rport_ids.port_name = wwn_to_u64(ndlp->nlp_portname.u.wwn);
        rport_ids.port_id = ndlp->nlp_DID;
        rport_ids.roles = FC_RPORT_ROLE_UNKNOWN;
-       if (ndlp->nlp_type & NLP_FCP_TARGET)
-               rport_ids.roles |= FC_RPORT_ROLE_FCP_TARGET;
-       if (ndlp->nlp_type & NLP_FCP_INITIATOR)
-               rport_ids.roles |= FC_RPORT_ROLE_FCP_INITIATOR;
 
-       scsi_block_requests(phba->host);
        ndlp->rport = rport = fc_remote_port_add(phba->host, 0, &rport_ids);
        if (!rport) {
                dev_printk(KERN_WARNING, &phba->pcidev->dev,
        }
        rdata = rport->dd_data;
        rdata->pnode = ndlp;
-       scsi_unblock_requests(phba->host);
+
+       if (ndlp->nlp_type & NLP_FCP_TARGET)
+               rport_ids.roles |= FC_RPORT_ROLE_FCP_TARGET;
+       if (ndlp->nlp_type & NLP_FCP_INITIATOR)
+               rport_ids.roles |= FC_RPORT_ROLE_FCP_INITIATOR;
+
+
+       if (rport_ids.roles !=  FC_RPORT_ROLE_UNKNOWN)
+               fc_remote_port_rolechg(rport, rport_ids.roles);
+
 
        return;
 }
 
        ndlp->rport = NULL;
        rdata->pnode = NULL;
-       scsi_block_requests(phba->host);
        fc_remote_port_delete(rport);
-       scsi_unblock_requests(phba->host);
 
        return;
 }