diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/debugfs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/debugfs.c
index 4980678..3373e54 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/debugfs.c
@@ -280,6 +280,11 @@ static void wil_print_mbox_ring(struct seq_file *s, const char *prefix,
 
 	wil_halp_vote(wil);
 
+	if (wil_mem_access_lock(wil)) {
+		wil_halp_unvote(wil);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	wil_memcpy_fromio_32(&r, off, sizeof(r));
 	wil_mbox_ring_le2cpus(&r);
 	/*
@@ -345,6 +350,7 @@ static void wil_print_mbox_ring(struct seq_file *s, const char *prefix,
 	}
  out:
 	seq_puts(s, "}\n");
+	wil_mem_access_unlock(wil);
 	wil_halp_unvote(wil);
 }
 
@@ -634,6 +640,12 @@ static int wil_memread_debugfs_show(struct seq_file *s, void *data)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
+	ret = wil_mem_access_lock(wil);
+	if (ret) {
+		wil_pm_runtime_put(wil);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	a = wmi_buffer(wil, cpu_to_le32(mem_addr));
 
 	if (a)
@@ -641,6 +653,8 @@ static int wil_memread_debugfs_show(struct seq_file *s, void *data)
 	else
 		seq_printf(s, "[0x%08x] = INVALID\n", mem_addr);
 
+	wil_mem_access_unlock(wil);
+
 	wil_pm_runtime_put(wil);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -670,10 +684,6 @@ static ssize_t wil_read_file_ioblob(struct file *file, char __user *user_buf,
 	size_t unaligned_bytes, aligned_count, ret;
 	int rc;
 
-	if (test_bit(wil_status_suspending, wil_blob->wil->status) ||
-	    test_bit(wil_status_suspended, wil_blob->wil->status))
-		return 0;
-
 	if (pos < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -700,11 +710,19 @@ static ssize_t wil_read_file_ioblob(struct file *file, char __user *user_buf,
 		return rc;
 	}
 
+	rc = wil_mem_access_lock(wil);
+	if (rc) {
+		kfree(buf);
+		wil_pm_runtime_put(wil);
+		return rc;
+	}
+
 	wil_memcpy_fromio_32(buf, (const void __iomem *)
 			     wil_blob->blob.data + aligned_pos, aligned_count);
 
 	ret = copy_to_user(user_buf, buf + unaligned_bytes, count);
 
+	wil_mem_access_unlock(wil);
 	wil_pm_runtime_put(wil);
 
 	kfree(buf);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
index 524e0ef..cb97766 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
@@ -139,6 +139,28 @@ void wil_memcpy_toio_32(volatile void __iomem *dst, const void *src,
 	}
 }
 
+/* Device memory access is prohibited while reset or suspend.
+ * wil_mem_access_lock protects accessing device memory in these cases
+ */
+int wil_mem_access_lock(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
+{
+	if (!down_read_trylock(&wil->mem_lock))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	if (test_bit(wil_status_suspending, wil->status) ||
+	    test_bit(wil_status_suspended, wil->status)) {
+		up_read(&wil->mem_lock);
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void wil_mem_access_unlock(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
+{
+	up_read(&wil->mem_lock);
+}
+
 static void wil_ring_fini_tx(struct wil6210_priv *wil, int id)
 {
 	struct wil_ring *ring = &wil->ring_tx[id];
@@ -680,6 +702,7 @@ int wil_priv_init(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
 	spin_lock_init(&wil->wmi_ev_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&wil->net_queue_lock);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&wil->wq);
+	init_rwsem(&wil->mem_lock);
 
 	wil->wmi_wq = create_singlethread_workqueue(WIL_NAME "_wmi");
 	if (!wil->wmi_wq)
@@ -1579,15 +1602,6 @@ int wil_reset(struct wil6210_priv *wil, bool load_fw)
 	}
 
 	set_bit(wil_status_resetting, wil->status);
-	if (test_bit(wil_status_collecting_dumps, wil->status)) {
-		/* Device collects crash dump, cancel the reset.
-		 * following crash dump collection, reset would take place.
-		 */
-		wil_dbg_misc(wil, "reject reset while collecting crash dump\n");
-		rc = -EBUSY;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	mutex_lock(&wil->vif_mutex);
 	wil_abort_scan_all_vifs(wil, false);
 	mutex_unlock(&wil->vif_mutex);
@@ -1762,7 +1776,9 @@ int __wil_up(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
 
 	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&wil->mutex));
 
+	down_write(&wil->mem_lock);
 	rc = wil_reset(wil, true);
+	up_write(&wil->mem_lock);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
@@ -1836,6 +1852,7 @@ int wil_up(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
 
 int __wil_down(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
 {
+	int rc;
 	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&wil->mutex));
 
 	set_bit(wil_status_resetting, wil->status);
@@ -1855,7 +1872,11 @@ int __wil_down(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
 	wil_abort_scan_all_vifs(wil, false);
 	mutex_unlock(&wil->vif_mutex);
 
