}
 }
 
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(irq_lock);
+
 int activate_fd(int irq, int fd, int type, void *dev_id)
 {
        struct pollfd *tmp_pfd;
         * this is called only from process context, and can be locked with
         * a semaphore.
         */
-       flags = irq_lock();
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&irq_lock, flags);
        for (irq_fd = active_fds; irq_fd != NULL; irq_fd = irq_fd->next) {
                if ((irq_fd->fd == fd) && (irq_fd->type == type)) {
                        printk("Registering fd %d twice\n", fd);
                 * so we will not be able to put new pollfd struct to pollfds
                 * then we free the buffer tmp_fds and try again.
                 */
-               irq_unlock(flags);
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&irq_lock, flags);
                kfree(tmp_pfd);
                tmp_pfd = NULL;
 
                if (tmp_pfd == NULL)
                        goto out_kfree;
 
-               flags = irq_lock();
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&irq_lock, flags);
        }
        /*-------------*/
 
        *last_irq_ptr = new_fd;
        last_irq_ptr = &new_fd->next;
 
-       irq_unlock(flags);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&irq_lock, flags);
 
        /* This calls activate_fd, so it has to be outside the critical
         * section.
        return(0);
 
  out_unlock:
-       irq_unlock(flags);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&irq_lock, flags);
  out_kfree:
        kfree(new_fd);
  out:
 {
        unsigned long flags;
 
-       flags = irq_lock();
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&irq_lock, flags);
        os_free_irq_by_cb(test, arg, active_fds, &last_irq_ptr);
-       irq_unlock(flags);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&irq_lock, flags);
 }
 
 struct irq_and_dev {
        unsigned long flags;
        int i;
 
-       flags = irq_lock();
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&irq_lock, flags);
        irq = find_irq_by_fd(fd, irqnum, &i);
        if (irq == NULL) {
-               irq_unlock(flags);
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&irq_lock, flags);
                return;
        }
        os_set_pollfd(i, irq->fd);
-       irq_unlock(flags);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&irq_lock, flags);
 
        /* This calls activate_fd, so it has to be outside the critical
         * section.
        unsigned long flags;
        int i;
 
-       flags = irq_lock();
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&irq_lock, flags);
        irq = find_irq_by_fd(fd, irqnum, &i);
        if (irq == NULL)
                goto out;
        os_set_pollfd(i, -1);
  out:
-       irq_unlock(flags);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&irq_lock, flags);
 }
 
 int deactivate_all_fds(void)
        unsigned long flags;
        int err;
 
-       flags = irq_lock();
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&irq_lock, flags);
        for (irq = active_fds; irq != NULL; irq = irq->next) {
                err = os_set_owner(irq->fd, pid);
                if (err < 0) {
 
                irq->pid = pid;
        }
-       irq_unlock(flags);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&irq_lock, flags);
 }
 #endif
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(um_request_irq);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(reactivate_fd);
 
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(irq_spinlock);
-
-unsigned long irq_lock(void)
-{
-       unsigned long flags;
-
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&irq_spinlock, flags);
-       return flags;
-}
-
-void irq_unlock(unsigned long flags)
-{
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&irq_spinlock, flags);
-}
-
 /* hw_interrupt_type must define (startup || enable) &&
  * (shutdown || disable) && end */
 static void dummy(unsigned int irq)