diff -aurp open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/include/iscsi_if.h open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/include/iscsi_if.h
--- open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/include/iscsi_if.h	2012-04-05 16:03:19.000000000 -0500
+++ open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/include/iscsi_if.h	2012-04-05 16:04:06.000000000 -0500
@@ -270,7 +270,8 @@ struct iscsi_uevent {
 		} host_event;
 		struct msg_ping_comp {
 			uint32_t	host_no;
-			uint32_t	status;
+			uint32_t	status; /* enum
+						 * iscsi_ping_status_code */
 			uint32_t	pid;	/* unique ping id associated
 						   with each ping request */
 			uint32_t	data_size;
@@ -515,6 +516,20 @@ enum iscsi_host_param {
 #define ISCSI_HOST_NETDEV_NAME		(1ULL << ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_NETDEV_NAME)
 #define ISCSI_HOST_IPADDRESS		(1ULL << ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_IPADDRESS)
 
+/* iSCSI PING status/error code */
+enum iscsi_ping_status_code {
+	ISCSI_PING_SUCCESS			= 0,
+	ISCSI_PING_FW_DISABLED			= 0x1,
+	ISCSI_PING_IPADDR_INVALID		= 0x2,
+	ISCSI_PING_LINKLOCAL_IPV6_ADDR_INVALID	= 0x3,
+	ISCSI_PING_TIMEOUT			= 0x4,
+	ISCSI_PING_INVALID_DEST_ADDR		= 0x5,
+	ISCSI_PING_OVERSIZE_PACKET		= 0x6,
+	ISCSI_PING_ICMP_ERROR			= 0x7,
+	ISCSI_PING_MAX_REQ_EXCEEDED		= 0x8,
+	ISCSI_PING_NO_ARP_RECEIVED		= 0x9,
+};
+
 #define iscsi_ptr(_handle) ((void*)(unsigned long)_handle)
 #define iscsi_handle(_ptr) ((uint64_t)(unsigned long)_ptr)
 
diff -aurp open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/include/iscsi_net_util.h open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/include/iscsi_net_util.h
--- open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/include/iscsi_net_util.h	2012-04-05 16:03:19.000000000 -0500
+++ open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/include/iscsi_net_util.h	2012-04-05 16:04:06.000000000 -0500
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ extern int net_get_transport_name_from_n
 extern int net_get_netdev_from_hwaddress(char *hwaddress, char *netdev);
 extern int net_setup_netdev(char *netdev, char *local_ip, char *mask,
 			    char *gateway, char *remote_ip, int needs_bringup);
+extern int net_ifup_netdev(char *netdev);
 
 #endif
diff -aurp open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/iscsiuio/include/config.h open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/iscsiuio/include/config.h
--- open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/iscsiuio/include/config.h	2012-04-05 16:03:19.000000000 -0500
+++ open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/iscsiuio/include/config.h	2012-04-05 16:04:06.000000000 -0500
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ typedef struct iface_rec {
 							   * 1 = enable */
 	uint16_t		mtu;
 	uint16_t		port;
+	char			port_state[ISCSI_MAX_STR_LEN];
+	char			port_speed[ISCSI_MAX_STR_LEN];
+
 	/*
 	 * TODO: we may have to make this bigger and interconnect
 	 * specific for infinniband 
diff -aurp open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/libiscsi/libiscsi.c open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/libiscsi/libiscsi.c
--- open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/libiscsi/libiscsi.c	2012-04-05 16:03:19.000000000 -0500
+++ open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/libiscsi/libiscsi.c	2012-04-05 16:04:06.000000000 -0500
@@ -626,12 +626,15 @@ int libiscsi_node_set_parameter(struct l
 	const char *parameter, const char *value)
 {
 	int nr_found = 0, rc;
-	struct db_set_param set_param = {
-		.name = (char *)parameter,
-		.value = (char *)value,
-	};
+	LIST_HEAD(param_list);
+	struct user_param param;
 
-	CHECK(idbm_for_each_iface(&nr_found, &set_param, idbm_node_set_param,
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&param.list);
+	param.name = (char *)parameter;
+	param.value = (char *)value;
+	list_add_tail(&param.list, &param_list);
+
+	CHECK(idbm_for_each_iface(&nr_found, &param_list, idbm_node_set_param,
 		(char *)node->name, node->tpgt,
 		(char *)node->address, node->port))
 	if (nr_found == 0) {
diff -aurp open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/config.h open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/config.h
--- open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/config.h	2012-04-05 16:03:19.000000000 -0500
+++ open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/config.h	2012-04-05 16:04:06.000000000 -0500
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ typedef struct iface_rec {
 							   * 1 = enable */
 	uint16_t		mtu;
 	uint16_t		port;
+	char			port_state[ISCSI_MAX_STR_LEN];
+	char			port_speed[ISCSI_MAX_STR_LEN];
 	/*
 	 * TODO: we may have to make this bigger and interconnect
 	 * specific for infinniband 
diff -aurp open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/discovery.c open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/discovery.c
--- open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/discovery.c	2012-04-05 16:03:05.000000000 -0500
+++ open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/discovery.c	2012-04-05 16:04:20.000000000 -0500
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ iscsi_alloc_session(struct iscsi_sendtar
 	session->isid[4] = 0;
 	session->isid[5] = 0;
 
-	if (iface && strlen(iface->iname)) {
+	if (strlen(iface->iname)) {
 		strcpy(initiator_name, iface->iname);
 		/* MNC TODO add iface alias */
 	} else {
diff -aurp open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/host.c open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/host.c
--- open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/host.c	2012-04-05 16:03:19.000000000 -0500
+++ open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/host.c	2012-04-05 16:04:06.000000000 -0500
@@ -174,6 +174,16 @@ static int print_host_iface(void *data,
 			       iface->ipv6_router);
 	}
 
+	if (!strlen(iface->port_state))
+		printf("%sPort State: %s\n", prefix, UNKNOWN_VALUE);
+	else
+		printf("%sPort State: %s\n", prefix, iface->port_state);
+
+	if (!strlen(iface->port_speed))
+		printf("%sPort Speed: %s\n", prefix, UNKNOWN_VALUE);
+	else
+		printf("%sPort Speed: %s\n", prefix, iface->port_speed);
+
 	if (!iface->port)
 		printf("%sPort: %s\n", prefix, UNKNOWN_VALUE);
 	else
@@ -285,6 +295,7 @@ int host_info_print(int info_level, uint
 			break;
 		}
 
+		transport_probe_for_offload();
 		err = iscsi_sysfs_for_each_host(&flags, &num_found,
 						host_info_print_tree);
 		break;
diff -aurp open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/idbm.c open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/idbm.c
--- open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/idbm.c	2012-04-05 16:03:19.000000000 -0500
+++ open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/idbm.c	2012-04-05 16:04:06.000000000 -0500
@@ -608,6 +608,7 @@ setup_passwd_len:
 	for (i=0; i<MAX_KEYS; i++) {
 		if (!strcmp(name, info[i].name)) {
 			int j;
+
 			log_debug(7, "updated '%s', '%s' => '%s'", name,
 				  info[i].value, value);
 			/* parse recinfo by type */
@@ -2358,70 +2359,86 @@ idbm_slp_defaults(struct iscsi_slp_confi
 	       sizeof(struct iscsi_slp_config));
 }
 
-int idbm_parse_param(char *param, struct node_rec *rec)
+struct user_param *idbm_alloc_user_param(char *name, char *value)
 {
-	char *name, *value;
-	recinfo_t *info;
-	int rc;
+	struct user_param *param;
 
-	name = param;
+	param = calloc(1, sizeof(*param));
+	if (!param)
+		return NULL;
 
-	value = strchr(param, '=');
-	if (!value) {
-		log_error("Invalid --param %s. Missing setting.\n", param);
-		return ISCSI_ERR_INVAL;
-	}
-	*value = '\0';
-	value++;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&param->list);
 
