diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_def.h b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_def.h
index a80adfc6d78..fcb1dff9bc1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_def.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_def.h
@@ -279,7 +279,8 @@ struct ql82xx_hw_data {
 	uint32_t flt_region_fw;
 
 	uint32_t flt_iscsi_param;
-	uint32_t reserved;
+	uint32_t flt_region_chap;
+	uint32_t flt_chap_size;
 };
 
 struct qla4_8xxx_legacy_intr_set {
@@ -609,6 +610,8 @@ struct scsi_qla_host {
 #define	QLFLASH_READING		1
 #define	QLFLASH_WRITING		2
 	struct dma_pool *chap_dma_pool;
+	uint8_t *chap_list; /* CHAP table cache */
+	struct mutex  chap_sem;
 #define CHAP_DMA_BLOCK_SIZE    512
 	struct workqueue_struct *task_wq;
 	unsigned long ddb_idx_map[MAX_DDB_ENTRIES / BITS_PER_LONG];
@@ -671,6 +674,11 @@ static inline int is_qla4032(struct scsi_qla_host *ha)
 	return ha->pdev->device == PCI_DEVICE_ID_QLOGIC_ISP4032;
 }
 
+static inline int is_qla40XX(struct scsi_qla_host *ha)
+{
+	return is_qla4032(ha) || is_qla4022(ha) || is_qla4010(ha);
+}
+
 static inline int is_qla8022(struct scsi_qla_host *ha)
 {
 	return ha->pdev->device == PCI_DEVICE_ID_QLOGIC_ISP8022;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_fw.h b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_fw.h
index 597875fbb24..cbd5a20dbbd 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_fw.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_fw.h
@@ -251,6 +251,8 @@ union external_hw_config_reg {
 #define FA_BOOT_CODE_ADDR_82		0x20000
 #define FA_RISC_CODE_ADDR_82		0x40000
 #define FA_GOLD_RISC_CODE_ADDR_82	0x80000
+#define FA_FLASH_ISCSI_CHAP		0x540000
+#define FA_FLASH_CHAP_SIZE		0xC0000
 
 /* Flash Description Table */
 struct qla_fdt_layout {
@@ -310,6 +312,7 @@ struct qla_flt_header {
 #define FLT_REG_GOLD_FW_82	0x75
 #define FLT_REG_BOOT_CODE_82	0x78
 #define FLT_REG_ISCSI_PARAM	0x65
+#define FLT_REG_ISCSI_CHAP	0x63
 
 struct qla_flt_region {
 	uint32_t code;
@@ -681,6 +684,8 @@ struct addr_ctrl_blk_def {
 
 #define MAX_CHAP_ENTRIES_40XX	128
 #define MAX_CHAP_ENTRIES_82XX	1024
+#define MAX_RESRV_CHAP_IDX	3
+#define FLASH_CHAP_OFFSET	0x06000000
 
 struct ql4_chap_table {
 	uint16_t link;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_mbx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_mbx.c
index b60b90301a8..4c2b8487039 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_mbx.c
@@ -1304,7 +1304,7 @@ int qla4xxx_get_chap(struct scsi_qla_host *ha, char *username, char *password,
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	int rval = QLA_ERROR;
-	uint32_t offset = 0;
+	uint32_t offset = 0, chap_size;
 	struct ql4_chap_table *chap_table;
 	dma_addr_t chap_dma;
 
@@ -1314,12 +1314,22 @@ int qla4xxx_get_chap(struct scsi_qla_host *ha, char *username, char *password,
 		goto exit_get_chap;
 	}
 
-	memset(chap_table, 0, sizeof(struct ql4_chap_table));
+	chap_size = sizeof(struct ql4_chap_table);
+	memset(chap_table, 0, chap_size);
 
-	offset = 0x06000000 | (idx * sizeof(struct ql4_chap_table));
+	if (is_qla40XX(ha))
+		offset = FLASH_CHAP_OFFSET | (idx * chap_size);
+	else {
+		offset = FLASH_RAW_ACCESS_ADDR + (ha->hw.flt_region_chap << 2);
+		/* flt_chap_size is CHAP table size for both ports
+		 * so divide it by 2 to calculate the offset for second port
+		 */
+		if (ha->port_num == 1)
+			offset += (ha->hw.flt_chap_size / 2);
+		offset += (idx * chap_size);
+	}
 
