diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
index 789304e..c06a76c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
@@ -347,9 +347,9 @@
 	u32 rx_buf_failed;
 	u32 rx_page_failed;
 
-	/* These are arrays of rings, allocated at run-time */
-	struct i40e_ring *rx_rings;
-	struct i40e_ring *tx_rings;
+	/* These are containers of ring pointers, allocated at run-time */
+	struct i40e_ring **rx_rings;
+	struct i40e_ring **tx_rings;
 
 	u16 work_limit;
 	/* high bit set means dynamic, use accessor routines to read/write.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c
index 44e3fa4..19e248f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c
@@ -258,12 +258,12 @@
 
 			for (i = 0; i < vsi->num_queue_pairs; i++) {
 				len = sizeof(struct i40e_tx_buffer);
-				memcpy(p, vsi->tx_rings[i].tx_bi, len);
+				memcpy(p, vsi->tx_rings[i]->tx_bi, len);
 				p += len;
 			}
 			for (i = 0; i < vsi->num_queue_pairs; i++) {
 				len = sizeof(struct i40e_rx_buffer);
-				memcpy(p, vsi->rx_rings[i].rx_bi, len);
+				memcpy(p, vsi->rx_rings[i]->rx_bi, len);
 				p += len;
 			}
 
@@ -484,99 +484,104 @@
 		 "    tx_restart = %d, tx_busy = %d, rx_buf_failed = %d, rx_page_failed = %d\n",
 		 vsi->tx_restart, vsi->tx_busy,
 		 vsi->rx_buf_failed, vsi->rx_page_failed);
-	if (vsi->rx_rings) {
-		for (i = 0; i < vsi->num_queue_pairs; i++) {
-			dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
-				 "    rx_rings[%i]: desc = %p\n",
-				 i, vsi->rx_rings[i].desc);
-			dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
-				 "    rx_rings[%i]: dev = %p, netdev = %p, rx_bi = %p\n",
-				 i, vsi->rx_rings[i].dev,
-				 vsi->rx_rings[i].netdev,
-				 vsi->rx_rings[i].rx_bi);
-			dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
-				 "    rx_rings[%i]: state = %li, queue_index = %d, reg_idx = %d\n",
-				 i, vsi->rx_rings[i].state,
-				 vsi->rx_rings[i].queue_index,
-				 vsi->rx_rings[i].reg_idx);
-			dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
-				 "    rx_rings[%i]: rx_hdr_len = %d, rx_buf_len = %d, dtype = %d\n",
-				 i, vsi->rx_rings[i].rx_hdr_len,
-				 vsi->rx_rings[i].rx_buf_len,
-				 vsi->rx_rings[i].dtype);
-			dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
-				 "    rx_rings[%i]: hsplit = %d, next_to_use = %d, next_to_clean = %d, ring_active = %i\n",
-				 i, vsi->rx_rings[i].hsplit,
-				 vsi->rx_rings[i].next_to_use,
-				 vsi->rx_rings[i].next_to_clean,
-				 vsi->rx_rings[i].ring_active);
-			dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
-				 "    rx_rings[%i]: rx_stats: packets = %lld, bytes = %lld, non_eop_descs = %lld\n",
-				 i, vsi->rx_rings[i].stats.packets,
-				 vsi->rx_rings[i].stats.bytes,
-				 vsi->rx_rings[i].rx_stats.non_eop_descs);
-			dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
-				 "    rx_rings[%i]: rx_stats: alloc_rx_page_failed = %lld, alloc_rx_buff_failed = %lld\n",
-				 i,
-				 vsi->rx_rings[i].rx_stats.alloc_rx_page_failed,
-				vsi->rx_rings[i].rx_stats.alloc_rx_buff_failed);
-			dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
-				 "    rx_rings[%i]: size = %i, dma = 0x%08lx\n",
-				 i, vsi->rx_rings[i].size,
-				 (long unsigned int)vsi->rx_rings[i].dma);
-			dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
-				 "    rx_rings[%i]: vsi = %p, q_vector = %p\n",
-				 i, vsi->rx_rings[i].vsi,
-				 vsi->rx_rings[i].q_vector);
-		}
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	for (i = 0; i < vsi->num_queue_pairs; i++) {
