struct list_head lu_list;
 };
 
-#define SBP2_MAX_SG_ELEMENT_LENGTH     0xf000
+/*
+ * Per section 7.4.8 of the SBP-2 spec, a mgt_ORB_timeout value can be
+ * provided in the config rom.  A high timeout value really only matters
+ * on initial login, where we'll just use 20s rather than hassling with
+ * reading the config rom, since it really wouldn't buy us much.
+ */
+#define SBP2_LOGIN_ORB_TIMEOUT         20000   /* Timeout in ms */
 #define SBP2_ORB_TIMEOUT               2000    /* Timeout in ms */
 #define SBP2_ORB_NULL                  0x80000000
+#define SBP2_MAX_SG_ELEMENT_LENGTH     0xf000
 
 #define SBP2_DIRECTION_TO_MEDIA                0x0
 #define SBP2_DIRECTION_FROM_MEDIA      0x1
 {
        struct fw_device *device = fw_device(lu->tgt->unit->device.parent);
        struct sbp2_management_orb *orb;
+       unsigned int timeout;
        int retval = -ENOMEM;
 
        orb = kzalloc(sizeof(*orb), GFP_ATOMIC);
                orb->request.misc |=
                        MANAGEMENT_ORB_RECONNECT(2) |
                        MANAGEMENT_ORB_EXCLUSIVE(sbp2_param_exclusive_login);
+               timeout = SBP2_LOGIN_ORB_TIMEOUT;
+       } else {
+               timeout = SBP2_ORB_TIMEOUT;
        }
 
        fw_memcpy_to_be32(&orb->request, &orb->request, sizeof(orb->request));
        sbp2_send_orb(&orb->base, lu, node_id, generation,
                      lu->tgt->management_agent_address);
 
-       wait_for_completion_timeout(&orb->done,
-                                   msecs_to_jiffies(SBP2_ORB_TIMEOUT));
+       wait_for_completion_timeout(&orb->done, msecs_to_jiffies(timeout));
 
        retval = -EIO;
        if (sbp2_cancel_orbs(lu) == 0) {