diff --git a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
index c8c6065..4d1998d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
 	  However, do not compile this as a module if your root file system
 	  (the one containing the directory /) is located on a SCSI device.
 
+config SCSI_NETLINK
+	tristate
+	default	n
+	select NET
+
 config SCSI_PROC_FS
 	bool "legacy /proc/scsi/ support"
 	depends on SCSI && PROC_FS
@@ -222,6 +227,7 @@
 config SCSI_FC_ATTRS
 	tristate "FiberChannel Transport Attributes"
 	depends on SCSI
+	select SCSI_NETLINK
 	help
 	  If you wish to export transport-specific information about
 	  each attached FiberChannel device to sysfs, say Y.
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/Makefile b/drivers/scsi/Makefile
index fd9aeb1..8fc2c59 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/scsi/Makefile
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@
 				   scsicam.o scsi_error.o scsi_lib.o \
 				   scsi_scan.o scsi_sysfs.o \
 				   scsi_devinfo.o
+scsi_mod-$(CONFIG_SCSI_NETLINK)	+= scsi_netlink.o
 scsi_mod-$(CONFIG_SYSCTL)	+= scsi_sysctl.o
 scsi_mod-$(CONFIG_SCSI_PROC_FS)	+= scsi_proc.o
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
index 3784392..eedfd05 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
@@ -1118,6 +1118,8 @@
 	for_each_possible_cpu(i)
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&per_cpu(scsi_done_q, i));
 
+	scsi_netlink_init();
+
 	printk(KERN_NOTICE "SCSI subsystem initialized\n");
 	return 0;
 
@@ -1138,6 +1140,7 @@
 
 static void __exit exit_scsi(void)
 {
+	scsi_netlink_exit();
 	scsi_sysfs_unregister();
 	scsi_exit_sysctl();
 	scsi_exit_hosts();
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_netlink.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_netlink.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b59b27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_netlink.c
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+/*
+ *  scsi_netlink.c  - SCSI Transport Netlink Interface
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2006   James Smart, Emulex Corporation
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ */
+#include <linux/time.h>
+#include <linux/jiffies.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
+#include <net/sock.h>
+#include <net/netlink.h>
+
+#include <scsi/scsi_netlink.h>
+#include "scsi_priv.h"
+
+struct sock *scsi_nl_sock = NULL;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(scsi_nl_sock);
+
+
+/**
+ * scsi_nl_rcv_msg -
+ *    Receive message handler. Extracts message from a receive buffer.
+ *    Validates message header and calls appropriate transport message handler
+ *
+ * @skb:		socket receive buffer
+ *
+ **/
+static void
+scsi_nl_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
+	struct scsi_nl_hdr *hdr;
+	uint32_t rlen;
+	int err;
+
+	while (skb->len >= NLMSG_SPACE(0)) {
+		err = 0;
+
+		nlh = (struct nlmsghdr *) skb->data;
+		if ((nlh->nlmsg_len < (sizeof(*nlh) + sizeof(*hdr))) ||
+		    (skb->len < nlh->nlmsg_len)) {
+			printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: discarding partial skb\n",
+				 __FUNCTION__);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		rlen = NLMSG_ALIGN(nlh->nlmsg_len);
+		if (rlen > skb->len)
+			rlen = skb->len;
+
+		if (nlh->nlmsg_type != SCSI_TRANSPORT_MSG) {
+			err = -EBADMSG;
+			goto next_msg;
+		}
+
+		hdr = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
+		if ((hdr->version != SCSI_NL_VERSION) ||
+		    (hdr->magic != SCSI_NL_MAGIC)) {
+			err = -EPROTOTYPE;
+			goto next_msg;
+		}
+
+		if (security_netlink_recv(skb, CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) {
+			err = -EPERM;
+			goto next_msg;
+		}
+
+		if (nlh->nlmsg_len < (sizeof(*nlh) + hdr->msglen)) {
+			printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: discarding partial message\n",
+				 __FUNCTION__);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We currently don't support anyone sending us a message
+		 */
+
+next_msg:
+		if ((err) || (nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_ACK))
+			netlink_ack(skb, nlh, err);
+
+		skb_pull(skb, rlen);
+	}
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * scsi_nl_rcv_msg -
+ *    Receive handler for a socket. Extracts a received message buffer from
+ *    the socket, and starts message processing.
+ *
+ * @sk:		socket
+ * @len:	unused
+ *
+ **/
+static void
+scsi_nl_rcv(struct sock *sk, int len)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+
+	while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue))) {
+		scsi_nl_rcv_msg(skb);
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+	}
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * scsi_nl_rcv_event -
+ *    Event handler for a netlink socket.
+ *
+ * @this:		event notifier block
+ * @event:		event type
+ * @ptr:		event payload
+ *
+ **/
+static int
+scsi_nl_rcv_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event, void *ptr)
+{
+	struct netlink_notify *n = ptr;
+
+	if (n->protocol != NETLINK_SCSITRANSPORT)
+		return NOTIFY_DONE;
+
+	/*
+	 * Currently, we are not tracking PID's, etc. There is nothing
+	 * to handle.
+	 */
+
+	return NOTIFY_DONE;
+}
+
+static struct notifier_block scsi_netlink_notifier = {
+	.notifier_call  = scsi_nl_rcv_event,
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * scsi_netlink_init -
+ *    Called by SCSI subsystem to intialize the SCSI transport netlink
+ *    interface
+ *
+ **/
+void
+scsi_netlink_init(void)
+{
+	int error;
+
+	error = netlink_register_notifier(&scsi_netlink_notifier);
+	if (error) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: register of event handler failed - %d\n",
+				__FUNCTION__, error);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	scsi_nl_sock = netlink_kernel_create(NETLINK_SCSITRANSPORT,
+				SCSI_NL_GRP_CNT, scsi_nl_rcv, THIS_MODULE);
+	if (!scsi_nl_sock) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: register of recieve handler failed\n",
+				__FUNCTION__);
+		netlink_unregister_notifier(&scsi_netlink_notifier);
+	}
+
+	return;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * scsi_netlink_exit -
+ *    Called by SCSI subsystem to disable the SCSI transport netlink
+ *    interface
+ *
+ **/
+void
+scsi_netlink_exit(void)
+{
+	if (scsi_nl_sock) {
+		sock_release(scsi_nl_sock->sk_socket);
+		netlink_unregister_notifier(&scsi_netlink_notifier);
+	}
+
+	return;
+}
+
+
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_priv.h b/drivers/scsi/scsi_priv.h
index ae24c85..5d023d4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_priv.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_priv.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 struct scsi_device;
 struct scsi_host_template;
 struct Scsi_Host;
+struct scsi_nl_hdr;
 
