diff mbox series

[net,RFC] net: Clear IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING for all Ethernet devices using skb_padto

Message ID 20201022072814.91560-1-xie.he.0141@gmail.com
State RFC
Delegated to: David Miller
Headers show
Series [net,RFC] net: Clear IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING for all Ethernet devices using skb_padto | expand

Checks

Context Check Description
jkicinski/cover_letter success Link
jkicinski/fixes_present success Link
jkicinski/patch_count success Link
jkicinski/tree_selection success Clearly marked for net
jkicinski/subject_prefix success Link
jkicinski/source_inline success Was 0 now: 0
jkicinski/verify_signedoff success Link
jkicinski/module_param success Was 0 now: 0
jkicinski/build_32bit fail Errors and warnings before: 61 this patch: 11
jkicinski/kdoc success Errors and warnings before: 0 this patch: 0
jkicinski/verify_fixes success Link
jkicinski/checkpatch success total: 0 errors, 0 warnings, 0 checks, 297 lines checked
jkicinski/build_allmodconfig_warn fail Errors and warnings before: 43 this patch: 11
jkicinski/header_inline success Link
jkicinski/stable success Stable not CCed

Commit Message

Xie He Oct. 22, 2020, 7:28 a.m. UTC
The ether_setup function adds the IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING flag to the
device. This flag indicates that it is safe to transmit shared skbs to
the device.

However, this is not true for many Ethernet devices. Many Ethernet
drivers would call skb_pad or skb_padto on the transmission path,
which modify the skb. So it would not be safe to transmit shared skbs to
these devices.

I grepped "skb_padto" under "drivers/net/ethernet", and attempted to fix
all drivers that show up, by clearing the IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING flag for
them.

This patch only tries to fix drivers under "drivers/net/ethernet" that
use "skb_padto". There are other drivers in the kernel also need to be
fixed. It's hard for me to cover all because they are too many.

Another simpler solution is to simply remove IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING from
ether_setup. That would solve all problems and may also make the code
cleaner. So I'm not sure this patch is the best solution. This is why
I'm sending this as a RFC.

For any source file that calls "skb_padto", I searched "alloc_etherdev"
in it. Once found, I added the flag clearing code after it.

Some files that call "skb_padto" don't have "alloc_etherdev" in it,
because the dev is allocated in other files in the same directory.
These files include:

1. drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c:

skb_padto called in sonic_send_packet.
sonic_send_packet is used in xtsonic.c, macsonic.c, jazzsonic.c.

2. drivers/net/ethernet/arc/emac_main.c:

skb_padto called in arc_emac_tx.
arc_emac_tx is used as arc_emac_netdev_ops.ndo_start_xmit.
arc_emac_netdev_ops is used in arc_emac_probe.
arc_emac_probe is used in emac_rockchip.c and emac_arc.c.

Also, the following file is skipped because I couldn't find the
corresponding dev allocation code.

drivers/net/ethernet/i825xx/lib82596.c:

skb_padto called in i596_start_xmit.
i596_start_xmit is used as i596_netdev_ops.ndo_start_xmit.
i596_netdev_ops is used in i82596_probe.
i82596_probe is used nowhere in this file,
and because it is a static function, it cannot be used anywhere else.

Fixes: 550fd08c2ceb ("net: Audit drivers to identify those needing IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING cleared")
Cc: Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com>
Cc: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Cc: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Xie He <xie.he.0141@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/adaptec/starfire.c           | 2 ++
 drivers/net/ethernet/amd/a2065.c                  | 2 ++
 drivers/net/ethernet/amd/ariadne.c                | 2 ++
 drivers/net/ethernet/amd/atarilance.c             | 3 +++
 drivers/net/ethernet/amd/declance.c               | 2 ++
 drivers/net/ethernet/amd/lance.c                  | 5 +++++
 drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c  | 2 ++
 drivers/net/ethernet/arc/emac_arc.c               | 3 +++
 drivers/net/ethernet/arc/emac_rockchip.c          | 3 +++
 drivers/net/ethernet/fujitsu/fmvj18x_cs.c         | 3 +++
 drivers/net/ethernet/i825xx/82596.c               | 2 ++
 drivers/net/ethernet/i825xx/ether1.c              | 2 ++
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c         | 2 ++
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c | 2 ++
 drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/skge.c               | 2 ++
 drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/jazzsonic.c          | 2 ++
 drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/macsonic.c           | 2 ++
 drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/xtsonic.c            | 2 ++
 drivers/net/ethernet/packetengines/yellowfin.c    | 2 ++
 drivers/net/ethernet/seeq/ether3.c                | 2 ++
 drivers/net/ethernet/seeq/sgiseeq.c               | 2 ++
 drivers/net/ethernet/sis/sis190.c                 | 2 ++
 drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/epic100.c               | 2 ++
 drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc9194.c               | 2 ++
 drivers/net/ethernet/sun/cassini.c                | 3 +++
 drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpmac.c                   | 2 ++
 drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c                    | 4 ++++
 drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_new.c                | 2 ++
 drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_emac.c            | 2 ++
 drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c              | 2 ++
 drivers/net/ethernet/ti/tlan.c                    | 3 +++
 drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-rhine.c              | 3 +++
 drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-velocity.c           | 2 ++
 drivers/net/ethernet/xircom/xirc2ps_cs.c          | 3 +++
 34 files changed, 81 insertions(+)