+		struct i40e_ring *rx_ring = ACCESS_ONCE(vsi->rx_rings[i]);
+		if (!rx_ring)
+			continue;
+
+		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
+			 "    rx_rings[%i]: desc = %p\n",
+			 i, rx_ring->desc);
+		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
+			 "    rx_rings[%i]: dev = %p, netdev = %p, rx_bi = %p\n",
+			 i, rx_ring->dev,
+			 rx_ring->netdev,
+			 rx_ring->rx_bi);
+		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
+			 "    rx_rings[%i]: state = %li, queue_index = %d, reg_idx = %d\n",
+			 i, rx_ring->state,
+			 rx_ring->queue_index,
+			 rx_ring->reg_idx);
+		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
+			 "    rx_rings[%i]: rx_hdr_len = %d, rx_buf_len = %d, dtype = %d\n",
+			 i, rx_ring->rx_hdr_len,
+			 rx_ring->rx_buf_len,
+			 rx_ring->dtype);
+		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
+			 "    rx_rings[%i]: hsplit = %d, next_to_use = %d, next_to_clean = %d, ring_active = %i\n",
+			 i, rx_ring->hsplit,
+			 rx_ring->next_to_use,
+			 rx_ring->next_to_clean,
+			 rx_ring->ring_active);
+		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
+			 "    rx_rings[%i]: rx_stats: packets = %lld, bytes = %lld, non_eop_descs = %lld\n",
+			 i, rx_ring->stats.packets,
+			 rx_ring->stats.bytes,
+			 rx_ring->rx_stats.non_eop_descs);
+		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
+			 "    rx_rings[%i]: rx_stats: alloc_rx_page_failed = %lld, alloc_rx_buff_failed = %lld\n",
+			 i,
+			 rx_ring->rx_stats.alloc_rx_page_failed,
+			rx_ring->rx_stats.alloc_rx_buff_failed);
+		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
+			 "    rx_rings[%i]: size = %i, dma = 0x%08lx\n",
+			 i, rx_ring->size,
+			 (long unsigned int)rx_ring->dma);
+		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
+			 "    rx_rings[%i]: vsi = %p, q_vector = %p\n",
+			 i, rx_ring->vsi,
+			 rx_ring->q_vector);
 	}
-	if (vsi->tx_rings) {
-		for (i = 0; i < vsi->num_queue_pairs; i++) {
-			dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
-				 "    tx_rings[%i]: desc = %p\n",
-				 i, vsi->tx_rings[i].desc);
-			dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
-				 "    tx_rings[%i]: dev = %p, netdev = %p, tx_bi = %p\n",
-				 i, vsi->tx_rings[i].dev,
-				 vsi->tx_rings[i].netdev,
-				 vsi->tx_rings[i].tx_bi);
-			dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
-				 "    tx_rings[%i]: state = %li, queue_index = %d, reg_idx = %d\n",
-				 i, vsi->tx_rings[i].state,
-				 vsi->tx_rings[i].queue_index,
-				 vsi->tx_rings[i].reg_idx);
-			dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
-				 "    tx_rings[%i]: dtype = %d\n",
-				 i, vsi->tx_rings[i].dtype);
-			dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
-				 "    tx_rings[%i]: hsplit = %d, next_to_use = %d, next_to_clean = %d, ring_active = %i\n",
-				 i, vsi->tx_rings[i].hsplit,
-				 vsi->tx_rings[i].next_to_use,
-				 vsi->tx_rings[i].next_to_clean,
-				 vsi->tx_rings[i].ring_active);
-			dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
-				 "    tx_rings[%i]: tx_stats: packets = %lld, bytes = %lld, restart_queue = %lld\n",
-				 i, vsi->tx_rings[i].stats.packets,
-				 vsi->tx_rings[i].stats.bytes,
-				 vsi->tx_rings[i].tx_stats.restart_queue);
-			dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
-				 "    tx_rings[%i]: tx_stats: tx_busy = %lld, tx_done_old = %lld\n",
-				 i,
-				 vsi->tx_rings[i].tx_stats.tx_busy,
-				 vsi->tx_rings[i].tx_stats.tx_done_old);
-			dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
