diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk.c b/drivers/clk/clk.c
index 5e8ffff..bea47d5 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk.c
@@ -27,6 +27,27 @@ static HLIST_HEAD(clk_root_list);
 static HLIST_HEAD(clk_orphan_list);
 static LIST_HEAD(clk_notifier_list);
 
+/***           locking             ***/
+static void clk_prepare_lock(void)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&prepare_lock);
+}
+
+static void clk_prepare_unlock(void)
+{
+	mutex_unlock(&prepare_lock);
+}
+
+static void clk_enable_lock(unsigned long *flags)
+{
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&enable_lock, *flags);
+}
+
+static void clk_enable_unlock(unsigned long *flags)
+{
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&enable_lock, *flags);
+}
+
 /***        debugfs support        ***/
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMMON_CLK_DEBUG
@@ -69,7 +90,7 @@ static int clk_summary_show(struct seq_file *s, void *data)
 	seq_printf(s, "   clock                        enable_cnt  prepare_cnt  rate\n");
 	seq_printf(s, "---------------------------------------------------------------------\n");
 
-	mutex_lock(&prepare_lock);
+	clk_prepare_lock();
 
 	hlist_for_each_entry(c, &clk_root_list, child_node)
 		clk_summary_show_subtree(s, c, 0);
@@ -77,7 +98,7 @@ static int clk_summary_show(struct seq_file *s, void *data)
 	hlist_for_each_entry(c, &clk_orphan_list, child_node)
 		clk_summary_show_subtree(s, c, 0);
 
-	mutex_unlock(&prepare_lock);
+	clk_prepare_unlock();
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -130,7 +151,7 @@ static int clk_dump(struct seq_file *s, void *data)
 
 	seq_printf(s, "{");
 
-	mutex_lock(&prepare_lock);
+	clk_prepare_lock();
 
 	hlist_for_each_entry(c, &clk_root_list, child_node) {
 		if (!first_node)
@@ -144,7 +165,7 @@ static int clk_dump(struct seq_file *s, void *data)
 		clk_dump_subtree(s, c, 0);
 	}
 
-	mutex_unlock(&prepare_lock);
+	clk_prepare_unlock();
 
 	seq_printf(s, "}");
 	return 0;
@@ -316,7 +337,7 @@ static int __init clk_debug_init(void)
 	if (!orphandir)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	mutex_lock(&prepare_lock);
+	clk_prepare_lock();
 
 	hlist_for_each_entry(clk, &clk_root_list, child_node)
 		clk_debug_create_subtree(clk, rootdir);
@@ -326,7 +347,7 @@ static int __init clk_debug_init(void)
 
 	inited = 1;
 
-	mutex_unlock(&prepare_lock);
+	clk_prepare_unlock();
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -372,7 +393,7 @@ static void clk_disable_unused_subtree(struct clk *clk)
 	hlist_for_each_entry(child, &clk->children, child_node)
 		clk_disable_unused_subtree(child);
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&enable_lock, flags);
+	clk_enable_lock(&flags);
 
 	if (clk->enable_count)
 		goto unlock_out;
@@ -393,7 +414,7 @@ static void clk_disable_unused_subtree(struct clk *clk)
 	}
 
 unlock_out:
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&enable_lock, flags);
+	clk_enable_unlock(&flags);
 
 out:
 	return;
@@ -403,7 +424,7 @@ static int clk_disable_unused(void)
 {
 	struct clk *clk;
 
-	mutex_lock(&prepare_lock);
+	clk_prepare_lock();
 
 	hlist_for_each_entry(clk, &clk_root_list, child_node)
 		clk_disable_unused_subtree(clk);
@@ -417,7 +438,7 @@ static int clk_disable_unused(void)
 	hlist_for_each_entry(clk, &clk_orphan_list, child_node)
 		clk_unprepare_unused_subtree(clk);
 
-	mutex_unlock(&prepare_lock);
+	clk_prepare_unlock();
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -600,9 +621,9 @@ void __clk_unprepare(struct clk *clk)
  */
 void clk_unprepare(struct clk *clk)
 {
-	mutex_lock(&prepare_lock);
+	clk_prepare_lock();
 	__clk_unprepare(clk);
-	mutex_unlock(&prepare_lock);
+	clk_prepare_unlock();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(clk_unprepare);
 
@@ -648,9 +669,9 @@ int clk_prepare(struct clk *clk)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	mutex_lock(&prepare_lock);
+	clk_prepare_lock();
 	ret = __clk_prepare(clk);
-	mutex_unlock(&prepare_lock);
+	clk_prepare_unlock();
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -692,9 +713,9 @@ void clk_disable(struct clk *clk)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&enable_lock, flags);
+	clk_enable_lock(&flags);
 	__clk_disable(clk);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&enable_lock, flags);
+	clk_enable_unlock(&flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(clk_disable);
 
