struct spu_context *ctx = file->private_data;
        ssize_t ret;
 
-       spu_acquire(ctx);
+       ret = spu_acquire(ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
        ret = __spufs_mem_read(ctx, buffer, size, pos);
        spu_release(ctx);
+
        return ret;
 }
 
        if (size > LS_SIZE - pos)
                size = LS_SIZE - pos;
 
-       spu_acquire(ctx);
+       ret = spu_acquire(ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
+
        local_store = ctx->ops->get_ls(ctx);
        ret = copy_from_user(local_store + pos, buffer, size);
        spu_release(ctx);
        pr_debug("spufs_mem_mmap_nopfn address=0x%lx -> 0x%lx, offset=0x%lx\n",
                 addr0, address, offset);
 
-       spu_acquire(ctx);
+       if (spu_acquire(ctx))
+               return NOPFN_REFAULT;
 
        if (ctx->state == SPU_STATE_SAVED) {
                vma->vm_page_prot = __pgprot(pgprot_val(vma->vm_page_prot)
         * to return NOPFN_REFAULT because the mappings may have
         * hanged.
         */
-       spu_acquire(ctx);
+       if (spu_acquire(ctx))
+               return NOPFN_REFAULT;
+
        if (ctx->state == SPU_STATE_SAVED) {
                up_read(¤t->mm->mmap_sem);
                spufs_wait(ctx->run_wq, ctx->state == SPU_STATE_RUNNABLE);
                down_read(¤t->mm->mmap_sem);
-               goto out;
+       } else {
+               area = ctx->spu->problem_phys + ps_offs;
+               vm_insert_pfn(vma, address, (area + offset) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
        }
 
-       area = ctx->spu->problem_phys + ps_offs;
-       vm_insert_pfn(vma, address, (area + offset) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
-
-out:
        spu_release(ctx);
-
        return NOPFN_REFAULT;
 }
 
 static int spufs_cntl_get(void *data, u64 *val)
 {
        struct spu_context *ctx = data;
+       int ret;
 
-       spu_acquire(ctx);
+       ret = spu_acquire(ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
        *val = ctx->ops->status_read(ctx);
        spu_release(ctx);
 
 static int spufs_cntl_set(void *data, u64 val)
 {
        struct spu_context *ctx = data;
+       int ret;
 
-       spu_acquire(ctx);
+       ret = spu_acquire(ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
        ctx->ops->runcntl_write(ctx, val);
        spu_release(ctx);
 
        int ret;
        struct spu_context *ctx = file->private_data;
 
-       spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+       ret = spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
        ret = __spufs_regs_read(ctx, buffer, size, pos);
        spu_release_saved(ctx);
        return ret;
                return -EFBIG;
        *pos += size;
 
-       spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+       ret = spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
 
        ret = copy_from_user(lscsa->gprs + *pos - size,
                             buffer, size) ? -EFAULT : size;
        int ret;
        struct spu_context *ctx = file->private_data;
 
-       spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+       ret = spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
        ret = __spufs_fpcr_read(ctx, buffer, size, pos);
        spu_release_saved(ctx);
        return ret;
        size = min_t(ssize_t, sizeof(lscsa->fpcr) - *pos, size);
        if (size <= 0)
                return -EFBIG;
-       *pos += size;
 
-       spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+       ret = spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
 
+       *pos += size;
        ret = copy_from_user((char *)&lscsa->fpcr + *pos - size,
                             buffer, size) ? -EFAULT : size;
 
 
        udata = (void __user *)buf;
 
-       spu_acquire(ctx);
+       count = spu_acquire(ctx);
+       if (count)
+               return count;
+
        for (count = 0; (count + 4) <= len; count += 4, udata++) {
                int ret;
                ret = ctx->ops->mbox_read(ctx, &mbox_data);
                        size_t len, loff_t *pos)
 {
        struct spu_context *ctx = file->private_data;
+       ssize_t ret;
        u32 mbox_stat;
 
        if (len < 4)
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       spu_acquire(ctx);
+       ret = spu_acquire(ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
 
        mbox_stat = ctx->ops->mbox_stat_read(ctx) & 0xff;
 
 
        udata = (void __user *)buf;
 
-       spu_acquire(ctx);
+       count = spu_acquire(ctx);
+       if (count)
+               return count;
 
        /* wait only for the first element */
        count = 0;
 
        poll_wait(file, &ctx->ibox_wq, wait);
 
