Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless into for-davem

15 files changed, 229 insertions, 339 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/sta.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/sta.c
index 94ef33838bc6..b775769f8322 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/sta.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/sta.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ int iwl_send_add_sta(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 		       sta_id, sta->sta.addr, flags & CMD_ASYNC ?  "a" : "");
 
 	if (!(flags & CMD_ASYNC)) {
-		cmd.flags |= CMD_WANT_SKB | CMD_WANT_HCMD;
+		cmd.flags |= CMD_WANT_SKB;
 		might_sleep();
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-devtrace.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-devtrace.h
index 10f01793d7a6..81aa91fab5aa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-devtrace.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-devtrace.h
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(iwlwifi_dev_hcmd,
 		__entry->flags = cmd->flags;
 		memcpy(__get_dynamic_array(hcmd), hdr, sizeof(*hdr));
 
-		for (i = 0; i < IWL_MAX_CMD_TFDS; i++) {
+		for (i = 0; i < IWL_MAX_CMD_TBS_PER_TFD; i++) {
 			if (!cmd->len[i])
 				continue;
 			memcpy((u8 *)__get_dynamic_array(hcmd) + offset,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
index 6f228bb2b844..fbfd2d137117 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
@@ -1102,7 +1102,6 @@ void iwl_drv_stop(struct iwl_drv *drv)
 
 /* shared module parameters */
 struct iwl_mod_params iwlwifi_mod_params = {
-	.amsdu_size_8K = 1,
 	.restart_fw = 1,
 	.plcp_check = true,
 	.bt_coex_active = true,
@@ -1207,7 +1206,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(11n_disable,
 	"disable 11n functionality, bitmap: 1: full, 2: agg TX, 4: agg RX");
 module_param_named(amsdu_size_8K, iwlwifi_mod_params.amsdu_size_8K,
 		   int, S_IRUGO);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(amsdu_size_8K, "enable 8K amsdu size");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(amsdu_size_8K, "enable 8K amsdu size (default 0)");
 module_param_named(fw_restart, iwlwifi_mod_params.restart_fw, int, S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(fw_restart, "restart firmware in case of error");
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-modparams.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-modparams.h
index e5e3a79eae2f..2c2a729092f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-modparams.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-modparams.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ enum iwl_power_level {
  * @sw_crypto: using hardware encryption, default = 0
  * @disable_11n: disable 11n capabilities, default = 0,
  *	use IWL_DISABLE_HT_* constants
- * @amsdu_size_8K: enable 8K amsdu size, default = 1
+ * @amsdu_size_8K: enable 8K amsdu size, default = 0
  * @restart_fw: restart firmware, default = 1
  * @plcp_check: enable plcp health check, default = true
  * @wd_disable: enable stuck queue check, default = 0
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
index 8c7bec6b9a0b..0cac2b7af78b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
@@ -186,19 +186,13 @@ struct iwl_rx_packet {
  * @CMD_ASYNC: Return right away and don't want for the response
  * @CMD_WANT_SKB: valid only with CMD_SYNC. The caller needs the buffer of the
  *	response. The caller needs to call iwl_free_resp when done.
- * @CMD_WANT_HCMD: The caller needs to get the HCMD that was sent in the
- *	response handler. Chunks flagged by %IWL_HCMD_DFL_NOCOPY won't be
- *	copied. The pointer passed to the response handler is in the transport
- *	ownership and don't need to be freed by the op_mode. This also means
- *	that the pointer is invalidated after the op_mode's handler returns.
  * @CMD_ON_DEMAND: This command is sent by the test mode pipe.
  */
 enum CMD_MODE {
 	CMD_SYNC		= 0,
 	CMD_ASYNC		= BIT(0),
 	CMD_WANT_SKB		= BIT(1),
-	CMD_WANT_HCMD		= BIT(2),
-	CMD_ON_DEMAND		= BIT(3),
+	CMD_ON_DEMAND		= BIT(2),
 };
 
 #define DEF_CMD_PAYLOAD_SIZE 320
@@ -217,7 +211,11 @@ struct iwl_device_cmd {
 
 #define TFD_MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE (sizeof(struct iwl_device_cmd))
 
-#define IWL_MAX_CMD_TFDS	2
+/*
+ * number of transfer buffers (fragments) per transmit frame descriptor;
+ * this is just the driver's idea, the hardware supports 20
+ */
+#define IWL_MAX_CMD_TBS_PER_TFD	2
 
 /**
  * struct iwl_hcmd_dataflag - flag for each one of the chunks of the command
@@ -254,15 +252,15 @@ enum iwl_hcmd_dataflag {
  * @id: id of the host command
  */
 struct iwl_host_cmd {
-	const void *data[IWL_MAX_CMD_TFDS];
+	const void *data[IWL_MAX_CMD_TBS_PER_TFD];
 	struct iwl_rx_packet *resp_pkt;
 	unsigned long _rx_page_addr;
 	u32 _rx_page_order;
 	int handler_status;
 
 	u32 flags;
-	u16 len[IWL_MAX_CMD_TFDS];
-	u8 dataflags[IWL_MAX_CMD_TFDS];
+	u16 len[IWL_MAX_CMD_TBS_PER_TFD];
+	u8 dataflags[IWL_MAX_CMD_TBS_PER_TFD];
 	u8 id;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/fw-api.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/fw-api.h
index 23eebda848b0..2adb61f103f4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/fw-api.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/fw-api.h
@@ -762,18 +762,20 @@ struct iwl_phy_context_cmd {
 #define IWL_RX_INFO_PHY_CNT 8
 #define IWL_RX_INFO_AGC_IDX 1
 #define IWL_RX_INFO_RSSI_AB_IDX 2
-#define IWL_RX_INFO_RSSI_C_IDX 3
-#define IWL_OFDM_AGC_DB_MSK 0xfe00
-#define IWL_OFDM_AGC_DB_POS 9
+#define IWL_OFDM_AGC_A_MSK 0x0000007f
+#define IWL_OFDM_AGC_A_POS 0
+#define IWL_OFDM_AGC_B_MSK 0x00003f80
+#define IWL_OFDM_AGC_B_POS 7
+#define IWL_OFDM_AGC_CODE_MSK 0x3fe00000
+#define IWL_OFDM_AGC_CODE_POS 20
 #define IWL_OFDM_RSSI_INBAND_A_MSK 0x00ff
-#define IWL_OFDM_RSSI_ALLBAND_A_MSK 0xff00
 #define IWL_OFDM_RSSI_A_POS 0
+#define IWL_OFDM_RSSI_ALLBAND_A_MSK 0xff00
+#define IWL_OFDM_RSSI_ALLBAND_A_POS 8
 #define IWL_OFDM_RSSI_INBAND_B_MSK 0xff0000
-#define IWL_OFDM_RSSI_ALLBAND_B_MSK 0xff000000
 #define IWL_OFDM_RSSI_B_POS 16
-#define IWL_OFDM_RSSI_INBAND_C_MSK 0x00ff
-#define IWL_OFDM_RSSI_ALLBAND_C_MSK 0xff00
-#define IWL_OFDM_RSSI_C_POS 0
+#define IWL_OFDM_RSSI_ALLBAND_B_MSK 0xff000000
+#define IWL_OFDM_RSSI_ALLBAND_B_POS 24
 
