21 files changed, 10 insertions, 39 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/acenic.c b/drivers/net/acenic.c
index 57bc71527850..08419ee10290 100644
--- a/drivers/net/acenic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/acenic.c
@@ -2573,7 +2573,6 @@ restart:
                         netif_wake_queue(dev);
         }
 
-        dev->trans_start = jiffies;
         return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
 overflow:
diff --git a/drivers/net/atl1c/atl1c_main.c b/drivers/net/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
index fc1092b835d2..ac76136d70f9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
@@ -2113,7 +2113,6 @@ static int atl1c_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
         atl1c_tx_map(adapter, skb, tpd, type);
         atl1c_tx_queue(adapter, skb, tpd, type);
 
-        netdev->trans_start = jiffies;
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->tx_lock, flags);
         return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/atl1e/atl1e_main.c b/drivers/net/atl1e/atl1e_main.c
index c271b7537fab..a01383d53a03 100644
--- a/drivers/net/atl1e/atl1e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/atl1e/atl1e_main.c
@@ -1893,7 +1893,7 @@ static int atl1e_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
         atl1e_tx_map(adapter, skb, tpd);
         atl1e_tx_queue(adapter, tpd_req, tpd);
 
-        netdev->trans_start = jiffies;
+        netdev->trans_start = jiffies; /* NETIF_F_LLTX driver :( */
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->tx_lock, flags);
         return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/atlx/atl1.c b/drivers/net/atlx/atl1.c
index 13f0bdc32449..fccfbf2cf932 100644
--- a/drivers/net/atlx/atl1.c
+++ b/drivers/net/atlx/atl1.c
@@ -2431,7 +2431,6 @@ static int atl1_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
         atl1_tx_queue(adapter, count, ptpd);
         atl1_update_mailbox(adapter);
         mmiowb();
-        netdev->trans_start = jiffies;
         return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2.c b/drivers/net/bnx2.c
index c37acc1d10ac..83ee0f53f2d2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2.c
@@ -6211,7 +6211,6 @@ bnx2_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
         mmiowb();
 
         txr->tx_prod = prod;
-        dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 
         if (unlikely(bnx2_tx_avail(bp, txr) <= MAX_SKB_FRAGS)) {
                 netif_tx_stop_queue(txq);
diff --git a/drivers/net/dl2k.c b/drivers/net/dl2k.c
index 4a1b554654eb..895d72143ee0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dl2k.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dl2k.c
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ rio_tx_timeout (struct net_device *dev)
                 dev->name, readl (ioaddr + TxStatus));
         rio_free_tx(dev, 0);
         dev->if_port = 0;
-        dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+        dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
 }
 
  /* allocate and initialize Tx and Rx descriptors */
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ start_xmit (struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 
         if (np->link_status == 0) {     /* Link Down */
                 dev_kfree_skb(skb);
-                return 0;
+                return NETDEV_TX_OK;
         }
         ioaddr = dev->base_addr;
         entry = np->cur_tx % TX_RING_SIZE;
@@ -665,9 +665,7 @@ start_xmit (struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
                 writel (0, dev->base_addr + TFDListPtr1);
         }
 
-        /* NETDEV WATCHDOG timer */
-        dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-        return 0;
+        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
 static irqreturn_t
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
index 9a32d0c73cb3..79fe1ee3da52 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
@@ -3365,7 +3365,6 @@ static int e1000_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 
         if (count) {
                 e1000_tx_queue(adapter, tx_ring, tx_flags, count);
-                netdev->trans_start = jiffies;
                 /* Make sure there is space in the ring for the next send. */
                 e1000_maybe_stop_tx(netdev, tx_ring, MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 2);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
index ccaaee0951cf..f012cc62eff3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -4149,7 +4149,6 @@ static int e1000_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
         count = e1000_tx_map(adapter, skb, first, max_per_txd, nr_frags, mss);
         if (count) {
                 e1000_tx_queue(adapter, tx_flags, count);
-                netdev->trans_start = jiffies;
                 /* Make sure there is space in the ring for the next send. */
                 e1000_maybe_stop_tx(netdev, MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 2);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamachi.c b/drivers/net/hamachi.c
index 310ee035067c..26151fa35df5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamachi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamachi.c
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ static void hamachi_tx_timeout(struct net_device *dev)
         hmp->rx_ring[RX_RING_SIZE-1].status_n_length |= cpu_to_le32(DescEndRing);
 
         /* Trigger an immediate transmit demand. */
-        dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+        dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
         hmp->stats.tx_errors++;
 
         /* Restart the chip's Tx/Rx processes . */
@@ -1364,7 +1364,6 @@ static int hamachi_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
                 hmp->tx_full = 1;
                 netif_stop_queue(dev);
         }
-        dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 
         if (hamachi_debug > 4) {
                 printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: Hamachi transmit frame #%d queued in slot %d.\n",
diff --git a/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
index 8e93750d5120..958b2879da48 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -3344,7 +3344,6 @@ static int igb_xmit_frame_ring_adv(struct sk_buff *skb,
         if (count) {
                 igb_tx_queue_adv(adapter, tx_ring, tx_flags, count,
                                  skb->len, hdr_len);
-                netdev->trans_start = jiffies;
                 /* Make sure there is space in the ring for the next send. */
                 igb_maybe_stop_tx(netdev, tx_ring, MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 4);
         } else {
diff --git a/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c b/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c
index 44a8eef03a74..5f7ba1a4990b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c
@@ -2270,7 +2270,6 @@ static int igbvf_xmit_frame_ring_adv(struct sk_buff *skb,
         if (count) {
                 igbvf_tx_queue_adv(adapter, tx_ring, tx_flags, count,
                                    skb->len, hdr_len);
-                netdev->trans_start = jiffies;
                 /* Make sure there is space in the ring for the next send. */
                 igbvf_maybe_stop_tx(netdev, MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 4);
         } else {
diff --git a/drivers/net/jme.c b/drivers/net/jme.c
index 621a7c0c46ba..1e3c63d67b91 100644
--- a/drivers/net/jme.c
+++ b/drivers/net/jme.c
@@ -1939,7 +1939,6 @@ jme_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
                                 TXCS_SELECT_QUEUE0 |
                                 TXCS_QUEUE0S |
                                 TXCS_ENABLE);
-        netdev->trans_start = jiffies;
 
