return ; 
 }
+
+static const struct net_device_ops xl_netdev_ops = {
+       .ndo_open               = xl_open,
+       .ndo_stop               = xl_close,
+       .ndo_start_xmit         = xl_xmit,
+       .ndo_change_mtu         = xl_change_mtu,
+       .ndo_set_multicast_list = xl_set_rx_mode,
+       .ndo_set_mac_address    = xl_set_mac_address,
+};
  
 static int __devinit xl_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
                              const struct pci_device_id *ent) 
                return i ; 
        }                               
 
-       dev->open=&xl_open;
-       dev->hard_start_xmit=&xl_xmit;
-       dev->change_mtu=&xl_change_mtu;
-       dev->stop=&xl_close;
-       dev->do_ioctl=NULL;
-       dev->set_multicast_list=&xl_set_rx_mode;
-       dev->set_mac_address=&xl_set_mac_address ; 
+       dev->netdev_ops = &xl_netdev_ops;
        SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &pdev->dev);
 
        pci_set_drvdata(pdev,dev) ;