diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/eth1394.c b/drivers/ieee1394/eth1394.c
index f5c586c2bba6..1ad8785e398b 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/eth1394.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/eth1394.c
@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@ static int ether1394_header_cache(const struct neighbour *neigh,
 static void ether1394_header_cache_update(struct hh_cache *hh,
 					  const struct net_device *dev,
 					  const unsigned char *haddr);
-static int ether1394_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
+static netdev_tx_t ether1394_tx(struct sk_buff *skb,
+				struct net_device *dev);
 static void ether1394_iso(struct hpsb_iso *iso);
 
 static struct ethtool_ops ethtool_ops;
@@ -1555,7 +1556,8 @@ static void ether1394_complete_cb(void *__ptask)
 }
 
 /* Transmit a packet (called by kernel) */
-static int ether1394_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
+static netdev_tx_t ether1394_tx(struct sk_buff *skb,
+				struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct eth1394hdr hdr_buf;
 	struct eth1394_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -1694,14 +1696,6 @@ fail:
 	dev->stats.tx_errors++;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
 
-	/*
-	 * FIXME: According to a patch from 2003-02-26, "returning non-zero
-	 * causes serious problems" here, allegedly.  Before that patch,
-	 * -ERRNO was returned which is not appropriate under Linux 2.6.
-	 * Perhaps more needs to be done?  Stop the queue in serious
-	 * conditions and restart it elsewhere?
-	 */
-	/* return NETDEV_TX_BUSY; */
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
index 6e695acd1ae0..84a2be43185f 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
@@ -288,7 +288,8 @@ static int vlan_dev_hard_header(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int vlan_dev_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
+static netdev_tx_t vlan_dev_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
+					    struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct netdev_queue *txq = netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, 0);
 	struct vlan_ethhdr *veth = (struct vlan_ethhdr *)(skb->data);
@@ -325,8 +326,8 @@ static int vlan_dev_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
-static int vlan_dev_hwaccel_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
-					    struct net_device *dev)
+static netdev_tx_t vlan_dev_hwaccel_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
+						    struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct netdev_queue *txq = netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, 0);
 	u16 vlan_tci;
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/bnep/netdev.c b/net/bluetooth/bnep/netdev.c
index 9c42990126a0..26fb831ef7e0 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/bnep/netdev.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/bnep/netdev.c
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ static inline int bnep_net_proto_filter(struct sk_buff *skb, struct bnep_session
 }
 #endif
 
-static int bnep_net_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
+static netdev_tx_t bnep_net_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
+				 struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct bnep_session *s = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct sock *sk = s->sock->sk;
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_device.c b/net/bridge/br_device.c
index 15d43ba86b53..07a07770c8b6 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_device.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_device.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "br_private.h"
 
 /* net device transmit always called with no BH (preempt_disabled) */
-int br_dev_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
+netdev_tx_t br_dev_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct net_bridge *br = netdev_priv(dev);
 	const unsigned char *dest = skb->data;
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_private.h b/net/bridge/br_private.h
index 8319247dad5d..2114e45682ea 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_private.h
+++ b/net/bridge/br_private.h
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ static inline int br_is_root_bridge(const struct net_bridge *br)
 
 /* br_device.c */
 extern void br_dev_setup(struct net_device *dev);
-extern int br_dev_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
+extern netdev_tx_t br_dev_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
+			       struct net_device *dev);
 
 /* br_fdb.c */
 extern int br_fdb_init(void);
diff --git a/net/core/pktgen.c b/net/core/pktgen.c
index 2001cb1cf5cc..0bcecbf06581 100644
--- a/net/core/pktgen.c
+++ b/net/core/pktgen.c
@@ -3381,7 +3381,7 @@ static void idle(struct pktgen_dev *pkt_dev)
 static void pktgen_xmit(struct pktgen_dev *pkt_dev)
 {
 	struct net_device *odev = pkt_dev->odev;
-	int (*xmit)(struct sk_buff *, struct net_device *)
+	netdev_tx_t (*xmit)(struct sk_buff *, struct net_device *)
 		= odev->netdev_ops->ndo_start_xmit;
 	struct netdev_queue *txq;
 	u16 queue_map;
diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h b/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h
index 41055f33d28a..4b0ea0540442 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h
@@ -169,13 +169,13 @@ struct net_device *dsa_slave_create(struct dsa_switch *ds,
 				    int port, char *name);
 
