diff --git a/sys/conf/NOTES b/sys/conf/NOTES
index d48436e03a8..b4951f9ae2f 100644
--- a/sys/conf/NOTES
+++ b/sys/conf/NOTES
@@ -765,10 +765,6 @@ device		arcnet
 #  of synchronous PPP links (like `cx', `ar').
 device		sppp
 
-#  The `sl' device implements the Serial Line IP (SLIP) service.
-#  The `ppp' device implements the Point-to-Point Protocol.
-
-
 #  The `bpf' device enables the Berkeley Packet Filter.  Be
 #  aware of the legal and administrative consequences of enabling this
 #  option.  The number of devices determines the maximum number of
@@ -836,15 +832,6 @@ device		enc
 # Link aggregation interface.
 device		lagg
 
-#
-# The PPP_BSDCOMP option enables support for compress(1) style entire
-# packet compression, the PPP_DEFLATE is for zlib/gzip style compression.
-# PPP_FILTER enables code for filtering the ppp data stream and selecting
-# events for resetting the demand dial activity timer - requires bpf.
-# See pppd(8) for more details.
-#
-
-
 #
 # Internet family options:
 #
@@ -2678,7 +2665,6 @@ options 	SC_DEBUG_LEVEL=5	# Syscons debug level
 options 	SC_RENDER_DEBUG	# syscons rendering debugging
 
 options 	SHOW_BUSYBUFS	# List buffers that prevent root unmount
-options 	SLIP_IFF_OPTS
 options 	VFS_BIO_DEBUG	# VFS buffer I/O debugging
 
