#define ATH_PAPRD_TIMEOUT      100 /* msecs */
 
+void ath_reset_work(struct work_struct *work);
 void ath_hw_check(struct work_struct *work);
 void ath_hw_pll_work(struct work_struct *work);
 void ath_paprd_calibrate(struct work_struct *work);
        struct mutex mutex;
        struct work_struct paprd_work;
        struct work_struct hw_check_work;
+       struct work_struct hw_reset_work;
        struct completion paprd_complete;
 
        unsigned int hw_busy_count;
 };
 
 void ath9k_tasklet(unsigned long data);
-int ath_reset(struct ath_softc *sc, bool retry_tx);
 int ath_cabq_update(struct ath_softc *);
 
 static inline void ath_read_cachesize(struct ath_common *common, int *csz)
 
                        ath_dbg(common, ATH_DBG_BSTUCK,
                                "beacon is officially stuck\n");
                        sc->sc_flags |= SC_OP_TSF_RESET;
-                       spin_lock(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
-                       ath_reset(sc, true);
-                       spin_unlock(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
+                       ieee80211_queue_work(sc->hw, &sc->hw_reset_work);
                }
 
                return;
 
                        goto error_world;
        }
 
+       INIT_WORK(&sc->hw_reset_work, ath_reset_work);
        INIT_WORK(&sc->hw_check_work, ath_hw_check);
        INIT_WORK(&sc->paprd_work, ath_paprd_calibrate);
        INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&sc->hw_pll_work, ath_hw_pll_work);
 
        del_timer_sync(&common->ani.timer);
        cancel_work_sync(&sc->paprd_work);
        cancel_work_sync(&sc->hw_check_work);
+       cancel_work_sync(&sc->hw_reset_work);
        cancel_delayed_work_sync(&sc->tx_complete_work);
        cancel_delayed_work_sync(&sc->hw_pll_work);
 
 
        if ((status & ATH9K_INT_FATAL) ||
            (status & ATH9K_INT_BB_WATCHDOG)) {
-               spin_lock(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
-               ath_reset(sc, true);
-               spin_unlock(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
+               ieee80211_queue_work(sc->hw, &sc->hw_reset_work);
                return;
        }
 
        ath9k_ps_restore(sc);
 }
 
-int ath_reset(struct ath_softc *sc, bool retry_tx)
+static int ath_reset(struct ath_softc *sc, bool retry_tx)
 {
        struct ath_hw *ah = sc->sc_ah;
        struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
        return r;
 }
 
+void ath_reset_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+       struct ath_softc *sc = container_of(work, struct ath_softc, hw_reset_work);
+
+       spin_lock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
+       ath_reset(sc, true);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
+}
+
 void ath_hw_check(struct work_struct *work)
 {
        struct ath_softc *sc = container_of(work, struct ath_softc, hw_check_work);
        cancel_delayed_work_sync(&sc->hw_pll_work);
        cancel_work_sync(&sc->paprd_work);
        cancel_work_sync(&sc->hw_check_work);
+       cancel_work_sync(&sc->hw_reset_work);
 
        if (sc->sc_flags & SC_OP_INVALID) {
                ath_dbg(common, ATH_DBG_ANY, "Device not present\n");
 
        rcu_read_unlock();
 
        if (needreset)
-               ath_reset(sc, false);
+               ieee80211_queue_work(sc->hw, &sc->hw_reset_work);
 }
 
 static bool ath_lookup_legacy(struct ath_buf *bf)
        struct ath_atx_ac *ac, *ac_tmp, *last_ac;
        struct ath_atx_tid *tid, *last_tid;
 
-       if (list_empty(&txq->axq_acq) ||
+       if (work_pending(&sc->hw_reset_work) || list_empty(&txq->axq_acq) ||
            txq->axq_ampdu_depth >= ATH_AGGR_MIN_QDEPTH)
                return;
 
 
        spin_lock_bh(&txq->axq_lock);
        for (;;) {
+               if (work_pending(&sc->hw_reset_work))
+                       break;
+
                if (list_empty(&txq->axq_q)) {
                        txq->axq_link = NULL;
                        if (sc->sc_flags & SC_OP_TXAGGR)
        if (needreset) {
                ath_dbg(ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah), ATH_DBG_RESET,
                        "tx hung, resetting the chip\n");
-               spin_lock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
-               ath_reset(sc, true);
-               spin_unlock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
+               ieee80211_queue_work(sc->hw, &sc->hw_reset_work);
        }
 
        ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(sc->hw, &sc->tx_complete_work,
        int status;
 
        for (;;) {
+               if (work_pending(&sc->hw_reset_work))
+                       break;
+
                status = ath9k_hw_txprocdesc(ah, NULL, (void *)&ts);
                if (status == -EINPROGRESS)
                        break;