qeth: synchronize configuration interface

Synchronize access to the drivers configuration interface.
Also do not allow configuration changes during online/offline
transition.

Signed-off-by: Frank Blaschka <frank.blaschka@de.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
index bab0febf072569657bc923646189f2adcc62c927..af661cd527df9f2d6977b319e4ad678f5b0e9e50 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
@@ -740,6 +740,7 @@ struct qeth_card {
        atomic_t force_alloc_skb;
        struct service_level qeth_service_level;
        struct qdio_ssqd_desc ssqd;
+       struct mutex conf_mutex;
 };
 
 struct qeth_card_list_struct {

diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
index 52096c9194f090f4816b1067ddf7a9d10e657cbd..fd1f48c771fce241705aa0fcbaacdaa62405ddc6 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
@@ -1100,6 +1100,7 @@ static int qeth_setup_card(struct qeth_card *card)
        spin_lock_init(&card->lock);
        spin_lock_init(&card->ip_lock);
        spin_lock_init(&card->thread_mask_lock);
+       mutex_init(&card->conf_mutex);
        card->thread_start_mask = 0;
        card->thread_allowed_mask = 0;
        card->thread_running_mask = 0;

diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_sys.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_sys.c
index 25dfd5abd19bb9a0fbbd20ee584548a925b3a328..cbac4050afb25d682f4e5b567b8b70d3265ddc18 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_sys.c
@@ -122,23 +122,32 @@ static ssize_t qeth_dev_portno_store(struct device *dev,
        struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
        char *tmp;
        unsigned int portno, limit;
+       int rc = 0;
 
        if (!card)
                return -EINVAL;
 
+       mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
        if ((card->state != CARD_STATE_DOWN) &&
-           (card->state != CARD_STATE_RECOVER))
-               return -EPERM;
+           (card->state != CARD_STATE_RECOVER)) {
+               rc = -EPERM;
+               goto out;
+       }
 
        portno = simple_strtoul(buf, &tmp, 16);
-       if (portno > QETH_MAX_PORTNO)
-               return -EINVAL;
+       if (portno > QETH_MAX_PORTNO) {
+               rc = -EINVAL;
+               goto out;
+       }
        limit = (card->ssqd.pcnt ? card->ssqd.pcnt - 1 : card->ssqd.pcnt);
-       if (portno > limit)
-               return -EINVAL;
-
+       if (portno > limit) {
+               rc = -EINVAL;
+               goto out;
+       }
        card->info.portno = portno;
-       return count;
+out:
+       mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
+       return rc ? rc : count;
 }
 
 static DEVICE_ATTR(portno, 0644, qeth_dev_portno_show, qeth_dev_portno_store);
@@ -165,18 +174,23 @@ static ssize_t qeth_dev_portname_store(struct device *dev,
 {
        struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
        char *tmp;
-       int i;
+       int i, rc = 0;
 
        if (!card)
                return -EINVAL;
 
+       mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
        if ((card->state != CARD_STATE_DOWN) &&
-           (card->state != CARD_STATE_RECOVER))
-               return -EPERM;
+           (card->state != CARD_STATE_RECOVER)) {
+               rc = -EPERM;
+               goto out;
+       }
 
        tmp = strsep((char **) &buf, "\n");
-       if ((strlen(tmp) > 8) || (strlen(tmp) == 0))
-               return -EINVAL;
+       if ((strlen(tmp) > 8) || (strlen(tmp) == 0)) {
+               rc = -EINVAL;
+               goto out;
+       }
 
        card->info.portname[0] = strlen(tmp);
        /* for beauty reasons */
@@ -184,8 +198,9 @@ static ssize_t qeth_dev_portname_store(struct device *dev,
                card->info.portname[i] = ' ';
        strcpy(card->info.portname + 1, tmp);
        ASCEBC(card->info.portname + 1, 8);
-
-       return count;
+out:
+       mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
+       return rc ? rc : count;
 }
 
 static DEVICE_ATTR(portname, 0644, qeth_dev_portname_show,
@@ -215,20 +230,25 @@ static ssize_t qeth_dev_prioqing_store(struct device *dev,
 {
        struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
        char *tmp;
+       int rc = 0;
 
        if (!card)
                return -EINVAL;
 