 options 	KSTACK_MAX_PAGES=32 # Maximum pages to give the kernel stack
diff --git a/sys/conf/files b/sys/conf/files
index f9f1023ccf8..88638876b9e 100644
--- a/sys/conf/files
+++ b/sys/conf/files
@@ -1306,7 +1306,6 @@ dev/random/probe.c		optional random
 dev/random/randomdev.c		optional random
 dev/random/randomdev_soft.c	optional random
 dev/random/yarrow.c		optional random
-dev/ray/if_ray.c		optional ray pccard
 dev/rc/rc.c			optional rc
 dev/re/if_re.c			optional re
 dev/rndtest/rndtest.c		optional rndtest
@@ -1424,8 +1423,6 @@ dev/sound/midi/synth_if.m	optional sound
 dev/spibus/spibus.c		optional spibus				\
 	dependency	"spibus_if.h"
 dev/spibus/spibus_if.m		optional spibus
-dev/sr/if_sr.c			optional sr
-dev/sr/if_sr_pci.c		optional sr pci
 dev/ste/if_ste.c		optional ste pci
 dev/stg/tmc18c30.c		optional stg
 dev/stg/tmc18c30_isa.c		optional stg isa
@@ -1502,15 +1499,6 @@ legacy/dev/usb/ehci_ddb.c	optional oehci
 legacy/dev/usb/ehci_pci.c	optional oehci pci
 legacy/dev/usb/hid.c		optional ousb
 legacy/dev/usb/if_aue.c		optional oaue
-legacy/dev/usb/if_axe.c		optional oaxe
-legacy/dev/usb/if_cdce.c	optional ocdce
-legacy/dev/usb/if_cue.c		optional ocue
-legacy/dev/usb/if_kue.c		optional okue
-legacy/dev/usb/if_ural.c	optional oural
-legacy/dev/usb/if_rue.c		optional orue
-legacy/dev/usb/if_rum.c		optional orum
-legacy/dev/usb/if_udav.c	optional oudav
-legacy/dev/usb/if_zyd.c		optional ozyd
 legacy/dev/usb/ohci.c		optional oohci
 legacy/dev/usb/ohci_pci.c	optional oohci pci
 legacy/dev/usb/sl811hs.c	optional oslhci
@@ -2160,7 +2148,6 @@ net/bpf_jitter.c		optional bpf_jitter
 net/bpf_filter.c		optional bpf | netgraph_bpf
 net/bpf_zerocopy.c		optional bpf
 net/bridgestp.c			optional bridge | if_bridge
-net/bsd_comp.c			optional ppp_bsdcomp
 net/ieee8023ad_lacp.c		optional lagg
 net/if.c			standard
 net/if_arcsubr.c		optional arcnet
@@ -2184,8 +2171,6 @@ net/if_loop.c			optional loop
 net/if_llatbl.c			standard
 net/if_media.c			standard
 net/if_mib.c			standard
-net/if_ppp.c			optional ppp
-net/if_sl.c			optional sl
 net/if_spppfr.c			optional sppp | netgraph_sppp
 net/if_spppsubr.c		optional sppp | netgraph_sppp
 net/if_stf.c			optional stf
@@ -2195,8 +2180,6 @@ net/if_vlan.c			optional vlan
 net/mppcc.c			optional netgraph_mppc_compression
 net/mppcd.c			optional netgraph_mppc_compression
 net/netisr.c			standard
-net/ppp_deflate.c		optional ppp_deflate
-net/ppp_tty.c			optional ppp
 net/pfil.c			optional ether | inet
 net/radix.c			standard
 net/radix_mpath.c		standard
@@ -2204,10 +2187,10 @@ net/raw_cb.c			standard
 net/raw_usrreq.c		standard
 net/route.c			standard
 net/rtsock.c			standard
-net/slcompress.c		optional netgraph_vjc | ppp | sl | sppp | \
+net/slcompress.c		optional netgraph_vjc | sppp | \
 					 netgraph_sppp
 net/zlib.c			optional crypto | geom_uzip | ipsec | \
-					 mxge | ppp_deflate | netgraph_deflate | \
+					 mxge | netgraph_deflate | \
 					 ddb_ctf
 net80211/ieee80211.c		optional wlan
 net80211/ieee80211_acl.c	optional wlan_acl
diff --git a/sys/conf/files.i386 b/sys/conf/files.i386
index c27acaaff58..16a7078614d 100644
--- a/sys/conf/files.i386
+++ b/sys/conf/files.i386
@@ -130,9 +130,6 @@ dev/agp/agp_via.c		optional agp
 dev/aic/aic_isa.c		optional aic isa
 dev/amdtemp/amdtemp.c		optional amdtemp
 dev/arcmsr/arcmsr.c		optional arcmsr pci
-dev/ar/if_ar.c			optional ar
-dev/ar/if_ar_isa.c		optional ar isa
-dev/ar/if_ar_pci.c		optional ar pci
 dev/asmc/asmc.c			optional asmc isa
 dev/atkbdc/atkbd.c		optional atkbd atkbdc
 dev/atkbdc/atkbd_atkbdc.c	optional atkbd atkbdc
@@ -218,7 +215,6 @@ dev/sio/sio_pccard.c		optional sio pccard
 dev/sio/sio_pci.c		optional sio pci
 dev/sio/sio_puc.c		optional sio puc
 dev/speaker/spkr.c		optional speaker
-dev/sr/if_sr_isa.c		optional sr isa
 dev/syscons/apm/apm_saver.c	optional apm_saver apm
 dev/syscons/scterm-teken.c	optional sc
 dev/syscons/scvesactl.c		optional sc vga vesa
diff --git a/sys/conf/files.pc98 b/sys/conf/files.pc98
index f8c6f0a4923..a6b62b1e844 100644
--- a/sys/conf/files.pc98
+++ b/sys/conf/files.pc98
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@ dev/agp/agp_nvidia.c		optional agp
 dev/agp/agp_sis.c		optional agp
 dev/agp/agp_via.c		optional agp
 dev/aic/aic_cbus.c		optional aic isa
-dev/ar/if_ar.c			optional ar
-dev/ar/if_ar_pci.c		optional ar pci
 dev/ce/ceddk.c			optional ce
 dev/ce/if_ce.c			optional ce
 dev/ce/tau32-ddk.c		optional ce
diff --git a/sys/conf/options b/sys/conf/options
index bf39e9a3d6d..9bdf957e5e7 100644
--- a/sys/conf/options
+++ b/sys/conf/options
@@ -407,9 +407,6 @@ MROUTING		opt_mrouting.h
 NCP
 NETATALK		opt_atalk.h
 NFSLOCKD
-PPP_BSDCOMP		opt_ppp.h
-PPP_DEFLATE		opt_ppp.h
-PPP_FILTER		opt_ppp.h
 RADIX_MPATH		opt_mpath.h
 ROUTETABLES		opt_route.h
 COMPAT_ROUTE_FLAGS	opt_route.h
diff --git a/sys/i386/conf/NOTES b/sys/i386/conf/NOTES
index 1f69960370d..b9c3fd113a8 100644
--- a/sys/i386/conf/NOTES
+++ b/sys/i386/conf/NOTES
@@ -528,8 +528,6 @@ hint.mse.0.irq="5"
 # Network interfaces:
 #
 
-# ar:   Arnet SYNC/570i hdlc sync 2/4 port V.35/X.21 serial driver
-#       (requires sppp)
 # ath:  Atheros a/b/g WiFi adapters (requires ath_hal and wlan)
 # ce:   Cronyx Tau-PCI/32 sync single/dual port G.703/E1 serial adaptor
 #       with 32 HDLC subchannels (requires sppp (default), or NETGRAPH if
@@ -554,17 +552,11 @@ hint.mse.0.irq="5"
 # nve:	nVidia nForce MCP on-board Ethernet Networking
 # ral:	Ralink Technology IEEE 802.11 wireless adapter
 # sbni: Granch SBNI12-xx ISA and PCI adapters
-# sr:   RISCom/N2 hdlc sync 1/2 port V.35/X.21 serial driver (requires sppp)
 # wl:   Lucent Wavelan (ISA card only).
 # wpi:	Intel 3945ABG Wireless LAN controller
 
