}
 
        mutex_init(&chip->mutex);
-       mutex_init(&chip->shutdown_mutex);
+       init_rwsem(&chip->shutdown_rwsem);
        chip->index = idx;
        chip->dev = dev;
        chip->card = card;
 
        card = chip->card;
        mutex_lock(®ister_mutex);
-       mutex_lock(&chip->shutdown_mutex);
+       down_write(&chip->shutdown_rwsem);
        chip->shutdown = 1;
        chip->num_interfaces--;
        if (chip->num_interfaces <= 0) {
                        snd_usb_mixer_disconnect(p);
                }
                usb_chip[chip->index] = NULL;
-               mutex_unlock(&chip->shutdown_mutex);
+               up_write(&chip->shutdown_rwsem);
                mutex_unlock(®ister_mutex);
                snd_card_free_when_closed(card);
        } else {
-               mutex_unlock(&chip->shutdown_mutex);
+               up_write(&chip->shutdown_rwsem);
                mutex_unlock(®ister_mutex);
        }
 }
 {
        int err = -ENODEV;
 
+       down_read(&chip->shutdown_rwsem);
        if (!chip->shutdown && !chip->probing)
                err = usb_autopm_get_interface(chip->pm_intf);
+       up_read(&chip->shutdown_rwsem);
 
        return err;
 }
 
 void snd_usb_autosuspend(struct snd_usb_audio *chip)
 {
+       down_read(&chip->shutdown_rwsem);
        if (!chip->shutdown && !chip->probing)
                usb_autopm_put_interface(chip->pm_intf);
+       up_read(&chip->shutdown_rwsem);
 }
 
 static int usb_audio_suspend(struct usb_interface *intf, pm_message_t message)
 
        err = snd_usb_autoresume(cval->mixer->chip);
        if (err < 0)
                return -EIO;
-       mutex_lock(&chip->shutdown_mutex);
+       down_read(&chip->shutdown_rwsem);
        while (timeout-- > 0) {
                if (chip->shutdown)
                        break;
        err = -EINVAL;
 
  out:
-       mutex_unlock(&chip->shutdown_mutex);
+       up_read(&chip->shutdown_rwsem);
        snd_usb_autosuspend(cval->mixer->chip);
        return err;
 }
        if (ret)
                goto error;
 
-       mutex_lock(&chip->shutdown_mutex);
+       down_read(&chip->shutdown_rwsem);
        if (chip->shutdown)
                ret = -ENODEV;
        else {
                              USB_RECIP_INTERFACE | USB_TYPE_CLASS | USB_DIR_IN,
                              validx, idx, buf, size);
        }
-       mutex_unlock(&chip->shutdown_mutex);
+       up_read(&chip->shutdown_rwsem);
        snd_usb_autosuspend(chip);
 
        if (ret < 0) {
        err = snd_usb_autoresume(chip);
        if (err < 0)
                return -EIO;
-       mutex_lock(&chip->shutdown_mutex);
+       down_read(&chip->shutdown_rwsem);
        while (timeout-- > 0) {
                if (chip->shutdown)
                        break;
        err = -EINVAL;
 
  out:
-       mutex_unlock(&chip->shutdown_mutex);
+       up_read(&chip->shutdown_rwsem);
        snd_usb_autosuspend(chip);
        return err;
 }
 
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
-       mutex_lock(&subs->stream->chip->shutdown_mutex);
+       down_read(&subs->stream->chip->shutdown_rwsem);
        if (subs->stream->chip->shutdown)
                ret = -ENODEV;
        else
                ret = set_format(subs, fmt);
-       mutex_unlock(&subs->stream->chip->shutdown_mutex);
+       up_read(&subs->stream->chip->shutdown_rwsem);
        if (ret < 0)
                return ret;
 
        subs->cur_audiofmt = NULL;
        subs->cur_rate = 0;
        subs->period_bytes = 0;
-       mutex_lock(&subs->stream->chip->shutdown_mutex);
+       down_read(&subs->stream->chip->shutdown_rwsem);
        if (!subs->stream->chip->shutdown) {
                stop_endpoints(subs, 0, 1, 1);
                deactivate_endpoints(subs);
        }
-       mutex_unlock(&subs->stream->chip->shutdown_mutex);
+       up_read(&subs->stream->chip->shutdown_rwsem);
        return snd_pcm_lib_free_vmalloc_buffer(substream);
 }
 
                return -ENXIO;
        }
 
-       mutex_lock(&subs->stream->chip->shutdown_mutex);
+       down_read(&subs->stream->chip->shutdown_rwsem);
        if (subs->stream->chip->shutdown) {
                ret = -ENODEV;
                goto unlock;
                ret = start_endpoints(subs, 1);
 
  unlock:
-       mutex_unlock(&subs->stream->chip->shutdown_mutex);
+       up_read(&subs->stream->chip->shutdown_rwsem);
        return ret;
 }
 
 
        struct usb_interface *pm_intf;
        u32 usb_id;
        struct mutex mutex;
-       struct mutex shutdown_mutex;
+       struct rw_semaphore shutdown_rwsem;
        unsigned int shutdown:1;
        unsigned int probing:1;
        unsigned int autosuspended:1;