1 files changed, 4 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh.c
index 777ecc06af19..81cd0311dee8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ int eeh_probe_mode;
 DEFINE_MUTEX(eeh_mutex);
 
 /* Lock to avoid races due to multiple reports of an error */
-static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(confirm_error_lock);
+DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(confirm_error_lock);
 
 /* Buffer for reporting pci register dumps. Its here in BSS, and
  * not dynamically alloced, so that it ends up in RMO where RTAS
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ int eeh_dev_check_failure(struct eeh_dev *edev)
          * in one slot might report errors simultaneously, and we
          * only want one error recovery routine running.
          */
-        raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&confirm_error_lock, flags);
+        eeh_serialize_lock(&flags);
         rc = 1;
         if (pe->state & EEH_PE_ISOLATED) {
                 pe->check_count++;
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ int eeh_dev_check_failure(struct eeh_dev *edev)
          * bridges.
          */
         eeh_pe_state_mark(pe, EEH_PE_ISOLATED);
-        raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&confirm_error_lock, flags);
+        eeh_serialize_unlock(flags);
 
         eeh_send_failure_event(pe);
 
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ int eeh_dev_check_failure(struct eeh_dev *edev)
         return 1;
 
 dn_unlock:
-        raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&confirm_error_lock, flags);
+        eeh_serialize_unlock(flags);
         return rc;
 }
 
@@ -702,8 +702,6 @@ int __init eeh_init(void)
                 return ret;
         }
 
-        raw_spin_lock_init(&confirm_error_lock);
-
         /* Initialize EEH event */
         ret = eeh_event_init();
         if (ret)