*
  *     @threaded:      napi threaded mode is enabled
  *
+ *     @module_fw_flash_in_progress:   Module firmware flashing is in progress.
+ *
  *     @net_notifier_list:     List of per-net netdev notifier block
  *                             that follow this device when it is moved
  *                             to another network namespace.
        bool                    proto_down;
        bool                    threaded;
        unsigned                wol_enabled:1;
-
+       unsigned                module_fw_flash_in_progress:1;
        struct list_head        net_notifier_list;
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MACSEC)
 
 {
        const struct ethtool_ops *ops = dev->ethtool_ops;
 
+       if (dev->module_fw_flash_in_progress) {
+               NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+                              "Module firmware flashing is in progress");
+               return -EBUSY;
+       }
+
        if (dev->sfp_bus)
                return sfp_get_module_eeprom_by_page(dev->sfp_bus, page_data, extack);
 
 
        if (!dev->ethtool_ops->get_link_ksettings)
                return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
+       if (dev->module_fw_flash_in_progress)
+               return -EBUSY;
+
        memset(&link_ksettings, 0, sizeof(link_ksettings));
        err = dev->ethtool_ops->get_link_ksettings(dev, &link_ksettings);
        if (err < 0)
        if (!dev->ethtool_ops->reset)
                return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
+       if (dev->module_fw_flash_in_progress)
+               return -EBUSY;
+
        if (copy_from_user(&reset, useraddr, sizeof(reset)))
                return -EFAULT;
 
        const struct ethtool_ops *ops = dev->ethtool_ops;
        struct phy_device *phydev = dev->phydev;
 
+       if (dev->module_fw_flash_in_progress)
+               return -EBUSY;
+
        if (dev->sfp_bus)
                return sfp_get_module_info(dev->sfp_bus, modinfo);
 
        const struct ethtool_ops *ops = dev->ethtool_ops;
        struct phy_device *phydev = dev->phydev;
 
+       if (dev->module_fw_flash_in_progress)
+               return -EBUSY;
+
        if (dev->sfp_bus)
                return sfp_get_module_eeprom(dev->sfp_bus, ee, data);
 
 
 static int ethnl_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
                              void *ptr)
 {
+       struct netdev_notifier_info *info = ptr;
+       struct netlink_ext_ack *extack;
+       struct net_device *dev;
+
+       dev = netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(info);
+       extack = netdev_notifier_info_to_extack(info);
+
        switch (event) {
        case NETDEV_FEAT_CHANGE:
                ethnl_notify_features(ptr);
                break;
+       case NETDEV_PRE_UP:
+               if (dev->module_fw_flash_in_progress) {
+                       NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Can't set port up while flashing module firmware");
+                       return NOTIFY_BAD;
+               }
        }
 
        return NOTIFY_DONE;