{
        struct sas_task *t;
        struct pm8001_ccb_info *ccb;
-       unsigned long flags = 0;
        u32 param;
        u32 status;
        u32 tag;
                        ts->stat = SAS_QUEUE_FULL;
                        pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
                        mb();/*in order to force CPU ordering*/
-                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pm8001_ha->lock, flags);
+                       spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
                        t->task_done(t);
-                       spin_lock_irqsave(&pm8001_ha->lock, flags);
+                       spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
                        return;
                }
                break;
                        ts->stat = SAS_QUEUE_FULL;
                        pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
                        mb();/*ditto*/
-                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pm8001_ha->lock, flags);
+                       spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
                        t->task_done(t);
-                       spin_lock_irqsave(&pm8001_ha->lock, flags);
+                       spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
                        return;
                }
                break;
                        ts->stat = SAS_QUEUE_FULL;
                        pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
                        mb();/* ditto*/
-                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pm8001_ha->lock, flags);
+                       spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
                        t->task_done(t);
-                       spin_lock_irqsave(&pm8001_ha->lock, flags);
+                       spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
                        return;
                }
                break;
                        ts->stat = SAS_QUEUE_FULL;
                        pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
                        mb();/*ditto*/
-                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pm8001_ha->lock, flags);
+                       spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
                        t->task_done(t);
-                       spin_lock_irqsave(&pm8001_ha->lock, flags);
+                       spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
                        return;
                }
                break;
                        ts->stat = SAS_QUEUE_FULL;
                        pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
                        mb();/*ditto*/
-                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pm8001_ha->lock, flags);
+                       spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
                        t->task_done(t);
-                       spin_lock_irqsave(&pm8001_ha->lock, flags);
+                       spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
                        return;
                }
                break;
                ts->stat = SAS_DEV_NO_RESPONSE;
                break;
        }
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&t->task_state_lock, flags);
+       spin_lock_irq(&t->task_state_lock);
        t->task_state_flags &= ~SAS_TASK_STATE_PENDING;
        t->task_state_flags &= ~SAS_TASK_AT_INITIATOR;
        t->task_state_flags |= SAS_TASK_STATE_DONE;
        if (unlikely((t->task_state_flags & SAS_TASK_STATE_ABORTED))) {
-               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&t->task_state_lock, flags);
+               spin_unlock_irq(&t->task_state_lock);
                PM8001_FAIL_DBG(pm8001_ha,
                        pm8001_printk("task 0x%p done with io_status 0x%x"
                        " resp 0x%x stat 0x%x but aborted by upper layer!\n",
                        t, status, ts->resp, ts->stat));
                pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
        } else if (t->uldd_task) {
-               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&t->task_state_lock, flags);
+               spin_unlock_irq(&t->task_state_lock);
                pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
                mb();/* ditto */
-               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pm8001_ha->lock, flags);
+               spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
                t->task_done(t);
-               spin_lock_irqsave(&pm8001_ha->lock, flags);
+               spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
        } else if (!t->uldd_task) {
-               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&t->task_state_lock, flags);
+               spin_unlock_irq(&t->task_state_lock);
                pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
                mb();/*ditto*/
-               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pm8001_ha->lock, flags);
+               spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
                t->task_done(t);
-               spin_lock_irqsave(&pm8001_ha->lock, flags);
+               spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
        }
 }
 
 static void mpi_sata_event(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha , void *piomb)
 {
        struct sas_task *t;
-       unsigned long flags = 0;
        struct task_status_struct *ts;
        struct pm8001_ccb_info *ccb;
        struct pm8001_device *pm8001_dev;
                        ts->stat = SAS_QUEUE_FULL;
                        pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
                        mb();/*ditto*/
-                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pm8001_ha->lock, flags);
+                       spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
                        t->task_done(t);
-                       spin_lock_irqsave(&pm8001_ha->lock, flags);
+                       spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
                        return;
                }
                break;
                ts->stat = SAS_OPEN_TO;
                break;
        }
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&t->task_state_lock, flags);
+       spin_lock_irq(&t->task_state_lock);
        t->task_state_flags &= ~SAS_TASK_STATE_PENDING;
        t->task_state_flags &= ~SAS_TASK_AT_INITIATOR;
        t->task_state_flags |= SAS_TASK_STATE_DONE;
        if (unlikely((t->task_state_flags & SAS_TASK_STATE_ABORTED))) {
-               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&t->task_state_lock, flags);
+               spin_unlock_irq(&t->task_state_lock);
                PM8001_FAIL_DBG(pm8001_ha,
                        pm8001_printk("task 0x%p done with io_status 0x%x"
                        " resp 0x%x stat 0x%x but aborted by upper layer!\n",
                        t, event, ts->resp, ts->stat));
                pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
        } else if (t->uldd_task) {
-               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&t->task_state_lock, flags);
+               spin_unlock_irq(&t->task_state_lock);
                pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
                mb();/* ditto */
-               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pm8001_ha->lock, flags);
+               spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
                t->task_done(t);
-               spin_lock_irqsave(&pm8001_ha->lock, flags);
+               spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
        } else if (!t->uldd_task) {
-               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&t->task_state_lock, flags);
+               spin_unlock_irq(&t->task_state_lock);
                pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
                mb();/*ditto*/
-               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pm8001_ha->lock, flags);
+               spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
                t->task_done(t);
-               spin_lock_irqsave(&pm8001_ha->lock, flags);
+               spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
        }
 }