diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v10/drivers/eeprom.c b/arch/cris/arch-v10/drivers/eeprom.c
index 40c6fe4c06f4..1f2ae909d3e6 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v10/drivers/eeprom.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v10/drivers/eeprom.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include "i2c.h"
@@ -375,10 +376,9 @@ int __init eeprom_init(void)
 }
 
 /* Opens the device. */
-/* BKL not needed: no global resources accessed */
 static int eeprom_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * file)
 {
-
+  cycle_kernel_lock();
   if(iminor(inode) != EEPROM_MINOR_NR)
      return -ENXIO;
   if(imajor(inode) != EEPROM_MAJOR_NR)
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v10/drivers/i2c.c b/arch/cris/arch-v10/drivers/i2c.c
index d6d22067d0c8..2797e67ce4f4 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v10/drivers/i2c.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v10/drivers/i2c.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
@@ -566,6 +567,7 @@ i2c_readreg(unsigned char theSlave, unsigned char theReg)
 static int
 i2c_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
+	cycle_kernel_lock();
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/cryptocop.c b/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/cryptocop.c
index c17204289575..67c61ea86813 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/cryptocop.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/cryptocop.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
 
@@ -2302,11 +2303,11 @@ static int cryptocop_job_setup(struct cryptocop_prio_job **pj, struct cryptocop_
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* No BKL needed here - no global resources accessed */
 static int cryptocop_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
 	int p = iminor(inode);
 
+	cycle_kernel_lock();
 	if (p != CRYPTOCOP_MINOR) return -EINVAL;
 
 	filp->private_data = NULL;
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/i2c.c b/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/i2c.c
index c2fb7a5c1396..179e7b804331 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/i2c.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/i2c.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 
 #include <asm/etraxi2c.h>
 
@@ -636,6 +637,7 @@ i2c_readreg(unsigned char theSlave, unsigned char theReg)
 static int
 i2c_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
+	cycle_kernel_lock();
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/cs5535_gpio.c b/drivers/char/cs5535_gpio.c
index 628e3d3249d2..04ba906b4880 100644
--- a/drivers/char/cs5535_gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/char/cs5535_gpio.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/cdev.h>
 #include <linux/ioport.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 
@@ -153,12 +154,11 @@ static ssize_t cs5535_gpio_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 	return count;
 }
 
-/* No BKL needed here - "mask" is the only global resource used
-   here and it's a boot-time parameter */
 static int cs5535_gpio_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	u32 m = iminor(inode);
 
+	cycle_kernel_lock();
 	/* the mask says which pins are usable by this driver */
 	if ((mask & (1 << m)) == 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/char/dtlk.c b/drivers/char/dtlk.c
index 433388c60235..6b900b297cc6 100644
--- a/drivers/char/dtlk.c
+++ b/drivers/char/dtlk.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 #include <linux/errno.h>	/* for -EBUSY */
 #include <linux/ioport.h>	/* for request_region */
 #include <linux/delay.h>	/* for loops_per_jiffy */
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>	/* cycle_kernel_lock() */
 #include <asm/io.h>		/* for inb_p, outb_p, inb, outb, etc. */
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>	/* for get_user, etc. */
 #include <linux/wait.h>		/* for wait_queue */
@@ -288,12 +289,12 @@ static int dtlk_ioctl(struct inode *inode,
 	}
 }
 
-/* No BKL needed here; "dtlk_busy" is the only global resource,
-   and it is not ever set by anybody (test is broken) */
+/* Note that nobody ever sets dtlk_busy... */
 static int dtlk_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	TRACE_TEXT("(dtlk_open");
 
+	cycle_kernel_lock();
 	nonseekable_open(inode, file);
 	switch (iminor(inode)) {
 	case DTLK_MINOR:
diff --git a/drivers/char/ip2/ip2main.c b/drivers/char/ip2/ip2main.c
index 70957acaa960..a978c57b6b2b 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ip2/ip2main.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ip2/ip2main.c
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
 #include <linux/major.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 
 #include <linux/tty.h>
 #include <linux/tty_flip.h>
@@ -2931,42 +2932,11 @@ ip2_ipl_ioctl ( struct inode *pInode, struct file *pFile, UINT cmd, ULONG arg )
 static int
 ip2_ipl_open( struct inode *pInode, struct file *pFile )
 {
-	unsigned int iplminor = iminor(pInode);
-	i2eBordStrPtr pB;
-	i2ChanStrPtr  pCh;
 
