diff --git a/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-aes-cbc.c b/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-aes-cbc.c
index a2f99a910e4a..7c0237dae02d 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-aes-cbc.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-aes-cbc.c
@@ -70,10 +70,15 @@ static int cbc_aes_nx_crypt(struct blkcipher_desc *desc,
 {
 	struct nx_crypto_ctx *nx_ctx = crypto_blkcipher_ctx(desc->tfm);
 	struct nx_csbcpb *csbcpb = nx_ctx->csbcpb;
+	unsigned long irq_flags;
 	int rc;
 
-	if (nbytes > nx_ctx->ap->databytelen)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&nx_ctx->lock, irq_flags);
+
+	if (nbytes > nx_ctx->ap->databytelen) {
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	if (enc)
 		NX_CPB_FDM(csbcpb) |= NX_FDM_ENDE_ENCRYPT;
@@ -100,6 +105,7 @@ static int cbc_aes_nx_crypt(struct blkcipher_desc *desc,
 	atomic64_add(csbcpb->csb.processed_byte_count,
 		     &(nx_ctx->stats->aes_bytes));
 out:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nx_ctx->lock, irq_flags);
 	return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-aes-ccm.c b/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-aes-ccm.c
index ef5eae6d1400..39d42245bc79 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-aes-ccm.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-aes-ccm.c
@@ -271,10 +271,15 @@ static int ccm_nx_decrypt(struct aead_request   *req,
 	unsigned int nbytes = req->cryptlen;
 	unsigned int authsize = crypto_aead_authsize(crypto_aead_reqtfm(req));
 	struct nx_ccm_priv *priv = &nx_ctx->priv.ccm;
+	unsigned long irq_flags;
 	int rc = -1;
 
-	if (nbytes > nx_ctx->ap->databytelen)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&nx_ctx->lock, irq_flags);
+
+	if (nbytes > nx_ctx->ap->databytelen) {
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	nbytes -= authsize;
 
@@ -308,6 +313,7 @@ static int ccm_nx_decrypt(struct aead_request   *req,
 	rc = memcmp(csbcpb->cpb.aes_ccm.out_pat_or_mac, priv->oauth_tag,
 		    authsize) ? -EBADMSG : 0;
 out:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nx_ctx->lock, irq_flags);
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -318,10 +324,15 @@ static int ccm_nx_encrypt(struct aead_request   *req,
 	struct nx_csbcpb *csbcpb = nx_ctx->csbcpb;
 	unsigned int nbytes = req->cryptlen;
 	unsigned int authsize = crypto_aead_authsize(crypto_aead_reqtfm(req));
+	unsigned long irq_flags;
 	int rc = -1;
 
-	if (nbytes > nx_ctx->ap->databytelen)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&nx_ctx->lock, irq_flags);
+
+	if (nbytes > nx_ctx->ap->databytelen) {
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	rc = generate_pat(desc->info, req, nx_ctx, authsize, nbytes,
 			  csbcpb->cpb.aes_ccm.in_pat_or_b0);
@@ -350,6 +361,7 @@ static int ccm_nx_encrypt(struct aead_request   *req,
 				 req->dst, nbytes, authsize,
 				 SCATTERWALK_TO_SG);
 out:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nx_ctx->lock, irq_flags);
 	return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-aes-ctr.c b/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-aes-ctr.c
index b6286f14680b..762611b883cb 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-aes-ctr.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-aes-ctr.c
@@ -88,10 +88,15 @@ static int ctr_aes_nx_crypt(struct blkcipher_desc *desc,
 {
 	struct nx_crypto_ctx *nx_ctx = crypto_blkcipher_ctx(desc->tfm);
 	struct nx_csbcpb *csbcpb = nx_ctx->csbcpb;
+	unsigned long irq_flags;
 	int rc;
 
