if (!hw->mac.ops.set_vfta)
                return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-       spin_lock(&adapter->mbx_lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&adapter->mbx_lock);
 
        /* add VID to filter table */
        err = hw->mac.ops.set_vfta(hw, vid, 0, true);
 
-       spin_unlock(&adapter->mbx_lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&adapter->mbx_lock);
 
        /* translate error return types so error makes sense */
        if (err == IXGBE_ERR_MBX)
        struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
        int err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-       spin_lock(&adapter->mbx_lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&adapter->mbx_lock);
 
        /* remove VID from filter table */
        if (hw->mac.ops.set_vfta)
                err = hw->mac.ops.set_vfta(hw, vid, 0, false);
 
-       spin_unlock(&adapter->mbx_lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&adapter->mbx_lock);
 
        clear_bit(vid, adapter->active_vlans);
 
        struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
        struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 
-       spin_lock(&adapter->mbx_lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&adapter->mbx_lock);
 
        /* reprogram multicast list */
        if (hw->mac.ops.update_mc_addr_list)
 
        ixgbevf_write_uc_addr_list(netdev);
 
-       spin_unlock(&adapter->mbx_lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&adapter->mbx_lock);
 }
 
 static void ixgbevf_napi_enable_all(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter)
                      ixgbe_mbox_api_unknown };
        int err = 0, idx = 0;
 
-       spin_lock(&adapter->mbx_lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&adapter->mbx_lock);
 
        while (api[idx] != ixgbe_mbox_api_unknown) {
                err = ixgbevf_negotiate_api_version(hw, api[idx]);
                idx++;
        }
 
-       spin_unlock(&adapter->mbx_lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&adapter->mbx_lock);
 }
 
 static void ixgbevf_up_complete(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter)
 
        ixgbevf_configure_msix(adapter);
 
-       spin_lock(&adapter->mbx_lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&adapter->mbx_lock);
 
        if (hw->mac.ops.set_rar) {
                if (is_valid_ether_addr(hw->mac.addr))
                        hw->mac.ops.set_rar(hw, 0, hw->mac.perm_addr, 0);
        }
 
-       spin_unlock(&adapter->mbx_lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&adapter->mbx_lock);
 
        clear_bit(__IXGBEVF_DOWN, &adapter->state);
        ixgbevf_napi_enable_all(adapter);
        unsigned int num_rx_queues = 1;
        int err, i;
 
-       spin_lock(&adapter->mbx_lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&adapter->mbx_lock);
 
        /* fetch queue configuration from the PF */
        err = ixgbevf_get_queues(hw, &num_tcs, &def_q);
 
-       spin_unlock(&adapter->mbx_lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&adapter->mbx_lock);
 
        if (err)
                return err;
        struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
        struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
 
-       spin_lock(&adapter->mbx_lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&adapter->mbx_lock);
 
        if (hw->mac.ops.reset_hw(hw))
                hw_dbg(hw, "PF still resetting\n");
        else
                hw->mac.ops.init_hw(hw);
 
-       spin_unlock(&adapter->mbx_lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&adapter->mbx_lock);
 
        if (is_valid_ether_addr(adapter->hw.mac.addr)) {
                memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, adapter->hw.mac.addr,
        if (hw->mac.ops.check_link) {
                s32 need_reset;
 
-               spin_lock(&adapter->mbx_lock);
+               spin_lock_bh(&adapter->mbx_lock);
 
                need_reset = hw->mac.ops.check_link(hw, &link_speed,
                                                    &link_up, false);
 
-               spin_unlock(&adapter->mbx_lock);
+               spin_unlock_bh(&adapter->mbx_lock);
 
                if (need_reset) {
                        adapter->link_up = link_up;
        unsigned int num_rx_queues = 1;
        int err, i;
 
-       spin_lock(&adapter->mbx_lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&adapter->mbx_lock);
 
        /* fetch queue configuration from the PF */
        err = ixgbevf_get_queues(hw, &num_tcs, &def_q);
 
-       spin_unlock(&adapter->mbx_lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&adapter->mbx_lock);
 
        if (err)
                return err;
        memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, netdev->addr_len);
        memcpy(hw->mac.addr, addr->sa_data, netdev->addr_len);
 
-       spin_lock(&adapter->mbx_lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&adapter->mbx_lock);
 
        if (hw->mac.ops.set_rar)
                hw->mac.ops.set_rar(hw, 0, hw->mac.addr, 0);
 
-       spin_unlock(&adapter->mbx_lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&adapter->mbx_lock);
 
        return 0;
 }