 #ifdef IP2DEBUG_IPL
 	printk (KERN_DEBUG "IP2IPL: open\n" );
 #endif
-
-	switch(iplminor) {
-	// These are the IPL devices
-	case 0:
-	case 4:
-	case 8:
-	case 12:
-		break;
-
-	// These are the status devices
-	case 1:
-	case 5:
-	case 9:
-	case 13:
-		break;
-
-	// These are the debug devices
-	case 2:
-	case 6:
-	case 10:
-	case 14:
-		pB = i2BoardPtrTable[iplminor / 4];
-		pCh = (i2ChanStrPtr) pB->i2eChannelPtr;
-		break;
-
-	// This is the trace device
-	case 3:
-		break;
-	}
+	cycle_kernel_lock();
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/pc8736x_gpio.c b/drivers/char/pc8736x_gpio.c
index 8715dc9f4a53..b930de50407a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/pc8736x_gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/char/pc8736x_gpio.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/nsc_gpio.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
 #define DEVNAME "pc8736x_gpio"
@@ -212,12 +213,12 @@ static struct nsc_gpio_ops pc8736x_gpio_ops = {
 	.gpio_current	= pc8736x_gpio_current
 };
 
-/* No BKL needed here; no global resources accessed */
 static int pc8736x_gpio_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	unsigned m = iminor(inode);
 	file->private_data = &pc8736x_gpio_ops;
 
+	cycle_kernel_lock();
 	dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "open %d\n", m);
 
 	if (m >= PC8736X_GPIO_CT)
diff --git a/drivers/char/ppdev.c b/drivers/char/ppdev.c
index ce1987574888..f6e6acadd9a0 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ppdev.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ppdev.c
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 #include <linux/poll.h>
 #include <linux/major.h>
 #include <linux/ppdev.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
 #define PP_VERSION "ppdev: user-space parallel port driver"
@@ -633,12 +634,12 @@ static int pp_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* No BKL needed here: only local resources used */
 static int pp_open (struct inode * inode, struct file * file)
 {
 	unsigned int minor = iminor(inode);
 	struct pp_struct *pp;
 
+	cycle_kernel_lock();
 	if (minor >= PARPORT_MAX)
 		return -ENXIO;
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/scx200_gpio.c b/drivers/char/scx200_gpio.c
index be2c623a9862..1d9100561c8a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/scx200_gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/char/scx200_gpio.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 
@@ -46,12 +47,12 @@ struct nsc_gpio_ops scx200_gpio_ops = {
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(scx200_gpio_ops);
 
-/* No BKL needed here: no global resources used */
 static int scx200_gpio_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	unsigned m = iminor(inode);
 	file->private_data = &scx200_gpio_ops;
 
+	cycle_kernel_lock();
 	if (m >= MAX_PINS)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	return nonseekable_open(inode, file);
diff --git a/drivers/char/tb0219.c b/drivers/char/tb0219.c
index db8c2ca2ce4c..6062b62800fd 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tb0219.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tb0219.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/reboot.h>
@@ -232,11 +233,11 @@ static ssize_t tanbac_tb0219_write(struct file *file, const char __user *data,
 	return i;
 }
 
-/* No BKL needed here; no global resources accessed */
 static int tanbac_tb0219_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	unsigned int minor;
 
+	cycle_kernel_lock();
 	minor = iminor(inode);
 	switch (minor) {
 	case 0:
diff --git a/drivers/char/vr41xx_giu.c b/drivers/char/vr41xx_giu.c
index 412937fdb958..ffe9b4e3072e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vr41xx_giu.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vr41xx_giu.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
@@ -543,12 +544,11 @@ static ssize_t gpio_write(struct file *file, const char __user *data,
 	return i;
 }
 
-/* No BKL needed here; only global (giu_nr_pins) is only set
-   at probe time */
 static int gpio_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	unsigned int pin;
 
+	cycle_kernel_lock();
 	pin = iminor(inode);
 	if (pin >= giu_nr_pins)
 		return -EBADF;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/ucm.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/ucm.c
index 3e6a8ff6d76c..b25675faaaf5 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/ucm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/ucm.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include <linux/cdev.h>
 #include <linux/idr.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
@@ -1155,11 +1156,11 @@ static unsigned int ib_ucm_poll(struct file *filp,
 	return mask;
 }
 
