/*some helper functions*/
 #define QETH_CARD_IFNAME(card) (((card)->dev)? (card)->dev->name : "")
 
+static inline void qeth_scrub_qdio_buffer(struct qdio_buffer *buf,
+                                         unsigned int elements)
+{
+       unsigned int i;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < elements; i++)
+               memset(&buf->element[i], 0, sizeof(struct qdio_buffer_element));
+       buf->element[14].sflags = 0;
+       buf->element[15].sflags = 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * qeth_get_elements_for_range() -     find number of SBALEs to cover range.
  * @start:                             Start of the address range.
 
                struct qeth_qdio_out_buffer *buf,
                enum iucv_tx_notify notification);
 static void qeth_release_skbs(struct qeth_qdio_out_buffer *buf);
-static void qeth_clear_output_buffer(struct qeth_qdio_out_q *queue,
-               struct qeth_qdio_out_buffer *buf,
-               enum qeth_qdio_buffer_states newbufstate);
 static int qeth_init_qdio_out_buf(struct qeth_qdio_out_q *, int);
 
 struct workqueue_struct *qeth_wq;
        struct qaob *aob;
        struct qeth_qdio_out_buffer *buffer;
        enum iucv_tx_notify notification;
+       unsigned int i;
 
        aob = (struct qaob *) phys_to_virt(phys_aob_addr);
        QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 5, "haob");
        qeth_notify_skbs(buffer->q, buffer, notification);
 
        buffer->aob = NULL;
-       qeth_clear_output_buffer(buffer->q, buffer,
-                                QETH_QDIO_BUF_HANDLED_DELAYED);
+       /* Free dangling allocations. The attached skbs are handled by
+        * qeth_cleanup_handled_pending().
+        */
+       for (i = 0;
+            i < aob->sb_count && i < QETH_MAX_BUFFER_ELEMENTS(card);
+            i++) {
+               if (aob->sba[i] && buffer->is_header[i])
+                       kmem_cache_free(qeth_core_header_cache,
+                                       (void *) aob->sba[i]);
+       }
+       atomic_set(&buffer->state, QETH_QDIO_BUF_HANDLED_DELAYED);
 
-       /* from here on: do not touch buffer anymore */
        qdio_release_aob(aob);
 }
 
                        QETH_CARD_TEXT(queue->card, 5, "aob");
                        QETH_CARD_TEXT_(queue->card, 5, "%lx",
                                        virt_to_phys(buffer->aob));
+
+                       /* prepare the queue slot for re-use: */
+                       qeth_scrub_qdio_buffer(buffer->buffer,
+                                              QETH_MAX_BUFFER_ELEMENTS(card));
                        if (qeth_init_qdio_out_buf(queue, bidx)) {
                                QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "outofbuf");
                                qeth_schedule_recovery(card);