173 files changed, 440 insertions, 401 deletions
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/network.c b/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/network.c
index 2f0b86b37cf9..87e218f98ef4 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/network.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/network.c
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ static void iss_net_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
 #if 0
        if (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC)
                return;
-        else if (dev->mc_count)
+        else if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev))
                dev->flags |= IFF_ALLMULTI;
        else
                dev->flags &= ~IFF_ALLMULTI;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_nic.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_nic.c
index ab1102780186..c04f8fc6fc2d 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_nic.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_nic.c
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ static void nes_netdev_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *netdev)
        }
        nes_debug(NES_DBG_NIC_RX, "Number of MC entries = %d, Promiscous = %d, All Multicast = %d.\n",
-                  netdev->mc_count, !!(netdev->flags & IFF_PROMISC),
+                  netdev_mc_count(netdev), !!(netdev->flags & IFF_PROMISC),
                  !!(netdev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI));
        if (!mc_all_on) {
                multicast_addr = netdev->mc_list;
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_net.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_net.c
index da6552d32cfe..37d8579fc7a9 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_net.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_net.c
@@ -1138,18 +1138,18 @@ static void wq_set_multicast_list (struct work_struct *work)
        } else if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
                dprintk("%s: allmulti mode\n", dev->name);
                priv->rx_mode = RX_MODE_ALL_MULTI;
-        } else if (dev->mc_count) {
+        } else if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
                int mci;
                struct dev_mc_list *mc;
                dprintk("%s: set_mc_list, %d entries\n",
-                        dev->name, dev->mc_count);
+                        dev->name, netdev_mc_count(dev));
                priv->rx_mode = RX_MODE_MULTI;
                priv->multi_num = 0;
                for (mci = 0, mc=dev->mc_list;
-                     mci < dev->mc_count;
+                     mci < netdev_mc_count(dev);
                     mc = mc->next, mci++) {
                        dvb_set_mc_filter(dev, mc);
                }
@@ -1236,7 +1236,6 @@ static void dvb_net_setup(struct net_device *dev)
        dev->header_ops         = &dvb_header_ops;
        dev->netdev_ops         = &dvb_netdev_ops;
        dev->mtu                = 4096;
-        dev->mc_count           = 0;
        dev->flags |= IFF_NOARP;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/3c505.c b/drivers/net/3c505.c
index 9257d7ce0378..dadb46a8833a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/3c505.c
+++ b/drivers/net/3c505.c
@@ -1229,8 +1229,8 @@ static void elp_set_mc_list(struct net_device *dev)
                /* send a "load multicast list" command to the board, max 10 addrs/cmd */
                /* if num_addrs==0 the list will be cleared */
                adapter->tx_pcb.command = CMD_LOAD_MULTICAST_LIST;
-                adapter->tx_pcb.length = 6 * dev->mc_count;
+                adapter->tx_pcb.length = 6 * netdev_mc_count(dev);
-                for (i = 0; i < dev->mc_count; i++) {
+                for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++) {
                        memcpy(adapter->tx_pcb.data.multicast[i], dmi->dmi_addr, 6);
                        dmi = dmi->next;
                }
@@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@ static void elp_set_mc_list(struct net_device *dev)
                                TIMEOUT_MSG(__LINE__);
                        }
                }
-                if (dev->mc_count)
+                if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev))
                        adapter->tx_pcb.data.configure = NO_LOOPBACK | RECV_BROAD | RECV_MULTI;
                else            /* num_addrs == 0 */
                        adapter->tx_pcb.data.configure = NO_LOOPBACK | RECV_BROAD;
diff --git a/drivers/net/3c509.c b/drivers/net/3c509.c
index 9d85efce5916..902435a76466 100644
--- a/drivers/net/3c509.c
+++ b/drivers/net/3c509.c
@@ -1111,12 +1111,14 @@ set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
        unsigned long flags;
        struct el3_private *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
        int ioaddr = dev->base_addr;
+        int mc_count = netdev_mc_count(dev);
        if (el3_debug > 1) {
                static int old;
-                if (old != dev->mc_count) {
+                if (old != mc_count) {
-                        old = dev->mc_count;
+                        old = mc_count;
-                        pr_debug("%s: Setting Rx mode to %d addresses.\n", dev->name, dev->mc_count);
+                        pr_debug("%s: Setting Rx mode to %d addresses.\n",
+                                 dev->name, mc_count);
                }
        }
        spin_lock_irqsave(&lp->lock, flags);
@@ -1124,7 +1126,7 @@ set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                outw(SetRxFilter | RxStation | RxMulticast | RxBroadcast | RxProm,
                         ioaddr + EL3_CMD);
        }
-        else if (dev->mc_count || (dev->flags&IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
+        else if (mc_count || (dev->flags&IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
                outw(SetRxFilter | RxStation | RxMulticast | RxBroadcast, ioaddr + EL3_CMD);
        }
        else
diff --git a/drivers/net/3c523.c b/drivers/net/3c523.c
index 27d80ca5e4c0..6948d667fc5e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/3c523.c
+++ b/drivers/net/3c523.c
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ static int init586(struct net_device *dev)
        volatile struct tdr_cmd_struct *tdr_cmd;
        volatile struct mcsetup_cmd_struct *mc_cmd;
        struct dev_mc_list *dmi = dev->mc_list;
-        int num_addrs = dev->mc_count;
+        int num_addrs = netdev_mc_count(dev);
        ptr = (void *) ((char *) p->scb + sizeof(struct scb_struct));
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ static int init586(struct net_device *dev)
         * Multicast setup
         */
-        if (dev->mc_count) {
+        if (num_addrs) {
                /* I don't understand this: do we really need memory after the init? */
                int len = ((char *) p->iscp - (char *) ptr - 8) / 6;
                if (len <= 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/3c527.c b/drivers/net/3c527.c
index 36c4191e7bca..ce9826980517 100644
--- a/drivers/net/3c527.c
+++ b/drivers/net/3c527.c
@@ -1526,10 +1526,10 @@ static void do_mc32_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev, int retry)
        if ((dev->flags&IFF_PROMISC) ||
            (dev->flags&IFF_ALLMULTI) ||
-            dev->mc_count > 10)
+            netdev_mc_count(dev) > 10)
                /* Enable promiscuous mode */
                filt |= 1;
-        else if(dev->mc_count)
+        else if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev))
        {
                unsigned char block[62];
                unsigned char *bp;
@@ -1542,16 +1542,17 @@ static void do_mc32_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev, int retry)
                if(!lp->mc_list_valid)
                {
                        block[1]=0;
-                        block[0]=dev->mc_count;
+                        block[0]=netdev_mc_count(dev);
                        bp=block+2;
-                        for(i=0;i<dev->mc_count;i++)
+                        for(i=0;i<netdev_mc_count(dev);i++)
                        {
                                memcpy(bp, dmc->dmi_addr, 6);
                                bp+=6;
                                dmc=dmc->next;
                        }
-                        if(mc32_command_nowait(dev, 2, block, 2+6*dev->mc_count)==-1)
+                        if(mc32_command_nowait(dev, 2, block,
+                                               2+6*netdev_mc_count(dev))==-1)
                        {
                                lp->mc_reload_wait = 1;
                                return;
diff --git a/drivers/net/7990.c b/drivers/net/7990.c
index b1e5764628c6..079d0be37821 100644
--- a/drivers/net/7990.c
+++ b/drivers/net/7990.c
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ static void lance_load_multicast (struct net_device *dev)
        ib->filter [1] = 0;
        /* Add addresses */
-        for (i = 0; i < dev->mc_count; i++){
+        for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++){
                addrs = dmi->dmi_addr;
                dmi   = dmi->next;
diff --git a/drivers/net/82596.c b/drivers/net/82596.c
index 1663bc9e45de..638ce3b29854 100644
--- a/drivers/net/82596.c
+++ b/drivers/net/82596.c
@@ -1505,7 +1505,7 @@ static void set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
        int config = 0, cnt;
        DEB(DEB_MULTI,printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: set multicast list, %d entries, promisc %s, allmulti %s\n",
-                dev->name, dev->mc_count,
+                dev->name, netdev_mc_count(dev),
                dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC  ? "ON" : "OFF",
                dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI ? "ON" : "OFF"));
@@ -1533,7 +1533,7 @@ static void set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                i596_add_cmd(dev, &lp->cf_cmd.cmd);
        }
-        cnt = dev->mc_count;
+        cnt = netdev_mc_count(dev);
        if (cnt > MAX_MC_CNT)
        {
                cnt = MAX_MC_CNT;
@@ -1541,7 +1541,7 @@ static void set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                        dev->name, cnt);
        }
-        if (dev->mc_count > 0) {
+        if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
                struct dev_mc_list *dmi;
                unsigned char *cp;
                struct mc_cmd *cmd;
@@ -1550,7 +1550,7 @@ static void set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                        return;
                cmd = &lp->mc_cmd;
                cmd->cmd.command = CmdMulticastList;
-                cmd->mc_cnt = dev->mc_count * 6;
+                cmd->mc_cnt = netdev_mc_count(dev) * 6;
                cp = cmd->mc_addrs;
                for (dmi = dev->mc_list; cnt && dmi != NULL; dmi = dmi->next, cnt--, cp += 6) {
                        memcpy(cp, dmi->dmi_addr, 6);
diff --git a/drivers/net/a2065.c b/drivers/net/a2065.c
index b7ec0368d7e8..6a65f660c192 100644
--- a/drivers/net/a2065.c
+++ b/drivers/net/a2065.c
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ static void lance_load_multicast (struct net_device *dev)
        ib->filter [1] = 0;
        /* Add addresses */
-        for (i = 0; i < dev->mc_count; i++){
+        for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++){
                addrs = dmi->dmi_addr;
                dmi   = dmi->next;
diff --git a/drivers/net/acenic.c b/drivers/net/acenic.c
index ec624ab03e88..4ae750ef1e10 100644
--- a/drivers/net/acenic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/acenic.c
@@ -2845,7 +2845,7 @@ static void ace_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
         * set the entire multicast list at a time and keeping track of
         * it here is going to be messy.
         */
-        if ((dev->mc_count) && !(ap->mcast_all)) {
+        if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev) && !ap->mcast_all) {
                cmd.evt = C_SET_MULTICAST_MODE;
                cmd.code = C_C_MCAST_ENABLE;
                cmd.idx = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/amd8111e.c b/drivers/net/amd8111e.c
index bb27b27d9672..bdffdfb4c88b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/amd8111e.c
+++ b/drivers/net/amd8111e.c
@@ -1387,7 +1387,8 @@ static void amd8111e_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
        }
        else
                writel( PROM, lp->mmio + CMD2);
-        if(dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI || dev->mc_count > MAX_FILTER_SIZE){
+        if (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI ||
+            netdev_mc_count(dev) > MAX_FILTER_SIZE) {
                /* get all multicast packet */
                mc_filter[1] = mc_filter[0] = 0xffffffff;
                lp->mc_list = dev->mc_list;
@@ -1395,7 +1396,7 @@ static void amd8111e_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                amd8111e_writeq(*(u64*)mc_filter,lp->mmio + LADRF);
                return;
        }
-        if( dev->mc_count == 0 ){
+        if (netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
                /* get only own packets */
                mc_filter[1] = mc_filter[0] = 0;
                lp->mc_list = NULL;
@@ -1409,7 +1410,7 @@ static void amd8111e_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
        lp->options |= OPTION_MULTICAST_ENABLE;
        lp->mc_list = dev->mc_list;
        mc_filter[1] = mc_filter[0] = 0;
-        for (i = 0, mc_ptr = dev->mc_list; mc_ptr && i < dev->mc_count;
+        for (i = 0, mc_ptr = dev->mc_list; mc_ptr && i < netdev_mc_count(dev);
                     i++, mc_ptr = mc_ptr->next) {
                bit_num = (ether_crc_le(ETH_ALEN, mc_ptr->dmi_addr) >> 26) & 0x3f;
                mc_filter[bit_num >> 5] |= 1 << (bit_num & 31);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ariadne.c b/drivers/net/ariadne.c
index e2c202493fa7..08d8be47dae0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ariadne.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ariadne.c
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ static void set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
        lance->RDP = PROM;              /* Set promiscuous mode */
    } else {
        short multicast_table[4];
-        int num_addrs = dev->mc_count;
+        int num_addrs = netdev_mc_count(dev);
        int i;
        /* We don't use the multicast table, but rely on upper-layer filtering. */
        memset(multicast_table, (num_addrs == 0) ? 0 : -1,
diff --git a/drivers/net/arm/at91_ether.c b/drivers/net/arm/at91_ether.c
index c8bc60a7040c..17d85d98987d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/arm/at91_ether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/arm/at91_ether.c
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ static void at91ether_sethashtable(struct net_device *dev)
        mc_filter[0] = mc_filter[1] = 0;
        curr = dev->mc_list;
-        for (i = 0; i < dev->mc_count; i++, curr = curr->next) {
+        for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++, curr = curr->next) {
                if (!curr) break;       /* unexpected end of list */
                bitnr = hash_get_index(curr->dmi_addr);
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ static void at91ether_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                at91_emac_write(AT91_EMAC_HSH, -1);
                at91_emac_write(AT91_EMAC_HSL, -1);
                cfg |= AT91_EMAC_MTI;
-        } else if (dev->mc_count > 0) {                 /* Enable specific multicasts */
+        } else if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev)) { /* Enable specific multicasts */
                at91ether_sethashtable(dev);
                cfg |= AT91_EMAC_MTI;
        } else if (dev->flags & (~IFF_ALLMULTI)) {      /* Disable all multicast mode */
diff --git a/drivers/net/arm/ether3.c b/drivers/net/arm/ether3.c
index 1f7a69c929a6..d9de9bce2395 100644
--- a/drivers/net/arm/ether3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/arm/ether3.c
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ static void ether3_setmulticastlist(struct net_device *dev)
        if (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) {
                /* promiscuous mode */
                priv(dev)->regs.config1 |= CFG1_RECVPROMISC;
-        } else if (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI || dev->mc_count) {
+        } else if (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI || !netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
                priv(dev)->regs.config1 |= CFG1_RECVSPECBRMULTI;
        } else
                priv(dev)->regs.config1 |= CFG1_RECVSPECBROAD;
diff --git a/drivers/net/arm/ixp4xx_eth.c b/drivers/net/arm/ixp4xx_eth.c
index c3dfbdd2cdcf..1a5f78b160f9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/arm/ixp4xx_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/arm/ixp4xx_eth.c
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ static void eth_set_mcast_list(struct net_device *dev)
        struct port *port = netdev_priv(dev);
        struct dev_mc_list *mclist = dev->mc_list;
        u8 diffs[ETH_ALEN], *addr;
-        int cnt = dev->mc_count, i;
+        int cnt = netdev_mc_count(dev), i;
        if ((dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) || !mclist || !cnt) {
                __raw_writel(DEFAULT_RX_CNTRL0 & ~RX_CNTRL0_ADDR_FLTR_EN,
diff --git a/drivers/net/arm/ks8695net.c b/drivers/net/arm/ks8695net.c
index be256b34cea8..1dc181a9fbc3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/arm/ks8695net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/arm/ks8695net.c
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ ks8695_set_multicast(struct net_device *ndev)
        if (ndev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) {
                /* enable all multicast mode */
                ctrl |= DRXC_RM;
-        } else if (ndev->mc_count > KS8695_NR_ADDRESSES) {
+        } else if (netdev_mc_count(ndev) > KS8695_NR_ADDRESSES) {
                /* more specific multicast addresses than can be
                 * handled in hardware
                 */
@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ ks8695_set_multicast(struct net_device *ndev)
                /* enable specific multicasts */
                ctrl &= ~DRXC_RM;
                ks8695_init_partial_multicast(ksp, ndev->mc_list,
-                                              ndev->mc_count);
+                                              netdev_mc_count(ndev));
        }
        ks8695_writereg(ksp, KS8695_DRXC, ctrl);
diff --git a/drivers/net/at1700.c b/drivers/net/at1700.c
index b14f4799d5d1..fe60cd02c86c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/at1700.c
+++ b/drivers/net/at1700.c
@@ -839,12 +839,12 @@ set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
        if (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) {
                memset(mc_filter, 0xff, sizeof(mc_filter));
                outb(3, ioaddr + RX_MODE);      /* Enable promiscuous mode */
-        } else if (dev->mc_count > MC_FILTERBREAK ||
+        } else if (netdev_mc_count(dev) > MC_FILTERBREAK ||
                           (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
                /* Too many to filter perfectly -- accept all multicasts. */
                memset(mc_filter, 0xff, sizeof(mc_filter));
                outb(2, ioaddr + RX_MODE);      /* Use normal mode. */
-        } else if (dev->mc_count == 0) {
+        } else if (netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
                memset(mc_filter, 0x00, sizeof(mc_filter));
                outb(1, ioaddr + RX_MODE);      /* Ignore almost all multicasts. */
        } else {
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
                int i;
                memset(mc_filter, 0, sizeof(mc_filter));
-                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < dev->mc_count;
+                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < netdev_mc_count(dev);
                         i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
                        unsigned int bit =
                                ether_crc_le(ETH_ALEN, mclist->dmi_addr) >> 26;
diff --git a/drivers/net/atarilance.c b/drivers/net/atarilance.c
index cc9ed8643910..280cfff48b49 100644
--- a/drivers/net/atarilance.c
+++ b/drivers/net/atarilance.c
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ static void set_multicast_list( struct net_device *dev )
                REGA( CSR15 ) = 0x8000; /* Set promiscuous mode */
        } else {
                short multicast_table[4];
-                int num_addrs = dev->mc_count;
+                int num_addrs = netdev_mc_count(dev);
                int i;
                /* We don't use the multicast table, but rely on upper-layer
                 * filtering. */
diff --git a/drivers/net/atp.c b/drivers/net/atp.c
index 2f8261c9614a..a841feb5df20 100644
--- a/drivers/net/atp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/atp.c
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ static void set_rx_mode_8002(struct net_device *dev)
        struct net_local *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
        long ioaddr = dev->base_addr;
-        if (dev->mc_count > 0 || (dev->flags & (IFF_ALLMULTI|IFF_PROMISC)))
+        if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev) || (dev->flags & (IFF_ALLMULTI|IFF_PROMISC)))
                lp->addr_mode = CMR2h_PROMISC;
        else
                lp->addr_mode = CMR2h_Normal;
@@ -877,7 +877,8 @@ static void set_rx_mode_8012(struct net_device *dev)
        if (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) {                 /* Set promiscuous. */
                new_mode = CMR2h_PROMISC;
-        } else if ((dev->mc_count > 1000)  ||  (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
+        } else if ((netdev_mc_count(dev) > 1000) ||
+                   (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
                /* Too many to filter perfectly -- accept all multicasts. */
                memset(mc_filter, 0xff, sizeof(mc_filter));
                new_mode = CMR2h_Normal;
@@ -885,7 +886,7 @@ static void set_rx_mode_8012(struct net_device *dev)
                struct dev_mc_list *mclist;
                memset(mc_filter, 0, sizeof(mc_filter));
-                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < dev->mc_count;
+                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < netdev_mc_count(dev);
                         i++, mclist = mclist->next)
                {
                        int filterbit = ether_crc_le(ETH_ALEN, mclist->dmi_addr) & 0x3f;
diff --git a/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c b/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c
index 6bac04603a88..9337d023919c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ static void au1000_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
        if (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) {                 /* Set promiscuous. */
                aup->mac->control |= MAC_PROMISCUOUS;
        } else if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)  ||
-                           dev->mc_count > MULTICAST_FILTER_LIMIT) {
+                           netdev_mc_count(dev) > MULTICAST_FILTER_LIMIT) {
                aup->mac->control |= MAC_PASS_ALL_MULTI;
                aup->mac->control &= ~MAC_PROMISCUOUS;
                printk(KERN_INFO "%s: Pass all multicast\n", dev->name);
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ static void au1000_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                u32 mc_filter[2];       /* Multicast hash filter */
                mc_filter[1] = mc_filter[0] = 0;
-                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < dev->mc_count;
+                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < netdev_mc_count(dev);
                         i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
                        set_bit(ether_crc(ETH_ALEN, mclist->dmi_addr)>>26,
                                        (long *)mc_filter);
diff --git a/drivers/net/b44.c b/drivers/net/b44.c
index 44b66be38134..9091c6574b1c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/b44.c
+++ b/drivers/net/b44.c
@@ -1691,7 +1691,7 @@ static int __b44_load_mcast(struct b44 *bp, struct net_device *dev)
        struct dev_mc_list *mclist;
        int i, num_ents;
-        num_ents = min_t(int, dev->mc_count, B44_MCAST_TABLE_SIZE);
+        num_ents = min_t(int, netdev_mc_count(dev), B44_MCAST_TABLE_SIZE);
        mclist = dev->mc_list;
        for (i = 0; mclist && i < num_ents; i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
                __b44_cam_write(bp, mclist->dmi_addr, i + 1);
@@ -1716,7 +1716,7 @@ static void __b44_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
                __b44_set_mac_addr(bp);
                if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) ||
-                    (dev->mc_count > B44_MCAST_TABLE_SIZE))
+                    (netdev_mc_count(dev) > B44_MCAST_TABLE_SIZE))
                        val |= RXCONFIG_ALLMULTI;
                else
                        i = __b44_load_mcast(bp, dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/bcm63xx_enet.c b/drivers/net/bcm63xx_enet.c
index 0bd47d32ec42..0927ffa0d753 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bcm63xx_enet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bcm63xx_enet.c
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ static void bcm_enet_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
        /* only 3 perfect match registers left, first one is used for
         * own mac address */
-        if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) || dev->mc_count > 3)
+        if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) || netdev_mc_count(dev) > 3)
                val |= ENET_RXCFG_ALLMCAST_MASK;
        else
                val &= ~ENET_RXCFG_ALLMCAST_MASK;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ static void bcm_enet_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
        }
        for (i = 0, mc_list = dev->mc_list;
-             (mc_list != NULL) && (i < dev->mc_count) && (i < 3);
+             (mc_list != NULL) && (i < netdev_mc_count(dev)) && (i < 3);
             i++, mc_list = mc_list->next) {
                u8 *dmi_addr;
                u32 tmp;
diff --git a/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
index 626b76c0ebc7..0014a4e86446 100644
--- a/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
@@ -565,14 +565,15 @@ static void be_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *netdev)
        }
        /* Enable multicast promisc if num configured exceeds what we support */
-        if (netdev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI || netdev->mc_count > BE_MAX_MC) {
+        if (netdev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI ||
+            netdev_mc_count(netdev) > BE_MAX_MC) {
                be_cmd_multicast_set(adapter, adapter->if_handle, NULL, 0,
                                &adapter->mc_cmd_mem);
                goto done;
        }
        be_cmd_multicast_set(adapter, adapter->if_handle, netdev->mc_list,
-                netdev->mc_count, &adapter->mc_cmd_mem);
+                netdev_mc_count(netdev), &adapter->mc_cmd_mem);
 done:
        return;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/bfin_mac.c b/drivers/net/bfin_mac.c
index 0b23bc4f56c6..ef7f77113e26 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bfin_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bfin_mac.c
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ static void bfin_mac_multicast_hash(struct net_device *dev)
        emac_hashhi = emac_hashlo = 0;
-        for (i = 0; i < dev->mc_count; i++) {
+        for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++) {
                addrs = dmi->dmi_addr;
                dmi = dmi->next;
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ static void bfin_mac_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                sysctl = bfin_read_EMAC_OPMODE();
                sysctl |= PAM;
                bfin_write_EMAC_OPMODE(sysctl);
-        } else if (dev->mc_count) {
+        } else if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
                /* set up multicast hash table */
                sysctl = bfin_read_EMAC_OPMODE();
                sysctl |= HM;
diff --git a/drivers/net/bmac.c b/drivers/net/bmac.c
index 9b587c344194..189fa69c2094 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bmac.c
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ static void bmac_set_multicast(struct net_device *dev)
 {
        struct dev_mc_list *dmi;
        struct bmac_data *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
-        int num_addrs = dev->mc_count;
+        int num_addrs = netdev_mc_count(dev);
        unsigned short rx_cfg;
        int i;
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ static void bmac_set_multicast(struct net_device *dev)
        XXDEBUG(("bmac: enter bmac_set_multicast, n_addrs=%d\n", num_addrs));
-        if((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) || (dev->mc_count > 64)) {
+        if((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) || (netdev_mc_count(dev) > 64)) {
                for (i=0; i<4; i++) bp->hash_table_mask[i] = 0xffff;
                bmac_update_hash_table_mask(dev, bp);
                rx_cfg = bmac_rx_on(dev, 1, 0);
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ static void bmac_set_multicast(struct net_device *dev)
        unsigned short rx_cfg;
        u32 crc;
-        if((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) || (dev->mc_count > 64)) {
+        if((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) || (netdev_mc_count(dev) > 64)) {
                bmwrite(dev, BHASH0, 0xffff);
                bmwrite(dev, BHASH1, 0xffff);
                bmwrite(dev, BHASH2, 0xffff);
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ static void bmac_set_multicast(struct net_device *dev)
                for(i = 0; i < 4; i++) hash_table[i] = 0;
-                for(i = 0; i < dev->mc_count; i++) {
+                for(i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++) {
                        addrs = dmi->dmi_addr;
                        dmi = dmi->next;
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2.c b/drivers/net/bnx2.c
index 5917b941aca2..c7f5515ddaa4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2.c
@@ -3560,7 +3560,7 @@ bnx2_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
                memset(mc_filter, 0, 4 * NUM_MC_HASH_REGISTERS);
-                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < dev->mc_count;
+                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < netdev_mc_count(dev);
                     i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
                        crc = ether_crc_le(ETH_ALEN, mclist->dmi_addr);
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2x_main.c b/drivers/net/bnx2x_main.c
index ffc7381969ae..6d8559052ee6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2x_main.c
@@ -11471,7 +11471,8 @@ static void bnx2x_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
                rx_mode = BNX2X_RX_MODE_PROMISC;
        else if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) ||
-                 ((dev->mc_count > BNX2X_MAX_MULTICAST) && CHIP_IS_E1(bp)))
+                 ((netdev_mc_count(dev) > BNX2X_MAX_MULTICAST) &&
+                  CHIP_IS_E1(bp)))
                rx_mode = BNX2X_RX_MODE_ALLMULTI;
        else { /* some multicasts */
@@ -11482,7 +11483,7 @@ static void bnx2x_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
                                                bnx2x_sp(bp, mcast_config);
                        for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list;
-                             mclist && (i < dev->mc_count);
+                             mclist && (i < netdev_mc_count(dev));
                             i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
                                config->config_table[i].
