diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_crtn.h b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_crtn.h
index 665c88c..dd01ea8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_crtn.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_crtn.h
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ void lpfc_sli_handle_slow_ring_event(struct lpfc_hba *,
 				    struct lpfc_sli_ring *, uint32_t);
 void lpfc_sli4_handle_received_buffer(struct lpfc_hba *, struct hbq_dmabuf *);
 void lpfc_sli_def_mbox_cmpl(struct lpfc_hba *, LPFC_MBOXQ_t *);
+void lpfc_sli4_unreg_rpi_cmpl_clr(struct lpfc_hba *, LPFC_MBOXQ_t *);
 int lpfc_sli_issue_iocb(struct lpfc_hba *, uint32_t,
 			struct lpfc_iocbq *, uint32_t);
 void lpfc_sli_pcimem_bcopy(void *, void *, uint32_t);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
index f73d58c..ba5da26 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
@@ -3700,6 +3700,11 @@ lpfc_mbx_cmpl_dflt_rpi(struct lpfc_hba *phba, LPFC_MBOXQ_t *pmb)
 	kfree(mp);
 	mempool_free(pmb, phba->mbox_mem_pool);
 	if (ndlp) {
+		lpfc_printf_vlog(ndlp->vport, KERN_INFO, LOG_NODE,
+				 "0006 rpi%x DID:%x flg:%x %d map:%x %p\n",
+				 ndlp->nlp_rpi, ndlp->nlp_DID, ndlp->nlp_flag,
+				 atomic_read(&ndlp->kref.refcount),
+				 ndlp->nlp_usg_map, ndlp);
 		if (NLP_CHK_NODE_ACT(ndlp)) {
 			lpfc_nlp_put(ndlp);
 			/* This is the end of the default RPI cleanup logic for
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
index 9d06d45..2a51df7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
@@ -3439,6 +3439,11 @@ lpfc_mbx_cmpl_reg_login(struct lpfc_hba *phba, LPFC_MBOXQ_t *pmb)
 	pmb->context1 = NULL;
 	pmb->context2 = NULL;
 
+	lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_INFO, LOG_SLI,
+			 "0002 rpi:%x DID:%x flg:%x %d map:%x %p\n",
+			 ndlp->nlp_rpi, ndlp->nlp_DID, ndlp->nlp_flag,
+			 atomic_read(&ndlp->kref.refcount),
+			 ndlp->nlp_usg_map, ndlp);
 	if (ndlp->nlp_flag & NLP_REG_LOGIN_SEND)
 		ndlp->nlp_flag &= ~NLP_REG_LOGIN_SEND;
 
@@ -3855,6 +3860,11 @@ out:
 	ndlp->nlp_flag |= NLP_RPI_REGISTERED;
 	ndlp->nlp_type |= NLP_FABRIC;
 	lpfc_nlp_set_state(vport, ndlp, NLP_STE_UNMAPPED_NODE);
+	lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_INFO, LOG_SLI,
+			 "0003 rpi:%x DID:%x flg:%x %d map%x %p\n",
+			 ndlp->nlp_rpi, ndlp->nlp_DID, ndlp->nlp_flag,
+			 atomic_read(&ndlp->kref.refcount),
+			 ndlp->nlp_usg_map, ndlp);
 
 	if (vport->port_state < LPFC_VPORT_READY) {
 		/* Link up discovery requires Fabric registration. */
@@ -4250,8 +4260,15 @@ lpfc_enable_node(struct lpfc_vport *vport, struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp,
 		ndlp->active_rrqs_xri_bitmap = active_rrqs_xri_bitmap;
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->ndlp_lock, flags);
-	if (vport->phba->sli_rev == LPFC_SLI_REV4)
+	if (vport->phba->sli_rev == LPFC_SLI_REV4) {
 		ndlp->nlp_rpi = lpfc_sli4_alloc_rpi(vport->phba);
+		lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_INFO, LOG_NODE,
+				 "0008 rpi:%x DID:%x flg:%x refcnt:%d "
+				 "map:%x %p\n", ndlp->nlp_rpi, ndlp->nlp_DID,
+				 ndlp->nlp_flag,
+				 atomic_read(&ndlp->kref.refcount),
+				 ndlp->nlp_usg_map, ndlp);
+	}
 
 
 	if (state != NLP_STE_UNUSED_NODE)
@@ -4276,9 +4293,12 @@ lpfc_drop_node(struct lpfc_vport *vport, struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp)
 	if (ndlp->nlp_state == NLP_STE_UNUSED_NODE)
 		return;
 	lpfc_nlp_set_state(vport, ndlp, NLP_STE_UNUSED_NODE);
-	if (vport->phba->sli_rev == LPFC_SLI_REV4)
+	if (vport->phba->sli_rev == LPFC_SLI_REV4) {
 		lpfc_cleanup_vports_rrqs(vport, ndlp);
-	lpfc_nlp_put(ndlp);
+		lpfc_unreg_rpi(vport, ndlp);
+	} else {
+		lpfc_nlp_put(ndlp);
+	}
 	return;
 }
 
