diff --git a/drivers/dma/fsldma.c b/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
index 526579d..d300de4 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
@@ -882,65 +882,15 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * fsl_chan_ld_cleanup - Clean up link descriptors
- * @chan : Freescale DMA channel
- *
- * This function is run after the queue of running descriptors has been
- * executed by the DMA engine. It will run any callbacks, and then free
- * the descriptors.
- *
- * HARDWARE STATE: idle
- */
-static void fsl_chan_ld_cleanup(struct fsldma_chan *chan)
-{
-	struct fsl_desc_sw *desc, *_desc;
-	LIST_HEAD(ld_cleanup);
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&chan->desc_lock, flags);
-
-	/* update the cookie if we have some descriptors to cleanup */
-	if (!list_empty(&chan->ld_running)) {
-		dma_cookie_t cookie;
-
-		desc = to_fsl_desc(chan->ld_running.prev);
-		cookie = desc->async_tx.cookie;
-
-		chan->completed_cookie = cookie;
-		chan_dbg(chan, "completed cookie=%d\n", cookie);
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * move the descriptors to a temporary list so we can drop the lock
-	 * during the entire cleanup operation
-	 */
-	list_splice_tail_init(&chan->ld_running, &ld_cleanup);
-
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->desc_lock, flags);
-
-	/* Run the callback for each descriptor, in order */
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(desc, _desc, &ld_cleanup, node) {
-
-		/* Remove from the list of transactions */
-		list_del(&desc->node);
-
-		/* Run all cleanup for this descriptor */
-		fsldma_cleanup_descriptor(chan, desc);
-	}
-}
-
-/**
  * fsl_chan_xfer_ld_queue - transfer any pending transactions
  * @chan : Freescale DMA channel
  *
  * HARDWARE STATE: idle
+ * LOCKING: must hold chan->desc_lock
  */
 static void fsl_chan_xfer_ld_queue(struct fsldma_chan *chan)
 {
 	struct fsl_desc_sw *desc;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&chan->desc_lock, flags);
 
 	/*
 	 * If the list of pending descriptors is empty, then we
@@ -948,7 +898,7 @@
 	 */
 	if (list_empty(&chan->ld_pending)) {
 		chan_dbg(chan, "no pending LDs\n");
-		goto out_unlock;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -958,7 +908,7 @@
 	 */
 	if (!chan->idle) {
 		chan_dbg(chan, "DMA controller still busy\n");
-		goto out_unlock;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -996,9 +946,6 @@
 
 	dma_start(chan);
 	chan->idle = false;
-
-out_unlock:
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->desc_lock, flags);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1008,7 +955,11 @@
 static void fsl_dma_memcpy_issue_pending(struct dma_chan *dchan)
 {
 	struct fsldma_chan *chan = to_fsl_chan(dchan);
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&chan->desc_lock, flags);
 	fsl_chan_xfer_ld_queue(chan);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->desc_lock, flags);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1109,20 +1060,53 @@
 static void dma_do_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 {
 	struct fsldma_chan *chan = (struct fsldma_chan *)data;
+	struct fsl_desc_sw *desc, *_desc;
+	LIST_HEAD(ld_cleanup);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	chan_dbg(chan, "tasklet entry\n");
 
-	/* run all callbacks, free all used descriptors */
-	fsl_chan_ld_cleanup(chan);
-
-	/* the channel is now idle */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&chan->desc_lock, flags);
+
+	/* update the cookie if we have some descriptors to cleanup */
+	if (!list_empty(&chan->ld_running)) {
+		dma_cookie_t cookie;
+
+		desc = to_fsl_desc(chan->ld_running.prev);
+		cookie = desc->async_tx.cookie;
+
+		chan->completed_cookie = cookie;
+		chan_dbg(chan, "completed_cookie=%d\n", cookie);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * move the descriptors to a temporary list so we can drop the lock
+	 * during the entire cleanup operation
+	 */
+	list_splice_tail_init(&chan->ld_running, &ld_cleanup);
+
+	/* the hardware is now idle and ready for more */
 	chan->idle = true;
+
+	/*
+	 * Start any pending transactions automatically
+	 *
+	 * In the ideal case, we keep the DMA controller busy while we go
+	 * ahead and free the descriptors below.
+	 */
+	fsl_chan_xfer_ld_queue(chan);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->desc_lock, flags);
 
-	/* start any pending transactions automatically */
-	fsl_chan_xfer_ld_queue(chan);
+	/* Run the callback for each descriptor, in order */
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(desc, _desc, &ld_cleanup, node) {
+
+		/* Remove from the list of transactions */
+		list_del(&desc->node);
+
+		/* Run all cleanup for this descriptor */
+		fsldma_cleanup_descriptor(chan, desc);
+	}
+
 	chan_dbg(chan, "tasklet exit\n");
 }