/* fire ... Trigger xmit.  */
                        outb(AX_XMIT, AX_CMD);
                        lp->loading = 0;
-                       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
                        if (el_debug > 2)
                                pr_debug(" queued xmit.\n");
                        dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 
                   (stat & ACRF) ? "interrupt" : "command");
        if (elp_debug >= 1)
                pr_debug("%s: status %#02x\n", dev->name, stat);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        dev->stats.tx_dropped++;
        netif_wake_queue(dev);
 }
        if (elp_debug >= 3)
                pr_debug("%s: packet of length %d sent\n", dev->name, (int) skb->len);
 
-       /*
-        * start the transmit timeout
-        */
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        prime_rx(dev);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->lock, flags);
        netif_start_queue(dev);
 
                outb (0, ioaddr + SIGNAL_CA);   /* Issue channel-attn. */
                lp->last_restart = dev->stats.tx_packets;
        }
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        netif_wake_queue (dev);
 }
 
 
        hardware_send_packet (dev, buf, skb->len, length - skb->len);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        /* Enable the 82586 interrupt input. */
        outb (0x84, ioaddr + MISC_CTRL);
 
 
                   dev->name, inb(ioaddr + TX_STATUS), inw(ioaddr + EL3_STATUS),
                   inw(ioaddr + TX_FREE));
        dev->stats.tx_errors++;
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        /* Issue TX_RESET and TX_START commands. */
        outw(TxReset, ioaddr + EL3_CMD);
        outw(TxEnable, ioaddr + EL3_CMD);
        /* ... and the packet rounded to a doubleword. */
        outsl(ioaddr + TX_FIFO, skb->data, (skb->len + 3) >> 2);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        if (inw(ioaddr + TX_FREE) > 1536)
                netif_start_queue(dev);
        else
 
                if (!(inw(ioaddr + EL3_STATUS) & CmdInProgress))
                        break;
        outw(TxEnable, ioaddr + EL3_CMD);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        dev->stats.tx_errors++;
        dev->stats.tx_dropped++;
        netif_wake_queue(dev);
                                prev_entry->status &= ~0x80000000;
                        netif_wake_queue(dev);
                }
-               dev->trans_start = jiffies;
                return NETDEV_TX_OK;
        }
        /* Put out the doubleword header... */
                outw(SetTxThreshold + (1536 >> 2), ioaddr + EL3_CMD);
 #endif                         /* bus master */
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 
        /* Clear the Tx status stack. */
        {
 
                p->scb->cmd = CUC_START;
                p->xmit_cmds[0]->cmd_status = 0;
                        elmc_attn586();
-               dev->trans_start = jiffies;
                if (!i) {
                        dev_kfree_skb(skb);
                }
        p->xmit_cmds[0]->cmd_status = p->nop_cmds[next_nop]->cmd_status = 0;
 
        p->nop_cmds[p->nop_point]->cmd_link = make16((p->xmit_cmds[0]));
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        p->nop_point = next_nop;
        dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 #endif
            = make16((p->nop_cmds[next_nop]));
        p->nop_cmds[next_nop]->cmd_status = 0;
                p->nop_cmds[p->xmit_count]->cmd_link = make16((p->xmit_cmds[p->xmit_count]));
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        p->xmit_count = next_nop;
        if (p->xmit_count != p->xmit_last)
                netif_wake_queue(dev);
 
 
        /* Issue Tx Enable */
        iowrite16(TxEnable, ioaddr + EL3_CMD);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
 
        /* Switch to register set 7 for normal use. */
        EL3WINDOW(7);
                }
        }
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 
        /* Clear the Tx status stack. */
        {
        }
        iowrite16(DownUnstall, ioaddr + EL3_CMD);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vp->lock, flags);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
 
 
         load_csrs (lp);
         lance_init_ring (dev);
-        dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+        dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
         status = init_restart_lance (lp);
 #ifdef DEBUG_DRIVER
         printk ("Lance restart=%d\n", status);
 {
        printk("lance_tx_timeout\n");
        lance_reset(dev);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        netif_wake_queue (dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(lance_tx_timeout);
         outs++;
         /* Kick the lance: transmit now */
         WRITERDP(lp, LE_C0_INEA | LE_C0_TDMD);
-        dev->trans_start = jiffies;
         dev_kfree_skb (skb);
 
        spin_lock_irqsave (&lp->devlock, flags);
 
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cp->lock, intr_flags);
 
        cpw8(TxPoll, NormalTxPoll);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
        RTL_W32_F (TxStatus0 + (entry * sizeof (u32)),
                   tp->tx_flag | max(len, (unsigned int)ETH_ZLEN));
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        tp->cur_tx++;
 
        if ((tp->cur_tx - NUM_TX_DESC) == tp->dirty_tx)
 
                lp->last_restart = dev->stats.tx_packets;
        }
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        netif_wake_queue (dev);
 }
 
        struct tx_cmd *tx_cmd;
        struct i596_tbd *tbd;
        short length = skb->len;
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 
        DEB(DEB_STARTTX,printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: i596_start_xmit(%x,%p) called\n",
                                dev->name, skb->len, skb->data));
 
        load_csrs (lp);
 
        lance_init_ring (dev);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        netif_start_queue(dev);
 
        status = init_restart_lance (lp);
 
        /* Kick the lance: transmit now */
        ll->rdp = LE_C0_INEA | LE_C0_TDMD;
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        dev_kfree_skb (skb);
 
        local_irq_restore(flags);
 
        writel( VAL1 | TDMD0, lp->mmio + CMD0);
        writel( VAL2 | RDMD0,lp->mmio + CMD0);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        if(amd8111e_tx_queue_avail(lp) < 0){
                netif_stop_queue(dev);
        }
 
        }
        printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Transmit timed out.\n", dev->name);
        cops_jumpstart(dev);    /* Restart the card. */
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        netif_wake_queue(dev);
 }
 
        /* Done sending packet, update counters and cleanup. */
        dev->stats.tx_packets++;
        dev->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        dev_kfree_skb (skb);
-        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
+       return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
 /*
 
                        }
                }
                retval = NETDEV_TX_OK;
-               dev->trans_start = jiffies;
                lp->next_tx = txbuf;
        } else {
                retval = NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
 
     lance->RAP = CSR0;         /* PCnet-ISA Controller Status */
     lance->RDP = INEA|TDMD;
 
-    dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
     if (lowb(priv->tx_ring[(entry+1) % TX_RING_SIZE]->TMD1) != 0) {
        netif_stop_queue(dev);
        priv->tx_full = 1;
 
