4 files changed, 5 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index 97f6580ce039..971677178e0c 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 
 #define HAVE_ALLOC_SKB          /* For the drivers to know */
 #define HAVE_ALIGNABLE_SKB      /* Ditto 8)                */
-#define SLAB_SKB                /* Slabified skbuffs       */
 
 #define CHECKSUM_NONE 0
 #define CHECKSUM_HW 1
diff --git a/include/linux/socket.h b/include/linux/socket.h
index 1739c2d5b95b..9f4019156fd8 100644
--- a/include/linux/socket.h
+++ b/include/linux/socket.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ struct __kernel_sockaddr_storage {
 #include <linux/compiler.h>             /* __user                       */
 
 extern int sysctl_somaxconn;
-extern void sock_init(void);
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 struct seq_file;
 extern void socket_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq);
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 27f97f9b4636..54aaf561cf66 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 #include <linux/rmap.h>
 #include <linux/mempolicy.h>
 #include <linux/key.h>
-#include <net/sock.h>
 
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/bugs.h>
@@ -614,9 +613,6 @@ static void __init do_basic_setup(void)
         sysctl_init();
 #endif
 
-        /* Networking initialization needs a process context */ 
-        sock_init();
-
         do_initcalls();
 }
 
diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 3145103cdf54..98be7ef3c086 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -2036,7 +2036,7 @@ int sock_unregister(int family)
         return 0;
 }
 
-void __init sock_init(void)
+static int __init sock_init(void)
 {
         /*
          *      Initialize sock SLAB cache.
@@ -2044,12 +2044,10 @@ void __init sock_init(void)
          
         sk_init();
 
-#ifdef SLAB_SKB
         /*
          *      Initialize skbuff SLAB cache 
          */
         skb_init();
-#endif
 
         /*
          *      Initialize the protocols module. 
@@ -2058,8 +2056,8 @@ void __init sock_init(void)
         init_inodecache();
         register_filesystem(&sock_fs_type);
         sock_mnt = kern_mount(&sock_fs_type);
-        /* The real protocol initialization is performed when
-         *  do_initcalls is run.  
+
+        /* The real protocol initialization is performed in later initcalls.
          */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER
@@ -2067,6 +2065,8 @@ void __init sock_init(void)
 #endif
 }
 
+core_initcall(sock_init);       /* early initcall */
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 void socket_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq)
 {