5 files changed, 9 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/dev/etherlink.cc b/dev/etherlink.cc
index 1e2be41fe..d637e152a 100644
--- a/dev/etherlink.cc
+++ b/dev/etherlink.cc
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ EtherLink::Link::unserialize(Checkpoint *cp, const string &section)
     bool packet_exists;
     UNSERIALIZE_SCALAR(packet_exists);
     if (packet_exists) {
-        packet = new PacketData;
+        packet = new PacketData(16384);
         packet->unserialize("packet", cp, section);
     }
 
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ void
 LinkDelayEvent::unserialize(Checkpoint *cp, const string &section)
 {
     Event::unserialize(cp, section);
-    packet = new PacketData;
+    packet = new PacketData(16384);
     packet->unserialize("packet", cp, section);
 }
 
diff --git a/dev/ethertap.cc b/dev/ethertap.cc
index 03f2724b1..1603a9bd3 100644
--- a/dev/ethertap.cc
+++ b/dev/ethertap.cc
@@ -219,8 +219,7 @@ EtherTap::process(int revent)
 
     while (data_len != 0 && buffer_offset >= data_len + sizeof(u_int32_t)) {
         PacketPtr packet;
-        packet = new PacketData;
-        packet->data = new uint8_t[data_len];
+        packet = new PacketData(data_len);
         packet->length = data_len;
         memcpy(packet->data, data, data_len);
 
diff --git a/dev/ns_gige.cc b/dev/ns_gige.cc
index c650c7943..c5489d5ee 100644
--- a/dev/ns_gige.cc
+++ b/dev/ns_gige.cc
@@ -1767,8 +1767,7 @@ NSGigE::txKick()
       case txFifoBlock:
         if (!txPacket) {
             DPRINTF(EthernetSM, "****starting the tx of a new packet****\n");
-            txPacket = new PacketData;
-            txPacket->data = new uint8_t[16384];
+            txPacket = new PacketData(16384);
             txPacketBufPtr = txPacket->data;
         }
 
@@ -2257,7 +2256,7 @@ NSGigE::unserialize(Checkpoint *cp, const std::string &section)
     bool txPacketExists;
     UNSERIALIZE_SCALAR(txPacketExists);
     if (txPacketExists) {
-        txPacket = new PacketData;
+        txPacket = new PacketData(16384);
         txPacket->unserialize("txPacket", cp, section);
         uint32_t txPktBufPtr;
         UNSERIALIZE_SCALAR(txPktBufPtr);
@@ -2269,7 +2268,7 @@ NSGigE::unserialize(Checkpoint *cp, const std::string &section)
     UNSERIALIZE_SCALAR(rxPacketExists);
     rxPacket = 0;
     if (rxPacketExists) {
-        rxPacket = new PacketData;
+        rxPacket = new PacketData(16384);
         rxPacket->unserialize("rxPacket", cp, section);
         uint32_t rxPktBufPtr;
         UNSERIALIZE_SCALAR(rxPktBufPtr);
diff --git a/dev/pktfifo.cc b/dev/pktfifo.cc
index 00c12ce68..ae82123cf 100644
--- a/dev/pktfifo.cc
+++ b/dev/pktfifo.cc
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ PacketFifo::unserialize(const string &base, Checkpoint *cp,
     fifo.resize(fifosize);
 
     for (int i = 0; i < fifosize; ++i) {
-        PacketPtr p = new PacketData;
+        PacketPtr p = new PacketData(16384);
         p->unserialize(csprintf("%s.packet%d", base, i), cp, section);
         fifo.push_back(p);
     }
diff --git a/dev/sinic.cc b/dev/sinic.cc
index 4dff59a5a..56782b589 100644
--- a/dev/sinic.cc
+++ b/dev/sinic.cc
@@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@ Device::unserialize(Checkpoint *cp, const std::string &section)
     UNSERIALIZE_SCALAR(rxPacketExists);
     rxPacket = 0;
     if (rxPacketExists) {
-        rxPacket = new PacketData;
+        rxPacket = new PacketData(16384);
         rxPacket->unserialize("rxPacket", cp, section);
         uint32_t rxPktBufPtr;
         UNSERIALIZE_SCALAR(rxPktBufPtr);
@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@ Device::unserialize(Checkpoint *cp, const std::string &section)
     UNSERIALIZE_SCALAR(txPacketExists);
     txPacket = 0;
     if (txPacketExists) {
-        txPacket = new PacketData;
+        txPacket = new PacketData(16384);
         txPacket->unserialize("txPacket", cp, section);
         uint32_t txPktBufPtr;
         UNSERIALIZE_SCALAR(txPktBufPtr);