diff --git a/drivers/firewire/core-card.c b/drivers/firewire/core-card.c
index e80b762888fa..e0b8423fd4d0 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/core-card.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/core-card.c
@@ -571,11 +571,28 @@ void fw_card_initialize(struct fw_card *card,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(fw_card_initialize);
 
-int fw_card_add(struct fw_card *card,
-		u32 max_receive, u32 link_speed, u64 guid)
+int fw_card_add(struct fw_card *card, u32 max_receive, u32 link_speed, u64 guid,
+		unsigned int supported_isoc_contexts)
 {
+	struct workqueue_struct *isoc_wq;
 	int ret;
 
+	// This workqueue should be:
+	//  * != WQ_BH			Sleepable.
+	//  * == WQ_UNBOUND		Any core can process data for isoc context. The
+	//				implementation of unit protocol could consumes the core
+	//				longer somehow.
+	//  * != WQ_MEM_RECLAIM		Not used for any backend of block device.
+	//  * == WQ_HIGHPRI		High priority to process semi-realtime timestamped data.
+	//  * == WQ_SYSFS		Parameters are available via sysfs.
+	//  * max_active == n_it + n_ir	A hardIRQ could notify events for multiple isochronous
+	//				contexts if they are scheduled to the same cycle.
+	isoc_wq = alloc_workqueue("firewire-isoc-card%u",
+				  WQ_UNBOUND | WQ_HIGHPRI | WQ_SYSFS,
+				  supported_isoc_contexts, card->index);
+	if (!isoc_wq)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	card->max_receive = max_receive;
 	card->link_speed = link_speed;
 	card->guid = guid;
@@ -584,9 +601,12 @@ int fw_card_add(struct fw_card *card,
 
 	generate_config_rom(card, tmp_config_rom);
 	ret = card->driver->enable(card, tmp_config_rom, config_rom_length);
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		destroy_workqueue(isoc_wq);
 		return ret;
+	}
 
+	card->isoc_wq = isoc_wq;
 	list_add_tail(&card->link, &card_list);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -708,6 +728,8 @@ void fw_core_remove_card(struct fw_card *card)
 {
 	struct fw_card_driver dummy_driver = dummy_driver_template;
 
+	might_sleep();
+
 	card->driver->update_phy_reg(card, 4,
 				     PHY_LINK_ACTIVE | PHY_CONTENDER, 0);
 	fw_schedule_bus_reset(card, false, true);
@@ -719,6 +741,7 @@ void fw_core_remove_card(struct fw_card *card)
 	dummy_driver.free_iso_context	= card->driver->free_iso_context;
 	dummy_driver.stop_iso		= card->driver->stop_iso;
 	card->driver = &dummy_driver;
+	drain_workqueue(card->isoc_wq);
 
 	scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &card->lock)
 		fw_destroy_nodes(card);
@@ -727,6 +750,8 @@ void fw_core_remove_card(struct fw_card *card)
 	fw_card_put(card);
 	wait_for_completion(&card->done);
 
+	destroy_workqueue(card->isoc_wq);
+
 	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&card->transaction_list));
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(fw_core_remove_card);
diff --git a/drivers/firewire/core.h b/drivers/firewire/core.h
index 57d101c01e36..96ae366889e0 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/core.h
+++ b/drivers/firewire/core.h
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ struct fw_card_driver {
 
 void fw_card_initialize(struct fw_card *card,
 		const struct fw_card_driver *driver, struct device *device);
-int fw_card_add(struct fw_card *card,
-		u32 max_receive, u32 link_speed, u64 guid);
+int fw_card_add(struct fw_card *card, u32 max_receive, u32 link_speed, u64 guid,
+		unsigned int supported_isoc_contexts);
 void fw_core_remove_card(struct fw_card *card);
 int fw_compute_block_crc(__be32 *block);
 void fw_schedule_bm_work(struct fw_card *card, unsigned long delay);
diff --git a/drivers/firewire/ohci.c b/drivers/firewire/ohci.c
index a3a37955b174..ad3bdc48f0f5 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/ohci.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/ohci.c
@@ -3825,7 +3825,7 @@ static int pci_probe(struct pci_dev *dev,
 		goto fail_msi;
 	}
 
-	err = fw_card_add(&ohci->card, max_receive, link_speed, guid);
+	err = fw_card_add(&ohci->card, max_receive, link_speed, guid, ohci->n_it + ohci->n_ir);
 	if (err)
 		goto fail_irq;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/firewire.h b/include/linux/firewire.h
index 1cca14cf5652..10e135d60824 100644
--- a/include/linux/firewire.h
+++ b/include/linux/firewire.h
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ struct fw_card {
 	__be32 topology_map[(CSR_TOPOLOGY_MAP_END - CSR_TOPOLOGY_MAP) / 4];
 
 	__be32 maint_utility_register;
+
+	struct workqueue_struct *isoc_wq;
 };
 
 static inline struct fw_card *fw_card_get(struct fw_card *card)