@@ -4515,7 +4535,17 @@ lpfc_unreg_rpi(struct lpfc_vport *vport, struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp)
 				mbox->context1 = ndlp;
 				mbox->mbox_cmpl = lpfc_nlp_logo_unreg;
 			} else {
-				mbox->mbox_cmpl = lpfc_sli_def_mbox_cmpl;
+				if (phba->sli_rev == LPFC_SLI_REV4 &&
+				    (!(vport->load_flag & FC_UNLOADING)) &&
+				    (bf_get(lpfc_sli_intf_if_type,
+				     &phba->sli4_hba.sli_intf) ==
+				      LPFC_SLI_INTF_IF_TYPE_2)) {
+					mbox->context1 = lpfc_nlp_get(ndlp);
+					mbox->mbox_cmpl =
+						lpfc_sli4_unreg_rpi_cmpl_clr;
+				} else
+					mbox->mbox_cmpl =
+						lpfc_sli_def_mbox_cmpl;
 			}
 
 			rc = lpfc_sli_issue_mbox(phba, mbox, MBX_NOWAIT);
@@ -4741,6 +4771,11 @@ lpfc_nlp_remove(struct lpfc_vport *vport, struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp)
 		/* For this case we need to cleanup the default rpi
 		 * allocated by the firmware.
 		 */
+		lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_INFO, LOG_NODE,
+				 "0005 rpi:%x DID:%x flg:%x %d map:%x %p\n",
+				 ndlp->nlp_rpi, ndlp->nlp_DID, ndlp->nlp_flag,
+				 atomic_read(&ndlp->kref.refcount),
+				 ndlp->nlp_usg_map, ndlp);
 		if ((mbox = mempool_alloc(phba->mbox_mem_pool, GFP_KERNEL))
 			!= NULL) {
 			rc = lpfc_reg_rpi(phba, vport->vpi, ndlp->nlp_DID,
@@ -5482,7 +5517,11 @@ lpfc_mbx_cmpl_fdmi_reg_login(struct lpfc_hba *phba, LPFC_MBOXQ_t *pmb)
 	ndlp->nlp_flag |= NLP_RPI_REGISTERED;
 	ndlp->nlp_type |= NLP_FABRIC;
 	lpfc_nlp_set_state(vport, ndlp, NLP_STE_UNMAPPED_NODE);
-
+	lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_INFO, LOG_SLI,
+			 "0004 rpi:%x DID:%x flg:%x %d map:%x %p\n",
+			 ndlp->nlp_rpi, ndlp->nlp_DID, ndlp->nlp_flag,
+			 atomic_read(&ndlp->kref.refcount),
+			 ndlp->nlp_usg_map, ndlp);
 	/*
 	 * Start issuing Fabric-Device Management Interface (FDMI) command to
 	 * 0xfffffa (FDMI well known port) or Delay issuing FDMI command if
@@ -5648,6 +5687,13 @@ lpfc_nlp_init(struct lpfc_vport *vport, struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ndlp->nlp_listp);
 	if (vport->phba->sli_rev == LPFC_SLI_REV4) {
 		ndlp->nlp_rpi = lpfc_sli4_alloc_rpi(vport->phba);
+		lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_INFO, LOG_NODE,
+				 "0007 rpi:%x DID:%x flg:%x refcnt:%d "
+				 "map:%x %p\n", ndlp->nlp_rpi, ndlp->nlp_DID,
+				 ndlp->nlp_flag,
+				 atomic_read(&ndlp->kref.refcount),
+				 ndlp->nlp_usg_map, ndlp);
+
 		ndlp->active_rrqs_xri_bitmap =
 				mempool_alloc(vport->phba->active_rrq_pool,
 					      GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -5682,9 +5728,9 @@ lpfc_nlp_release(struct kref *kref)
 
 	lpfc_printf_vlog(ndlp->vport, KERN_INFO, LOG_NODE,
 			"0279 lpfc_nlp_release: ndlp:x%p did %x "
-			"usgmap:x%x refcnt:%d\n",
+			"usgmap:x%x refcnt:%d rpi:%x\n",
 			(void *)ndlp, ndlp->nlp_DID, ndlp->nlp_usg_map,
-			atomic_read(&ndlp->kref.refcount));
+			atomic_read(&ndlp->kref.refcount), ndlp->nlp_rpi);
 