-				 "    tx_rings[%i]: size = %i, dma = 0x%08lx\n",
-				 i, vsi->tx_rings[i].size,
-				 (long unsigned int)vsi->tx_rings[i].dma);
-			dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
-				 "    tx_rings[%i]: vsi = %p, q_vector = %p\n",
-				 i, vsi->tx_rings[i].vsi,
-				 vsi->tx_rings[i].q_vector);
-			dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
-				 "    tx_rings[%i]: DCB tc = %d\n",
-				 i, vsi->tx_rings[i].dcb_tc);
-		}
+	for (i = 0; i < vsi->num_queue_pairs; i++) {
+		struct i40e_ring *tx_ring = ACCESS_ONCE(vsi->tx_rings[i]);
+		if (!tx_ring)
+			continue;
+		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
+			 "    tx_rings[%i]: desc = %p\n",
+			 i, tx_ring->desc);
+		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
+			 "    tx_rings[%i]: dev = %p, netdev = %p, tx_bi = %p\n",
+			 i, tx_ring->dev,
+			 tx_ring->netdev,
+			 tx_ring->tx_bi);
+		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
+			 "    tx_rings[%i]: state = %li, queue_index = %d, reg_idx = %d\n",
+			 i, tx_ring->state,
+			 tx_ring->queue_index,
+			 tx_ring->reg_idx);
+		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
+			 "    tx_rings[%i]: dtype = %d\n",
+			 i, tx_ring->dtype);
+		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
+			 "    tx_rings[%i]: hsplit = %d, next_to_use = %d, next_to_clean = %d, ring_active = %i\n",
+			 i, tx_ring->hsplit,
+			 tx_ring->next_to_use,
+			 tx_ring->next_to_clean,
+			 tx_ring->ring_active);
+		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
+			 "    tx_rings[%i]: tx_stats: packets = %lld, bytes = %lld, restart_queue = %lld\n",
+			 i, tx_ring->stats.packets,
+			 tx_ring->stats.bytes,
+			 tx_ring->tx_stats.restart_queue);
+		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
+			 "    tx_rings[%i]: tx_stats: tx_busy = %lld, tx_done_old = %lld\n",
+			 i,
+			 tx_ring->tx_stats.tx_busy,
+			 tx_ring->tx_stats.tx_done_old);
+		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
+			 "    tx_rings[%i]: size = %i, dma = 0x%08lx\n",
+			 i, tx_ring->size,
+			 (long unsigned int)tx_ring->dma);
+		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
+			 "    tx_rings[%i]: vsi = %p, q_vector = %p\n",
+			 i, tx_ring->vsi,
+			 tx_ring->q_vector);
+		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
+			 "    tx_rings[%i]: DCB tc = %d\n",
+			 i, tx_ring->dcb_tc);
 	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
 		 "    work_limit = %d, rx_itr_setting = %d (%s), tx_itr_setting = %d (%s)\n",
 		 vsi->work_limit, vsi->rx_itr_setting,
@@ -782,9 +787,9 @@
 		return;
 	}
 	if (is_rx_ring)
-		ring = vsi->rx_rings[ring_id];
+		ring = *vsi->rx_rings[ring_id];
 	else
-		ring = vsi->tx_rings[ring_id];
+		ring = *vsi->tx_rings[ring_id];
 	if (cnt == 2) {
 		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "vsi = %02i %s ring = %02i\n",
 			 vsi_seid, is_rx_ring ? "rx" : "tx", ring_id);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
index bf607da..50153ea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
@@ -399,8 +399,8 @@
 	ring->tx_max_pending = I40E_MAX_NUM_DESCRIPTORS;
 	ring->rx_mini_max_pending = 0;
 	ring->rx_jumbo_max_pending = 0;
-	ring->rx_pending = vsi->rx_rings[0].count;
-	ring->tx_pending = vsi->tx_rings[0].count;
+	ring->rx_pending = vsi->rx_rings[0]->count;
+	ring->tx_pending = vsi->tx_rings[0]->count;
 	ring->rx_mini_pending = 0;
 	ring->rx_jumbo_pending = 0;
 }
@@ -429,8 +429,8 @@
 	new_rx_count = ALIGN(new_rx_count, I40E_REQ_DESCRIPTOR_MULTIPLE);
 
