{
        /* TODO: String I/O for in kernel device */
 
+       mutex_lock(&vcpu->kvm->lock);
        if (vcpu->pio.in)
                kvm_iodevice_read(pio_dev, vcpu->pio.port,
                                  vcpu->pio.size,
                kvm_iodevice_write(pio_dev, vcpu->pio.port,
                                   vcpu->pio.size,
                                   pd);
+       mutex_unlock(&vcpu->kvm->lock);
 }
 
 static void pio_string_write(struct kvm_io_device *pio_dev,
        void *pd = vcpu->pio_data;
        int i;
 
+       mutex_lock(&vcpu->kvm->lock);
        for (i = 0; i < io->cur_count; i++) {
                kvm_iodevice_write(pio_dev, io->port,
                                   io->size,
                                   pd);
                pd += io->size;
        }
+       mutex_unlock(&vcpu->kvm->lock);
 }
 
 int kvm_emulate_pio (struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run, int in,
                if (copy_from_user(&irq_event, argp, sizeof irq_event))
                        goto out;
                if (irqchip_in_kernel(kvm)) {
+                       mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
                        if (irq_event.irq < 16)
                                kvm_pic_set_irq(pic_irqchip(kvm),
                                        irq_event.irq,
                        kvm_ioapic_set_irq(kvm->vioapic,
                                        irq_event.irq,
                                        irq_event.level);
+                       mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
                        r = 0;
                }
                break;