Comments

Xie He Oct. 22, 2020, 7:46 a.m. UTC | #1
Sorry. I spotted some errors in this patch. Some drivers use "ndev" as
the variable name but I mistakenly used "dev".

It was very hard for me to attempt fixing. There are too many drivers
that need to be fixed. Fixing them is very time-consuming and may also
be error-prone. So I think it may be better to just remove
IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING from ether_setup. Drivers that support this feature
should add this flag by themselves. This also makes our code cleaner.
Jakub Kicinski Oct. 22, 2020, 3:22 p.m. UTC | #2
On Thu, 22 Oct 2020 00:46:38 -0700 Xie He wrote:
> It was very hard for me to attempt fixing. There are too many drivers
> that need to be fixed. Fixing them is very time-consuming and may also
> be error-prone. So I think it may be better to just remove
> IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING from ether_setup. Drivers that support this feature
> should add this flag by themselves. This also makes our code cleaner.

Are most of these drivers using skb_padto()? Is that the reason they
can't be sharing the SKB?

I think the IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING flag is only used by pktgen, so perhaps
we can make sure pktgen doesn't generate skbs < dev->min_mtu, and then
the drivers won't pad?
Xie He Oct. 22, 2020, 7:59 p.m. UTC | #3
On Thu, Oct 22, 2020 at 8:22 AM Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> wrote:
>
> Are most of these drivers using skb_padto()? Is that the reason they
> can't be sharing the SKB?

Yes, I think if a driver calls skb_pad / skb_padto / skb_put_padto /
eth_skb_pad, the driver can't accept shared skbs because it may modify
the skbs.

> I think the IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING flag is only used by pktgen, so perhaps
> we can make sure pktgen doesn't generate skbs < dev->min_mtu, and then
> the drivers won't pad?

Yes, I see a lot of drivers just want to pad the skb to ETH_ZLEN, or
just call eth_skb_pad. In this case, requiring the shared skb to be at
least dev->min_mtu long can solve the problem for these drivers.

But I also see some drivers that want to pad the skb to a strange
length, and don't set their special min_mtu to match this length. For
example:

drivers/net/ethernet/packetengines/yellowfin.c wants to pad the skb to
a dynamically calculated value.

drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c, cpsw_new.c and tlan.c want to pad the
skb to macro defined values.

drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_txrx.c wants to pad the skb to
IAVF_MIN_TX_LEN (17).

drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c wants to pad the skb to 17.

Another solution I can think of is to add a "skb_shared" check to
"__skb_pad", so that if __skb_pad encounters a shared skb, it just
returns an error. The driver would think this is a memory allocation
failure. This way we can ensure shared skbs are not modified.
Jakub Kicinski Oct. 23, 2020, 12:44 a.m. UTC | #4
On Thu, 22 Oct 2020 12:59:45 -0700 Xie He wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2020 at 8:22 AM Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> wrote:
> >
> > Are most of these drivers using skb_padto()? Is that the reason they
> > can't be sharing the SKB?  
> 
> Yes, I think if a driver calls skb_pad / skb_padto / skb_put_padto /
> eth_skb_pad, the driver can't accept shared skbs because it may modify
> the skbs.
> 
> > I think the IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING flag is only used by pktgen, so perhaps
> > we can make sure pktgen doesn't generate skbs < dev->min_mtu, and then
> > the drivers won't pad?  
> 
> Yes, I see a lot of drivers just want to pad the skb to ETH_ZLEN, or
> just call eth_skb_pad. In this case, requiring the shared skb to be at
> least dev->min_mtu long can solve the problem for these drivers.
> 
> But I also see some drivers that want to pad the skb to a strange
> length, and don't set their special min_mtu to match this length. For
> example:
> 
> drivers/net/ethernet/packetengines/yellowfin.c wants to pad the skb to
> a dynamically calculated value.
> 
> drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c, cpsw_new.c and tlan.c want to pad the
> skb to macro defined values.
> 
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_txrx.c wants to pad the skb to
> IAVF_MIN_TX_LEN (17).
> 
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c wants to pad the skb to 17.

