{
        struct binder_buffer *buffer;
 
-       spin_lock(&alloc->lock);
+       mutex_lock(&alloc->mutex);
        buffer = binder_alloc_prepare_to_free_locked(alloc, user_ptr);
-       spin_unlock(&alloc->lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&alloc->mutex);
        return buffer;
 }
 
        if (!next)
                return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-       spin_lock(&alloc->lock);
+       mutex_lock(&alloc->mutex);
        buffer = binder_alloc_new_buf_locked(alloc, next, size, is_async);
        if (IS_ERR(buffer)) {
-               spin_unlock(&alloc->lock);
+               mutex_unlock(&alloc->mutex);
                goto out;
        }
 
        buffer->offsets_size = offsets_size;
        buffer->extra_buffers_size = extra_buffers_size;
        buffer->pid = current->tgid;
-       spin_unlock(&alloc->lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&alloc->mutex);
 
        ret = binder_install_buffer_pages(alloc, buffer, size);
        if (ret) {
         * We could eliminate the call to binder_alloc_clear_buf()
         * from binder_alloc_deferred_release() by moving this to
         * binder_free_buf_locked(). However, that could
-        * increase contention for the alloc->lock if clear_on_free
-        * is used frequently for large buffers. This lock is not
+        * increase contention for the alloc mutex if clear_on_free
+        * is used frequently for large buffers. The mutex is not
         * needed for correctness here.
         */
        if (buffer->clear_on_free) {
                binder_alloc_clear_buf(alloc, buffer);
                buffer->clear_on_free = false;
        }
-       spin_lock(&alloc->lock);
+       mutex_lock(&alloc->mutex);
        binder_free_buf_locked(alloc, buffer);
-       spin_unlock(&alloc->lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&alloc->mutex);
 }
 
 /**
        struct binder_buffer *buffer;
 
        buffers = 0;
-       spin_lock(&alloc->lock);
+       mutex_lock(&alloc->mutex);
        BUG_ON(alloc->vma);
 
        while ((n = rb_first(&alloc->allocated_buffers))) {
                        page_count++;
                }
        }
-       spin_unlock(&alloc->lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&alloc->mutex);
        kvfree(alloc->pages);
        if (alloc->mm)
                mmdrop(alloc->mm);
        struct binder_buffer *buffer;
        struct rb_node *n;
 
-       spin_lock(&alloc->lock);
+       mutex_lock(&alloc->mutex);
        for (n = rb_first(&alloc->allocated_buffers); n; n = rb_next(n)) {
                buffer = rb_entry(n, struct binder_buffer, rb_node);
                seq_printf(m, "  buffer %d: %lx size %zd:%zd:%zd %s\n",
                           buffer->extra_buffers_size,
                           buffer->transaction ? "active" : "delivered");
        }
-       spin_unlock(&alloc->lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&alloc->mutex);
 }
 
 /**
        int lru = 0;
        int free = 0;
 
-       spin_lock(&alloc->lock);
+       mutex_lock(&alloc->mutex);
        /*
         * Make sure the binder_alloc is fully initialized, otherwise we might
         * read inconsistent state.
                                lru++;
                }
        }
-       spin_unlock(&alloc->lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&alloc->mutex);
        seq_printf(m, "  pages: %d:%d:%d\n", active, lru, free);
        seq_printf(m, "  pages high watermark: %zu\n", alloc->pages_high);
 }
        struct rb_node *n;
        int count = 0;
 
-       spin_lock(&alloc->lock);
+       mutex_lock(&alloc->mutex);
        for (n = rb_first(&alloc->allocated_buffers); n != NULL; n = rb_next(n))
                count++;
-       spin_unlock(&alloc->lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&alloc->mutex);
        return count;
 }
 
                goto err_mmget;
        if (!mmap_read_trylock(mm))
                goto err_mmap_read_lock_failed;
-       if (!spin_trylock(&alloc->lock))
-               goto err_get_alloc_lock_failed;
+       if (!mutex_trylock(&alloc->mutex))
+               goto err_get_alloc_mutex_failed;
        if (!page->page_ptr)
                goto err_page_already_freed;
 
        trace_binder_unmap_kernel_end(alloc, index);
 
        list_lru_isolate(lru, item);
-       spin_unlock(&alloc->lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&alloc->mutex);
        spin_unlock(&lru->lock);
 
        if (vma) {
 
 err_invalid_vma:
 err_page_already_freed:
-       spin_unlock(&alloc->lock);
-err_get_alloc_lock_failed:
+       mutex_unlock(&alloc->mutex);
+err_get_alloc_mutex_failed:
        mmap_read_unlock(mm);
 err_mmap_read_lock_failed:
        mmput_async(mm);
        alloc->pid = current->group_leader->pid;
        alloc->mm = current->mm;
        mmgrab(alloc->mm);
-       spin_lock_init(&alloc->lock);
+       mutex_init(&alloc->mutex);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&alloc->buffers);
 }