diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/alim1535_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/alim1535_wdt.c
index c404fc69e7e..b481cc0e32e 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/alim1535_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/alim1535_wdt.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static unsigned long ali_is_open;
 static char ali_expect_release;
 static struct pci_dev *ali_pci;
 static u32 ali_timeout_bits;	/* stores the computed timeout */
-static spinlock_t ali_lock;	/* Guards the hardware */
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(ali_lock);	/* Guards the hardware */
 
 /* module parameters */
 static int timeout = WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT;
@@ -398,8 +398,6 @@ static int __init watchdog_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	spin_lock_init(&ali_lock);
-
 	/* Check whether or not the hardware watchdog is there */
 	if (ali_find_watchdog() != 0) {
 		return -ENODEV;
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c
index e49a36c0d4d..a61cbd48dc0 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 
 static int heartbeat = DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT;
 
-static spinlock_t io_lock;
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(io_lock);
 static unsigned long wdt_status;
 #define WDT_IN_USE        0
 #define WDT_OK_TO_CLOSE   1
@@ -200,8 +200,6 @@ static int davinci_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int ret = 0, size;
 	struct resource *res;
 
-	spin_lock_init(&io_lock);
-
 	if (heartbeat < 1 || heartbeat > MAX_HEARTBEAT)
 		heartbeat = DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT;
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/i6300esb.c b/drivers/watchdog/i6300esb.c
index f236954d253..ca44fd9b19b 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/i6300esb.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/i6300esb.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 
 /* internal variables */
 static void __iomem *BASEADDR;
-static spinlock_t esb_lock; /* Guards the hardware */
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(esb_lock); /* Guards the hardware */
 static unsigned long timer_alive;
 static struct pci_dev *esb_pci;
 static unsigned short triggered; /* The status of the watchdog upon boot */
@@ -456,8 +456,6 @@ static int __init watchdog_init (void)
 {
         int ret;
 
-        spin_lock_init(&esb_lock);
-
         /* Check whether or not the hardware watchdog is there */
         if (!esb_getdevice () || esb_pci == NULL)
                 return -ENODEV;
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c
index c3a60f52ccb..4b89f401691 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 static struct platform_device *ibwdt_platform_device;
 static unsigned long ibwdt_is_open;
-static spinlock_t ibwdt_lock;
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(ibwdt_lock);
 static char expect_close;
 
 /* Module information */
@@ -308,8 +308,6 @@ static int __devinit ibwdt_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 {
 	int res;
 
-	spin_lock_init(&ibwdt_lock);
-
 #if WDT_START != WDT_STOP
 	if (!request_region(WDT_STOP, 1, "IB700 WDT")) {
 		printk (KERN_ERR PFX "STOP method I/O %X is not available.\n", WDT_STOP);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/machzwd.c b/drivers/watchdog/machzwd.c
index 6d35bb112a5..e6e07b4575e 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/machzwd.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/machzwd.c
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ static void zf_ping(unsigned long data);
 static int zf_action = GEN_RESET;
 static unsigned long zf_is_open;
 static char zf_expect_close;
-static spinlock_t zf_lock;
-static spinlock_t zf_port_lock;
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(zf_lock);
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(zf_port_lock);
 static DEFINE_TIMER(zf_timer, zf_ping, 0, 0);
 static unsigned long next_heartbeat = 0;
 
@@ -438,9 +438,6 @@ static int __init zf_init(void)
 
 	zf_show_action(action);
 
-	spin_lock_init(&zf_lock);
-	spin_lock_init(&zf_port_lock);
-
 	if(!request_region(ZF_IOBASE, 3, "MachZ ZFL WDT")){
 		printk(KERN_ERR "cannot reserve I/O ports at %d\n",
 							ZF_IOBASE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/mpc83xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/mpc83xx_wdt.c
index a0bf95fb976..6369f569517 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/mpc83xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/mpc83xx_wdt.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static int prescale = 1;
 static unsigned int timeout_sec;
 
 static unsigned long wdt_is_open;
-static spinlock_t wdt_spinlock;
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(wdt_spinlock);
 
 static void mpc83xx_wdt_keepalive(void)
 {
@@ -185,9 +185,6 @@ static int __devinit mpc83xx_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 	printk(KERN_INFO "WDT driver for MPC83xx initialized. "
 		"mode:%s timeout=%d (%d seconds)\n",
 		reset ? "reset":"interrupt", timeout, timeout_sec);
-
-	spin_lock_init(&wdt_spinlock);
-
 	return 0;
 
 err_unmap:
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
index 3d3deae0d64..15e4f8887a9 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static unsigned long timer_enabled = 0;  /* is the timer enabled? */
 
 static char expect_close;                /* is the close expected? */
 
-static spinlock_t io_lock;               /* to guard the watchdog from io races */
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(io_lock);/* to guard the watchdog from io races */
 
 static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 
@@ -561,8 +561,6 @@ static int __init pc87413_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	spin_lock_init(&io_lock);
-
 	printk(KERN_INFO PFX "Version " VERSION " at io 0x%X\n", WDT_INDEX_IO_PORT);
 