 /* tag_dsa.c */
-int dsa_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
+netdev_tx_t dsa_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
 
 /* tag_edsa.c */
-int edsa_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
+netdev_tx_t edsa_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
 
 /* tag_trailer.c */
-int trailer_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
+netdev_tx_t trailer_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
 
 
 #endif
diff --git a/net/dsa/tag_dsa.c b/net/dsa/tag_dsa.c
index 8fa25bafe6ca..cdf2d28a0297 100644
--- a/net/dsa/tag_dsa.c
+++ b/net/dsa/tag_dsa.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 #define DSA_HLEN	4
 
-int dsa_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
+netdev_tx_t dsa_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct dsa_slave_priv *p = netdev_priv(dev);
 	u8 *dsa_header;
diff --git a/net/dsa/tag_edsa.c b/net/dsa/tag_edsa.c
index 815607bd286f..8f53948cff4f 100644
--- a/net/dsa/tag_edsa.c
+++ b/net/dsa/tag_edsa.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #define DSA_HLEN	4
 #define EDSA_HLEN	8
 
-int edsa_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
+netdev_tx_t edsa_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct dsa_slave_priv *p = netdev_priv(dev);
 	u8 *edsa_header;
diff --git a/net/dsa/tag_trailer.c b/net/dsa/tag_trailer.c
index 1c3e30c38b86..a85c829853c0 100644
--- a/net/dsa/tag_trailer.c
+++ b/net/dsa/tag_trailer.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include "dsa_priv.h"
 
-int trailer_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
+netdev_tx_t trailer_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct dsa_slave_priv *p = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct sk_buff *nskb;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
index b902ef55be7f..5b1af70cd809 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ drop_nolock:
 	return(0);
 }
 
-static int ipgre_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
+static netdev_tx_t ipgre_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ip_tunnel *tunnel = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct net_device_stats *stats = &tunnel->dev->stats;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipip.c b/net/ipv4/ipip.c
index 98075b6d619c..62548cb0923c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipip.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipip.c
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ static int ipip_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
  *	and that skb is filled properly by that function.
  */
 
-static int ipip_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
+static netdev_tx_t ipip_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ip_tunnel *tunnel = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct net_device_stats *stats = &tunnel->dev->stats;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
index 06c33fb6b321..65d421cf5bc7 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ failure:
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_PIMSM
 
-static int reg_vif_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
+static netdev_tx_t reg_vif_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
index a1d6045c4694..7d25bbe32110 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ ip6ip6_tnl_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
+static netdev_tx_t
 ip6_tnl_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ip6_tnl *t = netdev_priv(dev);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
index 07ded5075b33..19c8dec2ead9 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
@@ -416,7 +416,8 @@ static struct inet6_protocol pim6_protocol = {
 
 /* Service routines creating virtual interfaces: PIMREG */
 
-static int reg_vif_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
+static netdev_tx_t reg_vif_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
+				      struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/sit.c b/net/ipv6/sit.c
index 1d25a4dff0af..0ae4f6448187 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/sit.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/sit.c
@@ -609,7 +609,8 @@ static inline __be32 try_6to4(struct in6_addr *v6dst)
  *	and that skb is filled properly by that function.
  */
 
-static int ipip6_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
+static netdev_tx_t ipip6_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
+				     struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ip_tunnel *tunnel = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct net_device_stats *stats = &tunnel->dev->stats;
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_teql.c b/net/sched/sch_teql.c
index 12434b6c2042..5a002c247231 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_teql.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_teql.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ static inline int teql_resolve(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return __teql_resolve(skb, skb_res, dev);
 }
 
-static int teql_master_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
+static netdev_tx_t teql_master_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct teql_master *master = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct netdev_queue *txq = netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, 0);
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ restart:
 
 				if (!netif_tx_queue_stopped(slave_txq) &&
 				    !netif_tx_queue_frozen(slave_txq) &&
-				    slave_ops->ndo_start_xmit(skb, slave) == 0) {
+				    slave_ops->ndo_start_xmit(skb, slave) == NETDEV_TX_OK) {
 					txq_trans_update(slave_txq);
 					__netif_tx_unlock(slave_txq);
 					master->slaves = NEXT_SLAVE(q);