struct net_bridge *br = (struct net_bridge *)arg;
        
        pr_debug("%s: hello timer expired\n", br->dev->name);
-       spin_lock_bh(&br->lock);
+       spin_lock(&br->lock);
        if (br->dev->flags & IFF_UP) {
                br_config_bpdu_generation(br);
 
                mod_timer(&br->hello_timer, jiffies + br->hello_time);
        }
-       spin_unlock_bh(&br->lock);
+       spin_unlock(&br->lock);
 }
 
 static void br_message_age_timer_expired(unsigned long arg)
         * running when we are the root bridge. So..  this was_root
         * check is redundant. I'm leaving it in for now, though.
         */
-       spin_lock_bh(&br->lock);
+       spin_lock(&br->lock);
        if (p->state == BR_STATE_DISABLED)
                goto unlock;
        was_root = br_is_root_bridge(br);
        if (br_is_root_bridge(br) && !was_root)
                br_become_root_bridge(br);
  unlock:
-       spin_unlock_bh(&br->lock);
+       spin_unlock(&br->lock);
 }
 
 static void br_forward_delay_timer_expired(unsigned long arg)
 
        pr_debug("%s: %d(%s) forward delay timer\n",
                 br->dev->name, p->port_no, p->dev->name);
-       spin_lock_bh(&br->lock);
+       spin_lock(&br->lock);
        if (p->state == BR_STATE_LISTENING) {
                p->state = BR_STATE_LEARNING;
                mod_timer(&p->forward_delay_timer,
                        br_topology_change_detection(br);
        }
        br_log_state(p);
-       spin_unlock_bh(&br->lock);
+       spin_unlock(&br->lock);
 }
 
 static void br_tcn_timer_expired(unsigned long arg)
        struct net_bridge *br = (struct net_bridge *) arg;
 
        pr_debug("%s: tcn timer expired\n", br->dev->name);
-       spin_lock_bh(&br->lock);
+       spin_lock(&br->lock);
        if (br->dev->flags & IFF_UP) {
                br_transmit_tcn(br);
        
                mod_timer(&br->tcn_timer,jiffies + br->bridge_hello_time);
        }
-       spin_unlock_bh(&br->lock);
+       spin_unlock(&br->lock);
 }
 
 static void br_topology_change_timer_expired(unsigned long arg)
        struct net_bridge *br = (struct net_bridge *) arg;
 
        pr_debug("%s: topo change timer expired\n", br->dev->name);
-       spin_lock_bh(&br->lock);
+       spin_lock(&br->lock);
        br->topology_change_detected = 0;
        br->topology_change = 0;
-       spin_unlock_bh(&br->lock);
+       spin_unlock(&br->lock);
 }
 
 static void br_hold_timer_expired(unsigned long arg)
        pr_debug("%s: %d(%s) hold timer expired\n", 
                 p->br->dev->name,  p->port_no, p->dev->name);
 
-       spin_lock_bh(&p->br->lock);
+       spin_lock(&p->br->lock);
        if (p->config_pending)
                br_transmit_config(p);
-       spin_unlock_bh(&p->br->lock);
+       spin_unlock(&p->br->lock);
 }
 
 static inline void br_timer_init(struct timer_list *timer,