MODULE_PARM_DESC(cpi_alg,
                 "PFC algorithm (0=none, 1=VLAN, 2=VLAN16, 3=IP Diffserv)");
 
-/* workqueue for handling kernel ndo_set_rx_mode() calls */
-static struct workqueue_struct *nicvf_rx_mode_wq;
-
 static inline u8 nicvf_netdev_qidx(struct nicvf *nic, u8 qidx)
 {
        if (nic->sqs_mode)
        struct nicvf_cq_poll *cq_poll = NULL;
        union nic_mbx mbx = {};
 
+       /* wait till all queued set_rx_mode tasks completes */
+       drain_workqueue(nic->nicvf_rx_mode_wq);
+
        mbx.msg.msg = NIC_MBOX_MSG_SHUTDOWN;
        nicvf_send_msg_to_pf(nic, &mbx);
 
        struct nicvf_cq_poll *cq_poll = NULL;
        union nic_mbx mbx = {};
 
+       /* wait till all queued set_rx_mode tasks completes if any */
+       drain_workqueue(nic->nicvf_rx_mode_wq);
+
        netif_carrier_off(netdev);
 
        err = nicvf_register_misc_interrupt(nic);
 static void nicvf_set_rx_mode_task(struct work_struct *work_arg)
 {
        struct nicvf_work *vf_work = container_of(work_arg, struct nicvf_work,
-                                                 work.work);
+                                                 work);
        struct nicvf *nic = container_of(vf_work, struct nicvf, rx_mode_work);
        u8 mode;
        struct xcast_addr_list *mc;
        kfree(nic->rx_mode_work.mc);
        nic->rx_mode_work.mc = mc_list;
        nic->rx_mode_work.mode = mode;
-       queue_delayed_work(nicvf_rx_mode_wq, &nic->rx_mode_work.work, 0);
+       queue_work(nic->nicvf_rx_mode_wq, &nic->rx_mode_work.work);
        spin_unlock(&nic->rx_mode_wq_lock);
 }
 
 
        INIT_WORK(&nic->reset_task, nicvf_reset_task);
 
-       INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&nic->rx_mode_work.work, nicvf_set_rx_mode_task);
+       nic->nicvf_rx_mode_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("nicvf_rx_mode_wq_VF%d",
+                                                       WQ_MEM_RECLAIM,
+                                                       nic->vf_id);
+       INIT_WORK(&nic->rx_mode_work.work, nicvf_set_rx_mode_task);
        spin_lock_init(&nic->rx_mode_wq_lock);
 
        err = register_netdev(netdev);
        nic = netdev_priv(netdev);
        pnetdev = nic->pnicvf->netdev;
 
-       cancel_delayed_work_sync(&nic->rx_mode_work.work);
-
        /* Check if this Qset is assigned to different VF.
         * If yes, clean primary and all secondary Qsets.
         */
        if (pnetdev && (pnetdev->reg_state == NETREG_REGISTERED))
                unregister_netdev(pnetdev);
+       if (nic->nicvf_rx_mode_wq) {
+               destroy_workqueue(nic->nicvf_rx_mode_wq);
+               nic->nicvf_rx_mode_wq = NULL;
+       }
        nicvf_unregister_interrupts(nic);
        pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
        if (nic->drv_stats)
 static int __init nicvf_init_module(void)
 {
        pr_info("%s, ver %s\n", DRV_NAME, DRV_VERSION);
-       nicvf_rx_mode_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("nicvf_generic",
-                                                  WQ_MEM_RECLAIM);
        return pci_register_driver(&nicvf_driver);
 }
 
 static void __exit nicvf_cleanup_module(void)
 {
-       if (nicvf_rx_mode_wq) {
-               destroy_workqueue(nicvf_rx_mode_wq);
-               nicvf_rx_mode_wq = NULL;
-       }
        pci_unregister_driver(&nicvf_driver);
 }