static void i915_save_display(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
        struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
        /* Display arbitration control */
        if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen <= 4)
        if (!drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_MODESET))
                i915_save_display_reg(dev);
 
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
+
        /* LVDS state */
        if (HAS_PCH_SPLIT(dev)) {
                dev_priv->regfile.savePP_CONTROL = I915_READ(PCH_PP_CONTROL);
                        dev_priv->regfile.saveLVDS = I915_READ(LVDS);
        }
 
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
+
        if (!IS_I830(dev) && !IS_845G(dev) && !HAS_PCH_SPLIT(dev))
                dev_priv->regfile.savePFIT_CONTROL = I915_READ(PFIT_CONTROL);
 
 {
        struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
        u32 mask = 0xffffffff;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
        /* Display arbitration */
        if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen <= 4)
        if (!drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_MODESET))
                i915_restore_display_reg(dev);
 
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
+
        /* LVDS state */
        if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 4 && !HAS_PCH_SPLIT(dev))
                I915_WRITE(BLC_PWM_CTL2, dev_priv->regfile.saveBLC_PWM_CTL2);
                I915_WRITE(PP_CONTROL, dev_priv->regfile.savePP_CONTROL);
        }
 
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
+
        /* only restore FBC info on the platform that supports FBC*/
        intel_disable_fbc(dev);
        if (I915_HAS_FBC(dev)) {
 
        struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
        u32 val;
 
+       WARN_ON(!spin_is_locked(&dev_priv->backlight.lock));
+
        /* Restore the CTL value if it lost, e.g. GPU reset */
 
        if (HAS_PCH_SPLIT(dev_priv->dev)) {
 {
        struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
        u32 val;
+       unsigned long flags;
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
 
        if (HAS_PCH_SPLIT(dev)) {
                val = I915_READ(BLC_PWM_CPU_CTL) & BACKLIGHT_DUTY_CYCLE_MASK;
        }
 
        val = intel_panel_compute_brightness(dev, val);
+
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
+
        DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("get backlight PWM = %d\n", val);
        return val;
 }
 {
        struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
        u32 freq;
+       unsigned long flags;
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
 
        freq = intel_panel_get_max_backlight(dev);
        if (!freq) {
                /* we are screwed, bail out */
-               return;
+               goto out;
        }
 
        /* scale to hardware */
 
        if (dev_priv->backlight.enabled)
                intel_panel_actually_set_backlight(dev, level);
+out:
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
 }
 
 void intel_panel_disable_backlight(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
        struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+       unsigned long flags;
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
 
        dev_priv->backlight.enabled = false;
        intel_panel_actually_set_backlight(dev, 0);
                        I915_WRITE(BLC_PWM_PCH_CTL1, tmp);
                }
        }
+
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
 }
 
 void intel_panel_enable_backlight(struct drm_device *dev,
                                  enum pipe pipe)
 {
        struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+       unsigned long flags;
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
 
        if (dev_priv->backlight.level == 0) {
                dev_priv->backlight.level = intel_panel_get_max_backlight(dev);
         */
        dev_priv->backlight.enabled = true;
        intel_panel_actually_set_backlight(dev, dev_priv->backlight.level);
+
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
 }
 
 static void intel_panel_init_backlight(struct drm_device *dev)
        struct drm_device *dev = connector->dev;
        struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
        struct backlight_properties props;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
        intel_panel_init_backlight(dev);
 
        memset(&props, 0, sizeof(props));
        props.type = BACKLIGHT_RAW;
        props.brightness = dev_priv->backlight.level;
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
        props.max_brightness = intel_panel_get_max_backlight(dev);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
+
        if (props.max_brightness == 0) {
                DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("Failed to get maximum backlight value\n");
                return -ENODEV;