1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/nvram.c b/drivers/char/nvram.c
index 66d2917b003f..166f1e7aaa7e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/nvram.c
+++ b/drivers/char/nvram.c
@@ -109,10 +109,11 @@
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
-#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 #include <asm/system.h>
 
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(nvram_mutex);
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(nvram_state_lock);
 static int nvram_open_cnt;      /* #times opened */
 static int nvram_open_mode;     /* special open modes */
@@ -308,7 +309,7 @@ static long nvram_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
                 if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
                         return -EACCES;
 
-                lock_kernel();
+                mutex_lock(&nvram_mutex);
                 spin_lock_irq(&rtc_lock);
 
                 for (i = 0; i < NVRAM_BYTES; ++i)
@@ -316,7 +317,7 @@ static long nvram_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
                 __nvram_set_checksum();
 
                 spin_unlock_irq(&rtc_lock);
-                unlock_kernel();
+                mutex_unlock(&nvram_mutex);
                 return 0;
 
         case NVRAM_SETCKS:
@@ -325,11 +326,11 @@ static long nvram_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
                 if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
                         return -EACCES;
 
-                lock_kernel();
+                mutex_lock(&nvram_mutex);
                 spin_lock_irq(&rtc_lock);
                 __nvram_set_checksum();
                 spin_unlock_irq(&rtc_lock);
-                unlock_kernel();
+                mutex_unlock(&nvram_mutex);
                 return 0;
 
         default: