#include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
-#include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/mii.h>
        int retval;
        struct mii_bus *bus = phydev->bus;
 
-       spin_lock_bh(&bus->mdio_lock);
+       BUG_ON(in_interrupt());
+
+       mutex_lock(&bus->mdio_lock);
        retval = bus->read(bus, phydev->addr, regnum);
-       spin_unlock_bh(&bus->mdio_lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&bus->mdio_lock);
 
        return retval;
 }
        int err;
        struct mii_bus *bus = phydev->bus;
 
-       spin_lock_bh(&bus->mdio_lock);
+       BUG_ON(in_interrupt());
+
+       mutex_lock(&bus->mdio_lock);
        err = bus->write(bus, phydev->addr, regnum, val);
-       spin_unlock_bh(&bus->mdio_lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&bus->mdio_lock);
 
        return err;
 }
 {
        int err;
 
-       spin_lock_bh(&phydev->lock);
+       mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
 
        if (AUTONEG_DISABLE == phydev->autoneg)
                phy_sanitize_settings(phydev);
        }
 
 out_unlock:
-       spin_unlock_bh(&phydev->lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
        return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_start_aneg);
 
 
 static void phy_change(struct work_struct *work);
+static void phy_state_machine(struct work_struct *work);
 static void phy_timer(unsigned long data);
 
 /**
 {
        phydev->adjust_state = handler;
 
+       INIT_WORK(&phydev->state_queue, phy_state_machine);
        init_timer(&phydev->phy_timer);
        phydev->phy_timer.function = &phy_timer;
        phydev->phy_timer.data = (unsigned long) phydev;
 void phy_stop_machine(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
        del_timer_sync(&phydev->phy_timer);
+       cancel_work_sync(&phydev->state_queue);
 
-       spin_lock_bh(&phydev->lock);
+       mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
        if (phydev->state > PHY_UP)
                phydev->state = PHY_UP;
-       spin_unlock_bh(&phydev->lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
 
        phydev->adjust_state = NULL;
 }
  */
 void phy_error(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
-       spin_lock_bh(&phydev->lock);
+       mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
        phydev->state = PHY_HALTED;
-       spin_unlock_bh(&phydev->lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
 }
 
 /**
        if (err)
                goto phy_err;
 
-       spin_lock_bh(&phydev->lock);
+       mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
        if ((PHY_RUNNING == phydev->state) || (PHY_NOLINK == phydev->state))
                phydev->state = PHY_CHANGELINK;
-       spin_unlock_bh(&phydev->lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
 
        atomic_dec(&phydev->irq_disable);
        enable_irq(phydev->irq);
  */
 void phy_stop(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
-       spin_lock_bh(&phydev->lock);
+       mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
 
        if (PHY_HALTED == phydev->state)
                goto out_unlock;
        phydev->state = PHY_HALTED;
 
 out_unlock:
-       spin_unlock_bh(&phydev->lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
 
        /*
         * Cannot call flush_scheduled_work() here as desired because
  */
 void phy_start(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
-       spin_lock_bh(&phydev->lock);
+       mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
 
        switch (phydev->state) {
                case PHY_STARTING:
                default:
                        break;
        }
-       spin_unlock_bh(&phydev->lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_stop);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_start);
 
-/* PHY timer which handles the state machine */
-static void phy_timer(unsigned long data)
+/**
+ * phy_state_machine - Handle the state machine
+ * @work: work_struct that describes the work to be done
+ *
+ * Description: Scheduled by the state_queue workqueue each time
+ *   phy_timer is triggered.
+ */
+static void phy_state_machine(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-       struct phy_device *phydev = (struct phy_device *)data;
+       struct phy_device *phydev =
+                       container_of(work, struct phy_device, state_queue);
        int needs_aneg = 0;
        int err = 0;
 
-       spin_lock_bh(&phydev->lock);
+       mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
 
        if (phydev->adjust_state)
                phydev->adjust_state(phydev->attached_dev);
                        break;
        }
 
-       spin_unlock_bh(&phydev->lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
 
        if (needs_aneg)
                err = phy_start_aneg(phydev);
        mod_timer(&phydev->phy_timer, jiffies + PHY_STATE_TIME * HZ);
 }
 
+/* PHY timer which schedules the state machine work */
+static void phy_timer(unsigned long data)
+{
+       struct phy_device *phydev = (struct phy_device *)data;
+
+       /*
+        * PHY I/O operations can potentially sleep so we ensure that
+        * it's done from a process context
+        */
+       schedule_work(&phydev->state_queue);
+}
 
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
-#include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/mii.h>
 
        dev->state = PHY_DOWN;
 
-       spin_lock_init(&dev->lock);
+       mutex_init(&dev->lock);
 
        return dev;
 }
        if (!(phydrv->flags & PHY_HAS_INTERRUPT))
                phydev->irq = PHY_POLL;
 
-       spin_lock_bh(&phydev->lock);
+       mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
 
        /* Start out supporting everything. Eventually,
         * a controller will attach, and may modify one
        if (phydev->drv->probe)
                err = phydev->drv->probe(phydev);
 
-       spin_unlock_bh(&phydev->lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
 
        return err;
 
 
        phydev = to_phy_device(dev);
 
-       spin_lock_bh(&phydev->lock);
+       mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
        phydev->state = PHY_DOWN;
-       spin_unlock_bh(&phydev->lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
 
        if (phydev->drv->remove)
                phydev->drv->remove(phydev);