1 files changed, 7 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
index 46d14ac16212..5dc1265ce1d5 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
@@ -221,10 +221,8 @@ struct ipmi_smi
         void                     *send_info;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
-        /* A list of proc entries for this interface.  This does not
-           need a lock, only one thread creates it and only one thread
-           destroys it. */
-        spinlock_t             proc_entry_lock;
+        /* A list of proc entries for this interface. */
+        struct mutex           proc_entry_lock;
         struct ipmi_proc_entry *proc_entries;
 #endif
 
@@ -1891,11 +1889,11 @@ int ipmi_smi_add_proc_entry(ipmi_smi_t smi, char *name,
                 file->write_proc = write_proc;
                 file->owner = owner;
 
-                spin_lock(&smi->proc_entry_lock);
+                mutex_lock(&smi->proc_entry_lock);
                 /* Stick it on the list. */
                 entry->next = smi->proc_entries;
                 smi->proc_entries = entry;
-                spin_unlock(&smi->proc_entry_lock);
+                mutex_unlock(&smi->proc_entry_lock);
         }
 #endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
 
@@ -1939,7 +1937,7 @@ static void remove_proc_entries(ipmi_smi_t smi)
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
         struct ipmi_proc_entry *entry;
 
-        spin_lock(&smi->proc_entry_lock);
+        mutex_lock(&smi->proc_entry_lock);
         while (smi->proc_entries) {
                 entry = smi->proc_entries;
                 smi->proc_entries = entry->next;
@@ -1948,7 +1946,7 @@ static void remove_proc_entries(ipmi_smi_t smi)
                 kfree(entry->name);
                 kfree(entry);
         }
-        spin_unlock(&smi->proc_entry_lock);
+        mutex_unlock(&smi->proc_entry_lock);
         remove_proc_entry(smi->proc_dir_name, proc_ipmi_root);
 #endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
 }
@@ -2679,7 +2677,7 @@ int ipmi_register_smi(struct ipmi_smi_handlers *handlers,
         }
         intf->curr_seq = 0;
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
-        spin_lock_init(&intf->proc_entry_lock);
+        mutex_init(&intf->proc_entry_lock);
 #endif
         spin_lock_init(&intf->waiting_msgs_lock);
         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&intf->waiting_msgs);