}
 
 /**
- * rt2x00queue_alloc_rxskb - allocate a skb for RX purposes.
+ * rt2x00queue_alloc_skb - allocate a skb.
  * @queue: The queue for which the skb will be applicable.
  */
-struct sk_buff *rt2x00queue_alloc_rxskb(struct data_queue *queue);
+struct sk_buff *rt2x00queue_alloc_skb(struct data_queue *queue);
+
+/**
+ * rt2x00queue_free_skb - free a skb
+ * @skb: The skb to free.
+ */
+void rt2x00queue_free_skb(struct sk_buff *skb);
 
 /**
  * rt2x00queue_create_tx_descriptor - Create TX descriptor from mac80211 input
 
 /*
  * TX/RX data handlers.
  */
+static void rt2x00pci_rxdone_entry(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
+                                  struct queue_entry *entry)
+{
+       struct sk_buff *skb;
+       struct skb_frame_desc *skbdesc;
+       struct rxdone_entry_desc rxdesc;
+       struct queue_entry_priv_pci *entry_priv = entry->priv_data;
+
+       /*
+        * Allocate a new sk_buffer. If no new buffer available, drop the
+        * received frame and reuse the existing buffer.
+        */
+       skb = rt2x00queue_alloc_skb(entry->queue);
+       if (!skb)
+               return;
+
+       /*
+        * Extract the RXD details.
+        */
+       memset(&rxdesc, 0, sizeof(rxdesc));
+       rt2x00dev->ops->lib->fill_rxdone(entry, &rxdesc);
+
+       /*
+        * Copy the received data to the entries' skb.
+        */
+       memcpy(entry->skb->data, entry_priv->data, rxdesc.size);
+       skb_trim(entry->skb, rxdesc.size);
+
+       /*
+        * Fill in skb descriptor
+        */
+       skbdesc = get_skb_frame_desc(entry->skb);
+       memset(skbdesc, 0, sizeof(*skbdesc));
+       skbdesc->desc = entry_priv->desc;
+       skbdesc->desc_len = entry->queue->desc_size;
+       skbdesc->entry = entry;
+
+       /*
+        * Send the frame to rt2x00lib for further processing.
+        */
+       rt2x00lib_rxdone(entry, &rxdesc);
+
+       /*
+        * Replace the entries' skb with the newly allocated one.
+        */
+       entry->skb = skb;
+}
+
 void rt2x00pci_rxdone(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 {
        struct data_queue *queue = rt2x00dev->rx;
        struct queue_entry *entry;
        struct queue_entry_priv_pci *entry_priv;
-       struct skb_frame_desc *skbdesc;
-       struct rxdone_entry_desc rxdesc;
        u32 word;
 
        while (1) {
                if (rt2x00_get_field32(word, RXD_ENTRY_OWNER_NIC))
                        break;
 
-               memset(&rxdesc, 0, sizeof(rxdesc));
-               rt2x00dev->ops->lib->fill_rxdone(entry, &rxdesc);
-
-               /*
-                * Allocate the sk_buffer and copy all data into it.
-                */
-               entry->skb = rt2x00queue_alloc_rxskb(queue);
-               if (!entry->skb)
-                       return;
-
-               memcpy(entry->skb->data, entry_priv->data, rxdesc.size);
-               skb_trim(entry->skb, rxdesc.size);
-
-               /*
-                * Fill in skb descriptor
-                */
-               skbdesc = get_skb_frame_desc(entry->skb);
-               memset(skbdesc, 0, sizeof(*skbdesc));
-               skbdesc->desc = entry_priv->desc;
-               skbdesc->desc_len = queue->desc_size;
-               skbdesc->entry = entry;
-
-               /*
-                * Send the frame to rt2x00lib for further processing.
-                */
-               rt2x00lib_rxdone(entry, &rxdesc);
+               rt2x00pci_rxdone_entry(rt2x00dev, entry);
 
                if (test_bit(DEVICE_ENABLED_RADIO, &queue->rt2x00dev->flags)) {
                        rt2x00_set_field32(&word, RXD_ENTRY_OWNER_NIC, 1);
 
 #include "rt2x00.h"
 #include "rt2x00lib.h"
 
-struct sk_buff *rt2x00queue_alloc_rxskb(struct data_queue *queue)
+struct sk_buff *rt2x00queue_alloc_skb(struct data_queue *queue)
 {
        struct sk_buff *skb;
        unsigned int frame_size;
        frame_size = queue->data_size + queue->desc_size;
 
