*/
 static int gigaset_chars_in_buffer(struct cardstate *cs)
 {
-       unsigned long flags;
-       unsigned bytes;
-
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&cs->cmdlock, flags);
-       bytes = cs->cmdbytes;
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cs->cmdlock, flags);
-
-       return bytes;
+       return cs->cmdbytes;
 }
 
 /* gigaset_brkchars
 
 static int command_from_LL(isdn_ctrl *cntrl)
 {
        struct cardstate *cs = gigaset_get_cs_by_id(cntrl->driver);
-       //isdn_ctrl response;
-       //unsigned long flags;
        struct bc_state *bcs;
        int retval = 0;
        struct setup_parm *sp;
-       unsigned param;
-       unsigned long flags;
 
        gigaset_debugdrivers();
 
                }
                *sp = cntrl->parm.setup;
 
-               spin_lock_irqsave(&cs->lock, flags);
-               param = bcs->at_state.seq_index;
-               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cs->lock, flags);
-
-               if (!gigaset_add_event(cs, &bcs->at_state, EV_DIAL, sp, param,
-                                      NULL)) {
+               if (!gigaset_add_event(cs, &bcs->at_state, EV_DIAL, sp,
+                                      bcs->at_state.seq_index, NULL)) {
                        //FIXME what should we do?
                        kfree(sp);
                        gigaset_free_channel(bcs);
 
 static ssize_t show_cidmode(struct device *dev,
                            struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
-       int ret;
-       unsigned long flags;
        struct cardstate *cs = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&cs->lock, flags);
-       ret = sprintf(buf, "%u\n", cs->cidmode);
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cs->lock, flags);
-
-       return ret;
+       return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", cs->cidmode);
 }
 
 static ssize_t set_cidmode(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 
        struct cardstate *cs = (struct cardstate *) data;
        struct bc_state *bcs = &cs->bcs[0]; /* only one channel */
        struct cmdbuf_t *cb;
-       unsigned long flags;
        int again;
 
        gig_dbg(DEBUG_OUTPUT, "modem_fill");
        do {
                again = 0;
                if (!bcs->tx_skb) { /* no skb is being sent */
-                       spin_lock_irqsave(&cs->cmdlock, flags);
                        cb = cs->cmdbuf;
-                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cs->cmdlock, flags);
                        if (cb) { /* commands to send? */
                                gig_dbg(DEBUG_OUTPUT, "modem_fill: cb");
                                if (send_cb(cs, cb) < 0) {
 
 static int gigaset_write_room(struct cardstate *cs)
 {
-       unsigned long flags;
        unsigned bytes;
 
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&cs->cmdlock, flags);
        bytes = cs->cmdbytes;
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cs->cmdlock, flags);
-
        return bytes < IF_WRITEBUF ? IF_WRITEBUF - bytes : 0;
 }