@@ -11554,7 +11555,7 @@ static void bnx2x_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
                        memset(mc_filter, 0, 4 * MC_HASH_SIZE);
                        for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list;
-                             mclist && (i < dev->mc_count);
+                             mclist && (i < netdev_mc_count(dev));
                             i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
                                DP(NETIF_MSG_IFUP, "Adding mcast MAC: %pM\n",
diff --git a/drivers/net/chelsio/common.h b/drivers/net/chelsio/common.h
index f6462b54f823..bb159d9603bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/chelsio/common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/chelsio/common.h
@@ -97,13 +97,13 @@ struct t1_rx_mode {
 #define t1_rx_mode_promisc(rm)  (rm->dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC)
 #define t1_rx_mode_allmulti(rm) (rm->dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)
-#define t1_rx_mode_mc_cnt(rm)   (rm->dev->mc_count)
+#define t1_rx_mode_mc_cnt(rm)   (netdev_mc_count(rm->dev))
 static inline u8 *t1_get_next_mcaddr(struct t1_rx_mode *rm)
 {
        u8 *addr = NULL;
-        if (rm->idx++ < rm->dev->mc_count) {
+        if (rm->idx++ < t1_rx_mode_mc_cnt(rm)) {
                addr = rm->list->dmi_addr;
                rm->list = rm->list->next;
        }
diff --git a/drivers/net/cpmac.c b/drivers/net/cpmac.c
index 8d0be26f94e3..c9c537be4ab9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cpmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cpmac.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ static void cpmac_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                         * cpmac uses some strange mac address hashing
                         * (not crc32)
                         */
-                        for (i = 0, iter = dev->mc_list; i < dev->mc_count;
+                        for (i = 0, iter = dev->mc_list; i < netdev_mc_count(dev);
                             i++, iter = iter->next) {
                                bit = 0;
                                tmp = iter->dmi_addr[0];
diff --git a/drivers/net/cris/eth_v10.c b/drivers/net/cris/eth_v10.c
index a24be34a3f7a..c9309eadebc1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cris/eth_v10.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cris/eth_v10.c
@@ -1564,7 +1564,7 @@ static void
 set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
 {
        struct net_local *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
-        int num_addr = dev->mc_count;
+        int num_addr = netdev_mc_count(dev);
        unsigned long int lo_bits;
        unsigned long int hi_bits;
diff --git a/drivers/net/davinci_emac.c b/drivers/net/davinci_emac.c
index faffad409985..d1e03b5984c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/davinci_emac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/davinci_emac.c
@@ -956,11 +956,11 @@ static void emac_dev_mcast_set(struct net_device *ndev)
        } else {
                mbp_enable = (mbp_enable & ~EMAC_MBP_RXPROMISC);
                if ((ndev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) ||
-                    (ndev->mc_count > EMAC_DEF_MAX_MULTICAST_ADDRESSES)) {
+                    netdev_mc_count(ndev) > EMAC_DEF_MAX_MULTICAST_ADDRESSES) {
                        mbp_enable = (mbp_enable | EMAC_MBP_RXMCAST);
                        emac_add_mcast(priv, EMAC_ALL_MULTI_SET, NULL);
                }
-                if (ndev->mc_count > 0) {
+                if (!netdev_mc_empty(ndev)) {
                        struct dev_mc_list *mc_ptr;
                        mbp_enable = (mbp_enable | EMAC_MBP_RXMCAST);
                        emac_add_mcast(priv, EMAC_ALL_MULTI_CLR, NULL);
diff --git a/drivers/net/de620.c b/drivers/net/de620.c
index 45794f6cb0f6..a0a6830b5e6d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/de620.c
+++ b/drivers/net/de620.c
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ static int de620_close(struct net_device *dev)
 static void de620_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-        if (dev->mc_count || dev->flags&(IFF_ALLMULTI|IFF_PROMISC))
+        if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev) || dev->flags&(IFF_ALLMULTI|IFF_PROMISC))
        { /* Enable promiscuous mode */
                de620_set_register(dev, W_TCR, (TCR_DEF & ~RXPBM) | RXALL);
        }
diff --git a/drivers/net/declance.c b/drivers/net/declance.c
index be9590253aa1..76e0de6a4263 100644
--- a/drivers/net/declance.c
+++ b/drivers/net/declance.c
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ static void lance_load_multicast(struct net_device *dev)
        *lib_ptr(ib, filter[3], lp->type) = 0;
        /* Add addresses */
-        for (i = 0; i < dev->mc_count; i++) {
+        for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++) {
                addrs = dmi->dmi_addr;
                dmi = dmi->next;
diff --git a/drivers/net/defxx.c b/drivers/net/defxx.c
index 98da085445e6..5adb1e03956d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/defxx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/defxx.c
@@ -2227,7 +2227,7 @@ static void dfx_ctl_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                 *               perfect filtering will be used.
                 */
-                if (dev->mc_count > (PI_CMD_ADDR_FILTER_K_SIZE - bp->uc_count))
+                if (netdev_mc_count(dev) > (PI_CMD_ADDR_FILTER_K_SIZE - bp->uc_count))
                        {
                        bp->group_prom  = PI_FSTATE_K_PASS;             /* Enable LLC group prom mode */
                        bp->mc_count    = 0;                                    /* Don't add mc addrs to CAM */
@@ -2235,7 +2235,7 @@ static void dfx_ctl_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                else
                        {
                        bp->group_prom  = PI_FSTATE_K_BLOCK;    /* Disable LLC group prom mode */
-                        bp->mc_count    = dev->mc_count;                /* Add mc addrs to CAM */
+                        bp->mc_count    = netdev_mc_count(dev);         /* Add mc addrs to CAM */
                        }
                /* Copy addresses to multicast address table, then update adapter CAM */
diff --git a/drivers/net/depca.c b/drivers/net/depca.c
index 0c1f491d20bf..314bc96689f4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/depca.c
+++ b/drivers/net/depca.c
@@ -1287,7 +1287,7 @@ static void SetMulticastFilter(struct net_device *dev)
                        lp->init_block.mcast_table[i] = 0;
                }
                /* Add multicast addresses */
-                for (i = 0; i < dev->mc_count; i++) {   /* for each address in the list */
+                for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++) {    /* for each address in the list */
                        addrs = dmi->dmi_addr;
                        dmi = dmi->next;
                        if ((*addrs & 0x01) == 1) {     /* multicast address? */
diff --git a/drivers/net/dl2k.c b/drivers/net/dl2k.c
index 2a8b6a7c0b87..dea40953ed1b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dl2k.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dl2k.c
@@ -1128,17 +1128,17 @@ set_multicast (struct net_device *dev)
                /* Receive all frames promiscuously. */
                rx_mode = ReceiveAllFrames;
        } else if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) ||
-                        (dev->mc_count > multicast_filter_limit)) {
+                        (netdev_mc_count(dev) > multicast_filter_limit)) {
                /* Receive broadcast and multicast frames */
                rx_mode = ReceiveBroadcast | ReceiveMulticast | ReceiveUnicast;
-        } else if (dev->mc_count > 0) {
+        } else if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
                int i;
                struct dev_mc_list *mclist;
                /* Receive broadcast frames and multicast frames filtering
                   by Hashtable */
                rx_mode =
                    ReceiveBroadcast | ReceiveMulticastHash | ReceiveUnicast;
-                for (i=0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < dev->mc_count;
+                for (i=0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < netdev_mc_count(dev);
                                i++, mclist=mclist->next)
                {
                        int bit, index = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/dm9000.c b/drivers/net/dm9000.c
index b37730065688..da0985a7a87a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dm9000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dm9000.c
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ dm9000_hash_table(struct net_device *dev)
 {
        board_info_t *db = netdev_priv(dev);
        struct dev_mc_list *mcptr = dev->mc_list;
-        int mc_cnt = dev->mc_count;
+        int mc_cnt = netdev_mc_count(dev);
        int i, oft;
        u32 hash_val;
        u16 hash_table[4];
diff --git a/drivers/net/e100.c b/drivers/net/e100.c
index 5c7a155e849a..e8c0e823a06f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e100.c
@@ -1538,7 +1538,7 @@ static void e100_multi(struct nic *nic, struct cb *cb, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
        struct net_device *netdev = nic->netdev;
        struct dev_mc_list *list = netdev->mc_list;
-        u16 i, count = min(netdev->mc_count, E100_MAX_MULTICAST_ADDRS);
+        u16 i, count = min(netdev_mc_count(netdev), E100_MAX_MULTICAST_ADDRS);
        cb->command = cpu_to_le16(cb_multi);
        cb->u.multi.count = cpu_to_le16(count * ETH_ALEN);
@@ -1552,7 +1552,7 @@ static void e100_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *netdev)
        struct nic *nic = netdev_priv(netdev);
        DPRINTK(HW, DEBUG, "mc_count=%d, flags=0x%04X\n",
-                netdev->mc_count, netdev->flags);
+                netdev_mc_count(netdev), netdev->flags);
        if (netdev->flags & IFF_PROMISC)
                nic->flags |= promiscuous;
@@ -1560,7 +1560,7 @@ static void e100_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *netdev)
                nic->flags &= ~promiscuous;
        if (netdev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI ||
-                netdev->mc_count > E100_MAX_MULTICAST_ADDRS)
+                netdev_mc_count(netdev) > E100_MAX_MULTICAST_ADDRS)
                nic->flags |= multicast_all;
        else
                nic->flags &= ~multicast_all;
diff --git a/drivers/net/eepro.c b/drivers/net/eepro.c
index 94c59498cdb6..488bc13cc7e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/eepro.c
+++ b/drivers/net/eepro.c
@@ -1288,8 +1288,9 @@ set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
        short ioaddr = dev->base_addr;
        unsigned short mode;
        struct dev_mc_list *dmi=dev->mc_list;
+        int mc_count = mc_count;
-        if (dev->flags&(IFF_ALLMULTI|IFF_PROMISC) || dev->mc_count > 63)
+        if (dev->flags&(IFF_ALLMULTI|IFF_PROMISC) || mc_count > 63)
        {
                eepro_sw2bank2(ioaddr); /* be CAREFUL, BANK 2 now */
                mode = inb(ioaddr + REG2);
@@ -1299,7 +1300,7 @@ set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                eepro_sw2bank0(ioaddr); /* Return to BANK 0 now */
        }
-        else if (dev->mc_count==0 )
+        else if (mc_count == 0)
        {
                eepro_sw2bank2(ioaddr); /* be CAREFUL, BANK 2 now */
                mode = inb(ioaddr + REG2);
@@ -1329,9 +1330,9 @@ set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                outw(MC_SETUP, ioaddr + IO_PORT);
                outw(0, ioaddr + IO_PORT);
                outw(0, ioaddr + IO_PORT);
-                outw(6*(dev->mc_count + 1), ioaddr + IO_PORT);
+                outw(6 * (mc_count + 1), ioaddr + IO_PORT);
-                for (i = 0; i < dev->mc_count; i++)
+                for (i = 0; i < mc_count; i++)
                {
                        eaddrs=(unsigned short *)dmi->dmi_addr;
                        dmi=dmi->next;
@@ -1348,7 +1349,7 @@ set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                outb(MC_SETUP, ioaddr);
                /* Update the transmit queue */
-                i = lp->tx_end + XMT_HEADER + 6*(dev->mc_count + 1);
+                i = lp->tx_end + XMT_HEADER + 6 * (mc_count + 1);
                if (lp->tx_start != lp->tx_end)
                {
@@ -1380,8 +1381,8 @@ set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                                        break;
                                } else if ((i & 0x0f) == 0x03)  { /* MC-Done */
                                        printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: set Rx mode to %d address%s.\n",
-                                                dev->name, dev->mc_count,
+                                                dev->name, mc_count,
-                                                dev->mc_count > 1 ? "es":"");
+                                                mc_count > 1 ? "es":"");
                                        break;
                                }
                        }
diff --git a/drivers/net/eexpress.c b/drivers/net/eexpress.c
index 6fbfc8eee632..d804ff18eda8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/eexpress.c
+++ b/drivers/net/eexpress.c
@@ -1578,7 +1578,7 @@ static void eexp_setup_filter(struct net_device *dev)
 {
        struct dev_mc_list *dmi;
        unsigned short ioaddr = dev->base_addr;
-        int count = dev->mc_count;
+        int count = netdev_mc_count(dev);
        int i;
        if (count > 8) {
                printk(KERN_INFO "%s: too many multicast addresses (%d)\n",
@@ -1627,9 +1627,9 @@ eexp_set_multicast(struct net_device *dev)
        }
        if (!(dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC)) {
                eexp_setup_filter(dev);
-                if (lp->old_mc_count != dev->mc_count) {
+                if (lp->old_mc_count != netdev_mc_count(dev)) {
                        kick = 1;
-                        lp->old_mc_count = dev->mc_count;
+                        lp->old_mc_count = netdev_mc_count(dev);
                }
        }
        if (kick) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c b/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c
index 7b62336e6736..99e4f8360d2f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c
@@ -1981,7 +1981,7 @@ static void ehea_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
        }
        ehea_allmulti(dev, 0);
-        if (dev->mc_count) {
+        if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
                ret = ehea_drop_multicast_list(dev);
                if (ret) {
                        /* Dropping the current multicast list failed.
