--- linux-2.4.28-pre3-preempt/kernel/softirq.c	Sun Sep 19 01:33:10 2004
+++ linux-2.4.28-pre3-preempt-fix/kernel/softirq.c	Sun Sep 19 02:03:28 2004
@@ -166,10 +166,11 @@
 
 void fastcall __tasklet_hi_schedule(struct tasklet_struct *t)
 {
-	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
+	int cpu;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);
+	cpu = smp_processor_id();
 	t->next = tasklet_hi_vec[cpu].list;
 	tasklet_hi_vec[cpu].list = t;
 	cpu_raise_softirq(cpu, HI_SOFTIRQ);