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->chip_lock, flags);
        write_rreg (dev->base_addr, CSR0, CSR0_TDMD|CSR0_IENA);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->chip_lock, flags);
 
        /*
 
                /* Set length of the packet in the Transmit Control register */
                at91_emac_write(AT91_EMAC_TCR, skb->len);
 
-               dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        } else {
                printk(KERN_ERR "at91_ether.c: at91ether_start_xmit() called, but device is busy!\n");
                return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;  /* if we return anything but zero, dev.c:1055 calls kfree_skb(skb)
 
                                skb->len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
        dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        spin_lock_irq(&ep->tx_pending_lock);
        ep->tx_pending++;
        if (ep->tx_pending == TX_QUEUE_ENTRIES)
 
        local_irq_restore(flags);
 
        /* handle transmit */
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 
        /* check to see if we have room for a full sized ether frame */
        tmp = priv(dev)->tx_head;
 
                return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;  /* unable to queue */
        }
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        ptr              = 0x600 * priv(dev)->tx_head;
        priv(dev)->tx_head = next_ptr;
        next_ptr        *= 0x600;
 
        /* NPE firmware pads short frames with zeros internally */
        wmb();
        queue_put_desc(TX_QUEUE(port->id), tx_desc_phys(port, n), desc);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 
        if (qmgr_stat_below_low_watermark(txreadyq)) { /* empty */
 #if DEBUG_TX
 
        if (++ksp->tx_ring_used == MAX_TX_DESC)
                netif_stop_queue(ndev);
 
-       ndev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        /* Kick the TX DMA in case it decided to go IDLE */
        ks8695_writereg(ksp, KS8695_DTSC, 0);
 
 
 
        w90p910_init_desc(dev);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        ether->cur_tx = 0x0;
        ether->finish_tx = 0x0;
        ether->cur_rx = 0x0;
        w90p910_trigger_tx(dev);
        w90p910_trigger_rx(dev);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
 
        if (netif_queue_stopped(dev))
                netif_wake_queue(dev);
 
        txbd = ðer->tdesc->desclist[ether->cur_tx];
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        if (txbd->mode & TX_OWEN_DMA)
                netif_stop_queue(dev);
 
 
        outb (0x00, ioaddr + TX_START);
        outb (0x03, ioaddr + COL16CNTL);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
 
        lp->tx_started = 0;
        lp->tx_queue_ready = 1;
                outb (0x80 | lp->tx_queue, ioaddr + TX_START);
                lp->tx_queue = 0;
                lp->tx_queue_len = 0;
-               dev->trans_start = jiffies;
                lp->tx_started = 1;
                netif_start_queue (dev);
        } else if (lp->tx_queue_len < 4096 - 1502)
 
        /* lance_restart, essentially */
        lance_init_ring(dev);
        REGA( CSR0 ) = CSR0_INEA | CSR0_INIT | CSR0_STRT;
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-       netif_wake_queue (dev);
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
+       netif_wake_queue(dev);
 }
 
 /* XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX */
 
        /* Trigger an immediate send poll. */
        DREG = CSR0_INEA | CSR0_TDMD;
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 
        if ((MEM->tx_head[(entry+1) & TX_RING_MOD_MASK].flag & TMD1_OWN) ==
                TMD1_OWN_HOST)
 
                (adapter->txd_write_ptr >> 2));
 
        mmiowb();
-       netdev->trans_start = jiffies;
        dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
        dev->stats.tx_errors++;
        /* Try to restart the adapter. */
        hardware_init(dev);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        netif_wake_queue(dev);
        dev->stats.tx_errors++;
 }
        write_reg(ioaddr, IMR, ISR_RxOK | ISR_TxErr | ISR_TxOK);
        write_reg_high(ioaddr, IMR, ISRh_RxErr);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        dev_kfree_skb (skb);
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
        au_sync();
        dev_kfree_skb(skb);
        aup->tx_head = (aup->tx_head + 1) & (NUM_TX_DMA - 1);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
        netdev_err(dev, "au1000_tx_timeout: dev=%p\n", dev);
        au1000_reset_mac(dev);
        au1000_init(dev);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        netif_wake_queue(dev);
 }
 
 
        if (TX_BUFFS_AVAIL(bp) < 1)
                netif_stop_queue(dev);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
 out_unlock:
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bp->lock, flags);
 
 
 
        priv->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
        priv->stats.tx_packets++;
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        ret = NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
 out_unlock:
 
 out:
        adjust_tx_list();
        current_tx_ptr = current_tx_ptr->next;
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        dev->stats.tx_packets++;
        dev->stats.tx_bytes += (skb->len);
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
        bfin_mac_enable();
 
        /* We can accept TX packets again */
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        netif_wake_queue(dev);
 }
 
 
        at91_write(priv, AT91_MCR(mb), reg_mcr);
 
        stats->tx_bytes += cf->can_dlc;
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 
        /* _NOTE_: substract AT91_MB_TX_FIRST offset from mb! */
        can_put_echo_skb(skb, dev, mb - AT91_MB_TX_FIRST);
 
        /* fill data length code */
        bfin_write16(®->chl[TRANSMIT_CHL].dlc, dlc);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        can_put_echo_skb(skb, dev, 0);
 
        /* set transmit request */
 
 
        netif_stop_queue(net);
        priv->tx_skb = skb;
-       net->trans_start = jiffies;
        queue_work(priv->wq, &priv->tx_work);
 
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
        for (i = 0; i < dlc; i++)
                priv->write_reg(priv, dreg++, cf->data[i]);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        can_put_echo_skb(skb, dev, 0);
 
        priv->write_reg(priv, REG_CMR, CMD_TR);
 
         */
        if (cas_xmit_tx_ringN(cp, ring++ & N_TX_RINGS_MASK, skb))
                return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
 
        }
 
        spin_lock(&priv->lock);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        spin_unlock(&priv->lock);
        desc->dataflags = CPMAC_SOP | CPMAC_EOP | CPMAC_OWN;
        desc->skb = skb;
 
 
        myNextTxDesc->skb = skb;
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* NETIF_F_LLTX driver :( */
 
        e100_hardware_send_packet(np, buf, skb->len);
 
 
        writewords(dev->base_addr, TX_FRAME_PORT,skb->data,(skb->len+1) >>1);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lp->lock, flags);
        lp->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        dev_kfree_skb (skb);
 
