--- linux-2.4/lib/rwsem.c.orig	2004-06-16 12:26:52.000000000 +1000
+++ linux-2.4/lib/rwsem.c	2004-06-16 12:33:28.000000000 +1000
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ static inline struct rw_semaphore *__rws
 
 	list_del(&waiter->list);
 	tsk = waiter->task;
-	mb();
+	task_lock(tsk);		/* task_lock is an implicit memory barrier */
 	waiter->task = NULL;
 	wake_up_process(tsk);
-	put_task_struct(tsk);
+	task_unlock(tsk);
 	goto out;
 
 	/* grant an infinite number of read locks to the readers at the front of the queue
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ static inline struct rw_semaphore *__rws
 		waiter = list_entry(next,struct rwsem_waiter,list);
 		next = waiter->list.next;
 		tsk = waiter->task;
-		mb();
+		task_lock(tsk);
 		waiter->task = NULL;
 		wake_up_process(tsk);
-		put_task_struct(tsk);
+		task_unlock(tsk);
 	}
 
 	sem->wait_list.next = next;
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ static inline struct rw_semaphore *rwsem
 	/* set up my own style of waitqueue */
 	spin_lock(&sem->wait_lock);
 	waiter->task = tsk;
-	get_task_struct(tsk);
 
 	list_add_tail(&waiter->list,&sem->wait_list);
 
--- linux-2.4/lib/rwsem-spinlock.c.orig	2004-06-16 12:33:40.000000000 +1000
+++ linux-2.4/lib/rwsem-spinlock.c	2004-06-16 12:34:39.000000000 +1000
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ static inline struct rw_semaphore *__rws
 		sem->activity = -1;
 		list_del(&waiter->list);
 		tsk = waiter->task;
-		mb();
+		task_lock(tsk);			/* implicit memory barrier */
 		waiter->task = NULL;
 		wake_up_process(tsk);
-		put_task_struct(tsk);
+		task_unlock(tsk);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ static inline struct rw_semaphore *__rws
 	do {
 		list_del(&waiter->list);
 		tsk = waiter->task;
-		mb();
+		task_lock(tsk);
 		waiter->task = NULL;
 		wake_up_process(tsk);
-		put_task_struct(tsk);
+		task_unlock(tsk);
 		woken++;
 		if (list_empty(&sem->wait_list))
 			break;
@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@ static inline struct rw_semaphore *__rws
 	list_del(&waiter->list);
 
 	tsk = waiter->task;
-	mb();
+	task_lock(tsk);
 	waiter->task = NULL;
 	wake_up_process(tsk);
-	put_task_struct(tsk);
+	task_unlock(tsk);
 	return sem;
 }
 
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ void __down_read(struct rw_semaphore *se
 	/* set up my own style of waitqueue */
 	waiter.task = tsk;
 	waiter.flags = RWSEM_WAITING_FOR_READ;
-	get_task_struct(tsk);
 
 	list_add_tail(&waiter.list,&sem->wait_list);
 
@@ -209,7 +208,6 @@ void __down_write(struct rw_semaphore *s
 	/* set up my own style of waitqueue */
 	waiter.task = tsk;
 	waiter.flags = RWSEM_WAITING_FOR_WRITE;
-	get_task_struct(tsk);
 
 	list_add_tail(&waiter.list,&sem->wait_list);