6 files changed, 1 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/8139cp.c b/drivers/net/8139cp.c
index 934db350e339..6011d6fabef0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/8139cp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/8139cp.c
@@ -1213,7 +1213,6 @@ static int cp_close (struct net_device *dev)
 
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cp->lock, flags);
 
-        synchronize_irq(dev->irq);
         free_irq(dev->irq, dev);
 
         cp_free_rings(cp);
diff --git a/drivers/net/8139too.c b/drivers/net/8139too.c
index 0cd8e258f882..75317a14ad1c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/8139too.c
+++ b/drivers/net/8139too.c
@@ -2231,7 +2231,6 @@ static int rtl8139_close (struct net_device *dev)
 
         spin_unlock_irqrestore (&tp->lock, flags);
 
-        synchronize_irq (dev->irq);     /* racy, but that's ok here */
         free_irq (dev->irq, dev);
 
         rtl8139_tx_clear (tp);
diff --git a/drivers/net/dl2k.c b/drivers/net/dl2k.c
index 8277e89e552d..f8037110a522 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dl2k.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dl2k.c
@@ -1753,7 +1753,7 @@ rio_close (struct net_device *dev)
 
         /* Stop Tx and Rx logics */
         writel (TxDisable | RxDisable | StatsDisable, ioaddr + MACCtrl);
-        synchronize_irq (dev->irq);
+
         free_irq (dev->irq, dev);
         del_timer_sync (&np->timer);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/pci-skeleton.c b/drivers/net/pci-skeleton.c
index fffc49befe04..53451c3b2c0d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pci-skeleton.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pci-skeleton.c
@@ -1739,7 +1739,6 @@ static int netdrv_close (struct net_device *dev)
 
         spin_unlock_irqrestore (&tp->lock, flags);
 
-        synchronize_irq (dev->irq);
         free_irq (dev->irq, dev);
 
         netdrv_tx_clear (dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/tsi108_eth.c b/drivers/net/tsi108_eth.c
index febfaee44fe9..43fde99b24ac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tsi108_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tsi108_eth.c
@@ -1437,7 +1437,6 @@ static int tsi108_close(struct net_device *dev)
                 dev_kfree_skb(skb);
         }
 
-        synchronize_irq(data->irq_num);
         free_irq(data->irq_num, dev);
 
         /* Discard the RX ring. */
diff --git a/drivers/net/typhoon.c b/drivers/net/typhoon.c
index c0dd25ba7a18..8549f1159a30 100644
--- a/drivers/net/typhoon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/typhoon.c
@@ -334,8 +334,6 @@ enum state_values {
 #define TYPHOON_RESET_TIMEOUT_NOSLEEP   ((6 * 1000000) / TYPHOON_UDELAY)
 #define TYPHOON_WAIT_TIMEOUT            ((1000000 / 2) / TYPHOON_UDELAY)
 
-#define typhoon_synchronize_irq(x) synchronize_irq(x)
-
 #if defined(NETIF_F_TSO)
 #define skb_tso_size(x)         (skb_shinfo(x)->gso_size)
 #define TSO_NUM_DESCRIPTORS     2
@@ -2143,7 +2141,6 @@ typhoon_close(struct net_device *dev)
                 printk(KERN_ERR "%s: unable to stop runtime\n", dev->name);
 
         /* Make sure there is no irq handler running on a different CPU. */
-        typhoon_synchronize_irq(dev->irq);
         free_irq(dev->irq, dev);
 
         typhoon_free_rx_rings(tp);