diff --git a/Makefile.dep b/Makefile.dep
index 6c188b04053d6a72b259a0795930d73ef6a4e72b..c0241ca9cda6b000c93906813d53865187151105 100644
--- a/Makefile.dep
+++ b/Makefile.dep
@@ -218,6 +218,16 @@ ifneq (,$(filter ng_pktdump,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += od
 endif
 
+ifneq (,$(filter ng_pktbuf, $(USEMODULE)))
+  ifeq (,$(filter ng_pktbuf_%, $(USEMODULE)))
+    USEMODULE += ng_pktbuf_static
+  endif
+endif
+
+ifneq (,$(filter ng_pktbuf_%, $(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += ng_pktbuf # make MODULE_NG_PKTBUF macro available for all implementations
+endif
+
 ifneq (,$(filter ng_slip,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += ng_netbase
 endif
diff --git a/Makefile.pseudomodules b/Makefile.pseudomodules
index f76ef309d7906428765f9abfcb1e535f631e80e8..2b1d2700fb6eef58c7c399dce96120f57289d24e 100644
--- a/Makefile.pseudomodules
+++ b/Makefile.pseudomodules
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ PSEUDOMODULES += ng_ipv6_router
 PSEUDOMODULES += ng_ipv6_router_default
 PSEUDOMODULES += pktqueue
 PSEUDOMODULES += ng_netbase
+PSEUDOMODULES += ng_pktbuf
 PSEUDOMODULES += newlib
 PSEUDOMODULES += ng_sixlowpan_default
 PSEUDOMODULES += log
diff --git a/sys/Makefile b/sys/Makefile
index de4647c6bc47134a9f2617ef1f6474ca4a353d67..571e7bbb18878a3e22aa28feb7083197ddd54745 100644
--- a/sys/Makefile
+++ b/sys/Makefile
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ endif
 ifneq (,$(filter cipher_modes,$(USEMODULE)))
     DIRS += crypto/modes
 endif
-ifneq (,$(filter ng_pktbuf,$(USEMODULE)))
-    DIRS += net/crosslayer/ng_pktbuf
+ifneq (,$(filter ng_pktbuf_static,$(USEMODULE)))
+    DIRS += net/crosslayer/ng_pktbuf_static
 endif
 ifneq (,$(filter ng_zep,$(USEMODULE)))
     DIRS += net/application_layer/ng_zep
diff --git a/sys/auto_init/auto_init.c b/sys/auto_init/auto_init.c
index 10e72f19cd2edc2f6aeae1b5f1b9b3d5446e2509..91e94152e32581ea50df32d082b792ce14ce83e2 100644
--- a/sys/auto_init/auto_init.c
+++ b/sys/auto_init/auto_init.c
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@
 #include "l2_ping.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef MODULE_NG_PKTBUF
+#include "net/ng_pktbuf.h"
+#endif
+
 #ifdef MODULE_NG_PKTDUMP
 #include "net/ng_pktdump.h"
 #endif
@@ -305,6 +309,10 @@ void auto_init(void)
     DEBUG("Auto init transport layer module: [tcp].\n");
     tcp_init_transport_layer();
 #endif
+#ifdef MODULE_NG_PKTBUF
+    DEBUG("Auto init ng_pktbuf module\n");
+    ng_pktbuf_init();
+#endif
 #ifdef MODULE_NG_PKTDUMP
     DEBUG("Auto init ng_pktdump module.\n");
     ng_pktdump_init();
diff --git a/sys/net/crosslayer/ng_pktbuf/_pktbuf_dynamic.c b/sys/net/crosslayer/ng_pktbuf/_pktbuf_dynamic.c
deleted file mode 100644
index e25689c0287a14eb4e5a2a9b9a29a40d797959db..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/sys/net/crosslayer/ng_pktbuf/_pktbuf_dynamic.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,299 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2015 Martin Lenders <mlenders@inf.fu-berlin.de>
- *
- * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
- * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
- * directory for more details.
- */
-
-/**
- * @ingroup net_ng_pktbuf
- * @{
- *
- * @file
- *
- * @author  Martine Lenders <mlenders@inf.fu-berlin.de>
- */
-
-#include <stdbool.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-#include "_pktbuf_internal.h"
-#include "net/ng_pktbuf.h"
-#include "utlist.h"
-
-#if NG_PKTBUF_SIZE == 0
-/* chunk table to allow for free(ptr + x)-like behaviour */
-typedef struct __attribute__((packed)) _chunk_list_t {
-    struct _chunk_list_t *next;
-    uint8_t *ptr;
-} _chunk_list_t;
-
-typedef struct __attribute__((packed)) _chunk_table_t {
-    struct _chunk_table_t *next;
-    uint8_t *range_start;
-    size_t range_len;
-    _chunk_list_t *chunks;
-    uint8_t used;
-} _chunk_table_t;
-
-static _chunk_table_t *_chunk_table = NULL;
-
-/* this organizes chunks, since free(ptr + x) is not possible on most platforms */
-static _chunk_table_t *_create_table_entry(void *pkt, size_t size);
-static _chunk_table_t *_find_chunk(const uint8_t *chunk, _chunk_table_t **prev,
-                                   _chunk_list_t **node_res);
-static inline bool _in_range(_chunk_table_t *entry, uint8_t *ptr);
-
-void *_pktbuf_internal_alloc(size_t size)
-{
-    _chunk_table_t *entry;
-    void *data;
-
-    if (size == 0) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    data = malloc(size);
-
-    if (data == NULL) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    entry = _create_table_entry(data, size);
-
-    if (entry == NULL) {
-        free(data);
-
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    /* cppcheck-suppress memleak entry will be freed eventually in _pktbuf_internal_free().
-     * Checked with valgrind. */
-    return data;
-}
-
-void *_pktbuf_internal_realloc(void *ptr, size_t size)
-{
-    _chunk_list_t *node = NULL;
-    void *new_value = NULL;
-    _chunk_table_t *entry;
-
-    if (size == 0) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    entry = _find_chunk(ptr, NULL, &node);
-
-    /* entry can't be NULL since prelimanary _pktbuf_internal_contains() check ensures that */
-    if ((ptr == entry->range_start) && (entry->chunks == NULL)) {
-        new_value = realloc(entry->range_start, size);
-
-        if (new_value == NULL) {
-            return NULL;
-        }
-
-        entry->range_start = new_value;
-        entry->range_len = size;
-    }
-    else {
-        size_t range_len = entry->range_len;
-
-        if (node != NULL) {
-            range_len -= (node->ptr - entry->range_start);
-        }
-
-        new_value = malloc(size);
-
-        if (new_value == NULL) {
-            return NULL;
-        }
-
-        entry = _create_table_entry(new_value, size);
-
-        if (entry == NULL) {
-            free(new_value);
-
-            return NULL;
-        }
-
-        memcpy(new_value, ptr, (size < range_len) ? size : range_len);
-        _pktbuf_internal_free(ptr);
-    }
-
-    return new_value;
-    /* cppcheck-suppress memleak entry will be freed eventually in _pktbuf_internal_free().
