3 files changed, 13 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/include/net/rose.h b/include/net/rose.h
index a4047d3cf5dd..e5bb084d8754 100644
--- a/include/net/rose.h
+++ b/include/net/rose.h
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ extern void rose_kick(struct sock *);
 extern void rose_enquiry_response(struct sock *);
 
 /* rose_route.c */
-extern struct rose_neigh rose_loopback_neigh;
+extern struct rose_neigh *rose_loopback_neigh;
 extern const struct file_operations rose_neigh_fops;
 extern const struct file_operations rose_nodes_fops;
 extern const struct file_operations rose_routes_fops;
diff --git a/net/rose/rose_loopback.c b/net/rose/rose_loopback.c
index cd01642f0491..114df6eec8c3 100644
--- a/net/rose/rose_loopback.c
+++ b/net/rose/rose_loopback.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static void rose_loopback_timer(unsigned long param)
 
                 skb_reset_transport_header(skb);
 
-                sk = rose_find_socket(lci_o, &rose_loopback_neigh);
+                sk = rose_find_socket(lci_o, rose_loopback_neigh);
                 if (sk) {
                         if (rose_process_rx_frame(sk, skb) == 0)
                                 kfree_skb(skb);
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static void rose_loopback_timer(unsigned long param)
 
                 if (frametype == ROSE_CALL_REQUEST) {
                         if ((dev = rose_dev_get(dest)) != NULL) {
-                                if (rose_rx_call_request(skb, dev, &rose_loopback_neigh, lci_o) == 0)
+                                if (rose_rx_call_request(skb, dev, rose_loopback_neigh, lci_o) == 0)
                                         kfree_skb(skb);
                         } else {
                                 kfree_skb(skb);
diff --git a/net/rose/rose_route.c b/net/rose/rose_route.c
index bbcbad1da0d0..96f61a71b252 100644
--- a/net/rose/rose_route.c
+++ b/net/rose/rose_route.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(rose_neigh_list_lock);
 static struct rose_route *rose_route_list;
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(rose_route_list_lock);
 
-struct rose_neigh rose_loopback_neigh;
+struct rose_neigh *rose_loopback_neigh;
 
 /*
  *      Add a new route to a node, and in the process add the node and the
@@ -362,7 +362,12 @@ out:
  */
 void rose_add_loopback_neigh(void)
 {
-        struct rose_neigh *sn = &rose_loopback_neigh;
+        struct rose_neigh *sn;
+
+        rose_loopback_neigh = kmalloc(sizeof(struct rose_neigh), GFP_KERNEL);
+        if (!rose_loopback_neigh)
+                return;
+        sn = rose_loopback_neigh;
 
         sn->callsign  = null_ax25_address;
         sn->digipeat  = NULL;
@@ -417,13 +422,13 @@ int rose_add_loopback_node(rose_address *address)
         rose_node->mask         = 10;
         rose_node->count        = 1;
         rose_node->loopback     = 1;
-        rose_node->neighbour[0] = &rose_loopback_neigh;
+        rose_node->neighbour[0] = rose_loopback_neigh;
 
         /* Insert at the head of list. Address is always mask=10 */
         rose_node->next = rose_node_list;
         rose_node_list  = rose_node;
 
-        rose_loopback_neigh.count++;
+        rose_loopback_neigh->count++;
 
 out:
         spin_unlock_bh(&rose_node_list_lock);
@@ -454,7 +459,7 @@ void rose_del_loopback_node(rose_address *address)
 
         rose_remove_node(rose_node);
 
-        rose_loopback_neigh.count--;
+        rose_loopback_neigh->count--;
 
 out:
         spin_unlock_bh(&rose_node_list_lock);