diff --git a/drivers/base/bus.c b/drivers/base/bus.c
index cca1aa10054c..71f6af5c8b0b 100644
--- a/drivers/base/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/base/bus.c
@@ -173,10 +173,10 @@ static ssize_t driver_unbind(struct device_driver *drv,
 	dev = bus_find_device_by_name(bus, NULL, buf);
 	if (dev && dev->driver == drv) {
 		if (dev->parent)	/* Needed for USB */
-			down(&dev->parent->sem);
+			device_lock(dev->parent);
 		device_release_driver(dev);
 		if (dev->parent)
-			up(&dev->parent->sem);
+			device_unlock(dev->parent);
 		err = count;
 	}
 	put_device(dev);
@@ -200,12 +200,12 @@ static ssize_t driver_bind(struct device_driver *drv,
 	dev = bus_find_device_by_name(bus, NULL, buf);
 	if (dev && dev->driver == NULL && driver_match_device(drv, dev)) {
 		if (dev->parent)	/* Needed for USB */
-			down(&dev->parent->sem);
-		down(&dev->sem);
+			device_lock(dev->parent);
+		device_lock(dev);
 		err = driver_probe_device(drv, dev);
-		up(&dev->sem);
+		device_unlock(dev);
 		if (dev->parent)
-			up(&dev->parent->sem);
+			device_unlock(dev->parent);
 
 		if (err > 0) {
 			/* success */
@@ -744,10 +744,10 @@ static int __must_check bus_rescan_devices_helper(struct device *dev,
 
 	if (!dev->driver) {
 		if (dev->parent)	/* Needed for USB */
-			down(&dev->parent->sem);
+			device_lock(dev->parent);
 		ret = device_attach(dev);
 		if (dev->parent)
-			up(&dev->parent->sem);
+			device_unlock(dev->parent);
 	}
 	return ret < 0 ? ret : 0;
 }
@@ -779,10 +779,10 @@ int device_reprobe(struct device *dev)
 {
 	if (dev->driver) {
 		if (dev->parent)        /* Needed for USB */
-			down(&dev->parent->sem);
+			device_lock(dev->parent);
 		device_release_driver(dev);
 		if (dev->parent)
-			up(&dev->parent->sem);
+			device_unlock(dev->parent);
 	}
 	return bus_rescan_devices_helper(dev, NULL);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index ee95c76bfd3d..c89291f8a16b 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static void driver_sysfs_remove(struct device *dev)
  * for before calling this. (It is ok to call with no other effort
  * from a driver's probe() method.)
  *
- * This function must be called with @dev->sem held.
+ * This function must be called with the device lock held.
  */
 int device_bind_driver(struct device *dev)
 {
@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wait_for_device_probe);
  * This function returns -ENODEV if the device is not registered,
  * 1 if the device is bound successfully and 0 otherwise.
  *
- * This function must be called with @dev->sem held.  When called for a
- * USB interface, @dev->parent->sem must be held as well.
+ * This function must be called with @dev lock held.  When called for a
+ * USB interface, @dev->parent lock must be held as well.
  */
 int driver_probe_device(struct device_driver *drv, struct device *dev)
 {
@@ -233,13 +233,13 @@ static int __device_attach(struct device_driver *drv, void *data)
  * 0 if no matching driver was found;
  * -ENODEV if the device is not registered.
  *
- * When called for a USB interface, @dev->parent->sem must be held.
+ * When called for a USB interface, @dev->parent lock must be held.
  */
 int device_attach(struct device *dev)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	down(&dev->sem);
+	device_lock(dev);
 	if (dev->driver) {
 		ret = device_bind_driver(dev);
 		if (ret == 0)
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ int device_attach(struct device *dev)
 		ret = bus_for_each_drv(dev->bus, NULL, dev, __device_attach);
 		pm_runtime_put_sync(dev);
 	}
-	up(&dev->sem);
+	device_unlock(dev);
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_attach);
@@ -276,13 +276,13 @@ static int __driver_attach(struct device *dev, void *data)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (dev->parent)	/* Needed for USB */
-		down(&dev->parent->sem);
-	down(&dev->sem);
+		device_lock(dev->parent);
+	device_lock(dev);
 	if (!dev->driver)
 		driver_probe_device(drv, dev);
-	up(&dev->sem);
+	device_unlock(dev);
 	if (dev->parent)
-		up(&dev->parent->sem);
+		device_unlock(dev->parent);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -303,8 +303,8 @@ int driver_attach(struct device_driver *drv)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(driver_attach);
 
