3 files changed, 18 insertions, 38 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/jme.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/jme.c
index 92317e9c0f73..60ac46f4ac08 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/jme.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/jme.c
@@ -1860,10 +1860,14 @@ jme_open(struct net_device *netdev)
         jme_clear_pm(jme);
         JME_NAPI_ENABLE(jme);
 
-        tasklet_enable(&jme->linkch_task);
-        tasklet_enable(&jme->txclean_task);
-        tasklet_hi_enable(&jme->rxclean_task);
-        tasklet_hi_enable(&jme->rxempty_task);
+        tasklet_init(&jme->linkch_task, jme_link_change_tasklet,
+                     (unsigned long) jme);
+        tasklet_init(&jme->txclean_task, jme_tx_clean_tasklet,
+                     (unsigned long) jme);
+        tasklet_init(&jme->rxclean_task, jme_rx_clean_tasklet,
+                     (unsigned long) jme);
+        tasklet_init(&jme->rxempty_task, jme_rx_empty_tasklet,
+                     (unsigned long) jme);
 
         rc = jme_request_irq(jme);
         if (rc)
@@ -3079,22 +3083,6 @@ jme_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
         tasklet_init(&jme->pcc_task,
                      jme_pcc_tasklet,
                      (unsigned long) jme);
-        tasklet_init(&jme->linkch_task,
-                     jme_link_change_tasklet,
-                     (unsigned long) jme);
-        tasklet_init(&jme->txclean_task,
-                     jme_tx_clean_tasklet,
-                     (unsigned long) jme);
-        tasklet_init(&jme->rxclean_task,
-                     jme_rx_clean_tasklet,
-                     (unsigned long) jme);
-        tasklet_init(&jme->rxempty_task,
-                     jme_rx_empty_tasklet,
-                     (unsigned long) jme);
-        tasklet_disable_nosync(&jme->linkch_task);
-        tasklet_disable_nosync(&jme->txclean_task);
-        tasklet_disable_nosync(&jme->rxclean_task);
-        tasklet_disable_nosync(&jme->rxempty_task);
         jme->dpi.cur = PCC_P1;
 
         jme->reg_ghc = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ksz884x.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ksz884x.c
index e558edd1cb6c..69e01977a1dd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ksz884x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ksz884x.c
@@ -5459,8 +5459,10 @@ static int prepare_hardware(struct net_device *dev)
         rc = request_irq(dev->irq, netdev_intr, IRQF_SHARED, dev->name, dev);
         if (rc)
                 return rc;
-        tasklet_enable(&hw_priv->rx_tasklet);
-        tasklet_enable(&hw_priv->tx_tasklet);
+        tasklet_init(&hw_priv->rx_tasklet, rx_proc_task,
+                     (unsigned long) hw_priv);
+        tasklet_init(&hw_priv->tx_tasklet, tx_proc_task,
+                     (unsigned long) hw_priv);
 
         hw->promiscuous = 0;
         hw->all_multi = 0;
@@ -7033,16 +7035,6 @@ static int __devinit pcidev_init(struct pci_dev *pdev,
         spin_lock_init(&hw_priv->hwlock);
         mutex_init(&hw_priv->lock);
 
-        /* tasklet is enabled. */
-        tasklet_init(&hw_priv->rx_tasklet, rx_proc_task,
-                (unsigned long) hw_priv);
-        tasklet_init(&hw_priv->tx_tasklet, tx_proc_task,
-                (unsigned long) hw_priv);
-
-        /* tasklet_enable will decrement the atomic counter. */
-        tasklet_disable(&hw_priv->rx_tasklet);
-        tasklet_disable(&hw_priv->tx_tasklet);
-
         for (i = 0; i < TOTAL_PORT_NUM; i++)
                 init_waitqueue_head(&hw_priv->counter[i].counter);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
index 1d04754a6637..77e6db9dcfed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
@@ -942,6 +942,10 @@ static int axienet_open(struct net_device *ndev)
                 phy_start(lp->phy_dev);
         }
 
+        /* Enable tasklets for Axi DMA error handling */
+        tasklet_init(&lp->dma_err_tasklet, axienet_dma_err_handler,
+                     (unsigned long) lp);
+
         /* Enable interrupts for Axi DMA Tx */
         ret = request_irq(lp->tx_irq, axienet_tx_irq, 0, ndev->name, ndev);
         if (ret)
@@ -950,8 +954,7 @@ static int axienet_open(struct net_device *ndev)
         ret = request_irq(lp->rx_irq, axienet_rx_irq, 0, ndev->name, ndev);
         if (ret)
                 goto err_rx_irq;
-        /* Enable tasklets for Axi DMA error handling */
-        tasklet_enable(&lp->dma_err_tasklet);
+
         return 0;
 
 err_rx_irq:
@@ -960,6 +963,7 @@ err_tx_irq:
         if (lp->phy_dev)
                 phy_disconnect(lp->phy_dev);
         lp->phy_dev = NULL;
+        tasklet_kill(&lp->dma_err_tasklet);
         dev_err(lp->dev, "request_irq() failed\n");
         return ret;
 }
@@ -1613,10 +1617,6 @@ static int __devinit axienet_of_probe(struct platform_device *op)
                 goto err_iounmap_2;
         }
 
-        tasklet_init(&lp->dma_err_tasklet, axienet_dma_err_handler,
-                     (unsigned long) lp);
-        tasklet_disable(&lp->dma_err_tasklet);
-
         return 0;
 
 err_iounmap_2: