diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
index a604552..5f7f181 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@
 #define IXGBE_2K_TOO_SMALL_WITH_PADDING \
 ((NET_SKB_PAD + IXGBE_RXBUFFER_1536) > SKB_WITH_OVERHEAD(IXGBE_RXBUFFER_2K))
 
+DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(ixgbe_xdp_locking_key);
+
 static inline int ixgbe_compute_pad(int rx_buf_len)
 {
 	int page_size, pad_size;
@@ -351,6 +353,7 @@ struct ixgbe_ring {
 	};
 	u16 rx_offset;
 	struct xdp_rxq_info xdp_rxq;
+	spinlock_t tx_lock;	/* used in XDP mode */
 	struct xsk_buff_pool *xsk_pool;
 	u16 ring_idx;		/* {rx,tx,xdp}_ring back reference idx */
 	u16 rx_buf_len;
@@ -375,7 +378,7 @@ enum ixgbe_ring_f_enum {
 #define IXGBE_MAX_FCOE_INDICES		8
 #define MAX_RX_QUEUES			(IXGBE_MAX_FDIR_INDICES + 1)
 #define MAX_TX_QUEUES			(IXGBE_MAX_FDIR_INDICES + 1)
-#define MAX_XDP_QUEUES			(IXGBE_MAX_FDIR_INDICES + 1)
+#define IXGBE_MAX_XDP_QS		(IXGBE_MAX_FDIR_INDICES + 1)
 #define IXGBE_MAX_L2A_QUEUES		4
 #define IXGBE_BAD_L2A_QUEUE		3
 #define IXGBE_MAX_MACVLANS		63
@@ -629,7 +632,7 @@ struct ixgbe_adapter {
 
 	/* XDP */
 	int num_xdp_queues;
-	struct ixgbe_ring *xdp_ring[MAX_XDP_QUEUES];
+	struct ixgbe_ring *xdp_ring[IXGBE_MAX_XDP_QS];
 	unsigned long *af_xdp_zc_qps; /* tracks AF_XDP ZC enabled rings */
 
 	/* TX */
@@ -772,6 +775,14 @@ struct ixgbe_adapter {
 #endif /* CONFIG_IXGBE_IPSEC */
 };
 
+static inline int ixgbe_determine_xdp_q_idx(int cpu)
+{
+	if (static_key_enabled(&ixgbe_xdp_locking_key))
+		return cpu % IXGBE_MAX_XDP_QS;
+	else
+		return cpu;
+}
+
 static inline u8 ixgbe_max_rss_indices(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	switch (adapter->hw.mac.type) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_lib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_lib.c
index 0218f6c..884bf99 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_lib.c
@@ -299,7 +299,10 @@ static void ixgbe_cache_ring_register(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 
 static int ixgbe_xdp_queues(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	return adapter->xdp_prog ? nr_cpu_ids : 0;
+	int queues;
+
+	queues = min_t(int, IXGBE_MAX_XDP_QS, num_online_cpus());
+	return adapter->xdp_prog ? queues : 0;
 }
 
 #define IXGBE_RSS_64Q_MASK	0x3F
@@ -947,6 +950,7 @@ static int ixgbe_alloc_q_vector(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 		ring->count = adapter->tx_ring_count;
 		ring->queue_index = xdp_idx;
 		set_ring_xdp(ring);
+		spin_lock_init(&ring->tx_lock);
 
 		/* assign ring to adapter */
 		WRITE_ONCE(adapter->xdp_ring[xdp_idx], ring);
@@ -1032,6 +1036,9 @@ static void ixgbe_free_q_vector(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, int v_idx)
 	adapter->q_vector[v_idx] = NULL;
 	__netif_napi_del(&q_vector->napi);
 
+	if (static_key_enabled(&ixgbe_xdp_locking_key))
+		static_branch_dec(&ixgbe_xdp_locking_key);
+
 	/*
 	 * after a call to __netif_napi_del() napi may still be used and
 	 * ixgbe_get_stats64() might access the rings on this vector,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 14aea40..a878f40 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ static int ixgbe_notify_dca(struct notifier_block *, unsigned long event,
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Intel(R) 10 Gigabit PCI Express Network Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
 
+DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(ixgbe_xdp_locking_key);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ixgbe_xdp_locking_key);
+
 static struct workqueue_struct *ixgbe_wq;
 
 static bool ixgbe_check_cfg_remove(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, struct pci_dev *pdev);
@@ -2422,13 +2425,10 @@ static int ixgbe_clean_rx_irq(struct ixgbe_q_vector *q_vector,
 		xdp_do_flush_map();
 
 	if (xdp_xmit & IXGBE_XDP_TX) {
-		struct ixgbe_ring *ring = adapter->xdp_ring[smp_processor_id()];
+		int index = ixgbe_determine_xdp_q_idx(smp_processor_id());
+		struct ixgbe_ring *ring = adapter->xdp_ring[index];
 
-		/* Force memory writes to complete before letting h/w
-		 * know there are new descriptors to fetch.
-		 */
-		wmb();
-		writel(ring->next_to_use, ring->tail);
+		ixgbe_xdp_ring_update_tail_locked(ring);
 	}
 
 	u64_stats_update_begin(&rx_ring->syncp);
@@ -6320,7 +6320,7 @@ static int ixgbe_sw_init(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 	if (ixgbe_init_rss_key(adapter))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	adapter->af_xdp_zc_qps = bitmap_zalloc(MAX_XDP_QUEUES, GFP_KERNEL);
+	adapter->af_xdp_zc_qps = bitmap_zalloc(IXGBE_MAX_XDP_QS, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!adapter->af_xdp_zc_qps)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -8539,21 +8539,32 @@ static u16 ixgbe_select_queue(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 int ixgbe_xmit_xdp_ring(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 			struct xdp_frame *xdpf)
 {
-	struct ixgbe_ring *ring = adapter->xdp_ring[smp_processor_id()];
 	struct ixgbe_tx_buffer *tx_buffer;
 	union ixgbe_adv_tx_desc *tx_desc;
+	struct ixgbe_ring *ring;
 	u32 len, cmd_type;
 	dma_addr_t dma;
+	int index, ret;
 	u16 i;
 
 	len = xdpf->len;
 
-	if (unlikely(!ixgbe_desc_unused(ring)))
-		return IXGBE_XDP_CONSUMED;
+	index = ixgbe_determine_xdp_q_idx(smp_processor_id());
+	ring = adapter->xdp_ring[index];
+
+	if (static_branch_unlikely(&ixgbe_xdp_locking_key))
+		spin_lock(&ring->tx_lock);
+
+	if (unlikely(!ixgbe_desc_unused(ring))) {
+		ret = IXGBE_XDP_CONSUMED;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	dma = dma_map_single(ring->dev, xdpf->data, len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
-	if (dma_mapping_error(ring->dev, dma))
-		return IXGBE_XDP_CONSUMED;
+	if (dma_mapping_error(ring->dev, dma)) {
+		ret = IXGBE_XDP_CONSUMED;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	/* record the location of the first descriptor for this packet */
 	tx_buffer = &ring->tx_buffer_info[ring->next_to_use];
@@ -8590,7 +8601,11 @@ int ixgbe_xmit_xdp_ring(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 	tx_buffer->next_to_watch = tx_desc;
 	ring->next_to_use = i;
 
