if (i > 0) {
                SET_HANDLER(&write_intr);
                outsw(HD_DATA, req->buffer, 256);
-               local_irq_enable();
        } else {
 #if (HD_DELAY > 0)
                last_req = read_timer();
        if (!CURRENT)
                return;
 
-       disable_irq(HD_IRQ);
-       local_irq_enable();
+       spin_lock_irq(hd_queue->queue_lock);
        reset = 1;
        name = CURRENT->rq_disk->disk_name;
        printk("%s: timeout\n", name);
 #endif
                end_request(CURRENT, 0);
        }
-       local_irq_disable();
        hd_request();
-       enable_irq(HD_IRQ);
+       spin_unlock_irq(hd_queue->queue_lock);
 }
 
 static int do_special_op(struct hd_i_struct *disk, struct request *req)
                return;
 repeat:
        del_timer(&device_timer);
-       local_irq_enable();
 
        req = CURRENT;
        if (!req) {
        }
 
        if (reset) {
-               local_irq_disable();
                reset_hd();
                return;
        }
 
 static void do_hd_request(struct request_queue *q)
 {
-       disable_irq(HD_IRQ);
        hd_request();
-       enable_irq(HD_IRQ);
 }
 
 static int hd_getgeo(struct block_device *bdev, struct hd_geometry *geo)
 {
        void (*handler)(void) = do_hd;
 
+       spin_lock(hd_queue->queue_lock);
+
        do_hd = NULL;
        del_timer(&device_timer);
        if (!handler)
                handler = unexpected_hd_interrupt;
        handler();
-       local_irq_enable();
+
+       spin_unlock(hd_queue->queue_lock);
+
        return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }