diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/prom_common.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/prom_common.c
index 1303021748c8..9f20566b0773 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/prom_common.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/prom_common.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ int of_set_property(struct device_node *dp, const char *name, void *val, int len
 	err = -ENODEV;
 
 	mutex_lock(&of_set_property_mutex);
-	write_lock(&devtree_lock);
+	raw_spin_lock(&devtree_lock);
 	prevp = &dp->properties;
 	while (*prevp) {
 		struct property *prop = *prevp;
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ int of_set_property(struct device_node *dp, const char *name, void *val, int len
 		}
 		prevp = &(*prevp)->next;
 	}
-	write_unlock(&devtree_lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock(&devtree_lock);
 	mutex_unlock(&of_set_property_mutex);
 
 	/* XXX Upate procfs if necessary... */
diff --git a/drivers/of/base.c b/drivers/of/base.c
index 16ee7a08e044..f86be5594a15 100644
--- a/drivers/of/base.c
+++ b/drivers/of/base.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(of_aliases_mutex);
 /* use when traversing tree through the allnext, child, sibling,
  * or parent members of struct device_node.
  */
-DEFINE_RWLOCK(devtree_lock);
+DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(devtree_lock);
 
 int of_n_addr_cells(struct device_node *np)
 {
@@ -188,10 +188,11 @@ struct property *of_find_property(const struct device_node *np,
 				  int *lenp)
 {
 	struct property *pp;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	read_lock(&devtree_lock);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&devtree_lock, flags);
 	pp = __of_find_property(np, name, lenp);
-	read_unlock(&devtree_lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
 
 	return pp;
 }
@@ -209,13 +210,13 @@ struct device_node *of_find_all_nodes(struct device_node *prev)
 {
 	struct device_node *np;
 
-	read_lock(&devtree_lock);
+	raw_spin_lock(&devtree_lock);
 	np = prev ? prev->allnext : of_allnodes;
 	for (; np != NULL; np = np->allnext)
 		if (of_node_get(np))
 			break;
 	of_node_put(prev);
-	read_unlock(&devtree_lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock(&devtree_lock);
 	return np;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_find_all_nodes);
@@ -274,11 +275,12 @@ static int __of_device_is_compatible(const struct device_node *device,
 int of_device_is_compatible(const struct device_node *device,
 		const char *compat)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
 	int res;
 
-	read_lock(&devtree_lock);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&devtree_lock, flags);
 	res = __of_device_is_compatible(device, compat);
-	read_unlock(&devtree_lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
 	return res;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_device_is_compatible);
@@ -340,13 +342,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_device_is_available);
 struct device_node *of_get_parent(const struct device_node *node)
 {
 	struct device_node *np;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (!node)
 		return NULL;
 
-	read_lock(&devtree_lock);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&devtree_lock, flags);
 	np = of_node_get(node->parent);
-	read_unlock(&devtree_lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
 	return np;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_get_parent);
@@ -365,14 +368,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_get_parent);
 struct device_node *of_get_next_parent(struct device_node *node)
 {
 	struct device_node *parent;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (!node)
 		return NULL;
 
-	read_lock(&devtree_lock);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&devtree_lock, flags);
 	parent = of_node_get(node->parent);
 	of_node_put(node);
-	read_unlock(&devtree_lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
 	return parent;
 }
 
@@ -388,14 +392,15 @@ struct device_node *of_get_next_child(const struct device_node *node,
 	struct device_node *prev)
 {
 	struct device_node *next;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	read_lock(&devtree_lock);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&devtree_lock, flags);
 	next = prev ? prev->sibling : node->child;
 	for (; next; next = next->sibling)
 		if (of_node_get(next))
 			break;
 	of_node_put(prev);
-	read_unlock(&devtree_lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
 	return next;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_get_next_child);
@@ -413,7 +418,7 @@ struct device_node *of_get_next_available_child(const struct device_node *node,
 {
 	struct device_node *next;
 
