goto get_vf;
        case EVENT_RING_OPCODE_MALICIOUS_VF:
                abs_vfid = elem->message.data.malicious_vf_event.vf_id;
-               DP(BNX2X_MSG_IOV, "Got VF MALICIOUS notification abs_vfid=%d\n",
-                  abs_vfid);
+               DP(BNX2X_MSG_IOV, "Got VF MALICIOUS notification abs_vfid=%d err_id=0x%x\n",
+                  abs_vfid, elem->message.data.malicious_vf_event.err_id);
                goto get_vf;
        default:
                return 1;
                /* Do nothing for now */
                break;
        case EVENT_RING_OPCODE_MALICIOUS_VF:
-               DP(BNX2X_MSG_IOV, "got VF [%d] MALICIOUS notification\n",
-                  vf->abs_vfid);
+               DP(BNX2X_MSG_IOV, "Got VF MALICIOUS notification abs_vfid=%d error id %x\n",
+                  abs_vfid, elem->message.data.malicious_vf_event.err_id);
                /* Do nothing for now */
                break;
        }
        return PFVF_BULLETIN_UPDATED;
 }
 
-void bnx2x_vf_map_doorbells(struct bnx2x *bp)
+void __iomem *bnx2x_vf_doorbells(struct bnx2x *bp)
 {
        /* vf doorbells are embedded within the regview */
-       bp->doorbells = bp->regview + PXP_VF_ADDR_DB_START;
+       return bp->regview + PXP_VF_ADDR_DB_START;
 }
 
 int bnx2x_vf_pci_alloc(struct bnx2x *bp)
 
 void bnx2x_vfpf_prep(struct bnx2x *bp, struct vfpf_first_tlv *first_tlv,
                     u16 type, u16 length)
 {
+       mutex_lock(&bp->vf2pf_mutex);
+
        DP(BNX2X_MSG_IOV, "preparing to send %d tlv over vf pf channel\n",
           type);
 
        first_tlv->resp_msg_offset = sizeof(bp->vf2pf_mbox->req);
 }
 
+/* releases the mailbox */
+void bnx2x_vfpf_finalize(struct bnx2x *bp, struct vfpf_first_tlv *first_tlv)
+{
+       DP(BNX2X_MSG_IOV, "done sending [%d] tlv over vf pf channel\n",
+          first_tlv->tl.type);
+
+       mutex_unlock(&bp->vf2pf_mutex);
+}
+
 /* list the types and lengths of the tlvs on the buffer */
 void bnx2x_dp_tlv_list(struct bnx2x *bp, void *tlvs_list)
 {
        /* clear mailbox and prep first tlv */
        bnx2x_vfpf_prep(bp, &req->first_tlv, CHANNEL_TLV_ACQUIRE, sizeof(*req));
 
-       if (bnx2x_get_vf_id(bp, &vf_id))
-               return -EAGAIN;
+       if (bnx2x_get_vf_id(bp, &vf_id)) {
+               rc = -EAGAIN;
+               goto out;
+       }
 
        req->vfdev_info.vf_id = vf_id;
        req->vfdev_info.vf_os = 0;
 
                /* PF timeout */
                if (rc)
-                       return rc;
+                       goto out;
 
                /* copy acquire response from buffer to bp */
                memcpy(&bp->acquire_resp, resp, sizeof(bp->acquire_resp));
                        /* PF reports error */
                        BNX2X_ERR("Failed to get the requested amount of resources: %d. Breaking...\n",
                                  bp->acquire_resp.hdr.status);
-                       return -EAGAIN;
+                       rc = -EAGAIN;
+                       goto out;
                }
        }
 
                       bp->acquire_resp.resc.current_mac_addr,
                       ETH_ALEN);
 
-       return 0;
+out:
+       bnx2x_vfpf_finalize(bp, &req->first_tlv);
+       return rc;
 }
 
 int bnx2x_vfpf_release(struct bnx2x *bp)
 {
        struct vfpf_release_tlv *req = &bp->vf2pf_mbox->req.release;
        struct pfvf_general_resp_tlv *resp = &bp->vf2pf_mbox->resp.general_resp;
-       u32 rc = 0, vf_id;
+       u32 rc, vf_id;
 
        /* clear mailbox and prep first tlv */
        bnx2x_vfpf_prep(bp, &req->first_tlv, CHANNEL_TLV_RELEASE, sizeof(*req));
 
-       if (bnx2x_get_vf_id(bp, &vf_id))
-               return -EAGAIN;
+       if (bnx2x_get_vf_id(bp, &vf_id)) {
+               rc = -EAGAIN;
+               goto out;
+       }
 
        req->vf_id = vf_id;
 
 
        if (rc)
                /* PF timeout */
-               return rc;
+               goto out;
+
        if (resp->hdr.status == PFVF_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
                /* PF released us */
                DP(BNX2X_MSG_SP, "vf released\n");
                /* PF reports error */
                BNX2X_ERR("PF failed our release request - are we out of sync? response status: %d\n",
                          resp->hdr.status);
-               return -EAGAIN;
+               rc = -EAGAIN;
+               goto out;
        }
+out:
+       bnx2x_vfpf_finalize(bp, &req->first_tlv);
 
