diff --git a/drivers/mtd/lpddr/lpddr_cmds.c b/drivers/mtd/lpddr/lpddr_cmds.c
index e22ca49..eb6f437 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/lpddr/lpddr_cmds.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/lpddr/lpddr_cmds.c
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@
 			/* those should be reset too since
 			   they create memory references. */
 			init_waitqueue_head(&chip->wq);
-			spin_lock_init(&chip->_spinlock);
-			chip->mutex = &chip->_spinlock;
+			mutex_init(&chip->mutex);
 			chip++;
 		}
 	}
@@ -143,7 +142,7 @@
 		}
 
 		/* OK Still waiting. Drop the lock, wait a while and retry. */
-		spin_unlock(chip->mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
 		if (sleep_time >= 1000000/HZ) {
 			/*
 			 * Half of the normal delay still remaining
@@ -158,17 +157,17 @@
 			cond_resched();
 			timeo--;
 		}
-		spin_lock(chip->mutex);
+		mutex_lock(&chip->mutex);
 
 		while (chip->state != chip_state) {
 			/* Someone's suspended the operation: sleep */
 			DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
 			set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 			add_wait_queue(&chip->wq, &wait);
-			spin_unlock(chip->mutex);
+			mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
 			schedule();
 			remove_wait_queue(&chip->wq, &wait);
-			spin_lock(chip->mutex);
+			mutex_lock(&chip->mutex);
 		}
 		if (chip->erase_suspended || chip->write_suspended)  {
 			/* Suspend has occured while sleep: reset timeout */
@@ -229,20 +228,20 @@
 			 * it'll happily send us to sleep.  In any case, when
 			 * get_chip returns success we're clear to go ahead.
 			 */
-			ret = spin_trylock(contender->mutex);
+			ret = mutex_trylock(&contender->mutex);
 			spin_unlock(&shared->lock);
 			if (!ret)
 				goto retry;
-			spin_unlock(chip->mutex);
+			mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
 			ret = chip_ready(map, contender, mode);
-			spin_lock(chip->mutex);
+			mutex_lock(&chip->mutex);
 
 			if (ret == -EAGAIN) {
-				spin_unlock(contender->mutex);
+				mutex_unlock(&contender->mutex);
 				goto retry;
 			}
 			if (ret) {
-				spin_unlock(contender->mutex);
+				mutex_unlock(&contender->mutex);
 				return ret;
 			}
 			spin_lock(&shared->lock);
@@ -251,10 +250,10 @@
 			 * state. Put contender and retry. */
 			if (chip->state == FL_SYNCING) {
 				put_chip(map, contender);
-				spin_unlock(contender->mutex);
+				mutex_unlock(&contender->mutex);
 				goto retry;
 			}
-			spin_unlock(contender->mutex);
+			mutex_unlock(&contender->mutex);
 		}
 
 		/* Check if we have suspended erase on this chip.
@@ -264,10 +263,10 @@
 			spin_unlock(&shared->lock);
 			set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 			add_wait_queue(&chip->wq, &wait);
-			spin_unlock(chip->mutex);
+			mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
 			schedule();
 			remove_wait_queue(&chip->wq, &wait);
-			spin_lock(chip->mutex);
+			mutex_lock(&chip->mutex);
 			goto retry;
 		}
 
@@ -336,10 +335,10 @@
 sleep:
 		set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 		add_wait_queue(&chip->wq, &wait);
-		spin_unlock(chip->mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
 		schedule();
 		remove_wait_queue(&chip->wq, &wait);
-		spin_lock(chip->mutex);
+		mutex_lock(&chip->mutex);
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
 }
@@ -355,12 +354,12 @@
 			if (shared->writing && shared->writing != chip) {
 				/* give back the ownership */
 				struct flchip *loaner = shared->writing;
-				spin_lock(loaner->mutex);
+				mutex_lock(&loaner->mutex);
 				spin_unlock(&shared->lock);
-				spin_unlock(chip->mutex);
+				mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
 				put_chip(map, loaner);
-				spin_lock(chip->mutex);
-				spin_unlock(loaner->mutex);
+				mutex_lock(&chip->mutex);
+				mutex_unlock(&loaner->mutex);
 				wake_up(&chip->wq);
 				return;
 			}
@@ -413,10 +412,10 @@
 
 	wbufsize = 1 << lpddr->qinfo->BufSizeShift;
 
-	spin_lock(chip->mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&chip->mutex);
 	ret = get_chip(map, chip, FL_WRITING);
 	if (ret) {
-		spin_unlock(chip->mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
 		return ret;
 	}
 	/* Figure out the number of words to write */
@@ -477,7 +476,7 @@
 	}
 
  out:	put_chip(map, chip);
-	spin_unlock(chip->mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -489,10 +488,10 @@
 	struct flchip *chip = &lpddr->chips[chipnum];
 	int ret;
 
-	spin_lock(chip->mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&chip->mutex);
 	ret = get_chip(map, chip, FL_ERASING);
 	if (ret) {
-		spin_unlock(chip->mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
 		return ret;
 	}
 	send_pfow_command(map, LPDDR_BLOCK_ERASE, adr, 0, NULL);
@@ -504,7 +503,7 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
  out:	put_chip(map, chip);
-	spin_unlock(chip->mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -517,10 +516,10 @@
 	struct flchip *chip = &lpddr->chips[chipnum];
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	spin_lock(chip->mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&chip->mutex);
 	ret = get_chip(map, chip, FL_READY);
 	if (ret) {
-		spin_unlock(chip->mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -528,7 +527,7 @@
 	*retlen = len;
 
 	put_chip(map, chip);
-	spin_unlock(chip->mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -568,9 +567,9 @@
 		else
 			thislen = len;
 		/* get the chip */
-		spin_lock(chip->mutex);
+		mutex_lock(&chip->mutex);
 		ret = get_chip(map, chip, FL_POINT);
-		spin_unlock(chip->mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
 		if (ret)
 			break;
 
@@ -610,7 +609,7 @@
 		else
 			thislen = len;
 
-		spin_lock(chip->mutex);
+		mutex_lock(&chip->mutex);
 		if (chip->state == FL_POINT) {
 			chip->ref_point_counter--;
 			if (chip->ref_point_counter == 0)
@@ -620,7 +619,7 @@
 					"pointed region\n", map->name);
 
 		put_chip(map, chip);
-		spin_unlock(chip->mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
 
 		len -= thislen;
 		ofs = 0;
@@ -726,10 +725,10 @@
 	int chipnum = adr >> lpddr->chipshift;
 	struct flchip *chip = &lpddr->chips[chipnum];
 
-	spin_lock(chip->mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&chip->mutex);
 	ret = get_chip(map, chip, FL_LOCKING);
 	if (ret) {
-		spin_unlock(chip->mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -749,7 +748,7 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 out:	put_chip(map, chip);
-	spin_unlock(chip->mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -770,10 +769,10 @@
 	int chipnum = adr >> lpddr->chipshift;
 	struct flchip *chip = &lpddr->chips[chipnum];
 
-	spin_lock(chip->mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&chip->mutex);
 	ret = get_chip(map, chip, FL_WRITING);
 	if (ret) {
-		spin_unlock(chip->mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -787,7 +786,7 @@
 	}
 
 out:	put_chip(map, chip);
-	spin_unlock(chip->mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
 	return ret;
 }