* so the structure should be allocated using pci_alloc_consistent().
  */
 struct pcnet32_private {
-       struct pcnet32_init_block init_block;
+       struct pcnet32_init_block *init_block;
        /* The Tx and Rx ring entries must be aligned on 16-byte boundaries in 32bit mode. */
        struct pcnet32_rx_head  *rx_ring;
        struct pcnet32_tx_head  *tx_ring;
-       dma_addr_t              dma_addr;/* DMA address of beginning of this
-                                  object, returned by pci_alloc_consistent */
+       dma_addr_t              init_dma_addr;/* DMA address of beginning of the init block,
+                                  returned by pci_alloc_consistent */
        struct pci_dev          *pci_dev;
        const char              *name;
        /* The saved address of a sent-in-place packet/buffer, for skfree(). */
 pcnet32_probe1(unsigned long ioaddr, int shared, struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
        struct pcnet32_private *lp;
-       dma_addr_t lp_dma_addr;
        int i, media;
        int fdx, mii, fset, dxsuflo;
        int chip_version;
                dxsuflo = 1;
        }
 
-       dev = alloc_etherdev(0);
+       dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(*lp));
        if (!dev) {
                if (pcnet32_debug & NETIF_MSG_PROBE)
                        printk(KERN_ERR PFX "Memory allocation failed.\n");
        }
 
        dev->base_addr = ioaddr;
+       lp = dev->priv;
        /* pci_alloc_consistent returns page-aligned memory, so we do not have to check the alignment */
-       if ((lp =
-            pci_alloc_consistent(pdev, sizeof(*lp), &lp_dma_addr)) == NULL) {
+       if ((lp->init_block =
+            pci_alloc_consistent(pdev, sizeof(*lp->init_block), &lp->init_dma_addr)) == NULL) {
                if (pcnet32_debug & NETIF_MSG_PROBE)
                        printk(KERN_ERR PFX
                               "Consistent memory allocation failed.\n");
                ret = -ENOMEM;
                goto err_free_netdev;
        }
-
-       memset(lp, 0, sizeof(*lp));
-       lp->dma_addr = lp_dma_addr;
        lp->pci_dev = pdev;
 
        spin_lock_init(&lp->lock);
 
        SET_MODULE_OWNER(dev);
        SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &pdev->dev);
-       dev->priv = lp;
        lp->name = chipname;
        lp->shared_irq = shared;
        lp->tx_ring_size = TX_RING_SIZE;        /* default tx ring size */
            && dev->dev_addr[2] == 0x75)
                lp->options = PCNET32_PORT_FD | PCNET32_PORT_GPSI;
 
-       lp->init_block.mode = le16_to_cpu(0x0003);      /* Disable Rx and Tx. */
-       lp->init_block.tlen_rlen =
+       lp->init_block->mode = le16_to_cpu(0x0003);     /* Disable Rx and Tx. */
+       lp->init_block->tlen_rlen =
            le16_to_cpu(lp->tx_len_bits | lp->rx_len_bits);
        for (i = 0; i < 6; i++)
-               lp->init_block.phys_addr[i] = dev->dev_addr[i];
-       lp->init_block.filter[0] = 0x00000000;
-       lp->init_block.filter[1] = 0x00000000;
-       lp->init_block.rx_ring = (u32) le32_to_cpu(lp->rx_ring_dma_addr);
-       lp->init_block.tx_ring = (u32) le32_to_cpu(lp->tx_ring_dma_addr);
+               lp->init_block->phys_addr[i] = dev->dev_addr[i];
+       lp->init_block->filter[0] = 0x00000000;
+       lp->init_block->filter[1] = 0x00000000;
+       lp->init_block->rx_ring = (u32) le32_to_cpu(lp->rx_ring_dma_addr);
+       lp->init_block->tx_ring = (u32) le32_to_cpu(lp->tx_ring_dma_addr);
 
        /* switch pcnet32 to 32bit mode */
        a->write_bcr(ioaddr, 20, 2);
 
-       a->write_csr(ioaddr, 1, (lp->dma_addr + offsetof(struct pcnet32_private,
-                                                        init_block)) & 0xffff);
-       a->write_csr(ioaddr, 2, (lp->dma_addr + offsetof(struct pcnet32_private,
-                                                        init_block)) >> 16);
+       a->write_csr(ioaddr, 1, (lp->init_dma_addr & 0xffff));
+       a->write_csr(ioaddr, 2, (lp->init_dma_addr >> 16));
 
        if (pdev) {             /* use the IRQ provided by PCI */
                dev->irq = pdev->irq;
       err_free_ring:
        pcnet32_free_ring(dev);
       err_free_consistent:
-       pci_free_consistent(lp->pci_dev, sizeof(*lp), lp, lp->dma_addr);
+       pci_free_consistent(lp->pci_dev, sizeof(*lp->init_block), 
+                           lp->init_block, lp->init_dma_addr);
       err_free_netdev:
        free_netdev(dev);
       err_release_region:
                       "%s: pcnet32_open() irq %d tx/rx rings %#x/%#x init %#x.\n",
                       dev->name, dev->irq, (u32) (lp->tx_ring_dma_addr),
                       (u32) (lp->rx_ring_dma_addr),
-                      (u32) (lp->dma_addr +
-                             offsetof(struct pcnet32_private, init_block)));
+                      (u32) (lp->init_dma_addr));
 