Hm, I see, that would be a slight loss of functionality if we started
requiring 64B, for example, while the driver could in practice xmit
17B frames (would matter only to VFs, but nonetheless).

> Another solution I can think of is to add a "skb_shared" check to
> "__skb_pad", so that if __skb_pad encounters a shared skb, it just
> returns an error. The driver would think this is a memory allocation
> failure. This way we can ensure shared skbs are not modified.

I'm not sure if we want to be adding checks to __skb_pad() to handle
what's effectively a pktgen specific condition.

We could create a new field in struct netdevice for min_frame_len, but I
think your patch is the simplest solution. Let's see if anyone objects.

BTW it seems like there is more drivers which will need the flag
cleared, e.g. drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c?
Xie He Oct. 23, 2020, 1:56 a.m. UTC | #5
On Thu, Oct 22, 2020 at 5:44 PM Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 22 Oct 2020 12:59:45 -0700 Xie He wrote:
> >
> > But I also see some drivers that want to pad the skb to a strange
> > length, and don't set their special min_mtu to match this length. For
> > example:
> >
> > drivers/net/ethernet/packetengines/yellowfin.c wants to pad the skb to
> > a dynamically calculated value.
> >
> > drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c, cpsw_new.c and tlan.c want to pad the
> > skb to macro defined values.
> >
> > drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_txrx.c wants to pad the skb to
> > IAVF_MIN_TX_LEN (17).
> >
> > drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c wants to pad the skb to 17.
>
> Hm, I see, that would be a slight loss of functionality if we started
> requiring 64B, for example, while the driver could in practice xmit
> 17B frames (would matter only to VFs, but nonetheless).

I think requiring the length to be at least some value won't solve the
problem for all drivers. For example:

drivers/net/ethernet/packetengines/yellowfin.c pads the skb to 32-byte
boundaries in the memory (no matter how long the length is).

drivers/net/ethernet/adaptec/starfire.c pads the skb so that the
length is multiples of 4.

drivers/net/ethernet/sun/cassini.c pads the skb to cp->min_frame_size,
which may be 255, 60, or 97.

> > Another solution I can think of is to add a "skb_shared" check to
> > "__skb_pad", so that if __skb_pad encounters a shared skb, it just
> > returns an error. The driver would think this is a memory allocation
> > failure. This way we can ensure shared skbs are not modified.
>
> I'm not sure if we want to be adding checks to __skb_pad() to handle
> what's effectively a pktgen specific condition.
>
> We could create a new field in struct netdevice for min_frame_len, but I
> think your patch is the simplest solution. Let's see if anyone objects.
>
> BTW it seems like there is more drivers which will need the flag
> cleared, e.g. drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c?

My patch isn't complete. Because there are so many drivers with this
problem, I feel it's hard to solve them all at once. So I only grepped
"skb_padto" under "drivers/net/ethernet". There are other drivers
under "ethernet" using "skb_pad", "skb_put_padto" or "eth_skb_pad".
There are also (fake) Ethernet drivers under "drivers/net/wireless". I
feel it'd take a long time and also be error-prone to solve them all,
so I feel it'd be the best if there are other solutions.
Xie He Oct. 23, 2020, 2:25 a.m. UTC | #6
On Thu, Oct 22, 2020 at 6:56 PM Xie He <xie.he.0141@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> My patch isn't complete. Because there are so many drivers with this
> problem, I feel it's hard to solve them all at once. So I only grepped
> "skb_padto" under "drivers/net/ethernet". There are other drivers
> under "ethernet" using "skb_pad", "skb_put_padto" or "eth_skb_pad".
> There are also (fake) Ethernet drivers under "drivers/net/wireless". I
> feel it'd take a long time and also be error-prone to solve them all,
> so I feel it'd be the best if there are other solutions.

BTW, I also see some Ethernet drivers calling skb_push to prepend
strange headers to the skbs. For example,

drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/switchx2.c prepends a header of
MLXSW_TXHDR_LEN (16).

We can't send shared skbs to these drivers either because they modify the skbs.