 # Order for ISA/EISA devices is important here
 
-device		ar
-hint.ar.0.at="isa"
-hint.ar.0.port="0x300"
-hint.ar.0.irq="10"
-hint.ar.0.maddr="0xd0000"
 device		ath		# Atheros pci/cardbus NIC's
 device		ath_hal		# pci/cardbus chip support
 #device		ath_ar5210	# AR5210 chips
@@ -619,11 +611,6 @@ hint.sbni.0.at="isa"
 hint.sbni.0.port="0x210"
 hint.sbni.0.irq="0xefdead"
 hint.sbni.0.flags="0"
-device		sr
-hint.sr.0.at="isa"
-hint.sr.0.port="0x300"
-hint.sr.0.irq="5"
-hint.sr.0.maddr="0xd0000"
 device		wl
 hint.wl.0.at="isa"
 hint.wl.0.port="0x300"
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_poll.c b/sys/kern/kern_poll.c
index ca111778368..8ca6b93fac9 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_poll.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_poll.c
@@ -551,9 +551,7 @@ poll_switch(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
 			else
 				ifr.ifr_reqcap =
 				    ifp->if_capenable & ~IFCAP_POLLING;
-			IFF_LOCKGIANT(ifp);	/* LOR here */
 			(void) (*ifp->if_ioctl)(ifp, SIOCSIFCAP, (caddr_t)&ifr);
-			IFF_UNLOCKGIANT(ifp);
 		}
 	}
 	IFNET_RUNLOCK();
diff --git a/sys/modules/Makefile b/sys/modules/Makefile
index 1d82f943948..269219e1543 100644
--- a/sys/modules/Makefile
+++ b/sys/modules/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ SUBDIR=	${_3dfx} \
 	${_an} \
 	${_aout} \
 	${_apm} \
-	${_ar} \
 	${_arcmsr} \
 	${_arcnet} \
 	${_asmc} \
@@ -219,7 +218,6 @@ SUBDIR=	${_3dfx} \
 	puc \
 	ral \
 	${_random} \
-	${_ray} \
 	rc4 \
 	${_rdma} \
 	re \
@@ -244,7 +242,6 @@ SUBDIR=	${_3dfx} \
 	${_speaker} \
 	${_splash} \
 	${_sppp} \
-	${_sr} \
 	ste \
 	${_stg} \
 	stge \
@@ -332,7 +329,6 @@ _amd=		amd
 _an=		an
 _aout=		aout
 _apm=		apm
-_ar=		ar
 _arcnet=	arcnet
 _bktr=		bktr
 _cardbus=	cardbus
@@ -385,7 +381,6 @@ _opensolaris=	opensolaris
 _pccard=	pccard
 _pcfclock=	pcfclock
 _pst=		pst
-_ray=		ray
 _rdma=		rdma
 _safe=		safe
 _sbni=		sbni
@@ -395,7 +390,6 @@ _sound=		sound
 _speaker=	speaker
 _splash=	splash
 _sppp=		sppp
-_sr=		sr
 _stg=		stg
 _streams=	streams
 _svr4=		svr4
diff --git a/sys/modules/netgraph/Makefile b/sys/modules/netgraph/Makefile
index 760604ddf85..2bae5ef22ac 100644
--- a/sys/modules/netgraph/Makefile
+++ b/sys/modules/netgraph/Makefile
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ SUBDIR=	async \
 	source \
 	split \
 	sppp \
-	${_sync_ar} \
-	${_sync_sr} \
 	tag \
 	tcpmss \
 	tee \
@@ -54,11 +52,6 @@ SUBDIR=	async \
 	vjc \
 	vlan
 
-.if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "i386"
-_sync_ar=	sync_ar
-_sync_sr=	sync_sr
-.endif
-
 .if ${MK_BLUETOOTH} != "no" || defined(ALL_MODULES)
 _bluetooth=	bluetooth
 .endif
diff --git a/sys/net/if.c b/sys/net/if.c
index d997949f601..2f289dc09c5 100644
--- a/sys/net/if.c
+++ b/sys/net/if.c
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ static void	link_rtrequest(int, struct rtentry *, struct rt_addrinfo *);
 static int	if_rtdel(struct radix_node *, void *);
 static int	ifhwioctl(u_long, struct ifnet *, caddr_t, struct thread *);
 static int	if_delmulti_locked(struct ifnet *, struct ifmultiaddr *, int);
-static void	if_start_deferred(void *context, int pending);
 static void	do_link_state_change(void *, int);
 static int	if_getgroup(struct ifgroupreq *, struct ifnet *);
 static int	if_getgroupmembers(struct ifgroupreq *);
@@ -582,7 +581,6 @@ if_attach(struct ifnet *ifp)
 		panic ("%s: BUG: if_attach called without if_alloc'd input()\n",
 		    ifp->if_xname);
 