 	/* request_region(io, 2, "pc87413"); */
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
index b0eb9f9b43c..b04aa096a10 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 static int heartbeat = DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT;
 
-static spinlock_t io_lock;
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(io_lock);
 static unsigned long wdt_status;
 #define WDT_IN_USE        0
 #define WDT_OK_TO_CLOSE   1
@@ -254,8 +254,6 @@ static int pnx4008_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int ret = 0, size;
 	struct resource *res;
 
-	spin_lock_init(&io_lock);
-
 	if (heartbeat < 1 || heartbeat > MAX_HEARTBEAT)
 		heartbeat = DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT;
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sbc8360.c b/drivers/watchdog/sbc8360.c
index 285d8528953..2ee2677f364 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sbc8360.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sbc8360.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 #include <asm/system.h>
 
 static unsigned long sbc8360_is_open;
-static spinlock_t sbc8360_lock;
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(sbc8360_lock);
 static char expect_close;
 
 #define PFX "sbc8360: "
@@ -359,7 +359,6 @@ static int __init sbc8360_init(void)
 		goto out_noreboot;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_init(&sbc8360_lock);
 	res = misc_register(&sbc8360_miscdev);
 	if (res) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "failed to register misc device\n");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sc1200wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sc1200wdt.c
index 9670d47190d..32ccd7c89c7 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sc1200wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sc1200wdt.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static int io = -1;
 static int io_len = 2;		/* for non plug and play */
 static struct semaphore open_sem;
 static char expect_close;
-static spinlock_t sc1200wdt_lock;	/* io port access serialisation */
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(sc1200wdt_lock);	/* io port access serialisation */
 
 #if defined CONFIG_PNP
 static int isapnp = 1;
@@ -375,7 +375,6 @@ static int __init sc1200wdt_init(void)
 
 	printk("%s\n", banner);
 
-	spin_lock_init(&sc1200wdt_lock);
 	sema_init(&open_sem, 1);
 
 #if defined CONFIG_PNP
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sc520_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sc520_wdt.c
index e8594c64d1e..2847324a2be 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sc520_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sc520_wdt.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static DEFINE_TIMER(timer, wdt_timer_ping, 0, 0);
 static unsigned long next_heartbeat;
 static unsigned long wdt_is_open;
 static char wdt_expect_close;
-static spinlock_t wdt_spinlock;
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(wdt_spinlock);
 
 /*
  *	Whack the dog
@@ -383,8 +383,6 @@ static int __init sc520_wdt_init(void)
 {
 	int rc = -EBUSY;
 
-	spin_lock_init(&wdt_spinlock);
-
 	/* Check that the timeout value is within it's range ; if not reset to the default */
 	if (wdt_set_heartbeat(timeout)) {
 		wdt_set_heartbeat(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/smsc37b787_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/smsc37b787_wdt.c
index d3cb0a76602..5d2b5ba6141 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/smsc37b787_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/smsc37b787_wdt.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static unsigned long timer_enabled = 0;   /* is the timer enabled? */
 
 static char expect_close;       /* is the close expected? */
 
-static spinlock_t io_lock;	/* to guard the watchdog from io races */
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(io_lock);/* to guard the watchdog from io races */
 
 static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 
@@ -540,8 +540,6 @@ static int __init wb_smsc_wdt_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	spin_lock_init(&io_lock);
-
 	printk("SMsC 37B787 watchdog component driver " VERSION " initialising...\n");
 
 	if (!request_region(IOPORT, IOPORT_SIZE, "SMsC 37B787 watchdog")) {
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
index df33b3b5a53..386492821fc 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 static unsigned long wdt_is_open;
 static char expect_close;
-static spinlock_t io_lock;
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(io_lock);
 
