1 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_devintf.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_devintf.c
index d8ec92a38980..44833de47728 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_devintf.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_devintf.c
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/compat.h>
-#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 
 struct ipmi_file_private
 {
@@ -59,6 +58,7 @@ struct ipmi_file_private
         unsigned int         default_retry_time_ms;
 };
 
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(ipmi_mutex);
 static void file_receive_handler(struct ipmi_recv_msg *msg,
                                  void                 *handler_data)
 {
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ static int ipmi_fasync(int fd, struct file *file, int on)
         struct ipmi_file_private *priv = file->private_data;
         int                      result;
 
-        lock_kernel(); /* could race against open() otherwise */
+        mutex_lock(&ipmi_mutex); /* could race against open() otherwise */
         result = fasync_helper(fd, file, on, &priv->fasync_queue);
-        unlock_kernel();
+        mutex_unlock(&ipmi_mutex);
 
         return (result);
 }
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static int ipmi_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
         if (!priv)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
-        lock_kernel();
+        mutex_lock(&ipmi_mutex);
         priv->file = file;
 
         rv = ipmi_create_user(if_num,
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static int ipmi_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
         priv->default_retry_time_ms = 0;
 
 out:
-        unlock_kernel();
+        mutex_unlock(&ipmi_mutex);
         return rv;
 }
 
@@ -639,9 +639,9 @@ static long ipmi_unlocked_ioctl(struct file   *file,
 {
         int ret;
 
-        lock_kernel();
+        mutex_lock(&ipmi_mutex);
         ret = ipmi_ioctl(file, cmd, data);
-        unlock_kernel();
+        mutex_unlock(&ipmi_mutex);
 
         return ret;
 }