#include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 
        u8                              spi_rbuffer[2];
        /* Image of the SPI registers in AT73C213. */
        u8                              reg_image[18];
-       /* Protect registers against concurrent access. */
+       /* Protect SSC registers against concurrent access. */
        spinlock_t                      lock;
+       /* Protect mixer registers against concurrent access. */
+       struct mutex                    mixer_lock;
 };
 
 #define get_chip(card) ((struct snd_at73c213 *)card->private_data)
        int mask = (kcontrol->private_value >> 16) & 0xff;
        int invert = (kcontrol->private_value >> 24) & 0xff;
 
-       spin_lock_irq(&chip->lock);
+       mutex_lock(&chip->mixer_lock);
 
        ucontrol->value.integer.value[0] =
                (chip->reg_image[reg] >> shift) & mask;
                ucontrol->value.integer.value[0] =
                        mask - ucontrol->value.integer.value[0];
 
-       spin_unlock_irq(&chip->lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&chip->mixer_lock);
 
        return 0;
 }
                val = mask - val;
        val <<= shift;
 
-       spin_lock_irq(&chip->lock);
+       mutex_lock(&chip->mixer_lock);
 
        val = (chip->reg_image[reg] & ~(mask << shift)) | val;
        change = val != chip->reg_image[reg];
        retval = snd_at73c213_write_reg(chip, reg, val);
 
-       spin_unlock_irq(&chip->lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&chip->mixer_lock);
 
        if (retval)
                return retval;
        int mask = (kcontrol->private_value >> 24) & 0xff;
        int invert = (kcontrol->private_value >> 22) & 1;
 
-       spin_lock_irq(&chip->lock);
+       mutex_lock(&chip->mixer_lock);
 
        ucontrol->value.integer.value[0] =
                (chip->reg_image[left_reg] >> shift_left) & mask;
                        mask - ucontrol->value.integer.value[1];
        }
 
-       spin_unlock_irq(&chip->lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&chip->mixer_lock);
 
        return 0;
 }
        val1 <<= shift_left;
        val2 <<= shift_right;
 
-       spin_lock_irq(&chip->lock);
+       mutex_lock(&chip->mixer_lock);
 
        val1 = (chip->reg_image[left_reg] & ~(mask << shift_left)) | val1;
        val2 = (chip->reg_image[right_reg] & ~(mask << shift_right)) | val2;
                || val2 != chip->reg_image[right_reg];
        retval = snd_at73c213_write_reg(chip, left_reg, val1);
        if (retval) {
-               spin_unlock_irq(&chip->lock);
+               mutex_unlock(&chip->mixer_lock);
                goto out;
        }
        retval = snd_at73c213_write_reg(chip, right_reg, val2);
        if (retval) {
-               spin_unlock_irq(&chip->lock);
+               mutex_unlock(&chip->mixer_lock);
                goto out;
        }
 
-       spin_unlock_irq(&chip->lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&chip->mixer_lock);
 
        return change;
 
        int shift = (kcontrol->private_value >> 8) & 0xff;
        int invert = (kcontrol->private_value >> 24) & 0xff;
 
-       spin_lock_irq(&chip->lock);
+       mutex_lock(&chip->mixer_lock);
 
        ucontrol->value.integer.value[0] =
                (chip->reg_image[reg] >> shift) & 0x01;
                ucontrol->value.integer.value[0] =
                        0x01 - ucontrol->value.integer.value[0];
 
-       spin_unlock_irq(&chip->lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&chip->mixer_lock);
 
        return 0;
 }
                val = mask - val;
        val <<= shift;
 
-       spin_lock_irq(&chip->lock);
+       mutex_lock(&chip->mixer_lock);
 
        val |= (chip->reg_image[reg] & ~(mask << shift));
        change = val != chip->reg_image[reg];
 
        retval = snd_at73c213_write_reg(chip, reg, val);
 
-       spin_unlock_irq(&chip->lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&chip->mixer_lock);
 
        if (retval)
                return retval;
                return irq;
 
        spin_lock_init(&chip->lock);
+       mutex_init(&chip->mixer_lock);
        chip->card = card;
        chip->irq = -1;