@@ -1990,14 +1990,14 @@ static void ehea_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                        ehea_allmulti(dev, 1);
                }
-                if (dev->mc_count > port->adapter->max_mc_mac) {
+                if (netdev_mc_count(dev) > port->adapter->max_mc_mac) {
                        ehea_info("Mcast registration limit reached (0x%llx). "
                                  "Use ALLMULTI!",
                                  port->adapter->max_mc_mac);
                        goto out;
                }
-                for (i = 0, k_mcl_entry = dev->mc_list; i < dev->mc_count; i++,
+                for (i = 0, k_mcl_entry = dev->mc_list; i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++,
                             k_mcl_entry = k_mcl_entry->next)
                        ehea_add_multicast_entry(port, k_mcl_entry->dmi_addr);
diff --git a/drivers/net/enc28j60.c b/drivers/net/enc28j60.c
index 66813c91a720..3ee32e58c7ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enc28j60.c
+++ b/drivers/net/enc28j60.c
@@ -1413,7 +1413,7 @@ static void enc28j60_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                if (netif_msg_link(priv))
                        dev_info(&dev->dev, "promiscuous mode\n");
                priv->rxfilter = RXFILTER_PROMISC;
-        } else if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) || dev->mc_count) {
+        } else if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) || !netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
                if (netif_msg_link(priv))
                        dev_info(&dev->dev, "%smulticast mode\n",
                                (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) ? "all-" : "");
diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/enic_main.c b/drivers/net/enic/enic_main.c
index c81bc4b1816f..94749ebaaea8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/enic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/enic_main.c
@@ -827,11 +827,11 @@ static void enic_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *netdev)
        int multicast = (netdev->flags & IFF_MULTICAST) ? 1 : 0;
        int broadcast = (netdev->flags & IFF_BROADCAST) ? 1 : 0;
        int promisc = (netdev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) ? 1 : 0;
+        unsigned int mc_count = netdev_mc_count(netdev);
        int allmulti = (netdev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) ||
-            (netdev->mc_count > ENIC_MULTICAST_PERFECT_FILTERS);
+                       mc_count > ENIC_MULTICAST_PERFECT_FILTERS;
        unsigned int flags = netdev->flags | (allmulti ? IFF_ALLMULTI : 0);
        u8 mc_addr[ENIC_MULTICAST_PERFECT_FILTERS][ETH_ALEN];
-        unsigned int mc_count = netdev->mc_count;
        unsigned int i, j;
        if (mc_count > ENIC_MULTICAST_PERFECT_FILTERS)
diff --git a/drivers/net/epic100.c b/drivers/net/epic100.c
index 1f8b11449fad..31a3adb65566 100644
--- a/drivers/net/epic100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/epic100.c
@@ -1390,20 +1390,20 @@ static void set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
                outl(0x002C, ioaddr + RxCtrl);
                /* Unconditionally log net taps. */
                memset(mc_filter, 0xff, sizeof(mc_filter));
-        } else if ((dev->mc_count > 0)  ||  (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
+        } else if ((!netdev_mc_empty(dev)) || (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
                /* There is apparently a chip bug, so the multicast filter
                   is never enabled. */
                /* Too many to filter perfectly -- accept all multicasts. */
                memset(mc_filter, 0xff, sizeof(mc_filter));
                outl(0x000C, ioaddr + RxCtrl);
-        } else if (dev->mc_count == 0) {
+        } else if (netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
                outl(0x0004, ioaddr + RxCtrl);
                return;
        } else {                                        /* Never executed, for now. */
                struct dev_mc_list *mclist;
                memset(mc_filter, 0, sizeof(mc_filter));
-                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < dev->mc_count;
+                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < netdev_mc_count(dev);
                         i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
                        unsigned int bit_nr =
                                ether_crc_le(ETH_ALEN, mclist->dmi_addr) & 0x3f;
diff --git a/drivers/net/eth16i.c b/drivers/net/eth16i.c
index 71bfeec33a0b..d3abeee3f110 100644
--- a/drivers/net/eth16i.c
+++ b/drivers/net/eth16i.c
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@ static void eth16i_multicast(struct net_device *dev)
 {
        int ioaddr = dev->base_addr;
-        if(dev->mc_count || dev->flags&(IFF_ALLMULTI|IFF_PROMISC))
+        if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev) || dev->flags&(IFF_ALLMULTI|IFF_PROMISC))
        {
                outb(3, ioaddr + RECEIVE_MODE_REG);
        } else {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ewrk3.c b/drivers/net/ewrk3.c
index dd4ba01fd92d..96817a872f47 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ewrk3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ewrk3.c
@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ static void SetMulticastFilter(struct net_device *dev)
                }
                /* Update table */
-                for (i = 0; i < dev->mc_count; i++) {   /* for each address in the list */
+                for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++) {    /* for each address in the list */
                        addrs = dmi->dmi_addr;
                        dmi = dmi->next;
                        if ((*addrs & 0x01) == 1) {     /* multicast address? */
diff --git a/drivers/net/fealnx.c b/drivers/net/fealnx.c
index e6a98129d787..f95b5ff0587d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fealnx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fealnx.c
@@ -1786,7 +1786,7 @@ static void __set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
        if (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) { /* Set promiscuous. */
                memset(mc_filter, 0xff, sizeof(mc_filter));
                rx_mode = CR_W_PROM | CR_W_AB | CR_W_AM;
-        } else if ((dev->mc_count > multicast_filter_limit) ||
+        } else if ((netdev_mc_count(dev) > multicast_filter_limit) ||
                   (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
                /* Too many to match, or accept all multicasts. */
                memset(mc_filter, 0xff, sizeof(mc_filter));
@@ -1796,7 +1796,7 @@ static void __set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
                int i;
                memset(mc_filter, 0, sizeof(mc_filter));
-                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < dev->mc_count;
+                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < netdev_mc_count(dev);
                     i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
                        unsigned int bit;
                        bit = (ether_crc(ETH_ALEN, mclist->dmi_addr) >> 26) ^ 0x3F;
diff --git a/drivers/net/fec.c b/drivers/net/fec.c
index 5d0d33268155..d9d14c83f51c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fec.c
@@ -1606,7 +1606,7 @@ static void set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
        dmi = dev->mc_list;
-        for (j = 0; j < dev->mc_count; j++, dmi = dmi->next) {
+        for (j = 0; j < netdev_mc_count(dev); j++, dmi = dmi->next) {
                /* Only support group multicast for now */
                if (!(dmi->dmi_addr[0] & 1))
                        continue;
diff --git a/drivers/net/fec_mpc52xx.c b/drivers/net/fec_mpc52xx.c
index 848e8407ea8f..10903b75802f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fec_mpc52xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fec_mpc52xx.c
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ static void mpc52xx_fec_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                        u32 gaddr2 = 0x00000000;
                        dmi = dev->mc_list;
-                        for (i=0; i<dev->mc_count; i++) {
+                        for (i=0; i<netdev_mc_count(dev); i++) {
                                crc = ether_crc_le(6, dmi->dmi_addr) >> 26;
                                if (crc >= 32)
                                        gaddr1 |= 1 << (crc-32);
diff --git a/drivers/net/fs_enet/mac-fcc.c b/drivers/net/fs_enet/mac-fcc.c
index 22e5a847a588..482f27d5f7d4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fs_enet/mac-fcc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fs_enet/mac-fcc.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static void set_multicast_finish(struct net_device *dev)
        /* if all multi or too many multicasts; just enable all */
        if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) != 0 ||
-            dev->mc_count > FCC_MAX_MULTICAST_ADDRS) {
+            netdev_mc_count(dev) > FCC_MAX_MULTICAST_ADDRS) {
                W32(ep, fen_gaddrh, 0xffffffff);
                W32(ep, fen_gaddrl, 0xffffffff);
diff --git a/drivers/net/fs_enet/mac-fec.c b/drivers/net/fs_enet/mac-fec.c
index ca7bcb8ab3a1..ddf13ef8ac87 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fs_enet/mac-fec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fs_enet/mac-fec.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static void set_multicast_finish(struct net_device *dev)
        /* if all multi or too many multicasts; just enable all */
        if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) != 0 ||
-            dev->mc_count > FEC_MAX_MULTICAST_ADDRS) {
+            netdev_mc_count(dev) > FEC_MAX_MULTICAST_ADDRS) {
                fep->fec.hthi = 0xffffffffU;
                fep->fec.htlo = 0xffffffffU;
        }
diff --git a/drivers/net/fs_enet/mac-scc.c b/drivers/net/fs_enet/mac-scc.c
index 008cdd9cc536..141dbc91e5e7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fs_enet/mac-scc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fs_enet/mac-scc.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static void set_multicast_finish(struct net_device *dev)
        /* if all multi or too many multicasts; just enable all */
        if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) != 0 ||
-            dev->mc_count > SCC_MAX_MULTICAST_ADDRS) {
+            netdev_mc_count(dev) > SCC_MAX_MULTICAST_ADDRS) {
                W16(ep, sen_gaddr1, 0xffff);
                W16(ep, sen_gaddr2, 0xffff);
diff --git a/drivers/net/gianfar.c b/drivers/net/gianfar.c
index 8bd3c9f17532..c9be090485dd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/gianfar.c
+++ b/drivers/net/gianfar.c
@@ -2863,7 +2863,7 @@ static void gfar_set_multi(struct net_device *dev)
                        em_num = 0;
                }
-                if (dev->mc_count == 0)
+                if (netdev_mc_empty(dev))
                        return;
                /* Parse the list, and set the appropriate bits */
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamachi.c b/drivers/net/hamachi.c
index dd72c5025e6a..c70b147b4feb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamachi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamachi.c
@@ -1854,13 +1854,13 @@ static void set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
        if (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) {                 /* Set promiscuous. */
                writew(0x000F, ioaddr + AddrMode);
-        } else if ((dev->mc_count > 63)  ||  (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
+        } else if ((netdev_mc_count(dev) > 63) || (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
                /* Too many to match, or accept all multicasts. */
                writew(0x000B, ioaddr + AddrMode);
-        } else if (dev->mc_count > 0) { /* Must use the CAM filter. */
+        } else if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev)) { /* Must use the CAM filter. */
                struct dev_mc_list *mclist;
                int i;
-                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < dev->mc_count;
+                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < netdev_mc_count(dev);
                         i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
                        writel(*(u32*)(mclist->dmi_addr), ioaddr + 0x100 + i*8);
                        writel(0x20000 | (*(u16*)&mclist->dmi_addr[4]),
diff --git a/drivers/net/hp100.c b/drivers/net/hp100.c
index 0c2f2e8b1c47..debac1bc6799 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hp100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hp100.c
@@ -2090,7 +2090,7 @@ static void hp100_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                lp->mac2_mode = HP100_MAC2MODE6;        /* promiscuous mode = get all good */
                lp->mac1_mode = HP100_MAC1MODE6;        /* packets on the net */
                memset(&lp->hash_bytes, 0xff, 8);
-        } else if (dev->mc_count || (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
+        } else if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev) || (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
                lp->mac2_mode = HP100_MAC2MODE5;        /* multicast mode = get packets for */
                lp->mac1_mode = HP100_MAC1MODE5;        /* me, broadcasts and all multicasts */
 #ifdef HP100_MULTICAST_FILTER   /* doesn't work!!! */
@@ -2104,9 +2104,10 @@ static void hp100_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                        memset(&lp->hash_bytes, 0x00, 8);
 #ifdef HP100_DEBUG
-                        printk("hp100: %s: computing hash filter - mc_count = %i\n", dev->name, dev->mc_count);
+                        printk("hp100: %s: computing hash filter - mc_count = %i\n",
+                               dev->name, netdev_mc_count(dev));
 #endif
-                        for (i = 0, dmi = dev->mc_list; i < dev->mc_count; i++, dmi = dmi->next) {
+                        for (i = 0, dmi = dev->mc_list; i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++, dmi = dmi->next) {
                                addrs = dmi->dmi_addr;
                                if ((*addrs & 0x01) == 0x01) {  /* multicast address? */
 #ifdef HP100_DEBUG
diff --git a/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c b/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c
index fb5e019169ee..b75d27e82a3d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ static void emac_hash_mc(struct emac_instance *dev)
        struct dev_mc_list *dmi;
        int i;
-        DBG(dev, "hash_mc %d" NL, dev->ndev->mc_count);
+        DBG(dev, "hash_mc %d" NL, netdev_mc_count(dev->ndev));
        memset(gaht_temp, 0, sizeof (gaht_temp));
@@ -425,9 +425,9 @@ static inline u32 emac_iff2rmr(struct net_device *ndev)
        if (ndev->flags & IFF_PROMISC)
                r |= EMAC_RMR_PME;
        else if (ndev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI ||
-                         (ndev->mc_count > EMAC_XAHT_SLOTS(dev)))
+                         (netdev_mc_count(ndev) > EMAC_XAHT_SLOTS(dev)))
                r |= EMAC_RMR_PMME;
-        else if (ndev->mc_count > 0)
+        else if (!netdev_mc_empty(ndev))
                r |= EMAC_RMR_MAE;
        return r;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ibmveth.c b/drivers/net/ibmveth.c
index a86693906ac8..41b9c0efcbdd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ibmveth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ibmveth.c
@@ -1062,7 +1062,8 @@ static void ibmveth_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *netdev)
        struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
        unsigned long lpar_rc;
-        if((netdev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) || (netdev->mc_count > adapter->mcastFilterSize)) {
+        if ((netdev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) ||
+            (netdev_mc_count(netdev) > adapter->mcastFilterSize)) {
                lpar_rc = h_multicast_ctrl(adapter->vdev->unit_address,
                                           IbmVethMcastEnableRecv |
                                           IbmVethMcastDisableFiltering,
@@ -1083,7 +1084,7 @@ static void ibmveth_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *netdev)
                        ibmveth_error_printk("h_multicast_ctrl rc=%ld when attempting to clear filter table\n", lpar_rc);
                }
                /* add the addresses to the filter table */
-                for(i = 0; i < netdev->mc_count; ++i, mclist = mclist->next) {
+                for(i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(netdev); ++i, mclist = mclist->next) {
                        // add the multicast address to the filter table
                        unsigned long mcast_addr = 0;
                        memcpy(((char *)&mcast_addr)+2, mclist->dmi_addr, 6);
diff --git a/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
index 83cd0d7417d0..28371d648208 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -2848,14 +2848,14 @@ static int igb_write_mc_addr_list(struct net_device *netdev)
        u32 vmolr = 0;
        int i;
-        if (!netdev->mc_count) {
+        if (netdev_mc_empty(netdev)) {
                /* nothing to program, so clear mc list */
                igb_update_mc_addr_list(hw, NULL, 0);
                igb_restore_vf_multicasts(adapter);
                return 0;
        }
-        mta_list = kzalloc(netdev->mc_count * 6, GFP_ATOMIC);
+        mta_list = kzalloc(netdev_mc_count(netdev) * 6, GFP_ATOMIC);
        if (!mta_list)
                return -ENOMEM;
@@ -2865,7 +2865,7 @@ static int igb_write_mc_addr_list(struct net_device *netdev)
        /* The shared function expects a packed array of only addresses. */
        mc_ptr = netdev->mc_list;
-        for (i = 0; i < netdev->mc_count; i++) {
+        for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(netdev); i++) {
                if (!mc_ptr)
                        break;
                memcpy(mta_list + (i*ETH_ALEN), mc_ptr->dmi_addr, ETH_ALEN);
@@ -2874,7 +2874,7 @@ static int igb_write_mc_addr_list(struct net_device *netdev)
        igb_update_mc_addr_list(hw, mta_list, i);
        kfree(mta_list);
-        return netdev->mc_count;
+        return netdev_mc_count(netdev);
 }
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c b/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c
index 23ce07d3de08..6029c400f2be 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c
@@ -1403,8 +1403,8 @@ static void igbvf_set_multi(struct net_device *netdev)
        u8  *mta_list = NULL;
        int i;
-        if (netdev->mc_count) {
+        if (!netdev_mc_empty(netdev)) {
-                mta_list = kmalloc(netdev->mc_count * 6, GFP_ATOMIC);
+                mta_list = kmalloc(netdev_mc_count(netdev) * 6, GFP_ATOMIC);
                if (!mta_list) {
                        dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev,
                                "failed to allocate multicast filter list\n");
@@ -1415,7 +1415,7 @@ static void igbvf_set_multi(struct net_device *netdev)
        /* prepare a packed array of only addresses. */
        mc_ptr = netdev->mc_list;
-        for (i = 0; i < netdev->mc_count; i++) {
+        for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(netdev); i++) {
                if (!mc_ptr)
                        break;
                memcpy(mta_list + (i*ETH_ALEN), mc_ptr->dmi_addr,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ioc3-eth.c b/drivers/net/ioc3-eth.c
index 81a4c5d30733..0bd5fef22d49 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ioc3-eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ioc3-eth.c
@@ -1681,14 +1681,15 @@ static void ioc3_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                ioc3_w_emcr(ip->emcr);                  /* Clear promiscuous. */
                (void) ioc3_r_emcr();
-                if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) || (dev->mc_count > 64)) {
+                if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) ||
+                    (netdev_mc_count(dev) > 64)) {
                        /* Too many for hashing to make sense or we want all
                           multicast packets anyway,  so skip computing all the
                           hashes and just accept all packets.  */
                        ip->ehar_h = 0xffffffff;
                        ip->ehar_l = 0xffffffff;
                } else {
-                        for (i = 0; i < dev->mc_count; i++) {
+                        for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++) {
                                char *addr = dmi->dmi_addr;
                                dmi = dmi->next;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ipg.c b/drivers/net/ipg.c
index 49f35e2ed19f..dbdebd5efe86 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipg.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipg.c
@@ -585,11 +585,11 @@ static void ipg_nic_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                receivemode = IPG_RM_RECEIVEALLFRAMES;
        } else if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) ||
                   ((dev->flags & IFF_MULTICAST) &&
-                    (dev->mc_count > IPG_MULTICAST_HASHTABLE_SIZE))) {
+                    (netdev_mc_count(dev) > IPG_MULTICAST_HASHTABLE_SIZE))) {
                /* NIC to be configured to receive all multicast
                 * frames. */
                receivemode |= IPG_RM_RECEIVEMULTICAST;
-        } else if ((dev->flags & IFF_MULTICAST) && (dev->mc_count > 0)) {
+        } else if ((dev->flags & IFF_MULTICAST) && !netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
                /* NIC to be configured to receive selected
                 * multicast addresses. */
                receivemode |= IPG_RM_RECEIVEMULTICASTHASH;
diff --git a/drivers/net/isa-skeleton.c b/drivers/net/isa-skeleton.c
index 04d0502726c0..bb4a3cda6e4b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/isa-skeleton.c
+++ b/drivers/net/isa-skeleton.c
@@ -655,14 +655,15 @@ set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                /* Enable promiscuous mode */
                outw(MULTICAST|PROMISC, ioaddr);
        }
-        else if((dev->flags&IFF_ALLMULTI) || dev->mc_count > HW_MAX_ADDRS)
+        else if ((dev->flags&IFF_ALLMULTI) ||
+                 netdev_mc_count(dev) > HW_MAX_ADDRS)
        {
                /* Disable promiscuous mode, use normal mode. */
                hardware_set_filter(NULL);
                outw(MULTICAST, ioaddr);
        }
-        else if(dev->mc_count)
+        else if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev))
        {
                /* Walk the address list, and load the filter */
                hardware_set_filter(dev->mc_list);
diff --git a/drivers/net/iseries_veth.c b/drivers/net/iseries_veth.c
index 16c91910d6c1..ff015e15f5d1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/iseries_veth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/iseries_veth.c
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ static void veth_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
        write_lock_irqsave(&port->mcast_gate, flags);
        if ((dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) || (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) ||
-                        (dev->mc_count > VETH_MAX_MCAST)) {
+                        (netdev_mc_count(dev) > VETH_MAX_MCAST)) {
                port->promiscuous = 1;
        } else {
                struct dev_mc_list *dmi = dev->mc_list;
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ static void veth_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                /* Update table */
                port->num_mcast = 0;
-                for (i = 0; i < dev->mc_count; i++) {
+                for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++) {
                        u8 *addr = dmi->dmi_addr;
                        u64 xaddr = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
index c56ea69762cd..6a7b2ccef72c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
@@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ ixgb_set_multi(struct net_device *netdev)
                rctl |= IXGB_RCTL_VFE;
        }
-        if (netdev->mc_count > IXGB_MAX_NUM_MULTICAST_ADDRESSES) {
+        if (netdev_mc_count(netdev) > IXGB_MAX_NUM_MULTICAST_ADDRESSES) {
                rctl |= IXGB_RCTL_MPE;
                IXGB_WRITE_REG(hw, RCTL, rctl);
        } else {
@@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ ixgb_set_multi(struct net_device *netdev)
                        memcpy(&mta[i * IXGB_ETH_LENGTH_OF_ADDRESS],
                               mc_ptr->dmi_addr, IXGB_ETH_LENGTH_OF_ADDRESS);
-                ixgb_mc_addr_list_update(hw, mta, netdev->mc_count, 0);
+                ixgb_mc_addr_list_update(hw, mta, netdev_mc_count(netdev), 0);
        }
 }
@@ -1616,7 +1616,7 @@ ixgb_update_stats(struct ixgb_adapter *adapter)
                return;
        if ((netdev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) || (netdev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) ||
-           (netdev->mc_count > IXGB_MAX_NUM_MULTICAST_ADDRESSES)) {
+           (netdev_mc_count(netdev) > IXGB_MAX_NUM_MULTICAST_ADDRESSES)) {
                u64 multi = IXGB_READ_REG(&adapter->hw, MPRCL);
                u32 bcast_l = IXGB_READ_REG(&adapter->hw, BPRCL);
                u32 bcast_h = IXGB_READ_REG(&adapter->hw, BPRCH);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 382bf8945d11..0792f151de99 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -2571,7 +2571,7 @@ void ixgbe_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *netdev)
        hw->mac.ops.update_uc_addr_list(hw, netdev);
        /* reprogram multicast list */
-        addr_count = netdev->mc_count;
+        addr_count = netdev_mc_count(netdev);
        if (addr_count)
                addr_list = netdev->mc_list->dmi_addr;
        hw->mac.ops.update_mc_addr_list(hw, addr_list, addr_count,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
index b9f10d05049d..235b5fd4b8d4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
@@ -1527,7 +1527,7 @@ static void ixgbevf_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *netdev)
        int addr_count = 0;
        /* reprogram multicast list */
-        addr_count = netdev->mc_count;
+        addr_count = netdev_mc_count(netdev);
        if (addr_count)
                addr_list = netdev->mc_list->dmi_addr;
        if (hw->mac.ops.update_mc_addr_list)
diff --git a/drivers/net/jme.c b/drivers/net/jme.c
index 26eed49d3208..d44c39dfbef1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/jme.c
+++ b/drivers/net/jme.c
@@ -2013,7 +2013,7 @@ jme_set_multi(struct net_device *netdev)
                jme->reg_rxmcs |= RXMCS_MULFRAME | RXMCS_MULFILTERED;
                for (i = 0, mclist = netdev->mc_list;
-                        mclist && i < netdev->mc_count;
+                        mclist && i < netdev_mc_count(netdev);
                        ++i, mclist = mclist->next) {
                        bit_nr = ether_crc(ETH_ALEN, mclist->dmi_addr) & 0x3F;
diff --git a/drivers/net/korina.c b/drivers/net/korina.c
index 25e2af6997e4..af0c764130e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/korina.c
+++ b/drivers/net/korina.c
@@ -490,19 +490,19 @@ static void korina_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
        if (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC)
                recognise |= ETH_ARC_PRO;
-        else if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) || (dev->mc_count > 4))
+        else if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) || (netdev_mc_count(dev) > 4))
                /* All multicast and broadcast */
                recognise |= ETH_ARC_AM;
        /* Build the hash table */
-        if (dev->mc_count > 4) {
+        if (netdev_mc_count(dev) > 4) {
                u16 hash_table[4];
                u32 crc;
                for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
                        hash_table[i] = 0;
-                for (i = 0; i < dev->mc_count; i++) {
+                for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++) {
                        char *addrs = dmi->dmi_addr;
                        dmi = dmi->next;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ks8851.c b/drivers/net/ks8851.c
index 6d3ac65bc35c..9845ab1e5573 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ks8851.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ks8851.c
@@ -965,14 +965,14 @@ static void ks8851_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
                rxctrl.rxcr1 = (RXCR1_RXME | RXCR1_RXAE |
