unsigned long last_dock_time;
        u32 flags;
        spinlock_t dd_lock;
-       spinlock_t hp_lock;
+       struct mutex hp_lock;
        struct list_head dependent_devices;
        struct list_head hotplug_devices;
 };
 dock_add_hotplug_device(struct dock_station *ds,
                        struct dock_dependent_device *dd)
 {
-       spin_lock(&ds->hp_lock);
+       mutex_lock(&ds->hp_lock);
        list_add_tail(&dd->hotplug_list, &ds->hotplug_devices);
-       spin_unlock(&ds->hp_lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&ds->hp_lock);
 }
 
 /**
 dock_del_hotplug_device(struct dock_station *ds,
                        struct dock_dependent_device *dd)
 {
-       spin_lock(&ds->hp_lock);
+       mutex_lock(&ds->hp_lock);
        list_del(&dd->hotplug_list);
-       spin_unlock(&ds->hp_lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&ds->hp_lock);
 }
 
 /**
 {
        struct dock_dependent_device *dd;
 
-       spin_lock(&ds->hp_lock);
+       mutex_lock(&ds->hp_lock);
 
        /*
         * First call driver specific hotplug functions
                else
                        dock_create_acpi_device(dd->handle);
        }
-       spin_unlock(&ds->hp_lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&ds->hp_lock);
 }
 
 static void dock_event(struct dock_station *ds, u32 event, int num)
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dock_station->dependent_devices);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dock_station->hotplug_devices);
        spin_lock_init(&dock_station->dd_lock);
-       spin_lock_init(&dock_station->hp_lock);
+       mutex_init(&dock_station->hp_lock);
        ATOMIC_INIT_NOTIFIER_HEAD(&dock_notifier_list);
 
        /* Find dependent devices */