        /*
 
        tx_buf.length = skb->len;
        tx_buf.buf_token = (void *)skb;
        tx_buf.data_ptr = skb->data;
-       ndev->trans_start = jiffies;
        ret_code = emac_send(priv, &tx_packet, EMAC_DEF_TX_CH);
        if (unlikely(ret_code != 0)) {
                if (ret_code == EMAC_ERR_TX_OUT_OF_BD) {
 
        int     i;
 
        if (free_tx_pages <= 0) {       /* Do timeouts, to avoid hangs. */
-               tickssofar = jiffies - dev->trans_start;
-               if (tickssofar < 5)
+               tickssofar = jiffies - dev_trans_start(dev);
+               if (tickssofar < HZ/20)
                        return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
                /* else */
                printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: transmit timed out (%d), %s?\n", dev->name, tickssofar, "network cable problem");
 
        }
        de620_write_block(dev, buffer, skb->len, len-skb->len);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        if(!(using_txbuf == (TXBF0 | TXBF1)))
                netif_wake_queue(dev);
 
 
 
        lance_init_ring(dev);
        load_csrs(lp);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        status = init_restart_lance(lp);
        return status;
 }
 
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lp->lock, flags);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
        STOP_DEPCA;
        depca_init_ring(dev);
        LoadCSRs(dev);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        netif_wake_queue(dev);
        InitRestartDepca(dev);
 }
                        outw(CSR0, DEPCA_ADDR);
                        outw(INEA | TDMD, DEPCA_DATA);
 
-                       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
                        dev_kfree_skb(skb);
                }
                if (TX_BUFFS_AVAIL)
 
 }
 
 /*
- * Initilize dm9000 board
+ * Initialize dm9000 board
  */
 static void
 dm9000_init_dm9000(struct net_device *dev)
        /* Init Driver variable */
        db->tx_pkt_cnt = 0;
        db->queue_pkt_len = 0;
-       dev->trans_start = 0;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 }
 
 /* Our watchdog timed out. Called by the networking layer */
        dm9000_reset(db);
        dm9000_init_dm9000(dev);
        /* We can accept TX packets again */
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        netif_wake_queue(dev);
 
        /* Restore previous register address */
 
 
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bp->lock, flags);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
 
                return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
        }
 
-       netdev->trans_start = jiffies;
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
 
                        /* we won't wake queue here because we're out of space */
                        dev->stats.tx_dropped++;
                else {
-               dev->stats.tx_bytes+=skb->len;
-               dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+                       dev->stats.tx_bytes+=skb->len;
                        netif_wake_queue(dev);
                }
 
 
 
        if (lp->started)
        {
-               if (time_after(jiffies, dev->trans_start + 50))
+               if (time_after(jiffies, dev_trans_start(dev) + HZ/2))
                {
                        if (lp->tx_link==lp->last_tx_restart)
                        {
        outw(lp->tx_head+0x16, ioaddr + DATAPORT);
        outw(0, ioaddr + DATAPORT);
 
-        outsw(ioaddr + DATAPORT, buf, (len+1)>>1);
+       outsw(ioaddr + DATAPORT, buf, (len+1)>>1);
 
        outw(lp->tx_tail+0xc, ioaddr + WRITE_PTR);
        outw(lp->tx_head, ioaddr + DATAPORT);
 
                }
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pr->netif_queue, flags);
        }
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* NETIF_F_LLTX driver :( */
        spin_unlock(&pr->xmit_lock);
 
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
         */
        netif_stop_queue(dev);
 
-       /* save the timestamp */
-       priv->netdev->trans_start = jiffies;
        /* Remember the skb for deferred processing */
        priv->tx_skb = skb;
        schedule_work(&priv->tx_work);
 
                outl(TxQueued, dev->base_addr + COMMAND);
        }
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        ep->stats.tx_errors++;
        if (!ep->tx_full)
                netif_wake_queue(dev);
        /* Trigger an immediate transmit demand. */
        outl(TxQueued, dev->base_addr + COMMAND);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        if (debug > 4)
                printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: Queued Tx packet size %d to slot %d, "
                           "flag %2.2x Tx status %8.8x.\n",
 
        inw(ioaddr + TX_STATUS_REG),  (inb(ioaddr + TX_STATUS_REG) & TX_DONE) ?
                       "IRQ conflict" : "network cable problem");
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
 
        /* Let's dump all registers */
        if(eth16i_debug > 0) {
        }
        dev->stats.tx_errors++;
        eth16i_reset(dev);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        outw(ETH16I_INTR_ON, ioaddr + TX_INTR_REG);
        netif_wake_queue(dev);
 }
                outb(TX_START | lp->tx_queue, ioaddr + TRANSMIT_START_REG);
                lp->tx_queue = 0;
                lp->tx_queue_len = 0;
-               dev->trans_start = jiffies;
                lp->tx_started = 1;
                netif_wake_queue(dev);
        }
 
                netif_stop_queue(dev);
        }
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        spin_unlock_irq(&priv->lock);
 out:
        dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 
                 */
                ENABLE_IRQs;
 
-               dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+               dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
                netif_wake_queue(dev);
        }
 }
        spin_unlock_irq (&lp->hw_lock);
 
        dev->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        dev_kfree_skb (skb);
 
        /* Check for free resources: stop Tx queue if there are none */
 
 
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&np->lock, flags);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        np->stats.tx_errors++;
        netif_wake_queue(dev); /* or .._start_.. ?? */
 }
                netif_stop_queue(dev);
        ++np->really_tx_count;
        iowrite32(0, np->mem + TXPDR);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&np->lock, flags);
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
                        | BD_ENET_TX_LAST | BD_ENET_TX_TC);
        bdp->cbd_sc = status;
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        /* Trigger transmission start */
        writel(0, fep->hwp + FEC_X_DES_ACTIVE);
 
 
        }
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 
        bd = (struct bcom_fec_bd *)
                bcom_prepare_next_buffer(priv->tx_dmatsk);
 
                dprintk("\n");
        }
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        writel(NVREG_TXRXCTL_KICK|np->txrxctl_bits, get_hwbase(dev) + NvRegTxRxControl);
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
                dprintk("\n");
        }
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        writel(NVREG_TXRXCTL_KICK|np->txrxctl_bits, get_hwbase(dev) + NvRegTxRxControl);
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
                                skb->data, skb->len, DMA_TO_DEVICE));
        CBDW_DATLEN(bdp, skb->len);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        /*
         * If this was the last BD in the ring, start at the beginning again.
         */
 
                gfar_write(®s->imask, IMASK_DEFAULT);
        }
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
 }
 
 void gfar_configure_coalescing(struct gfar_private *priv,
        /* reduce TxBD free count */
        tx_queue->num_txbdfree -= (nr_txbds);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        /* If the next BD still needs to be cleaned up, then the bds
           are full.  We need to tell the kernel to stop sending us stuff. */
        if (!tx_queue->num_txbdfree) {
 