It seems to me that many drivers have always assumed that they can
modify the skb whenever needed. They've never considered there might
be shared skbs. I guess adding IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING to ether_setup was a
bad idea. It not only made the code less clean, but also didn't agree
with the actual situations of the drivers.
Jakub Kicinski Oct. 23, 2020, 5:31 p.m. UTC | #7
On Thu, 22 Oct 2020 19:25:40 -0700 Xie He wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2020 at 6:56 PM Xie He <xie.he.0141@gmail.com> wrote:
> > My patch isn't complete. Because there are so many drivers with this
> > problem, I feel it's hard to solve them all at once. So I only grepped
> > "skb_padto" under "drivers/net/ethernet". There are other drivers
> > under "ethernet" using "skb_pad", "skb_put_padto" or "eth_skb_pad".
> > There are also (fake) Ethernet drivers under "drivers/net/wireless". I
> > feel it'd take a long time and also be error-prone to solve them all,
> > so I feel it'd be the best if there are other solutions.  
> 
> BTW, I also see some Ethernet drivers calling skb_push to prepend
> strange headers to the skbs. For example,
> 
> drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/switchx2.c prepends a header of
> MLXSW_TXHDR_LEN (16).
> 
> We can't send shared skbs to these drivers either because they modify the skbs.
> 
> It seems to me that many drivers have always assumed that they can
> modify the skb whenever needed. They've never considered there might
> be shared skbs. I guess adding IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING to ether_setup was a
> bad idea. It not only made the code less clean, but also didn't agree
> with the actual situations of the drivers.

Indeed. If we remove IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING from ether_setup we may need to
add the flag to the drivers that used to work, otherwise people using
pktgen will see a regression.
diff mbox series

Patch

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/adaptec/starfire.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/adaptec/starfire.c
index 555299737b51..66c2a29d736f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/adaptec/starfire.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/adaptec/starfire.c
@@ -655,16 +655,18 @@  static int starfire_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		dev_err(d, "no PCI MEM resources, aborting\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
 	dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(*np));
 	if (!dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &pdev->dev);
 
 	irq = pdev->irq;
 
 	if (pci_request_regions (pdev, DRV_NAME)) {
 		dev_err(d, "cannot reserve PCI resources, aborting\n");
 		goto err_out_free_netdev;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/a2065.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/a2065.c
index 2f808dbc8b0e..75c87efae7d6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/a2065.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/a2065.c
@@ -695,16 +695,18 @@  static int a2065_init_one(struct zorro_dev *z,
 
 	dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct lance_private));
 	if (dev == NULL) {
 		release_mem_region(base_addr, sizeof(struct lance_regs));
 		release_mem_region(mem_start, A2065_RAM_SIZE);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 	priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	r1->name = dev->name;
 	r2->name = dev->name;
 
 	serial = be32_to_cpu(z->rom.er_SerialNumber);
 	dev->dev_addr[0] = 0x00;
 	if (z->id != ZORRO_PROD_AMERISTAR_A2065) {	/* Commodore */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/ariadne.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/ariadne.c
index 5e0f645f5bde..1d8036ae107d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/ariadne.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/ariadne.c
@@ -731,16 +731,18 @@  static int ariadne_init_one(struct zorro_dev *z,
 
 	dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct ariadne_private));
 	if (dev == NULL) {
 		release_mem_region(base_addr, sizeof(struct Am79C960));
 		release_mem_region(mem_start, ARIADNE_RAM_SIZE);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 	r1->name = dev->name;
 	r2->name = dev->name;
 
 	serial = be32_to_cpu(z->rom.er_SerialNumber);
 	dev->dev_addr[0] = 0x00;
 	dev->dev_addr[1] = 0x60;
 	dev->dev_addr[2] = 0x30;
 	dev->dev_addr[3] = (serial >> 16) & 0xff;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/atarilance.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/atarilance.c
index 961796abab35..36de5d438c32 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/atarilance.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/atarilance.c
@@ -377,16 +377,19 @@  struct net_device * __init atarilance_probe(int unit)
 	if (!MACH_IS_ATARI || found)
 		/* Assume there's only one board possible... That seems true, since
 		 * the Riebl/PAM board's address cannot be changed. */
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 
 	dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct lance_private));
 	if (!dev)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 	if (unit >= 0) {
 		sprintf(dev->name, "eth%d", unit);
 		netdev_boot_setup_check(dev);
 	}
 
 	for( i = 0; i < N_LANCE_ADDR; ++i ) {
 		if (lance_probe1( dev, &lance_addr_list[i] )) {
 			found = 1;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/declance.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/declance.c
index 7282ce55ffb8..304baa8f0ecf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/declance.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/declance.c
@@ -1051,16 +1051,18 @@  static int dec_lance_probe(struct device *bdev, const int type)
 	}
 
 	dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct lance_private));
 	if (!dev) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_out;
 	}
 