 /*
- * __device_release_driver() must be called with @dev->sem held.
- * When called for a USB interface, @dev->parent->sem must be held as well.
+ * __device_release_driver() must be called with @dev lock held.
+ * When called for a USB interface, @dev->parent lock must be held as well.
  */
 static void __device_release_driver(struct device *dev)
 {
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ static void __device_release_driver(struct device *dev)
  * @dev: device.
  *
  * Manually detach device from driver.
- * When called for a USB interface, @dev->parent->sem must be held.
+ * When called for a USB interface, @dev->parent lock must be held.
  */
 void device_release_driver(struct device *dev)
 {
@@ -352,9 +352,9 @@ void device_release_driver(struct device *dev)
 	 * within their ->remove callback for the same device, they
 	 * will deadlock right here.
 	 */
-	down(&dev->sem);
+	device_lock(dev);
 	__device_release_driver(dev);
-	up(&dev->sem);
+	device_unlock(dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_release_driver);
 
@@ -381,13 +381,13 @@ void driver_detach(struct device_driver *drv)
 		spin_unlock(&drv->p->klist_devices.k_lock);
 
 		if (dev->parent)	/* Needed for USB */
-			down(&dev->parent->sem);
-		down(&dev->sem);
+			device_lock(dev->parent);
+		device_lock(dev);
 		if (dev->driver == drv)
 			__device_release_driver(dev);
-		up(&dev->sem);
+		device_unlock(dev);
 		if (dev->parent)
-			up(&dev->parent->sem);
+			device_unlock(dev->parent);
 		put_device(dev);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/base/power/main.c b/drivers/base/power/main.c
index 0e26a6f6fd48..d477f4dc5e51 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/main.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/main.c
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
  * because children are guaranteed to be discovered after parents, and
  * are inserted at the back of the list on discovery.
  *
- * Since device_pm_add() may be called with a device semaphore held,
- * we must never try to acquire a device semaphore while holding
+ * Since device_pm_add() may be called with a device lock held,
+ * we must never try to acquire a device lock while holding
  * dpm_list_mutex.
  */
 
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ static int device_resume(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state, bool async)
 	TRACE_RESUME(0);
 
 	dpm_wait(dev->parent, async);
-	down(&dev->sem);
+	device_lock(dev);
 
 	dev->power.status = DPM_RESUMING;
 
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ static int device_resume(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state, bool async)
 		}
 	}
  End:
-	up(&dev->sem);
+	device_unlock(dev);
 	complete_all(&dev->power.completion);
 
 	TRACE_RESUME(error);
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ static void dpm_resume(pm_message_t state)
  */
 static void device_complete(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state)
 {
-	down(&dev->sem);
+	device_lock(dev);
 
 	if (dev->class && dev->class->pm && dev->class->pm->complete) {
 		pm_dev_dbg(dev, state, "completing class ");
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ static void device_complete(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state)
 		dev->bus->pm->complete(dev);
 	}
 
-	up(&dev->sem);
+	device_unlock(dev);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ static int __device_suspend(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state, bool async)
 	int error = 0;
 
 	dpm_wait_for_children(dev, async);
-	down(&dev->sem);
+	device_lock(dev);
 
 	if (async_error)
 		goto End;
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ static int __device_suspend(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state, bool async)
 		dev->power.status = DPM_OFF;
 
