diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
index 2270e2e550dd..d507289096c2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
@@ -987,6 +987,18 @@ struct mlx5e_priv {
 	struct ethtool_fec_hist_range *fec_ranges;
 };
 
+static inline u16 mlx5e_stats_nch_read(const struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+{
+	/* Pairs with smp_store_release in mlx5e_stats_nch_write(). */
+	return smp_load_acquire(&priv->stats_nch);
+}
+
+static inline void mlx5e_stats_nch_write(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, u16 n)
+{
+	/* Pairs with smp_load_acquire in mlx5e_stats_nch_read(). */
+	smp_store_release(&priv->stats_nch, n);
+}
+
 struct mlx5e_dev {
 	struct net_device *netdev;
 	struct devlink_port dl_port;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/hv_vhca_stats.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/hv_vhca_stats.c
index 195863b2c013..631f802105d5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/hv_vhca_stats.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/hv_vhca_stats.c
@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@ mlx5e_hv_vhca_fill_ring_stats(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, int ch,
 static void mlx5e_hv_vhca_fill_stats(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, void *data,
 				     int buf_len)
 {
+	u16 nch = mlx5e_stats_nch_read(priv);
 	int ch, i = 0;
 
-	for (ch = 0; ch < priv->stats_nch; ch++) {
+	for (ch = 0; ch < nch; ch++) {
 		void *buf = data + i;
 
 		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(buf +
@@ -49,9 +50,16 @@ static void mlx5e_hv_vhca_fill_stats(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, void *data,
 }
 
 static int mlx5e_hv_vhca_stats_buf_size(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+{
+	u16 nch = mlx5e_stats_nch_read(priv);
+
+	return sizeof(struct mlx5e_hv_vhca_per_ring_stats) * nch;
+}
+
+static int mlx5e_hv_vhca_stats_buf_max_size(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
 	return (sizeof(struct mlx5e_hv_vhca_per_ring_stats) *
-		priv->stats_nch);
+		max(priv->max_nch, priv->stats_nch));
 }
 
 static void mlx5e_hv_vhca_stats_work(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -67,7 +75,7 @@ static void mlx5e_hv_vhca_stats_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	sagent = container_of(dwork, struct mlx5e_hv_vhca_stats_agent, work);
 	priv = container_of(sagent, struct mlx5e_priv, stats_agent);
 	buf_len = mlx5e_hv_vhca_stats_buf_size(priv);
-	agent = sagent->agent;
+	agent = READ_ONCE(sagent->agent);
 	buf = sagent->buf;
 
 	memset(buf, 0, buf_len);
@@ -100,7 +108,7 @@ static void mlx5e_hv_vhca_stats_control(struct mlx5_hv_vhca_agent *agent,
 	sagent = &priv->stats_agent;
 
 	block->version = MLX5_HV_VHCA_STATS_VERSION;
-	block->rings   = priv->stats_nch;
+	block->rings   = mlx5e_stats_nch_read(priv);
 
 	if (!block->command) {
 		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&priv->stats_agent.work);
@@ -122,18 +130,21 @@ static void mlx5e_hv_vhca_stats_cleanup(struct mlx5_hv_vhca_agent *agent)
 
 void mlx5e_hv_vhca_stats_create(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
-	int buf_len = mlx5e_hv_vhca_stats_buf_size(priv);
+	int buf_len = mlx5e_hv_vhca_stats_buf_max_size(priv);
 	struct mlx5_hv_vhca_agent *agent;
 
 	priv->stats_agent.buf = kvzalloc(buf_len, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv->stats_agent.buf)
 		return;
 
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&priv->stats_agent.work, mlx5e_hv_vhca_stats_work);
+
 	agent = mlx5_hv_vhca_agent_create(priv->mdev->hv_vhca,
 					  MLX5_HV_VHCA_AGENT_STATS,
 					  mlx5e_hv_vhca_stats_control, NULL,
 					  mlx5e_hv_vhca_stats_cleanup,
-					  priv);
+					  priv,
+					  &priv->stats_agent.agent);
 
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(agent)) {
 		if (IS_ERR(agent))
@@ -142,18 +153,20 @@ void mlx5e_hv_vhca_stats_create(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 				    agent);
 
 		kvfree(priv->stats_agent.buf);
-		return;
+		priv->stats_agent.buf = NULL;
 	}
-
-	priv->stats_agent.agent = agent;
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&priv->stats_agent.work, mlx5e_hv_vhca_stats_work);
 }
 
 void mlx5e_hv_vhca_stats_destroy(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
-	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(priv->stats_agent.agent))
+	struct mlx5_hv_vhca_agent *agent;
+
+	agent = READ_ONCE(priv->stats_agent.agent);
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(agent))
 		return;
 
