diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
index de16e94..1e93eaf 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (ipgre_fb_tunnel_dev->flags&IFF_UP)
-		return ipgre_fb_tunnel_dev->priv;
+		return netdev_priv(ipgre_fb_tunnel_dev);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@
 	  return NULL;
 
 	dev->init = ipgre_tunnel_init;
-	nt = dev->priv;
+	nt = netdev_priv(dev);
 	nt->parms = *parms;
 
 	if (register_netdevice(dev) < 0) {
@@ -286,9 +286,6 @@
 		goto failed;
 	}
 
-	nt = dev->priv;
-	nt->parms = *parms;
-
 	dev_hold(dev);
 	ipgre_tunnel_link(nt);
 	return nt;
@@ -299,7 +296,7 @@
 
 static void ipgre_tunnel_uninit(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	ipgre_tunnel_unlink((struct ip_tunnel*)dev->priv);
+	ipgre_tunnel_unlink(netdev_priv(dev));
 	dev_put(dev);
 }
 
@@ -518,7 +515,7 @@
 		skb2->dst->ops->update_pmtu(skb2->dst, rel_info);
 		rel_info = htonl(rel_info);
 	} else if (type == ICMP_TIME_EXCEEDED) {
-		struct ip_tunnel *t = (struct ip_tunnel*)skb2->dev->priv;
+		struct ip_tunnel *t = netdev_priv(skb2->dev);
 		if (t->parms.iph.ttl) {
 			rel_type = ICMP_DEST_UNREACH;
 			rel_code = ICMP_HOST_UNREACH;
@@ -669,7 +666,7 @@
 
 static int ipgre_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct ip_tunnel *tunnel = (struct ip_tunnel*)dev->priv;
+	struct ip_tunnel *tunnel = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct net_device_stats *stats = &tunnel->stat;
 	struct iphdr  *old_iph = skb->nh.iph;
 	struct iphdr  *tiph;
@@ -915,7 +912,7 @@
 			t = ipgre_tunnel_locate(&p, 0);
 		}
 		if (t == NULL)
-			t = (struct ip_tunnel*)dev->priv;
+			t = netdev_priv(dev);
 		memcpy(&p, &t->parms, sizeof(p));
 		if (copy_to_user(ifr->ifr_ifru.ifru_data, &p, sizeof(p)))
 			err = -EFAULT;
@@ -955,7 +952,7 @@
 			} else {
 				unsigned nflags=0;
 
-				t = (struct ip_tunnel*)dev->priv;
+				t = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 				if (MULTICAST(p.iph.daddr))
 					nflags = IFF_BROADCAST;
@@ -1004,7 +1001,7 @@
 			if ((t = ipgre_tunnel_locate(&p, 0)) == NULL)
 				goto done;
 			err = -EPERM;
-			if (t == ipgre_fb_tunnel_dev->priv)
+			if (t == netdev_priv(ipgre_fb_tunnel_dev))
 				goto done;
 			dev = t->dev;
 		}
@@ -1021,12 +1018,12 @@
 
 static struct net_device_stats *ipgre_tunnel_get_stats(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	return &(((struct ip_tunnel*)dev->priv)->stat);
+	return &(((struct ip_tunnel*)netdev_priv(dev))->stat);
 }
 
 static int ipgre_tunnel_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 {
-	struct ip_tunnel *tunnel = (struct ip_tunnel*)dev->priv;
+	struct ip_tunnel *tunnel = netdev_priv(dev);
 	if (new_mtu < 68 || new_mtu > 0xFFF8 - tunnel->hlen)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	dev->mtu = new_mtu;
@@ -1066,7 +1063,7 @@
 static int ipgre_header(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, unsigned short type,
 			void *daddr, void *saddr, unsigned len)
 {
-	struct ip_tunnel *t = (struct ip_tunnel*)dev->priv;
+	struct ip_tunnel *t = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct iphdr *iph = (struct iphdr *)skb_push(skb, t->hlen);
 	u16 *p = (u16*)(iph+1);
 
@@ -1093,7 +1090,7 @@
 
 static int ipgre_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct ip_tunnel *t = (struct ip_tunnel*)dev->priv;
+	struct ip_tunnel *t = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	if (MULTICAST(t->parms.iph.daddr)) {
 		struct flowi fl = { .oif = t->parms.link,
@@ -1117,7 +1114,7 @@
 
 static int ipgre_close(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct ip_tunnel *t = (struct ip_tunnel*)dev->priv;
+	struct ip_tunnel *t = netdev_priv(dev);
 	if (MULTICAST(t->parms.iph.daddr) && t->mlink) {
 		struct in_device *in_dev = inetdev_by_index(t->mlink);
 		if (in_dev) {
@@ -1157,7 +1154,7 @@
 	int mtu = ETH_DATA_LEN;
 	int addend = sizeof(struct iphdr) + 4;
 
-	tunnel = (struct ip_tunnel*)dev->priv;
+	tunnel = netdev_priv(dev);
 	iph = &tunnel->parms.iph;
 
 	tunnel->dev = dev;
@@ -1221,7 +1218,7 @@
 
 static int __init ipgre_fb_tunnel_init(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct ip_tunnel *tunnel = (struct ip_tunnel*)dev->priv;
+	struct ip_tunnel *tunnel = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct iphdr *iph = &tunnel->parms.iph;
 
 	tunnel->dev = dev;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipip.c b/net/ipv4/ipip.c
index bbd85f5..bc5ca23 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipip.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipip.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
 	if (dev == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	nt = dev->priv;
+	nt = netdev_priv(dev);
 	SET_MODULE_OWNER(dev);
 	dev->init = ipip_tunnel_init;
 	nt->parms = *parms;
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
 		tunnels_wc[0] = NULL;
 		write_unlock_bh(&ipip_lock);
 	} else
-		ipip_tunnel_unlink((struct ip_tunnel*)dev->priv);
+		ipip_tunnel_unlink(netdev_priv(dev));
 	dev_put(dev);
 }
 
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@
 		skb2->dst->ops->update_pmtu(skb2->dst, rel_info);
 		rel_info = htonl(rel_info);
 	} else if (type == ICMP_TIME_EXCEEDED) {
-		struct ip_tunnel *t = (struct ip_tunnel*)skb2->dev->priv;
+		struct ip_tunnel *t = netdev_priv(skb2->dev);
 		if (t->parms.iph.ttl) {
 			rel_type = ICMP_DEST_UNREACH;
 			rel_code = ICMP_HOST_UNREACH;
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@
 
 static int ipip_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct ip_tunnel *tunnel = (struct ip_tunnel*)dev->priv;
+	struct ip_tunnel *tunnel = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct net_device_stats *stats = &tunnel->stat;
 	struct iphdr  *tiph = &tunnel->parms.iph;
 	u8     tos = tunnel->parms.iph.tos;
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@
 			t = ipip_tunnel_locate(&p, 0);
 		}
 		if (t == NULL)
-			t = (struct ip_tunnel*)dev->priv;
+			t = netdev_priv(dev);
 		memcpy(&p, &t->parms, sizeof(p));
 		if (copy_to_user(ifr->ifr_ifru.ifru_data, &p, sizeof(p)))
 			err = -EFAULT;
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@
 					err = -EINVAL;
 					break;
 				}
-				t = (struct ip_tunnel*)dev->priv;
+				t = netdev_priv(dev);
 				ipip_tunnel_unlink(t);
 				t->parms.iph.saddr = p.iph.saddr;
 				t->parms.iph.daddr = p.iph.daddr;
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@
 
 static struct net_device_stats *ipip_tunnel_get_stats(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	return &(((struct ip_tunnel*)dev->priv)->stat);
+	return &(((struct ip_tunnel*)netdev_priv(dev))->stat);
 }
 
 static int ipip_tunnel_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@
 	struct ip_tunnel *tunnel;
 	struct iphdr *iph;
 