  End:
-	up(&dev->sem);
+	device_unlock(dev);
 	complete_all(&dev->power.completion);
 
 	return error;
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ static int device_prepare(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state)
 {
 	int error = 0;
 
-	down(&dev->sem);
+	device_lock(dev);
 
 	if (dev->bus && dev->bus->pm && dev->bus->pm->prepare) {
 		pm_dev_dbg(dev, state, "preparing ");
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ static int device_prepare(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state)
 		suspend_report_result(dev->class->pm->prepare, error);
 	}
  End:
-	up(&dev->sem);
+	device_unlock(dev);
 
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/firewire/core-device.c b/drivers/firewire/core-device.c
index 014cabd3afda..5db0518c66da 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/core-device.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/core-device.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/rwsem.h>
-#include <linux/semaphore.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
@@ -828,9 +827,9 @@ static int update_unit(struct device *dev, void *data)
 	struct fw_driver *driver = (struct fw_driver *)dev->driver;
 
 	if (is_fw_unit(dev) && driver != NULL && driver->update != NULL) {
-		down(&dev->sem);
+		device_lock(dev);
 		driver->update(unit);
-		up(&dev->sem);
+		device_unlock(dev);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c b/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c
index 5122b5a8aa2d..18350213479e 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/freezer.h>
-#include <linux/semaphore.h>
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 
 #include "csr.h"
@@ -1397,9 +1396,9 @@ static int update_pdrv(struct device *dev, void *data)
 			pdrv = container_of(drv, struct hpsb_protocol_driver,
 					    driver);
 			if (pdrv->update) {
-				down(&ud->device.sem);
+				device_lock(&ud->device);
 				error = pdrv->update(ud);
-				up(&ud->device.sem);
+				device_unlock(&ud->device);
 			}
 			if (error)
 				device_release_driver(&ud->device);
diff --git a/drivers/pci/bus.c b/drivers/pci/bus.c
index 712250f5874a..26301cb25e7f 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/bus.c
@@ -288,9 +288,9 @@ void pci_walk_bus(struct pci_bus *top, int (*cb)(struct pci_dev *, void *),
 			next = dev->bus_list.next;
 
 		/* Run device routines with the device locked */
-		down(&dev->dev.sem);
+		device_lock(&dev->dev);
 		retval = cb(dev, userdata);
-		up(&dev->dev.sem);
+		device_unlock(&dev->dev);
 		if (retval)
 			break;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci.c b/drivers/pci/pci.c
index 77b493b3d97b..897fa5ccdb78 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci.c
@@ -2486,7 +2486,7 @@ static int pci_dev_reset(struct pci_dev *dev, int probe)
 	if (!probe) {
 		pci_block_user_cfg_access(dev);
 		/* block PM suspend, driver probe, etc. */
-		down(&dev->dev.sem);
+		device_lock(&dev->dev);
 	}
 
 	rc = pci_dev_specific_reset(dev, probe);
@@ -2508,7 +2508,7 @@ static int pci_dev_reset(struct pci_dev *dev, int probe)
 	rc = pci_parent_bus_reset(dev, probe);
 done:
 	if (!probe) {
-		up(&dev->dev.sem);
+		device_unlock(&dev->dev);
 		pci_unblock_user_cfg_access(dev);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
index 0f98be4450b7..ad93ebd7b2a2 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
@@ -971,9 +971,9 @@ static int runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
 	int rc;
 
-	down(&dev->sem);
+	device_lock(dev);
 	rc = pcmcia_dev_suspend(dev, PMSG_SUSPEND);
-	up(&dev->sem);
+	device_unlock(dev);
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -981,9 +981,9 @@ static int runtime_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
 	int rc;
 