-	info = idbm_recinfo_alloc(MAX_KEYS);
-	if (!info) {
-		log_error("Could not allocate memory to setup params.\n");
-		return ISCSI_ERR_NOMEM;
-	}
+	param->name = strdup(name);
+	if (!param->name)
+		goto free_param;
 
-	idbm_recinfo_node(rec, info);
+	param->value = strdup(value);
+	if (!param->value)
+		goto free_name;
 
-	rc = idbm_rec_update_param(info, name, value, 0);
-	if (rc)
-		log_error("Could not set %s to %s. Check that %s is a "
-			  "valid parameter.\n", name, value, name);
-	free(info);
-	return rc;
+	return param;
+
+free_name:
+	free(param->name);
+free_param:
+	free(param);
+	return NULL;
 }
 
-int idbm_node_set_param(void *data, node_rec_t *rec)
+int idbm_node_set_rec_from_param(struct list_head *params, node_rec_t *rec,
+				 int verify)
 {
-	struct db_set_param *param = data;
+	struct user_param *param;
 	recinfo_t *info;
 	int rc = 0;
 
+	if (list_empty(params))
+		return 0;
+
 	info = idbm_recinfo_alloc(MAX_KEYS);
 	if (!info)
 		return ISCSI_ERR_NOMEM;
 
 	idbm_recinfo_node(rec, info);
 
-	rc = idbm_verify_param(info, param->name);
-	if (rc)
-		goto free_info;
-
-	rc = idbm_rec_update_param(info, param->name, param->value, 0);
-	if (rc)
-		goto free_info;
+	if (verify) {
+		list_for_each_entry(param, params, list) {
+			rc = idbm_verify_param(info, param->name);
+			if (rc)
+				goto free_info;
+		}
+	}
 
-	rc = idbm_rec_write(rec);
-	if (rc)
-		goto free_info;
+	list_for_each_entry(param, params, list) {
+		rc = idbm_rec_update_param(info, param->name, param->value, 0);
+		if (rc) {
+			if (rc == ISCSI_ERR_INVAL)
+				log_error("Unknown parameter %s.", param->name);
+			goto free_info;
+		}
+	}
 
 free_info:
 	free(info);
 	return rc;
 }
 
+int idbm_node_set_param(void *data, node_rec_t *rec)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	rc = idbm_node_set_rec_from_param(data, rec, 1);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	return idbm_rec_write(rec);
+}
+
 int idbm_discovery_set_param(void *data, discovery_rec_t *rec)
 {
-	struct db_set_param *param = data;
+	struct list_head *params = data;
+	struct user_param *param;
 	recinfo_t *info;
 	int rc = 0;
 
@@ -2431,13 +2448,17 @@ int idbm_discovery_set_param(void *data,
 
 	idbm_recinfo_discovery((discovery_rec_t *)rec, info);
 
-	rc = idbm_verify_param(info, param->name);
-	if (rc)
-		goto free_info;
+	list_for_each_entry(param, params, list) {
+		rc = idbm_verify_param(info, param->name);
+		if (rc)
+			goto free_info;
+	}
 
-	rc = idbm_rec_update_param(info, param->name, param->value, 0);
-	if (rc)
-		goto free_info;
+	list_for_each_entry(param, params, list) {
+		rc = idbm_rec_update_param(info, param->name, param->value, 0);
+		if (rc)
+			goto free_info;
+	}
 
 	rc = idbm_discovery_write((discovery_rec_t *)rec);
 	if (rc)
diff -aurp open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/idbm.h open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/idbm.h
--- open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/idbm.h	2012-04-05 16:03:19.000000000 -0500
+++ open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/idbm.h	2012-04-05 16:04:06.000000000 -0500
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include "initiator.h"
 #include "config.h"
+#include "list.h"
 
 #define ISCSIVAR		"/var/lib/iscsi/"
 
@@ -82,7 +83,9 @@ typedef struct idbm {
 	discovery_rec_t	drec_isns;
 	recinfo_t	dinfo_isns[MAX_KEYS];
 } idbm_t;
-struct db_set_param {
+
+struct user_param {
+	struct list_head list;
 	char *name;
 	char *value;
 };
@@ -145,9 +148,11 @@ extern int idbm_discovery_read(discovery
 extern int idbm_rec_read(node_rec_t *out_rec, char *target_name,
 			 int tpgt, char *addr, int port,
 			 struct iface_rec *iface);
-extern int idbm_parse_param(char *param, struct node_rec *rec);
+extern int idbm_node_set_rec_from_param(struct list_head *params,
+					node_rec_t *rec, int verify);
 extern int idbm_node_set_param(void *data, node_rec_t *rec);
 extern int idbm_discovery_set_param(void *data, discovery_rec_t *rec);
+struct user_param *idbm_alloc_user_param(char *name, char *value);
 extern void idbm_node_setup_defaults(node_rec_t *rec);
 extern struct node_rec *idbm_find_rec_in_list(struct list_head *rec_list,
 					      char *targetname, char *addr,
diff -aurp open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/iface.c open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/iface.c
--- open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/iface.c	2012-04-05 16:03:19.000000000 -0500
+++ open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/iface.c	2012-04-05 16:04:06.000000000 -0500
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ free_conf:
 int iface_conf_read(struct iface_rec *iface)
 {
 	struct iface_rec *def_iface;
-	int rc;
+	int rc, retry = 0;
 
 	def_iface = iface_match_default(iface);
 	if (def_iface) {
@@ -197,12 +197,24 @@ int iface_conf_read(struct iface_rec *if
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+retry_read:
 	rc = idbm_lock();
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
 	rc = __iface_conf_read(iface);
 	idbm_unlock();
+
+	/*
+	 * cmd was run before running -m iface, so force def bindings
+	 * creation to see if that was the one requested
+	 */
+	if (retry < 1 && rc == ISCSI_ERR_IDBM) {
+		iface_setup_host_bindings();
+		retry++;
+		goto retry_read;
+	}
+
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -277,11 +289,11 @@ free_conf:
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int iface_conf_update(struct db_set_param *param,
-		       struct iface_rec *iface)
+int iface_conf_update(struct list_head *params, struct iface_rec *iface)
 {
 	struct iface_rec *def_iface;
 	recinfo_t *info;
+	struct user_param *param;
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	def_iface = iface_match_default(iface);
@@ -296,13 +308,18 @@ int iface_conf_update(struct db_set_para
 		return ISCSI_ERR_NOMEM;
 
 	idbm_recinfo_iface(iface, info);
-	rc = idbm_verify_param(info, param->name);
-	if (rc)
-		goto free_info;
 
-	rc = idbm_rec_update_param(info, param->name, param->value, 0);
-	if (rc)
-		goto free_info;
+	list_for_each_entry(param, params, list) {
+		rc = idbm_verify_param(info, param->name);
+		if (rc)
+			goto free_info;
+	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry(param, params, list) {
+		rc = idbm_rec_update_param(info, param->name, param->value, 0);
+		if (rc)
+			goto free_info;
+	}
 
 	rc = iface_conf_write(iface);
 free_info:
@@ -449,6 +466,7 @@ static int iface_setup_binding_from_kern
 {
 	struct host_info *hinfo = data;
 	struct iface_rec iface;
+	char iface_path[PATH_MAX];
 
 	if (!strlen(hinfo->iface.hwaddress)) {
 		log_error("Invalid offload iSCSI host %u. Missing "
@@ -474,7 +492,11 @@ static int iface_setup_binding_from_kern
 			 hinfo->iface.transport_name, hinfo->iface.hwaddress);
 	}
 
