chp->cq.size--;                         /* status page */
        chp->ibcq.cqe = entries - 2;
        spin_lock_init(&chp->lock);
+       spin_lock_init(&chp->comp_handler_lock);
        atomic_set(&chp->refcnt, 1);
        init_waitqueue_head(&chp->wait);
        ret = insert_handle(rhp, &rhp->cqidr, chp, chp->cq.cqid);
 
 {
        struct ib_event event;
        struct c4iw_qp_attributes attrs;
+       unsigned long flag;
 
        if ((qhp->attr.state == C4IW_QP_STATE_ERROR) ||
            (qhp->attr.state == C4IW_QP_STATE_TERMINATE)) {
        if (qhp->ibqp.event_handler)
                (*qhp->ibqp.event_handler)(&event, qhp->ibqp.qp_context);
 
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&chp->comp_handler_lock, flag);
        (*chp->ibcq.comp_handler)(&chp->ibcq, chp->ibcq.cq_context);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chp->comp_handler_lock, flag);
 }
 
 void c4iw_ev_dispatch(struct c4iw_dev *dev, struct t4_cqe *err_cqe)
 int c4iw_ev_handler(struct c4iw_dev *dev, u32 qid)
 {
        struct c4iw_cq *chp;
+       unsigned long flag;
 
        chp = get_chp(dev, qid);
-       if (chp)
+       if (chp) {
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&chp->comp_handler_lock, flag);
                (*chp->ibcq.comp_handler)(&chp->ibcq, chp->ibcq.cq_context);
-       else
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chp->comp_handler_lock, flag);
+       } else
                PDBG("%s unknown cqid 0x%x\n", __func__, qid);
        return 0;
 }
 
        flushed = c4iw_flush_rq(&qhp->wq, &rchp->cq, count);
        spin_unlock(&qhp->lock);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rchp->lock, flag);
-       if (flushed)
+       if (flushed) {
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&rchp->comp_handler_lock, flag);
                (*rchp->ibcq.comp_handler)(&rchp->ibcq, rchp->ibcq.cq_context);
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rchp->comp_handler_lock, flag);
+       }
 
        /* locking hierarchy: cq lock first, then qp lock. */
        spin_lock_irqsave(&schp->lock, flag);
        flushed = c4iw_flush_sq(&qhp->wq, &schp->cq, count);
        spin_unlock(&qhp->lock);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&schp->lock, flag);
-       if (flushed)
+       if (flushed) {
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&schp->comp_handler_lock, flag);
                (*schp->ibcq.comp_handler)(&schp->ibcq, schp->ibcq.cq_context);
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&schp->comp_handler_lock, flag);
+       }
 }
 
 static void flush_qp(struct c4iw_qp *qhp)
 {
        struct c4iw_cq *rchp, *schp;
+       unsigned long flag;
 
        rchp = get_chp(qhp->rhp, qhp->attr.rcq);
        schp = get_chp(qhp->rhp, qhp->attr.scq);
        if (qhp->ibqp.uobject) {
                t4_set_wq_in_error(&qhp->wq);
                t4_set_cq_in_error(&rchp->cq);
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&rchp->comp_handler_lock, flag);
                (*rchp->ibcq.comp_handler)(&rchp->ibcq, rchp->ibcq.cq_context);
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rchp->comp_handler_lock, flag);
                if (schp != rchp) {
                        t4_set_cq_in_error(&schp->cq);
+                       spin_lock_irqsave(&schp->comp_handler_lock, flag);
                        (*schp->ibcq.comp_handler)(&schp->ibcq,
                                        schp->ibcq.cq_context);
+                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&schp->comp_handler_lock, flag);
                }
                return;
        }