* wait [for a while] till we're at the front [or bail out with an
         * EBUSY] ...
         */
-       spin_lock(&adap->mbox_lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&adap->mbox_lock);
        list_add_tail(&entry.list, &adap->mlist.list);
-       spin_unlock(&adap->mbox_lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&adap->mbox_lock);
 
        delay_idx = 0;
        ms = delay[0];
                 */
                pcie_fw = t4_read_reg(adap, PCIE_FW_A);
                if (i > FW_CMD_MAX_TIMEOUT || (pcie_fw & PCIE_FW_ERR_F)) {
-                       spin_lock(&adap->mbox_lock);
+                       spin_lock_bh(&adap->mbox_lock);
                        list_del(&entry.list);
-                       spin_unlock(&adap->mbox_lock);
+                       spin_unlock_bh(&adap->mbox_lock);
                        ret = (pcie_fw & PCIE_FW_ERR_F) ? -ENXIO : -EBUSY;
                        t4_record_mbox(adap, cmd, size, access, ret);
                        return ret;
        for (i = 0; v == MBOX_OWNER_NONE && i < 3; i++)
                v = MBOWNER_G(t4_read_reg(adap, ctl_reg));
        if (v != MBOX_OWNER_DRV) {
-               spin_lock(&adap->mbox_lock);
+               spin_lock_bh(&adap->mbox_lock);
                list_del(&entry.list);
-               spin_unlock(&adap->mbox_lock);
+               spin_unlock_bh(&adap->mbox_lock);
                ret = (v == MBOX_OWNER_FW) ? -EBUSY : -ETIMEDOUT;
                t4_record_mbox(adap, cmd, size, access, ret);
                return ret;
                        execute = i + ms;
                        t4_record_mbox(adap, cmd_rpl,
                                       MBOX_LEN, access, execute);
-                       spin_lock(&adap->mbox_lock);
+                       spin_lock_bh(&adap->mbox_lock);
                        list_del(&entry.list);
-                       spin_unlock(&adap->mbox_lock);
+                       spin_unlock_bh(&adap->mbox_lock);
                        return -FW_CMD_RETVAL_G((int)res);
                }
        }
        dev_err(adap->pdev_dev, "command %#x in mailbox %d timed out\n",
                *(const u8 *)cmd, mbox);
        t4_report_fw_error(adap);
-       spin_lock(&adap->mbox_lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&adap->mbox_lock);
        list_del(&entry.list);
-       spin_unlock(&adap->mbox_lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&adap->mbox_lock);
        t4_fatal_err(adap);
        return ret;
 }