-	if (iface_conf_read(&iface)) {
+	memset(iface_path, 0, sizeof(iface_path));
+	snprintf(iface_path, PATH_MAX, "%s/%s", IFACE_CONFIG_DIR,
+		 iface.name);
+
+	if (access(iface_path, F_OK) != 0) {
 		/* not found so create it */
 		if (iface_conf_write(&iface)) {
 			log_error("Could not create default iface conf %s.",
@@ -532,6 +554,8 @@ void iface_setup_host_bindings(void)
 	}
 	idbm_unlock();
 
+	transport_probe_for_offload();
+
 	if (iscsi_sysfs_for_each_host(NULL, &nr_found,
 				      __iface_setup_host_bindings))
 		log_error("Could not scan scsi hosts. HW/OFFLOAD iscsi "
@@ -869,7 +893,8 @@ void iface_link_ifaces(struct list_head
 int iface_setup_from_boot_context(struct iface_rec *iface,
 				   struct boot_context *context)
 {
-	struct iscsi_transport *t;
+	struct iscsi_transport *t = NULL;
+	char transport_name[ISCSI_TRANSPORT_NAME_MAXLEN];
 	uint32_t hostno;
 	int rc;
 
@@ -884,6 +909,12 @@ int iface_setup_from_boot_context(struct
 			return 0;
 		}
 	} else if (strlen(context->iface)) {
+		memset(transport_name, 0, ISCSI_TRANSPORT_NAME_MAXLEN);
+		/* make sure offload driver is loaded */
+		if (!net_get_transport_name_from_netdev(context->iface,
+							transport_name))
+			t = iscsi_sysfs_get_transport_by_name(transport_name);
+
 		hostno = iscsi_sysfs_get_host_no_from_hwaddress(context->mac,
 								&rc);
 		if (rc) {
@@ -904,7 +935,8 @@ int iface_setup_from_boot_context(struct
 	/*
 	 * set up for access through a offload card.
 	 */
-	t = iscsi_sysfs_get_transport_by_hba(hostno);
+	if (!t)
+		t = iscsi_sysfs_get_transport_by_hba(hostno);
 	if (!t) {
 		log_error("Could not get transport for host%u. "
 			  "Make sure the iSCSI driver is loaded.",
diff -aurp open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/iface.h open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/iface.h
--- open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/iface.h	2012-04-05 16:03:19.000000000 -0500
+++ open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/iface.h	2012-04-05 16:04:06.000000000 -0500
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 
 struct iface_rec;
 struct list_head;
-struct db_set_param;
 struct boot_context;
 
 extern void iface_copy(struct iface_rec *dst, struct iface_rec *src);
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ extern int iface_print_tree(void *data,
 extern void iface_setup_host_bindings(void);
 extern int iface_get_by_net_binding(struct iface_rec *pattern,
 				    struct iface_rec *out_rec);
-extern int iface_conf_update(struct db_set_param *set_param,
+extern int iface_conf_update(struct list_head *params,
 			     struct iface_rec *iface);
 extern int iface_conf_write(struct iface_rec *iface);
 extern int iface_conf_delete(struct iface_rec *iface);
diff -aurp open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/initiator_common.c open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/initiator_common.c
--- open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/initiator_common.c	2012-04-05 16:03:19.000000000 -0500
+++ open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/initiator_common.c	2012-04-05 16:04:06.000000000 -0500
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "host.h"
 #include "sysdeps.h"
 #include "iscsi_err.h"
+#include "iscsi_net_util.h"
 
 struct iscsi_session *session_find_by_sid(uint32_t sid)
 {
@@ -596,6 +597,8 @@ int iscsi_host_set_net_params(struct ifa
 {
 	struct iscsi_transport *t = session->t;
 	int rc = 0;
+	char *netdev;
+	struct host_info hinfo;
 
 	log_debug(3, "setting iface %s, dev %s, set ip %s, hw %s, "
 		  "transport %s.\n",
@@ -612,6 +615,21 @@ int iscsi_host_set_net_params(struct ifa
 		return EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	/* these type of drivers need the netdev upd */
+	if (strlen(iface->netdev))
+		netdev = iface->netdev;
+	else {
+		memset(&hinfo, 0, sizeof(hinfo));
+		hinfo.host_no = session->hostno;
+		iscsi_sysfs_get_hostinfo_by_host_no(&hinfo);
+
+		netdev = hinfo.iface.netdev;
+	}
+
+	if (net_ifup_netdev(netdev))
+		log_warning("Could not brining up netdev %s. Try running "
+			    "'ifup %s' first if login fails.", netdev, netdev);
+
 	rc = iscsi_set_net_config(t, session, iface);
 	if (rc != 0)
 		return rc;
diff -aurp open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/iscsiadm.c open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/iscsiadm.c
--- open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/iscsiadm.c	2012-04-05 16:03:19.000000000 -0500
+++ open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/iscsiadm.c	2012-04-05 16:04:06.000000000 -0500
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ static struct option const long_options[
 	{"ip", required_argument, NULL, 'a'},
 	{"packetsize", required_argument, NULL, 'b'},
 	{"count", required_argument, NULL, 'c'},
+	{"interval", required_argument, NULL, 'i'},
 	{NULL, 0, NULL, 0},
 };
 static char *short_options = "RlDVhm:a:b:c:C:p:P:T:H:i:I:U:k:L:d:r:n:v:o:sSt:u";
@@ -1116,6 +1117,17 @@ do_sendtargets(discovery_rec_t *drec, st
 			free(iface);
 			continue;
 		}
+		/* check for transport name first to make sure it is loaded */
+		t = iscsi_sysfs_get_transport_by_name(iface->transport_name);
+		if (!t) {
+			log_error("Could not load transport %s."
+				  "Dropping interface %s.",
+				   iface->transport_name, iface->name);
+			list_del(&iface->list);
+			free(iface);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		host_no = iscsi_sysfs_get_host_no_from_hwinfo(iface, &rc);
 		if (rc || host_no == -1) {
 			log_debug(1, "Could not match iface" iface_fmt " to "
@@ -1124,18 +1136,6 @@ do_sendtargets(discovery_rec_t *drec, st
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		t = iscsi_sysfs_get_transport_by_hba(host_no);
-		if (!t) {
-			log_error("Could not match hostno %d to "
-				  "transport. Dropping interface %s,"
-				   iface_fmt " ,%s.",
-				   host_no, iface->transport_name,
-				   iface_str(iface), iface->ipaddress);
-			list_del(&iface->list);
-			free(iface);
-			continue;
-		}
-
 		if (t->caps & CAP_SENDTARGETS_OFFLOAD) {
 			do_offload_sendtargets(drec, host_no, do_login);
 			list_del(&iface->list);
@@ -1346,8 +1346,6 @@ get_chap:
 		goto exit_chap_info;
 	}
 
-	log_info("Valid CHAP Entries = %d\n", valid_chap_entries);
-
 	crec = (struct iscsi_chap_rec *) (req_buf +
 					  sizeof(struct iscsi_uevent));
 
@@ -1440,13 +1438,45 @@ static int exec_host_chap_op(int op, int
 	return rc;
 }
 
+static int verify_iface_params(struct list_head *params, struct node_rec *rec)
+{
+	struct user_param *param;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(param, params, list) {
+		if (!strcmp(param->name, IFACE_ISCSINAME)) {
+			log_error("Can not update "
+				  "iface.iscsi_ifacename. Delete it, "
+				  "and then create a new one.");
+			return ISCSI_ERR_INVAL;
+		}
+
+		if (iface_is_bound_by_hwaddr(&rec->iface) &&
+		    !strcmp(param->name, IFACE_NETNAME)) {
+			log_error("Can not update interface binding "
+				  "from hwaddress to net_ifacename. "
+				  "You must delete the interface and "
+				  "create a new one");
+			return ISCSI_ERR_INVAL;
+		}
+
+		if (iface_is_bound_by_netdev(&rec->iface) &&
+		    !strcmp(param->name, IFACE_HWADDR)) {
+			log_error("Can not update interface binding "
+				  "from net_ifacename to hwaddress. "
+				  "You must delete the interface and "
+				  "create a new one");
+			return ISCSI_ERR_INVAL;
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* TODO: merge iter helpers and clean them up, so we can use them here */
 static int exec_iface_op(int op, int do_show, int info_level,
 			 struct iface_rec *iface, uint32_t host_no,
-			 char *name, char *value)
+			 struct list_head *params)
 {
 	struct host_info hinfo;
-	struct db_set_param set_param;
 	struct node_rec *rec = NULL;
 	int rc = 0;
 
