static u32
 bnx2_reg_rd_ind(struct bnx2 *bp, u32 offset)
 {
+       u32 val;
+
+       spin_lock_bh(&bp->indirect_lock);
        REG_WR(bp, BNX2_PCICFG_REG_WINDOW_ADDRESS, offset);
-       return (REG_RD(bp, BNX2_PCICFG_REG_WINDOW));
+       val = REG_RD(bp, BNX2_PCICFG_REG_WINDOW);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&bp->indirect_lock);
+       return val;
 }
 
 static void
 bnx2_reg_wr_ind(struct bnx2 *bp, u32 offset, u32 val)
 {
+       spin_lock_bh(&bp->indirect_lock);
        REG_WR(bp, BNX2_PCICFG_REG_WINDOW_ADDRESS, offset);
        REG_WR(bp, BNX2_PCICFG_REG_WINDOW, val);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&bp->indirect_lock);
 }
 
 static void
 bnx2_ctx_wr(struct bnx2 *bp, u32 cid_addr, u32 offset, u32 val)
 {
        offset += cid_addr;
+       spin_lock_bh(&bp->indirect_lock);
        if (CHIP_NUM(bp) == CHIP_NUM_5709) {
                int i;
 
                REG_WR(bp, BNX2_CTX_DATA_ADR, offset);
                REG_WR(bp, BNX2_CTX_DATA, val);
        }
+       spin_unlock_bh(&bp->indirect_lock);
 }
 
 static int
        bp->pdev = pdev;
 
        spin_lock_init(&bp->phy_lock);
+       spin_lock_init(&bp->indirect_lock);
        INIT_WORK(&bp->reset_task, bnx2_reset_task);
 
        dev->base_addr = dev->mem_start = pci_resource_start(pdev, 0);