unsigned long flags;
        int rc = -EINVAL;
 
+       if (!p_ll2_conn)
+               return rc;
+
        spin_lock_irqsave(&p_tx->lock, flags);
        if (p_tx->b_completing_packet) {
                rc = -EBUSY;
        unsigned long flags = 0;
        int rc = 0;
 
+       if (!p_ll2_conn)
+               return rc;
+
        spin_lock_irqsave(&p_rx->lock, flags);
+
+       if (!QED_LL2_RX_REGISTERED(p_ll2_conn)) {
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&p_rx->lock, flags);
+               return 0;
+       }
+
        cq_new_idx = le16_to_cpu(*p_rx->p_fw_cons);
        cq_old_idx = qed_chain_get_cons_idx(&p_rx->rcq_chain);
 
        struct qed_ll2_info *p_ll2_conn = (struct qed_ll2_info *)p_cookie;
        int rc;
 
+       if (!p_ll2_conn)
+               return 0;
+
        if (!QED_LL2_RX_REGISTERED(p_ll2_conn))
                return 0;
 
        u16 new_idx = 0, num_bds = 0;
        int rc;
 
+       if (!p_ll2_conn)
+               return 0;
+
        if (!QED_LL2_TX_REGISTERED(p_ll2_conn))
                return 0;
 
        if (!p_ll2_conn)
                return -EINVAL;
        p_rx = &p_ll2_conn->rx_queue;
+       if (!p_rx->set_prod_addr)
+               return -EIO;
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&p_rx->lock, flags);
        if (!list_empty(&p_rx->free_descq))