 /**
  * struct iwl_rx_phy_info - phy info
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
index d3d959db03a9..500f818dba04 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
@@ -79,17 +79,8 @@
 #define UCODE_VALID_OK	cpu_to_le32(0x1)
 
 /* Default calibration values for WkP - set to INIT image w/o running */
-static const u8 wkp_calib_values_bb_filter[] = { 0xbf, 0x00, 0x5f, 0x00, 0x2f,
-						 0x00, 0x18, 0x00 };
-static const u8 wkp_calib_values_rx_dc[] = { 0x7f, 0x7f, 0x7f, 0x7f, 0x7f,
-					     0x7f, 0x7f, 0x7f };
-static const u8 wkp_calib_values_tx_lo[] = { 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 };
-static const u8 wkp_calib_values_tx_iq[] = { 0xff, 0x00, 0xff, 0x00, 0x00,
-					     0x00 };
-static const u8 wkp_calib_values_rx_iq[] = { 0xff, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 };
 static const u8 wkp_calib_values_rx_iq_skew[] = { 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00 };
 static const u8 wkp_calib_values_tx_iq_skew[] = { 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 };
-static const u8 wkp_calib_values_xtal[] = { 0xd2, 0xd2 };
 
 struct iwl_calib_default_data {
 	u16 size;
@@ -99,12 +90,7 @@ struct iwl_calib_default_data {
 #define CALIB_SIZE_N_DATA(_buf) {.size = sizeof(_buf), .data = &_buf}
 
 static const struct iwl_calib_default_data wkp_calib_default_data[12] = {
-	[5] = CALIB_SIZE_N_DATA(wkp_calib_values_rx_dc),
-	[6] = CALIB_SIZE_N_DATA(wkp_calib_values_bb_filter),
-	[7] = CALIB_SIZE_N_DATA(wkp_calib_values_tx_lo),
-	[8] = CALIB_SIZE_N_DATA(wkp_calib_values_tx_iq),
 	[9] = CALIB_SIZE_N_DATA(wkp_calib_values_tx_iq_skew),
-	[10] = CALIB_SIZE_N_DATA(wkp_calib_values_rx_iq),
 	[11] = CALIB_SIZE_N_DATA(wkp_calib_values_rx_iq_skew),
 };
 
@@ -241,20 +227,6 @@ static int iwl_mvm_load_ucode_wait_alive(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 
 	return 0;
 }
-#define IWL_HW_REV_ID_RAINBOW	0x2
-#define IWL_PROJ_TYPE_LHP	0x5
-
-static u32 iwl_mvm_build_phy_cfg(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
-{
-	struct iwl_nvm_data *data = mvm->nvm_data;
-	/* Temp calls to static definitions, will be changed to CSR calls */
-	u8 hw_rev_id = IWL_HW_REV_ID_RAINBOW;
-	u8 project_type = IWL_PROJ_TYPE_LHP;
-
-	return data->radio_cfg_dash | (data->radio_cfg_step << 2) |
-		(hw_rev_id << 4) | ((project_type & 0x7f) << 6) |
-		(data->valid_tx_ant << 16) | (data->valid_rx_ant << 20);
-}
 
 static int iwl_send_phy_cfg_cmd(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 {
@@ -262,7 +234,7 @@ static int iwl_send_phy_cfg_cmd(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 	enum iwl_ucode_type ucode_type = mvm->cur_ucode;
 
 	/* Set parameters */
-	phy_cfg_cmd.phy_cfg = cpu_to_le32(iwl_mvm_build_phy_cfg(mvm));
+	phy_cfg_cmd.phy_cfg = cpu_to_le32(mvm->fw->phy_config);
 	phy_cfg_cmd.calib_control.event_trigger =
 		mvm->fw->default_calib[ucode_type].event_trigger;
 	phy_cfg_cmd.calib_control.flow_trigger =
@@ -275,103 +247,6 @@ static int iwl_send_phy_cfg_cmd(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 				    sizeof(phy_cfg_cmd), &phy_cfg_cmd);
 }
 
