diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
index 0ba6889..63f2037 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@
 	u32 print_dump = 0;	/* set to 1 to dump all frames' contents */
 	u32 hundred = 0;
 	u32 dataframe = 0;
-	u16 fc;
+	__le16 fc;
 	u16 seq_ctl;
 	u16 channel;
 	u16 phy_flags;
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@
 	u8 *data = IWL_RX_DATA(pkt);
 
 	/* MAC header */
-	fc = le16_to_cpu(header->frame_control);
+	fc = header->frame_control;
 	seq_ctl = le16_to_cpu(header->seq_ctrl);
 
 	/* metadata */
@@ -431,8 +431,8 @@
 
 	/* if data frame is to us and all is good,
 	 *   (optionally) print summary for only 1 out of every 100 */
-	if (to_us && (fc & ~IEEE80211_FCTL_PROTECTED) ==
-	    (IEEE80211_FCTL_FROMDS | IEEE80211_FTYPE_DATA)) {
+	if (to_us && (fc & ~cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_FCTL_PROTECTED)) ==
+	    cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_FCTL_FROMDS | IEEE80211_FTYPE_DATA)) {
 		dataframe = 1;
 		if (!group100)
 			print_summary = 1;	/* print each frame */
@@ -455,13 +455,13 @@
 
 		if (hundred)
 			title = "100Frames";
-		else if (fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_RETRY)
+		else if (ieee80211_has_retry(fc))
 			title = "Retry";
-		else if (ieee80211_is_assoc_response(fc))
+		else if (ieee80211_is_assoc_resp(fc))
 			title = "AscRsp";
-		else if (ieee80211_is_reassoc_response(fc))
+		else if (ieee80211_is_reassoc_resp(fc))
 			title = "RasRsp";
-		else if (ieee80211_is_probe_response(fc)) {
+		else if (ieee80211_is_probe_resp(fc)) {
 			title = "PrbRsp";
 			print_dump = 1;	/* dump frame contents */
 		} else if (ieee80211_is_beacon(fc)) {
@@ -490,14 +490,14 @@
 		if (dataframe)
 			IWL_DEBUG_RX("%s: mhd=0x%04x, dst=0x%02x, "
 				     "len=%u, rssi=%d, chnl=%d, rate=%u, \n",
-				     title, fc, header->addr1[5],
+				     title, le16_to_cpu(fc), header->addr1[5],
 				     length, rssi, channel, rate);
 		else {
 			/* src/dst addresses assume managed mode */
 			IWL_DEBUG_RX("%s: 0x%04x, dst=0x%02x, "
 				     "src=0x%02x, rssi=%u, tim=%lu usec, "
 				     "phy=0x%02x, chnl=%d\n",
-				     title, fc, header->addr1[5],
+				     title, le16_to_cpu(fc), header->addr1[5],
 				     header->addr3[5], rssi,
 				     tsf_low - priv->scan_start_tsf,
 				     phy_flags, channel);
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@
 	u8 rts_retry_limit;
 	u8 data_retry_limit;
 	__le32 tx_flags;
-	u16 fc = le16_to_cpu(hdr->frame_control);
+	__le16 fc = hdr->frame_control;
 
 	rate = iwl3945_rates[rate_index].plcp;
 	tx_flags = cmd->cmd.tx.tx_flags;
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@
 	else
 		rts_retry_limit = 7;
 
-	if (ieee80211_is_probe_response(fc)) {
+	if (ieee80211_is_probe_resp(fc)) {
 		data_retry_limit = 3;
 		if (data_retry_limit < rts_retry_limit)
 			rts_retry_limit = data_retry_limit;
@@ -1006,12 +1006,12 @@
 	if (priv->data_retry_limit != -1)
 		data_retry_limit = priv->data_retry_limit;
 
