Index: linux-2.6.11/drivers/char/mmtimer.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.11.orig/drivers/char/mmtimer.c	2005-04-05 20:24:40.000000000 -0700
+++ linux-2.6.11/drivers/char/mmtimer.c	2005-04-11 15:57:06.000000000 -0700
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ void mmtimer_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 		goto out;
 	t->it_overrun = 0;
 
-	if (tasklist_lock.write_lock || posix_timer_event(t, 0) != 0) {
+	if (posix_timer_event(t, 0) != 0) {
 
 		// printk(KERN_WARNING "mmtimer: cannot deliver signal.\n");