+       mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
        if ((card->state != CARD_STATE_DOWN) &&
-           (card->state != CARD_STATE_RECOVER))
-               return -EPERM;
+           (card->state != CARD_STATE_RECOVER)) {
+               rc = -EPERM;
+               goto out;
+       }
 
        /* check if 1920 devices are supported ,
         * if though we have to permit priority queueing
         */
        if (card->qdio.no_out_queues == 1) {
                card->qdio.do_prio_queueing = QETH_PRIOQ_DEFAULT;
-               return -EPERM;
+               rc = -EPERM;
+               goto out;
        }
 
        tmp = strsep((char **) &buf, "\n");
@@ -251,10 +271,11 @@ static ssize_t qeth_dev_prioqing_store(struct device *dev,
        } else if (!strcmp(tmp, "no_prio_queueing")) {
                card->qdio.do_prio_queueing = QETH_NO_PRIO_QUEUEING;
                card->qdio.default_out_queue = QETH_DEFAULT_QUEUE;
-       } else {
-               return -EINVAL;
-       }
-       return count;
+       } else
+               rc = -EINVAL;
+out:
+       mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
+       return rc ? rc : count;
 }
 
 static DEVICE_ATTR(priority_queueing, 0644, qeth_dev_prioqing_show,
@@ -277,14 +298,17 @@ static ssize_t qeth_dev_bufcnt_store(struct device *dev,
        struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
        char *tmp;
        int cnt, old_cnt;
-       int rc;
+       int rc = 0;
 
        if (!card)
                return -EINVAL;
 
+       mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
        if ((card->state != CARD_STATE_DOWN) &&
-           (card->state != CARD_STATE_RECOVER))
-               return -EPERM;
+           (card->state != CARD_STATE_RECOVER)) {
+               rc = -EPERM;
+               goto out;
+       }
 
        old_cnt = card->qdio.in_buf_pool.buf_count;
        cnt = simple_strtoul(buf, &tmp, 10);
@@ -293,7 +317,9 @@ static ssize_t qeth_dev_bufcnt_store(struct device *dev,
        if (old_cnt != cnt) {
                rc = qeth_realloc_buffer_pool(card, cnt);
        }
-       return count;
+out:
+       mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
+       return rc ? rc : count;
 }
 
 static DEVICE_ATTR(buffer_count, 0644, qeth_dev_bufcnt_show,
@@ -337,25 +363,27 @@ static ssize_t qeth_dev_performance_stats_store(struct device *dev,
 {
        struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
        char *tmp;
-       int i;
+       int i, rc = 0;
 
        if (!card)
                return -EINVAL;
 
+       mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
        i = simple_strtoul(buf, &tmp, 16);
        if ((i == 0) || (i == 1)) {
                if (i == card->options.performance_stats)
-                       return count;
+                       goto out;;
                card->options.performance_stats = i;
                if (i == 0)
                        memset(&card->perf_stats, 0,
                                sizeof(struct qeth_perf_stats));
                card->perf_stats.initial_rx_packets = card->stats.rx_packets;
                card->perf_stats.initial_tx_packets = card->stats.tx_packets;
-       } else {
-               return -EINVAL;
-       }
-       return count;
+       } else
+               rc = -EINVAL;
+out:
+       mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
+       return rc ? rc : count;
 }
 
 static DEVICE_ATTR(performance_stats, 0644, qeth_dev_performance_stats_show,
@@ -377,15 +405,17 @@ static ssize_t qeth_dev_layer2_store(struct device *dev,
 {
        struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
        char *tmp;
-       int i, rc;
+       int i, rc = 0;
        enum qeth_discipline_id newdis;
 
        if (!card)
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       if (((card->state != CARD_STATE_DOWN) &&
-            (card->state != CARD_STATE_RECOVER)))
-               return -EPERM;
+       mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
+       if (card->state != CARD_STATE_DOWN) {
+               rc = -EPERM;
+               goto out;
+       }
 
        i = simple_strtoul(buf, &tmp, 16);
        switch (i) {
@@ -396,12 +426,13 @@ static ssize_t qeth_dev_layer2_store(struct device *dev,
                newdis = QETH_DISCIPLINE_LAYER2;
                break;
        default:
-               return -EINVAL;
+               rc = -EINVAL;
+               goto out;
        }
 