-	if (nbytes > nx_ctx->ap->databytelen)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&nx_ctx->lock, irq_flags);
+
+	if (nbytes > nx_ctx->ap->databytelen) {
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	rc = nx_build_sg_lists(nx_ctx, desc, dst, src, nbytes,
 			       csbcpb->cpb.aes_ctr.iv);
@@ -112,6 +117,7 @@ static int ctr_aes_nx_crypt(struct blkcipher_desc *desc,
 	atomic64_add(csbcpb->csb.processed_byte_count,
 		     &(nx_ctx->stats->aes_bytes));
 out:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nx_ctx->lock, irq_flags);
 	return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-aes-ecb.c b/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-aes-ecb.c
index 7bbc9a81da21..77dbe084ba41 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-aes-ecb.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-aes-ecb.c
@@ -70,10 +70,15 @@ static int ecb_aes_nx_crypt(struct blkcipher_desc *desc,
 {
 	struct nx_crypto_ctx *nx_ctx = crypto_blkcipher_ctx(desc->tfm);
 	struct nx_csbcpb *csbcpb = nx_ctx->csbcpb;
+	unsigned long irq_flags;
 	int rc;
 
-	if (nbytes > nx_ctx->ap->databytelen)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&nx_ctx->lock, irq_flags);
+
+	if (nbytes > nx_ctx->ap->databytelen) {
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	if (enc)
 		NX_CPB_FDM(csbcpb) |= NX_FDM_ENDE_ENCRYPT;
@@ -98,6 +103,7 @@ static int ecb_aes_nx_crypt(struct blkcipher_desc *desc,
 	atomic64_add(csbcpb->csb.processed_byte_count,
 		     &(nx_ctx->stats->aes_bytes));
 out:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nx_ctx->lock, irq_flags);
 	return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-aes-gcm.c b/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-aes-gcm.c
index 6cca6c392b00..df90d03afc10 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-aes-gcm.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-aes-gcm.c
@@ -166,8 +166,11 @@ static int gcm_aes_nx_crypt(struct aead_request *req, int enc)
 	struct nx_csbcpb *csbcpb = nx_ctx->csbcpb;
 	struct blkcipher_desc desc;
 	unsigned int nbytes = req->cryptlen;
+	unsigned long irq_flags;
 	int rc = -EINVAL;
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&nx_ctx->lock, irq_flags);
+
 	if (nbytes > nx_ctx->ap->databytelen)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -255,6 +258,7 @@ static int gcm_aes_nx_crypt(struct aead_request *req, int enc)
 		     -EBADMSG : 0;
 	}
 out:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nx_ctx->lock, irq_flags);
 	return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-aes-xcbc.c b/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-aes-xcbc.c
index 93923e4628c0..658da0fd3e1f 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-aes-xcbc.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-aes-xcbc.c
@@ -89,8 +89,11 @@ static int nx_xcbc_update(struct shash_desc *desc,
 	struct nx_csbcpb *csbcpb = nx_ctx->csbcpb;
 	struct nx_sg *in_sg;
 	u32 to_process, leftover;
+	unsigned long irq_flags;
 	int rc = 0;
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&nx_ctx->lock, irq_flags);
+
 	if (NX_CPB_FDM(csbcpb) & NX_FDM_CONTINUATION) {
 		/* we've hit the nx chip previously and we're updating again,
 		 * so copy over the partial digest */
@@ -158,6 +161,7 @@ static int nx_xcbc_update(struct shash_desc *desc,
 	/* everything after the first update is continuation */
 	NX_CPB_FDM(csbcpb) |= NX_FDM_CONTINUATION;
 out:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nx_ctx->lock, irq_flags);
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -167,8 +171,11 @@ static int nx_xcbc_final(struct shash_desc *desc, u8 *out)
 	struct nx_crypto_ctx *nx_ctx = crypto_tfm_ctx(&desc->tfm->base);
 	struct nx_csbcpb *csbcpb = nx_ctx->csbcpb;
 	struct nx_sg *in_sg, *out_sg;
+	unsigned long irq_flags;
 	int rc = 0;
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&nx_ctx->lock, irq_flags);
+
 	if (NX_CPB_FDM(csbcpb) & NX_FDM_CONTINUATION) {
 		/* we've hit the nx chip previously, now we're finalizing,
 		 * so copy over the partial digest */
@@ -211,6 +218,7 @@ static int nx_xcbc_final(struct shash_desc *desc, u8 *out)
 
