struct netpoll {
        struct net_device *dev;
        char dev_name[16], *name;
-       int rx_flags;
        void (*rx_hook)(struct netpoll *, int, char *, int);
        void (*drop)(struct sk_buff *skb);
        u32 local_ip, remote_ip;
        u16 local_port, remote_port;
        unsigned char local_mac[6], remote_mac[6];
+};
+
+struct netpoll_info {
        spinlock_t poll_lock;
        int poll_owner;
+       int rx_flags;
+       struct netpoll *np;
 };
 
 void netpoll_poll(struct netpoll *np);
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETPOLL
 static inline int netpoll_rx(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-       return skb->dev->np && skb->dev->np->rx_flags && __netpoll_rx(skb);
+       struct netpoll_info *npinfo = skb->dev->npinfo;
+
+       if (!npinfo || !npinfo->rx_flags)
+               return 0;
+
+       return npinfo->np && __netpoll_rx(skb);
 }
 
 static inline void netpoll_poll_lock(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-       if (dev->np) {
-               spin_lock(&dev->np->poll_lock);
-               dev->np->poll_owner = smp_processor_id();
+       if (dev->npinfo) {
+               spin_lock(&dev->npinfo->poll_lock);
+               dev->npinfo->poll_owner = smp_processor_id();
        }
 }
 
 static inline void netpoll_poll_unlock(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-       if (dev->np) {
-               dev->np->poll_owner = -1;
-               spin_unlock(&dev->np->poll_lock);
+       if (dev->npinfo) {
+               dev->npinfo->poll_owner = -1;
+               spin_unlock(&dev->npinfo->poll_lock);
        }
 }
 
 
  */
 static void poll_napi(struct netpoll *np)
 {
+       struct netpoll_info *npinfo = np->dev->npinfo;
        int budget = 16;
 
        if (test_bit(__LINK_STATE_RX_SCHED, &np->dev->state) &&
-           np->poll_owner != smp_processor_id() &&
-           spin_trylock(&np->poll_lock)) {
-               np->rx_flags |= NETPOLL_RX_DROP;
+           npinfo->poll_owner != smp_processor_id() &&
+           spin_trylock(&npinfo->poll_lock)) {
+               npinfo->rx_flags |= NETPOLL_RX_DROP;
                atomic_inc(&trapped);
 
                np->dev->poll(np->dev, &budget);
 
                atomic_dec(&trapped);
-               np->rx_flags &= ~NETPOLL_RX_DROP;
-               spin_unlock(&np->poll_lock);
+               npinfo->rx_flags &= ~NETPOLL_RX_DROP;
+               spin_unlock(&npinfo->poll_lock);
        }
 }
 
 static void netpoll_send_skb(struct netpoll *np, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
        int status;
+       struct netpoll_info *npinfo;
 
 repeat:
        if(!np || !np->dev || !netif_running(np->dev)) {
        }
 
        /* avoid recursion */
-       if(np->poll_owner == smp_processor_id() ||
-          np->dev->xmit_lock_owner == smp_processor_id()) {
+       npinfo = np->dev->npinfo;
+       if (npinfo->poll_owner == smp_processor_id() ||
+           np->dev->xmit_lock_owner == smp_processor_id()) {
                if (np->drop)
                        np->drop(skb);
                else
 
 static void arp_reply(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+       struct netpoll_info *npinfo = skb->dev->npinfo;
        struct arphdr *arp;
        unsigned char *arp_ptr;
        int size, type = ARPOP_REPLY, ptype = ETH_P_ARP;
        u32 sip, tip;
        struct sk_buff *send_skb;
-       struct netpoll *np = skb->dev->np;
+       struct netpoll *np = NULL;
 
-       if (!np) return;
+       if (npinfo)
+               np = npinfo->np;
+       if (!np)
+               return;
 
        /* No arp on this interface */
        if (skb->dev->flags & IFF_NOARP)
        int proto, len, ulen;
        struct iphdr *iph;
        struct udphdr *uh;
-       struct netpoll *np = skb->dev->np;
+       struct netpoll *np = skb->dev->npinfo->np;
 
        if (!np->rx_hook)
                goto out;
 {
        struct net_device *ndev = NULL;
        struct in_device *in_dev;
-
-       np->poll_lock = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED;
-       np->poll_owner = -1;
+       struct netpoll_info *npinfo;
 
        if (np->dev_name)
                ndev = dev_get_by_name(np->dev_name);
        }
 
        np->dev = ndev;
-       ndev->np = np;
+       if (!ndev->npinfo) {
+               npinfo = kmalloc(sizeof(*npinfo), GFP_KERNEL);
+               if (!npinfo)
+                       goto release;
+
+               npinfo->np = NULL;
+               npinfo->poll_lock = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED;
+               npinfo->poll_owner = -1;
+       } else
+               npinfo = ndev->npinfo;
 
        if (!ndev->poll_controller) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "%s: %s doesn't support polling, aborting.\n",
        }
 
        if(np->rx_hook)
-               np->rx_flags = NETPOLL_RX_ENABLED;
+               npinfo->rx_flags = NETPOLL_RX_ENABLED;
+       npinfo->np = np;
+       ndev->npinfo = npinfo;
 
        return 0;
 
  release:
-       ndev->np = NULL;
+       if (!ndev->npinfo)
+               kfree(npinfo);
        np->dev = NULL;
        dev_put(ndev);
        return -1;
 
 void netpoll_cleanup(struct netpoll *np)
 {
-       if (np->dev)
-               np->dev->np = NULL;
-       dev_put(np->dev);
+       if (np->dev) {
+               if (np->dev->npinfo)
+                       np->dev->npinfo->np = NULL;
+               dev_put(np->dev);
+       }
        np->dev = NULL;
 }