-	rval = qla4xxx_get_flash(ha, chap_dma, offset,
-				 sizeof(struct ql4_chap_table));
+	rval = qla4xxx_get_flash(ha, chap_dma, offset, chap_size);
 	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto exit_get_chap;
@@ -1366,10 +1376,16 @@ static int qla4xxx_set_chap(struct scsi_qla_host *ha, char *username,
 	strncpy(chap_table->secret, password, MAX_CHAP_SECRET_LEN);
 	strncpy(chap_table->name, username, MAX_CHAP_NAME_LEN);
 	chap_table->cookie = __constant_cpu_to_le16(CHAP_VALID_COOKIE);
-	offset = 0x06000000 | (idx * sizeof(struct ql4_chap_table));
+	offset = FLASH_CHAP_OFFSET | (idx * sizeof(struct ql4_chap_table));
 	rval = qla4xxx_set_flash(ha, chap_dma, offset,
 				sizeof(struct ql4_chap_table),
 				FLASH_OPT_RMW_COMMIT);
+
+	if (rval == QLA_SUCCESS && ha->chap_list) {
+		/* Update ha chap_list cache */
+		memcpy((struct ql4_chap_table *)ha->chap_list + idx,
+		       chap_table, sizeof(struct ql4_chap_table));
+	}
 	dma_pool_free(ha->chap_dma_pool, chap_table, chap_dma);
 	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS)
 		ret =  -EINVAL;
@@ -1378,6 +1394,83 @@ exit_set_chap:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * qla4xxx_get_chap_index - Get chap index given username and secret
+ * @ha: pointer to adapter structure
+ * @username: CHAP username to be searched
+ * @password: CHAP password to be searched
+ * @bidi: Is this a BIDI CHAP
+ * @chap_index: CHAP index to be returned
+ *
+ * Match the username and password in the chap_list, return the index if a
+ * match is found. If a match is not found then add the entry in FLASH and
+ * return the index at which entry is written in the FLASH.
+ **/
+static int qla4xxx_get_chap_index(struct scsi_qla_host *ha, char *username,
+			    char *password, int bidi, uint16_t *chap_index)
+{
+	int i, rval;
+	int free_index = -1;
+	int found_index = 0;
+	int max_chap_entries = 0;
+	struct ql4_chap_table *chap_table;
+
+	if (is_qla8022(ha))
+		max_chap_entries = (ha->hw.flt_chap_size / 2) /
+						sizeof(struct ql4_chap_table);
+	else
+		max_chap_entries = MAX_CHAP_ENTRIES_40XX;
+
+	if (!ha->chap_list) {
+		ql4_printk(KERN_ERR, ha, "Do not have CHAP table cache\n");
+		return QLA_ERROR;
+	}
+
+	mutex_lock(&ha->chap_sem);
+	for (i = 0; i < max_chap_entries; i++) {
+		chap_table = (struct ql4_chap_table *)ha->chap_list + i;
+		if (chap_table->cookie !=
+		    __constant_cpu_to_le16(CHAP_VALID_COOKIE)) {
+			if (i > MAX_RESRV_CHAP_IDX && free_index == -1)
+				free_index = i;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (bidi) {
+			if (chap_table->flags & BIT_7)
+				continue;
+		} else {
+			if (chap_table->flags & BIT_6)
+				continue;
+		}
+		if (!strncmp(chap_table->secret, password,
+			     MAX_CHAP_SECRET_LEN) &&
+		    !strncmp(chap_table->name, username,
+			     MAX_CHAP_NAME_LEN)) {
+			*chap_index = i;
+			found_index = 1;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* If chap entry is not present and a free index is available then
+	 * write the entry in flash
+	 */
+	if (!found_index && free_index != -1) {
+		rval = qla4xxx_set_chap(ha, username, password,
+					free_index, bidi);
+		if (!rval) {
+			*chap_index = free_index;
+			found_index = 1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&ha->chap_sem);
+
+	if (found_index)
+		return QLA_SUCCESS;
+	return QLA_ERROR;
+}
+
 int qla4xxx_conn_close_sess_logout(struct scsi_qla_host *ha,
 				   uint16_t fw_ddb_index,
 				   uint16_t connection_id,
@@ -1490,7 +1583,6 @@ int qla4xxx_set_param_ddbentry(struct scsi_qla_host *ha,
 	uint16_t iscsi_opts = 0;
 	uint32_t options = 0;
 	uint16_t idx;
-	int max_chap_entries = 0;
 
 	fw_ddb_entry = dma_alloc_coherent(&ha->pdev->dev, sizeof(*fw_ddb_entry),
 					  &fw_ddb_entry_dma, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1559,26 +1651,14 @@ int qla4xxx_set_param_ddbentry(struct scsi_qla_host *ha,
 		goto exit_set_param;
 	}
 
-	if (is_qla8022(ha))
-		max_chap_entries = MAX_CHAP_ENTRIES_82XX;
-	else
-		max_chap_entries = MAX_CHAP_ENTRIES_40XX;
 	/* CHAP */
 	if (sess->username != NULL && sess->password != NULL) {
 		if (strlen(sess->username) && strlen(sess->password)) {
 			iscsi_opts |= BIT_7;
-			idx = ddb_entry->fw_ddb_index * 2;
-			if (idx > max_chap_entries) {
-				ql4_printk(KERN_ERR, ha,
-					   "%s: Invalid ddb or chap index\n",
-					   __func__);
-				rval  = -EINVAL;
-				goto exit_set_param;
-			}
 
-			rval = qla4xxx_set_chap(ha, sess->username,
-						sess->password, idx,
-						LOCAL_CHAP);
+			rval = qla4xxx_get_chap_index(ha, sess->username,
+						sess->password,
+						LOCAL_CHAP, &idx);
 			if (rval)
 				goto exit_set_param;
 
@@ -1590,17 +1670,10 @@ int qla4xxx_set_param_ddbentry(struct scsi_qla_host *ha,
 		/* Check if BIDI CHAP */
 		if (strlen(sess->username_in) && strlen(sess->password_in)) {
 			iscsi_opts |= BIT_4;
-			idx = (ddb_entry->fw_ddb_index * 2) + 1;
-			if (idx > max_chap_entries) {
-				ql4_printk(KERN_ERR, ha,
-					   "%s: Invalid ddb or bidi chap "
-					   "index\n", __func__);
-				rval  = -EINVAL;
-				goto exit_set_param;
-			}
-			rval = qla4xxx_set_chap(ha, sess->username_in,
-						sess->password_in, idx,
-						BIDI_CHAP);
+
+			rval = qla4xxx_get_chap_index(ha, sess->username_in,
+						      sess->password_in,
+						      BIDI_CHAP, &idx);
 			if (rval)
 				goto exit_set_param;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_nx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_nx.c
index 84c254afac0..f484ff43819 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_nx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_nx.c
@@ -2024,6 +2024,10 @@ qla4_8xxx_get_flt_info(struct scsi_qla_host *ha, uint32_t flt_addr)
 		case FLT_REG_ISCSI_PARAM:
 			hw->flt_iscsi_param =  start;
 			break;
+		case FLT_REG_ISCSI_CHAP:
+			hw->flt_region_chap =  start;
+			hw->flt_chap_size =  le32_to_cpu(region->size);
+			break;
 		}
 	}
 	goto done;
@@ -2036,6 +2040,9 @@ no_flash_data:
 	hw->flt_region_boot     = FA_BOOT_CODE_ADDR_82;
 	hw->flt_region_bootload = FA_BOOT_LOAD_ADDR_82;
 	hw->flt_region_fw       = FA_RISC_CODE_ADDR_82;
+	hw->flt_region_chap	= FA_FLASH_ISCSI_CHAP;
+	hw->flt_chap_size	= FA_FLASH_CHAP_SIZE;
+
 done:
 	DEBUG2(ql4_printk(KERN_INFO, ha, "FLT[%s]: flt=0x%x fdt=0x%x "
 	    "boot=0x%x bootload=0x%x fw=0x%x\n", loc, hw->flt_region_flt,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c
index ce391d5511e..874621db4a9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c
@@ -1605,6 +1605,10 @@ static void qla4xxx_mem_free(struct scsi_qla_host *ha)
 	if (ha->chap_dma_pool)
 		dma_pool_destroy(ha->chap_dma_pool);
 
