diff --git a/block/as-iosched.c b/block/as-iosched.c
index cb5e53b..b201d16 100644
--- a/block/as-iosched.c
+++ b/block/as-iosched.c
@@ -170,9 +170,11 @@
 
 static void as_trim(struct io_context *ioc)
 {
+	spin_lock(&ioc->lock);
 	if (ioc->aic)
 		free_as_io_context(ioc->aic);
 	ioc->aic = NULL;
+	spin_unlock(&ioc->lock);
 }
 
 /* Called when the task exits */
@@ -462,7 +464,9 @@
 	spin_lock_irqsave(q->queue_lock, flags);
 	if (ad->antic_status == ANTIC_WAIT_REQ
 			|| ad->antic_status == ANTIC_WAIT_NEXT) {
-		struct as_io_context *aic = ad->io_context->aic;
+		struct as_io_context *aic;
+		spin_lock(&ad->io_context->lock);
+		aic = ad->io_context->aic;
 
 		ad->antic_status = ANTIC_FINISHED;
 		kblockd_schedule_work(&ad->antic_work);
@@ -475,6 +479,7 @@
 			/* process not "saved" by a cooperating request */
 			ad->exit_no_coop = (7*ad->exit_no_coop + 256)/8;
 		}
+		spin_unlock(&ad->io_context->lock);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
 }
@@ -635,9 +640,11 @@
 
 	ioc = ad->io_context;
 	BUG_ON(!ioc);
+	spin_lock(&ioc->lock);
 
 	if (rq && ioc == RQ_IOC(rq)) {
 		/* request from same process */
+		spin_unlock(&ioc->lock);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -646,20 +653,25 @@
 		 * In this situation status should really be FINISHED,
 		 * however the timer hasn't had the chance to run yet.
 		 */
+		spin_unlock(&ioc->lock);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
 	aic = ioc->aic;
-	if (!aic)
+	if (!aic) {
+		spin_unlock(&ioc->lock);
 		return 0;
+	}
 
 	if (atomic_read(&aic->nr_queued) > 0) {
 		/* process has more requests queued */
+		spin_unlock(&ioc->lock);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
 	if (atomic_read(&aic->nr_dispatched) > 0) {
 		/* process has more requests dispatched */
+		spin_unlock(&ioc->lock);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -680,6 +692,7 @@
 		}
 
 		as_update_iohist(ad, aic, rq);
+		spin_unlock(&ioc->lock);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -688,20 +701,27 @@
 		if (aic->ttime_samples == 0)
 			ad->exit_prob = (7*ad->exit_prob + 256)/8;
 
-		if (ad->exit_no_coop > 128)
+		if (ad->exit_no_coop > 128) {
+			spin_unlock(&ioc->lock);
 			return 1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (aic->ttime_samples == 0) {
-		if (ad->new_ttime_mean > ad->antic_expire)
+		if (ad->new_ttime_mean > ad->antic_expire) {
+			spin_unlock(&ioc->lock);
 			return 1;
-		if (ad->exit_prob * ad->exit_no_coop > 128*256)
+		}
+		if (ad->exit_prob * ad->exit_no_coop > 128*256) {
+			spin_unlock(&ioc->lock);
 			return 1;
+		}
 	} else if (aic->ttime_mean > ad->antic_expire) {
 		/* the process thinks too much between requests */
+		spin_unlock(&ioc->lock);
 		return 1;
 	}
-
+	spin_unlock(&ioc->lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1255,7 +1275,9 @@
 			 * Don't copy here but swap, because when anext is
 			 * removed below, it must contain the unused context
 			 */
+			double_spin_lock(&rioc->lock, &nioc->lock, rioc < nioc);
 			swap_io_context(&rioc, &nioc);
+			double_spin_unlock(&rioc->lock, &nioc->lock, rioc < nioc);
 		}
 	}