diff --git a/sound/oss/vwsnd.c b/sound/oss/vwsnd.c
index 2654230..b372e88 100644
--- a/sound/oss/vwsnd.c
+++ b/sound/oss/vwsnd.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
  *	Open will block until the previous client has closed the
  *	device, unless O_NONBLOCK is specified.
  *
- *	The semaphore devc->io_sema serializes PCM I/O syscalls.  This
+ *	The semaphore devc->io_mutex serializes PCM I/O syscalls.  This
  *	is unnecessary in Linux 2.2, because the kernel lock
  *	serializes read, write, and ioctl globally, but it's there,
  *	ready for the brave, new post-kernel-lock world.
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
  *	area it owns and update its pointers.  See pcm_output() and
  *	pcm_input() for most of the gory stuff.
  *
- *	devc->mix_sema serializes all mixer ioctls.  This is also
+ *	devc->mix_mutex serializes all mixer ioctls.  This is also
  *	redundant because of the kernel lock.
  *
  *	The lowest level lock is lith->lithium_lock.  It is a
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@
 #include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
-#include <asm/semaphore.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
+
 #include <asm/mach-visws/cobalt.h>
 
 #include "sound_config.h"
@@ -1447,11 +1448,11 @@
  *
  *	port->lock protects: hwstate, flags, swb_[iu]_avail.
  *
- *	devc->io_sema protects: swstate, sw_*, swb_[iu]_idx.
+ *	devc->io_mutex protects: swstate, sw_*, swb_[iu]_idx.
  *
  *	everything else is only written by open/release or
  *	pcm_{setup,shutdown}(), which are serialized by a
- *	combination of devc->open_sema and devc->io_sema.
+ *	combination of devc->open_mutex and devc->io_mutex.
  */
 
 typedef struct vwsnd_port {
@@ -1507,9 +1508,9 @@
 	int		audio_minor;	/* minor number of audio device */
 	int		mixer_minor;	/* minor number of mixer device */
 
-	struct semaphore open_sema;
-	struct semaphore io_sema;
-	struct semaphore mix_sema;
+	struct mutex open_mutex;
+	struct mutex io_mutex;
+	struct mutex mix_mutex;
 	mode_t		open_mode;
 	wait_queue_head_t open_wait;
 
@@ -1633,7 +1634,7 @@
  * mode-setting ioctls have been done, but before the first I/O is
  * done.
  *
- * Locking: called with devc->io_sema held.
+ * Locking: called with devc->io_mutex held.
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, -errno on failure.
  */
@@ -2319,9 +2320,9 @@
 	vwsnd_dev_t *devc = file->private_data;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
-	down(&devc->io_sema);
+	mutex_lock(&devc->io_mutex);
 	ret = vwsnd_audio_do_read(file, buffer, count, ppos);
-	up(&devc->io_sema);
+	mutex_unlock(&devc->io_mutex);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2394,9 +2395,9 @@
 	vwsnd_dev_t *devc = file->private_data;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
-	down(&devc->io_sema);
+	mutex_lock(&devc->io_mutex);
 	ret = vwsnd_audio_do_write(file, buffer, count, ppos);
-	up(&devc->io_sema);
+	mutex_unlock(&devc->io_mutex);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2891,9 +2892,9 @@
 	vwsnd_dev_t *devc = (vwsnd_dev_t *) file->private_data;
 	int ret;
 
-	down(&devc->io_sema);
+	mutex_lock(&devc->io_mutex);
 	ret = vwsnd_audio_do_ioctl(inode, file, cmd, arg);
-	up(&devc->io_sema);
+	mutex_unlock(&devc->io_mutex);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2929,9 +2930,9 @@
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	down(&devc->open_sema);
+	mutex_lock(&devc->open_mutex);
 	while (devc->open_mode & file->f_mode) {
-		up(&devc->open_sema);
+		mutex_unlock(&devc->open_mutex);
 		if (file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) {
 			DEC_USE_COUNT;
 			return -EBUSY;
@@ -2941,10 +2942,10 @@
 			DEC_USE_COUNT;
 			return -ERESTARTSYS;
 		}
-		down(&devc->open_sema);
+		mutex_lock(&devc->open_mutex);
 	}
 	devc->open_mode |= file->f_mode & (FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE);
-	up(&devc->open_sema);
+	mutex_unlock(&devc->open_mutex);
 
 	/* get default sample format from minor number. */
 
@@ -2960,7 +2961,7 @@
 
 	/* Initialize vwsnd_ports. */
 
-	down(&devc->io_sema);
+	mutex_lock(&devc->io_mutex);
 	{
 		if (file->f_mode & FMODE_READ) {
 			devc->rport.swstate        = SW_INITIAL;
@@ -2987,7 +2988,7 @@
 			devc->wport.frag_count     = 0;
 		}
 	}
-	up(&devc->io_sema);
+	mutex_unlock(&devc->io_mutex);
 
 	file->private_data = devc;
 	DBGRV();
@@ -3005,7 +3006,7 @@
 	int err = 0;
 
 	lock_kernel();
-	down(&devc->io_sema);
+	mutex_lock(&devc->io_mutex);
 	{
 		DBGEV("(inode=0x%p, file=0x%p)\n", inode, file);
 
@@ -3022,13 +3023,13 @@
 		if (wport)
 			wport->swstate = SW_OFF;
 	}
-	up(&devc->io_sema);
+	mutex_unlock(&devc->io_mutex);
 
-	down(&devc->open_sema);
+	mutex_lock(&devc->open_mutex);
 	{
 		devc->open_mode &= ~file->f_mode;
 	}
-	up(&devc->open_sema);
+	mutex_unlock(&devc->open_mutex);
 	wake_up(&devc->open_wait);
 	DEC_USE_COUNT;
 	DBGR();
@@ -3213,7 +3214,7 @@
 
 	DBGEV("(devc=0x%p, cmd=0x%x, arg=0x%lx)\n", devc, cmd, arg);
 
-	down(&devc->mix_sema);
+	mutex_lock(&devc->mix_mutex);
 	{
 		if ((cmd & ~nrmask) == MIXER_READ(0))
 			retval = mixer_read_ioctl(devc, nr, (void __user *) arg);
@@ -3222,7 +3223,7 @@
 		else
 			retval = -EINVAL;
 	}
-	up(&devc->mix_sema);
+	mutex_unlock(&devc->mix_mutex);
 	return retval;
 }
 
@@ -3376,9 +3377,9 @@
 
 	/* Initialize as much of *devc as possible */
 
-	init_MUTEX(&devc->open_sema);
-	init_MUTEX(&devc->io_sema);
-	init_MUTEX(&devc->mix_sema);
+	mutex_init(&devc->open_mutex);
+	mutex_init(&devc->io_mutex);
+	mutex_init(&devc->mix_mutex);
 	devc->open_mode = 0;
 	spin_lock_init(&devc->rport.lock);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&devc->rport.queue);