2 files changed, 12 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpuid.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpuid.c
index c10ebc4b8e4b..288e7a6598ac 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpuid.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpuid.c
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ static void cpuid_smp_cpuid(void *cmd_block)
 static loff_t cpuid_seek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int orig)
 {
         loff_t ret;
+        struct inode *inode = file->f_mapping->host;
 
-        lock_kernel();
-
+        mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
         switch (orig) {
         case 0:
                 file->f_pos = offset;
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ static loff_t cpuid_seek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int orig)
         default:
                 ret = -EINVAL;
         }
-
-        unlock_kernel();
+        mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
         return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c b/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c
index bd82850e6519..af51ea8400b2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *
- *   
- *   Copyright 2000 H. Peter Anvin - All Rights Reserved
+ *
+ *   Copyright 2000-2008 H. Peter Anvin - All Rights Reserved
  *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ static struct class *msr_class;
 
 static loff_t msr_seek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int orig)
 {
-        loff_t ret = -EINVAL;
+        loff_t ret;
+        struct inode *inode = file->f_mapping->host;
 
-        lock_kernel();
+        mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
         switch (orig) {
         case 0:
                 file->f_pos = offset;
@@ -56,8 +57,11 @@ static loff_t msr_seek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int orig)
         case 1:
                 file->f_pos += offset;
                 ret = file->f_pos;
+                break;
+        default:
+                ret = -EINVAL;
         }
-        unlock_kernel();
+        mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
         return ret;
 }