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 	/*
 	 * alloc_etherdev ensures the data structures used by the LANCE
 	 * are aligned.
 	 */
 	lp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	spin_lock_init(&lp->lock);
 
 	lp->type = type;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/lance.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/lance.c
index aff44241988c..096faab45680 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/lance.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/lance.c
@@ -337,16 +337,19 @@  int __init init_module(void)
 			if (this_dev != 0) /* only complain once */
 				break;
 			printk(KERN_NOTICE "lance.c: Module autoprobing not allowed. Append \"io=0xNNN\" value(s).\n");
 			return -EPERM;
 		}
 		dev = alloc_etherdev(0);
 		if (!dev)
 			break;
+
+		dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 		dev->irq = irq[this_dev];
 		dev->base_addr = io[this_dev];
 		dev->dma = dma[this_dev];
 		if (do_lance_probe(dev) == 0) {
 			dev_lance[found++] = dev;
 			continue;
 		}
 		free_netdev(dev);
@@ -436,16 +439,18 @@  static int __init do_lance_probe(struct net_device *dev)
 struct net_device * __init lance_probe(int unit)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = alloc_etherdev(0);
 	int err;
 
 	if (!dev)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 	sprintf(dev->name, "eth%d", unit);
 	netdev_boot_setup_check(dev);
 
 	err = do_lance_probe(dev);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 	return dev;
 out:
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c
index 5f1fc6582d74..e50e16cfcf9e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c
@@ -2019,16 +2019,18 @@  static int xgene_enet_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	const struct of_device_id *of_id;
 	int ret;
 
 	ndev = alloc_etherdev_mqs(sizeof(struct xgene_enet_pdata),
 				  XGENE_NUM_TX_RING, XGENE_NUM_RX_RING);
 	if (!ndev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 	pdata = netdev_priv(ndev);
 
 	pdata->pdev = pdev;
 	pdata->ndev = ndev;
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(ndev, dev);
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, pdata);
 	ndev->netdev_ops = &xgene_ndev_ops;
 	xgene_enet_set_ethtool_ops(ndev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/arc/emac_arc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/arc/emac_arc.c
index 800620b8f10d..0b00dc4c891b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/arc/emac_arc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/arc/emac_arc.c
@@ -25,16 +25,19 @@  static int emac_arc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int err;
 
 	if (!dev->of_node)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	ndev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct arc_emac_priv));
 	if (!ndev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, ndev);
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(ndev, dev);
 
 	priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	priv->drv_name = DRV_NAME;
 
 	err = of_get_phy_mode(dev->of_node, &interface);
 	if (err) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/arc/emac_rockchip.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/arc/emac_rockchip.c
index 48ecdf15eddc..c998efac2c42 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/arc/emac_rockchip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/arc/emac_rockchip.c
@@ -101,16 +101,19 @@  static int emac_rockchip_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int err;
 
 	if (!pdev->dev.of_node)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	ndev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct rockchip_priv_data));
 	if (!ndev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, ndev);
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(ndev, dev);
 
 	priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	priv->emac.drv_name = DRV_NAME;
 	priv->emac.set_mac_speed = emac_rockchip_set_mac_speed;
 
 	err = of_get_phy_mode(dev->of_node, &interface);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/fujitsu/fmvj18x_cs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/fujitsu/fmvj18x_cs.c
index a7b7a4aace79..820bbb8002f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/fujitsu/fmvj18x_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/fujitsu/fmvj18x_cs.c
@@ -235,16 +235,19 @@  static int fmvj18x_probe(struct pcmcia_device *link)
     struct net_device *dev;
 
     dev_dbg(&link->dev, "fmvj18x_attach()\n");
 
     /* Make up a FMVJ18x specific data structure */
     dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct local_info));
     if (!dev)
 	return -ENOMEM;
+
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
     lp = netdev_priv(dev);
     link->priv = dev;
     lp->p_dev = link;
     lp->base = NULL;
 
     /* The io structure describes IO port mapping */
     link->resource[0]->end = 32;
     link->resource[0]->flags |= IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_AUTO;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/i825xx/82596.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/i825xx/82596.c
index fc8c7cd67471..8f36f63120fd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/i825xx/82596.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/i825xx/82596.c
@@ -1135,16 +1135,18 @@  struct net_device * __init i82596_probe(int unit)
 	if (probed)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 	probed++;
 
 	dev = alloc_etherdev(0);
 	if (!dev)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 	if (unit >= 0) {
 		sprintf(dev->name, "eth%d", unit);
 		netdev_boot_setup_check(dev);
 	} else {
 		dev->base_addr = io;
 		dev->irq = irq;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/i825xx/ether1.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/i825xx/ether1.c
index a0bfb509e002..58c3e098d943 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/i825xx/ether1.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/i825xx/ether1.c
@@ -995,16 +995,18 @@  ether1_probe(struct expansion_card *ec, const struct ecard_id *id)
 		goto out;
 
 	dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct ether1_priv));
 	if (!dev) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto release;
 	}
 
