struct  clk             *hdq_fck;
        u8                      hdq_irqstatus;
        spinlock_t              hdq_spinlock;
+       /*
+        * Used to control the call to omap_hdq_get and omap_hdq_put.
+        * HDQ Protocol: Write the CMD|REG_address first, followed by
+        * the data wrire or read.
+        */
+       int                     init_trans;
 };
 
 static int omap_hdq_get(struct hdq_data *hdq_data);
        return ret;
 }
 
-/*
- * Used to control the call to omap_hdq_get and omap_hdq_put.
- * HDQ Protocol: Write the CMD|REG_address first, followed by
- * the data wrire or read.
- */
-static int init_trans;
-
 /*
  * Read a byte of data from the device.
  */
 
        ret = hdq_read_byte(hdq_data, &val);
        if (ret) {
-               init_trans = 0;
+               ret = mutex_lock_interruptible(&hdq_data->hdq_mutex);
+               if (ret < 0) {
+                       dev_dbg(hdq_data->dev, "Could not acquire mutex\n");
+                       return -EINTR;
+               }
+               hdq_data->init_trans = 0;
+               mutex_unlock(&hdq_data->hdq_mutex);
                omap_hdq_put(hdq_data);
                return -1;
        }
 
        /* Write followed by a read, release the module */
-       if (init_trans) {
-               init_trans = 0;
+       if (hdq_data->init_trans) {
+               ret = mutex_lock_interruptible(&hdq_data->hdq_mutex);
+               if (ret < 0) {
+                       dev_dbg(hdq_data->dev, "Could not acquire mutex\n");
+                       return -EINTR;
+               }
+               hdq_data->init_trans = 0;
+               mutex_unlock(&hdq_data->hdq_mutex);
                omap_hdq_put(hdq_data);
        }
 
 static void omap_w1_write_byte(void *_hdq, u8 byte)
 {
        struct hdq_data *hdq_data = _hdq;
+       int ret;
        u8 status;
 
        /* First write to initialize the transfer */
-       if (init_trans == 0)
+       if (hdq_data->init_trans == 0)
                omap_hdq_get(hdq_data);
 
-       init_trans++;
+       ret = mutex_lock_interruptible(&hdq_data->hdq_mutex);
+       if (ret < 0) {
+               dev_dbg(hdq_data->dev, "Could not acquire mutex\n");
+               return;
+       }
+       hdq_data->init_trans++;
+       mutex_unlock(&hdq_data->hdq_mutex);
 
        hdq_write_byte(hdq_data, byte, &status);
        dev_dbg(hdq_data->dev, "Ctrl status %x\n", status);
 
        /* Second write, data transfered. Release the module */
-       if (init_trans > 1) {
+       if (hdq_data->init_trans > 1) {
                omap_hdq_put(hdq_data);
-               init_trans = 0;
+               ret = mutex_lock_interruptible(&hdq_data->hdq_mutex);
+               if (ret < 0) {
+                       dev_dbg(hdq_data->dev, "Could not acquire mutex\n");
+                       return;
+               }
+               hdq_data->init_trans = 0;
+               mutex_unlock(&hdq_data->hdq_mutex);
        }
 
        return;