-	read_lock(&devtree_lock);
+	raw_spin_lock(&devtree_lock);
 	next = prev ? prev->sibling : node->child;
 	for (; next; next = next->sibling) {
 		if (!of_device_is_available(next))
@@ -422,7 +427,7 @@ struct device_node *of_get_next_available_child(const struct device_node *node,
 			break;
 	}
 	of_node_put(prev);
-	read_unlock(&devtree_lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock(&devtree_lock);
 	return next;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_get_next_available_child);
@@ -460,14 +465,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_get_child_by_name);
 struct device_node *of_find_node_by_path(const char *path)
 {
 	struct device_node *np = of_allnodes;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	read_lock(&devtree_lock);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&devtree_lock, flags);
 	for (; np; np = np->allnext) {
 		if (np->full_name && (of_node_cmp(np->full_name, path) == 0)
 		    && of_node_get(np))
 			break;
 	}
-	read_unlock(&devtree_lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
 	return np;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_find_node_by_path);
@@ -487,15 +493,16 @@ struct device_node *of_find_node_by_name(struct device_node *from,
 	const char *name)
 {
 	struct device_node *np;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	read_lock(&devtree_lock);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&devtree_lock, flags);
 	np = from ? from->allnext : of_allnodes;
 	for (; np; np = np->allnext)
 		if (np->name && (of_node_cmp(np->name, name) == 0)
 		    && of_node_get(np))
 			break;
 	of_node_put(from);
-	read_unlock(&devtree_lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
 	return np;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_find_node_by_name);
@@ -516,15 +523,16 @@ struct device_node *of_find_node_by_type(struct device_node *from,
 	const char *type)
 {
 	struct device_node *np;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	read_lock(&devtree_lock);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&devtree_lock, flags);
 	np = from ? from->allnext : of_allnodes;
 	for (; np; np = np->allnext)
 		if (np->type && (of_node_cmp(np->type, type) == 0)
 		    && of_node_get(np))
 			break;
 	of_node_put(from);
-	read_unlock(&devtree_lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
 	return np;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_find_node_by_type);
@@ -547,8 +555,9 @@ struct device_node *of_find_compatible_node(struct device_node *from,
 	const char *type, const char *compatible)
 {
 	struct device_node *np;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	read_lock(&devtree_lock);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&devtree_lock, flags);
 	np = from ? from->allnext : of_allnodes;
 	for (; np; np = np->allnext) {
 		if (type
@@ -559,7 +568,7 @@ struct device_node *of_find_compatible_node(struct device_node *from,
 			break;
 	}
 	of_node_put(from);
-	read_unlock(&devtree_lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
 	return np;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_find_compatible_node);
@@ -581,8 +590,9 @@ struct device_node *of_find_node_with_property(struct device_node *from,
 {
 	struct device_node *np;
 	struct property *pp;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	read_lock(&devtree_lock);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&devtree_lock, flags);
 	np = from ? from->allnext : of_allnodes;
 	for (; np; np = np->allnext) {
 		for (pp = np->properties; pp; pp = pp->next) {
@@ -594,7 +604,7 @@ struct device_node *of_find_node_with_property(struct device_node *from,
 	}
 out:
 	of_node_put(from);
-	read_unlock(&devtree_lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
 	return np;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_find_node_with_property);
@@ -635,10 +645,11 @@ const struct of_device_id *of_match_node(const struct of_device_id *matches,
 					 const struct device_node *node)
 {
 	const struct of_device_id *match;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	read_lock(&devtree_lock);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&devtree_lock, flags);
 	match = __of_match_node(matches, node);
-	read_unlock(&devtree_lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
 	return match;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_match_node);
@@ -662,11 +673,12 @@ struct device_node *of_find_matching_node_and_match(struct device_node *from,
 {
 	struct device_node *np;
 	const struct of_device_id *m;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (match)
 		*match = NULL;
 
