--- drivers/scsi/qla1280.c

+++ drivers/scsi/qla1280.c

@@ -1640,8 +1640,10 @@ qla1280_load_firmware_pio(struct scsi_ql

uint16_t mb[MAILBOX_REGISTER_COUNT], i;

int err;

+ spin_unlock_irq(ha->host->host_lock);

err = request_firmware(&fw, ql1280_board_tbl[ha->devnum].fwname,

&ha->pdev->dev);

+ spin_lock_irq(ha->host->host_lock);

if (err) {

printk(KERN_ERR "Failed to load image \"%s\" err %d\n",

ql1280_board_tbl[ha->devnum].fwname, err);

@@ -1699,8 +1701,10 @@ qla1280_load_firmware_dma(struct scsi_ql

return -ENOMEM;

#endif

+ spin_unlock_irq(ha->host->host_lock);

err = request_firmware(&fw, ql1280_board_tbl[ha->devnum].fwname,

&ha->pdev->dev);

+ spin_lock_irq(ha->host->host_lock);

if (err) {

printk(KERN_ERR "Failed to load image \"%s\" err %d\n",

ql1280_board_tbl[ha->devnum].fwname, err);