+ pend_size;
        int i;
        bool is_data_pkt = (skb != NULL) ? true : false;
+       bool xmit_more = (skb != NULL) ? skb->xmit_more : false;
        u32 msg_size = 0;
        u32 padding = 0;
        u32 remain = packet->total_data_buflen % net_device->pkt_align;
                packet->page_buf_cnt;
 
        /* Add padding */
-       if (is_data_pkt && packet->xmit_more && remain &&
+       if (is_data_pkt && xmit_more && remain &&
            !packet->cp_partial) {
                padding = net_device->pkt_align - remain;
                rndis_msg->msg_len += padding;
        int ret;
        struct hv_page_buffer *pgbuf;
        u32 ring_avail = hv_ringbuf_avail_percent(&out_channel->outbound);
+       bool xmit_more = (skb != NULL) ? skb->xmit_more : false;
 
        nvmsg.hdr.msg_type = NVSP_MSG1_TYPE_SEND_RNDIS_PKT;
        if (skb != NULL) {
         * unnecessarily.
         */
        if (ring_avail < (RING_AVAIL_PERCENT_LOWATER + 1))
-               packet->xmit_more = false;
+               xmit_more = false;
 
        if (packet->page_buf_cnt) {
                pgbuf = packet->cp_partial ? (*pb) +
                                                      sizeof(struct nvsp_message),
                                                      req_id,
                                                      VMBUS_DATA_PACKET_FLAG_COMPLETION_REQUESTED,
-                                                     !packet->xmit_more);
+                                                     !xmit_more);
        } else {
                ret = vmbus_sendpacket_ctl(out_channel, &nvmsg,
                                           sizeof(struct nvsp_message),
                                           req_id,
                                           VM_PKT_DATA_INBAND,
                                           VMBUS_DATA_PACKET_FLAG_COMPLETION_REQUESTED,
-                                          !packet->xmit_more);
+                                          !xmit_more);
        }
 
        if (ret == 0) {
        struct multi_send_data *msdp;
        struct hv_netvsc_packet *msd_send = NULL, *cur_send = NULL;
        bool try_batch;
+       bool xmit_more = (skb != NULL) ? skb->xmit_more : false;
 
        net_device = get_outbound_net_device(device);
        if (!net_device)
                if (msdp->pkt)
                        dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 
-               if (packet->xmit_more && !packet->cp_partial) {
+               if (xmit_more && !packet->cp_partial) {
                        msdp->pkt = packet;
                        msdp->count++;
                } else {