                                RXCR1_RXPAFMA | RXCR1_RXMAFMA);
-        } else if (dev->flags & IFF_MULTICAST && dev->mc_count > 0) {
+        } else if (dev->flags & IFF_MULTICAST && !netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
                struct dev_mc_list *mcptr = dev->mc_list;
                u32 crc;
                int i;
                /* accept some multicast */
-                for (i = dev->mc_count; i > 0; i--) {
+                for (i = netdev_mc_count(dev); i > 0; i--) {
                        crc = ether_crc(ETH_ALEN, mcptr->dmi_addr);
                        crc >>= (32 - 6);  /* get top six bits */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ks8851_mll.c b/drivers/net/ks8851_mll.c
index c0ceebccaa49..ffffb3889704 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ks8851_mll.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ks8851_mll.c
@@ -1193,8 +1193,8 @@ static void ks_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *netdev)
        else
                ks_set_promis(ks, false);
-        if ((netdev->flags & IFF_MULTICAST) && netdev->mc_count) {
+        if ((netdev->flags & IFF_MULTICAST) && netdev_mc_count(netdev)) {
-                if (netdev->mc_count <= MAX_MCAST_LST) {
+                if (netdev_mc_count(netdev) <= MAX_MCAST_LST) {
                        int i = 0;
                        for (ptr = netdev->mc_list; ptr; ptr = ptr->next) {
                                if (!(*ptr->dmi_addr & 1))
diff --git a/drivers/net/lance.c b/drivers/net/lance.c
index 8d7d3d4625f6..7b9447646f8a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/lance.c
+++ b/drivers/net/lance.c
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@ static void set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
        } else {
                short multicast_table[4];
                int i;
-                int num_addrs=dev->mc_count;
+                int num_addrs=netdev_mc_count(dev);
                if(dev->flags&IFF_ALLMULTI)
                        num_addrs=1;
                /* FIXIT: We don't use the multicast table, but rely on upper-layer filtering. */
diff --git a/drivers/net/lib82596.c b/drivers/net/lib82596.c
index b60efd4bd017..371b58b1d151 100644
--- a/drivers/net/lib82596.c
+++ b/drivers/net/lib82596.c
@@ -1380,21 +1380,21 @@ static void set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                }
        }
-        cnt = dev->mc_count;
+        cnt = netdev_mc_count(dev);
        if (cnt > MAX_MC_CNT) {
                cnt = MAX_MC_CNT;
                printk(KERN_NOTICE "%s: Only %d multicast addresses supported",
                        dev->name, cnt);
        }
-        if (dev->mc_count > 0) {
+        if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
                struct dev_mc_list *dmi;
                unsigned char *cp;
                struct mc_cmd *cmd;
                cmd = &dma->mc_cmd;
                cmd->cmd.command = SWAP16(CmdMulticastList);
-                cmd->mc_cnt = SWAP16(dev->mc_count * 6);
+                cmd->mc_cnt = SWAP16(netdev_mc_count(dev) * 6);
                cp = cmd->mc_addrs;
                for (dmi = dev->mc_list;
                     cnt && dmi != NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ll_temac_main.c b/drivers/net/ll_temac_main.c
index a8522bd73ae7..8442c47e93e8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ll_temac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ll_temac_main.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ static void temac_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *ndev)
        mutex_lock(&lp->indirect_mutex);
        if (ndev->flags & (IFF_ALLMULTI | IFF_PROMISC) ||
-            ndev->mc_count > MULTICAST_CAM_TABLE_NUM) {
+            netdev_mc_count(ndev) > MULTICAST_CAM_TABLE_NUM) {
                /*
                 *      We must make the kernel realise we had to move
                 *      into promisc mode or we start all out war on
@@ -242,9 +242,9 @@ static void temac_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *ndev)
                ndev->flags |= IFF_PROMISC;
                temac_indirect_out32(lp, XTE_AFM_OFFSET, XTE_AFM_EPPRM_MASK);
                dev_info(&ndev->dev, "Promiscuous mode enabled.\n");
-        } else if (ndev->mc_count) {
+        } else if (!netdev_mc_empty(ndev)) {
                struct dev_mc_list *mclist = ndev->mc_list;
-                for (i = 0; mclist && i < ndev->mc_count; i++) {
+                for (i = 0; mclist && i < netdev_mc_count(ndev); i++) {
                        if (i >= MULTICAST_CAM_TABLE_NUM)
                                break;
diff --git a/drivers/net/lp486e.c b/drivers/net/lp486e.c
index e20fefc73c8b..b1f5d79af61f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/lp486e.c
+++ b/drivers/net/lp486e.c
@@ -1253,18 +1253,19 @@ static void set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev) {
        if (i596_debug > 1)
                printk ("%s: set multicast list %d\n",
-                        dev->name, dev->mc_count);
+                        dev->name, netdev_mc_count(dev));
-        if (dev->mc_count > 0) {
+        if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
                struct dev_mc_list *dmi;
                char *cp;
-                cmd = kmalloc(sizeof(struct i596_cmd)+2+dev->mc_count*6, GFP_ATOMIC);
+                cmd = kmalloc(sizeof(struct i596_cmd) + 2 +
+                              netdev_mc_count(dev) * 6, GFP_ATOMIC);
                if (cmd == NULL) {
                        printk (KERN_ERR "%s: set_multicast Memory squeeze.\n", dev->name);
                        return;
                }
                cmd->command = CmdMulticastList;
-                *((unsigned short *) (cmd + 1)) = dev->mc_count * 6;
+                *((unsigned short *) (cmd + 1)) = netdev_mc_count(dev) * 6;
                cp = ((char *)(cmd + 1))+2;
                for (dmi = dev->mc_list; dmi != NULL; dmi = dmi->next) {
                        memcpy(cp, dmi,6);
@@ -1277,7 +1278,8 @@ static void set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev) {
                if (lp->set_conf.pa_next != I596_NULL) {
                        return;
                }
-                if (dev->mc_count == 0 && !(dev->flags & (IFF_PROMISC | IFF_ALLMULTI))) {
+                if (netdev_mc_empty(dev) &&
+                    !(dev->flags & (IFF_PROMISC | IFF_ALLMULTI))) {
                        lp->i596_config[8] &= ~0x01;
                } else {
                        lp->i596_config[8] |= 0x01;
diff --git a/drivers/net/macb.c b/drivers/net/macb.c
index 1d0d4d9ab623..fbc371fa19b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macb.c
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ static void macb_sethashtable(struct net_device *dev)
        mc_filter[0] = mc_filter[1] = 0;
        curr = dev->mc_list;
-        for (i = 0; i < dev->mc_count; i++, curr = curr->next) {
+        for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++, curr = curr->next) {
                if (!curr) break;       /* unexpected end of list */
                bitnr = hash_get_index(curr->dmi_addr);
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ static void macb_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
                macb_writel(bp, HRB, -1);
                macb_writel(bp, HRT, -1);
                cfg |= MACB_BIT(NCFGR_MTI);
-        } else if (dev->mc_count > 0) {
+        } else if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
                /* Enable specific multicasts */
                macb_sethashtable(dev);
                cfg |= MACB_BIT(NCFGR_MTI);
diff --git a/drivers/net/mace.c b/drivers/net/mace.c
index d9fbad386389..fdb0bbdd6782 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mace.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mace.c
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ static void mace_set_multicast(struct net_device *dev)
        } else {
            for (i = 0; i < 8; i++)
                multicast_filter[i] = 0;
-            for (i = 0; i < dev->mc_count; i++) {
+            for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++) {
                crc = ether_crc_le(6, dmi->dmi_addr);
                j = crc >> 26;  /* bit number in multicast_filter */
                multicast_filter[j >> 3] |= 1 << (j & 7);
diff --git a/drivers/net/macmace.c b/drivers/net/macmace.c
index 44f3c2896f20..740accbf0806 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macmace.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macmace.c
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ static void mace_set_multicast(struct net_device *dev)
                } else {
                        for (i = 0; i < 8; i++)
                                multicast_filter[i] = 0;
-                        for (i = 0; i < dev->mc_count; i++) {
+                        for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++) {
                                crc = ether_crc_le(6, dmi->dmi_addr);
                                j = crc >> 26;  /* bit number in multicast_filter */
                                multicast_filter[j >> 3] |= 1 << (j & 7);
diff --git a/drivers/net/natsemi.c b/drivers/net/natsemi.c
index 2d7b3bbfed01..c64e5b0d3596 100644
--- a/drivers/net/natsemi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/natsemi.c
@@ -2488,7 +2488,7 @@ static void __set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
        if (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) { /* Set promiscuous. */
                rx_mode = RxFilterEnable | AcceptBroadcast
                        | AcceptAllMulticast | AcceptAllPhys | AcceptMyPhys;
-        } else if ((dev->mc_count > multicast_filter_limit) ||
+        } else if ((netdev_mc_count(dev) > multicast_filter_limit) ||
                   (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
                rx_mode = RxFilterEnable | AcceptBroadcast
                        | AcceptAllMulticast | AcceptMyPhys;
@@ -2496,7 +2496,7 @@ static void __set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
                struct dev_mc_list *mclist;
                int i;
                memset(mc_filter, 0, sizeof(mc_filter));
-                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < dev->mc_count;
+                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < netdev_mc_count(dev);
                         i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
                        int b = (ether_crc(ETH_ALEN, mclist->dmi_addr) >> 23) & 0x1ff;
                        mc_filter[b/8] |= (1 << (b & 0x07));
diff --git a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_hw.c b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_hw.c
index dd45c7a9122e..25f4414cc33e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_hw.c
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ void netxen_p2_nic_set_multi(struct net_device *netdev)
                return;
        }
-        if (netdev->mc_count == 0) {
+        if (netdev_mc_empty(netdev)) {
                adapter->set_promisc(adapter,
                                NETXEN_NIU_NON_PROMISC_MODE);
                netxen_nic_disable_mcast_filter(adapter);
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ void netxen_p2_nic_set_multi(struct net_device *netdev)
        adapter->set_promisc(adapter, NETXEN_NIU_ALLMULTI_MODE);
        if (netdev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI ||
-                        netdev->mc_count > adapter->max_mc_count) {
+                        netdev_mc_count(netdev) > adapter->max_mc_count) {
                netxen_nic_disable_mcast_filter(adapter);
                return;
        }
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ void netxen_p2_nic_set_multi(struct net_device *netdev)
        for (mc_ptr = netdev->mc_list; mc_ptr; mc_ptr = mc_ptr->next, index++)
                netxen_nic_set_mcast_addr(adapter, index, mc_ptr->dmi_addr);
-        if (index != netdev->mc_count)
+        if (index != netdev_mc_count(netdev))
                printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: %s multicast address count mismatch\n",
                        netxen_nic_driver_name, netdev->name);
@@ -704,12 +704,12 @@ void netxen_p3_nic_set_multi(struct net_device *netdev)
        }
        if ((netdev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) ||
-                        (netdev->mc_count > adapter->max_mc_count)) {
+                        (netdev_mc_count(netdev) > adapter->max_mc_count)) {
                mode = VPORT_MISS_MODE_ACCEPT_MULTI;
                goto send_fw_cmd;
        }
-        if (netdev->mc_count > 0) {
+        if (!netdev_mc_empty(netdev)) {
                for (mc_ptr = netdev->mc_list; mc_ptr;
                     mc_ptr = mc_ptr->next) {
                        nx_p3_nic_add_mac(adapter, mc_ptr->dmi_addr, &del_list);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ni52.c b/drivers/net/ni52.c
index b42f5e522f90..497c6d514a68 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ni52.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ni52.c
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ static int init586(struct net_device *dev)
        struct tdr_cmd_struct __iomem *tdr_cmd;
        struct mcsetup_cmd_struct __iomem *mc_cmd;
        struct dev_mc_list *dmi = dev->mc_list;
-        int num_addrs = dev->mc_count;
+        int num_addrs = netdev_mc_count(dev);
        ptr = p->scb + 1;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ni65.c b/drivers/net/ni65.c
index ae19aafd2c7e..9225c76cac40 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ni65.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ni65.c
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ static int ni65_lance_reinit(struct net_device *dev)
         if(dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC)
                 ni65_init_lance(p,dev->dev_addr,0x00,M_PROM);
-         else if(dev->mc_count || dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)
+         else if (netdev_mc_count(dev) || dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)
                 ni65_init_lance(p,dev->dev_addr,0xff,0x0);
         else
                 ni65_init_lance(p,dev->dev_addr,0x00,0x00);
diff --git a/drivers/net/niu.c b/drivers/net/niu.c
index af9a8647c7e8..7b52d9762b00 100644
--- a/drivers/net/niu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/niu.c
@@ -6369,7 +6369,7 @@ static void niu_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
        np->flags &= ~(NIU_FLAGS_MCAST | NIU_FLAGS_PROMISC);
        if (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC)
                np->flags |= NIU_FLAGS_PROMISC;
-        if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) || (dev->mc_count > 0))
+        if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) || (!netdev_mc_empty(dev)))
                np->flags |= NIU_FLAGS_MCAST;
        alt_cnt = netdev_uc_count(dev);
@@ -6412,7 +6412,7 @@ static void niu_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
        if (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) {
                for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
                        hash[i] = 0xffff;
-        } else if (dev->mc_count > 0) {
+        } else if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
                for (addr = dev->mc_list; addr; addr = addr->next) {
                        u32 crc = ether_crc_le(ETH_ALEN, addr->da_addr);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ns83820.c b/drivers/net/ns83820.c
index a3b6aa0f375d..8dd509c09bc8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ns83820.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ns83820.c
@@ -1719,7 +1719,7 @@ static void ns83820_set_multicast(struct net_device *ndev)
        else
                and_mask &= ~(RFCR_AAU | RFCR_AAM);
-        if (ndev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI || ndev->mc_count)
+        if (ndev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI || netdev_mc_count(ndev))
                or_mask |= RFCR_AAM;
        else
                and_mask &= ~RFCR_AAM;
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c b/drivers/net/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c
index 6fd8789ef487..3a0f910924a5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c
@@ -493,8 +493,8 @@ static void octeon_mgmt_set_rx_filtering(struct net_device *netdev)
        }
        if (netdev->flags & IFF_MULTICAST) {
-                if (cam_mode == 0 || (netdev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)
+                if (cam_mode == 0 || (netdev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) ||
-                    || netdev->mc_count  > available_cam_entries)
+                    netdev_mc_count(netdev) > available_cam_entries)
                        multicast_mode = 2; /* 1 - Accept all multicast.  */
                else
                        multicast_mode = 0; /* 0 - Use CAM.  */
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ static void octeon_mgmt_set_rx_filtering(struct net_device *netdev)
                }
        }
        if (multicast_mode == 0) {
-                i = netdev->mc_count;
+                i = netdev_mc_count(netdev);
                list = netdev->mc_list;
                while (i--) {
                        octeon_mgmt_cam_state_add(&cam_state, list->da_addr);
diff --git a/drivers/net/pci-skeleton.c b/drivers/net/pci-skeleton.c
index 20273832bfce..bbdf0398c93f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pci-skeleton.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pci-skeleton.c
@@ -1820,7 +1820,7 @@ static void netdrv_set_rx_mode (struct net_device *dev)
                    AcceptBroadcast | AcceptMulticast | AcceptMyPhys |
                    AcceptAllPhys;
                mc_filter[1] = mc_filter[0] = 0xffffffff;
-        } else if ((dev->mc_count > multicast_filter_limit) ||
+        } else if ((netdev_mc_count(dev) > multicast_filter_limit) ||
                   (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
                /* Too many to filter perfectly -- accept all multicasts. */
                rx_mode = AcceptBroadcast | AcceptMulticast | AcceptMyPhys;
@@ -1829,7 +1829,7 @@ static void netdrv_set_rx_mode (struct net_device *dev)
                struct dev_mc_list *mclist;
                rx_mode = AcceptBroadcast | AcceptMulticast | AcceptMyPhys;
                mc_filter[1] = mc_filter[0] = 0;
-                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < dev->mc_count;
+                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < netdev_mc_count(dev);
                     i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
                        int bit_nr = ether_crc(ETH_ALEN, mclist->dmi_addr) >> 26;
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcmcia/3c574_cs.c b/drivers/net/pcmcia/3c574_cs.c
index 98938ea9e0bd..3d1d3a7b7ed3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcmcia/3c574_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcmcia/3c574_cs.c
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ static void set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
        if (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC)
                outw(SetRxFilter | RxStation | RxMulticast | RxBroadcast | RxProm,
                         ioaddr + EL3_CMD);
-        else if (dev->mc_count || (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI))
+        else if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev) || (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI))
                outw(SetRxFilter|RxStation|RxMulticast|RxBroadcast, ioaddr + EL3_CMD);
        else
                outw(SetRxFilter | RxStation | RxBroadcast, ioaddr + EL3_CMD);
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcmcia/3c589_cs.c b/drivers/net/pcmcia/3c589_cs.c
index 322e11df0097..091e0b00043e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcmcia/3c589_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcmcia/3c589_cs.c
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ static void set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
    if (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC)
        opts |= RxMulticast | RxProm;
-    else if (dev->mc_count || (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI))
+    else if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev) || (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI))
        opts |= RxMulticast;
    outw(opts, ioaddr + EL3_CMD);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcmcia/fmvj18x_cs.c b/drivers/net/pcmcia/fmvj18x_cs.c
index 7b17404d0858..3d573ed5f7c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcmcia/fmvj18x_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcmcia/fmvj18x_cs.c
@@ -1187,19 +1187,19 @@ static void set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
    if (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) {
        memset(mc_filter, 0xff, sizeof(mc_filter));
        outb(3, ioaddr + RX_MODE);      /* Enable promiscuous mode */
-    } else if (dev->mc_count > MC_FILTERBREAK ||
+    } else if (netdev_mc_count(dev) > MC_FILTERBREAK ||
               (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
        /* Too many to filter perfectly -- accept all multicasts. */
        memset(mc_filter, 0xff, sizeof(mc_filter));
        outb(2, ioaddr + RX_MODE);      /* Use normal mode. */
-    } else if (dev->mc_count == 0) {
+    } else if (netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
        memset(mc_filter, 0x00, sizeof(mc_filter));
        outb(1, ioaddr + RX_MODE);      /* Ignore almost all multicasts. */
    } else {
        struct dev_mc_list *mclist;
        memset(mc_filter, 0, sizeof(mc_filter));
-        for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < dev->mc_count;
+        for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < netdev_mc_count(dev);
             i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
            unsigned int bit =
                ether_crc_le(ETH_ALEN, mclist->dmi_addr) >> 26;
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcmcia/nmclan_cs.c b/drivers/net/pcmcia/nmclan_cs.c
index 12e3233868e9..c42a31a97fa3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcmcia/nmclan_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcmcia/nmclan_cs.c
@@ -1481,8 +1481,8 @@ static void set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
 #ifdef PCMCIA_DEBUG
  {
    static int old;
-    if (dev->mc_count != old) {
+    if (netdev_mc_count(dev) != old) {
-      old = dev->mc_count;
+      old = netdev_mc_count(dev);
      pr_debug("%s: setting Rx mode to %d addresses.\n",
            dev->name, old);
    }
@@ -1490,13 +1490,13 @@ static void set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
 #endif
  /* Set multicast_num_addrs. */
-  lp->multicast_num_addrs = dev->mc_count;
+  lp->multicast_num_addrs = netdev_mc_count(dev);
  /* Set multicast_ladrf. */
  if (num_addrs > 0) {
    /* Calculate multicast logical address filter */
    memset(lp->multicast_ladrf, 0, MACE_LADRF_LEN);
-    for (i = 0; i < dev->mc_count; i++) {
+    for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++) {
      memcpy(adr, dmi->dmi_addr, ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
      dmi = dmi->next;
      BuildLAF(lp->multicast_ladrf, adr);
@@ -1537,15 +1537,15 @@ static void set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
 #ifdef PCMCIA_DEBUG
  {
    static int old;
-    if (dev->mc_count != old) {
+    if (netdev_mc_count(dev) != old) {
-      old = dev->mc_count;
+      old = netdev_mc_count(dev);
      pr_debug("%s: setting Rx mode to %d addresses.\n",
            dev->name, old);
    }
  }
 #endif
-  lp->multicast_num_addrs = dev->mc_count;
+  lp->multicast_num_addrs = netdev_mc_count(dev);
  restore_multicast_list(dev);
 } /* set_multicast_list */
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcmcia/smc91c92_cs.c b/drivers/net/pcmcia/smc91c92_cs.c
index 6dd486d2977b..d2e86b8887c8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcmcia/smc91c92_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcmcia/smc91c92_cs.c
@@ -1638,8 +1638,8 @@ static void set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
    } else if (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)
        rx_cfg_setting = RxStripCRC | RxEnable | RxAllMulti;
    else {
-        if (dev->mc_count)  {
+        if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
-            fill_multicast_tbl(dev->mc_count, dev->mc_list,
+            fill_multicast_tbl(netdev_mc_count(dev), dev->mc_list,
                               (u_char *)multicast_table);
        }
        rx_cfg_setting = RxStripCRC | RxEnable;
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcmcia/xirc2ps_cs.c b/drivers/net/pcmcia/xirc2ps_cs.c
index 466fc72698c0..4ace18a71152 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcmcia/xirc2ps_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcmcia/xirc2ps_cs.c
@@ -1384,7 +1384,7 @@ set_addresses(struct net_device *dev)
            if (++n > 9)
                break;
            i = 0;
-            if (n > 1 && n <= dev->mc_count && dmi) {
+            if (n > 1 && n <= netdev_mc_count(dev) && dmi) {
                 dmi = dmi->next;
            }
        }
@@ -1394,7 +1394,7 @@ set_addresses(struct net_device *dev)
            SelectPage(k);
        }
-        if (n && n <= dev->mc_count && dmi)
+        if (n && n <= netdev_mc_count(dev) && dmi)
            addr = dmi->dmi_addr;
        else
            addr = dev->dev_addr;
@@ -1424,9 +1424,9 @@ set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
    if (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) { /* snoop */
        PutByte(XIRCREG42_SWC1, value | 0x06); /* set MPE and PME */
-    } else if (dev->mc_count > 9 || (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
+    } else if (netdev_mc_count(dev) > 9 || (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
        PutByte(XIRCREG42_SWC1, value | 0x02); /* set MPE */
-    } else if (dev->mc_count) {
+    } else if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
        /* the chip can filter 9 addresses perfectly */
        PutByte(XIRCREG42_SWC1, value | 0x01);
        SelectPage(0x40);
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcnet32.c b/drivers/net/pcnet32.c
index 0dc7ff896eeb..3522794550dd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcnet32.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcnet32.c
@@ -2698,7 +2698,7 @@ static void pcnet32_load_multicast(struct net_device *dev)
        ib->filter[1] = 0;
        /* Add addresses */
-        for (i = 0; i < dev->mc_count; i++) {
+        for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++) {
                addrs = dmi->dmi_addr;
                dmi = dmi->next;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ps3_gelic_net.c b/drivers/net/ps3_gelic_net.c
index 0c768593aad0..c19dd4a6cd76 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ps3_gelic_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ps3_gelic_net.c
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ void gelic_net_set_multi(struct net_device *netdev)
                        status);
        if ((netdev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) ||
-            (netdev->mc_count > GELIC_NET_MC_COUNT_MAX)) {
+            (netdev_mc_count(netdev) > GELIC_NET_MC_COUNT_MAX)) {
                status = lv1_net_add_multicast_address(bus_id(card),
                                                       dev_id(card),
                                                       0, 1);
diff --git a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_hw.c b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_hw.c
index dc6cd69d6d93..8ea7f869e293 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_hw.c
@@ -447,12 +447,12 @@ void qlcnic_set_multi(struct net_device *netdev)
        }
        if ((netdev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) ||
-                        (netdev->mc_count > adapter->max_mc_count)) {
+            (netdev_mc_count(netdev) > adapter->max_mc_count)) {
                mode = VPORT_MISS_MODE_ACCEPT_MULTI;
                goto send_fw_cmd;
        }
-        if (netdev->mc_count > 0) {
+        if (!netdev_mc_empty(netdev)) {
                for (mc_ptr = netdev->mc_list; mc_ptr;
                                     mc_ptr = mc_ptr->next) {
                        qlcnic_nic_add_mac(adapter, mc_ptr->dmi_addr,
diff --git a/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c b/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
index 3cb60e10d456..dd3e0f1b2965 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
@@ -4221,7 +4221,7 @@ static void qlge_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *ndev)
         * transition is taking place.