-	mlx5_hv_vhca_agent_destroy(priv->stats_agent.agent);
+	mlx5_hv_vhca_agent_destroy(agent);
+	WRITE_ONCE(priv->stats_agent.agent, NULL);
 	kvfree(priv->stats_agent.buf);
+	priv->stats_agent.buf = NULL;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 775f0c6e55c9..aa8610cedaa8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -2773,7 +2773,7 @@ static int mlx5e_channel_stats_alloc(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, int ix, int cpu)
 						GFP_KERNEL, cpu_to_node(cpu));
 	if (!priv->channel_stats[ix])
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	priv->stats_nch++;
+	mlx5e_stats_nch_write(priv, priv->stats_nch + 1);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -4040,9 +4040,10 @@ static int mlx5e_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, enum tc_setup_type type,
 
 void mlx5e_fold_sw_stats64(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, struct rtnl_link_stats64 *s)
 {
+	u16 nch = mlx5e_stats_nch_read(priv);
 	int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < priv->stats_nch; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < nch; i++) {
 		struct mlx5e_channel_stats *channel_stats = priv->channel_stats[i];
 		struct mlx5e_rq_stats *xskrq_stats = &channel_stats->xskrq;
 		struct mlx5e_rq_stats *rq_stats = &channel_stats->rq;
@@ -5488,7 +5489,7 @@ static void mlx5e_get_queue_stats_rx(struct net_device *dev, int i,
 	struct mlx5e_rq_stats *xskrq_stats;
 	struct mlx5e_rq_stats *rq_stats;
 
-	if (mlx5e_is_uplink_rep(priv) || !priv->stats_nch)
+	if (mlx5e_is_uplink_rep(priv) || !mlx5e_stats_nch_read(priv))
 		return;
 
 	channel_stats = priv->channel_stats[i];
@@ -5512,7 +5513,7 @@ static void mlx5e_get_queue_stats_tx(struct net_device *dev, int i,
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct mlx5e_sq_stats *sq_stats;
 
-	if (!priv->stats_nch)
+	if (!mlx5e_stats_nch_read(priv))
 		return;
 
 	/* no special case needed for ptp htb etc since txq2sq_stats is kept up
@@ -5538,6 +5539,7 @@ static void mlx5e_get_base_stats(struct net_device *dev,
 				 struct netdev_queue_stats_tx *tx)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
+	u16 nch = mlx5e_stats_nch_read(priv);
 	struct mlx5e_ptp *ptp_channel;
 	int i, tc;
 
@@ -5549,7 +5551,7 @@ static void mlx5e_get_base_stats(struct net_device *dev,
 		rx->hw_gro_wire_packets = 0;
 		rx->hw_gro_wire_bytes = 0;
 
-		for (i = priv->channels.params.num_channels; i < priv->stats_nch; i++) {
+		for (i = priv->channels.params.num_channels; i < nch; i++) {
 			struct netdev_queue_stats_rx rx_i = {0};
 
 			mlx5e_get_queue_stats_rx(dev, i, &rx_i);
@@ -5585,7 +5587,7 @@ static void mlx5e_get_base_stats(struct net_device *dev,
 	tx->stop = 0;
 	tx->wake = 0;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < priv->stats_nch; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < nch; i++) {
 		struct mlx5e_channel_stats *channel_stats = priv->channel_stats[i];
 
 		/* handle two cases:
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.c
index 7f33261ba655..de38b60806c2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.c
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@ static void mlx5e_stats_update_stats_rq_page_pool(struct mlx5e_channel *c)
 static MLX5E_DECLARE_STATS_GRP_OP_UPDATE_STATS(sw)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_sw_stats *s = &priv->stats.sw;
+	u16 nch = mlx5e_stats_nch_read(priv);
 	int i;
 
 	memset(s, 0, sizeof(*s));
@@ -522,7 +523,7 @@ static MLX5E_DECLARE_STATS_GRP_OP_UPDATE_STATS(sw)
 	for (i = 0; i < priv->channels.num; i++) /* for active channels only */
 		mlx5e_stats_update_stats_rq_page_pool(priv->channels.c[i]);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < priv->stats_nch; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < nch; i++) {
 		struct mlx5e_channel_stats *channel_stats =
 			priv->channel_stats[i];
 