-/* Starting with the new PHY DB implementation - New calibs are enabled */
-/* Value - 0x405e7 */
-#define IWL_CALIB_DEFAULT_FLOW_INIT	(IWL_CALIB_CFG_XTAL_IDX		|\
-					 IWL_CALIB_CFG_TEMPERATURE_IDX	|\
-					 IWL_CALIB_CFG_VOLTAGE_READ_IDX	|\
-					 IWL_CALIB_CFG_DC_IDX		|\
-					 IWL_CALIB_CFG_BB_FILTER_IDX	|\
-					 IWL_CALIB_CFG_LO_LEAKAGE_IDX	|\
-					 IWL_CALIB_CFG_TX_IQ_IDX	|\
-					 IWL_CALIB_CFG_RX_IQ_IDX	|\
-					 IWL_CALIB_CFG_AGC_IDX)
-
-#define IWL_CALIB_DEFAULT_EVENT_INIT	0x0
-
-/* Value 0x41567 */
-#define IWL_CALIB_DEFAULT_FLOW_RUN	(IWL_CALIB_CFG_XTAL_IDX		|\
-					 IWL_CALIB_CFG_TEMPERATURE_IDX	|\
-					 IWL_CALIB_CFG_VOLTAGE_READ_IDX	|\
-					 IWL_CALIB_CFG_BB_FILTER_IDX	|\
-					 IWL_CALIB_CFG_DC_IDX		|\
-					 IWL_CALIB_CFG_TX_IQ_IDX	|\
-					 IWL_CALIB_CFG_RX_IQ_IDX	|\
-					 IWL_CALIB_CFG_SENSITIVITY_IDX	|\
-					 IWL_CALIB_CFG_AGC_IDX)
-
-#define IWL_CALIB_DEFAULT_EVENT_RUN	(IWL_CALIB_CFG_XTAL_IDX		|\
-					 IWL_CALIB_CFG_TEMPERATURE_IDX	|\
-					 IWL_CALIB_CFG_VOLTAGE_READ_IDX	|\
-					 IWL_CALIB_CFG_TX_PWR_IDX	|\
-					 IWL_CALIB_CFG_DC_IDX		|\
-					 IWL_CALIB_CFG_TX_IQ_IDX	|\
-					 IWL_CALIB_CFG_SENSITIVITY_IDX)
-
-/*
- * Sets the calibrations trigger values that will be sent to the FW for runtime
- * and init calibrations.
- * The ones given in the FW TLV are not correct.
- */
-static void iwl_set_default_calib_trigger(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
-{
-	struct iwl_tlv_calib_ctrl default_calib;
-
-	/*
-	 * WkP FW TLV calib bits are wrong, overwrite them.
-	 * This defines the dynamic calibrations which are implemented in the
-	 * uCode both for init(flow) calculation and event driven calibs.
-	 */
-
-	/* Init Image */
-	default_calib.event_trigger = cpu_to_le32(IWL_CALIB_DEFAULT_EVENT_INIT);
-	default_calib.flow_trigger = cpu_to_le32(IWL_CALIB_DEFAULT_FLOW_INIT);
-
-	if (default_calib.event_trigger !=
-	    mvm->fw->default_calib[IWL_UCODE_INIT].event_trigger)
-		IWL_ERR(mvm,
-			"Updating the event calib for INIT image: 0x%x -> 0x%x\n",
-			mvm->fw->default_calib[IWL_UCODE_INIT].event_trigger,
-			default_calib.event_trigger);
-	if (default_calib.flow_trigger !=
-	    mvm->fw->default_calib[IWL_UCODE_INIT].flow_trigger)
-		IWL_ERR(mvm,
-			"Updating the flow calib for INIT image: 0x%x -> 0x%x\n",
-			mvm->fw->default_calib[IWL_UCODE_INIT].flow_trigger,
-			default_calib.flow_trigger);
-
-	memcpy((void *)&mvm->fw->default_calib[IWL_UCODE_INIT],
-	       &default_calib, sizeof(struct iwl_tlv_calib_ctrl));
-	IWL_ERR(mvm,
-		"Setting uCode init calibrations event 0x%x, trigger 0x%x\n",
-		default_calib.event_trigger,
-		default_calib.flow_trigger);
-
-	/* Run time image */
-	default_calib.event_trigger = cpu_to_le32(IWL_CALIB_DEFAULT_EVENT_RUN);
-	default_calib.flow_trigger = cpu_to_le32(IWL_CALIB_DEFAULT_FLOW_RUN);
-
-	if (default_calib.event_trigger !=
-	    mvm->fw->default_calib[IWL_UCODE_REGULAR].event_trigger)
-		IWL_ERR(mvm,
-			"Updating the event calib for RT image: 0x%x -> 0x%x\n",
-			mvm->fw->default_calib[IWL_UCODE_REGULAR].event_trigger,
-			default_calib.event_trigger);
-	if (default_calib.flow_trigger !=
-	    mvm->fw->default_calib[IWL_UCODE_REGULAR].flow_trigger)
-		IWL_ERR(mvm,
-			"Updating the flow calib for RT image: 0x%x -> 0x%x\n",
-			mvm->fw->default_calib[IWL_UCODE_REGULAR].flow_trigger,
-			default_calib.flow_trigger);
-
-	memcpy((void *)&mvm->fw->default_calib[IWL_UCODE_REGULAR],
-	       &default_calib, sizeof(struct iwl_tlv_calib_ctrl));
-	IWL_ERR(mvm,
-		"Setting uCode runtime calibs event 0x%x, trigger 0x%x\n",
-		default_calib.event_trigger,
-		default_calib.flow_trigger);
-}
-
 static int iwl_set_default_calibrations(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 {
 	u8 cmd_raw[16]; /* holds the variable size commands */
@@ -446,8 +321,10 @@ int iwl_run_init_mvm_ucode(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, bool read_nvm)
 	ret = iwl_nvm_check_version(mvm->nvm_data, mvm->trans);
 	WARN_ON(ret);
 
-	/* Override the calibrations from TLV and the const of fw */
-	iwl_set_default_calib_trigger(mvm);
+	/* Send TX valid antennas before triggering calibrations */
+	ret = iwl_send_tx_ant_cfg(mvm, mvm->nvm_data->valid_tx_ant);
+	if (ret)
+		goto error;
 
 	/* WkP doesn't have all calibrations, need to set default values */
 	if (mvm->cfg->device_family == IWL_DEVICE_FAMILY_7000) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
index 537711b10478..bdae700c769e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@
 
 #define IWL_INVALID_MAC80211_QUEUE	0xff
 #define IWL_MVM_MAX_ADDRESSES		2
-#define IWL_RSSI_OFFSET 44
+/* RSSI offset for WkP */
+#define IWL_RSSI_OFFSET 50
 
 enum iwl_mvm_tx_fifo {
 	IWL_MVM_TX_FIFO_BK = 0,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
index aa59adf87db3..d0f9c1e0475e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
@@ -624,12 +624,8 @@ static void iwl_mvm_free_skb(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	ieee80211_free_txskb(mvm->hw, skb);
 }
 
-static void iwl_mvm_nic_error(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode)
+static void iwl_mvm_nic_restart(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 {
-	struct iwl_mvm *mvm = IWL_OP_MODE_GET_MVM(op_mode);
-
-	iwl_mvm_dump_nic_error_log(mvm);
-
 	iwl_abort_notification_waits(&mvm->notif_wait);
 
 	/*
@@ -663,9 +659,21 @@ static void iwl_mvm_nic_error(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode)
 	}
 }
 
+static void iwl_mvm_nic_error(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode)
+{
+	struct iwl_mvm *mvm = IWL_OP_MODE_GET_MVM(op_mode);
+
+	iwl_mvm_dump_nic_error_log(mvm);
+
+	iwl_mvm_nic_restart(mvm);
+}
+
 static void iwl_mvm_cmd_queue_full(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode)
 {
+	struct iwl_mvm *mvm = IWL_OP_MODE_GET_MVM(op_mode);
+
 	WARN_ON(1);
+	iwl_mvm_nic_restart(mvm);
 }
 
 static const struct iwl_op_mode_ops iwl_mvm_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/rx.c
index 3f40ab05bbd8..b0b190d0ec23 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/rx.c
@@ -131,33 +131,42 @@ static void iwl_mvm_pass_packet_to_mac80211(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 static int iwl_mvm_calc_rssi(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 			     struct iwl_rx_phy_info *phy_info)
 {
-	u32 rssi_a, rssi_b, rssi_c, max_rssi, agc_db;
+	int rssi_a, rssi_b, rssi_a_dbm, rssi_b_dbm, max_rssi_dbm;
+	int rssi_all_band_a, rssi_all_band_b;
+	u32 agc_a, agc_b, max_agc;
 	u32 val;
 
