diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe.c b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe.c
index 9b6aebbb47d3..e3896fcb06e3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe.c
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ static int fcoe_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *, unsigned long, void *);
 
 static int fcoe_create(const char *, struct kernel_param *);
 static int fcoe_destroy(const char *, struct kernel_param *);
+static int fcoe_enable(const char *, struct kernel_param *);
+static int fcoe_disable(const char *, struct kernel_param *);
 
 static struct fc_seq *fcoe_elsct_send(struct fc_lport *,
 				      u32 did, struct fc_frame *,
@@ -115,10 +117,16 @@ static void fcoe_get_lesb(struct fc_lport *, struct fc_els_lesb *);
 
 module_param_call(create, fcoe_create, NULL, NULL, S_IWUSR);
 __MODULE_PARM_TYPE(create, "string");
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(create, "Create fcoe fcoe using net device passed in.");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(create, " Creates fcoe instance on a ethernet interface");
 module_param_call(destroy, fcoe_destroy, NULL, NULL, S_IWUSR);
 __MODULE_PARM_TYPE(destroy, "string");
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(destroy, "Destroy fcoe fcoe");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(destroy, " Destroys fcoe instance on a ethernet interface");
+module_param_call(enable, fcoe_enable, NULL, NULL, S_IWUSR);
+__MODULE_PARM_TYPE(enable, "string");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(enable, " Enables fcoe on a ethernet interface.");
+module_param_call(disable, fcoe_disable, NULL, NULL, S_IWUSR);
+__MODULE_PARM_TYPE(disable, "string");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(disable, " Disables fcoe on a ethernet interface.");
 
 /* notification function for packets from net device */
 static struct notifier_block fcoe_notifier = {
@@ -1858,6 +1866,104 @@ static struct net_device *fcoe_if_to_netdev(const char *buffer)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+/**
+ * fcoe_disable() - Disables a FCoE interface
+ * @buffer: The name of the Ethernet interface to be disabled
+ * @kp:	    The associated kernel parameter
+ *
+ * Called from sysfs.
+ *
+ * Returns: 0 for success
+ */
+static int fcoe_disable(const char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+{
+	struct fcoe_interface *fcoe;
+	struct net_device *netdev;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&fcoe_config_mutex);
+#ifdef CONFIG_FCOE_MODULE
+	/*
+	 * Make sure the module has been initialized, and is not about to be
+	 * removed.  Module paramter sysfs files are writable before the
+	 * module_init function is called and after module_exit.
+	 */
+	if (THIS_MODULE->state != MODULE_STATE_LIVE) {
+		rc = -ENODEV;
+		goto out_nodev;
+	}
+#endif
+
+	netdev = fcoe_if_to_netdev(buffer);
+	if (!netdev) {
+		rc = -ENODEV;
+		goto out_nodev;
+	}
+
+	rtnl_lock();
+	fcoe = fcoe_hostlist_lookup_port(netdev);
+	rtnl_unlock();
+
+	if (fcoe)
+		fc_fabric_logoff(fcoe->ctlr.lp);
+	else
+		rc = -ENODEV;
+
+	dev_put(netdev);
+out_nodev:
+	mutex_unlock(&fcoe_config_mutex);
+	return rc;
+}
+
+/**
+ * fcoe_enable() - Enables a FCoE interface
+ * @buffer: The name of the Ethernet interface to be enabled
+ * @kp:     The associated kernel parameter
+ *
+ * Called from sysfs.
+ *
+ * Returns: 0 for success
+ */
+static int fcoe_enable(const char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+{
+	struct fcoe_interface *fcoe;
+	struct net_device *netdev;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&fcoe_config_mutex);
+#ifdef CONFIG_FCOE_MODULE
+	/*
+	 * Make sure the module has been initialized, and is not about to be
+	 * removed.  Module paramter sysfs files are writable before the
+	 * module_init function is called and after module_exit.
+	 */
+	if (THIS_MODULE->state != MODULE_STATE_LIVE) {
+		rc = -ENODEV;
+		goto out_nodev;
+	}
+#endif
+
+	netdev = fcoe_if_to_netdev(buffer);
+	if (!netdev) {
+		rc = -ENODEV;
+		goto out_nodev;
+	}
+
+	rtnl_lock();
+	fcoe = fcoe_hostlist_lookup_port(netdev);
+	rtnl_unlock();
+
+	if (fcoe)
+		rc = fc_fabric_login(fcoe->ctlr.lp);
+	else
+		rc = -ENODEV;
+
+	dev_put(netdev);
+out_nodev:
+	mutex_unlock(&fcoe_config_mutex);
+	return rc;
+}
+
 /**
  * fcoe_destroy() - Destroy a FCoE interface
  * @buffer: The name of the Ethernet interface to be destroyed
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_lport.c b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_lport.c
index 74338c83ad0a..0b165024a219 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_lport.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_lport.c
@@ -537,7 +537,9 @@ int fc_fabric_login(struct fc_lport *lport)
 	int rc = -1;
 
 	mutex_lock(&lport->lp_mutex);
-	if (lport->state == LPORT_ST_DISABLED) {
+	if (lport->state == LPORT_ST_DISABLED ||
+	    lport->state == LPORT_ST_LOGO) {
+		fc_lport_state_enter(lport, LPORT_ST_RESET);
 		fc_lport_enter_reset(lport);
 		rc = 0;
 	}
@@ -967,6 +969,9 @@ static void fc_lport_enter_reset(struct fc_lport *lport)
 	FC_LPORT_DBG(lport, "Entered RESET state from %s state\n",
 		     fc_lport_state(lport));
 
+	if (lport->state == LPORT_ST_DISABLED || lport->state == LPORT_ST_LOGO)
+		return;
+
 	if (lport->vport) {
 		if (lport->link_up)
 			fc_vport_set_state(lport->vport, FC_VPORT_INITIALIZING);