/* ets may affect cmng configuration: reinit it in hw */
                bnx2x_set_local_cmng(bp);
-
-               set_bit(BNX2X_SP_RTNL_TX_RESUME, &bp->sp_rtnl_state);
-
-               schedule_delayed_work(&bp->sp_rtnl_task, 0);
-
                return;
        case BNX2X_DCBX_STATE_TX_RELEASED:
                DP(BNX2X_MSG_DCB, "BNX2X_DCBX_STATE_TX_RELEASED\n");
 
 
                case EVENT_RING_OPCODE_STOP_TRAFFIC:
                        DP(BNX2X_MSG_SP | BNX2X_MSG_DCB, "got STOP TRAFFIC\n");
+                       bnx2x_dcbx_set_params(bp, BNX2X_DCBX_STATE_TX_PAUSED);
                        if (f_obj->complete_cmd(bp, f_obj,
                                                BNX2X_F_CMD_TX_STOP))
                                break;
-                       bnx2x_dcbx_set_params(bp, BNX2X_DCBX_STATE_TX_PAUSED);
                        goto next_spqe;
 
                case EVENT_RING_OPCODE_START_TRAFFIC:
                        DP(BNX2X_MSG_SP | BNX2X_MSG_DCB, "got START TRAFFIC\n");
+                       bnx2x_dcbx_set_params(bp, BNX2X_DCBX_STATE_TX_RELEASED);
                        if (f_obj->complete_cmd(bp, f_obj,
                                                BNX2X_F_CMD_TX_START))
                                break;
-                       bnx2x_dcbx_set_params(bp, BNX2X_DCBX_STATE_TX_RELEASED);
                        goto next_spqe;
 
                case EVENT_RING_OPCODE_FUNCTION_UPDATE:
                               &bp->sp_rtnl_state))
                bnx2x_pf_set_vfs_vlan(bp);
 
-       if (test_and_clear_bit(BNX2X_SP_RTNL_TX_STOP, &bp->sp_rtnl_state))
+       if (test_and_clear_bit(BNX2X_SP_RTNL_TX_STOP, &bp->sp_rtnl_state)) {
                bnx2x_dcbx_stop_hw_tx(bp);
-
-       if (test_and_clear_bit(BNX2X_SP_RTNL_TX_RESUME, &bp->sp_rtnl_state))
                bnx2x_dcbx_resume_hw_tx(bp);
+       }
 
        /* work which needs rtnl lock not-taken (as it takes the lock itself and
         * can be called from other contexts as well)