-       if (card->options.layer2 == newdis) {
-               return count;
-       } else {
+       if (card->options.layer2 == newdis)
+               goto out;
+       else {
                if (card->discipline.ccwgdriver) {
                        card->discipline.ccwgdriver->remove(card->gdev);
                        qeth_core_free_discipline(card);
@@ -410,12 +441,12 @@ static ssize_t qeth_dev_layer2_store(struct device *dev,
 
        rc = qeth_core_load_discipline(card, newdis);
        if (rc)
-               return rc;
+               goto out;
 
        rc = card->discipline.ccwgdriver->probe(card->gdev);
-       if (rc)
-               return rc;
-       return count;
+out:
+       mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
+       return rc ? rc : count;
 }
 
 static DEVICE_ATTR(layer2, 0644, qeth_dev_layer2_show,
@@ -454,11 +485,10 @@ static ssize_t qeth_dev_isolation_store(struct device *dev,
        char *tmp, *curtoken;
        curtoken = (char *) buf;
 
-       if (!card) {
-               rc = -EINVAL;
-               goto out;
-       }
+       if (!card)
+               return -EINVAL;
 
+       mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
        /* check for unknown, too, in case we do not yet know who we are */
        if (card->info.type != QETH_CARD_TYPE_OSAE &&
            card->info.type != QETH_CARD_TYPE_UNKNOWN) {
@@ -491,6 +521,7 @@ static ssize_t qeth_dev_isolation_store(struct device *dev,
                        rc = ipa_rc;
        }
 out:
+       mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
        return rc;
 }
 
@@ -510,22 +541,25 @@ static ssize_t qeth_dev_blkt_store(struct qeth_card *card,
                const char *buf, size_t count, int *value, int max_value)
 {
        char *tmp;
-       int i;
+       int i, rc = 0;
 
        if (!card)
                return -EINVAL;
 
+       mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
        if ((card->state != CARD_STATE_DOWN) &&
-           (card->state != CARD_STATE_RECOVER))
-               return -EPERM;
-
+           (card->state != CARD_STATE_RECOVER)) {
+               rc = -EPERM;
+               goto out;
+       }
        i = simple_strtoul(buf, &tmp, 10);
-       if (i <= max_value) {
+       if (i <= max_value)
                *value = i;
-       } else {
-               return -EINVAL;
-       }
-       return count;
+       else
+               rc = -EINVAL;
+out:
+       mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
+       return rc ? rc : count;
 }
 
 static ssize_t qeth_dev_blkt_total_show(struct device *dev,

diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
index 904b1f3567b4dcf67ceea4a2b62266e9a56cb348..b447e1998c6b8c1046391f26e06306dae9151fa3 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
@@ -924,6 +924,7 @@ static int __qeth_l2_set_online(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev, int recovery_mode)
        enum qeth_card_states recover_flag;
 
        BUG_ON(!card);
+       mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
        QETH_DBF_TEXT(SETUP, 2, "setonlin");
        QETH_DBF_HEX(SETUP, 2, &card, sizeof(void *));
 
@@ -956,7 +957,7 @@ static int __qeth_l2_set_online(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev, int recovery_mode)
                        dev_warn(&card->gdev->dev,
                                "The LAN is offline\n");
                        card->lan_online = 0;
-                       return 0;
+                       goto out;
                }
                rc = -ENODEV;
                goto out_remove;
@@ -995,6 +996,8 @@ static int __qeth_l2_set_online(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev, int recovery_mode)
        }
        /* let user_space know that device is online */
        kobject_uevent(&gdev->dev.kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
+out:
+       mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
        return 0;
 
 out_remove:
@@ -1007,6 +1010,7 @@ out_remove:
                card->state = CARD_STATE_RECOVER;
        else
                card->state = CARD_STATE_DOWN;
+       mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
        return rc;
 }
 
@@ -1022,6 +1026,7 @@ static int __qeth_l2_set_offline(struct ccwgroup_device *cgdev,
        int rc = 0, rc2 = 0, rc3 = 0;
        enum qeth_card_states recover_flag;
 
+       mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
        QETH_DBF_TEXT(SETUP, 3, "setoffl");
        QETH_DBF_HEX(SETUP, 3, &card, sizeof(void *));
 
