diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
index 913a5640659428255cfaec0d308996bc824257ca..155160052c8bd5dc690c1bfe04b253654e739cab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
@@ -398,14 +398,13 @@ static DEFINE_RWLOCK(disc_data_lock);
                                                                                 
 static struct sixpack *sp_get(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
 	struct sixpack *sp;
 
-	read_lock_irqsave(&disc_data_lock, flags);
+	read_lock(&disc_data_lock);
 	sp = tty->disc_data;
 	if (sp)
 		atomic_inc(&sp->refcnt);
-	read_unlock_irqrestore(&disc_data_lock, flags);
+	read_unlock(&disc_data_lock);
 
 	return sp;
 }
@@ -689,13 +688,12 @@ static int sixpack_open(struct tty_struct *tty)
  */
 static void sixpack_close(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
 	struct sixpack *sp;
 
-	write_lock_irqsave(&disc_data_lock, flags);
+	write_lock(&disc_data_lock);
 	sp = tty->disc_data;
 	tty->disc_data = NULL;
-	write_unlock_irqrestore(&disc_data_lock, flags);
+	write_unlock(&disc_data_lock);
 	if (!sp)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
index a7286500c186b1186749bf13ebb18afda3dd3781..fda2fc83e9a124c66c3f7d3754e8312a36b172f8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
@@ -244,16 +244,15 @@ static int kiss_esc_crc(unsigned char *s, unsigned char *d, unsigned short crc,
 /* Send one completely decapsulated AX.25 packet to the AX.25 layer. */
 static void ax_bump(struct mkiss *ax)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int count;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&ax->buflock, flags);
+	spin_lock_bh(&ax->buflock);
 	if (ax->rbuff[0] > 0x0f) {
 		if (ax->rbuff[0] & 0x80) {
 			if (check_crc_16(ax->rbuff, ax->rcount) < 0) {
 				ax->dev->stats.rx_errors++;
-				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ax->buflock, flags);
+				spin_unlock_bh(&ax->buflock);
 
 				return;
 			}
@@ -268,7 +267,7 @@ static void ax_bump(struct mkiss *ax)
 		} else if (ax->rbuff[0] & 0x20)  {
 			if (check_crc_flex(ax->rbuff, ax->rcount) < 0) {
 				ax->dev->stats.rx_errors++;
-				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ax->buflock, flags);
+				spin_unlock_bh(&ax->buflock);
 				return;
 			}
 			if (ax->crcmode != CRC_MODE_FLEX && ax->crcauto) {
@@ -295,7 +294,7 @@ static void ax_bump(struct mkiss *ax)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "mkiss: %s: memory squeeze, dropping packet.\n",
 		       ax->dev->name);
 		ax->dev->stats.rx_dropped++;
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ax->buflock, flags);
+		spin_unlock_bh(&ax->buflock);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -304,13 +303,11 @@ static void ax_bump(struct mkiss *ax)
 	netif_rx(skb);
 	ax->dev->stats.rx_packets++;
 	ax->dev->stats.rx_bytes += count;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ax->buflock, flags);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&ax->buflock);
 }
 
 static void kiss_unesc(struct mkiss *ax, unsigned char s)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-
 	switch (s) {
 	case END:
 		/* drop keeptest bit = VSV */
@@ -337,18 +334,18 @@ static void kiss_unesc(struct mkiss *ax, unsigned char s)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&ax->buflock, flags);
+	spin_lock_bh(&ax->buflock);
 	if (!test_bit(AXF_ERROR, &ax->flags)) {
 		if (ax->rcount < ax->buffsize) {
 			ax->rbuff[ax->rcount++] = s;
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ax->buflock, flags);
+			spin_unlock_bh(&ax->buflock);
 			return;
 		}
 
 		ax->dev->stats.rx_over_errors++;
 		set_bit(AXF_ERROR, &ax->flags);
 	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ax->buflock, flags);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&ax->buflock);
 }
 
 static int ax_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *addr)
@@ -370,7 +367,6 @@ static void ax_changedmtu(struct mkiss *ax)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = ax->dev;
 	unsigned char *xbuff, *rbuff, *oxbuff, *orbuff;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	int len;
 
 	len = dev->mtu * 2;
@@ -396,7 +392,7 @@ static void ax_changedmtu(struct mkiss *ax)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&ax->buflock, flags);
+	spin_lock_bh(&ax->buflock);
 
 	oxbuff    = ax->xbuff;
 	ax->xbuff = xbuff;
@@ -427,7 +423,7 @@ static void ax_changedmtu(struct mkiss *ax)
 	ax->mtu      = dev->mtu + 73;
 	ax->buffsize = len;
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ax->buflock, flags);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&ax->buflock);
 
 	kfree(oxbuff);
 	kfree(orbuff);
@@ -437,7 +433,6 @@ static void ax_changedmtu(struct mkiss *ax)
 static void ax_encaps(struct net_device *dev, unsigned char *icp, int len)
 {
 	struct mkiss *ax = netdev_priv(dev);
-	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned char *p;
 	int actual, count;
 
