if (!adapter->pool.erp_req)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
+       adapter->pool.gid_pn_req =
+               mempool_create_kmalloc_pool(1, sizeof(struct zfcp_fsf_req));
+       if (!adapter->pool.gid_pn_req)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+
        adapter->pool.scsi_req =
                mempool_create_kmalloc_pool(1, sizeof(struct zfcp_fsf_req));
        if (!adapter->pool.scsi_req)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
        adapter->pool.qtcb_pool =
-               mempool_create_slab_pool(3, zfcp_data.qtcb_cache);
+               mempool_create_slab_pool(4, zfcp_data.qtcb_cache);
        if (!adapter->pool.qtcb_pool)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
 
        init_waitqueue_head(&port->remove_wq);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&port->unit_list_head);
-       INIT_WORK(&port->gid_pn_work, zfcp_erp_port_strategy_open_lookup);
+       INIT_WORK(&port->gid_pn_work, zfcp_fc_port_did_lookup);
        INIT_WORK(&port->test_link_work, zfcp_fc_link_test_work);
        INIT_WORK(&port->rport_work, zfcp_scsi_rport_work);
 
 
 /* holds various memory pools of an adapter */
 struct zfcp_adapter_mempool {
        mempool_t *erp_req;
+       mempool_t *gid_pn_req;
        mempool_t *scsi_req;
        mempool_t *scsi_abort;
        mempool_t *status_read_req;
 
        ZFCP_ERP_STEP_FSF_XCONFIG       = 0x0001,
        ZFCP_ERP_STEP_PHYS_PORT_CLOSING = 0x0010,
        ZFCP_ERP_STEP_PORT_CLOSING      = 0x0100,
-       ZFCP_ERP_STEP_NAMESERVER_LOOKUP = 0x0400,
        ZFCP_ERP_STEP_PORT_OPENING      = 0x0800,
        ZFCP_ERP_STEP_UNIT_CLOSING      = 0x1000,
        ZFCP_ERP_STEP_UNIT_OPENING      = 0x2000,
        return zfcp_erp_port_strategy_open_port(act);
 }
 
-void zfcp_erp_port_strategy_open_lookup(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-       int retval;
-       struct zfcp_port *port = container_of(work, struct zfcp_port,
-                                             gid_pn_work);
-
-       retval = zfcp_fc_ns_gid_pn(&port->erp_action);
-       if (!retval) {
-               port->erp_action.step = ZFCP_ERP_STEP_NAMESERVER_LOOKUP;
-               goto out;
-       }
-       if (retval == -ENOMEM) {
-               zfcp_erp_notify(&port->erp_action, ZFCP_STATUS_ERP_LOWMEM);
-               goto out;
-       }
-       /* all other error condtions */
-       zfcp_erp_notify(&port->erp_action, 0);
-out:
-       zfcp_port_put(port);
-}
-
 static int zfcp_erp_port_strategy_open_common(struct zfcp_erp_action *act)
 {
        struct zfcp_adapter *adapter = act->adapter;
                        if (!queue_work(adapter->work_queue,
                                        &port->gid_pn_work))
                                zfcp_port_put(port);
-                       return ZFCP_ERP_CONTINUES;
+                       return ZFCP_ERP_EXIT;
                }
-               /* fall through */
-       case ZFCP_ERP_STEP_NAMESERVER_LOOKUP:
-               if (!port->d_id)
-                       return ZFCP_ERP_FAILED;
                return zfcp_erp_port_strategy_open_port(act);
 
        case ZFCP_ERP_STEP_PORT_OPENING:
 
 extern void zfcp_erp_adapter_access_changed(struct zfcp_adapter *, char *,
                                            void *);
 extern void zfcp_erp_timeout_handler(unsigned long);
-extern void zfcp_erp_port_strategy_open_lookup(struct work_struct *);
 
 /* zfcp_fc.c */
 extern int zfcp_scan_ports(struct zfcp_adapter *);
 extern void _zfcp_scan_ports_later(struct work_struct *);
 extern void zfcp_fc_incoming_els(struct zfcp_fsf_req *);
-extern int zfcp_fc_ns_gid_pn(struct zfcp_erp_action *);
+extern void zfcp_fc_port_did_lookup(struct work_struct *);
 extern void zfcp_fc_plogi_evaluate(struct zfcp_port *, struct fsf_plogi *);
 extern void zfcp_test_link(struct zfcp_port *);
 extern void zfcp_fc_link_test_work(struct work_struct *);
 extern void zfcp_fsf_req_dismiss_all(struct zfcp_adapter *);
 extern int zfcp_fsf_status_read(struct zfcp_qdio *);
 extern int zfcp_status_read_refill(struct zfcp_adapter *adapter);
-extern int zfcp_fsf_send_ct(struct zfcp_send_ct *, mempool_t *,
-                           struct zfcp_erp_action *);
+extern int zfcp_fsf_send_ct(struct zfcp_send_ct *, mempool_t *);
 extern int zfcp_fsf_send_els(struct zfcp_send_els *);
 extern int zfcp_fsf_send_fcp_command_task(struct zfcp_unit *,
                                          struct scsi_cmnd *);
 
        port->d_id = ct_iu_resp->d_id & ZFCP_DID_MASK;
 }
 
-int static zfcp_fc_ns_gid_pn_request(struct zfcp_erp_action *erp_action,
+static int zfcp_fc_ns_gid_pn_request(struct zfcp_port *port,
                                     struct zfcp_gid_pn_data *gid_pn)
 {
-       struct zfcp_adapter *adapter = erp_action->adapter;
+       struct zfcp_adapter *adapter = port->adapter;
        struct zfcp_fc_ns_handler_data compl_rec;
        int ret;
 
