struct ieee80211_hw *dev = info->dev;
        struct p54u_priv *priv = dev->priv;
 
+       skb_unlink(skb, &priv->rx_queue);
+
        if (unlikely(urb->status)) {
-               info->urb = NULL;
-               usb_free_urb(urb);
+               dev_kfree_skb_irq(skb);
                return;
        }
 
-       skb_unlink(skb, &priv->rx_queue);
        skb_put(skb, urb->actual_length);
 
        if (priv->hw_type == P54U_NET2280)
        if (p54_rx(dev, skb)) {
                skb = dev_alloc_skb(priv->common.rx_mtu + 32);
                if (unlikely(!skb)) {
-                       usb_free_urb(urb);
                        /* TODO check rx queue length and refill *somewhere* */
                        return;
                }
                info->dev = dev;
                urb->transfer_buffer = skb_tail_pointer(skb);
                urb->context = skb;
-               skb_queue_tail(&priv->rx_queue, skb);
        } else {
                if (priv->hw_type == P54U_NET2280)
                        skb_push(skb, priv->common.tx_hdr_len);
                        WARN_ON(1);
                        urb->transfer_buffer = skb_tail_pointer(skb);
                }
-
-               skb_queue_tail(&priv->rx_queue, skb);
        }
-
-       usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+       skb_queue_tail(&priv->rx_queue, skb);
+       usb_anchor_urb(urb, &priv->submitted);
+       if (usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC)) {
+               skb_unlink(skb, &priv->rx_queue);
+               usb_unanchor_urb(urb);
+               dev_kfree_skb_irq(skb);
+       }
 }
 
 static void p54u_tx_reuse_skb_cb(struct urb *urb)
                usb_get_intfdata(usb_ifnum_to_if(urb->dev, 0)))->priv;
 
        skb_pull(skb, priv->common.tx_hdr_len);
-       usb_free_urb(urb);
-}
-
-static void p54u_tx_cb(struct urb *urb)
-{
-       usb_free_urb(urb);
-}
-
-static void p54u_tx_free_cb(struct urb *urb)
-{
-       kfree(urb->transfer_buffer);
-       usb_free_urb(urb);
 }
 
 static void p54u_tx_free_skb_cb(struct urb *urb)
                usb_get_intfdata(usb_ifnum_to_if(urb->dev, 0));
 
        p54_free_skb(dev, skb);
-       usb_free_urb(urb);
+}
+
+static void p54u_tx_dummy_cb(struct urb *urb) { }
+
+static void p54u_free_urbs(struct ieee80211_hw *dev)
+{
+       struct p54u_priv *priv = dev->priv;
+       usb_kill_anchored_urbs(&priv->submitted);
 }
 
 static int p54u_init_urbs(struct ieee80211_hw *dev)
 {
        struct p54u_priv *priv = dev->priv;
-       struct urb *entry;
+       struct urb *entry = NULL;
        struct sk_buff *skb;
        struct p54u_rx_info *info;
+       int ret = 0;
 
        while (skb_queue_len(&priv->rx_queue) < 32) {
                skb = __dev_alloc_skb(priv->common.rx_mtu + 32, GFP_KERNEL);
-               if (!skb)
-                       break;
+               if (!skb) {
+                       ret = -ENOMEM;
+                       goto err;
+               }
                entry = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_KERNEL);
                if (!entry) {
-                       kfree_skb(skb);
-                       break;
+                       ret = -ENOMEM;
+                       goto err;
                }
+
                usb_fill_bulk_urb(entry, priv->udev,
                                  usb_rcvbulkpipe(priv->udev, P54U_PIPE_DATA),
                                  skb_tail_pointer(skb),
                info->urb = entry;
                info->dev = dev;
                skb_queue_tail(&priv->rx_queue, skb);
-               usb_submit_urb(entry, GFP_KERNEL);
+
+               usb_anchor_urb(entry, &priv->submitted);
+               ret = usb_submit_urb(entry, GFP_KERNEL);
+               if (ret) {
+                       skb_unlink(skb, &priv->rx_queue);
+                       usb_unanchor_urb(entry);
+                       goto err;
+               }
+               usb_free_urb(entry);
+               entry = NULL;
        }
 
        return 0;
-}
 
-static void p54u_free_urbs(struct ieee80211_hw *dev)
-{
-       struct p54u_priv *priv = dev->priv;
-       struct p54u_rx_info *info;
-       struct sk_buff *skb;
-
-       while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&priv->rx_queue))) {
-               info = (struct p54u_rx_info *) skb->cb;
-               if (!info->urb)
-                       continue;
-
-               usb_kill_urb(info->urb);
-               kfree_skb(skb);
-       }
+ err:
+       usb_free_urb(entry);
+       kfree_skb(skb);
+       p54u_free_urbs(dev);
+       return ret;
 }
 
