diff --git a/drivers/net/pcnet32.c b/drivers/net/pcnet32.c
index 0791360..cc35bf5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcnet32.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcnet32.c
@@ -253,12 +253,12 @@
  * so the structure should be allocated using pci_alloc_consistent().
  */
 struct pcnet32_private {
-	struct pcnet32_init_block init_block;
+	struct pcnet32_init_block *init_block;
 	/* The Tx and Rx ring entries must be aligned on 16-byte boundaries in 32bit mode. */
 	struct pcnet32_rx_head	*rx_ring;
 	struct pcnet32_tx_head	*tx_ring;
-	dma_addr_t		dma_addr;/* DMA address of beginning of this
-				   object, returned by pci_alloc_consistent */
+	dma_addr_t		init_dma_addr;/* DMA address of beginning of the init block,
+				   returned by pci_alloc_consistent */
 	struct pci_dev		*pci_dev;
 	const char		*name;
 	/* The saved address of a sent-in-place packet/buffer, for skfree(). */
@@ -1592,7 +1592,6 @@
 pcnet32_probe1(unsigned long ioaddr, int shared, struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
 	struct pcnet32_private *lp;
-	dma_addr_t lp_dma_addr;
 	int i, media;
 	int fdx, mii, fset, dxsuflo;
 	int chip_version;
@@ -1714,7 +1713,7 @@
 		dxsuflo = 1;
 	}
 
-	dev = alloc_etherdev(0);
+	dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(*lp));
 	if (!dev) {
 		if (pcnet32_debug & NETIF_MSG_PROBE)
 			printk(KERN_ERR PFX "Memory allocation failed.\n");
@@ -1805,25 +1804,22 @@
 	}
 
 	dev->base_addr = ioaddr;
+	lp = dev->priv;
 	/* pci_alloc_consistent returns page-aligned memory, so we do not have to check the alignment */
-	if ((lp =
-	     pci_alloc_consistent(pdev, sizeof(*lp), &lp_dma_addr)) == NULL) {
+	if ((lp->init_block =
+	     pci_alloc_consistent(pdev, sizeof(*lp->init_block), &lp->init_dma_addr)) == NULL) {
 		if (pcnet32_debug & NETIF_MSG_PROBE)
 			printk(KERN_ERR PFX
 			       "Consistent memory allocation failed.\n");
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_free_netdev;
 	}
-
-	memset(lp, 0, sizeof(*lp));
-	lp->dma_addr = lp_dma_addr;
 	lp->pci_dev = pdev;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&lp->lock);
 
 	SET_MODULE_OWNER(dev);
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &pdev->dev);
-	dev->priv = lp;
 	lp->name = chipname;
 	lp->shared_irq = shared;
 	lp->tx_ring_size = TX_RING_SIZE;	/* default tx ring size */
@@ -1870,23 +1866,21 @@
 	    && dev->dev_addr[2] == 0x75)
 		lp->options = PCNET32_PORT_FD | PCNET32_PORT_GPSI;
 
-	lp->init_block.mode = le16_to_cpu(0x0003);	/* Disable Rx and Tx. */
-	lp->init_block.tlen_rlen =
+	lp->init_block->mode = le16_to_cpu(0x0003);	/* Disable Rx and Tx. */
+	lp->init_block->tlen_rlen =
 	    le16_to_cpu(lp->tx_len_bits | lp->rx_len_bits);
 	for (i = 0; i < 6; i++)
-		lp->init_block.phys_addr[i] = dev->dev_addr[i];
-	lp->init_block.filter[0] = 0x00000000;
-	lp->init_block.filter[1] = 0x00000000;
-	lp->init_block.rx_ring = (u32) le32_to_cpu(lp->rx_ring_dma_addr);
-	lp->init_block.tx_ring = (u32) le32_to_cpu(lp->tx_ring_dma_addr);
+		lp->init_block->phys_addr[i] = dev->dev_addr[i];
+	lp->init_block->filter[0] = 0x00000000;
+	lp->init_block->filter[1] = 0x00000000;
+	lp->init_block->rx_ring = (u32) le32_to_cpu(lp->rx_ring_dma_addr);
+	lp->init_block->tx_ring = (u32) le32_to_cpu(lp->tx_ring_dma_addr);
 
 	/* switch pcnet32 to 32bit mode */
 	a->write_bcr(ioaddr, 20, 2);
 
-	a->write_csr(ioaddr, 1, (lp->dma_addr + offsetof(struct pcnet32_private,
-							 init_block)) & 0xffff);
-	a->write_csr(ioaddr, 2, (lp->dma_addr + offsetof(struct pcnet32_private,
-							 init_block)) >> 16);
+	a->write_csr(ioaddr, 1, (lp->init_dma_addr & 0xffff));
+	a->write_csr(ioaddr, 2, (lp->init_dma_addr >> 16));
 
 	if (pdev) {		/* use the IRQ provided by PCI */
 		dev->irq = pdev->irq;
@@ -1992,7 +1986,8 @@
       err_free_ring:
 	pcnet32_free_ring(dev);
       err_free_consistent:
-	pci_free_consistent(lp->pci_dev, sizeof(*lp), lp, lp->dma_addr);
+	pci_free_consistent(lp->pci_dev, sizeof(*lp->init_block), 
+			    lp->init_block, lp->init_dma_addr);
       err_free_netdev:
 	free_netdev(dev);
       err_release_region:
@@ -2134,8 +2129,7 @@
 		       "%s: pcnet32_open() irq %d tx/rx rings %#x/%#x init %#x.\n",
 		       dev->name, dev->irq, (u32) (lp->tx_ring_dma_addr),
 		       (u32) (lp->rx_ring_dma_addr),
-		       (u32) (lp->dma_addr +
-			      offsetof(struct pcnet32_private, init_block)));
+		       (u32) (lp->init_dma_addr));
 
