diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c b/drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c
index a9755e3dd603..442b98b81e7c 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c
@@ -93,8 +93,9 @@ static struct dw_desc *dwc_desc_get(struct dw_dma_chan *dwc)
 	struct dw_desc *desc, *_desc;
 	struct dw_desc *ret = NULL;
 	unsigned int i = 0;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&dwc->lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dwc->lock, flags);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(desc, _desc, &dwc->free_list, desc_node) {
 		if (async_tx_test_ack(&desc->txd)) {
 			list_del(&desc->desc_node);
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ static struct dw_desc *dwc_desc_get(struct dw_dma_chan *dwc)
 		dev_dbg(chan2dev(&dwc->chan), "desc %p not ACKed\n", desc);
 		i++;
 	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&dwc->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dwc->lock, flags);
 
 	dev_vdbg(chan2dev(&dwc->chan), "scanned %u descriptors on freelist\n", i);
 
@@ -130,12 +131,14 @@ static void dwc_sync_desc_for_cpu(struct dw_dma_chan *dwc, struct dw_desc *desc)
  */
 static void dwc_desc_put(struct dw_dma_chan *dwc, struct dw_desc *desc)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
+
 	if (desc) {
 		struct dw_desc *child;
 
 		dwc_sync_desc_for_cpu(dwc, desc);
 
-		spin_lock_bh(&dwc->lock);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&dwc->lock, flags);
 		list_for_each_entry(child, &desc->tx_list, desc_node)
 			dev_vdbg(chan2dev(&dwc->chan),
 					"moving child desc %p to freelist\n",
@@ -143,7 +146,7 @@ static void dwc_desc_put(struct dw_dma_chan *dwc, struct dw_desc *desc)
 		list_splice_init(&desc->tx_list, &dwc->free_list);
 		dev_vdbg(chan2dev(&dwc->chan), "moving desc %p to freelist\n", desc);
 		list_add(&desc->desc_node, &dwc->free_list);
-		spin_unlock_bh(&dwc->lock);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dwc->lock, flags);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -202,9 +205,11 @@ dwc_descriptor_complete(struct dw_dma_chan *dwc, struct dw_desc *desc,
 	void				*param = NULL;
 	struct dma_async_tx_descriptor	*txd = &desc->txd;
 	struct dw_desc			*child;
+	unsigned long			flags;
 
 	dev_vdbg(chan2dev(&dwc->chan), "descriptor %u complete\n", txd->cookie);
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dwc->lock, flags);
 	dwc->completed = txd->cookie;
 	if (callback_required) {
 		callback = txd->callback;
@@ -241,6 +246,8 @@ dwc_descriptor_complete(struct dw_dma_chan *dwc, struct dw_desc *desc,
 		}
 	}
 
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dwc->lock, flags);
+
 	if (callback_required && callback)
 		callback(param);
 }
@@ -249,7 +256,9 @@ static void dwc_complete_all(struct dw_dma *dw, struct dw_dma_chan *dwc)
 {
 	struct dw_desc *desc, *_desc;
 	LIST_HEAD(list);
+	unsigned long flags;
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dwc->lock, flags);
 	if (dma_readl(dw, CH_EN) & dwc->mask) {
 		dev_err(chan2dev(&dwc->chan),
 			"BUG: XFER bit set, but channel not idle!\n");
@@ -270,6 +279,8 @@ static void dwc_complete_all(struct dw_dma *dw, struct dw_dma_chan *dwc)
 		dwc_dostart(dwc, dwc_first_active(dwc));
 	}
 
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dwc->lock, flags);
+
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(desc, _desc, &list, desc_node)
 		dwc_descriptor_complete(dwc, desc, true);
 }
@@ -280,7 +291,9 @@ static void dwc_scan_descriptors(struct dw_dma *dw, struct dw_dma_chan *dwc)
 	struct dw_desc *desc, *_desc;
 	struct dw_desc *child;
 	u32 status_xfer;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dwc->lock, flags);
 	/*
 	 * Clear block interrupt flag before scanning so that we don't
 	 * miss any, and read LLP before RAW_XFER to ensure it is
@@ -293,35 +306,47 @@ static void dwc_scan_descriptors(struct dw_dma *dw, struct dw_dma_chan *dwc)
 	if (status_xfer & dwc->mask) {
 		/* Everything we've submitted is done */
 		dma_writel(dw, CLEAR.XFER, dwc->mask);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dwc->lock, flags);
+
 		dwc_complete_all(dw, dwc);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (list_empty(&dwc->active_list))
+	if (list_empty(&dwc->active_list)) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dwc->lock, flags);
 		return;
+	}
 
 	dev_vdbg(chan2dev(&dwc->chan), "scan_descriptors: llp=0x%x\n", llp);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(desc, _desc, &dwc->active_list, desc_node) {
 		/* check first descriptors addr */
-		if (desc->txd.phys == llp)
+		if (desc->txd.phys == llp) {
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dwc->lock, flags);
 			return;
+		}
 