@@ -1040,6 +1045,7 @@ static int __qeth_l2_set_offline(struct ccwgroup_device *cgdev,
                card->state = CARD_STATE_RECOVER;
        /* let user_space know that device is offline */
        kobject_uevent(&cgdev->dev.kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
+       mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
        return 0;
 }
 

diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
index 8bcad24ccf37f5efcea943437ece0c1cb446b032..83c7f9444c4f9771e93971d2b32cd9f1da7d9639 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
@@ -3378,6 +3378,7 @@ static int __qeth_l3_set_online(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev, int recovery_mode)
        enum qeth_card_states recover_flag;
 
        BUG_ON(!card);
+       mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
        QETH_DBF_TEXT(SETUP, 2, "setonlin");
        QETH_DBF_HEX(SETUP, 2, &card, sizeof(void *));
 
@@ -3409,7 +3410,7 @@ static int __qeth_l3_set_online(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev, int recovery_mode)
                        dev_warn(&card->gdev->dev,
                                "The LAN is offline\n");
                        card->lan_online = 0;
-                       return 0;
+                       goto out;
                }
                rc = -ENODEV;
                goto out_remove;
@@ -3456,6 +3457,8 @@ static int __qeth_l3_set_online(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev, int recovery_mode)
        }
        /* let user_space know that device is online */
        kobject_uevent(&gdev->dev.kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
+out:
+       mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
        return 0;
 out_remove:
        card->use_hard_stop = 1;
@@ -3467,6 +3470,7 @@ out_remove:
                card->state = CARD_STATE_RECOVER;
        else
                card->state = CARD_STATE_DOWN;
+       mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
        return rc;
 }
 
@@ -3482,6 +3486,7 @@ static int __qeth_l3_set_offline(struct ccwgroup_device *cgdev,
        int rc = 0, rc2 = 0, rc3 = 0;
        enum qeth_card_states recover_flag;
 
+       mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
        QETH_DBF_TEXT(SETUP, 3, "setoffl");
        QETH_DBF_HEX(SETUP, 3, &card, sizeof(void *));
 
@@ -3500,6 +3505,7 @@ static int __qeth_l3_set_offline(struct ccwgroup_device *cgdev,
                card->state = CARD_STATE_RECOVER;
        /* let user_space know that device is offline */
        kobject_uevent(&cgdev->dev.kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
+       mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
        return 0;
 }
 

diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_sys.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_sys.c
index 25b3e7aae44f336ce9d354f8a99c37cfced240f6..fb5318b30e99bfe849602fa127bbf1a1ffe83336 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_sys.c
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_route_store(struct qeth_card *card,
 {
        enum qeth_routing_types old_route_type = route->type;
        char *tmp;
-       int rc;
+       int rc = 0;
 
        tmp = strsep((char **) &buf, "\n");
-
+       mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
        if (!strcmp(tmp, "no_router")) {
                route->type = NO_ROUTER;
        } else if (!strcmp(tmp, "primary_connector")) {
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_route_store(struct qeth_card *card,
        } else if (!strcmp(tmp, "multicast_router")) {
                route->type = MULTICAST_ROUTER;
        } else {
-               return -EINVAL;
+               rc = -EINVAL;
+               goto out;
        }
        if (((card->state == CARD_STATE_SOFTSETUP) ||
             (card->state == CARD_STATE_UP)) &&
@@ -97,7 +98,9 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_route_store(struct qeth_card *card,
                else if (prot == QETH_PROT_IPV6)
                        rc = qeth_l3_setrouting_v6(card);
        }
-       return count;
+out:
+       mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
+       return rc ? rc : count;
 }
 
 static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_route4_store(struct device *dev,
@@ -157,22 +160,26 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_fake_broadcast_store(struct device *dev,
 {
        struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
        char *tmp;
-       int i;
+       int i, rc = 0;
 
        if (!card)
                return -EINVAL;
 
+       mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
        if ((card->state != CARD_STATE_DOWN) &&
-           (card->state != CARD_STATE_RECOVER))
-               return -EPERM;
+           (card->state != CARD_STATE_RECOVER)) {
+               rc = -EPERM;
+               goto out;
+       }
 
        i = simple_strtoul(buf, &tmp, 16);
        if ((i == 0) || (i == 1))
                card->options.fake_broadcast = i;
-       else {
-               return -EINVAL;
-       }
-       return count;
+       else
+               rc = -EINVAL;
+out:
+       mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
+       return rc ? rc : count;
 }
 
 static DEVICE_ATTR(fake_broadcast, 0644, qeth_l3_dev_fake_broadcast_show,
@@ -200,31 +207,35 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_broadcast_mode_store(struct device *dev,
 {
        struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
        char *tmp;
+       int rc = 0;
 
        if (!card)
                return -EINVAL;
 
