u32     suspend_i2scon;
        u32     suspend_i2spsr;
        const struct samsung_i2s_variant_regs *variant_regs;
+
+       /* Spinlock protecting access to the device's registers */
+       spinlock_t spinlock;
+       spinlock_t *lock;
 };
 
 /* Lock for cross i/f checks */
        case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_START:
        case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_RESUME:
        case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_PAUSE_RELEASE:
-               local_irq_save(flags);
+               spin_lock_irqsave(i2s->lock, flags);
 
                if (config_setup(i2s)) {
-                       local_irq_restore(flags);
+                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(i2s->lock, flags);
                        return -EINVAL;
                }
 
                else
                        i2s_txctrl(i2s, 1);
 
-               local_irq_restore(flags);
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(i2s->lock, flags);
                break;
        case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_STOP:
        case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_SUSPEND:
        case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_PAUSE_PUSH:
-               local_irq_save(flags);
+               spin_lock_irqsave(i2s->lock, flags);
 
                if (capture) {
                        i2s_rxctrl(i2s, 0);
                        i2s_fifo(i2s, FIC_TXFLUSH);
                }
 
-               local_irq_restore(flags);
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(i2s->lock, flags);
                break;
        }
 
                return -ENOMEM;
        }
 
+       spin_lock_init(&pri_dai->spinlock);
+       pri_dai->lock = &pri_dai->spinlock;
+
        if (!np) {
                res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_DMA, 0);
                if (!res) {
                        return -ENOMEM;
                }
 
+               sec_dai->lock = &pri_dai->spinlock;
                sec_dai->variant_regs = pri_dai->variant_regs;
                sec_dai->dma_playback.dma_addr = regs_base + I2STXDS;
                sec_dai->dma_playback.ch_name = "tx-sec";