-	if ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_FTYPE) == IEEE80211_FTYPE_MGMT) {
-		switch (fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_STYPE) {
-		case IEEE80211_STYPE_AUTH:
-		case IEEE80211_STYPE_DEAUTH:
-		case IEEE80211_STYPE_ASSOC_REQ:
-		case IEEE80211_STYPE_REASSOC_REQ:
+	if (ieee80211_is_mgmt(fc)) {
+		switch (fc & cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_FCTL_STYPE)) {
+		case cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_STYPE_AUTH):
+		case cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_STYPE_DEAUTH):
+		case cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_STYPE_ASSOC_REQ):
+		case cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_STYPE_REASSOC_REQ):
 			if (tx_flags & TX_CMD_FLG_RTS_MSK) {
 				tx_flags &= ~TX_CMD_FLG_RTS_MSK;
 				tx_flags |= TX_CMD_FLG_CTS_MSK;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965-rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965-rs.c
index d601d31..20230311 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965-rs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965-rs.c
@@ -281,11 +281,11 @@
 	u32 time_diff;
 	s32 index;
 	struct iwl4965_traffic_load *tl = NULL;
-	u16 fc = le16_to_cpu(hdr->frame_control);
+	__le16 fc = hdr->frame_control;
 	u8 tid;
 
-	if (ieee80211_is_qos_data(fc)) {
-		u8 *qc = ieee80211_get_qos_ctrl(hdr, ieee80211_get_hdrlen(fc));
+	if (ieee80211_is_data_qos(fc)) {
+		u8 *qc = ieee80211_get_qos_ctl(hdr);
 		tid = qc[0] & 0xf;
 	} else
 		return MAX_TID_COUNT;
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@
 	struct iwl4965_scale_tbl_info tbl_type;
 	struct iwl4965_scale_tbl_info *curr_tbl, *search_tbl;
 	u8 active_index = 0;
-	u16 fc = le16_to_cpu(hdr->frame_control);
+	__le16 fc = hdr->frame_control;
 	s32 tpt = 0;
 
 	IWL_DEBUG_RATE_LIMIT("get frame ack response, update rate scale window\n");
@@ -1651,7 +1651,8 @@
 	int high_tpt = IWL_INVALID_VALUE;
 	u32 fail_count;
 	s8 scale_action = 0;
-	u16 fc, rate_mask;
+	__le16 fc;
+	u16 rate_mask;
 	u8 update_lq = 0;
 	struct iwl4965_lq_sta *lq_sta;
 	struct iwl4965_scale_tbl_info *tbl, *tbl1;
@@ -1666,7 +1667,7 @@
 
 	IWL_DEBUG_RATE("rate scale calculate new rate for skb\n");
 
-	fc = le16_to_cpu(hdr->frame_control);
+	fc = hdr->frame_control;
 	if (!ieee80211_is_data(fc) || is_multicast_ether_addr(hdr->addr1)) {
 		/* Send management frames and broadcast/multicast data using
 		 * lowest rate. */
@@ -2100,7 +2101,7 @@
 	struct ieee80211_conf *conf = &local->hw.conf;
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data;
 	struct sta_info *sta;
-	u16 fc;
+	__le16 fc;
 	struct iwl_priv *priv = (struct iwl_priv *)priv_rate;
 	struct iwl4965_lq_sta *lq_sta;
 
@@ -2112,7 +2113,7 @@
 
 	/* Send management frames and broadcast/multicast data using lowest
 	 * rate. */
-	fc = le16_to_cpu(hdr->frame_control);
+	fc = hdr->frame_control;
 	if (!ieee80211_is_data(fc) || is_multicast_ether_addr(hdr->addr1) ||
 	    !sta || !sta->rate_ctrl_priv) {
 		sel->rate_idx = rate_lowest_index(local, sband, sta);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
index df345cb..ab50273 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
@@ -2388,7 +2388,7 @@
 	u32 print_dump = 0;	/* set to 1 to dump all frames' contents */
 	u32 hundred = 0;
 	u32 dataframe = 0;
-	u16 fc;
+	__le16 fc;
 	u16 seq_ctl;
 	u16 channel;
 	u16 phy_flags;
@@ -2411,7 +2411,7 @@
 		return;
 
 	/* MAC header */
-	fc = le16_to_cpu(header->frame_control);
+	fc = header->frame_control;
 	seq_ctl = le16_to_cpu(header->seq_ctrl);
 
