diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
index 8012381d3717262e7a952a045128a07345fff9df..b188a026637aba700f1d3dc189db3f47e45a1d8f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ static void iwl3945_tx_queue_reclaim(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 static void iwl3945_rx_reply_tx(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 			    struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb)
 {
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = (void *)rxb->skb->data;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 	u16 sequence = le16_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.sequence);
 	int txq_id = SEQ_TO_QUEUE(sequence);
 	int index = SEQ_TO_INDEX(sequence);
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ static void iwl3945_rx_reply_tx(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 void iwl3945_hw_rx_statistics(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 		struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb)
 {
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = (void *)rxb->skb->data;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 	IWL_DEBUG_RX(priv, "Statistics notification received (%d vs %d).\n",
 		     (int)sizeof(struct iwl3945_notif_statistics),
 		     le32_to_cpu(pkt->len_n_flags) & FH_RSCSR_FRAME_SIZE_MSK);
@@ -543,14 +543,17 @@ static void iwl3945_pass_packet_to_mac80211(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 				   struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb,
 				   struct ieee80211_rx_status *stats)
 {
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)rxb->skb->data;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)IWL_RX_DATA(pkt);
 	struct iwl3945_rx_frame_hdr *rx_hdr = IWL_RX_HDR(pkt);
 	struct iwl3945_rx_frame_end *rx_end = IWL_RX_END(pkt);
-	short len = le16_to_cpu(rx_hdr->len);
+	u16 len = le16_to_cpu(rx_hdr->len);
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	int ret;
 
 	/* We received data from the HW, so stop the watchdog */
-	if (unlikely((len + IWL39_RX_FRAME_SIZE) > skb_tailroom(rxb->skb))) {
+	if (unlikely(len + IWL39_RX_FRAME_SIZE >
+		     PAGE_SIZE << priv->hw_params.rx_page_order)) {
 		IWL_DEBUG_DROP(priv, "Corruption detected!\n");
 		return;
 	}
@@ -562,20 +565,45 @@ static void iwl3945_pass_packet_to_mac80211(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	skb_reserve(rxb->skb, (void *)rx_hdr->payload - (void *)pkt);
-	/* Set the size of the skb to the size of the frame */
-	skb_put(rxb->skb, le16_to_cpu(rx_hdr->len));
+	skb = alloc_skb(IWL_LINK_HDR_MAX, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!skb) {
+		IWL_ERR(priv, "alloc_skb failed\n");
+		return;
+	}
 
 	if (!iwl3945_mod_params.sw_crypto)
 		iwl_set_decrypted_flag(priv,
-				       (struct ieee80211_hdr *)rxb->skb->data,
+				       (struct ieee80211_hdr *)rxb_addr(rxb),
 				       le32_to_cpu(rx_end->status), stats);
 
+	skb_add_rx_frag(skb, 0, rxb->page,
+			(void *)rx_hdr->payload - (void *)pkt, len);
+
+	/* mac80211 currently doesn't support paged SKB. Convert it to
+	 * linear SKB for management frame and data frame requires
+	 * software decryption or software defragementation. */
+	if (ieee80211_is_mgmt(hdr->frame_control) ||
+	    ieee80211_has_protected(hdr->frame_control) ||
+	    ieee80211_has_morefrags(hdr->frame_control) ||
+	    le16_to_cpu(hdr->seq_ctrl) & IEEE80211_SCTL_FRAG)
+		ret = skb_linearize(skb);
+	else
+		ret = __pskb_pull_tail(skb, min_t(u16, IWL_LINK_HDR_MAX, len)) ?
+			0 : -ENOMEM;
+
+	if (ret) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	iwl_update_stats(priv, false, hdr->frame_control, len);
 
-	memcpy(IEEE80211_SKB_RXCB(rxb->skb), stats, sizeof(*stats));
-	ieee80211_rx_irqsafe(priv->hw, rxb->skb);
-	rxb->skb = NULL;
+	memcpy(IEEE80211_SKB_RXCB(skb), stats, sizeof(*stats));
+	ieee80211_rx(priv->hw, skb);
+
+ out:
+	priv->alloc_rxb_page--;
+	rxb->page = NULL;
 }
 
 #define IWL_DELAY_NEXT_SCAN_AFTER_ASSOC (HZ*6)
@@ -585,7 +613,7 @@ static void iwl3945_rx_reply_rx(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 {
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *header;
 	struct ieee80211_rx_status rx_status;
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = (void *)rxb->skb->data;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 	struct iwl3945_rx_frame_stats *rx_stats = IWL_RX_STATS(pkt);
 	struct iwl3945_rx_frame_hdr *rx_hdr = IWL_RX_HDR(pkt);
 	struct iwl3945_rx_frame_end *rx_end = IWL_RX_END(pkt);
@@ -1811,7 +1839,7 @@ int iwl3945_hw_reg_set_txpower(struct iwl_priv *priv, s8 power)
 static int iwl3945_send_rxon_assoc(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *res = NULL;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt;
 	struct iwl3945_rxon_assoc_cmd rxon_assoc;
 	struct iwl_host_cmd cmd = {
 		.id = REPLY_RXON_ASSOC,
@@ -1840,14 +1868,14 @@ static int iwl3945_send_rxon_assoc(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	res = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)cmd.reply_skb->data;
-	if (res->hdr.flags & IWL_CMD_FAILED_MSK) {
+	pkt = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)cmd.reply_page;
+	if (pkt->hdr.flags & IWL_CMD_FAILED_MSK) {
 		IWL_ERR(priv, "Bad return from REPLY_RXON_ASSOC command\n");
 		rc = -EIO;
 	}
 
-	priv->alloc_rxb_skb--;
-	dev_kfree_skb_any(cmd.reply_skb);
+	priv->alloc_rxb_page--;
+	free_pages(cmd.reply_page, priv->hw_params.rx_page_order);
 
