enum {
        MLX5_FW_RESET_FLAGS_RESET_REQUESTED,
        MLX5_FW_RESET_FLAGS_NACK_RESET_REQUEST,
-       MLX5_FW_RESET_FLAGS_PENDING_COMP
+       MLX5_FW_RESET_FLAGS_PENDING_COMP,
+       MLX5_FW_RESET_FLAGS_DROP_NEW_REQUESTS
 };
 
 struct mlx5_fw_reset {
 
        if (fatal_error) {
                mlx5_core_warn(dev, "Got Device Reset\n");
-               queue_work(fw_reset->wq, &fw_reset->reset_reload_work);
+               if (!test_bit(MLX5_FW_RESET_FLAGS_DROP_NEW_REQUESTS, &fw_reset->reset_flags))
+                       queue_work(fw_reset->wq, &fw_reset->reset_reload_work);
+               else
+                       mlx5_core_err(dev, "Device is being removed, Drop new reset work\n");
                return;
        }
 
        struct mlx5_fw_reset *fw_reset = mlx5_nb_cof(nb, struct mlx5_fw_reset, nb);
        struct mlx5_eqe *eqe = data;
 
+       if (test_bit(MLX5_FW_RESET_FLAGS_DROP_NEW_REQUESTS, &fw_reset->reset_flags))
+               return NOTIFY_DONE;
+
        switch (eqe->sub_type) {
        case MLX5_GENERAL_SUBTYPE_FW_LIVE_PATCH_EVENT:
-                       queue_work(fw_reset->wq, &fw_reset->fw_live_patch_work);
+               queue_work(fw_reset->wq, &fw_reset->fw_live_patch_work);
                break;
        case MLX5_GENERAL_SUBTYPE_PCI_SYNC_FOR_FW_UPDATE_EVENT:
                mlx5_sync_reset_events_handle(fw_reset, eqe);
        mlx5_eq_notifier_unregister(dev, &dev->priv.fw_reset->nb);
 }
 
+void mlx5_drain_fw_reset(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+{
+       struct mlx5_fw_reset *fw_reset = dev->priv.fw_reset;
+
+       set_bit(MLX5_FW_RESET_FLAGS_DROP_NEW_REQUESTS, &fw_reset->reset_flags);
+       cancel_work_sync(&fw_reset->fw_live_patch_work);
+       cancel_work_sync(&fw_reset->reset_request_work);
+       cancel_work_sync(&fw_reset->reset_reload_work);
+       cancel_work_sync(&fw_reset->reset_now_work);
+       cancel_work_sync(&fw_reset->reset_abort_work);
+}
+
 int mlx5_fw_reset_init(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 {
        struct mlx5_fw_reset *fw_reset = kzalloc(sizeof(*fw_reset), GFP_KERNEL);
 
        struct mlx5_core_dev *dev  = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
        struct devlink *devlink = priv_to_devlink(dev);
 
+       /* mlx5_drain_fw_reset() is using devlink APIs. Hence, we must drain
+        * fw_reset before unregistering the devlink.
+        */
+       mlx5_drain_fw_reset(dev);
        devlink_unregister(devlink);
        mlx5_sriov_disable(pdev);
        mlx5_crdump_disable(dev);