u32 datalen = 0;
 
        resp_cqe = (struct bnx2i_cmd_response *)cqe;
-       spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&session->back_lock);
        task = iscsi_itt_to_task(conn,
                                 resp_cqe->itt & ISCSI_CMD_RESPONSE_INDEX);
        if (!task)
        __iscsi_complete_pdu(conn, (struct iscsi_hdr *)hdr,
                             conn->data, datalen);
 fail:
-       spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&session->back_lock);
        return 0;
 }
 
        int pad_len;
 
        login = (struct bnx2i_login_response *) cqe;
-       spin_lock(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock(&session->back_lock);
        task = iscsi_itt_to_task(conn,
                                 login->itt & ISCSI_LOGIN_RESPONSE_INDEX);
        if (!task)
                bnx2i_conn->gen_pdu.resp_buf,
                bnx2i_conn->gen_pdu.resp_wr_ptr - bnx2i_conn->gen_pdu.resp_buf);
 done:
-       spin_unlock(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock(&session->back_lock);
        return 0;
 }
 
        int pad_len;
 
        text = (struct bnx2i_text_response *) cqe;
-       spin_lock(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock(&session->back_lock);
        task = iscsi_itt_to_task(conn, text->itt & ISCSI_LOGIN_RESPONSE_INDEX);
        if (!task)
                goto done;
                             bnx2i_conn->gen_pdu.resp_wr_ptr -
                             bnx2i_conn->gen_pdu.resp_buf);
 done:
-       spin_unlock(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock(&session->back_lock);
        return 0;
 }
 
        struct iscsi_tm_rsp *resp_hdr;
 
        tmf_cqe = (struct bnx2i_tmf_response *)cqe;
-       spin_lock(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock(&session->back_lock);
        task = iscsi_itt_to_task(conn,
                                 tmf_cqe->itt & ISCSI_TMF_RESPONSE_INDEX);
        if (!task)
 
        __iscsi_complete_pdu(conn, (struct iscsi_hdr *)resp_hdr, NULL, 0);
 done:
-       spin_unlock(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock(&session->back_lock);
        return 0;
 }
 
        struct iscsi_logout_rsp *resp_hdr;
 
        logout = (struct bnx2i_logout_response *) cqe;
-       spin_lock(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock(&session->back_lock);
        task = iscsi_itt_to_task(conn,
                                 logout->itt & ISCSI_LOGOUT_RESPONSE_INDEX);
        if (!task)
 
        bnx2i_conn->ep->state = EP_STATE_LOGOUT_RESP_RCVD;
 done:
-       spin_unlock(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock(&session->back_lock);
        return 0;
 }
 
        struct iscsi_task *task;
 
        nop_in = (struct bnx2i_nop_in_msg *)cqe;
-       spin_lock(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock(&session->back_lock);
        task = iscsi_itt_to_task(conn,
                                 nop_in->itt & ISCSI_NOP_IN_MSG_INDEX);
        if (task)
                __iscsi_put_task(task);
-       spin_unlock(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock(&session->back_lock);
 }
 
 /**
 
        nop_in = (struct bnx2i_nop_in_msg *)cqe;
 
-       spin_lock(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock(&session->back_lock);
        hdr = (struct iscsi_nopin *)&bnx2i_conn->gen_pdu.resp_hdr;
        memset(hdr, 0, sizeof(struct iscsi_hdr));
        hdr->opcode = nop_in->op_code;
        }
 done:
        __iscsi_complete_pdu(conn, (struct iscsi_hdr *)hdr, NULL, 0);
-       spin_unlock(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock(&session->back_lock);
 
        return tgt_async_nop;
 }
                return;
        }
 
-       spin_lock(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock(&session->back_lock);
        resp_hdr = (struct iscsi_async *) &bnx2i_conn->gen_pdu.resp_hdr;
        memset(resp_hdr, 0, sizeof(struct iscsi_hdr));
        resp_hdr->opcode = async_cqe->op_code;
 
