printk(KERN_DEBUG "cyy_interrupt: rcvd intr, chip %d\n", chip);
 #endif
        /* determine the channel & change to that context */
-       spin_lock(&cinfo->card_lock);
        save_xir = (u_char) readb(base_addr + (CyRIR << index));
        channel = (u_short) (save_xir & CyIRChannel);
        info = &cinfo->ports[channel + chip * 4];
 
                if (data & info->ignore_status_mask) {
                        info->icount.rx++;
-                       spin_unlock(&cinfo->card_lock);
                        return;
                }
                if (tty_buffer_request_room(tty, 1)) {
        /* end of service */
        cy_writeb(base_addr + (CyRIR << index), save_xir & 0x3f);
        cy_writeb(base_addr + (CyCAR << index), save_car);
-       spin_unlock(&cinfo->card_lock);
 }
 
 static void cyy_chip_tx(struct cyclades_card *cinfo, int chip,
 #endif
 
        /* determine the channel & change to that context */
-       spin_lock(&cinfo->card_lock);
        save_xir = (u_char) readb(base_addr + (CyTIR << index));
        channel = (u_short) (save_xir & CyIRChannel);
        save_car = readb(base_addr + (CyCAR << index));
        /* end of service */
        cy_writeb(base_addr + (CyTIR << index), save_xir & 0x3f);
        cy_writeb(base_addr + (CyCAR << index), save_car);
-       spin_unlock(&cinfo->card_lock);
 }
 
 static void cyy_chip_modem(struct cyclades_card *cinfo, int chip,
        int save_xir, channel, save_car, index = cinfo->bus_index;
 
        /* determine the channel & change to that context */
-       spin_lock(&cinfo->card_lock);
        save_xir = (u_char) readb(base_addr + (CyMIR << index));
        channel = (u_short) (save_xir & CyIRChannel);
        info = &cinfo->ports[channel + chip * 4];
        /* end of service */
        cy_writeb(base_addr + (CyMIR << index), save_xir & 0x3f);
        cy_writeb(base_addr + (CyCAR << index), save_car);
-       spin_unlock(&cinfo->card_lock);
 }
 
 /* The real interrupt service routine is called
                         */
                                if (1000 < too_many++)
                                        break;
+                               spin_lock(&cinfo->card_lock);
                                if (status & CySRReceive) /* rx intr */
                                        cyy_chip_rx(cinfo, chip, base_addr);
                                if (status & CySRTransmit) /* tx intr */
                                        cyy_chip_tx(cinfo, chip, base_addr);
                                if (status & CySRModem) /* modem intr */
                                        cyy_chip_modem(cinfo, chip, base_addr);
+                               spin_unlock(&cinfo->card_lock);
                        }
                }
        } while (had_work);