                return -EAGAIN;
        }
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        netif_start_queue(dev);
 
        lp->lan_type = hp100_sense_lan(dev);
                printk("hp100: %s: start_xmit_bm: No TX PDL available.\n", dev->name);
 #endif
                /* not waited long enough since last tx? */
-               if (time_before(jiffies, dev->trans_start + HZ))
+               if (time_before(jiffies, dev_trans_start(dev) + HZ))
                        goto drop;
 
                if (hp100_check_lan(dev))
                        }
                }
 
-               dev->trans_start = jiffies;
                goto drop;
        }
 
        /* Update statistics */
        lp->stats.tx_packets++;
        lp->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
                printk("hp100: %s: start_xmit: tx free mem = 0x%x\n", dev->name, i);
 #endif
                /* not waited long enough since last failed tx try? */
-               if (time_before(jiffies, dev->trans_start + HZ)) {
+               if (time_before(jiffies, dev_trans_start(dev) + HZ)) {
 #ifdef HP100_DEBUG
                        printk("hp100: %s: trans_start timing problem\n",
                               dev->name);
                                mdelay(1);
                        }
                }
-               dev->trans_start = jiffies;
                goto drop;
        }
 
 
        lp->stats.tx_packets++;
        lp->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        hp100_ints_on();
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lp->lock, flags);
 
 
        } else {
                tx_packets++;
                tx_bytes += skb->len;
-               netdev->trans_start = jiffies;
+               netdev->trans_start = jiffies; /* NETIF_F_LLTX driver :( */
        }
 
        if (!used_bounce)
 
                netif_stop_queue(dev);
        }
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        skb_queue_tail(&dp->rq, skb);
        if (!dp->tasklet_pending) {
                dp->tasklet_pending = 1;
 
 
        BARRIER();
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        ip->tx_skbs[produce] = skb;                     /* Remember skb */
        produce = (produce + 1) & 127;
        ip->tx_pi = produce;
 
 
        dev_kfree_skb(skb);
        aup->tx_head = (aup->tx_head + 1) & (NUM_IR_DESC - 1);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
 
 
   toshoboe_checkstuck (self);
 
-  dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
  /* Check if we need to change the speed */
   /* But not now. Wait after transmission if mtt not required */
   speed=irda_get_next_speed(skb);
 
        }
 
        dev_kfree_skb(skb);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
 
                Ser2HSCR0 = si->hscr0 | HSCR0_HSSP | HSCR0_TXE;
        }
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
 
 
        if (likely(actual > 0)) {
                dev->tx_skb = skb;
-               ndev->trans_start = jiffies;
                dev->tx_buff.data += actual;
                dev->tx_buff.len -= actual;
        }
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&self->lock, flags);
        smsc_ircc_sir_start(self);
        smsc_ircc_change_speed(self, self->io.speed);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        netif_wake_queue(dev);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&self->lock, flags);
 }
 
                wmb();
                outw(0, iobase+VLSI_PIO_PROMPT);
        }
-       ndev->trans_start = jiffies;
 
        if (ring_put(r) == NULL) {
                netif_stop_queue(ndev);
 
                /* Check for empty frame */
                if (!skb->len) {
                        w83977af_change_speed(self, speed); 
-                       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
                        dev_kfree_skb(skb);
                        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
                } else
                switch_bank(iobase, SET0);
                outb(ICR_ETXTHI, iobase+ICR);
        }
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 
        /* Restore set register */
 
                         ixgbevf_tx_map(adapter, tx_ring, skb, tx_flags, first),
                         skb->len, hdr_len);
 
-       netdev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        ixgbevf_maybe_stop_tx(netdev, tx_ring, DESC_NEEDED);
 
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
        ixp2000_reg_write(RING_TX_PENDING,
                TX_BUF_DESC_BASE + (entry * sizeof(struct ixpdev_tx_desc)));
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        local_irq_save(flags);
        ip->tx_queue_entries++;
        if (ip->tx_queue_entries == TX_BUF_COUNT_PER_CHAN)
 
 #endif
        lance_restart (dev, 0x0043, 1);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        netif_wake_queue (dev);
 }
 
        outw(0x0000, ioaddr+LANCE_ADDR);
        outw(0x0048, ioaddr+LANCE_DATA);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        if ((lp->cur_tx - lp->dirty_tx) >= TX_RING_SIZE)
                netif_stop_queue(dev);
 
 
                lp->last_restart = dev->stats.tx_packets;
        }
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        netif_wake_queue (dev);
 }
 
        struct tx_cmd *tx_cmd;
        struct i596_tbd *tbd;
        short length = skb->len;
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 
        DEB(DEB_STARTTX, printk(KERN_DEBUG
                                "%s: i596_start_xmit(%x,%p) called\n",
 
 {
        unsigned long e8390_base = dev->base_addr;
        struct ei_device *ei_local = (struct ei_device *) netdev_priv(dev);
-       int txsr, isr, tickssofar = jiffies - dev->trans_start;
+       int txsr, isr, tickssofar = jiffies - dev_trans_start(dev);
        unsigned long flags;
 
        dev->stats.tx_errors++;
        {
                ei_local->txing = 1;
                NS8390_trigger_send(dev, send_length, output_page);
-               dev->trans_start = jiffies;
                if (output_page == ei_local->tx_start_page)
                {
                        ei_local->tx1 = -1;
 
                dev_err(&ndev->dev, "Error setting TEMAC options\n");
 
        /* Init Driver variable */
-       ndev->trans_start = 0;
+       ndev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
 }
 
 void temac_adjust_link(struct net_device *ndev)
 
                length = ETH_ZLEN;
        }
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        tx_cmd = kmalloc((sizeof (struct tx_cmd) + sizeof (struct i596_tbd)), GFP_ATOMIC);
        if (tx_cmd == NULL) {
                printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: i596_xmit Memory squeeze, dropping packet.\n", dev->name);
 
                                  skb->len+1);
 
        local_irq_restore(flags);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        dev_kfree_skb (skb);
 
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
 
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bp->lock, flags);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
 
 
        dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
 
        /* Enable interrupt */
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->meth_lock, flags);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        netif_wake_queue(dev);
 
        return;
 
 
                txq->tx_bytes += skb->len;
                txq->tx_packets++;
-               dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 
                entries_left = txq->tx_ring_size - txq->tx_desc_count;
                if (entries_left < MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1)
 
        spin_unlock_irq(&np->lock);
        enable_irq(dev->irq);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        np->stats.tx_errors++;
        netif_wake_queue(dev);
 }
        }
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&np->lock, flags);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        if (netif_msg_tx_queued(np)) {
                printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: Transmit frame #%d queued in slot %d.\n",
                        dev->name, np->cur_tx, entry);
 
