static char partition_name[96] = "UNKNOWN";
 static unsigned int partition_number = -1;
 static LIST_HEAD(ibmvscsi_head);
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(ibmvscsi_driver_lock);
 
 static struct scsi_transport_template *ibmvscsi_transport_template;
 
        }
 
        dev_set_drvdata(&vdev->dev, hostdata);
+       spin_lock(&ibmvscsi_driver_lock);
        list_add_tail(&hostdata->host_list, &ibmvscsi_head);
+       spin_unlock(&ibmvscsi_driver_lock);
        return 0;
 
       add_srp_port_failed:
 static int ibmvscsi_remove(struct vio_dev *vdev)
 {
        struct ibmvscsi_host_data *hostdata = dev_get_drvdata(&vdev->dev);
+       spin_lock(&ibmvscsi_driver_lock);
        list_del(&hostdata->host_list);
+       spin_unlock(&ibmvscsi_driver_lock);
        unmap_persist_bufs(hostdata);
        release_event_pool(&hostdata->pool, hostdata);
        ibmvscsi_release_crq_queue(&hostdata->queue, hostdata,