diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
index e481f5fe29d7f..7709bd117d634 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
@@ -1056,9 +1056,10 @@ lpfc_cmpl_els_flogi(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_iocbq *cmdiocb,
 
 		lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_WARNING, LOG_TRACE_EVENT,
 				 "0150 FLOGI failure Status:x%x/x%x "
-				 "xri x%x TMO:x%x\n",
+				 "xri x%x TMO:x%x refcnt %d\n",
 				 irsp->ulpStatus, irsp->un.ulpWord[4],
-				 cmdiocb->sli4_xritag, irsp->ulpTimeout);
+				 cmdiocb->sli4_xritag, irsp->ulpTimeout,
+				 kref_read(&ndlp->kref));
 
 		/* If this is not a loop open failure, bail out */
 		if (!(irsp->ulpStatus == IOSTAT_LOCAL_REJECT &&
@@ -1119,12 +1120,12 @@ lpfc_cmpl_els_flogi(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_iocbq *cmdiocb,
 	/* FLOGI completes successfully */
 	lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_INFO, LOG_ELS,
 			 "0101 FLOGI completes successfully, I/O tag:x%x, "
-			 "xri x%x Data: x%x x%x x%x x%x x%x x%x x%x\n",
+			 "xri x%x Data: x%x x%x x%x x%x x%x x%x x%x %d\n",
 			 cmdiocb->iotag, cmdiocb->sli4_xritag,
 			 irsp->un.ulpWord[4], sp->cmn.e_d_tov,
 			 sp->cmn.w2.r_a_tov, sp->cmn.edtovResolution,
 			 vport->port_state, vport->fc_flag,
-			 sp->cmn.priority_tagging);
+			 sp->cmn.priority_tagging, kref_read(&ndlp->kref));
 
 	if (sp->cmn.priority_tagging)
 		vport->vmid_flag |= LPFC_VMID_ISSUE_QFPA;
@@ -1202,8 +1203,6 @@ lpfc_cmpl_els_flogi(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_iocbq *cmdiocb,
 	phba->fcf.fcf_flag &= ~FCF_DISCOVERY;
 	spin_unlock_irq(&phba->hbalock);
 
-	if (!(ndlp->fc4_xpt_flags & (SCSI_XPT_REGD | NVME_XPT_REGD)))
-		lpfc_nlp_put(ndlp);
 	if (!lpfc_error_lost_link(irsp)) {
 		/* FLOGI failed, so just use loop map to make discovery list */
 		lpfc_disc_list_loopmap(vport);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
index 7cc5920979f8a..4bbb9645d42a1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
@@ -4429,8 +4429,9 @@ lpfc_register_remote_port(struct lpfc_vport *vport, struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp)
 		fc_remote_port_rolechg(rport, rport_ids.roles);
 
 	lpfc_printf_vlog(ndlp->vport, KERN_INFO, LOG_NODE,
-			 "3183 %s rport x%px DID x%x, role x%x\n",
-			 __func__, rport, rport->port_id, rport->roles);
+			 "3183 %s rport x%px DID x%x, role x%x refcnt %d\n",
+			 __func__, rport, rport->port_id, rport->roles,
+			 kref_read(&ndlp->kref));
 
 	if ((rport->scsi_target_id != -1) &&
 	    (rport->scsi_target_id < LPFC_MAX_TARGET)) {
@@ -4455,8 +4456,9 @@ lpfc_unregister_remote_port(struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp)
 
 	lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_INFO, LOG_NODE,
 			 "3184 rport unregister x%06x, rport x%px "
-			 "xptflg x%x\n",
-			 ndlp->nlp_DID, rport, ndlp->fc4_xpt_flags);
+			 "xptflg x%x refcnt %d\n",
+			 ndlp->nlp_DID, rport, ndlp->fc4_xpt_flags,
+			 kref_read(&ndlp->kref));
 
 	fc_remote_port_delete(rport);
 	lpfc_nlp_put(ndlp);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.c
index bcc804cefd30b..340d2894f82db 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.c
@@ -209,8 +209,9 @@ lpfc_nvme_remoteport_delete(struct nvme_fc_remote_port *remoteport)
 	 * calling state machine to remove the node.
 	 */
 	lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_INFO, LOG_NVME_DISC,
-			"6146 remoteport delete of remoteport x%px\n",
-			remoteport);
+			 "6146 remoteport delete of remoteport x%px, ndlp x%px "
+			 "DID x%x xflags x%x\n",
+			 remoteport, ndlp, ndlp->nlp_DID, ndlp->fc4_xpt_flags);
 	spin_lock_irq(&ndlp->lock);
 
 	/* The register rebind might have occurred before the delete