@@ -454,7 +449,7 @@ static void ax_encaps(struct net_device *dev, unsigned char *icp, int len)
 
 	p = icp;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&ax->buflock, flags);
+	spin_lock_bh(&ax->buflock);
 	if ((*p & 0x0f) != 0) {
 		/* Configuration Command (kissparms(1).
 		 * Protocol spec says: never append CRC.
@@ -484,7 +479,7 @@ static void ax_encaps(struct net_device *dev, unsigned char *icp, int len)
 				ax->crcauto = (cmd ? 0 : 1);
 				printk(KERN_INFO "mkiss: %s: crc mode %s %d\n", ax->dev->name, (len) ? "set to" : "is", cmd);
 			}
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ax->buflock, flags);
+			spin_unlock_bh(&ax->buflock);
 			netif_start_queue(dev);
 
 			return;
@@ -517,7 +512,7 @@ static void ax_encaps(struct net_device *dev, unsigned char *icp, int len)
 			count = kiss_esc(p, (unsigned char *)ax->xbuff, len);
 		}
   	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ax->buflock, flags);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&ax->buflock);
 
 	set_bit(TTY_DO_WRITE_WAKEUP, &ax->tty->flags);
 	actual = ax->tty->ops->write(ax->tty, ax->xbuff, count);
@@ -709,14 +704,13 @@ static DEFINE_RWLOCK(disc_data_lock);
 
 static struct mkiss *mkiss_get(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
 	struct mkiss *ax;
 
-	read_lock_irqsave(&disc_data_lock, flags);
+	read_lock(&disc_data_lock);
 	ax = tty->disc_data;
 	if (ax)
 		atomic_inc(&ax->refcnt);
-	read_unlock_irqrestore(&disc_data_lock, flags);
+	read_unlock(&disc_data_lock);
 
 	return ax;
 }
@@ -815,13 +809,12 @@ static int mkiss_open(struct tty_struct *tty)
 
 static void mkiss_close(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
 	struct mkiss *ax;
 
-	write_lock_irqsave(&disc_data_lock, flags);
+	write_lock(&disc_data_lock);
 	ax = tty->disc_data;
 	tty->disc_data = NULL;
-	write_unlock_irqrestore(&disc_data_lock, flags);
+	write_unlock(&disc_data_lock);
 
 	if (!ax)
 		return;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp_async.c b/drivers/net/ppp_async.c
index 1fd319bf758ef19b3b07282c22d86fc626976ee0..17c116bb332c7e0c41da3f97aeb3ac3755097e87 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp_async.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp_async.c
@@ -132,15 +132,13 @@ static DEFINE_RWLOCK(disc_data_lock);
 
 static struct asyncppp *ap_get(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
 	struct asyncppp *ap;
 
-	read_lock_irqsave(&disc_data_lock, flags);
+	read_lock(&disc_data_lock);
 	ap = tty->disc_data;
 	if (ap != NULL)
 		atomic_inc(&ap->refcnt);
-	read_unlock_irqrestore(&disc_data_lock, flags);
-
+	read_unlock(&disc_data_lock);
 	return ap;
 }
 
@@ -217,13 +215,12 @@ ppp_asynctty_open(struct tty_struct *tty)
 static void
 ppp_asynctty_close(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
 	struct asyncppp *ap;
 
-	write_lock_irqsave(&disc_data_lock, flags);
+	write_lock_irq(&disc_data_lock);
 	ap = tty->disc_data;
 	tty->disc_data = NULL;
-	write_unlock_irqrestore(&disc_data_lock, flags);
+	write_unlock_irq(&disc_data_lock);
 	if (!ap)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp_synctty.c b/drivers/net/ppp_synctty.c
index 1b3f75febee1ce3ad1aa01e6f3d30671a8f00460..aa3d39f38e2257deee5e72e9df06453be96e3046 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp_synctty.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp_synctty.c
@@ -182,15 +182,13 @@ static DEFINE_RWLOCK(disc_data_lock);
 
 static struct syncppp *sp_get(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
 	struct syncppp *ap;
 
-	read_lock_irqsave(&disc_data_lock, flags);
+	read_lock(&disc_data_lock);
 	ap = tty->disc_data;
 	if (ap != NULL)
 		atomic_inc(&ap->refcnt);
-	read_unlock_irqrestore(&disc_data_lock, flags);
-
+	read_unlock(&disc_data_lock);
 	return ap;
 }
 
@@ -264,13 +262,12 @@ ppp_sync_open(struct tty_struct *tty)
 static void
 ppp_sync_close(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
 	struct syncppp *ap;
 
