static void ocfs2_schedule_blocked_lock(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
                                        struct ocfs2_lock_res *lockres)
 {
+       unsigned long flags;
+
        assert_spin_locked(&lockres->l_lock);
 
        if (lockres->l_flags & OCFS2_LOCK_FREEING) {
 
        lockres_or_flags(lockres, OCFS2_LOCK_QUEUED);
 
-       spin_lock(&osb->dc_task_lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&osb->dc_task_lock, flags);
        if (list_empty(&lockres->l_blocked_list)) {
                list_add_tail(&lockres->l_blocked_list,
                              &osb->blocked_lock_list);
                osb->blocked_lock_count++;
        }
-       spin_unlock(&osb->dc_task_lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&osb->dc_task_lock, flags);
 }
 
 static void ocfs2_downconvert_thread_do_work(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
 {
        unsigned long processed;
+       unsigned long flags;
        struct ocfs2_lock_res *lockres;
 
-       spin_lock(&osb->dc_task_lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&osb->dc_task_lock, flags);
        /* grab this early so we know to try again if a state change and
         * wake happens part-way through our work  */
        osb->dc_work_sequence = osb->dc_wake_sequence;
                                     struct ocfs2_lock_res, l_blocked_list);
                list_del_init(&lockres->l_blocked_list);
                osb->blocked_lock_count--;
-               spin_unlock(&osb->dc_task_lock);
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&osb->dc_task_lock, flags);
 
                BUG_ON(!processed);
                processed--;
 
                ocfs2_process_blocked_lock(osb, lockres);
 
-               spin_lock(&osb->dc_task_lock);
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&osb->dc_task_lock, flags);
        }
-       spin_unlock(&osb->dc_task_lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&osb->dc_task_lock, flags);
 }
 
 static int ocfs2_downconvert_thread_lists_empty(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
 {
        int empty = 0;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
-       spin_lock(&osb->dc_task_lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&osb->dc_task_lock, flags);
        if (list_empty(&osb->blocked_lock_list))
                empty = 1;
 
-       spin_unlock(&osb->dc_task_lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&osb->dc_task_lock, flags);
        return empty;
 }
 
 static int ocfs2_downconvert_thread_should_wake(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
 {
        int should_wake = 0;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
-       spin_lock(&osb->dc_task_lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&osb->dc_task_lock, flags);
        if (osb->dc_work_sequence != osb->dc_wake_sequence)
                should_wake = 1;
-       spin_unlock(&osb->dc_task_lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&osb->dc_task_lock, flags);
 
        return should_wake;
 }
 
 void ocfs2_wake_downconvert_thread(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
 {
-       spin_lock(&osb->dc_task_lock);
+       unsigned long flags;
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&osb->dc_task_lock, flags);
        /* make sure the voting thread gets a swipe at whatever changes
         * the caller may have made to the voting state */
        osb->dc_wake_sequence++;
-       spin_unlock(&osb->dc_task_lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&osb->dc_task_lock, flags);
        wake_up(&osb->dc_event);
 }