{
        u32 ret;
        int i;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->cmd_lock, flags);
        VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_CMD, VMXNET3_CMD_GET_LINK);
        ret = VMXNET3_READ_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_CMD);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->cmd_lock, flags);
+
        adapter->link_speed = ret >> 16;
        if (ret & 1) { /* Link is up. */
                printk(KERN_INFO "%s: NIC Link is Up %d Mbps\n",
 
        /* Check if there is an error on xmit/recv queues */
        if (events & (VMXNET3_ECR_TQERR | VMXNET3_ECR_RQERR)) {
+               spin_lock(&adapter->cmd_lock);
                VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_CMD,
                                       VMXNET3_CMD_GET_QUEUE_STATUS);
+               spin_unlock(&adapter->cmd_lock);
 
                for (i = 0; i < adapter->num_tx_queues; i++)
                        if (adapter->tqd_start[i].status.stopped)
        struct vmxnet3_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
        struct Vmxnet3_DriverShared *shared = adapter->shared;
        u32 *vfTable = adapter->shared->devRead.rxFilterConf.vfTable;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
        if (grp) {
                /* add vlan rx stripping. */
                                vfTable[i] = 0;
 
                        VMXNET3_SET_VFTABLE_ENTRY(vfTable, 0);
+                       spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->cmd_lock, flags);
                        VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_CMD,
                                               VMXNET3_CMD_UPDATE_VLAN_FILTERS);
+                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->cmd_lock, flags);
                } else {
                        printk(KERN_ERR "%s: vlan_rx_register when device has "
                               "no NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_RX\n", netdev->name);
                                 */
                                vfTable[i] = 0;
                        }
+                       spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->cmd_lock, flags);
                        VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_CMD,
                                               VMXNET3_CMD_UPDATE_VLAN_FILTERS);
+                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->cmd_lock, flags);
                }
        }
 }
 {
        struct vmxnet3_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
        u32 *vfTable = adapter->shared->devRead.rxFilterConf.vfTable;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
        VMXNET3_SET_VFTABLE_ENTRY(vfTable, vid);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->cmd_lock, flags);
        VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_CMD,
                               VMXNET3_CMD_UPDATE_VLAN_FILTERS);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->cmd_lock, flags);
 }
 
 
 {
        struct vmxnet3_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
        u32 *vfTable = adapter->shared->devRead.rxFilterConf.vfTable;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
        VMXNET3_CLEAR_VFTABLE_ENTRY(vfTable, vid);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->cmd_lock, flags);
        VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_CMD,
                               VMXNET3_CMD_UPDATE_VLAN_FILTERS);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->cmd_lock, flags);
 }
 
 
 vmxnet3_set_mc(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
        struct vmxnet3_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
+       unsigned long flags;
        struct Vmxnet3_RxFilterConf *rxConf =
                                        &adapter->shared->devRead.rxFilterConf;
        u8 *new_table = NULL;
                rxConf->mfTablePA = 0;
        }
 
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->cmd_lock, flags);
        if (new_mode != rxConf->rxMode) {
                rxConf->rxMode = cpu_to_le32(new_mode);
                VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_CMD,
 
        VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_CMD,
                               VMXNET3_CMD_UPDATE_MAC_FILTERS);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->cmd_lock, flags);
 
        kfree(new_table);
 }
 {
        int err, i;
        u32 ret;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
        dev_dbg(&adapter->netdev->dev, "%s: skb_buf_size %d, rx_buf_per_pkt %d,"
                " ring sizes %u %u %u\n", adapter->netdev->name,
                               adapter->shared_pa));
        VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_DSAH, VMXNET3_GET_ADDR_HI(
                               adapter->shared_pa));
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->cmd_lock, flags);
        VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_CMD,
                               VMXNET3_CMD_ACTIVATE_DEV);
        ret = VMXNET3_READ_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_CMD);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->cmd_lock, flags);
 
        if (ret != 0) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "Failed to activate dev %s: error %u\n",
 void
 vmxnet3_reset_dev(struct vmxnet3_adapter *adapter)
 {
+       unsigned long flags;
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->cmd_lock, flags);
        VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_CMD, VMXNET3_CMD_RESET_DEV);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->cmd_lock, flags);
 }
 
 
 vmxnet3_quiesce_dev(struct vmxnet3_adapter *adapter)
 {
        int i;
+       unsigned long flags;
        if (test_and_set_bit(VMXNET3_STATE_BIT_QUIESCED, &adapter->state))
                return 0;
 
 
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->cmd_lock, flags);
        VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_CMD,
                               VMXNET3_CMD_QUIESCE_DEV);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->cmd_lock, flags);
        vmxnet3_disable_all_intrs(adapter);
 
        for (i = 0; i < adapter->num_rx_queues; i++)
        u32 cfg;
 