-     * Checked with valgrind. */
-}
-
-bool _pktbuf_internal_add_pkt(void *ptr)
-{
-    _chunk_table_t *entry = _chunk_table;
-
-    while (entry != NULL) {
-        if (_in_range(entry, ptr)) {
-            _chunk_list_t *node = malloc(sizeof(_chunk_list_t));
-
-            if (node == NULL) {
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            node->ptr = ptr;
-            LL_PREPEND(entry->chunks, node);
-
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        entry = entry->next;
-    }
-
-    return false;
-}
-
-void _pktbuf_internal_free(void *ptr)
-{
-    _chunk_list_t *node = NULL;
-    _chunk_table_t *prev = NULL, *entry = _find_chunk(ptr, &prev, &node);
-
-    if (node != NULL) {
-        LL_DELETE(entry->chunks, node);
-        free(node);
-    }
-    else if (entry->range_start == ptr) {
-        entry->used = 0;
-    }
-
-    if (entry->chunks == NULL && entry->used == 0) {
-        if (prev == NULL) {
-            if (entry->next == NULL) {
-                _chunk_table = NULL;
-            }
-            else {
-                _chunk_table = entry->next;
-            }
-        }
-        else {
-            prev->next = entry->next;
-        }
-
-        free(entry->range_start);
-        free(entry);
-    }
-}
-
-bool _pktbuf_internal_contains(const void *ptr)
-{
-    return (_find_chunk(ptr, NULL, NULL) != NULL);
-}
-
-#ifdef DEVELHELP
-void _pktbuf_internal_stats(void)
-{
-    printf("Dynamic packet buffer\n");
-}
-#endif
-
-#ifdef TEST_SUITES
-bool _pktbuf_internal_is_empty(void)
-{
-    return (_chunk_table == NULL);
-}
-
-void _pktbuf_internal_reset(void)
-{
-    _chunk_table_t *entry = _chunk_table;
-
-    while (entry != NULL) {
-        _chunk_table_t *next = entry->next;
-        _chunk_list_t *node = entry->chunks;
-        free(entry->range_start);
-
-        while (entry->chunks != NULL) {
-            LL_DELETE(entry->chunks, node);
-            free(node);
-        }
-
-        free(entry);
-        entry = next;
-    }
-
-    _chunk_table = NULL;
-}
-#endif
-
-static _chunk_table_t *_create_table_entry(void *data, size_t size)
-{
-    _chunk_table_t *entry = (_chunk_table_t *)malloc(sizeof(_chunk_table_t));
-
-    if (entry == NULL) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    if (_chunk_table == NULL) {
-        entry->next = NULL;
-        _chunk_table = entry;
-    }
-    else {
-        entry->next = _chunk_table;
-        _chunk_table = entry;
-    }
-
-    entry->range_start = data;
-    entry->range_len = size;
-    entry->chunks = NULL;
-    entry->used = 1;
-
-    return entry;
-}
-
-static _chunk_table_t *_find_chunk(const uint8_t *chunk, _chunk_table_t **prev,
-                                   _chunk_list_t **node_res)
-{
-    _chunk_table_t *entry = _chunk_table;
-
-    if (prev != NULL) {
-        *prev = NULL;
-    }
-
-    while (entry != NULL) {
-        _chunk_list_t *node = entry->chunks;
-
-        if (entry->range_start == chunk) {
-            if (node_res != NULL) {
-                *node_res = NULL;
-            }
-
-            return entry;
-        }
-
-        while (node != NULL) {
-            if (node->ptr == chunk) {
-                if (node_res != NULL) {
-                    *node_res = node;
-                }
-
-                return entry;
-            }
-
-            node = node->next;
-        }
-
-        if (prev != NULL) {
-            *prev = entry;
-        }
-
-        entry = entry->next;
-    }
-
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-static inline bool _in_range(_chunk_table_t *entry, uint8_t *ptr)
-{
-    return (entry != NULL) &&
-           (ptr >= entry->range_start) &&
-           (ptr < (entry->range_start + entry->range_len));
-}
-#endif
-
-/** @} */
diff --git a/sys/net/crosslayer/ng_pktbuf/_pktbuf_internal.h b/sys/net/crosslayer/ng_pktbuf/_pktbuf_internal.h
deleted file mode 100644
index ae29ca1880859df1bad8ac0f6ec70e5d54eaf22f..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/sys/net/crosslayer/ng_pktbuf/_pktbuf_internal.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,107 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2015 Martin Lenders <mlenders@inf.fu-berlin.de>
- *
- * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
- * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
- * directory for more details.
- */
-
-/**
- * @ingroup     net_ng_pktbuf
- * @{
- *
- * @file
- * @brief   Internal definitions for the packet buffer
- *
- * @author  Martine Lenders <mlenders@inf.fu-berlin.de>
- */
-#ifndef XPKTBUF_INTERNAL_H_
-#define XPKTBUF_INTERNAL_H_
-
-#include <stdbool.h>
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-/**
- * @brief   Internal alloc on packet buffer
- *
- * @internal
- *
- * @see <a href="http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/malloc.html">
- *          malloc()
- *      </a>
- */
-void *_pktbuf_internal_alloc(size_t size);
-
-/**
- * @brief   Internal realloc on static packet buffer
- *
- * @internal
- *
- * @see <a href="http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/realloc.html">
- *          realloc()
- *      </a>
- */
-void *_pktbuf_internal_realloc(void *ptr, size_t size);
-
-/**
- * @brief   Adds packet that uses @p ptr for its data part
- *
- * @internal
- */
-bool _pktbuf_internal_add_pkt(void *ptr);
-
-/**
- * @brief   Internal free on static packet buffer
- *
- * @internal
- *
- * @see <a href="http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/free.html">
- *          free()
- *      </a> but @p ptr can be anywhere in alloced space.