-	down(&dev->sem);
+	device_lock(dev);
 	rc = pcmcia_dev_resume(dev);
-	up(&dev->sem);
+	device_unlock(dev);
 	return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/driver.c b/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
index a7037bf81688..f3c233806fa3 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
@@ -489,10 +489,10 @@ void usb_driver_release_interface(struct usb_driver *driver,
 	if (device_is_registered(dev)) {
 		device_release_driver(dev);
 	} else {
-		down(&dev->sem);
+		device_lock(dev);
 		usb_unbind_interface(dev);
 		dev->driver = NULL;
-		up(&dev->sem);
+		device_unlock(dev);
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_driver_release_interface);
diff --git a/drivers/uwb/umc-bus.c b/drivers/uwb/umc-bus.c
index cdd6c8efc9f8..5fad4e791b3e 100644
--- a/drivers/uwb/umc-bus.c
+++ b/drivers/uwb/umc-bus.c
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ int umc_controller_reset(struct umc_dev *umc)
 	struct device *parent = umc->dev.parent;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if(down_trylock(&parent->sem))
+	if (device_trylock(parent))
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	ret = device_for_each_child(parent, parent, umc_bus_pre_reset_helper);
 	if (ret >= 0)
 		ret = device_for_each_child(parent, parent, umc_bus_post_reset_helper);
-	up(&parent->sem);
+	device_unlock(parent);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/uwb/uwb-internal.h b/drivers/uwb/uwb-internal.h
index d5bcfc1c227a..157485c862c0 100644
--- a/drivers/uwb/uwb-internal.h
+++ b/drivers/uwb/uwb-internal.h
@@ -366,12 +366,12 @@ struct dentry *uwb_dbg_create_pal_dir(struct uwb_pal *pal);
 
 static inline void uwb_dev_lock(struct uwb_dev *uwb_dev)
 {
-	down(&uwb_dev->dev.sem);
+	device_lock(&uwb_dev->dev);
 }
 
 static inline void uwb_dev_unlock(struct uwb_dev *uwb_dev)
 {
-	up(&uwb_dev->dev.sem);
+	device_unlock(&uwb_dev->dev);
 }
 
 #endif /* #ifndef __UWB_INTERNAL_H__ */
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index f95d5bfe8248..182192892d45 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ extern int bus_unregister_notifier(struct bus_type *bus,
 
 /* All 4 notifers below get called with the target struct device *
  * as an argument. Note that those functions are likely to be called
- * with the device semaphore held in the core, so be careful.
+ * with the device lock held in the core, so be careful.
  */
 #define BUS_NOTIFY_ADD_DEVICE		0x00000001 /* device added */
 #define BUS_NOTIFY_DEL_DEVICE		0x00000002 /* device removed */
@@ -508,6 +508,21 @@ static inline bool device_async_suspend_enabled(struct device *dev)
 	return !!dev->power.async_suspend;
 }
 
+static inline void device_lock(struct device *dev)
+{
+	down(&dev->sem);
+}
+
+static inline int device_trylock(struct device *dev)
+{
+	return down_trylock(&dev->sem);
+}
+
+static inline void device_unlock(struct device *dev)
+{
+	up(&dev->sem);
+}
+
 void driver_init(void);
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/linux/usb.h b/include/linux/usb.h
index 3492abf82e75..8c9f053111bb 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb.h
@@ -512,9 +512,9 @@ extern struct usb_device *usb_get_dev(struct usb_device *dev);
 extern void usb_put_dev(struct usb_device *dev);
 
 /* USB device locking */
-#define usb_lock_device(udev)		down(&(udev)->dev.sem)
-#define usb_unlock_device(udev)		up(&(udev)->dev.sem)
-#define usb_trylock_device(udev)	down_trylock(&(udev)->dev.sem)
+#define usb_lock_device(udev)		device_lock(&(udev)->dev)
+#define usb_unlock_device(udev)		device_unlock(&(udev)->dev)
+#define usb_trylock_device(udev)	device_trylock(&(udev)->dev)
 extern int usb_lock_device_for_reset(struct usb_device *udev,
 				     const struct usb_interface *iface);