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -2513,8 +2541,7 @@ int iwl3945_hw_set_hw_params(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 	priv->hw_params.max_txq_num = priv->cfg->num_of_queues;
 
 	priv->hw_params.tfd_size = sizeof(struct iwl3945_tfd);
-	priv->hw_params.rx_buf_size = IWL_RX_BUF_SIZE_3K;
-	priv->hw_params.max_pkt_size = 2342;
+	priv->hw_params.rx_page_order = get_order(IWL_RX_BUF_SIZE_3K);
 	priv->hw_params.max_rxq_size = RX_QUEUE_SIZE;
 	priv->hw_params.max_rxq_log = RX_QUEUE_SIZE_LOG;
 	priv->hw_params.max_stations = IWL3945_STATION_COUNT;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
index 6d77039b4ed2697ae37060e95fcc654ac9f570b8..1a622aa5a1608cbdd8fcd8666471a50942828d8a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
@@ -1999,7 +1999,7 @@ static int iwl4965_tx_status_reply_tx(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 static void iwl4965_rx_reply_tx(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 				struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb)
 {
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)rxb->skb->data;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 	u16 sequence = le16_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.sequence);
 	int txq_id = SEQ_TO_QUEUE(sequence);
 	int index = SEQ_TO_INDEX(sequence);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
index ab5b9d8d66bee581e43100dd5d972788d322ec2d..17555c7c1d6797e7c5034bc1948f6cc7b9af1e69 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ static int iwl5000_send_calib_cfg(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 static void iwl5000_rx_calib_result(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 			     struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb)
 {
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = (void *)rxb->skb->data;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 	struct iwl_calib_hdr *hdr = (struct iwl_calib_hdr *)pkt->u.raw;
 	int len = le32_to_cpu(pkt->len_n_flags) & FH_RSCSR_FRAME_SIZE_MSK;
 	int index;
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ static int iwl5000_tx_status_reply_tx(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 static void iwl5000_rx_reply_tx(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 				struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb)
 {
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)rxb->skb->data;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 	u16 sequence = le16_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.sequence);
 	int txq_id = SEQ_TO_QUEUE(sequence);
 	int index = SEQ_TO_INDEX(sequence);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index 0878b34ee5861fb4acafb3bd494a89fbb6c291d3..fc7a51144f0ce4593783b059462af362e01286c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ int iwl_hw_tx_queue_init(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 static void iwl_rx_reply_alive(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 				struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb)
 {
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)rxb->skb->data;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 	struct iwl_alive_resp *palive;
 	struct delayed_work *pwork;
 
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ static void iwl_rx_beacon_notif(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 				struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)rxb->skb->data;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 	struct iwl4965_beacon_notif *beacon =
 		(struct iwl4965_beacon_notif *)pkt->u.raw;
 	u8 rate = iwl_hw_get_rate(beacon->beacon_notify_hdr.rate_n_flags);
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ static void iwl_rx_beacon_notif(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 static void iwl_rx_card_state_notif(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 				    struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb)
 {
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)rxb->skb->data;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 	u32 flags = le32_to_cpu(pkt->u.card_state_notif.flags);
 	unsigned long status = priv->status;
 
@@ -786,10 +786,10 @@ void iwl_rx_handle(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 
 		rxq->queue[i] = NULL;
 
-		pci_unmap_single(priv->pci_dev, rxb->real_dma_addr,
-				 priv->hw_params.rx_buf_size + 256,
-				 PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
-		pkt = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)rxb->skb->data;
+		pci_unmap_page(priv->pci_dev, rxb->page_dma,
+			       PAGE_SIZE << priv->hw_params.rx_page_order,
+			       PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
+		pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 
 		trace_iwlwifi_dev_rx(priv, pkt,
 			le32_to_cpu(pkt->len_n_flags) & FH_RSCSR_FRAME_SIZE_MSK);
@@ -825,10 +825,10 @@ void iwl_rx_handle(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 		}
 
 		if (reclaim) {
-			/* Invoke any callbacks, transfer the skb to caller, and
-			 * fire off the (possibly) blocking iwl_send_cmd()
+			/* Invoke any callbacks, transfer the buffer to caller,
+			 * and fire off the (possibly) blocking iwl_send_cmd()
 			 * as we reclaim the driver command queue */
-			if (rxb && rxb->skb)
+			if (rxb && rxb->page)
 				iwl_tx_cmd_complete(priv, rxb);
 			else
 				IWL_WARN(priv, "Claim null rxb?\n");
@@ -837,10 +837,10 @@ void iwl_rx_handle(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 		/* For now we just don't re-use anything.  We can tweak this
 		 * later to try and re-use notification packets and SKBs that
 		 * fail to Rx correctly */
-		if (rxb->skb != NULL) {
-			priv->alloc_rxb_skb--;
-			dev_kfree_skb_any(rxb->skb);
-			rxb->skb = NULL;
+		if (rxb->page != NULL) {
+			priv->alloc_rxb_page--;
+			__free_pages(rxb->page, priv->hw_params.rx_page_order);
+			rxb->page = NULL;
 		}
 
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&rxq->lock, flags);
@@ -907,6 +907,8 @@ static void iwl_irq_tasklet_legacy(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 	}
 #endif
 
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
+
 	/* Since CSR_INT and CSR_FH_INT_STATUS reads and clears are not
 	 * atomic, make sure that inta covers all the interrupts that
 	 * we've discovered, even if FH interrupt came in just after
@@ -928,8 +930,6 @@ static void iwl_irq_tasklet_legacy(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 
 		handled |= CSR_INT_BIT_HW_ERR;
 
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
-
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1056,7 +1056,6 @@ static void iwl_irq_tasklet_legacy(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 			"flags 0x%08lx\n", inta, inta_mask, inta_fh, flags);
 	}
 #endif
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
 }
 
 /* tasklet for iwlagn interrupt */
@@ -1086,6 +1085,9 @@ static void iwl_irq_tasklet(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 				inta, inta_mask);
 	}
 #endif
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
+
 	/* saved interrupt in inta variable now we can reset priv->inta */
 	priv->inta = 0;
 
@@ -1101,8 +1103,6 @@ static void iwl_irq_tasklet(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 
 		handled |= CSR_INT_BIT_HW_ERR;
 
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
-
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1242,14 +1242,10 @@ static void iwl_irq_tasklet(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 			 inta & ~priv->inta_mask);
 	}
 
-
 	/* Re-enable all interrupts */
 	/* only Re-enable if diabled by irq */
 	if (test_bit(STATUS_INT_ENABLED, &priv->status))
 		iwl_enable_interrupts(priv);
-
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
-
 }
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-commands.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-commands.h
index cc4e9122709ea1223f19748aeaeb7d912bbb4831..7d4f131708f34cdca739e22295b149297a7b5e6f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-commands.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-commands.h
@@ -3544,6 +3544,16 @@ struct iwl_wimax_coex_cmd {
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 struct iwl_rx_packet {
+	/*
+	 * The first 4 bytes of the RX frame header contain both the RX frame
+	 * size and some flags.
+	 * Bit fields:
+	 * 31:    flag flush RB request
+	 * 30:    flag ignore TC (terminal counter) request
+	 * 29:    flag fast IRQ request
+	 * 28-14: Reserved
+	 * 13-00: RX frame size
+	 */
 	__le32 len_n_flags;
 	struct iwl_cmd_header hdr;
 	union {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
index 2ae168af0f2c0887b591bba4f41898798482a4b5..3e6ce5ce36aad5b57917b7ed8256e5e6f722d666 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ static void iwl_set_rate(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 
 void iwl_rx_csa(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb)
 {
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)rxb->skb->data;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 	struct iwl_rxon_cmd *rxon = (void *)&priv->active_rxon;
 	struct iwl_csa_notification *csa = &(pkt->u.csa_notif);
 	IWL_DEBUG_11H(priv, "CSA notif: channel %d, status %d\n",
@@ -1492,10 +1492,9 @@ int iwl_set_hw_params(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 	priv->hw_params.max_rxq_size = RX_QUEUE_SIZE;
 	priv->hw_params.max_rxq_log = RX_QUEUE_SIZE_LOG;
 	if (priv->cfg->mod_params->amsdu_size_8K)
-		priv->hw_params.rx_buf_size = IWL_RX_BUF_SIZE_8K;
+		priv->hw_params.rx_page_order = get_order(IWL_RX_BUF_SIZE_8K);
 	else
-		priv->hw_params.rx_buf_size = IWL_RX_BUF_SIZE_4K;
-	priv->hw_params.max_pkt_size = priv->hw_params.rx_buf_size - 256;
+		priv->hw_params.rx_page_order = get_order(IWL_RX_BUF_SIZE_4K);
 
 	priv->hw_params.max_beacon_itrvl = IWL_MAX_UCODE_BEACON_INTERVAL;
 