-	/* Find max rssi among 3 possible receivers.
+	/* Find max rssi among 2 possible receivers.
 	 * These values are measured by the Digital Signal Processor (DSP).
 	 * They should stay fairly constant even as the signal strength varies,
 	 * if the radio's Automatic Gain Control (AGC) is working right.
 	 * AGC value (see below) will provide the "interesting" info.
 	 */
+	val = le32_to_cpu(phy_info->non_cfg_phy[IWL_RX_INFO_AGC_IDX]);
+	agc_a = (val & IWL_OFDM_AGC_A_MSK) >> IWL_OFDM_AGC_A_POS;
+	agc_b = (val & IWL_OFDM_AGC_B_MSK) >> IWL_OFDM_AGC_B_POS;
+	max_agc = max_t(u32, agc_a, agc_b);
+
 	val = le32_to_cpu(phy_info->non_cfg_phy[IWL_RX_INFO_RSSI_AB_IDX]);
 	rssi_a = (val & IWL_OFDM_RSSI_INBAND_A_MSK) >> IWL_OFDM_RSSI_A_POS;
 	rssi_b = (val & IWL_OFDM_RSSI_INBAND_B_MSK) >> IWL_OFDM_RSSI_B_POS;
-	val = le32_to_cpu(phy_info->non_cfg_phy[IWL_RX_INFO_RSSI_C_IDX]);
-	rssi_c = (val & IWL_OFDM_RSSI_INBAND_C_MSK) >> IWL_OFDM_RSSI_C_POS;
-
-	val = le32_to_cpu(phy_info->non_cfg_phy[IWL_RX_INFO_AGC_IDX]);
-	agc_db = (val & IWL_OFDM_AGC_DB_MSK) >> IWL_OFDM_AGC_DB_POS;
+	rssi_all_band_a = (val & IWL_OFDM_RSSI_ALLBAND_A_MSK) >>
+				IWL_OFDM_RSSI_ALLBAND_A_POS;
+	rssi_all_band_b = (val & IWL_OFDM_RSSI_ALLBAND_B_MSK) >>
+				IWL_OFDM_RSSI_ALLBAND_B_POS;
 
-	max_rssi = max_t(u32, rssi_a, rssi_b);
-	max_rssi = max_t(u32, max_rssi, rssi_c);
+	/*
+	 * dBm = rssi dB - agc dB - constant.
+	 * Higher AGC (higher radio gain) means lower signal.
+	 */
+	rssi_a_dbm = rssi_a - IWL_RSSI_OFFSET - agc_a;
+	rssi_b_dbm = rssi_b - IWL_RSSI_OFFSET - agc_b;
+	max_rssi_dbm = max_t(int, rssi_a_dbm, rssi_b_dbm);
 
-	IWL_DEBUG_STATS(mvm, "Rssi In A %d B %d C %d Max %d AGC dB %d\n",
-			rssi_a, rssi_b, rssi_c, max_rssi, agc_db);
+	IWL_DEBUG_STATS(mvm, "Rssi In A %d B %d Max %d AGCA %d AGCB %d\n",
+			rssi_a_dbm, rssi_b_dbm, max_rssi_dbm, agc_a, agc_b);
 
-	/* dBm = max_rssi dB - agc dB - constant.
-	 * Higher AGC (higher radio gain) means lower signal. */
-	return max_rssi - agc_db - IWL_RSSI_OFFSET;
+	return max_rssi_dbm;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
index 861a7f9f8e7f..274f44e2ef60 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
@@ -770,6 +770,16 @@ int iwl_mvm_sta_tx_agg_stop(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 	u16 txq_id;
 	int err;
 
+
+	/*
+	 * If mac80211 is cleaning its state, then say that we finished since
+	 * our state has been cleared anyway.
+	 */
+	if (test_bit(IWL_MVM_STATUS_IN_HW_RESTART, &mvm->status)) {
+		ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe(vif, sta->addr, tid);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	spin_lock_bh(&mvmsta->lock);
 
 	txq_id = tid_data->txq_id;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/tx.c
index 6b67ce3f679c..6645efe5c03e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/tx.c
@@ -607,12 +607,8 @@ static void iwl_mvm_rx_tx_cmd_single(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 
 		/* Single frame failure in an AMPDU queue => send BAR */
 		if (txq_id >= IWL_FIRST_AMPDU_QUEUE &&
-		    !(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_STAT_ACK)) {
-			/* there must be only one skb in the skb_list */
-			WARN_ON_ONCE(skb_freed > 1 ||
-				     !skb_queue_empty(&skbs));
+		    !(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_STAT_ACK))
 			info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_STAT_AMPDU_NO_BACK;
-		}
 
 		/* W/A FW bug: seq_ctl is wrong when the queue is flushed */
 		if (status == TX_STATUS_FAIL_FIFO_FLUSHED) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/internal.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/internal.h
index 3d62e8055352..148843e7f34f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/internal.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/internal.h
@@ -137,10 +137,6 @@ static inline int iwl_queue_dec_wrap(int index, int n_bd)
 struct iwl_cmd_meta {
 	/* only for SYNC commands, iff the reply skb is wanted */
 	struct iwl_host_cmd *source;
-
-	DEFINE_DMA_UNMAP_ADDR(mapping);
-	DEFINE_DMA_UNMAP_LEN(len);
-
 	u32 flags;
 };
 
@@ -185,25 +181,36 @@ struct iwl_queue {
 /*
  * The FH will write back to the first TB only, so we need
  * to copy some data into the buffer regardless of whether
- * it should be mapped or not. This indicates how much to
- * copy, even for HCMDs it must be big enough to fit the
- * DRAM scratch from the TX cmd, at least 16 bytes.
+ * it should be mapped or not. This indicates how big the
+ * first TB must be to include the scratch buffer. Since
+ * the scratch is 4 bytes at offset 12, it's 16 now. If we
+ * make it bigger then allocations will be bigger and copy
+ * slower, so that's probably not useful.
  */
-#define IWL_HCMD_MIN_COPY_SIZE	16
+#define IWL_HCMD_SCRATCHBUF_SIZE	16
 
 struct iwl_pcie_txq_entry {
 	struct iwl_device_cmd *cmd;
-	struct iwl_device_cmd *copy_cmd;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	/* buffer to free after command completes */
 	const void *free_buf;
 	struct iwl_cmd_meta meta;
 };
 
