resettime:
        timeo = jiffies + HZ;
  retry:
-       if (chip->priv && (mode == FL_WRITING || mode == FL_ERASING || mode == FL_OTP_WRITE)) {
+       if (chip->priv && (mode == FL_WRITING || mode == FL_ERASING || mode == FL_OTP_WRITE || mode == FL_SHUTDOWN)) {
                /*
                 * OK. We have possibility for contension on the write/erase
                 * operations which are global to the real chip and not per
                if (mode == FL_READY && chip->oldstate == FL_READY)
                        return 0;
 
+       case FL_SHUTDOWN:
+               /* The machine is rebooting now,so no one can get chip anymore */
+               return -EIO;
        default:
        sleep:
                set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
                   and switch to array mode so any bootloader in
                   flash is accessible for soft reboot. */
                spin_lock(chip->mutex);
-               ret = get_chip(map, chip, chip->start, FL_SYNCING);
+               ret = get_chip(map, chip, chip->start, FL_SHUTDOWN);
                if (!ret) {
                        map_write(map, CMD(0xff), chip->start);
-                       chip->state = FL_READY;
+                       chip->state = FL_SHUTDOWN;
                }
                spin_unlock(chip->mutex);
        }