 	/* if nothing to do return success */
-	if ((new_tx_count == vsi->tx_rings[0].count) &&
-	    (new_rx_count == vsi->rx_rings[0].count))
+	if ((new_tx_count == vsi->tx_rings[0]->count) &&
+	    (new_rx_count == vsi->rx_rings[0]->count))
 		return 0;
 
 	while (test_and_set_bit(__I40E_CONFIG_BUSY, &pf->state))
@@ -439,8 +439,8 @@
 	if (!netif_running(vsi->netdev)) {
 		/* simple case - set for the next time the netdev is started */
 		for (i = 0; i < vsi->num_queue_pairs; i++) {
-			vsi->tx_rings[i].count = new_tx_count;
-			vsi->rx_rings[i].count = new_rx_count;
+			vsi->tx_rings[i]->count = new_tx_count;
+			vsi->rx_rings[i]->count = new_rx_count;
 		}
 		goto done;
 	}
@@ -451,10 +451,10 @@
 	 */
 
 	/* alloc updated Tx resources */
-	if (new_tx_count != vsi->tx_rings[0].count) {
+	if (new_tx_count != vsi->tx_rings[0]->count) {
 		netdev_info(netdev,
 			    "Changing Tx descriptor count from %d to %d.\n",
-			    vsi->tx_rings[0].count, new_tx_count);
+			    vsi->tx_rings[0]->count, new_tx_count);
 		tx_rings = kcalloc(vsi->alloc_queue_pairs,
 				   sizeof(struct i40e_ring), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!tx_rings) {
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@
 
 		for (i = 0; i < vsi->num_queue_pairs; i++) {
 			/* clone ring and setup updated count */
-			tx_rings[i] = vsi->tx_rings[i];
+			tx_rings[i] = *vsi->tx_rings[i];
 			tx_rings[i].count = new_tx_count;
 			err = i40e_setup_tx_descriptors(&tx_rings[i]);
 			if (err) {
@@ -481,10 +481,10 @@
 	}
 
 	/* alloc updated Rx resources */
-	if (new_rx_count != vsi->rx_rings[0].count) {
+	if (new_rx_count != vsi->rx_rings[0]->count) {
 		netdev_info(netdev,
 			    "Changing Rx descriptor count from %d to %d\n",
-			    vsi->rx_rings[0].count, new_rx_count);
+			    vsi->rx_rings[0]->count, new_rx_count);
 		rx_rings = kcalloc(vsi->alloc_queue_pairs,
 				   sizeof(struct i40e_ring), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!rx_rings) {
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@
 
 		for (i = 0; i < vsi->num_queue_pairs; i++) {
 			/* clone ring and setup updated count */
-			rx_rings[i] = vsi->rx_rings[i];
+			rx_rings[i] = *vsi->rx_rings[i];
 			rx_rings[i].count = new_rx_count;
 			err = i40e_setup_rx_descriptors(&rx_rings[i]);
 			if (err) {
@@ -517,8 +517,8 @@
 
 	if (tx_rings) {
 		for (i = 0; i < vsi->num_queue_pairs; i++) {
-			i40e_free_tx_resources(&vsi->tx_rings[i]);
-			vsi->tx_rings[i] = tx_rings[i];
+			i40e_free_tx_resources(vsi->tx_rings[i]);
+			*vsi->tx_rings[i] = tx_rings[i];
 		}
 		kfree(tx_rings);
 		tx_rings = NULL;
@@ -526,8 +526,8 @@
 
 	if (rx_rings) {
 		for (i = 0; i < vsi->num_queue_pairs; i++) {
-			i40e_free_rx_resources(&vsi->rx_rings[i]);
-			vsi->rx_rings[i] = rx_rings[i];
+			i40e_free_rx_resources(vsi->rx_rings[i]);
+			*vsi->rx_rings[i] = rx_rings[i];
 		}
 		kfree(rx_rings);
 		rx_rings = NULL;
@@ -588,10 +588,10 @@
 			sizeof(u64)) ? *(u64 *)p : *(u32 *)p;
 	}
 	for (j = 0; j < vsi->num_queue_pairs; j++, i += 4) {
-		data[i] = vsi->tx_rings[j].stats.packets;
-		data[i + 1] = vsi->tx_rings[j].stats.bytes;
-		data[i + 2] = vsi->rx_rings[j].stats.packets;
-		data[i + 3] = vsi->rx_rings[j].stats.bytes;
+		data[i] = vsi->tx_rings[j]->stats.packets;
+		data[i + 1] = vsi->tx_rings[j]->stats.bytes;
+		data[i + 2] = vsi->rx_rings[j]->stats.packets;
+		data[i + 3] = vsi->rx_rings[j]->stats.bytes;
 	}
 	if (vsi == pf->vsi[pf->lan_vsi]) {
 		for (j = 0; j < I40E_GLOBAL_STATS_LEN; j++) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index c74ac58..3cf23f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -376,14 +376,14 @@
 	memset(&vsi->eth_stats_offsets, 0, sizeof(vsi->eth_stats_offsets));
 	if (vsi->rx_rings)
 		for (i = 0; i < vsi->num_queue_pairs; i++) {
-			memset(&vsi->rx_rings[i].stats, 0 ,
-			       sizeof(vsi->rx_rings[i].stats));
-			memset(&vsi->rx_rings[i].rx_stats, 0 ,
-			       sizeof(vsi->rx_rings[i].rx_stats));
-			memset(&vsi->tx_rings[i].stats, 0 ,
-			       sizeof(vsi->tx_rings[i].stats));
-			memset(&vsi->tx_rings[i].tx_stats, 0,
-			       sizeof(vsi->tx_rings[i].tx_stats));
+			memset(&vsi->rx_rings[i]->stats, 0 ,
+			       sizeof(vsi->rx_rings[i]->stats));
+			memset(&vsi->rx_rings[i]->rx_stats, 0 ,
+			       sizeof(vsi->rx_rings[i]->rx_stats));
+			memset(&vsi->tx_rings[i]->stats, 0 ,
+			       sizeof(vsi->tx_rings[i]->stats));
+			memset(&vsi->tx_rings[i]->tx_stats, 0,
+			       sizeof(vsi->tx_rings[i]->tx_stats));
 		}
 	vsi->stat_offsets_loaded = false;
 }
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@
 			continue;
 
