spin_lock_irqsave(&list->lock, flags);
                        while (instr->use) {
                                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&list->lock, flags);
-                               schedule_timeout(1);
+                               schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
                                spin_lock_irqsave(&list->lock, flags);
                        }                               
                        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&list->lock, flags);
                while (flist) {
                        instr = flist;
                        flist = instr->next;
-                       while (instr->use)
-                               schedule_timeout(1);
+                       while (instr->use) {
+                               schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
+                               barrier();
+                       }
                        if (snd_seq_instr_free(instr, atomic)<0)
                                snd_printk(KERN_WARNING "instrument free problem\n");
                        instr = next;
                                           SNDRV_SEQ_INSTR_NOTIFY_REMOVE);
                while (instr->use) {
                        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&list->lock, flags);
-                       schedule_timeout(1);
+                       schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
                        spin_lock_irqsave(&list->lock, flags);
                }                               
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&list->lock, flags);