bool vsp1_entity_is_streaming(struct vsp1_entity *entity)
 {
+       unsigned long flags;
        bool streaming;
 
-       mutex_lock(&entity->lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&entity->lock, flags);
        streaming = entity->streaming;
-       mutex_unlock(&entity->lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&entity->lock, flags);
 
        return streaming;
 }
 
 int vsp1_entity_set_streaming(struct vsp1_entity *entity, bool streaming)
 {
+       unsigned long flags;
        int ret;
 
-       mutex_lock(&entity->lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&entity->lock, flags);
        entity->streaming = streaming;
-       mutex_unlock(&entity->lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&entity->lock, flags);
 
        if (!streaming)
                return 0;
 
        ret = v4l2_ctrl_handler_setup(entity->subdev.ctrl_handler);
        if (ret < 0) {
-               mutex_lock(&entity->lock);
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&entity->lock, flags);
                entity->streaming = false;
-               mutex_unlock(&entity->lock);
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&entity->lock, flags);
        }
 
        return ret;
        if (i == ARRAY_SIZE(vsp1_routes))
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       mutex_init(&entity->lock);
+       spin_lock_init(&entity->lock);
 
        entity->vsp1 = vsp1;
        entity->source_pad = num_pads - 1;
        if (entity->subdev.ctrl_handler)
                v4l2_ctrl_handler_free(entity->subdev.ctrl_handler);
        media_entity_cleanup(&entity->subdev.entity);
-
-       mutex_destroy(&entity->lock);
 }
 
 #define __VSP1_ENTITY_H__
 
 #include <linux/list.h>
-#include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
 
 #include <media/v4l2-subdev.h>
 
 
        struct vsp1_video *video;
 
-       struct mutex lock;              /* Protects the streaming field */
+       spinlock_t lock;                /* Protects the streaming field */
        bool streaming;
 };