- */
-void _pktbuf_internal_free(void *ptr);
-
-/**
- * @brief   Checks if a pointer is part of the static packet buffer.
- *
- * @param[in] ptr   A pointer.
- *
- * @return true, if @p ptr is part of the static packet buffer.
- * @return false, if @p ptr is not part of the static packet buffer.
- */
-bool _pktbuf_internal_contains(const void *ptr);
-
-#ifdef DEVELHELP
-/**
- * @brief   Prints some statistics about the packet buffer to stdout.
- *
- * @details Statistics include maximum number of reserved bytes.
- */
-void _pktbuf_internal_stats(void);
-#endif
-
-/* for testing */
-#ifdef TEST_SUITES
-/**
- * @brief   Checks if packet buffer is empty
- *
- * @return  1, if packet buffer is empty
- * @return  0, if packet buffer is not empty
- */
-bool _pktbuf_internal_is_empty(void);
-
-/**
- * @brief   Sets the whole packet buffer to 0
- */
-void _pktbuf_internal_reset(void);
-#endif  /* TEST_SUITES */
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-
-#endif /* XPKTBUF_INTERNAL_H_ */
-/** @} */
diff --git a/sys/net/crosslayer/ng_pktbuf/_pktbuf_static.c b/sys/net/crosslayer/ng_pktbuf/_pktbuf_static.c
deleted file mode 100644
index db31eb6b71288df6de0f7dc4ec7021fba47be7d6..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/sys/net/crosslayer/ng_pktbuf/_pktbuf_static.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,318 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2015 Martin Lenders <mlenders@inf.fu-berlin.de>
- *
- * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
- * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
- * directory for more details.
- */
-
-/**
- * @ingroup net_ng_pktbuf
- * @{
- *
- * @file
- *
- * @author  Martine Lenders <mlenders@inf.fu-berlin.de>
- */
-
-#include <inttypes.h>
-#include <stdbool.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-#include "od.h"
-#include "net/ng_pktbuf.h"
-#include "_pktbuf_internal.h"
-
-/* only for static packet buffer */
-#if NG_PKTBUF_SIZE > 0
-
-#define _PKTBUF_ALIGN_BYTES (sizeof(void *))
-
-#ifdef DEVELHELP
-static unsigned int _pktbuf_max_bytes = 0;
-#endif
-
-/**
- * @brief   Data type to represent used chunks in packet buffer.
- */
-typedef struct __attribute__((packed)) _used_t {
-    struct _used_t *next;
-    uint16_t size;
-    uint8_t pkts;
-    uint8_t _align;     /* alignment */
-} _used_t;
-
-static uint8_t _buf[NG_PKTBUF_SIZE];
-
-/**
- * @brief   Get first element in buffer
- */
-static inline _used_t *_head(void)
-{
-    return (_used_t *)_buf;
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief Get data part (memory behind `_used_t` descriptive header) of a packet
- */
-static inline void *_data(_used_t *node)
-{
-    return (void *)(((_used_t *)node) + 1);
-}
-
-static inline void *_data_end(_used_t *node)
-{
-    return (void *)(((uint8_t *)_data(node)) + node->size);
-}
-
-static inline bool _in_data_range(_used_t *node, const void *ptr)
-{
-    return (ptr >= _data(node)) && (ptr < _data_end(node));
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief   Size with metadata of allocation
- */
-static inline size_t _total_sz(uint16_t sz)
-{
-    return sizeof(_used_t) + sz;
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief   _used_t typed alias for _total_sz
- */
-static inline size_t __total_sz(_used_t *node)
-{
-    return _total_sz(node->size);
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief   aligns @p size to the next word alignment.
- */
-static inline size_t _al_sz(size_t size)
-{
-    if (size % _PKTBUF_ALIGN_BYTES) {
-        return size + (_PKTBUF_ALIGN_BYTES - (size % _PKTBUF_ALIGN_BYTES));
-    }
-    else {
-        return size;
-    }
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief   aligned size with metadata
- */
-static inline size_t __al_total_sz(_used_t *node)
-{
-    return _al_sz(__total_sz(node));
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief   Index of an allocation's first byte in buffer
- */
-static inline unsigned int _start_idx(_used_t *node)
-{
-    return (int)(((uint8_t *)node) - _buf);
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief   Index of an allocation's last byte in buffer
- */
-static inline unsigned int _end_idx(_used_t *node)
-{
-    return _start_idx(node) + __total_sz(node) - 1;
-}
-
-static _used_t *_find(_used_t **prev_ptr, _used_t **node_ptr, const void *ptr)
-{
-    _used_t *node = _head(), *prev = NULL;
-
-    if (ptr != NULL) {
-        while (node != NULL) {
-            if (_in_data_range(node, ptr)) {
-                *prev_ptr = prev;
-                *node_ptr = node;
-                return node;
-            }
-
-            prev = node;
-            node = (_used_t *)node->next;
-        }
-    }
-
-    *prev_ptr = NULL;
-    *node_ptr = NULL;
-
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief   Allocate chunk of @p size in _buf
- */
-void *_pktbuf_internal_alloc(size_t size)
-{
-    _used_t *node = _head(), *old_next, *new_next;
-
-    if ((size == 0) || (size > NG_PKTBUF_SIZE)) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    if (node->size == 0) {          /* if head is currently not initialized */
-        if (node->next == NULL || (_start_idx(node->next) >= _total_sz(size))) {
-            /* if enough space is there */
-            node->size = size;  /* just take it */
-            node->pkts = 1;
-
-            return _data(node);
-        }
-        else if (node->next != NULL) {
-            /* else go directly to next allocation if it exists */
-            node = node->next;
-        }
-    }
-
