       wake_up_process(bfad->bfad_tsk);
+               }
+       }
+
        complete(&bfad->comp);
 }
 
        bfa_fcs_trc_init(&bfad->bfa_fcs, bfad->trcmod);
        bfa_fcs_aen_init(&bfad->bfa_fcs, bfad->aen);
        bfa_fcs_attach(&bfad->bfa_fcs, &bfad->bfa, bfad, BFA_FALSE);
-       bfa_fcs_init(&bfad->bfa_fcs);
+
+       /* Do FCS init only when HAL init is done */
+       if ((bfad->bfad_flags & BFAD_HAL_INIT_DONE)) {
+               bfa_fcs_init(&bfad->bfa_fcs);
+               bfad->bfad_flags |= BFAD_FCS_INIT_DONE;
+       }
+
        bfa_fcs_driver_info_init(&bfad->bfa_fcs, &driver_info);
        bfa_fcs_set_fdmi_param(&bfad->bfa_fcs, fdmi_enable);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bfad->bfad_lock, flags);
 void
 bfad_drv_uninit(struct bfad_s *bfad)
 {
+       unsigned long   flags;
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&bfad->bfad_lock, flags);
+       init_completion(&bfad->comp);
+       bfa_stop(&bfad->bfa);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bfad->bfad_lock, flags);
+       wait_for_completion(&bfad->comp);
+
        del_timer_sync(&bfad->hal_tmo);
        bfa_isr_disable(&bfad->bfa);
        bfa_detach(&bfad->bfa);
        bfad_remove_intr(bfad);
        bfa_assert(list_empty(&bfad->file_q));
        bfad_hal_mem_release(bfad);
+
+       bfad->bfad_flags &= ~BFAD_DRV_INIT_DONE;
 }
 
 void
                bfa_log_set_level_all(&bfad->log_data, log_level);
 }
 
+bfa_status_t
+bfad_start_ops(struct bfad_s *bfad)
+{
+       int retval;
+
+       /* PPORT FCS config */
+       bfad_fcs_port_cfg(bfad);
+
+       retval = bfad_cfg_pport(bfad, BFA_PORT_ROLE_FCP_IM);
+       if (retval != BFA_STATUS_OK)
+               goto out_cfg_pport_failure;
+
+       /* BFAD level FC4 (IM/TM/IPFC) specific resource allocation */
+       retval = bfad_fc4_probe(bfad);
+       if (retval != BFA_STATUS_OK) {
+               printk(KERN_WARNING "bfad_fc4_probe failed\n");
+               goto out_fc4_probe_failure;
+       }
+
+       bfad_drv_start(bfad);
+
+       /*
+        * If bfa_linkup_delay is set to -1 default; try to retrive the
+        * value using the bfad_os_get_linkup_delay(); else use the
+        * passed in module param value as the bfa_linkup_delay.
+        */
+       if (bfa_linkup_delay < 0) {
+
+               bfa_linkup_delay = bfad_os_get_linkup_delay(bfad);
+               bfad_os_rport_online_wait(bfad);
+               bfa_linkup_delay = -1;
+
+       } else {
+               bfad_os_rport_online_wait(bfad);
+       }
+
+       bfa_log(bfad->logmod, BFA_LOG_LINUX_DEVICE_CLAIMED, bfad->pci_name);
+
+       return BFA_STATUS_OK;
+
+out_fc4_probe_failure:
+       bfad_fc4_probe_undo(bfad);
+       bfad_uncfg_pport(bfad);
+out_cfg_pport_failure:
+       return BFA_STATUS_FAILED;
+}
+
+int
+bfad_worker (void *ptr)
+{
+       struct bfad_s *bfad;
+       unsigned long   flags;
+
+       bfad = (struct bfad_s *)ptr;
+
+       while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
+
+               /* Check if the FCS init is done from bfad_drv_init;
+                * if not done do FCS init and set the flag.
+                */
+               if (!(bfad->bfad_flags & BFAD_FCS_INIT_DONE)) {
+                       spin_lock_irqsave(&bfad->bfad_lock, flags);
+                       bfa_fcs_init(&bfad->bfa_fcs);
+                       bfad->bfad_flags |= BFAD_FCS_INIT_DONE;
+                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bfad->bfad_lock, flags);
+               }
+
+               /* Start the bfad operations after HAL init done */
+               bfad_start_ops(bfad);
+
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&bfad->bfad_lock, flags);
+               bfad->bfad_tsk = NULL;
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bfad->bfad_lock, flags);
+
+               break;
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
  /*
   *  PCI_entry PCI driver entries * {
   */
        bfad->ref_count = 0;
        bfad->pport.bfad = bfad;
 
+       bfad->bfad_tsk = kthread_create(bfad_worker, (void *) bfad, "%s",
+                                       "bfad_worker");
+       if (IS_ERR(bfad->bfad_tsk)) {
+               printk(KERN_INFO "bfad[%d]: Kernel thread"
+                       " creation failed!\n",
+                       bfad->inst_no);
+               goto out_kthread_create_failure;
+       }
+
        retval = bfad_drv_init(bfad);
        if (retval != BFA_STATUS_OK)
                goto out_drv_init_failure;
        if (!(bfad->bfad_flags & BFAD_HAL_INIT_DONE)) {
+               bfad->bfad_flags |= BFAD_HAL_INIT_FAIL;
                printk(KERN_WARNING "bfad%d: hal init failed\n", bfad->inst_no);
                goto ok;
        }
 
