diff --git a/drivers/hv/channel.c b/drivers/hv/channel.c
index 69ea36f..602ca86 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/channel.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/channel.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/hyperv.h>
+#include <linux/uio.h>
 
 #include "hyperv_vmbus.h"
 
@@ -554,14 +555,14 @@
  *
  * Mainly used by Hyper-V drivers.
  */
-int vmbus_sendpacket(struct vmbus_channel *channel, const void *buffer,
+int vmbus_sendpacket(struct vmbus_channel *channel, void *buffer,
 			   u32 bufferlen, u64 requestid,
 			   enum vmbus_packet_type type, u32 flags)
 {
 	struct vmpacket_descriptor desc;
 	u32 packetlen = sizeof(struct vmpacket_descriptor) + bufferlen;
 	u32 packetlen_aligned = ALIGN(packetlen, sizeof(u64));
-	struct scatterlist bufferlist[3];
+	struct kvec bufferlist[3];
 	u64 aligned_data = 0;
 	int ret;
 	bool signal = false;
@@ -575,11 +576,12 @@
 	desc.len8 = (u16)(packetlen_aligned >> 3);
 	desc.trans_id = requestid;
 
-	sg_init_table(bufferlist, 3);
-	sg_set_buf(&bufferlist[0], &desc, sizeof(struct vmpacket_descriptor));
-	sg_set_buf(&bufferlist[1], buffer, bufferlen);
-	sg_set_buf(&bufferlist[2], &aligned_data,
-		   packetlen_aligned - packetlen);
+	bufferlist[0].iov_base = &desc;
+	bufferlist[0].iov_len = sizeof(struct vmpacket_descriptor);
+	bufferlist[1].iov_base = buffer;
+	bufferlist[1].iov_len = bufferlen;
+	bufferlist[2].iov_base = &aligned_data;
+	bufferlist[2].iov_len = (packetlen_aligned - packetlen);
 
 	ret = hv_ringbuffer_write(&channel->outbound, bufferlist, 3, &signal);
 
@@ -605,7 +607,7 @@
 	u32 descsize;
 	u32 packetlen;
 	u32 packetlen_aligned;
-	struct scatterlist bufferlist[3];
+	struct kvec bufferlist[3];
 	u64 aligned_data = 0;
 	bool signal = false;
 
@@ -637,11 +639,12 @@
 		desc.range[i].pfn	 = pagebuffers[i].pfn;
 	}
 
-	sg_init_table(bufferlist, 3);
-	sg_set_buf(&bufferlist[0], &desc, descsize);
-	sg_set_buf(&bufferlist[1], buffer, bufferlen);
-	sg_set_buf(&bufferlist[2], &aligned_data,
-		packetlen_aligned - packetlen);
+	bufferlist[0].iov_base = &desc;
+	bufferlist[0].iov_len = descsize;
+	bufferlist[1].iov_base = buffer;
+	bufferlist[1].iov_len = bufferlen;
+	bufferlist[2].iov_base = &aligned_data;
+	bufferlist[2].iov_len = (packetlen_aligned - packetlen);
 
 	ret = hv_ringbuffer_write(&channel->outbound, bufferlist, 3, &signal);
 
@@ -665,7 +668,7 @@
 	u32 descsize;
 	u32 packetlen;
 	u32 packetlen_aligned;
-	struct scatterlist bufferlist[3];
+	struct kvec bufferlist[3];
 	u64 aligned_data = 0;
 	bool signal = false;
 	u32 pfncount = NUM_PAGES_SPANNED(multi_pagebuffer->offset,
@@ -700,11 +703,12 @@
 	memcpy(desc.range.pfn_array, multi_pagebuffer->pfn_array,
 	       pfncount * sizeof(u64));
 
-	sg_init_table(bufferlist, 3);
-	sg_set_buf(&bufferlist[0], &desc, descsize);
-	sg_set_buf(&bufferlist[1], buffer, bufferlen);
-	sg_set_buf(&bufferlist[2], &aligned_data,
-		packetlen_aligned - packetlen);
+	bufferlist[0].iov_base = &desc;
+	bufferlist[0].iov_len = descsize;
+	bufferlist[1].iov_base = buffer;
+	bufferlist[1].iov_len = bufferlen;
+	bufferlist[2].iov_base = &aligned_data;
+	bufferlist[2].iov_len = (packetlen_aligned - packetlen);
 
 	ret = hv_ringbuffer_write(&channel->outbound, bufferlist, 3, &signal);
 
diff --git a/drivers/hv/hyperv_vmbus.h b/drivers/hv/hyperv_vmbus.h
index e055176..1544609 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/hyperv_vmbus.h
+++ b/drivers/hv/hyperv_vmbus.h
@@ -559,8 +559,8 @@
 void hv_ringbuffer_cleanup(struct hv_ring_buffer_info *ring_info);
 
 int hv_ringbuffer_write(struct hv_ring_buffer_info *ring_info,
-		    struct scatterlist *sglist,
-		    u32 sgcount, bool *signal);
+		    struct kvec *kv_list,
+		    u32 kv_count, bool *signal);
 
 int hv_ringbuffer_peek(struct hv_ring_buffer_info *ring_info, void *buffer,
 		   u32 buflen);
diff --git a/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c b/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c
index 26c93cf..15db66b 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/hyperv.h>
+#include <linux/uio.h>
 
 #include "hyperv_vmbus.h"
 
@@ -387,23 +388,20 @@
  *
  */
 int hv_ringbuffer_write(struct hv_ring_buffer_info *outring_info,
-		    struct scatterlist *sglist, u32 sgcount, bool *signal)
+		    struct kvec *kv_list, u32 kv_count, bool *signal)
 {
 	int i = 0;
 	u32 bytes_avail_towrite;
 	u32 bytes_avail_toread;
 	u32 totalbytes_towrite = 0;
 
-	struct scatterlist *sg;
 	u32 next_write_location;
 	u32 old_write;
 	u64 prev_indices = 0;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	for_each_sg(sglist, sg, sgcount, i)
-	{
-		totalbytes_towrite += sg->length;
-	}
+	for (i = 0; i < kv_count; i++)
+		totalbytes_towrite += kv_list[i].iov_len;
 
 	totalbytes_towrite += sizeof(u64);
 
@@ -427,12 +425,11 @@
 
 	old_write = next_write_location;
 
-	for_each_sg(sglist, sg, sgcount, i)
-	{
+	for (i = 0; i < kv_count; i++) {
 		next_write_location = hv_copyto_ringbuffer(outring_info,
 						     next_write_location,
-						     sg_virt(sg),
-						     sg->length);
+						     kv_list[i].iov_base,
+						     kv_list[i].iov_len);
 	}
 
 	/* Set previous packet start */
diff --git a/include/linux/hyperv.h b/include/linux/hyperv.h
index 6b862da..9b07e1f 100644
--- a/include/linux/hyperv.h
+++ b/include/linux/hyperv.h
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@
 extern void vmbus_close(struct vmbus_channel *channel);
 
 extern int vmbus_sendpacket(struct vmbus_channel *channel,
-				  const void *buffer,
+				  void *buffer,
 				  u32 bufferLen,
 				  u64 requestid,
 				  enum vmbus_packet_type type,