         tx_dbg(jme, "xmit: %d+%d@%lu\n", idx,
                         skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags + 2,
diff --git a/drivers/net/niu.c b/drivers/net/niu.c
index 0d9de5ac4130..edac3a0b02d6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/niu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/niu.c
@@ -6777,8 +6777,6 @@ static int niu_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
                         netif_tx_wake_queue(txq);
         }
 
-        dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
 out:
         return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ns83820.c b/drivers/net/ns83820.c
index d531614a90b5..940962ae8f23 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ns83820.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ns83820.c
@@ -1204,9 +1204,7 @@ again:
         if (stopped && (dev->tx_done_idx != tx_done_idx) && start_tx_okay(dev))
                 netif_start_queue(ndev);
 
-        /* set the transmit start time to catch transmit timeouts */
-        ndev->trans_start = jiffies;
-        return 0;
+        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
 static void ns83820_update_stats(struct ns83820 *dev)
@@ -1626,7 +1624,7 @@ static void ns83820_tx_watch(unsigned long data)
                 );
 #endif
 
-        if (time_after(jiffies, ndev->trans_start + 1*HZ) &&
+        if (time_after(jiffies, dev_trans_start(ndev) + 1*HZ) &&
             dev->tx_done_idx != dev->tx_free_idx) {
                 printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: ns83820_tx_watch: %u %u %d\n",
                         ndev->name,
diff --git a/drivers/net/qla3xxx.c b/drivers/net/qla3xxx.c
index cadc32c94c1e..8a823ecc99a9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qla3xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qla3xxx.c
@@ -2617,7 +2617,6 @@ static int ql3xxx_send(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
                             &port_regs->CommonRegs.reqQProducerIndex,
                             qdev->req_producer_index);
 
-        ndev->trans_start = jiffies;
         if (netif_msg_tx_queued(qdev))
                 printk(KERN_DEBUG PFX "%s: tx queued, slot %d, len %d\n",
                        ndev->name, qdev->req_producer_index, skb->len);
diff --git a/drivers/net/r8169.c b/drivers/net/r8169.c
index 0ec0605bcebd..7fa88d2b4c99 100644
--- a/drivers/net/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/r8169.c
@@ -3279,8 +3279,6 @@ static int rtl8169_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
         status = opts1 | len | (RingEnd * !((entry + 1) % NUM_TX_DESC));
         txd->opts1 = cpu_to_le32(status);
 
-        dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
         tp->cur_tx += frags + 1;
 
         smp_wmb();
diff --git a/drivers/net/sis190.c b/drivers/net/sis190.c
index 55ccd51d247e..13b8ca41d571 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sis190.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sis190.c
@@ -1204,8 +1204,6 @@ static int sis190_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 
         SIS_W32(TxControl, 0x1a00 | CmdReset | CmdTxEnb);
 
-        dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
         dirty_tx = tp->dirty_tx;
         if ((tp->cur_tx - NUM_TX_DESC) == dirty_tx) {
                 netif_stop_queue(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/skge.c b/drivers/net/skge.c
index c11cdd08ec57..60d502eef4fc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/skge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/skge.c
@@ -2837,8 +2837,6 @@ static int skge_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
                 netif_stop_queue(dev);
         }
 
-        dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
         return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/sky2.c b/drivers/net/sky2.c
index a2ff9cb1e7ac..6b5946fe8ae2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sky2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sky2.c
@@ -1690,7 +1690,6 @@ static int sky2_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 
         sky2_put_idx(hw, txqaddr[sky2->port], sky2->tx_prod);
 
-        dev->trans_start = jiffies;
         return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
 mapping_unwind:
diff --git a/drivers/net/tg3.c b/drivers/net/tg3.c
index eb65e25989f3..a39b534fb43e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tg3.c
@@ -5194,9 +5194,7 @@ static int tg3_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
         }
 
 out_unlock:
-        mmiowb();
-
-        dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+        mmiowb();
 
         return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
@@ -5407,9 +5405,7 @@ static int tg3_start_xmit_dma_bug(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
         }
 
 out_unlock:
-        mmiowb();
-
-        dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+        mmiowb();
 
         return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/yellowfin.c b/drivers/net/yellowfin.c
index 7477ffdcddb4..3c7a5053f1da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/yellowfin.c
+++ b/drivers/net/yellowfin.c
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ static void yellowfin_tx_timeout(struct net_device *dev)
         if (yp->cur_tx - yp->dirty_tx < TX_QUEUE_SIZE)
                 netif_wake_queue (dev);         /* Typical path */
 
-        dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+        dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
         dev->stats.tx_errors++;
 }
 
@@ -876,7 +876,6 @@ static int yellowfin_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
                 netif_start_queue (dev);                /* Typical path */
         else
                 yp->tx_full = 1;
-        dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 
         if (yellowfin_debug > 4) {
                 printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: Yellowfin transmit frame #%d queued in slot %d.\n",