 /* You must set this - there is no sane way to probe for this board. */
 static int wdt_io = 0x2E;
@@ -328,8 +328,6 @@ wdt_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	spin_lock_init(&io_lock);
-
 	printk(KERN_INFO "WDT driver for the Winbond(TM) W83627HF/THF/HG Super I/O chip initialising.\n");
 
 	if (wdt_set_heartbeat(timeout)) {
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/w83697hf_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/w83697hf_wdt.c
index 51826c216d6..c622a0e6c9a 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/w83697hf_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/w83697hf_wdt.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
 static unsigned long wdt_is_open;
 static char expect_close;
-static spinlock_t io_lock;
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(io_lock);
 
 /* You must set this - there is no sane way to probe for this board. */
 static int wdt_io = 0x2e;
@@ -376,8 +376,6 @@ wdt_init(void)
 {
 	int ret, i, found = 0;
 
-	spin_lock_init(&io_lock);
-
 	printk (KERN_INFO PFX "WDT driver for W83697HF/HG initializing\n");
 
 	if (wdt_io == 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/w83877f_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/w83877f_wdt.c
index 3c88fe18f4f..bcc9d48955d 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/w83877f_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/w83877f_wdt.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static DEFINE_TIMER(timer, wdt_timer_ping, 0, 0);
 static unsigned long next_heartbeat;
 static unsigned long wdt_is_open;
 static char wdt_expect_close;
-static spinlock_t wdt_spinlock;
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(wdt_spinlock);
 
 /*
  *	Whack the dog
@@ -350,8 +350,6 @@ static int __init w83877f_wdt_init(void)
 {
 	int rc = -EBUSY;
 
-	spin_lock_init(&wdt_spinlock);
-
 	if(timeout < 1 || timeout > 3600) /* arbitrary upper limit */
 	{
 		timeout = WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT;
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/w83977f_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/w83977f_wdt.c
index 15796844289..b475529d247 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/w83977f_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/w83977f_wdt.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static	int timeoutW;			/* timeout in watchdog counter units */
 static	unsigned long timer_alive;
 static	int testmode;
 static	char expect_close;
-static	spinlock_t spinlock;
+static	DEFINE_SPINLOCK(spinlock);
 
 module_param(timeout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout,"Watchdog timeout in seconds (15..7635), default=" __MODULE_STRING(DEFAULT_TIMEOUT) ")");
@@ -476,8 +476,6 @@ static int __init w83977f_wdt_init(void)
 
         printk(KERN_INFO PFX DRIVER_VERSION);
 
-	spin_lock_init(&spinlock);
-
 	/*
 	 * Check that the timeout value is within it's range ; 
 	 * if not reset to the default
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wafer5823wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/wafer5823wdt.c
index 950905d3c39..9e368091f79 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wafer5823wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wafer5823wdt.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 static unsigned long wafwdt_is_open;
 static char expect_close;
-static spinlock_t wafwdt_lock;
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(wafwdt_lock);
 
 /*
  *	You must set these - there is no sane way to probe for this board.
@@ -252,8 +252,6 @@ static int __init wafwdt_init(void)
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "WDT driver for Wafer 5823 single board computer initialising.\n");
 
-	spin_lock_init(&wafwdt_lock);
-
 	if (timeout < 1 || timeout > 255) {
 		timeout = WD_TIMO;
 		printk (KERN_INFO PFX "timeout value must be 1<=x<=255, using %d\n",
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wdt977.c b/drivers/watchdog/wdt977.c
index 7d300ff7ab0..9b7f6b6edef 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wdt977.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wdt977.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static	int timeoutM;				/* timeout in minutes */
 static	unsigned long timer_alive;
 static	int testmode;
 static	char expect_close;
-static	spinlock_t spinlock;
+static	DEFINE_SPINLOCK(spinlock);
 
 module_param(timeout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout,"Watchdog timeout in seconds (60..15300), default=" __MODULE_STRING(DEFAULT_TIMEOUT) ")");
@@ -448,8 +448,6 @@ static int __init wd977_init(void)
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO PFX DRIVER_VERSION);
 
-	spin_lock_init(&spinlock);
-
 	/* Check that the timeout value is within it's range ; if not reset to the default */
 	if (wdt977_set_timeout(timeout))
 	{
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wdt_pci.c b/drivers/watchdog/wdt_pci.c
index 6bfe0e29dc1..1355608683e 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wdt_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wdt_pci.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 static int dev_count;
 
 static struct semaphore open_sem;
-static spinlock_t wdtpci_lock;
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(wdtpci_lock);
 static char expect_close;
 
 static int io;
@@ -607,7 +607,6 @@ static int __devinit wdtpci_init_one (struct pci_dev *dev,
 	}
 
 	sema_init(&open_sem, 1);
-	spin_lock_init(&wdtpci_lock);
 
 	irq = dev->irq;
 	io = pci_resource_start (dev, 2);