The following bug happens when insmoding hp_sdc_mlc.ko:
    HP SDC MLC: Registering the System Domain Controller's HIL MLC.
    BUG: rwlock recursion on CPU#0, hotplug/1814, 
00854734
    Backtrace:
     [<
10267560>] _raw_write_lock+0x50/0x88
     [<
10104008>] _write_lock_irqsave+0x14/0x24
     [<
008537d4>] hp_sdc_mlc_out+0x38/0x25c [hp_sdc_mlc]
     [<
0084ebd8>] hilse_donode+0x308/0x470 [hil_mlc]
     [<
0084ed80>] hil_mlcs_process+0x40/0x6c [hil_mlc]
     [<
10130f80>] tasklet_action+0x78/0xb8
     [<
10130cec>] __do_softirq+0x60/0xcc
     [<
1010428c>] __lock_text_end+0x38/0x48
     [<
10108348>] do_cpu_irq_mask+0xf0/0x11c
     [<
1010b068>] intr_return+0x0/0xc
Signed-off-by: Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@mail.ru>
 
                break;
 
        case HILSE_CTS:
+               write_lock_irqsave(&mlc->lock, flags);
                nextidx = mlc->cts(mlc) ? node->bad : node->good;
+               write_unlock_irqrestore(&mlc->lock, flags);
                break;
 
        default:
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(hp_sdc_release_hil_irq);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(hp_sdc_release_cooked_irq);
 
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__hp_sdc_enqueue_transaction);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(hp_sdc_enqueue_transaction);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(hp_sdc_dequeue_transaction);
 
 }
 
 /******* Functions called in either user or kernel context ****/
-int hp_sdc_enqueue_transaction(hp_sdc_transaction *this)
+int __hp_sdc_enqueue_transaction(hp_sdc_transaction *this)
 {
-       unsigned long flags;
        int i;
 
        if (this == NULL) {
-               tasklet_schedule(&hp_sdc.task);
+               BUG();
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
-       write_lock_irqsave(&hp_sdc.lock, flags);
-
        /* Can't have same transaction on queue twice */
        for (i = 0; i < HP_SDC_QUEUE_LEN; i++)
                if (hp_sdc.tq[i] == this)
        for (i = 0; i < HP_SDC_QUEUE_LEN; i++)
                if (hp_sdc.tq[i] == NULL) {
                        hp_sdc.tq[i] = this;
-                       write_unlock_irqrestore(&hp_sdc.lock, flags);
                        tasklet_schedule(&hp_sdc.task);
                        return 0;
                }
 
-       write_unlock_irqrestore(&hp_sdc.lock, flags);
        printk(KERN_WARNING PREFIX "No free slot to add transaction.\n");
        return -EBUSY;
 
  fail:
-       write_unlock_irqrestore(&hp_sdc.lock,flags);
        printk(KERN_WARNING PREFIX "Transaction add failed: transaction already queued?\n");
        return -EINVAL;
 }
 
+int hp_sdc_enqueue_transaction(hp_sdc_transaction *this) {
+       unsigned long flags;
+       int ret;
+
+       write_lock_irqsave(&hp_sdc.lock, flags);
+       ret = __hp_sdc_enqueue_transaction(this);
+       write_unlock_irqrestore(&hp_sdc.lock,flags);
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
 int hp_sdc_dequeue_transaction(hp_sdc_transaction *this)
 {
        unsigned long flags;
 
 
 static int hp_sdc_mlc_in(hil_mlc *mlc, suseconds_t timeout)
 {
-       unsigned long flags;
        struct hp_sdc_mlc_priv_s *priv;
        int rc = 2;
 
        priv = mlc->priv;
 
-       write_lock_irqsave(&mlc->lock, flags);
-
        /* Try to down the semaphore */
        if (down_trylock(&mlc->isem)) {
                struct timeval tv;
  wasup:
        up(&mlc->isem);
        rc = 0;
-       goto done;
  done:
-       write_unlock_irqrestore(&mlc->lock, flags);
        return rc;
 }
 
 static int hp_sdc_mlc_cts(hil_mlc *mlc)
 {
        struct hp_sdc_mlc_priv_s *priv;
-       unsigned long flags;
 
        priv = mlc->priv;
 
-       write_lock_irqsave(&mlc->lock, flags);
-
        /* Try to down the semaphores -- they should be up. */
        BUG_ON(down_trylock(&mlc->isem));
        BUG_ON(down_trylock(&mlc->osem));
        priv->tseq[2] = 1;
        priv->tseq[3] = 0;
        priv->tseq[4] = 0;
-       hp_sdc_enqueue_transaction(&priv->trans);
+       __hp_sdc_enqueue_transaction(&priv->trans);
  busy:
-       write_unlock_irqrestore(&mlc->lock, flags);
        return 1;
  done:
        priv->trans.act.semaphore = &mlc->osem;
        up(&mlc->csem);
-       write_unlock_irqrestore(&mlc->lock, flags);
        return 0;
 }
 
 static void hp_sdc_mlc_out(hil_mlc *mlc)
 {
        struct hp_sdc_mlc_priv_s *priv;
-       unsigned long flags;
 
        priv = mlc->priv;
 
-       write_lock_irqsave(&mlc->lock, flags);
-
        /* Try to down the semaphore -- it should be up. */
        BUG_ON(down_trylock(&mlc->osem));
 
  do_data:
        if (priv->emtestmode) {
                up(&mlc->osem);
-               goto done;
+               return;
        }
        /* Shouldn't be sending commands when loop may be busy */
        BUG_ON(down_trylock(&mlc->csem));
        }
  enqueue:
        hp_sdc_enqueue_transaction(&priv->trans);
- done:
-       write_unlock_irqrestore(&mlc->lock, flags);
 }
 
 static int __init hp_sdc_mlc_init(void)
 
          struct semaphore *semaphore;  /* Semaphore to sleep on. */
        } act;
 } hp_sdc_transaction;
+int __hp_sdc_enqueue_transaction(hp_sdc_transaction *this);
 int hp_sdc_enqueue_transaction(hp_sdc_transaction *this);
 int hp_sdc_dequeue_transaction(hp_sdc_transaction *this);