 
 /*
@@ -110,6 +111,16 @@
 
 extern struct bus_type scsi_bus_type;
 
+/* scsi_netlink.c */
+#ifdef CONFIG_SCSI_NETLINK
+extern void scsi_netlink_init(void);
+extern void scsi_netlink_exit(void);
+extern struct sock *scsi_nl_sock;
+#else
+static inline void scsi_netlink_init(void) {}
+static inline void scsi_netlink_exit(void) {}
+#endif
+
 /* 
  * internal scsi timeout functions: for use by mid-layer and transport
  * classes.
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
index 79d31ca..05989f1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
 #include <scsi/scsi_transport.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi_transport_fc.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi_cmnd.h>
+#include <linux/netlink.h>
+#include <net/netlink.h>
+#include <scsi/scsi_netlink_fc.h>
 #include "scsi_priv.h"
 
 static int fc_queue_work(struct Scsi_Host *, struct work_struct *);
@@ -93,6 +96,29 @@
 #define FC_PORTTYPE_MAX_NAMELEN		50
 
 
+/* Convert fc_host_event_code values to ascii string name */
+static const struct {
+	enum fc_host_event_code		value;
+	char				*name;
+} fc_host_event_code_names[] = {
+	{ FCH_EVT_LIP,			"lip" },
+	{ FCH_EVT_LINKUP,		"link_up" },
+	{ FCH_EVT_LINKDOWN,		"link_down" },
+	{ FCH_EVT_LIPRESET,		"lip_reset" },
+	{ FCH_EVT_RSCN,			"rscn" },
+	{ FCH_EVT_ADAPTER_CHANGE,	"adapter_chg" },
+	{ FCH_EVT_PORT_UNKNOWN,		"port_unknown" },
+	{ FCH_EVT_PORT_ONLINE,		"port_online" },
+	{ FCH_EVT_PORT_OFFLINE,		"port_offline" },
+	{ FCH_EVT_PORT_FABRIC,		"port_fabric" },
+	{ FCH_EVT_LINK_UNKNOWN,		"link_unknown" },
+	{ FCH_EVT_VENDOR_UNIQUE,	"vendor_unique" },
+};
+fc_enum_name_search(host_event_code, fc_host_event_code,
+		fc_host_event_code_names)
+#define FC_HOST_EVENT_CODE_MAX_NAMELEN	30
+
+
 /* Convert fc_port_state values to ascii string name */
 static struct {
 	enum fc_port_state	value;
@@ -377,10 +403,182 @@
 		 " exceeded, the scsi target is removed. Value should be"
 		 " between 1 and SCSI_DEVICE_BLOCK_MAX_TIMEOUT.");
 
+/**
+ * Netlink Infrastructure
+ **/
+
+static atomic_t fc_event_seq;
+
+/**
+ * fc_get_event_number - Obtain the next sequential FC event number
+ *
+ * Notes:
+ *   We could have inline'd this, but it would have required fc_event_seq to
+ *   be exposed. For now, live with the subroutine call.
+ *   Atomic used to avoid lock/unlock...
+ **/
+u32
+fc_get_event_number(void)
+{
+	return atomic_add_return(1, &fc_event_seq);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(fc_get_event_number);
+
+
+/**
+ * fc_host_post_event - called to post an even on an fc_host.
+ *
+ * @shost:		host the event occurred on
+ * @event_number:	fc event number obtained from get_fc_event_number()
+ * @event_code:		fc_host event being posted
+ * @event_data:		32bits of data for the event being posted
+ *
+ * Notes:
+ *	This routine assumes no locks are held on entry.
+ **/
+void
+fc_host_post_event(struct Scsi_Host *shost, u32 event_number,
+		enum fc_host_event_code event_code, u32 event_data)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	struct nlmsghdr	*nlh;
+	struct fc_nl_event *event;
+	const char *name;
+	u32 len, skblen;
+	int err;
+
+	if (!scsi_nl_sock) {
+		err = -ENOENT;
+		goto send_fail;
+	}
+
+	len = FC_NL_MSGALIGN(sizeof(*event));
+	skblen = NLMSG_SPACE(len);
+
+	skb = alloc_skb(skblen, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!skb) {
+		err = -ENOBUFS;
+		goto send_fail;
+	}
+
+	nlh = nlmsg_put(skb, 0, 0, SCSI_TRANSPORT_MSG,
+				skblen - sizeof(*nlh), 0);
+	if (!nlh) {
+		err = -ENOBUFS;
+		goto send_fail_skb;
+	}
+	event = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
+
+	INIT_SCSI_NL_HDR(&event->snlh, SCSI_NL_TRANSPORT_FC,
+				FC_NL_ASYNC_EVENT, len);
+	event->seconds = get_seconds();
+	event->vendor_id = 0;
+	event->host_no = shost->host_no;
+	event->event_datalen = sizeof(u32);	/* bytes */
+	event->event_num = event_number;
+	event->event_code = event_code;
+	event->event_data = event_data;
+
+	err = nlmsg_multicast(scsi_nl_sock, skb, 0, SCSI_NL_GRP_FC_EVENTS);
+	if (err && (err != -ESRCH))	/* filter no recipient errors */
+		/* nlmsg_multicast already kfree_skb'd */
+		goto send_fail;
+
+	return;
+
+send_fail_skb:
+	kfree_skb(skb);
+send_fail:
+	name = get_fc_host_event_code_name(event_code);
+	printk(KERN_WARNING
+		"%s: Dropped Event : host %d %s data 0x%08x - err %d\n",
+		__FUNCTION__, shost->host_no,
+		(name) ? name : "<unknown>", event_data, err);
+	return;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(fc_host_post_event);
+
+
+/**
+ * fc_host_post_vendor_event - called to post a vendor unique event on
+ *                             a fc_host
+ *
+ * @shost:		host the event occurred on
+ * @event_number:	fc event number obtained from get_fc_event_number()
+ * @data_len:		amount, in bytes, of vendor unique data
+ * @data_buf:		pointer to vendor unique data
+ *
+ * Notes:
+ *	This routine assumes no locks are held on entry.
+ **/
+void
+fc_host_post_vendor_event(struct Scsi_Host *shost, u32 event_number,
+		u32 data_len, char * data_buf, u32 vendor_id)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	struct nlmsghdr	*nlh;
+	struct fc_nl_event *event;
+	u32 len, skblen;
+	int err;
+
+	if (!scsi_nl_sock) {
+		err = -ENOENT;
+		goto send_vendor_fail;
+	}
+
+	len = FC_NL_MSGALIGN(sizeof(*event) + data_len);
+	skblen = NLMSG_SPACE(len);
+
+	skb = alloc_skb(skblen, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!skb) {
+		err = -ENOBUFS;
+		goto send_vendor_fail;
+	}
+
+	nlh = nlmsg_put(skb, 0, 0, SCSI_TRANSPORT_MSG,
+				skblen - sizeof(*nlh), 0);
+	if (!nlh) {
+		err = -ENOBUFS;
+		goto send_vendor_fail_skb;
+	}
+	event = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
+
+	INIT_SCSI_NL_HDR(&event->snlh, SCSI_NL_TRANSPORT_FC,
+				FC_NL_ASYNC_EVENT, len);
+	event->seconds = get_seconds();
+	event->vendor_id = vendor_id;
+	event->host_no = shost->host_no;
+	event->event_datalen = data_len;	/* bytes */
+	event->event_num = event_number;
+	event->event_code = FCH_EVT_VENDOR_UNIQUE;
+	memcpy(&event->event_data, data_buf, data_len);
+
+	err = nlmsg_multicast(scsi_nl_sock, skb, 0, SCSI_NL_GRP_FC_EVENTS);
+	if (err && (err != -ESRCH))	/* filter no recipient errors */
+		/* nlmsg_multicast already kfree_skb'd */
+		goto send_vendor_fail;
+
+	return;
+
+send_vendor_fail_skb:
+	kfree_skb(skb);
+send_vendor_fail:
+	printk(KERN_WARNING
+		"%s: Dropped Event : host %d vendor_unique - err %d\n",
+		__FUNCTION__, shost->host_no, err);
+	return;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(fc_host_post_vendor_event);
+
+
 