+       mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
        if ((card->state != CARD_STATE_DOWN) &&
-           (card->state != CARD_STATE_RECOVER))
-               return -EPERM;
+           (card->state != CARD_STATE_RECOVER)) {
+               rc = -EPERM;
+               goto out;
+       }
 
        if (!((card->info.link_type == QETH_LINK_TYPE_HSTR) ||
              (card->info.link_type == QETH_LINK_TYPE_LANE_TR))) {
-               return -EINVAL;
+               rc = -EINVAL;
+               goto out;
        }
 
        tmp = strsep((char **) &buf, "\n");
 
-       if (!strcmp(tmp, "local")) {
+       if (!strcmp(tmp, "local"))
                card->options.broadcast_mode = QETH_TR_BROADCAST_LOCAL;
-               return count;
-       } else if (!strcmp(tmp, "all_rings")) {
+       else if (!strcmp(tmp, "all_rings"))
                card->options.broadcast_mode = QETH_TR_BROADCAST_ALLRINGS;
-               return count;
-       } else {
-               return -EINVAL;
-       }
-       return count;
+       else
+               rc = -EINVAL;
+out:
+       mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
+       return rc ? rc : count;
 }
 
 static DEVICE_ATTR(broadcast_mode, 0644, qeth_l3_dev_broadcast_mode_show,
@@ -251,18 +262,22 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_canonical_macaddr_store(struct device *dev,
 {
        struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
        char *tmp;
-       int i;
+       int i, rc = 0;
 
        if (!card)
                return -EINVAL;
 
+       mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
        if ((card->state != CARD_STATE_DOWN) &&
-           (card->state != CARD_STATE_RECOVER))
-               return -EPERM;
+           (card->state != CARD_STATE_RECOVER)) {
+               rc = -EPERM;
+               goto out;
+       }
 
        if (!((card->info.link_type == QETH_LINK_TYPE_HSTR) ||
              (card->info.link_type == QETH_LINK_TYPE_LANE_TR))) {
-               return -EINVAL;
+               rc = -EINVAL;
+               goto out;
        }
 
        i = simple_strtoul(buf, &tmp, 16);
@@ -270,10 +285,11 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_canonical_macaddr_store(struct device *dev,
                card->options.macaddr_mode = i?
                        QETH_TR_MACADDR_CANONICAL :
                        QETH_TR_MACADDR_NONCANONICAL;
-       else {
-               return -EINVAL;
-       }
-       return count;
+       else
+               rc = -EINVAL;
+out:
+       mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
+       return rc ? rc : count;
 }
 
 static DEVICE_ATTR(canonical_macaddr, 0644, qeth_l3_dev_canonical_macaddr_show,
@@ -297,11 +313,12 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_checksum_store(struct device *dev,
        struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
        enum qeth_checksum_types csum_type;
        char *tmp;
-       int rc;
+       int rc = 0;
 
        if (!card)
                return -EINVAL;
 
+       mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
        tmp = strsep((char **) &buf, "\n");
        if (!strcmp(tmp, "sw_checksumming"))
                csum_type = SW_CHECKSUMMING;
@@ -309,13 +326,15 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_checksum_store(struct device *dev,
                csum_type = HW_CHECKSUMMING;
        else if (!strcmp(tmp, "no_checksumming"))
                csum_type = NO_CHECKSUMMING;
-       else
-               return -EINVAL;
+       else {
+               rc = -EINVAL;
+               goto out;
+       }
 
        rc = qeth_l3_set_rx_csum(card, csum_type);
-       if (rc)
-               return rc;
-       return count;
+out:
+       mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
+       return rc ? rc : count;
 }
 
 static DEVICE_ATTR(checksumming, 0644, qeth_l3_dev_checksum_show,
@@ -336,7 +355,7 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_sniffer_store(struct device *dev,
                struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
        struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-       int ret;
+       int rc = 0;
        unsigned long i;
 
        if (!card)
@@ -345,19 +364,24 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_sniffer_store(struct device *dev,
        if (card->info.type != QETH_CARD_TYPE_IQD)
                return -EPERM;
 
