diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index db57546..64510fd 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@
 #include <linux/kmod.h>
 #include <linux/kobj_map.h>
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 #define MAX_PROBE_HASH 255	/* random */
 
 static struct subsystem block_subsys;
 
-static DECLARE_MUTEX(block_subsys_sem);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(block_subsys_lock);
 
 /*
  * Can be deleted altogether. Later.
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@
 /*
  * iterate over a list of blkdev_info structures.  allows
  * the major_names array to be iterated over from outside this file
- * must be called with the block_subsys_sem held
+ * must be called with the block_subsys_lock held
  */
 void *get_next_blkdev(void *dev)
 {
@@ -85,20 +86,20 @@
 
 void *acquire_blkdev_list(void)
 {
-        down(&block_subsys_sem);
+        mutex_lock(&block_subsys_lock);
         return get_next_blkdev(NULL);
 }
 
 void release_blkdev_list(void *dev)
 {
-        up(&block_subsys_sem);
+        mutex_unlock(&block_subsys_lock);
         kfree(dev);
 }
 
 
 /*
  * Count the number of records in the blkdev_list.
- * must be called with the block_subsys_sem held
+ * must be called with the block_subsys_lock held
  */
 int count_blkdev_list(void)
 {
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@
 /*
  * extract the major and name values from a blkdev_info struct
  * passed in as a void to *dev.  Must be called with
- * block_subsys_sem held
+ * block_subsys_lock held
  */
 int get_blkdev_info(void *dev, int *major, char **name)
 {
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@
 	struct blk_major_name **n, *p;
 	int index, ret = 0;
 
-	down(&block_subsys_sem);
+	mutex_lock(&block_subsys_lock);
 
 	/* temporary */
 	if (major == 0) {
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@
 		kfree(p);
 	}
 out:
-	up(&block_subsys_sem);
+	mutex_unlock(&block_subsys_lock);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@
 	int index = major_to_index(major);
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	down(&block_subsys_sem);
+	mutex_lock(&block_subsys_lock);
 	for (n = &major_names[index]; *n; n = &(*n)->next)
 		if ((*n)->major == major)
 			break;
@@ -207,7 +208,7 @@
 		p = *n;
 		*n = p->next;
 	}
-	up(&block_subsys_sem);
+	mutex_unlock(&block_subsys_lock);
 	kfree(p);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -301,7 +302,7 @@
 	struct list_head *p;
 	loff_t l = *pos;
 
-	down(&block_subsys_sem);
+	mutex_lock(&block_subsys_lock);
 	list_for_each(p, &block_subsys.kset.list)
 		if (!l--)
 			return list_entry(p, struct gendisk, kobj.entry);
@@ -318,7 +319,7 @@
 
 static void part_stop(struct seq_file *part, void *v)
 {
-	up(&block_subsys_sem);
+	mutex_unlock(&block_subsys_lock);
 }
 
 static int show_partition(struct seq_file *part, void *v)
@@ -377,7 +378,7 @@
 
 static int __init genhd_device_init(void)
 {
-	bdev_map = kobj_map_init(base_probe, &block_subsys_sem);
+	bdev_map = kobj_map_init(base_probe, &block_subsys_lock);
 	blk_dev_init();
 	subsystem_register(&block_subsys);
 	return 0;
@@ -611,7 +612,7 @@
 	loff_t k = *pos;
 	struct list_head *p;
 
-	down(&block_subsys_sem);
+	mutex_lock(&block_subsys_lock);
 	list_for_each(p, &block_subsys.kset.list)
 		if (!k--)
 			return list_entry(p, struct gendisk, kobj.entry);
@@ -628,7 +629,7 @@
 
 static void diskstats_stop(struct seq_file *part, void *v)
 {
-	up(&block_subsys_sem);
+	mutex_unlock(&block_subsys_lock);
 }
 
 static int diskstats_show(struct seq_file *s, void *v)