         */
        if ((ndev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) ||
-            (ndev->mc_count > MAX_MULTICAST_ENTRIES)) {
+            (netdev_mc_count(ndev) > MAX_MULTICAST_ENTRIES)) {
                if (!test_bit(QL_ALLMULTI, &qdev->flags)) {
                        if (ql_set_routing_reg
                            (qdev, RT_IDX_ALLMULTI_SLOT, RT_IDX_MCAST, 1)) {
@@ -4243,7 +4243,7 @@ static void qlge_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *ndev)
                }
        }
-        if (ndev->mc_count) {
+        if (!netdev_mc_empty(ndev)) {
                status = ql_sem_spinlock(qdev, SEM_MAC_ADDR_MASK);
                if (status)
                        goto exit;
diff --git a/drivers/net/r6040.c b/drivers/net/r6040.c
index d68ba7a58631..b8103425facb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/r6040.c
+++ b/drivers/net/r6040.c
@@ -958,21 +958,22 @@ static void r6040_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
        }
        /* Too many multicast addresses
         * accept all traffic */
-        else if ((dev->mc_count > MCAST_MAX) || (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI))
+        else if ((netdev_mc_count(dev) > MCAST_MAX) ||
+                 (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI))
                reg |= 0x0020;
        iowrite16(reg, ioaddr);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lp->lock, flags);
        /* Build the hash table */
-        if (dev->mc_count > MCAST_MAX) {
+        if (netdev_mc_count(dev) > MCAST_MAX) {
                u16 hash_table[4];
                u32 crc;
                for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
                        hash_table[i] = 0;
-                for (i = 0; i < dev->mc_count; i++) {
+                for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++) {
                        char *addrs = dmi->dmi_addr;
                        dmi = dmi->next;
@@ -994,14 +995,14 @@ static void r6040_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                iowrite16(hash_table[3], ioaddr + MAR3);
        }
        /* Multicast Address 1~4 case */
-        for (i = 0, dmi; (i < dev->mc_count) && (i < MCAST_MAX); i++) {
+        for (i = 0, dmi; (i < netdev_mc_count(dev)) && (i < MCAST_MAX); i++) {
                adrp = (u16 *)dmi->dmi_addr;
                iowrite16(adrp[0], ioaddr + MID_1L + 8*i);
                iowrite16(adrp[1], ioaddr + MID_1M + 8*i);
                iowrite16(adrp[2], ioaddr + MID_1H + 8*i);
                dmi = dmi->next;
        }
-        for (i = dev->mc_count; i < MCAST_MAX; i++) {
+        for (i = netdev_mc_count(dev); i < MCAST_MAX; i++) {
                iowrite16(0xffff, ioaddr + MID_0L + 8*i);
                iowrite16(0xffff, ioaddr + MID_0M + 8*i);
                iowrite16(0xffff, ioaddr + MID_0H + 8*i);
diff --git a/drivers/net/r8169.c b/drivers/net/r8169.c
index c1bb24cf0793..85c635f354b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/r8169.c
@@ -4758,7 +4758,7 @@ static void rtl_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
                    AcceptBroadcast | AcceptMulticast | AcceptMyPhys |
                    AcceptAllPhys;
                mc_filter[1] = mc_filter[0] = 0xffffffff;
-        } else if ((dev->mc_count > multicast_filter_limit) ||
+        } else if ((netdev_mc_count(dev) > multicast_filter_limit) ||
                   (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
                /* Too many to filter perfectly -- accept all multicasts. */
                rx_mode = AcceptBroadcast | AcceptMulticast | AcceptMyPhys;
@@ -4769,7 +4769,7 @@ static void rtl_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
                rx_mode = AcceptBroadcast | AcceptMyPhys;
                mc_filter[1] = mc_filter[0] = 0;
-                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < dev->mc_count;
+                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < netdev_mc_count(dev);
                     i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
                        int bit_nr = ether_crc(ETH_ALEN, mclist->dmi_addr) >> 26;
                        mc_filter[bit_nr >> 5] |= 1 << (bit_nr & 31);
diff --git a/drivers/net/s2io.c b/drivers/net/s2io.c
index d1664586e8ff..102be16e9b52 100644
--- a/drivers/net/s2io.c
+++ b/drivers/net/s2io.c
@@ -5055,8 +5055,8 @@ static void s2io_set_multicast(struct net_device *dev)
        }
        /*  Update individual M_CAST address list */
-        if ((!sp->m_cast_flg) && dev->mc_count) {
+        if ((!sp->m_cast_flg) && netdev_mc_count(dev)) {
-                if (dev->mc_count >
+                if (netdev_mc_count(dev) >
                    (config->max_mc_addr - config->max_mac_addr)) {
                        DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG,
                                  "%s: No more Rx filters can be added - "
@@ -5066,7 +5066,7 @@ static void s2io_set_multicast(struct net_device *dev)
                }
                prev_cnt = sp->mc_addr_count;
-                sp->mc_addr_count = dev->mc_count;
+                sp->mc_addr_count = netdev_mc_count(dev);
                /* Clear out the previous list of Mc in the H/W. */
                for (i = 0; i < prev_cnt; i++) {
@@ -5092,7 +5092,7 @@ static void s2io_set_multicast(struct net_device *dev)
                }
                /* Create the new Rx filter list and update the same in H/W. */
-                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; i < dev->mc_count;
+                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; i < netdev_mc_count(dev);
                     i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
                        memcpy(sp->usr_addrs[i].addr, mclist->dmi_addr,
                               ETH_ALEN);
diff --git a/drivers/net/sc92031.c b/drivers/net/sc92031.c
index fd8cb506a2bb..00ff8995ad69 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sc92031.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sc92031.c
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ static void _sc92031_set_mar(struct net_device *dev)
        u32 mar0 = 0, mar1 = 0;
        if ((dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) ||
-            dev->mc_count > multicast_filter_limit ||
+            netdev_mc_count(dev) > multicast_filter_limit ||
            (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI))
                mar0 = mar1 = 0xffffffff;
        else if (dev->flags & IFF_MULTICAST) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c b/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c
index 62d5cd51a9dd..fafaf30ecd9a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c
@@ -1615,7 +1615,7 @@ static void efx_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *net_dev)
                memset(mc_hash, 0xff, sizeof(*mc_hash));
        } else {
                memset(mc_hash, 0x00, sizeof(*mc_hash));
-                for (i = 0; i < net_dev->mc_count; i++) {
+                for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(net_dev); i++) {
                        crc = ether_crc_le(ETH_ALEN, mc_list->dmi_addr);
                        bit = crc & (EFX_MCAST_HASH_ENTRIES - 1);
                        set_bit_le(bit, mc_hash->byte);
diff --git a/drivers/net/sgiseeq.c b/drivers/net/sgiseeq.c
index 6b364a6c6c60..ed999d31f1fa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sgiseeq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sgiseeq.c
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ static void sgiseeq_set_multicast(struct net_device *dev)
        if(dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC)
                sp->mode = SEEQ_RCMD_RANY;
-        else if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) || dev->mc_count)
+        else if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) || !netdev_mc_empty(dev))
                sp->mode = SEEQ_RCMD_RBMCAST;
        else
                sp->mode = SEEQ_RCMD_RBCAST;
diff --git a/drivers/net/sis190.c b/drivers/net/sis190.c
index 626de766443a..8c4e38f9ebf7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sis190.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sis190.c
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ static void sis190_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
                        AcceptBroadcast | AcceptMulticast | AcceptMyPhys |
                        AcceptAllPhys;
                mc_filter[1] = mc_filter[0] = 0xffffffff;
-        } else if ((dev->mc_count > multicast_filter_limit) ||
+        } else if ((netdev_mc_count(dev) > multicast_filter_limit) ||
                   (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
                /* Too many to filter perfectly -- accept all multicasts. */
                rx_mode = AcceptBroadcast | AcceptMulticast | AcceptMyPhys;
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ static void sis190_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
                rx_mode = AcceptBroadcast | AcceptMyPhys;
                mc_filter[1] = mc_filter[0] = 0;
-                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < dev->mc_count;
+                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < netdev_mc_count(dev);
                     i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
                        int bit_nr =
                                ether_crc(ETH_ALEN, mclist->dmi_addr) & 0x3f;
diff --git a/drivers/net/sis900.c b/drivers/net/sis900.c
index 20c5ce474891..32ae87c09f5e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sis900.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sis900.c
@@ -2288,7 +2288,7 @@ static void set_rx_mode(struct net_device *net_dev)
                rx_mode = RFPromiscuous;
                for (i = 0; i < table_entries; i++)
                        mc_filter[i] = 0xffff;
-        } else if ((net_dev->mc_count > multicast_filter_limit) ||
+        } else if ((netdev_mc_count(net_dev) > multicast_filter_limit) ||
                   (net_dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
                /* too many multicast addresses or accept all multicast packet */
                rx_mode = RFAAB | RFAAM;
@@ -2301,7 +2301,7 @@ static void set_rx_mode(struct net_device *net_dev)
                struct dev_mc_list *mclist;
                rx_mode = RFAAB;
                for (i = 0, mclist = net_dev->mc_list;
-                        mclist && i < net_dev->mc_count;
+                        mclist && i < netdev_mc_count(net_dev);
                        i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
                        unsigned int bit_nr =
                                sis900_mcast_bitnr(mclist->dmi_addr, sis_priv->chipset_rev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/skfp/skfddi.c b/drivers/net/skfp/skfddi.c
index 6b955a4f19b2..346adfae986f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/skfp/skfddi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/skfp/skfddi.c
@@ -872,14 +872,14 @@ static void skfp_ctl_set_multicast_list_wo_lock(struct net_device *dev)
                if (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) {
                        mac_drv_rx_mode(smc, RX_ENABLE_ALLMULTI);
                        pr_debug(KERN_INFO "ENABLE ALL MC ADDRESSES\n");
-                } else if (dev->mc_count > 0) {
+                } else if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
-                        if (dev->mc_count <= FPMAX_MULTICAST) {
+                        if (netdev_mc_count(dev) <= FPMAX_MULTICAST) {
                                /* use exact filtering */
                                // point to first multicast addr
                                dmi = dev->mc_list;
-                                for (i = 0; i < dev->mc_count; i++) {
+                                for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++) {
                                        mac_add_multicast(smc, 
                                                          (struct fddi_addr *)dmi->dmi_addr, 
                                                          1);
diff --git a/drivers/net/skge.c b/drivers/net/skge.c
index 5ff46eb18d0c..36ead52dea71 100644
--- a/drivers/net/skge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/skge.c
@@ -2932,7 +2932,7 @@ static void genesis_set_multicast(struct net_device *dev)
        struct skge_port *skge = netdev_priv(dev);
        struct skge_hw *hw = skge->hw;
        int port = skge->port;
-        int i, count = dev->mc_count;
+        int i, count = netdev_mc_count(dev);
        struct dev_mc_list *list = dev->mc_list;
        u32 mode;
        u8 filter[8];
@@ -2987,7 +2987,7 @@ static void yukon_set_multicast(struct net_device *dev)
                reg &= ~(GM_RXCR_UCF_ENA | GM_RXCR_MCF_ENA);
        else if (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)     /* all multicast */
                memset(filter, 0xff, sizeof(filter));
-        else if (dev->mc_count == 0 && !rx_pause)/* no multicast */
+        else if (netdev_mc_empty(dev) && !rx_pause)/* no multicast */
                reg &= ~GM_RXCR_MCF_ENA;
        else {
                int i;
@@ -2996,7 +2996,7 @@ static void yukon_set_multicast(struct net_device *dev)
                if (rx_pause)
                        yukon_add_filter(filter, pause_mc_addr);
-                for (i = 0; list && i < dev->mc_count; i++, list = list->next)
+                for (i = 0; list && i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++, list = list->next)
                        yukon_add_filter(filter, list->dmi_addr);
        }
diff --git a/drivers/net/sky2.c b/drivers/net/sky2.c
index 478288b8bc21..45299d663498 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sky2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sky2.c
@@ -3626,7 +3626,7 @@ static void sky2_set_multicast(struct net_device *dev)
                reg &= ~(GM_RXCR_UCF_ENA | GM_RXCR_MCF_ENA);
        else if (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)
                memset(filter, 0xff, sizeof(filter));
-        else if (dev->mc_count == 0 && !rx_pause)
+        else if (netdev_mc_empty(dev) && !rx_pause)
                reg &= ~GM_RXCR_MCF_ENA;
        else {
                int i;
@@ -3635,7 +3635,7 @@ static void sky2_set_multicast(struct net_device *dev)
                if (rx_pause)
                        sky2_add_filter(filter, pause_mc_addr);
-                for (i = 0; list && i < dev->mc_count; i++, list = list->next)
+                for (i = 0; list && i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++, list = list->next)
                        sky2_add_filter(filter, list->dmi_addr);
        }
diff --git a/drivers/net/smc911x.c b/drivers/net/smc911x.c
index 3c5a4f52345c..ef9674c6713f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/smc911x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/smc911x.c
@@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@ static void smc911x_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
         * I don't need to zero the multicast table, because the flag is
         * checked before the table is
         */
-        else if (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI || dev->mc_count > 16) {
+        else if (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI || netdev_mc_count(dev) > 16) {
                DBG(SMC_DEBUG_MISC, "%s: RCR_ALMUL\n", dev->name);
                mcr |= MAC_CR_MCPAS_;
        }
@@ -1340,7 +1340,7 @@ static void smc911x_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
         * the number of the 32 bit register, while the low 5 bits are the bit
         * within that register.
         */
-        else if (dev->mc_count)  {
+        else if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
                int i;
                struct dev_mc_list *cur_addr;
@@ -1351,7 +1351,7 @@ static void smc911x_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                memset(multicast_table, 0, sizeof(multicast_table));
                cur_addr = dev->mc_list;
-                for (i = 0; i < dev->mc_count; i++, cur_addr = cur_addr->next) {
+                for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++, cur_addr = cur_addr->next) {
                        u32 position;
                        /* do we have a pointer here? */
diff --git a/drivers/net/smc9194.c b/drivers/net/smc9194.c
index 8371b82323ac..41c3dddeab50 100644
--- a/drivers/net/smc9194.c
+++ b/drivers/net/smc9194.c
@@ -1542,7 +1542,7 @@ static void smc_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
        /* We just get all multicast packets even if we only want them
         . from one source.  This will be changed at some future
         . point. */
-        else if (dev->mc_count )  {
+        else if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
                /* support hardware multicasting */
                /* be sure I get rid of flags I might have set */
@@ -1550,7 +1550,7 @@ static void smc_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                        ioaddr + RCR );
                /* NOTE: this has to set the bank, so make sure it is the
                   last thing called.  The bank is set to zero at the top */
-                smc_setmulticast( ioaddr, dev->mc_count, dev->mc_list );
+                smc_setmulticast(ioaddr, netdev_mc_count(dev), dev->mc_list);
        }
        else  {
                outw( inw( ioaddr + RCR ) & ~(RCR_PROMISC | RCR_ALMUL),
diff --git a/drivers/net/smc91x.c b/drivers/net/smc91x.c
index ea4fae79d6ec..66450127c5a1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/smc91x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/smc91x.c
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ static void smc_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
         * I don't need to zero the multicast table, because the flag is
         * checked before the table is
         */
-        else if (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI || dev->mc_count > 16) {
+        else if (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI || netdev_mc_count(dev) > 16) {
                DBG(2, "%s: RCR_ALMUL\n", dev->name);
                lp->rcr_cur_mode |= RCR_ALMUL;
        }
@@ -1412,7 +1412,7 @@ static void smc_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
         * the number of the 8 bit register, while the low 3 bits are the bit
         * within that register.