 	/* metadata */
@@ -2436,8 +2436,8 @@
 
 	/* if data frame is to us and all is good,
 	 *   (optionally) print summary for only 1 out of every 100 */
-	if (to_us && (fc & ~IEEE80211_FCTL_PROTECTED) ==
-	    (IEEE80211_FCTL_FROMDS | IEEE80211_FTYPE_DATA)) {
+	if (to_us && (fc & ~cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_FCTL_PROTECTED)) ==
+	    cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_FCTL_FROMDS | IEEE80211_FTYPE_DATA)) {
 		dataframe = 1;
 		if (!group100)
 			print_summary = 1;	/* print each frame */
@@ -2461,13 +2461,13 @@
 
 		if (hundred)
 			title = "100Frames";
-		else if (fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_RETRY)
+		else if (ieee80211_has_retry(fc))
 			title = "Retry";
-		else if (ieee80211_is_assoc_response(fc))
+		else if (ieee80211_is_assoc_resp(fc))
 			title = "AscRsp";
-		else if (ieee80211_is_reassoc_response(fc))
+		else if (ieee80211_is_reassoc_resp(fc))
 			title = "RasRsp";
-		else if (ieee80211_is_probe_response(fc)) {
+		else if (ieee80211_is_probe_resp(fc)) {
 			title = "PrbRsp";
 			print_dump = 1;	/* dump frame contents */
 		} else if (ieee80211_is_beacon(fc)) {
@@ -2496,14 +2496,14 @@
 		if (dataframe)
 			IWL_DEBUG_RX("%s: mhd=0x%04x, dst=0x%02x, "
 				     "len=%u, rssi=%d, chnl=%d, rate=%u, \n",
-				     title, fc, header->addr1[5],
+				     title, le16_to_cpu(fc), header->addr1[5],
 				     length, rssi, channel, bitrate);
 		else {
 			/* src/dst addresses assume managed mode */
 			IWL_DEBUG_RX("%s: 0x%04x, dst=0x%02x, "
 				     "src=0x%02x, rssi=%u, tim=%lu usec, "
 				     "phy=0x%02x, chnl=%d\n",
-				     title, fc, header->addr1[5],
+				     title, le16_to_cpu(fc), header->addr1[5],
 				     header->addr3[5], rssi,
 				     tsf_low - priv->scan_start_tsf,
 				     phy_flags, channel);
@@ -3219,7 +3219,7 @@
 	struct iwl4965_tx_resp *tx_resp = (void *)&pkt->u.raw[0];
 	u32  status = le32_to_cpu(tx_resp->u.status);
 	int tid = MAX_TID_COUNT, sta_id = IWL_INVALID_STATION;
-	u16 fc;
+	__le16 fc;
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr;
 	u8 *qc = NULL;
 
@@ -3235,9 +3235,9 @@
 	memset(&info->status, 0, sizeof(info->status));
 
 	hdr = iwl_tx_queue_get_hdr(priv, txq_id, index);
-	fc = le16_to_cpu(hdr->frame_control);
-	if (ieee80211_is_qos_data(fc)) {
-		qc = ieee80211_get_qos_ctrl(hdr, ieee80211_get_hdrlen(fc));
+	fc = hdr->frame_control;
+	if (ieee80211_is_data_qos(fc)) {
+		qc = ieee80211_get_qos_ctl(hdr);
 		tid = qc[0] & 0xf;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
index 8c466b0..438c381 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
@@ -1252,7 +1252,6 @@
 	struct iwl5000_tx_resp *tx_resp = (void *)&pkt->u.raw[0];
 	u32  status = le16_to_cpu(tx_resp->status.status);
 	int tid = MAX_TID_COUNT, sta_id = IWL_INVALID_STATION;
-	u16 fc;
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr;
 	u8 *qc = NULL;
 
@@ -1268,9 +1267,8 @@
 	memset(&info->status, 0, sizeof(info->status));
 
 	hdr = iwl_tx_queue_get_hdr(priv, txq_id, index);
-	fc = le16_to_cpu(hdr->frame_control);
-	if (ieee80211_is_qos_data(fc)) {
-		qc = ieee80211_get_qos_ctrl(hdr, ieee80211_get_hdrlen(fc));
+	if (ieee80211_is_data_qos(hdr->frame_control)) {
+		qc = ieee80211_get_qos_ctl(hdr);
 		tid = qc[0] & 0xf;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-helpers.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-helpers.h
index eec423a..41eed67 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-helpers.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-helpers.h
@@ -145,115 +145,6 @@
 	return &hw->conf;
 }
 