@@ -745,9 +766,9 @@ int clk_enable(struct clk *clk)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&enable_lock, flags);
+	clk_enable_lock(&flags);
 	ret = __clk_enable(clk);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&enable_lock, flags);
+	clk_enable_unlock(&flags);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -792,9 +813,9 @@ long clk_round_rate(struct clk *clk, unsigned long rate)
 {
 	unsigned long ret;
 
-	mutex_lock(&prepare_lock);
+	clk_prepare_lock();
 	ret = __clk_round_rate(clk, rate);
-	mutex_unlock(&prepare_lock);
+	clk_prepare_unlock();
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -889,13 +910,13 @@ unsigned long clk_get_rate(struct clk *clk)
 {
 	unsigned long rate;
 
-	mutex_lock(&prepare_lock);
+	clk_prepare_lock();
 
 	if (clk && (clk->flags & CLK_GET_RATE_NOCACHE))
 		__clk_recalc_rates(clk, 0);
 
 	rate = __clk_get_rate(clk);
-	mutex_unlock(&prepare_lock);
+	clk_prepare_unlock();
 
 	return rate;
 }
@@ -1100,7 +1121,7 @@ int clk_set_rate(struct clk *clk, unsigned long rate)
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	/* prevent racing with updates to the clock topology */
-	mutex_lock(&prepare_lock);
+	clk_prepare_lock();
 
 	/* bail early if nothing to do */
 	if (rate == clk->rate)
@@ -1132,7 +1153,7 @@ int clk_set_rate(struct clk *clk, unsigned long rate)
 	clk_change_rate(top);
 
 out:
-	mutex_unlock(&prepare_lock);
+	clk_prepare_unlock();
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1148,9 +1169,9 @@ struct clk *clk_get_parent(struct clk *clk)
 {
 	struct clk *parent;
 
-	mutex_lock(&prepare_lock);
+	clk_prepare_lock();
 	parent = __clk_get_parent(clk);
-	mutex_unlock(&prepare_lock);
+	clk_prepare_unlock();
 
 	return parent;
 }
@@ -1294,19 +1315,19 @@ static int __clk_set_parent(struct clk *clk, struct clk *parent)
 		__clk_prepare(parent);
 
 	/* FIXME replace with clk_is_enabled(clk) someday */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&enable_lock, flags);
+	clk_enable_lock(&flags);
 	if (clk->enable_count)
 		__clk_enable(parent);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&enable_lock, flags);
+	clk_enable_unlock(&flags);
 
 	/* change clock input source */
 	ret = clk->ops->set_parent(clk->hw, i);
 
 	/* clean up old prepare and enable */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&enable_lock, flags);
+	clk_enable_lock(&flags);
 	if (clk->enable_count)
 		__clk_disable(old_parent);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&enable_lock, flags);
+	clk_enable_unlock(&flags);
 
 	if (clk->prepare_count)
 		__clk_unprepare(old_parent);
@@ -1338,7 +1359,7 @@ int clk_set_parent(struct clk *clk, struct clk *parent)
 		return -ENOSYS;
 
 	/* prevent racing with updates to the clock topology */
-	mutex_lock(&prepare_lock);
+	clk_prepare_lock();
 
 	if (clk->parent == parent)
 		goto out;
@@ -1367,7 +1388,7 @@ int clk_set_parent(struct clk *clk, struct clk *parent)
 	__clk_reparent(clk, parent);
 
 out:
-	mutex_unlock(&prepare_lock);
+	clk_prepare_unlock();
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1390,7 +1411,7 @@ int __clk_init(struct device *dev, struct clk *clk)
 	if (!clk)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	mutex_lock(&prepare_lock);
+	clk_prepare_lock();
 
 	/* check to see if a clock with this name is already registered */
 	if (__clk_lookup(clk->name)) {
@@ -1514,7 +1535,7 @@ int __clk_init(struct device *dev, struct clk *clk)
 	clk_debug_register(clk);
 
 out:
-	mutex_unlock(&prepare_lock);
+	clk_prepare_unlock();
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1748,7 +1769,7 @@ int clk_notifier_register(struct clk *clk, struct notifier_block *nb)
 	if (!clk || !nb)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	mutex_lock(&prepare_lock);
+	clk_prepare_lock();
 
 	/* search the list of notifiers for this clk */
 	list_for_each_entry(cn, &clk_notifier_list, node)
@@ -1772,7 +1793,7 @@ int clk_notifier_register(struct clk *clk, struct notifier_block *nb)
 	clk->notifier_count++;
 
 out:
-	mutex_unlock(&prepare_lock);
+	clk_prepare_unlock();
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1797,7 +1818,7 @@ int clk_notifier_unregister(struct clk *clk, struct notifier_block *nb)
 	if (!clk || !nb)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	mutex_lock(&prepare_lock);
+	clk_prepare_lock();
 
 	list_for_each_entry(cn, &clk_notifier_list, node)
 		if (cn->clk == clk)
@@ -1818,7 +1839,7 @@ int clk_notifier_unregister(struct clk *clk, struct notifier_block *nb)
 		ret = -ENOENT;
 	}
 
-	mutex_unlock(&prepare_lock);
+	clk_prepare_unlock();
 
 	return ret;
 }