 	memcpy(out, csbcpb->cpb.aes_xcbc.out_cv_mac, AES_BLOCK_SIZE);
 out:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nx_ctx->lock, irq_flags);
 	return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-sha256.c b/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-sha256.c
index 254b01abef64..6547a7104bf6 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-sha256.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-sha256.c
@@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ static int nx_sha256_update(struct shash_desc *desc, const u8 *data,
 	struct nx_sg *in_sg;
 	u64 to_process, leftover, total;
 	u32 max_sg_len;
+	unsigned long irq_flags;
 	int rc = 0;
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&nx_ctx->lock, irq_flags);
+
 	/* 2 cases for total data len:
 	 *  1: < SHA256_BLOCK_SIZE: copy into state, return 0
 	 *  2: >= SHA256_BLOCK_SIZE: process X blocks, copy in leftover
@@ -136,6 +139,7 @@ static int nx_sha256_update(struct shash_desc *desc, const u8 *data,
 		memcpy(sctx->buf, data, leftover);
 	sctx->count = leftover;
 out:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nx_ctx->lock, irq_flags);
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -146,8 +150,11 @@ static int nx_sha256_final(struct shash_desc *desc, u8 *out)
 	struct nx_csbcpb *csbcpb = (struct nx_csbcpb *)nx_ctx->csbcpb;
 	struct nx_sg *in_sg, *out_sg;
 	u32 max_sg_len;
+	unsigned long irq_flags;
 	int rc;
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&nx_ctx->lock, irq_flags);
+
 	max_sg_len = min_t(u32, nx_driver.of.max_sg_len, nx_ctx->ap->sglen);
 
 	if (NX_CPB_FDM(csbcpb) & NX_FDM_CONTINUATION) {
@@ -186,6 +193,7 @@ static int nx_sha256_final(struct shash_desc *desc, u8 *out)
 		     &(nx_ctx->stats->sha256_bytes));
 	memcpy(out, csbcpb->cpb.sha256.message_digest, SHA256_DIGEST_SIZE);
 out:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nx_ctx->lock, irq_flags);
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -195,6 +203,9 @@ static int nx_sha256_export(struct shash_desc *desc, void *out)
 	struct nx_crypto_ctx *nx_ctx = crypto_tfm_ctx(&desc->tfm->base);
 	struct nx_csbcpb *csbcpb = (struct nx_csbcpb *)nx_ctx->csbcpb;
 	struct sha256_state *octx = out;
+	unsigned long irq_flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&nx_ctx->lock, irq_flags);
 
 	octx->count = sctx->count +
 		      (csbcpb->cpb.sha256.message_bit_length / 8);
@@ -217,6 +228,7 @@ static int nx_sha256_export(struct shash_desc *desc, void *out)
 		octx->state[7] = SHA256_H7;
 	}
 
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nx_ctx->lock, irq_flags);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -226,6 +238,9 @@ static int nx_sha256_import(struct shash_desc *desc, const void *in)
 	struct nx_crypto_ctx *nx_ctx = crypto_tfm_ctx(&desc->tfm->base);
 	struct nx_csbcpb *csbcpb = (struct nx_csbcpb *)nx_ctx->csbcpb;
 	const struct sha256_state *ictx = in;
+	unsigned long irq_flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&nx_ctx->lock, irq_flags);
 
 	memcpy(sctx->buf, ictx->buf, sizeof(ictx->buf));
 
@@ -240,6 +255,7 @@ static int nx_sha256_import(struct shash_desc *desc, const void *in)
 		NX_CPB_FDM(csbcpb) |= NX_FDM_INTERMEDIATE;
 	}
 
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nx_ctx->lock, irq_flags);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-sha512.c b/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-sha512.c
index 2d6d91359833..236e6afeab10 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-sha512.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-sha512.c
@@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ static int nx_sha512_update(struct shash_desc *desc, const u8 *data,
 	struct nx_sg *in_sg;
 	u64 to_process, leftover, total, spbc_bits;
 	u32 max_sg_len;
+	unsigned long irq_flags;
 	int rc = 0;
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&nx_ctx->lock, irq_flags);
+
 	/* 2 cases for total data len:
 	 *  1: < SHA512_BLOCK_SIZE: copy into state, return 0
 	 *  2: >= SHA512_BLOCK_SIZE: process X blocks, copy in leftover
@@ -138,6 +141,7 @@ static int nx_sha512_update(struct shash_desc *desc, const u8 *data,
 		memcpy(sctx->buf, data, leftover);
 	sctx->count[0] = leftover;
 out:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nx_ctx->lock, irq_flags);
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -149,8 +153,11 @@ static int nx_sha512_final(struct shash_desc *desc, u8 *out)
 	struct nx_sg *in_sg, *out_sg;
 	u32 max_sg_len;
 	u64 count0;
+	unsigned long irq_flags;
 	int rc;
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&nx_ctx->lock, irq_flags);
+
 	max_sg_len = min_t(u32, nx_driver.of.max_sg_len, nx_ctx->ap->sglen);
 