        __iscsi_complete_pdu(bnx2i_conn->cls_conn->dd_data,
                             (struct iscsi_hdr *)resp_hdr, NULL, 0);
-       spin_unlock(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock(&session->back_lock);
 }
 
 
        } else
                bnx2i_unsol_pdu_adjust_rq(bnx2i_conn);
 
-       spin_lock(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock(&session->back_lock);
        hdr = (struct iscsi_reject *) &bnx2i_conn->gen_pdu.resp_hdr;
        memset(hdr, 0, sizeof(struct iscsi_hdr));
        hdr->opcode = reject->op_code;
        hdr->ffffffff = cpu_to_be32(RESERVED_ITT);
        __iscsi_complete_pdu(conn, (struct iscsi_hdr *)hdr, conn->data,
                             reject->data_length);
-       spin_unlock(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock(&session->back_lock);
 }
 
 /**
        struct iscsi_task *task;
 
        cmd_clean_rsp = (struct bnx2i_cleanup_response *)cqe;
-       spin_lock(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock(&session->back_lock);
        task = iscsi_itt_to_task(conn,
                        cmd_clean_rsp->itt & ISCSI_CLEANUP_RESPONSE_INDEX);
        if (!task)
                printk(KERN_ALERT "bnx2i: cmd clean ITT %x not active\n",
                        cmd_clean_rsp->itt & ISCSI_CLEANUP_RESPONSE_INDEX);
-       spin_unlock(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock(&session->back_lock);
        complete(&bnx2i_conn->cmd_cleanup_cmpl);
 }
 
        int rc = 0;
        int cpu;
 
-       spin_lock(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock(&session->back_lock);
        task = iscsi_itt_to_task(bnx2i_conn->cls_conn->dd_data,
                                 cqe->itt & ISCSI_CMD_RESPONSE_INDEX);
        if (!task || !task->sc) {
-               spin_unlock(&session->lock);
+               spin_unlock(&session->back_lock);
                return -EINVAL;
        }
        sc = task->sc;
        else
                cpu = sc->request->cpu;
 
-       spin_unlock(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock(&session->back_lock);
 
        p = &per_cpu(bnx2i_percpu, cpu);
        spin_lock(&p->p_work_lock);
 
  * iscsi_free_task - free a task
  * @task: iscsi cmd task
  *
- * Must be called with session lock.
+ * Must be called with session back_lock.
  * This function returns the scsi command to scsi-ml or cleans
  * up mgmt tasks then returns the task to the pool.
  */
 {
        struct iscsi_session *session = task->conn->session;
 
-       spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
+       /* regular RX path uses back_lock */
+       spin_lock_bh(&session->back_lock);
        __iscsi_put_task(task);
-       spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&session->back_lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iscsi_put_task);
 
  * @task: iscsi cmd task
  * @state: state to complete task with
  *
- * Must be called with session lock.
+ * Must be called with session back_lock.
  */
 static void iscsi_complete_task(struct iscsi_task *task, int state)
 {
  * This is used when drivers do not need or cannot perform
  * lower level pdu processing.
  *
- * Called with session lock
+ * Called with session back_lock
  */
 void iscsi_complete_scsi_task(struct iscsi_task *task,
                              uint32_t exp_cmdsn, uint32_t max_cmdsn)
 
 
 /*
- * session lock must be held and if not called for a task that is
+ * session back_lock must be held and if not called for a task that is
  * still pending or from the xmit thread, then xmit thread must
  * be suspended.
  */
                scsi_in(sc)->resid = scsi_in(sc)->length;
        }
 
+       /* regular RX path uses back_lock */
+       spin_lock_bh(&conn->session->back_lock);
        iscsi_complete_task(task, state);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&conn->session->back_lock);
 }
 
 static int iscsi_prep_mgmt_task(struct iscsi_conn *conn,
        return task;
 
 free_task:
+       /* regular RX path uses back_lock */
+       spin_lock_bh(&session->back_lock);
        __iscsi_put_task(task);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&session->back_lock);
        return NULL;
 }
 
        struct iscsi_session *session = conn->session;
        int err = 0;
 
