struct qeth_vlan_vid *id;
 
        QETH_DBF_TEXT_(TRACE, 4, "aid:%d", vid);
+       if (qeth_wait_for_threads(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD)) {
+               QETH_DBF_TEXT(TRACE, 3, "aidREC");
+               return;
+       }
        id = kmalloc(sizeof(struct qeth_vlan_vid), GFP_ATOMIC);
        if (id) {
                id->vid = vid;
        struct qeth_card *card = dev->ml_priv;
 
        QETH_DBF_TEXT_(TRACE, 4, "kid:%d", vid);
+       if (qeth_wait_for_threads(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD)) {
+               QETH_DBF_TEXT(TRACE, 3, "kidREC");
+               return;
+       }
        spin_lock_bh(&card->vlanlock);
        list_for_each_entry(id, &card->vid_list, list) {
                if (id->vid == vid) {
        }
        QETH_DBF_TEXT_(TRACE, 3, "%s", CARD_BUS_ID(card));
        QETH_DBF_HEX(TRACE, 3, addr->sa_data, OSA_ADDR_LEN);
+       if (qeth_wait_for_threads(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD)) {
+               QETH_DBF_TEXT(TRACE, 3, "setmcREC");
+               return -ERESTARTSYS;
+       }
        rc = qeth_l2_send_delmac(card, &card->dev->dev_addr[0]);
        if (!rc)
                rc = qeth_l2_send_setmac(card, addr->sa_data);
                return ;
 
        QETH_DBF_TEXT(TRACE, 3, "setmulti");
+       if (qeth_threads_running(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD) &&
+           (card->state != CARD_STATE_UP))
+               return;
        qeth_l2_del_all_mc(card);
        spin_lock_bh(&card->mclock);
        for (dm = dev->mc_list; dm; dm = dm->next)
 
        unsigned long flags;
 
        QETH_DBF_TEXT_(TRACE, 4, "kid:%d", vid);
+       if (qeth_wait_for_threads(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD)) {
+               QETH_DBF_TEXT(TRACE, 3, "kidREC");
+               return;
+       }
        spin_lock_irqsave(&card->vlanlock, flags);
        /* unregister IP addresses of vlan device */
        qeth_l3_free_vlan_addresses(card, vid);
        struct qeth_card *card = dev->ml_priv;
 
        QETH_DBF_TEXT(TRACE, 3, "setmulti");
+       if (qeth_threads_running(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD) &&
+           (card->state != CARD_STATE_UP))
+               return;
        qeth_l3_delete_mc_addresses(card);
        qeth_l3_add_multicast_ipv4(card);
 #ifdef CONFIG_QETH_IPV6