-#define QOS_CONTROL_LEN 2
-
-
-static inline int ieee80211_is_management(u16 fc)
-{
-	return (fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_FTYPE) == IEEE80211_FTYPE_MGMT;
-}
-
-static inline int ieee80211_is_control(u16 fc)
-{
-	return (fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_FTYPE) == IEEE80211_FTYPE_CTL;
-}
-
-static inline int ieee80211_is_data(u16 fc)
-{
-	return (fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_FTYPE) == IEEE80211_FTYPE_DATA;
-}
-
-static inline int ieee80211_is_back_request(u16 fc)
-{
-	return ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_FTYPE) == IEEE80211_FTYPE_CTL) &&
-	       ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_STYPE) == IEEE80211_STYPE_BACK_REQ);
-}
-
-static inline int ieee80211_is_probe_response(u16 fc)
-{
-	return ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_FTYPE) == IEEE80211_FTYPE_MGMT) &&
-	       ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_STYPE) == IEEE80211_STYPE_PROBE_RESP);
-}
-
-static inline int ieee80211_is_probe_request(u16 fc)
-{
-	return ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_FTYPE) == IEEE80211_FTYPE_MGMT) &&
-	       ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_STYPE) == IEEE80211_STYPE_PROBE_REQ);
-}
-
-static inline int ieee80211_is_beacon(u16 fc)
-{
-	return ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_FTYPE) == IEEE80211_FTYPE_MGMT) &&
-	       ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_STYPE) == IEEE80211_STYPE_BEACON);
-}
-
-static inline int ieee80211_is_atim(u16 fc)
-{
-	return ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_FTYPE) == IEEE80211_FTYPE_MGMT) &&
-	       ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_STYPE) == IEEE80211_STYPE_ATIM);
-}
-
-static inline int ieee80211_is_assoc_request(u16 fc)
-{
-	return ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_FTYPE) == IEEE80211_FTYPE_MGMT) &&
-	       ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_STYPE) == IEEE80211_STYPE_ASSOC_REQ);
-}
-
-static inline int ieee80211_is_assoc_response(u16 fc)
-{
-	return ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_FTYPE) == IEEE80211_FTYPE_MGMT) &&
-	       ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_STYPE) == IEEE80211_STYPE_ASSOC_RESP);
-}
-
-static inline int ieee80211_is_auth(u16 fc)
-{
-	return ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_FTYPE) == IEEE80211_FTYPE_MGMT) &&
-	       ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_STYPE) == IEEE80211_STYPE_ASSOC_REQ);
-}
-
-static inline int ieee80211_is_deauth(u16 fc)
-{
-	return ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_FTYPE) == IEEE80211_FTYPE_MGMT) &&
-	       ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_STYPE) == IEEE80211_STYPE_ASSOC_REQ);
-}
-
-static inline int ieee80211_is_disassoc(u16 fc)
-{
-	return ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_FTYPE) == IEEE80211_FTYPE_MGMT) &&
-	       ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_STYPE) == IEEE80211_STYPE_ASSOC_REQ);
-}
-
-static inline int ieee80211_is_reassoc_request(u16 fc)
-{
-	return ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_FTYPE) == IEEE80211_FTYPE_MGMT) &&
-	       ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_STYPE) == IEEE80211_STYPE_REASSOC_REQ);
-}
-
-static inline int ieee80211_is_reassoc_response(u16 fc)
-{
-	return ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_FTYPE) == IEEE80211_FTYPE_MGMT) &&
-	       ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_STYPE) == IEEE80211_STYPE_REASSOC_RESP);
-}
-
-static inline int ieee80211_is_qos_data(u16 fc)
-{
-	return ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_FTYPE) == IEEE80211_FTYPE_DATA) &&
-	       ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_STYPE) == IEEE80211_STYPE_QOS_DATA);
-}
-/**
- * ieee80211_get_qos_ctrl - get pointer to the QoS control field
- *
- * This function returns the pointer to 802.11 header QoS field (2 bytes)
- * This function doesn't check whether hdr is a QoS hdr, use with care
- * @hdr: struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr
- * @hdr_len: header length
- */
-
-static inline u8 *ieee80211_get_qos_ctrl(struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr, int hdr_len)
-{
-	return  ((u8 *) hdr + hdr_len - QOS_CONTROL_LEN);
-}
-
 static inline int iwl_check_bits(unsigned long field, unsigned long mask)
 {
 	return ((field & mask) == mask) ? 1 : 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-tx.c
index e804bf8..98c434c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-tx.c
@@ -569,15 +569,15 @@
 				  struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr,
 				  int is_unicast, u8 std_id)
 {
-	u16 fc = le16_to_cpu(hdr->frame_control);
+	__le16 fc = hdr->frame_control;
 	__le32 tx_flags = tx_cmd->tx_flags;
 
