int gpio_irq[GPIO_MAX];
 
        bool attached;
+       struct mutex st_mutex;                  /* Protects state */
        unsigned int state;
        struct delayed_work poll;
        struct delayed_work timeout;
-       struct mutex sm_mutex;
+       struct mutex sm_mutex;                  /* Protects state machine */
        unsigned char sm_mod_state;
        unsigned char sm_dev_state;
        unsigned short sm_state;
 {
        unsigned int state, i, changed;
 
+       mutex_lock(&sfp->st_mutex);
        state = sfp_get_state(sfp);
        changed = state ^ sfp->state;
        changed &= SFP_F_PRESENT | SFP_F_LOS | SFP_F_TX_FAULT;
                sfp_sm_event(sfp, state & SFP_F_LOS ?
                                SFP_E_LOS_HIGH : SFP_E_LOS_LOW);
        rtnl_unlock();
+       mutex_unlock(&sfp->st_mutex);
 }
 
 static irqreturn_t sfp_irq(int irq, void *data)
        sfp->dev = dev;
 
        mutex_init(&sfp->sm_mutex);
+       mutex_init(&sfp->st_mutex);
        INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&sfp->poll, sfp_poll);
        INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&sfp->timeout, sfp_timeout);