@@ -2176,7 +2175,7 @@ void iwl_rx_pm_sleep_notif(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 			   struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)rxb->skb->data;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 	struct iwl_sleep_notification *sleep = &(pkt->u.sleep_notif);
 	IWL_DEBUG_RX(priv, "sleep mode: %d, src: %d\n",
 		     sleep->pm_sleep_mode, sleep->pm_wakeup_src);
@@ -2187,7 +2186,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_rx_pm_sleep_notif);
 void iwl_rx_pm_debug_statistics_notif(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 				      struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb)
 {
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)rxb->skb->data;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 	u32 len = le32_to_cpu(pkt->len_n_flags) & FH_RSCSR_FRAME_SIZE_MSK;
 	IWL_DEBUG_RADIO(priv, "Dumping %d bytes of unhandled "
 			"notification for %s:\n", len,
@@ -2199,7 +2198,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_rx_pm_debug_statistics_notif);
 void iwl_rx_reply_error(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 			struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb)
 {
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)rxb->skb->data;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 
 	IWL_ERR(priv, "Error Reply type 0x%08X cmd %s (0x%02X) "
 		"seq 0x%04X ser 0x%08X\n",
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
index cec673badf0e0e7fb6f00efb3a5bd12f1c2bfdfc..b877f8893fdf60cf6330a339a569c920d6611cbc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ int iwl_send_cmd_pdu_async(struct iwl_priv *priv, u8 id, u16 len,
 			   const void *data,
 			   void (*callback)(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 					    struct iwl_device_cmd *cmd,
-					    struct sk_buff *skb));
+					    struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt));
 
 int iwl_enqueue_hcmd(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct iwl_host_cmd *cmd);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h
index 451aa65b1a5621da292c5f1ccc7ef7dd2fa1698a..35d579455c3c7b371010a4c6a0f7db0b2d8f0335 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h
@@ -146,12 +146,13 @@ extern void iwl5000_temperature(struct iwl_priv *priv);
 #define	DEFAULT_LONG_RETRY_LIMIT  4U
 
 struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer {
-	dma_addr_t real_dma_addr;
-	dma_addr_t aligned_dma_addr;
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	dma_addr_t page_dma;
+	struct page *page;
 	struct list_head list;
 };
 
+#define rxb_addr(r) page_address(r->page)
+
 /* defined below */
 struct iwl_device_cmd;
 
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ struct iwl_cmd_meta {
 	 */
 	void (*callback)(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 			 struct iwl_device_cmd *cmd,
-			 struct sk_buff *skb);
+			 struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt);
 
 	/* The CMD_SIZE_HUGE flag bit indicates that the command
 	 * structure is stored at the end of the shared queue memory. */
@@ -366,6 +367,13 @@ enum {
 
 #define IWL_CMD_MAX_PAYLOAD 320
 
+/*
+ * IWL_LINK_HDR_MAX should include ieee80211_hdr, radiotap header,
+ * SNAP header and alignment. It should also be big enough for 802.11
+ * control frames.
+ */
+#define IWL_LINK_HDR_MAX 64
+
 /**
  * struct iwl_device_cmd
  *
@@ -390,10 +398,10 @@ struct iwl_device_cmd {
 
 struct iwl_host_cmd {
 	const void *data;
-	struct sk_buff *reply_skb;
+	unsigned long reply_page;
 	void (*callback)(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 			 struct iwl_device_cmd *cmd,
-			 struct sk_buff *skb);
+			 struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt);
 	u32 flags;
 	u16 len;
 	u8 id;
@@ -650,7 +658,7 @@ struct iwl_sensitivity_ranges {
  * @valid_tx/rx_ant: usable antennas
  * @max_rxq_size: Max # Rx frames in Rx queue (must be power-of-2)
  * @max_rxq_log: Log-base-2 of max_rxq_size
- * @rx_buf_size: Rx buffer size
+ * @rx_page_order: Rx buffer page order
  * @rx_wrt_ptr_reg: FH{39}_RSCSR_CHNL0_WPTR
  * @max_stations:
  * @bcast_sta_id:
@@ -673,9 +681,8 @@ struct iwl_hw_params {
 	u8  valid_rx_ant;
 	u16 max_rxq_size;
 	u16 max_rxq_log;
-	u32 rx_buf_size;
+	u32 rx_page_order;
 	u32 rx_wrt_ptr_reg;
-	u32 max_pkt_size;
 	u8  max_stations;
 	u8  bcast_sta_id;
 	u8  ht40_channel;
@@ -987,7 +994,7 @@ struct iwl_priv {
 	int frames_count;
 
 	enum ieee80211_band band;
-	int alloc_rxb_skb;
+	int alloc_rxb_page;
 
 	void (*rx_handlers[REPLY_MAX])(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 				       struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-hcmd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-hcmd.c
index 532c8d6cd8daffedbd3816e4bc51592c9c92ce44..22a21a1c7f491b05a5c8f17db102feb6a787b2d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-hcmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-hcmd.c
@@ -103,17 +103,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_cmd_string);
 
