int *val2, long mask)
 {
        struct sx_common_data *data = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-       int ret;
 
        if (chan->type != IIO_PROXIMITY)
                return -EINVAL;
 
        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 = sx9310_read_gain(data, chan, val);
-               iio_device_release_direct_mode(indio_dev);
-               return ret;
+               iio_device_claim_direct_scoped(return -EBUSY, indio_dev)
+                       return sx9310_read_gain(data, chan, val);
+               unreachable();
        case IIO_CHAN_INFO_SAMP_FREQ:
                return sx9310_read_samp_freq(data, val, val2);
        default:
                return -EINVAL;
 
        regval = FIELD_PREP(SX9310_REG_PROX_CTRL8_9_PTHRESH_MASK, regval);
-       mutex_lock(&data->mutex);
-       ret = regmap_update_bits(data->regmap, reg,
-                                SX9310_REG_PROX_CTRL8_9_PTHRESH_MASK, regval);
-       mutex_unlock(&data->mutex);
 
-       return ret;
+       guard(mutex)(&data->mutex);
+       return regmap_update_bits(data->regmap, reg,
+                                 SX9310_REG_PROX_CTRL8_9_PTHRESH_MASK, regval);
 }
 
 static int sx9310_write_hysteresis(struct sx_common_data *data,
                return -EINVAL;
 
        hyst = FIELD_PREP(SX9310_REG_PROX_CTRL10_HYST_MASK, hyst);
-       mutex_lock(&data->mutex);
-       ret = regmap_update_bits(data->regmap, SX9310_REG_PROX_CTRL10,
-                                SX9310_REG_PROX_CTRL10_HYST_MASK, hyst);
-       mutex_unlock(&data->mutex);
 
-       return ret;
+       guard(mutex)(&data->mutex);
+       return regmap_update_bits(data->regmap, SX9310_REG_PROX_CTRL10,
+                                 SX9310_REG_PROX_CTRL10_HYST_MASK, hyst);
 }
 
 static int sx9310_write_far_debounce(struct sx_common_data *data, int val)
 {
-       int ret;
        unsigned int regval;
 
        if (val > 0)
 
        regval = FIELD_PREP(SX9310_REG_PROX_CTRL10_FAR_DEBOUNCE_MASK, val);
 
-       mutex_lock(&data->mutex);
-       ret = regmap_update_bits(data->regmap, SX9310_REG_PROX_CTRL10,
-                                SX9310_REG_PROX_CTRL10_FAR_DEBOUNCE_MASK,
-                                regval);
-       mutex_unlock(&data->mutex);
-
-       return ret;
+       guard(mutex)(&data->mutex);
+       return regmap_update_bits(data->regmap, SX9310_REG_PROX_CTRL10,
+                                 SX9310_REG_PROX_CTRL10_FAR_DEBOUNCE_MASK,
+                                 regval);
 }
 
 static int sx9310_write_close_debounce(struct sx_common_data *data, int val)
 {
-       int ret;
        unsigned int regval;
 
        if (val > 0)
 
        regval = FIELD_PREP(SX9310_REG_PROX_CTRL10_CLOSE_DEBOUNCE_MASK, val);
 
-       mutex_lock(&data->mutex);
-       ret = regmap_update_bits(data->regmap, SX9310_REG_PROX_CTRL10,
-                                SX9310_REG_PROX_CTRL10_CLOSE_DEBOUNCE_MASK,
-                                regval);
-       mutex_unlock(&data->mutex);
-
-       return ret;
+       guard(mutex)(&data->mutex);
+       return regmap_update_bits(data->regmap, SX9310_REG_PROX_CTRL10,
+                                 SX9310_REG_PROX_CTRL10_CLOSE_DEBOUNCE_MASK,
+                                 regval);
 }
 
 static int sx9310_write_event_val(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 
 static int sx9310_set_samp_freq(struct sx_common_data *data, int val, int val2)
 {
-       int i, ret;
+       int i;
 
        for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(sx9310_samp_freq_table); i++)
                if (val == sx9310_samp_freq_table[i].val &&
        if (i == ARRAY_SIZE(sx9310_samp_freq_table))
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       mutex_lock(&data->mutex);
-
-       ret = regmap_update_bits(
+       guard(mutex)(&data->mutex);
+       return regmap_update_bits(
                data->regmap, SX9310_REG_PROX_CTRL0,
                SX9310_REG_PROX_CTRL0_SCANPERIOD_MASK,
                FIELD_PREP(SX9310_REG_PROX_CTRL0_SCANPERIOD_MASK, i));
-
-       mutex_unlock(&data->mutex);
-
-       return ret;
 }
 
 static int sx9310_write_gain(struct sx_common_data *data,
                             const struct iio_chan_spec *chan, int val)
 {
        unsigned int gain, mask;
-       int ret;
 
        gain = ilog2(val);
 
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
-       mutex_lock(&data->mutex);
-       ret = regmap_update_bits(data->regmap, SX9310_REG_PROX_CTRL3, mask,
-                                gain);
-       mutex_unlock(&data->mutex);
-
-       return ret;
+       guard(mutex)(&data->mutex);
+       return regmap_update_bits(data->regmap, SX9310_REG_PROX_CTRL3, mask,
+                                 gain);
 }
 
 static int sx9310_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, SX9310_REG_PROX_CTRL0,
                          &data->suspend_ctrl);
        if (ret)
-               goto out;
+               return ret;
 
        ctrl0 = data->suspend_ctrl & ~SX9310_REG_PROX_CTRL0_SENSOREN_MASK;
        ret = regmap_write(data->regmap, SX9310_REG_PROX_CTRL0, ctrl0);
        if (ret)
-               goto out;
-
-       ret = regmap_write(data->regmap, SX9310_REG_PAUSE, 0);
+               return ret;
 
-out:
-       mutex_unlock(&data->mutex);
-       return ret;
+       return regmap_write(data->regmap, SX9310_REG_PAUSE, 0);
 }
 
 static int sx9310_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, SX9310_REG_PAUSE, 1);
-       if (ret)
-               goto out;
-
-       ret = regmap_write(data->regmap, SX9310_REG_PROX_CTRL0,
-                          data->suspend_ctrl);
+       scoped_guard(mutex, &data->mutex) {
+               ret = regmap_write(data->regmap, SX9310_REG_PAUSE, 1);
+               if (ret)
+                       return ret;
 
-out:
-       mutex_unlock(&data->mutex);
-       if (ret)
-               return ret;
+               ret = regmap_write(data->regmap, SX9310_REG_PROX_CTRL0,
+                                  data->suspend_ctrl);
+               if (ret)
+                       return ret;
+       }
 
        enable_irq(data->client->irq);
        return 0;