+       mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
        if ((card->state != CARD_STATE_DOWN) &&
-           (card->state != CARD_STATE_RECOVER))
-               return -EPERM;
+           (card->state != CARD_STATE_RECOVER)) {
+               rc = -EPERM;
+               goto out;
+       }
 
-       ret = strict_strtoul(buf, 16, &i);
-       if (ret)
-               return -EINVAL;
+       rc = strict_strtoul(buf, 16, &i);
+       if (rc) {
+               rc = -EINVAL;
+               goto out;
+       }
        switch (i) {
        case 0:
                card->options.sniffer = i;
                break;
        case 1:
-               ret = qdio_get_ssqd_desc(CARD_DDEV(card), &card->ssqd);
+               qdio_get_ssqd_desc(CARD_DDEV(card), &card->ssqd);
                if (card->ssqd.qdioac2 & QETH_SNIFF_AVAIL) {
                        card->options.sniffer = i;
                        if (card->qdio.init_pool.buf_count !=
@@ -366,11 +390,13 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_sniffer_store(struct device *dev,
                                        QETH_IN_BUF_COUNT_MAX);
                        break;
                } else
-                       return -EPERM;
+                       rc = -EPERM;
        default:   /* fall through */
-               return -EINVAL;
+               rc = -EINVAL;
        }
-       return count;
+out:
+       mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
+       return rc ? rc : count;
 }
 
 static DEVICE_ATTR(sniffer, 0644, qeth_l3_dev_sniffer_show,
@@ -412,12 +438,11 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_large_send_store(struct device *dev,
        else
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       if (card->options.large_send == type)
-               return count;
-       rc = qeth_l3_set_large_send(card, type);
-       if (rc)
-               return rc;
-       return count;
+       mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
+       if (card->options.large_send != type)
+               rc = qeth_l3_set_large_send(card, type);
+       mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
+       return rc ? rc : count;
 }
 
 static DEVICE_ATTR(large_send, 0644, qeth_l3_dev_large_send_show,
@@ -455,13 +480,17 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_ipato_enable_store(struct device *dev,
 {
        struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
        char *tmp;
+       int rc = 0;
 
        if (!card)
                return -EINVAL;
 
+       mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
        if ((card->state != CARD_STATE_DOWN) &&
-           (card->state != CARD_STATE_RECOVER))
-               return -EPERM;
+           (card->state != CARD_STATE_RECOVER)) {
+               rc = -EPERM;
+               goto out;
+       }
 
        tmp = strsep((char **) &buf, "\n");
        if (!strcmp(tmp, "toggle")) {
@@ -470,10 +499,11 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_ipato_enable_store(struct device *dev,
                card->ipato.enabled = 1;
        } else if (!strcmp(tmp, "0")) {
                card->ipato.enabled = 0;
-       } else {
-               return -EINVAL;
-       }
-       return count;
+       } else
+               rc = -EINVAL;
+out:
+       mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
+       return rc ? rc : count;
 }
 
 static QETH_DEVICE_ATTR(ipato_enable, enable, 0644,
@@ -497,10 +527,12 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_ipato_invert4_store(struct device *dev,
 {
        struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
        char *tmp;
+       int rc = 0;
 
        if (!card)
                return -EINVAL;
 
+       mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
        tmp = strsep((char **) &buf, "\n");
        if (!strcmp(tmp, "toggle")) {
                card->ipato.invert4 = (card->ipato.invert4)? 0 : 1;
@@ -508,10 +540,10 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_ipato_invert4_store(struct device *dev,
                card->ipato.invert4 = 1;
        } else if (!strcmp(tmp, "0")) {
                card->ipato.invert4 = 0;
-       } else {
-               return -EINVAL;
-       }
-       return count;
+       } else
+               rc = -EINVAL;
+       mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
+       return rc ? rc : count;
 }
 
 static QETH_DEVICE_ATTR(ipato_invert4, invert4, 0644,
@@ -593,27 +625,28 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_ipato_add_store(const char *buf, size_t count,
        struct qeth_ipato_entry *ipatoe;
        u8 addr[16];
        int mask_bits;
-       int rc;
+       int rc = 0;
 
