@@ -637,11 +637,10 @@ struct devfreq *devfreq_add_device(struct device *dev,
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_out;
 	}
 
 	mutex_init(&devfreq->lock);
-	mutex_lock(&devfreq->lock);
 	devfreq->dev.parent = dev;
 	devfreq->dev.class = devfreq_class;
 	devfreq->dev.release = devfreq_dev_release;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&devfreq->node);
 	devfreq->profile = profile;

@@ -650,28 +649,24 @@ struct devfreq *devfreq_add_device(struct device *dev,
 	devfreq->last_status.current_frequency = profile->initial_freq;
 	devfreq->data = data;
 	devfreq->nb.notifier_call = devfreq_notifier_call;
 
 	if (!devfreq->profile->max_state && !devfreq->profile->freq_table) {
-		mutex_unlock(&devfreq->lock);
 		err = set_freq_table(devfreq);
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto err_dev;
-		mutex_lock(&devfreq->lock);
 	}
 
 	devfreq->scaling_min_freq = find_available_min_freq(devfreq);
 	if (!devfreq->scaling_min_freq) {
-		mutex_unlock(&devfreq->lock);
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto err_dev;
 	}
 	devfreq->min_freq = devfreq->scaling_min_freq;
 
 	devfreq->scaling_max_freq = find_available_max_freq(devfreq);
 	if (!devfreq->scaling_max_freq) {
-		mutex_unlock(&devfreq->lock);
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto err_dev;
 	}
 	devfreq->max_freq = devfreq->scaling_max_freq;
 

@@ -682,20 +677,18 @@ struct devfreq *devfreq_add_device(struct device *dev,
 			array3_size(sizeof(unsigned int),
 				    devfreq->profile->max_state,
 				    devfreq->profile->max_state),
 			GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!devfreq->trans_table) {
-		mutex_unlock(&devfreq->lock);
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_dev;
 	}
 
 	devfreq->time_in_state = kcalloc(devfreq->profile->max_state,
 					 sizeof(unsigned long),
 					 GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!devfreq->time_in_state) {
-		mutex_unlock(&devfreq->lock);
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_dev;
 	}
 
 	devfreq->last_stat_updated = jiffies;

@@ -704,17 +697,14 @@ struct devfreq *devfreq_add_device(struct device *dev,
 
 	dev_set_name(&devfreq->dev, "devfreq%d",
 				atomic_inc_return(&devfreq_no));
 	err = device_register(&devfreq->dev);
 	if (err) {
-		mutex_unlock(&devfreq->lock);
 		put_device(&devfreq->dev);
 		goto err_out;
 	}
 
-	mutex_unlock(&devfreq->lock);
-
 	mutex_lock(&devfreq_list_lock);
 
 	governor = try_then_request_governor(devfreq->governor_name);
 	if (IS_ERR(governor)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "%s: Unable to find governor for the device\n",