diff --git a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
index 3236a3ce79d6..ca7a138c1ff2 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ static DEFINE_KFIFO(cxl_cper_prot_err_fifo, struct cxl_cper_prot_err_work_data,
 		    CXL_CPER_PROT_ERR_FIFO_DEPTH);
 
 /* Synchronize schedule_work() with cxl_cper_prot_err_work changes */
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(cxl_cper_prot_err_work_lock);
+static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(cxl_cper_prot_err_work_lock);
 struct work_struct *cxl_cper_prot_err_work;
 
 static void cxl_cper_post_prot_err(struct cxl_cper_sec_prot_err *prot_err,
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ static void cxl_cper_post_prot_err(struct cxl_cper_sec_prot_err *prot_err,
 	if (cxl_cper_sec_prot_err_valid(prot_err))
 		return;
 
-	guard(spinlock_irqsave)(&cxl_cper_prot_err_work_lock);
+	guard(raw_spinlock_irqsave)(&cxl_cper_prot_err_work_lock);
 
 	if (!cxl_cper_prot_err_work)
 		return;
@@ -780,10 +780,11 @@ static void cxl_cper_post_prot_err(struct cxl_cper_sec_prot_err *prot_err,
 
 int cxl_cper_register_prot_err_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	if (cxl_cper_prot_err_work)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	guard(raw_spinlock_irqsave)(&cxl_cper_prot_err_work_lock);
 
-	guard(spinlock)(&cxl_cper_prot_err_work_lock);
+	if (WARN_ONCE(cxl_cper_prot_err_work,
+		      "CPER-CXL kfifo consumer already registered\n"))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	cxl_cper_prot_err_work = work;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -791,11 +792,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(cxl_cper_register_prot_err_work, "CXL");
 
 int cxl_cper_unregister_prot_err_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	if (cxl_cper_prot_err_work != work)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	scoped_guard(raw_spinlock_irqsave, &cxl_cper_prot_err_work_lock) {
+		if (WARN_ONCE(cxl_cper_prot_err_work != work,
+			      "CPER-CXL kfifo consumer mismatch on unregister\n"))
+			return -EINVAL;
+		cxl_cper_prot_err_work = NULL;
+	}
+
+	cancel_work_sync(work);
+
+	/* Discard stale entries so they are not replayed on next module load */
+	kfifo_reset(&cxl_cper_prot_err_fifo);
 
-	guard(spinlock)(&cxl_cper_prot_err_work_lock);
-	cxl_cper_prot_err_work = NULL;
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(cxl_cper_unregister_prot_err_work, "CXL");
@@ -811,7 +819,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(cxl_cper_prot_err_kfifo_get, "CXL");
 DEFINE_KFIFO(cxl_cper_fifo, struct cxl_cper_work_data, CXL_CPER_FIFO_DEPTH);
 
 /* Synchronize schedule_work() with cxl_cper_work changes */
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(cxl_cper_work_lock);
+static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(cxl_cper_work_lock);
 struct work_struct *cxl_cper_work;
 
 static void cxl_cper_post_event(enum cxl_event_type event_type,
@@ -831,7 +839,7 @@ static void cxl_cper_post_event(enum cxl_event_type event_type,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	guard(spinlock_irqsave)(&cxl_cper_work_lock);
+	guard(raw_spinlock_irqsave)(&cxl_cper_work_lock);
 
 	if (!cxl_cper_work)
 		return;
@@ -849,10 +857,11 @@ static void cxl_cper_post_event(enum cxl_event_type event_type,
 
 int cxl_cper_register_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	if (cxl_cper_work)
+	guard(raw_spinlock_irqsave)(&cxl_cper_work_lock);
+	if (WARN_ONCE(cxl_cper_work,
+		      "CXL CPER kfifo consumer already registered\n"))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	guard(spinlock)(&cxl_cper_work_lock);
 	cxl_cper_work = work;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -860,11 +869,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(cxl_cper_register_work, "CXL");
 
 int cxl_cper_unregister_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	if (cxl_cper_work != work)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	scoped_guard(raw_spinlock_irqsave, &cxl_cper_work_lock) {
+		if (WARN_ONCE(cxl_cper_work != work,
+			      "CXL CPER kfifo consumer mismatch on unregister\n"))
+			return -EINVAL;
+		cxl_cper_work = NULL;
+	}
+
+	cancel_work_sync(work);
+
+	/* Discard stale entries so they are not replayed on next module load */
+	kfifo_reset(&cxl_cper_fifo);
 
-	guard(spinlock)(&cxl_cper_work_lock);
-	cxl_cper_work = NULL;
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(cxl_cper_unregister_work, "CXL");
diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/ras.c b/drivers/cxl/core/ras.c
index 99fb00949c2f..bc74d4848132 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/core/ras.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/core/ras.c
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ int cxl_ras_init(void)
 void cxl_ras_exit(void)
 {
 	cxl_cper_unregister_prot_err_work(&cxl_cper_prot_err_work);
-	cancel_work_sync(&cxl_cper_prot_err_work);
 }
 
 static void cxl_dport_map_ras(struct cxl_dport *dport)
diff --git a/drivers/cxl/pci.c b/drivers/cxl/pci.c
index 267c679b0b3c..7c6faee7f85e 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/pci.c
@@ -1083,7 +1083,6 @@ static int __init cxl_pci_driver_init(void)
 static void __exit cxl_pci_driver_exit(void)
 {
 	cxl_cper_unregister_work(&cxl_cper_work);
-	cancel_work_sync(&cxl_cper_work);
 	pci_unregister_driver(&cxl_pci_driver);
 }