@@ -1502,7 +1532,7 @@ delete_fail:
 			  iscsi_err_to_str(rc));
 		break;
 	case OP_UPDATE:
-		if (!iface || !name || !value) {
+		if (!iface || list_empty(params)) {
 			log_error("Update requires name, value, and iface.");
 			rc = ISCSI_ERR_INVAL;
 			break;
@@ -1520,42 +1550,16 @@ delete_fail:
 				    "sessions then log back in for the "
 				    "new settings to take affect.");
 
-		if (!strcmp(name, IFACE_ISCSINAME)) {
-			log_error("Can not update "
-				  "iface.iscsi_ifacename. Delete it, "
-				  "and then create a new one.");
-			rc = ISCSI_ERR_INVAL;
-			break;
-		}
-
-		if (iface_is_bound_by_hwaddr(&rec->iface) &&
-		    !strcmp(name, IFACE_NETNAME)) {
-			log_error("Can not update interface binding "
-				  "from hwaddress to net_ifacename. ");
-			log_error("You must delete the interface and "
-				  "create a new one");
-			rc = ISCSI_ERR_INVAL;
-			break;
-		}
-
-		if (iface_is_bound_by_netdev(&rec->iface) &&
-		    !strcmp(name, IFACE_HWADDR)) {
-			log_error("Can not update interface binding "
-				  "from net_ifacename to hwaddress. ");
-			log_error("You must delete the interface and "
-				  "create a new one");
-			rc = ISCSI_ERR_INVAL;
+		rc = verify_iface_params(params, rec);
+		if (rc)
 			break;
-		}
-		set_param.name = name;
-		set_param.value = value;
 
 		/* pass rec's iface because it has the db values */
-		rc = iface_conf_update(&set_param, &rec->iface);
+		rc = iface_conf_update(params, &rec->iface);
 		if (rc)
 			goto update_fail;
 
-		rc = __for_each_matched_rec(0, rec, &set_param,
+		rc = __for_each_matched_rec(0, rec, params,
 					    idbm_node_set_param);
 		if (rc == ISCSI_ERR_NO_OBJS_FOUND)
 			rc = 0;
@@ -1638,14 +1642,62 @@ update_fail:
 	return rc;
 }
 
+static int verify_node_params(struct list_head *params, struct node_rec *rec)
+{
+	struct user_param *param;
+
+	if (list_empty(params)) {
+		log_error("update requires name and value");
+		return ISCSI_ERR_INVAL;
+	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry(param, params, list) {
+		/* compat - old tools used node and iface transport name */
+		if (!strncmp(param->name, "iface.", 6) &&
+		     strcmp(param->name, "iface.transport_name")) {
+			log_error("Cannot modify %s. Use iface mode to update "
+				  "this value.", param->name);
+			return ISCSI_ERR_INVAL;
+		}
+
+		if (!strcmp(param->name, "node.transport_name")) {
+			free(param->name);
+			param->name = strdup("iface.transport_name");
+			if (!param->name) {
+				log_error("Could not allocate memory for "
+					  "param.");
+				return ISCSI_ERR_NOMEM;
+			}
+		}
+		/*
+		 * tmp hack - we added compat crap above for the transport,
+		 * but want to fix Doran's issue in this release too. However
+		 * his patch is too harsh on many settings and we do not have
+		 * time to update apps so we have this tmp hack until we
+		 * can settle on a good interface that distros can use
+		 * and we can mark stable.
+		 */
+		if (!strcmp(param->name, "iface.transport_name")) {
+			if (iscsi_check_for_running_session(rec)) {
+				log_warning("Cannot modify node/iface "
+					    "transport name while a session "
+					    "is using it. Log out the session "
+					    "then update record.");
+				return ISCSI_ERR_SESS_EXISTS;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* TODO cleanup arguments */
 static int exec_node_op(int op, int do_login, int do_logout,
 			int do_show, int do_rescan, int do_stats,
 			int info_level, struct node_rec *rec,
-			char *name, char *value)
+			struct list_head *params)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
-	struct db_set_param set_param;
 
 	if (rec)
 		log_debug(2, "%s: %s:%s node [%s,%s,%d] sid %u", __FUNCTION__,
@@ -1708,46 +1760,11 @@ static int exec_node_op(int op, int do_l
 	}
 
 	if (op == OP_UPDATE) {
-		if (!name || !value) {
-			log_error("update requires name and value");
-			rc = ISCSI_ERR_INVAL;
-			goto out;
-		}
-
-		/* compat - old tools used node and iface transport name */
-		if (!strncmp(name, "iface.", 6) &&
-		     strcmp(name, "iface.transport_name")) {
-			log_error("Cannot modify %s. Use iface mode to update "
-				  "this value.", name);
-			rc = ISCSI_ERR_INVAL;
+		rc = verify_node_params(params, rec);
+		if (rc)
 			goto out;
-		}
-
-		if (!strcmp(name, "node.transport_name"))
-			name = "iface.transport_name";
-		/*
-		 * tmp hack - we added compat crap above for the transport,
-		 * but want to fix Doran's issue in this release too. However
-		 * his patch is too harsh on many settings and we do not have
-		 * time to update apps so we have this tmp hack until we
-		 * can settle on a good interface that distros can use
-		 * and we can mark stable.
-		 */
-		if (!strcmp(name, "iface.transport_name")) {
-			if (iscsi_check_for_running_session(rec)) {
-				log_warning("Cannot modify node/iface "
-					    "transport name while a session "
-					    "is using it. Log out the session "
-					    "then update record.");
-				rc = ISCSI_ERR_SESS_EXISTS;
-				goto out;
-			}
-		}
 
-		set_param.name = name;
-		set_param.value = value;
-
-		rc = for_each_matched_rec(rec, &set_param, idbm_node_set_param);
+		rc = for_each_matched_rec(rec, params, idbm_node_set_param);
 		goto out;
 	} else if (op == OP_DELETE) {
 		rc = for_each_matched_rec(rec, NULL, delete_node);
@@ -2002,7 +2019,7 @@ static int exec_discover(int disc_type,
 
 static int exec_disc2_op(int disc_type, char *ip, int port,
 			 struct list_head *ifaces, int info_level, int do_login,
-			 int do_discover, int op, char *name, char *value,
+			 int do_discover, int op, struct list_head *params,
 			 int do_show)
 {
 	struct discovery_rec drec;
@@ -2081,16 +2098,12 @@ do_db_op:
 		if (rc)
 			log_error("Unable to delete record!");
 	} else if (op == OP_UPDATE) {
-		struct db_set_param set_param;
-
-		if (!name || !value) {
+		if (list_empty(params)) {
 			log_error("Update requires name and value.");
 			rc = ISCSI_ERR_INVAL;
 			goto done;
 		}
-		set_param.name = name;
-		set_param.value = value;
-		rc = idbm_discovery_set_param(&set_param, &drec);
+		rc = idbm_discovery_set_param(params, &drec);
 	} else {
 		log_error("Operation is not supported.");
 		rc = ISCSI_ERR_INVAL;
@@ -2102,7 +2115,7 @@ done:
 
 static int exec_disc_op(int disc_type, char *ip, int port,
 			struct list_head *ifaces, int info_level, int do_login,
-			int do_discover, int op, char *name, char *value,
+			int do_discover, int op, struct list_head *params,
 			int do_show)
 {
 	struct discovery_rec drec;
@@ -2228,6 +2241,8 @@ static uint32_t parse_host_info(char *op
 