-	TASK_INIT(&ifp->if_starttask, 0, if_start_deferred, ifp);
 	TASK_INIT(&ifp->if_linktask, 0, do_link_state_change, ifp);
 	IF_AFDATA_LOCK_INIT(ifp);
 	ifp->if_afdata_initialized = 0;
@@ -674,9 +672,6 @@ if_attach(struct ifnet *ifp)
 		if (atomic_cmpset_int(&slowtimo_started, 0, 1) && !cold)
 			if_slowtimo(0);
 	}
-	if (ifp->if_flags & IFF_NEEDSGIANT)
-		if_printf(ifp,
-		    "WARNING: using obsoleted IFF_NEEDSGIANT flag\n");
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1607,8 +1602,7 @@ if_qflush(struct ifnet *ifp)
  * call the appropriate interface routine on expiration.
  *
  * XXXRW: Note that because timeouts run with Giant, if_watchdog() is called
- * holding Giant.  If we switch to an MPSAFE callout, we likely need to grab
- * Giant before entering if_watchdog() on an IFF_NEEDSGIANT interface.
+ * holding Giant.
  */
 static void
 if_slowtimo(void *arg)
@@ -1741,9 +1735,7 @@ ifhwioctl(u_long cmd, struct ifnet *ifp, caddr_t data, struct thread *td)
 		ifp->if_flags = (ifp->if_flags & IFF_CANTCHANGE) |
 			(new_flags &~ IFF_CANTCHANGE);
 		if (ifp->if_ioctl) {
-			IFF_LOCKGIANT(ifp);
 			(void) (*ifp->if_ioctl)(ifp, cmd, data);
-			IFF_UNLOCKGIANT(ifp);
 		}
 		getmicrotime(&ifp->if_lastchange);
 		break;
@@ -1756,9 +1748,7 @@ ifhwioctl(u_long cmd, struct ifnet *ifp, caddr_t data, struct thread *td)
 			return (EOPNOTSUPP);
 		if (ifr->ifr_reqcap & ~ifp->if_capabilities)
 			return (EINVAL);
-		IFF_LOCKGIANT(ifp);
 		error = (*ifp->if_ioctl)(ifp, cmd, data);
-		IFF_UNLOCKGIANT(ifp);
 		if (error == 0)
 			getmicrotime(&ifp->if_lastchange);
 		break;
@@ -1830,9 +1820,7 @@ ifhwioctl(u_long cmd, struct ifnet *ifp, caddr_t data, struct thread *td)
 			return (error);
 		if (ifp->if_ioctl == NULL)
 			return (EOPNOTSUPP);
-		IFF_LOCKGIANT(ifp);
 		error = (*ifp->if_ioctl)(ifp, cmd, data);
-		IFF_UNLOCKGIANT(ifp);
 		if (error == 0)
 			getmicrotime(&ifp->if_lastchange);
 		break;
@@ -1848,9 +1836,7 @@ ifhwioctl(u_long cmd, struct ifnet *ifp, caddr_t data, struct thread *td)
 			return (EINVAL);
 		if (ifp->if_ioctl == NULL)
 			return (EOPNOTSUPP);
-		IFF_LOCKGIANT(ifp);
 		error = (*ifp->if_ioctl)(ifp, cmd, data);
-		IFF_UNLOCKGIANT(ifp);
 		if (error == 0) {
 			getmicrotime(&ifp->if_lastchange);
 			rt_ifmsg(ifp);
@@ -1920,9 +1906,7 @@ ifhwioctl(u_long cmd, struct ifnet *ifp, caddr_t data, struct thread *td)
 			return (error);
 		if (ifp->if_ioctl == NULL)
 			return (EOPNOTSUPP);
-		IFF_LOCKGIANT(ifp);
 		error = (*ifp->if_ioctl)(ifp, cmd, data);
-		IFF_UNLOCKGIANT(ifp);
 		if (error == 0)
 			getmicrotime(&ifp->if_lastchange);
 		break;
@@ -1938,9 +1922,7 @@ ifhwioctl(u_long cmd, struct ifnet *ifp, caddr_t data, struct thread *td)
 	case SIOCGIFGENERIC:
 		if (ifp->if_ioctl == NULL)
 			return (EOPNOTSUPP);
-		IFF_LOCKGIANT(ifp);
 		error = (*ifp->if_ioctl)(ifp, cmd, data);
-		IFF_UNLOCKGIANT(ifp);
 		break;
 
 	case SIOCSIFLLADDR:
@@ -2168,9 +2150,7 @@ if_setflag(struct ifnet *ifp, int flag, int pflag, int *refcount, int onswitch)
 	}
 	ifr.ifr_flags = ifp->if_flags & 0xffff;
 	ifr.ifr_flagshigh = ifp->if_flags >> 16;
-	IFF_LOCKGIANT(ifp);
 	error = (*ifp->if_ioctl)(ifp, SIOCSIFFLAGS, (caddr_t)&ifr);
-	IFF_UNLOCKGIANT(ifp);
 	if (error)
 		goto recover;
 	/* Notify userland that interface flags have changed */
@@ -2540,9 +2520,7 @@ if_addmulti(struct ifnet *ifp, struct sockaddr *sa,
 	 * interface to let them know about it.
 	 */
 	if (ifp->if_ioctl != NULL) {
-		IFF_LOCKGIANT(ifp);
 		(void) (*ifp->if_ioctl)(ifp, SIOCADDMULTI, 0);
-		IFF_UNLOCKGIANT(ifp);
 	}
 
