1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/kaweth.c b/drivers/net/usb/kaweth.c
index 7cb10a0a5316..3d0d0b0b37c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/kaweth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/kaweth.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
  * Run test procedures
  * Fix bugs from previous two steps
  * Snoop other OSs for any tricks we're not doing
- * SMP locking
  * Reduce arbitrary timeouts
  * Smart multicast support
  * Temporary MAC change support
@@ -796,7 +795,7 @@ static int kaweth_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *net)
 
         int res;
 
-        spin_lock(&kaweth->device_lock);
+        spin_lock_irq(&kaweth->device_lock);
 
         kaweth_async_set_rx_mode(kaweth);
         netif_stop_queue(net);
@@ -814,7 +813,7 @@ static int kaweth_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *net)
                 if (!copied_skb) {
                         kaweth->stats.tx_errors++;
                         netif_start_queue(net);
-                        spin_unlock(&kaweth->device_lock);
+                        spin_unlock_irq(&kaweth->device_lock);
                         return 0;
                 }
         }
@@ -848,7 +847,7 @@ skip:
                 net->trans_start = jiffies;
         }
 
-        spin_unlock(&kaweth->device_lock);
+        spin_unlock_irq(&kaweth->device_lock);
 
         return 0;
 }