+static void sja1000_write_cmdreg(struct sja1000_priv *priv, u8 val)
+{
+ unsigned long flags;
+
+ /*
+ * The command register needs some locking and time to settle
+ * the write_reg() operation - especially on SMP systems.
+ */
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->cmdreg_lock, flags);
+ priv->write_reg(priv, REG_CMR, val);
+ priv->read_reg(priv, REG_SR);
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->cmdreg_lock, flags);
+}
+