--- 2.4.7aa1/net/core/dev.c.~1~	Sat Jul 21 00:04:34 2001
+++ 2.4.7aa1/net/core/dev.c	Mon Jul 23 16:21:35 2001
@@ -1217,10 +1217,10 @@
 enqueue:
 			dev_hold(skb->dev);
 			__skb_queue_tail(&queue->input_pkt_queue,skb);
+			local_irq_restore(flags);
 
 			/* Runs from irqs or BH's, no need to wake BH */
 			__cpu_raise_softirq(this_cpu, NET_RX_SOFTIRQ);
-			local_irq_restore(flags);
 #ifndef OFFLINE_SAMPLE
 			get_sample_stats(this_cpu);
 #endif
@@ -1529,10 +1529,10 @@
 
 	local_irq_disable();
 	netdev_rx_stat[this_cpu].time_squeeze++;
+	local_irq_enable();
 
 	/* This already runs in BH context, no need to wake up BH's */
 	__cpu_raise_softirq(this_cpu, NET_RX_SOFTIRQ);
-	local_irq_enable();
 
 	NET_PROFILE_LEAVE(softnet_process);
 	return;