}
 
        if (num_registrations) {
-               arr = kzalloc(num_registrations * sizeof(*arr), GFP_KERNEL);
+               arr = kzalloc(num_registrations * sizeof(*arr), GFP_ATOMIC);
                if (!arr)
                        return;  /* Keep the existing array */
        } else
 
        memset(stats, 0, sizeof(*stats));
 
-       cb2 = kzalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+       cb2 = kzalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_ATOMIC);
        if (!cb2) {
                ehea_error("no mem for cb2");
                goto out;
 
        memcpy(dev->dev_addr, mac_addr->sa_data, dev->addr_len);
 
-       mutex_lock(&ehea_bcmc_regs.lock);
+       spin_lock(&ehea_bcmc_regs.lock);
 
        /* Deregister old MAC in pHYP */
        if (port->state == EHEA_PORT_UP) {
 
 out_upregs:
        ehea_update_bcmc_registrations();
-       mutex_unlock(&ehea_bcmc_regs.lock);
+       spin_unlock(&ehea_bcmc_regs.lock);
 out_free:
        kfree(cb0);
 out:
        }
        ehea_promiscuous(dev, 0);
 
-       mutex_lock(&ehea_bcmc_regs.lock);
+       spin_lock(&ehea_bcmc_regs.lock);
 
        if (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) {
                ehea_allmulti(dev, 1);
        }
 out:
        ehea_update_bcmc_registrations();
-       mutex_unlock(&ehea_bcmc_regs.lock);
+       spin_unlock(&ehea_bcmc_regs.lock);
        return;
 }
 
                }
        }
 
-       mutex_lock(&ehea_bcmc_regs.lock);
+       spin_lock(&ehea_bcmc_regs.lock);
 
        ret = ehea_broadcast_reg_helper(port, H_REG_BCMC);
        if (ret) {
                ehea_info("Failed starting %s. ret=%i", dev->name, ret);
 
        ehea_update_bcmc_registrations();
-       mutex_unlock(&ehea_bcmc_regs.lock);
+       spin_unlock(&ehea_bcmc_regs.lock);
 
        ehea_update_firmware_handles();
        mutex_unlock(&ehea_fw_handles.lock);
 
        mutex_lock(&ehea_fw_handles.lock);
 
-       mutex_lock(&ehea_bcmc_regs.lock);
+       spin_lock(&ehea_bcmc_regs.lock);
        ehea_drop_multicast_list(dev);
        ehea_broadcast_reg_helper(port, H_DEREG_BCMC);
 
        port->state = EHEA_PORT_DOWN;
 
        ehea_update_bcmc_registrations();
-       mutex_unlock(&ehea_bcmc_regs.lock);
+       spin_unlock(&ehea_bcmc_regs.lock);
 
        ret = ehea_clean_all_portres(port);
        if (ret)
        memset(&ehea_bcmc_regs, 0, sizeof(ehea_bcmc_regs));
 
        mutex_init(&ehea_fw_handles.lock);
-       mutex_init(&ehea_bcmc_regs.lock);
+       spin_lock_init(&ehea_bcmc_regs.lock);
 
        ret = check_module_parm();
        if (ret)