diff --git a/fs/hpfs/Kconfig b/fs/hpfs/Kconfig
index 63b6f56..0c39dc3 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/hpfs/Kconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 config HPFS_FS
 	tristate "OS/2 HPFS file system support"
 	depends on BLOCK
-	depends on BKL # nontrivial to fix
+	depends on BROKEN || !PREEMPT
 	help
 	  OS/2 is IBM's operating system for PC's, the same as Warp, and HPFS
 	  is the file system used for organizing files on OS/2 hard disk
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/dir.c b/fs/hpfs/dir.c
index d32f63a..b3d7c0d 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/dir.c
@@ -6,16 +6,15 @@
  *  directory VFS functions
  */
 
-#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include "hpfs_fn.h"
 
 static int hpfs_dir_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
-	lock_kernel();
+	hpfs_lock(inode->i_sb);
 	hpfs_del_pos(inode, &filp->f_pos);
 	/*hpfs_write_if_changed(inode);*/
-	unlock_kernel();
+	hpfs_unlock(inode->i_sb);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@
 	struct hpfs_inode_info *hpfs_inode = hpfs_i(i);
 	struct super_block *s = i->i_sb;
 
-	lock_kernel();
+	hpfs_lock(s);
 
 	/*printk("dir lseek\n");*/
 	if (new_off == 0 || new_off == 1 || new_off == 11 || new_off == 12 || new_off == 13) goto ok;
@@ -43,12 +42,12 @@
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&i->i_mutex);
 ok:
-	unlock_kernel();
+	hpfs_unlock(s);
 	return filp->f_pos = new_off;
 fail:
 	mutex_unlock(&i->i_mutex);
 	/*printk("illegal lseek: %016llx\n", new_off);*/
-	unlock_kernel();
+	hpfs_unlock(s);
 	return -ESPIPE;
 }
 
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@
 	int c1, c2 = 0;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	lock_kernel();
+	hpfs_lock(inode->i_sb);
 
 	if (hpfs_sb(inode->i_sb)->sb_chk) {
 		if (hpfs_chk_sectors(inode->i_sb, inode->i_ino, 1, "dir_fnode")) {
@@ -167,7 +166,7 @@
 		hpfs_brelse4(&qbh);
 	}
 out:
-	unlock_kernel();
+	hpfs_unlock(inode->i_sb);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -197,10 +196,10 @@
 	struct inode *result = NULL;
 	struct hpfs_inode_info *hpfs_result;
 
-	lock_kernel();
+	hpfs_lock(dir->i_sb);
 	if ((err = hpfs_chk_name(name, &len))) {
 		if (err == -ENAMETOOLONG) {
-			unlock_kernel();
+			hpfs_unlock(dir->i_sb);
 			return ERR_PTR(-ENAMETOOLONG);
 		}
 		goto end_add;
@@ -298,7 +297,7 @@
 
 	end:
 	end_add:
-	unlock_kernel();
+	hpfs_unlock(dir->i_sb);
 	d_add(dentry, result);
 	return NULL;
 
@@ -311,7 +310,7 @@
 	
 	/*bail:*/
 
-	unlock_kernel();
+	hpfs_unlock(dir->i_sb);
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/file.c b/fs/hpfs/file.c
index c034088..2dbae20 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/file.c
@@ -6,16 +6,15 @@
  *  file VFS functions
  */
 
-#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include "hpfs_fn.h"
 
 #define BLOCKS(size) (((size) + 511) >> 9)
 
 static int hpfs_file_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	lock_kernel();
+	hpfs_lock(inode->i_sb);
 	hpfs_write_if_changed(inode);
-	unlock_kernel();
+	hpfs_unlock(inode->i_sb);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -49,14 +48,14 @@
 static void hpfs_truncate(struct inode *i)
 {
 	if (IS_IMMUTABLE(i)) return /*-EPERM*/;
-	lock_kernel();
+	hpfs_lock(i->i_sb);
 	hpfs_i(i)->i_n_secs = 0;
 	i->i_blocks = 1 + ((i->i_size + 511) >> 9);
 	hpfs_i(i)->mmu_private = i->i_size;
 	hpfs_truncate_btree(i->i_sb, i->i_ino, 1, ((i->i_size + 511) >> 9));
 	hpfs_write_inode(i);
 	hpfs_i(i)->i_n_secs = 0;
-	unlock_kernel();
+	hpfs_unlock(i->i_sb);
 }
 