 	if (llsa != NULL)
@@ -2601,9 +2579,7 @@ if_delmulti(struct ifnet *ifp, struct sockaddr *sa)
 		return (ENOENT);
 
 	if (lastref && ifp->if_ioctl != NULL) {
-		IFF_LOCKGIANT(ifp);
 		(void)(*ifp->if_ioctl)(ifp, SIOCDELMULTI, 0);
-		IFF_UNLOCKGIANT(ifp);
 	}
 
 	return (0);
@@ -2613,9 +2589,7 @@ if_delmulti(struct ifnet *ifp, struct sockaddr *sa)
  * Delete a multicast group membership by group membership pointer.
  * Network-layer protocol domains must use this routine.
  *
- * It is safe to call this routine if the ifp disappeared. Callers should
- * hold IFF_LOCKGIANT() to avoid a LOR in case the hardware needs to be
- * reconfigured.
+ * It is safe to call this routine if the ifp disappeared.
  */
 void
 if_delmulti_ifma(struct ifmultiaddr *ifma)
@@ -2660,9 +2634,7 @@ if_delmulti_ifma(struct ifmultiaddr *ifma)
 		 */
 		IF_ADDR_UNLOCK(ifp);
 		if (lastref && ifp->if_ioctl != NULL) {
-			IFF_LOCKGIANT(ifp);
 			(void)(*ifp->if_ioctl)(ifp, SIOCDELMULTI, 0);
-			IFF_UNLOCKGIANT(ifp);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -2784,7 +2756,6 @@ if_setlladdr(struct ifnet *ifp, const u_char *lladdr, int len)
 	 */
 	if ((ifp->if_flags & IFF_UP) != 0) {
 		if (ifp->if_ioctl) {
-			IFF_LOCKGIANT(ifp);
 			ifp->if_flags &= ~IFF_UP;
 			ifr.ifr_flags = ifp->if_flags & 0xffff;
 			ifr.ifr_flagshigh = ifp->if_flags >> 16;
@@ -2793,7 +2764,6 @@ if_setlladdr(struct ifnet *ifp, const u_char *lladdr, int len)
 			ifr.ifr_flags = ifp->if_flags & 0xffff;
 			ifr.ifr_flagshigh = ifp->if_flags >> 16;
 			(*ifp->if_ioctl)(ifp, SIOCSIFFLAGS, (caddr_t)&ifr);
-			IFF_UNLOCKGIANT(ifp);
 		}
 #ifdef INET
 		/*
@@ -2839,39 +2809,11 @@ if_printf(struct ifnet *ifp, const char * fmt, ...)
 	return (retval);
 }
 
-/*
- * When an interface is marked IFF_NEEDSGIANT, its if_start() routine cannot
- * be called without Giant.  However, we often can't acquire the Giant lock
- * at those points; instead, we run it via a task queue that holds Giant via
- * if_start_deferred.
- *
- * XXXRW: We need to make sure that the ifnet isn't fully detached until any
- * outstanding if_start_deferred() tasks that will run after the free.  This
- * probably means waiting in if_detach().
- */
 void
 if_start(struct ifnet *ifp)
 {
 
-	if (ifp->if_flags & IFF_NEEDSGIANT) {
-		if (mtx_owned(&Giant))
-			(*(ifp)->if_start)(ifp);
-		else
-			taskqueue_enqueue(taskqueue_swi_giant,
-			    &ifp->if_starttask);
-	} else
-		(*(ifp)->if_start)(ifp);
-}
-
-static void
-if_start_deferred(void *context, int pending)
-{
-	struct ifnet *ifp;
-
-	GIANT_REQUIRED;
-
-	ifp = context;
-	(ifp->if_start)(ifp);
+	(*(ifp)->if_start)(ifp);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2908,7 +2850,7 @@ if_handoff(struct ifqueue *ifq, struct mbuf *m, struct ifnet *ifp, int adjust)
 	_IF_ENQUEUE(ifq, m);
 	IF_UNLOCK(ifq);
 	if (ifp != NULL && !active)
-		if_start(ifp);
+		(*(ifp)->if_start)(ifp);
 	return (1);
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/net/if_bridge.c b/sys/net/if_bridge.c
index da735430152..1e9d95649ef 100644
--- a/sys/net/if_bridge.c
+++ b/sys/net/if_bridge.c
@@ -829,9 +829,7 @@ bridge_set_ifcap(struct bridge_softc *sc, struct bridge_iflist *bif, int set)
 	ifr.ifr_reqcap = set;
 
 	if (ifp->if_capenable != set) {
-		IFF_LOCKGIANT(ifp);
 		error = (*ifp->if_ioctl)(ifp, SIOCSIFCAP, (caddr_t)&ifr);
-		IFF_UNLOCKGIANT(ifp);
 		if (error)
 			if_printf(sc->sc_ifp,
 			    "error setting interface capabilities on %s\n",
diff --git a/sys/net/if_var.h b/sys/net/if_var.h
index 3ff019f27bd..7640d783a78 100644
--- a/sys/net/if_var.h
+++ b/sys/net/if_var.h
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ struct ifnet {
 	void	*if_afdata[AF_MAX];
 	int	if_afdata_initialized;
 	struct	rwlock if_afdata_lock;
-	struct	task if_starttask;	/* task for IFF_NEEDSGIANT */
 	struct	task if_linktask;	/* task for link change events */
 	struct	mtx if_addr_mtx;	/* mutex to protect address lists */
 