-	return IXGBE_XDP_TX;
+	ret = IXGBE_XDP_TX;
+out:
+	if (static_branch_unlikely(&ixgbe_xdp_locking_key))
+		spin_unlock(&ring->tx_lock);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 netdev_tx_t ixgbe_xmit_frame_ring(struct sk_buff *skb,
@@ -10130,8 +10145,13 @@ static int ixgbe_xdp_setup(struct net_device *dev, struct bpf_prog *prog)
 			return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (nr_cpu_ids > MAX_XDP_QUEUES)
+	/* if the number of cpus is much larger than the maximum of queues,
+	 * we should stop it and then return with NOMEM like before.
+	 */
+	if (num_online_cpus() > IXGBE_MAX_XDP_QS * 2)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	else if (num_online_cpus() > IXGBE_MAX_XDP_QS)
+		static_branch_inc(&ixgbe_xdp_locking_key);
 
 	old_prog = xchg(&adapter->xdp_prog, prog);
 	need_reset = (!!prog != !!old_prog);
@@ -10195,12 +10215,22 @@ void ixgbe_xdp_ring_update_tail(struct ixgbe_ring *ring)
 	writel(ring->next_to_use, ring->tail);
 }
 
+void ixgbe_xdp_ring_update_tail_locked(struct ixgbe_ring *ring)
+{
+	if (static_branch_unlikely(&ixgbe_xdp_locking_key))
+		spin_lock(&ring->tx_lock);
+	ixgbe_xdp_ring_update_tail(ring);
+	if (static_branch_unlikely(&ixgbe_xdp_locking_key))
+		spin_unlock(&ring->tx_lock);
+}
+
 static int ixgbe_xdp_xmit(struct net_device *dev, int n,
 			  struct xdp_frame **frames, u32 flags)
 {
 	struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct ixgbe_ring *ring;
 	int nxmit = 0;
+	int index;
 	int i;
 
 	if (unlikely(test_bit(__IXGBE_DOWN, &adapter->state)))
@@ -10209,10 +10239,12 @@ static int ixgbe_xdp_xmit(struct net_device *dev, int n,
 	if (unlikely(flags & ~XDP_XMIT_FLAGS_MASK))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	index = ixgbe_determine_xdp_q_idx(smp_processor_id());
+
 	/* During program transitions its possible adapter->xdp_prog is assigned
 	 * but ring has not been configured yet. In this case simply abort xmit.
 	 */
-	ring = adapter->xdp_prog ? adapter->xdp_ring[smp_processor_id()] : NULL;
+	ring = adapter->xdp_prog ? adapter->xdp_ring[index] : NULL;
 	if (unlikely(!ring))
 		return -ENXIO;
 
@@ -10230,7 +10262,7 @@ static int ixgbe_xdp_xmit(struct net_device *dev, int n,
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(flags & XDP_XMIT_FLUSH))
-		ixgbe_xdp_ring_update_tail(ring);
+		ixgbe_xdp_ring_update_tail_locked(ring);
 
 	return nxmit;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_txrx_common.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_txrx_common.h
index 2aeec78..f6426d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_txrx_common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_txrx_common.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ void ixgbe_process_skb_fields(struct ixgbe_ring *rx_ring,
 void ixgbe_rx_skb(struct ixgbe_q_vector *q_vector,
 		  struct sk_buff *skb);
 void ixgbe_xdp_ring_update_tail(struct ixgbe_ring *ring);
+void ixgbe_xdp_ring_update_tail_locked(struct ixgbe_ring *ring);
 void ixgbe_irq_rearm_queues(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, u64 qmask);
 
 void ixgbe_txrx_ring_disable(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, int ring);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_xsk.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_xsk.c
index b1d22e4..82d00e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_xsk.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_xsk.c
@@ -334,13 +334,10 @@ int ixgbe_clean_rx_irq_zc(struct ixgbe_q_vector *q_vector,
 		xdp_do_flush_map();
 
 	if (xdp_xmit & IXGBE_XDP_TX) {
-		struct ixgbe_ring *ring = adapter->xdp_ring[smp_processor_id()];
+		int index = ixgbe_determine_xdp_q_idx(smp_processor_id());
+		struct ixgbe_ring *ring = adapter->xdp_ring[index];
 
-		/* Force memory writes to complete before letting h/w
-		 * know there are new descriptors to fetch.
-		 */
-		wmb();
-		writel(ring->next_to_use, ring->tail);
+		ixgbe_xdp_ring_update_tail_locked(ring);
 	}
 
 	u64_stats_update_begin(&rx_ring->syncp);