         */
-        else if (dev->mc_count)  {
+        else if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
                int i;
                struct dev_mc_list *cur_addr;
@@ -1423,7 +1423,7 @@ static void smc_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                memset(multicast_table, 0, sizeof(multicast_table));
                cur_addr = dev->mc_list;
-                for (i = 0; i < dev->mc_count; i++, cur_addr = cur_addr->next) {
+                for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++, cur_addr = cur_addr->next) {
                        int position;
                        /* do we have a pointer here? */
diff --git a/drivers/net/smsc911x.c b/drivers/net/smsc911x.c
index 494cd91ea39c..3c1f9aa84cf5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/smsc911x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/smsc911x.c
@@ -1383,7 +1383,7 @@ static void smsc911x_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                pdata->clear_bits_mask = (MAC_CR_PRMS_ | MAC_CR_HPFILT_);
                pdata->hashhi = 0;
                pdata->hashlo = 0;
-        } else if (dev->mc_count > 0) {
+        } else if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
                /* Enabling specific multicast addresses */
                unsigned int hash_high = 0;
                unsigned int hash_low = 0;
@@ -1408,7 +1408,7 @@ static void smsc911x_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                        }
                        mc_list = mc_list->next;
                }
-                if (count != (unsigned int)dev->mc_count)
+                if (count != (unsigned int)netdev_mc_count(dev))
                        SMSC_WARNING(DRV, "mc_count != dev->mc_count");
                pdata->hashhi = hash_high;
diff --git a/drivers/net/smsc9420.c b/drivers/net/smsc9420.c
index 1495a5dd4b46..2bd3c986559a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/smsc9420.c
+++ b/drivers/net/smsc9420.c
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ static void smsc9420_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                mac_cr &= (~MAC_CR_PRMS_);
                mac_cr |= MAC_CR_MCPAS_;
                mac_cr &= (~MAC_CR_HPFILT_);
-        } else if (dev->mc_count > 0) {
+        } else if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
                struct dev_mc_list *mc_list = dev->mc_list;
                u32 hash_lo = 0, hash_hi = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/sonic.c b/drivers/net/sonic.c
index 9599ce77ef85..bd8bc66f2e00 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sonic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sonic.c
@@ -541,13 +541,15 @@ static void sonic_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
        if (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) { /* set promiscuous mode */
                rcr |= SONIC_RCR_PRO;
        } else {
-                if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) || (dev->mc_count > 15)) {
+                if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) ||
+                    (netdev_mc_count(dev) > 15)) {
                        rcr |= SONIC_RCR_AMC;
                } else {
                        if (sonic_debug > 2)
-                                printk("sonic_multicast_list: mc_count %d\n", dev->mc_count);
+                                printk("sonic_multicast_list: mc_count %d\n",
+                                       netdev_mc_count(dev));
                        sonic_set_cam_enable(dev, 1);  /* always enable our own address */
-                        for (i = 1; i <= dev->mc_count; i++) {
+                        for (i = 1; i <= netdev_mc_count(dev); i++) {
                                addr = dmi->dmi_addr;
                                dmi = dmi->next;
                                sonic_cda_put(dev, i, SONIC_CD_CAP0, addr[1] << 8 | addr[0]);
diff --git a/drivers/net/starfire.c b/drivers/net/starfire.c
index d0556a9b456c..58bc7ac086cf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/starfire.c
+++ b/drivers/net/starfire.c
@@ -1796,15 +1796,15 @@ static void set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
        if (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) { /* Set promiscuous. */
                rx_mode |= AcceptAll;
-        } else if ((dev->mc_count > multicast_filter_limit) ||
+        } else if ((netdev_mc_count(dev) > multicast_filter_limit) ||
                   (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
                /* Too many to match, or accept all multicasts. */
                rx_mode |= AcceptBroadcast|AcceptAllMulticast|PerfectFilter;
-        } else if (dev->mc_count <= 14) {
+        } else if (netdev_mc_count(dev) <= 14) {
                /* Use the 16 element perfect filter, skip first two entries. */
                void __iomem *filter_addr = ioaddr + PerfFilterTable + 2 * 16;
                __be16 *eaddrs;
-                for (i = 2, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < dev->mc_count + 2;
+                for (i = 2, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < netdev_mc_count(dev) + 2;
                     i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
                        eaddrs = (__be16 *)mclist->dmi_addr;
                        writew(be16_to_cpu(eaddrs[2]), filter_addr); filter_addr += 4;
@@ -1825,7 +1825,7 @@ static void set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
                __le16 mc_filter[32] __attribute__ ((aligned(sizeof(long))));   /* Multicast hash filter */
                memset(mc_filter, 0, sizeof(mc_filter));
-                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < dev->mc_count;
+                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < netdev_mc_count(dev);
                     i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
                        /* The chip uses the upper 9 CRC bits
                           as index into the hash table */
diff --git a/drivers/net/stmmac/dwmac100.c b/drivers/net/stmmac/dwmac100.c
index ac48ed787040..576b256ee388 100644
--- a/drivers/net/stmmac/dwmac100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/stmmac/dwmac100.c
@@ -305,13 +305,13 @@ static void dwmac100_set_filter(struct net_device *dev)
                value |= MAC_CONTROL_PR;
                value &= ~(MAC_CONTROL_PM | MAC_CONTROL_IF | MAC_CONTROL_HO |
                           MAC_CONTROL_HP);
-        } else if ((dev->mc_count > HASH_TABLE_SIZE)
+        } else if ((netdev_mc_count(dev) > HASH_TABLE_SIZE)
                   || (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
                value |= MAC_CONTROL_PM;
                value &= ~(MAC_CONTROL_PR | MAC_CONTROL_IF | MAC_CONTROL_HO);
                writel(0xffffffff, ioaddr + MAC_HASH_HIGH);
                writel(0xffffffff, ioaddr + MAC_HASH_LOW);
-        } else if (dev->mc_count == 0) {        /* no multicast */
+        } else if (netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {      /* no multicast */
                value &= ~(MAC_CONTROL_PM | MAC_CONTROL_PR | MAC_CONTROL_IF |
                           MAC_CONTROL_HO | MAC_CONTROL_HP);
        } else {
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ static void dwmac100_set_filter(struct net_device *dev)
                memset(mc_filter, 0, sizeof(mc_filter));
                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list;
-                     mclist && i < dev->mc_count; i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
+                     mclist && i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
                        /* The upper 6 bits of the calculated CRC are used to
                         * index the contens of the hash table */
                        int bit_nr =
diff --git a/drivers/net/stmmac/dwmac1000_core.c b/drivers/net/stmmac/dwmac1000_core.c
index d812e9cdb3db..90dbb4f41ef3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/stmmac/dwmac1000_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/stmmac/dwmac1000_core.c
@@ -83,16 +83,16 @@ static void dwmac1000_set_filter(struct net_device *dev)
        unsigned int value = 0;
        DBG(KERN_INFO "%s: # mcasts %d, # unicast %d\n",
-            __func__, dev->mc_count, netdev_uc_count(dev));
+            __func__, netdev_mc_count(dev), netdev_uc_count(dev));
        if (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC)
                value = GMAC_FRAME_FILTER_PR;
-        else if ((dev->mc_count > HASH_TABLE_SIZE)
+        else if ((netdev_mc_count(dev) > HASH_TABLE_SIZE)
                   || (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
                value = GMAC_FRAME_FILTER_PM;   /* pass all multi */
                writel(0xffffffff, ioaddr + GMAC_HASH_HIGH);
                writel(0xffffffff, ioaddr + GMAC_HASH_LOW);
-        } else if (dev->mc_count > 0) {
+        } else if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
                int i;
                u32 mc_filter[2];
                struct dev_mc_list *mclist;
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static void dwmac1000_set_filter(struct net_device *dev)
                memset(mc_filter, 0, sizeof(mc_filter));
                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list;
-                     mclist && i < dev->mc_count; i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
+                     mclist && i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
                        /* The upper 6 bits of the calculated CRC are used to
                           index the contens of the hash table */
                        int bit_nr =
diff --git a/drivers/net/sun3_82586.c b/drivers/net/sun3_82586.c
index b447a8719427..efedc252e4be 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sun3_82586.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sun3_82586.c
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ static int init586(struct net_device *dev)
        volatile struct tdr_cmd_struct *tdr_cmd;
        volatile struct mcsetup_cmd_struct *mc_cmd;
        struct dev_mc_list *dmi=dev->mc_list;
-        int num_addrs=dev->mc_count;
+        int num_addrs=netdev_mc_count(dev);
        ptr = (void *) ((char *)p->scb + sizeof(struct scb_struct));
diff --git a/drivers/net/sun3lance.c b/drivers/net/sun3lance.c
index 0ca4241b4f63..99998862c22e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sun3lance.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sun3lance.c
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ static void set_multicast_list( struct net_device *dev )
                REGA( CSR15 ) = 0x8000; /* Set promiscuous mode */
        } else {
                short multicast_table[4];
-                int num_addrs = dev->mc_count;
+                int num_addrs = netdev_mc_count(dev);
                int i;
                /* We don't use the multicast table, but rely on upper-layer
                 * filtering. */
diff --git a/drivers/net/sunbmac.c b/drivers/net/sunbmac.c
index 25e81ebd9cd8..dfea56fa39e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sunbmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sunbmac.c
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ static void bigmac_set_multicast(struct net_device *dev)
        while ((sbus_readl(bregs + BMAC_RXCFG) & BIGMAC_RXCFG_ENABLE) != 0)
                udelay(20);
-        if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) || (dev->mc_count > 64)) {
+        if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) || (netdev_mc_count(dev) > 64)) {
                sbus_writel(0xffff, bregs + BMAC_HTABLE0);
                sbus_writel(0xffff, bregs + BMAC_HTABLE1);
                sbus_writel(0xffff, bregs + BMAC_HTABLE2);
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ static void bigmac_set_multicast(struct net_device *dev)
                for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
                        hash_table[i] = 0;
-                for (i = 0; i < dev->mc_count; i++) {
+                for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++) {
                        addrs = dmi->dmi_addr;
                        dmi = dmi->next;
diff --git a/drivers/net/sundance.c b/drivers/net/sundance.c
index 0c972e560cf3..4171259590b2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sundance.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sundance.c
@@ -1517,18 +1517,18 @@ static void set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
        if (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) {                 /* Set promiscuous. */
                memset(mc_filter, 0xff, sizeof(mc_filter));
                rx_mode = AcceptBroadcast | AcceptMulticast | AcceptAll | AcceptMyPhys;
-        } else if ((dev->mc_count > multicast_filter_limit) ||
+        } else if ((netdev_mc_count(dev) > multicast_filter_limit) ||
                   (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
                /* Too many to match, or accept all multicasts. */
                memset(mc_filter, 0xff, sizeof(mc_filter));
                rx_mode = AcceptBroadcast | AcceptMulticast | AcceptMyPhys;
-        } else if (dev->mc_count) {
+        } else if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
                struct dev_mc_list *mclist;
                int bit;
                int index;
                int crc;
                memset (mc_filter, 0, sizeof (mc_filter));
-                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < dev->mc_count;
+                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < netdev_mc_count(dev);
                     i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
                        crc = ether_crc_le (ETH_ALEN, mclist->dmi_addr);
                        for (index=0, bit=0; bit < 6; bit++, crc <<= 1)
diff --git a/drivers/net/sungem.c b/drivers/net/sungem.c
index b55ceb88d93f..d497ec053953 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sungem.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sungem.c
@@ -1837,7 +1837,7 @@ static u32 gem_setup_multicast(struct gem *gp)
        int i;
        if ((gp->dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) ||
-            (gp->dev->mc_count > 256)) {
+            (netdev_mc_count(gp->dev) > 256)) {
                for (i=0; i<16; i++)
                        writel(0xffff, gp->regs + MAC_HASH0 + (i << 2));
                rxcfg |= MAC_RXCFG_HFE;
@@ -1852,7 +1852,7 @@ static u32 gem_setup_multicast(struct gem *gp)
                for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
                        hash_table[i] = 0;
-                for (i = 0; i < gp->dev->mc_count; i++) {
+                for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(gp->dev); i++) {
                        char *addrs = dmi->dmi_addr;
                        dmi = dmi->next;
diff --git a/drivers/net/sunhme.c b/drivers/net/sunhme.c
index 76ccd31cbf50..905df35ff78a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sunhme.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sunhme.c
@@ -1516,7 +1516,7 @@ static int happy_meal_init(struct happy_meal *hp)
        HMD(("htable, "));
        if ((hp->dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) ||
-            (hp->dev->mc_count > 64)) {
+            (netdev_mc_count(hp->dev) > 64)) {
                hme_write32(hp, bregs + BMAC_HTABLE0, 0xffff);
                hme_write32(hp, bregs + BMAC_HTABLE1, 0xffff);
                hme_write32(hp, bregs + BMAC_HTABLE2, 0xffff);
@@ -1531,7 +1531,7 @@ static int happy_meal_init(struct happy_meal *hp)
                for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
                        hash_table[i] = 0;
-                for (i = 0; i < hp->dev->mc_count; i++) {
+                for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(hp->dev); i++) {
                        addrs = dmi->dmi_addr;
                        dmi = dmi->next;
@@ -2373,7 +2373,7 @@ static void happy_meal_set_multicast(struct net_device *dev)
        spin_lock_irq(&hp->happy_lock);
-        if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) || (dev->mc_count > 64)) {
+        if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) || (netdev_mc_count(dev) > 64)) {
                hme_write32(hp, bregs + BMAC_HTABLE0, 0xffff);
                hme_write32(hp, bregs + BMAC_HTABLE1, 0xffff);
                hme_write32(hp, bregs + BMAC_HTABLE2, 0xffff);
@@ -2387,7 +2387,7 @@ static void happy_meal_set_multicast(struct net_device *dev)
                for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
                        hash_table[i] = 0;
-                for (i = 0; i < dev->mc_count; i++) {
+                for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++) {
                        addrs = dmi->dmi_addr;
                        dmi = dmi->next;
diff --git a/drivers/net/sunlance.c b/drivers/net/sunlance.c
index 64e7d08c878f..cf9d5bb9e1e9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sunlance.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sunlance.c
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ static void lance_load_multicast(struct net_device *dev)
                return;
        /* Add addresses */
-        for (i = 0; i < dev->mc_count; i++) {
+        for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++) {
                addrs = dmi->dmi_addr;
                dmi   = dmi->next;
diff --git a/drivers/net/sunqe.c b/drivers/net/sunqe.c
index 45c383f285ee..3bc35d86ed66 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sunqe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sunqe.c
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ static void qe_set_multicast(struct net_device *dev)
        /* Lock out others. */
        netif_stop_queue(dev);
-        if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) || (dev->mc_count > 64)) {
+        if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) || (netdev_mc_count(dev) > 64)) {
                sbus_writeb(MREGS_IACONFIG_ACHNGE | MREGS_IACONFIG_LARESET,
                            qep->mregs + MREGS_IACONFIG);
                while ((sbus_readb(qep->mregs + MREGS_IACONFIG) & MREGS_IACONFIG_ACHNGE) != 0)
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ static void qe_set_multicast(struct net_device *dev)
                for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
                        hash_table[i] = 0;
-                for (i = 0; i < dev->mc_count; i++) {
+                for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++) {
                        addrs = dmi->dmi_addr;
                        dmi = dmi->next;
diff --git a/drivers/net/tc35815.c b/drivers/net/tc35815.c
index 033408f589fb..d838d4015c63 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tc35815.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tc35815.c
@@ -1941,18 +1941,18 @@ tc35815_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                /* Enable promiscuous mode */
                tc_writel(CAM_CompEn | CAM_BroadAcc | CAM_GroupAcc | CAM_StationAcc, &tr->CAM_Ctl);
        } else if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) ||
-                  dev->mc_count > CAM_ENTRY_MAX - 3) {
+                  netdev_mc_count(dev) > CAM_ENTRY_MAX - 3) {
                /* CAM 0, 1, 20 are reserved. */
                /* Disable promiscuous mode, use normal mode. */
                tc_writel(CAM_CompEn | CAM_BroadAcc | CAM_GroupAcc, &tr->CAM_Ctl);
-        } else if (dev->mc_count) {
+        } else if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
                struct dev_mc_list *cur_addr = dev->mc_list;
                int i;
                int ena_bits = CAM_Ena_Bit(CAM_ENTRY_SOURCE);
                tc_writel(0, &tr->CAM_Ctl);
                /* Walk the address list, and load the filter */
-                for (i = 0; i < dev->mc_count; i++, cur_addr = cur_addr->next) {
+                for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++, cur_addr = cur_addr->next) {
                        if (!cur_addr)
                                break;
                        /* entry 0,1 is reserved. */
diff --git a/drivers/net/tehuti.c b/drivers/net/tehuti.c
index b907bee31fd5..ab9b0280317e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tehuti.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tehuti.c
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ static void bdx_setmulti(struct net_device *ndev)
                /* set IMF to accept all multicast frmaes */
                for (i = 0; i < MAC_MCST_HASH_NUM; i++)
                        WRITE_REG(priv, regRX_MCST_HASH0 + i * 4, ~0);
-        } else if (ndev->mc_count) {
+        } else if (!netdev_mc_empty(ndev)) {
                u8 hash;
                struct dev_mc_list *mclist;
                u32 reg, val;
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ static void bdx_setmulti(struct net_device *ndev)
                }
        } else {
-                DBG("only own mac %d\n", ndev->mc_count);
+                DBG("only own mac %d\n", netdev_mc_count(ndev));
                rxf_val |= GMAC_RX_FILTER_AB;
        }
        WRITE_REG(priv, regGMAC_RXF_A, rxf_val);
diff --git a/drivers/net/tg3.c b/drivers/net/tg3.c
index 7195bdec17f3..d29282f01c23 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tg3.c
@@ -9430,7 +9430,7 @@ static void __tg3_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
        } else if (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) {
                /* Accept all multicast. */
                tg3_set_multi (tp, 1);
-        } else if (dev->mc_count < 1) {
+        } else if (netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
                /* Reject all multicast. */
                tg3_set_multi (tp, 0);
        } else {
@@ -9442,7 +9442,7 @@ static void __tg3_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
                u32 bit;
                u32 crc;
-                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < dev->mc_count;
+                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < netdev_mc_count(dev);
                     i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
                        crc = calc_crc (mclist->dmi_addr, ETH_ALEN);
diff --git a/drivers/net/tlan.c b/drivers/net/tlan.c
index 3ec31dce99f9..e44d5a074c69 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tlan.c
@@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@ static void TLan_SetMulticastList( struct net_device *dev )
                        TLan_DioWrite32( dev->base_addr, TLAN_HASH_1, 0xFFFFFFFF );
                        TLan_DioWrite32( dev->base_addr, TLAN_HASH_2, 0xFFFFFFFF );
                } else {
-                        for ( i = 0; i < dev->mc_count; i++ ) {
+                        for ( i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++ ) {
                                if ( i < 3 ) {
                                        TLan_SetMac( dev, i + 1,
                                                     (char *) &dmi->dmi_addr );
diff --git a/drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.c b/drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.c
index b0d7db9d8bb4..eff68e1d107b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.c
@@ -1408,7 +1408,7 @@ static void xl_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
        dev_mc_address[0] = dev_mc_address[1] = dev_mc_address[2] = dev_mc_address[3] = 0 ;
-        for (i=0,dmi=dev->mc_list;i < dev->mc_count; i++,dmi = dmi->next) {
+        for (i=0,dmi=dev->mc_list;i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++,dmi = dmi->next) {
                dev_mc_address[0] |= dmi->dmi_addr[2] ;
                dev_mc_address[1] |= dmi->dmi_addr[3] ;
                dev_mc_address[2] |= dmi->dmi_addr[4] ;
diff --git a/drivers/net/tokenring/ibmtr.c b/drivers/net/tokenring/ibmtr.c
index 66272f2a0758..1ce8f85a89aa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tokenring/ibmtr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tokenring/ibmtr.c
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ static void tok_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
        if (/*BMSHELPdev->start == 0 ||*/ ti->open_status != OPEN) return;
        address[0] = address[1] = address[2] = address[3] = 0;
        mclist = dev->mc_list;
-        for (i = 0; i < dev->mc_count; i++) {
+        for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++) {
                address[0] |= mclist->dmi_addr[2];
                address[1] |= mclist->dmi_addr[3];
                address[2] |= mclist->dmi_addr[4];
diff --git a/drivers/net/tokenring/lanstreamer.c b/drivers/net/tokenring/lanstreamer.c
index 3f9d5a25562e..26d84daf660b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tokenring/lanstreamer.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tokenring/lanstreamer.c
@@ -1303,7 +1303,7 @@ static void streamer_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
        writel(streamer_priv->srb,streamer_mmio+LAPA);
        dev_mc_address[0] = dev_mc_address[1] = dev_mc_address[2] = dev_mc_address[3] = 0 ; 
  
-        for (i=0,dmi=dev->mc_list;i < dev->mc_count; i++,dmi = dmi->next) 
+        for (i=0,dmi=dev->mc_list;i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++,dmi = dmi->next)
        { 
                dev_mc_address[0] |= dmi->dmi_addr[2] ; 
                dev_mc_address[1] |= dmi->dmi_addr[3] ; 
diff --git a/drivers/net/tokenring/olympic.c b/drivers/net/tokenring/olympic.c
index f010a4dc5f19..a242d125b34c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tokenring/olympic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tokenring/olympic.c
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ static void olympic_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
        dev_mc_address[0] = dev_mc_address[1] = dev_mc_address[2] = dev_mc_address[3] = 0 ; 
-        for (i=0,dmi=dev->mc_list;i < dev->mc_count; i++,dmi = dmi->next) { 
+        for (i=0,dmi=dev->mc_list;i < netdev_mc_count(dev); i++,dmi = dmi->next) {
                dev_mc_address[0] |= dmi->dmi_addr[2] ; 
                dev_mc_address[1] |= dmi->dmi_addr[3] ; 
                dev_mc_address[2] |= dmi->dmi_addr[4] ; 
diff --git a/drivers/net/tokenring/tms380tr.c b/drivers/net/tokenring/tms380tr.c
index e3c42f5ac4a9..6b8868959b85 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tokenring/tms380tr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tokenring/tms380tr.c
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ static void tms380tr_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                {
                        int i;
                        struct dev_mc_list *mclist = dev->mc_list;
-                        for (i=0; i< dev->mc_count; i++)
+                        for (i=0; i< netdev_mc_count(dev); i++)
                        {
                                ((char *)(&tp->ocpl.FunctAddr))[0] |=
                                        mclist->dmi_addr[2];
diff --git a/drivers/net/tsi108_eth.c b/drivers/net/tsi108_eth.c
index a69c4a48bab9..f4b30c4826fb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tsi108_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tsi108_eth.c
@@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ static void tsi108_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
        rxcfg &= ~(TSI108_EC_RXCFG_UFE | TSI108_EC_RXCFG_MFE);
-        if (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI || dev->mc_count) {
+        if (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI || !netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
                int i;
                struct dev_mc_list *mc = dev->mc_list;
                rxcfg |= TSI108_EC_RXCFG_MFE | TSI108_EC_RXCFG_MC_HASH;
diff --git a/drivers/net/tulip/de2104x.c b/drivers/net/tulip/de2104x.c
index 29330209ad8b..a4cff23dcdf9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tulip/de2104x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tulip/de2104x.c
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ static void build_setup_frame_hash(u16 *setup_frm, struct net_device *dev)
        memset(hash_table, 0, sizeof(hash_table));
        set_bit_le(255, hash_table);                    /* Broadcast entry */
        /* This should work on big-endian machines as well. */
-        for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < dev->mc_count;
+        for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < netdev_mc_count(dev);
             i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
                int index = ether_crc_le(ETH_ALEN, mclist->dmi_addr) & 0x1ff;
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ static void build_setup_frame_perfect(u16 *setup_frm, struct net_device *dev)
        /* We have <= 14 addresses so we can use the wonderful
           16 address perfect filtering of the Tulip. */
-        for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; i < dev->mc_count;
+        for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; i < netdev_mc_count(dev);
             i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
                eaddrs = (u16 *)mclist->dmi_addr;
                *setup_frm++ = *eaddrs; *setup_frm++ = *eaddrs++;
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ static void __de_set_rx_mode (struct net_device *dev)
                goto out;
        }
-        if ((dev->mc_count > 1000) || (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
+        if ((netdev_mc_count(dev) > 1000) || (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
                /* Too many to filter well -- accept all multicasts. */
                macmode |= AcceptAllMulticast;
                goto out;
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ static void __de_set_rx_mode (struct net_device *dev)
        /* Note that only the low-address shortword of setup_frame is valid!