@@ -379,16 +378,6 @@ EVENTHANDLER_DECLARE(group_change_event, group_change_event_handler_t);
 #define	IF_AFDATA_LOCK_ASSERT(ifp)	rw_assert(&(ifp)->if_afdata_lock, RA_LOCKED)
 #define	IF_AFDATA_UNLOCK_ASSERT(ifp)	rw_assert(&(ifp)->if_afdata_lock, RA_UNLOCKED)
 
-#define	IFF_LOCKGIANT(ifp) do {						\
-	if ((ifp)->if_flags & IFF_NEEDSGIANT)				\
-		mtx_lock(&Giant);					\
-} while (0)
-
-#define	IFF_UNLOCKGIANT(ifp) do {					\
-	if ((ifp)->if_flags & IFF_NEEDSGIANT)				\
-		mtx_unlock(&Giant);					\
-} while (0)
-
 int	if_handoff(struct ifqueue *ifq, struct mbuf *m, struct ifnet *ifp,
 	    int adjust);
 #define	IF_HANDOFF(ifq, m, ifp)			\
diff --git a/sys/netinet/in.c b/sys/netinet/in.c
index e2834bf169d..1927b5c116f 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/in.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/in.c
@@ -397,10 +397,8 @@ in_control(struct socket *so, u_long cmd, caddr_t data, struct ifnet *ifp,
 		oldaddr = ia->ia_dstaddr;
 		ia->ia_dstaddr = *(struct sockaddr_in *)&ifr->ifr_dstaddr;
 		if (ifp->if_ioctl != NULL) {
-			IFF_LOCKGIANT(ifp);
 			error = (*ifp->if_ioctl)(ifp, SIOCSIFDSTADDR,
 			    (caddr_t)ia);
-			IFF_UNLOCKGIANT(ifp);
 			if (error) {
 				ia->ia_dstaddr = oldaddr;
 				return (error);
@@ -507,10 +505,7 @@ in_control(struct socket *so, u_long cmd, caddr_t data, struct ifnet *ifp,
 	default:
 		if (ifp == NULL || ifp->if_ioctl == NULL)
 			return (EOPNOTSUPP);
-		IFF_LOCKGIANT(ifp);
-		error = (*ifp->if_ioctl)(ifp, cmd, data);
-		IFF_UNLOCKGIANT(ifp);
-		return (error);
+		return ((*ifp->if_ioctl)(ifp, cmd, data));
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -531,7 +526,6 @@ in_control(struct socket *so, u_long cmd, caddr_t data, struct ifnet *ifp,
 		IFP_TO_IA(ifp, oia);
 		if (oia == NULL) {
 			ii = ((struct in_ifinfo *)ifp->if_afdata[AF_INET]);
-			IFF_LOCKGIANT(ifp);
 			IN_MULTI_LOCK();
 			if (ii->ii_allhosts) {
 				(void)in_leavegroup_locked(ii->ii_allhosts,
@@ -539,7 +533,6 @@ in_control(struct socket *so, u_long cmd, caddr_t data, struct ifnet *ifp,
 				ii->ii_allhosts = NULL;
 			}
 			IN_MULTI_UNLOCK();
-			IFF_UNLOCKGIANT(ifp);
 		}
 	}
 	IFAFREE(&ia->ia_ifa);
@@ -753,9 +746,7 @@ in_ifinit(struct ifnet *ifp, struct in_ifaddr *ia, struct sockaddr_in *sin,
 	 * and to validate the address if necessary.
 	 */
 	if (ifp->if_ioctl != NULL) {
-		IFF_LOCKGIANT(ifp);
 		error = (*ifp->if_ioctl)(ifp, SIOCSIFADDR, (caddr_t)ia);
-		IFF_UNLOCKGIANT(ifp);
 		if (error) {
 			splx(s);
 			/* LIST_REMOVE(ia, ia_hash) is done in in_control */
diff --git a/sys/netinet/in_mcast.c b/sys/netinet/in_mcast.c
index 0c7e7e1c977..e91a5bf2636 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/in_mcast.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/in_mcast.c
@@ -1100,11 +1100,9 @@ in_joingroup(struct ifnet *ifp, const struct in_addr *gina,
 {
 	int error;
 