 	*rc = 0;
 	if (strstr(optarg, ":")) {
+		transport_probe_for_offload();
+
 		host_no = iscsi_sysfs_get_host_no_from_hwaddress(optarg,
 								 &err);
 		if (err) {
@@ -2245,13 +2260,46 @@ static uint32_t parse_host_info(char *op
 	return host_no;
 }
 
+static char *iscsi_ping_stat_strs[] = {
+	/* ISCSI_PING_SUCCESS */
+	"success",
+	/* ISCSI_PING_FW_DISABLED */
+	"firmware disabled",
+	/* ISCSI_PING_IPADDR_INVALID */
+	"invalid IP address",
+	/* ISCSI_PING_LINKLOCAL_IPV6_ADDR_INVALID */
+	"invalid link local IPv6 address",
+	/* ISCSI_PING_TIMEOUT */
+	"timed out",
+	/* ISCSI_PING_INVALID_DEST_ADDR */
+	"invalid destination address",
+	/* ISCSI_PING_OVERSIZE_PACKET */
+	"oversized packet",
+	/* ISCSI_PING_ICMP_ERROR */
+	"ICMP error",
+	/* ISCSI_PING_MAX_REQ_EXCEEDED */
+	"Max request exceeded",
+	/* ISCSI_PING_NO_ARP_RECEIVED */
+	"No ARP response received",
+};
+
+static char *iscsi_ping_stat_to_str(uint32_t status)
+{
+	if (status < 0 || status > ISCSI_PING_NO_ARP_RECEIVED) {
+		log_error("Invalid ping status %u\n", status);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return iscsi_ping_stat_strs[status];
+}
+
 static int exec_ping_op(struct iface_rec *iface, char *ip, int size, int count,
 			int interval)
 {
 	int rc = ISCSI_ERR;
 	uint32_t iface_type = ISCSI_IFACE_TYPE_IPV4;
 	struct iscsi_transport *t = NULL;
-	uint32_t host_no;
+	uint32_t host_no, status = 0;
 	struct sockaddr_storage addr;
 	int i;
 
@@ -2324,11 +2372,15 @@ static int exec_ping_op(struct iface_rec
 		 * the iscsi if to send a ping, we can add a transport
 		 * callout here.
 		 */
+		status = 0;
 		rc = ipc->exec_ping(t->handle, host_no,
 				    (struct sockaddr *)&addr, iface->iface_num,
-				    iface_type, size);
-		if (!rc)
+				    iface_type, size, &status);
+		if (!rc && !status)
 			printf("Ping %d completed\n", i);
+		else if (status)
+			printf("Ping %d failed: %s\n", i,
+				iscsi_ping_stat_to_str(status));
 		else
 			printf("Ping %d failed: %s\n", i, iscsi_err_to_str(rc));
 
@@ -2357,7 +2409,10 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	struct iface_rec *iface = NULL, *tmp;
 	struct node_rec *rec = NULL;
 	uint32_t host_no = -1;
+	struct user_param *param;
+	struct list_head params;
 
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&params);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ifaces);
 	/* do not allow ctrl-c for now... */
 	memset(&sa_old, 0, sizeof(struct sigaction));
@@ -2499,6 +2554,18 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		case 'h':
 			usage(0);
 		}
+
+		if (name && value) {
+			param = idbm_alloc_user_param(name, value);
+			if (!param) {
+				log_error("Cannot allocate memory for params.");
+				rc = ISCSI_ERR_NOMEM;
+				goto free_ifaces;
+			}
+			list_add_tail(&param->list, &params);
+			name = NULL;
+			value = NULL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (optopt) {
@@ -2585,7 +2652,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 					  ping_interval);
 		else
 			rc = exec_iface_op(op, do_show, info_level, iface,
-					   host_no, name, value);
+					   host_no, &params);
 
 		break;
 	case MODE_DISCOVERYDB:
@@ -2597,7 +2664,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 
 		rc = exec_disc2_op(type, ip, port, &ifaces, info_level,
-				   do_login, do_discover, op, name, value,
+				   do_login, do_discover, op, &params,
 				   do_show);
 		break;
 	case MODE_DISCOVERY:
@@ -2609,7 +2676,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 
 		rc = exec_disc_op(type, ip, port, &ifaces, info_level,
-				  do_login, do_discover, op, name, value,
+				  do_login, do_discover, op, &params,
 				  do_show);
 		break;
 	case MODE_NODE:
@@ -2653,7 +2720,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 		rc = exec_node_op(op, do_login, do_logout, do_show,
 				  do_rescan, do_stats, info_level, rec,
-				  name, value);
+				  &params);
 		break;
 	case MODE_SESSION:
 		if ((rc = verify_mode_params(argc, argv,
@@ -2723,7 +2790,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 			/* drop down to node ops */
 			rc = exec_node_op(op, do_login, do_logout, do_show,
 					  do_rescan, do_stats, info_level,
-					  rec, name, value);
+					  rec, &params);
 free_info:
 			free(info);
 			goto out;
@@ -2737,7 +2804,7 @@ free_info:
 			if (do_logout || do_rescan || do_stats) {
 				rc = exec_node_op(op, do_login, do_logout,
 						 do_show, do_rescan, do_stats,
-						 info_level, NULL, name, value);
+						 info_level, NULL, &params);
 				goto out;
 			}
 
diff -aurp open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/iscsid.c open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/iscsid.c
--- open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/iscsid.c	2012-04-05 16:03:19.000000000 -0500
+++ open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/iscsid.c	2012-04-05 16:04:06.000000000 -0500
@@ -409,11 +409,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		exit(ISCSI_ERR);
 	}
 
-	if (iscsi_sysfs_check_class_version()) {
-		log_close(log_pid);
-		exit(ISCSI_ERR);
-	}
-
 	umask(0177);
 
 	mgmt_ipc_fd = -1;
diff -aurp open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/iscsi_ipc.h open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/iscsi_ipc.h
--- open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/iscsi_ipc.h	2012-04-05 16:03:19.000000000 -0500
+++ open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/iscsi_ipc.h	2012-04-05 16:04:06.000000000 -0500
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ struct iscsi_ipc {
 
 	int (*exec_ping) (uint64_t transport_handle, uint32_t host_no,
 			  struct sockaddr *addr, uint32_t iface_num,
-			  uint32_t iface_type, uint32_t size);
+			  uint32_t iface_type, uint32_t size, uint32_t *status);
 
 	int (*get_chap) (uint64_t transport_handle, uint32_t host_no,
 			 uint16_t chap_tbl_idx, uint32_t num_entries,
diff -aurp open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/iscsi_net_util.c open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/iscsi_net_util.c
--- open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/iscsi_net_util.c	2012-04-05 16:03:19.000000000 -0500
+++ open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/iscsi_net_util.c	2012-04-05 16:04:24.000000000 -0500
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ int net_get_transport_name_from_netdev(c
 	ifr.ifr_data = (caddr_t)&drvinfo;
 	err = ioctl(fd, SIOCETHTOOL, &ifr);
 	if (err < 0) {
-		log_error("Could not get driver.");
+		log_error("Could not get driver %s.", netdev);
 		err = errno;
 		goto close_sock;
 	}
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ int net_setup_netdev(char *netdev, char
 