 		/* check first descriptors llp */
-		if (desc->lli.llp == llp)
+		if (desc->lli.llp == llp) {
 			/* This one is currently in progress */
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dwc->lock, flags);
 			return;
+		}
 
 		list_for_each_entry(child, &desc->tx_list, desc_node)
-			if (child->lli.llp == llp)
+			if (child->lli.llp == llp) {
 				/* Currently in progress */
+				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dwc->lock, flags);
 				return;
+			}
 
 		/*
 		 * No descriptors so far seem to be in progress, i.e.
 		 * this one must be done.
 		 */
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dwc->lock, flags);
 		dwc_descriptor_complete(dwc, desc, true);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&dwc->lock, flags);
 	}
 
 	dev_err(chan2dev(&dwc->chan),
@@ -336,6 +361,7 @@ static void dwc_scan_descriptors(struct dw_dma *dw, struct dw_dma_chan *dwc)
 		list_move(dwc->queue.next, &dwc->active_list);
 		dwc_dostart(dwc, dwc_first_active(dwc));
 	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dwc->lock, flags);
 }
 
 static void dwc_dump_lli(struct dw_dma_chan *dwc, struct dw_lli *lli)
@@ -350,9 +376,12 @@ static void dwc_handle_error(struct dw_dma *dw, struct dw_dma_chan *dwc)
 {
 	struct dw_desc *bad_desc;
 	struct dw_desc *child;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	dwc_scan_descriptors(dw, dwc);
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dwc->lock, flags);
+
 	/*
 	 * The descriptor currently at the head of the active list is
 	 * borked. Since we don't have any way to report errors, we'll
@@ -382,6 +411,8 @@ static void dwc_handle_error(struct dw_dma *dw, struct dw_dma_chan *dwc)
 	list_for_each_entry(child, &bad_desc->tx_list, desc_node)
 		dwc_dump_lli(dwc, &child->lli);
 
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dwc->lock, flags);
+
 	/* Pretend the descriptor completed successfully */
 	dwc_descriptor_complete(dwc, bad_desc, true);
 }
@@ -406,6 +437,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dw_dma_get_dst_addr);
 static void dwc_handle_cyclic(struct dw_dma *dw, struct dw_dma_chan *dwc,
 		u32 status_block, u32 status_err, u32 status_xfer)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
+
 	if (status_block & dwc->mask) {
 		void (*callback)(void *param);
 		void *callback_param;
@@ -416,11 +449,9 @@ static void dwc_handle_cyclic(struct dw_dma *dw, struct dw_dma_chan *dwc,
 
 		callback = dwc->cdesc->period_callback;
 		callback_param = dwc->cdesc->period_callback_param;
-		if (callback) {
-			spin_unlock(&dwc->lock);
+
+		if (callback)
 			callback(callback_param);
-			spin_lock(&dwc->lock);
-		}
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -434,6 +465,9 @@ static void dwc_handle_cyclic(struct dw_dma *dw, struct dw_dma_chan *dwc,
 		dev_err(chan2dev(&dwc->chan), "cyclic DMA unexpected %s "
 				"interrupt, stopping DMA transfer\n",
 				status_xfer ? "xfer" : "error");
+
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&dwc->lock, flags);
+
 		dev_err(chan2dev(&dwc->chan),
 			"  SAR: 0x%x DAR: 0x%x LLP: 0x%x CTL: 0x%x:%08x\n",
 			channel_readl(dwc, SAR),
@@ -457,6 +491,8 @@ static void dwc_handle_cyclic(struct dw_dma *dw, struct dw_dma_chan *dwc,
 
 		for (i = 0; i < dwc->cdesc->periods; i++)
 			dwc_dump_lli(dwc, &dwc->cdesc->desc[i]->lli);
+
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dwc->lock, flags);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -480,7 +516,6 @@ static void dw_dma_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < dw->dma.chancnt; i++) {
 		dwc = &dw->chan[i];
-		spin_lock(&dwc->lock);
 		if (test_bit(DW_DMA_IS_CYCLIC, &dwc->flags))
 			dwc_handle_cyclic(dw, dwc, status_block, status_err,
 					status_xfer);
@@ -488,7 +523,6 @@ static void dw_dma_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 			dwc_handle_error(dw, dwc);
 		else if ((status_block | status_xfer) & (1 << i))
 			dwc_scan_descriptors(dw, dwc);
-		spin_unlock(&dwc->lock);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -543,8 +577,9 @@ static dma_cookie_t dwc_tx_submit(struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *tx)
 	struct dw_desc		*desc = txd_to_dw_desc(tx);
 	struct dw_dma_chan	*dwc = to_dw_dma_chan(tx->chan);
 	dma_cookie_t		cookie;
+	unsigned long		flags;
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&dwc->lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dwc->lock, flags);
 	cookie = dwc_assign_cookie(dwc, desc);
 
