extern struct idr minors;
 extern struct list_head drbd_tconns;
 extern struct rw_semaphore drbd_cfg_rwsem;
-/* drbd_cfg_rwsem protects: drbd_tconns list,
+/* drbd_cfg_rwsem protects: drbd_tconns list, minors idr, tconn->volumes idr 
    note: non sleeping iterations over the idrs are protoected by RCU */
 
 /* on the wire */
 
 
        drbd_genl_unregister();
 
+       down_write(&drbd_cfg_rwsem);
        idr_for_each_entry(&minors, mdev, i)
                drbd_delete_device(mdev);
+       up_write(&drbd_cfg_rwsem);
 
        drbd_destroy_mempools();
        unregister_blkdev(DRBD_MAJOR, "drbd");
 
        struct drbd_conf *mdev;
        int vnr;
 
+       down_read(&drbd_cfg_rwsem);
        idr_for_each_entry(&tconn->volumes, mdev, vnr)
                drbd_md_sync(mdev);
+       up_read(&drbd_cfg_rwsem);
 }
 
 int conn_khelper(struct drbd_tconn *tconn, char *cmd)
                goto out;
        }
 
+       down_write(&drbd_cfg_rwsem);
        retcode = conn_new_minor(adm_ctx.tconn, dh->minor, adm_ctx.volume);
+       up_write(&drbd_cfg_rwsem);
 out:
        drbd_adm_finish(info, retcode);
        return 0;
 
         oos .. known out-of-sync kB
        */
 
+       down_read(&drbd_cfg_rwsem);
        idr_for_each_entry(&minors, mdev, i) {
                if (prev_i != i - 1)
                        seq_printf(seq, "\n");
                        }
                }
        }
+       up_read(&drbd_cfg_rwsem);
 
        return 0;
 }
 
        if (drbd_send_protocol(tconn) == -EOPNOTSUPP)
                return -1;
 
-       return !idr_for_each(&tconn->volumes, drbd_connected, tconn);
+       down_read(&drbd_cfg_rwsem);
+       h = !idr_for_each(&tconn->volumes, drbd_connected, tconn);
+       up_read(&drbd_cfg_rwsem);
+       return h;
 
 out_release_sockets:
        if (tconn->data.socket) {
        drbd_thread_stop(&tconn->asender);
        drbd_free_sock(tconn);
 
+       down_read(&drbd_cfg_rwsem);
        idr_for_each(&tconn->volumes, drbd_disconnected, tconn);
+       up_read(&drbd_cfg_rwsem);
        conn_info(tconn, "Connection closed\n");
 
        if (conn_highest_role(tconn) == R_PRIMARY && conn_highest_pdsk(tconn) >= D_UNKNOWN)
        do {
                clear_bit(SIGNAL_ASENDER, &tconn->flags);
                flush_signals(current);
+               down_read(&drbd_cfg_rwsem);
                idr_for_each_entry(&tconn->volumes, mdev, i) {
-                       if (drbd_finish_peer_reqs(mdev))
+                       if (drbd_finish_peer_reqs(mdev)) {
+                               up_read(&drbd_cfg_rwsem);
                                return 1; /* error */
+                       }
                }
+               up_read(&drbd_cfg_rwsem);
                set_bit(SIGNAL_ASENDER, &tconn->flags);
 
                spin_lock_irq(&tconn->req_lock);
 
        spin_unlock_irq(&tconn->data.work.q_lock);
 
        drbd_thread_stop(&tconn->receiver);
+       down_read(&drbd_cfg_rwsem);
        idr_for_each_entry(&tconn->volumes, mdev, vnr) {
                D_ASSERT(mdev->state.disk == D_DISKLESS && mdev->state.conn == C_STANDALONE);
                /* _drbd_set_state only uses stop_nowait.
                 * wait here for the exiting receiver. */
                drbd_mdev_cleanup(mdev);
        }
+       up_read(&drbd_cfg_rwsem);
        clear_bit(OBJECT_DYING, &tconn->flags);
        clear_bit(CONFIG_PENDING, &tconn->flags);
        wake_up(&tconn->ping_wait);