 static void iwl_generic_cmd_callback(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 				     struct iwl_device_cmd *cmd,
-				     struct sk_buff *skb)
+				     struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt)
 {
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = NULL;
-
-	if (!skb) {
-		IWL_ERR(priv, "Error: Response NULL in %s.\n",
-				get_cmd_string(cmd->hdr.cmd));
-		return;
-	}
-
-	pkt = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)skb->data;
 	if (pkt->hdr.flags & IWL_CMD_FAILED_MSK) {
 		IWL_ERR(priv, "Bad return from %s (0x%08X)\n",
 			get_cmd_string(cmd->hdr.cmd), pkt->hdr.flags);
@@ -215,7 +206,7 @@ int iwl_send_cmd_sync(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct iwl_host_cmd *cmd)
 		ret = -EIO;
 		goto fail;
 	}
-	if ((cmd->flags & CMD_WANT_SKB) && !cmd->reply_skb) {
+	if ((cmd->flags & CMD_WANT_SKB) && !cmd->reply_page) {
 		IWL_ERR(priv, "Error: Response NULL in '%s'\n",
 			  get_cmd_string(cmd->id));
 		ret = -EIO;
@@ -237,9 +228,9 @@ int iwl_send_cmd_sync(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct iwl_host_cmd *cmd)
 							~CMD_WANT_SKB;
 	}
 fail:
-	if (cmd->reply_skb) {
-		dev_kfree_skb_any(cmd->reply_skb);
-		cmd->reply_skb = NULL;
+	if (cmd->reply_page) {
+		free_pages(cmd->reply_page, priv->hw_params.rx_page_order);
+		cmd->reply_page = 0;
 	}
 out:
 	clear_bit(STATUS_HCMD_SYNC_ACTIVE, &priv->status);
@@ -272,7 +263,7 @@ int iwl_send_cmd_pdu_async(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 			   u8 id, u16 len, const void *data,
 			   void (*callback)(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 					    struct iwl_device_cmd *cmd,
-					    struct sk_buff *skb))
+					    struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt))
 {
 	struct iwl_host_cmd cmd = {
 		.id = id,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rx.c
index 7ad327ef9cb53bd5af46f765f680830a7c71a821..0a407f79de01dd66e9a29e26514d80fa19e38aea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rx.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ int iwl_rx_queue_restock(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 		list_del(element);
 
 		/* Point to Rx buffer via next RBD in circular buffer */
-		rxq->bd[rxq->write] = iwl_dma_addr2rbd_ptr(priv, rxb->aligned_dma_addr);
+		rxq->bd[rxq->write] = iwl_dma_addr2rbd_ptr(priv, rxb->page_dma);
 		rxq->queue[rxq->write] = rxb;
 		rxq->write = (rxq->write + 1) & RX_QUEUE_MASK;
 		rxq->free_count--;
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ void iwl_rx_allocate(struct iwl_priv *priv, gfp_t priority)
 	struct iwl_rx_queue *rxq = &priv->rxq;
 	struct list_head *element;
 	struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb;
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	struct page *page;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	while (1) {
@@ -252,29 +252,34 @@ void iwl_rx_allocate(struct iwl_priv *priv, gfp_t priority)
 
 		if (rxq->free_count > RX_LOW_WATERMARK)
 			priority |= __GFP_NOWARN;
-		/* Alloc a new receive buffer */
-		skb = alloc_skb(priv->hw_params.rx_buf_size + 256,
-						priority);
 
-		if (!skb) {
+		if (priv->hw_params.rx_page_order > 0)
+			priority |= __GFP_COMP;
+
+		/* Alloc a new receive buffer */
+		page = alloc_pages(priority, priv->hw_params.rx_page_order);
+		if (!page) {
 			if (net_ratelimit())
-				IWL_DEBUG_INFO(priv, "Failed to allocate SKB buffer.\n");
+				IWL_DEBUG_INFO(priv, "alloc_pages failed, "
+					       "order: %d\n",
+					       priv->hw_params.rx_page_order);
+
 			if ((rxq->free_count <= RX_LOW_WATERMARK) &&
 			    net_ratelimit())
-				IWL_CRIT(priv, "Failed to allocate SKB buffer with %s. Only %u free buffers remaining.\n",
+				IWL_CRIT(priv, "Failed to alloc_pages with %s. Only %u free buffers remaining.\n",
 					 priority == GFP_ATOMIC ?  "GFP_ATOMIC" : "GFP_KERNEL",
 					 rxq->free_count);
 			/* We don't reschedule replenish work here -- we will
 			 * call the restock method and if it still needs
 			 * more buffers it will schedule replenish */
-			break;
+			return;
 		}
 
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&rxq->lock, flags);
 
 		if (list_empty(&rxq->rx_used)) {
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rxq->lock, flags);
-			dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+			__free_pages(page, priv->hw_params.rx_page_order);
 			return;
 		}
 		element = rxq->rx_used.next;
@@ -283,24 +288,21 @@ void iwl_rx_allocate(struct iwl_priv *priv, gfp_t priority)
 
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rxq->lock, flags);
 
-		rxb->skb = skb;
-		/* Get physical address of RB/SKB */
-		rxb->real_dma_addr = pci_map_single(
-					priv->pci_dev,
-					rxb->skb->data,
-					priv->hw_params.rx_buf_size + 256,
-					PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
+		rxb->page = page;
+		/* Get physical address of the RB */
+		rxb->page_dma = pci_map_page(priv->pci_dev, page, 0,
+				PAGE_SIZE << priv->hw_params.rx_page_order,
+				PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
 		/* dma address must be no more than 36 bits */
-		BUG_ON(rxb->real_dma_addr & ~DMA_BIT_MASK(36));
+		BUG_ON(rxb->page_dma & ~DMA_BIT_MASK(36));
 		/* and also 256 byte aligned! */
-		rxb->aligned_dma_addr = ALIGN(rxb->real_dma_addr, 256);
-		skb_reserve(rxb->skb, rxb->aligned_dma_addr - rxb->real_dma_addr);
+		BUG_ON(rxb->page_dma & DMA_BIT_MASK(8));
 
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&rxq->lock, flags);
 
 		list_add_tail(&rxb->list, &rxq->rx_free);
 		rxq->free_count++;
-		priv->alloc_rxb_skb++;
+		priv->alloc_rxb_page++;
 
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rxq->lock, flags);
 	}
@@ -336,12 +338,14 @@ void iwl_rx_queue_free(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct iwl_rx_queue *rxq)
 {
 	int i;
 	for (i = 0; i < RX_QUEUE_SIZE + RX_FREE_BUFFERS; i++) {
-		if (rxq->pool[i].skb != NULL) {
-			pci_unmap_single(priv->pci_dev,
-					 rxq->pool[i].real_dma_addr,
-					 priv->hw_params.rx_buf_size + 256,
-					 PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
-			dev_kfree_skb(rxq->pool[i].skb);
+		if (rxq->pool[i].page != NULL) {
+			pci_unmap_page(priv->pci_dev, rxq->pool[i].page_dma,
+				PAGE_SIZE << priv->hw_params.rx_page_order,
+				PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
+			__free_pages(rxq->pool[i].page,
+				     priv->hw_params.rx_page_order);
+			rxq->pool[i].page = NULL;
+			priv->alloc_rxb_page--;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -405,14 +409,14 @@ void iwl_rx_queue_reset(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct iwl_rx_queue *rxq)
 	for (i = 0; i < RX_FREE_BUFFERS + RX_QUEUE_SIZE; i++) {
 		/* In the reset function, these buffers may have been allocated
 		 * to an SKB, so we need to unmap and free potential storage */
-		if (rxq->pool[i].skb != NULL) {
-			pci_unmap_single(priv->pci_dev,
-					 rxq->pool[i].real_dma_addr,
-					 priv->hw_params.rx_buf_size + 256,
-					 PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
-			priv->alloc_rxb_skb--;
-			dev_kfree_skb(rxq->pool[i].skb);
-			rxq->pool[i].skb = NULL;
+		if (rxq->pool[i].page != NULL) {
+			pci_unmap_page(priv->pci_dev, rxq->pool[i].page_dma,
+				PAGE_SIZE << priv->hw_params.rx_page_order,
+				PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
+			priv->alloc_rxb_page--;
+			__free_pages(rxq->pool[i].page,
+				     priv->hw_params.rx_page_order);
+			rxq->pool[i].page = NULL;
 		}
 		list_add_tail(&rxq->pool[i].list, &rxq->rx_used);
 	}
@@ -491,7 +495,7 @@ void iwl_rx_missed_beacon_notif(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 				struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb)
 