-	return wil_reset(wil, false);
+	down_write(&wil->mem_lock);
+	rc = wil_reset(wil, false);
+	up_write(&wil->mem_lock);
+
+	return rc;
 }
 
 int wil_down(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/pm.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/pm.c
index 14fd635..fe559e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/pm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/pm.c
@@ -195,14 +195,18 @@ static int wil_suspend_keep_radio_on(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
 	wil_dbg_pm(wil, "suspend keep radio on\n");
 
 	/* Prevent handling of new tx and wmi commands */
-	set_bit(wil_status_suspending, wil->status);
-	if (test_bit(wil_status_collecting_dumps, wil->status)) {
-		/* Device collects crash dump, cancel the suspend */
-		wil_dbg_pm(wil, "reject suspend while collecting crash dump\n");
-		clear_bit(wil_status_suspending, wil->status);
+	rc = down_write_trylock(&wil->mem_lock);
+	if (!rc) {
+		wil_err(wil,
+			"device is busy. down_write_trylock failed, returned (0x%x)\n",
+			rc);
 		wil->suspend_stats.rejected_by_host++;
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
+
+	set_bit(wil_status_suspending, wil->status);
+	up_write(&wil->mem_lock);
+
 	wil_pm_stop_all_net_queues(wil);
 
 	if (!wil_is_tx_idle(wil)) {
@@ -310,15 +314,18 @@ static int wil_suspend_radio_off(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
 
 	wil_dbg_pm(wil, "suspend radio off\n");
 
-	set_bit(wil_status_suspending, wil->status);
-	if (test_bit(wil_status_collecting_dumps, wil->status)) {
-		/* Device collects crash dump, cancel the suspend */
-		wil_dbg_pm(wil, "reject suspend while collecting crash dump\n");
-		clear_bit(wil_status_suspending, wil->status);
+	rc = down_write_trylock(&wil->mem_lock);
+	if (!rc) {
+		wil_err(wil,
+			"device is busy. down_write_trylock failed, returned (0x%x)\n",
+			rc);
 		wil->suspend_stats.rejected_by_host++;
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
+	set_bit(wil_status_suspending, wil->status);
+	up_write(&wil->mem_lock);
+
 	/* if netif up, hardware is alive, shut it down */
 	mutex_lock(&wil->vif_mutex);
 	active_ifaces = wil_has_active_ifaces(wil, true, false);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h
index f9eacfd..0eda63f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h
@@ -646,7 +646,6 @@ enum { /* for wil6210_priv.status */
 	wil_status_suspending, /* suspend in progress */
 	wil_status_suspended, /* suspend completed, device is suspended */
 	wil_status_resuming, /* resume in progress */
-	wil_status_collecting_dumps, /* crashdump collection in progress */
 	wil_status_last /* keep last */
 };
 
@@ -979,6 +978,8 @@ struct wil6210_priv {
 	struct wil_txrx_ops txrx_ops;
 
 	struct mutex mutex; /* for wil6210_priv access in wil_{up|down} */
+	/* for synchronizing device memory access while reset or suspend */
+	struct rw_semaphore mem_lock;
 	/* statistics */
 	atomic_t isr_count_rx, isr_count_tx;
 	/* debugfs */
@@ -1176,6 +1177,8 @@ void wil_memcpy_fromio_32(void *dst, const volatile void __iomem *src,
 			  size_t count);
 void wil_memcpy_toio_32(volatile void __iomem *dst, const void *src,
 			size_t count);
+int wil_mem_access_lock(struct wil6210_priv *wil);
+void wil_mem_access_unlock(struct wil6210_priv *wil);
 
 struct wil6210_vif *
 wil_vif_alloc(struct wil6210_priv *wil, const char *name,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil_crash_dump.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil_crash_dump.c
index dc33a0b..f1e1a39 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil_crash_dump.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil_crash_dump.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static int wil_fw_get_crash_dump_bounds(struct wil6210_priv *wil,
 
 int wil_fw_copy_crash_dump(struct wil6210_priv *wil, void *dest, u32 size)
 {
-	int i;
+	int i, rc;
 	const struct fw_map *map;
 	void *data;
 	u32 host_min, dump_size, offset, len;
@@ -73,14 +73,9 @@ int wil_fw_copy_crash_dump(struct wil6210_priv *wil, void *dest, u32 size)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	set_bit(wil_status_collecting_dumps, wil->status);
-	if (test_bit(wil_status_suspending, wil->status) ||
-	    test_bit(wil_status_suspended, wil->status) ||
-	    test_bit(wil_status_resetting, wil->status)) {
-		wil_err(wil, "cannot collect fw dump during suspend/reset\n");
-		clear_bit(wil_status_collecting_dumps, wil->status);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	rc = wil_mem_access_lock(wil);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
 
 	/* copy to crash dump area */
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(fw_mapping); i++) {
@@ -100,8 +95,7 @@ int wil_fw_copy_crash_dump(struct wil6210_priv *wil, void *dest, u32 size)
 		wil_memcpy_fromio_32((void * __force)(dest + offset),
 				     (const void __iomem * __force)data, len);
 	}
-
-	clear_bit(wil_status_collecting_dumps, wil->status);
+	wil_mem_access_unlock(wil);
 
 	return 0;
 }
