diff --git a/drivers/net/smc91x.c b/drivers/net/smc91x.c
index 9da1fa1..7567f51 100644
--- a/drivers/net/smc91x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/smc91x.c
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@
 		local_irq_restore(flags);				\
 	__ret;								\
 })
-#define smc_special_lock(lock, flags)		spin_lock_irq(lock, flags)
+#define smc_special_lock(lock, flags)		spin_lock_irqsave(lock, flags)
 #define smc_special_unlock(lock, flags) 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(lock, flags)
 #else
 #define smc_special_trylock(lock, flags)	(1)
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 2a6e81d..bbedf03 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@
 	struct sk_buff_head recv;
 	struct sk_buff_head send;
 
+	/* Work struct for refilling if we run low on memory. */
+	struct delayed_work refill;
+
 	/* Chain pages by the private ptr. */
 	struct page *pages;
 };
@@ -273,19 +276,22 @@
 	dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 }
 
-static void try_fill_recv_maxbufs(struct virtnet_info *vi)
+static bool try_fill_recv_maxbufs(struct virtnet_info *vi, gfp_t gfp)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct scatterlist sg[2+MAX_SKB_FRAGS];
 	int num, err, i;
+	bool oom = false;
 
 	sg_init_table(sg, 2+MAX_SKB_FRAGS);
 	for (;;) {
 		struct virtio_net_hdr *hdr;
 
 		skb = netdev_alloc_skb(vi->dev, MAX_PACKET_LEN + NET_IP_ALIGN);
-		if (unlikely(!skb))
+		if (unlikely(!skb)) {
+			oom = true;
 			break;
+		}
 
 		skb_reserve(skb, NET_IP_ALIGN);
 		skb_put(skb, MAX_PACKET_LEN);
@@ -296,7 +302,7 @@
 		if (vi->big_packets) {
 			for (i = 0; i < MAX_SKB_FRAGS; i++) {
 				skb_frag_t *f = &skb_shinfo(skb)->frags[i];
-				f->page = get_a_page(vi, GFP_ATOMIC);
+				f->page = get_a_page(vi, gfp);
 				if (!f->page)
 					break;
 
@@ -325,31 +331,35 @@
 	if (unlikely(vi->num > vi->max))
 		vi->max = vi->num;
 	vi->rvq->vq_ops->kick(vi->rvq);
+	return !oom;
 }
 
-static void try_fill_recv(struct virtnet_info *vi)
+/* Returns false if we couldn't fill entirely (OOM). */
+static bool try_fill_recv(struct virtnet_info *vi, gfp_t gfp)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct scatterlist sg[1];
 	int err;
+	bool oom = false;
 
-	if (!vi->mergeable_rx_bufs) {
-		try_fill_recv_maxbufs(vi);
-		return;
-	}
+	if (!vi->mergeable_rx_bufs)
+		return try_fill_recv_maxbufs(vi, gfp);
 
 	for (;;) {
 		skb_frag_t *f;
 
 		skb = netdev_alloc_skb(vi->dev, GOOD_COPY_LEN + NET_IP_ALIGN);
-		if (unlikely(!skb))
+		if (unlikely(!skb)) {
+			oom = true;
 			break;
+		}
 
 		skb_reserve(skb, NET_IP_ALIGN);
 
 		f = &skb_shinfo(skb)->frags[0];
-		f->page = get_a_page(vi, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		f->page = get_a_page(vi, gfp);
 		if (!f->page) {
+			oom = true;
 			kfree_skb(skb);
 			break;
 		}
@@ -373,6 +383,7 @@
 	if (unlikely(vi->num > vi->max))
 		vi->max = vi->num;
 	vi->rvq->vq_ops->kick(vi->rvq);
+	return !oom;
 }
 
 static void skb_recv_done(struct virtqueue *rvq)
@@ -385,6 +396,23 @@
 	}
 }
 
+static void refill_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct virtnet_info *vi;
+	bool still_empty;
+
+	vi = container_of(work, struct virtnet_info, refill.work);
+	napi_disable(&vi->napi);
+	try_fill_recv(vi, GFP_KERNEL);
+	still_empty = (vi->num == 0);
+	napi_enable(&vi->napi);
+
+	/* In theory, this can happen: if we don't get any buffers in
+	 * we will *never* try to fill again. */
+	if (still_empty)
+		schedule_delayed_work(&vi->refill, HZ/2);
+}
+
 static int virtnet_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 {
 	struct virtnet_info *vi = container_of(napi, struct virtnet_info, napi);
@@ -400,10 +428,10 @@
 		received++;
 	}
 
-	/* FIXME: If we oom and completely run out of inbufs, we need
-	 * to start a timer trying to fill more. */
-	if (vi->num < vi->max / 2)
-		try_fill_recv(vi);
+	if (vi->num < vi->max / 2) {
+		if (!try_fill_recv(vi, GFP_ATOMIC))
+			schedule_delayed_work(&vi->refill, 0);
+	}
 
 	/* Out of packets? */
 	if (received < budget) {
@@ -893,6 +921,7 @@
 	vi->vdev = vdev;
 	vdev->priv = vi;
 	vi->pages = NULL;
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&vi->refill, refill_work);
 
 	/* If they give us a callback when all buffers are done, we don't need
 	 * the timer. */
@@ -941,7 +970,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* Last of all, set up some receive buffers. */
-	try_fill_recv(vi);
+	try_fill_recv(vi, GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	/* If we didn't even get one input buffer, we're useless. */
 	if (vi->num == 0) {
@@ -958,6 +987,7 @@
 
 unregister:
 	unregister_netdev(dev);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&vi->refill);
 free_vqs:
 	vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
 free:
@@ -986,6 +1016,7 @@
 	BUG_ON(vi->num != 0);
 
 	unregister_netdev(vi->dev);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&vi->refill);
 
 	vdev->config->del_vqs(vi->vdev);