diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
index 3d429f6fa048..fce8e4b01460 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ static void imx_uart_dma_tx_callback(void *data)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	u32 ucr1;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+	uart_port_lock_irqsave(&sport->port, &flags);
 
 	dma_unmap_sg(sport->port.dev, sgl, sport->dma_tx_nents, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ static void imx_uart_dma_tx_callback(void *data)
 		imx_uart_writel(sport, ucr4, UCR4);
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+	uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port, flags);
 }
 
 /* called with port.lock taken and irqs off */
@@ -760,11 +760,11 @@ static irqreturn_t imx_uart_rtsint(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	struct imx_port *sport = dev_id;
 	irqreturn_t ret;
 
-	spin_lock(&sport->port.lock);
+	uart_port_lock(&sport->port);
 
 	ret = __imx_uart_rtsint(irq, dev_id);
 
-	spin_unlock(&sport->port.lock);
+	uart_port_unlock(&sport->port);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -773,9 +773,9 @@ static irqreturn_t imx_uart_txint(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	struct imx_port *sport = dev_id;
 
-	spin_lock(&sport->port.lock);
+	uart_port_lock(&sport->port);
 	imx_uart_transmit_buffer(sport);
-	spin_unlock(&sport->port.lock);
+	uart_port_unlock(&sport->port);
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
@@ -889,11 +889,11 @@ static irqreturn_t imx_uart_rxint(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	struct imx_port *sport = dev_id;
 	irqreturn_t ret;
 
-	spin_lock(&sport->port.lock);
+	uart_port_lock(&sport->port);
 
 	ret = __imx_uart_rxint(irq, dev_id);
 
-	spin_unlock(&sport->port.lock);
+	uart_port_unlock(&sport->port);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ static irqreturn_t imx_uart_int(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	unsigned int usr1, usr2, ucr1, ucr2, ucr3, ucr4;
 	irqreturn_t ret = IRQ_NONE;
 
-	spin_lock(&sport->port.lock);
+	uart_port_lock(&sport->port);
 
 	usr1 = imx_uart_readl(sport, USR1);
 	usr2 = imx_uart_readl(sport, USR2);
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ static irqreturn_t imx_uart_int(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		ret = IRQ_HANDLED;
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock(&sport->port.lock);
+	uart_port_unlock(&sport->port);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ static void imx_uart_break_ctl(struct uart_port *port, int break_state)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	u32 ucr1;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+	uart_port_lock_irqsave(&sport->port, &flags);
 
 	ucr1 = imx_uart_readl(sport, UCR1) & ~UCR1_SNDBRK;
 
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ static void imx_uart_break_ctl(struct uart_port *port, int break_state)
 
 	imx_uart_writel(sport, ucr1, UCR1);
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+	uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port, flags);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1131,9 +1131,9 @@ static void imx_uart_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (sport->port.state) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+		uart_port_lock_irqsave(&sport->port, &flags);
 		imx_uart_mctrl_check(sport);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+		uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port, flags);
 
 		mod_timer(&sport->timer, jiffies + MCTRL_TIMEOUT);
 	}
@@ -1163,9 +1163,9 @@ static void imx_uart_dma_rx_callback(void *data)
 	status = dmaengine_tx_status(chan, sport->rx_cookie, &state);
 
 	if (status == DMA_ERROR) {
-		spin_lock(&sport->port.lock);
+		uart_port_lock(&sport->port);
 		imx_uart_clear_rx_errors(sport);
-		spin_unlock(&sport->port.lock);
+		uart_port_unlock(&sport->port);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1194,9 +1194,9 @@ static void imx_uart_dma_rx_callback(void *data)
 		r_bytes = rx_ring->head - rx_ring->tail;
 
 		/* If we received something, check for 0xff flood */
-		spin_lock(&sport->port.lock);
+		uart_port_lock(&sport->port);
 		imx_uart_check_flood(sport, imx_uart_readl(sport, USR2));
-		spin_unlock(&sport->port.lock);
+		uart_port_unlock(&sport->port);
 
 		if (!(sport->port.ignore_status_mask & URXD_DUMMY_READ)) {
 
@@ -1454,7 +1454,7 @@ static int imx_uart_startup(struct uart_port *port)
 	if (!uart_console(port) && imx_uart_dma_init(sport) == 0)
 		dma_is_inited = 1;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+	uart_port_lock_irqsave(&sport->port, &flags);
 
 	/* Reset fifo's and state machines */
 	imx_uart_soft_reset(sport);
@@ -1527,7 +1527,7 @@ static int imx_uart_startup(struct uart_port *port)
 
 	imx_uart_disable_loopback_rs485(sport);
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+	uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port, flags);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1552,21 +1552,21 @@ static void imx_uart_shutdown(struct uart_port *port)
 			sport->dma_is_rxing = 0;
 		}
 
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+		uart_port_lock_irqsave(&sport->port, &flags);
 		imx_uart_stop_tx(port);
 		imx_uart_stop_rx(port);
 		imx_uart_disable_dma(sport);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+		uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port, flags);
 		imx_uart_dma_exit(sport);
 	}
 
 	mctrl_gpio_disable_ms(sport->gpios);
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+	uart_port_lock_irqsave(&sport->port, &flags);
 	ucr2 = imx_uart_readl(sport, UCR2);
 	ucr2 &= ~(UCR2_TXEN | UCR2_ATEN);
 	imx_uart_writel(sport, ucr2, UCR2);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+	uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port, flags);
 
