--- linux.tmp/drivers/net/loopback.c	2004-06-22 09:00:41.000000000 -0700
+++ linux/drivers/net/loopback.c	2004-06-22 09:06:41.000000000 -0700
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@
 #include <linux/if_arp.h>	/* For ARPHRD_ETHER */
 #include <linux/ip.h>
 #include <linux/tcp.h>
+#include <linux/percpu.h>
 
-static struct net_device_stats *loopback_stats;
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct net_device_stats, loopback_stats);
 
 #define LOOPBACK_OVERHEAD (128 + MAX_HEADER + 16 + 16)
 
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@
  */
 static int loopback_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
+	struct net_device_stats *lb_stats;
 
 	skb_orphan(skb);
 
@@ -142,13 +144,12 @@
 	}
 
 	dev->last_rx = jiffies;
-	if (likely(loopback_stats)) {
-		get_cpu_ptr(loopback_stats)->rx_bytes += skb->len;
-		get_cpu_ptr(loopback_stats)->tx_bytes += skb->len;
-		get_cpu_ptr(loopback_stats)->rx_packets++;
-		get_cpu_ptr(loopback_stats)->tx_packets++;
-		put_cpu_ptr(loopback_stats);
-	}
+	lb_stats = &per_cpu(loopback_stats, get_cpu());
+	lb_stats->rx_bytes += skb->len;
+	lb_stats->tx_bytes += skb->len;
+	lb_stats->rx_packets++;
+	lb_stats->tx_packets++;
+	put_cpu();
 
 	netif_rx(skb);
 
@@ -165,19 +166,19 @@
 	}
 
 	memset(stats, 0, sizeof(struct net_device_stats));
-	if (!loopback_stats) {
-		return stats;
-	}
 
 	for (i=0; i < NR_CPUS; i++) {
+		struct net_device_stats *lb_stats;
+
 		if (!cpu_possible(i)) 
 			continue;
-		stats->rx_bytes   += per_cpu_ptr(loopback_stats, i)->rx_bytes;
-		stats->tx_bytes   += per_cpu_ptr(loopback_stats, i)->tx_bytes;
-		stats->rx_packets += per_cpu_ptr(loopback_stats, i)->rx_packets;
-		stats->tx_packets += per_cpu_ptr(loopback_stats, i)->tx_packets;
+		lb_stats = &per_cpu(loopback_stats, i);
+		stats->rx_bytes   += lb_stats->rx_bytes;
+		stats->tx_bytes   += lb_stats->tx_bytes;
+		stats->rx_packets += lb_stats->rx_packets;
+		stats->tx_packets += lb_stats->tx_packets;
 	}
-				
+
 	return stats;
 }
 
@@ -212,8 +213,6 @@
 		loopback_dev.get_stats = &get_stats;
 	}
 
-	loopback_stats = alloc_percpu(struct net_device_stats);
-	
 	return register_netdev(&loopback_dev);
 };