-/* No BKL needed here: no global resources used */
 static int ib_ucm_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
 	struct ib_ucm_file *file;
 
+	cycle_kernel_lock();
 	file = kmalloc(sizeof(*file), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!file)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_file_ops.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_file_ops.c
index e80cfbd4f3fd..35f301c88b57 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_file_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_file_ops.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <linux/highmem.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
 
 #include "ipath_kernel.h"
@@ -1812,10 +1813,10 @@ done:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* No BKL needed here */
 static int ipath_open(struct inode *in, struct file *fp)
 {
 	/* The real work is performed later in ipath_assign_port() */
+	cycle_kernel_lock();
 	fp->private_data = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ipath_filedata), GFP_KERNEL);
 	return fp->private_data ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasi.c b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasi.c
index 78f141e77466..f4969fe0a055 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasi.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasi.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/poll.h>
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
 #include "platform.h"
@@ -400,6 +401,7 @@ static unsigned int um_idi_poll(struct file *file, poll_table * wait)
 
 static int um_idi_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
+	cycle_kernel_lock();
 	return (0);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasmain.c b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasmain.c
index 5fcbdccd7a53..65c95019a9ae 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasmain.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasmain.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/poll.h>
 #include <linux/kmod.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 
 #include "platform.h"
 #undef ID_MASK
@@ -580,6 +581,7 @@ xdi_copy_from_user(void *os_handle, void *dst, const void __user *src, int lengt
  */
 static int divas_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
+	cycle_kernel_lock();
 	return (0);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
index dc8505062da7..83625fdff3dd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <linux/if_arp.h>
 #include <linux/ip.h>
 #include <linux/tcp.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/rwsem.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
@@ -351,9 +352,9 @@ static const int npindex_to_ethertype[NUM_NP] = {
  * Open instances of /dev/ppp can be in one of three states:
  * unattached, attached to a ppp unit, or attached to a ppp channel.
  */
-/* No BKL needed here */
 static int ppp_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
+	cycle_kernel_lock();
 	/*
 	 * This could (should?) be enforced by the permissions on /dev/ppp.
 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c b/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c
index 2239d16fb9b5..eaa805df5b00 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/time.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/irq.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
@@ -862,13 +863,13 @@ out:
 } /* End twa_chrdev_ioctl() */
 
 /* This function handles open for the character device */
-/* NOTE that this function will race with remove; adding BKL
-   will not help. */
+/* NOTE that this function will race with remove. */
 static int twa_chrdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	unsigned int minor_number;
 	int retval = TW_IOCTL_ERROR_OS_ENODEV;
 
+	cycle_kernel_lock();
 	minor_number = iminor(inode);
 	if (minor_number >= twa_device_extension_count)
 		goto out;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c b/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c
index bbff029536ea..a0537f09aa21 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/reboot.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
@@ -1027,12 +1028,12 @@ out:
 } /* End tw_chrdev_ioctl() */
 
 /* This function handles open for the character device */
-/* NOTE that this function races with remove - adding BKL
-   won't help */
+/* NOTE that this function races with remove. */
 static int tw_chrdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	unsigned int minor_number;
 
+	cycle_kernel_lock();
 	dprintk(KERN_WARNING "3w-xxxx: tw_ioctl_open()\n");
 
 	minor_number = iminor(inode);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid.c b/drivers/scsi/megaraid.c
index c9aa2c45a699..28c9da7d4a5c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <scsi/scsicam.h>
 
 #include "scsi.h"
@@ -3273,12 +3274,11 @@ mega_init_scb(adapter_t *adapter)
  *
  * Routines for the character/ioctl interface to the driver. Find out if this
  * is a valid open. 
- *
- * No BKL needed here.
  */
 static int
 megadev_open (struct inode *inode, struct file *filep)
 {
+	cycle_kernel_lock();
 	/*
 	 * Only allow superuser to access private ioctl interface
 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.c b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.c
index 81374b7c555c..fc7ac158476c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/uio.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
@@ -2860,10 +2861,10 @@ static void megasas_shutdown(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 /**
  * megasas_mgmt_open -	char node "open" entry point
- * No BKL is needed here.
  */
 static int megasas_mgmt_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filep)
 {
+	cycle_kernel_lock();
 	/*
 	 * Allow only those users with admin rights
 	 */