"NICAM/B\n");
 
 static LIST_HEAD(xc2028_list);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(xc2028_list_mutex);
+
 /* struct for storing firmware table */
 struct firmware_description {
        unsigned int  type;
 
        tuner_dbg("%s called\n", __FUNCTION__);
 
+       mutex_lock(&xc2028_list_mutex);
+
        priv->count--;
 
        if (!priv->count) {
                kfree(priv);
        }
 
+       mutex_unlock(&xc2028_list_mutex);
+
        return 0;
 }
 
 
        video_dev = cfg->video_dev;
 
+       mutex_lock(&xc2028_list_mutex);
+
        list_for_each_entry(priv, &xc2028_list, xc2028_list) {
                if (priv->video_dev == cfg->video_dev) {
                        video_dev = NULL;
 
        if (video_dev) {
                priv = kzalloc(sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
-               if (priv == NULL)
+               if (priv == NULL) {
+                       mutex_unlock(&xc2028_list_mutex);
                        return NULL;
+               }
 
                priv->bandwidth = BANDWIDTH_6_MHZ;
                priv->need_load_generic = 1;
 
        tuner_info("type set to %s\n", "XCeive xc2028/xc3028 tuner");
 
+       mutex_unlock(&xc2028_list_mutex);
+
        return fe;
 }