unsigned long thread_start_mask;
        unsigned long thread_allowed_mask;
        unsigned long thread_running_mask;
-       struct task_struct *recovery_task;
        spinlock_t ip_lock;
        struct qeth_ipato ipato;
        struct list_head cmd_waiter_list;
 
 struct net_device *qeth_clone_netdev(struct net_device *orig);
 struct qeth_card *qeth_get_card_by_busid(char *bus_id);
-void qeth_set_recovery_task(struct qeth_card *);
-void qeth_clear_recovery_task(struct qeth_card *);
 void qeth_set_allowed_threads(struct qeth_card *, unsigned long , int);
 int qeth_threads_running(struct qeth_card *, unsigned long);
-int qeth_wait_for_threads(struct qeth_card *, unsigned long);
 int qeth_do_run_thread(struct qeth_card *, unsigned long);
 void qeth_clear_thread_start_bit(struct qeth_card *, unsigned long);
 void qeth_clear_thread_running_bit(struct qeth_card *, unsigned long);
 netdev_features_t qeth_features_check(struct sk_buff *skb,
                                      struct net_device *dev,
                                      netdev_features_t features);
-int qeth_open_internal(struct net_device *dev);
 int qeth_open(struct net_device *dev);
 int qeth_stop(struct net_device *dev);
 
 
        return "n/a";
 }
 
-void qeth_set_recovery_task(struct qeth_card *card)
-{
-       card->recovery_task = current;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_set_recovery_task);
-
-void qeth_clear_recovery_task(struct qeth_card *card)
-{
-       card->recovery_task = NULL;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_clear_recovery_task);
-
-static bool qeth_is_recovery_task(const struct qeth_card *card)
-{
-       return card->recovery_task == current;
-}
-
 void qeth_set_allowed_threads(struct qeth_card *card, unsigned long threads,
                         int clear_start_mask)
 {
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_threads_running);
 
-int qeth_wait_for_threads(struct qeth_card *card, unsigned long threads)
-{
-       if (qeth_is_recovery_task(card))
-               return 0;
-       return wait_event_interruptible(card->wait_q,
-                       qeth_threads_running(card, threads) == 0);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_wait_for_threads);
-
 void qeth_clear_working_pool_list(struct qeth_card *card)
 {
        struct qeth_buffer_pool_entry *pool_entry, *tmp;
        if (!card)
                return -ENODEV;
 
-       if (!qeth_card_hw_is_reachable(card))
-               return -ENODEV;
-
        if (card->info.type == QETH_CARD_TYPE_OSN)
                return -EPERM;
 
        /* Check if we can obtain more accurate information.     */
        /* If QUERY_CARD_INFO command is not supported or fails, */
        /* just return the heuristics that was filled above.     */
-       if (!qeth_card_hw_is_reachable(card))
-               return -ENODEV;
        rc = qeth_query_card_info(card, &carrier_info);
        if (rc == -EOPNOTSUPP) /* for old hardware, return heuristic */
                return 0;
                features &= ~NETIF_F_TSO;
        if (!qeth_is_supported6(card, IPA_OUTBOUND_TSO))
                features &= ~NETIF_F_TSO6;
-       /* if the card isn't up, remove features that require hw changes */
-       if (card->state == CARD_STATE_DOWN ||
-           card->state == CARD_STATE_RECOVER)
-               features &= ~QETH_HW_FEATURES;
+
        QETH_DBF_HEX(SETUP, 2, &features, sizeof(features));
        return features;
 }
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_features_check);
 
-int qeth_open_internal(struct net_device *dev)
+int qeth_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
        struct qeth_card *card = dev->ml_priv;
 
        local_bh_enable();
        return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_open_internal);
-
-int qeth_open(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-       struct qeth_card *card = dev->ml_priv;
-
-       QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 5, "qethope_");
-       if (qeth_wait_for_threads(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD)) {
-               QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 3, "openREC");
-               return -ERESTARTSYS;
-       }
-       return qeth_open_internal(dev);
-}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_open);
 
 int qeth_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 
        QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 4, "aid:%d", vid);
        if (!vid)
                return 0;
-       if (qeth_wait_for_threads(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD)) {
-               QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 3, "aidREC");
-               return 0;
-       }
+
        id = kmalloc(sizeof(*id), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (id) {
                id->vid = vid;
        int rc = 0;
 
        QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 4, "kid:%d", vid);
-       if (qeth_wait_for_threads(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD)) {
-               QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 3, "kidREC");
-               return 0;
-       }
+
        mutex_lock(&card->vid_list_mutex);
        list_for_each_entry(id, &card->vid_list, list) {
                if (id->vid == vid) {
        if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
                return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
-       if (qeth_wait_for_threads(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD)) {
-               QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 3, "setmcREC");
-               return -ERESTARTSYS;
-       }
-
-       /* avoid racing against concurrent state change: */
-       if (!mutex_trylock(&card->conf_mutex))
-               return -EAGAIN;
-
-       if (!qeth_card_hw_is_reachable(card)) {
-               ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data);
-               goto out_unlock;
-       }
-
        /* don't register the same address twice */
        if (ether_addr_equal_64bits(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data) &&
            (card->info.mac_bits & QETH_LAYER2_MAC_REGISTERED))
-               goto out_unlock;
+               return 0;
 