 	tx_cmd->stop_time.life_time = TX_CMD_LIFE_TIME_INFINITE;
 	if (!(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK)) {
 		tx_flags |= TX_CMD_FLG_ACK_MSK;
-		if ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_FTYPE) == IEEE80211_FTYPE_MGMT)
+		if (ieee80211_is_mgmt(fc))
 			tx_flags |= TX_CMD_FLG_SEQ_CTL_MSK;
-		if (ieee80211_is_probe_response(fc) &&
+		if (ieee80211_is_probe_resp(fc) &&
 		    !(le16_to_cpu(hdr->seq_ctrl) & 0xf))
 			tx_flags |= TX_CMD_FLG_TSF_MSK;
 	} else {
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@
 		tx_flags |= TX_CMD_FLG_SEQ_CTL_MSK;
 	}
 
-	if (ieee80211_is_back_request(fc))
+	if (ieee80211_is_back_req(fc))
 		tx_flags |= TX_CMD_FLG_ACK_MSK | TX_CMD_FLG_IMM_BA_RSP_MASK;
 
 
@@ -593,8 +593,8 @@
 	if (ieee80211_get_morefrag(hdr))
 		tx_flags |= TX_CMD_FLG_MORE_FRAG_MSK;
 
-	if (ieee80211_is_qos_data(fc)) {
-		u8 *qc = ieee80211_get_qos_ctrl(hdr, ieee80211_get_hdrlen(fc));
+	if (ieee80211_is_data_qos(fc)) {
+		u8 *qc = ieee80211_get_qos_ctl(hdr);
 		tx_cmd->tid_tspec = qc[0] & 0xf;
 		tx_flags &= ~TX_CMD_FLG_SEQ_CTL_MSK;
 	} else {
@@ -613,9 +613,8 @@
 		tx_flags |= TX_CMD_FLG_FULL_TXOP_PROT_MSK;
 
 	tx_flags &= ~(TX_CMD_FLG_ANT_SEL_MSK);
-	if ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_FTYPE) == IEEE80211_FTYPE_MGMT) {
-		if ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_STYPE) == IEEE80211_STYPE_ASSOC_REQ ||
-		    (fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_STYPE) == IEEE80211_STYPE_REASSOC_REQ)
+	if (ieee80211_is_mgmt(fc)) {
+		if (ieee80211_is_assoc_req(fc) || ieee80211_is_reassoc_req(fc))
 			tx_cmd->timeout.pm_frame_timeout = cpu_to_le16(3);
 		else
 			tx_cmd->timeout.pm_frame_timeout = cpu_to_le16(2);
@@ -634,7 +633,7 @@
 static void iwl_tx_cmd_build_rate(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 			      struct iwl_tx_cmd *tx_cmd,
 			      struct ieee80211_tx_info *info,
-			      u16 fc, int sta_id,
+			      __le16 fc, int sta_id,
 			      int is_hcca)
 {
 	u8 rts_retry_limit = 0;
@@ -655,7 +654,7 @@
 		rate_flags |= RATE_MCS_CCK_MSK;
 
 
-	if (ieee80211_is_probe_response(fc)) {
+	if (ieee80211_is_probe_resp(fc)) {
 		data_retry_limit = 3;
 		if (data_retry_limit < rts_retry_limit)
 			rts_retry_limit = data_retry_limit;
@@ -670,11 +669,11 @@
 		tx_cmd->initial_rate_index = 0;
 		tx_cmd->tx_flags |= TX_CMD_FLG_STA_RATE_MSK;
 	} else {
-		switch (fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_STYPE) {
-		case IEEE80211_STYPE_AUTH:
-		case IEEE80211_STYPE_DEAUTH:
-		case IEEE80211_STYPE_ASSOC_REQ:
-		case IEEE80211_STYPE_REASSOC_REQ:
+		switch (fc & cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_FCTL_STYPE)) {
+		case cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_STYPE_AUTH):
+		case cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_STYPE_DEAUTH):
+		case cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_STYPE_ASSOC_REQ):
+		case cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_STYPE_REASSOC_REQ):
 			if (tx_cmd->tx_flags & TX_CMD_FLG_RTS_MSK) {
 				tx_cmd->tx_flags &= ~TX_CMD_FLG_RTS_MSK;
 				tx_cmd->tx_flags |= TX_CMD_FLG_CTS_MSK;
@@ -771,7 +770,7 @@
 	u16 seq_number = 0;
 	u8 id, hdr_len, unicast;
 	u8 sta_id;
-	u16 fc;
+	__le16 fc;
 	u8 wait_write_ptr = 0;
 	u8 tid = 0;
 	u8 *qc = NULL;
@@ -798,19 +797,19 @@
 	unicast = !is_multicast_ether_addr(hdr->addr1);
 	id = 0;
 
