3 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h
index c33dec827e1e..9382a816c133 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ extern int ql2xshiftctondsd;
 extern int ql2xdbwr;
 extern int ql2xdontresethba;
 extern int ql2xasynctmfenable;
+extern int ql2xgffidenable;
 extern int ql2xenabledif;
 extern int ql2xenablehba_err_chk;
 extern int ql2xtargetreset;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index 8c486609244c..6ea537636b53 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -3284,8 +3284,9 @@ qla2x00_find_all_fabric_devs(scsi_qla_host_t *vha,
 			continue;
 
 		/* Bypass ports whose FCP-4 type is not FCP_SCSI */
-		if (new_fcport->fc4_type != FC4_TYPE_FCP_SCSI &&
-		    new_fcport->fc4_type != FC4_TYPE_UNKNOWN)
+		if (ql2xgffidenable &&
+		    (new_fcport->fc4_type != FC4_TYPE_FCP_SCSI &&
+		    new_fcport->fc4_type != FC4_TYPE_UNKNOWN))
 			continue;
 
 		/* Locate matching device in database. */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
index efbb8e7ba568..65040a584109 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
@@ -160,6 +160,11 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(ql2xtargetreset,
 		 "Enable target reset."
 		 "Default is 1 - use hw defaults.");
 
+int ql2xgffidenable;
+module_param(ql2xgffidenable, int, S_IRUGO|S_IRUSR);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(ql2xgffidenable,
+		"Enables GFF_ID checks of port type. "
+		"Default is 0 - Do not use GFF_ID information.");
 
 int ql2xasynctmfenable;
 module_param(ql2xasynctmfenable, int, S_IRUGO|S_IRUSR);