diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_dbg.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_dbg.c
index 7cf1f78cbaee..35a17bb6512d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_dbg.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_dbg.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  * |             Level            |   Last Value Used  |     Holes	|
  * ----------------------------------------------------------------------
- * | Module Init and Probe        |       0x0199       |                |
+ * | Module Init and Probe        |       0x019a       |                |
  * | Mailbox commands             |       0x1206       | 0x11a5-0x11ff	|
  * | Device Discovery             |       0x2134       | 0x210e-0x2115  |
  * |                              |                    | 0x211c-0x2128  |
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
index d9e0e7ffe130..d08e50779f73 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ static void qlt_send_busy(struct qla_qpair *, struct atio_from_isp *,
 static int qlt_check_reserve_free_req(struct qla_qpair *qpair, uint32_t);
 static inline uint32_t qlt_make_handle(struct qla_qpair *);
 
+static void qlt_sess_work_fn(struct work_struct *work);
+
 /*
  * Global Variables
  */
@@ -1529,7 +1531,6 @@ int qlt_stop_phase1(struct qla_tgt *tgt)
 {
 	struct scsi_qla_host *vha = tgt->vha;
 	struct qla_hw_data *ha = tgt->ha;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	mutex_lock(&ha->optrom_mutex);
 	mutex_lock(&qla_tgt_mutex);
@@ -1556,13 +1557,7 @@ int qlt_stop_phase1(struct qla_tgt *tgt)
 
 	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_tgt_mgt, vha, 0xf009,
 	    "Waiting for sess works (tgt %p)", tgt);
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&tgt->sess_work_lock, flags);
-	while (!list_empty(&tgt->sess_works_list)) {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tgt->sess_work_lock, flags);
-		flush_scheduled_work();
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&tgt->sess_work_lock, flags);
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tgt->sess_work_lock, flags);
+	flush_workqueue(tgt->wq);
 
 	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_tgt_mgt, vha, 0xf00a,
 	    "Waiting for tgt %p: sess_count=%d\n", tgt, tgt->sess_count);
@@ -1669,6 +1664,7 @@ static void qlt_release(struct qla_tgt *tgt)
 	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_tgt_mgt, vha, 0xf00d,
 	    "Release of tgt %p finished\n", tgt);
 
+	destroy_workqueue(tgt->wq);
 	kfree(tgt);
 }
 
@@ -1677,7 +1673,6 @@ static int qlt_sched_sess_work(struct qla_tgt *tgt, int type,
 	const void *param, unsigned int param_size)
 {
 	struct qla_tgt_sess_work_param *prm;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	prm = kzalloc(sizeof(*prm), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!prm) {
@@ -1695,11 +1690,9 @@ static int qlt_sched_sess_work(struct qla_tgt *tgt, int type,
 	prm->type = type;
 	memcpy(&prm->tm_iocb, param, param_size);
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&tgt->sess_work_lock, flags);
-	list_add_tail(&prm->sess_works_list_entry, &tgt->sess_works_list);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tgt->sess_work_lock, flags);
-
-	schedule_work(&tgt->sess_work);
+	prm->tgt = tgt;
+	INIT_WORK(&prm->work, qlt_sess_work_fn);
+	queue_work(tgt->wq, &prm->work);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -6399,43 +6392,25 @@ static void qlt_tmr_work(struct qla_tgt *tgt,
 