-	fc = le16_to_cpu(hdr->frame_control);
+	fc = hdr->frame_control;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG
 	if (ieee80211_is_auth(fc))
 		IWL_DEBUG_TX("Sending AUTH frame\n");
-	else if (ieee80211_is_assoc_request(fc))
+	else if (ieee80211_is_assoc_req(fc))
 		IWL_DEBUG_TX("Sending ASSOC frame\n");
-	else if (ieee80211_is_reassoc_request(fc))
+	else if (ieee80211_is_reassoc_req(fc))
 		IWL_DEBUG_TX("Sending REASSOC frame\n");
 #endif
 
 	/* drop all data frame if we are not associated */
-	if (((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_FTYPE) == IEEE80211_FTYPE_DATA) &&
+	if (ieee80211_is_data(fc) &&
 	   (!iwl_is_associated(priv) ||
 	    ((priv->iw_mode == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_STA) && !priv->assoc_id) ||
 	    !priv->assoc_station_added)) {
@@ -820,7 +819,7 @@
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
 
-	hdr_len = ieee80211_get_hdrlen(fc);
+	hdr_len = ieee80211_get_hdrlen(le16_to_cpu(fc));
 
 	/* Find (or create) index into station table for destination station */
 	sta_id = iwl_get_sta_id(priv, hdr);
@@ -834,8 +833,8 @@
 
 	IWL_DEBUG_TX("station Id %d\n", sta_id);
 
-	if (ieee80211_is_qos_data(fc)) {
-		qc = ieee80211_get_qos_ctrl(hdr, hdr_len);
+	if (ieee80211_is_data_qos(fc)) {
+		qc = ieee80211_get_qos_ctl(hdr);
 		tid = qc[0] & 0xf;
 		seq_number = priv->stations[sta_id].tid[tid].seq_number &
 				IEEE80211_SCTL_SEQ;
@@ -938,7 +937,7 @@
 	/* set is_hcca to 0; it probably will never be implemented */
 	iwl_tx_cmd_build_rate(priv, tx_cmd, info, fc, sta_id, 0);
 
-	iwl_update_tx_stats(priv, fc, len);
+	iwl_update_tx_stats(priv, le16_to_cpu(fc), len);
 
 	scratch_phys = txcmd_phys + sizeof(struct iwl_cmd_header) +
 		offsetof(struct iwl_tx_cmd, scratch);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index d0084bc..0a5bbe9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -2431,15 +2431,15 @@
 				  struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr,
 				  int is_unicast, u8 std_id)
 {
-	u16 fc = le16_to_cpu(hdr->frame_control);
+	__le16 fc = hdr->frame_control;
 	__le32 tx_flags = cmd->cmd.tx.tx_flags;
 
 	cmd->cmd.tx.stop_time.life_time = TX_CMD_LIFE_TIME_INFINITE;
 	if (!(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK)) {
 		tx_flags |= TX_CMD_FLG_ACK_MSK;
-		if ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_FTYPE) == IEEE80211_FTYPE_MGMT)
+		if (ieee80211_is_mgmt(fc))
 			tx_flags |= TX_CMD_FLG_SEQ_CTL_MSK;
-		if (ieee80211_is_probe_response(fc) &&
+		if (ieee80211_is_probe_resp(fc) &&
 		    !(le16_to_cpu(hdr->seq_ctrl) & 0xf))
 			tx_flags |= TX_CMD_FLG_TSF_MSK;
 	} else {
@@ -2451,8 +2451,8 @@
 	if (ieee80211_get_morefrag(hdr))
 		tx_flags |= TX_CMD_FLG_MORE_FRAG_MSK;
 