-    while ((node->next != NULL) /* while not last chunk allocation */
-           /* and if space between current and next allocation is not big enough */
-           && ((_start_idx(node->next) - _end_idx(node)) < _al_sz(_total_sz(size)))) {
-        node = node->next;
-    }
-
-    /* jump ahead size of current packet */
-    new_next = (_used_t *)(((uint8_t *)node) + __al_total_sz(node));
-
-    if ((((uint8_t *)new_next) + size) > (((uint8_t *)_head()) + NG_PKTBUF_SIZE)) {
-        /* new packet does not fit into _pktbuf */
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    old_next = node->next;
-    node->next = new_next;
-    node->next->next = old_next;
-
-    node = new_next;
-    node->size = size;
-    node->pkts = 1;
-
-#ifdef DEVELHELP
-
-    if ((_end_idx(node) + 1) > _pktbuf_max_bytes) {
-        _pktbuf_max_bytes = _end_idx(node) + 1;
-    }
-
-#endif
-
-    return _data(node);
-}
-
-bool _pktbuf_internal_add_pkt(void *ptr)
-{
-    _used_t *prev, *node;
-
-    if (_find(&prev, &node, ptr) != NULL) {
-        (node->pkts)++;
-
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    return false;
-}
-
-static inline void _free_helper(_used_t *prev, _used_t *node)
-{
-    if ((--(node->pkts)) == 0) {
-        if (prev == NULL) {
-            node->size = 0;
-        }
-        else {
-            prev->next = node->next;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-void _pktbuf_internal_free(void *ptr)
-{
-    _used_t *prev, *node;
-
-    if (_find(&prev, &node, ptr) != NULL) {
-        _free_helper(prev, node);
-    }
-}
-
-void *_pktbuf_internal_realloc(void *ptr, size_t size)
-{
-    _used_t *new, *prev, *orig = NULL;
-
-    if ((size == 0) || (size > NG_PKTBUF_SIZE)) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    _find(&prev, &orig, ptr);
-
-    if ((orig != NULL) &&
-        ((orig->size >= size)       /* size in orig is sufficient */
-         || ((orig->next == NULL)   /* or orig is last packet and buffer space is sufficient */
-             && ((_start_idx(orig) + _total_sz(size)) < NG_PKTBUF_SIZE))
-         || ((orig->next != NULL)   /* or space between orig and orig->next is sufficient */
-             && ((_start_idx(orig->next) - _start_idx(orig)) >= _total_sz(size))))) {
-        orig->size = size;
-
-        return ptr;
-    }
-
-    new = _pktbuf_internal_alloc(size);
-
-    if (new != NULL) {
-        if (orig != NULL) {
-            memcpy(_data(new), ptr, (orig->size < size) ? orig->size : size);
-            _free_helper(prev, orig);
-        }
-
-        return _data(new);
-    }
-
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-bool _pktbuf_internal_contains(const void *ptr)
-{
-    return ((_buf < ((uint8_t *)ptr)) && (((uint8_t *)ptr) <= &(_buf[NG_PKTBUF_SIZE - 1])));
-}
-
-#ifdef DEVELHELP
-void _pktbuf_internal_stats(void)
-{
-    _used_t *ptr = _head();
-
-    printf("== Static packet buffer ==\n");
-    printf("--- Maximum number of reserved bytes: %u ---\n", _pktbuf_max_bytes);
-    while (ptr) {
-        printf("**** %p: next: %p, size: %" PRIu16 ", pkts: %" PRIu8 " ****\n",
-               (void *)ptr, (void *)ptr->next, ptr->size, ptr->pkts);
-        od_hex_dump(_data(ptr), ptr->size, OD_WIDTH_DEFAULT);
-        puts("");
-        ptr = ptr->next;
-    }
-}
-#endif
-
-/* for testing */
-#ifdef TEST_SUITES
-bool _pktbuf_internal_is_empty(void)
-{
-    return ((_head()->next == NULL) && (_head()->size == 0));
-}
-
-void _pktbuf_internal_reset(void)
-{
-    _head()->next = NULL;
-    _head()->size = 0;
-#ifdef DEVELHELP
-    _pktbuf_max_bytes = 0;
-#endif
-}
-#endif  /* TEST_SUITES */
-#endif  /* NG_PKTBUF_SIZE > 0 */
-
-/** @} */
diff --git a/sys/net/crosslayer/ng_pktbuf/ng_pktbuf.c b/sys/net/crosslayer/ng_pktbuf/ng_pktbuf.c
deleted file mode 100644
index a67f954f75d9e97ed94c2f77211a23f4978fe3bf..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/sys/net/crosslayer/ng_pktbuf/ng_pktbuf.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,350 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2014 Martine Lenders <mlenders@inf.fu-berlin.de>
- *
- * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
- * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
- * directory for more details.
- */
-
-/**
- * @ingroup net_ng_pktbuf
- * @{
- *
- * @file
- *
- * @author  Martine Lenders <mlenders@inf.fu-berlin.de>
- */
-
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <inttypes.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-#include "clist.h"
-#include "mutex.h"
-#include "utlist.h"
-#include "net/ng_pktbuf.h"
-#include "net/ng_nettype.h"
-#include "net/ng_pkt.h"
-
-#include "_pktbuf_internal.h"
-
-#define ENABLE_DEBUG (0)
-#include "debug.h"
-
-static mutex_t _pktbuf_mutex = MUTEX_INIT;
-
-/* internal ng_pktbuf functions */
-static ng_pktsnip_t *_pktbuf_alloc(size_t size);
-static ng_pktsnip_t *_pktbuf_add_unsafe(ng_pktsnip_t *pkt, void *data,
-                                        size_t size, ng_nettype_t type);
-static ng_pktsnip_t *_pktbuf_duplicate(const ng_pktsnip_t *pkt);
-
-int ng_pktbuf_realloc_data(ng_pktsnip_t *pkt, size_t size)
-{
-    void *new;
-
-    if (pkt == NULL || !_pktbuf_internal_contains(pkt->data)) {
-        DEBUG("pktbuf: (pkt = %p) not in packet buffer\n", (void *)pkt);
-        return ENOENT;
-    }
-
-    if (pkt->users > 1 || pkt->next != NULL) {
-        DEBUG("pktbuf: more than one user (%u) or pkt->next != NULL (%p)\n",
-              pkt->users, (void *)pkt->next);
-        return EINVAL;
-    }
-
-    mutex_lock(&_pktbuf_mutex);
-
-    new = _pktbuf_internal_realloc(pkt->data, size);
-
-    mutex_unlock(&_pktbuf_mutex);
-
-    if (new == NULL) {
-        DEBUG("pktbuf: no buffer space for realloc left\n");
-        return ENOMEM;
-    }
-
-    pkt->data = new;
-    pkt->size = size;
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-ng_pktsnip_t *ng_pktbuf_add(ng_pktsnip_t *pkt, void *data, size_t size,
-                            ng_nettype_t type)
-{
-    ng_pktsnip_t *new_pktsnip;
-
-    mutex_lock(&_pktbuf_mutex);
-
-    new_pktsnip = _pktbuf_add_unsafe(pkt, data, size, type);
-
-    mutex_unlock(&_pktbuf_mutex);
-
-    return new_pktsnip;
-}
-
-void ng_pktbuf_hold(ng_pktsnip_t *pkt, unsigned int num)
-{
-    if ((pkt == NULL) || (num == 0)) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    mutex_lock(&_pktbuf_mutex);
-
-    while (pkt != NULL) {
-        DEBUG("pktbuf: hold (pkt = %p) %u times\n", (void *)pkt, num);
-        pkt->users += num;
-        pkt = pkt->next;
-    }
-
-    mutex_unlock(&_pktbuf_mutex);
-}
-
-void ng_pktbuf_release(ng_pktsnip_t *pkt)
-{
-    if (pkt == NULL) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    mutex_lock(&_pktbuf_mutex);
-
-    while (pkt != NULL) {
-        if (pkt->users > 0) {   /* Don't accidentally overshoot */
-            DEBUG("pktbuf: release (pkt = %p)\n", (void *)pkt);
-            pkt->users--;
-        }
-
-        if (pkt->users == 0) {
-            if (_pktbuf_internal_contains(pkt->data)) {
-                DEBUG("pktbuf: free pkt->data = %p\n", pkt->data);
-                _pktbuf_internal_free(pkt->data);
-            }
-
-            if (_pktbuf_internal_contains(pkt)) {
-                DEBUG("pktbuf: free pkt = %p\n", (void *)pkt);
-                _pktbuf_internal_free(pkt);
-            }
-        }
-
-        pkt = pkt->next;
-    }
-
-    mutex_unlock(&_pktbuf_mutex);
-}
-
-ng_pktsnip_t *ng_pktbuf_start_write(ng_pktsnip_t *pkt)
-{
-    if (pkt != NULL && pkt->users > 1) {
-        ng_pktsnip_t *res = NULL;
-
-        mutex_lock(&_pktbuf_mutex);
-
-        DEBUG("pktbuf: pkt->users = %u => copy-on-write\n", pkt->users);
-        res = _pktbuf_duplicate(pkt);
-        DEBUG("pktbuf: copy-on-write result: (pkt = %p) copied to (res = %p)\n",
-              (void *)pkt, (void *)res);
-
-        pkt->users--;
-
-        mutex_unlock(&_pktbuf_mutex);
-
-        return res;
-    }
-
-    return pkt;
-}
-
-/***********************************
- * internal ng_pktbuf functions       *
- ***********************************/
-
-static ng_pktsnip_t *_pktbuf_alloc(size_t size)
-{
-    ng_pktsnip_t *pkt;
-
-    pkt = (ng_pktsnip_t *)_pktbuf_internal_alloc(sizeof(ng_pktsnip_t));
-    DEBUG("pktbuf: allocated (pkt = %p) ", (void *)pkt);
-
-    if (pkt == NULL) {
-        DEBUG("=> failed\n");
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    DEBUG("of size %u\n", (unsigned)sizeof(ng_pktsnip_t));
-
-    pkt->data = _pktbuf_internal_alloc(size);
-    DEBUG("pktbuf: allocated (pkt->data = %p) ", pkt->data);
-
-    if (pkt->data == NULL) {
-        _pktbuf_internal_free(pkt);
-        DEBUG("=> failed (freeing %p)\n", (void *)pkt);
-
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    DEBUG("of size %u\n", (unsigned)size);
-    pkt->next = NULL;
-    pkt->size = size;
-    pkt->users = 1;
-
-    return pkt;
-}
-
-static ng_pktsnip_t *_pktbuf_add_unsafe(ng_pktsnip_t *pkt, void *data,
-                                        size_t size, ng_nettype_t type)
-{
-    ng_pktsnip_t *new_pktsnip;
-
-    if (pkt == NULL || pkt->data != data) {
-        new_pktsnip = (ng_pktsnip_t *)_pktbuf_internal_alloc(sizeof(ng_pktsnip_t));
-        DEBUG("pktbuf: allocated (new_pktsnip = %p) ", (void *)new_pktsnip);
-
-        if (new_pktsnip == NULL) {
-            DEBUG("=> failed\n");
-            return NULL;
-        }
-
-        DEBUG("of size %u\n", (unsigned)sizeof(ng_pktsnip_t));
-
-        if ((size != 0) && (!_pktbuf_internal_contains(data))) {
-            new_pktsnip->data = _pktbuf_internal_alloc(size);
-            DEBUG("pktbuf: allocated (new_pktsnip->data = %p) ", new_pktsnip->data);
-
-            if (new_pktsnip->data == NULL) {
-                _pktbuf_internal_free(new_pktsnip);
-                DEBUG("=> failed (freeing %p)\n", (void *)pkt);
-
-                return NULL;
-            }
-
-            DEBUG("of size %u\n", (unsigned)size);
-
-            if (data != NULL) {
-                DEBUG("pktbuf: copying %u byte from %p to %p\n", (unsigned)size,
-                      data, new_pktsnip->data);
-                memcpy(new_pktsnip->data, data, size);
-            }
-        }
-        else {
-            if (_pktbuf_internal_contains(data)) {
-                DEBUG("pktbuf: Adding chunk to %p ", new_pktsnip->data);
-
-                if (!_pktbuf_internal_add_pkt(new_pktsnip->data)) {
-                    _pktbuf_internal_free(new_pktsnip);
-                    DEBUG("failed (freeing %p)\n", (void *)pkt);
-
-                    return NULL;
-                }
-
-                DEBUG("successful\n");
-            }
-
-            new_pktsnip->data = data;
-            DEBUG("pktbuf: set new_pktsnip->data = %p\n", new_pktsnip->data);
-        }
-
-        new_pktsnip->next = NULL;
-        LL_PREPEND(pkt, new_pktsnip);
-        DEBUG("pktbuf: prepended new_pktsnip to pkt\n");
-    }
-    else {
-        if (size > pkt->size) {
-            DEBUG("pktbuf: new size (%u) out of pkt's boundaries (pkt->size = %u)",
-                  (unsigned)size, (unsigned)pkt->size);
-            return NULL;
-        }
-
