module_param(use_multi, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(use_multi, "use per-CPU queues");
 #endif
+static struct workqueue_struct *bnx2x_wq;
 
 enum bnx2x_board_type {
        BCM57710 = 0,
                synchronize_irq(bp->pdev->irq);
 
        /* make sure sp_task is not running */
-       cancel_work_sync(&bp->sp_task);
+       cancel_delayed_work(&bp->sp_task);
+       flush_workqueue(bnx2x_wq);
 }
 
 /* fast path */
 
 
        if (unlikely(status & 0x1)) {
-               schedule_work(&bp->sp_task);
+               queue_delayed_work(bnx2x_wq, &bp->sp_task, 0);
 
                status &= ~0x1;
                if (!status)
 
 static void bnx2x_sp_task(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-       struct bnx2x *bp = container_of(work, struct bnx2x, sp_task);
+       struct bnx2x *bp = container_of(work, struct bnx2x, sp_task.work);
        u16 status;
 
 
                return IRQ_HANDLED;
 #endif
 
-       schedule_work(&bp->sp_task);
+       queue_delayed_work(bnx2x_wq, &bp->sp_task, 0);
 
        return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
        mutex_init(&bp->port.phy_mutex);
 
-       INIT_WORK(&bp->sp_task, bnx2x_sp_task);
+       INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bp->sp_task, bnx2x_sp_task);
        INIT_WORK(&bp->reset_task, bnx2x_reset_task);
 
        rc = bnx2x_get_hwinfo(bp);
 
 static int __init bnx2x_init(void)
 {
+       bnx2x_wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("bnx2x");
+       if (bnx2x_wq == NULL) {
+               printk(KERN_ERR PFX "Cannot create workqueue\n");
+               return -ENOMEM;
+       }
+
        return pci_register_driver(&bnx2x_pci_driver);
 }
 
 static void __exit bnx2x_cleanup(void)
 {
        pci_unregister_driver(&bnx2x_pci_driver);
+
+       destroy_workqueue(bnx2x_wq);
 }
 
 module_init(bnx2x_init);