}
 
        if (link_re_init) {
+               mutex_lock(&bp->link_lock);
                rc = bnxt_update_phy_setting(bp);
+               mutex_unlock(&bp->link_lock);
                if (rc)
                        netdev_warn(bp->dev, "failed to update phy settings\n");
        }
        if (test_and_clear_bit(BNXT_PERIODIC_STATS_SP_EVENT, &bp->sp_event))
                bnxt_hwrm_port_qstats(bp);
 
-       /* These functions below will clear BNXT_STATE_IN_SP_TASK.  They
-        * must be the last functions to be called before exiting.
-        */
        if (test_and_clear_bit(BNXT_LINK_CHNG_SP_EVENT, &bp->sp_event)) {
-               int rc = 0;
+               int rc;
 
+               mutex_lock(&bp->link_lock);
                if (test_and_clear_bit(BNXT_LINK_SPEED_CHNG_SP_EVENT,
                                       &bp->sp_event))
                        bnxt_hwrm_phy_qcaps(bp);
 
-               bnxt_rtnl_lock_sp(bp);
-               if (test_bit(BNXT_STATE_OPEN, &bp->state))
-                       rc = bnxt_update_link(bp, true);
-               bnxt_rtnl_unlock_sp(bp);
+               rc = bnxt_update_link(bp, true);
+               mutex_unlock(&bp->link_lock);
                if (rc)
                        netdev_err(bp->dev, "SP task can't update link (rc: %x)\n",
                                   rc);
        }
        if (test_and_clear_bit(BNXT_HWRM_PORT_MODULE_SP_EVENT, &bp->sp_event)) {
-               bnxt_rtnl_lock_sp(bp);
-               if (test_bit(BNXT_STATE_OPEN, &bp->state))
-                       bnxt_get_port_module_status(bp);
-               bnxt_rtnl_unlock_sp(bp);
+               mutex_lock(&bp->link_lock);
+               bnxt_get_port_module_status(bp);
+               mutex_unlock(&bp->link_lock);
        }
+       /* These functions below will clear BNXT_STATE_IN_SP_TASK.  They
+        * must be the last functions to be called before exiting.
+        */
        if (test_and_clear_bit(BNXT_RESET_TASK_SP_EVENT, &bp->sp_event))
                bnxt_reset(bp, false);
 
                           rc);
                return rc;
        }
+       mutex_init(&bp->link_lock);
 
        rc = bnxt_update_link(bp, false);
        if (rc) {
 
        u32 ethtool_speed;
 
        ethtool_link_ksettings_zero_link_mode(lk_ksettings, supported);
+       mutex_lock(&bp->link_lock);
        bnxt_fw_to_ethtool_support_spds(link_info, lk_ksettings);
 
        ethtool_link_ksettings_zero_link_mode(lk_ksettings, advertising);
                        base->port = PORT_FIBRE;
        }
        base->phy_address = link_info->phy_addr;
+       mutex_unlock(&bp->link_lock);
 
        return 0;
 }
        if (!BNXT_SINGLE_PF(bp))
                return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
+       mutex_lock(&bp->link_lock);
        if (base->autoneg == AUTONEG_ENABLE) {
                BNXT_ETHTOOL_TO_FW_SPDS(fw_advertising, lk_ksettings,
                                        advertising);
                rc = bnxt_hwrm_set_link_setting(bp, set_pause, false);
 
 set_setting_exit:
+       mutex_unlock(&bp->link_lock);
        return rc;
 }