unsigned int loops = 100000;
        struct mpic *mpic = mpic_from_irq(irq);
        unsigned int src = mpic_irq_to_hw(irq);
+       unsigned long flags;
 
        DBG("%p: %s: enable_irq: %d (src %d)\n", mpic, mpic->name, irq, src);
 
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&mpic_lock, flags);
        mpic_irq_write(src, MPIC_IRQ_VECTOR_PRI,
                       mpic_irq_read(src, MPIC_IRQ_VECTOR_PRI) &
                       ~MPIC_VECPRI_MASK);
-
        /* make sure mask gets to controller before we return to user */
        do {
                if (!loops--) {
                        printk(KERN_ERR "mpic_enable_irq timeout\n");
                        break;
                }
-       } while(mpic_irq_read(src, MPIC_IRQ_VECTOR_PRI) & MPIC_VECPRI_MASK);    
+       } while(mpic_irq_read(src, MPIC_IRQ_VECTOR_PRI) & MPIC_VECPRI_MASK);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mpic_lock, flags);
 }
 
 static void mpic_mask_irq(unsigned int irq)
        unsigned int loops = 100000;
        struct mpic *mpic = mpic_from_irq(irq);
        unsigned int src = mpic_irq_to_hw(irq);
+       unsigned long flags;
 
        DBG("%s: disable_irq: %d (src %d)\n", mpic->name, irq, src);
 
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&mpic_lock, flags);
        mpic_irq_write(src, MPIC_IRQ_VECTOR_PRI,
                       mpic_irq_read(src, MPIC_IRQ_VECTOR_PRI) |
                       MPIC_VECPRI_MASK);
                        break;
                }
        } while(!(mpic_irq_read(src, MPIC_IRQ_VECTOR_PRI) & MPIC_VECPRI_MASK));
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mpic_lock, flags);
 }
 
 static void mpic_end_irq(unsigned int irq)
        struct irq_desc *desc = get_irq_desc(virq);
        struct irq_chip *chip;
        struct mpic *mpic = h->host_data;
-       unsigned int vecpri = MPIC_VECPRI_SENSE_LEVEL |
+       u32 v, vecpri = MPIC_VECPRI_SENSE_LEVEL |
                MPIC_VECPRI_POLARITY_NEGATIVE;
        int level;
+       unsigned long iflags;
 
        pr_debug("mpic: map virq %d, hwirq 0x%lx, flags: 0x%x\n",
                 virq, hw, flags);
        }
 #endif
 
-       /* Reconfigure irq */
-       vecpri |= MPIC_VECPRI_MASK | hw | (8 << MPIC_VECPRI_PRIORITY_SHIFT);
-       mpic_irq_write(hw, MPIC_IRQ_VECTOR_PRI, vecpri);
-
-       pr_debug("mpic: mapping as IRQ\n");
+       /* Reconfigure irq. We must preserve the mask bit as we can be called
+        * while the interrupt is still active (This may change in the future
+        * but for now, it is the case).
+        */
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&mpic_lock, iflags);
+       v = mpic_irq_read(hw, MPIC_IRQ_VECTOR_PRI);
+       vecpri = (v &
+               ~(MPIC_VECPRI_POLARITY_MASK | MPIC_VECPRI_SENSE_MASK)) |
+               vecpri;
+       if (vecpri != v)
+               mpic_irq_write(hw, MPIC_IRQ_VECTOR_PRI, vecpri);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mpic_lock, iflags);
+
+       pr_debug("mpic: mapping as IRQ, vecpri = 0x%08x (was 0x%08x)\n",
+                vecpri, v);
 
        set_irq_chip_data(virq, mpic);
        set_irq_chip_and_handler(virq, chip, handle_fasteoi_irq);
                
                /* do senses munging */
                if (mpic->senses && i < mpic->senses_count)
-                       vecpri = mpic_flags_to_vecpri(mpic->senses[i],
-                                                     &level);
+                       vecpri |= mpic_flags_to_vecpri(mpic->senses[i],
+                                                      &level);
                else
                        vecpri |= MPIC_VECPRI_SENSE_LEVEL;
 
 
 void __init mpic_set_serial_int(struct mpic *mpic, int enable)
 {
+       unsigned long flags;
        u32 v;
 
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&mpic_lock, flags);
        v = mpic_read(mpic->gregs, MPIC_GREG_GLOBAL_CONF_1);
        if (enable)
                v |= MPIC_GREG_GLOBAL_CONF_1_SIE;
        else
                v &= ~MPIC_GREG_GLOBAL_CONF_1_SIE;
        mpic_write(mpic->gregs, MPIC_GREG_GLOBAL_CONF_1, v);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mpic_lock, flags);
 }
 
 void mpic_irq_set_priority(unsigned int irq, unsigned int pri)