           The values are doubled for big-endian architectures. */
-        if (dev->mc_count > 14) /* Must use a multicast hash table. */
+        if (netdev_mc_count(dev) > 14)  /* Must use a multicast hash table. */
                build_setup_frame_hash (de->setup_frame, dev);
        else
                build_setup_frame_perfect (de->setup_frame, dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/tulip/de4x5.c b/drivers/net/tulip/de4x5.c
index a8349b7200b5..0b6a9731091c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tulip/de4x5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tulip/de4x5.c
@@ -1963,10 +1963,10 @@ SetMulticastFilter(struct net_device *dev)
    omr &= ~(OMR_PR | OMR_PM);
    pa = build_setup_frame(dev, ALL);        /* Build the basic frame */
-    if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) || (dev->mc_count > 14)) {
+    if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) || (netdev_mc_count(dev) > 14)) {
        omr |= OMR_PM;                       /* Pass all multicasts */
    } else if (lp->setup_f == HASH_PERF) {   /* Hash Filtering */
-        for (i=0;i<dev->mc_count;i++) {      /* for each address in the list */
+        for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(dev) ;i++) {
            addrs=dmi->dmi_addr;
            dmi=dmi->next;
            if ((*addrs & 0x01) == 1) {      /* multicast address? */
@@ -1984,7 +1984,7 @@ SetMulticastFilter(struct net_device *dev)
            }
        }
    } else {                                 /* Perfect filtering */
-        for (j=0; j<dev->mc_count; j++) {
+        for (j=0; j<netdev_mc_count(dev); j++) {
            addrs=dmi->dmi_addr;
            dmi=dmi->next;
            for (i=0; i<ETH_ALEN; i++) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/tulip/dmfe.c b/drivers/net/tulip/dmfe.c
index 5fc61c1012e5..534afbdb9c91 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tulip/dmfe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tulip/dmfe.c
@@ -658,9 +658,9 @@ static void dmfe_init_dm910x(struct DEVICE *dev)
        /* Send setup frame */
        if (db->chip_id == PCI_DM9132_ID)
-                dm9132_id_table(dev, dev->mc_count);    /* DM9132 */
+                dm9132_id_table(dev, netdev_mc_count(dev));     /* DM9132 */
        else
-                send_filter_frame(dev, dev->mc_count);  /* DM9102/DM9102A */
+                send_filter_frame(dev, netdev_mc_count(dev));   /* DM9102/DM9102A */
        /* Init CR7, interrupt active bit */
        db->cr7_data = CR7_DEFAULT;
@@ -1052,6 +1052,7 @@ static void dmfe_set_filter_mode(struct DEVICE * dev)
 {
        struct dmfe_board_info *db = netdev_priv(dev);
        unsigned long flags;
+        int mc_count = netdev_mc_count(dev);
        DMFE_DBUG(0, "dmfe_set_filter_mode()", 0);
        spin_lock_irqsave(&db->lock, flags);
@@ -1064,19 +1065,19 @@ static void dmfe_set_filter_mode(struct DEVICE * dev)
                return;
        }
-        if (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI || dev->mc_count > DMFE_MAX_MULTICAST) {
+        if (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI || mc_count > DMFE_MAX_MULTICAST) {
-                DMFE_DBUG(0, "Pass all multicast address", dev->mc_count);
+                DMFE_DBUG(0, "Pass all multicast address", mc_count);
                db->cr6_data &= ~(CR6_PM | CR6_PBF);
                db->cr6_data |= CR6_PAM;
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&db->lock, flags);
                return;
        }
-        DMFE_DBUG(0, "Set multicast address", dev->mc_count);
+        DMFE_DBUG(0, "Set multicast address", mc_count);
        if (db->chip_id == PCI_DM9132_ID)
-                dm9132_id_table(dev, dev->mc_count);    /* DM9132 */
+                dm9132_id_table(dev, mc_count);         /* DM9132 */
        else
-                send_filter_frame(dev, dev->mc_count);  /* DM9102/DM9102A */
+                send_filter_frame(dev, mc_count);       /* DM9102/DM9102A */
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&db->lock, flags);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/tulip/tulip_core.c b/drivers/net/tulip/tulip_core.c
index e1a5f03a49c5..cce2ada07950 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tulip/tulip_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tulip/tulip_core.c
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ static void build_setup_frame_hash(u16 *setup_frm, struct net_device *dev)
        memset(hash_table, 0, sizeof(hash_table));
        set_bit_le(255, hash_table);                    /* Broadcast entry */
        /* This should work on big-endian machines as well. */
-        for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < dev->mc_count;
+        for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < netdev_mc_count(dev);
             i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
                int index = ether_crc_le(ETH_ALEN, mclist->dmi_addr) & 0x1ff;
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ static void build_setup_frame_perfect(u16 *setup_frm, struct net_device *dev)
        /* We have <= 14 addresses so we can use the wonderful
           16 address perfect filtering of the Tulip. */
-        for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; i < dev->mc_count;
+        for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; i < netdev_mc_count(dev);
             i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
                eaddrs = (u16 *)mclist->dmi_addr;
                *setup_frm++ = *eaddrs; *setup_frm++ = *eaddrs++;
@@ -1057,7 +1057,8 @@ static void set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
        if (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) {                 /* Set promiscuous. */
                tp->csr6 |= AcceptAllMulticast | AcceptAllPhys;
                csr6 |= AcceptAllMulticast | AcceptAllPhys;
-        } else if ((dev->mc_count > 1000)  ||  (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
+        } else if ((netdev_mc_count(dev) > 1000) ||
+                   (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
                /* Too many to filter well -- accept all multicasts. */
                tp->csr6 |= AcceptAllMulticast;
                csr6 |= AcceptAllMulticast;
@@ -1066,14 +1067,16 @@ static void set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
                /* Should verify correctness on big-endian/__powerpc__ */
                struct dev_mc_list *mclist;
                int i;
-                if (dev->mc_count > 64) {               /* Arbitrary non-effective limit. */
+                if (netdev_mc_count(dev) > 64) {
+                        /* Arbitrary non-effective limit. */
                        tp->csr6 |= AcceptAllMulticast;
                        csr6 |= AcceptAllMulticast;
                } else {
                        u32 mc_filter[2] = {0, 0};               /* Multicast hash filter */
                        int filterbit;
-                        for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < dev->mc_count;
+                        for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list;
-                                 i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
+                             mclist && i < netdev_mc_count(dev);
+                             i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
                                if (tp->flags & COMET_MAC_ADDR)
                                        filterbit = ether_crc_le(ETH_ALEN, mclist->dmi_addr);
                                else
@@ -1107,7 +1110,8 @@ static void set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
                /* Note that only the low-address shortword of setup_frame is valid!
                   The values are doubled for big-endian architectures. */
-                if (dev->mc_count > 14) { /* Must use a multicast hash table. */
+                if (netdev_mc_count(dev) > 14) {
+                        /* Must use a multicast hash table. */
                        build_setup_frame_hash(tp->setup_frame, dev);
                        tx_flags = 0x08400000 | 192;
                } else {
diff --git a/drivers/net/tulip/uli526x.c b/drivers/net/tulip/uli526x.c
index dc3335d906f6..216ceb322ed4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tulip/uli526x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tulip/uli526x.c
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ static void uli526x_init(struct net_device *dev)
        update_cr6(db->cr6_data, ioaddr);
        /* Send setup frame */
-        send_filter_frame(dev, dev->mc_count);  /* M5261/M5263 */
+        send_filter_frame(dev, netdev_mc_count(dev));   /* M5261/M5263 */
        /* Init CR7, interrupt active bit */
        db->cr7_data = CR7_DEFAULT;
@@ -906,16 +906,18 @@ static void uli526x_set_filter_mode(struct net_device * dev)
                return;
        }
-        if (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI || dev->mc_count > ULI5261_MAX_MULTICAST) {
+        if (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI ||
-                ULI526X_DBUG(0, "Pass all multicast address", dev->mc_count);
+            netdev_mc_count(dev) > ULI5261_MAX_MULTICAST) {
+                ULI526X_DBUG(0, "Pass all multicast address",
+                             netdev_mc_count(dev));
                db->cr6_data &= ~(CR6_PM | CR6_PBF);
                db->cr6_data |= CR6_PAM;
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&db->lock, flags);
                return;
        }
-        ULI526X_DBUG(0, "Set multicast address", dev->mc_count);
+        ULI526X_DBUG(0, "Set multicast address", netdev_mc_count(dev));
-        send_filter_frame(dev, dev->mc_count);  /* M5261/M5263 */
+        send_filter_frame(dev, netdev_mc_count(dev));   /* M5261/M5263 */
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&db->lock, flags);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/tulip/winbond-840.c b/drivers/net/tulip/winbond-840.c
index 9fb89afccf7c..98711a9f35ac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tulip/winbond-840.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tulip/winbond-840.c
@@ -1361,7 +1361,7 @@ static u32 __set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
                memset(mc_filter, 0xff, sizeof(mc_filter));
                rx_mode = RxAcceptBroadcast | AcceptMulticast | RxAcceptAllPhys
                        | AcceptMyPhys;
-        } else if ((dev->mc_count > multicast_filter_limit) ||
+        } else if ((netdev_mc_count(dev) > multicast_filter_limit) ||
                   (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
                /* Too many to match, or accept all multicasts. */
                memset(mc_filter, 0xff, sizeof(mc_filter));
@@ -1370,8 +1370,9 @@ static u32 __set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
                struct dev_mc_list *mclist;
                int i;
                memset(mc_filter, 0, sizeof(mc_filter));
-                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < dev->mc_count;
+                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list;
-                         i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
+                     mclist && i < netdev_mc_count(dev);
+                     i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
                        int filterbit = (ether_crc(ETH_ALEN, mclist->dmi_addr) >> 26) ^ 0x3F;
                        filterbit &= 0x3f;
                        mc_filter[filterbit >> 5] |= 1 << (filterbit & 31);
diff --git a/drivers/net/typhoon.c b/drivers/net/typhoon.c
index 6e4f754c4baf..edabc49a49bc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/typhoon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/typhoon.c
@@ -924,17 +924,18 @@ typhoon_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
        filter = TYPHOON_RX_FILTER_DIRECTED | TYPHOON_RX_FILTER_BROADCAST;
        if(dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) {
                filter |= TYPHOON_RX_FILTER_PROMISCOUS;
-        } else if((dev->mc_count > multicast_filter_limit) ||
+        } else if ((netdev_mc_count(dev) > multicast_filter_limit) ||
                  (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
                /* Too many to match, or accept all multicasts. */
                filter |= TYPHOON_RX_FILTER_ALL_MCAST;
-        } else if(dev->mc_count) {
+        } else if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
                struct dev_mc_list *mclist;
                int i;
                memset(mc_filter, 0, sizeof(mc_filter));
-                for(i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < dev->mc_count;
+                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list;
-                    i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
+                     mclist && i < netdev_mc_count(dev);
+                     i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
                        int bit = ether_crc(ETH_ALEN, mclist->dmi_addr) & 0x3f;
                        mc_filter[bit >> 5] |= 1 << (bit & 0x1f);
                }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c b/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c
index 225f65812f2e..a05720289c7e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c
@@ -2031,7 +2031,8 @@ static void ucc_geth_set_multi(struct net_device *dev)
                        dmi = dev->mc_list;
-                        for (i = 0; i < dev->mc_count; i++, dmi = dmi->next) {
+                        for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(dev);
+                             i++, dmi = dmi->next) {
                                /* Only support group multicast for now.
                                 */
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/asix.c b/drivers/net/usb/asix.c
index a516185cbc9f..f02551713b13 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/asix.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/asix.c
@@ -542,9 +542,9 @@ static void asix_set_multicast(struct net_device *net)
        if (net->flags & IFF_PROMISC) {
                rx_ctl |= AX_RX_CTL_PRO;
        } else if (net->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI ||
-                   net->mc_count > AX_MAX_MCAST) {
+                   netdev_mc_count(net) > AX_MAX_MCAST) {
                rx_ctl |= AX_RX_CTL_AMALL;
-        } else if (net->mc_count == 0) {
+        } else if (netdev_mc_empty(net)) {
                /* just broadcast and directed */
        } else {
                /* We use the 20 byte dev->data
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ static void asix_set_multicast(struct net_device *net)
                memset(data->multi_filter, 0, AX_MCAST_FILTER_SIZE);
                /* Build the multicast hash filter. */
-                for (i = 0; i < net->mc_count; i++) {
+                for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(net); i++) {
                        crc_bits =
                            ether_crc(ETH_ALEN,
                                      mc_list->dmi_addr) >> 26;
@@ -754,9 +754,9 @@ static void ax88172_set_multicast(struct net_device *net)
        if (net->flags & IFF_PROMISC) {
                rx_ctl |= 0x01;
        } else if (net->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI ||
-                   net->mc_count > AX_MAX_MCAST) {
+                   netdev_mc_count(net) > AX_MAX_MCAST) {
                rx_ctl |= 0x02;
-        } else if (net->mc_count == 0) {
+        } else if (netdev_mc_empty(net)) {
                /* just broadcast and directed */
        } else {
                /* We use the 20 byte dev->data
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ static void ax88172_set_multicast(struct net_device *net)
                memset(data->multi_filter, 0, AX_MCAST_FILTER_SIZE);
                /* Build the multicast hash filter. */
-                for (i = 0; i < net->mc_count; i++) {
+                for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(net); i++) {
                        crc_bits =
                            ether_crc(ETH_ALEN,
                                      mc_list->dmi_addr) >> 26;
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/catc.c b/drivers/net/usb/catc.c
index 7d3fa06980c1..5a13660ebd17 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/catc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/catc.c
@@ -648,7 +648,9 @@ static void catc_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *netdev)
        if (netdev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) {
                memset(catc->multicast, 0xff, 64);
        } else {
-                for (i = 0, mc = netdev->mc_list; mc && i < netdev->mc_count; i++, mc = mc->next) {
+                for (i = 0, mc = netdev->mc_list;
+                     mc && i < netdev_mc_count(netdev);
+                     i++, mc = mc->next) {
                        u32 crc = ether_crc_le(6, mc->dmi_addr);
                        if (!catc->is_f5u011) {
                                catc->multicast[(crc >> 3) & 0x3f] |= 1 << (crc & 7);
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/int51x1.c b/drivers/net/usb/int51x1.c
index 55cf7081de10..9ab5c1983a7d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/int51x1.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/int51x1.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ static void int51x1_set_multicast(struct net_device *netdev)
                /* do not expect to see traffic of other PLCs */
                filter |= PACKET_TYPE_PROMISCUOUS;
                devinfo(dev, "promiscuous mode enabled");
-        } else if (netdev->mc_count ||
+        } else if (!netdev_mc_empty(netdev) ||
                  (netdev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
                filter |= PACKET_TYPE_ALL_MULTICAST;
                devdbg(dev, "receive all multicast enabled");
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/kaweth.c b/drivers/net/usb/kaweth.c
index f1d64ef67efa..52671ea043a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/kaweth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/kaweth.c
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ static void kaweth_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *net)
        if (net->flags & IFF_PROMISC) {
                packet_filter_bitmap |= KAWETH_PACKET_FILTER_PROMISCUOUS;
        }
-        else if ((net->mc_count) || (net->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
+        else if (!netdev_mc_empty(net) || (net->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
                packet_filter_bitmap |= KAWETH_PACKET_FILTER_ALL_MULTICAST;
        }
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/mcs7830.c b/drivers/net/usb/mcs7830.c
index 6fc098fe9ff7..34665137f2c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/mcs7830.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/mcs7830.c
@@ -443,9 +443,9 @@ static void mcs7830_data_set_multicast(struct net_device *net)
        if (net->flags & IFF_PROMISC) {
                data->config |= HIF_REG_CONFIG_PROMISCUOUS;
        } else if (net->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI ||
-                   net->mc_count > MCS7830_MAX_MCAST) {
+                   netdev_mc_count(net) > MCS7830_MAX_MCAST) {
                data->config |= HIF_REG_CONFIG_ALLMULTICAST;
-        } else if (net->mc_count == 0) {
+        } else if (netdev_mc_empty(net)) {
                /* just broadcast and directed */
        } else {
                /* We use the 20 byte dev->data
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ static void mcs7830_data_set_multicast(struct net_device *net)
                int i;
                /* Build the multicast hash filter. */
-                for (i = 0; i < net->mc_count; i++) {
+                for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(net); i++) {
                        crc_bits = ether_crc(ETH_ALEN, mc_list->dmi_addr) >> 26;
                        data->multi_filter[crc_bits >> 3] |= 1 << (crc_bits & 7);
                        mc_list = mc_list->next;
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c b/drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c
index ed4a508ef262..44ae8f6d3135 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c
@@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ static void pegasus_set_multicast(struct net_device *net)
                pegasus->eth_regs[EthCtrl2] |= RX_PROMISCUOUS;
                if (netif_msg_link(pegasus))
                        pr_info("%s: Promiscuous mode enabled.\n", net->name);
-        } else if (net->mc_count || (net->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
+        } else if (!netdev_mc_empty(net) || (net->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
                pegasus->eth_regs[EthCtrl0] |= RX_MULTICAST;
                pegasus->eth_regs[EthCtrl2] &= ~RX_PROMISCUOUS;
                if (netif_msg_link(pegasus))
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c b/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c
index 21ac103fbb71..e85c89c6706d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ static void rtl8150_set_multicast(struct net_device *netdev)
        if (netdev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) {
                dev->rx_creg |= cpu_to_le16(0x0001);
                dev_info(&netdev->dev, "%s: promiscuous mode\n", netdev->name);
-        } else if (netdev->mc_count ||
+        } else if (!netdev_mc_empty(netdev) ||
                   (netdev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
                dev->rx_creg &= cpu_to_le16(0xfffe);
                dev->rx_creg |= cpu_to_le16(0x0002);
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c
index 0c3c738d7419..48555d0e374d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ static void smsc95xx_set_multicast(struct net_device *netdev)
                        devdbg(dev, "receive all multicast enabled");
                pdata->mac_cr |= MAC_CR_MCPAS_;
                pdata->mac_cr &= ~(MAC_CR_PRMS_ | MAC_CR_HPFILT_);
-        } else if (dev->net->mc_count > 0) {
+        } else if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev->net)) {
                struct dev_mc_list *mc_list = dev->net->mc_list;
                int count = 0;
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ static void smsc95xx_set_multicast(struct net_device *netdev)
                        mc_list = mc_list->next;
                }
-                if (count != ((u32)dev->net->mc_count))
+                if (count != ((u32) netdev_mc_count(dev->net)))
                        devwarn(dev, "mc_count != dev->mc_count");
                if (netif_msg_drv(dev))
diff --git a/drivers/net/via-rhine.c b/drivers/net/via-rhine.c
index a7e0c84426ea..85df7ac636b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/via-rhine.c
+++ b/drivers/net/via-rhine.c
@@ -1697,7 +1697,7 @@ static void rhine_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
                rx_mode = 0x1C;
                iowrite32(0xffffffff, ioaddr + MulticastFilter0);
                iowrite32(0xffffffff, ioaddr + MulticastFilter1);
-        } else if ((dev->mc_count > multicast_filter_limit) ||
+        } else if ((netdev_mc_count(dev) > multicast_filter_limit) ||
                   (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
                /* Too many to match, or accept all multicasts. */
                iowrite32(0xffffffff, ioaddr + MulticastFilter0);
@@ -1707,7 +1707,8 @@ static void rhine_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
                struct dev_mc_list *mclist;
                int i;
                memset(mc_filter, 0, sizeof(mc_filter));
-                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < dev->mc_count;
+                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list;
+                     mclist && i < netdev_mc_count(dev);
                     i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
                        int bit_nr = ether_crc(ETH_ALEN, mclist->dmi_addr) >> 26;
diff --git a/drivers/net/via-velocity.c b/drivers/net/via-velocity.c
index f15485efe40e..bdb19c3d6568 100644
--- a/drivers/net/via-velocity.c
+++ b/drivers/net/via-velocity.c
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ static void velocity_set_multi(struct net_device *dev)
                writel(0xffffffff, &regs->MARCAM[0]);
                writel(0xffffffff, &regs->MARCAM[4]);
                rx_mode = (RCR_AM | RCR_AB | RCR_PROM);
-        } else if ((dev->mc_count > vptr->multicast_limit) ||
+        } else if ((netdev_mc_count(dev) > vptr->multicast_limit) ||
                   (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
                writel(0xffffffff, &regs->MARCAM[0]);
                writel(0xffffffff, &regs->MARCAM[4]);
@@ -1141,7 +1141,9 @@ static void velocity_set_multi(struct net_device *dev)
                int offset = MCAM_SIZE - vptr->multicast_limit;
                mac_get_cam_mask(regs, vptr->mCAMmask);
-                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < dev->mc_count; i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
+                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list;
+                     mclist && i < netdev_mc_count(dev);
+                     i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
                        mac_set_cam(regs, i + offset, mclist->dmi_addr);
                        vptr->mCAMmask[(offset + i) / 8] |= 1 << ((offset + i) & 7);
                }
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 9d8984a3741c..4c347a3df657 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -735,6 +735,7 @@ static void virtnet_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
        struct dev_addr_list *addr;