                   FIFO_PTR_FRAMENO(1) |
                   FIFO_PTR_FRAMELEN(len));
 
-       ndev->trans_start = jiffies;
        ndev->stats.tx_packets++;
        ndev->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
 
 
        /* Try to restart the adaptor. */
        /* FIXME: Give it a real kick here */
        chipset_init(dev, 1);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        netif_wake_queue(dev);
 }
 
 
        netif_stop_queue(dev);
        hardware_send_packet(dev, (unsigned char *)skb->data, skb->len, length-skb->len);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        dev_kfree_skb (skb);
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
                writeb(CUC_START, &p->scb->cmd_cuc);
                ni_attn586();
                wait_for_scb_cmd(dev);
-               dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+               dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
                return 0;
        }
 #endif
                ni52_close(dev);
                ni52_open(dev);
        }
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
 }
 
 /******************************************************
                        writeb(CUC_START, &p->scb->cmd_cuc);
                }
                ni_attn586();
-               dev->trans_start = jiffies;
                if (!i)
                        dev_kfree_skb(skb);
                wait_for_scb_cmd(dev);
        writew(0, &p->nop_cmds[next_nop]->cmd_status);
 
        writew(make16(p->xmit_cmds[0]), &p->nop_cmds[p->nop_point]->cmd_link);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        p->nop_point = next_nop;
        dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 #      endif
        writew(0, &p->nop_cmds[next_nop]->cmd_status);
        writew(make16(p->xmit_cmds[p->xmit_count]),
                                &p->nop_cmds[p->xmit_count]->cmd_link);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        p->xmit_count = next_nop;
        {
                unsigned long flags;
 
                if(!p->lock)
                        if (p->tmdnum || !p->xmit_queued)
                                netif_wake_queue(dev);
-               dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+               dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        }
        else
                writedatareg(CSR0_STRT | csr0);
                printk("%02x ",p->tmdhead[i].u.s.status);
        printk("\n");
        ni65_lance_reinit(dev);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        netif_wake_queue(dev);
 }
 
                        netif_wake_queue(dev);
 
                p->lock = 0;
-               dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&p->ring_lock, flags);
        }
 
        /* Ring the bell.  */
        cvmx_write_csr(CVMX_MIXX_ORING2(port), 1);
 
-       netdev->trans_start = jiffies;
        rv = NETDEV_TX_OK;
 out:
        octeon_mgmt_update_tx_stats(netdev);
 
        NETDRV_W32(TxStatus0 + (entry * sizeof(u32)),
                   tp->tx_flag | (skb->len >= ETH_ZLEN ? skb->len : ETH_ZLEN));
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        atomic_inc(&tp->cur_tx);
        if ((atomic_read(&tp->cur_tx) - atomic_read(&tp->dirty_tx)) >= NUM_TX_DESC)
                netif_stop_queue(dev);
 
        printk(KERN_NOTICE "%s: Transmit timed out!\n", dev->name);
        dump_status(dev);
        dev->stats.tx_errors++;
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        /* Issue TX_RESET and TX_START commands. */
        tc574_wait_for_completion(dev, TxReset);
        outw(TxEnable, ioaddr + EL3_CMD);
        /* ... and the packet rounded to a doubleword. */
        outsl(ioaddr + TX_FIFO, skb->data, (skb->len+3)>>2);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        /* TxFree appears only in Window 1, not offset 0x1c. */
        if (inw(ioaddr + TxFree) <= 1536) {
                netif_stop_queue(dev);
 
     netdev_warn(dev, "Transmit timed out!\n");
     dump_status(dev);
     dev->stats.tx_errors++;
-    dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+    dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
     /* Issue TX_RESET and TX_START commands. */
     tc589_wait_for_completion(dev, TxReset);
     outw(TxEnable, ioaddr + EL3_CMD);
     /* ... and the packet rounded to a doubleword. */
     outsl(ioaddr + TX_FIFO, skb->data, (skb->len + 3) >> 2);
 
-    dev->trans_start = jiffies;
     if (inw(ioaddr + TX_FREE) <= 1536) {
        netif_stop_queue(dev);
        /* Interrupt us when the FIFO has room for max-sized packet. */
 
 {
        long e8390_base = dev->base_addr;
        struct ei_device *ei_local = (struct ei_device *) netdev_priv(dev);
-       int txsr, isr, tickssofar = jiffies - dev->trans_start;
+       int txsr, isr, tickssofar = jiffies - dev_trans_start(dev);
        unsigned long flags;
 
        dev->stats.tx_errors++;
 
            lp->sent = lp->tx_queue ;
            lp->tx_queue = 0;
            lp->tx_queue_len = 0;
-           dev->trans_start = jiffies;
            lp->tx_started = 1;
            netif_start_queue(dev);
        } else {
 
 #else /* #if RESET_ON_TIMEOUT */
   printk("NOT resetting card\n");
 #endif /* #if RESET_ON_TIMEOUT */
-  dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+  dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
   netif_wake_queue(dev);
 }
 
       outb(skb->data[skb->len-1], ioaddr + AM2150_XMT);
     }
 
-    dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
 #if MULTI_TX
     if (lp->tx_free_frames > 0)
       netif_start_queue(dev);
 
           dev->name, inw(ioaddr)&0xff, inw(ioaddr + 2));
     dev->stats.tx_errors++;
     smc_reset(dev);
-    dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+    dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
     smc->saved_skb = NULL;
     netif_wake_queue(dev);
 }
 
        struct net_device *dev = local->dev;
     /* reset the card */
     do_reset(dev,1);
-    dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+    dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
     netif_wake_queue(dev);
 }
 
        PutByte(XIRCREG_CR, TransmitPacket|EnableIntr);
 
     dev_kfree_skb (skb);
-    dev->trans_start = jiffies;
     dev->stats.tx_bytes += pktlen;
     netif_start_queue(dev);
     return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
 {
        struct pcnet32_private *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        napi_disable(&lp->napi);
        netif_tx_disable(dev);
 }
        }
        pcnet32_restart(dev, CSR0_NORMAL);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        netif_wake_queue(dev);
 