 		/* Bring up interface */
 		memset(&ifr, 0, sizeof(ifr));
-		strncpy(ifr.ifr_name, netdev, IFNAMSIZ);
+		strlcpy(ifr.ifr_name, netdev, IFNAMSIZ);
 		ifr.ifr_flags = IFF_UP | IFF_RUNNING;
 		if (ioctl(sock, SIOCSIFFLAGS, &ifr) < 0) {
 			log_error("Could not bring up netdev %s (err %d - %s)",
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ int net_setup_netdev(char *netdev, char
 		}
 		/* Set IP address */
 		memset(&ifr, 0, sizeof(ifr));
-		strncpy(ifr.ifr_name, netdev, IFNAMSIZ);
+		strlcpy(ifr.ifr_name, netdev, IFNAMSIZ);
 		memcpy(&ifr.ifr_addr, &sk_ipaddr, sizeof(struct sockaddr));
 		if (ioctl(sock, SIOCSIFADDR, &ifr) < 0) {
 			log_error("Could not set ip for %s (err %d - %s)",
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ int net_setup_netdev(char *netdev, char
 	
 		/* Set netmask */
 		memset(&ifr, 0, sizeof(ifr));
-		strncpy(ifr.ifr_name, netdev, IFNAMSIZ);
+		strlcpy(ifr.ifr_name, netdev, IFNAMSIZ);
 		memcpy(&ifr.ifr_addr, &sk_netmask, sizeof(struct sockaddr));
 		if (ioctl(sock, SIOCSIFNETMASK, &ifr) < 0) {
 			log_error("Could not set ip for %s (err %d - %s)",
@@ -304,6 +304,59 @@ int net_setup_netdev(char *netdev, char
 done:
 	close(sock);
 	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * net_ifup_netdev - bring up network interface
+ * @netdev: netdevice to bring up.
+ */
+int net_ifup_netdev(char *netdev)
+{
+	struct ifreq ifr;
+	int sock;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (!strlen(netdev)) {
+		log_error("No netdev name in fw entry.\n");
+		return EINVAL;
+	}		
+
+	/* Create socket for making networking changes */
+	if ((sock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0)) == -1) {
+		log_error("Could not open socket to manage network "
+			  "(err %d - %s)", errno, strerror(errno));
+		return errno;
+	}
+
+	memset(&ifr, 0, sizeof(ifr));
+	strlcpy(ifr.ifr_name, netdev, IFNAMSIZ);
+	if (ioctl(sock, SIOCGIFFLAGS, &ifr) < 0) {
+		log_error("Could not bring up netdev %s (err %d - %s)",
+			  netdev, errno, strerror(errno));
+		ret = errno;
+		goto done;
+	}
+
+	if (ifr.ifr_flags & IFF_UP) {
+		log_debug(3, "%s up\n", netdev);
+		goto done;
+	}
+
+	log_debug(3, "bringing %s up\n", netdev);
+
+	/* Bring up interface */
+	memset(&ifr, 0, sizeof(ifr));
+	strlcpy(ifr.ifr_name, netdev, IFNAMSIZ);
+	ifr.ifr_flags = IFF_UP;
+	if (ioctl(sock, SIOCSIFFLAGS, &ifr) < 0) {
+		log_error("Could not bring up netdev %s (err %d - %s)",
+			  netdev, errno, strerror(errno));
+		ret = errno;
+		goto done;
+	}
+done:
+	close(sock);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 
diff -aurp open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/iscsistart.c open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/iscsistart.c
--- open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/iscsistart.c	2012-04-05 16:03:19.000000000 -0500
+++ open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/iscsistart.c	2012-04-05 16:04:06.000000000 -0500
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "iscsi_util.h"
 #include "idbm.h"
+#include "idbm_fields.h"
 #include "version.h"
 #include "iscsi_sysfs.h"
 #include "iscsi_settings.h"
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@
 #include "sysdeps.h"
 #include "iscsid_req.h"
 #include "iscsi_err.h"
+#include "iface.h"
 
 /* global config info */
 /* initiator needs initiator name/alias */
@@ -58,11 +60,6 @@ static node_rec_t config_rec;
 static LIST_HEAD(targets);
 static LIST_HEAD(user_params);
 
-struct user_param {
-	struct list_head list;
-	char *param_string;
-};
-
 static char program_name[] = "iscsistart";
 
 /* used by initiator */
@@ -145,11 +142,34 @@ static int apply_params(struct node_rec
 	rec->conn[0].timeo.noop_out_timeout = -1;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(param, &user_params, list) {
-		rc = idbm_parse_param(param->param_string, rec);
-		if (rc)
-			return rc;
+		/*
+		 * user may not have passed in all params that were set by
+		 * ibft/iscsi_boot, so clear out values that might conflict
+		 * with user overrides
+		 */
+		if (!strcmp(param->name, IFACE_NETNAME)) {
+			/* overriding netname so MAC will be for old netdev */
+			memset(rec->iface.hwaddress, 0,
+				sizeof(rec->iface.hwaddress));
+		} else if (!strcmp(param->name, IFACE_HWADDR)) {
+			/* overriding MAC so netdev will be for old MAC */
+			memset(rec->iface.netdev, 0, sizeof(rec->iface.netdev));
+		} else if (!strcmp(param->name, IFACE_TRANSPORTNAME)) {
+			/*
+			 * switching drivers so all old binding info is no
+			 * longer valid. Old values were either for offload
+			 * and we are switching to software or the reverse,
+			 * or switching types of cards (bnx2i to cxgb3i).
+			 */
+			memset(&rec->iface, 0, sizeof(rec->iface));
+			iface_setup_defaults(&rec->iface);
+		}
 	}
 
+	rc = idbm_node_set_rec_from_param(&user_params, rec, 0);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
 	/*
 	 * For root boot we could not change this in older versions so
 	 * if user did not override then use the defaults.
@@ -167,23 +187,32 @@ static int apply_params(struct node_rec
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int alloc_param(char *param_string)
+static int parse_param(char *param_str)
 {
 	struct user_param *param;
+	char *name, *value;
 
-	param = calloc(1, sizeof(*param));
-	if (!param) {
-		printf("Could not allocate for param.\n");
-		return ISCSI_ERR_NOMEM;
+	name = param_str;
+
+	value = strchr(param_str, '=');
+	if (!value) {
+		log_error("Invalid --param %s. Missing value.", param_str);
+		return ISCSI_ERR_INVAL;
+	}
+	*value = '\0';
+
+	value++;
+	if (!strlen(value)) {
+		log_error("Invalid --param %s. Missing value.", param_str);
+		return ISCSI_ERR_INVAL;
 	}
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&param->list);
-	param->param_string = strdup(param_string);
-	if (!param->param_string) {
-		printf("Could not allocate for param.\n");
-		free(param);
+	param = idbm_alloc_user_param(name, value);
+	if (!param) {
+		log_error("Could not allocate memory for param.");
 		return ISCSI_ERR_NOMEM;
 	}
+
 	list_add(&param->list, &user_params);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -196,7 +225,7 @@ static int login_session(struct node_rec
 
 	rc = apply_params(rec);
 	if (rc)
-		exit(rc);
+		return rc;
 
 	printf("%s: Logging into %s %s:%d,%d\n", program_name, rec->name,
 		rec->conn[0].address, rec->conn[0].port,
@@ -316,8 +345,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	log_init(program_name, DEFAULT_AREA_SIZE, log_do_log_std, NULL);
 
 	sysfs_init();
-	if (iscsi_sysfs_check_class_version())
-		exit(ISCSI_ERR_SYSFS_LOOKUP);
 
 	while ((ch = getopt_long(argc, argv, "P:i:t:g:a:p:d:u:w:U:W:bNfvh",
 				 long_options, &longindex)) >= 0) {
@@ -399,7 +426,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			fw_free_targets(&targets);
 			exit(0);
 		case 'P':
-			err = alloc_param(optarg);
+			err = parse_param(optarg);
 			if (err)
 				exit(err);
 			break;
diff -aurp open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/iscsi_sysfs.c open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/iscsi_sysfs.c
--- open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/iscsi_sysfs.c	2012-04-05 16:03:19.000000000 -0500
+++ open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/iscsi_sysfs.c	2012-04-05 16:04:06.000000000 -0500
@@ -532,6 +532,12 @@ static int iscsi_sysfs_read_iface(struct
 		ret = 0;
 	}
 
