u32 m;                  /* message id */
        struct i2o_message *msg;        /* pointer to the reply message */
        struct list_head list;  /* node in global wait list */
+       spinlock_t lock;        /* lock before modifying */
 };
 
 /* Work struct needed to handle LCT NOTIFY replies */
                return NULL;
 
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&wait->list);
+       spin_lock_init(&wait->lock);
 
        return wait;
 };
        DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(wq);
        struct i2o_exec_wait *wait;
        static u32 tcntxt = 0x80000000;
+       long flags;
        int rc = 0;
 
        wait = i2o_exec_wait_alloc();
        wait->tcntxt = tcntxt++;
        msg->u.s.tcntxt = cpu_to_le32(wait->tcntxt);
 
+       wait->wq = &wq;
+       /*
+        * we add elements to the head, because if a entry in the list will
+        * never be removed, we have to iterate over it every time
+        */
+       list_add(&wait->list, &i2o_exec_wait_list);
+
        /*
         * Post the message to the controller. At some point later it will
         * return. If we time out before it returns then complete will be zero.
         */
        i2o_msg_post(c, msg);
 
-       if (!wait->complete) {
-               wait->wq = &wq;
-               /*
-                * we add elements add the head, because if a entry in the list
-                * will never be removed, we have to iterate over it every time
-                */
-               list_add(&wait->list, &i2o_exec_wait_list);
-
-               wait_event_interruptible_timeout(wq, wait->complete,
-                                                timeout * HZ);
+       wait_event_interruptible_timeout(wq, wait->complete, timeout * HZ);
 
-               wait->wq = NULL;
-       }
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&wait->lock, flags);
 
-       barrier();
+       wait->wq = NULL;
 
-       if (wait->complete) {
+       if (wait->complete)
                rc = le32_to_cpu(wait->msg->body[0]) >> 24;
-               i2o_flush_reply(c, wait->m);
-               i2o_exec_wait_free(wait);
-       } else {
+       else {
                /*
                 * We cannot remove it now. This is important. When it does
                 * terminate (which it must do if the controller has not
                rc = -ETIMEDOUT;
        }
 
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wait->lock, flags);
+
+       if (rc != -ETIMEDOUT) {
+               i2o_flush_reply(c, wait->m);
+               i2o_exec_wait_free(wait);
+       }
+
        return rc;
 };
 
 {
        struct i2o_exec_wait *wait, *tmp;
        unsigned long flags;
-       static spinlock_t lock = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED;
        int rc = 1;
 
        /*
         * already expired. Not much we can do about that except log it for
         * debug purposes, increase timeout, and recompile.
         */
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&lock, flags);
        list_for_each_entry_safe(wait, tmp, &i2o_exec_wait_list, list) {
                if (wait->tcntxt == context) {
-                       list_del(&wait->list);
+                       spin_lock_irqsave(&wait->lock, flags);
 
-                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lock, flags);
+                       list_del(&wait->list);
 
                        wait->m = m;
                        wait->msg = msg;
                        wait->complete = 1;
 
-                       barrier();
-
-                       if (wait->wq) {
-                               wake_up_interruptible(wait->wq);
+                       if (wait->wq)
                                rc = 0;
-                       } else {
+                       else
+                               rc = -1;
+
+                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wait->lock, flags);
+
+                       if (rc) {
                                struct device *dev;
 
                                dev = &c->pdev->dev;
                                         c->name);
                                i2o_dma_free(dev, &wait->dma);
                                i2o_exec_wait_free(wait);
-                               rc = -1;
-                       }
+                       } else
+                               wake_up_interruptible(wait->wq);
 
                        return rc;
                }
        }
 
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lock, flags);
-
        osm_warn("%s: Bogus reply in POST WAIT (tr-context: %08x)!\n", c->name,
                 context);
 
 static int i2o_exec_probe(struct device *dev)
 {
        struct i2o_device *i2o_dev = to_i2o_device(dev);
-       struct i2o_controller *c = i2o_dev->iop;
 
        i2o_event_register(i2o_dev, &i2o_exec_driver, 0, 0xffffffff);
 
-       c->exec = i2o_dev;
-
-       i2o_exec_lct_notify(c, c->lct->change_ind + 1);
-
        device_create_file(dev, &dev_attr_vendor_id);
        device_create_file(dev, &dev_attr_product_id);
 
        struct device *dev;
        struct i2o_message *msg;
 
+       down(&c->lct_lock);
+
        dev = &c->pdev->dev;
 
        if (i2o_dma_realloc
 
        i2o_msg_post(c, msg);
 
+       up(&c->lct_lock);
+
        return 0;
 };