 {
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)rxb->skb->data;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 	struct iwl_missed_beacon_notif *missed_beacon;
 
 	missed_beacon = &pkt->u.missed_beacon;
@@ -592,7 +596,7 @@ void iwl_rx_statistics(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 			      struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb)
 {
 	int change;
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)rxb->skb->data;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 
 	IWL_DEBUG_RX(priv, "Statistics notification received (%d vs %d).\n",
 		     (int)sizeof(priv->statistics),
@@ -919,6 +923,9 @@ static void iwl_pass_packet_to_mac80211(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 					struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb,
 					struct ieee80211_rx_status *stats)
 {
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	int ret = 0;
+
 	/* We only process data packets if the interface is open */
 	if (unlikely(!priv->is_open)) {
 		IWL_DEBUG_DROP_LIMIT(priv,
@@ -931,15 +938,38 @@ static void iwl_pass_packet_to_mac80211(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 	    iwl_set_decrypted_flag(priv, hdr, ampdu_status, stats))
 		return;
 
-	/* Resize SKB from mac header to end of packet */
-	skb_reserve(rxb->skb, (void *)hdr - (void *)rxb->skb->data);
-	skb_put(rxb->skb, len);
+	skb = alloc_skb(IWL_LINK_HDR_MAX, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!skb) {
+		IWL_ERR(priv, "alloc_skb failed\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	skb_add_rx_frag(skb, 0, rxb->page, (void *)hdr - rxb_addr(rxb), len);
+
+	/* mac80211 currently doesn't support paged SKB. Convert it to
+	 * linear SKB for management frame and data frame requires
+	 * software decryption or software defragementation. */
+	if (ieee80211_is_mgmt(hdr->frame_control) ||
+	    ieee80211_has_protected(hdr->frame_control) ||
+	    ieee80211_has_morefrags(hdr->frame_control) ||
+	    le16_to_cpu(hdr->seq_ctrl) & IEEE80211_SCTL_FRAG)
+		ret = skb_linearize(skb);
+	else
+		ret = __pskb_pull_tail(skb, min_t(u16, IWL_LINK_HDR_MAX, len)) ?
+			 0 : -ENOMEM;
+
+	if (ret) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	iwl_update_stats(priv, false, hdr->frame_control, len);
-	memcpy(IEEE80211_SKB_RXCB(rxb->skb), stats, sizeof(*stats));
-	ieee80211_rx_irqsafe(priv->hw, rxb->skb);
-	priv->alloc_rxb_skb--;
-	rxb->skb = NULL;
+	memcpy(IEEE80211_SKB_RXCB(skb), stats, sizeof(*stats));
+
+	ieee80211_rx(priv->hw, skb);
+ out:
+	priv->alloc_rxb_page--;
+	rxb->page = NULL;
 }
 
 /* This is necessary only for a number of statistics, see the caller. */
@@ -967,7 +997,7 @@ void iwl_rx_reply_rx(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 {
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *header;
 	struct ieee80211_rx_status rx_status;
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)rxb->skb->data;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 	struct iwl_rx_phy_res *phy_res;
 	__le32 rx_pkt_status;
 	struct iwl4965_rx_mpdu_res_start *amsdu;
@@ -1128,7 +1158,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_rx_reply_rx);
 void iwl_rx_reply_rx_phy(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 				    struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb)
 {
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)rxb->skb->data;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 	priv->last_phy_res[0] = 1;
 	memcpy(&priv->last_phy_res[1], &(pkt->u.raw[0]),
 	       sizeof(struct iwl_rx_phy_res));
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c
index 41f9a06212500f8b727fbc5dcdc4935603953c25..4fca65a2fe9c9491220040eb4395e2e55cee617f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_scan_cancel_timeout);
 static int iwl_send_scan_abort(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *res;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt;
 	struct iwl_host_cmd cmd = {
 		.id = REPLY_SCAN_ABORT_CMD,
 		.flags = CMD_WANT_SKB,
@@ -131,21 +131,21 @@ static int iwl_send_scan_abort(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	res = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)cmd.reply_skb->data;
-	if (res->u.status != CAN_ABORT_STATUS) {
+	pkt = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)cmd.reply_page;
+	if (pkt->u.status != CAN_ABORT_STATUS) {
 		/* The scan abort will return 1 for success or
 		 * 2 for "failure".  A failure condition can be
 		 * due to simply not being in an active scan which
 		 * can occur if we send the scan abort before we
 		 * the microcode has notified us that a scan is
 		 * completed. */
-		IWL_DEBUG_INFO(priv, "SCAN_ABORT returned %d.\n", res->u.status);
+		IWL_DEBUG_INFO(priv, "SCAN_ABORT returned %d.\n", pkt->u.status);
 		clear_bit(STATUS_SCAN_ABORTING, &priv->status);
 		clear_bit(STATUS_SCAN_HW, &priv->status);
 	}
 
-	priv->alloc_rxb_skb--;
-	dev_kfree_skb_any(cmd.reply_skb);
+	priv->alloc_rxb_page--;
+	free_pages(cmd.reply_page, priv->hw_params.rx_page_order);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static void iwl_rx_reply_scan(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 			      struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)rxb->skb->data;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 	struct iwl_scanreq_notification *notif =
 	    (struct iwl_scanreq_notification *)pkt->u.raw;
 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static void iwl_rx_reply_scan(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 static void iwl_rx_scan_start_notif(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 				    struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb)
 {
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)rxb->skb->data;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 	struct iwl_scanstart_notification *notif =
 	    (struct iwl_scanstart_notification *)pkt->u.raw;
 	priv->scan_start_tsf = le32_to_cpu(notif->tsf_low);
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static void iwl_rx_scan_results_notif(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 				      struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)rxb->skb->data;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 	struct iwl_scanresults_notification *notif =
 	    (struct iwl_scanresults_notification *)pkt->u.raw;
 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static void iwl_rx_scan_complete_notif(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 				       struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)rxb->skb->data;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 	struct iwl_scancomplete_notification *scan_notif = (void *)pkt->u.raw;
 
