{
        struct ib_ah *new_ah;
        struct ib_ah_attr ah_attr;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
        if (!dev->send_agent[port_num - 1][0])
                return;
        if (IS_ERR(new_ah))
                return;
 
-       spin_lock(&dev->sm_lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->sm_lock, flags);
        if (dev->sm_ah[port_num - 1])
                ib_destroy_ah(dev->sm_ah[port_num - 1]);
        dev->sm_ah[port_num - 1] = new_ah;
-       spin_unlock(&dev->sm_lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->sm_lock, flags);
 }
 
 /*
 static void node_desc_override(struct ib_device *dev,
                               struct ib_mad *mad)
 {
+       unsigned long flags;
+
        if ((mad->mad_hdr.mgmt_class == IB_MGMT_CLASS_SUBN_LID_ROUTED ||
             mad->mad_hdr.mgmt_class == IB_MGMT_CLASS_SUBN_DIRECTED_ROUTE) &&
            mad->mad_hdr.method == IB_MGMT_METHOD_GET_RESP &&
            mad->mad_hdr.attr_id == IB_SMP_ATTR_NODE_DESC) {
-               spin_lock(&to_mdev(dev)->sm_lock);
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&to_mdev(dev)->sm_lock, flags);
                memcpy(((struct ib_smp *) mad)->data, dev->node_desc, 64);
-               spin_unlock(&to_mdev(dev)->sm_lock);
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&to_mdev(dev)->sm_lock, flags);
        }
 }
 
        struct ib_mad_send_buf *send_buf;
        struct ib_mad_agent *agent = dev->send_agent[port_num - 1][qpn];
        int ret;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
        if (agent) {
                send_buf = ib_create_send_mad(agent, qpn, 0, 0, IB_MGMT_MAD_HDR,
                 * wrong following the IB spec strictly, but we know
                 * it's OK for our devices).
                 */
-               spin_lock(&dev->sm_lock);
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->sm_lock, flags);
                memcpy(send_buf->mad, mad, sizeof *mad);
                if ((send_buf->ah = dev->sm_ah[port_num - 1]))
                        ret = ib_post_send_mad(send_buf, NULL);
                else
                        ret = -EINVAL;
-               spin_unlock(&dev->sm_lock);
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->sm_lock, flags);
 
                if (ret)
                        ib_free_send_mad(send_buf);
 
                                 struct ib_device_modify *props)
 {
        struct mlx4_cmd_mailbox *mailbox;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
        if (mask & ~IB_DEVICE_MODIFY_NODE_DESC)
                return -EOPNOTSUPP;
        if (!(mask & IB_DEVICE_MODIFY_NODE_DESC))
                return 0;
 
-       spin_lock(&to_mdev(ibdev)->sm_lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&to_mdev(ibdev)->sm_lock, flags);
        memcpy(ibdev->node_desc, props->node_desc, 64);
-       spin_unlock(&to_mdev(ibdev)->sm_lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&to_mdev(ibdev)->sm_lock, flags);
 
        /*
         * If possible, pass node desc to FW, so it can generate