-       spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
        if (!__iscsi_conn_send_pdu(conn, hdr, data, data_size))
                err = -EPERM;
-       spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
        return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iscsi_conn_send_pdu);
                if (opcode != ISCSI_OP_NOOP_OUT)
                        return 0;
 
-                if (rejected_pdu.itt == cpu_to_be32(ISCSI_RESERVED_TAG))
+                if (rejected_pdu.itt == cpu_to_be32(ISCSI_RESERVED_TAG)) {
                        /*
                         * nop-out in response to target's nop-out rejected.
                         * Just resend.
                         */
+                       /* In RX path we are under back lock */
+                       spin_unlock(&conn->session->back_lock);
+                       spin_lock(&conn->session->frwd_lock);
                        iscsi_send_nopout(conn,
                                          (struct iscsi_nopin*)&rejected_pdu);
-               else {
+                       spin_unlock(&conn->session->frwd_lock);
+                       spin_lock(&conn->session->back_lock);
+               } else {
                        struct iscsi_task *task;
                        /*
                         * Our nop as ping got dropped. We know the target
  * This should be used for mgmt tasks like login and nops, or if
  * the LDD's itt space does not include the session age.
  *
- * The session lock must be held.
+ * The session back_lock must be held.
  */
 struct iscsi_task *iscsi_itt_to_task(struct iscsi_conn *conn, itt_t itt)
 {
  * @datalen: len of data buffer
  *
  * Completes pdu processing by freeing any resources allocated at
- * queuecommand or send generic. session lock must be held and verify
+ * queuecommand or send generic. session back_lock must be held and verify
  * itt must have been called.
  */
 int __iscsi_complete_pdu(struct iscsi_conn *conn, struct iscsi_hdr *hdr,
                        if (hdr->ttt == cpu_to_be32(ISCSI_RESERVED_TAG))
                                break;
 
+                       /* In RX path we are under back lock */
+                       spin_unlock(&session->back_lock);
+                       spin_lock(&session->frwd_lock);
                        iscsi_send_nopout(conn, (struct iscsi_nopin*)hdr);
+                       spin_unlock(&session->frwd_lock);
+                       spin_lock(&session->back_lock);
                        break;
                case ISCSI_OP_REJECT:
                        rc = iscsi_handle_reject(conn, hdr, data, datalen);
 {
        int rc;
 
-       spin_lock(&conn->session->lock);
+       spin_lock(&conn->session->back_lock);
        rc = __iscsi_complete_pdu(conn, hdr, data, datalen);
-       spin_unlock(&conn->session->lock);
+       spin_unlock(&conn->session->back_lock);
        return rc;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iscsi_complete_pdu);
  *
  * This should be used for cmd tasks.
  *
- * The session lock must be held.
+ * The session back_lock must be held.
  */
 struct iscsi_task *iscsi_itt_to_ctask(struct iscsi_conn *conn, itt_t itt)
 {
        struct iscsi_conn *conn;
        struct device *dev;
 
-       spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
        conn = session->leadconn;
        if (session->state == ISCSI_STATE_TERMINATE || !conn) {
-               spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+               spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
                return;
        }
 
        dev = get_device(&conn->cls_conn->dev);
-       spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
        if (!dev)
                return;
        /*
 {
        struct iscsi_session *session = conn->session;
 
-       spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
        if (session->state == ISCSI_STATE_FAILED) {
-               spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+               spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
                return;
        }
 
        if (conn->stop_stage == 0)
                session->state = ISCSI_STATE_FAILED;
-       spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
 
        set_bit(ISCSI_SUSPEND_BIT, &conn->suspend_tx);
        set_bit(ISCSI_SUSPEND_BIT, &conn->suspend_rx);
                return -ENODATA;
 
