memset(sch, 0, sizeof(struct subchannel));
 
        spin_lock_init(&sch->lock);
+       mutex_init(&sch->reg_mutex);
 
        /* Set a name for the subchannel */
        snprintf (sch->dev.bus_id, BUS_ID_SIZE, "0.%x.%04x", schid.ssid,
 
 #define S390_CIO_H
 
 #include "schid.h"
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 /*
  * where we put the ssd info
 struct subchannel {
        struct subchannel_id schid;
        spinlock_t lock;        /* subchannel lock */
-
+       struct mutex reg_mutex;
        enum {
                SUBCHANNEL_TYPE_IO = 0,
                SUBCHANNEL_TYPE_CHSC = 1,
 
 
 extern int css_get_ssd_info(struct subchannel *sch);
 
+
+int css_sch_device_register(struct subchannel *sch)
+{
+       int ret;
+
+       mutex_lock(&sch->reg_mutex);
+       ret = device_register(&sch->dev);
+       mutex_unlock(&sch->reg_mutex);
+       return ret;
+}
+
+void css_sch_device_unregister(struct subchannel *sch)
+{
+       mutex_lock(&sch->reg_mutex);
+       device_unregister(&sch->dev);
+       mutex_unlock(&sch->reg_mutex);
+}
+
 static int
 css_register_subchannel(struct subchannel *sch)
 {
        sch->dev.release = &css_subchannel_release;
        
        /* make it known to the system */
-       ret = device_register(&sch->dev);
+       ret = css_sch_device_register(sch);
        if (ret)
                printk (KERN_WARNING "%s: could not register %s\n",
                        __func__, sch->dev.bus_id);
                 * The device will be killed automatically.
                 */
                cio_disable_subchannel(sch);
-               device_unregister(&sch->dev);
+               css_sch_device_unregister(sch);
                /* Reset intparm to zeroes. */
                sch->schib.pmcw.intparm = 0;
                cio_modify(sch);
                 * away in any case.
                 */
                if (!disc) {
-                       device_unregister(&sch->dev);
+                       css_sch_device_unregister(sch);
                        /* Reset intparm to zeroes. */
                        sch->schib.pmcw.intparm = 0;
                        cio_modify(sch);
 
 extern struct css_driver io_subchannel_driver;
 
 extern int css_probe_device(struct subchannel_id);
+extern int css_sch_device_register(struct subchannel *);
+extern void css_sch_device_unregister(struct subchannel *);
 extern struct subchannel * get_subchannel_by_schid(struct subchannel_id);
 extern int css_init_done;
 extern int for_each_subchannel(int(*fn)(struct subchannel_id, void *), void *);
 
         * 'throw away device'.
         */
        sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
-       device_unregister(&sch->dev);
+       css_sch_device_unregister(sch);
        /* Reset intparm to zeroes. */
        sch->schib.pmcw.intparm = 0;
        cio_modify(sch);
                                        other_sch->schib.pmcw.intparm = 0;
                                        cio_modify(other_sch);
                                }
-                               device_unregister(&other_sch->dev);
+                               css_sch_device_unregister(other_sch);
                        }
                }
                /* Update ssd info here. */
        struct subchannel *sch;
 
        sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
-       device_unregister(&sch->dev);
+       css_sch_device_unregister(sch);
        /* Reset intparm to zeroes. */
        sch->schib.pmcw.intparm = 0;
        cio_modify(sch);