 static int hpfs_get_block(struct inode *inode, sector_t iblock, struct buffer_head *bh_result, int create)
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/hpfs_fn.h b/fs/hpfs/hpfs_fn.h
index 1c43dbe..c15adbc 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/hpfs_fn.h
+++ b/fs/hpfs/hpfs_fn.h
@@ -342,3 +342,25 @@
 	extern struct timezone sys_tz;
 	return t - sys_tz.tz_minuteswest * 60 - hpfs_sb(s)->sb_timeshift;
 }
+
+/*
+ * Locking:
+ *
+ * hpfs_lock() is a leftover from the big kernel lock.
+ * Right now, these functions are empty and only left
+ * for documentation purposes. The file system no longer
+ * works on SMP systems, so the lock is not needed
+ * any more.
+ *
+ * If someone is interested in making it work again, this
+ * would be the place to start by adding a per-superblock
+ * mutex and fixing all the bugs and performance issues
+ * caused by that.
+ */
+static inline void hpfs_lock(struct super_block *s)
+{
+}
+
+static inline void hpfs_unlock(struct super_block *s)
+{
+}
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/inode.c b/fs/hpfs/inode.c
index 1ae35ba..87f1f78 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/inode.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  *  inode VFS functions
  */
 
-#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include "hpfs_fn.h"
 
@@ -267,7 +266,7 @@
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
 	int error = -EINVAL;
 
-	lock_kernel();
+	hpfs_lock(inode->i_sb);
 	if (inode->i_ino == hpfs_sb(inode->i_sb)->sb_root)
 		goto out_unlock;
 	if ((attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) && attr->ia_size > inode->i_size)
@@ -290,7 +289,7 @@
 	hpfs_write_inode(inode);
 
  out_unlock:
-	unlock_kernel();
+	hpfs_unlock(inode->i_sb);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -307,8 +306,8 @@
 	truncate_inode_pages(&inode->i_data, 0);
 	end_writeback(inode);
 	if (!inode->i_nlink) {
-		lock_kernel();
+		hpfs_lock(inode->i_sb);
 		hpfs_remove_fnode(inode->i_sb, inode->i_ino);
-		unlock_kernel();
+		hpfs_unlock(inode->i_sb);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/namei.c b/fs/hpfs/namei.c
index f4ad9e3..d5f8c8a 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/namei.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  *  adding & removing files & directories
  */
 #include <linux/sched.h>
-#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include "hpfs_fn.h"
 
 static int hpfs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@
 	struct hpfs_dirent dee;
 	int err;
 	if ((err = hpfs_chk_name(name, &len))) return err==-ENOENT ? -EINVAL : err;
-	lock_kernel();
+	hpfs_lock(dir->i_sb);
 	err = -ENOSPC;
 	fnode = hpfs_alloc_fnode(dir->i_sb, hpfs_i(dir)->i_dno, &fno, &bh);
 	if (!fnode)
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@
 	}
 	d_instantiate(dentry, result);
 	mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
-	unlock_kernel();
+	hpfs_unlock(dir->i_sb);
 	return 0;
 bail3:
 	mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@
 	brelse(bh);
 	hpfs_free_sectors(dir->i_sb, fno, 1);
 bail:
-	unlock_kernel();
+	hpfs_unlock(dir->i_sb);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@
 	int err;
 	if ((err = hpfs_chk_name(name, &len)))
 		return err==-ENOENT ? -EINVAL : err;
-	lock_kernel();
+	hpfs_lock(dir->i_sb);
 	err = -ENOSPC;
 	fnode = hpfs_alloc_fnode(dir->i_sb, hpfs_i(dir)->i_dno, &fno, &bh);
 	if (!fnode)
@@ -195,7 +194,7 @@
 	}
 	d_instantiate(dentry, result);
 	mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
-	unlock_kernel();
+	hpfs_unlock(dir->i_sb);
 	return 0;
 
 bail2:
@@ -205,7 +204,7 @@
 	brelse(bh);
 	hpfs_free_sectors(dir->i_sb, fno, 1);
 bail:
-	unlock_kernel();
+	hpfs_unlock(dir->i_sb);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -224,7 +223,7 @@
 	if (hpfs_sb(dir->i_sb)->sb_eas < 2) return -EPERM;
 	if (!new_valid_dev(rdev))
 		return -EINVAL;
-	lock_kernel();
+	hpfs_lock(dir->i_sb);
 	err = -ENOSPC;
 	fnode = hpfs_alloc_fnode(dir->i_sb, hpfs_i(dir)->i_dno, &fno, &bh);
 	if (!fnode)
@@ -274,7 +273,7 @@
 	d_instantiate(dentry, result);
 	mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
 	brelse(bh);
-	unlock_kernel();
+	hpfs_unlock(dir->i_sb);
 	return 0;
 bail2:
 	mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
@@ -283,7 +282,7 @@
 	brelse(bh);
 	hpfs_free_sectors(dir->i_sb, fno, 1);
 bail:
-	unlock_kernel();
+	hpfs_unlock(dir->i_sb);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -299,9 +298,9 @@
 	struct inode *result;
 	int err;
 	if ((err = hpfs_chk_name(name, &len))) return err==-ENOENT ? -EINVAL : err;
-	lock_kernel();
+	hpfs_lock(dir->i_sb);
 	if (hpfs_sb(dir->i_sb)->sb_eas < 2) {
-		unlock_kernel();
+		hpfs_unlock(dir->i_sb);
 		return -EPERM;
 	}
 	err = -ENOSPC;
@@ -354,7 +353,7 @@
 	hpfs_write_inode_nolock(result);
 	d_instantiate(dentry, result);
 	mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
-	unlock_kernel();
+	hpfs_unlock(dir->i_sb);
 	return 0;
 bail2:
 	mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
@@ -363,7 +362,7 @@
 	brelse(bh);
 	hpfs_free_sectors(dir->i_sb, fno, 1);
 bail:
-	unlock_kernel();
+	hpfs_unlock(dir->i_sb);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -380,7 +379,7 @@
 	int rep = 0;
 	int err;
 
-	lock_kernel();
+	hpfs_lock(dir->i_sb);
 	hpfs_adjust_length(name, &len);
 again:
 	mutex_lock(&hpfs_i(inode)->i_parent_mutex);
@@ -416,7 +415,7 @@
 		dentry_unhash(dentry);
 		if (!d_unhashed(dentry)) {
 			dput(dentry);
-			unlock_kernel();
+			hpfs_unlock(dir->i_sb);
 			return -ENOSPC;
 		}
 		if (generic_permission(inode, MAY_WRITE, 0, NULL) ||
@@ -435,7 +434,7 @@
 			if (!err)
 				goto again;
 		}
-		unlock_kernel();
+		hpfs_unlock(dir->i_sb);
 		return -ENOSPC;
 	default:
 		drop_nlink(inode);
@@ -448,7 +447,7 @@
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
 	mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(inode)->i_parent_mutex);
-	unlock_kernel();
+	hpfs_unlock(dir->i_sb);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -466,7 +465,7 @@
 	int r;
 
 	hpfs_adjust_length(name, &len);
-	lock_kernel();
+	hpfs_lock(dir->i_sb);
 	mutex_lock(&hpfs_i(inode)->i_parent_mutex);
 	mutex_lock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
 	err = -ENOENT;
@@ -508,7 +507,7 @@
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
 	mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(inode)->i_parent_mutex);
-	unlock_kernel();
+	hpfs_unlock(dir->i_sb);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -521,21 +520,21 @@
 	int err;
 