+       mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
        rc = qeth_l3_parse_ipatoe(buf, proto, addr, &mask_bits);
        if (rc)
-               return rc;
+               goto out;
 
        ipatoe = kzalloc(sizeof(struct qeth_ipato_entry), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!ipatoe) {
-               return -ENOMEM;
+               rc = -ENOMEM;
+               goto out;
        }
        ipatoe->proto = proto;
        memcpy(ipatoe->addr, addr, (proto == QETH_PROT_IPV4)? 4:16);
        ipatoe->mask_bits = mask_bits;
 
        rc = qeth_l3_add_ipato_entry(card, ipatoe);
-       if (rc) {
+       if (rc)
                kfree(ipatoe);
-               return rc;
-       }
-
-       return count;
+out:
+       mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
+       return rc ? rc : count;
 }
 
 static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_ipato_add4_store(struct device *dev,
@@ -636,15 +669,14 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_ipato_del_store(const char *buf, size_t count,
 {
        u8 addr[16];
        int mask_bits;
-       int rc;
+       int rc = 0;
 
+       mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
        rc = qeth_l3_parse_ipatoe(buf, proto, addr, &mask_bits);
-       if (rc)
-               return rc;
-
-       qeth_l3_del_ipato_entry(card, proto, addr, mask_bits);
-
-       return count;
+       if (!rc)
+               qeth_l3_del_ipato_entry(card, proto, addr, mask_bits);
+       mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
+       return rc ? rc : count;
 }
 
 static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_ipato_del4_store(struct device *dev,
@@ -677,10 +709,12 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_ipato_invert6_store(struct device *dev,
 {
        struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
        char *tmp;
+       int rc = 0;
 
        if (!card)
                return -EINVAL;
 
+       mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
        tmp = strsep((char **) &buf, "\n");
        if (!strcmp(tmp, "toggle")) {
                card->ipato.invert6 = (card->ipato.invert6)? 0 : 1;
@@ -688,10 +722,10 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_ipato_invert6_store(struct device *dev,
                card->ipato.invert6 = 1;
        } else if (!strcmp(tmp, "0")) {
                card->ipato.invert6 = 0;
-       } else {
-               return -EINVAL;
-       }
-       return count;
+       } else
+               rc = -EINVAL;
+       mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
+       return rc ? rc : count;
 }
 
 static QETH_DEVICE_ATTR(ipato_invert6, invert6, 0644,
@@ -813,15 +847,12 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_vipa_add_store(const char *buf, size_t count,
        u8 addr[16] = {0, };
        int rc;
 
+       mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
        rc = qeth_l3_parse_vipae(buf, proto, addr);
-       if (rc)
-               return rc;
-
-       rc = qeth_l3_add_vipa(card, proto, addr);
-       if (rc)
-               return rc;
-
-       return count;
+       if (!rc)
+               rc = qeth_l3_add_vipa(card, proto, addr);
+       mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
+       return rc ? rc : count;
 }
 
 static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_vipa_add4_store(struct device *dev,
@@ -845,13 +876,12 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_vipa_del_store(const char *buf, size_t count,
        u8 addr[16];
        int rc;
 
+       mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
        rc = qeth_l3_parse_vipae(buf, proto, addr);
-       if (rc)
-               return rc;
-
-       qeth_l3_del_vipa(card, proto, addr);
-
-       return count;
+       if (!rc)
+               qeth_l3_del_vipa(card, proto, addr);
+       mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
+       return rc ? rc : count;
 }
 
 static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_vipa_del4_store(struct device *dev,
@@ -979,15 +1009,12 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_rxip_add_store(const char *buf, size_t count,
        u8 addr[16] = {0, };
        int rc;
 
+       mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
        rc = qeth_l3_parse_rxipe(buf, proto, addr);
-       if (rc)
-               return rc;
-
-       rc = qeth_l3_add_rxip(card, proto, addr);
-       if (rc)
-               return rc;
-
-       return count;
+       if (!rc)
+               rc = qeth_l3_add_rxip(card, proto, addr);
+       mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
+       return rc ? rc : count;
 }
 
 static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_rxip_add4_store(struct device *dev,
@@ -1011,13 +1038,12 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_rxip_del_store(const char *buf, size_t count,
        u8 addr[16];
        int rc;
 
+       mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
        rc = qeth_l3_parse_rxipe(buf, proto, addr);
-       if (rc)
-               return rc;
-
-       qeth_l3_del_rxip(card, proto, addr);
-
-       return count;
+       if (!rc)
+               qeth_l3_del_rxip(card, proto, addr);
+       mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
+       return rc ? rc : count;
 }
 
 static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_rxip_del4_store(struct device *dev,