        /* set/reset autoselect bit */
        val = lp->a.read_bcr(ioaddr, 2) & ~2;
        }
 #endif
 
-       lp->init_block.mode =
+       lp->init_block->mode =
            le16_to_cpu((lp->options & PCNET32_PORT_PORTSEL) << 7);
        pcnet32_load_multicast(dev);
 
        }
 
        /* Re-initialize the PCNET32, and start it when done. */
-       lp->a.write_csr(ioaddr, 1, (lp->dma_addr +
-                                   offsetof(struct pcnet32_private,
-                                            init_block)) & 0xffff);
-       lp->a.write_csr(ioaddr, 2,
-                       (lp->dma_addr +
-                        offsetof(struct pcnet32_private, init_block)) >> 16);
+       lp->a.write_csr(ioaddr, 1, (lp->init_dma_addr & 0xffff));
+       lp->a.write_csr(ioaddr, 2, (lp->init_dma_addr >> 16));
 
        lp->a.write_csr(ioaddr, CSR4, 0x0915);  /* auto tx pad */
        lp->a.write_csr(ioaddr, CSR0, CSR0_INIT);
                printk(KERN_DEBUG
                       "%s: pcnet32 open after %d ticks, init block %#x csr0 %4.4x.\n",
                       dev->name, i,
-                      (u32) (lp->dma_addr +
-                             offsetof(struct pcnet32_private, init_block)),
+                      (u32) (lp->init_dma_addr),
                       lp->a.read_csr(ioaddr, CSR0));
 
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lp->lock, flags);
                lp->tx_dma_addr[i] = 0;
        }
 
-       lp->init_block.tlen_rlen =
+       lp->init_block->tlen_rlen =
            le16_to_cpu(lp->tx_len_bits | lp->rx_len_bits);
        for (i = 0; i < 6; i++)
-               lp->init_block.phys_addr[i] = dev->dev_addr[i];
-       lp->init_block.rx_ring = (u32) le32_to_cpu(lp->rx_ring_dma_addr);
-       lp->init_block.tx_ring = (u32) le32_to_cpu(lp->tx_ring_dma_addr);
+               lp->init_block->phys_addr[i] = dev->dev_addr[i];
+       lp->init_block->rx_ring = (u32) le32_to_cpu(lp->rx_ring_dma_addr);
+       lp->init_block->tx_ring = (u32) le32_to_cpu(lp->tx_ring_dma_addr);
        wmb();                  /* Make sure all changes are visible */
        return 0;
 }
 static void pcnet32_load_multicast(struct net_device *dev)
 {
        struct pcnet32_private *lp = dev->priv;
-       volatile struct pcnet32_init_block *ib = &lp->init_block;
+       volatile struct pcnet32_init_block *ib = lp->init_block;
        volatile u16 *mcast_table = (u16 *) & ib->filter;
        struct dev_mc_list *dmi = dev->mc_list;
        unsigned long ioaddr = dev->base_addr;
                if (netif_msg_hw(lp))
                        printk(KERN_INFO "%s: Promiscuous mode enabled.\n",
                               dev->name);
-               lp->init_block.mode =
+               lp->init_block->mode =
                    le16_to_cpu(0x8000 | (lp->options & PCNET32_PORT_PORTSEL) <<
                                7);
                lp->a.write_csr(ioaddr, CSR15, csr15 | 0x8000);
        } else {
-               lp->init_block.mode =
+               lp->init_block->mode =
                    le16_to_cpu((lp->options & PCNET32_PORT_PORTSEL) << 7);
                lp->a.write_csr(ioaddr, CSR15, csr15 & 0x7fff);
                pcnet32_load_multicast(dev);
                unregister_netdev(dev);
                pcnet32_free_ring(dev);
                release_region(dev->base_addr, PCNET32_TOTAL_SIZE);
-               pci_free_consistent(lp->pci_dev, sizeof(*lp), lp, lp->dma_addr);
+               pci_free_consistent(lp->pci_dev, sizeof(*lp->init_block), 
+                                   lp->init_block, lp->init_dma_addr);
                free_netdev(dev);
                pci_disable_device(pdev);
                pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
                unregister_netdev(pcnet32_dev);
                pcnet32_free_ring(pcnet32_dev);
                release_region(pcnet32_dev->base_addr, PCNET32_TOTAL_SIZE);
-               pci_free_consistent(lp->pci_dev, sizeof(*lp), lp, lp->dma_addr);
+               pci_free_consistent(lp->pci_dev, sizeof(*lp->init_block), 
+                                   lp->init_block, lp->init_dma_addr);
                free_netdev(pcnet32_dev);
                pcnet32_dev = next_dev;
        }