uint32_t dwords)
 {
        uint32_t i;
-       struct device_reg_24xx __iomem *reg = &ha->iobase->isp24;
-
-       /* Pause RISC. */
-       WRT_REG_DWORD(®->hccr, HCCRX_SET_RISC_PAUSE);
-       RD_REG_DWORD(®->hccr);               /* PCI Posting. */
 
        /* Dword reads to flash. */
        for (i = 0; i < dwords; i++, faddr++)
                dwptr[i] = cpu_to_le32(qla24xx_read_flash_dword(ha,
                    flash_data_to_access_addr(faddr)));
 
-       /* Release RISC pause. */
-       WRT_REG_DWORD(®->hccr, HCCRX_REL_RISC_PAUSE);
-       RD_REG_DWORD(®->hccr);               /* PCI Posting. */
-
        return dwptr;
 }
 
 
        ret = QLA_SUCCESS;
 
-       /* Pause RISC. */
-       WRT_REG_DWORD(®->hccr, HCCRX_SET_RISC_PAUSE);
-       RD_REG_DWORD(®->hccr);               /* PCI Posting. */
-
        qla24xx_get_flash_manufacturer(ha, &man_id, &flash_id);
        DEBUG9(printk("%s(%ld): Flash man_id=%d flash_id=%d\n", __func__,
            ha->host_no, man_id, flash_id));
            RD_REG_DWORD(®->ctrl_status) & ~CSRX_FLASH_ENABLE);
        RD_REG_DWORD(®->ctrl_status);        /* PCI Posting. */
 
-       /* Release RISC pause. */
-       WRT_REG_DWORD(®->hccr, HCCRX_REL_RISC_PAUSE);
-       RD_REG_DWORD(®->hccr);               /* PCI Posting. */
-
        return ret;
 }
 
 {
        uint32_t i;
        uint32_t *dwptr;
-       struct device_reg_24xx __iomem *reg = &ha->iobase->isp24;
-
-       /* Pause RISC. */
-       WRT_REG_DWORD(®->hccr, HCCRX_SET_RISC_PAUSE);
-       RD_REG_DWORD(®->hccr);       /* PCI Posting. */
 
        /* Dword reads to flash. */
        dwptr = (uint32_t *)buf;
                dwptr[i] = cpu_to_le32(qla24xx_read_flash_dword(ha,
                    nvram_data_to_access_addr(naddr)));
 
-       /* Release RISC pause. */
-       WRT_REG_DWORD(®->hccr, HCCRX_REL_RISC_PAUSE);
-       RD_REG_DWORD(®->hccr);       /* PCI Posting. */
-
        return buf;
 }
 
 
        ret = QLA_SUCCESS;
 
-       /* Pause RISC. */
-       WRT_REG_DWORD(®->hccr, HCCRX_SET_RISC_PAUSE);
-       RD_REG_DWORD(®->hccr);               /* PCI Posting. */
-
        /* Enable flash write. */
        WRT_REG_DWORD(®->ctrl_status,
            RD_REG_DWORD(®->ctrl_status) | CSRX_FLASH_ENABLE);
            RD_REG_DWORD(®->ctrl_status) & ~CSRX_FLASH_ENABLE);
        RD_REG_DWORD(®->ctrl_status);        /* PCI Posting. */
 
-       /* Release RISC pause. */
-       WRT_REG_DWORD(®->hccr, HCCRX_REL_RISC_PAUSE);
-       RD_REG_DWORD(®->hccr);               /* PCI Posting. */
-
        return ret;
 }