diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/consolemap.c b/drivers/tty/vt/consolemap.c
index 8308fc7..2aaa0c2 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/consolemap.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/consolemap.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/tty.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/consolemap.h>
 #include <linux/vt_kern.h>
 
@@ -312,6 +313,7 @@
 	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_READ, arg, E_TABSZ))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
+	console_lock();
 	for (i=0; i<E_TABSZ ; i++) {
 		unsigned char uc;
 		__get_user(uc, arg+i);
@@ -319,6 +321,7 @@
 	}
 
 	update_user_maps();
+	console_unlock();
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -330,11 +333,13 @@
 	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, arg, E_TABSZ))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
+	console_lock();
 	for (i=0; i<E_TABSZ ; i++)
-	  {
-	    ch = conv_uni_to_pc(vc_cons[fg_console].d, p[i]);
-	    __put_user((ch & ~0xff) ? 0 : ch, arg+i);
-	  }
+	{
+		ch = conv_uni_to_pc(vc_cons[fg_console].d, p[i]);
+		__put_user((ch & ~0xff) ? 0 : ch, arg+i);
+	}
+	console_unlock();
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -346,6 +351,7 @@
 	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_READ, arg, E_TABSZ*sizeof(unsigned short)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
+	console_lock();
 	for (i=0; i<E_TABSZ ; i++) {
 		unsigned short us;
 		__get_user(us, arg+i);
@@ -353,6 +359,7 @@
 	}
 
 	update_user_maps();
+	console_unlock();
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -364,8 +371,10 @@
 	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, arg, E_TABSZ*sizeof(unsigned short)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
+	console_lock();
 	for (i=0; i<E_TABSZ ; i++)
 	  __put_user(p[i], arg+i);
+	console_unlock();
 	
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -407,6 +416,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
+/* Caller must hold the console lock */
 void con_free_unimap(struct vc_data *vc)
 {
 	struct uni_pagedir *p;
@@ -487,17 +497,21 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* ui is a leftover from using a hashtable, but might be used again */
-int con_clear_unimap(struct vc_data *vc, struct unimapinit *ui)
+/* ui is a leftover from using a hashtable, but might be used again
+   Caller must hold the lock */
+static int con_do_clear_unimap(struct vc_data *vc, struct unimapinit *ui)
 {
 	struct uni_pagedir *p, *q;
-  
+
 	p = (struct uni_pagedir *)*vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc;
-	if (p && p->readonly) return -EIO;
+	if (p && p->readonly)
+		return -EIO;
+
 	if (!p || --p->refcount) {
 		q = kzalloc(sizeof(*p), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!q) {
-			if (p) p->refcount++;
+			if (p)
+				p->refcount++;
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 		q->refcount=1;
@@ -511,23 +525,43 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int con_clear_unimap(struct vc_data *vc, struct unimapinit *ui)
+{
+	int ret;
+	console_lock();
+	ret = con_do_clear_unimap(vc, ui);
+	console_unlock();
+	return ret;
+}
+	
 int con_set_unimap(struct vc_data *vc, ushort ct, struct unipair __user *list)
 {
 	int err = 0, err1, i;
 	struct uni_pagedir *p, *q;
 
+	console_lock();
+
 	/* Save original vc_unipagdir_loc in case we allocate a new one */
 	p = (struct uni_pagedir *)*vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc;
-	if (p->readonly) return -EIO;
+	if (p->readonly) {
+		console_unlock();
+		return -EIO;
+	}
 	
-	if (!ct) return 0;
+	if (!ct) {
+		console_unlock();
+		return 0;
+	}
 	
 	if (p->refcount > 1) {
 		int j, k;
 		u16 **p1, *p2, l;
 		
-		err1 = con_clear_unimap(vc, NULL);
-		if (err1) return err1;
+		err1 = con_do_clear_unimap(vc, NULL);
+		if (err1) {
+			console_unlock();
+			return err1;
+		}
 		
