diff -ur linux-2.5.70/drivers/net/irda/irtty-sir.c v2.5.70/drivers/net/irda/irtty-sir.c
--- linux-2.5.70/drivers/net/irda/irtty-sir.c	Tue May 27 08:56:51 2003
+++ v2.5.70/drivers/net/irda/irtty-sir.c	Tue May 27 08:52:33 2003
@@ -212,13 +212,6 @@
 /* called from sir_dev when there is more data to send
  * context is either netdev->hard_xmit or some transmit-completion bh
  * i.e. we are under spinlock here and must not sleep.
- *
- * Note: as of 2.5.44 the usb-serial driver calls down() on a semaphore
- * hence we are hitting the might_sleep bugcatcher. IMHO the whole tty-api
- * would be pretty pointless if write_room/write would be allowed to sleep.
- * Furthermore other tty ldiscs (like ppp) do also require the driver not
- * to sleep there. Hence this is considered a current limitation of
- * usb-serial.
  */
 
 static int irtty_do_write(struct sir_dev *dev, const unsigned char *ptr, size_t len)
@@ -269,16 +262,15 @@
 	struct sirtty_cb *priv = tty->disc_data;
 	int	i;
 
-	if (unlikely(!priv || priv->magic!=IRTTY_MAGIC))
-		return;
-	/* Please use ASSERT - Fix ASSERT as needed - Jean II */
+	ASSERT(priv != NULL, return;);
+	ASSERT(priv->magic == IRTTY_MAGIC, return;);
 
 	if (unlikely(count==0))		/* yes, this happens */
 		return;
 
 	dev = priv->dev;
 	if (!dev) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s(), not ready yet!\n", __FUNCTION__);
+		WARNING("%s(), not ready yet!\n", __FUNCTION__);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -306,8 +298,8 @@
 {
 	struct sirtty_cb *priv = tty->disc_data;
 
-	if (unlikely(!priv || priv->magic!=IRTTY_MAGIC))
-		return 0;
+	ASSERT(priv != NULL, return 0;);
+	ASSERT(priv->magic == IRTTY_MAGIC, return 0;);
 
 	return 65536;  /* We can handle an infinite amount of data. :-) */
 }
@@ -323,8 +315,8 @@
 {
 	struct sirtty_cb *priv = tty->disc_data;
 
-	if (unlikely(!priv || priv->magic!=IRTTY_MAGIC))
-		return;
+	ASSERT(priv != NULL, return;);
+	ASSERT(priv->magic == IRTTY_MAGIC, return;);
 
 	tty->flags &= ~(1 << TTY_DO_WRITE_WAKEUP);
 
@@ -559,7 +551,7 @@
 
 	up(&irtty_sem);
 
-	printk(KERN_INFO "%s - done\n", __FUNCTION__);
+	IRDA_DEBUG(0, "%s - %s: irda line discipline opened\n", __FUNCTION__, tty->name);
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -580,8 +572,8 @@
 {
 	struct sirtty_cb *priv = tty->disc_data;
 
-	if (!priv  ||  priv->magic != IRTTY_MAGIC)
-		return;
+	ASSERT(priv != NULL, return;);
+	ASSERT(priv->magic == IRTTY_MAGIC, return;);
 
 	/* Hm, with a dongle attached the dongle driver wants
 	 * to close the dongle - which requires the use of
@@ -610,6 +602,8 @@
 		tty->driver->stop(tty);
 
 	kfree(priv);
+
+	IRDA_DEBUG(0, "%s - %s: irda line discipline closed\n", __FUNCTION__, tty->name);
 }
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------- */
diff -ur linux-2.5.70/drivers/net/irda/sir_dev.c v2.5.70/drivers/net/irda/sir_dev.c
--- linux-2.5.70/drivers/net/irda/sir_dev.c	Mon Apr  7 19:31:51 2003
+++ v2.5.70/drivers/net/irda/sir_dev.c	Tue May 27 08:52:33 2003
@@ -201,14 +201,12 @@
 int sirdev_receive(struct sir_dev *dev, const unsigned char *cp, size_t count) 
 {
 	if (!dev || !dev->netdev) {
-		IRDA_DEBUG(0, "%s(), not ready yet!\n", __FUNCTION__);
-		/* Use WARNING instead of IRDA_DEBUG */
+		WARNING("%s(), not ready yet!\n", __FUNCTION__);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	if (!dev->irlap) {
-		IRDA_DEBUG(0, "%s - too early: %p / %d!\n", __FUNCTION__, cp, count);
-		/* Use WARNING instead of IRDA_DEBUG */
+		WARNING("%s - too early: %p / %d!\n", __FUNCTION__, cp, count);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -218,7 +216,7 @@
 		 */
 		irda_device_set_media_busy(dev->netdev, TRUE);
 		dev->stats.rx_dropped++;
-		printk(KERN_INFO "%s; rx-drop: %d\n", __FUNCTION__, count);
+		IRDA_DEBUG(0, "%s; rx-drop: %d\n", __FUNCTION__, count);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -431,7 +429,6 @@
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	skb_reserve(dev->rx_buff.skb, 1);
 	dev->rx_buff.head = dev->rx_buff.skb->data;
-	/* No need to memset the buffer, unless you are really pedantic */
 
 	dev->tx_buff.head = kmalloc(dev->tx_buff.truesize, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (dev->tx_buff.head == NULL) {
@@ -439,8 +436,6 @@
 		dev->rx_buff.skb = NULL;
 		dev->rx_buff.head = NULL;
 		return -ENOMEM;
-		/* Hu ??? This should not be here, Martin ? */
-		memset(dev->tx_buff.head, 0, dev->tx_buff.truesize);
 	}
 
 	dev->tx_buff.data = dev->tx_buff.head;
@@ -492,7 +487,7 @@
 
 	netif_wake_queue(ndev);
 
