8 files changed, 4 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/tulip/de2104x.c b/drivers/net/tulip/de2104x.c
index c82befa209a2..8a7effa70904 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tulip/de2104x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tulip/de2104x.c
@@ -435,7 +435,6 @@ static void de_rx (struct de_private *de)
                         rx_work = 100;
                         goto rx_next;
                 }
-                copy_skb->dev = de->dev;
 
                 if (!copying_skb) {
                         pci_unmap_single(de->pdev, mapping,
diff --git a/drivers/net/tulip/de4x5.c b/drivers/net/tulip/de4x5.c
index 4b3cd3d8b62a..e40ddb869583 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tulip/de4x5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tulip/de4x5.c
@@ -3634,7 +3634,6 @@ de4x5_alloc_rx_buff(struct net_device *dev, int index, int len)
     p = dev_alloc_skb(IEEE802_3_SZ + DE4X5_ALIGN + 2);
     if (!p) return NULL;
 
-    p->dev = dev;
     tmp = virt_to_bus(p->data);
     i = ((tmp + DE4X5_ALIGN) & ~DE4X5_ALIGN) - tmp;
     skb_reserve(p, i);
@@ -3655,7 +3654,6 @@ de4x5_alloc_rx_buff(struct net_device *dev, int index, int len)
     p = dev_alloc_skb(len + 2);
     if (!p) return NULL;
 
-    p->dev = dev;
     skb_reserve(p, 2);                                 /* Align */
     if (index < lp->rx_old) {                          /* Wrapped buffer */
         short tlen = (lp->rxRingSize - lp->rx_old) * RX_BUFF_SZ;
diff --git a/drivers/net/tulip/dmfe.c b/drivers/net/tulip/dmfe.c
index 9aeac76184f3..a5e0237a6537 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tulip/dmfe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tulip/dmfe.c
@@ -988,14 +988,12 @@ static void dmfe_rx_packet(struct DEVICE *dev, struct dmfe_board_info * db)
 
                                                 skb = newskb;
                                                 /* size less than COPY_SIZE, allocate a rxlen SKB */
-                                                skb->dev = dev;
                                                 skb_reserve(skb, 2); /* 16byte align */
                                                 memcpy(skb_put(skb, rxlen), rxptr->rx_skb_ptr->data, rxlen);
                                                 dmfe_reuse_skb(db, rxptr->rx_skb_ptr);
-                                        } else {
-                                                skb->dev = dev;
+                                        } else
                                                 skb_put(skb, rxlen);
-                                        }
+
                                         skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, dev);
                                         netif_rx(skb);
                                         dev->last_rx = jiffies;
diff --git a/drivers/net/tulip/interrupt.c b/drivers/net/tulip/interrupt.c
index e3488d7b8ede..e86df07769a1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tulip/interrupt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tulip/interrupt.c
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ int tulip_poll(struct net_device *dev, int *budget)
                                   to a minimally-sized skbuff. */
                                if (pkt_len < tulip_rx_copybreak
                                    && (skb = dev_alloc_skb(pkt_len + 2)) != NULL) {
-                                       skb->dev = dev;
                                        skb_reserve(skb, 2);    /* 16 byte align the IP header */
                                        pci_dma_sync_single_for_cpu(tp->pdev,
                                                                    tp->rx_buffers[entry].mapping,
@@ -416,7 +415,6 @@ static int tulip_rx(struct net_device *dev)
                            to a minimally-sized skbuff. */
                         if (pkt_len < tulip_rx_copybreak
                                 && (skb = dev_alloc_skb(pkt_len + 2)) != NULL) {
-                                skb->dev = dev;
                                 skb_reserve(skb, 2);    /* 16 byte align the IP header */
                                 pci_dma_sync_single_for_cpu(tp->pdev,
                                                             tp->rx_buffers[entry].mapping,
diff --git a/drivers/net/tulip/uli526x.c b/drivers/net/tulip/uli526x.c
index 229158e8e4be..9a5850fa644a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tulip/uli526x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tulip/uli526x.c
@@ -828,14 +828,12 @@ static void uli526x_rx_packet(struct net_device *dev, struct uli526x_board_info
                                         ( (skb = dev_alloc_skb(rxlen + 2) )
                                         != NULL) ) {
                                         /* size less than COPY_SIZE, allocate a rxlen SKB */
-                                        skb->dev = dev;
                                         skb_reserve(skb, 2); /* 16byte align */
                                         memcpy(skb_put(skb, rxlen), rxptr->rx_skb_ptr->tail, rxlen);
                                         uli526x_reuse_skb(db, rxptr->rx_skb_ptr);
-                                } else {
-                                        skb->dev = dev;
+                                } else
                                         skb_put(skb, rxlen);
-                                }
+
                                 skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, dev);
                                 netif_rx(skb);
                                 dev->last_rx = jiffies;
diff --git a/drivers/net/tulip/winbond-840.c b/drivers/net/tulip/winbond-840.c
index 002a05e0722f..d74fa871de11 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tulip/winbond-840.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tulip/winbond-840.c
@@ -813,7 +813,6 @@ static void init_rxtx_rings(struct net_device *dev)
                 np->rx_skbuff[i] = skb;
                 if (skb == NULL)
                         break;
-                skb->dev = dev;                 /* Mark as being used by this device. */
                 np->rx_addr[i] = pci_map_single(np->pci_dev,skb->data,
                                         np->rx_buf_sz,PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
 
