int i;
                        /* Make sure there is a buffer pool with buffers that
                           can hold a packet of the size of the MTU */
-                       for(i = 0; i<IbmVethNumBufferPools; i++) {
+                       for (i = 0; i < IbmVethNumBufferPools; i++) {
                                if (pool == &adapter->rx_buff_pool[i])
                                        continue;
                                if (!adapter->rx_buff_pool[i].active)
                                        continue;
-                               if (mtu < adapter->rx_buff_pool[i].buff_size) {
-                                       pool->active = 0;
-                                       h_free_logical_lan_buffer(adapter->
-                                                                 vdev->
-                                                                 unit_address,
-                                                                 pool->
-                                                                 buff_size);
-                               }
+                               if (mtu <= adapter->rx_buff_pool[i].buff_size)
+                                       break;
                        }
-                       if (pool->active) {
+
+                       if (i == IbmVethNumBufferPools) {
                                ibmveth_error_printk("no active pool >= MTU\n");
                                return -EPERM;
                        }
+
+                       pool->active = 0;
+                       if (netif_running(netdev)) {
+                               adapter->pool_config = 1;
+                               ibmveth_close(netdev);
+                               adapter->pool_config = 0;
+                               if ((rc = ibmveth_open(netdev)))
+                                       return rc;
+                       }
                }
        } else if (attr == &veth_num_attr) {
                if (value <= 0 || value > IBMVETH_MAX_POOL_COUNT)
 
 #define h_change_logical_lan_mac(ua, mac) \
   plpar_hcall_norets(H_CHANGE_LOGICAL_LAN_MAC, ua, mac)
 
-#define h_free_logical_lan_buffer(ua, bufsize) \
-  plpar_hcall_norets(H_FREE_LOGICAL_LAN_BUFFER, ua, bufsize)
-
 #define IbmVethNumBufferPools 5
 #define IBMVETH_BUFF_OH 22 /* Overhead: 14 ethernet header + 8 opaque handle */
 #define IBMVETH_MAX_MTU 68