MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
 static LIST_HEAD(em28xx_devlist);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(em28xx_devlist_mutex);
 
 static unsigned int card[]     = {[0 ... (EM28XX_MAXBOARDS - 1)] = UNSET };
 static unsigned int video_nr[] = {[0 ... (EM28XX_MAXBOARDS - 1)] = UNSET };
        struct em28xx_fh *fh;
        enum v4l2_buf_type fh_type = 0;
 
-       lock_kernel();
+       mutex_lock(&em28xx_devlist_mutex);
        list_for_each_entry(h, &em28xx_devlist, devlist) {
                if (h->vdev->minor == minor) {
                        dev  = h;
                        dev   = h;
                }
        }
-       if (NULL == dev) {
-               unlock_kernel();
+       mutex_unlock(&em28xx_devlist_mutex);
+       if (NULL == dev)
                return -ENODEV;
-       }
+
+       mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
 
        em28xx_videodbg("open minor=%d type=%s users=%d\n",
                                minor, v4l2_type_names[fh_type], dev->users);
        fh = kzalloc(sizeof(struct em28xx_fh), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!fh) {
                em28xx_errdev("em28xx-video.c: Out of memory?!\n");
-               unlock_kernel();
+               mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
                return -ENOMEM;
        }
-       mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
        fh->dev = dev;
        fh->radio = radio;
        fh->type = fh_type;
                        sizeof(struct em28xx_buffer), fh);
 
        mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
-       unlock_kernel();
 
        return errCode;
 }
 {
        struct em28xx *dev = NULL;
 
+       mutex_lock(&em28xx_devlist_mutex);
        mutex_lock(&em28xx_extension_devlist_lock);
        list_add_tail(&ops->next, &em28xx_extension_devlist);
        list_for_each_entry(dev, &em28xx_devlist, devlist) {
        }
        printk(KERN_INFO "Em28xx: Initialized (%s) extension\n", ops->name);
        mutex_unlock(&em28xx_extension_devlist_lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&em28xx_devlist_mutex);
        return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(em28xx_register_extension);
 {
        struct em28xx *dev = NULL;
 
+       mutex_lock(&em28xx_devlist_mutex);
        list_for_each_entry(dev, &em28xx_devlist, devlist) {
                if (dev)
                        ops->fini(dev);
        printk(KERN_INFO "Em28xx: Removed (%s) extension\n", ops->name);
        list_del(&ops->next);
        mutex_unlock(&em28xx_extension_devlist_lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&em28xx_devlist_mutex);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(em28xx_unregister_extension);
 
 }
 
 
+static int register_analog_devices(struct em28xx *dev)
+{
+       int ret;
+
+       /* allocate and fill video video_device struct */
+       dev->vdev = em28xx_vdev_init(dev, &em28xx_video_template, "video");
+       if (!dev->vdev) {
+               em28xx_errdev("cannot allocate video_device.\n");
+               return -ENODEV;
+       }
+
+       /* register v4l2 video video_device */
+       ret = video_register_device(dev->vdev, VFL_TYPE_GRABBER,
+                                      video_nr[dev->devno]);
+       if (ret) {
+               em28xx_errdev("unable to register video device (error=%i).\n",
+                             ret);
+               return ret;
+       }
+
+       /* Allocate and fill vbi video_device struct */
+       dev->vbi_dev = em28xx_vdev_init(dev, &em28xx_video_template, "vbi");
+
+       /* register v4l2 vbi video_device */
+       ret = video_register_device(dev->vbi_dev, VFL_TYPE_VBI,
+                                       vbi_nr[dev->devno]);
+       if (ret < 0) {
+               em28xx_errdev("unable to register vbi device\n");
+               return ret;
+       }
+
+       if (em28xx_boards[dev->model].radio.type == EM28XX_RADIO) {
+               dev->radio_dev = em28xx_vdev_init(dev, &em28xx_radio_template, "radio");
+               if (!dev->radio_dev) {
+                       em28xx_errdev("cannot allocate video_device.\n");
+                       return -ENODEV;
+               }
+               ret = video_register_device(dev->radio_dev, VFL_TYPE_RADIO,
+                                           radio_nr[dev->devno]);
+               if (ret < 0) {
+                       em28xx_errdev("can't register radio device\n");
+                       return ret;
+               }
+               em28xx_info("Registered radio device as /dev/radio%d\n",
+                           dev->radio_dev->num);
+       }
+
+       em28xx_info("V4L2 device registered as /dev/video%d and /dev/vbi%d\n",
+                               dev->vdev->num, dev->vbi_dev->num);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+
 /*
  * em28xx_init_dev()
  * allocates and inits the device structs, registers i2c bus and v4l device
                return errCode;
        }
 
-       list_add_tail(&dev->devlist, &em28xx_devlist);
-
-       /* allocate and fill video video_device struct */
-       dev->vdev = em28xx_vdev_init(dev, &em28xx_video_template, "video");
-       if (NULL == dev->vdev) {
-               em28xx_errdev("cannot allocate video_device.\n");
-               goto fail_unreg;
-       }
-
-       /* register v4l2 video video_device */
-       retval = video_register_device(dev->vdev, VFL_TYPE_GRABBER,
-                                      video_nr[dev->devno]);
-       if (retval) {
-               em28xx_errdev("unable to register video device (error=%i).\n",
-                             retval);
-               goto fail_unreg;
-       }
-
-       /* Allocate and fill vbi video_device struct */
-       dev->vbi_dev = em28xx_vdev_init(dev, &em28xx_video_template, "vbi");
-       /* register v4l2 vbi video_device */
-       if (video_register_device(dev->vbi_dev, VFL_TYPE_VBI,
-                                       vbi_nr[dev->devno]) < 0) {
-               em28xx_errdev("unable to register vbi device\n");
-               retval = -ENODEV;
-               goto fail_unreg;
-       }
-
-       if (em28xx_boards[dev->model].radio.type == EM28XX_RADIO) {
-               dev->radio_dev = em28xx_vdev_init(dev, &em28xx_radio_template, "radio");
-               if (NULL == dev->radio_dev) {
-                       em28xx_errdev("cannot allocate video_device.\n");
-                       goto fail_unreg;
-               }
-               retval = video_register_device(dev->radio_dev, VFL_TYPE_RADIO,
-                                           radio_nr[dev->devno]);
-               if (retval < 0) {
-                       em28xx_errdev("can't register radio device\n");
-                       goto fail_unreg;
-               }
-               em28xx_info("Registered radio device as /dev/radio%d\n",
-                           dev->radio_dev->num);
-       }
-
        /* init video dma queues */
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->vidq.active);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->vidq.queued);
 
        video_mux(dev, 0);
 
-       em28xx_info("V4L2 device registered as /dev/video%d and /dev/vbi%d\n",
-                               dev->vdev->num, dev->vbi_dev->num);
+       mutex_lock(&em28xx_devlist_mutex);
+       list_add_tail(&dev->devlist, &em28xx_devlist);
+       retval = register_analog_devices(dev);
+       if (retval < 0) {
+               em28xx_release_resources(dev);
+               mutex_unlock(&em28xx_devlist_mutex);
+               goto fail_reg_devices;
+       }
 
        mutex_lock(&em28xx_extension_devlist_lock);
        if (!list_empty(&em28xx_extension_devlist)) {
                }
        }
        mutex_unlock(&em28xx_extension_devlist_lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&em28xx_devlist_mutex);
 
        return 0;
 
 fail_unreg:
        em28xx_release_resources(dev);
+fail_reg_devices:
        mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
        return retval;
 }