spin_lock(&driver_lock);
        chip->num_opens--;
-       spin_unlock(&driver_lock);
-
-       down(&chip->timer_manipulation_mutex);
-       if (timer_pending(&chip->user_read_timer))
-               del_singleshot_timer_sync(&chip->user_read_timer);
-       else if (timer_pending(&chip->device_timer))
-               del_singleshot_timer_sync(&chip->device_timer);
-       up(&chip->timer_manipulation_mutex);
-
-       kfree(chip->data_buffer);
+       del_singleshot_timer_sync(&chip->user_read_timer);
        atomic_set(&chip->data_pending, 0);
 
        pci_dev_put(chip->pci_dev);
        up(&chip->buffer_mutex);
 
        /* Set a timeout by which the reader must come claim the result */
-       down(&chip->timer_manipulation_mutex);
-       init_timer(&chip->user_read_timer);
-       chip->user_read_timer.function = user_reader_timeout;
-       chip->user_read_timer.data = (unsigned long) chip;
-       chip->user_read_timer.expires = jiffies + (60 * HZ);
-       add_timer(&chip->user_read_timer);
-       up(&chip->timer_manipulation_mutex);
+       mod_timer(&chip->user_read_timer, jiffies + (60 * HZ));
 
        return in_size;
 }
 
        init_MUTEX(&chip->buffer_mutex);
        init_MUTEX(&chip->tpm_mutex);
-       init_MUTEX(&chip->timer_manipulation_mutex);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&chip->list);
 
+       init_timer(&chip->user_read_timer);
+       chip->user_read_timer.function = user_reader_timeout;
+       chip->user_read_timer.data = (unsigned long) chip;
+
        chip->vendor = entry;
 
        chip->dev_num = -1;
 
 
        struct timer_list user_read_timer;      /* user needs to claim result */
        struct semaphore tpm_mutex;     /* tpm is processing */
-       struct timer_list device_timer; /* tpm is processing */
-       struct semaphore timer_manipulation_mutex;
 
        struct tpm_vendor_specific *vendor;