@@ -2614,7 +2615,7 @@ static MLX5E_DECLARE_STATS_GRP_OP_UPDATE_STATS(ptp) { return; }
 
 static MLX5E_DECLARE_STATS_GRP_OP_NUM_STATS(channels)
 {
-	int max_nch = priv->stats_nch;
+	int max_nch = mlx5e_stats_nch_read(priv);
 
 	return (NUM_RQ_STATS * max_nch) +
 	       (NUM_CH_STATS * max_nch) +
@@ -2627,8 +2628,8 @@ static MLX5E_DECLARE_STATS_GRP_OP_NUM_STATS(channels)
 
 static MLX5E_DECLARE_STATS_GRP_OP_FILL_STRS(channels)
 {
+	int max_nch = mlx5e_stats_nch_read(priv);
 	bool is_xsk = priv->xsk.ever_used;
-	int max_nch = priv->stats_nch;
 	int i, j, tc;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < max_nch; i++)
@@ -2660,8 +2661,8 @@ static MLX5E_DECLARE_STATS_GRP_OP_FILL_STRS(channels)
 
 static MLX5E_DECLARE_STATS_GRP_OP_FILL_STATS(channels)
 {
+	int max_nch = mlx5e_stats_nch_read(priv);
 	bool is_xsk = priv->xsk.ever_used;
-	int max_nch = priv->stats_nch;
 	int i, j, tc;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < max_nch; i++)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/ipoib/ipoib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/ipoib/ipoib.c
index 0a6003fe60e9..674bed721e63 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/ipoib/ipoib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/ipoib/ipoib.c
@@ -135,10 +135,11 @@ void mlx5i_cleanup(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 
 static void mlx5i_grp_sw_update_stats(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
+	u16 nch = mlx5e_stats_nch_read(priv);
 	struct rtnl_link_stats64 s = {};
 	int i, j;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < priv->stats_nch; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < nch; i++) {
 		struct mlx5e_channel_stats *channel_stats;
 		struct mlx5e_rq_stats *rq_stats;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/hv_vhca.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/hv_vhca.c
index d6dc7bce855e..305752dab7bd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/hv_vhca.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/hv_vhca.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ mlx5_hv_vhca_control_agent_create(struct mlx5_hv_vhca *hv_vhca)
 	return mlx5_hv_vhca_agent_create(hv_vhca, MLX5_HV_VHCA_AGENT_CONTROL,
 					 NULL,
 					 mlx5_hv_vhca_control_agent_invalidate,
-					 NULL, NULL);
+					 NULL, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 static void mlx5_hv_vhca_control_agent_destroy(struct mlx5_hv_vhca_agent *agent)
@@ -256,7 +256,8 @@ mlx5_hv_vhca_agent_create(struct mlx5_hv_vhca *hv_vhca,
 			  void (*invalidate)(struct mlx5_hv_vhca_agent*,
 					     u64 block_mask),
 			  void (*cleaup)(struct mlx5_hv_vhca_agent *agent),
-			  void *priv)
+			  void *priv,
+			  struct mlx5_hv_vhca_agent **ctx_update)
 {
 	struct mlx5_hv_vhca_agent *agent;
 
@@ -284,6 +285,9 @@ mlx5_hv_vhca_agent_create(struct mlx5_hv_vhca *hv_vhca,
 	agent->invalidate = invalidate;
 	agent->cleanup   = cleaup;
 
+	if (ctx_update)
+		WRITE_ONCE(*ctx_update, agent);
+
 	mutex_lock(&hv_vhca->agents_lock);
 	hv_vhca->agents[type] = agent;
 	mutex_unlock(&hv_vhca->agents_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/hv_vhca.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/hv_vhca.h
index f240ffe5116c..8b3974cf0ee4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/hv_vhca.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/hv_vhca.h
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ mlx5_hv_vhca_agent_create(struct mlx5_hv_vhca *hv_vhca,
 			  void (*invalidate)(struct mlx5_hv_vhca_agent*,
 					     u64 block_mask),
 			  void (*cleanup)(struct mlx5_hv_vhca_agent *agent),
-			  void *context);
+			  void *context,
+			  struct mlx5_hv_vhca_agent **ctx_update);
 
 void mlx5_hv_vhca_agent_destroy(struct mlx5_hv_vhca_agent *agent);
 int mlx5_hv_vhca_agent_write(struct mlx5_hv_vhca_agent *agent,
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@ mlx5_hv_vhca_agent_create(struct mlx5_hv_vhca *hv_vhca,
 			  void (*invalidate)(struct mlx5_hv_vhca_agent*,
 					     u64 block_mask),
 			  void (*cleanup)(struct mlx5_hv_vhca_agent *agent),
-			  void *context)
+			  void *context,
+			  struct mlx5_hv_vhca_agent **ctx_update)
 {
 	return NULL;
 }