diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_mem.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_mem.c
index ae09bb863497d..78bb1ef3d7f7b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_mem.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_mem.c
@@ -593,8 +593,6 @@ lpfc_sli4_rb_free(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct hbq_dmabuf *dmab)
  * Description: Allocates a DMA-mapped receive buffer from the lpfc_hrb_pool PCI
  * pool along a non-DMA-mapped container for it.
  *
- * Notes: Not interrupt-safe.  Must be called with no locks held.
- *
  * Returns:
  *   pointer to HBQ on success
  *   NULL on failure
@@ -604,7 +602,7 @@ lpfc_sli4_nvmet_alloc(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 {
 	struct rqb_dmabuf *dma_buf;
 
-	dma_buf = kzalloc(sizeof(struct rqb_dmabuf), GFP_KERNEL);
+	dma_buf = kzalloc(sizeof(*dma_buf), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dma_buf)
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
index e2877d2b3cc0d..b9857d7b224fb 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
@@ -7102,12 +7102,16 @@ lpfc_post_rq_buffer(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_queue *hrq,
 	struct rqb_dmabuf *rqb_buffer;
 	LIST_HEAD(rqb_buf_list);
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&phba->hbalock, flags);
 	rqbp = hrq->rqbp;
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&phba->hbalock, flags);
 		/* IF RQ is already full, don't bother */
-		if (rqbp->buffer_count + i >= rqbp->entry_count - 1)
+		if (rqbp->buffer_count + i >= rqbp->entry_count - 1) {
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->hbalock, flags);
 			break;
+		}
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->hbalock, flags);
+
 		rqb_buffer = rqbp->rqb_alloc_buffer(phba);
 		if (!rqb_buffer)
 			break;
@@ -7116,6 +7120,8 @@ lpfc_post_rq_buffer(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_queue *hrq,
 		rqb_buffer->idx = idx;
 		list_add_tail(&rqb_buffer->hbuf.list, &rqb_buf_list);
 	}
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&phba->hbalock, flags);
 	while (!list_empty(&rqb_buf_list)) {
 		list_remove_head(&rqb_buf_list, rqb_buffer, struct rqb_dmabuf,
 				 hbuf.list);