chip = &newcfi->chips[0];
                for (i = 0; i < cfi->numchips; i++) {
                        shared[i].writing = shared[i].erasing = NULL;
-                       spin_lock_init(&shared[i].lock);
+                       mutex_init(&shared[i].lock);
                        for (j = 0; j < numparts; j++) {
                                *chip = cfi->chips[i];
                                chip->start += j << partshift;
                 */
                struct flchip_shared *shared = chip->priv;
                struct flchip *contender;
-               spin_lock(&shared->lock);
+               mutex_lock(&shared->lock);
                contender = shared->writing;
                if (contender && contender != chip) {
                        /*
                         * get_chip returns success we're clear to go ahead.
                         */
                        ret = mutex_trylock(&contender->mutex);
-                       spin_unlock(&shared->lock);
+                       mutex_unlock(&shared->lock);
                        if (!ret)
                                goto retry;
                        mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
                                mutex_unlock(&contender->mutex);
                                return ret;
                        }
-                       spin_lock(&shared->lock);
+                       mutex_lock(&shared->lock);
 
                        /* We should not own chip if it is already
                         * in FL_SYNCING state. Put contender and retry. */
                 * on this chip. Sleep. */
                if (mode == FL_ERASING && shared->erasing
                    && shared->erasing->oldstate == FL_ERASING) {
-                       spin_unlock(&shared->lock);
+                       mutex_unlock(&shared->lock);
                        set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
                        add_wait_queue(&chip->wq, &wait);
                        mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
                shared->writing = chip;
                if (mode == FL_ERASING)
                        shared->erasing = chip;
-               spin_unlock(&shared->lock);
+               mutex_unlock(&shared->lock);
        }
        ret = chip_ready(map, chip, adr, mode);
        if (ret == -EAGAIN)
 
        if (chip->priv) {
                struct flchip_shared *shared = chip->priv;
-               spin_lock(&shared->lock);
+               mutex_lock(&shared->lock);
                if (shared->writing == chip && chip->oldstate == FL_READY) {
                        /* We own the ability to write, but we're done */
                        shared->writing = shared->erasing;
                                /* give back ownership to who we loaned it from */
                                struct flchip *loaner = shared->writing;
                                mutex_lock(&loaner->mutex);
-                               spin_unlock(&shared->lock);
+                               mutex_unlock(&shared->lock);
                                mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
                                put_chip(map, loaner, loaner->start);
                                mutex_lock(&chip->mutex);
                         * Don't let the switch below mess things up since
                         * we don't have ownership to resume anything.
                         */
-                       spin_unlock(&shared->lock);
+                       mutex_unlock(&shared->lock);
                        wake_up(&chip->wq);
                        return;
                }
-               spin_unlock(&shared->lock);
+               mutex_unlock(&shared->lock);
        }
 
        switch(chip->oldstate) {
 
        numchips = lpddr->numchips / lpddr->qinfo->HWPartsNum;
        for (i = 0; i < numchips; i++) {
                shared[i].writing = shared[i].erasing = NULL;
-               spin_lock_init(&shared[i].lock);
+               mutex_init(&shared[i].lock);
                for (j = 0; j < lpddr->qinfo->HWPartsNum; j++) {
                        *chip = lpddr->chips[i];
                        chip->start += j << lpddr->chipshift;
                 */
                struct flchip_shared *shared = chip->priv;
                struct flchip *contender;
-               spin_lock(&shared->lock);
+               mutex_lock(&shared->lock);
                contender = shared->writing;
                if (contender && contender != chip) {
                        /*
                         * get_chip returns success we're clear to go ahead.
                         */
                        ret = mutex_trylock(&contender->mutex);
-                       spin_unlock(&shared->lock);
+                       mutex_unlock(&shared->lock);
                        if (!ret)
                                goto retry;
                        mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
                                mutex_unlock(&contender->mutex);
                                return ret;
                        }
-                       spin_lock(&shared->lock);
+                       mutex_lock(&shared->lock);
 
                        /* We should not own chip if it is already in FL_SYNCING
                         * state. Put contender and retry. */
                   Must sleep in such a case. */
                if (mode == FL_ERASING && shared->erasing
                    && shared->erasing->oldstate == FL_ERASING) {
-                       spin_unlock(&shared->lock);
+                       mutex_unlock(&shared->lock);
                        set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
                        add_wait_queue(&chip->wq, &wait);
                        mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
                shared->writing = chip;
                if (mode == FL_ERASING)
                        shared->erasing = chip;
-               spin_unlock(&shared->lock);
+               mutex_unlock(&shared->lock);
        }
 
        ret = chip_ready(map, chip, mode);
 {
        if (chip->priv) {
                struct flchip_shared *shared = chip->priv;
-               spin_lock(&shared->lock);
+               mutex_lock(&shared->lock);
                if (shared->writing == chip && chip->oldstate == FL_READY) {
                        /* We own the ability to write, but we're done */
                        shared->writing = shared->erasing;
                                /* give back the ownership */
                                struct flchip *loaner = shared->writing;
                                mutex_lock(&loaner->mutex);
-                               spin_unlock(&shared->lock);
+                               mutex_unlock(&shared->lock);
                                mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
                                put_chip(map, loaner);
                                mutex_lock(&chip->mutex);
                         * Don't let the switch below mess things up since
                         * we don't have ownership to resume anything.
                         */
-                       spin_unlock(&shared->lock);
+                       mutex_unlock(&shared->lock);
                        wake_up(&chip->wq);
                        return;
                }
-               spin_unlock(&shared->lock);
+               mutex_unlock(&shared->lock);
        }
 
        switch (chip->oldstate) {