 static void p54u_tx_3887(struct ieee80211_hw *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 {
        struct p54u_priv *priv = dev->priv;
        struct urb *addr_urb, *data_urb;
+       int err = 0;
 
        addr_urb = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_ATOMIC);
        if (!addr_urb)
        usb_fill_bulk_urb(addr_urb, priv->udev,
                          usb_sndbulkpipe(priv->udev, P54U_PIPE_DATA),
                          &((struct p54_hdr *)skb->data)->req_id, 4,
-                         p54u_tx_cb, dev);
+                         p54u_tx_dummy_cb, dev);
        usb_fill_bulk_urb(data_urb, priv->udev,
                          usb_sndbulkpipe(priv->udev, P54U_PIPE_DATA),
                          skb->data, skb->len,
                          free_on_tx ? p54u_tx_free_skb_cb :
                                       p54u_tx_reuse_skb_cb, skb);
 
-       usb_submit_urb(addr_urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
-       usb_submit_urb(data_urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+       usb_anchor_urb(addr_urb, &priv->submitted);
+       err = usb_submit_urb(addr_urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+       if (err) {
+               usb_unanchor_urb(addr_urb);
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       usb_anchor_urb(addr_urb, &priv->submitted);
+       err = usb_submit_urb(data_urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+       if (err)
+               usb_unanchor_urb(data_urb);
+
+ out:
+       usb_free_urb(addr_urb);
+       usb_free_urb(data_urb);
+
+       if (err)
+               p54_free_skb(dev, skb);
 }
 
 static __le32 p54u_lm87_chksum(const __le32 *data, size_t length)
                          free_on_tx ? p54u_tx_free_skb_cb :
                                       p54u_tx_reuse_skb_cb, skb);
 
-       usb_submit_urb(data_urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+       usb_anchor_urb(data_urb, &priv->submitted);
+       if (usb_submit_urb(data_urb, GFP_ATOMIC)) {
+               usb_unanchor_urb(data_urb);
+               skb_pull(skb, sizeof(*hdr));
+               p54_free_skb(dev, skb);
+       }
+       usb_free_urb(data_urb);
 }
 
 static void p54u_tx_net2280(struct ieee80211_hw *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
        struct urb *int_urb, *data_urb;
        struct net2280_tx_hdr *hdr;
        struct net2280_reg_write *reg;
+       int err = 0;
 
        reg = kmalloc(sizeof(*reg), GFP_ATOMIC);
        if (!reg)
 
        usb_fill_bulk_urb(int_urb, priv->udev,
                usb_sndbulkpipe(priv->udev, P54U_PIPE_DEV), reg, sizeof(*reg),
-               p54u_tx_free_cb, dev);
-       usb_submit_urb(int_urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+               p54u_tx_dummy_cb, dev);
+
+       /*
+        * This flag triggers a code path in the USB subsystem that will
+        * free what's inside the transfer_buffer after the callback routine
+        * has completed.
+        */
+       int_urb->transfer_flags |= URB_FREE_BUFFER;
 
        usb_fill_bulk_urb(data_urb, priv->udev,
                          usb_sndbulkpipe(priv->udev, P54U_PIPE_DATA),
                          skb->data, skb->len,
                          free_on_tx ? p54u_tx_free_skb_cb :
                                       p54u_tx_reuse_skb_cb, skb);
-       usb_submit_urb(data_urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+
+       usb_anchor_urb(int_urb, &priv->submitted);
+       err = usb_submit_urb(int_urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+       if (err) {
+               usb_unanchor_urb(int_urb);
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       usb_anchor_urb(data_urb, &priv->submitted);
+       err = usb_submit_urb(data_urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+       if (err) {
+               usb_unanchor_urb(data_urb);
+               goto out;
+       }
+ out:
+       usb_free_urb(int_urb);
+       usb_free_urb(data_urb);
+
+       if (err) {
+               skb_pull(skb, sizeof(*hdr));
+               p54_free_skb(dev, skb);
+       }
 }
 
 static int p54u_write(struct p54u_priv *priv,
                goto err_free_dev;
 
        skb_queue_head_init(&priv->rx_queue);
+       init_usb_anchor(&priv->submitted);
 
        p54u_open(dev);
        err = p54_read_eeprom(dev);