 		/*
 		 * Since refcount was > 1, con_clear_unimap() allocated a
@@ -558,7 +592,8 @@
 						*vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc = (unsigned long)p;
 						con_release_unimap(q);
 						kfree(q);
-						return err1;
+						console_unlock();
+						return err1; 
 					}
 				}
 			} else {
@@ -592,21 +627,30 @@
 	/*
 	 * Merge with fontmaps of any other virtual consoles.
 	 */
-	if (con_unify_unimap(vc, p))
+	if (con_unify_unimap(vc, p)) {
+		console_unlock();
 		return err;
+	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i <= 3; i++)
 		set_inverse_transl(vc, p, i); /* Update inverse translations */
 	set_inverse_trans_unicode(vc, p);
-  
+
+	console_unlock();
 	return err;
 }
 
-/* Loads the unimap for the hardware font, as defined in uni_hash.tbl.
-   The representation used was the most compact I could come up
-   with.  This routine is executed at sys_setup time, and when the
-   PIO_FONTRESET ioctl is called. */
-
+/**
+ *	con_set_default_unimap	-	set default unicode map
+ *	@vc: the console we are updating
+ *
+ *	Loads the unimap for the hardware font, as defined in uni_hash.tbl.
+ *	The representation used was the most compact I could come up
+ *	with.  This routine is executed at video setup, and when the
+ *	PIO_FONTRESET ioctl is called. 
+ *
+ *	The caller must hold the console lock
+ */
 int con_set_default_unimap(struct vc_data *vc)
 {
 	int i, j, err = 0, err1;
@@ -617,6 +661,7 @@
 		p = (struct uni_pagedir *)*vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc;
 		if (p == dflt)
 			return 0;
+
 		dflt->refcount++;
 		*vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc = (unsigned long)dflt;
 		if (p && !--p->refcount) {
@@ -628,8 +673,9 @@
 	
 	/* The default font is always 256 characters */
 
-	err = con_clear_unimap(vc, NULL);
-	if (err) return err;
+	err = con_do_clear_unimap(vc, NULL);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
     
 	p = (struct uni_pagedir *)*vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc;
 	q = dfont_unitable;
@@ -654,6 +700,13 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(con_set_default_unimap);
 
+/**
+ *	con_copy_unimap		-	copy unimap between two vts
+ *	@dst_vc: target
+ *	@src_vt: source
+ *
+ *	The caller must hold the console lock when invoking this method
+ */
 int con_copy_unimap(struct vc_data *dst_vc, struct vc_data *src_vc)
 {
 	struct uni_pagedir *q;
@@ -668,13 +721,23 @@
 	*dst_vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc = (long)q;
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(con_copy_unimap);
 
+/**
+ *	con_get_unimap		-	get the unicode map
+ *	@vc: the console to read from
+ *
+ *	Read the console unicode data for this console. Called from the ioctl
+ *	handlers.
+ */
 int con_get_unimap(struct vc_data *vc, ushort ct, ushort __user *uct, struct unipair __user *list)
 {
 	int i, j, k, ect;
 	u16 **p1, *p2;
 	struct uni_pagedir *p;
 
+	console_lock();
+
 	ect = 0;
 	if (*vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc) {
 		p = (struct uni_pagedir *)*vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc;
@@ -694,22 +757,19 @@
 				}
 	}
 	__put_user(ect, uct);
+	console_unlock();
 	return ((ect <= ct) ? 0 : -ENOMEM);
 }
 
-void con_protect_unimap(struct vc_data *vc, int rdonly)
-{
-	struct uni_pagedir *p = (struct uni_pagedir *)*vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc;
-	
-	if (p)
-		p->readonly = rdonly;
-}
-
 /*
  * Always use USER_MAP. These functions are used by the keyboard,
  * which shouldn't be affected by G0/G1 switching, etc.
  * If the user map still contains default values, i.e. the
  * direct-to-font mapping, then assume user is using Latin1.
+ *
+ * FIXME: at some point we need to decide if we want to lock the table
+ * update element itself via the keyboard_event_lock for consistency with the
+ * keyboard driver as well as the consoles
  */
 /* may be called during an interrupt */
 u32 conv_8bit_to_uni(unsigned char c)
@@ -777,4 +837,3 @@
 			con_set_default_unimap(vc_cons[i].d);
 }
 
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(con_copy_unimap);