pring = lpfc_phba_elsring(phba);
status = (ha_copy & (HA_RXMASK << (4*LPFC_ELS_RING)));
status >>= (4*LPFC_ELS_RING);
- if ((status & HA_RXMASK) ||
- (pring->flag & LPFC_DEFERRED_RING_EVENT) ||
- (phba->hba_flag & HBA_SP_QUEUE_EVT)) {
+ if (pring && (status & HA_RXMASK ||
+ pring->flag & LPFC_DEFERRED_RING_EVENT ||
+ phba->hba_flag & HBA_SP_QUEUE_EVT)) {
if (pring->flag & LPFC_STOP_IOCB_EVENT) {
pring->flag |= LPFC_DEFERRED_RING_EVENT;
/* Set the lpfc data pending flag */
set_bit(LPFC_DATA_READY, &phba->data_flags);
} else {
- if (phba->link_state >= LPFC_LINK_UP) {
+ if (phba->link_state >= LPFC_LINK_UP ||
+ phba->link_flag & LS_MDS_LOOPBACK) {
pring->flag &= ~LPFC_DEFERRED_RING_EVENT;
lpfc_sli_handle_slow_ring_event(phba, pring,
(status &