diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index a3eeeefc..08107d1 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -31,12 +31,14 @@
 #define DEBUGP(fmt, a...)
 #endif
 
+/* Protects all parameters, and incidentally kmalloced_param list. */
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(param_lock);
+
 /* This just allows us to keep track of which parameters are kmalloced. */
 struct kmalloced_param {
 	struct list_head list;
 	char val[];
 };
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(param_lock);
 static LIST_HEAD(kmalloced_params);
 
 static void *kmalloc_parameter(unsigned int size)
@@ -47,10 +49,7 @@
 	if (!p)
 		return NULL;
 
-	mutex_lock(&param_lock);
 	list_add(&p->list, &kmalloced_params);
-	mutex_unlock(&param_lock);
-
 	return p->val;
 }
 
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@
 {
 	struct kmalloced_param *p;
 
-	mutex_lock(&param_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(p, &kmalloced_params, list) {
 		if (p->val == param) {
 			list_del(&p->list);
@@ -67,7 +65,6 @@
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&param_lock);
 }
 
 static inline char dash2underscore(char c)
@@ -93,6 +90,7 @@
 		     int (*handle_unknown)(char *param, char *val))
 {
 	unsigned int i;
+	int err;
 
 	/* Find parameter */
 	for (i = 0; i < num_params; i++) {
@@ -102,7 +100,10 @@
 				return -EINVAL;
 			DEBUGP("They are equal!  Calling %p\n",
 			       params[i].ops->set);
-			return params[i].ops->set(val, &params[i]);
+			mutex_lock(&param_lock);
+			err = params[i].ops->set(val, &params[i]);
+			mutex_unlock(&param_lock);
+			return err;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -400,6 +401,7 @@
 		/* nul-terminate and parse */
 		save = val[len];
 		((char *)val)[len] = '\0';
+		BUG_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&param_lock));
 		ret = set(val, &kp);
 
 		if (ret != 0)
@@ -438,6 +440,7 @@
 		if (i)
 			buffer[off++] = ',';
 		p.arg = arr->elem + arr->elemsize * i;
+		BUG_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&param_lock));
 		ret = arr->ops->get(buffer + off, &p);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
@@ -522,7 +525,9 @@
 	if (!attribute->param->ops->get)
 		return -EPERM;
 
+	mutex_lock(&param_lock);
 	count = attribute->param->ops->get(buf, attribute->param);
+	mutex_unlock(&param_lock);
 	if (count > 0) {
 		strcat(buf, "\n");
 		++count;
@@ -541,7 +546,9 @@
 	if (!attribute->param->ops->set)
 		return -EPERM;
 
+	mutex_lock(&param_lock);
 	err = attribute->param->ops->set(buf, attribute->param);
+	mutex_unlock(&param_lock);
 	if (!err)
 		return len;
 	return err;
@@ -555,6 +562,18 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
+void __kernel_param_lock(void)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&param_lock);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__kernel_param_lock);
+
+void __kernel_param_unlock(void)
+{
+	mutex_unlock(&param_lock);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__kernel_param_unlock);
+
 /*
  * add_sysfs_param - add a parameter to sysfs
  * @mk: struct module_kobject