1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/eq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/eq.c
index 8fa41f3082cf..9129ace02560 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/eq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/eq.c
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ int mlx4_assign_eq(struct mlx4_dev *dev, char* name, int * vector)
         struct mlx4_priv *priv = mlx4_priv(dev);
         int vec = 0, err = 0, i;
 
-        spin_lock(&priv->msix_ctl.pool_lock);
+        mutex_lock(&priv->msix_ctl.pool_lock);
         for (i = 0; !vec && i < dev->caps.comp_pool; i++) {
                 if (~priv->msix_ctl.pool_bm & 1ULL << i) {
                         priv->msix_ctl.pool_bm |= 1ULL << i;
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ int mlx4_assign_eq(struct mlx4_dev *dev, char* name, int * vector)
                         eq_set_ci(&priv->eq_table.eq[vec], 1);
                 }
         }
-        spin_unlock(&priv->msix_ctl.pool_lock);
+        mutex_unlock(&priv->msix_ctl.pool_lock);
 
         if (vec) {
                 *vector = vec;
@@ -1079,13 +1079,13 @@ void mlx4_release_eq(struct mlx4_dev *dev, int vec)
         if (likely(i >= 0)) {
                 /*sanity check , making sure were not trying to free irq's
                   Belonging to a legacy EQ*/
-                spin_lock(&priv->msix_ctl.pool_lock);
+                mutex_lock(&priv->msix_ctl.pool_lock);
                 if (priv->msix_ctl.pool_bm & 1ULL << i) {
                         free_irq(priv->eq_table.eq[vec].irq,
                                  &priv->eq_table.eq[vec]);
                         priv->msix_ctl.pool_bm &= ~(1ULL << i);
                 }
-                spin_unlock(&priv->msix_ctl.pool_lock);
+                mutex_unlock(&priv->msix_ctl.pool_lock);
         }
 
 }