-	tunnel = (struct ip_tunnel*)dev->priv;
+	tunnel = netdev_priv(dev);
 	iph = &tunnel->parms.iph;
 
 	tunnel->dev = dev;
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@
 
 static int __init ipip_fb_tunnel_init(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct ip_tunnel *tunnel = dev->priv;
+	struct ip_tunnel *tunnel = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct iphdr *iph = &tunnel->parms.iph;
 
 	tunnel->dev = dev;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
index 9a5c0ce..f58ac98 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@
 static int reg_vif_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	read_lock(&mrt_lock);
-	((struct net_device_stats*)dev->priv)->tx_bytes += skb->len;
-	((struct net_device_stats*)dev->priv)->tx_packets++;
+	((struct net_device_stats*)netdev_priv(dev))->tx_bytes += skb->len;
+	((struct net_device_stats*)netdev_priv(dev))->tx_packets++;
 	ipmr_cache_report(skb, reg_vif_num, IGMPMSG_WHOLEPKT);
 	read_unlock(&mrt_lock);
 	kfree_skb(skb);
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
 
 static struct net_device_stats *reg_vif_get_stats(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	return (struct net_device_stats*)dev->priv;
+	return (struct net_device_stats*)netdev_priv(dev);
 }
 
 static void reg_vif_setup(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -1149,8 +1149,8 @@
 	if (vif->flags & VIFF_REGISTER) {
 		vif->pkt_out++;
 		vif->bytes_out+=skb->len;
-		((struct net_device_stats*)vif->dev->priv)->tx_bytes += skb->len;
-		((struct net_device_stats*)vif->dev->priv)->tx_packets++;
+		((struct net_device_stats*)netdev_priv(vif->dev))->tx_bytes += skb->len;
+		((struct net_device_stats*)netdev_priv(vif->dev))->tx_packets++;
 		ipmr_cache_report(skb, vifi, IGMPMSG_WHOLEPKT);
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return;
@@ -1210,8 +1210,8 @@
 	if (vif->flags & VIFF_TUNNEL) {
 		ip_encap(skb, vif->local, vif->remote);
 		/* FIXME: extra output firewall step used to be here. --RR */
-		((struct ip_tunnel *)vif->dev->priv)->stat.tx_packets++;
-		((struct ip_tunnel *)vif->dev->priv)->stat.tx_bytes+=skb->len;
+		((struct ip_tunnel *)netdev_priv(vif->dev))->stat.tx_packets++;
+		((struct ip_tunnel *)netdev_priv(vif->dev))->stat.tx_bytes+=skb->len;
 	}
 
 	IPCB(skb)->flags |= IPSKB_FORWARDED;
@@ -1467,8 +1467,8 @@
 	skb->pkt_type = PACKET_HOST;
 	dst_release(skb->dst);
 	skb->dst = NULL;
-	((struct net_device_stats*)reg_dev->priv)->rx_bytes += skb->len;
-	((struct net_device_stats*)reg_dev->priv)->rx_packets++;
+	((struct net_device_stats*)netdev_priv(reg_dev))->rx_bytes += skb->len;
+	((struct net_device_stats*)netdev_priv(reg_dev))->rx_packets++;
 	nf_reset(skb);
 	netif_rx(skb);
 	dev_put(reg_dev);
@@ -1522,8 +1522,8 @@
 	skb->ip_summed = 0;
 	skb->pkt_type = PACKET_HOST;
 	dst_release(skb->dst);
-	((struct net_device_stats*)reg_dev->priv)->rx_bytes += skb->len;
-	((struct net_device_stats*)reg_dev->priv)->rx_packets++;
+	((struct net_device_stats*)netdev_priv(reg_dev))->rx_bytes += skb->len;
+	((struct net_device_stats*)netdev_priv(reg_dev))->rx_packets++;
 	skb->dst = NULL;
 	nf_reset(skb);
 	netif_rx(skb);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
index f079621..c3c2bf6 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
 	if (dev == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	t = dev->priv;
+	t = netdev_priv(dev);
 	dev->init = ip6ip6_tnl_dev_init;
 	t->parms = *p;
 
