dev_dbg(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "DROQ INIT: max_empty_descs: %d\n",
                droq->max_empty_descs);
 
-       spin_lock_init(&droq->lock);
-
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&droq->dispatch_list);
 
        /* For 56xx Pass1, this function won't be called, so no checks. */
        int desc_refilled, reschedule = 1;
        u32 pkts_credit;
 
-       spin_lock_bh(&droq->lock);
        pkts_credit = readl(droq->pkts_credit_reg);
        desc_refilled = octeon_droq_refill(oct, droq);
        if (desc_refilled) {
                if (pkts_credit + desc_refilled >= CN23XX_SLI_DEF_BP)
                        reschedule = 0;
        }
-       spin_unlock_bh(&droq->lock);
 
        return reschedule;
 }
        u32 pkt_count = 0;
        struct list_head *tmp, *tmp2;
 
-       /* Grab the droq lock */
-       spin_lock(&droq->lock);
-
        octeon_droq_check_hw_for_pkts(droq);
        pkt_count = atomic_read(&droq->pkts_pending);
 
-       if (!pkt_count) {
-               spin_unlock(&droq->lock);
+       if (!pkt_count)
                return 0;
-       }
 
        if (pkt_count > budget)
                pkt_count = budget;
 
        octeon_droq_fast_process_packets(oct, droq, pkt_count);
 
-       /* Release the spin lock */
-       spin_unlock(&droq->lock);
-
        list_for_each_safe(tmp, tmp2, &droq->dispatch_list) {
                struct __dispatch *rdisp = (struct __dispatch *)tmp;
 
        if (budget > droq->max_count)
                budget = droq->max_count;
 
-       spin_lock(&droq->lock);
-
        while (total_pkts_processed < budget) {
                octeon_droq_check_hw_for_pkts(droq);
 
                total_pkts_processed += pkts_processed;
        }
 
-       spin_unlock(&droq->lock);
-
        list_for_each_safe(tmp, tmp2, &droq->dispatch_list) {
                struct __dispatch *rdisp = (struct __dispatch *)tmp;
 
 int octeon_register_droq_ops(struct octeon_device *oct, u32 q_no,
                             struct octeon_droq_ops *ops)
 {
-       struct octeon_droq *droq;
-       unsigned long flags;
        struct octeon_config *oct_cfg = NULL;
+       struct octeon_droq *droq;
 
        oct_cfg = octeon_get_conf(oct);
 
        }
 
        droq = oct->droq[q_no];
-
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&droq->lock, flags);
-
        memcpy(&droq->ops, ops, sizeof(struct octeon_droq_ops));
 
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&droq->lock, flags);
-
        return 0;
 }
 
 int octeon_unregister_droq_ops(struct octeon_device *oct, u32 q_no)
 {
-       unsigned long flags;
-       struct octeon_droq *droq;
        struct octeon_config *oct_cfg = NULL;
+       struct octeon_droq *droq;
 
        oct_cfg = octeon_get_conf(oct);
 
                return 0;
        }
 
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&droq->lock, flags);
-
        droq->ops.fptr = NULL;
        droq->ops.farg = NULL;
        droq->ops.drop_on_max = 0;
 
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&droq->lock, flags);
-
        return 0;
 }