diff ./drivers/net/irda/sir_kthread.c~current~ ./drivers/net/irda/sir_kthread.c
--- ./drivers/net/irda/sir_kthread.c~current~	2003-06-25 11:50:36.000000000 +1000
+++ ./drivers/net/irda/sir_kthread.c	2003-06-25 11:51:02.000000000 +1000
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ static int irda_thread(void *startup)
 			set_task_state(current, TASK_RUNNING);
 		remove_wait_queue(&irda_rq_queue.kick, &wait);
 
+		if (current->flags & PF_FREEZE)
+			refrigerator(PF_IOTHREAD);
+
 		run_irda_queue();
 	}