u32 hwords;
        struct ipath_ib_header hdr;
        struct ipath_other_headers *ohdr;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
        /* Don't send ACK or NAK if a RDMA read or atomic is pending. */
        if (qp->r_head_ack_queue != qp->s_tail_ack_queue)
        dev->n_rc_qacks++;
 
 queue_ack:
-       spin_lock_irq(&qp->s_lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&qp->s_lock, flags);
        qp->s_flags |= IPATH_S_ACK_PENDING;
        qp->s_nak_state = qp->r_nak_state;
        qp->s_ack_psn = qp->r_ack_psn;
-       spin_unlock_irq(&qp->s_lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qp->s_lock, flags);
 
        /* Call ipath_do_rc_send() in another thread. */
        tasklet_hi_schedule(&qp->s_task);
        struct ipath_ack_entry *e;
        u8 i, prev;
        int old_req;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
        if (diff > 0) {
                /*
        psn &= IPATH_PSN_MASK;
        e = NULL;
        old_req = 1;
-       spin_lock_irq(&qp->s_lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&qp->s_lock, flags);
        for (i = qp->r_head_ack_queue; ; i = prev) {
                if (i == qp->s_tail_ack_queue)
                        old_req = 0;
                 * after all the previous RDMA reads and atomics.
                 */
                if (i == qp->r_head_ack_queue) {
-                       spin_unlock_irq(&qp->s_lock);
+                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qp->s_lock, flags);
                        qp->r_nak_state = 0;
                        qp->r_ack_psn = qp->r_psn - 1;
                        goto send_ack;
        tasklet_hi_schedule(&qp->s_task);
 
 unlock_done:
-       spin_unlock_irq(&qp->s_lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qp->s_lock, flags);
 done:
        return 1;
 
 
 static void ipath_rc_error(struct ipath_qp *qp, enum ib_wc_status err)
 {
-       spin_lock_irq(&qp->s_lock);
+       unsigned long flags;
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&qp->s_lock, flags);
        qp->state = IB_QPS_ERR;
        ipath_error_qp(qp, err);
-       spin_unlock_irq(&qp->s_lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qp->s_lock, flags);
 }
 
 /**