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lp->lock, flags);
        /* Trigger an immediate send poll. */
        lp->a.write_csr(ioaddr, CSR0, CSR0_INTEN | CSR0_TXPOLL);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        if (lp->tx_ring[(entry + 1) & lp->tx_mod_mask].base != 0) {
                lp->tx_full = 1;
                netif_stop_queue(dev);
 
                printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: send request\n", dev->name);
 
        spin_lock_irq(&nl->lock);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        snd->skb = skb;
        snd->length.h = skb->len;
        snd->state = PLIP_PK_TRIGGER;
 
                gelic_descr_release_tx(card, descr->next);
                card->tx_chain.tail = descr->next->next;
                dev_info(ctodev(card), "%s: kick failure\n", __func__);
-       } else {
-               /* OK, DMA started/reserved */
-               netdev->trans_start = jiffies;
        }
 
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->tx_lock, flags);
 
        if (!lp->tx_free_desc)
                netif_stop_queue(dev);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lp->lock, flags);
 
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
 
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rrpriv->lock, flags);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
 
 {
        struct s6gmac *pd = netdev_priv(dev);
        unsigned long flags;
+
        spin_lock_irqsave(&pd->lock, flags);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        writel(skb->len << S6_GMAC_BURST_PREWR_LEN |
                0 << S6_GMAC_BURST_PREWR_CFE |
                1 << S6_GMAC_BURST_PREWR_PPE |
 
                return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
        }
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sc->sbm_lock, flags);
 
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
        spin_lock_irqsave(&sc->sbm_lock, flags);
 
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        dev->stats.tx_errors++;
 
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sc->sbm_lock, flags);
 
        iowrite32(tx_status, port_base + TxStatus0 + entry * 4);
        mmiowb();
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        if (priv->tx_head - priv->tx_tail >= NUM_TX_DESC)
                netif_stop_queue(dev);
 
 
                   tx_done(dev) ? "IRQ conflict" : "network cable problem");
        /* Try to restart the adaptor. */
        seeq8005_init(dev, 1);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        netif_wake_queue(dev);
 }
 
        netif_stop_queue(dev);
 
        hardware_send_packet(dev, buf, length);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        dev->stats.tx_bytes += length;
        dev_kfree_skb (skb);
        /* You might need to clean up and record Tx statistics here. */
 
        if (err)
                return err;
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        netif_wake_queue(dev);
 
        return 0;
        if (!(hregs->tx_ctrl & HPC3_ETXCTRL_ACTIVE))
                kick_tx(dev, sp, hregs);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        if (!TX_BUFFS_AVAIL(sp))
                netif_stop_queue(dev);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sp->tx_lock, flags);
        printk(KERN_NOTICE "%s: transmit timed out, resetting\n", dev->name);
        sgiseeq_reset(dev);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        netif_wake_queue(dev);
 }
 
 
        if (!(ctrl_inl(ndev->base_addr + EDTRR) & EDTRR_TRNS))
                ctrl_outl(EDTRR_TRNS, ndev->base_addr + EDTRR);
 
-       ndev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
 
 
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sis_priv->lock, flags);
 
-       net_dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       net_dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
 
        /* load Transmit Descriptor Register */
        outl(sis_priv->tx_ring_dma, ioaddr + txdp);
 
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sis_priv->lock, flags);
 
-       net_dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        if (netif_msg_tx_queued(sis_priv))
                printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: Queued Tx packet at %p size %d "
                       "to slot %d.\n",
 
        if (bp->QueueSkb == 0) {
                netif_stop_queue(dev);
        }
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
 }                              // skfp_send_pkt
 
                 *      14 Oct 1994 Dmitry Gorodchanin.
                 */
 #ifdef SL_CHECK_TRANSMIT
-               if (time_before(jiffies, dev->trans_start + 20 * HZ))  {
+               if (time_before(jiffies, dev_trans_start(dev) + 20 * HZ))  {
                        /* 20 sec timeout not reached */
                        goto out;
                }
 
                schedule_work(&lp->phy_configure);
 
        /* We can accept TX packets again */
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        netif_wake_queue(dev);
 }
 
 
        /* "kick" the adaptor */
        smc_reset( dev->base_addr );
        smc_enable( dev->base_addr );
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        /* clear anything saved */
        ((struct smc_local *)netdev_priv(dev))->saved_skb = NULL;
        netif_wake_queue(dev);
 
                schedule_work(&lp->phy_configure);
 
        /* We can accept TX packets again */
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        netif_wake_queue(dev);
 }
 
 
        smsc911x_tx_writefifo(pdata, (unsigned int *)bufp, wrsz);
        freespace -= (skb->len + 32);
        dev_kfree_skb(skb);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 
        if (unlikely(smsc911x_tx_get_txstatcount(pdata) >= 30))
                smsc911x_tx_update_txcounters(dev);
 
        smsc9420_reg_write(pd, TX_POLL_DEMAND, 1);
        smsc9420_pci_flush_write(pd);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
 
        /* Try to restart the adaptor. */
        sonic_init(dev);
        lp->stats.tx_errors++;
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        netif_wake_queue(dev);
 }
 
 
        SONIC_WRITE(SONIC_CMD, SONIC_CR_TXP);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
 
 
        /* Trigger an immediate transmit demand. */
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        np->stats.tx_errors++;
        netif_wake_queue(dev);
 }
        if ((np->cur_tx - np->dirty_tx) + 4 > TX_RING_SIZE)
                netif_stop_queue(dev);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
 
                p->scb->cmd_cuc = CUC_START;
                sun3_attn586();
                WAIT_4_SCB_CMD();
-               dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+               dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
                return 0;
        }
 #endif
                sun3_82586_close(dev);
                sun3_82586_open(dev);
        }
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
 }
 
 /******************************************************
                        }
 
                        sun3_attn586();
-                       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
                        if(!i)
                                dev_kfree_skb(skb);
                        WAIT_4_SCB_CMD();
                p->xmit_cmds[0]->cmd_status = p->nop_cmds[next_nop]->cmd_status = 0;
 
                p->nop_cmds[p->nop_point]->cmd_link = make16((p->xmit_cmds[0]));
-               dev->trans_start = jiffies;
                p->nop_point = next_nop;
                dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 #      endif
                p->nop_cmds[next_nop]->cmd_status = 0;
 
                p->nop_cmds[p->xmit_count]->cmd_link = make16((p->xmit_cmds[p->xmit_count]));
-               dev->trans_start = jiffies;
                p->xmit_count = next_nop;
 
                {
 
 
        /* Transmitter timeout, serious problems. */
        if (netif_queue_stopped(dev)) {
-               int tickssofar = jiffies - dev->trans_start;
-               if (tickssofar < 20)
+               int tickssofar = jiffies - dev_trans_start(dev);
+               if (tickssofar < HZ/5)
                        return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
 
