extern void rose_enquiry_response(struct sock *);
 
 /* rose_route.c */
-extern struct rose_neigh *rose_loopback_neigh;
+extern struct rose_neigh rose_loopback_neigh;
 extern struct file_operations rose_neigh_fops;
 extern struct file_operations rose_nodes_fops;
 extern struct file_operations rose_routes_fops;
 
-extern int __must_check rose_add_loopback_neigh(void);
+extern void rose_add_loopback_neigh(void);
 extern int __must_check rose_add_loopback_node(rose_address *);
 extern void rose_del_loopback_node(rose_address *);
 extern void rose_rt_device_down(struct net_device *);
 
 
                skb->h.raw = skb->data;
 
-               if ((sk = rose_find_socket(lci_o, rose_loopback_neigh)) != NULL) {
+               sk = rose_find_socket(lci_o, &rose_loopback_neigh);
+               if (sk) {
                        if (rose_process_rx_frame(sk, skb) == 0)
                                kfree_skb(skb);
                        continue;
 
                if (frametype == ROSE_CALL_REQUEST) {
                        if ((dev = rose_dev_get(dest)) != NULL) {
-                               if (rose_rx_call_request(skb, dev, rose_loopback_neigh, lci_o) == 0)
+                               if (rose_rx_call_request(skb, dev, &rose_loopback_neigh, lci_o) == 0)
                                        kfree_skb(skb);
                        } else {
                                kfree_skb(skb);
 
 static struct rose_route *rose_route_list;
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(rose_route_list_lock);
 
-struct rose_neigh *rose_loopback_neigh;
+struct rose_neigh rose_loopback_neigh;
 
 /*
  *     Add a new route to a node, and in the process add the node and the
 /*
  *     Add the loopback neighbour.
  */
-int rose_add_loopback_neigh(void)
+void rose_add_loopback_neigh(void)
 {
-       if ((rose_loopback_neigh = kmalloc(sizeof(struct rose_neigh), GFP_ATOMIC)) == NULL)
-               return -ENOMEM;
+       struct rose_neigh *sn = &rose_loopback_neigh;
 
-       rose_loopback_neigh->callsign  = null_ax25_address;
-       rose_loopback_neigh->digipeat  = NULL;
-       rose_loopback_neigh->ax25      = NULL;
-       rose_loopback_neigh->dev       = NULL;
-       rose_loopback_neigh->count     = 0;
-       rose_loopback_neigh->use       = 0;
-       rose_loopback_neigh->dce_mode  = 1;
-       rose_loopback_neigh->loopback  = 1;
-       rose_loopback_neigh->number    = rose_neigh_no++;
-       rose_loopback_neigh->restarted = 1;
+       sn->callsign  = null_ax25_address;
+       sn->digipeat  = NULL;
+       sn->ax25      = NULL;
+       sn->dev       = NULL;
+       sn->count     = 0;
+       sn->use       = 0;
+       sn->dce_mode  = 1;
+       sn->loopback  = 1;
+       sn->number    = rose_neigh_no++;
+       sn->restarted = 1;
 
-       skb_queue_head_init(&rose_loopback_neigh->queue);
+       skb_queue_head_init(&sn->queue);
 
-       init_timer(&rose_loopback_neigh->ftimer);
-       init_timer(&rose_loopback_neigh->t0timer);
+       init_timer(&sn->ftimer);
+       init_timer(&sn->t0timer);
 
        spin_lock_bh(&rose_neigh_list_lock);
-       rose_loopback_neigh->next = rose_neigh_list;
-       rose_neigh_list           = rose_loopback_neigh;
+       sn->next = rose_neigh_list;
+       rose_neigh_list           = sn;
        spin_unlock_bh(&rose_neigh_list_lock);
-
-       return 0;
 }
 
 /*
        rose_node->mask         = 10;
        rose_node->count        = 1;
        rose_node->loopback     = 1;
-       rose_node->neighbour[0] = rose_loopback_neigh;
+       rose_node->neighbour[0] = &rose_loopback_neigh;
 
        /* Insert at the head of list. Address is always mask=10 */
        rose_node->next = rose_node_list;
        rose_node_list  = rose_node;
 
-       rose_loopback_neigh->count++;
+       rose_loopback_neigh.count++;
 
 out:
        spin_unlock_bh(&rose_node_list_lock);
 
        rose_remove_node(rose_node);
 
-       rose_loopback_neigh->count--;
+       rose_loopback_neigh.count--;
 
 out:
        spin_unlock_bh(&rose_node_list_lock);