@@ -1229,7 +1228,6 @@ static int netdev_rx(struct net_device *dev)
                            to a minimally-sized skbuff. */
                         if (pkt_len < rx_copybreak
                                 && (skb = dev_alloc_skb(pkt_len + 2)) != NULL) {
-                                skb->dev = dev;
                                 skb_reserve(skb, 2);    /* 16 byte align the IP header */
                                 pci_dma_sync_single_for_cpu(np->pci_dev,np->rx_addr[entry],
                                                             np->rx_skbuff[entry]->len,
@@ -1278,7 +1276,6 @@ static int netdev_rx(struct net_device *dev)
                         np->rx_skbuff[entry] = skb;
                         if (skb == NULL)
                                 break;                  /* Better luck next round. */
-                        skb->dev = dev;                 /* Mark as being used by this device. */
                         np->rx_addr[entry] = pci_map_single(np->pci_dev,
                                                         skb->data,
                                                         np->rx_buf_sz, PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
diff --git a/drivers/net/tulip/xircom_cb.c b/drivers/net/tulip/xircom_cb.c
index 61d313049dd0..1fe3734e155b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tulip/xircom_cb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tulip/xircom_cb.c
@@ -1207,7 +1207,6 @@ static void investigate_read_descriptor(struct net_device *dev,struct xircom_pri
                                 card->stats.rx_dropped++;
                                 goto out;
                         }
-                        skb->dev = dev;
                         skb_reserve(skb, 2);
                         eth_copy_and_sum(skb, (unsigned char*)&card->rx_buffer[bufferoffset / 4], pkt_len, 0);
                         skb_put(skb, pkt_len);
diff --git a/drivers/net/tulip/xircom_tulip_cb.c b/drivers/net/tulip/xircom_tulip_cb.c
index a998c5d0ae9c..3f24c82755fc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tulip/xircom_tulip_cb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tulip/xircom_tulip_cb.c
@@ -1238,7 +1238,6 @@ xircom_rx(struct net_device *dev)
                            to a minimally-sized skbuff. */
                         if (pkt_len < rx_copybreak
                                 && (skb = dev_alloc_skb(pkt_len + 2)) != NULL) {
-                                skb->dev = dev;
                                 skb_reserve(skb, 2);    /* 16 byte align the IP header */
 #if ! defined(__alpha__)
                                 eth_copy_and_sum(skb, bus_to_virt(tp->rx_ring[entry].buffer1),