 	IWL_DEBUG_SCAN(priv, "Scan complete: %d channels (TSF 0x%08X:%08X) - %d\n",
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-spectrum.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-spectrum.c
index 022bcf115731858bdbe0b25d7bfaf78914174e50..1ea5cd345fe8b0e30c7efe5d10ca24c70fdce370 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-spectrum.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-spectrum.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static int iwl_get_measurement(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 static void iwl_rx_spectrum_measure_notif(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 					  struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb)
 {
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)rxb->skb->data;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 	struct iwl_spectrum_notification *report = &(pkt->u.spectrum_notif);
 
 	if (!report->state) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-sta.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-sta.c
index c6633fec8216f5f6551e9eba141cc0966494e004..dc74c16d36a82cf724ab181e1e003544de465000 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-sta.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-sta.c
@@ -99,32 +99,25 @@ static void iwl_sta_ucode_activate(struct iwl_priv *priv, u8 sta_id)
 
 static void iwl_add_sta_callback(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 				 struct iwl_device_cmd *cmd,
-				 struct sk_buff *skb)
+				 struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt)
 {
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *res = NULL;
 	struct iwl_addsta_cmd *addsta =
 		(struct iwl_addsta_cmd *)cmd->cmd.payload;
 	u8 sta_id = addsta->sta.sta_id;
 
-	if (!skb) {
-		IWL_ERR(priv, "Error: Response NULL in REPLY_ADD_STA.\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	res = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)skb->data;
-	if (res->hdr.flags & IWL_CMD_FAILED_MSK) {
+	if (pkt->hdr.flags & IWL_CMD_FAILED_MSK) {
 		IWL_ERR(priv, "Bad return from REPLY_ADD_STA (0x%08X)\n",
-			  res->hdr.flags);
+			  pkt->hdr.flags);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	switch (res->u.add_sta.status) {
+	switch (pkt->u.add_sta.status) {
 	case ADD_STA_SUCCESS_MSK:
 		iwl_sta_ucode_activate(priv, sta_id);
 		 /* fall through */
 	default:
 		IWL_DEBUG_HC(priv, "Received REPLY_ADD_STA:(0x%08X)\n",
-			     res->u.add_sta.status);
+			     pkt->u.add_sta.status);
 		break;
 	}
 }
@@ -132,7 +125,7 @@ static void iwl_add_sta_callback(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 int iwl_send_add_sta(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 		     struct iwl_addsta_cmd *sta, u8 flags)
 {
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *res = NULL;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = NULL;
 	int ret = 0;
 	u8 data[sizeof(*sta)];
 	struct iwl_host_cmd cmd = {
@@ -152,15 +145,15 @@ int iwl_send_add_sta(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 	if (ret || (flags & CMD_ASYNC))
 		return ret;
 
-	res = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)cmd.reply_skb->data;
-	if (res->hdr.flags & IWL_CMD_FAILED_MSK) {
+	pkt = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)cmd.reply_page;
+	if (pkt->hdr.flags & IWL_CMD_FAILED_MSK) {
 		IWL_ERR(priv, "Bad return from REPLY_ADD_STA (0x%08X)\n",
-			  res->hdr.flags);
+			  pkt->hdr.flags);
 		ret = -EIO;
 	}
 
 	if (ret == 0) {
-		switch (res->u.add_sta.status) {
+		switch (pkt->u.add_sta.status) {
 		case ADD_STA_SUCCESS_MSK:
 			iwl_sta_ucode_activate(priv, sta->sta.sta_id);
 			IWL_DEBUG_INFO(priv, "REPLY_ADD_STA PASSED\n");
@@ -172,8 +165,8 @@ int iwl_send_add_sta(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 		}
 	}
 
-	priv->alloc_rxb_skb--;
-	dev_kfree_skb_any(cmd.reply_skb);
+	priv->alloc_rxb_page--;
+	free_pages(cmd.reply_page, priv->hw_params.rx_page_order);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -324,26 +317,19 @@ static void iwl_sta_ucode_deactivate(struct iwl_priv *priv, const char *addr)
 
 static void iwl_remove_sta_callback(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 				    struct iwl_device_cmd *cmd,
-				    struct sk_buff *skb)
+				    struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt)
 {
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *res = NULL;
 	struct iwl_rem_sta_cmd *rm_sta =
-		 (struct iwl_rem_sta_cmd *)cmd->cmd.payload;
+			(struct iwl_rem_sta_cmd *)cmd->cmd.payload;
 	const char *addr = rm_sta->addr;
 
-	if (!skb) {
-		IWL_ERR(priv, "Error: Response NULL in REPLY_REMOVE_STA.\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	res = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)skb->data;
-	if (res->hdr.flags & IWL_CMD_FAILED_MSK) {
+	if (pkt->hdr.flags & IWL_CMD_FAILED_MSK) {
 		IWL_ERR(priv, "Bad return from REPLY_REMOVE_STA (0x%08X)\n",
-		res->hdr.flags);
+		pkt->hdr.flags);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	switch (res->u.rem_sta.status) {
+	switch (pkt->u.rem_sta.status) {
 	case REM_STA_SUCCESS_MSK:
 		iwl_sta_ucode_deactivate(priv, addr);
 		break;
@@ -356,7 +342,7 @@ static void iwl_remove_sta_callback(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 static int iwl_send_remove_station(struct iwl_priv *priv, const u8 *addr,
 				   u8 flags)
 {
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *res = NULL;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt;
 	int ret;
 
 	struct iwl_rem_sta_cmd rm_sta_cmd;
@@ -381,15 +367,15 @@ static int iwl_send_remove_station(struct iwl_priv *priv, const u8 *addr,
 	if (ret || (flags & CMD_ASYNC))
 		return ret;
 
-	res = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)cmd.reply_skb->data;
-	if (res->hdr.flags & IWL_CMD_FAILED_MSK) {
+	pkt = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)cmd.reply_page;
+	if (pkt->hdr.flags & IWL_CMD_FAILED_MSK) {
 		IWL_ERR(priv, "Bad return from REPLY_REMOVE_STA (0x%08X)\n",
-			  res->hdr.flags);
+			  pkt->hdr.flags);
 		ret = -EIO;
 	}
 
 	if (!ret) {
-		switch (res->u.rem_sta.status) {
+		switch (pkt->u.rem_sta.status) {
 		case REM_STA_SUCCESS_MSK:
 			iwl_sta_ucode_deactivate(priv, addr);
 			IWL_DEBUG_ASSOC(priv, "REPLY_REMOVE_STA PASSED\n");
@@ -401,8 +387,8 @@ static int iwl_send_remove_station(struct iwl_priv *priv, const u8 *addr,
 		}
 	}
 