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &ec->dev);
 
 	dev->irq = ec->irq;
 	priv(dev)->base = ecardm_iomap(ec, ECARD_RES_IOCFAST, 0, 0);
 	if (!priv(dev)->base) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto free;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
index 9112dff075cf..e6341c5b30ff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
@@ -5021,16 +5021,18 @@  static int igc_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	err = -ENOMEM;
 	netdev = alloc_etherdev_mq(sizeof(struct igc_adapter),
 				   IGC_MAX_TX_QUEUES);
 
 	if (!netdev)
 		goto err_alloc_etherdev;
 
+	netdev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(netdev, &pdev->dev);
 
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, netdev);
 	adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	adapter->netdev = netdev;
 	adapter->pdev = pdev;
 	hw = &adapter->hw;
 	hw->back = adapter;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
index 82fce27f682b..f996ebb44013 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
@@ -4547,16 +4547,18 @@  static int ixgbevf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
 	netdev = alloc_etherdev_mq(sizeof(struct ixgbevf_adapter),
 				   MAX_TX_QUEUES);
 	if (!netdev) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_alloc_etherdev;
 	}
 
+	netdev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(netdev, &pdev->dev);
 
 	adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
 
 	adapter->netdev = netdev;
 	adapter->pdev = pdev;
 	hw = &adapter->hw;
 	hw->back = adapter;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/skge.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/skge.c
index 8a9c0f490bfb..3dcc286525d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/skge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/skge.c
@@ -3804,16 +3804,18 @@  static struct net_device *skge_devinit(struct skge_hw *hw, int port,
 				       int highmem)
 {
 	struct skge_port *skge;
 	struct net_device *dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(*skge));
 
 	if (!dev)
 		return NULL;
 
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &hw->pdev->dev);
 	dev->netdev_ops = &skge_netdev_ops;
 	dev->ethtool_ops = &skge_ethtool_ops;
 	dev->watchdog_timeo = TX_WATCHDOG;
 	dev->irq = hw->pdev->irq;
 
 	/* MTU range: 60 - 9000 */
 	dev->min_mtu = ETH_ZLEN;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/jazzsonic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/jazzsonic.c
index ce3eca5d152b..670c35059b49 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/jazzsonic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/jazzsonic.c
@@ -183,16 +183,18 @@  static int jazz_sonic_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
 	if (!res)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct sonic_local));
 	if (!dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 	lp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	lp->device = &pdev->dev;
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &pdev->dev);
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, dev);
 
 	netdev_boot_setup_check(dev);
 
 	dev->base_addr = res->start;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/macsonic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/macsonic.c
index 776b7d264dc3..7fb0fb74348d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/macsonic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/macsonic.c
@@ -488,16 +488,18 @@  static int mac_sonic_platform_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	struct sonic_local *lp;
 	int err;
 
 	dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct sonic_local));
 	if (!dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 	lp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	lp->device = &pdev->dev;
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &pdev->dev);
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, dev);
 
 	err = mac_onboard_sonic_probe(dev);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/xtsonic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/xtsonic.c
index afa166ff7aef..256346b6f74a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/xtsonic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/xtsonic.c
@@ -206,16 +206,18 @@  int xtsonic_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	if ((resirq = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_IRQ, 0)) == NULL)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	if ((dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct sonic_local))) == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 	lp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	lp->device = &pdev->dev;
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, dev);
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &pdev->dev);
 	netdev_boot_setup_check(dev);
 
 	dev->base_addr = resmem->start;
 	dev->irq = resirq->start;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/packetengines/yellowfin.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/packetengines/yellowfin.c
index d1dd9bc1bc7f..2d3e5f682158 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/packetengines/yellowfin.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/packetengines/yellowfin.c
@@ -394,16 +394,18 @@  static int yellowfin_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	i = pci_enable_device(pdev);
 	if (i) return i;
 
 	dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(*np));
 	if (!dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &pdev->dev);
 
 	np = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	if (pci_request_regions(pdev, DRV_NAME))
 		goto err_out_free_netdev;
 
 	pci_set_master (pdev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/seeq/ether3.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/seeq/ether3.c
index 65c98837ec45..7c2e304fd51d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/seeq/ether3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/seeq/ether3.c
@@ -757,16 +757,18 @@  ether3_probe(struct expansion_card *ec, const struct ecard_id *id)
 		goto out;
 
 	dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct dev_priv));
 	if (!dev) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto release;
 	}
 
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &ec->dev);
 
 	priv(dev)->base = ecardm_iomap(ec, ECARD_RES_MEMC, 0, 0);
 	if (!priv(dev)->base) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto free;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/seeq/sgiseeq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/seeq/sgiseeq.c
index 37ff25a84030..15713035a08a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/seeq/sgiseeq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/seeq/sgiseeq.c
@@ -738,16 +738,18 @@  static int sgiseeq_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int err;
 
 	dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof (struct sgiseeq_private));
 	if (!dev) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_out;
 	}
 
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, dev);
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &pdev->dev);
 	sp = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	/* Make private data page aligned */
 	sr = dma_alloc_noncoherent(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*sp->srings),
 			&sp->srings_dma, DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!sr) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sis/sis190.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sis/sis190.c
index 676b193833c0..ae0f3c253f9e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sis/sis190.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sis/sis190.c
@@ -1467,16 +1467,18 @@  static struct net_device *sis190_init_board(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	int rc;
 
 	dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(*tp));
 	if (!dev) {
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_out_0;
 	}
 
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &pdev->dev);
 
 	tp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	tp->dev = dev;
 	tp->msg_enable = netif_msg_init(debug.msg_enable, SIS190_MSG_DEFAULT);
 
 	rc = pci_enable_device(pdev);
 	if (rc < 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/epic100.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/epic100.c
index 51cd7dca91cd..d57dd762040b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/epic100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/epic100.c
@@ -352,16 +352,18 @@  static int epic_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		goto err_out_disable;
 
 	ret = -ENOMEM;
 
 	dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof (*ep));
 	if (!dev)
 		goto err_out_free_res;
 
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &pdev->dev);
 
 	ioaddr = pci_iomap(pdev, EPIC_BAR, 0);
 	if (!ioaddr) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "ioremap failed\n");
 		goto err_out_free_netdev;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc9194.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc9194.c
index 4b2330deed47..bc4600567b08 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc9194.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc9194.c
@@ -691,16 +691,18 @@  struct net_device * __init smc_init(int unit)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct smc_local));
 	struct devlist *smcdev = smc_devlist;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	if (!dev)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 	if (unit >= 0) {
 		sprintf(dev->name, "eth%d", unit);
 		netdev_boot_setup_check(dev);
 		io = dev->base_addr;
 		irq = dev->irq;
 	}
 
 	if (io > 0x1ff) {	/* Check a single specified location. */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/cassini.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/cassini.c
index 9ff894ba8d3e..0bcc4a02dc6e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/cassini.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/cassini.c
@@ -4911,16 +4911,19 @@  static int cas_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		goto err_out_disable_pdev;
 	}
 
 	dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(*cp));
 	if (!dev) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_out_disable_pdev;
 	}
+
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &pdev->dev);
 
 	err = pci_request_regions(pdev, dev->name);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Cannot obtain PCI resources, aborting\n");
 		goto err_out_free_netdev;
 	}
 	pci_set_master(pdev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpmac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpmac.c
index c20715107075..e662f4f951a0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpmac.c
@@ -1084,16 +1084,18 @@  static int cpmac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		phy_id = pdev->id;
 	}
 	mdio_bus_id[sizeof(mdio_bus_id) - 1] = '\0';
 
 	dev = alloc_etherdev_mq(sizeof(*priv), CPMAC_QUEUES);
 	if (!dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &pdev->dev);
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, dev);
 	priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	priv->pdev = pdev;
 	mem = platform_get_resource_byname(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, "regs");
 	if (!mem) {
 		rc = -ENODEV;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
index 9fd1f77190ad..077917741d3a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
@@ -1449,16 +1449,18 @@  static int cpsw_probe_dual_emac(struct cpsw_priv *priv)
 
 	ndev = devm_alloc_etherdev_mqs(cpsw->dev, sizeof(struct cpsw_priv),
 				       CPSW_MAX_QUEUES, CPSW_MAX_QUEUES);
 	if (!ndev) {
 		dev_err(cpsw->dev, "cpsw: error allocating net_device\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 	priv_sl2 = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	priv_sl2->cpsw = cpsw;
 	priv_sl2->ndev = ndev;
 	priv_sl2->dev  = &ndev->dev;
 	priv_sl2->msg_enable = netif_msg_init(debug_level, CPSW_DEBUG);
 
 	if (is_valid_ether_addr(data->slave_data[1].mac_addr)) {
 		memcpy(priv_sl2->mac_addr, data->slave_data[1].mac_addr,
@@ -1629,16 +1631,18 @@  static int cpsw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* setup netdev */
 	ndev = devm_alloc_etherdev_mqs(dev, sizeof(struct cpsw_priv),
 				       CPSW_MAX_QUEUES, CPSW_MAX_QUEUES);
 	if (!ndev) {
 		dev_err(dev, "error allocating net_device\n");
 		goto clean_cpts;
 	}
 
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 	priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	priv->cpsw = cpsw;
 	priv->ndev = ndev;
 	priv->dev  = dev;
 	priv->msg_enable = netif_msg_init(debug_level, CPSW_DEBUG);
 	priv->emac_port = 0;
 
 	if (is_valid_ether_addr(data->slave_data[0].mac_addr)) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_new.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_new.c
index f779d2e1b5c5..c4a12f1d9672 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_new.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_new.c
@@ -1387,16 +1387,18 @@  static int cpsw_create_ports(struct cpsw_common *cpsw)
 		ndev = devm_alloc_etherdev_mqs(dev, sizeof(struct cpsw_priv),
 					       CPSW_MAX_QUEUES,
 					       CPSW_MAX_QUEUES);
 		if (!ndev) {
 			dev_err(dev, "error allocating net_device\n");
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 
+		dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 		priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
 		priv->cpsw = cpsw;
 		priv->ndev = ndev;
 		priv->dev  = dev;
 		priv->msg_enable = netif_msg_init(debug_level, CPSW_DEBUG);
 		priv->emac_port = i + 1;
 
 		if (is_valid_ether_addr(slave_data->mac_addr)) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_emac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_emac.c
index c7031e1960d4..2816fd3f40f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_emac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_emac.c
@@ -1786,16 +1786,18 @@  static int davinci_emac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	devm_clk_put(&pdev->dev, emac_clk);
 
 	/* TODO: Probe PHY here if possible */
 
 	ndev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct emac_priv));
 	if (!ndev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, ndev);
 	priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	priv->pdev = pdev;
 	priv->ndev = ndev;
 	priv->msg_enable = netif_msg_init(debug_level, DAVINCI_EMAC_DEBUG);
 
 	spin_lock_init(&priv->lock);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c
index d7a144b4a09f..793990f11736 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c
@@ -1972,16 +1972,18 @@  static int netcp_create_interface(struct netcp_device *netcp_device,
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	ndev = alloc_etherdev_mqs(sizeof(*netcp), 1, 1);
 	if (!ndev) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Error allocating netdev\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 	ndev->features |= NETIF_F_SG;
 	ndev->features |= NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_FILTER;
 	ndev->hw_features = ndev->features;
 	ndev->vlan_features |=  NETIF_F_SG;
 
 	/* MTU range: 68 - 9486 */
 	ndev->min_mtu = ETH_MIN_MTU;
 	ndev->max_mtu = NETCP_MAX_FRAME_SIZE - (ETH_HLEN + ETH_FCS_LEN);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/tlan.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/tlan.c
index 267c080ee084..6b5902f9e468 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/tlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/tlan.c
@@ -463,16 +463,19 @@  static int tlan_probe1(struct pci_dev *pdev, long ioaddr, int irq, int rev,
 	}
 #endif  /*  CONFIG_PCI  */
 
 	dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct tlan_priv));
 	if (dev == NULL) {
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_out_regions;
 	}
+
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &pdev->dev);
 
 	priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	priv->pci_dev = pdev;
 	priv->dev = dev;
 
 	/* Is this a PCI device? */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-rhine.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-rhine.c
index 73ca597ebd1b..e995097bf7b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-rhine.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-rhine.c
@@ -908,16 +908,19 @@  static int rhine_init_one_common(struct device *hwdev, u32 quirks,
 		goto err_out;
 	}
 
 	dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct rhine_private));
 	if (!dev) {
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_out;
 	}
+
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, hwdev);
 
 	rp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	rp->dev = dev;
 	rp->quirks = quirks;
 	rp->pioaddr = pioaddr;
 	rp->base = ioaddr;
 	rp->irq = irq;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-velocity.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-velocity.c
index b65767f9e499..b5e6cb501024 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-velocity.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-velocity.c
@@ -2775,16 +2775,18 @@  static int velocity_probe(struct device *dev, int irq,
 		dev_notice(dev, "already found %d NICs.\n", velocity_nics);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
 	netdev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct velocity_info));
 	if (!netdev)
 		goto out;
 
+	netdev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
 	/* Chain it all together */
 
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(netdev, dev);
 	vptr = netdev_priv(netdev);
 
 	pr_info_once("%s Ver. %s\n", VELOCITY_FULL_DRV_NAM, VELOCITY_VERSION);
 	pr_info_once("Copyright (c) 2002, 2003 VIA Networking Technologies, Inc.\n");
 	pr_info_once("Copyright (c) 2004 Red Hat Inc.\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xircom/xirc2ps_cs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xircom/xirc2ps_cs.c
index 3e337142b516..aff199831a6e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xircom/xirc2ps_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xircom/xirc2ps_cs.c
@@ -477,16 +477,19 @@  xirc2ps_probe(struct pcmcia_device *link)
     struct local_info *local;
 
     dev_dbg(&link->dev, "attach()\n");
 
     /* Allocate the device structure */
     dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct local_info));
     if (!dev)
 	    return -ENOMEM;
+
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+
     local = netdev_priv(dev);
     local->dev = dev;
     local->p_dev = link;
     link->priv = dev;
 
     /* General socket configuration */
     link->config_index = 1;