+	sysfs_get_str(host_id, ISCSI_HOST_SUBSYS, "port_state",
+		      iface->port_state, sizeof(iface->port_state));
+
+	sysfs_get_str(host_id, ISCSI_HOST_SUBSYS, "port_speed",
+		      iface->port_speed, sizeof(iface->port_speed));
+
 	/*
 	 * this is on the session, because we support multiple bindings
 	 * per device.
@@ -1144,13 +1150,31 @@ static uint32_t get_target_no_from_sid(u
 
 }
 
+int iscsi_sysfs_is_transport_loaded(char *transport_name)
+{
+	struct iscsi_transport *t;
+
+	/* sync up kernel and userspace */
+	read_transports();
+
+	/* check if the transport is loaded and matches */
+	list_for_each_entry(t, &transports, list) {
+		if (t->handle && !strncmp(t->name, transport_name,
+					  ISCSI_TRANSPORT_NAME_MAXLEN))
+			return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 struct iscsi_transport *iscsi_sysfs_get_transport_by_name(char *transport_name)
 {
 	struct iscsi_transport *t;
+	int retry = 0;
 
+retry:
 	/* sync up kernel and userspace */
-	if (read_transports())
-		return NULL;
+	read_transports();
 
 	/* check if the transport is loaded and matches */
 	list_for_each_entry(t, &transports, list) {
@@ -1158,6 +1182,13 @@ struct iscsi_transport *iscsi_sysfs_get_
 					  ISCSI_TRANSPORT_NAME_MAXLEN))
 			return t;
 	}
+
+	if (retry < 1) {
+		retry++;
+		if (!transport_load_kmod(transport_name))
+			goto retry;
+	}
+
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -1366,40 +1397,3 @@ char *iscsi_sysfs_get_iscsi_kernel_versi
 {
 	return sysfs_attr_get_value("/module/scsi_transport_iscsi", "version");
 }
-
-int iscsi_sysfs_check_class_version(void)
-{
-	char *version;
-	int i;
-
-	version = iscsi_sysfs_get_iscsi_kernel_version();
-	if (!version)
-		goto fail;
-
-	log_warning("transport class version %s. iscsid version %s",
-		    version, ISCSI_VERSION_STR);
-
-	for (i = 0; i < strlen(version); i++) {
-		if (version[i] == '-')
-			break;
-	}
-
-	if (i == strlen(version))
-		goto fail;
-
-	/*
-	 * We want to make sure the release and interface are the same.
-	 * It is ok for the svn versions to be different.
-	 */
-	if (!strncmp(version, ISCSI_VERSION_STR, i) ||
-	   /* support 2.6.18 */
-	    !strncmp(version, "1.1", 3))
-		return 0;
-
-fail:
-	log_error( "Missing or Invalid version from %s. Make sure a up "
-		"to date scsi_transport_iscsi module is loaded and a up to"
-		"date version of iscsid is running. Exiting...",
-		ISCSI_VERSION_FILE);
-	return -1;
-}
diff -aurp open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/iscsi_sysfs.h open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/iscsi_sysfs.h
--- open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/iscsi_sysfs.h	2012-04-05 16:03:19.000000000 -0500
+++ open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/iscsi_sysfs.h	2012-04-05 16:04:06.000000000 -0500
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ struct iscsi_auth_config;
 
 extern void free_transports(void);
 extern char *iscsi_sysfs_get_iscsi_kernel_version(void);
-extern int iscsi_sysfs_check_class_version(void);
 extern int iscsi_sysfs_get_sessioninfo_by_id(struct session_info *info,
 					     char *sys_session);
 extern int iscsi_sysfs_session_has_leadconn(uint32_t sid);
@@ -89,6 +88,7 @@ extern struct iscsi_transport *iscsi_sys
 extern struct iscsi_transport *iscsi_sysfs_get_transport_by_session(char *sys_session);
 extern struct iscsi_transport *iscsi_sysfs_get_transport_by_sid(uint32_t sid);
 extern struct iscsi_transport *iscsi_sysfs_get_transport_by_name(char *transport_name);
+extern int iscsi_sysfs_is_transport_loaded(char *transport_name);
 extern int iscsi_sysfs_session_supports_nop(int sid);
 extern int iscsi_sysfs_session_user_created(int sid);
 
diff -aurp open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/iscsi_util.c open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/iscsi_util.c
--- open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/iscsi_util.c	2012-04-05 16:03:19.000000000 -0500
+++ open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/iscsi_util.c	2012-04-05 16:04:06.000000000 -0500
@@ -90,13 +90,24 @@ str_to_ipport(char *str, int *port, int
 
 	if (!strchr(ip, '.')) {
 		if (*ip == '[') {
+			/* IPv6 with [] */
 			if (!(sport = strchr(ip, ']')))
 				return NULL;
 			*sport++ = '\0';
 			ip++;
 			str = sport;
-		} else
-			sport = NULL;
+		} else {
+			/* hostname or ipv6 */
+			sport = strchr(ip, ':');
+			if (sport) {
+				if (strchr(sport + 1, ':'))
+					/* ipv6 */
+					sport = NULL;
+				else
+					/* hostname:port */
+					str = sport;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (sport && (sport = strchr(str, ':'))) {
@@ -178,7 +189,6 @@ char *strstrip(char *s)
 char *cfg_get_string_param(char *pathname, const char *key)
 {
 	FILE *f = NULL;
-	int len;
 	char *line, buffer[1024];
 	char *value = NULL, *param, *comment;
 
@@ -187,7 +197,6 @@ char *cfg_get_string_param(char *pathnam
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	len = strlen(key);
 	if ((f = fopen(pathname, "r"))) {
 		while ((line = fgets(buffer, sizeof (buffer), f))) {
 			param = strstr(line, key);
diff -aurp open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/Makefile open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/Makefile
--- open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/Makefile	2012-04-05 16:03:19.000000000 -0500
+++ open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/Makefile	2012-04-05 16:04:06.000000000 -0500
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ endif
 OPTFLAGS ?= -O2 -g
 WARNFLAGS ?= -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes
 CFLAGS += $(OPTFLAGS) $(WARNFLAGS) -I../include -I. -I../utils/open-isns \
-					-D$(OSNAME) $(IPC_CFLAGS) -DISNS_ENABLE
+				-D$(OSNAME) $(IPC_CFLAGS) -DISNS_ENABLE
 PROGRAMS = iscsid iscsiadm iscsistart
 
 # libc compat files
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ all: $(PROGRAMS)
 
 iscsid: $(ISCSI_LIB_SRCS) $(INITIATOR_SRCS) $(DISCOVERY_SRCS) \
 	iscsid.o session_mgmt.o discoveryd.o
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $^ -o $@ -L../utils/open-isns -lisns
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $^ -o $@  -L../utils/open-isns -lisns
 
 iscsiadm: $(ISCSI_LIB_SRCS) $(DISCOVERY_SRCS) iscsiadm.o session_mgmt.o
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $^ -o $@ -L../utils/open-isns -lisns
diff -aurp open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/netlink.c open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/netlink.c
--- open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/netlink.c	2012-04-05 16:03:19.000000000 -0500
+++ open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/netlink.c	2012-04-05 16:04:06.000000000 -0500
@@ -1085,13 +1085,15 @@ ksend_ping(uint64_t transport_handle, ui
 
 static int kexec_ping(uint64_t transport_handle, uint32_t host_no,
 		      struct sockaddr *addr, uint32_t iface_num,
-		      uint32_t iface_type, uint32_t size)
+		      uint32_t iface_type, uint32_t size, uint32_t *status)
 {
 	struct pollfd pfd;
 	struct timeval ping_timer;
 	int timeout, fd, rc;
 	uint32_t pid;
 
