static int timings[4]={-1,-1,-1,-1}; /* stores current timing for each timer */
 
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(qd65xx_lock);
-
-static void qd_write_reg (u8 content, unsigned long reg)
-{
-       unsigned long flags;
-
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&qd65xx_lock, flags);
-       outb(content,reg);
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qd65xx_lock, flags);
-}
-
-static u8 __init qd_read_reg (unsigned long reg)
-{
-       unsigned long flags;
-       u8 read;
-
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&qd65xx_lock, flags);
-       read = inb(reg);
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qd65xx_lock, flags);
-       return read;
-}
-
 /*
  * qd_select:
  *
                        (QD_TIMREG(drive) & 0x02);
 
        if (timings[index] != QD_TIMING(drive))
-               qd_write_reg(timings[index] = QD_TIMING(drive), QD_TIMREG(drive));
+               outb(timings[index] = QD_TIMING(drive), QD_TIMREG(drive));
 }
 
 /*
        }
 
        if (!HWIF(drive)->channel && drive->media != ide_disk) {
-               qd_write_reg(0x5f, QD_CONTROL_PORT);
+               outb(0x5f, QD_CONTROL_PORT);
                printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: ATAPI: disabled read-ahead FIFO "
                        "and post-write buffer on %s.\n",
                        drive->name, HWIF(drive)->name);
        unsigned long flags;
        u8 savereg, readreg;
 
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&qd65xx_lock, flags);
+       local_irq_save(flags);
        savereg = inb_p(port);
        outb_p(QD_TESTVAL, port);       /* safe value */
        readreg = inb_p(port);
        outb(savereg, port);
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qd65xx_lock, flags);
+       local_irq_restore(flags);
 
        if (savereg == QD_TESTVAL) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "Outch ! the probe for qd65xx isn't reliable !\n");
 
        if (set_pio_mode == (void *)qd6500_set_pio_mode) {
                // will do it for both
-               qd_write_reg(QD6500_DEF_DATA, QD_TIMREG(&hwif->drives[0]));
+               outb(QD6500_DEF_DATA, QD_TIMREG(&hwif->drives[0]));
        } else if (set_pio_mode == (void *)qd6580_set_pio_mode) {
                if (QD_CONTROL(hwif) & QD_CONTR_SEC_DISABLED) {
-                       qd_write_reg(QD6580_DEF_DATA, QD_TIMREG(&hwif->drives[0]));
-                       qd_write_reg(QD6580_DEF_DATA2, QD_TIMREG(&hwif->drives[1]));
+                       outb(QD6580_DEF_DATA, QD_TIMREG(&hwif->drives[0]));
+                       outb(QD6580_DEF_DATA2, QD_TIMREG(&hwif->drives[1]));
                } else {
-                       qd_write_reg(hwif->channel ? QD6580_DEF_DATA2 : QD6580_DEF_DATA, QD_TIMREG(&hwif->drives[0]));
+                       outb(hwif->channel ? QD6580_DEF_DATA2 : QD6580_DEF_DATA, QD_TIMREG(&hwif->drives[0]));
                }
        } else {
                printk(KERN_WARNING "Unknown qd65xx tuning fonction !\n");
        u8 config;
        u8 unit;
 
-       config = qd_read_reg(QD_CONFIG_PORT);
+       config = inb(QD_CONFIG_PORT);
 
        if (! ((config & QD_CONFIG_BASEPORT) >> 1 == (base == 0xb0)) )
                return 1;
 
                /* qd6580 found */
 
-               control = qd_read_reg(QD_CONTROL_PORT);
+               control = inb(QD_CONTROL_PORT);
 
                printk(KERN_NOTICE "qd6580 at %#x\n", base);
                printk(KERN_DEBUG "qd6580: config=%#x, control=%#x, ID3=%u\n",
 
                        ide_device_add(idx);
 
-                       qd_write_reg(QD_DEF_CONTR, QD_CONTROL_PORT);
+                       outb(QD_DEF_CONTR, QD_CONTROL_PORT);
 
                        return 1;
                } else {
 
                        ide_device_add(idx);
 
-                       qd_write_reg(QD_DEF_CONTR, QD_CONTROL_PORT);
+                       outb(QD_DEF_CONTR, QD_CONTROL_PORT);
 
                        return 0; /* no other qd65xx possible */
                }