+struct iwl_pcie_txq_scratch_buf {
+	struct iwl_cmd_header hdr;
+	u8 buf[8];
+	__le32 scratch;
+};
+
 /**
  * struct iwl_txq - Tx Queue for DMA
  * @q: generic Rx/Tx queue descriptor
  * @tfds: transmit frame descriptors (DMA memory)
+ * @scratchbufs: start of command headers, including scratch buffers, for
+ *	the writeback -- this is DMA memory and an array holding one buffer
+ *	for each command on the queue
+ * @scratchbufs_dma: DMA address for the scratchbufs start
  * @entries: transmit entries (driver state)
  * @lock: queue lock
  * @stuck_timer: timer that fires if queue gets stuck
@@ -217,6 +224,8 @@ struct iwl_pcie_txq_entry {
 struct iwl_txq {
 	struct iwl_queue q;
 	struct iwl_tfd *tfds;
+	struct iwl_pcie_txq_scratch_buf *scratchbufs;
+	dma_addr_t scratchbufs_dma;
 	struct iwl_pcie_txq_entry *entries;
 	spinlock_t lock;
 	struct timer_list stuck_timer;
@@ -225,6 +234,13 @@ struct iwl_txq {
 	u8 active;
 };
 
+static inline dma_addr_t
+iwl_pcie_get_scratchbuf_dma(struct iwl_txq *txq, int idx)
+{
+	return txq->scratchbufs_dma +
+	       sizeof(struct iwl_pcie_txq_scratch_buf) * idx;
+}
+
 /**
  * struct iwl_trans_pcie - PCIe transport specific data
  * @rxq: all the RX queue data
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
index b0ae06d2456f..567e67ad1f61 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
@@ -637,22 +637,14 @@ static void iwl_pcie_rx_handle_rb(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 		index = SEQ_TO_INDEX(sequence);
 		cmd_index = get_cmd_index(&txq->q, index);
 
-		if (reclaim) {
-			struct iwl_pcie_txq_entry *ent;
-			ent = &txq->entries[cmd_index];
-			cmd = ent->copy_cmd;
-			WARN_ON_ONCE(!cmd && ent->meta.flags & CMD_WANT_HCMD);
-		} else {
+		if (reclaim)
+			cmd = txq->entries[cmd_index].cmd;
+		else
 			cmd = NULL;
-		}
 
 		err = iwl_op_mode_rx(trans->op_mode, &rxcb, cmd);
 
 		if (reclaim) {
-			/* The original command isn't needed any more */
-			kfree(txq->entries[cmd_index].copy_cmd);
-			txq->entries[cmd_index].copy_cmd = NULL;
-			/* nor is the duplicated part of the command */
 			kfree(txq->entries[cmd_index].free_buf);
 			txq->entries[cmd_index].free_buf = NULL;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c
index 8b625a7f5685..8595c16f74de 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c
@@ -191,12 +191,9 @@ static void iwl_pcie_txq_stuck_timer(unsigned long data)
 	}
 
 	for (i = q->read_ptr; i != q->write_ptr;
-	     i = iwl_queue_inc_wrap(i, q->n_bd)) {
-		struct iwl_tx_cmd *tx_cmd =
-			(struct iwl_tx_cmd *)txq->entries[i].cmd->payload;
+	     i = iwl_queue_inc_wrap(i, q->n_bd))
 		IWL_ERR(trans, "scratch %d = 0x%08x\n", i,
-			get_unaligned_le32(&tx_cmd->scratch));
-	}
+			le32_to_cpu(txq->scratchbufs[i].scratch));
 
 	iwl_op_mode_nic_error(trans->op_mode);
 }
@@ -367,8 +364,8 @@ static inline u8 iwl_pcie_tfd_get_num_tbs(struct iwl_tfd *tfd)
 }
 
 static void iwl_pcie_tfd_unmap(struct iwl_trans *trans,
-			       struct iwl_cmd_meta *meta, struct iwl_tfd *tfd,
-			       enum dma_data_direction dma_dir)
+			       struct iwl_cmd_meta *meta,
+			       struct iwl_tfd *tfd)
 {
 	int i;
 	int num_tbs;
@@ -382,17 +379,12 @@ static void iwl_pcie_tfd_unmap(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* Unmap tx_cmd */
-	if (num_tbs)
-		dma_unmap_single(trans->dev,
-				dma_unmap_addr(meta, mapping),
-				dma_unmap_len(meta, len),
-				DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
+	/* first TB is never freed - it's the scratchbuf data */
 
-	/* Unmap chunks, if any. */
 	for (i = 1; i < num_tbs; i++)
 		dma_unmap_single(trans->dev, iwl_pcie_tfd_tb_get_addr(tfd, i),
-				 iwl_pcie_tfd_tb_get_len(tfd, i), dma_dir);
+				 iwl_pcie_tfd_tb_get_len(tfd, i),
+				 DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 
 	tfd->num_tbs = 0;
 }
@@ -406,8 +398,7 @@ static void iwl_pcie_tfd_unmap(struct iwl_trans *trans,
  * Does NOT advance any TFD circular buffer read/write indexes
  * Does NOT free the TFD itself (which is within circular buffer)
  */
-static void iwl_pcie_txq_free_tfd(struct iwl_trans *trans, struct iwl_txq *txq,
-				  enum dma_data_direction dma_dir)
+static void iwl_pcie_txq_free_tfd(struct iwl_trans *trans, struct iwl_txq *txq)
 {
 	struct iwl_tfd *tfd_tmp = txq->tfds;
 
@@ -418,8 +409,7 @@ static void iwl_pcie_txq_free_tfd(struct iwl_trans *trans, struct iwl_txq *txq,
 	lockdep_assert_held(&txq->lock);
 
 	/* We have only q->n_window txq->entries, but we use q->n_bd tfds */
-	iwl_pcie_tfd_unmap(trans, &txq->entries[idx].meta, &tfd_tmp[rd_ptr],
-			   dma_dir);
+	iwl_pcie_tfd_unmap(trans, &txq->entries[idx].meta, &tfd_tmp[rd_ptr]);
 