-       /*
-        * PPORT FCS config
-        */
-       bfad_fcs_port_cfg(bfad);
-
-       retval = bfad_cfg_pport(bfad, BFA_PORT_ROLE_FCP_IM);
+       retval = bfad_start_ops(bfad);
        if (retval != BFA_STATUS_OK)
-               goto out_cfg_pport_failure;
+               goto out_start_ops_failure;
 
-       /*
-        * BFAD level FC4 (IM/TM/IPFC) specific resource allocation
-        */
-       retval = bfad_fc4_probe(bfad);
-       if (retval != BFA_STATUS_OK) {
-               printk(KERN_WARNING "bfad_fc4_probe failed\n");
-               goto out_fc4_probe_failure;
-       }
-
-       bfad_drv_start(bfad);
+       kthread_stop(bfad->bfad_tsk);
+       bfad->bfad_tsk = NULL;
 
-       /*
-        * If bfa_linkup_delay is set to -1 default; try to retrive the
-        * value using the bfad_os_get_linkup_delay(); else use the
-        * passed in module param value as the bfa_linkup_delay.
-        */
-       if (bfa_linkup_delay < 0) {
-               bfa_linkup_delay = bfad_os_get_linkup_delay(bfad);
-               bfad_os_rport_online_wait(bfad);
-               bfa_linkup_delay = -1;
-       } else {
-               bfad_os_rport_online_wait(bfad);
-       }
-
-       bfa_log(bfad->logmod, BFA_LOG_LINUX_DEVICE_CLAIMED, bfad->pci_name);
 ok:
        return 0;
 
-out_fc4_probe_failure:
-       bfad_fc4_probe_undo(bfad);
-       bfad_uncfg_pport(bfad);
-out_cfg_pport_failure:
+out_start_ops_failure:
        bfad_drv_uninit(bfad);
 out_drv_init_failure:
+       kthread_stop(bfad->bfad_tsk);
+out_kthread_create_failure:
        mutex_lock(&bfad_mutex);
        bfad_inst--;
        list_del(&bfad->list_entry);
 
        bfa_trc(bfad, bfad->inst_no);
 
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&bfad->bfad_lock, flags);
+       if (bfad->bfad_tsk != NULL)
+               kthread_stop(bfad->bfad_tsk);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bfad->bfad_lock, flags);
+
        if ((bfad->bfad_flags & BFAD_DRV_INIT_DONE)
            && !(bfad->bfad_flags & BFAD_HAL_INIT_DONE)) {
 
                goto remove_sysfs;
        }
 
-       if (bfad->bfad_flags & BFAD_HAL_START_DONE)
+       if (bfad->bfad_flags & BFAD_HAL_START_DONE) {
                bfad_drv_stop(bfad);
+       } else if (bfad->bfad_flags & BFAD_DRV_INIT_DONE) {
+               /* Invoking bfa_stop() before bfa_detach
+                * when HAL and DRV init are success
+                * but HAL start did not occur.
+                */
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&bfad->bfad_lock, flags);
+               init_completion(&bfad->comp);
+               bfa_stop(&bfad->bfa);
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bfad->bfad_lock, flags);
+               wait_for_completion(&bfad->comp);
+       }
 
        bfad_remove_intr(bfad);
-
        del_timer_sync(&bfad->hal_tmo);
-       bfad_fc4_probe_undo(bfad);
+
+       if (bfad->bfad_flags & BFAD_FC4_PROBE_DONE)
+               bfad_fc4_probe_undo(bfad);
 
        if (bfad->bfad_flags & BFAD_CFG_PPORT_DONE)
                bfad_uncfg_pport(bfad);
 
 #define BFAD_HAL_START_DONE                    0x00000010
 #define BFAD_PORT_ONLINE                       0x00000020
 #define BFAD_RPORT_ONLINE                      0x00000040
-
+#define BFAD_FCS_INIT_DONE                      0x00000080
+#define BFAD_HAL_INIT_FAIL                      0x00000100
+#define BFAD_FC4_PROBE_DONE                     0x00000200
 #define BFAD_PORT_DELETE                       0x00000001
 
 /*
        u32        inst_no;     /* BFAD instance number */
        u32        bfad_flags;
        spinlock_t      bfad_lock;
+       struct task_struct *bfad_tsk;
        struct bfad_cfg_param_s cfg_data;
        struct bfad_msix_s msix_tab[MAX_MSIX_ENTRY];
        int             nvec;
                               struct bfa_port_cfg_s *port_cfg);
 bfa_status_t    bfad_cfg_pport(struct bfad_s *bfad, enum bfa_port_role role);
 bfa_status_t    bfad_drv_init(struct bfad_s *bfad);
+bfa_status_t   bfad_start_ops(struct bfad_s *bfad);
 void            bfad_drv_start(struct bfad_s *bfad);
 void            bfad_uncfg_pport(struct bfad_s *bfad);
 void            bfad_drv_stop(struct bfad_s *bfad);
 bfa_status_t   bfad_fc4_module_init(void);
 void           bfad_fc4_module_exit(void);
 
+bfa_status_t   bfad_os_kthread_create(struct bfad_s *bfad);
+void           bfad_os_kthread_stop(struct bfad_s *bfad);
+void           bfad_os_kthread_wakeup(struct bfad_s *bfad);
+int            bfad_os_kthread_should_stop(void);
+int            bfad_worker (void *ptr);
+
 void bfad_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev);
 int bfad_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *pid);
 void bfad_os_rport_online_wait(struct bfad_s *bfad);