-	priv->alloc_rxb_skb--;
-	dev_kfree_skb_any(cmd.reply_skb);
+	priv->alloc_rxb_page--;
+	free_pages(cmd.reply_page, priv->hw_params.rx_page_order);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-tx.c
index d0bd7cd024ad9802c4e3285c48aac3b875c21150..5c43d7c43b30f8d98cef49fc63bbe6a38ccf513d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-tx.c
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ static void iwl_hcmd_queue_reclaim(struct iwl_priv *priv, int txq_id,
  */
 void iwl_tx_cmd_complete(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb)
 {
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)rxb->skb->data;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 	u16 sequence = le16_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.sequence);
 	int txq_id = SEQ_TO_QUEUE(sequence);
 	int index = SEQ_TO_INDEX(sequence);
@@ -1180,10 +1180,10 @@ void iwl_tx_cmd_complete(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb)
 
 	/* Input error checking is done when commands are added to queue. */
 	if (meta->flags & CMD_WANT_SKB) {
-		meta->source->reply_skb = rxb->skb;
-		rxb->skb = NULL;
+		meta->source->reply_page = (unsigned long)rxb_addr(rxb);
+		rxb->page = NULL;
 	} else if (meta->callback)
-		meta->callback(priv, cmd, rxb->skb);
+		meta->callback(priv, cmd, pkt);
 
 	iwl_hcmd_queue_reclaim(priv, txq_id, index, cmd_index);
 
@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@ static int iwl_tx_status_reply_compressed_ba(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 void iwl_rx_reply_compressed_ba(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 					   struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb)
 {
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)rxb->skb->data;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 	struct iwl_compressed_ba_resp *ba_resp = &pkt->u.compressed_ba;
 	struct iwl_tx_queue *txq = NULL;
 	struct iwl_ht_agg *agg;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index 515f29b8a7a7bbd78c9a95ed85b775da4726d416..5977a57a234c62ebd758b5e0de2f2c070aa2d575 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ static int iwl3945_get_measurement(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 			       u8 type)
 {
 	struct iwl_spectrum_cmd spectrum;
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *res;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt;
 	struct iwl_host_cmd cmd = {
 		.id = REPLY_SPECTRUM_MEASUREMENT_CMD,
 		.data = (void *)&spectrum,
@@ -790,18 +790,18 @@ static int iwl3945_get_measurement(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	res = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)cmd.reply_skb->data;
-	if (res->hdr.flags & IWL_CMD_FAILED_MSK) {
+	pkt = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)cmd.reply_page;
+	if (pkt->hdr.flags & IWL_CMD_FAILED_MSK) {
 		IWL_ERR(priv, "Bad return from REPLY_RX_ON_ASSOC command\n");
 		rc = -EIO;
 	}
 
-	spectrum_resp_status = le16_to_cpu(res->u.spectrum.status);
+	spectrum_resp_status = le16_to_cpu(pkt->u.spectrum.status);
 	switch (spectrum_resp_status) {
 	case 0:		/* Command will be handled */
-		if (res->u.spectrum.id != 0xff) {
+		if (pkt->u.spectrum.id != 0xff) {
 			IWL_DEBUG_INFO(priv, "Replaced existing measurement: %d\n",
-						res->u.spectrum.id);
+						pkt->u.spectrum.id);
 			priv->measurement_status &= ~MEASUREMENT_READY;
 		}
 		priv->measurement_status |= MEASUREMENT_ACTIVE;
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ static int iwl3945_get_measurement(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 		break;
 	}
 
-	dev_kfree_skb_any(cmd.reply_skb);
+	free_pages(cmd.reply_page, priv->hw_params.rx_page_order);
 
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ static int iwl3945_get_measurement(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 static void iwl3945_rx_reply_alive(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 			       struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb)
 {
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = (void *)rxb->skb->data;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 	struct iwl_alive_resp *palive;
 	struct delayed_work *pwork;
 
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ static void iwl3945_rx_reply_add_sta(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 				 struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = (void *)rxb->skb->data;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 #endif
 
 	IWL_DEBUG_RX(priv, "Received REPLY_ADD_STA: 0x%02X\n", pkt->u.status);
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ static void iwl3945_rx_beacon_notif(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 				struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = (void *)rxb->skb->data;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 	struct iwl3945_beacon_notif *beacon = &(pkt->u.beacon_status);
 	u8 rate = beacon->beacon_notify_hdr.rate;
 
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ static void iwl3945_rx_beacon_notif(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 static void iwl3945_rx_card_state_notif(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 				    struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb)
 {
-	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = (void *)rxb->skb->data;
+	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 	u32 flags = le32_to_cpu(pkt->u.card_state_notif.flags);
 	unsigned long status = priv->status;
 
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ static int iwl3945_rx_queue_restock(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 		list_del(element);
 
 		/* Point to Rx buffer via next RBD in circular buffer */
-		rxq->bd[rxq->write] = iwl3945_dma_addr2rbd_ptr(priv, rxb->real_dma_addr);
+		rxq->bd[rxq->write] = iwl3945_dma_addr2rbd_ptr(priv, rxb->page_dma);
 		rxq->queue[rxq->write] = rxb;
 		rxq->write = (rxq->write + 1) & RX_QUEUE_MASK;
 		rxq->free_count--;
@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ static void iwl3945_rx_allocate(struct iwl_priv *priv, gfp_t priority)
 	struct iwl_rx_queue *rxq = &priv->rxq;
 	struct list_head *element;
 	struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb;
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	struct page *page;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	while (1) {
@@ -1136,9 +1136,13 @@ static void iwl3945_rx_allocate(struct iwl_priv *priv, gfp_t priority)
 
 		if (rxq->free_count > RX_LOW_WATERMARK)
 			priority |= __GFP_NOWARN;
+
+		if (priv->hw_params.rx_page_order > 0)
+			priority |= __GFP_COMP;
+
 		/* Alloc a new receive buffer */
-		skb = alloc_skb(priv->hw_params.rx_buf_size, priority);
-		if (!skb) {
+		page = alloc_pages(priority, priv->hw_params.rx_page_order);
+		if (!page) {
 			if (net_ratelimit())
 				IWL_DEBUG_INFO(priv, "Failed to allocate SKB buffer.\n");
 			if ((rxq->free_count <= RX_LOW_WATERMARK) &&
@@ -1155,7 +1159,7 @@ static void iwl3945_rx_allocate(struct iwl_priv *priv, gfp_t priority)
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&rxq->lock, flags);
 		if (list_empty(&rxq->rx_used)) {
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rxq->lock, flags);
-			dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+			__free_pages(page, priv->hw_params.rx_page_order);
 			return;
 		}
 		element = rxq->rx_used.next;
@@ -1163,26 +1167,18 @@ static void iwl3945_rx_allocate(struct iwl_priv *priv, gfp_t priority)
 		list_del(element);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rxq->lock, flags);
 