-       spu_acquire(ctx);
+       /*
+        * For now keep this uninterruptible and also ignore the rule
+        * that poll should not sleep.  Will be fixed later.
+        */
+       mutex_lock(&ctx->state_mutex);
        mask = ctx->ops->mbox_stat_poll(ctx, POLLIN | POLLRDNORM);
        spu_release(ctx);
 
                        size_t len, loff_t *pos)
 {
        struct spu_context *ctx = file->private_data;
+       ssize_t ret;
        u32 ibox_stat;
 
        if (len < 4)
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       spu_acquire(ctx);
+       ret = spu_acquire(ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
        ibox_stat = (ctx->ops->mbox_stat_read(ctx) >> 16) & 0xff;
        spu_release(ctx);
 
        if (__get_user(wbox_data, udata))
                return -EFAULT;
 
-       spu_acquire(ctx);
+       count = spu_acquire(ctx);
+       if (count)
+               return count;
 
        /*
         * make sure we can at least write one element, by waiting
 
        poll_wait(file, &ctx->wbox_wq, wait);
 
-       spu_acquire(ctx);
+       /*
+        * For now keep this uninterruptible and also ignore the rule
+        * that poll should not sleep.  Will be fixed later.
+        */
+       mutex_lock(&ctx->state_mutex);
        mask = ctx->ops->mbox_stat_poll(ctx, POLLOUT | POLLWRNORM);
        spu_release(ctx);
 
                        size_t len, loff_t *pos)
 {
        struct spu_context *ctx = file->private_data;
+       ssize_t ret;
        u32 wbox_stat;
 
        if (len < 4)
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       spu_acquire(ctx);
+       ret = spu_acquire(ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
        wbox_stat = (ctx->ops->mbox_stat_read(ctx) >> 8) & 0xff;
        spu_release(ctx);
 
        int ret;
        struct spu_context *ctx = file->private_data;
 
-       spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+       ret = spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
        ret = __spufs_signal1_read(ctx, buf, len, pos);
        spu_release_saved(ctx);
 
                        size_t len, loff_t *pos)
 {
        struct spu_context *ctx;
+       ssize_t ret;
        u32 data;
 
        ctx = file->private_data;
        if (copy_from_user(&data, buf, 4))
                return -EFAULT;
 
-       spu_acquire(ctx);
+       ret = spu_acquire(ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
        ctx->ops->signal1_write(ctx, data);
        spu_release(ctx);
 
        struct spu_context *ctx = file->private_data;
        int ret;
 
-       spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+       ret = spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
        ret = __spufs_signal2_read(ctx, buf, len, pos);
        spu_release_saved(ctx);
 
                        size_t len, loff_t *pos)
 {
        struct spu_context *ctx;
+       ssize_t ret;
        u32 data;
 
        ctx = file->private_data;
        if (copy_from_user(&data, buf, 4))
                return -EFAULT;
 
-       spu_acquire(ctx);
+       ret = spu_acquire(ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
        ctx->ops->signal2_write(ctx, data);
        spu_release(ctx);
 
 static int __##__get(void *data, u64 *val)                             \
 {                                                                      \
        struct spu_context *ctx = data;                                 \
+       int ret = 0;                                                    \
                                                                        \
        if (__acquire == SPU_ATTR_ACQUIRE) {                            \
-               spu_acquire(ctx);                                       \
+               ret = spu_acquire(ctx);                                 \
+               if (ret)                                                \
+                       return ret;                                     \
                *val = __get(ctx);                                      \
                spu_release(ctx);                                       \
        } else if (__acquire == SPU_ATTR_ACQUIRE_SAVED) {               \
-               spu_acquire_saved(ctx);                                 \
+               ret = spu_acquire_saved(ctx);                           \
+               if (ret)                                                \
+                       return ret;                                     \
                *val = __get(ctx);                                      \
                spu_release_saved(ctx);                                 \
        } else                                                          \
 static int spufs_signal1_type_set(void *data, u64 val)
 {
        struct spu_context *ctx = data;
+       int ret;
 
-       spu_acquire(ctx);
+       ret = spu_acquire(ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
        ctx->ops->signal1_type_set(ctx, val);
        spu_release(ctx);
 
 static int spufs_signal2_type_set(void *data, u64 val)
 {
        struct spu_context *ctx = data;
+       int ret;
 
-       spu_acquire(ctx);
+       ret = spu_acquire(ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
        ctx->ops->signal2_type_set(ctx, val);
        spu_release(ctx);
 
        if (size != 4)
                goto out;
 
-       spu_acquire(ctx);
+       ret = spu_acquire(ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
+
+       ret = -EINVAL;
        if (file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) {
                status = ctx->ops->read_mfc_tagstatus(ctx);
                if (!(status & ctx->tagwait))
                        ret = -EAGAIN;
                else
+                       /* XXX(hch): shouldn't we clear ret here? */
                        ctx->tagwait &= ~status;
        } else {
                ret = spufs_wait(ctx->mfc_wq,
        if (ret)
                goto out;
 
-       spu_acquire(ctx);
+       ret = spu_acquire(ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               goto out;
+
        ret = spufs_wait(ctx->run_wq, ctx->state == SPU_STATE_RUNNABLE);
        if (ret)
                goto out;
 
        poll_wait(file, &ctx->mfc_wq, wait);
 
-       spu_acquire(ctx);
+       /*
+        * For now keep this uninterruptible and also ignore the rule
+        * that poll should not sleep.  Will be fixed later.
+        */
+       mutex_lock(&ctx->state_mutex);
        ctx->ops->set_mfc_query(ctx, ctx->tagwait, 2);
        free_elements = ctx->ops->get_mfc_free_elements(ctx);
        tagstatus = ctx->ops->read_mfc_tagstatus(ctx);
        struct spu_context *ctx = file->private_data;
        int ret;
 
-       spu_acquire(ctx);
+       ret = spu_acquire(ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
 #if 0
 /* this currently hangs */
        ret = spufs_wait(ctx->mfc_wq,
 static int spufs_npc_set(void *data, u64 val)
 {
        struct spu_context *ctx = data;
-       spu_acquire(ctx);
+       int ret;
+
+       ret = spu_acquire(ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
        ctx->ops->npc_write(ctx, val);
        spu_release(ctx);
 
 {
        struct spu_context *ctx = data;
        struct spu_lscsa *lscsa = ctx->csa.lscsa;
-       spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+       int ret;
+
+       ret = spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
        lscsa->decr.slot[0] = (u32) val;
        spu_release_saved(ctx);
 
 static int spufs_decr_status_set(void *data, u64 val)
 {
        struct spu_context *ctx = data;
-       spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+       int ret;
+
+       ret = spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
        if (val)
                ctx->csa.priv2.mfc_control_RW |= MFC_CNTL_DECREMENTER_RUNNING;
        else
 {
        struct spu_context *ctx = data;
        struct spu_lscsa *lscsa = ctx->csa.lscsa;
-       spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+       int ret;
+
+       ret = spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
        lscsa->event_mask.slot[0] = (u32) val;
        spu_release_saved(ctx);
 
 {
        struct spu_context *ctx = data;
        struct spu_lscsa *lscsa = ctx->csa.lscsa;
-       spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+       int ret;
+
+       ret = spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
        lscsa->srr0.slot[0] = (u32) val;
        spu_release_saved(ctx);
 
        if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, buf, len))
                return -EFAULT;
 
-       spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+       ret = spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
        spin_lock(&ctx->csa.register_lock);
        ret = __spufs_mbox_info_read(ctx, buf, len, pos);
        spin_unlock(&ctx->csa.register_lock);
        if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, buf, len))
                return -EFAULT;
 
-       spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+       ret = spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
        spin_lock(&ctx->csa.register_lock);
        ret = __spufs_ibox_info_read(ctx, buf, len, pos);
        spin_unlock(&ctx->csa.register_lock);
        if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, buf, len))
                return -EFAULT;
 
-       spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+       ret = spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
        spin_lock(&ctx->csa.register_lock);
        ret = __spufs_wbox_info_read(ctx, buf, len, pos);
        spin_unlock(&ctx->csa.register_lock);
        if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, buf, len))
                return -EFAULT;
 
-       spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+       ret = spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
        spin_lock(&ctx->csa.register_lock);
        ret = __spufs_dma_info_read(ctx, buf, len, pos);
        spin_unlock(&ctx->csa.register_lock);
        struct spu_context *ctx = file->private_data;
        int ret;
 
-       spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+       ret = spu_acquire_saved(ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
        spin_lock(&ctx->csa.register_lock);
        ret = __spufs_proxydma_info_read(ctx, buf, len, pos);
        spin_unlock(&ctx->csa.register_lock);
 static int spufs_show_stat(struct seq_file *s, void *private)
 {
        struct spu_context *ctx = s->private;
+       int ret;
+
+       ret = spu_acquire(ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
 
-       spu_acquire(ctx);
        seq_printf(s, "%s %llu %llu %llu %llu "
                      "%llu %llu %llu %llu %llu %llu %llu %llu\n",
                ctx_state_names[ctx->stats.util_state],