-       return 0;
+       return rc;
 }
 
 /* Tell PF about SB addresses */
 
        rc = bnx2x_send_msg2pf(bp, &resp->hdr.status, bp->vf2pf_mbox_mapping);
        if (rc)
-               return rc;
+               goto out;
 
        if (resp->hdr.status != PFVF_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
                BNX2X_ERR("INIT VF failed: %d. Breaking...\n",
                          resp->hdr.status);
-               return -EAGAIN;
+               rc = -EAGAIN;
+               goto out;
        }
 
        DP(BNX2X_MSG_SP, "INIT VF Succeeded\n");
-       return 0;
+out:
+       bnx2x_vfpf_finalize(bp, &req->first_tlv);
+
+       return rc;
 }
 
 /* CLOSE VF - opposite to INIT_VF */
                BNX2X_ERR("Sending CLOSE failed: pf response was %d\n",
                          resp->hdr.status);
 
+       bnx2x_vfpf_finalize(bp, &req->first_tlv);
+
 free_irq:
        /* Disable HW interrupts, NAPI */
        bnx2x_netif_stop(bp, 0);
        if (resp->hdr.status != PFVF_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
                BNX2X_ERR("Status of SETUP_Q for queue[%d] is %d\n",
                          fp_idx, resp->hdr.status);
-               return -EINVAL;
+               rc = -EINVAL;
        }
+
+       bnx2x_vfpf_finalize(bp, &req->first_tlv);
+
        return rc;
 }
 
        if (rc) {
                BNX2X_ERR("Sending TEARDOWN for queue %d failed: %d\n", qidx,
                          rc);
-               return rc;
+               goto out;
        }
 
        /* PF failed the transaction */
        if (resp->hdr.status != PFVF_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
                BNX2X_ERR("TEARDOWN for queue %d failed: %d\n", qidx,
                          resp->hdr.status);
-               return -EINVAL;
+               rc = -EINVAL;
        }
 
-       return 0;
+out:
+       bnx2x_vfpf_finalize(bp, &req->first_tlv);
+       return rc;
 }
 
 /* request pf to add a mac for the vf */
 {
        struct vfpf_set_q_filters_tlv *req = &bp->vf2pf_mbox->req.set_q_filters;
        struct pfvf_general_resp_tlv *resp = &bp->vf2pf_mbox->resp.general_resp;
-       int rc;
+       int rc = 0;
 
        /* clear mailbox and prep first tlv */
        bnx2x_vfpf_prep(bp, &req->first_tlv, CHANNEL_TLV_SET_Q_FILTERS,
        rc = bnx2x_send_msg2pf(bp, &resp->hdr.status, bp->vf2pf_mbox_mapping);
        if (rc) {
                BNX2X_ERR("failed to send message to pf. rc was %d\n", rc);
-               return rc;
+               goto out;
        }
 
        /* failure may mean PF was configured with a new mac for us */
 
        if (resp->hdr.status != PFVF_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
                BNX2X_ERR("vfpf SET MAC failed: %d\n", resp->hdr.status);
-               return -EINVAL;
+               rc = -EINVAL;
        }
+out:
+       bnx2x_vfpf_finalize(bp, &req->first_tlv);
 
        return 0;
 }
        rc = bnx2x_send_msg2pf(bp, &resp->hdr.status, bp->vf2pf_mbox_mapping);
        if (rc) {
                BNX2X_ERR("Sending a message failed: %d\n", rc);
-               return rc;
+               goto out;
        }
 
        if (resp->hdr.status != PFVF_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
                BNX2X_ERR("Set Rx mode/multicast failed: %d\n",
                          resp->hdr.status);
-               return -EINVAL;
+               rc = -EINVAL;
        }
+out:
+       bnx2x_vfpf_finalize(bp, &req->first_tlv);
 
        return 0;
 }
                break;
        default:
                BNX2X_ERR("BAD rx mode (%d)\n", mode);
-               return -EINVAL;
+               rc = -EINVAL;
+               goto out;
        }
 
        req->flags |= VFPF_SET_Q_FILTERS_RX_MASK_CHANGED;
 
        if (resp->hdr.status != PFVF_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
                BNX2X_ERR("Set Rx mode failed: %d\n", resp->hdr.status);
-               return -EINVAL;
+               rc = -EINVAL;
        }
+out:
+       bnx2x_vfpf_finalize(bp, &req->first_tlv);
 
        return rc;
 }