 	/* set/reset autoselect bit */
 	val = lp->a.read_bcr(ioaddr, 2) & ~2;
@@ -2274,7 +2268,7 @@
 	}
 #endif
 
-	lp->init_block.mode =
+	lp->init_block->mode =
 	    le16_to_cpu((lp->options & PCNET32_PORT_PORTSEL) << 7);
 	pcnet32_load_multicast(dev);
 
@@ -2284,12 +2278,8 @@
 	}
 
 	/* Re-initialize the PCNET32, and start it when done. */
-	lp->a.write_csr(ioaddr, 1, (lp->dma_addr +
-				    offsetof(struct pcnet32_private,
-					     init_block)) & 0xffff);
-	lp->a.write_csr(ioaddr, 2,
-			(lp->dma_addr +
-			 offsetof(struct pcnet32_private, init_block)) >> 16);
+	lp->a.write_csr(ioaddr, 1, (lp->init_dma_addr & 0xffff));
+	lp->a.write_csr(ioaddr, 2, (lp->init_dma_addr >> 16));
 
 	lp->a.write_csr(ioaddr, CSR4, 0x0915);	/* auto tx pad */
 	lp->a.write_csr(ioaddr, CSR0, CSR0_INIT);
@@ -2316,8 +2306,7 @@
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG
 		       "%s: pcnet32 open after %d ticks, init block %#x csr0 %4.4x.\n",
 		       dev->name, i,
-		       (u32) (lp->dma_addr +
-			      offsetof(struct pcnet32_private, init_block)),
+		       (u32) (lp->init_dma_addr),
 		       lp->a.read_csr(ioaddr, CSR0));
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lp->lock, flags);
@@ -2417,12 +2406,12 @@
 		lp->tx_dma_addr[i] = 0;
 	}
 
-	lp->init_block.tlen_rlen =
+	lp->init_block->tlen_rlen =
 	    le16_to_cpu(lp->tx_len_bits | lp->rx_len_bits);
 	for (i = 0; i < 6; i++)
-		lp->init_block.phys_addr[i] = dev->dev_addr[i];
-	lp->init_block.rx_ring = (u32) le32_to_cpu(lp->rx_ring_dma_addr);
-	lp->init_block.tx_ring = (u32) le32_to_cpu(lp->tx_ring_dma_addr);
+		lp->init_block->phys_addr[i] = dev->dev_addr[i];
+	lp->init_block->rx_ring = (u32) le32_to_cpu(lp->rx_ring_dma_addr);
+	lp->init_block->tx_ring = (u32) le32_to_cpu(lp->tx_ring_dma_addr);
 	wmb();			/* Make sure all changes are visible */
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2707,7 +2696,7 @@
 static void pcnet32_load_multicast(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct pcnet32_private *lp = dev->priv;
-	volatile struct pcnet32_init_block *ib = &lp->init_block;
+	volatile struct pcnet32_init_block *ib = lp->init_block;
 	volatile u16 *mcast_table = (u16 *) & ib->filter;
 	struct dev_mc_list *dmi = dev->mc_list;
 	unsigned long ioaddr = dev->base_addr;
@@ -2767,12 +2756,12 @@
 		if (netif_msg_hw(lp))
 			printk(KERN_INFO "%s: Promiscuous mode enabled.\n",
 			       dev->name);
-		lp->init_block.mode =
+		lp->init_block->mode =
 		    le16_to_cpu(0x8000 | (lp->options & PCNET32_PORT_PORTSEL) <<
 				7);
 		lp->a.write_csr(ioaddr, CSR15, csr15 | 0x8000);
 	} else {
-		lp->init_block.mode =
+		lp->init_block->mode =
 		    le16_to_cpu((lp->options & PCNET32_PORT_PORTSEL) << 7);
 		lp->a.write_csr(ioaddr, CSR15, csr15 & 0x7fff);
 		pcnet32_load_multicast(dev);
@@ -2965,7 +2954,8 @@
 		unregister_netdev(dev);
 		pcnet32_free_ring(dev);
 		release_region(dev->base_addr, PCNET32_TOTAL_SIZE);
-		pci_free_consistent(lp->pci_dev, sizeof(*lp), lp, lp->dma_addr);
+		pci_free_consistent(lp->pci_dev, sizeof(*lp->init_block), 
+				    lp->init_block, lp->init_dma_addr);
 		free_netdev(dev);
 		pci_disable_device(pdev);
 		pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
@@ -3045,7 +3035,8 @@
 		unregister_netdev(pcnet32_dev);
 		pcnet32_free_ring(pcnet32_dev);
 		release_region(pcnet32_dev->base_addr, PCNET32_TOTAL_SIZE);
-		pci_free_consistent(lp->pci_dev, sizeof(*lp), lp, lp->dma_addr);
+		pci_free_consistent(lp->pci_dev, sizeof(*lp->init_block), 
+				    lp->init_block, lp->init_dma_addr);
 		free_netdev(pcnet32_dev);
 		pcnet32_dev = next_dev;
 	}