int *val, int *val2, long mask)
 {
        struct sx_common_data *data = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-       int ret;
 
        switch (mask) {
        case IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW:
-               ret = iio_device_claim_direct_mode(indio_dev);
-               if (ret)
-                       return ret;
-
-               ret = sx_common_read_proximity(data, chan, val);
-               iio_device_release_direct_mode(indio_dev);
-               return ret;
+               iio_device_claim_direct_scoped(return -EBUSY, indio_dev)
+                       return sx_common_read_proximity(data, chan, val);
+               unreachable();
        case IIO_CHAN_INFO_HARDWAREGAIN:
-               ret = iio_device_claim_direct_mode(indio_dev);
-               if (ret)
-                       return ret;
-
-               ret = sx9324_read_gain(data, chan, val);
-               iio_device_release_direct_mode(indio_dev);
-               return ret;
+               iio_device_claim_direct_scoped(return -EBUSY, indio_dev)
+                       return sx9324_read_gain(data, chan, val);
+               unreachable();
        case IIO_CHAN_INFO_SAMP_FREQ:
                return sx9324_read_samp_freq(data, val, val2);
        default:
 static int sx9324_set_samp_freq(struct sx_common_data *data,
                                int val, int val2)
 {
-       int i, ret;
+       int i;
 
        for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(sx9324_samp_freq_table); i++)
                if (val == sx9324_samp_freq_table[i].val &&
        if (i == ARRAY_SIZE(sx9324_samp_freq_table))
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       mutex_lock(&data->mutex);
-
-       ret = regmap_update_bits(data->regmap,
-                                SX9324_REG_GNRL_CTRL0,
-                                SX9324_REG_GNRL_CTRL0_SCANPERIOD_MASK, i);
+       guard(mutex)(&data->mutex);
 
-       mutex_unlock(&data->mutex);
-
-       return ret;
+       return regmap_update_bits(data->regmap,
+                                 SX9324_REG_GNRL_CTRL0,
+                                 SX9324_REG_GNRL_CTRL0_SCANPERIOD_MASK, i);
 }
 
 static int sx9324_read_thresh(struct sx_common_data *data,
                               const struct iio_chan_spec *chan, int _val)
 {
        unsigned int reg, val = _val;
-       int ret;
 
        reg = SX9324_REG_PROX_CTRL6 + chan->channel / 2;
 
        if (val > 0xff)
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       mutex_lock(&data->mutex);
-       ret = regmap_write(data->regmap, reg, val);
-       mutex_unlock(&data->mutex);
+       guard(mutex)(&data->mutex);
 
-       return ret;
+       return regmap_write(data->regmap, reg, val);
 }
 
 static int sx9324_write_hysteresis(struct sx_common_data *data,
                return -EINVAL;
 
        hyst = FIELD_PREP(SX9324_REG_PROX_CTRL5_HYST_MASK, hyst);
-       mutex_lock(&data->mutex);
-       ret = regmap_update_bits(data->regmap, SX9324_REG_PROX_CTRL5,
-                                SX9324_REG_PROX_CTRL5_HYST_MASK, hyst);
-       mutex_unlock(&data->mutex);
+       guard(mutex)(&data->mutex);
 
-       return ret;
+       return regmap_update_bits(data->regmap, SX9324_REG_PROX_CTRL5,
+                                 SX9324_REG_PROX_CTRL5_HYST_MASK, hyst);
 }
 
 static int sx9324_write_far_debounce(struct sx_common_data *data, int _val)
 {
        unsigned int regval, val = _val;
-       int ret;
 
        if (val > 0)
                val = ilog2(val);
 
        regval = FIELD_PREP(SX9324_REG_PROX_CTRL5_FAR_DEBOUNCE_MASK, val);
 
