1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_mbox.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_mbox.c
index 9c2c7c7140c7..0dfa310cd609 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_mbox.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_mbox.c
@@ -815,9 +815,15 @@ void
 lpfc_reg_vpi(struct lpfc_vport *vport, LPFC_MBOXQ_t *pmb)
 {
 	MAILBOX_t *mb = &pmb->u.mb;
+	struct lpfc_hba *phba = vport->phba;
 
 	memset(pmb, 0, sizeof (LPFC_MBOXQ_t));
-
+	/*
+	 * Set the re-reg VPI bit for f/w to update the MAC address.
+	 */
+	if ((phba->sli_rev == LPFC_SLI_REV4) &&
+		!(vport->fc_flag & FC_VPORT_NEEDS_REG_VPI))
+		mb->un.varRegVpi.upd = 1;
 	mb->un.varRegVpi.vpi = vport->vpi + vport->phba->vpi_base;
 	mb->un.varRegVpi.sid = vport->fc_myDID;
 	mb->un.varRegVpi.vfi = vport->vfi + vport->phba->vfi_base;