INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->streams);
        kref_init(&dev->ref);
        atomic_set(&dev->nmappings, 0);
-       mutex_init(&dev->lock);
 
        dev->udev = usb_get_dev(udev);
        dev->intf = usb_get_intf(intf);
        /* Controls are cached on the fly so they don't need to be saved. */
        if (intf->cur_altsetting->desc.bInterfaceSubClass ==
            UVC_SC_VIDEOCONTROL) {
-               mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
-               if (dev->users)
-                       uvc_status_stop(dev);
-               mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
+               uvc_status_suspend(dev);
                return 0;
        }
 
                                return ret;
                }
 
-               mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
-               if (dev->users)
-                       ret = uvc_status_start(dev, GFP_NOIO);
-               mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
-
-               return ret;
+               return uvc_status_resume(dev);
        }
 
        list_for_each_entry(stream, &dev->streams, list) {
 
        unsigned int pipe;
        int interval;
 
+       mutex_init(&dev->status_lock);
+
        if (ep == NULL)
                return 0;
 
        kfree(dev->status);
 }
 
-int uvc_status_start(struct uvc_device *dev, gfp_t flags)
+static int uvc_status_start(struct uvc_device *dev, gfp_t flags)
 {
+       lockdep_assert_held(&dev->status_lock);
+
        if (dev->int_urb == NULL)
                return 0;
 
        return usb_submit_urb(dev->int_urb, flags);
 }
 
-void uvc_status_stop(struct uvc_device *dev)
+static void uvc_status_stop(struct uvc_device *dev)
 {
        struct uvc_ctrl_work *w = &dev->async_ctrl;
 
+       lockdep_assert_held(&dev->status_lock);
+
        /*
         * Prevent the asynchronous control handler from requeing the URB. The
         * barrier is needed so the flush_status change is visible to other
         */
        smp_store_release(&dev->flush_status, false);
 }
+
+int uvc_status_resume(struct uvc_device *dev)
+{
+       guard(mutex)(&dev->status_lock);
+
+       if (dev->status_users)
+               return uvc_status_start(dev, GFP_NOIO);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+void uvc_status_suspend(struct uvc_device *dev)
+{
+       guard(mutex)(&dev->status_lock);
+
+       if (dev->status_users)
+               uvc_status_stop(dev);
+}
+
+int uvc_status_get(struct uvc_device *dev)
+{
+       int ret;
+
+       guard(mutex)(&dev->status_lock);
+
+       if (!dev->status_users) {
+               ret = uvc_status_start(dev, GFP_KERNEL);
+               if (ret)
+                       return ret;
+       }
+
+       dev->status_users++;
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+void uvc_status_put(struct uvc_device *dev)
+{
+       guard(mutex)(&dev->status_lock);
+
+       if (dev->status_users == 1)
+               uvc_status_stop(dev);
+       WARN_ON(!dev->status_users);
+       if (dev->status_users)
+               dev->status_users--;
+}
 
                return -ENOMEM;
        }
 
-       mutex_lock(&stream->dev->lock);
-       if (stream->dev->users == 0) {
-               ret = uvc_status_start(stream->dev, GFP_KERNEL);
-               if (ret < 0) {
-                       mutex_unlock(&stream->dev->lock);
-                       usb_autopm_put_interface(stream->dev->intf);
-                       kfree(handle);
-                       return ret;
-               }
+       ret = uvc_status_get(stream->dev);
+       if (ret) {
+               usb_autopm_put_interface(stream->dev->intf);
+               kfree(handle);
+               return ret;
        }
 
-       stream->dev->users++;
-       mutex_unlock(&stream->dev->lock);
-
        v4l2_fh_init(&handle->vfh, &stream->vdev);
        v4l2_fh_add(&handle->vfh);
        handle->chain = stream->chain;
        kfree(handle);
        file->private_data = NULL;
 
-       mutex_lock(&stream->dev->lock);
-       if (--stream->dev->users == 0)
-               uvc_status_stop(stream->dev);
-       mutex_unlock(&stream->dev->lock);
+       uvc_status_put(stream->dev);
 
        usb_autopm_put_interface(stream->dev->intf);
        return 0;
 
 
        const struct uvc_device_info *info;
 
-       struct mutex lock;              /* Protects users */
-       unsigned int users;
        atomic_t nmappings;
 
        /* Video control interface */
        struct usb_host_endpoint *int_ep;
        struct urb *int_urb;
        struct uvc_status *status;
+       struct mutex status_lock; /* Protects status_users */
+       unsigned int status_users;
        bool flush_status;
 
        struct input_dev *input;
 int uvc_status_init(struct uvc_device *dev);
 void uvc_status_unregister(struct uvc_device *dev);
 void uvc_status_cleanup(struct uvc_device *dev);
-int uvc_status_start(struct uvc_device *dev, gfp_t flags);
-void uvc_status_stop(struct uvc_device *dev);
+int uvc_status_resume(struct uvc_device *dev);
+void uvc_status_suspend(struct uvc_device *dev);
+int uvc_status_get(struct uvc_device *dev);
+void uvc_status_put(struct uvc_device *dev);
 
 /* Controls */
 extern const struct v4l2_subscribed_event_ops uvc_ctrl_sub_ev_ops;