1 files changed, 10 insertions, 5 deletions

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);