static int rcar_dmac_desc_alloc(struct rcar_dmac_chan *chan, gfp_t gfp)
 {
        struct rcar_dmac_desc_page *page;
+       unsigned long flags;
        LIST_HEAD(list);
        unsigned int i;
 
                list_add_tail(&desc->node, &list);
        }
 
-       spin_lock_irq(&chan->lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&chan->lock, flags);
        list_splice_tail(&list, &chan->desc.free);
        list_add_tail(&page->node, &chan->desc.pages);
-       spin_unlock_irq(&chan->lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->lock, flags);
 
        return 0;
 }
 static void rcar_dmac_desc_recycle_acked(struct rcar_dmac_chan *chan)
 {
        struct rcar_dmac_desc *desc, *_desc;
+       unsigned long flags;
        LIST_HEAD(list);
 
        /*
         * list_for_each_entry_safe, isn't safe if we release the channel lock
         * around the rcar_dmac_desc_put() call.
         */
-       spin_lock_irq(&chan->lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&chan->lock, flags);
        list_splice_init(&chan->desc.wait, &list);
-       spin_unlock_irq(&chan->lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->lock, flags);
 
        list_for_each_entry_safe(desc, _desc, &list, node) {
                if (async_tx_test_ack(&desc->async_tx)) {
                return;
 
        /* Put the remaining descriptors back in the wait list. */
-       spin_lock_irq(&chan->lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&chan->lock, flags);
        list_splice(&list, &chan->desc.wait);
-       spin_unlock_irq(&chan->lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->lock, flags);
 }
 
 /*
 static struct rcar_dmac_desc *rcar_dmac_desc_get(struct rcar_dmac_chan *chan)
 {
        struct rcar_dmac_desc *desc;
+       unsigned long flags;
        int ret;
 
        /* Recycle acked descriptors before attempting allocation. */
        rcar_dmac_desc_recycle_acked(chan);
 
-       spin_lock_irq(&chan->lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&chan->lock, flags);
 
        while (list_empty(&chan->desc.free)) {
                /*
                 * allocated descriptors. If the allocation fails return an
                 * error.
                 */
-               spin_unlock_irq(&chan->lock);
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->lock, flags);
                ret = rcar_dmac_desc_alloc(chan, GFP_NOWAIT);
                if (ret < 0)
                        return NULL;
-               spin_lock_irq(&chan->lock);
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&chan->lock, flags);
        }
 
        desc = list_first_entry(&chan->desc.free, struct rcar_dmac_desc, node);
        list_del(&desc->node);
 
-       spin_unlock_irq(&chan->lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->lock, flags);
 
        return desc;
 }
 static int rcar_dmac_xfer_chunk_alloc(struct rcar_dmac_chan *chan, gfp_t gfp)
 {
        struct rcar_dmac_desc_page *page;
+       unsigned long flags;
        LIST_HEAD(list);
        unsigned int i;
 
                list_add_tail(&chunk->node, &list);
        }
 
-       spin_lock_irq(&chan->lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&chan->lock, flags);
        list_splice_tail(&list, &chan->desc.chunks_free);
        list_add_tail(&page->node, &chan->desc.pages);
-       spin_unlock_irq(&chan->lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->lock, flags);
 
        return 0;
 }
 rcar_dmac_xfer_chunk_get(struct rcar_dmac_chan *chan)
 {
        struct rcar_dmac_xfer_chunk *chunk;
+       unsigned long flags;
        int ret;
 
-       spin_lock_irq(&chan->lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&chan->lock, flags);
 
        while (list_empty(&chan->desc.chunks_free)) {
                /*
                 * allocated descriptors. If the allocation fails return an
                 * error.
                 */
-               spin_unlock_irq(&chan->lock);
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->lock, flags);
                ret = rcar_dmac_xfer_chunk_alloc(chan, GFP_NOWAIT);
                if (ret < 0)
                        return NULL;
-               spin_lock_irq(&chan->lock);
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&chan->lock, flags);
        }
 
        chunk = list_first_entry(&chan->desc.chunks_free,
                                 struct rcar_dmac_xfer_chunk, node);
        list_del(&chunk->node);
 
-       spin_unlock_irq(&chan->lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->lock, flags);
 
        return chunk;
 }