if (s->state & SOCKET_CARDBUS)
                return;
 
+       mutex_lock(&s->ops_mutex);
        if (s->fake_cis) {
                if (s->fake_cis_len >= addr+len)
                        memcpy(ptr, s->fake_cis+addr, len);
                else
                        memset(ptr, 0xff, len);
+               mutex_unlock(&s->ops_mutex);
                return;
        }
 
        list_for_each_entry(cis, &s->cis_cache, node) {
                if (cis->addr == addr && cis->len == len && cis->attr == attr) {
                        memcpy(ptr, cis->cache, len);
+                       mutex_unlock(&s->ops_mutex);
                        return;
                }
        }
+       mutex_unlock(&s->ops_mutex);
 
        ret = pcmcia_read_cis_mem(s, attr, addr, len, ptr);
 
                        cis->len = len;
                        cis->attr = attr;
                        memcpy(cis->cache, ptr, len);
+                       mutex_lock(&s->ops_mutex);
                        list_add(&cis->node, &s->cis_cache);
+                       mutex_unlock(&s->ops_mutex);
                }
        }
 }
 {
        struct cis_cache_entry *cis;
 
+       mutex_lock(&s->ops_mutex);
        list_for_each_entry(cis, &s->cis_cache, node)
                if (cis->addr == addr && cis->len == len && cis->attr == attr) {
                        list_del(&cis->node);
                        kfree(cis);
                        break;
                }
+       mutex_unlock(&s->ops_mutex);
 }
 
 /**
  * destroy_cis_cache() - destroy the CIS cache
  * @s:         pcmcia_socket for which CIS cache shall be destroyed
  *
- * This destroys the CIS cache but keeps any fake CIS alive.
+ * This destroys the CIS cache but keeps any fake CIS alive. Must be
+ * called with ops_mutex held.
  */
 
 void destroy_cis_cache(struct pcmcia_socket *s)
                dev_printk(KERN_WARNING, &s->dev, "replacement CIS too big\n");
                return -EINVAL;
        }
+       mutex_lock(&s->ops_mutex);
        kfree(s->fake_cis);
        s->fake_cis = kmalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
        if (s->fake_cis == NULL) {
                dev_printk(KERN_WARNING, &s->dev, "no memory to replace CIS\n");
+               mutex_unlock(&s->ops_mutex);
                return -ENOMEM;
        }
        s->fake_cis_len = len;
        memcpy(s->fake_cis, data, len);
+       mutex_unlock(&s->ops_mutex);
        return 0;
 }
 
                return -EINVAL;
 
        /* We do not want to validate the CIS cache... */
+       mutex_lock(&s->ops_mutex);
        destroy_cis_cache(s);
+       mutex_unlock(&s->ops_mutex);
 
        tuple = kmalloc(sizeof(*tuple), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (tuple == NULL) {
 done:
        /* invalidate CIS cache on failure */
        if (!dev_ok || !ident_ok || !count) {
+               mutex_lock(&s->ops_mutex);
                destroy_cis_cache(s);
+               mutex_unlock(&s->ops_mutex);
                ret = -EIO;
        }
 
 
                s->pcmcia_state.present = 0;
                pcmcia_card_remove(skt, NULL);
                handle_event(skt, event);
+               mutex_lock(&s->ops_mutex);
                destroy_cis_cache(s);
+               mutex_unlock(&s->ops_mutex);
                break;
 
        case CS_EVENT_CARD_INSERTION:
                s->pcmcia_state.present = 1;
+               mutex_lock(&s->ops_mutex);
                destroy_cis_cache(s); /* to be on the safe side... */
+               mutex_unlock(&s->ops_mutex);
                pcmcia_card_add(skt);
                handle_event(skt, event);
                break;
                        dev_dbg(&skt->dev, "cis mismatch - different card\n");
                        /* first, remove the card */
                        ds_event(skt, CS_EVENT_CARD_REMOVAL, CS_EVENT_PRI_HIGH);
+                       mutex_lock(&s->ops_mutex);
                        destroy_cis_cache(skt);
                        kfree(skt->fake_cis);
                        skt->fake_cis = NULL;
+                       mutex_unlock(&s->ops_mutex);
                        /* now, add the new card */
                        ds_event(skt, CS_EVENT_CARD_INSERTION,
                                 CS_EVENT_PRI_LOW);