 	/* free SKB */
 	if (txq->entries) {
@@ -479,6 +469,7 @@ static int iwl_pcie_txq_alloc(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 {
 	struct iwl_trans_pcie *trans_pcie = IWL_TRANS_GET_PCIE_TRANS(trans);
 	size_t tfd_sz = sizeof(struct iwl_tfd) * TFD_QUEUE_SIZE_MAX;
+	size_t scratchbuf_sz;
 	int i;
 
 	if (WARN_ON(txq->entries || txq->tfds))
@@ -514,9 +505,25 @@ static int iwl_pcie_txq_alloc(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 		IWL_ERR(trans, "dma_alloc_coherent(%zd) failed\n", tfd_sz);
 		goto error;
 	}
+
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(IWL_HCMD_SCRATCHBUF_SIZE != sizeof(*txq->scratchbufs));
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct iwl_pcie_txq_scratch_buf, scratch) !=
+			sizeof(struct iwl_cmd_header) +
+			offsetof(struct iwl_tx_cmd, scratch));
+
+	scratchbuf_sz = sizeof(*txq->scratchbufs) * slots_num;
+
+	txq->scratchbufs = dma_alloc_coherent(trans->dev, scratchbuf_sz,
+					      &txq->scratchbufs_dma,
+					      GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!txq->scratchbufs)
+		goto err_free_tfds;
+
 	txq->q.id = txq_id;
 
 	return 0;
+err_free_tfds:
+	dma_free_coherent(trans->dev, tfd_sz, txq->tfds, txq->q.dma_addr);
 error:
 	if (txq->entries && txq_id == trans_pcie->cmd_queue)
 		for (i = 0; i < slots_num; i++)
@@ -565,22 +572,13 @@ static void iwl_pcie_txq_unmap(struct iwl_trans *trans, int txq_id)
 	struct iwl_trans_pcie *trans_pcie = IWL_TRANS_GET_PCIE_TRANS(trans);
 	struct iwl_txq *txq = &trans_pcie->txq[txq_id];
 	struct iwl_queue *q = &txq->q;
-	enum dma_data_direction dma_dir;
 
 	if (!q->n_bd)
 		return;
 
-	/* In the command queue, all the TBs are mapped as BIDI
-	 * so unmap them as such.
-	 */
-	if (txq_id == trans_pcie->cmd_queue)
-		dma_dir = DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL;
-	else
-		dma_dir = DMA_TO_DEVICE;
-
 	spin_lock_bh(&txq->lock);
 	while (q->write_ptr != q->read_ptr) {
-		iwl_pcie_txq_free_tfd(trans, txq, dma_dir);
+		iwl_pcie_txq_free_tfd(trans, txq);
 		q->read_ptr = iwl_queue_inc_wrap(q->read_ptr, q->n_bd);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&txq->lock);
@@ -610,7 +608,6 @@ static void iwl_pcie_txq_free(struct iwl_trans *trans, int txq_id)
 	if (txq_id == trans_pcie->cmd_queue)
 		for (i = 0; i < txq->q.n_window; i++) {
 			kfree(txq->entries[i].cmd);
-			kfree(txq->entries[i].copy_cmd);
 			kfree(txq->entries[i].free_buf);
 		}
 
@@ -619,6 +616,10 @@ static void iwl_pcie_txq_free(struct iwl_trans *trans, int txq_id)
 		dma_free_coherent(dev, sizeof(struct iwl_tfd) *
 				  txq->q.n_bd, txq->tfds, txq->q.dma_addr);
 		txq->q.dma_addr = 0;
+
+		dma_free_coherent(dev,
+				  sizeof(*txq->scratchbufs) * txq->q.n_window,
+				  txq->scratchbufs, txq->scratchbufs_dma);
 	}
 
 	kfree(txq->entries);
@@ -962,7 +963,7 @@ void iwl_trans_pcie_reclaim(struct iwl_trans *trans, int txq_id, int ssn,
 
 		iwl_pcie_txq_inval_byte_cnt_tbl(trans, txq);
 
-		iwl_pcie_txq_free_tfd(trans, txq, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+		iwl_pcie_txq_free_tfd(trans, txq);
 	}
 
 	iwl_pcie_txq_progress(trans_pcie, txq);
@@ -1152,29 +1153,29 @@ static int iwl_pcie_enqueue_hcmd(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 	void *dup_buf = NULL;
 	dma_addr_t phys_addr;
 	int idx;
-	u16 copy_size, cmd_size, dma_size;
+	u16 copy_size, cmd_size, scratch_size;
 	bool had_nocopy = false;
 	int i;
 	u32 cmd_pos;
-	const u8 *cmddata[IWL_MAX_CMD_TFDS];
-	u16 cmdlen[IWL_MAX_CMD_TFDS];
+	const u8 *cmddata[IWL_MAX_CMD_TBS_PER_TFD];
+	u16 cmdlen[IWL_MAX_CMD_TBS_PER_TFD];
 
 	copy_size = sizeof(out_cmd->hdr);
 	cmd_size = sizeof(out_cmd->hdr);
 
 	/* need one for the header if the first is NOCOPY */
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(IWL_MAX_CMD_TFDS > IWL_NUM_OF_TBS - 1);
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(IWL_MAX_CMD_TBS_PER_TFD > IWL_NUM_OF_TBS - 1);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < IWL_MAX_CMD_TFDS; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < IWL_MAX_CMD_TBS_PER_TFD; i++) {
 		cmddata[i] = cmd->data[i];
 		cmdlen[i] = cmd->len[i];
 
 		if (!cmd->len[i])
 			continue;
 
-		/* need at least IWL_HCMD_MIN_COPY_SIZE copied */
-		if (copy_size < IWL_HCMD_MIN_COPY_SIZE) {
-			int copy = IWL_HCMD_MIN_COPY_SIZE - copy_size;
+		/* need at least IWL_HCMD_SCRATCHBUF_SIZE copied */
+		if (copy_size < IWL_HCMD_SCRATCHBUF_SIZE) {
+			int copy = IWL_HCMD_SCRATCHBUF_SIZE - copy_size;
 
 			if (copy > cmdlen[i])
 				copy = cmdlen[i];
@@ -1260,15 +1261,15 @@ static int iwl_pcie_enqueue_hcmd(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 	/* and copy the data that needs to be copied */
 	cmd_pos = offsetof(struct iwl_device_cmd, payload);
 	copy_size = sizeof(out_cmd->hdr);
-	for (i = 0; i < IWL_MAX_CMD_TFDS; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < IWL_MAX_CMD_TBS_PER_TFD; i++) {
 		int copy = 0;
 
 		if (!cmd->len)
 			continue;
 