 static __init int fc_transport_init(void)
 {
-	int error = transport_class_register(&fc_host_class);
+	int error;
+
+	atomic_set(&fc_event_seq, 0);
+
+	error = transport_class_register(&fc_host_class);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 	error = transport_class_register(&fc_rport_class);
diff --git a/include/linux/netlink.h b/include/linux/netlink.h
index 855b446..6641162 100644
--- a/include/linux/netlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/netlink.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #define NETLINK_DNRTMSG		14	/* DECnet routing messages */
 #define NETLINK_KOBJECT_UEVENT	15	/* Kernel messages to userspace */
 #define NETLINK_GENERIC		16
+/* leave room for NETLINK_DM (DM Events) */
+#define NETLINK_SCSITRANSPORT	18	/* SCSI Transports */
 
 #define MAX_LINKS 32		
 
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_netlink.h b/include/scsi/scsi_netlink.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a3a20e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_netlink.h
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*
+ *  SCSI Transport Netlink Interface
+ *    Used for the posting of outbound SCSI transport events
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2006   James Smart, Emulex Corporation
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ */
+#ifndef SCSI_NETLINK_H
+#define SCSI_NETLINK_H
+
+/*
+ * This file intended to be included by both kernel and user space
+ */
+
+/* Single Netlink Message type to send all SCSI Transport messages */
+#define SCSI_TRANSPORT_MSG		NLMSG_MIN_TYPE + 1
+
+/* SCSI Transport Broadcast Groups */
+	/* leaving groups 0 and 1 unassigned */
+#define SCSI_NL_GRP_FC_EVENTS		(1<<2)		/* Group 2 */
+#define SCSI_NL_GRP_CNT			3
+
+
+/* SCSI_TRANSPORT_MSG event message header */
+struct scsi_nl_hdr {
+	uint8_t version;
+	uint8_t transport;
+	uint16_t magic;
+	uint16_t msgtype;
+	uint16_t msglen;
+} __attribute__((aligned(sizeof(uint64_t))));
+
+/* scsi_nl_hdr->version value */
+#define SCSI_NL_VERSION				1
+
+/* scsi_nl_hdr->magic value */
+#define SCSI_NL_MAGIC				0xA1B2
+
+/* scsi_nl_hdr->transport value */
+#define SCSI_NL_TRANSPORT			0
+#define SCSI_NL_TRANSPORT_FC			1
+#define SCSI_NL_MAX_TRANSPORTS			2
+
+/* scsi_nl_hdr->msgtype values are defined in each transport */
+
+
+/*
+ * Vendor ID:
+ *   If transports post vendor-unique events, they must pass a well-known
+ *   32-bit vendor identifier. This identifier consists of 8 bits indicating
+ *   the "type" of identifier contained, and 24 bits of id data.
+ *
+ *   Identifiers for each type:
+ *    PCI :  ID data is the 16 bit PCI Registered Vendor ID
+ */
+#define SCSI_NL_VID_ID_MASK			0x00FFFFFF
+#define SCSI_NL_VID_TYPE_MASK			0xFF000000
+#define SCSI_NL_VID_TYPE_PCI			0x01000000
+
+
+#define INIT_SCSI_NL_HDR(hdr, t, mtype, mlen)			\
+	{							\
+	(hdr)->version = SCSI_NL_VERSION;			\
+	(hdr)->transport = t;					\
+	(hdr)->magic = SCSI_NL_MAGIC;				\
+	(hdr)->msgtype = mtype;					\
+	(hdr)->msglen = mlen;					\
+	}
+
+
+#endif /* SCSI_NETLINK_H */
+
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_netlink_fc.h b/include/scsi/scsi_netlink_fc.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b213d29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_netlink_fc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+ *  FC Transport Netlink Interface
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2006   James Smart, Emulex Corporation
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ */
+#ifndef SCSI_NETLINK_FC_H
+#define SCSI_NETLINK_FC_H
+
+#include <scsi/scsi_netlink.h>
+
+/*
+ * This file intended to be included by both kernel and user space
+ */
+
+/*
+ * FC Transport Message Types
+ */
+	/* kernel -> user */
+#define FC_NL_ASYNC_EVENT			0x0100
+	/* user -> kernel */
+/* none */
+
+
+/*
+ * Message Structures :
+ */
+
+/* macro to round up message lengths to 8byte boundary */
+#define FC_NL_MSGALIGN(len)		(((len) + 7) & ~7)
+
+
+/*
+ * FC Transport Broadcast Event Message :
+ *   FC_NL_ASYNC_EVENT
+ *
+ * Note: if Vendor Unique message, &event_data will be  start of
+ * 	 vendor unique payload, and the length of the payload is
+ *       per event_datalen
+ *
+ * Note: When specifying vendor_id, be sure to read the Vendor Type and ID
+ *   formatting requirements specified in scsi_netlink.h
+ */
+struct fc_nl_event {
+	struct scsi_nl_hdr snlh;		/* must be 1st element ! */
+	uint64_t seconds;
+	uint32_t vendor_id;
+	uint16_t host_no;
+	uint16_t event_datalen;
+	uint32_t event_num;
+	uint32_t event_code;
+	uint32_t event_data;
+} __attribute__((aligned(sizeof(uint64_t))));
+
+
+#endif /* SCSI_NETLINK_FC_H */
+
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.h b/include/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.h
index c74be5d..f91c535 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi.h>
+#include <scsi/scsi_netlink.h>
 
 struct scsi_transport_template;
 
@@ -284,6 +285,30 @@
 
 
 /*
+ * FC Event Codes - Polled and Async, following FC HBAAPI v2.0 guidelines
+ */
+
+/*
+ * fc_host_event_code: If you alter this, you also need to alter
+ * scsi_transport_fc.c (for the ascii descriptions).
+ */
+enum fc_host_event_code  {
+	FCH_EVT_LIP			= 0x1,
+	FCH_EVT_LINKUP			= 0x2,
+	FCH_EVT_LINKDOWN		= 0x3,
+	FCH_EVT_LIPRESET		= 0x4,
+	FCH_EVT_RSCN			= 0x5,
+	FCH_EVT_ADAPTER_CHANGE		= 0x103,
+	FCH_EVT_PORT_UNKNOWN		= 0x200,
+	FCH_EVT_PORT_OFFLINE		= 0x201,
+	FCH_EVT_PORT_ONLINE		= 0x202,
+	FCH_EVT_PORT_FABRIC		= 0x204,
+	FCH_EVT_LINK_UNKNOWN		= 0x500,
+	FCH_EVT_VENDOR_UNIQUE		= 0xffff,
+};
+
+
+/*
  * FC Local Port (Host) Attributes
  *
  * Attributes are based on HBAAPI V2.0 definitions.
@@ -526,5 +551,14 @@
 void fc_remote_port_delete(struct fc_rport  *rport);
 void fc_remote_port_rolechg(struct fc_rport  *rport, u32 roles);
 int scsi_is_fc_rport(const struct device *);
+u32 fc_get_event_number(void);
+void fc_host_post_event(struct Scsi_Host *shost, u32 event_number,
+		enum fc_host_event_code event_code, u32 event_data);
+void fc_host_post_vendor_event(struct Scsi_Host *shost, u32 event_number,
+		u32 data_len, char * data_buf, u32 vendor_id);
+	/* Note: when specifying vendor_id to fc_host_post_vendor_event()
+	 *   be sure to read the Vendor Type and ID formatting requirements
+	 *   specified in scsi_netlink.h
+	 */
 
 #endif /* SCSI_TRANSPORT_FC_H */