-        if (size == pkt->size) {
-            DEBUG("pktbuf: size (%u) == pkt->size (%u) => just set new packet "
-                  "type and return\n", (unsigned)size, (unsigned)pkt->size);
-            pkt->type = type;
-            return pkt;
-        }
-
-        new_pktsnip = (ng_pktsnip_t *)_pktbuf_internal_alloc(sizeof(ng_pktsnip_t));
-        DEBUG("pktbuf: allocated (new_pktsnip = %p) ", (void *)new_pktsnip);
-
-        if (new_pktsnip == NULL) {
-            DEBUG("=> failed\n");
-            return NULL;
-        }
-
-        DEBUG("of size %u\n", (unsigned)sizeof(ng_pktsnip_t));
-        DEBUG("pktbuf: Adding chunk to %p ", pkt->data);
-
-        if (!_pktbuf_internal_add_pkt(pkt->data)) {
-            DEBUG("failed (freeing %p)\n", (void *)new_pktsnip);
-            _pktbuf_internal_free(new_pktsnip);
-
-            return NULL;
-        }
-
-        DEBUG("successful\n");
-        new_pktsnip->next = pkt->next;
-        new_pktsnip->data = data;
-        DEBUG("pktbuf: set new_pktsnip->data = %p\n", new_pktsnip->data);
-
-        DEBUG("pktbuf: add new_pktsnip (%p) to pkt (%p) after head\n",
-              (void *)new_pktsnip, (void *)pkt);
-        pkt->next = new_pktsnip;
-        pkt->size -= size;
-        DEBUG("pktbuf: resize pkt->size to %u\n", (unsigned)pkt->size);
-        pkt->data = (void *)(((uint8_t *)pkt->data) + size);
-        DEBUG("pktbuf: move pkt->data to %p\n", pkt->data);
-    }
-
-    new_pktsnip->size = size;
-    new_pktsnip->type = type;
-    new_pktsnip->users = 1;
-    DEBUG("pktbuf: summary of new snip %p: next = %p, data = %p, size = %u, "
-          "type = %d, users: %u\n", (void *)new_pktsnip, (void *)new_pktsnip->next,
-          new_pktsnip->data, (unsigned)new_pktsnip->size, new_pktsnip->type,
-          new_pktsnip->users);
-
-    return new_pktsnip;
-}
-
-static ng_pktsnip_t *_pktbuf_duplicate(const ng_pktsnip_t *pkt)
-{
-    ng_pktsnip_t *res = NULL;
-
-    res = _pktbuf_alloc(pkt->size);
-
-    if (res == NULL) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    DEBUG("pktbuf: copying %u byte from %p to %p\n", (unsigned)pkt->size,
-          pkt->data, res->data);
-    memcpy(res->data, pkt->data, pkt->size);
-    res->type = pkt->type;
-    res->next = pkt->next;
-    DEBUG("pktbuf: set res->next to %p", (void *)pkt->next);
-
-    return res;
-}
-
-#ifdef DEVELHELP
-void ng_pktbuf_stats(void)
-{
-    _pktbuf_internal_stats();
-}
-#endif
-
-#ifdef TEST_SUITES
-bool ng_pktbuf_is_empty(void)
-{
-    return _pktbuf_internal_is_empty();
-}
-
-void ng_pktbuf_reset(void)
-{
-    _pktbuf_internal_reset();
-}
-#endif
-
-/** @} */
diff --git a/sys/net/crosslayer/ng_pktbuf/Makefile b/sys/net/crosslayer/ng_pktbuf_static/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from sys/net/crosslayer/ng_pktbuf/Makefile
rename to sys/net/crosslayer/ng_pktbuf_static/Makefile
diff --git a/sys/net/crosslayer/ng_pktbuf_static/ng_pktbuf_static.c b/sys/net/crosslayer/ng_pktbuf_static/ng_pktbuf_static.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..88f9b8b95eb032c8d1742cd2b812c048df1a9656
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/net/crosslayer/ng_pktbuf_static/ng_pktbuf_static.c
@@ -0,0 +1,430 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Martine Lenders <mlenders@inf.fu-berlin.de>
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+ * directory for more details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup net_ng_pktbuf
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ *
+ * @author  Martine Lenders <mlenders@inf.fu-berlin.de>
+ */
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#include "mutex.h"
+#include "od.h"
+#include "utlist.h"
+#include "net/ng_pktbuf.h"
+#include "net/ng_nettype.h"
+#include "net/ng_pkt.h"
+
+#define ENABLE_DEBUG (0)
+#include "debug.h"
+
+#define _ALIGNMENT_MASK    (sizeof(void *) - 1)
+
+typedef struct _unused {
+    struct _unused *next;
+    unsigned int size;
+} _unused_t;
+
+static mutex_t _mutex = MUTEX_INIT;
+static uint8_t _pktbuf[NG_PKTBUF_SIZE];
+static _unused_t *_first_unused;
+
+/* internal ng_pktbuf functions */
+static ng_pktsnip_t *_create_snip(ng_pktsnip_t *next, void *data, size_t size,
+                                  ng_nettype_t type);
+static void *_pktbuf_alloc(size_t size);
+static void _pktbuf_free(void *data, size_t size);
+
+static inline bool _pktbuf_contains(void *ptr)
+{
+    return (&_pktbuf[0] <= (uint8_t *)ptr) &&
+           ((uint8_t *)ptr <= &_pktbuf[NG_PKTBUF_SIZE - 1]);
+}
+
+/* fits size to byte alignment */
+static inline size_t _align(size_t size)
+{
+    return ((size + _ALIGNMENT_MASK) & ~(_ALIGNMENT_MASK));
+}
+
+
+void ng_pktbuf_init(void)
+{
+    mutex_lock(&_mutex);
+    _first_unused = (_unused_t *)_pktbuf;
+    _first_unused->next = NULL;
+    _first_unused->size = sizeof(_pktbuf);
+    mutex_unlock(&_mutex);
+}
+
+ng_pktsnip_t *ng_pktbuf_add(ng_pktsnip_t *next, void *data, size_t size,
+                            ng_nettype_t type)
+{
+    ng_pktsnip_t *pkt;
+    if ((size == 0) || (size > NG_PKTBUF_SIZE)) {
+        DEBUG("pktbuf: size (%u) == 0 || size == NG_PKTBUF_SIZE (%u)\n",
+              (unsigned)size, NG_PKTBUF_SIZE);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    mutex_lock(&_mutex);
+    pkt = _create_snip(next, data, size, type);
+    mutex_unlock(&_mutex);
+    return pkt;
+}
+
+ng_pktsnip_t *ng_pktbuf_mark(ng_pktsnip_t *pkt, size_t size, ng_nettype_t type)
+{
+    ng_pktsnip_t *marked_snip;
+    /* size required for chunk */
+    size_t required_new_size = (size < sizeof(_unused_t)) ?