                DPRINTK( 1, ( "%s: transmit timed out, status %04x, resetting.\n",
                REGA( CSR0 ) = CSR0_INEA | CSR0_INIT | CSR0_STRT;
 
                netif_start_queue(dev);
-               dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 
                return NETDEV_TX_OK;
        }
        AREG = CSR0;
        DPRINTK( 2, ( "%s: lance_start_xmit() exiting, csr0 %4.4x.\n",
                                  dev->name, DREG ));
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-       dev_kfree_skb( skb );
+       dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 
        lp->lock = 0;
        if ((MEM->tx_head[(entry+1) & TX_RING_MOD_MASK].flag & TMD1_OWN) ==
 
        sbus_writel(CREG_CTRL_TWAKEUP, bp->creg + CREG_CTRL);
 
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
 
 
        dev->if_port = 0;
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        dev->stats.tx_errors++;
        if (np->cur_tx - np->dirty_tx < TX_QUEUE_LEN - 4) {
                netif_wake_queue(dev);
        } else {
                netif_stop_queue (dev);
        }
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        if (netif_msg_tx_queued(np)) {
                printk (KERN_DEBUG
                        "%s: Transmit frame #%d queued in slot %d.\n",
 
        writel(gp->tx_new, gp->regs + TXDMA_KICK);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gp->tx_lock, flags);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* NETIF_F_LLTX driver :( */
 
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
 
        spin_unlock_irq(&hp->happy_lock);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        tx_add_log(hp, TXLOG_ACTION_TXMIT, 0);
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
        }
        lp->init_ring(dev);
        load_csrs(lp);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        status = init_restart_lance(lp);
        return status;
 }
 
        spin_unlock_irq(&lp->lock);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
        qep->tx_new = NEXT_TX(entry);
 
        /* Get it going. */
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        sbus_writel(CREG_CTRL_TWAKEUP, qep->qcregs + CREG_CTRL);
 
        dev->stats.tx_packets++;
 
 
        dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
 out_dropped_unlock:
 
        }
        lp->tfd_start = (lp->tfd_start + 1) % TX_FD_NUM;
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        /* If we just used up the very last entry in the
         * TX ring on this device, tell the queueing
         * layer to send no more.
 
        TLan_ResetLists( dev );
        TLan_ReadAndClearStats( dev, TLAN_IGNORE );
        TLan_ResetAdapter( dev );
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        netif_wake_queue( dev );
 
 }
 
        CIRC_INC( priv->txTail, TLAN_NUM_TX_LISTS );
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
 } /* TLan_StartTx */
 
        writew(ti->exsap_station_id, ti->srb + STATION_ID_OFST);
        writeb(CMD_IN_SRB, ti->mmio + ACA_OFFSET + ACA_SET + ISRA_ODD);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&(ti->lock), flags);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
 
          * fake transmission time and go on trying. Our own timeout
          * routine is in sktr_timer_chk()
          */
-        dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+        dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
         netif_wake_queue(dev);
 }
 
 
         * fake transmission time and go on trying. Our own timeout
         * routine is in tms380tr_timer_chk()
         */
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        netif_wake_queue(dev);
 }
 
 
 
        /* Trigger an immediate transmit demand. */
        dw32(TxPoll, NormalTxPoll);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
     }
 
     lp->interrupt = UNMASK_INTERRUPTS;
-    dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+    dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
 
     START_DE4X5;
 
            outl(POLL_DEMAND, DE4X5_TPD);/* Start the TX */
 
            lp->tx_new = (++lp->tx_new) % lp->txRingSize;
-           dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 
            if (TX_BUFFS_AVAIL) {
                netif_start_queue(dev);         /* Another pkt may be queued */
 
            lp->tx_new = (++lp->tx_new) % lp->txRingSize;
            outl(POLL_DEMAND, DE4X5_TPD);       /* Start the TX */
-           dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+           dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        }
     }
 }
 
 
        /* TX polling kick monitor */
        if ( db->tx_packet_cnt &&
-            time_after(jiffies, dev->trans_start + DMFE_TX_KICK) ) {
+            time_after(jiffies, dev_trans_start(dev) + DMFE_TX_KICK) ) {
                outl(0x1, dev->base_addr + DCR1);   /* Tx polling again */
 
                /* TX Timeout */
-               if ( time_after(jiffies, dev->trans_start + DMFE_TX_TIMEOUT) ) {
+               if (time_after(jiffies, dev_trans_start(dev) + DMFE_TX_TIMEOUT) ) {
                        db->reset_TXtimeout++;
                        db->wait_reset = 1;
                        dev_warn(&dev->dev, "Tx timeout - resetting\n");
 
                 */
                if (tulip_media_cap[dev->if_port] & MediaIsMII)
                        return;
-               if (! tp->nwayset  ||  time_after(jiffies, dev->trans_start + 1*HZ)) {
+               if (! tp->nwayset || time_after(jiffies, dev_trans_start(dev) + 1*HZ)) {
                        tp->csr6 = 0x00420000 | (tp->csr6 & 0x0000fdff);
                        iowrite32(tp->csr6, ioaddr + CSR6);
                        iowrite32(0x30, ioaddr + CSR12);
 
 
 out_unlock:
        spin_unlock_irqrestore (&tp->lock, flags);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        netif_wake_queue (dev);
 }
 
 
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tp->lock, flags);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
 
 
        /* TX polling kick monitor */
        if ( db->tx_packet_cnt &&
-            time_after(jiffies, dev->trans_start + ULI526X_TX_KICK) ) {
+            time_after(jiffies, dev_trans_start(dev) + ULI526X_TX_KICK) ) {
                outl(0x1, dev->base_addr + DCR1);   // Tx polling again
 
                // TX Timeout
-               if ( time_after(jiffies, dev->trans_start + ULI526X_TX_TIMEOUT) ) {
+               if ( time_after(jiffies, dev_trans_start(dev) + ULI526X_TX_TIMEOUT) ) {
                        db->reset_TXtimeout++;
                        db->wait_reset = 1;
                        printk( "%s: Tx timeout - resetting\n",
 
        enable_irq(dev->irq);
 
        netif_wake_queue(dev);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        np->stats.tx_errors++;
        return;
 }
        }
        spin_unlock_irq(&np->lock);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        if (debug > 4) {
                printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: Transmit frame #%d queued in slot %d\n",
                       dev->name, np->cur_tx, entry);
 
 
        /* Enqueue packet */
        skb_queue_tail(&tun->socket.sk->sk_receive_queue, skb);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 
        /* Notify and wake up reader process */
        if (tun->flags & TUN_FASYNC)
 
        wmb();
        iowrite32(txRing->lastWrite, tp->tx_ioaddr + txRing->writeRegister);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        /* If we don't have room to put the worst case packet on the
         * queue, then we must stop the queue. We need 2 extra
         * descriptors -- one to prevent ring wrap, and one for the
 