-		/* need at least IWL_HCMD_MIN_COPY_SIZE copied */
-		if (copy_size < IWL_HCMD_MIN_COPY_SIZE) {
-			copy = IWL_HCMD_MIN_COPY_SIZE - copy_size;
+		/* need at least IWL_HCMD_SCRATCHBUF_SIZE copied */
+		if (copy_size < IWL_HCMD_SCRATCHBUF_SIZE) {
+			copy = IWL_HCMD_SCRATCHBUF_SIZE - copy_size;
 
 			if (copy > cmd->len[i])
 				copy = cmd->len[i];
@@ -1286,50 +1287,38 @@ static int iwl_pcie_enqueue_hcmd(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 		}
 	}
 
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(txq->entries[idx].copy_cmd);
-
-	/*
-	 * since out_cmd will be the source address of the FH, it will write
-	 * the retry count there. So when the user needs to receivce the HCMD
-	 * that corresponds to the response in the response handler, it needs
-	 * to set CMD_WANT_HCMD.
-	 */
-	if (cmd->flags & CMD_WANT_HCMD) {
-		txq->entries[idx].copy_cmd =
-			kmemdup(out_cmd, cmd_pos, GFP_ATOMIC);
-		if (unlikely(!txq->entries[idx].copy_cmd)) {
-			idx = -ENOMEM;
-			goto out;
-		}
-	}
-
 	IWL_DEBUG_HC(trans,
 		     "Sending command %s (#%x), seq: 0x%04X, %d bytes at %d[%d]:%d\n",
 		     get_cmd_string(trans_pcie, out_cmd->hdr.cmd),
 		     out_cmd->hdr.cmd, le16_to_cpu(out_cmd->hdr.sequence),
 		     cmd_size, q->write_ptr, idx, trans_pcie->cmd_queue);
 
-	/*
-	 * If the entire command is smaller than IWL_HCMD_MIN_COPY_SIZE, we must
-	 * still map at least that many bytes for the hardware to write back to.
-	 * We have enough space, so that's not a problem.
-	 */
-	dma_size = max_t(u16, copy_size, IWL_HCMD_MIN_COPY_SIZE);
+	/* start the TFD with the scratchbuf */
+	scratch_size = min_t(int, copy_size, IWL_HCMD_SCRATCHBUF_SIZE);
+	memcpy(&txq->scratchbufs[q->write_ptr], &out_cmd->hdr, scratch_size);
+	iwl_pcie_txq_build_tfd(trans, txq,
+			       iwl_pcie_get_scratchbuf_dma(txq, q->write_ptr),
+			       scratch_size, 1);
+
+	/* map first command fragment, if any remains */
+	if (copy_size > scratch_size) {
+		phys_addr = dma_map_single(trans->dev,
+					   ((u8 *)&out_cmd->hdr) + scratch_size,
+					   copy_size - scratch_size,
+					   DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+		if (dma_mapping_error(trans->dev, phys_addr)) {
+			iwl_pcie_tfd_unmap(trans, out_meta,
+					   &txq->tfds[q->write_ptr]);
+			idx = -ENOMEM;
+			goto out;
+		}
 
-	phys_addr = dma_map_single(trans->dev, &out_cmd->hdr, dma_size,
-				   DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
-	if (unlikely(dma_mapping_error(trans->dev, phys_addr))) {
-		idx = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out;
+		iwl_pcie_txq_build_tfd(trans, txq, phys_addr,
+				       copy_size - scratch_size, 0);
 	}
 
-	dma_unmap_addr_set(out_meta, mapping, phys_addr);
-	dma_unmap_len_set(out_meta, len, dma_size);
-
-	iwl_pcie_txq_build_tfd(trans, txq, phys_addr, copy_size, 1);
-
 	/* map the remaining (adjusted) nocopy/dup fragments */
-	for (i = 0; i < IWL_MAX_CMD_TFDS; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < IWL_MAX_CMD_TBS_PER_TFD; i++) {
 		const void *data = cmddata[i];
 
 		if (!cmdlen[i])
@@ -1340,11 +1329,10 @@ static int iwl_pcie_enqueue_hcmd(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 		if (cmd->dataflags[i] & IWL_HCMD_DFL_DUP)
 			data = dup_buf;
 		phys_addr = dma_map_single(trans->dev, (void *)data,
-					   cmdlen[i], DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
+					   cmdlen[i], DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 		if (dma_mapping_error(trans->dev, phys_addr)) {
 			iwl_pcie_tfd_unmap(trans, out_meta,
-					   &txq->tfds[q->write_ptr],
-					   DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
+					   &txq->tfds[q->write_ptr]);
 			idx = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out;
 		}
@@ -1418,7 +1406,7 @@ void iwl_pcie_hcmd_complete(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 	cmd = txq->entries[cmd_index].cmd;
 	meta = &txq->entries[cmd_index].meta;
 
-	iwl_pcie_tfd_unmap(trans, meta, &txq->tfds[index], DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
+	iwl_pcie_tfd_unmap(trans, meta, &txq->tfds[index]);
 
 	/* Input error checking is done when commands are added to queue. */
 	if (meta->flags & CMD_WANT_SKB) {
@@ -1597,10 +1585,9 @@ int iwl_trans_pcie_tx(struct iwl_trans *trans, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct iwl_cmd_meta *out_meta;
 	struct iwl_txq *txq;
 	struct iwl_queue *q;
-	dma_addr_t phys_addr = 0;
-	dma_addr_t txcmd_phys;
-	dma_addr_t scratch_phys;
-	u16 len, firstlen, secondlen;
+	dma_addr_t tb0_phys, tb1_phys, scratch_phys;
+	void *tb1_addr;
+	u16 len, tb1_len, tb2_len;
 	u8 wait_write_ptr = 0;
 	__le16 fc = hdr->frame_control;
 	u8 hdr_len = ieee80211_hdrlen(fc);
@@ -1638,85 +1625,80 @@ int iwl_trans_pcie_tx(struct iwl_trans *trans, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		cpu_to_le16((u16)(QUEUE_TO_SEQ(txq_id) |
 			    INDEX_TO_SEQ(q->write_ptr)));
 
+	tb0_phys = iwl_pcie_get_scratchbuf_dma(txq, q->write_ptr);
+	scratch_phys = tb0_phys + sizeof(struct iwl_cmd_header) +
+		       offsetof(struct iwl_tx_cmd, scratch);
+
+	tx_cmd->dram_lsb_ptr = cpu_to_le32(scratch_phys);
+	tx_cmd->dram_msb_ptr = iwl_get_dma_hi_addr(scratch_phys);
+
 	/* Set up first empty entry in queue's array of Tx/cmd buffers */
 	out_meta = &txq->entries[q->write_ptr].meta;
 
