return;
        }
        spin_lock_irqsave(&sqp->qc_lock, iflags);
-       sd_dp->defer_t = SDEB_DEFER_NONE;
+       WRITE_ONCE(sd_dp->defer_t, SDEB_DEFER_NONE);
        sqcp = &sqp->qc_arr[qc_idx];
        scp = sqcp->a_cmnd;
        if (unlikely(scp == NULL)) {
                                sqcp->a_cmnd = NULL;
                                sd_dp = sqcp->sd_dp;
                                if (sd_dp) {
-                                       l_defer_t = sd_dp->defer_t;
-                                       sd_dp->defer_t = SDEB_DEFER_NONE;
+                                       l_defer_t = READ_ONCE(sd_dp->defer_t);
+                                       WRITE_ONCE(sd_dp->defer_t, SDEB_DEFER_NONE);
                                } else
                                        l_defer_t = SDEB_DEFER_NONE;
                                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sqp->qc_lock, iflags);
                                sqcp->a_cmnd = NULL;
                                sd_dp = sqcp->sd_dp;
                                if (sd_dp) {
-                                       l_defer_t = sd_dp->defer_t;
-                                       sd_dp->defer_t = SDEB_DEFER_NONE;
+                                       l_defer_t = READ_ONCE(sd_dp->defer_t);
+                                       WRITE_ONCE(sd_dp->defer_t, SDEB_DEFER_NONE);
                                } else
                                        l_defer_t = SDEB_DEFER_NONE;
                                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sqp->qc_lock, iflags);
                                sd_dp->sqa_idx = sqp - sdebug_q_arr;
                                sd_dp->qc_idx = k;
                        }
-                       sd_dp->defer_t = SDEB_DEFER_POLL;
+                       WRITE_ONCE(sd_dp->defer_t, SDEB_DEFER_POLL);
                        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sqp->qc_lock, iflags);
                } else {
                        if (!sd_dp->init_hrt) {
                                sd_dp->sqa_idx = sqp - sdebug_q_arr;
                                sd_dp->qc_idx = k;
                        }
-                       sd_dp->defer_t = SDEB_DEFER_HRT;
+                       WRITE_ONCE(sd_dp->defer_t, SDEB_DEFER_HRT);
                        /* schedule the invocation of scsi_done() for a later time */
                        hrtimer_start(&sd_dp->hrt, kt, HRTIMER_MODE_REL_PINNED);
                }
                                sd_dp->sqa_idx = sqp - sdebug_q_arr;
                                sd_dp->qc_idx = k;
                        }
-                       sd_dp->defer_t = SDEB_DEFER_POLL;
+                       WRITE_ONCE(sd_dp->defer_t, SDEB_DEFER_POLL);
                        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sqp->qc_lock, iflags);
                } else {
                        if (!sd_dp->init_wq) {
                                sd_dp->qc_idx = k;
                                INIT_WORK(&sd_dp->ew.work, sdebug_q_cmd_wq_complete);
                        }
-                       sd_dp->defer_t = SDEB_DEFER_WQ;
+                       WRITE_ONCE(sd_dp->defer_t, SDEB_DEFER_WQ);
                        schedule_work(&sd_dp->ew.work);
                }
                if (sdebug_statistics)
                               queue_num, qc_idx, __func__);
                        break;
                }
-               if (sd_dp->defer_t == SDEB_DEFER_POLL) {
+               if (READ_ONCE(sd_dp->defer_t) == SDEB_DEFER_POLL) {
                        if (kt_from_boot < sd_dp->cmpl_ts)
                                continue;
 
                        else
                                atomic_set(&retired_max_queue, k + 1);
                }
-               sd_dp->defer_t = SDEB_DEFER_NONE;
+               WRITE_ONCE(sd_dp->defer_t, SDEB_DEFER_NONE);
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sqp->qc_lock, iflags);
                scsi_done(scp); /* callback to mid level */
                spin_lock_irqsave(&sqp->qc_lock, iflags);