        __iscsi_get_task(task);
-       spin_unlock_bh(&conn->session->lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&conn->session->frwd_lock);
        rc = conn->session->tt->xmit_task(task);
-       spin_lock_bh(&conn->session->lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&conn->session->frwd_lock);
        if (!rc) {
                /* done with this task */
                task->last_xfer = jiffies;
                conn->task = NULL;
        }
+       /* regular RX path uses back_lock */
+       spin_lock_bh(&conn->session->back_lock);
        __iscsi_put_task(task);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&conn->session->back_lock);
        return rc;
 }
 
  * @task: task to requeue
  *
  * LLDs that need to run a task from the session workqueue should call
- * this. The session lock must be held. This should only be called
+ * this. The session frwd_lock must be held. This should only be called
  * by software drivers.
  */
 void iscsi_requeue_task(struct iscsi_task *task)
        struct iscsi_task *task;
        int rc = 0;
 
-       spin_lock_bh(&conn->session->lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&conn->session->frwd_lock);
        if (test_bit(ISCSI_SUSPEND_BIT, &conn->suspend_tx)) {
                ISCSI_DBG_SESSION(conn->session, "Tx suspended!\n");
-               spin_unlock_bh(&conn->session->lock);
+               spin_unlock_bh(&conn->session->frwd_lock);
                return -ENODATA;
        }
 
                                         struct iscsi_task, running);
                list_del_init(&conn->task->running);
                if (iscsi_prep_mgmt_task(conn, conn->task)) {
+                       /* regular RX path uses back_lock */
+                       spin_lock_bh(&conn->session->back_lock);
                        __iscsi_put_task(conn->task);
+                       spin_unlock_bh(&conn->session->back_lock);
                        conn->task = NULL;
                        continue;
                }
                if (!list_empty(&conn->mgmtqueue))
                        goto check_mgmt;
        }
-       spin_unlock_bh(&conn->session->lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&conn->session->frwd_lock);
        return -ENODATA;
 
 done:
-       spin_unlock_bh(&conn->session->lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&conn->session->frwd_lock);
        return rc;
 }
 
 
        cls_session = starget_to_session(scsi_target(sc->device));
        session = cls_session->dd_data;
-       spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
 
        reason = iscsi_session_chkready(cls_session);
        if (reason) {
        }
 
        session->queued_cmdsn++;
-       spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
        return 0;
 
 prepd_reject:
        iscsi_complete_task(task, ISCSI_TASK_REQUEUE_SCSIQ);
 reject:
-       spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
        ISCSI_DBG_SESSION(session, "cmd 0x%x rejected (%d)\n",
                          sc->cmnd[0], reason);
        return SCSI_MLQUEUE_TARGET_BUSY;
 prepd_fault:
        iscsi_complete_task(task, ISCSI_TASK_REQUEUE_SCSIQ);
 fault:
-       spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
        ISCSI_DBG_SESSION(session, "iscsi: cmd 0x%x is not queued (%d)\n",
                          sc->cmnd[0], reason);
        if (!scsi_bidi_cmnd(sc))
        struct iscsi_conn *conn = (struct iscsi_conn *)data;
        struct iscsi_session *session = conn->session;
 
-       spin_lock(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock(&session->frwd_lock);
        if (conn->tmf_state == TMF_QUEUED) {
                conn->tmf_state = TMF_TIMEDOUT;
                ISCSI_DBG_EH(session, "tmf timedout\n");
                /* unblock eh_abort() */
                wake_up(&conn->ehwait);
        }
-       spin_unlock(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock(&session->frwd_lock);
 }
 
 static int iscsi_exec_task_mgmt_fn(struct iscsi_conn *conn,
        task = __iscsi_conn_send_pdu(conn, (struct iscsi_hdr *)hdr,
                                      NULL, 0);
        if (!task) {
-               spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+               spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
                iscsi_conn_printk(KERN_ERR, conn, "Could not send TMF.\n");
                iscsi_conn_failure(conn, ISCSI_ERR_CONN_FAILED);
-               spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
+               spin_lock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
                return -EPERM;
        }
        conn->tmfcmd_pdus_cnt++;
        add_timer(&conn->tmf_timer);
        ISCSI_DBG_EH(session, "tmf set timeout\n");
 
-       spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
        mutex_unlock(&session->eh_mutex);
 
        /*
        del_timer_sync(&conn->tmf_timer);
 
        mutex_lock(&session->eh_mutex);
-       spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
        /* if the session drops it will clean up the task */
        if (age != session->age ||
            session->state != ISCSI_STATE_LOGGED_IN)
  * iscsi_suspend_queue - suspend iscsi_queuecommand
  * @conn: iscsi conn to stop queueing IO on
  *
- * This grabs the session lock to make sure no one is in
+ * This grabs the session frwd_lock to make sure no one is in
  * xmit_task/queuecommand, and then sets suspend to prevent
  * new commands from being queued. This only needs to be called
  * by offload drivers that need to sync a path like ep disconnect
  */
 void iscsi_suspend_queue(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 {
-       spin_lock_bh(&conn->session->lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&conn->session->frwd_lock);
        set_bit(ISCSI_SUSPEND_BIT, &conn->suspend_tx);
-       spin_unlock_bh(&conn->session->lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&conn->session->frwd_lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iscsi_suspend_queue);
 
 
        ISCSI_DBG_EH(session, "scsi cmd %p timedout\n", sc);
 
-       spin_lock(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock(&session->frwd_lock);
        task = (struct iscsi_task *)sc->SCp.ptr;
        if (!task) {
                /*
 done:
        if (task)
                task->last_timeout = jiffies;
-       spin_unlock(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock(&session->frwd_lock);
        ISCSI_DBG_EH(session, "return %s\n", rc == BLK_EH_RESET_TIMER ?
                     "timer reset" : "nh");
        return rc;
        struct iscsi_session *session = conn->session;
        unsigned long recv_timeout, next_timeout = 0, last_recv;
 
-       spin_lock(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock(&session->frwd_lock);
        if (session->state != ISCSI_STATE_LOGGED_IN)
                goto done;
 
                                  "last ping %lu, now %lu\n",
                                  conn->ping_timeout, conn->recv_timeout,
                                  last_recv, conn->last_ping, jiffies);
-               spin_unlock(&session->lock);
+               spin_unlock(&session->frwd_lock);
                iscsi_conn_failure(conn, ISCSI_ERR_CONN_FAILED);
                return;
        }
        ISCSI_DBG_CONN(conn, "Setting next tmo %lu\n", next_timeout);
        mod_timer(&conn->transport_timer, next_timeout);
 done:
-       spin_unlock(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock(&session->frwd_lock);
 }
 
 static void iscsi_prep_abort_task_pdu(struct iscsi_task *task,
        ISCSI_DBG_EH(session, "aborting sc %p\n", sc);
 
        mutex_lock(&session->eh_mutex);
-       spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
        /*
         * if session was ISCSI_STATE_IN_RECOVERY then we may not have
         * got the command.
        if (!sc->SCp.ptr) {
                ISCSI_DBG_EH(session, "sc never reached iscsi layer or "
                                      "it completed.\n");
-               spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+               spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
                mutex_unlock(&session->eh_mutex);
                return SUCCESS;
        }
         */
        if (!session->leadconn || session->state != ISCSI_STATE_LOGGED_IN ||
            sc->SCp.phase != session->age) {
-               spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+               spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
                mutex_unlock(&session->eh_mutex);
                ISCSI_DBG_EH(session, "failing abort due to dropped "
                                  "session.\n");
 
        switch (conn->tmf_state) {
        case TMF_SUCCESS:
-               spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+               spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
                /*
                 * stop tx side incase the target had sent a abort rsp but
                 * the initiator was still writing out data.
                 * good and have never sent us a successful tmf response
                 * then sent more data for the cmd.
                 */
-               spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
+               spin_lock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
                fail_scsi_task(task, DID_ABORT);
                conn->tmf_state = TMF_INITIAL;
                memset(hdr, 0, sizeof(*hdr));
-               spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+               spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
                iscsi_start_tx(conn);
                goto success_unlocked;
        case TMF_TIMEDOUT:
-               spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+               spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
                iscsi_conn_failure(conn, ISCSI_ERR_SCSI_EH_SESSION_RST);
                goto failed_unlocked;
        case TMF_NOT_FOUND:
        }
 
