diff -urp linux-2.6.20-git14.orig/drivers/net/atl1/atl1.h linux-2.6.20-git14/drivers/net/atl1/atl1.h
--- linux-2.6.20-git14.orig/drivers/net/atl1/atl1.h	2007-02-19 14:32:15.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.6.20-git14/drivers/net/atl1/atl1.h	2007-02-19 15:10:07.000000000 -0500
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ struct atl1_adapter {
 	u16 link_speed;
 	u16 link_duplex;
 	spinlock_t lock;
-	atomic_t irq_sem;
 	struct work_struct tx_timeout_task;
 	struct work_struct link_chg_task;
 	struct work_struct pcie_dma_to_rst_task;
diff -urp linux-2.6.20-git14.orig/drivers/net/atl1/atl1_main.c linux-2.6.20-git14/drivers/net/atl1/atl1_main.c
--- linux-2.6.20-git14.orig/drivers/net/atl1/atl1_main.c	2007-02-19 14:32:15.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.6.20-git14/drivers/net/atl1/atl1_main.c	2007-02-19 15:10:44.000000000 -0500
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ static int __devinit atl1_sw_init(struct
 	hw->cmb_tx_timer = 1;	/* about 2us */
 	hw->smb_timer = 100000;	/* about 200ms */
 
-	atomic_set(&adapter->irq_sem, 0);
 	spin_lock_init(&adapter->lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&adapter->mb_lock);
 
@@ -272,8 +271,7 @@ err_nomem:
  */
 static void atl1_irq_enable(struct atl1_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	if (likely(!atomic_dec_and_test(&adapter->irq_sem)))
-		iowrite32(IMR_NORMAL_MASK, adapter->hw.hw_addr + REG_IMR);
+	iowrite32(IMR_NORMAL_MASK, adapter->hw.hw_addr + REG_IMR);
 }
 
 static void atl1_clear_phy_int(struct atl1_adapter *adapter)
@@ -1205,7 +1203,6 @@ static u32 atl1_configure(struct atl1_ad
  */
 static void atl1_irq_disable(struct atl1_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	atomic_inc(&adapter->irq_sem);
 	iowrite32(0, adapter->hw.hw_addr + REG_IMR);
 	ioread32(adapter->hw.hw_addr + REG_IMR);
 	synchronize_irq(adapter->pdev->irq);