diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5100.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5100.c
index 7290096..c13f43d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5100.c
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ struct w5100_priv {
 	bool promisc;
 	u32 msg_enable;
 
+	struct workqueue_struct *xfer_wq;
+	struct work_struct rx_work;
+	struct sk_buff *tx_skb;
+	struct work_struct tx_work;
+	struct work_struct setrx_work;
+	struct work_struct restart_work;
+
 	struct w5100_mmio_priv mmio_priv;
 };
 
@@ -505,10 +512,12 @@ static int w5100_reset(struct w5100_priv *priv)
 
 static int w5100_command(struct w5100_priv *priv, u16 cmd)
 {
-	unsigned long timeout = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(100);
+	unsigned long timeout;
 
 	w5100_write(priv, W5100_S0_CR, cmd);
 
+	timeout = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(100);
+
 	while (w5100_read(priv, W5100_S0_CR) != 0) {
 		if (time_after(jiffies, timeout))
 			return -EIO;
@@ -608,7 +617,7 @@ static void w5100_get_regs(struct net_device *ndev,
 	w5100_readbulk(priv, W5100_S0_REGS, buf, W5100_S0_REGS_LEN);
 }
 
-static void w5100_tx_timeout(struct net_device *ndev)
+static void w5100_restart(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct w5100_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
 
@@ -620,12 +629,28 @@ static void w5100_tx_timeout(struct net_device *ndev)
 	netif_wake_queue(ndev);
 }
 
-static int w5100_start_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
+static void w5100_restart_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct w5100_priv *priv = container_of(work, struct w5100_priv,
+					       restart_work);
+
+	w5100_restart(priv->ndev);
+}
+
+static void w5100_tx_timeout(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct w5100_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
-	u16 offset;
 
-	netif_stop_queue(ndev);
+	if (priv->ops->may_sleep)
+		schedule_work(&priv->restart_work);
+	else
+		w5100_restart(ndev);
+}
+
+static void w5100_tx_skb(struct net_device *ndev, struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	struct w5100_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
+	u16 offset;
 
 	offset = w5100_read16(priv, W5100_S0_TX_WR);
 	w5100_writebuf(priv, offset, skb->data, skb->len);
@@ -635,47 +660,98 @@ static int w5100_start_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
 	dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 
 	w5100_command(priv, S0_CR_SEND);
+}
+
+static void w5100_tx_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct w5100_priv *priv = container_of(work, struct w5100_priv,
+					       tx_work);
+	struct sk_buff *skb = priv->tx_skb;
+
+	priv->tx_skb = NULL;
+
+	if (WARN_ON(!skb))
+		return;
+	w5100_tx_skb(priv->ndev, skb);
+}
+
+static int w5100_start_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
+{
+	struct w5100_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
+
+	netif_stop_queue(ndev);
+
+	if (priv->ops->may_sleep) {
+		WARN_ON(priv->tx_skb);
+		priv->tx_skb = skb;
+		queue_work(priv->xfer_wq, &priv->tx_work);
+	} else {
+		w5100_tx_skb(ndev, skb);
+	}
 
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
-static int w5100_napi_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
+static struct sk_buff *w5100_rx_skb(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
-	struct w5100_priv *priv = container_of(napi, struct w5100_priv, napi);
-	struct net_device *ndev = priv->ndev;
+	struct w5100_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
-	int rx_count;
 	u16 rx_len;
 	u16 offset;
 	u8 header[2];
+	u16 rx_buf_len = w5100_read16(priv, W5100_S0_RX_RSR);
 
-	for (rx_count = 0; rx_count < budget; rx_count++) {
-		u16 rx_buf_len = w5100_read16(priv, W5100_S0_RX_RSR);
-		if (rx_buf_len == 0)
-			break;
+	if (rx_buf_len == 0)
+		return NULL;
 
-		offset = w5100_read16(priv, W5100_S0_RX_RD);
-		w5100_readbuf(priv, offset, header, 2);
-		rx_len = get_unaligned_be16(header) - 2;
-
-		skb = netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align(ndev, rx_len);
-		if (unlikely(!skb)) {
-			w5100_write16(priv, W5100_S0_RX_RD,
-					    offset + rx_buf_len);
-			w5100_command(priv, S0_CR_RECV);
-			ndev->stats.rx_dropped++;
-			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
+	offset = w5100_read16(priv, W5100_S0_RX_RD);
+	w5100_readbuf(priv, offset, header, 2);
+	rx_len = get_unaligned_be16(header) - 2;
 