-		rxb->skb = skb;
-
-		/* If radiotap head is required, reserve some headroom here.
-		 * The physical head count is a variable rx_stats->phy_count.
-		 * We reserve 4 bytes here. Plus these extra bytes, the
-		 * headroom of the physical head should be enough for the
-		 * radiotap head that iwl3945 supported. See iwl3945_rt.
-		 */
-		skb_reserve(rxb->skb, 4);
-
+		rxb->page = page;
 		/* Get physical address of RB/SKB */
-		rxb->real_dma_addr = pci_map_single(priv->pci_dev,
-						rxb->skb->data,
-						priv->hw_params.rx_buf_size,
-						PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
+		rxb->page_dma = pci_map_page(priv->pci_dev, page, 0,
+				PAGE_SIZE << priv->hw_params.rx_page_order,
+				PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
 
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&rxq->lock, flags);
+
 		list_add_tail(&rxb->list, &rxq->rx_free);
-		priv->alloc_rxb_skb++;
 		rxq->free_count++;
+		priv->alloc_rxb_page++;
+
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rxq->lock, flags);
 	}
 }
@@ -1198,14 +1194,14 @@ void iwl3945_rx_queue_reset(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct iwl_rx_queue *rxq)
 	for (i = 0; i < RX_FREE_BUFFERS + RX_QUEUE_SIZE; i++) {
 		/* In the reset function, these buffers may have been allocated
 		 * to an SKB, so we need to unmap and free potential storage */
-		if (rxq->pool[i].skb != NULL) {
-			pci_unmap_single(priv->pci_dev,
-					 rxq->pool[i].real_dma_addr,
-					 priv->hw_params.rx_buf_size,
-					 PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
-			priv->alloc_rxb_skb--;
-			dev_kfree_skb(rxq->pool[i].skb);
-			rxq->pool[i].skb = NULL;
+		if (rxq->pool[i].page != NULL) {
+			pci_unmap_page(priv->pci_dev, rxq->pool[i].page_dma,
+				PAGE_SIZE << priv->hw_params.rx_page_order,
+				PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
+			priv->alloc_rxb_page--;
+			__free_pages(rxq->pool[i].page,
+				     priv->hw_params.rx_page_order);
+			rxq->pool[i].page = NULL;
 		}
 		list_add_tail(&rxq->pool[i].list, &rxq->rx_used);
 	}
@@ -1213,8 +1209,8 @@ void iwl3945_rx_queue_reset(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct iwl_rx_queue *rxq)
 	/* Set us so that we have processed and used all buffers, but have
 	 * not restocked the Rx queue with fresh buffers */
 	rxq->read = rxq->write = 0;
-	rxq->free_count = 0;
 	rxq->write_actual = 0;
+	rxq->free_count = 0;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rxq->lock, flags);
 }
 
@@ -1247,12 +1243,14 @@ static void iwl3945_rx_queue_free(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct iwl_rx_queue *rx
 {
 	int i;
 	for (i = 0; i < RX_QUEUE_SIZE + RX_FREE_BUFFERS; i++) {
-		if (rxq->pool[i].skb != NULL) {
-			pci_unmap_single(priv->pci_dev,
-					 rxq->pool[i].real_dma_addr,
-					 priv->hw_params.rx_buf_size,
-					 PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
-			dev_kfree_skb(rxq->pool[i].skb);
+		if (rxq->pool[i].page != NULL) {
+			pci_unmap_page(priv->pci_dev, rxq->pool[i].page_dma,
+				PAGE_SIZE << priv->hw_params.rx_page_order,
+				PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
+			__free_pages(rxq->pool[i].page,
+				     priv->hw_params.rx_page_order);
+			rxq->pool[i].page = NULL;
+			priv->alloc_rxb_page--;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1388,10 +1386,10 @@ static void iwl3945_rx_handle(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 
 		rxq->queue[i] = NULL;
 
-		pci_unmap_single(priv->pci_dev, rxb->real_dma_addr,
-				priv->hw_params.rx_buf_size,
-				PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
-		pkt = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)rxb->skb->data;
+		pci_unmap_page(priv->pci_dev, rxb->page_dma,
+			       PAGE_SIZE << priv->hw_params.rx_page_order,
+			       PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
+		pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 
 		trace_iwlwifi_dev_rx(priv, pkt,
 			le32_to_cpu(pkt->len_n_flags) & FH_RSCSR_FRAME_SIZE_MSK);
@@ -1416,16 +1414,17 @@ static void iwl3945_rx_handle(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 			priv->isr_stats.rx_handlers[pkt->hdr.cmd]++;
 		} else {
 			/* No handling needed */
-			IWL_DEBUG_RX(priv, "r %d i %d No handler needed for %s, 0x%02x\n",
+			IWL_DEBUG_RX(priv,
+				"r %d i %d No handler needed for %s, 0x%02x\n",
 				r, i, get_cmd_string(pkt->hdr.cmd),
 				pkt->hdr.cmd);
 		}
 
 		if (reclaim) {
-			/* Invoke any callbacks, transfer the skb to caller, and
-			 * fire off the (possibly) blocking iwl_send_cmd()
+			/* Invoke any callbacks, transfer the buffer to caller,
+			 * and fire off the (possibly) blocking iwl_send_cmd()
 			 * as we reclaim the driver command queue */
-			if (rxb && rxb->skb)
+			if (rxb && rxb->page)
 				iwl_tx_cmd_complete(priv, rxb);
 			else
 				IWL_WARN(priv, "Claim null rxb?\n");
@@ -1434,10 +1433,10 @@ static void iwl3945_rx_handle(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 		/* For now we just don't re-use anything.  We can tweak this
 		 * later to try and re-use notification packets and SKBs that
 		 * fail to Rx correctly */
-		if (rxb->skb != NULL) {
-			priv->alloc_rxb_skb--;
-			dev_kfree_skb_any(rxb->skb);
-			rxb->skb = NULL;
+		if (rxb->page != NULL) {
+			priv->alloc_rxb_page--;
+			__free_pages(rxb->page, priv->hw_params.rx_page_order);
+			rxb->page = NULL;
 		}
 
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&rxq->lock, flags);
@@ -1678,6 +1677,8 @@ static void iwl3945_irq_tasklet(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 	}
 #endif
 
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
+
 	/* Since CSR_INT and CSR_FH_INT_STATUS reads and clears are not
 	 * atomic, make sure that inta covers all the interrupts that
 	 * we've discovered, even if FH interrupt came in just after
@@ -1699,8 +1700,6 @@ static void iwl3945_irq_tasklet(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 
 		handled |= CSR_INT_BIT_HW_ERR;
 
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
-
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1792,7 +1791,6 @@ static void iwl3945_irq_tasklet(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 			"flags 0x%08lx\n", inta, inta_mask, inta_fh, flags);
 	}
 #endif
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
 }
 
 static int iwl3945_get_channels_for_scan(struct iwl_priv *priv,