if (config)
                return config;
 
+       mutex_lock(&data->update_lock);
        config = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client, AMC6821_REG_CONF1);
        if (config < 0) {
                        dev_err(&client->dev,
                        "Error reading configuration register, aborting.\n");
-                       return config;
+                       count = config;
+                       goto unlock;
        }
 
        switch (val) {
                config |= AMC6821_CONF1_FDRC1;
                break;
        default:
-               return -EINVAL;
+               count = -EINVAL;
+               goto unlock;
        }
-       mutex_lock(&data->update_lock);
        if (i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, AMC6821_REG_CONF1, config)) {
                        dev_err(&client->dev,
                        "Configuration register write error, aborting.\n");
                        count = -EIO;
        }
+unlock:
        mutex_unlock(&data->update_lock);
        return count;
 }
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
-       data->valid = 0;
        mutex_lock(&data->update_lock);
+       data->valid = 0;
+
        switch (ix) {
        case 0:
                ptemp[0] = clamp_val(val / 1000, 0,
        if (config)
                return config;
 
+       mutex_lock(&data->update_lock);
        config = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client, AMC6821_REG_CONF4);
        if (config < 0) {
                dev_err(&client->dev,
                        "Error reading configuration register, aborting.\n");
-               return config;
+               count = config;
+               goto EXIT;
        }
-       mutex_lock(&data->update_lock);
        switch (val) {
        case 2:
                config &= ~AMC6821_CONF4_PSPR;