-	IFF_LOCKGIANT(ifp);
 	IN_MULTI_LOCK();
 	error = in_joingroup_locked(ifp, gina, imf, pinm);
 	IN_MULTI_UNLOCK();
-	IFF_UNLOCKGIANT(ifp);
 
 	return (error);
 }
@@ -1181,20 +1179,14 @@ int
 in_leavegroup(struct in_multi *inm, /*const*/ struct in_mfilter *imf)
 {
 	struct ifnet *ifp;
-	int detached, error;
+	int error;
 
-	detached = inm_is_ifp_detached(inm);
 	ifp = inm->inm_ifp;
-	if (!detached)
-		IFF_LOCKGIANT(ifp);
 
 	IN_MULTI_LOCK();
 	error = in_leavegroup_locked(inm, imf);
 	IN_MULTI_UNLOCK();
 
-	if (!detached)
-		IFF_UNLOCKGIANT(ifp);
-
 	return (error);
 }
 
@@ -1396,8 +1388,6 @@ inp_block_unblock_source(struct inpcb *inp, struct sockopt *sopt)
 	if (!IN_MULTICAST(ntohl(gsa->sin.sin_addr.s_addr)))
 		return (EINVAL);
 
-	IFF_LOCKGIANT(ifp);
-
 	/*
 	 * Check if we are actually a member of this group.
 	 */
@@ -1486,7 +1476,6 @@ out_imf_rollback:
 
 out_inp_locked:
 	INP_WUNLOCK(inp);
-	IFF_UNLOCKGIANT(ifp);
 	return (error);
 }
 
@@ -1978,8 +1967,6 @@ inp_join_group(struct inpcb *inp, struct sockopt *sopt)
 	if (ifp == NULL || (ifp->if_flags & IFF_MULTICAST) == 0)
 		return (EADDRNOTAVAIL);
 
-	IFF_LOCKGIANT(ifp);
-
 	/*
 	 * MCAST_JOIN_SOURCE on an exclusive membership is an error.
 	 * On an existing inclusive membership, it just adds the
@@ -2102,7 +2089,6 @@ out_imo_free:
 
 out_inp_locked:
 	INP_WUNLOCK(inp);
-	IFF_UNLOCKGIANT(ifp);
 	return (error);
 }
 
@@ -2215,9 +2201,6 @@ inp_leave_group(struct inpcb *inp, struct sockopt *sopt)
 	if (!IN_MULTICAST(ntohl(gsa->sin.sin_addr.s_addr)))
 		return (EINVAL);
 
-	if (ifp)
-		IFF_LOCKGIANT(ifp);
-
 	/*
 	 * Find the membership in the membership array.
 	 */
@@ -2312,8 +2295,6 @@ out_imf_rollback:
 
 out_inp_locked:
 	INP_WUNLOCK(inp);
-	if (ifp)
-		IFF_UNLOCKGIANT(ifp);
 	return (error);
 }
 
@@ -2432,8 +2413,6 @@ inp_set_source_filters(struct inpcb *inp, struct sockopt *sopt)
 	if (ifp == NULL)
 		return (EADDRNOTAVAIL);
 
-	IFF_LOCKGIANT(ifp);
-
 	/*
 	 * Take the INP write lock.
 	 * Check if this socket is a member of this group.
@@ -2551,7 +2530,6 @@ out_imf_rollback:
 
 out_inp_locked:
 	INP_WUNLOCK(inp);
-	IFF_UNLOCKGIANT(ifp);
 	return (error);
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/netinet6/in6.c b/sys/netinet6/in6.c
index b75ffc5e08d..d8a11d0691a 100644
--- a/sys/netinet6/in6.c
+++ b/sys/netinet6/in6.c
@@ -1516,9 +1516,7 @@ in6_ifinit(struct ifnet *ifp, struct in6_ifaddr *ia,
 	ia->ia_addr = *sin6;
 
 	if (ifacount <= 1 && ifp->if_ioctl) {
-		IFF_LOCKGIANT(ifp);
 		error = (*ifp->if_ioctl)(ifp, SIOCSIFADDR, (caddr_t)ia);
-		IFF_UNLOCKGIANT(ifp);
 		if (error) {
 			splx(s);
 			return (error);
diff --git a/sys/netinet6/in6_ifattach.c b/sys/netinet6/in6_ifattach.c
index 4950549e2bc..68b3542ad73 100644
--- a/sys/netinet6/in6_ifattach.c
+++ b/sys/netinet6/in6_ifattach.c
@@ -906,10 +906,8 @@ in6_purgemaddrs(struct ifnet *ifp)
 	struct in6_multi *in6m;
 	struct in6_multi *oin6m;
 
-	IFF_LOCKGIANT(ifp);
 	LIST_FOREACH_SAFE(in6m, &in6_multihead, in6m_entry, oin6m) {
 		if (in6m->in6m_ifp == ifp)
 			in6_delmulti(in6m);
 	}
-	IFF_UNLOCKGIANT(ifp);
 }
diff --git a/sys/netinet6/mld6.c b/sys/netinet6/mld6.c
index 3e0f921c90f..a672a0433f2 100644
--- a/sys/netinet6/mld6.c
+++ b/sys/netinet6/mld6.c
@@ -550,7 +550,6 @@ in6_addmulti(struct in6_addr *maddr6, struct ifnet *ifp,
 	*errorp = 0;
 	in6m = NULL;
 