 	if (NX_CPB_FDM(csbcpb) & NX_FDM_CONTINUATION) {
@@ -193,6 +200,7 @@ static int nx_sha512_final(struct shash_desc *desc, u8 *out)
 
 	memcpy(out, csbcpb->cpb.sha512.message_digest, SHA512_DIGEST_SIZE);
 out:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nx_ctx->lock, irq_flags);
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -202,6 +210,9 @@ static int nx_sha512_export(struct shash_desc *desc, void *out)
 	struct nx_crypto_ctx *nx_ctx = crypto_tfm_ctx(&desc->tfm->base);
 	struct nx_csbcpb *csbcpb = (struct nx_csbcpb *)nx_ctx->csbcpb;
 	struct sha512_state *octx = out;
+	unsigned long irq_flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&nx_ctx->lock, irq_flags);
 
 	/* move message_bit_length (128 bits) into count and convert its value
 	 * to bytes */
@@ -233,6 +244,7 @@ static int nx_sha512_export(struct shash_desc *desc, void *out)
 		octx->state[7] = SHA512_H7;
 	}
 
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nx_ctx->lock, irq_flags);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -242,6 +254,9 @@ static int nx_sha512_import(struct shash_desc *desc, const void *in)
 	struct nx_crypto_ctx *nx_ctx = crypto_tfm_ctx(&desc->tfm->base);
 	struct nx_csbcpb *csbcpb = (struct nx_csbcpb *)nx_ctx->csbcpb;
 	const struct sha512_state *ictx = in;
+	unsigned long irq_flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&nx_ctx->lock, irq_flags);
 
 	memcpy(sctx->buf, ictx->buf, sizeof(ictx->buf));
 	sctx->count[0] = ictx->count[0] & 0x3f;
@@ -259,6 +274,7 @@ static int nx_sha512_import(struct shash_desc *desc, const void *in)
 		NX_CPB_FDM(csbcpb) |= NX_FDM_INTERMEDIATE;
 	}
 
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nx_ctx->lock, irq_flags);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/nx/nx.c b/drivers/crypto/nx/nx.c
index ad07dc62b95a..bdf4990f9758 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/nx/nx.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/nx/nx.c
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ int nx_hcall_sync(struct nx_crypto_ctx *nx_ctx,
 
 	do {
 		rc = vio_h_cop_sync(viodev, op);
-	} while ((rc == -EBUSY && !may_sleep && retries--) ||
-	         (rc == -EBUSY && may_sleep && cond_resched()));
+	} while (rc == -EBUSY && !may_sleep && retries--);
 
 	if (rc) {
 		dev_dbg(&viodev->dev, "vio_h_cop_sync failed: rc: %d "
@@ -251,6 +250,7 @@ int nx_build_sg_lists(struct nx_crypto_ctx  *nx_ctx,
  */
 void nx_ctx_init(struct nx_crypto_ctx *nx_ctx, unsigned int function)
 {
+	spin_lock_init(&nx_ctx->lock);
 	memset(nx_ctx->kmem, 0, nx_ctx->kmem_len);
 	nx_ctx->csbcpb->csb.valid |= NX_CSB_VALID_BIT;
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/nx/nx.h b/drivers/crypto/nx/nx.h
index 3232b182dd28..14bb97f1c339 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/nx/nx.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/nx/nx.h
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ struct nx_ctr_priv {
 };
 
 struct nx_crypto_ctx {
+	spinlock_t lock;	  /* synchronize access to the context */
 	void *kmem;		  /* unaligned, kmalloc'd buffer */
 	size_t kmem_len;	  /* length of kmem */
 	struct nx_csbcpb *csbcpb; /* aligned page given to phyp @ hcall time */