diff --git a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c
index 668d25abc7f2..cc0b356973f3 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
@@ -69,6 +70,9 @@ static struct workqueue_struct *kpcintb_workqueue;
 #define MAX_DB_COUNT			32
 #define MAX_MW				4
 
+/* Limit per-work execution to avoid monopolizing kworker on doorbell storms. */
+#define VNTB_PEER_DB_WORK_BUDGET	5
+
 enum epf_ntb_bar {
 	BAR_CONFIG,
 	BAR_DB,
@@ -129,6 +133,8 @@ struct epf_ntb {
 	u32 spad_count;
 	u64 mws_size[MAX_MW];
 	atomic64_t db;
+	atomic64_t peer_db_pending;
+	struct work_struct peer_db_work;
 	u32 vbus_number;
 	u16 vntb_pid;
 	u16 vntb_vid;
@@ -972,6 +978,9 @@ static int epf_ntb_epc_init(struct epf_ntb *ntb)
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ntb->cmd_handler, epf_ntb_cmd_handler);
 	queue_work(kpcintb_workqueue, &ntb->cmd_handler.work);
 
+	atomic64_set(&ntb->peer_db_pending, 0);
+	enable_work(&ntb->peer_db_work);
+
 	return 0;
 
 err_write_header:
@@ -995,6 +1004,8 @@ static int epf_ntb_epc_init(struct epf_ntb *ntb)
 static void epf_ntb_epc_cleanup(struct epf_ntb *ntb)
 {
 	disable_delayed_work_sync(&ntb->cmd_handler);
+	disable_work_sync(&ntb->peer_db_work);
+	atomic64_set(&ntb->peer_db_pending, 0);
 	epf_ntb_mw_bar_clear(ntb, ntb->num_mws);
 	epf_ntb_db_bar_clear(ntb);
 	epf_ntb_config_sspad_bar_clear(ntb);
@@ -1409,41 +1420,84 @@ static int vntb_epf_peer_spad_write(struct ntb_dev *ndev, int pidx, int idx, u32
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int vntb_epf_peer_db_set(struct ntb_dev *ndev, u64 db_bits)
+static void vntb_epf_peer_db_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	u32 interrupt_num = ffs(db_bits) + 1;
-	struct epf_ntb *ntb = ntb_ndev(ndev);
+	struct epf_ntb *ntb = container_of(work, struct epf_ntb, peer_db_work);
+	struct pci_epf *epf = ntb->epf;
+	unsigned int budget = VNTB_PEER_DB_WORK_BUDGET;
 	u8 func_no, vfunc_no;
+	unsigned int db_bit;
+	u32 interrupt_num;
+	u64 db_bits;
 	int ret;
 
-	func_no = ntb->epf->func_no;
-	vfunc_no = ntb->epf->vfunc_no;
+	if (!epf || !epf->epc)
+		return;
+
+	func_no = epf->func_no;
+	vfunc_no = epf->vfunc_no;
 
 	/*
-	 * pci_epc_raise_irq() for MSI expects a 1-based interrupt number.
-	 * ffs() returns a 1-based index (bit 0 -> 1). interrupt_num has already
-	 * been computed as ffs(db_bits) + 1 above. Adding one more +1 when
-	 * calling pci_epc_raise_irq() therefore results in:
-	 *
-	 *   doorbell bit 0 -> MSI #3
-	 *
-	 * Legacy mapping (kept for compatibility):
-	 *
-	 *   MSI #1 : link event (reserved)
-	 *   MSI #2 : unused (historical offset)
-	 *   MSI #3 : doorbell bit 0 (DB#0)
-	 *   MSI #4 : doorbell bit 1 (DB#1)
-	 *   ...
-	 *
-	 * Do not change this mapping to avoid breaking interoperability with
-	 * older peers.
+	 * Drain doorbells from peer_db_pending in snapshots (atomic64_xchg()).
+	 * Limit the number of snapshots handled per run so we don't monopolize
+	 * the workqueue under a doorbell storm.
 	 */
-	ret = pci_epc_raise_irq(ntb->epf->epc, func_no, vfunc_no,
-				PCI_IRQ_MSI, interrupt_num + 1);
-	if (ret)
-		dev_err(&ntb->ntb.dev, "Failed to raise IRQ\n");
+	while (budget--) {
+		db_bits = atomic64_xchg(&ntb->peer_db_pending, 0);
+		if (!db_bits)
+			return;
 
-	return ret;
+		while (db_bits) {
+			/*
+			 * pci_epc_raise_irq() for MSI expects a 1-based
+			 * interrupt number. db_bit is zero-based, so add 3 to
+			 * preserve the historical slot offset.
+			 *
+			 * Legacy mapping (kept for compatibility):
+			 *
+			 *   MSI #1 : link event (reserved)
+			 *   MSI #2 : unused (historical offset)
+			 *   MSI #3 : doorbell bit 0 (DB#0)
+			 *   MSI #4 : doorbell bit 1 (DB#1)
+			 *   ...
+			 *
+			 * Do not change this mapping to avoid breaking
+			 * interoperability with older peers.
+			 */
+			db_bit = __ffs64(db_bits);
+			interrupt_num = db_bit + 3;
+			db_bits &= ~BIT_ULL(db_bit);
+
+			ret = pci_epc_raise_irq(epf->epc, func_no, vfunc_no,
+						PCI_IRQ_MSI, interrupt_num);
+			if (ret)
+				dev_err(&ntb->ntb.dev,
+					"Failed to raise IRQ for interrupt_num %u: %d\n",
+					interrupt_num, ret);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (atomic64_read(&ntb->peer_db_pending))
+		queue_work(kpcintb_workqueue, &ntb->peer_db_work);
+}
+
+static int vntb_epf_peer_db_set(struct ntb_dev *ndev, u64 db_bits)
+{
+	struct epf_ntb *ntb = ntb_ndev(ndev);
+
+	db_bits &= vntb_epf_db_valid_mask(ndev);
+	if (!db_bits)
+		return 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * .peer_db_set() may be called from atomic context. pci_epc_raise_irq()
+	 * can sleep (it takes epc->lock), so defer MSI raising to process
+	 * context. Doorbell requests are coalesced in peer_db_pending.
+	 */
+	atomic64_or(db_bits, &ntb->peer_db_pending);
+	queue_work(kpcintb_workqueue, &ntb->peer_db_work);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static u64 vntb_epf_db_read(struct ntb_dev *ndev)
@@ -1690,6 +1744,10 @@ static int epf_ntb_probe(struct pci_epf *epf,
 	ntb->epf = epf;
 	ntb->vbus_number = 0xff;
 
+	INIT_WORK(&ntb->peer_db_work, vntb_epf_peer_db_work);
+	disable_work(&ntb->peer_db_work);
+	atomic64_set(&ntb->peer_db_pending, 0);
+
 	/* Initially, no bar is assigned */
 	for (i = 0; i < VNTB_BAR_NUM; i++)
 		ntb->epf_ntb_bar[i] = NO_BAR;