        struct netdev_hw_addr *ha;
        int uc_count;
+        int mc_count;
        void *buf;
        int i;
@@ -762,9 +763,11 @@ static void virtnet_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
                         allmulti ? "en" : "dis");
        uc_count = netdev_uc_count(dev);
+        mc_count = netdev_mc_count(dev);
        /* MAC filter - use one buffer for both lists */
-        mac_data = buf = kzalloc(((uc_count + dev->mc_count) * ETH_ALEN) +
+        buf = kzalloc(((uc_count + mc_count) * ETH_ALEN) +
-                                 (2 * sizeof(mac_data->entries)), GFP_ATOMIC);
+                      (2 * sizeof(mac_data->entries)), GFP_ATOMIC);
+        mac_data = buf;
        if (!buf) {
                dev_warn(&dev->dev, "No memory for MAC address buffer\n");
                return;
@@ -784,13 +787,13 @@ static void virtnet_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
        /* multicast list and count fill the end */
        mac_data = (void *)&mac_data->macs[uc_count][0];
-        mac_data->entries = dev->mc_count;
+        mac_data->entries = mc_count;
        addr = dev->mc_list;
-        for (i = 0; i < dev->mc_count; i++, addr = addr->next)
+        for (i = 0; i < mc_count; i++, addr = addr->next)
                memcpy(&mac_data->macs[i][0], addr->da_addr, ETH_ALEN);
        sg_set_buf(&sg[1], mac_data,
-                   sizeof(mac_data->entries) + (dev->mc_count * ETH_ALEN));
+                   sizeof(mac_data->entries) + (mc_count * ETH_ALEN));
        if (!virtnet_send_command(vi, VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MAC,
                                  VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MAC_TABLE_SET,
diff --git a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
index b896f9386110..ee1b397417f3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
@@ -1668,7 +1668,7 @@ static u8 *
 vmxnet3_copy_mc(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
        u8 *buf = NULL;
-        u32 sz = netdev->mc_count * ETH_ALEN;
+        u32 sz = netdev_mc_count(netdev) * ETH_ALEN;
        /* struct Vmxnet3_RxFilterConf.mfTableLen is u16. */
        if (sz <= 0xffff) {
@@ -1678,7 +1678,7 @@ vmxnet3_copy_mc(struct net_device *netdev)
                        int i;
                        struct dev_mc_list *mc = netdev->mc_list;
-                        for (i = 0; i < netdev->mc_count; i++) {
+                        for (i = 0; i < netdev_mc_count(netdev); i++) {
                                BUG_ON(!mc);
                                memcpy(buf + i * ETH_ALEN, mc->dmi_addr,
                                       ETH_ALEN);
@@ -1708,12 +1708,12 @@ vmxnet3_set_mc(struct net_device *netdev)
        if (netdev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)
                new_mode |= VMXNET3_RXM_ALL_MULTI;
        else
-                if (netdev->mc_count > 0) {
+                if (!netdev_mc_empty(netdev)) {
                        new_table = vmxnet3_copy_mc(netdev);
                        if (new_table) {
                                new_mode |= VMXNET3_RXM_MCAST;
                                rxConf->mfTableLen = cpu_to_le16(
-                                                netdev->mc_count * ETH_ALEN);
+                                        netdev_mc_count(netdev) * ETH_ALEN);
                                rxConf->mfTablePA = cpu_to_le64(virt_to_phys(
                                                    new_table));
                        } else {
diff --git a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.c b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.c
index a6606b8948e9..c248b01218a1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.c
@@ -1178,11 +1178,11 @@ static void vxge_set_multicast(struct net_device *dev)
        memset(&mac_info, 0, sizeof(struct macInfo));
        /* Update individual M_CAST address list */
-        if ((!vdev->all_multi_flg) && dev->mc_count) {
+        if ((!vdev->all_multi_flg) && netdev_mc_count(dev)) {
                mcast_cnt = vdev->vpaths[0].mcast_addr_cnt;
                list_head = &vdev->vpaths[0].mac_addr_list;
-                if ((dev->mc_count +
+                if ((netdev_mc_count(dev) +
                        (vdev->vpaths[0].mac_addr_cnt - mcast_cnt)) >
                                vdev->vpaths[0].max_mac_addr_cnt)
                        goto _set_all_mcast;
@@ -1217,7 +1217,7 @@ static void vxge_set_multicast(struct net_device *dev)
                }
                /* Add new ones */
-                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; i < dev->mc_count;
+                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; i < netdev_mc_count(dev);
                        i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
                        memcpy(mac_info.macaddr, mclist->dmi_addr, ETH_ALEN);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c b/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
index ef6b78da370f..c22a34c7639c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
@@ -2310,7 +2310,7 @@ static void airo_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev) {
                        airo_set_promisc(ai);
        }
-        if ((dev->flags&IFF_ALLMULTI)||dev->mc_count>0) {
+        if ((dev->flags&IFF_ALLMULTI) || !netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
                /* Turn on multicast.  (Should be already setup...) */
        }
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/main.c
index 753a1804eee7..a9e9cea2d767 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/main.c
@@ -1668,12 +1668,12 @@ __orinoco_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
        /* The Hermes doesn't seem to have an allmulti mode, so we go
         * into promiscuous mode and let the upper levels deal. */
        if ((dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) || (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) ||
-            (dev->mc_count > MAX_MULTICAST(priv))) {
+            (netdev_mc_count(dev) > MAX_MULTICAST(priv))) {
                promisc = 1;
                mc_count = 0;
        } else {
                promisc = 0;
-                mc_count = dev->mc_count;
+                mc_count = netdev_mc_count(dev);
        }
        err = __orinoco_hw_set_multicast_list(priv, dev->mc_list, mc_count,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ray_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ray_cs.c
index 88e1e4e32b22..85905cab4f16 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ray_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ray_cs.c
@@ -1950,7 +1950,7 @@ static void set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
        if (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)
                ray_update_multi_list(dev, 1);
        else {
-                if (local->num_multi != dev->mc_count)
+                if (local->num_multi != netdev_mc_count(dev))
                        ray_update_multi_list(dev, 0);
        }
 } /* end set_multicast_list */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rndis_wlan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rndis_wlan.c
index 305c106fdc1c..14692bc51b51 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rndis_wlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rndis_wlan.c
@@ -1492,10 +1492,10 @@ static void set_multicast_list(struct usbnet *usbdev)
                filter |= RNDIS_PACKET_TYPE_PROMISCUOUS |
                        RNDIS_PACKET_TYPE_ALL_LOCAL;
        } else if (usbdev->net->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI ||
-                   usbdev->net->mc_count > priv->multicast_size) {
+                   netdev_mc_count(usbdev->net) > priv->multicast_size) {
                filter |= RNDIS_PACKET_TYPE_ALL_MULTICAST;
-        } else if (usbdev->net->mc_count > 0) {
+        } else if (!netdev_mc_empty(usbdev->net)) {
-                size = min(priv->multicast_size, usbdev->net->mc_count);
+                size = min(priv->multicast_size, netdev_mc_count(usbdev->net));
                buf = kmalloc(size * ETH_ALEN, GFP_KERNEL);
                if (!buf) {
                        devwarn(usbdev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1201.c b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1201.c
index 33c8be7ec8e6..5d2b52f4717f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1201.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1201.c
@@ -879,16 +879,15 @@ static void zd1201_set_multicast(struct net_device *dev)
        unsigned char reqbuf[ETH_ALEN*ZD1201_MAXMULTI];
        int i;
-        if (dev->mc_count > ZD1201_MAXMULTI)
+        if (netdev_mc_count(dev) > ZD1201_MAXMULTI)
                return;
-        for (i=0; i<dev->mc_count; i++) {
+        for (i=0; i<netdev_mc_count(dev); i++) {
                memcpy(reqbuf+i*ETH_ALEN, mc->dmi_addr, ETH_ALEN);
                mc = mc->next;
        }
        zd1201_setconfig(zd, ZD1201_RID_CNFGROUPADDRESS, reqbuf,
-            dev->mc_count*ETH_ALEN, 0);
+                         netdev_mc_count(dev) * ETH_ALEN, 0);
-        
 }
 static int zd1201_config_commit(struct net_device *dev, 
diff --git a/drivers/net/yellowfin.c b/drivers/net/yellowfin.c
index 8b231b30fd12..5c880240a642 100644
--- a/drivers/net/yellowfin.c
+++ b/drivers/net/yellowfin.c
@@ -1301,15 +1301,16 @@ static void set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
        iowrite16(cfg_value & ~0x1000, ioaddr + Cnfg);
        if (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) {                 /* Set promiscuous. */
                iowrite16(0x000F, ioaddr + AddrMode);
-        } else if ((dev->mc_count > 64)  ||  (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
+        } else if ((netdev_mc_count(dev) > 64) ||
+                   (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
                /* Too many to filter well, or accept all multicasts. */
                iowrite16(0x000B, ioaddr + AddrMode);
-        } else if (dev->mc_count > 0) { /* Must use the multicast hash table. */
+        } else if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev)) { /* Must use the multicast hash table. */
                struct dev_mc_list *mclist;
                u16 hash_table[4];
                int i;
                memset(hash_table, 0, sizeof(hash_table));
-                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < dev->mc_count;
+                for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < netdev_mc_count(dev);
                         i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
                        unsigned int bit;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/et131x/et131x_netdev.c b/drivers/staging/et131x/et131x_netdev.c
index 24d97b4fa6fb..bc1fad248952 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/et131x/et131x_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/et131x/et131x_netdev.c
@@ -444,11 +444,11 @@ void et131x_multicast(struct net_device *netdev)
                adapter->PacketFilter |= ET131X_PACKET_TYPE_ALL_MULTICAST;
        }
-        if (netdev->mc_count > NIC_MAX_MCAST_LIST) {
+        if (netdev_mc_count(netdev) > NIC_MAX_MCAST_LIST) {
                adapter->PacketFilter |= ET131X_PACKET_TYPE_ALL_MULTICAST;
        }
-        if (netdev->mc_count < 1) {
+        if (netdev_mc_count(netdev) < 1) {
                adapter->PacketFilter &= ~ET131X_PACKET_TYPE_ALL_MULTICAST;
                adapter->PacketFilter &= ~ET131X_PACKET_TYPE_MULTICAST;
        } else {
@@ -456,10 +456,10 @@ void et131x_multicast(struct net_device *netdev)
        }
        /* Set values in the private adapter struct */
-        adapter->MCAddressCount = netdev->mc_count;
+        adapter->MCAddressCount = netdev_mc_count(netdev);
-        if (netdev->mc_count) {
+        if (!netdev_mc_empty(netdev)) {
-                count = netdev->mc_count - 1;
+                count = netdev_mc_count(netdev) - 1;
                memcpy(adapter->MCList[count], mclist->dmi_addr, ETH_ALEN);
        }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/netwave/netwave_cs.c b/drivers/staging/netwave/netwave_cs.c
index e61e6b9440ab..e936717d1f4b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/netwave/netwave_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/netwave/netwave_cs.c
@@ -1341,15 +1341,15 @@ static void set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
 #ifdef PCMCIA_DEBUG
    {
        xstatic int old;
-        if (old != dev->mc_count) {
+        if (old != netdev_mc_count(dev)) {
-            old = dev->mc_count;
+            old = netdev_mc_count(dev);
            pr_debug("%s: setting Rx mode to %d addresses.\n",
-                  dev->name, dev->mc_count);
+                  dev->name, netdev_mc_count(dev));
        }
    }
 #endif
        
-    if (dev->mc_count || (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
+    if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev) || (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
        /* Multicast Mode */
        rcvMode = rxConfRxEna + rxConfAMP + rxConfBcast;
    } else if (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c b/drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c
index 5b191afc1442..8c9d5e5c7702 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c
@@ -1365,7 +1365,7 @@ static void slic_mcast_set_list(struct net_device *dev)
        int i;
        char *addresses;
        struct dev_mc_list *mc_list = dev->mc_list;
-        int mc_count = dev->mc_count;
+        int mc_count = netdev_mc_count(dev);
        ASSERT(adapter);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6655/device_main.c b/drivers/staging/vt6655/device_main.c
index 0db8d7b6e79c..82b3a6e0b15a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6655/device_main.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6655/device_main.c
@@ -3093,7 +3093,7 @@ static void device_set_multi(struct net_device *dev) {
        /* Unconditionally log net taps. */
        pDevice->byRxMode |= (RCR_MULTICAST|RCR_BROADCAST|RCR_UNICAST);
    }
-    else if ((dev->mc_count > pDevice->multicast_limit)
+    else if ((netdev_mc_count(dev) > pDevice->multicast_limit)
        ||  (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
        MACvSelectPage1(pDevice->PortOffset);
        VNSvOutPortD(pDevice->PortOffset + MAC_REG_MAR0, 0xffffffff);
@@ -3103,7 +3103,7 @@ static void device_set_multi(struct net_device *dev) {
    }
    else {
        memset(mc_filter, 0, sizeof(mc_filter));
-        for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < dev->mc_count;
+        for (i = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && i < netdev_mc_count(dev);
             i++, mclist = mclist->next) {
            int bit_nr = ether_crc(ETH_ALEN, mclist->dmi_addr) >> 26;
            mc_filter[bit_nr >> 5] |= cpu_to_le32(1 << (bit_nr & 31));
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c b/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c
index ef17c4958c67..2c6a5350547c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c
@@ -1619,7 +1619,8 @@ static void device_set_multi(struct net_device *dev) {
        // Unconditionally log net taps.
        pDevice->byRxMode |= (RCR_MULTICAST|RCR_BROADCAST|RCR_UNICAST);
    }
-    else if ((dev->mc_count > pDevice->multicast_limit) || (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
+    else if ((netdev_mc_count(dev) > pDevice->multicast_limit) ||
+             (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
        CONTROLnsRequestOut(pDevice,
                            MESSAGE_TYPE_WRITE,
                            MAC_REG_MAR0,
@@ -1631,7 +1632,7 @@ static void device_set_multi(struct net_device *dev) {
    }
    else {
        memset(mc_filter, 0, sizeof(mc_filter));
-        for (ii = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && ii < dev->mc_count;
+        for (ii = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && ii < netdev_mc_count(dev);
             ii++, mclist = mclist->next) {
            int bit_nr = ether_crc(ETH_ALEN, mclist->dmi_addr) >> 26;
            mc_filter[bit_nr >> 5] |= cpu_to_le32(1 << (bit_nr & 31));
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wavelan/wavelan.c b/drivers/staging/wavelan/wavelan.c
index d634b2da3b84..961f1417fb58 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wavelan/wavelan.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wavelan/wavelan.c
@@ -1367,7 +1367,7 @@ static void wavelan_set_multicast_list(struct net_device * dev)
 #ifdef DEBUG_IOCTL_INFO
        printk(KERN_DEBUG
               "%s: wavelan_set_multicast_list(): setting Rx mode %02X to %d addresses.\n",
-               dev->name, dev->flags, dev->mc_count);
+               dev->name, dev->flags, netdev_mc_count(dev));
 #endif
        /* Are we asking for promiscuous mode,
@@ -1375,7 +1375,7 @@ static void wavelan_set_multicast_list(struct net_device * dev)
         * or too many multicast addresses for the hardware filter? */
        if ((dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) ||
            (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) ||
-            (dev->mc_count > I82586_MAX_MULTICAST_ADDRESSES)) {
+            (netdev_mc_count(dev) > I82586_MAX_MULTICAST_ADDRESSES)) {
                /*
                 * Enable promiscuous mode: receive all packets.
                 */
@@ -1393,11 +1393,11 @@ static void wavelan_set_multicast_list(struct net_device * dev)
                 * in multicast list
                 */
 #ifdef MULTICAST_AVOID
-                if (lp->promiscuous || (dev->mc_count != lp->mc_count))
+                if (lp->promiscuous || (netdev_mc_count(dev) != lp->mc_count))
 #endif
                {
                        lp->promiscuous = 0;
-                        lp->mc_count = dev->mc_count;
+                        lp->mc_count = netdev_mc_count(dev);
                        wv_82586_reconfig(dev);
                }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wavelan/wavelan_cs.c b/drivers/staging/wavelan/wavelan_cs.c
index 10c702b5be4a..08fcb226d7d6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wavelan/wavelan_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wavelan/wavelan_cs.c
@@ -1373,7 +1373,7 @@ wavelan_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *	dev)
 #ifdef DEBUG_IOCTL_INFO
  printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: wavelan_set_multicast_list(): setting Rx mode %02X to %d addresses.\n",
-         dev->name, dev->flags, dev->mc_count);
+         dev->name, dev->flags, netdev_mc_count(dev));
 #endif
  if(dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC)
@@ -1394,7 +1394,7 @@ wavelan_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *	dev)
    /* If all multicast addresses
     * or too much multicast addresses for the hardware filter */
    if((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) ||
-       (dev->mc_count > I82593_MAX_MULTICAST_ADDRESSES))
+       (netdev_mc_count(dev) > I82593_MAX_MULTICAST_ADDRESSES))
      {
        /*
         * Disable promiscuous mode, but active the all multicast mode
@@ -1418,12 +1418,12 @@ wavelan_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *	dev)
           */
 #ifdef MULTICAST_AVOID
          if(lp->promiscuous || lp->allmulticast ||
-             (dev->mc_count != lp->mc_count))
+             (netdev_mc_count(dev) != lp->mc_count))
 #endif
            {
              lp->promiscuous = 0;
              lp->allmulticast = 0;
-              lp->mc_count = dev->mc_count;
+              lp->mc_count = netdev_mc_count(dev);
              wv_82593_reconfig(dev);
            }
@@ -3622,7 +3622,8 @@ wv_82593_config(struct net_device *	dev)
      if(!wv_82593_cmd(dev, "wv_82593_config(): mc-setup",
                       OP0_MC_SETUP, SR0_MC_SETUP_DONE))
        ret = FALSE;
-      lp->mc_count = dev->mc_count;     /* remember to avoid repeated reset */
+      /* remember to avoid repeated reset */
+      lp->mc_count = netdev_mc_count(dev);
    }
  /* Job done, clear the flag */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_netdev.c b/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_netdev.c
index 0d22e3692fe5..a95ebf881fcd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_netdev.c
@@ -1070,9 +1070,9 @@ void wl_multicast( struct net_device *dev )
            ( dev->flags & IFF_MULTICAST ) ? "Multicast " : "",
            ( dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI ) ? "All-Multicast" : "" );
-        DBG_PRINT( "  mc_count: %d\n", dev->mc_count );
+        DBG_PRINT( "  mc_count: %d\n", netdev_mc_count(dev));
-        for( x = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && x < dev->mc_count;
+        for( x = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list; mclist && x < netdev_mc_count(dev);
             x++, mclist = mclist->next ) {
            DBG_PRINT( "    %s (%d)\n", DbgHwAddr(mclist->dmi_addr),
                       mclist->dmi_addrlen );
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ void wl_multicast( struct net_device *dev )
                DBG_PRINT( "Enabling Promiscuous mode (IFF_PROMISC)\n" );
                hcf_put_info( &( lp->hcfCtx ), (LTVP)&( lp->ltvRecord ));
            }
-            else if(( dev->mc_count > HCF_MAX_MULTICAST ) ||
+            else if ((netdev_mc_count(dev) > HCF_MAX_MULTICAST) ||
                    ( dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI )) {
                /* Shutting off this filter will enable all multicast frames to
                   be sent up from the device; however, this is a static RID, so
@@ -1115,13 +1115,13 @@ void wl_multicast( struct net_device *dev )
                hcf_put_info( &( lp->hcfCtx ), (LTVP)&( lp->ltvRecord ));
                wl_apply( lp );
            }
-            else if( dev->mc_count != 0 ) {
+            else if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
                /* Set the multicast addresses */
-                lp->ltvRecord.len = ( dev->mc_count * 3 ) + 1;
+                lp->ltvRecord.len = ( netdev_mc_count(dev) * 3 ) + 1;
                lp->ltvRecord.typ = CFG_GROUP_ADDR;
                for( x = 0, mclist = dev->mc_list;
-                ( x < dev->mc_count ) && ( mclist != NULL );
+                ( x < netdev_mc_count(dev)) && ( mclist != NULL );
                    x++, mclist = mclist->next ) {
                    memcpy( &( lp->ltvRecord.u.u8[x * ETH_ALEN] ),
                            mclist->dmi_addr, ETH_ALEN );
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/bnep/netdev.c b/net/bluetooth/bnep/netdev.c
index 26fb831ef7e0..b6234b73c4cf 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/bnep/netdev.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/bnep/netdev.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static void bnep_net_set_mc_list(struct net_device *dev)
        struct sk_buff *skb;
        int size;
-        BT_DBG("%s mc_count %d", dev->name, dev->mc_count);
+        BT_DBG("%s mc_count %d", dev->name, netdev_mc_count(dev));
        size = sizeof(*r) + (BNEP_MAX_MULTICAST_FILTERS + 1) * ETH_ALEN * 2;
        skb  = alloc_skb(size, GFP_ATOMIC);
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ static void bnep_net_set_mc_list(struct net_device *dev)
                /* FIXME: We should group addresses here. */
-                for (i = 0; i < dev->mc_count && i < BNEP_MAX_MULTICAST_FILTERS; i++) {
+                for (i = 0;
+                     i < netdev_mc_count(dev) && i < BNEP_MAX_MULTICAST_FILTERS;
+                     i++) {
                        memcpy(__skb_put(skb, ETH_ALEN), dmi->dmi_addr, ETH_ALEN);
                        memcpy(__skb_put(skb, ETH_ALEN), dmi->dmi_addr, ETH_ALEN);
                        dmi = dmi->next;
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index ae75f25ac0a5..d1cf53d0d597 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -4263,7 +4263,7 @@ static void dev_addr_discard(struct net_device *dev)
        netif_addr_lock_bh(dev);
        __dev_addr_discard(&dev->mc_list);
-        dev->mc_count = 0;
+        netdev_mc_count(dev) = 0;
        netif_addr_unlock_bh(dev);
 }
diff --git a/net/irda/irlan/irlan_eth.c b/net/irda/irlan/irlan_eth.c
index d340110f5c0c..9616c32d1076 100644
--- a/net/irda/irlan/irlan_eth.c
+++ b/net/irda/irlan/irlan_eth.c
@@ -321,14 +321,15 @@ static void irlan_eth_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
                /* Enable promiscuous mode */
                IRDA_WARNING("Promiscuous mode not implemented by IrLAN!\n");
        }
-        else if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) || dev->mc_count > HW_MAX_ADDRS) {
+        else if ((dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) ||
+                 netdev_mc_count(dev) > HW_MAX_ADDRS) {
                /* Disable promiscuous mode, use normal mode. */
                IRDA_DEBUG(4, "%s(), Setting multicast filter\n", __func__ );
                /* hardware_set_filter(NULL); */
                irlan_set_multicast_filter(self, TRUE);
        }
-        else if (dev->mc_count) {
+        else if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
                IRDA_DEBUG(4, "%s(), Setting multicast filter\n", __func__ );
                /* Walk the address list, and load the filter */
                /* hardware_set_filter(dev->mc_list); */
diff --git a/net/mac80211/iface.c b/net/mac80211/iface.c
index 09fff4662e80..f943f5fa7286 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/iface.c
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ static int ieee80211_stop(struct net_device *dev)
        netif_addr_lock_bh(dev);
        spin_lock_bh(&local->filter_lock);
        __dev_addr_unsync(&local->mc_list, &local->mc_count,
-                          &dev->mc_list, &dev->mc_count);
+                          &dev->mc_list, dev->mc_count);
        spin_unlock_bh(&local->filter_lock);
        netif_addr_unlock_bh(dev);