1 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/au8522_dig.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/au8522_dig.c
index b04346687c68..7e24b914dbe5 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/au8522_dig.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/au8522_dig.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ static int debug;
 /* Despite the name "hybrid_tuner", the framework works just as well for
    hybrid demodulators as well... */
 static LIST_HEAD(hybrid_tuner_instance_list);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(au8522_list_mutex);
 
 #define dprintk(arg...) do {            \
         if (debug)                      \
@@ -795,15 +796,23 @@ static struct dvb_frontend_ops au8522_ops;
 int au8522_get_state(struct au8522_state **state, struct i2c_adapter *i2c,
                      u8 client_address)
 {
-        return hybrid_tuner_request_state(struct au8522_state, (*state),
-                                          hybrid_tuner_instance_list,
-                                          i2c, client_address, "au8522");
+        int ret;
+
+        mutex_lock(&au8522_list_mutex);
+        ret = hybrid_tuner_request_state(struct au8522_state, (*state),
+                                         hybrid_tuner_instance_list,
+                                         i2c, client_address, "au8522");
+        mutex_unlock(&au8522_list_mutex);
+
+        return ret;
 }
 
 void au8522_release_state(struct au8522_state *state)
 {
+        mutex_lock(&au8522_list_mutex);
         if (state != NULL)
                 hybrid_tuner_release_state(state);
+        mutex_unlock(&au8522_list_mutex);
 }