 success:
-       spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
 success_unlocked:
        ISCSI_DBG_EH(session, "abort success [sc %p itt 0x%x]\n",
                     sc, task->itt);
        return SUCCESS;
 
 failed:
-       spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
 failed_unlocked:
        ISCSI_DBG_EH(session, "abort failed [sc %p itt 0x%x]\n", sc,
                     task ? task->itt : 0);
        ISCSI_DBG_EH(session, "LU Reset [sc %p lun %u]\n", sc, sc->device->lun);
 
        mutex_lock(&session->eh_mutex);
-       spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
        /*
         * Just check if we are not logged in. We cannot check for
         * the phase because the reset could come from a ioctl.
        case TMF_SUCCESS:
                break;
        case TMF_TIMEDOUT:
-               spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+               spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
                iscsi_conn_failure(conn, ISCSI_ERR_SCSI_EH_SESSION_RST);
                goto done;
        default:
        }
 
        rc = SUCCESS;
-       spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
 
        iscsi_suspend_tx(conn);
 
-       spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
        memset(hdr, 0, sizeof(*hdr));
        fail_scsi_tasks(conn, sc->device->lun, DID_ERROR);
        conn->tmf_state = TMF_INITIAL;
-       spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
 
        iscsi_start_tx(conn);
        goto done;
 
 unlock:
-       spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
 done:
        ISCSI_DBG_EH(session, "dev reset result = %s\n",
                     rc == SUCCESS ? "SUCCESS" : "FAILED");
 {
        struct iscsi_session *session = cls_session->dd_data;
 
-       spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
        if (session->state != ISCSI_STATE_LOGGED_IN) {
                session->state = ISCSI_STATE_RECOVERY_FAILED;
                if (session->leadconn)
                        wake_up(&session->leadconn->ehwait);
        }
-       spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iscsi_session_recovery_timedout);
 
        conn = session->leadconn;
 
        mutex_lock(&session->eh_mutex);
-       spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
        if (session->state == ISCSI_STATE_TERMINATE) {
 failed:
                ISCSI_DBG_EH(session,
                             "failing session reset: Could not log back into "
                             "%s, %s [age %d]\n", session->targetname,
                             conn->persistent_address, session->age);
-               spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+               spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
                mutex_unlock(&session->eh_mutex);
                return FAILED;
        }
 
-       spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
        mutex_unlock(&session->eh_mutex);
        /*
         * we drop the lock here but the leadconn cannot be destoyed while
                flush_signals(current);
 
        mutex_lock(&session->eh_mutex);
-       spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
        if (session->state == ISCSI_STATE_LOGGED_IN) {
                ISCSI_DBG_EH(session,
                             "session reset succeeded for %s,%s\n",
                             session->targetname, conn->persistent_address);
        } else
                goto failed;
-       spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
        mutex_unlock(&session->eh_mutex);
        return SUCCESS;
 }
                     session->targetname);
 
        mutex_lock(&session->eh_mutex);
-       spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
        /*
         * Just check if we are not logged in. We cannot check for
         * the phase because the reset could come from a ioctl.
        case TMF_SUCCESS:
                break;
        case TMF_TIMEDOUT:
-               spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+               spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
                iscsi_conn_failure(conn, ISCSI_ERR_SCSI_EH_SESSION_RST);
                goto done;
        default:
        }
 
        rc = SUCCESS;
-       spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
 
        iscsi_suspend_tx(conn);
 