 	/* remove ndlp from action. */
 	lpfc_nlp_remove(ndlp->vport, ndlp);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
index 4947cc4..166b2c7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
@@ -2775,9 +2775,19 @@ lpfc_sli4_node_prep(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 			list_for_each_entry_safe(ndlp, next_ndlp,
 						 &vports[i]->fc_nodes,
 						 nlp_listp) {
-				if (NLP_CHK_NODE_ACT(ndlp))
+				if (NLP_CHK_NODE_ACT(ndlp)) {
 					ndlp->nlp_rpi =
 						lpfc_sli4_alloc_rpi(phba);
+					lpfc_printf_vlog(ndlp->vport, KERN_INFO,
+							 LOG_NODE,
+							 "0009 rpi:%x DID:%x "
+							 "flg:%x map:%x %p\n",
+							 ndlp->nlp_rpi,
+							 ndlp->nlp_DID,
+							 ndlp->nlp_flag,
+							 ndlp->nlp_usg_map,
+							 ndlp);
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -2941,8 +2951,18 @@ lpfc_offline_prep(struct lpfc_hba *phba, int mbx_action)
 				 * RPI. Get a new RPI when the adapter port
 				 * comes back online.
 				 */
-				if (phba->sli_rev == LPFC_SLI_REV4)
+				if (phba->sli_rev == LPFC_SLI_REV4) {
+					lpfc_printf_vlog(ndlp->vport,
+							 KERN_INFO, LOG_NODE,
+							 "0011 lpfc_offline: "
+							 "ndlp:x%p did %x "
+							 "usgmap:x%x rpi:%x\n",
+							 ndlp, ndlp->nlp_DID,
+							 ndlp->nlp_usg_map,
+							 ndlp->nlp_rpi);
+
 					lpfc_sli4_free_rpi(phba, ndlp->nlp_rpi);
+				}
 				lpfc_unreg_rpi(vports[i], ndlp);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
index 303b231..c76c2a1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
@@ -2213,6 +2213,46 @@ lpfc_sli_def_mbox_cmpl(struct lpfc_hba *phba, LPFC_MBOXQ_t *pmb)
 	else
 		mempool_free(pmb, phba->mbox_mem_pool);
 }
+ /**
+ * lpfc_sli4_unreg_rpi_cmpl_clr - mailbox completion handler
+ * @phba: Pointer to HBA context object.
+ * @pmb: Pointer to mailbox object.
+ *
+ * This function is the unreg rpi mailbox completion handler. It
+ * frees the memory resources associated with the completed mailbox
+ * command. An additional refrenece is put on the ndlp to prevent
+ * lpfc_nlp_release from freeing the rpi bit in the bitmask before
+ * the unreg mailbox command completes, this routine puts the
+ * reference back.
+ *
+ **/
+void
+lpfc_sli4_unreg_rpi_cmpl_clr(struct lpfc_hba *phba, LPFC_MBOXQ_t *pmb)
+{
+	struct lpfc_vport  *vport = pmb->vport;
+	struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp;
+
+	ndlp = pmb->context1;
+	if (pmb->u.mb.mbxCommand == MBX_UNREG_LOGIN) {
+		if (phba->sli_rev == LPFC_SLI_REV4 &&
+		    (bf_get(lpfc_sli_intf_if_type,
+		     &phba->sli4_hba.sli_intf) ==
+		     LPFC_SLI_INTF_IF_TYPE_2)) {
+			if (ndlp) {
+				lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_INFO, LOG_SLI,
+						 "0010 UNREG_LOGIN vpi:%x "
+						 "rpi:%x DID:%x map:%x %p\n",
+						 vport->vpi, ndlp->nlp_rpi,
+						 ndlp->nlp_DID,
+						 ndlp->nlp_usg_map, ndlp);
+
+				lpfc_nlp_put(ndlp);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	mempool_free(pmb, phba->mbox_mem_pool);
+}
 
 /**
  * lpfc_sli_handle_mb_event - Handle mailbox completions from firmware
@@ -15659,14 +15699,14 @@ lpfc_sli4_alloc_rpi(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 	struct lpfc_rpi_hdr *rpi_hdr;
 	unsigned long iflag;
 
-	max_rpi = phba->sli4_hba.max_cfg_param.max_rpi;
-	rpi_limit = phba->sli4_hba.next_rpi;
-
 	/*
 	 * Fetch the next logical rpi.  Because this index is logical,
 	 * the  driver starts at 0 each time.
 	 */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&phba->hbalock, iflag);
+	max_rpi = phba->sli4_hba.max_cfg_param.max_rpi;
+	rpi_limit = phba->sli4_hba.next_rpi;
+
 	rpi = find_next_zero_bit(phba->sli4_hba.rpi_bmask, rpi_limit, 0);
 	if (rpi >= rpi_limit)
 		rpi = LPFC_RPI_ALLOC_ERROR;
@@ -15675,6 +15715,9 @@ lpfc_sli4_alloc_rpi(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 		phba->sli4_hba.max_cfg_param.rpi_used++;
 		phba->sli4_hba.rpi_count++;
 	}
+	lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_SLI,
+			"0001 rpi:%x max:%x lim:%x\n",
+			(int) rpi, max_rpi, rpi_limit);
 
 	/*
 	 * Don't try to allocate more rpi header regions if the device limit