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
 static void
 ip6ip6_tnl_dev_uninit(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct ip6_tnl *t = dev->priv;
+	struct ip6_tnl *t = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	if (dev == ip6ip6_fb_tnl_dev) {
 		write_lock_bh(&ip6ip6_lock);
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@
 static int 
 ip6ip6_tnl_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct ip6_tnl *t = (struct ip6_tnl *) dev->priv;
+	struct ip6_tnl *t = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct net_device_stats *stats = &t->stat;
 	struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h = skb->nh.ipv6h;
 	struct ipv6_txoptions *opt = NULL;
@@ -933,11 +933,11 @@
 				break;
 			}
 			if ((err = ip6ip6_tnl_locate(&p, &t, 0)) == -ENODEV)
-				t = (struct ip6_tnl *) dev->priv;
+				t = netdev_priv(dev);
 			else if (err)
 				break;
 		} else
-			t = (struct ip6_tnl *) dev->priv;
+			t = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 		memcpy(&p, &t->parms, sizeof (p));
 		if (copy_to_user(ifr->ifr_ifru.ifru_data, &p, sizeof (p))) {
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@
 			break;
 		}
 		if (!create && dev != ip6ip6_fb_tnl_dev) {
-			t = (struct ip6_tnl *) dev->priv;
+			t = netdev_priv(dev);
 		}
 		if (!t && (err = ip6ip6_tnl_locate(&p, &t, create))) {
 			break;
@@ -991,12 +991,12 @@
 			err = ip6ip6_tnl_locate(&p, &t, 0);
 			if (err)
 				break;
-			if (t == ip6ip6_fb_tnl_dev->priv) {
+			if (t == netdev_priv(ip6ip6_fb_tnl_dev)) {
 				err = -EPERM;
 				break;
 			}
 		} else {
-			t = (struct ip6_tnl *) dev->priv;
+			t = netdev_priv(dev);
 		}
 		err = unregister_netdevice(t->dev);
 		break;
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@
 static struct net_device_stats *
 ip6ip6_tnl_get_stats(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	return &(((struct ip6_tnl *) dev->priv)->stat);
+	return &(((struct ip6_tnl *)netdev_priv(dev))->stat);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@
 static inline void
 ip6ip6_tnl_dev_init_gen(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct ip6_tnl *t = (struct ip6_tnl *) dev->priv;
+	struct ip6_tnl *t = netdev_priv(dev);
 	t->fl.proto = IPPROTO_IPV6;
 	t->dev = dev;
 	strcpy(t->parms.name, dev->name);
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@
 static int
 ip6ip6_tnl_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct ip6_tnl *t = (struct ip6_tnl *) dev->priv;
+	struct ip6_tnl *t = netdev_priv(dev);
 	ip6ip6_tnl_dev_init_gen(dev);
 	ip6ip6_tnl_link_config(t);
 	return 0;
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@
 static int 
 ip6ip6_fb_tnl_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct ip6_tnl *t = dev->priv;
+	struct ip6_tnl *t = netdev_priv(dev);
 	ip6ip6_tnl_dev_init_gen(dev);
 	dev_hold(dev);
 	tnls_wc[0] = t;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/sit.c b/net/ipv6/sit.c
index 02872ae..0dae48a 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/sit.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/sit.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
 	if (dev == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	nt = dev->priv;
+	nt = netdev_priv(dev);
 	dev->init = ipip6_tunnel_init;
 	nt->parms = *parms;
 
