int ehca_init_mrmw_cache(void);
 void ehca_cleanup_mrmw_cache(void);
 
-extern spinlock_t ehca_qp_idr_lock;
-extern spinlock_t ehca_cq_idr_lock;
+extern rwlock_t ehca_qp_idr_lock;
+extern rwlock_t ehca_cq_idr_lock;
 extern struct idr ehca_qp_idr;
 extern struct idr ehca_cq_idr;
 
 
                        goto create_cq_exit1;
                }
 
-               spin_lock_irqsave(&ehca_cq_idr_lock, flags);
+               write_lock_irqsave(&ehca_cq_idr_lock, flags);
                ret = idr_get_new(&ehca_cq_idr, my_cq, &my_cq->token);
-               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ehca_cq_idr_lock, flags);
+               write_unlock_irqrestore(&ehca_cq_idr_lock, flags);
 
        } while (ret == -EAGAIN);
 
                         "cq_num=%x h_ret=%lx", my_cq, my_cq->cq_number, h_ret);
 
 create_cq_exit2:
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&ehca_cq_idr_lock, flags);
+       write_lock_irqsave(&ehca_cq_idr_lock, flags);
        idr_remove(&ehca_cq_idr, my_cq->token);
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ehca_cq_idr_lock, flags);
+       write_unlock_irqrestore(&ehca_cq_idr_lock, flags);
 
 create_cq_exit1:
        kmem_cache_free(cq_cache, my_cq);
         * remove the CQ from the idr first to make sure
         * no more interrupt tasklets will touch this CQ
         */
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&ehca_cq_idr_lock, flags);
+       write_lock_irqsave(&ehca_cq_idr_lock, flags);
        idr_remove(&ehca_cq_idr, my_cq->token);
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ehca_cq_idr_lock, flags);
+       write_unlock_irqrestore(&ehca_cq_idr_lock, flags);
 
        /* now wait until all pending events have completed */
        wait_event(my_cq->wait_completion, !atomic_read(&my_cq->nr_events));
 
 {
        struct ib_event event;
        struct ehca_qp *qp;
-       unsigned long flags;
        u32 token = EHCA_BMASK_GET(EQE_QP_TOKEN, eqe);
 
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&ehca_qp_idr_lock, flags);
+       read_lock(&ehca_qp_idr_lock);
        qp = idr_find(&ehca_qp_idr, token);
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ehca_qp_idr_lock, flags);
+       read_unlock(&ehca_qp_idr_lock);
 
 
        if (!qp)
                              u64 eqe)
 {
        struct ehca_cq *cq;
-       unsigned long flags;
        u32 token = EHCA_BMASK_GET(EQE_CQ_TOKEN, eqe);
 
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&ehca_cq_idr_lock, flags);
+       read_lock(&ehca_cq_idr_lock);
        cq = idr_find(&ehca_cq_idr, token);
        if (cq)
                atomic_inc(&cq->nr_events);
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ehca_cq_idr_lock, flags);
+       read_unlock(&ehca_cq_idr_lock);
 
        if (!cq)
                return;
 {
        u64 eqe_value;
        u32 token;
-       unsigned long flags;
        struct ehca_cq *cq;
 