+	if (ha->chap_list)
+		vfree(ha->chap_list);
+	ha->chap_list = NULL;
+
 	/* release io space registers  */
 	if (is_qla8022(ha)) {
 		if (ha->nx_pcibase)
@@ -3058,6 +3062,66 @@ kset_free:
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
+
+/**
+ * qla4xxx_create chap_list - Create CHAP list from FLASH
+ * @ha: pointer to adapter structure
+ *
+ * Read flash and make a list of CHAP entries, during login when a CHAP entry
+ * is received, it will be checked in this list. If entry exist then the CHAP
+ * entry index is set in the DDB. If CHAP entry does not exist in this list
+ * then a new entry is added in FLASH in CHAP table and the index obtained is
+ * used in the DDB.
+ **/
+static void qla4xxx_create_chap_list(struct scsi_qla_host *ha)
+{
+	int rval = 0;
+	uint8_t *chap_flash_data = NULL;
+	uint32_t offset;
+	dma_addr_t chap_dma;
+	uint32_t chap_size = 0;
+
+	if (is_qla40XX(ha))
+		chap_size = MAX_CHAP_ENTRIES_40XX  *
+					sizeof(struct ql4_chap_table);
+	else	/* Single region contains CHAP info for both
+		 * ports which is divided into half for each port.
+		 */
+		chap_size = ha->hw.flt_chap_size / 2;
+
+	chap_flash_data = dma_alloc_coherent(&ha->pdev->dev, chap_size,
+					  &chap_dma, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!chap_flash_data) {
+		ql4_printk(KERN_ERR, ha, "No memory for chap_flash_data\n");
+		return;
+	}
+	if (is_qla40XX(ha))
+		offset = FLASH_CHAP_OFFSET;
+	else {
+		offset = FLASH_RAW_ACCESS_ADDR + (ha->hw.flt_region_chap << 2);
+		if (ha->port_num == 1)
+			offset += chap_size;
+	}
+
+	rval = qla4xxx_get_flash(ha, chap_dma, offset, chap_size);
+	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS)
+		goto exit_chap_list;
+
+	if (ha->chap_list == NULL)
+		ha->chap_list = vmalloc(chap_size);
+	if (ha->chap_list == NULL) {
+		ql4_printk(KERN_ERR, ha, "No memory for ha->chap_list\n");
+		goto exit_chap_list;
+	}
+
+	memcpy(ha->chap_list, chap_flash_data, chap_size);
+
+exit_chap_list:
+	dma_free_coherent(&ha->pdev->dev, chap_size,
+			chap_flash_data, chap_dma);
+	return;
+}
+
 /**
  * qla4xxx_probe_adapter - callback function to probe HBA
  * @pdev: pointer to pci_dev structure
@@ -3135,6 +3199,7 @@ static int __devinit qla4xxx_probe_adapter(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ha->free_srb_q);
 
 	mutex_init(&ha->mbox_sem);
+	mutex_init(&ha->chap_sem);
 	init_completion(&ha->mbx_intr_comp);
 	init_completion(&ha->disable_acb_comp);
 
@@ -3266,6 +3331,8 @@ static int __devinit qla4xxx_probe_adapter(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	       ha->host_no, ha->firmware_version[0], ha->firmware_version[1],
 	       ha->patch_number, ha->build_number);
 
+	qla4xxx_create_chap_list(ha);
+
 	if (qla4xxx_setup_boot_info(ha))
 		ql4_printk(KERN_ERR, ha, "%s:ISCSI boot info setup failed\n",
 			   __func__);