 static void qlt_sess_work_fn(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct qla_tgt *tgt = container_of(work, struct qla_tgt, sess_work);
+	struct qla_tgt_sess_work_param *prm =
+		container_of(work, struct qla_tgt_sess_work_param, work);
+	struct qla_tgt *tgt = prm->tgt;
 	struct scsi_qla_host *vha = tgt->vha;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_tgt_mgt, vha, 0xf000, "Sess work (tgt %p)", tgt);
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&tgt->sess_work_lock, flags);
-	while (!list_empty(&tgt->sess_works_list)) {
-		struct qla_tgt_sess_work_param *prm = list_entry(
-		    tgt->sess_works_list.next, typeof(*prm),
-		    sess_works_list_entry);
-
-		/*
-		 * This work can be scheduled on several CPUs at time, so we
-		 * must delete the entry to eliminate double processing
-		 */
-		list_del(&prm->sess_works_list_entry);
-
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tgt->sess_work_lock, flags);
-
-		switch (prm->type) {
-		case QLA_TGT_SESS_WORK_ABORT:
-			qlt_abort_work(tgt, prm);
-			break;
-		case QLA_TGT_SESS_WORK_TM:
-			qlt_tmr_work(tgt, prm);
-			break;
-		default:
-			BUG_ON(1);
-			break;
-		}
-
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&tgt->sess_work_lock, flags);
-
-		kfree(prm);
+	switch (prm->type) {
+	case QLA_TGT_SESS_WORK_ABORT:
+		qlt_abort_work(tgt, prm);
+		break;
+	case QLA_TGT_SESS_WORK_TM:
+		qlt_tmr_work(tgt, prm);
+		break;
+	default:
+		BUG_ON(1);
+		break;
 	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tgt->sess_work_lock, flags);
+	kfree(prm);
 }
 
 /* Must be called under tgt_host_action_mutex */
@@ -6465,11 +6440,19 @@ int qlt_add_target(struct qla_hw_data *ha, struct scsi_qla_host *base_vha)
 		    "Unable to allocate struct qla_tgt\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
+	tgt->wq = alloc_workqueue("qla2xxx_wq", 0, 0);
+	if (!tgt->wq) {
+		kfree(tgt);
+		ql_log(ql_log_warn, base_vha, 0x019a,
+		       "Unable to allocate workqueue.\n");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 	tgt->qphints = kcalloc(ha->max_qpairs + 1,
 			       sizeof(struct qla_qpair_hint),
 			       GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!tgt->qphints) {
+		destroy_workqueue(tgt->wq);
 		kfree(tgt);
 		ql_log(ql_log_warn, base_vha, 0x0197,
 		    "Unable to allocate qpair hints.\n");
@@ -6482,6 +6465,7 @@ int qlt_add_target(struct qla_hw_data *ha, struct scsi_qla_host *base_vha)
 	rc = btree_init64(&tgt->lun_qpair_map);
 	if (rc) {
 		kfree(tgt->qphints);
+		destroy_workqueue(tgt->wq);
 		kfree(tgt);
 		ql_log(ql_log_info, base_vha, 0x0198,
 			"Unable to initialize lun_qpair_map btree\n");
@@ -6512,9 +6496,6 @@ int qlt_add_target(struct qla_hw_data *ha, struct scsi_qla_host *base_vha)
 	tgt->ha = ha;
 	tgt->vha = base_vha;
 	init_waitqueue_head(&tgt->waitQ);
-	spin_lock_init(&tgt->sess_work_lock);
-	INIT_WORK(&tgt->sess_work, qlt_sess_work_fn);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tgt->sess_works_list);
 	atomic_set(&tgt->tgt_global_resets_count, 0);
 
 	base_vha->vha_tgt.qla_tgt = tgt;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.h b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.h
index e899e13696e9..02fbffd8248a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.h
@@ -813,9 +813,8 @@ struct qla_tgt {
 	/* Count of sessions refering qla_tgt. Protected by hardware_lock. */
 	int sess_count;
 
-	spinlock_t sess_work_lock;
-	struct list_head sess_works_list;
-	struct work_struct sess_work;
+	/* Workqueue for processing session work. */
+	struct workqueue_struct *wq;
 
 	struct imm_ntfy_from_isp link_reinit_iocb;
 	wait_queue_head_t waitQ;
@@ -950,6 +949,8 @@ struct qla_tgt_sess_work_param {
 		struct imm_ntfy_from_isp tm_iocb;
 		struct atio_from_isp tm_iocb2;
 	};
+	struct qla_tgt *tgt;
+	struct work_struct work;
 };
 
 struct qla_tgt_mgmt_cmd {
