3 files changed, 15 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/include/net/ax25.h b/include/net/ax25.h
index 364b046e9f47..227d3378decd 100644
--- a/include/net/ax25.h
+++ b/include/net/ax25.h
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ extern struct sock *ax25_make_new(struct sock *, struct ax25_dev *);
 /* ax25_addr.c */
 extern ax25_address null_ax25_address;
 extern char *ax2asc(char *buf, ax25_address *);
-extern ax25_address *asc2ax(char *);
+extern void asc2ax(ax25_address *addr, char *callsign);
 extern int  ax25cmp(ax25_address *, ax25_address *);
 extern int  ax25digicmp(ax25_digi *, ax25_digi *);
 extern unsigned char *ax25_addr_parse(unsigned char *, int, ax25_address *, ax25_address *, ax25_digi *, int *, int *);
diff --git a/net/ax25/ax25_addr.c b/net/ax25/ax25_addr.c
index dca179daf415..0164a155b8c4 100644
--- a/net/ax25/ax25_addr.c
+++ b/net/ax25/ax25_addr.c
@@ -67,37 +67,34 @@ char *ax2asc(char *buf, ax25_address *a)
 /*
  *      ascii -> ax25 conversion
  */
-ax25_address *asc2ax(char *callsign)
+void asc2ax(ax25_address *addr, char *callsign)
 {
-        static ax25_address addr;
         char *s;
         int n;
 
         for (s = callsign, n = 0; n < 6; n++) {
                 if (*s != '\0' && *s != '-')
-                        addr.ax25_call[n] = *s++;
+                        addr->ax25_call[n] = *s++;
                 else
-                        addr.ax25_call[n] = ' ';
-                addr.ax25_call[n] <<= 1;
-                addr.ax25_call[n] &= 0xFE;
+                        addr->ax25_call[n] = ' ';
+                addr->ax25_call[n] <<= 1;
+                addr->ax25_call[n] &= 0xFE;
         }
 
         if (*s++ == '\0') {
-                addr.ax25_call[6] = 0x00;
-                return &addr;
+                addr->ax25_call[6] = 0x00;
+                return;
         }
 
-        addr.ax25_call[6] = *s++ - '0';
+        addr->ax25_call[6] = *s++ - '0';
 
         if (*s != '\0') {
-                addr.ax25_call[6] *= 10;
-                addr.ax25_call[6] += *s++ - '0';
+                addr->ax25_call[6] *= 10;
+                addr->ax25_call[6] += *s++ - '0';
         }
 
-        addr.ax25_call[6] <<= 1;
-        addr.ax25_call[6] &= 0x1E;
-
-        return &addr;
+        addr->ax25_call[6] <<= 1;
+        addr->ax25_call[6] &= 0x1E;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/net/rose/rose_subr.c b/net/rose/rose_subr.c
index 02891ce2db37..36a77944622b 100644
--- a/net/rose/rose_subr.c
+++ b/net/rose/rose_subr.c
@@ -337,13 +337,13 @@ static int rose_parse_ccitt(unsigned char *p, struct rose_facilities_struct *fac
                                 memcpy(&facilities->source_addr, p + 7, ROSE_ADDR_LEN);
                                 memcpy(callsign, p + 12,   l - 10);
                                 callsign[l - 10] = '\0';
-                                facilities->source_call = *asc2ax(callsign);
+                                asc2ax(&facilities->source_call, callsign);
                         }
                         if (*p == FAC_CCITT_SRC_NSAP) {
                                 memcpy(&facilities->dest_addr, p + 7, ROSE_ADDR_LEN);
                                 memcpy(callsign, p + 12, l - 10);
                                 callsign[l - 10] = '\0';
-                                facilities->dest_call = *asc2ax(callsign);
+                                asc2ax(&facilities->dest_call, callsign);
                         }
                         p   += l + 2;
                         n   += l + 2;