+	*status = 0;
+
 	fd = ipc->ctldev_open();
 	if (fd < 0) {
 		log_error("Could not open netlink socket.");
@@ -1151,10 +1153,8 @@ static int kexec_ping(uint64_t transport
 				if (pid != ping_event.pid)
 					continue;
 
-				if (ping_event.status == 0)
-					rc = 0;
-				else
-					rc = ISCSI_ERR;
+				rc = 0;
+				*status = ping_event.status;
 				break;
 			}
 
diff -aurp open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/transport.c open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/transport.c
--- open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/transport.c	2012-04-05 16:03:19.000000000 -0500
+++ open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/transport.c	2012-04-05 16:04:16.000000000 -0500
@@ -19,7 +19,17 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#ifdef USE_KMOD
+#include <libkmod.h>
+#endif
+#include <net/if.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
 
+#include "sysdeps.h"
+#include "iscsi_err.h"
 #include "initiator.h"
 #include "transport.h"
 #include "log.h"
@@ -100,6 +110,152 @@ static struct iscsi_transport_template *
 	NULL
 };
 
+int transport_probe_for_offload(void)
+{
+	struct if_nameindex *ifni;
+	char transport_name[ISCSI_TRANSPORT_NAME_MAXLEN];
+	int i, sockfd;
+	struct ifreq if_hwaddr;
+
+	ifni = if_nameindex();
+	if (!ifni) {
+		log_error("Could not search for transport modules: %s",
+			  strerror(errno));
+		return ISCSI_ERR_TRANS_NOT_FOUND;
+	}
+
+	sockfd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
+	if (sockfd < 0) {
+		log_error("Could not open socket for ioctl: %s",
+			  strerror(errno));
+		goto free_ifni;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; ifni[i].if_index && ifni[i].if_name; i++) {
+		struct if_nameindex *n = &ifni[i];
+
+		log_debug(6, "kmod probe found %s\n", n->if_name);
+
+		strlcpy(if_hwaddr.ifr_name, n->if_name, IFNAMSIZ);
+		if (ioctl(sockfd, SIOCGIFHWADDR, &if_hwaddr) < 0)
+			continue;
+
+		/* check for ARPHRD_ETHER (ethernet) */
+		if (if_hwaddr.ifr_hwaddr.sa_family != 1)
+			continue;
+
+		if (net_get_transport_name_from_netdev(n->if_name,
+						       transport_name))
+			continue;
+
+		transport_load_kmod(transport_name);
+	}
+	close(sockfd);
+
+free_ifni:
+	if_freenameindex(ifni);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Most distros still do not have wide libkmod use, so
+ * use modprobe for now
+ */
+#ifdef USE_KMOD
+int transport_load_kmod(char *transport_name)
+{
+	struct kmod_ctx *ctx;
+	struct kmod_module *mod;
+	int rc;
+
+	ctx = kmod_new(NULL, NULL);
+	if (!ctx) {
+		log_error("Could not load transport module %s. Out of "
+			  "memory.", transport_name);
+		return ISCSI_ERR_NOMEM;
+	}
+
+	kmod_load_resources(ctx);
+
+	/*
+	 * dumb dumb dumb - named iscsi_tcp and ib_iser differently from
+	 * transport name
+	 */
+	if (!strcmp(transport_name, "tcp"))
+		rc = kmod_module_new_from_name(ctx, "iscsi_tcp", &mod);
+	else if (!strcmp(transport_name, "iser"))
+		rc = kmod_module_new_from_name(ctx, "ib_iser", &mod);
+	else
+		rc = kmod_module_new_from_name(ctx, transport_name, &mod);
+	if (rc) {
+		log_error("Failed to load module %s.", transport_name);
+		rc = ISCSI_ERR_TRANS_NOT_FOUND;
+		goto unref_mod;
+	}
+
+	rc = kmod_module_probe_insert_module(mod, KMOD_PROBE_APPLY_BLACKLIST,
+					     NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+	if (rc) {
+		log_error("Could not insert module %s. Kmod error %d",
+			  transport_name, rc);
+		rc = ISCSI_ERR_TRANS_NOT_FOUND;
+	}
+	kmod_module_unref(mod);
+
+unref_mod:
+	kmod_unref(ctx);
+	return rc;
+}
+
+#else
+
+int transport_load_kmod(char *transport_name)
+{
+	char *cmdline[4];
+	pid_t pid;
+
+	cmdline[0] = "/sbin/modprobe";
+	cmdline[1] = "-qb";
+	cmdline[3] = NULL;
+
+	/*
+	 * dumb dumb mistake - named iscsi_tcp and ib_iser differently from
+	 * transport name
+	 */
+	if (!strcmp(transport_name, "tcp"))
+		cmdline[2] = "iscsi_tcp";
+	else if (!strcmp(transport_name, "iser"))
+		cmdline[2] = "ib_iser";
+	else
+		cmdline[2] = transport_name;
+
+	if (iscsi_sysfs_is_transport_loaded(cmdline[2]))
+		return 0;
+
+	pid = fork();
+	if (pid == 0) {
+		if (execv("/sbin/modprobe", cmdline) < 0) {
+			log_error("Failed to load module %s: %s",
+				   transport_name, strerror(errno));
+			exit(-errno);
+		}
+		exit(0);
+	} else if (pid < 0) {
+		log_error("Failed to fork process to load module %s: %s",
+			  transport_name, strerror(errno));
+		return ISCSI_ERR_TRANS_NOT_FOUND;
+	}
+
+	if (waitpid(pid, NULL, 0) < 0) {
+		log_error("Failed to load module %s", transport_name);
+		return ISCSI_ERR_TRANS_NOT_FOUND;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+#endif
+
 int set_transport_template(struct iscsi_transport *t)
 {
 	struct iscsi_transport_template *tmpl;
diff -aurp open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/transport.h open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/transport.h
--- open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/usr/transport.h	2012-04-05 16:03:19.000000000 -0500
+++ open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/usr/transport.h	2012-04-05 16:04:06.000000000 -0500
@@ -51,5 +51,7 @@ struct iscsi_transport {
 };
 
 extern int set_transport_template(struct iscsi_transport *t);
+extern int transport_load_kmod(char *transport_name);
+extern int transport_probe_for_offload(void);
 
 #endif
diff -aurp open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/utils/fwparam_ibft/fw_entry.c open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/utils/fwparam_ibft/fw_entry.c
--- open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i/utils/fwparam_ibft/fw_entry.c	2012-04-05 16:03:19.000000000 -0500
+++ open-iscsi-2.0-872-rc4-bnx2i.work/utils/fwparam_ibft/fw_entry.c	2012-04-05 16:04:06.000000000 -0500
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 #include "idbm_fields.h"
 #include "iscsi_net_util.h"
 #include "iscsi_err.h"
+#include "config.h"
+#include "iface.h"
 
 /**
  * fw_setup_nics - setup nics (ethXs) based on ibft net info
@@ -146,11 +148,19 @@ void fw_free_targets(struct list_head *l
 
 static void dump_initiator(struct boot_context *context)
 {
+	struct iface_rec iface;
+
+	memset(&iface, 0, sizeof(iface));
+	iface_setup_defaults(&iface);
+	iface_setup_from_boot_context(&iface, context);
+
 	if (strlen(context->initiatorname))
 		printf("%s = %s\n", IFACE_INAME, context->initiatorname);
 
 	if (strlen(context->isid))
 		printf("%s = %s\n", IFACE_ISID, context->isid);
+
+	printf("%s = %s\n", IFACE_TRANSPORTNAME, iface.transport_name);
 }
 
 static void dump_target(struct boot_context *context)