 	/*
@@ -564,7 +599,7 @@ static dma_cookie_t dwc_tx_submit(struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *tx)
 		list_add_tail(&desc->desc_node, &dwc->queue);
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock_bh(&dwc->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dwc->lock, flags);
 
 	return cookie;
 }
@@ -826,6 +861,7 @@ static int dwc_control(struct dma_chan *chan, enum dma_ctrl_cmd cmd,
 	struct dw_dma_chan	*dwc = to_dw_dma_chan(chan);
 	struct dw_dma		*dw = to_dw_dma(chan->device);
 	struct dw_desc		*desc, *_desc;
+	unsigned long		flags;
 	LIST_HEAD(list);
 
 	/* Only supports DMA_TERMINATE_ALL */
@@ -838,7 +874,7 @@ static int dwc_control(struct dma_chan *chan, enum dma_ctrl_cmd cmd,
 	 * channel. We still have to poll the channel enable bit due
 	 * to AHB/HSB limitations.
 	 */
-	spin_lock_bh(&dwc->lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dwc->lock, flags);
 
 	channel_clear_bit(dw, CH_EN, dwc->mask);
 
@@ -849,7 +885,7 @@ static int dwc_control(struct dma_chan *chan, enum dma_ctrl_cmd cmd,
 	list_splice_init(&dwc->queue, &list);
 	list_splice_init(&dwc->active_list, &list);
 
-	spin_unlock_bh(&dwc->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dwc->lock, flags);
 
 	/* Flush all pending and queued descriptors */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(desc, _desc, &list, desc_node)
@@ -873,9 +909,7 @@ dwc_tx_status(struct dma_chan *chan,
 
 	ret = dma_async_is_complete(cookie, last_complete, last_used);
 	if (ret != DMA_SUCCESS) {
-		spin_lock_bh(&dwc->lock);
 		dwc_scan_descriptors(to_dw_dma(chan->device), dwc);
-		spin_unlock_bh(&dwc->lock);
 
 		last_complete = dwc->completed;
 		last_used = chan->cookie;
@@ -896,10 +930,8 @@ static void dwc_issue_pending(struct dma_chan *chan)
 {
 	struct dw_dma_chan	*dwc = to_dw_dma_chan(chan);
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&dwc->lock);
 	if (!list_empty(&dwc->queue))
 		dwc_scan_descriptors(to_dw_dma(chan->device), dwc);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&dwc->lock);
 }
 
 static int dwc_alloc_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan)
@@ -911,6 +943,7 @@ static int dwc_alloc_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan)
 	int			i;
 	u32			cfghi;
 	u32			cfglo;
+	unsigned long		flags;
 
 	dev_vdbg(chan2dev(chan), "alloc_chan_resources\n");
 
@@ -948,16 +981,16 @@ static int dwc_alloc_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan)
 	 * doesn't mean what you think it means), and status writeback.
 	 */
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&dwc->lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dwc->lock, flags);
 	i = dwc->descs_allocated;
 	while (dwc->descs_allocated < NR_DESCS_PER_CHANNEL) {
-		spin_unlock_bh(&dwc->lock);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dwc->lock, flags);
 
 		desc = kzalloc(sizeof(struct dw_desc), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!desc) {
 			dev_info(chan2dev(chan),
 				"only allocated %d descriptors\n", i);
-			spin_lock_bh(&dwc->lock);
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&dwc->lock, flags);
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -969,7 +1002,7 @@ static int dwc_alloc_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan)
 				sizeof(desc->lli), DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 		dwc_desc_put(dwc, desc);
 
-		spin_lock_bh(&dwc->lock);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&dwc->lock, flags);
 		i = ++dwc->descs_allocated;
 	}
 
@@ -978,7 +1011,7 @@ static int dwc_alloc_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan)
 	channel_set_bit(dw, MASK.BLOCK, dwc->mask);
 	channel_set_bit(dw, MASK.ERROR, dwc->mask);
 
-	spin_unlock_bh(&dwc->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dwc->lock, flags);
 
 	dev_dbg(chan2dev(chan),
 		"alloc_chan_resources allocated %d descriptors\n", i);
@@ -991,6 +1024,7 @@ static void dwc_free_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan)
 	struct dw_dma_chan	*dwc = to_dw_dma_chan(chan);
 	struct dw_dma		*dw = to_dw_dma(chan->device);
 	struct dw_desc		*desc, *_desc;
+	unsigned long		flags;
 	LIST_HEAD(list);
 
 	dev_dbg(chan2dev(chan), "free_chan_resources (descs allocated=%u)\n",
@@ -1001,7 +1035,7 @@ static void dwc_free_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan)
 	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&dwc->queue));
 	BUG_ON(dma_readl(to_dw_dma(chan->device), CH_EN) & dwc->mask);
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&dwc->lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dwc->lock, flags);
 	list_splice_init(&dwc->free_list, &list);
 	dwc->descs_allocated = 0;
 