-	write_lock_irqsave(&disc_data_lock, flags);
+	write_lock_irq(&disc_data_lock);
 	ap = tty->disc_data;
 	tty->disc_data = NULL;
-	write_unlock_irqrestore(&disc_data_lock, flags);
+	write_unlock_irq(&disc_data_lock);
 	if (!ap)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/strip.c b/drivers/net/wireless/strip.c
index 3d39f6587eb9ce80981d4b0e96a1e16f0a3005c9..38366a56b71fa6588d197ea79268d509c9a9629a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/strip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/strip.c
@@ -856,7 +856,6 @@ static int strip_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 	unsigned char *orbuff = strip_info->rx_buff;
 	unsigned char *osbuff = strip_info->sx_buff;
 	unsigned char *otbuff = strip_info->tx_buff;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (new_mtu > MAX_SEND_MTU) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR
@@ -865,11 +864,11 @@ static int strip_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&strip_lock, flags);
+	spin_lock_bh(&strip_lock);
 	if (!allocate_buffers(strip_info, new_mtu)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: unable to grow strip buffers, MTU change cancelled.\n",
 		       strip_info->dev->name);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&strip_lock, flags);
+		spin_unlock_bh(&strip_lock);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
@@ -893,7 +892,7 @@ static int strip_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 		}
 	}
 	strip_info->tx_head = strip_info->tx_buff;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&strip_lock, flags);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&strip_lock);
 
 	printk(KERN_NOTICE "%s: strip MTU changed fom %d to %d.\n",
 	       strip_info->dev->name, old_mtu, strip_info->mtu);
@@ -984,13 +983,10 @@ static void strip_seq_neighbours(struct seq_file *seq,
 			   const MetricomNodeTable * table,
 			   const char *title)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
+	/* We wrap this in a do/while loop, so if the table changes */
+	/* while we're reading it, we just go around and try again. */
 	struct timeval t;
 
-	/*
-	 * We wrap this in a do/while loop, so if the table changes
-	 * while we're reading it, we just go around and try again.
-	 */
 	do {
 		int i;
 		t = table->timestamp;
@@ -999,9 +995,9 @@ static void strip_seq_neighbours(struct seq_file *seq,
 		for (i = 0; i < table->num_nodes; i++) {
 			MetricomNode node;
 
-			spin_lock_irqsave(&strip_lock, flags);
+			spin_lock_bh(&strip_lock);
 			node = table->node[i];
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&strip_lock, flags);
+			spin_unlock_bh(&strip_lock);
 			seq_printf(seq, "  %s\n", node.c);
 		}
 	} while (table->timestamp.tv_sec != t.tv_sec
@@ -1540,7 +1536,6 @@ static void strip_send(struct strip *strip_info, struct sk_buff *skb)
 static int strip_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct strip *strip_info = netdev_priv(dev);
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (!netif_running(dev)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: xmit call when iface is down\n",
@@ -1579,11 +1574,11 @@ static int strip_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 			       strip_info->dev->name, sx_pps_count / 8);
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&strip_lock, flags);
+	spin_lock_bh(&strip_lock);
 
 	strip_send(strip_info, skb);
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&strip_lock, flags);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&strip_lock);
 
 	if (skb)
 		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
@@ -2268,13 +2263,12 @@ static void strip_receive_buf(struct tty_struct *tty, const unsigned char *cp,
 {
 	struct strip *strip_info = tty->disc_data;
 	const unsigned char *end = cp + count;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (!strip_info || strip_info->magic != STRIP_MAGIC
 	    || !netif_running(strip_info->dev))
 		return;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&strip_lock, flags);
+	spin_lock_bh(&strip_lock);
 #if 0
 	{
 		struct timeval tv;
@@ -2341,7 +2335,7 @@ static void strip_receive_buf(struct tty_struct *tty, const unsigned char *cp,
 		}
 		cp++;
 	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&strip_lock, flags);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&strip_lock);
 }
 
 
@@ -2529,11 +2523,9 @@ static void strip_dev_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 
 static void strip_free(struct strip *strip_info)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&strip_lock, flags);
+	spin_lock_bh(&strip_lock);
 	list_del_rcu(&strip_info->list);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&strip_lock, flags);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&strip_lock);
 
 	strip_info->magic = 0;
 
@@ -2547,7 +2539,6 @@ static void strip_free(struct strip *strip_info)
 static struct strip *strip_alloc(void)
 {
 	struct list_head *n;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	struct strip *strip_info;
 
@@ -2571,7 +2562,7 @@ static struct strip *strip_alloc(void)
 	strip_info->idle_timer.function = strip_IdleTask;
 
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&strip_lock, flags);
+	spin_lock_bh(&strip_lock);
  rescan:
 	/*
 	 * Search the list to find where to put our new entry
@@ -2590,7 +2581,7 @@ static struct strip *strip_alloc(void)
 	sprintf(dev->name, "st%ld", dev->base_addr);
 
 	list_add_tail_rcu(&strip_info->list, &strip_list);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&strip_lock, flags);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&strip_lock);
 
 	return strip_info;
 }