Use netdev_alloc_skb. This sets skb->dev and allows arch specific allocation. Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger --- a/drivers/net/ixp2000/ixpdev.c 2008-04-07 10:36:16.000000000 -0700 +++ b/drivers/net/ixp2000/ixpdev.c 2008-04-07 12:43:41.000000000 -0700 @@ -108,14 +108,14 @@ static int ixpdev_rx(struct net_device * if (unlikely(!netif_running(nds[desc->channel]))) goto err; - skb = dev_alloc_skb(desc->pkt_length + 2); + skb = netdev_alloc_skb(dev, desc->pkt_length + 2); if (likely(skb != NULL)) { skb_reserve(skb, 2); skb_copy_to_linear_data(skb, buf, desc->pkt_length); skb_put(skb, desc->pkt_length); skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, nds[desc->channel]); - skb->dev->last_rx = jiffies; + dev->last_rx = jiffies; netif_receive_skb(skb); } -- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html