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
 		write_unlock_bh(&ipip6_lock);
 		dev_put(dev);
 	} else {
-		ipip6_tunnel_unlink((struct ip_tunnel*)dev->priv);
+		ipip6_tunnel_unlink(netdev_priv(dev));
 		dev_put(dev);
 	}
 }
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@
 		rt6i = rt6_lookup(&iph6->daddr, &iph6->saddr, NULL, 0);
 
 		if (rt6i && rt6i->rt6i_dev && rt6i->rt6i_dev->type == ARPHRD_SIT) {
-			struct ip_tunnel * t = (struct ip_tunnel*)rt6i->rt6i_dev->priv;
+			struct ip_tunnel *t = netdev_priv(rt6i->rt6i_dev);
 			if (rel_type == ICMPV6_TIME_EXCEED && t->parms.iph.ttl) {
 				rel_type = ICMPV6_DEST_UNREACH;
 				rel_code = ICMPV6_ADDR_UNREACH;
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@
 
 static int ipip6_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct ip_tunnel *tunnel = (struct ip_tunnel*)dev->priv;
+	struct ip_tunnel *tunnel = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct net_device_stats *stats = &tunnel->stat;
 	struct iphdr  *tiph = &tunnel->parms.iph;
 	struct ipv6hdr *iph6 = skb->nh.ipv6h;
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@
 			t = ipip6_tunnel_locate(&p, 0);
 		}
 		if (t == NULL)
-			t = (struct ip_tunnel*)dev->priv;
+			t = netdev_priv(dev);
 		memcpy(&p, &t->parms, sizeof(p));
 		if (copy_to_user(ifr->ifr_ifru.ifru_data, &p, sizeof(p)))
 			err = -EFAULT;
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@
 					err = -EINVAL;
 					break;
 				}
-				t = (struct ip_tunnel*)dev->priv;
+				t = netdev_priv(dev);
 				ipip6_tunnel_unlink(t);
 				t->parms.iph.saddr = p.iph.saddr;
 				t->parms.iph.daddr = p.iph.daddr;
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@
 			if ((t = ipip6_tunnel_locate(&p, 0)) == NULL)
 				goto done;
 			err = -EPERM;
-			if (t == ipip6_fb_tunnel_dev->priv)
+			if (t == netdev_priv(ipip6_fb_tunnel_dev))
 				goto done;
 			dev = t->dev;
 		}
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@
 
 static struct net_device_stats *ipip6_tunnel_get_stats(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	return &(((struct ip_tunnel*)dev->priv)->stat);
+	return &(((struct ip_tunnel*)netdev_priv(dev))->stat);
 }
 
 static int ipip6_tunnel_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@
 	struct ip_tunnel *tunnel;
 	struct iphdr *iph;
 
-	tunnel = (struct ip_tunnel*)dev->priv;
+	tunnel = netdev_priv(dev);
 	iph = &tunnel->parms.iph;
 
 	tunnel->dev = dev;
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@
 
 static int __init ipip6_fb_tunnel_init(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct ip_tunnel *tunnel = dev->priv;
+	struct ip_tunnel *tunnel = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct iphdr *iph = &tunnel->parms.iph;
 
 	tunnel->dev = dev;
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_teql.c b/net/sched/sch_teql.c
index c4a2a8c..79b8ef3 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_teql.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_teql.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
 
 static int teql_master_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct teql_master *master = (void*)dev->priv;
+	struct teql_master *master = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct Qdisc *start, *q;
 	int busy;
 	int nores;
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@
 static int teql_master_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct Qdisc * q;
-	struct teql_master *m = (void*)dev->priv;
+	struct teql_master *m = netdev_priv(dev);
 	int mtu = 0xFFFE;
 	unsigned flags = IFF_NOARP|IFF_MULTICAST;
 
@@ -397,13 +397,13 @@
 
 static struct net_device_stats *teql_master_stats(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct teql_master *m = (void*)dev->priv;
+	struct teql_master *m = netdev_priv(dev);
 	return &m->stats;
 }
 
 static int teql_master_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 {
-	struct teql_master *m = (void*)dev->priv;
+	struct teql_master *m = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct Qdisc *q;
 
 	if (new_mtu < 68)
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@
 
 static __init void teql_master_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct teql_master *master = dev->priv;
+	struct teql_master *master = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct Qdisc_ops *ops = &master->qops;
 
 	master->dev	= dev;
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@
 			break;
 		}
 
-		master = dev->priv;
+		master = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 		strlcpy(master->qops.id, dev->name, IFNAMSIZ);
 		err = register_qdisc(&master->qops);