ha->isp_ops.nvram_config(ha);
 
+       if (ha->flags.disable_serdes) {
+               /* Mask HBA via NVRAM settings? */
+               qla_printk(KERN_INFO, ha, "Masking HBA WWPN "
+                   "%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x (via NVRAM).\n",
+                   ha->port_name[0], ha->port_name[1],
+                   ha->port_name[2], ha->port_name[3],
+                   ha->port_name[4], ha->port_name[5],
+                   ha->port_name[6], ha->port_name[7]);
+               return QLA_FUNCTION_FAILED;
+       }
+
        qla_printk(KERN_INFO, ha, "Verifying loaded RISC code...\n");
 
        retry = 10;
        ha->flags.enable_lip_full_login = ((nv->host_p[1] & BIT_2) ? 1 : 0);
        ha->flags.enable_target_reset = ((nv->host_p[1] & BIT_3) ? 1 : 0);
        ha->flags.enable_led_scheme = (nv->special_options[1] & BIT_4) ? 1 : 0;
+       ha->flags.disable_serdes = 0;
 
        ha->operating_mode =
            (icb->add_firmware_options[0] & (BIT_6 | BIT_5 | BIT_4)) >> 4;
        ha->flags.enable_lip_full_login = 1;
        ha->flags.enable_target_reset = 1;
        ha->flags.enable_led_scheme = 0;
+       ha->flags.disable_serdes = le32_to_cpu(nv->host_p) & BIT_5 ? 1: 0;
 
        ha->operating_mode = (le32_to_cpu(icb->firmware_options_2) &
            (BIT_6 | BIT_5 | BIT_4)) >> 4;