1 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/lib/percpu_counter.c b/lib/percpu_counter.c
index f8a3f1a829b8..ba6085d9c741 100644
--- a/lib/percpu_counter.c
+++ b/lib/percpu_counter.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 static LIST_HEAD(percpu_counters);
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(percpu_counters_lock);
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(percpu_counters_lock);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS_PERCPU_COUNTER
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ int __percpu_counter_init(struct percpu_counter *fbc, s64 amount,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fbc->list);
-        mutex_lock(&percpu_counters_lock);
+        spin_lock(&percpu_counters_lock);
         list_add(&fbc->list, &percpu_counters);
-        mutex_unlock(&percpu_counters_lock);
+        spin_unlock(&percpu_counters_lock);
 #endif
         return 0;
 }
@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@ void percpu_counter_destroy(struct percpu_counter *fbc)
         debug_percpu_counter_deactivate(fbc);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
-        mutex_lock(&percpu_counters_lock);
+        spin_lock(&percpu_counters_lock);
         list_del(&fbc->list);
-        mutex_unlock(&percpu_counters_lock);
+        spin_unlock(&percpu_counters_lock);
 #endif
         free_percpu(fbc->counters);
         fbc->counters = NULL;
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static int __cpuinit percpu_counter_hotcpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nb,
                 return NOTIFY_OK;
 
         cpu = (unsigned long)hcpu;
-        mutex_lock(&percpu_counters_lock);
+        spin_lock(&percpu_counters_lock);
         list_for_each_entry(fbc, &percpu_counters, list) {
                 s32 *pcount;
                 unsigned long flags;
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static int __cpuinit percpu_counter_hotcpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nb,
                 *pcount = 0;
                 raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fbc->lock, flags);
         }
-        mutex_unlock(&percpu_counters_lock);
+        spin_unlock(&percpu_counters_lock);
 #endif
         return NOTIFY_OK;
 }