-       spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
        memset(hdr, 0, sizeof(*hdr));
        fail_scsi_tasks(conn, -1, DID_ERROR);
        conn->tmf_state = TMF_INITIAL;
-       spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
 
        iscsi_start_tx(conn);
        goto done;
 
 unlock:
-       spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
 done:
        ISCSI_DBG_EH(session, "tgt %s reset result = %s\n", session->targetname,
                     rc == SUCCESS ? "SUCCESS" : "FAILED");
        session->max_r2t = 1;
        session->tt = iscsit;
        session->dd_data = cls_session->dd_data + sizeof(*session);
+
        mutex_init(&session->eh_mutex);
-       spin_lock_init(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock_init(&session->frwd_lock);
+       spin_lock_init(&session->back_lock);
 
        /* initialize SCSI PDU commands pool */
        if (iscsi_pool_init(&session->cmdpool, session->cmds_max,
        INIT_WORK(&conn->xmitwork, iscsi_xmitworker);
 
        /* allocate login_task used for the login/text sequences */
-       spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
        if (!kfifo_out(&session->cmdpool.queue,
                          (void*)&conn->login_task,
                         sizeof(void*))) {
-               spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+               spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
                goto login_task_alloc_fail;
        }
-       spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
 
        data = (char *) __get_free_pages(GFP_KERNEL,
                                         get_order(ISCSI_DEF_MAX_RECV_SEG_LEN));
 
        del_timer_sync(&conn->transport_timer);
 
-       spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
        conn->c_stage = ISCSI_CONN_CLEANUP_WAIT;
        if (session->leadconn == conn) {
                /*
                session->state = ISCSI_STATE_TERMINATE;
                wake_up(&conn->ehwait);
        }
-       spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
 
        /*
         * Block until all in-progress commands for this connection
        /* flush queued up work because we free the connection below */
        iscsi_suspend_tx(conn);
 
-       spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
        free_pages((unsigned long) conn->data,
                   get_order(ISCSI_DEF_MAX_RECV_SEG_LEN));
        kfree(conn->persistent_address);
        kfree(conn->local_ipaddr);
+       /* regular RX path uses back_lock */
+       spin_lock_bh(&session->back_lock);
        kfifo_in(&session->cmdpool.queue, (void*)&conn->login_task,
                    sizeof(void*));
+       spin_unlock_bh(&session->back_lock);
        if (session->leadconn == conn)
                session->leadconn = NULL;
-       spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
 
        iscsi_destroy_conn(cls_conn);
 }
                conn->ping_timeout = 5;
        }
 
-       spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
        conn->c_stage = ISCSI_CONN_STARTED;
        session->state = ISCSI_STATE_LOGGED_IN;
        session->queued_cmdsn = session->cmdsn;
        default:
                break;
        }
-       spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
 
        iscsi_unblock_session(session->cls_session);
        wake_up(&conn->ehwait);
        int old_stop_stage;
 
        mutex_lock(&session->eh_mutex);
-       spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
        if (conn->stop_stage == STOP_CONN_TERM) {
-               spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+               spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
                mutex_unlock(&session->eh_mutex);
                return;
        }
 
        old_stop_stage = conn->stop_stage;
        conn->stop_stage = flag;
-       spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
 
        del_timer_sync(&conn->transport_timer);
        iscsi_suspend_tx(conn);
 
-       spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
        conn->c_stage = ISCSI_CONN_STOPPED;
-       spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
 
        /*
         * for connection level recovery we should not calculate
        /*
         * flush queues.
         */
-       spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
        fail_scsi_tasks(conn, -1, DID_TRANSPORT_DISRUPTED);
        fail_mgmt_tasks(session, conn);
        memset(&conn->tmhdr, 0, sizeof(conn->tmhdr));
-       spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
        mutex_unlock(&session->eh_mutex);
 }
 
        struct iscsi_session *session = cls_session->dd_data;
        struct iscsi_conn *conn = cls_conn->dd_data;
 
-       spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
        if (is_leading)
                session->leadconn = conn;
-       spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
 
        /*
         * Unblock xmitworker(), Login Phase will pass through.