+                               _align(sizeof(_unused_t)) : _align(size);
+    mutex_lock(&_mutex);
+    if ((size == 0) || (pkt == NULL) || (size > pkt->size) || (pkt->data == NULL)) {
+        DEBUG("pktbuf: size == 0 (was %u) or pkt == NULL (was %p) or "
+              "size > pkt->size (was %u) or pkt->data == NULL (was %p)\n",
+              (unsigned)size, (void *)pkt, (unsigned)pkt->size, pkt->data);
+        mutex_unlock(&_mutex);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    else if (size == pkt->size) {
+        pkt->type = type;
+        mutex_unlock(&_mutex);
+        return pkt;
+    }
+    marked_snip = _pktbuf_alloc(sizeof(ng_pktsnip_t));
+    if (marked_snip == NULL) {
+        DEBUG("pktbuf: could not reallocate marked section.\n");
+        mutex_unlock(&_mutex);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    if ((size < required_new_size)) { /* would not fit unused marker => move data around */
+        void *new_data_marked, *new_data_rest;
+        new_data_marked = _pktbuf_alloc(size);
+        if (new_data_marked == NULL) {
+            DEBUG("pktbuf: could not reallocate marked section.\n");
+            _pktbuf_free(marked_snip, sizeof(ng_pktsnip_t));
+            mutex_unlock(&_mutex);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        new_data_rest = _pktbuf_alloc(pkt->size - size);
+        if (new_data_rest == NULL) {
+            DEBUG("pktbuf: could not reallocate remaining section.\n");
+            _pktbuf_free(marked_snip, sizeof(ng_pktsnip_t));
+            _pktbuf_free(new_data_marked, size);
+            mutex_unlock(&_mutex);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        memcpy(new_data_marked, pkt->data, size);
+        memcpy(new_data_rest, ((uint8_t *)pkt->data) + size, pkt->size - size);
+        _pktbuf_free(pkt->data, pkt->size);
+        marked_snip->data = new_data_marked;
+        pkt->data = new_data_rest;
+    }
+    else {
+        marked_snip->data = pkt->data;
+        pkt->data = ((uint8_t *)pkt->data) + size;
+    }
+    pkt->size -= size;
+    marked_snip->next = pkt->next;
+    marked_snip->size = size;
+    marked_snip->type = type;
+    marked_snip->users = 1;
+    pkt->next = marked_snip;
+    mutex_unlock(&_mutex);
+    return marked_snip;
+}
+
+int ng_pktbuf_realloc_data(ng_pktsnip_t *pkt, size_t size)
+{
+    size_t aligned_size = (size < sizeof(_unused_t)) ?
+                          _align(sizeof(_unused_t)) : _align(size);
+    mutex_lock(&_mutex);
+    assert((pkt != NULL) && (pkt->data != NULL) && _pktbuf_contains(pkt->data));
+    if (size == 0) {
+        DEBUG("pktbuf: size == 0\n");
+        mutex_unlock(&_mutex);
+        return ENOMEM;
+    }
+    if (size == pkt->size) {
+        mutex_unlock(&_mutex);
+        return 0;
+    }
+    if ((size > pkt->size) ||                               /* new size does not fit */
+        ((pkt->size - aligned_size) < sizeof(_unused_t))) { /* resulting hole would not fit marker */
+        void *new_data = _pktbuf_alloc(size);
+        if (new_data == NULL) {
+            DEBUG("pktbuf: error allocating new data section\n");
+            mutex_unlock(&_mutex);
+            return ENOMEM;
+        }
+        memcpy(new_data, pkt->data, (pkt->size < size) ? pkt->size : size);
+        _pktbuf_free(pkt->data, pkt->size);
+        pkt->data = new_data;
+    }
+    else {
+        _pktbuf_free(((uint8_t *)pkt->data) + aligned_size,
+                     pkt->size - aligned_size);
+    }
+    pkt->size = size;
+    mutex_unlock(&_mutex);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void ng_pktbuf_hold(ng_pktsnip_t *pkt, unsigned int num)
+{
+    mutex_lock(&_mutex);
+    while (pkt) {
+        pkt->users += num;
+        pkt = pkt->next;
+    }
+    mutex_unlock(&_mutex);
+}
+
+void ng_pktbuf_release(ng_pktsnip_t *pkt)
+{
+    mutex_lock(&_mutex);
+    while (pkt) {
+        ng_pktsnip_t *tmp = pkt->next;
+        if (pkt->users == 1) {
+            pkt->users = 0; /* not necessary but to be on the safe side */
+            _pktbuf_free(pkt->data, pkt->size);
+            _pktbuf_free(pkt, sizeof(ng_pktsnip_t));
+        }
+        else {
+            pkt->users--;
+        }
+        pkt = tmp;
+    }
+    mutex_unlock(&_mutex);
+}
+
+ng_pktsnip_t *ng_pktbuf_start_write(ng_pktsnip_t *pkt)
+{
+    mutex_lock(&_mutex);
+    if ((pkt == NULL) || (pkt->size == 0)) {
+        mutex_unlock(&_mutex);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    if (pkt->users > 1) {
+        ng_pktsnip_t *new;
+        new = _create_snip(pkt->next, pkt->data, pkt->size, pkt->type);
+        if (new != NULL) {
+            pkt->users--;
+        }
+        mutex_unlock(&_mutex);
+        return new;
+    }
+    mutex_unlock(&_mutex);
+    return pkt;
+}
+
+#ifdef DEVELHELP
+#ifdef MODULE_OD
+void _print_chunk(void *chunk, size_t size, int num)
+{
+    printf("================ chunk %3d (size: %4u) ================\n", num,
+           (unsigned int)size);
+    od(chunk, NG_PKTBUF_SIZE, OD_WIDTH_DEFAULT,
+       OD_FLAGS_ADDRESS_HEX | OD_FLAGS_BYTES_HEX | OD_FLAGS_LENGTH_1);
+}
+
+void _print_unused(_unused_t *ptr)
+{
+    printf("~ unused: %p (next: %p, size: %4u) ~\n", (void *)ptr,
+           (void *)ptr->next, ptr->size);
+}
+#endif
+
+void ng_pktbuf_stats(void)
+{
+#ifdef MODULE_OD
+    _unused_t *ptr = _first_unused;
+    uint8_t *chunk = &_pktbuf[0];
+    int count = 0;
+
+    printf("packet buffer: first byte: %p, last byte: %p (size: %u)\n",
+           (void *)&_pktbuf[0], (void *)&_pktbuf[NG_PKTBUF_SIZE], NG_PKTBUF_SIZE);