-	if (ieee80211_is_qos_data(fc)) {
-		u8 *qc = ieee80211_get_qos_ctrl(hdr, ieee80211_get_hdrlen(fc));
+	if (ieee80211_is_data_qos(fc)) {
+		u8 *qc = ieee80211_get_qos_ctl(hdr);
 		cmd->cmd.tx.tid_tspec = qc[0] & 0xf;
 		tx_flags &= ~TX_CMD_FLG_SEQ_CTL_MSK;
 	} else {
@@ -2471,9 +2471,8 @@
 		tx_flags |= TX_CMD_FLG_FULL_TXOP_PROT_MSK;
 
 	tx_flags &= ~(TX_CMD_FLG_ANT_SEL_MSK);
-	if ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_FTYPE) == IEEE80211_FTYPE_MGMT) {
-		if ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_STYPE) == IEEE80211_STYPE_ASSOC_REQ ||
-		    (fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_STYPE) == IEEE80211_STYPE_REASSOC_REQ)
+	if (ieee80211_is_mgmt(fc)) {
+		if (ieee80211_is_assoc_req(fc) || ieee80211_is_reassoc_req(fc))
 			cmd->cmd.tx.timeout.pm_frame_timeout = cpu_to_le16(3);
 		else
 			cmd->cmd.tx.timeout.pm_frame_timeout = cpu_to_le16(2);
@@ -2564,7 +2563,7 @@
 	u8 sta_id;
 	u8 tid = 0;
 	u16 seq_number = 0;
-	u16 fc;
+	__le16 fc;
 	u8 wait_write_ptr = 0;
 	u8 *qc = NULL;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -2589,28 +2588,28 @@
 	unicast = !is_multicast_ether_addr(hdr->addr1);
 	id = 0;
 
-	fc = le16_to_cpu(hdr->frame_control);
+	fc = hdr->frame_control;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IWL3945_DEBUG
 	if (ieee80211_is_auth(fc))
 		IWL_DEBUG_TX("Sending AUTH frame\n");
-	else if (ieee80211_is_assoc_request(fc))
+	else if (ieee80211_is_assoc_req(fc))
 		IWL_DEBUG_TX("Sending ASSOC frame\n");
-	else if (ieee80211_is_reassoc_request(fc))
+	else if (ieee80211_is_reassoc_req(fc))
 		IWL_DEBUG_TX("Sending REASSOC frame\n");
 #endif
 
 	/* drop all data frame if we are not associated */
 	if ((!iwl3945_is_associated(priv) ||
 	     ((priv->iw_mode == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_STA) && !priv->assoc_id)) &&
-	    ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_FTYPE) == IEEE80211_FTYPE_DATA)) {
+	    ieee80211_is_data(fc)) {
 		IWL_DEBUG_DROP("Dropping - !iwl3945_is_associated\n");
 		goto drop_unlock;
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
 
-	hdr_len = ieee80211_get_hdrlen(fc);
+	hdr_len = ieee80211_get_hdrlen(le16_to_cpu(fc));
 
 	/* Find (or create) index into station table for destination station */
 	sta_id = iwl3945_get_sta_id(priv, hdr);
@@ -2624,8 +2623,8 @@
 
 	IWL_DEBUG_RATE("station Id %d\n", sta_id);
 
-	if (ieee80211_is_qos_data(fc)) {
-		qc = ieee80211_get_qos_ctrl(hdr, hdr_len);
+	if (ieee80211_is_data_qos(fc)) {
+		qc = ieee80211_get_qos_ctl(hdr);
 		tid = qc[0] & 0xf;
 		seq_number = priv->stations[sta_id].tid[tid].seq_number &
 				IEEE80211_SCTL_SEQ;
@@ -2746,7 +2745,7 @@
 			   sizeof(out_cmd->cmd.tx));
 
 	iwl3945_print_hex_dump(IWL_DL_TX, (u8 *)out_cmd->cmd.tx.hdr,
-			   ieee80211_get_hdrlen(fc));
+			   ieee80211_get_hdrlen(le16_to_cpu(fc)));
 
 	/* Tell device the write index *just past* this latest filled TFD */
 	q->write_ptr = iwl_queue_inc_wrap(q->write_ptr, q->n_bd);