static struct eth_dev *the_dev;
 
+static const struct net_device_ops eth_netdev_ops = {
+       .ndo_open               = eth_open,
+       .ndo_stop               = eth_stop,
+       .ndo_start_xmit         = eth_start_xmit,
+       .ndo_change_mtu         = ueth_change_mtu,
+       .ndo_set_mac_address    = eth_mac_addr,
+       .ndo_validate_addr      = eth_validate_addr,
+};
 
 /**
  * gether_setup - initialize one ethernet-over-usb link
        if (ethaddr)
                memcpy(ethaddr, dev->host_mac, ETH_ALEN);
 
-       net->change_mtu = ueth_change_mtu;
-       net->hard_start_xmit = eth_start_xmit;
-       net->open = eth_open;
-       net->stop = eth_stop;
-       /* watchdog_timeo, tx_timeout ... */
-       /* set_multicast_list */
+       net->netdev_ops = ð_netdev_ops;
+
        SET_ETHTOOL_OPS(net, &ops);
 
        /* two kinds of host-initiated state changes: