diff -Nur linux-2.6.17-gentoo-r4_orig/drivers/net/pcmcia/xirc2ps_cs.c linux-2.6.17-gentoo-r4/drivers/net/pcmcia/xirc2ps_cs.c
--- linux-2.6.17-gentoo-r4_orig/drivers/net/pcmcia/xirc2ps_cs.c	2006-07-28 18:47:14.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.17-gentoo-r4/drivers/net/pcmcia/xirc2ps_cs.c	2006-07-29 00:03:36.000000000 +0200
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@
     void __iomem *dingo_ccr; /* only used for CEM56 cards */
     unsigned last_ptr_value; /* last packets transmitted value */
     const char *manf_str;
+    struct work_struct tx_timeout_task;
 } local_info_t;
 
 /****************
@@ -1339,9 +1340,8 @@
 } /* xirc2ps_interrupt */
 
 /*====================================================================*/
-
 static void
-do_tx_timeout(struct net_device *dev)
+xirc2ps_tx_timeout_task(struct net_device *dev)
 {
     local_info_t *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
     printk(KERN_NOTICE "%s: transmit timed out\n", dev->name);
@@ -1351,6 +1351,13 @@
     dev->trans_start = jiffies;
     netif_wake_queue(dev);
 }
+static void
+do_tx_timeout(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+    local_info_t *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
+    schedule_work(&lp->tx_timeout_task);
+}
+
 
 static int
 do_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
@@ -1528,6 +1535,9 @@
     if (!pcmcia_dev_present(link))
 	return -ENODEV;
 
+    INIT_WORK(&lp->tx_timeout_task,
+	(void (*)(void *))xirc2ps_tx_timeout_task, dev);
+
     /* okay */
     link->open++;