        /* setup parameters for send generic command */
-       gid_pn->port = erp_action->port;
+       gid_pn->port = port;
        gid_pn->ct.wka_port = &adapter->gs->ds;
        gid_pn->ct.handler = zfcp_fc_ns_handler;
        gid_pn->ct.handler_data = (unsigned long) &compl_rec;
        gid_pn->ct_iu_req.header.options = ZFCP_CT_SYNCHRONOUS;
        gid_pn->ct_iu_req.header.cmd_rsp_code = ZFCP_CT_GID_PN;
        gid_pn->ct_iu_req.header.max_res_size = ZFCP_CT_SIZE_ONE_PAGE / 4;
-       gid_pn->ct_iu_req.wwpn = erp_action->port->wwpn;
+       gid_pn->ct_iu_req.wwpn = port->wwpn;
 
        init_completion(&compl_rec.done);
        compl_rec.handler = zfcp_fc_ns_gid_pn_eval;
        compl_rec.handler_data = (unsigned long) gid_pn;
-       ret = zfcp_fsf_send_ct(&gid_pn->ct, adapter->pool.erp_req, erp_action);
+       ret = zfcp_fsf_send_ct(&gid_pn->ct, adapter->pool.gid_pn_req);
        if (!ret)
                wait_for_completion(&compl_rec.done);
        return ret;
 
 /**
  * zfcp_fc_ns_gid_pn_request - initiate GID_PN nameserver request
- * @erp_action: pointer to zfcp_erp_action where GID_PN request is needed
+ * @port: port where GID_PN request is needed
  * return: -ENOMEM on error, 0 otherwise
  */
-int zfcp_fc_ns_gid_pn(struct zfcp_erp_action *erp_action)
+static int zfcp_fc_ns_gid_pn(struct zfcp_port *port)
 {
        int ret;
        struct zfcp_gid_pn_data *gid_pn;
-       struct zfcp_adapter *adapter = erp_action->adapter;
+       struct zfcp_adapter *adapter = port->adapter;
 
        gid_pn = mempool_alloc(adapter->pool.gid_pn_data, GFP_ATOMIC);
        if (!gid_pn)
        if (ret)
                goto out;
 
-       ret = zfcp_fc_ns_gid_pn_request(erp_action, gid_pn);
+       ret = zfcp_fc_ns_gid_pn_request(port, gid_pn);
 
        zfcp_wka_port_put(&adapter->gs->ds);
 out:
        return ret;
 }
 
+void zfcp_fc_port_did_lookup(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+       int ret;
+       struct zfcp_port *port = container_of(work, struct zfcp_port,
+                                             gid_pn_work);
+
+       ret = zfcp_fc_ns_gid_pn(port);
+       if (ret) {
+               /* could not issue gid_pn for some reason */
+               zfcp_erp_adapter_reopen(port->adapter, 0, "fcgpn_1", NULL);
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       if (!port->d_id) {
+               zfcp_erp_port_failed(port, "fcgpn_2", NULL);
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       zfcp_erp_port_reopen(port, 0, "fcgpn_3", NULL);
+out:
+       zfcp_port_put(port);
+}
+
 /**
  * zfcp_fc_plogi_evaluate - evaluate PLOGI playload
  * @port: zfcp_port structure
 
        init_completion(&compl_rec.done);
        compl_rec.handler = NULL;
-       ret = zfcp_fsf_send_ct(ct, NULL, NULL);
+       ret = zfcp_fsf_send_ct(ct, NULL);
        if (!ret)
                wait_for_completion(&compl_rec.done);
        return ret;
        ct_fc_job->ct.completion = NULL;
        ct_fc_job->job = job;
 
-       ret = zfcp_fsf_send_ct(&ct_fc_job->ct, NULL, NULL);
+       ret = zfcp_fsf_send_ct(&ct_fc_job->ct, NULL);
        if (ret) {
                kfree(ct_fc_job);
                zfcp_wka_port_put(ct_fc_job->ct.wka_port);
 
  * zfcp_fsf_send_ct - initiate a Generic Service request (FC-GS)
  * @ct: pointer to struct zfcp_send_ct with data for request
  * @pool: if non-null this mempool is used to allocate struct zfcp_fsf_req
- * @erp_action: if non-null the Generic Service request sent within ERP
  */
-int zfcp_fsf_send_ct(struct zfcp_send_ct *ct, mempool_t *pool,
-                    struct zfcp_erp_action *erp_action)
+int zfcp_fsf_send_ct(struct zfcp_send_ct *ct, mempool_t *pool)
 {
        struct zfcp_wka_port *wka_port = ct->wka_port;
        struct zfcp_qdio *qdio = wka_port->adapter->qdio;
        req->data = ct;
 
        zfcp_san_dbf_event_ct_request(req);
-
-       if (erp_action) {
-               erp_action->fsf_req = req;
-               req->erp_action = erp_action;
-               zfcp_fsf_start_erp_timer(req);
-       } else
-               zfcp_fsf_start_timer(req, ZFCP_FSF_REQUEST_TIMEOUT);
+       zfcp_fsf_start_timer(req, ZFCP_FSF_REQUEST_TIMEOUT);
 
        ret = zfcp_fsf_req_send(req);
        if (ret)
 
 failed_send:
        zfcp_fsf_req_free(req);
-       if (erp_action)
-               erp_action->fsf_req = NULL;
 out:
        spin_unlock_bh(&qdio->req_q_lock);
        return ret;