1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
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);