        /* set bd status and length */
        out_be32((u32 __iomem *)bd, bd_status);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        /* Move to next BD in the ring */
        if (!(bd_status & T_W))
                bd += sizeof(struct qe_bd);
 
        } else {
                net->stats.tx_packets++;
                net->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
-               /* And tell the kernel when the last transmit started. */
-               net->trans_start = jiffies;
        }
        dev_kfree_skb(skb);
        /* we're done */
 
        {
                kaweth->stats.tx_packets++;
                kaweth->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
-               net->trans_start = jiffies;
        }
 
        spin_unlock_irq(&kaweth->device_lock);
 
                break;
        }
 
-       net->trans_start = jiffies;
+       net->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        netif_wake_queue(net);
 }
 
        } else {
                pegasus->stats.tx_packets++;
                pegasus->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
-               net->trans_start = jiffies;
        }
        dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 
 
        spin_unlock_bh(&rp->lock);
        enable_irq(rp->pdev->irq);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        dev->stats.tx_errors++;
        netif_wake_queue(dev);
 }
        if (rp->cur_tx == rp->dirty_tx + TX_QUEUE_LEN)
                netif_stop_queue(dev);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rp->lock, flags);
 
        if (debug > 4) {
 
        td_ptr->td_buf[0].size |= TD_QUEUE;
        mac_tx_queue_wake(vptr->mac_regs, qnum);
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vptr->lock, flags);
 out:
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
                VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR0_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_TXPROD,
                                       tq->tx_ring.next2fill);
        }
-       netdev->trans_start = jiffies;
 
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
 
        spin_unlock(&dpriv->lock);
 #endif
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        if (debug > 2)
                dscc4_tx_print(dev, dpriv, "Xmit");
        /* To be cleaned(unsigned int)/optimized. Later, ok ? */
 
 #endif
        writew(len, &desc->len);
        writeb(ST_TX_EOM, &desc->stat);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 
        port->txin = next_desc(port, port->txin, 1);
        sca_outw(desc_offset(port, port->txin, 1),
 
 
        writew(len, &desc->len);
        writeb(ST_TX_EOM, &desc->stat);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 
        port->txin = (port->txin + 1) % card->tx_ring_buffers;
        sca_outl(desc_offset(port, port->txin, 1),
 
 
        wmb();
        queue_put_desc(queue_ids[port->id].tx, tx_desc_phys(port, n), desc);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 
        if (qmgr_stat_below_low_watermark(txreadyq)) { /* empty */
 #if DEBUG_TX
 
     /* send now! */
     LMC_CSR_WRITE (sc, csr_txpoll, 0);
 
-    dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
     spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sc->lmc_lock, flags);
 
     lmc_trace(dev, "lmc_start_xmit_out");
     printk("%s: Xmitter busy|\n", dev->name);
 
     sc->extra_stats.tx_tbusy_calls++;
-    if (jiffies - dev->trans_start < TX_TIMEOUT)
+    if (jiffies - dev_trans_start(dev) < TX_TIMEOUT)
            goto bug_out;
 
     /*
     sc->lmc_device->stats.tx_errors++;
     sc->extra_stats.tx_ProcTimeout++; /* -baz */
 
-    dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+    dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
 
 bug_out:
 
 
                           cpc_readb(card->hw.falcbase + card->hw.cpld_reg2) &
                           ~(CPLD_REG2_FALC_LED1 << (2 * ch)));
        }
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
        CPC_UNLOCK(card, flags);
        netif_wake_queue(dev);
 }
        if (d->trace_on) {
                cpc_trace(dev, skb, 'T');
        }
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 
        /* Start transmission */
        CPC_LOCK(card, flags);
 
        desc->stat = PACKET_FULL;
        writel(1 << (DOORBELL_TO_CARD_TX_0 + port->node),
               port->card->plx + PLX_DOORBELL_TO_CARD);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 
        port->tx_out = (port->tx_out + 1) % TX_BUFFERS;
 
 
 
        /* low bit of first byte of destination tells us if broadcast */
        tx_update_descriptor(priv, *(skb->data) & 0x01, len + 18, buff, TX_PACKET_TYPE_DATA);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        dev->stats.tx_bytes += len;
 
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->irqlock, flags);
 
 
        lbs_pr_err("tx watch dog timeout\n");
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
 
        if (priv->currenttxskb)
                lbs_send_tx_feedback(priv, 0);
 
        dev->stats.tx_packets++;
        dev->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
        if (priv->monitormode) {
                /* Keep the skb to echo it back once Tx feedback is
                   received from FW */
 
                goto busy;
        }
 
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        stats->tx_bytes += HERMES_802_3_OFFSET + skb->len;
        goto ok;
 
 
                priv->data_low_tx_full = 1;
        }
 
-       /* set the transmission time */
-       ndev->trans_start = jiffies;
        ndev->stats.tx_packets++;
        ndev->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
 
 
        case XMIT_MSG_BAD:
        case XMIT_OK:
        default:
-               dev->trans_start = jiffies;
                dev_kfree_skb(skb);
        }
 
 
                printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error %d resetting card on Tx timeout!\n",
                       dev->name, rc);
        else {
-               dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+               dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
                netif_wake_queue(dev);
        }
 }
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&this->lock, flags);
        enabled = wl3501_block_interrupt(this);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        rc = wl3501_send_pkt(this, skb->data, skb->len);
        if (enabled)
                wl3501_unblock_interrupt(this);
 
        } else {
                dev->stats.tx_packets++;
                dev->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
-               dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        }
        kfree_skb(skb);
 
        usb_unlink_urb(zd->tx_urb);
        dev->stats.tx_errors++;
        /* Restart the timeout to quiet the watchdog: */
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
 }
 
 static int zd1201_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 
        }
 
        /* To exclude tx timeout */
-       dev->trans_start = 0xffffffff - TX_TIMEOUT - TX_TIMEOUT;
+       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
 
        /* We're all ready to go. Start the queue */
        netif_wake_queue(dev);
                        dev->stats.tx_bytes += lp->deferred_skb->len;
                        dev_kfree_skb_irq(lp->deferred_skb);
                        lp->deferred_skb = NULL;
-                       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+                       dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
                        netif_wake_queue(dev);
                }
        }
 
        dev->stats.tx_bytes += len;
        dev_kfree_skb(new_skb);
-       dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 
        return 0;
 }
 
                }
                spin_unlock_irqrestore (&znet->lock, flags);
 
-               dev->trans_start = jiffies;
                netif_start_queue (dev);
 
                if (znet_debug > 4)