SMC_SELECT_BANK(1);
     media |= (inw(ioaddr + CONFIG) & CFG_AUI_SELECT) ? 2 : 1;
 
+    SMC_SELECT_BANK(saved_bank);
+    spin_unlock_irqrestore(&smc->lock, flags);
+
     /* Check for pending interrupt with watchdog flag set: with
        this, we can limp along even if the interrupt is blocked */
     if (smc->watchdog++ && ((i>>8) & i)) {
        if (!smc->fast_poll)
            printk(KERN_INFO "%s: interrupt(s) dropped!\n", dev->name);
+       local_irq_save(flags);
        smc_interrupt(dev->irq, dev);
+       local_irq_restore(flags);
        smc->fast_poll = HZ;
     }
     if (smc->fast_poll) {
        smc->fast_poll--;
        smc->media.expires = jiffies + HZ/100;
        add_timer(&smc->media);
-       SMC_SELECT_BANK(saved_bank);
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&smc->lock, flags);
        return;
     }
 
+    spin_lock_irqsave(&smc->lock, flags);
+
+    saved_bank = inw(ioaddr + BANK_SELECT);
+
     if (smc->cfg & CFG_MII_SELECT) {
        if (smc->mii_if.phy_id < 0)
            goto reschedule;
        unsigned int ioaddr = dev->base_addr;
        u16 saved_bank = inw(ioaddr + BANK_SELECT);
        int ret;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
-       spin_lock_irq(&smc->lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&smc->lock, flags);
        SMC_SELECT_BANK(3);
        if (smc->cfg & CFG_MII_SELECT)
                ret = mii_ethtool_gset(&smc->mii_if, ecmd);
        else
                ret = smc_netdev_get_ecmd(dev, ecmd);
        SMC_SELECT_BANK(saved_bank);
-       spin_unlock_irq(&smc->lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&smc->lock, flags);
        return ret;
 }
 
        unsigned int ioaddr = dev->base_addr;
        u16 saved_bank = inw(ioaddr + BANK_SELECT);
        int ret;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
-       spin_lock_irq(&smc->lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&smc->lock, flags);
        SMC_SELECT_BANK(3);
        if (smc->cfg & CFG_MII_SELECT)
                ret = mii_ethtool_sset(&smc->mii_if, ecmd);
        else
                ret = smc_netdev_set_ecmd(dev, ecmd);
        SMC_SELECT_BANK(saved_bank);
-       spin_unlock_irq(&smc->lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&smc->lock, flags);
        return ret;
 }
 
        unsigned int ioaddr = dev->base_addr;
        u16 saved_bank = inw(ioaddr + BANK_SELECT);
        u32 ret;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
-       spin_lock_irq(&smc->lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&smc->lock, flags);
        SMC_SELECT_BANK(3);
        ret = smc_link_ok(dev);
        SMC_SELECT_BANK(saved_bank);
-       spin_unlock_irq(&smc->lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&smc->lock, flags);
        return ret;
 }
 
        int rc = 0;
        u16 saved_bank;
        unsigned int ioaddr = dev->base_addr;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
        if (!netif_running(dev))
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       spin_lock_irq(&smc->lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&smc->lock, flags);
        saved_bank = inw(ioaddr + BANK_SELECT);
        SMC_SELECT_BANK(3);
        rc = generic_mii_ioctl(&smc->mii_if, mii, cmd, NULL);
        SMC_SELECT_BANK(saved_bank);
-       spin_unlock_irq(&smc->lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&smc->lock, flags);
        return rc;
 }