        /*
-        * For the allocation we should keep a few things in mind:
-        * 1) 4byte alignment of 802.11 payload
-        *
-        * For (1) we need at most 4 bytes to guarentee the correct
-        * alignment. We are going to optimize the fact that the chance
-        * that the 802.11 header_size % 4 == 2 is much bigger then
-        * anything else. However since we need to move the frame up
-        * to 3 bytes to the front, which means we need to preallocate
-        * 6 bytes.
+        * Reserve a few bytes extra headroom to allow drivers some moving
+        * space (e.g. for alignment), while keeping the skb aligned.
         */
-       reserved_size = 6;
+       reserved_size = 8;
 
        /*
         * Allocate skbuffer.
 
        return skb;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rt2x00queue_alloc_rxskb);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rt2x00queue_alloc_skb);
+
+void rt2x00queue_free_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+       dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rt2x00queue_free_skb);
 
 void rt2x00queue_create_tx_descriptor(struct queue_entry *entry,
                                      struct txentry_desc *txdesc)
        return 0;
 }
 
+static void rt2x00queue_free_skbs(struct data_queue *queue)
+{
+       unsigned int i;
+
+       if (!queue->entries)
+               return;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < queue->limit; i++) {
+               if (queue->entries[i].skb)
+                       rt2x00queue_free_skb(queue->entries[i].skb);
+       }
+}
+
+static int rt2x00queue_alloc_skbs(struct data_queue *queue)
+{
+       unsigned int i;
+       struct sk_buff *skb;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < queue->limit; i++) {
+               skb = rt2x00queue_alloc_skb(queue);
+               if (!skb)
+                       goto exit;
+
+               queue->entries[i].skb = skb;
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+
+exit:
+       rt2x00queue_free_skbs(queue);
+
+       return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
 int rt2x00queue_initialize(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 {
        struct data_queue *queue;
        int status;
 
-
        status = rt2x00queue_alloc_entries(rt2x00dev->rx, rt2x00dev->ops->rx);
        if (status)
                goto exit;
        if (status)
                goto exit;
 
-       if (!test_bit(DRIVER_REQUIRE_ATIM_QUEUE, &rt2x00dev->flags))
-               return 0;
+       if (test_bit(DRIVER_REQUIRE_ATIM_QUEUE, &rt2x00dev->flags)) {
+               status = rt2x00queue_alloc_entries(&rt2x00dev->bcn[1],
+                                                  rt2x00dev->ops->atim);
+               if (status)
+                       goto exit;
+       }
 
-       status = rt2x00queue_alloc_entries(&rt2x00dev->bcn[1],
-                                          rt2x00dev->ops->atim);
+       status = rt2x00queue_alloc_skbs(rt2x00dev->rx);
        if (status)
                goto exit;
 
 {
        struct data_queue *queue;
 
+       rt2x00queue_free_skbs(rt2x00dev->rx);
+
        queue_for_each(rt2x00dev, queue) {
                kfree(queue->entries);
                queue->entries = NULL;
 
         * If allocation fails, we should drop the current frame
         * so we can recycle the existing sk buffer for the new frame.
         */
-       skb = rt2x00queue_alloc_rxskb(entry->queue);
+       skb = rt2x00queue_alloc_skb(entry->queue);
        if (!skb)
                goto skip_entry;
 
                entry_priv = queue->entries[i].priv_data;
                usb_kill_urb(entry_priv->urb);
                usb_free_urb(entry_priv->urb);
-               if (queue->entries[i].skb)
-                       kfree_skb(queue->entries[i].skb);
        }
 
        /*
 int rt2x00usb_initialize(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 {
        struct data_queue *queue;
-       struct sk_buff *skb;
-       unsigned int entry_size;
-       unsigned int i;
-       int uninitialized_var(status);
+       int status;
 
        /*
         * Allocate DMA
                        goto exit;
        }
 
-       /*
-        * For the RX queue, skb's should be allocated.
-        */
-       entry_size = rt2x00dev->rx->data_size + rt2x00dev->rx->desc_size;
-       for (i = 0; i < rt2x00dev->rx->limit; i++) {
-               skb = rt2x00queue_alloc_rxskb(rt2x00dev->rx);
-               if (!skb)
-                       goto exit;
-
-               rt2x00dev->rx->entries[i].skb = skb;
-       }
-
        return 0;
 
 exit: