===========================================================================
linux/drivers/net/Kconfig
===========================================================================

--- a/linux/drivers/net/Kconfig	2004-10-13 15:25:03.000000000 -0500
+++ b/linux/drivers/net/Kconfig	2004-10-13 15:22:39.000000000 -0500
@@ -2062,6 +2062,15 @@
 
 endmenu
 
+config UNALIGNED_EXPENSIVE
+	depends on TIGON3
+	bool "Do aligned kernel buffers for PCI-X 5701 Cards"
+	help 
+		This aligns kernel buffers for PCI-X 5701
+		other cards do not have this problem.
+		This will help performance on 5701 cards
+		and not adversly affect any other cards.
+
 #
 #	10 Gigabit Ethernet
 #

===========================================================================
linux/drivers/net/tg3.c
===========================================================================

--- a/linux/drivers/net/tg3.c	2004-10-13 15:25:03.000000000 -0500
+++ b/linux/drivers/net/tg3.c	2004-10-13 15:14:45.000000000 -0500
@@ -2352,7 +2352,12 @@
 
 		len = ((desc->idx_len & RXD_LEN_MASK) >> RXD_LEN_SHIFT) - 4; /* omit crc */
 
-		if (len > RX_COPY_THRESHOLD) {
+		if (len > RX_COPY_THRESHOLD
+#if defined(CONFIG_UNALIGNED_EXPENSIVE)
+                                && tp->rx_offset == 2
+#endif
+)
+{
 			int skb_size;
 
 			skb_size = tg3_alloc_rx_skb(tp, opaque_key,