if (clear & TIOCM_DTR)
                        port->MSVR &= ~MSVR_DTR;
        }
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&bp->lock, flags);
+       spin_lock(&bp->lock);
        sx_out(bp, CD186x_CAR, port_No(port));
        sx_out(bp, CD186x_MSVR, port->MSVR);
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bp->lock, flags);
+       spin_unlock(&bp->lock);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
        func_exit();
        return 0;
        port->break_length = SPECIALIX_TPS / HZ * length;
        port->COR2 |= COR2_ETC;
        port->IER  |= IER_TXRDY;
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&bp->lock, flags);
+       spin_lock(&bp->lock);
        sx_out(bp, CD186x_CAR, port_No(port));
        sx_out(bp, CD186x_COR2, port->COR2);
        sx_out(bp, CD186x_IER, port->IER);
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bp->lock, flags);
+       spin_unlock(&bp->lock);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
        sx_wait_CCR(bp);
        spin_lock_irqsave(&bp->lock, flags);
        if (sx_crtscts(tty))
                port->MSVR |= MSVR_DTR;
        /* Else clause: see remark in "sx_throttle"... */
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&bp->lock, flags);
+       spin_lock(&bp->lock);
        sx_out(bp, CD186x_CAR, port_No(port));
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bp->lock, flags);
+       spin_unlock(&bp->lock);
        if (I_IXOFF(tty)) {
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
                sx_wait_CCR(bp);
                sx_wait_CCR(bp);
                spin_lock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
        }
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&bp->lock, flags);
+       spin_lock(&bp->lock);
        sx_out(bp, CD186x_MSVR, port->MSVR);
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bp->lock, flags);
+       spin_unlock(&bp->lock);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
 
        func_exit();
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
        port->IER &= ~IER_TXRDY;
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&bp->lock, flags);
+       spin_lock(&bp->lock);
        sx_out(bp, CD186x_CAR, port_No(port));
        sx_out(bp, CD186x_IER, port->IER);
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bp->lock, flags);
+       spin_unlock(&bp->lock);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
 
        func_exit();
        spin_lock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
        if (port->xmit_cnt && port->xmit_buf && !(port->IER & IER_TXRDY)) {
                port->IER |= IER_TXRDY;
-               spin_lock_irqsave(&bp->lock, flags);
+               spin_lock(&bp->lock);
                sx_out(bp, CD186x_CAR, port_No(port));
                sx_out(bp, CD186x_IER, port->IER);
-               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bp->lock, flags);
+               spin_unlock(&bp->lock);
        }
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);