diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
index bae6c4e23d3f7d02798478993c50b976767a81ee..f5406766ece32146adf0f13abdf18978c769c4cc 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ static int crypt_iv_plain_gen(struct crypt_config *cc, u8 *iv,
 			      struct dm_crypt_request *dmreq)
 {
 	memset(iv, 0, cc->iv_size);
-	*(u32 *)iv = cpu_to_le32(dmreq->iv_sector & 0xffffffff);
+	*(__le32 *)iv = cpu_to_le32(dmreq->iv_sector & 0xffffffff);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ static int crypt_iv_plain64_gen(struct crypt_config *cc, u8 *iv,
 				struct dm_crypt_request *dmreq)
 {
 	memset(iv, 0, cc->iv_size);
-	*(u64 *)iv = cpu_to_le64(dmreq->iv_sector);
+	*(__le64 *)iv = cpu_to_le64(dmreq->iv_sector);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ static int crypt_iv_essiv_gen(struct crypt_config *cc, u8 *iv,
 	struct crypto_cipher *essiv_tfm = this_crypt_config(cc)->iv_private;
 
 	memset(iv, 0, cc->iv_size);
-	*(u64 *)iv = cpu_to_le64(dmreq->iv_sector);
+	*(__le64 *)iv = cpu_to_le64(dmreq->iv_sector);
 	crypto_cipher_encrypt_one(essiv_tfm, iv, iv);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-log.c b/drivers/md/dm-log.c
index 948e3f4925bfe6d28a39aeed22e11324f1b1b8df..5f06fb6874088d43d3d8bc176364c4292db7d86c 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-log.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-log.c
@@ -197,15 +197,21 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dm_dirty_log_destroy);
 #define MIRROR_DISK_VERSION 2
 #define LOG_OFFSET 2
 
-struct log_header {
-	uint32_t magic;
+struct log_header_disk {
+	__le32 magic;
 
 	/*
 	 * Simple, incrementing version. no backward
 	 * compatibility.
 	 */
+	__le32 version;
+	__le64 nr_regions;
+} __packed;
+
+struct log_header_core {
+	uint32_t magic;
 	uint32_t version;
-	sector_t nr_regions;
+	uint64_t nr_regions;
 };
 
 struct log_c {
@@ -239,10 +245,10 @@ struct log_c {
 	int log_dev_failed;
 	int log_dev_flush_failed;
 	struct dm_dev *log_dev;
-	struct log_header header;
+	struct log_header_core header;
 
 	struct dm_io_region header_location;
-	struct log_header *disk_header;
+	struct log_header_disk *disk_header;
 };
 
 /*
@@ -271,14 +277,14 @@ static inline void log_clear_bit(struct log_c *l,
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------
  * Header IO
  *--------------------------------------------------------------*/
-static void header_to_disk(struct log_header *core, struct log_header *disk)
+static void header_to_disk(struct log_header_core *core, struct log_header_disk *disk)
 {
 	disk->magic = cpu_to_le32(core->magic);
 	disk->version = cpu_to_le32(core->version);
 	disk->nr_regions = cpu_to_le64(core->nr_regions);
 }
 
-static void header_from_disk(struct log_header *core, struct log_header *disk)
+static void header_from_disk(struct log_header_core *core, struct log_header_disk *disk)
 {
 	core->magic = le32_to_cpu(disk->magic);
 	core->version = le32_to_cpu(disk->version);
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-snap-persistent.c b/drivers/md/dm-snap-persistent.c
index e4ecadf0548a72c8cca30b169c2feb80a06719b5..39becbec4dfed6b21c18a3fc3b5c9d4710727b65 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-snap-persistent.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-snap-persistent.c
@@ -58,25 +58,30 @@
 #define NUM_SNAPSHOT_HDR_CHUNKS 1
 
 struct disk_header {
-	uint32_t magic;
+	__le32 magic;
 
 	/*
 	 * Is this snapshot valid.  There is no way of recovering
 	 * an invalid snapshot.
 	 */
-	uint32_t valid;
+	__le32 valid;
 
 	/*
 	 * Simple, incrementing version. no backward
 	 * compatibility.
 	 */
-	uint32_t version;
+	__le32 version;
 
 	/* In sectors */
-	uint32_t chunk_size;
-};
+	__le32 chunk_size;
+} __packed;
 
 struct disk_exception {
+	__le64 old_chunk;
+	__le64 new_chunk;
+} __packed;
+
+struct core_exception {
 	uint64_t old_chunk;
 	uint64_t new_chunk;
 };
@@ -396,32 +401,32 @@ static struct disk_exception *get_exception(struct pstore *ps, uint32_t index)
 }
 
 static void read_exception(struct pstore *ps,
-			   uint32_t index, struct disk_exception *result)
+			   uint32_t index, struct core_exception *result)
 {
-	struct disk_exception *e = get_exception(ps, index);
+	struct disk_exception *de = get_exception(ps, index);
 
 	/* copy it */
-	result->old_chunk = le64_to_cpu(e->old_chunk);
-	result->new_chunk = le64_to_cpu(e->new_chunk);
+	result->old_chunk = le64_to_cpu(de->old_chunk);
+	result->new_chunk = le64_to_cpu(de->new_chunk);
 }
 
 static void write_exception(struct pstore *ps,
-			    uint32_t index, struct disk_exception *de)
+			    uint32_t index, struct core_exception *e)
 {
-	struct disk_exception *e = get_exception(ps, index);
+	struct disk_exception *de = get_exception(ps, index);
 
 	/* copy it */
-	e->old_chunk = cpu_to_le64(de->old_chunk);
-	e->new_chunk = cpu_to_le64(de->new_chunk);
+	de->old_chunk = cpu_to_le64(e->old_chunk);
+	de->new_chunk = cpu_to_le64(e->new_chunk);
 }
 
 static void clear_exception(struct pstore *ps, uint32_t index)
 {
-	struct disk_exception *e = get_exception(ps, index);
+	struct disk_exception *de = get_exception(ps, index);
 
 	/* clear it */
-	e->old_chunk = 0;
-	e->new_chunk = 0;
+	de->old_chunk = 0;
+	de->new_chunk = 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -437,13 +442,13 @@ static int insert_exceptions(struct pstore *ps,
 {
 	int r;
 	unsigned int i;
-	struct disk_exception de;
+	struct core_exception e;
 
 	/* presume the area is full */
 	*full = 1;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ps->exceptions_per_area; i++) {
-		read_exception(ps, i, &de);
+		read_exception(ps, i, &e);
 
 		/*
 		 * If the new_chunk is pointing at the start of
@@ -451,7 +456,7 @@ static int insert_exceptions(struct pstore *ps,
 		 * is we know that we've hit the end of the
 		 * exceptions.  Therefore the area is not full.
 		 */
-		if (de.new_chunk == 0LL) {
+		if (e.new_chunk == 0LL) {
 			ps->current_committed = i;
 			*full = 0;
 			break;
@@ -460,13 +465,13 @@ static int insert_exceptions(struct pstore *ps,
 		/*
 		 * Keep track of the start of the free chunks.
 		 */
-		if (ps->next_free <= de.new_chunk)
-			ps->next_free = de.new_chunk + 1;
+		if (ps->next_free <= e.new_chunk)
+			ps->next_free = e.new_chunk + 1;
 
 		/*
 		 * Otherwise we add the exception to the snapshot.
 		 */
-		r = callback(callback_context, de.old_chunk, de.new_chunk);
+		r = callback(callback_context, e.old_chunk, e.new_chunk);
 		if (r)
 			return r;
 	}
@@ -641,12 +646,12 @@ static void persistent_commit_exception(struct dm_exception_store *store,
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 	struct pstore *ps = get_info(store);
-	struct disk_exception de;
+	struct core_exception ce;
 	struct commit_callback *cb;
 
-	de.old_chunk = e->old_chunk;
-	de.new_chunk = e->new_chunk;
-	write_exception(ps, ps->current_committed++, &de);
+	ce.old_chunk = e->old_chunk;
+	ce.new_chunk = e->new_chunk;
+	write_exception(ps, ps->current_committed++, &ce);
 
 	/*
 	 * Add the callback to the back of the array.  This code
@@ -701,7 +706,7 @@ static int persistent_prepare_merge(struct dm_exception_store *store,
 				    chunk_t *last_new_chunk)
 {
 	struct pstore *ps = get_info(store);
-	struct disk_exception de;
+	struct core_exception ce;
 	int nr_consecutive;
 	int r;
 
@@ -722,9 +727,9 @@ static int persistent_prepare_merge(struct dm_exception_store *store,
 		ps->current_committed = ps->exceptions_per_area;
 	}
 
-	read_exception(ps, ps->current_committed - 1, &de);
-	*last_old_chunk = de.old_chunk;
-	*last_new_chunk = de.new_chunk;
+	read_exception(ps, ps->current_committed - 1, &ce);
+	*last_old_chunk = ce.old_chunk;
+	*last_new_chunk = ce.new_chunk;
 
 	/*
 	 * Find number of consecutive chunks within the current area,
@@ -733,9 +738,9 @@ static int persistent_prepare_merge(struct dm_exception_store *store,
 	for (nr_consecutive = 1; nr_consecutive < ps->current_committed;
 	     nr_consecutive++) {
 		read_exception(ps, ps->current_committed - 1 - nr_consecutive,
-			       &de);
-		if (de.old_chunk != *last_old_chunk - nr_consecutive ||
-		    de.new_chunk != *last_new_chunk - nr_consecutive)
+			       &ce);
+		if (ce.old_chunk != *last_old_chunk - nr_consecutive ||
+		    ce.new_chunk != *last_new_chunk - nr_consecutive)
 			break;
 	}