int ccode;
        __u8 lpm;
        unsigned long flags;
+       int ret;
 
        sch = private->sch;
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(sch->lock, flags);
        private->state = VFIO_CCW_STATE_BUSY;
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(sch->lock, flags);
 
        orb = cp_get_orb(&private->cp, (u32)(addr_t)sch, sch->lpm);
 
                 * Initialize device status information
                 */
                sch->schib.scsw.cmd.actl |= SCSW_ACTL_START_PEND;
-               return 0;
+               ret = 0;
+               break;
        case 1:         /* Status pending */
        case 2:         /* Busy */
-               return -EBUSY;
+               ret = -EBUSY;
+               break;
        case 3:         /* Device/path not operational */
        {
                lpm = orb->cmd.lpm;
                        sch->lpm = 0;
 
                if (cio_update_schib(sch))
-                       return -ENODEV;
-
-               return sch->lpm ? -EACCES : -ENODEV;
+                       ret = -ENODEV;
+               else
+                       ret = sch->lpm ? -EACCES : -ENODEV;
+               break;
        }
        default:
-               return ccode;
+               ret = ccode;
        }
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(sch->lock, flags);
+       return ret;
 }
 
 static void fsm_notoper(struct vfio_ccw_private *private,