        /* intr settings */
+       spin_lock(&adapter->cmd_lock);
        VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_CMD,
                               VMXNET3_CMD_GET_CONF_INTR);
        cfg = VMXNET3_READ_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_CMD);
+       spin_unlock(&adapter->cmd_lock);
        adapter->intr.type = cfg & 0x3;
        adapter->intr.mask_mode = (cfg >> 2) & 0x3;
 
        adapter->netdev = netdev;
        adapter->pdev = pdev;
 
+       spin_lock_init(&adapter->cmd_lock);
        adapter->shared = pci_alloc_consistent(adapter->pdev,
                          sizeof(struct Vmxnet3_DriverShared),
                          &adapter->shared_pa);
        u8 *arpreq;
        struct in_device *in_dev;
        struct in_ifaddr *ifa;
+       unsigned long flags;
        int i = 0;
 
        if (!netif_running(netdev))
        adapter->shared->devRead.pmConfDesc.confPA = cpu_to_le64(virt_to_phys(
                                                                 pmConf));
 
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->cmd_lock, flags);
        VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_CMD,
                               VMXNET3_CMD_UPDATE_PMCFG);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->cmd_lock, flags);
 
        pci_save_state(pdev);
        pci_enable_wake(pdev, pci_choose_state(pdev, PMSG_SUSPEND),
 vmxnet3_resume(struct device *device)
 {
        int err, i = 0;
+       unsigned long flags;
        struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(device);
        struct net_device *netdev = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
        struct vmxnet3_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
 
        pci_enable_wake(pdev, PCI_D0, 0);
 
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->cmd_lock, flags);
        VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_CMD,
                               VMXNET3_CMD_UPDATE_PMCFG);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->cmd_lock, flags);
        vmxnet3_alloc_intr_resources(adapter);
        vmxnet3_request_irqs(adapter);
        for (i = 0; i < adapter->num_rx_queues; i++)
 
 vmxnet3_set_rx_csum(struct net_device *netdev, u32 val)
 {
        struct vmxnet3_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
+       unsigned long flags;
 
        if (adapter->rxcsum != val) {
                adapter->rxcsum = val;
                                adapter->shared->devRead.misc.uptFeatures &=
                                ~UPT1_F_RXCSUM;
 
+                       spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->cmd_lock, flags);
                        VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_CMD,
                                               VMXNET3_CMD_UPDATE_FEATURE);
+                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->cmd_lock, flags);
                }
        }
        return 0;
        struct UPT1_TxStats *devTxStats;
        struct UPT1_RxStats *devRxStats;
        struct net_device_stats *net_stats = &netdev->stats;
+       unsigned long flags;
        int i;
 
        adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
 
        /* Collect the dev stats into the shared area */
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->cmd_lock, flags);
        VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_CMD, VMXNET3_CMD_GET_STATS);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->cmd_lock, flags);
 
        memset(net_stats, 0, sizeof(*net_stats));
        for (i = 0; i < adapter->num_tx_queues; i++) {
        struct vmxnet3_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
        u8 lro_requested = (data & ETH_FLAG_LRO) == 0 ? 0 : 1;
        u8 lro_present = (netdev->features & NETIF_F_LRO) == 0 ? 0 : 1;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
        if (data & ~ETH_FLAG_LRO)
                return -EOPNOTSUPP;
                else
                        adapter->shared->devRead.misc.uptFeatures &=
                                                        ~UPT1_F_LRO;
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->cmd_lock, flags);
                VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_CMD,
                                       VMXNET3_CMD_UPDATE_FEATURE);
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->cmd_lock, flags);
        }
        return 0;
 }
                          struct ethtool_stats *stats, u64  *buf)
 {
        struct vmxnet3_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
+       unsigned long flags;
        u8 *base;
        int i;
        int j = 0;
 
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->cmd_lock, flags);
        VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_CMD, VMXNET3_CMD_GET_STATS);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->cmd_lock, flags);
 
        /* this does assume each counter is 64-bit wide */
        for (j = 0; j < adapter->num_tx_queues; j++) {
                      const struct ethtool_rxfh_indir *p)
 {
        unsigned int i;
+       unsigned long flags;
        struct vmxnet3_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
        struct UPT1_RSSConf *rssConf = adapter->rss_conf;
 
        for (i = 0; i < rssConf->indTableSize; i++)
                rssConf->indTable[i] = p->ring_index[i];
 
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->cmd_lock, flags);
        VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_CMD,
                               VMXNET3_CMD_UPDATE_RSSIDT);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->cmd_lock, flags);
 
        return 0;