        /* add the new address, switch over, drop the old */
        rc = qeth_l2_send_setmac(card, addr->sa_data);
        if (rc)
-               goto out_unlock;
+               return rc;
        ether_addr_copy(old_addr, dev->dev_addr);
        ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data);
 
        if (card->info.mac_bits & QETH_LAYER2_MAC_REGISTERED)
                qeth_l2_remove_mac(card, old_addr);
        card->info.mac_bits |= QETH_LAYER2_MAC_REGISTERED;
-
-out_unlock:
-       mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
-       return rc;
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static void qeth_promisc_to_bridge(struct qeth_card *card)
                return;
 
        QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 3, "setmulti");
-       if (qeth_threads_running(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD) &&
-           (card->state != CARD_STATE_UP))
-               return;
 
        spin_lock_bh(&card->mclock);
 
                else
                        netif_carrier_off(dev);
 
+               netif_device_attach(dev);
                qeth_enable_hw_features(dev);
 
                if (recover_flag == CARD_STATE_RECOVER) {
                        if (recovery_mode && !IS_OSN(card)) {
                                if (!qeth_l2_validate_addr(dev)) {
-                                       qeth_open_internal(dev);
+                                       qeth_open(dev);
                                        qeth_l2_set_rx_mode(dev);
                                }
                        } else {
        QETH_DBF_TEXT(SETUP, 3, "setoffl");
        QETH_DBF_HEX(SETUP, 3, &card, sizeof(void *));
 
+       rtnl_lock();
+       netif_device_detach(card->dev);
        netif_carrier_off(card->dev);
+       rtnl_unlock();
+
        recover_flag = card->state;
        if ((!recovery_mode && card->info.hwtrap) || card->info.hwtrap == 2) {
                qeth_hw_trap(card, QETH_DIAGS_TRAP_DISARM);
        QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "recover2");
        dev_warn(&card->gdev->dev,
                "A recovery process has been started for the device\n");
-       qeth_set_recovery_task(card);
        __qeth_l2_set_offline(card->gdev, 1);
        rc = __qeth_l2_set_online(card->gdev, 1);
        if (!rc)
                dev_warn(&card->gdev->dev, "The qeth device driver "
                                "failed to recover an error on the device\n");
        }
-       qeth_clear_recovery_task(card);
        qeth_clear_thread_start_bit(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD);
        qeth_clear_thread_running_bit(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD);
        return 0;
 {
        struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(&gdev->dev);
 
-       netif_device_detach(card->dev);
        qeth_set_allowed_threads(card, 0, 1);
        wait_event(card->wait_q, qeth_threads_running(card, 0xffffffff) == 0);
        if (gdev->state == CCWGROUP_OFFLINE)
                rc = __qeth_l2_set_online(card->gdev, 0);
 
        qeth_set_allowed_threads(card, 0xffffffff, 0);
-       netif_device_attach(card->dev);
        if (rc)
                dev_warn(&card->gdev->dev, "The qeth device driver "
                        "failed to recover an error on the device\n");
 
 
        QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 4, "kid:%d", vid);
 
-       if (qeth_wait_for_threads(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD)) {
-               QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 3, "kidREC");
-               return 0;
-       }
        clear_bit(vid, card->active_vlans);
        qeth_l3_set_rx_mode(dev);
        return 0;
        int i, rc;
 
        QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 3, "setmulti");
-       if (qeth_threads_running(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD) &&
-           (card->state != CARD_STATE_UP))
-               return;
+
        if (!card->options.sniffer) {
                spin_lock_bh(&card->mclock);
 
                else
                        netif_carrier_off(dev);
 
+               netif_device_attach(dev);
                qeth_enable_hw_features(dev);
 
                if (recover_flag == CARD_STATE_RECOVER) {
                        if (recovery_mode) {
-                               qeth_open_internal(dev);
+                               qeth_open(dev);
                                qeth_l3_set_rx_mode(dev);
                        } else {
                                dev_open(dev, NULL);
        QETH_DBF_TEXT(SETUP, 3, "setoffl");
        QETH_DBF_HEX(SETUP, 3, &card, sizeof(void *));
 
+       rtnl_lock();
+       netif_device_detach(card->dev);
        netif_carrier_off(card->dev);
+       rtnl_unlock();
+
        recover_flag = card->state;
        if ((!recovery_mode && card->info.hwtrap) || card->info.hwtrap == 2) {
                qeth_hw_trap(card, QETH_DIAGS_TRAP_DISARM);
        QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "recover2");
        dev_warn(&card->gdev->dev,
                "A recovery process has been started for the device\n");
-       qeth_set_recovery_task(card);
        __qeth_l3_set_offline(card->gdev, 1);
        rc = __qeth_l3_set_online(card->gdev, 1);
        if (!rc)
                dev_warn(&card->gdev->dev, "The qeth device driver "
                                "failed to recover an error on the device\n");
        }
-       qeth_clear_recovery_task(card);
        qeth_clear_thread_start_bit(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD);
        qeth_clear_thread_running_bit(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD);
        return 0;
 {
        struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(&gdev->dev);
 
-       netif_device_detach(card->dev);
        qeth_set_allowed_threads(card, 0, 1);
        wait_event(card->wait_q, qeth_threads_running(card, 0xffffffff) == 0);
        if (gdev->state == CCWGROUP_OFFLINE)
                rc = __qeth_l3_set_online(card->gdev, 0);
 
        qeth_set_allowed_threads(card, 0xffffffff, 0);
-       netif_device_attach(card->dev);
        if (rc)
                dev_warn(&card->gdev->dev, "The qeth device driver "
                        "failed to recover an error on the device\n");