static int vmbus_close_internal(struct vmbus_channel *channel)
 {
        struct vmbus_channel_close_channel *msg;
-       struct tasklet_struct *tasklet;
        int ret;
 
        /*
         * To resolve the race, we can serialize them by disabling the
         * tasklet when the latter is running here.
         */
-       tasklet = hv_context.event_dpc[channel->target_cpu];
-       tasklet_disable(tasklet);
+       hv_event_tasklet_disable(channel);
 
        /*
         * In case a device driver's probe() fails (e.g.,
                get_order(channel->ringbuffer_pagecount * PAGE_SIZE));
 
 out:
-       tasklet_enable(tasklet);
+       hv_event_tasklet_enable(channel);
 
        return ret;
 }
 
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
        vmbus_post_msg(&msg, sizeof(struct vmbus_channel_relid_released));
 }
 
+void hv_event_tasklet_disable(struct vmbus_channel *channel)
+{
+       struct tasklet_struct *tasklet;
+       tasklet = hv_context.event_dpc[channel->target_cpu];
+       tasklet_disable(tasklet);
+}
+
+void hv_event_tasklet_enable(struct vmbus_channel *channel)
+{
+       struct tasklet_struct *tasklet;
+       tasklet = hv_context.event_dpc[channel->target_cpu];
+       tasklet_enable(tasklet);
+
+       /* In case there is any pending event */
+       tasklet_schedule(tasklet);
+}
+
 void hv_process_channel_removal(struct vmbus_channel *channel, u32 relid)
 {
        unsigned long flags;
        struct vmbus_channel *primary_channel;
 
-       vmbus_release_relid(relid);
-
        BUG_ON(!channel->rescind);
        BUG_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&vmbus_connection.channel_mutex));
 
+       hv_event_tasklet_disable(channel);
        if (channel->target_cpu != get_cpu()) {
                put_cpu();
                smp_call_function_single(channel->target_cpu,
                percpu_channel_deq(channel);
                put_cpu();
        }
+       hv_event_tasklet_enable(channel);
 
        if (channel->primary_channel == NULL) {
                list_del(&channel->listentry);
        cpumask_clear_cpu(channel->target_cpu,
                          &primary_channel->alloced_cpus_in_node);
 
+       vmbus_release_relid(relid);
+
        free_channel(channel);
 }
 
 
        init_vp_index(newchannel, dev_type);
 
+       hv_event_tasklet_disable(newchannel);
        if (newchannel->target_cpu != get_cpu()) {
                put_cpu();
                smp_call_function_single(newchannel->target_cpu,
                percpu_channel_enq(newchannel);
                put_cpu();
        }
+       hv_event_tasklet_enable(newchannel);
 
        /*
         * This state is used to indicate a successful open
        return;
 
 err_deq_chan:
-       vmbus_release_relid(newchannel->offermsg.child_relid);
-
        mutex_lock(&vmbus_connection.channel_mutex);
        list_del(&newchannel->listentry);
        mutex_unlock(&vmbus_connection.channel_mutex);
 
+       hv_event_tasklet_disable(newchannel);
        if (newchannel->target_cpu != get_cpu()) {
                put_cpu();
                smp_call_function_single(newchannel->target_cpu,
                percpu_channel_deq(newchannel);
                put_cpu();
        }
+       hv_event_tasklet_enable(newchannel);
+
+       vmbus_release_relid(newchannel->offermsg.child_relid);
 
 err_free_chan:
        free_channel(newchannel);