 	/*
-	 * Use the first empty entry in this queue's command buffer array
-	 * to contain the Tx command and MAC header concatenated together
-	 * (payload data will be in another buffer).
-	 * Size of this varies, due to varying MAC header length.
-	 * If end is not dword aligned, we'll have 2 extra bytes at the end
-	 * of the MAC header (device reads on dword boundaries).
-	 * We'll tell device about this padding later.
+	 * The second TB (tb1) points to the remainder of the TX command
+	 * and the 802.11 header - dword aligned size
+	 * (This calculation modifies the TX command, so do it before the
+	 * setup of the first TB)
 	 */
-	len = sizeof(struct iwl_tx_cmd) +
-		sizeof(struct iwl_cmd_header) + hdr_len;
-	firstlen = (len + 3) & ~3;
+	len = sizeof(struct iwl_tx_cmd) + sizeof(struct iwl_cmd_header) +
+	      hdr_len - IWL_HCMD_SCRATCHBUF_SIZE;
+	tb1_len = (len + 3) & ~3;
 
 	/* Tell NIC about any 2-byte padding after MAC header */
-	if (firstlen != len)
+	if (tb1_len != len)
 		tx_cmd->tx_flags |= TX_CMD_FLG_MH_PAD_MSK;
 
-	/* Physical address of this Tx command's header (not MAC header!),
-	 * within command buffer array. */
-	txcmd_phys = dma_map_single(trans->dev,
-				    &dev_cmd->hdr, firstlen,
-				    DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
-	if (unlikely(dma_mapping_error(trans->dev, txcmd_phys)))
-		goto out_err;
-	dma_unmap_addr_set(out_meta, mapping, txcmd_phys);
-	dma_unmap_len_set(out_meta, len, firstlen);
+	/* The first TB points to the scratchbuf data - min_copy bytes */
+	memcpy(&txq->scratchbufs[q->write_ptr], &dev_cmd->hdr,
+	       IWL_HCMD_SCRATCHBUF_SIZE);
+	iwl_pcie_txq_build_tfd(trans, txq, tb0_phys,
+			       IWL_HCMD_SCRATCHBUF_SIZE, 1);
 
-	if (!ieee80211_has_morefrags(fc)) {
-		txq->need_update = 1;
-	} else {
-		wait_write_ptr = 1;
-		txq->need_update = 0;
-	}
+	/* there must be data left over for TB1 or this code must be changed */
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct iwl_tx_cmd) < IWL_HCMD_SCRATCHBUF_SIZE);
 
-	/* Set up TFD's 2nd entry to point directly to remainder of skb,
-	 * if any (802.11 null frames have no payload). */
-	secondlen = skb->len - hdr_len;
-	if (secondlen > 0) {
-		phys_addr = dma_map_single(trans->dev, skb->data + hdr_len,
-					   secondlen, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
-		if (unlikely(dma_mapping_error(trans->dev, phys_addr))) {
-			dma_unmap_single(trans->dev,
-					 dma_unmap_addr(out_meta, mapping),
-					 dma_unmap_len(out_meta, len),
-					 DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
+	/* map the data for TB1 */
+	tb1_addr = ((u8 *)&dev_cmd->hdr) + IWL_HCMD_SCRATCHBUF_SIZE;
+	tb1_phys = dma_map_single(trans->dev, tb1_addr, tb1_len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+	if (unlikely(dma_mapping_error(trans->dev, tb1_phys)))
+		goto out_err;
+	iwl_pcie_txq_build_tfd(trans, txq, tb1_phys, tb1_len, 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Set up TFD's third entry to point directly to remainder
+	 * of skb, if any (802.11 null frames have no payload).
+	 */
+	tb2_len = skb->len - hdr_len;
+	if (tb2_len > 0) {
+		dma_addr_t tb2_phys = dma_map_single(trans->dev,
+						     skb->data + hdr_len,
+						     tb2_len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+		if (unlikely(dma_mapping_error(trans->dev, tb2_phys))) {
+			iwl_pcie_tfd_unmap(trans, out_meta,
+					   &txq->tfds[q->write_ptr]);
 			goto out_err;
 		}
+		iwl_pcie_txq_build_tfd(trans, txq, tb2_phys, tb2_len, 0);
 	}
 
-	/* Attach buffers to TFD */
-	iwl_pcie_txq_build_tfd(trans, txq, txcmd_phys, firstlen, 1);
-	if (secondlen > 0)
-		iwl_pcie_txq_build_tfd(trans, txq, phys_addr, secondlen, 0);
-
-	scratch_phys = txcmd_phys + sizeof(struct iwl_cmd_header) +
-				offsetof(struct iwl_tx_cmd, scratch);
-
-	/* take back ownership of DMA buffer to enable update */
-	dma_sync_single_for_cpu(trans->dev, txcmd_phys, firstlen,
-				DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
-	tx_cmd->dram_lsb_ptr = cpu_to_le32(scratch_phys);
-	tx_cmd->dram_msb_ptr = iwl_get_dma_hi_addr(scratch_phys);
-
 	/* Set up entry for this TFD in Tx byte-count array */
 	iwl_pcie_txq_update_byte_cnt_tbl(trans, txq, le16_to_cpu(tx_cmd->len));
 
-	dma_sync_single_for_device(trans->dev, txcmd_phys, firstlen,
-				   DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
-
 	trace_iwlwifi_dev_tx(trans->dev, skb,
 			     &txq->tfds[txq->q.write_ptr],
 			     sizeof(struct iwl_tfd),
-			     &dev_cmd->hdr, firstlen,
-			     skb->data + hdr_len, secondlen);
+			     &dev_cmd->hdr, IWL_HCMD_SCRATCHBUF_SIZE + tb1_len,
+			     skb->data + hdr_len, tb2_len);
 	trace_iwlwifi_dev_tx_data(trans->dev, skb,
-				  skb->data + hdr_len, secondlen);
+				  skb->data + hdr_len, tb2_len);
+
+	if (!ieee80211_has_morefrags(fc)) {
+		txq->need_update = 1;
+	} else {
+		wait_write_ptr = 1;
+		txq->need_update = 0;
+	}
 
 	/* start timer if queue currently empty */
 	if (txq->need_update && q->read_ptr == q->write_ptr &&