-		skb_put(skb, rx_len);
-		w5100_readbuf(priv, offset + 2, skb->data, rx_len);
-		w5100_write16(priv, W5100_S0_RX_RD, offset + 2 + rx_len);
+	skb = netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align(ndev, rx_len);
+	if (unlikely(!skb)) {
+		w5100_write16(priv, W5100_S0_RX_RD, offset + rx_buf_len);
 		w5100_command(priv, S0_CR_RECV);
-		skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, ndev);
+		ndev->stats.rx_dropped++;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	skb_put(skb, rx_len);
+	w5100_readbuf(priv, offset + 2, skb->data, rx_len);
+	w5100_write16(priv, W5100_S0_RX_RD, offset + 2 + rx_len);
+	w5100_command(priv, S0_CR_RECV);
+	skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, ndev);
+
+	ndev->stats.rx_packets++;
+	ndev->stats.rx_bytes += rx_len;
+
+	return skb;
+}
+
+static void w5100_rx_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct w5100_priv *priv = container_of(work, struct w5100_priv,
+					       rx_work);
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+
+	while ((skb = w5100_rx_skb(priv->ndev)))
+		netif_rx_ni(skb);
+
+	w5100_write(priv, W5100_IMR, IR_S0);
+}
+
+static int w5100_napi_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
+{
+	struct w5100_priv *priv = container_of(napi, struct w5100_priv, napi);
+	int rx_count;
+
+	for (rx_count = 0; rx_count < budget; rx_count++) {
+		struct sk_buff *skb = w5100_rx_skb(priv->ndev);
 
-		netif_receive_skb(skb);
-		ndev->stats.rx_packets++;
-		ndev->stats.rx_bytes += rx_len;
+		if (skb)
+			netif_receive_skb(skb);
+		else
+			break;
 	}
 
 	if (rx_count < budget) {
@@ -702,10 +778,12 @@ static irqreturn_t w5100_interrupt(int irq, void *ndev_instance)
 	}
 
 	if (ir & S0_IR_RECV) {
-		if (napi_schedule_prep(&priv->napi)) {
-			w5100_write(priv, W5100_IMR, 0);
+		w5100_write(priv, W5100_IMR, 0);
+
+		if (priv->ops->may_sleep)
+			queue_work(priv->xfer_wq, &priv->rx_work);
+		else if (napi_schedule_prep(&priv->napi))
 			__napi_schedule(&priv->napi);
-		}
 	}
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
@@ -729,6 +807,14 @@ static irqreturn_t w5100_detect_link(int irq, void *ndev_instance)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
+static void w5100_setrx_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct w5100_priv *priv = container_of(work, struct w5100_priv,
+					       setrx_work);
+
+	w5100_hw_start(priv);
+}
+
 static void w5100_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct w5100_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
@@ -736,7 +822,11 @@ static void w5100_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *ndev)
 
 	if (priv->promisc != set_promisc) {
 		priv->promisc = set_promisc;
-		w5100_hw_start(priv);
+
+		if (priv->ops->may_sleep)
+			schedule_work(&priv->setrx_work);
+		else
+			w5100_hw_start(priv);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -860,6 +950,17 @@ int w5100_probe(struct device *dev, const struct w5100_ops *ops, u8 *mac_addr,
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto err_register;
 
+	priv->xfer_wq = create_workqueue(netdev_name(ndev));
+	if (!priv->xfer_wq) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_wq;
+	}
+
+	INIT_WORK(&priv->rx_work, w5100_rx_work);
+	INIT_WORK(&priv->tx_work, w5100_tx_work);
+	INIT_WORK(&priv->setrx_work, w5100_setrx_work);
+	INIT_WORK(&priv->restart_work, w5100_restart_work);
+
 	if (mac_addr)
 		memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 	else
@@ -877,8 +978,14 @@ int w5100_probe(struct device *dev, const struct w5100_ops *ops, u8 *mac_addr,
 		goto err_hw;
 	}
 
-	err = request_irq(priv->irq, w5100_interrupt, IRQF_TRIGGER_LOW,
-			  netdev_name(ndev), ndev);
+	if (ops->may_sleep) {
+		err = request_threaded_irq(priv->irq, NULL, w5100_interrupt,
+					   IRQF_TRIGGER_LOW | IRQF_ONESHOT,
+					   netdev_name(ndev), ndev);
+	} else {
+		err = request_irq(priv->irq, w5100_interrupt,
+				  IRQF_TRIGGER_LOW, netdev_name(ndev), ndev);
+	}
 	if (err)
 		goto err_hw;
 
@@ -903,6 +1010,8 @@ int w5100_probe(struct device *dev, const struct w5100_ops *ops, u8 *mac_addr,
 err_gpio:
 	free_irq(priv->irq, ndev);
 err_hw:
+	destroy_workqueue(priv->xfer_wq);
+err_wq:
 	unregister_netdev(ndev);
 err_register:
 	free_netdev(ndev);
@@ -920,6 +1029,11 @@ int w5100_remove(struct device *dev)
 	if (gpio_is_valid(priv->link_gpio))
 		free_irq(priv->link_irq, ndev);
 
+	flush_work(&priv->setrx_work);
+	flush_work(&priv->restart_work);
+	flush_workqueue(priv->xfer_wq);
+	destroy_workqueue(priv->xfer_wq);
+
 	unregister_netdev(ndev);
 	free_netdev(ndev);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5100.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5100.h
index 368862d..292fbd5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5100.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5100.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  */
 
 struct w5100_ops {
+	bool may_sleep;
 	int (*read)(struct net_device *ndev, u16 addr);
 	int (*write)(struct net_device *ndev, u16 addr, u8 data);
 	int (*read16)(struct net_device *ndev, u16 addr);