-	IFF_LOCKGIANT(ifp);
 	/*IN6_MULTI_LOCK();*/
 
 	IN6_LOOKUP_MULTI(*maddr6, ifp, in6m);
@@ -622,7 +621,6 @@ in6_addmulti(struct in6_addr *maddr6, struct ifnet *ifp,
 	} while (0);
 
 	/*IN6_MULTI_UNLOCK();*/
-	IFF_UNLOCKGIANT(ifp);
 
 	return (in6m);
 }
diff --git a/sys/netnatm/natm.c b/sys/netnatm/natm.c
index b9705db3b1a..baa596e2893 100644
--- a/sys/netnatm/natm.c
+++ b/sys/netnatm/natm.c
@@ -221,13 +221,9 @@ natm_usr_connect(struct socket *so, struct sockaddr *nam, d_thread_t *p)
 	op.param.traffic = ATMIO_TRAFFIC_UBR;
 	NATM_UNLOCK();
 
-	IFF_LOCKGIANT(ifp);
 	if (ifp->if_ioctl == NULL || 
-	    ifp->if_ioctl(ifp, SIOCATMOPENVCC, (caddr_t)&op) != 0) {
-		IFF_UNLOCKGIANT(ifp);
+	    ifp->if_ioctl(ifp, SIOCATMOPENVCC, (caddr_t)&op) != 0)
 		return (EIO);
-	}
-	IFF_UNLOCKGIANT(ifp);
 	soisconnected(so);
 	return (error);
 }
@@ -259,11 +255,8 @@ natm_usr_disconnect(struct socket *so)
 	cl.vpi = npcb->npcb_vpi;
 	cl.vci = npcb->npcb_vci;
 	NATM_UNLOCK();
-	if (ifp->if_ioctl != NULL) {
-		IFF_LOCKGIANT(ifp);
+	if (ifp->if_ioctl != NULL)
 		ifp->if_ioctl(ifp, SIOCATMCLOSEVCC, (caddr_t)&cl);
-		IFF_UNLOCKGIANT(ifp);
-	}
 	soisdisconnected(so);
 	return (error);
 }
@@ -342,17 +335,13 @@ natm_usr_control(struct socket *so, u_long cmd, caddr_t arg,
 	struct ifnet *ifp, d_thread_t *p)
 {
 	struct natmpcb *npcb;
-	int error;
 
 	npcb = (struct natmpcb *)so->so_pcb;
 	KASSERT(npcb != NULL, ("natm_usr_control: npcb == NULL"));
 
 	if (ifp == NULL || ifp->if_ioctl == NULL)
 		return (EOPNOTSUPP);
-	IFF_LOCKGIANT(ifp);
-	error = ((*ifp->if_ioctl)(ifp, cmd, arg));
-	IFF_UNLOCKGIANT(ifp);
-	return (error);
+	return ((*ifp->if_ioctl)(ifp, cmd, arg));
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/sys/pc98/conf/NOTES b/sys/pc98/conf/NOTES
index e9d5af5e7a0..34823daaf0f 100644
--- a/sys/pc98/conf/NOTES
+++ b/sys/pc98/conf/NOTES
@@ -372,8 +372,6 @@ hint.mse.0.irq="13"
 # Network interfaces:
 #
 
-# ar:   Arnet SYNC/570i hdlc sync 2/4 port V.35/X.21 serial driver
-#       (requires sppp)
 # ce:   Cronyx Tau-PCI/32 sync single/dual port G.703/E1 serial adaptor
 #       with 32 HDLC subchannels (requires sppp (default), or NETGRAPH if
 #       NETGRAPH_CRONYX is configured)
@@ -391,13 +389,11 @@ hint.mse.0.irq="13"
 # ral:	Ralink Technology IEEE 802.11 wireless adapter
 # sbni: Granch SBNI12-xx ISA and PCI adapters
 # snc:	National Semiconductor DP8393X SONIC Ethernet adapter driver
-# sr:   RISCom/N2 hdlc sync 1/2 port V.35/X.21 serial driver (requires sppp)
 # ural:	Ralink Technology RT2500USB IEEE 802.11 wireless adapter
 # ath:  Atheros a/b/g WiFi adapters (requires ath_hal and wlan)
 
 # Order for ISA/EISA devices is important here
 
-device		ar
 device		ce
 device		cp
 device		cs
@@ -427,7 +423,6 @@ hint.snc.0.at="isa"
 hint.snc.0.port="0x888"
 hint.snc.0.irq="6"
 hint.snc.0.maddr="0xc0000"
-device		sr
 device		ural
 
 device		ath		# Atheros pci/cardbus NIC's