struct esas2r_mem_desc *vrq_mds;
        int num_vrqs;
        struct mutex fm_api_mutex;
-       struct semaphore fs_api_semaphore;
+       struct mutex fs_api_mutex;
        struct semaphore nvram_semaphore;
        struct atto_ioctl *local_atto_ioctl;
        u8 fw_coredump_buff[ESAS2R_FWCOREDUMP_SZ];
 
        spin_lock_init(&a->request_lock);
        spin_lock_init(&a->fw_event_lock);
        mutex_init(&a->fm_api_mutex);
-       sema_init(&a->fs_api_semaphore, 1);
+       mutex_init(&a->fs_api_mutex);
        sema_init(&a->nvram_semaphore, 1);
 
        esas2r_fw_event_off(a);
 
                        (struct esas2r_ioctl_fs *)a->fs_api_buffer;
 
                /* If another flash request is already in progress, return. */
-               if (down_interruptible(&a->fs_api_semaphore)) {
+               if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&a->fs_api_mutex)) {
 busy:
                        fs->status = ATTO_STS_OUT_OF_RSRC;
                        return -EBUSY;
                rq = esas2r_alloc_request(a);
                if (rq == NULL) {
                        esas2r_debug("esas2r_read_fs: out of requests");
-                       up(&a->fs_api_semaphore);
+                       mutex_unlock(&a->fs_api_mutex);
                        goto busy;
                }
 
                ;
 dont_wait:
                /* Free the request and keep going */
-               up(&a->fs_api_semaphore);
+               mutex_unlock(&a->fs_api_mutex);
                esas2r_free_request(a, (struct esas2r_request *)rq);
 
                /* Pick up possible error code from above */