 		for (i = 0; i < vsi->num_queue_pairs; i++) {
-			struct i40e_ring *ring = &vsi->tx_rings[i];
+			struct i40e_ring *ring = vsi->tx_rings[i];
 			clear_bit(__I40E_HANG_CHECK_ARMED, &ring->state);
 		}
 	}
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@
 			continue;
 
 		for (i = 0; i < vsi->num_queue_pairs; i++) {
-			struct i40e_ring *ring = &vsi->tx_rings[i];
+			struct i40e_ring *ring = vsi->tx_rings[i];
 
 			tc = ring->dcb_tc;
 			if (xoff[tc])
@@ -711,13 +711,13 @@
 	for (q = 0; q < vsi->num_queue_pairs; q++) {
 		struct i40e_ring *p;
 
-		p = &vsi->rx_rings[q];
+		p = vsi->rx_rings[q];
 		rx_b += p->stats.bytes;
 		rx_p += p->stats.packets;
 		rx_buf += p->rx_stats.alloc_rx_buff_failed;
 		rx_page += p->rx_stats.alloc_rx_page_failed;
 
-		p = &vsi->tx_rings[q];
+		p = vsi->tx_rings[q];
 		tx_b += p->stats.bytes;
 		tx_p += p->stats.packets;
 		tx_restart += p->tx_stats.restart_queue;
@@ -1992,7 +1992,7 @@
 	int i, err = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < vsi->num_queue_pairs && !err; i++)
-		err = i40e_setup_tx_descriptors(&vsi->tx_rings[i]);
+		err = i40e_setup_tx_descriptors(vsi->tx_rings[i]);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -2008,8 +2008,8 @@
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < vsi->num_queue_pairs; i++)
-		if (vsi->tx_rings[i].desc)
-			i40e_free_tx_resources(&vsi->tx_rings[i]);
+		if (vsi->tx_rings[i]->desc)
+			i40e_free_tx_resources(vsi->tx_rings[i]);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2027,7 +2027,7 @@
 	int i, err = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < vsi->num_queue_pairs && !err; i++)
-		err = i40e_setup_rx_descriptors(&vsi->rx_rings[i]);
+		err = i40e_setup_rx_descriptors(vsi->rx_rings[i]);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -2042,8 +2042,8 @@
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < vsi->num_queue_pairs; i++)
-		if (vsi->rx_rings[i].desc)
-			i40e_free_rx_resources(&vsi->rx_rings[i]);
+		if (vsi->rx_rings[i]->desc)
+			i40e_free_rx_resources(vsi->rx_rings[i]);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2227,8 +2227,8 @@
 	int err = 0;
 	u16 i;
 
-	for (i = 0; (i < vsi->num_queue_pairs) && (!err); i++)
-		err = i40e_configure_tx_ring(&vsi->tx_rings[i]);
+	for (i = 0; (i < vsi->num_queue_pairs) && !err; i++)
+		err = i40e_configure_tx_ring(vsi->tx_rings[i]);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -2278,7 +2278,7 @@
 
