3 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 4ffa0b1e565a..dc5de275352a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -3466,6 +3466,12 @@ int _hwrm_send_message(struct bnxt *bp, void *msg, u32 msg_len, int timeout)
         return bnxt_hwrm_do_send_msg(bp, msg, msg_len, timeout, false);
 }
 
+int _hwrm_send_message_silent(struct bnxt *bp, void *msg, u32 msg_len,
+                              int timeout)
+{
+        return bnxt_hwrm_do_send_msg(bp, msg, msg_len, timeout, true);
+}
+
 int hwrm_send_message(struct bnxt *bp, void *msg, u32 msg_len, int timeout)
 {
         int rc;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
index d2925c04709a..c911e69ff25f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
@@ -1362,6 +1362,7 @@ void bnxt_set_ring_params(struct bnxt *);
 int bnxt_set_rx_skb_mode(struct bnxt *bp, bool page_mode);
 void bnxt_hwrm_cmd_hdr_init(struct bnxt *, void *, u16, u16, u16);
 int _hwrm_send_message(struct bnxt *, void *, u32, int);
+int _hwrm_send_message_silent(struct bnxt *bp, void *msg, u32 len, int timeout);
 int hwrm_send_message(struct bnxt *, void *, u32, int);
 int hwrm_send_message_silent(struct bnxt *, void *, u32, int);
 int bnxt_hwrm_func_rgtr_async_events(struct bnxt *bp, unsigned long *bmap,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
index b2cbc970b497..3cbe771b3352 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
@@ -1809,7 +1809,8 @@ static int bnxt_find_nvram_item(struct net_device *dev, u16 type, u16 ordinal,
         req.dir_ordinal = cpu_to_le16(ordinal);
         req.dir_ext = cpu_to_le16(ext);
         req.opt_ordinal = NVM_FIND_DIR_ENTRY_REQ_OPT_ORDINAL_EQ;
-        rc = hwrm_send_message_silent(bp, &req, sizeof(req), HWRM_CMD_TIMEOUT);
+        mutex_lock(&bp->hwrm_cmd_lock);
+        rc = _hwrm_send_message_silent(bp, &req, sizeof(req), HWRM_CMD_TIMEOUT);
         if (rc == 0) {
                 if (index)
                         *index = le16_to_cpu(output->dir_idx);
@@ -1818,6 +1819,7 @@ static int bnxt_find_nvram_item(struct net_device *dev, u16 type, u16 ordinal,
                 if (data_length)
                         *data_length = le32_to_cpu(output->dir_data_length);
         }
+        mutex_unlock(&bp->hwrm_cmd_lock);
         return rc;
 }