1 files changed, 7 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/fs/fuse/cuse.c b/fs/fuse/cuse.c
index ee8d55042298..048e89f25082 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/cuse.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/cuse.c
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 #include <linux/miscdevice.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
-#include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/stat.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ struct cuse_conn {
         bool                    unrestricted_ioctl;
 };
 
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(cuse_lock);              /* protects cuse_conntbl */
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(cuse_lock);         /* protects registration */
 static struct list_head cuse_conntbl[CUSE_CONNTBL_LEN];
 static struct class *cuse_class;
 
@@ -114,14 +113,14 @@ static int cuse_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
         int rc;
 
         /* look up and get the connection */
-        spin_lock(&cuse_lock);
+        mutex_lock(&cuse_lock);
         list_for_each_entry(pos, cuse_conntbl_head(devt), list)
                 if (pos->dev->devt == devt) {
                         fuse_conn_get(&pos->fc);
                         cc = pos;
                         break;
                 }
-        spin_unlock(&cuse_lock);
+        mutex_unlock(&cuse_lock);
 
         /* dead? */
         if (!cc)
@@ -377,9 +376,9 @@ static void cuse_process_init_reply(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
         cc->cdev = cdev;
 
         /* make the device available */
-        spin_lock(&cuse_lock);
+        mutex_lock(&cuse_lock);
         list_add(&cc->list, cuse_conntbl_head(devt));
-        spin_unlock(&cuse_lock);
+        mutex_unlock(&cuse_lock);
 
         /* announce device availability */
         dev_set_uevent_suppress(dev, 0);
@@ -520,9 +519,9 @@ static int cuse_channel_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
         int rc;
 
         /* remove from the conntbl, no more access from this point on */
-        spin_lock(&cuse_lock);
+        mutex_lock(&cuse_lock);
         list_del_init(&cc->list);
-        spin_unlock(&cuse_lock);
+        mutex_unlock(&cuse_lock);
 
         /* remove device */
         if (cc->dev)