-	printk(KERN_INFO "%s - done, speed = %d\n", __FUNCTION__, dev->speed);
+	IRDA_DEBUG(2, "%s - done, speed = %d\n", __FUNCTION__, dev->speed);
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -512,7 +507,7 @@
 	struct sir_dev *dev = ndev->priv;
 	const struct sir_driver *drv;
 
-	printk(KERN_INFO "%s\n", __FUNCTION__);
+//	IRDA_DEBUG(0, "%s\n", __FUNCTION__);
 
 	netif_stop_queue(ndev);
 
@@ -570,7 +565,7 @@
 	struct net_device *ndev;
 	struct sir_dev *dev;
 
-	printk(KERN_INFO "%s - %s\n", __FUNCTION__, name);
+	IRDA_DEBUG(0, "%s - %s\n", __FUNCTION__, name);
 
 	/* instead of adding tests to protect against drv->do_write==NULL
 	 * at several places we refuse to create a sir_dev instance for
@@ -584,8 +579,7 @@
 	 */
 	dev = kmalloc(sizeof(*dev), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (dev == NULL) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "IrDA: Can't allocate memory for "
-		       "IrDA control block!\n");
+		ERROR("%s - Can't allocate memory for IrDA control block!\n", __FUNCTION__);
 		goto out;
 	}
 	memset(dev, 0, sizeof(*dev));
@@ -638,7 +632,7 @@
 {
 	int err = 0;
 
-	printk(KERN_INFO "%s\n", __FUNCTION__);
+	IRDA_DEBUG(0, "%s\n", __FUNCTION__);
 
 	atomic_set(&dev->enable_rx, 0);
 
diff -ur linux-2.5.70/drivers/net/irda/sir_kthread.c v2.5.70/drivers/net/irda/sir_kthread.c
--- linux-2.5.70/drivers/net/irda/sir_kthread.c	Tue May 27 08:56:51 2003
+++ v2.5.70/drivers/net/irda/sir_kthread.c	Tue May 27 08:54:17 2003
@@ -107,44 +107,12 @@
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&irda_rq_queue.lock, flags);
 }		
 
-static int irda_rt_prio = 0;		/* MODULE_PARM? */
-
 static int irda_thread(void *startup)
 {
 	DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
 
 	daemonize("kIrDAd");
 
-	set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
-
-	if (irda_rt_prio > 0) {
-#if 0		/* works but requires EXPORT_SYMBOL(setscheduler) */
-		struct sched_param param;
-
-		param.sched_priority = irda_rt_prio;
-		setscheduler(0, SCHED_FIFO, &param);
-#endif
-
-#if 0		/* doesn't work - has some tendency to trigger instant reboot!
-		 * looks like we would have to deactivate current on the
-		 * runqueue - which is only possible inside of kernel/sched.h
-		 */
-
-		/* runqueues are per-cpu and we are current on this cpu. Hence
-		 * The tasklist_lock with irq-off protects our runqueue too
-		 * and we don't have to lock it (which would be impossible,
-		 * because it is private in kernel/sched.c)
-		 */
-
-		read_lock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
-		current->rt_priority = (irda_rt_prio<MAX_RT_PRIO)
-					? irda_rt_prio : MAX_RT_PRIO-1;
-		current->policy = SCHED_FIFO;
-		current->prio = MAX_USER_RT_PRIO-1 - irda_rt_prio;
-		read_unlock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
-#endif
-	}
-
 	irda_rq_queue.thread = current;
 
 	complete((struct completion *)startup);
@@ -442,7 +410,6 @@
 		case SIRDEV_STATE_COMPLETE:
 			/* config change finished, so we are not busy any longer */
 			sirdev_enable_rx(dev);
-			printk(KERN_INFO "%s - up\n", __FUNCTION__);
 			up(&fsm->sem);
 			return;
 		}
@@ -462,9 +429,7 @@
 	struct sir_fsm *fsm = &dev->fsm;
 	int xmit_was_down;
 
-//	IRDA_DEBUG(2, "%s - state=0x%04x / param=%u\n", __FUNCTION__, initial_state, param);
-
-	printk(KERN_INFO "%s - state=0x%04x / param=%u\n", __FUNCTION__, initial_state, param);
+	IRDA_DEBUG(2, "%s - state=0x%04x / param=%u\n", __FUNCTION__, initial_state, param);
 
 	if (in_interrupt()) {
 		if (down_trylock(&fsm->sem)) {
@@ -474,12 +439,10 @@
 	}
 	else
 		down(&fsm->sem);
-	printk(KERN_INFO "%s - down\n", __FUNCTION__);
 
 	if (fsm->state == SIRDEV_STATE_DEAD) {
 		/* race with sirdev_close should never happen */
 		ERROR("%s(), instance staled!\n", __FUNCTION__);
-		printk(KERN_INFO "%s - up\n", __FUNCTION__);
 		up(&fsm->sem);
 		return -ESTALE;		/* or better EPIPE? */
 	}
@@ -501,7 +464,6 @@
 		atomic_set(&dev->enable_rx, 1);
 		if (!xmit_was_down)
 			netif_wake_queue(dev->netdev);		
-		printk(KERN_INFO "%s - up\n", __FUNCTION__);
 		up(&fsm->sem);
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	}