diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-table.c b/drivers/md/dm-table.c
index 76610a6..8f56a54 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-table.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-table.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 
 #define MAX_DEPTH 16
@@ -770,14 +771,14 @@
 	return r;
 }
 
-static DECLARE_MUTEX(_event_lock);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(_event_lock);
 void dm_table_event_callback(struct dm_table *t,
 			     void (*fn)(void *), void *context)
 {
-	down(&_event_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&_event_lock);
 	t->event_fn = fn;
 	t->event_context = context;
-	up(&_event_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&_event_lock);
 }
 
 void dm_table_event(struct dm_table *t)
@@ -788,10 +789,10 @@
 	 */
 	BUG_ON(in_interrupt());
 
-	down(&_event_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&_event_lock);
 	if (t->event_fn)
 		t->event_fn(t->event_context);
-	up(&_event_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&_event_lock);
 }
 
 sector_t dm_table_get_size(struct dm_table *t)
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
index 973e63d..4d710b7 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <linux/blkpg.h>
 #include <linux/bio.h>
@@ -743,14 +744,14 @@
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------
  * An IDR is used to keep track of allocated minor numbers.
  *---------------------------------------------------------------*/
-static DECLARE_MUTEX(_minor_lock);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(_minor_lock);
 static DEFINE_IDR(_minor_idr);
 
 static void free_minor(unsigned int minor)
 {
-	down(&_minor_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&_minor_lock);
 	idr_remove(&_minor_idr, minor);
-	up(&_minor_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&_minor_lock);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -763,7 +764,7 @@
 	if (minor >= (1 << MINORBITS))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	down(&_minor_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&_minor_lock);
 
 	if (idr_find(&_minor_idr, minor)) {
 		r = -EBUSY;
@@ -788,7 +789,7 @@
 	}
 
 out:
-	up(&_minor_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&_minor_lock);
 	return r;
 }
 
@@ -797,7 +798,7 @@
 	int r;
 	unsigned int m;
 
-	down(&_minor_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&_minor_lock);
 
 	r = idr_pre_get(&_minor_idr, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!r) {
@@ -819,7 +820,7 @@
 	*minor = m;
 
 out:
-	up(&_minor_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&_minor_lock);
 	return r;
 }
 
@@ -1014,13 +1015,13 @@
 	if (MAJOR(dev) != _major || minor >= (1 << MINORBITS))
 		return NULL;
 
-	down(&_minor_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&_minor_lock);
 
 	md = idr_find(&_minor_idr, minor);
 	if (!md || (dm_disk(md)->first_minor != minor))
 		md = NULL;
 
-	up(&_minor_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&_minor_lock);
 
 	return md;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/md/kcopyd.c b/drivers/md/kcopyd.c
index ed71f3f..72480a4 100644
--- a/drivers/md/kcopyd.c
+++ b/drivers/md/kcopyd.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 #include "kcopyd.h"
 
@@ -581,21 +582,21 @@
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------
  * Unit setup
  *---------------------------------------------------------------*/
-static DECLARE_MUTEX(_client_lock);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(_client_lock);
 static LIST_HEAD(_clients);
 
 static void client_add(struct kcopyd_client *kc)
 {
-	down(&_client_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&_client_lock);
 	list_add(&kc->list, &_clients);
-	up(&_client_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&_client_lock);
 }
 
 static void client_del(struct kcopyd_client *kc)
 {
-	down(&_client_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&_client_lock);
 	list_del(&kc->list);
-	up(&_client_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&_client_lock);
 }
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(kcopyd_init_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 147efcb..c9c9c09 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h> /* for invalidate_bdev */
 #include <linux/suspend.h>
 #include <linux/poll.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 #include <linux/init.h>
 
@@ -2500,7 +2501,7 @@
 
 static struct kobject *md_probe(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
 {
-	static DECLARE_MUTEX(disks_sem);
+	static DEFINE_MUTEX(disks_mutex);
 	mddev_t *mddev = mddev_find(dev);
 	struct gendisk *disk;
 	int partitioned = (MAJOR(dev) != MD_MAJOR);
@@ -2510,15 +2511,15 @@
 	if (!mddev)
 		return NULL;
 
-	down(&disks_sem);
+	mutex_lock(&disks_mutex);
 	if (mddev->gendisk) {
-		up(&disks_sem);
+		mutex_unlock(&disks_mutex);
 		mddev_put(mddev);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	disk = alloc_disk(1 << shift);
 	if (!disk) {
-		up(&disks_sem);
+		mutex_unlock(&disks_mutex);
 		mddev_put(mddev);
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -2536,7 +2537,7 @@
 	disk->queue = mddev->queue;
 	add_disk(disk);
 	mddev->gendisk = disk;
-	up(&disks_sem);
+	mutex_unlock(&disks_mutex);
 	mddev->kobj.parent = &disk->kobj;
 	mddev->kobj.k_name = NULL;
 	snprintf(mddev->kobj.name, KOBJ_NAME_LEN, "%s", "md");