        eqe_value = eqe->entry;
        if (EHCA_BMASK_GET(EQE_COMPLETION_EVENT, eqe_value)) {
                ehca_dbg(&shca->ib_device, "Got completion event");
                token = EHCA_BMASK_GET(EQE_CQ_TOKEN, eqe_value);
-               spin_lock_irqsave(&ehca_cq_idr_lock, flags);
+               read_lock(&ehca_cq_idr_lock);
                cq = idr_find(&ehca_cq_idr, token);
                if (cq)
                        atomic_inc(&cq->nr_events);
-               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ehca_cq_idr_lock, flags);
+               read_unlock(&ehca_cq_idr_lock);
                if (cq == NULL) {
                        ehca_err(&shca->ib_device,
                                 "Invalid eqe for non-existing cq token=%x",
                eqe_value = eqe_cache[eqe_cnt].eqe->entry;
                if (EHCA_BMASK_GET(EQE_COMPLETION_EVENT, eqe_value)) {
                        token = EHCA_BMASK_GET(EQE_CQ_TOKEN, eqe_value);
-                       spin_lock(&ehca_cq_idr_lock);
+                       read_lock(&ehca_cq_idr_lock);
                        eqe_cache[eqe_cnt].cq = idr_find(&ehca_cq_idr, token);
                        if (eqe_cache[eqe_cnt].cq)
                                atomic_inc(&eqe_cache[eqe_cnt].cq->nr_events);
-                       spin_unlock(&ehca_cq_idr_lock);
+                       read_unlock(&ehca_cq_idr_lock);
                        if (!eqe_cache[eqe_cnt].cq) {
                                ehca_err(&shca->ib_device,
                                         "Invalid eqe for non-existing cq "
 
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(scaling_code,
                 "set scaling code (0: disabled/default, 1: enabled)");
 
-DEFINE_SPINLOCK(ehca_qp_idr_lock);
-DEFINE_SPINLOCK(ehca_cq_idr_lock);
+DEFINE_RWLOCK(ehca_qp_idr_lock);
+DEFINE_RWLOCK(ehca_cq_idr_lock);
 DEFINE_IDR(ehca_qp_idr);
 DEFINE_IDR(ehca_cq_idr);
 
 
                        goto create_qp_exit0;
                }
 
-               spin_lock_irqsave(&ehca_qp_idr_lock, flags);
+               write_lock_irqsave(&ehca_qp_idr_lock, flags);
                ret = idr_get_new(&ehca_qp_idr, my_qp, &my_qp->token);
-               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ehca_qp_idr_lock, flags);
+               write_unlock_irqrestore(&ehca_qp_idr_lock, flags);
 
        } while (ret == -EAGAIN);
 
        hipz_h_destroy_qp(shca->ipz_hca_handle, my_qp);
 
 create_qp_exit1:
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&ehca_qp_idr_lock, flags);
+       write_lock_irqsave(&ehca_qp_idr_lock, flags);
        idr_remove(&ehca_qp_idr, my_qp->token);
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ehca_qp_idr_lock, flags);
+       write_unlock_irqrestore(&ehca_qp_idr_lock, flags);
 
 create_qp_exit0:
        kmem_cache_free(qp_cache, my_qp);
                }
        }
 
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&ehca_qp_idr_lock, flags);
+       write_lock_irqsave(&ehca_qp_idr_lock, flags);
        idr_remove(&ehca_qp_idr, my_qp->token);
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ehca_qp_idr_lock, flags);
+       write_unlock_irqrestore(&ehca_qp_idr_lock, flags);
 
        h_ret = hipz_h_destroy_qp(shca->ipz_hca_handle, my_qp);
        if (h_ret != H_SUCCESS) {
 
        u32 rsrc_type = (fileoffset >> 24) & 0xF; /* sq,rq,cmnd_window */
        u32 cur_pid = current->tgid;
        u32 ret;
-       unsigned long flags;
        struct ehca_cq *cq;
        struct ehca_qp *qp;
        struct ehca_pd *pd;
 
        switch (q_type) {
        case  1: /* CQ */
-               spin_lock_irqsave(&ehca_cq_idr_lock, flags);
+               read_lock(&ehca_cq_idr_lock);
                cq = idr_find(&ehca_cq_idr, idr_handle);
-               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ehca_cq_idr_lock, flags);
+               read_unlock(&ehca_cq_idr_lock);
 
                /* make sure this mmap really belongs to the authorized user */
                if (!cq)
                break;
 
        case 2: /* QP */
-               spin_lock_irqsave(&ehca_qp_idr_lock, flags);
+               read_lock(&ehca_qp_idr_lock);
                qp = idr_find(&ehca_qp_idr, idr_handle);
-               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ehca_qp_idr_lock, flags);
+               read_unlock(&ehca_qp_idr_lock);
 
                /* make sure this mmap really belongs to the authorized user */
                if (!qp)