-       mutex_lock(&data->mutex);
-       ret = regmap_update_bits(data->regmap, SX9324_REG_PROX_CTRL5,
-                                SX9324_REG_PROX_CTRL5_FAR_DEBOUNCE_MASK,
-                                regval);
-       mutex_unlock(&data->mutex);
+       guard(mutex)(&data->mutex);
 
-       return ret;
+       return regmap_update_bits(data->regmap, SX9324_REG_PROX_CTRL5,
+                                 SX9324_REG_PROX_CTRL5_FAR_DEBOUNCE_MASK,
+                                 regval);
 }
 
 static int sx9324_write_close_debounce(struct sx_common_data *data, int _val)
 {
        unsigned int regval, val = _val;
-       int ret;
 
        if (val > 0)
                val = ilog2(val);
 
        regval = FIELD_PREP(SX9324_REG_PROX_CTRL5_CLOSE_DEBOUNCE_MASK, val);
 
-       mutex_lock(&data->mutex);
-       ret = regmap_update_bits(data->regmap, SX9324_REG_PROX_CTRL5,
-                                SX9324_REG_PROX_CTRL5_CLOSE_DEBOUNCE_MASK,
-                                regval);
-       mutex_unlock(&data->mutex);
+       guard(mutex)(&data->mutex);
 
-       return ret;
+       return regmap_update_bits(data->regmap, SX9324_REG_PROX_CTRL5,
+                                 SX9324_REG_PROX_CTRL5_CLOSE_DEBOUNCE_MASK,
+                                 regval);
 }
 
 static int sx9324_write_event_val(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
                             const struct iio_chan_spec *chan, int val)
 {
        unsigned int gain, reg;
-       int ret;
 
        reg = SX9324_REG_PROX_CTRL0 + chan->channel / 2;
 
 
        gain = FIELD_PREP(SX9324_REG_PROX_CTRL0_GAIN_MASK, gain);
 
-       mutex_lock(&data->mutex);
-       ret = regmap_update_bits(data->regmap, reg,
-                                SX9324_REG_PROX_CTRL0_GAIN_MASK,
-                                gain);
-       mutex_unlock(&data->mutex);
+       guard(mutex)(&data->mutex);
 
-       return ret;
+       return regmap_update_bits(data->regmap, reg,
+                                 SX9324_REG_PROX_CTRL0_GAIN_MASK,
+                                 gain);
 }
 
 static int sx9324_write_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 
        disable_irq_nosync(data->client->irq);
 
-       mutex_lock(&data->mutex);
+       guard(mutex)(&data->mutex);
        ret = regmap_read(data->regmap, SX9324_REG_GNRL_CTRL1, ®val);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
 
        data->suspend_ctrl =
                FIELD_GET(SX9324_REG_GNRL_CTRL1_PHEN_MASK, regval);
 
-       if (ret < 0)
-               goto out;
 
        /* Disable all phases, send the device to sleep. */
-       ret = regmap_write(data->regmap, SX9324_REG_GNRL_CTRL1, 0);
-
-out:
-       mutex_unlock(&data->mutex);
-       return ret;
+       return regmap_write(data->regmap, SX9324_REG_GNRL_CTRL1, 0);
 }
 
 static int sx9324_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
        struct sx_common_data *data = iio_priv(dev_get_drvdata(dev));
-       int ret;
 
-       mutex_lock(&data->mutex);
-       ret = regmap_write(data->regmap, SX9324_REG_GNRL_CTRL1,
-                          data->suspend_ctrl | SX9324_REG_GNRL_CTRL1_PAUSECTRL);
-       mutex_unlock(&data->mutex);
-       if (ret)
-               return ret;
+       scoped_guard(mutex, &data->mutex) {
+               int ret = regmap_write(data->regmap, SX9324_REG_GNRL_CTRL1,
+                                      data->suspend_ctrl |
+                                      SX9324_REG_GNRL_CTRL1_PAUSECTRL);
+               if (ret)
+                       return ret;
+       }
 
        enable_irq(data->client->irq);
        return 0;