-	read_lock(&devtree_lock);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&devtree_lock, flags);
 	np = from ? from->allnext : of_allnodes;
 	for (; np; np = np->allnext) {
 		m = __of_match_node(matches, np);
@@ -677,7 +689,7 @@ struct device_node *of_find_matching_node_and_match(struct device_node *from,
 		}
 	}
 	of_node_put(from);
-	read_unlock(&devtree_lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
 	return np;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_find_matching_node_and_match);
@@ -720,12 +732,12 @@ struct device_node *of_find_node_by_phandle(phandle handle)
 {
 	struct device_node *np;
 
-	read_lock(&devtree_lock);
+	raw_spin_lock(&devtree_lock);
 	for (np = of_allnodes; np; np = np->allnext)
 		if (np->phandle == handle)
 			break;
 	of_node_get(np);
-	read_unlock(&devtree_lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock(&devtree_lock);
 	return np;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_find_node_by_phandle);
@@ -1197,18 +1209,18 @@ int of_add_property(struct device_node *np, struct property *prop)
 		return rc;
 
 	prop->next = NULL;
-	write_lock_irqsave(&devtree_lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&devtree_lock, flags);
 	next = &np->properties;
 	while (*next) {
 		if (strcmp(prop->name, (*next)->name) == 0) {
 			/* duplicate ! don't insert it */
-			write_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
+			raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
 			return -1;
 		}
 		next = &(*next)->next;
 	}
 	*next = prop;
-	write_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_DEVICETREE
 	/* try to add to proc as well if it was initialized */
@@ -1238,7 +1250,7 @@ int of_remove_property(struct device_node *np, struct property *prop)
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	write_lock_irqsave(&devtree_lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&devtree_lock, flags);
 	next = &np->properties;
 	while (*next) {
 		if (*next == prop) {
@@ -1251,7 +1263,7 @@ int of_remove_property(struct device_node *np, struct property *prop)
 		}
 		next = &(*next)->next;
 	}
-	write_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
 
 	if (!found)
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -1291,7 +1303,7 @@ int of_update_property(struct device_node *np, struct property *newprop)
 	if (!oldprop)
 		return of_add_property(np, newprop);
 
-	write_lock_irqsave(&devtree_lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&devtree_lock, flags);
 	next = &np->properties;
 	while (*next) {
 		if (*next == oldprop) {
@@ -1305,7 +1317,7 @@ int of_update_property(struct device_node *np, struct property *newprop)
 		}
 		next = &(*next)->next;
 	}
-	write_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
 
 	if (!found)
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -1378,12 +1390,12 @@ int of_attach_node(struct device_node *np)
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	write_lock_irqsave(&devtree_lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&devtree_lock, flags);
 	np->sibling = np->parent->child;
 	np->allnext = of_allnodes;
 	np->parent->child = np;
 	of_allnodes = np;
-	write_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
 
 	of_add_proc_dt_entry(np);
 	return 0;
@@ -1426,17 +1438,17 @@ int of_detach_node(struct device_node *np)
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	write_lock_irqsave(&devtree_lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&devtree_lock, flags);
 
 	if (of_node_check_flag(np, OF_DETACHED)) {
 		/* someone already detached it */
-		write_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
+		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
 		return rc;
 	}
 
 	parent = np->parent;
 	if (!parent) {
-		write_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
+		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
 		return rc;
 	}
 
@@ -1463,7 +1475,7 @@ int of_detach_node(struct device_node *np)
 	}
 
 	of_node_set_flag(np, OF_DETACHED);
-	write_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
 
 	of_remove_proc_dt_entry(np);
 	return rc;
diff --git a/include/linux/of.h b/include/linux/of.h
index 5ebcc5c8e423..bb35c423b1f9 100644
--- a/include/linux/of.h
+++ b/include/linux/of.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static inline void of_node_put(struct device_node *node) { }
 extern struct device_node *of_allnodes;
 extern struct device_node *of_chosen;
 extern struct device_node *of_aliases;
-extern rwlock_t devtree_lock;
+extern raw_spinlock_t devtree_lock;
 
 static inline bool of_have_populated_dt(void)
 {