+    if (ptr == NULL) {  /* packet buffer is completely full */
+        _print_chunk(chunk, NG_PKTBUF_SIZE, count++);
+    }
+
+    if (((void *)ptr) == ((void *)chunk)) { /* _first_unused is at the beginning */
+        _print_unused(ptr);
+        chunk += ptr->size;
+        ptr = ptr->next;
+    }
+
+    while (ptr) {
+        size_t size = ((uint8_t *)ptr) - chunk;
+        if ((size == 0) && (!_pktbuf_contains(ptr)) &&
+            (!_pktbuf_contains(chunk)) && (size > NG_PKTBUF_SIZE)) {
+            puts("ERROR");
+            return;
+        }
+        _print_chunk(chunk, size, count++);
+        chunk += (size + ptr->size);
+        ptr = ptr->next;
+        _print_unused(ptr);
+    }
+
+    if (chunk <= &_pktbuf[NG_PKTBUF_SIZE - 1]) {
+        _print_chunk(chunk, &_pktbuf[NG_PKTBUF_SIZE] - chunk, count++);
+    }
+#else
+    DEBUG("pktbuf: needs od module\n");
+#endif
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifdef TEST_SUITES
+bool ng_pktbuf_is_empty(void)
+{
+    return (_first_unused == (_unused_t *)_pktbuf) &&
+           (_first_unused->size == sizeof(_pktbuf));
+}
+
+bool ng_pktbuf_is_sane(void)
+{
+    _unused_t *ptr = _first_unused;
+
+    /* Invariants of this implementation:
+     *  - the head of _unused_t list is _first_unused
+     *  - if _unused_t list is empty the packet buffer is full and _first_unused is NULL
+     *  - forall ptr_in _unused_t list: &_pktbuf[0] < ptr < &_pktbuf[NG_PKTBUF_SIZE]
+     *  - forall ptr in _unused_t list: ptr->next == NULL || ptr < ptr->next
+     *  - forall ptr in _unused_t list: (ptr->next != NULL && ptr->size <= (ptr->next - ptr)) ||
+     *                                  (ptr->next == NULL && ptr->size == (NG_PKTBUF_SIZE - (ptr - &_pktbuf[0])))
+     */
+
+    while (ptr) {
+        if (&_pktbuf[0] >= (uint8_t *)ptr && (uint8_t *)ptr >= &_pktbuf[NG_PKTBUF_SIZE]) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if ((ptr->next != NULL) && (ptr >= ptr->next)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (((ptr->next == NULL) || (ptr->size > (size_t)((uint8_t *)(ptr->next) - (uint8_t *)ptr))) &&
+            ((ptr->next != NULL) || (ptr->size != (size_t)(NG_PKTBUF_SIZE - ((uint8_t *)ptr - &_pktbuf[0]))))) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        ptr = ptr->next;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+#endif
+
+static ng_pktsnip_t *_create_snip(ng_pktsnip_t *next, void *data, size_t size,
+                                  ng_nettype_t type)
+{
+    ng_pktsnip_t *pkt = _pktbuf_alloc(sizeof(ng_pktsnip_t));
+    void *_data;
+    if (pkt == NULL) {
+        DEBUG("pktbuf: error allocating new packet snip\n");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    _data = _pktbuf_alloc(size);
+    if (_data == NULL) {
+        DEBUG("pktbuf: error allocating data for new packet snip\n");
+        _pktbuf_free(pkt, sizeof(ng_pktsnip_t));
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    pkt->next = next;
+    pkt->size = size;
+    pkt->data = _data;
+    pkt->type = type;
+    pkt->users = 1;
+    if (data != NULL) {
+        memcpy(_data, data, size);
+    }
+    return pkt;
+}
+
+static void *_pktbuf_alloc(size_t size)
+{
+    _unused_t *prev = NULL, *ptr = _first_unused;
+    size = (size < sizeof(_unused_t)) ? _align(sizeof(_unused_t)) : _align(size);
+    while (ptr && size > ptr->size) {
+        prev = ptr;
+        ptr = ptr->next;
+    }
+    if (ptr == NULL) {
+        DEBUG("pktbuf: no space left in packet buffer\n");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    if (sizeof(_unused_t) > (ptr->size - size)) {
+        if (prev == NULL) { /* ptr was _first_unused */
+            _first_unused = ptr->next;
+        }
+        else {
+            prev->next = ptr->next;
+        }
+    }
+    else {
+        _unused_t *new = (_unused_t *)(((uint8_t *)ptr) + size);
+        if (prev == NULL) { /* ptr was _first_unused */
+            _first_unused = new;
+        }
+        else {
+            prev->next = new;
+        }
+        new->next = ptr->next;
+        new->size = ptr->size - size;
+    }
+    return (void *)ptr;
+}
+
+static inline bool _too_small_hole(_unused_t *a, _unused_t *b)
+{
+    return sizeof(_unused_t) > (size_t)(((uint8_t *)b) - (((uint8_t *)a) + a->size));
+}
+
+static inline _unused_t *_merge(_unused_t *a, _unused_t *b)
+{
+    a->next = b->next;
+    a->size = b->size + ((uint8_t *)b - (uint8_t *)a);
+    return a;
+}
+
+static void _pktbuf_free(void *data, size_t size)
+{
+    _unused_t *new = (_unused_t *)data, *prev = NULL, *ptr = _first_unused;
+    if (!_pktbuf_contains(data)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    while (ptr && (((void *)ptr) < data)) {
+        prev = ptr;
+        ptr = ptr->next;
+    }
+    new->next = ptr;
+    new->size = (size < sizeof(_unused_t)) ? _align(sizeof(_unused_t)) : _align(size);
+    if (prev == NULL) { /* ptr was _first_unused or data before _first_unused */
+        _first_unused = new;
+    }
+    else {
+        prev->next = new;
+        if (_too_small_hole(prev, new)) {
+            new = _merge(prev, new);
+        }
+    }
+    if (_too_small_hole(new, new->next)) {
+        _merge(new, new->next);
+    }
+}
+
+/** @} */
diff --git a/tests/unittests/tests-pktbuf/Makefile.include b/tests/unittests/tests-pktbuf/Makefile.include
index 5f8664dc17ac02d337f27667ca6fee5d1757ef13..e9c3712c960df2f9e46a7354f5c01375293207e9 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/tests-pktbuf/Makefile.include
+++ b/tests/unittests/tests-pktbuf/Makefile.include
@@ -1 +1 @@
-USEMODULE += ng_pktbuf
+USEMODULE += ng_pktbuf_static