{ }
 #endif
 
-static int initialized;
+static bool initialized;
+static bool drvregistered;
 
 enum ipmi_panic_event_op {
        IPMI_SEND_PANIC_EVENT_NONE,
 
 static LIST_HEAD(ipmi_interfaces);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(ipmi_interfaces_mutex);
-DEFINE_STATIC_SRCU(ipmi_interfaces_srcu);
+struct srcu_struct ipmi_interfaces_srcu;
 
 /*
  * List of watchers that want to know when smi's are added and deleted.
 int ipmi_smi_watcher_register(struct ipmi_smi_watcher *watcher)
 {
        struct ipmi_smi *intf;
-       int index;
+       int index, rv;
+
+       /*
+        * Make sure the driver is actually initialized, this handles
+        * problems with initialization order.
+        */
+       rv = ipmi_init_msghandler();
+       if (rv)
+               return rv;
 
        mutex_lock(&smi_watchers_mutex);
 
 {
        unsigned long flags;
        struct ipmi_user *new_user;
-       int           rv = 0, index;
+       int           rv, index;
        struct ipmi_smi *intf;
 
        /*
         * Make sure the driver is actually initialized, this handles
         * problems with initialization order.
         */
-       if (!initialized) {
-               rv = ipmi_init_msghandler();
-               if (rv)
-                       return rv;
-
-               /*
-                * The init code doesn't return an error if it was turned
-                * off, but it won't initialize.  Check that.
-                */
-               if (!initialized)
-                       return -ENODEV;
-       }
+       rv = ipmi_init_msghandler();
+       if (rv)
+               return rv;
 
        new_user = kmalloc(sizeof(*new_user), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!new_user)
         * Make sure the driver is actually initialized, this handles
         * problems with initialization order.
         */
-       if (!initialized) {
-               rv = ipmi_init_msghandler();
-               if (rv)
-                       return rv;
-               /*
-                * The init code doesn't return an error if it was turned
-                * off, but it won't initialize.  Check that.
-                */
-               if (!initialized)
-                       return -ENODEV;
-       }
+       rv = ipmi_init_msghandler();
+       if (rv)
+               return rv;
 
        intf = kzalloc(sizeof(*intf), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!intf)
        return NOTIFY_DONE;
 }
 
+/* Must be called with ipmi_interfaces_mutex held. */
+static int ipmi_register_driver(void)
+{
+       int rv;
+
+       if (drvregistered)
+               return 0;
+
+       rv = driver_register(&ipmidriver.driver);
+       if (rv)
+               pr_err("Could not register IPMI driver\n");
+       else
+               drvregistered = true;
+       return rv;
+}
+
 static struct notifier_block panic_block = {
        .notifier_call  = panic_event,
        .next           = NULL,
 {
        int rv;
 
+       mutex_lock(&ipmi_interfaces_mutex);
+       rv = ipmi_register_driver();
+       if (rv)
+               goto out;
        if (initialized)
-               return 0;
+               goto out;
 
-       rv = driver_register(&ipmidriver.driver);
-       if (rv) {
-               pr_err("Could not register IPMI driver\n");
-               return rv;
-       }
-
-       pr_info("version " IPMI_DRIVER_VERSION "\n");
+       init_srcu_struct(&ipmi_interfaces_srcu);
 
        timer_setup(&ipmi_timer, ipmi_timeout, 0);
        mod_timer(&ipmi_timer, jiffies + IPMI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES);
 
        atomic_notifier_chain_register(&panic_notifier_list, &panic_block);
 
-       initialized = 1;
+       initialized = true;
 
-       return 0;
+out:
+       mutex_unlock(&ipmi_interfaces_mutex);
+       return rv;
 }
 
 static int __init ipmi_init_msghandler_mod(void)
 {
-       ipmi_init_msghandler();
-       return 0;
+       int rv;
+
+       pr_info("version " IPMI_DRIVER_VERSION "\n");
+
+       mutex_lock(&ipmi_interfaces_mutex);
+       rv = ipmi_register_driver();
+       mutex_unlock(&ipmi_interfaces_mutex);
+
+       return rv;
 }
 
 static void __exit cleanup_ipmi(void)
 {
        int count;
 
-       if (!initialized)
-               return;
-
-       atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(&panic_notifier_list, &panic_block);
+       if (initialized) {
+               atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(&panic_notifier_list,
+                                                &panic_block);
 
-       /*
-        * This can't be called if any interfaces exist, so no worry
-        * about shutting down the interfaces.
-        */
+               /*
+                * This can't be called if any interfaces exist, so no worry
+                * about shutting down the interfaces.
+                */
 
-       /*
-        * Tell the timer to stop, then wait for it to stop.  This
-        * avoids problems with race conditions removing the timer
-        * here.
-        */
-       atomic_inc(&stop_operation);
-       del_timer_sync(&ipmi_timer);
+               /*
+                * Tell the timer to stop, then wait for it to stop.  This
+                * avoids problems with race conditions removing the timer
+                * here.
+                */
+               atomic_inc(&stop_operation);
+               del_timer_sync(&ipmi_timer);
 
-       driver_unregister(&ipmidriver.driver);
+               initialized = false;
 
-       initialized = 0;
+               /* Check for buffer leaks. */
+               count = atomic_read(&smi_msg_inuse_count);
+               if (count != 0)
+                       pr_warn("SMI message count %d at exit\n", count);
+               count = atomic_read(&recv_msg_inuse_count);
+               if (count != 0)
+                       pr_warn("recv message count %d at exit\n", count);
 
-       /* Check for buffer leaks. */
-       count = atomic_read(&smi_msg_inuse_count);
-       if (count != 0)
-               pr_warn("SMI message count %d at exit\n", count);
-       count = atomic_read(&recv_msg_inuse_count);
-       if (count != 0)
-               pr_warn("recv message count %d at exit\n", count);
+               cleanup_srcu_struct(&ipmi_interfaces_srcu);
+       }
+       if (drvregistered)
+               driver_unregister(&ipmidriver.driver);
 }
 module_exit(cleanup_ipmi);