 	/*
 	 * Stop our timer.
@@ -1577,7 +1577,7 @@ static void imx_uart_shutdown(struct uart_port *port)
 	 * Disable all interrupts, port and break condition.
 	 */
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+	uart_port_lock_irqsave(&sport->port, &flags);
 
 	ucr1 = imx_uart_readl(sport, UCR1);
 	ucr1 &= ~(UCR1_TRDYEN | UCR1_RRDYEN | UCR1_RTSDEN | UCR1_RXDMAEN |
@@ -1599,7 +1599,7 @@ static void imx_uart_shutdown(struct uart_port *port)
 	ucr4 &= ~UCR4_TCEN;
 	imx_uart_writel(sport, ucr4, UCR4);
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+	uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port, flags);
 
 	clk_disable_unprepare(sport->clk_per);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(sport->clk_ipg);
@@ -1662,7 +1662,7 @@ imx_uart_set_termios(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termios,
 	baud = uart_get_baud_rate(port, termios, old, 50, port->uartclk / 16);
 	quot = uart_get_divisor(port, baud);
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+	uart_port_lock_irqsave(&sport->port, &flags);
 
 	/*
 	 * Read current UCR2 and save it for future use, then clear all the bits
@@ -1790,7 +1790,7 @@ imx_uart_set_termios(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termios,
 	if (UART_ENABLE_MS(&sport->port, termios->c_cflag))
 		imx_uart_enable_ms(&sport->port);
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+	uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port, flags);
 }
 
 static const char *imx_uart_type(struct uart_port *port)
@@ -1852,7 +1852,7 @@ static int imx_uart_poll_init(struct uart_port *port)
 
 	imx_uart_setup_ufcr(sport, TXTL_DEFAULT, RXTL_DEFAULT);
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+	uart_port_lock_irqsave(&sport->port, &flags);
 
 	/*
 	 * Be careful about the order of enabling bits here. First enable the
@@ -1880,7 +1880,7 @@ static int imx_uart_poll_init(struct uart_port *port)
 	imx_uart_writel(sport, ucr1 | UCR1_RRDYEN, UCR1);
 	imx_uart_writel(sport, ucr2 | UCR2_ATEN, UCR2);
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+	uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port, flags);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1999,9 +1999,9 @@ imx_uart_console_write(struct console *co, const char *s, unsigned int count)
 	if (sport->port.sysrq)
 		locked = 0;
 	else if (oops_in_progress)
-		locked = spin_trylock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+		locked = uart_port_trylock_irqsave(&sport->port, &flags);
 	else
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+		uart_port_lock_irqsave(&sport->port, &flags);
 
 	/*
 	 *	First, save UCR1/2/3 and then disable interrupts
@@ -2029,7 +2029,7 @@ imx_uart_console_write(struct console *co, const char *s, unsigned int count)
 	imx_uart_ucrs_restore(sport, &old_ucr);
 
 	if (locked)
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+		uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port, flags);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2187,10 +2187,10 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart imx_trigger_start_tx(struct hrtimer *t)
 	struct imx_port *sport = container_of(t, struct imx_port, trigger_start_tx);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+	uart_port_lock_irqsave(&sport->port, &flags);
 	if (sport->tx_state == WAIT_AFTER_RTS)
 		imx_uart_start_tx(&sport->port);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+	uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port, flags);
 
 	return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
 }
@@ -2200,10 +2200,10 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart imx_trigger_stop_tx(struct hrtimer *t)
 	struct imx_port *sport = container_of(t, struct imx_port, trigger_stop_tx);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+	uart_port_lock_irqsave(&sport->port, &flags);
 	if (sport->tx_state == WAIT_AFTER_SEND)
 		imx_uart_stop_tx(&sport->port);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+	uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port, flags);
 
 	return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
 }
@@ -2476,9 +2476,9 @@ static void imx_uart_restore_context(struct imx_port *sport)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+	uart_port_lock_irqsave(&sport->port, &flags);
 	if (!sport->context_saved) {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+		uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port, flags);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -2493,7 +2493,7 @@ static void imx_uart_restore_context(struct imx_port *sport)
 	imx_uart_writel(sport, sport->saved_reg[2], UCR3);
 	imx_uart_writel(sport, sport->saved_reg[3], UCR4);
 	sport->context_saved = false;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+	uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port, flags);
 }
 
 static void imx_uart_save_context(struct imx_port *sport)
@@ -2501,7 +2501,7 @@ static void imx_uart_save_context(struct imx_port *sport)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/* Save necessary regs */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+	uart_port_lock_irqsave(&sport->port, &flags);
 	sport->saved_reg[0] = imx_uart_readl(sport, UCR1);
 	sport->saved_reg[1] = imx_uart_readl(sport, UCR2);
 	sport->saved_reg[2] = imx_uart_readl(sport, UCR3);
@@ -2513,7 +2513,7 @@ static void imx_uart_save_context(struct imx_port *sport)
 	sport->saved_reg[8] = imx_uart_readl(sport, UBMR);
 	sport->saved_reg[9] = imx_uart_readl(sport, IMX21_UTS);
 	sport->context_saved = true;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+	uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port, flags);
 }
 
 static void imx_uart_enable_wakeup(struct imx_port *sport, bool on)