vdbg_printk(TPACPI_DBG_INIT, "initializing hotkey subdriver\n");
 
        IBM_ACPIHANDLE_INIT(hkey);
+       mutex_init(&hotkey_mutex);
 
        /* hotkey not supported on 570 */
        tp_features.hotkey = hkey_handle != NULL;
        }
 }
 
+/*
+ * Call with hotkey_mutex held
+ */
 static int hotkey_get(int *status, int *mask)
 {
        if (!acpi_evalf(hkey_handle, status, "DHKC", "d"))
        return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Call with hotkey_mutex held
+ */
 static int hotkey_set(int status, int mask)
 {
        int i;
                return len;
        }
 
+       res = mutex_lock_interruptible(&hotkey_mutex);
+       if (res < 0)
+               return res;
        res = hotkey_get(&status, &mask);
+       mutex_unlock(&hotkey_mutex);
        if (res)
                return res;
 
        if (!tp_features.hotkey)
                return -ENODEV;
 
+       res = mutex_lock_interruptible(&hotkey_mutex);
+       if (res < 0)
+               return res;
+
        res = hotkey_get(&status, &mask);
        if (res)
-               return res;
+               goto errexit;
 
+       res = 0;
        while ((cmd = next_cmd(&buf))) {
                if (strlencmp(cmd, "enable") == 0) {
                        status = 1;
                        /* mask set */
                } else if (sscanf(cmd, "%x", &mask) == 1) {
                        /* mask set */
-               } else
-                       return -EINVAL;
+               } else {
+                       res = -EINVAL;
+                       goto errexit;
+               }
                do_cmd = 1;
        }
 
-       if (do_cmd) {
+       if (do_cmd)
                res = hotkey_set(status, mask);
-               if (res)
-                       return res;
-       }
 
-       return 0;
+errexit:
+       mutex_unlock(&hotkey_mutex);
+       return res;
 }
 
 static struct tp_acpi_drv_struct ibm_hotkey_acpidriver = {
 {
        vdbg_printk(TPACPI_DBG_INIT, "initializing fan subdriver\n");
 
+       mutex_init(&fan_mutex);
        fan_status_access_mode = TPACPI_FAN_NONE;
        fan_control_access_mode = TPACPI_FAN_WR_NONE;
        fan_control_commands = 0;
 
 static int fan_set_level(int level)
 {
+       int res;
+
        switch (fan_control_access_mode) {
        case TPACPI_FAN_WR_ACPI_SFAN:
                if (level >= 0 && level <= 7) {
-                       if (!acpi_evalf(sfan_handle, NULL, NULL, "vd", level))
+                       res = mutex_lock_interruptible(&fan_mutex);
+                       if (res < 0)
+                               return res;
+                       res = acpi_evalf(sfan_handle, NULL, NULL, "vd", level);
+                       mutex_unlock(&fan_mutex);
+                       if (!res)
                                return -EIO;
                } else
                        return -EINVAL;
                    ((level < 0) || (level > 7)))
                        return -EINVAL;
 
-               if (!acpi_ec_write(fan_status_offset, level))
+               res = mutex_lock_interruptible(&fan_mutex);
+               if (res < 0)
+                       return res;
+               res = acpi_ec_write(fan_status_offset, level);
+               mutex_unlock(&fan_mutex);
+               if (!res)
                        return -EIO;
                else
                        tp_features.fan_ctrl_status_undef = 0;
        u8 s;
        int rc;
 
+       rc = mutex_lock_interruptible(&fan_mutex);
+       if (rc < 0)
+               return rc;
+
        switch (fan_control_access_mode) {
        case TPACPI_FAN_WR_ACPI_FANS:
        case TPACPI_FAN_WR_TPEC:
-               if ((rc = fan_get_status(&s)) < 0)
-                       return rc;
+               rc = fan_get_status(&s);
+               if (rc < 0)
+                       break;
 
                /* Don't go out of emergency fan mode */
                if (s != 7)
                        s = TP_EC_FAN_AUTO;
 
                if (!acpi_ec_write(fan_status_offset, s))
-                       return -EIO;
-               else
+                       rc = -EIO;
+               else {
                        tp_features.fan_ctrl_status_undef = 0;
+                       rc = 0;
+               }
                break;
 
        case TPACPI_FAN_WR_ACPI_SFAN:
-               if ((rc = fan_get_status(&s)) < 0)
-                       return rc;
+               rc = fan_get_status(&s);
+               if (rc < 0)
+                       break;
 
                s &= 0x07;
 
                        s = 4;
 
                if (!acpi_evalf(sfan_handle, NULL, NULL, "vd", s))
-                       return -EIO;
+                       rc= -EIO;
+               else
+                       rc = 0;
                break;
 
        default:
-               return -ENXIO;
+               rc = -ENXIO;
        }
-       return 0;
+
+       mutex_unlock(&fan_mutex);
+       return rc;
 }
 
 static int fan_set_disable(void)
 {
+       int rc;
+
+       rc = mutex_lock_interruptible(&fan_mutex);
+       if (rc < 0)
+               return rc;
+
+       rc = 0;
        switch (fan_control_access_mode) {
        case TPACPI_FAN_WR_ACPI_FANS:
        case TPACPI_FAN_WR_TPEC:
                if (!acpi_ec_write(fan_status_offset, 0x00))
-                       return -EIO;
+                       rc = -EIO;
                else
                        tp_features.fan_ctrl_status_undef = 0;
                break;
 
        case TPACPI_FAN_WR_ACPI_SFAN:
                if (!acpi_evalf(sfan_handle, NULL, NULL, "vd", 0x00))
-                       return -EIO;
+                       rc = -EIO;
                break;
 
        default:
-               return -ENXIO;
+               rc = -ENXIO;
        }
-       return 0;
+
+       mutex_unlock(&fan_mutex);
+       return rc;
 }
 
 static int fan_set_speed(int speed)
 {
+       int rc;
+
+       rc = mutex_lock_interruptible(&fan_mutex);
+       if (rc < 0)
+               return rc;
+
+       rc = 0;
        switch (fan_control_access_mode) {
        case TPACPI_FAN_WR_ACPI_FANS:
                if (speed >= 0 && speed <= 65535) {
                        if (!acpi_evalf(fans_handle, NULL, NULL, "vddd",
                                        speed, speed, speed))
-                               return -EIO;
+                               rc = -EIO;
                } else
-                       return -EINVAL;
+                       rc = -EINVAL;
                break;
 
        default:
-               return -ENXIO;
+               rc = -ENXIO;
        }
-       return 0;
+
+       mutex_unlock(&fan_mutex);
+       return rc;
 }
 
 static int fan_read(char *p)