struct rdac_controller *ctlr;
        ctlr = container_of(kref, struct rdac_controller, kref);
 
-       flush_workqueue(kmpath_rdacd);
-       spin_lock(&list_lock);
        list_del(&ctlr->node);
-       spin_unlock(&list_lock);
        kfree(ctlr);
 }
 
 {
        struct rdac_controller *ctlr, *tmp;
 
-       spin_lock(&list_lock);
-
        list_for_each_entry(tmp, &ctlr_list, node) {
                if ((memcmp(tmp->array_id, array_id, UNIQUE_ID_LEN) == 0) &&
                          (tmp->index == index) &&
                          (tmp->host == sdev->host)) {
                        kref_get(&tmp->kref);
-                       spin_unlock(&list_lock);
                        return tmp;
                }
        }
        ctlr = kmalloc(sizeof(*ctlr), GFP_ATOMIC);
        if (!ctlr)
-               goto done;
+               return NULL;
 
        /* initialize fields of controller */
        memcpy(ctlr->array_id, array_id, UNIQUE_ID_LEN);
        INIT_WORK(&ctlr->ms_work, send_mode_select);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ctlr->ms_head);
        list_add(&ctlr->node, &ctlr_list);
-done:
-       spin_unlock(&list_lock);
+
        return ctlr;
 }
 
                        index = 0;
                else
                        index = 1;
+
+               spin_lock(&list_lock);
                h->ctlr = get_controller(index, array_name, array_id, sdev);
                if (!h->ctlr)
                        err = SCSI_DH_RES_TEMP_UNAVAIL;
+               spin_unlock(&list_lock);
        }
        return err;
 }
        return 0;
 
 clean_ctlr:
+       spin_lock(&list_lock);
        kref_put(&h->ctlr->kref, release_controller);
+       spin_unlock(&list_lock);
 
 failed:
        kfree(scsi_dh_data);
        struct rdac_dh_data *h;
        unsigned long flags;
 
-       spin_lock_irqsave(sdev->request_queue->queue_lock, flags);
        scsi_dh_data = sdev->scsi_dh_data;
+       h = (struct rdac_dh_data *) scsi_dh_data->buf;
+       if (h->ctlr && h->ctlr->ms_queued)
+               flush_workqueue(kmpath_rdacd);
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(sdev->request_queue->queue_lock, flags);
        sdev->scsi_dh_data = NULL;
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(sdev->request_queue->queue_lock, flags);
 
-       h = (struct rdac_dh_data *) scsi_dh_data->buf;
+       spin_lock(&list_lock);
        if (h->ctlr)
                kref_put(&h->ctlr->kref, release_controller);
+       spin_unlock(&list_lock);
        kfree(scsi_dh_data);
        module_put(THIS_MODULE);
        sdev_printk(KERN_NOTICE, sdev, "%s: Detached\n", RDAC_NAME);