goto rxdesc_done;
                }
 
+               /* code added for copybreak, this should improve
+                * performance for small packets with large amounts
+                * of reassembly being done in the stack */
+#define IXGB_CB_LENGTH 256
+               if (length < IXGB_CB_LENGTH) {
+                       struct sk_buff *new_skb =
+                           dev_alloc_skb(length + NET_IP_ALIGN);
+                       if (new_skb) {
+                               skb_reserve(new_skb, NET_IP_ALIGN);
+                               new_skb->dev = netdev;
+                               memcpy(new_skb->data - NET_IP_ALIGN,
+                                      skb->data - NET_IP_ALIGN,
+                                      length + NET_IP_ALIGN);
+                               /* save the skb in buffer_info as good */
+                               buffer_info->skb = skb;
+                               skb = new_skb;
+                       }
+               }
+               /* end copybreak code */
+
                /* Good Receive */
                skb_put(skb, length);