 	/* set up individual rings */
 	for (i = 0; i < vsi->num_queue_pairs && !err; i++)
-		err = i40e_configure_rx_ring(&vsi->rx_rings[i]);
+		err = i40e_configure_rx_ring(vsi->rx_rings[i]);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -2302,8 +2302,8 @@
 		qoffset = vsi->tc_config.tc_info[n].qoffset;
 		qcount = vsi->tc_config.tc_info[n].qcount;
 		for (i = qoffset; i < (qoffset + qcount); i++) {
-			struct i40e_ring *rx_ring = &vsi->rx_rings[i];
-			struct i40e_ring *tx_ring = &vsi->tx_rings[i];
+			struct i40e_ring *rx_ring = vsi->rx_rings[i];
+			struct i40e_ring *tx_ring = vsi->tx_rings[i];
 			rx_ring->dcb_tc = n;
 			tx_ring->dcb_tc = n;
 		}
@@ -2615,8 +2615,8 @@
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < vsi->num_queue_pairs; i++) {
-		wr32(hw, I40E_QINT_TQCTL(vsi->tx_rings[i].reg_idx), 0);
-		wr32(hw, I40E_QINT_RQCTL(vsi->rx_rings[i].reg_idx), 0);
+		wr32(hw, I40E_QINT_TQCTL(vsi->tx_rings[i]->reg_idx), 0);
+		wr32(hw, I40E_QINT_RQCTL(vsi->rx_rings[i]->reg_idx), 0);
 	}
 
 	if (pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_MSIX_ENABLED) {
@@ -2786,8 +2786,8 @@
 static void map_vector_to_qp(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, int v_idx, int qp_idx)
 {
 	struct i40e_q_vector *q_vector = vsi->q_vectors[v_idx];
-	struct i40e_ring *tx_ring = &(vsi->tx_rings[qp_idx]);
-	struct i40e_ring *rx_ring = &(vsi->rx_rings[qp_idx]);
+	struct i40e_ring *tx_ring = vsi->tx_rings[qp_idx];
+	struct i40e_ring *rx_ring = vsi->rx_rings[qp_idx];
 
 	tx_ring->q_vector = q_vector;
 	tx_ring->next = q_vector->tx.ring;
@@ -3792,8 +3792,8 @@
 	i40e_napi_disable_all(vsi);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < vsi->num_queue_pairs; i++) {
-		i40e_clean_tx_ring(&vsi->tx_rings[i]);
-		i40e_clean_rx_ring(&vsi->rx_rings[i]);
+		i40e_clean_tx_ring(vsi->tx_rings[i]);
+		i40e_clean_rx_ring(vsi->rx_rings[i]);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -4220,9 +4220,9 @@
 			continue;
 
 		for (i = 0; i < vsi->num_queue_pairs; i++) {
-			set_check_for_tx_hang(&vsi->tx_rings[i]);
+			set_check_for_tx_hang(vsi->tx_rings[i]);
 			if (test_bit(__I40E_HANG_CHECK_ARMED,
-				     &vsi->tx_rings[i].state))
+				     &vsi->tx_rings[i]->state))
 				armed++;
 		}
 
@@ -4959,6 +4959,7 @@
 	int ret = -ENODEV;
 	struct i40e_vsi *vsi;
 	int sz_vectors;
+	int sz_rings;
 	int vsi_idx;
 	int i;
 
@@ -5004,7 +5005,18 @@
 	vsi->work_limit = I40E_DEFAULT_IRQ_WORK;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vsi->mac_filter_list);
 
-	i40e_set_num_rings_in_vsi(vsi);
+	ret = i40e_set_num_rings_in_vsi(vsi);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_rings;
+
+	/* allocate memory for ring pointers */
+	sz_rings = sizeof(struct i40e_ring *) * vsi->alloc_queue_pairs * 2;
+	vsi->tx_rings = kzalloc(sz_rings, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!vsi->tx_rings) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_rings;
+	}
+	vsi->rx_rings = &vsi->tx_rings[vsi->alloc_queue_pairs];
 
 	/* allocate memory for q_vector pointers */
 	sz_vectors = sizeof(struct i40e_q_vectors *) * vsi->num_q_vectors;
@@ -5022,6 +5034,8 @@
 	goto unlock_pf;
 
 err_vectors:
+ 	kfree(vsi->tx_rings);
+err_rings:
 	pf->next_vsi = i - 1;
 	kfree(vsi);
 unlock_pf:
@@ -5067,6 +5081,7 @@
 