 	err = -EIO;
-	lock_kernel();
+	hpfs_lock(i->i_sb);
 	if (!(fnode = hpfs_map_fnode(i->i_sb, i->i_ino, &bh)))
 		goto fail;
 	err = hpfs_read_ea(i->i_sb, fnode, "SYMLINK", link, PAGE_SIZE);
 	brelse(bh);
 	if (err)
 		goto fail;
-	unlock_kernel();
+	hpfs_unlock(i->i_sb);
 	SetPageUptodate(page);
 	kunmap(page);
 	unlock_page(page);
 	return 0;
 
 fail:
-	unlock_kernel();
+	hpfs_unlock(i->i_sb);
 	SetPageError(page);
 	kunmap(page);
 	unlock_page(page);
@@ -567,7 +566,7 @@
 	err = 0;
 	hpfs_adjust_length(old_name, &old_len);
 
-	lock_kernel();
+	hpfs_lock(i->i_sb);
 	/* order doesn't matter, due to VFS exclusion */
 	mutex_lock(&hpfs_i(i)->i_parent_mutex);
 	if (new_inode)
@@ -659,7 +658,7 @@
 	mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(i)->i_parent_mutex);
 	if (new_inode)
 		mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(new_inode)->i_parent_mutex);
-	unlock_kernel();
+	hpfs_unlock(i->i_sb);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/super.c b/fs/hpfs/super.c
index b30426b..c89b408 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/super.c
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include <linux/statfs.h>
 #include <linux/magic.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
-#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/bitmap.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 
@@ -103,15 +102,11 @@
 {
 	struct hpfs_sb_info *sbi = hpfs_sb(s);
 
-	lock_kernel();
-
 	kfree(sbi->sb_cp_table);
 	kfree(sbi->sb_bmp_dir);
 	unmark_dirty(s);
 	s->s_fs_info = NULL;
 	kfree(sbi);
-
-	unlock_kernel();
 }
 
 unsigned hpfs_count_one_bitmap(struct super_block *s, secno secno)
@@ -143,7 +138,7 @@
 	struct super_block *s = dentry->d_sb;
 	struct hpfs_sb_info *sbi = hpfs_sb(s);
 	u64 id = huge_encode_dev(s->s_bdev->bd_dev);
-	lock_kernel();
+	hpfs_lock(s);
 
 	/*if (sbi->sb_n_free == -1) {*/
 		sbi->sb_n_free = count_bitmaps(s);
@@ -160,7 +155,7 @@
 	buf->f_fsid.val[1] = (u32)(id >> 32);
 	buf->f_namelen = 254;
 
-	unlock_kernel();
+	hpfs_unlock(s);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -406,7 +401,7 @@
 	
 	*flags |= MS_NOATIME;
 	
-	lock_kernel();
+	hpfs_lock(s);
 	lock_super(s);
 	uid = sbi->sb_uid; gid = sbi->sb_gid;
 	umask = 0777 & ~sbi->sb_mode;
@@ -441,12 +436,12 @@
 	replace_mount_options(s, new_opts);
 
 	unlock_super(s);
-	unlock_kernel();
+	hpfs_unlock(s);
 	return 0;
 
 out_err:
 	unlock_super(s);
-	unlock_kernel();
+	hpfs_unlock(s);
 	kfree(new_opts);
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
@@ -484,13 +479,15 @@
 
 	int o;
 
-	lock_kernel();
+	if (num_possible_cpus() > 1) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "HPFS is not SMP safe\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	save_mount_options(s, options);
 
 	sbi = kzalloc(sizeof(*sbi), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!sbi) {
-		unlock_kernel();
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	s->s_fs_info = sbi;
@@ -677,7 +674,6 @@
 			root->i_blocks = 5;
 		hpfs_brelse4(&qbh);
 	}
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return 0;
 
 bail4:	brelse(bh2);
@@ -689,7 +685,6 @@
 	kfree(sbi->sb_cp_table);
 	s->s_fs_info = NULL;
 	kfree(sbi);
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return -EINVAL;
 }