@@ -1010,7 +1044,7 @@ static void dwc_free_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan)
 	channel_clear_bit(dw, MASK.BLOCK, dwc->mask);
 	channel_clear_bit(dw, MASK.ERROR, dwc->mask);
 
-	spin_unlock_bh(&dwc->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dwc->lock, flags);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(desc, _desc, &list, desc_node) {
 		dev_vdbg(chan2dev(chan), "  freeing descriptor %p\n", desc);
@@ -1035,13 +1069,14 @@ int dw_dma_cyclic_start(struct dma_chan *chan)
 {
 	struct dw_dma_chan	*dwc = to_dw_dma_chan(chan);
 	struct dw_dma		*dw = to_dw_dma(dwc->chan.device);
+	unsigned long		flags;
 
 	if (!test_bit(DW_DMA_IS_CYCLIC, &dwc->flags)) {
 		dev_err(chan2dev(&dwc->chan), "missing prep for cyclic DMA\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock(&dwc->lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dwc->lock, flags);
 
 	/* assert channel is idle */
 	if (dma_readl(dw, CH_EN) & dwc->mask) {
@@ -1054,7 +1089,7 @@ int dw_dma_cyclic_start(struct dma_chan *chan)
 			channel_readl(dwc, LLP),
 			channel_readl(dwc, CTL_HI),
 			channel_readl(dwc, CTL_LO));
-		spin_unlock(&dwc->lock);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dwc->lock, flags);
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
@@ -1069,7 +1104,7 @@ int dw_dma_cyclic_start(struct dma_chan *chan)
 
 	channel_set_bit(dw, CH_EN, dwc->mask);
 
-	spin_unlock(&dwc->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dwc->lock, flags);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1085,14 +1120,15 @@ void dw_dma_cyclic_stop(struct dma_chan *chan)
 {
 	struct dw_dma_chan	*dwc = to_dw_dma_chan(chan);
 	struct dw_dma		*dw = to_dw_dma(dwc->chan.device);
+	unsigned long		flags;
 
-	spin_lock(&dwc->lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dwc->lock, flags);
 
 	channel_clear_bit(dw, CH_EN, dwc->mask);
 	while (dma_readl(dw, CH_EN) & dwc->mask)
 		cpu_relax();
 
-	spin_unlock(&dwc->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dwc->lock, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dw_dma_cyclic_stop);
 
@@ -1121,17 +1157,18 @@ struct dw_cyclic_desc *dw_dma_cyclic_prep(struct dma_chan *chan,
 	unsigned int			reg_width;
 	unsigned int			periods;
 	unsigned int			i;
+	unsigned long			flags;
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&dwc->lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dwc->lock, flags);
 	if (!list_empty(&dwc->queue) || !list_empty(&dwc->active_list)) {
-		spin_unlock_bh(&dwc->lock);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dwc->lock, flags);
 		dev_dbg(chan2dev(&dwc->chan),
 				"queue and/or active list are not empty\n");
 		return ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
 	}
 
 	was_cyclic = test_and_set_bit(DW_DMA_IS_CYCLIC, &dwc->flags);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&dwc->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dwc->lock, flags);
 	if (was_cyclic) {
 		dev_dbg(chan2dev(&dwc->chan),
 				"channel already prepared for cyclic DMA\n");
@@ -1245,13 +1282,14 @@ void dw_dma_cyclic_free(struct dma_chan *chan)
 	struct dw_dma		*dw = to_dw_dma(dwc->chan.device);
 	struct dw_cyclic_desc	*cdesc = dwc->cdesc;
 	int			i;
+	unsigned long		flags;
 
 	dev_dbg(chan2dev(&dwc->chan), "cyclic free\n");
 
 	if (!cdesc)
 		return;
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&dwc->lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dwc->lock, flags);
 
 	channel_clear_bit(dw, CH_EN, dwc->mask);
 	while (dma_readl(dw, CH_EN) & dwc->mask)
@@ -1261,7 +1299,7 @@ void dw_dma_cyclic_free(struct dma_chan *chan)
 	dma_writel(dw, CLEAR.ERROR, dwc->mask);
 	dma_writel(dw, CLEAR.XFER, dwc->mask);
 
-	spin_unlock_bh(&dwc->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dwc->lock, flags);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < cdesc->periods; i++)
 		dwc_desc_put(dwc, cdesc->desc[i]);