 	/* free the ring and vector containers */
 	kfree(vsi->q_vectors);
+	kfree(vsi->tx_rings);
 
 	pf->vsi[vsi->idx] = NULL;
 	if (vsi->idx < pf->next_vsi)
@@ -5081,34 +5096,39 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * i40e_vsi_clear_rings - Deallocates the Rx and Tx rings for the provided VSI
+ * @vsi: the VSI being cleaned
+ **/
+static s32 i40e_vsi_clear_rings(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < vsi->alloc_queue_pairs; i++) {
+		kfree_rcu(vsi->tx_rings[i], rcu);
+		vsi->tx_rings[i] = NULL;
+		vsi->rx_rings[i] = NULL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
  * i40e_alloc_rings - Allocates the Rx and Tx rings for the provided VSI
  * @vsi: the VSI being configured
  **/
 static int i40e_alloc_rings(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 {
 	struct i40e_pf *pf = vsi->back;
-	int ret = 0;
 	int i;
 
-	vsi->rx_rings = kcalloc(vsi->alloc_queue_pairs,
-				sizeof(struct i40e_ring), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!vsi->rx_rings) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err_alloc_rings;
-	}
-
-	vsi->tx_rings = kcalloc(vsi->alloc_queue_pairs,
-				sizeof(struct i40e_ring), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!vsi->tx_rings) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		kfree(vsi->rx_rings);
-		goto err_alloc_rings;
-	}
-
 	/* Set basic values in the rings to be used later during open() */
 	for (i = 0; i < vsi->alloc_queue_pairs; i++) {
-		struct i40e_ring *rx_ring = &vsi->rx_rings[i];
-		struct i40e_ring *tx_ring = &vsi->tx_rings[i];
+		struct i40e_ring *tx_ring;
+		struct i40e_ring *rx_ring;
+
+		tx_ring = kzalloc(sizeof(struct i40e_ring) * 2, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!tx_ring)
+			goto err_out;
 
 		tx_ring->queue_index = i;
 		tx_ring->reg_idx = vsi->base_queue + i;
@@ -5119,7 +5139,9 @@
 		tx_ring->count = vsi->num_desc;
 		tx_ring->size = 0;
 		tx_ring->dcb_tc = 0;
+		vsi->tx_rings[i] = tx_ring;
 
+		rx_ring = &tx_ring[1];
 		rx_ring->queue_index = i;
 		rx_ring->reg_idx = vsi->base_queue + i;
 		rx_ring->ring_active = false;
@@ -5133,24 +5155,14 @@
 			set_ring_16byte_desc_enabled(rx_ring);
 		else
 			clear_ring_16byte_desc_enabled(rx_ring);
-	}
-
-err_alloc_rings:
-	return ret;
-}
-
-/**
- * i40e_vsi_clear_rings - Deallocates the Rx and Tx rings for the provided VSI
- * @vsi: the VSI being cleaned
- **/
-static int i40e_vsi_clear_rings(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
-{
-	if (vsi) {
-		kfree(vsi->rx_rings);
-		kfree(vsi->tx_rings);
+		vsi->rx_rings[i] = rx_ring;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
+
+err_out:
+	i40e_vsi_clear_rings(vsi);
+	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
index f153f37..9eee551 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 	if (!vsi)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	tx_ring = &vsi->tx_rings[0];
+	tx_ring = vsi->tx_rings[0];
 	dev = tx_ring->dev;
 
 	dma = dma_map_single(dev, fdir_data->raw_packet,
@@ -1823,7 +1823,7 @@
 {
 	struct i40e_netdev_priv *np = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	struct i40e_vsi *vsi = np->vsi;
-	struct i40e_ring *tx_ring = &vsi->tx_rings[skb->queue_mapping];
+	struct i40e_ring *tx_ring = vsi->tx_rings[skb->queue_mapping];
 
 	/* hardware can't handle really short frames, hardware padding works
 	 * beyond this point
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h
index c2a6746..5db36c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@
 
 	struct i40e_vsi *vsi;		/* Backreference to associated VSI */
 	struct i40e_q_vector *q_vector;	/* Backreference to associated vector */
+
+	struct rcu_head rcu;		/* to avoid race on free */
 } ____cacheline_internodealigned_in_smp;
 
 enum i40e_latency_range {