return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct net_device_ops virtnet_netdev = {
+       .ndo_open            = virtnet_open,
+       .ndo_stop            = virtnet_close,
+       .ndo_start_xmit      = start_xmit,
+       .ndo_validate_addr   = eth_validate_addr,
+       .ndo_set_mac_address = eth_mac_addr,
+       .ndo_change_mtu      = virtnet_change_mtu,
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
+       .ndo_poll_controller = virtnet_netpoll,
+#endif
+};
+
 static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 {
        int err;
                return -ENOMEM;
 
        /* Set up network device as normal. */
-       dev->open = virtnet_open;
-       dev->stop = virtnet_close;
-       dev->hard_start_xmit = start_xmit;
-       dev->change_mtu = virtnet_change_mtu;
+       dev->netdev_ops = &virtnet_netdev;
        dev->features = NETIF_F_HIGHDMA;
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
-       dev->poll_controller = virtnet_netpoll;
-#endif
        SET_ETHTOOL_OPS(dev, &virtnet_ethtool_ops);
        SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &vdev->dev);