diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
index 852e5b62f0a5..6faa62bced3a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
@@ -1983,7 +1983,7 @@ err:
 static void iavf_finish_config(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct iavf_adapter *adapter;
-	bool netdev_released = false;
+	bool locks_released = false;
 	int pairs, err;
 
 	adapter = container_of(work, struct iavf_adapter, finish_config);
@@ -2012,19 +2012,22 @@ static void iavf_finish_config(struct work_struct *work)
 		netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(adapter->netdev, pairs);
 
 		if (adapter->netdev->reg_state != NETREG_REGISTERED) {
+			mutex_unlock(&adapter->crit_lock);
 			netdev_unlock(adapter->netdev);
-			netdev_released = true;
+			locks_released = true;
 			err = register_netdevice(adapter->netdev);
 			if (err) {
 				dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Unable to register netdev (%d)\n",
 					err);
 
 				/* go back and try again.*/
+				mutex_lock(&adapter->crit_lock);
 				iavf_free_rss(adapter);
 				iavf_free_misc_irq(adapter);
 				iavf_reset_interrupt_capability(adapter);
 				iavf_change_state(adapter,
 						  __IAVF_INIT_CONFIG_ADAPTER);
+				mutex_unlock(&adapter->crit_lock);
 				goto out;
 			}
 		}
@@ -2040,9 +2043,10 @@ static void iavf_finish_config(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 
 out:
-	mutex_unlock(&adapter->crit_lock);
-	if (!netdev_released)
+	if (!locks_released) {
+		mutex_unlock(&adapter->crit_lock);
 		netdev_unlock(adapter->netdev);
+	}
 	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch.c
index fb527434b58b..d649c197cf67 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch.c
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ static int ice_eswitch_setup_env(struct ice_pf *pf)
 	if (ice_vsi_add_vlan_zero(uplink_vsi))
 		goto err_vlan_zero;
 
-	if (ice_cfg_dflt_vsi(uplink_vsi->port_info, uplink_vsi->idx, true,
-			     ICE_FLTR_RX))
+	if (ice_set_dflt_vsi(uplink_vsi))
 		goto err_def_rx;
 
 	if (ice_cfg_dflt_vsi(uplink_vsi->port_info, uplink_vsi->idx, true,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sriov.c
index b83f99c01d91..8aabf7749aa5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sriov.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ static void ice_free_vf_entries(struct ice_pf *pf)
 
 	hash_for_each_safe(vfs->table, bkt, tmp, vf, entry) {
 		hash_del_rcu(&vf->entry);
+		ice_deinitialize_vf_entry(vf);
 		ice_put_vf(vf);
 	}
 }
@@ -193,10 +194,6 @@ void ice_free_vfs(struct ice_pf *pf)
 			wr32(hw, GLGEN_VFLRSTAT(reg_idx), BIT(bit_idx));
 		}
 
-		/* clear malicious info since the VF is getting released */
-		if (!ice_is_feature_supported(pf, ICE_F_MBX_LIMIT))
-			list_del(&vf->mbx_info.list_entry);
-
 		mutex_unlock(&vf->cfg_lock);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c
index c7c0c2f50c26..815ad0bfe832 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c
@@ -1036,6 +1036,14 @@ void ice_initialize_vf_entry(struct ice_vf *vf)
 	mutex_init(&vf->cfg_lock);
 }
 
+void ice_deinitialize_vf_entry(struct ice_vf *vf)
+{
+	struct ice_pf *pf = vf->pf;
+
+	if (!ice_is_feature_supported(pf, ICE_F_MBX_LIMIT))
+		list_del(&vf->mbx_info.list_entry);
+}
+
 /**
  * ice_dis_vf_qs - Disable the VF queues
  * @vf: pointer to the VF structure
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib_private.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib_private.h
index 0c7e77c0a09f..5392b0404986 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib_private.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib_private.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #endif
 
 void ice_initialize_vf_entry(struct ice_vf *vf);
+void ice_deinitialize_vf_entry(struct ice_vf *vf);
 void ice_dis_vf_qs(struct ice_vf *vf);
 int ice_check_vf_init(struct ice_vf *vf);
 enum virtchnl_status_code ice_err_to_virt_err(int err);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_e610.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_e610.c
index 683c668672d6..cb07ecd8937d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_e610.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_e610.c
@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ static bool ixgbe_is_media_cage_present(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 	 * returns error (ENOENT), then no cage present. If no cage present then
 	 * connection type is backplane or BASE-T.
 	 */
-	return ixgbe_aci_get_netlist_node(hw, cmd, NULL, NULL);
+	return !ixgbe_aci_get_netlist_node(hw, cmd, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 /**