static void make_response(struct xen_blkif_ring *ring, u64 id,
                          unsigned short op, int st)
 {
-       struct blkif_response  resp;
+       struct blkif_response *resp;
        unsigned long     flags;
        union blkif_back_rings *blk_rings;
        int notify;
 
-       resp.id        = id;
-       resp.operation = op;
-       resp.status    = st;
-
        spin_lock_irqsave(&ring->blk_ring_lock, flags);
        blk_rings = &ring->blk_rings;
        /* Place on the response ring for the relevant domain. */
        switch (ring->blkif->blk_protocol) {
        case BLKIF_PROTOCOL_NATIVE:
-               memcpy(RING_GET_RESPONSE(&blk_rings->native, blk_rings->native.rsp_prod_pvt),
-                      &resp, sizeof(resp));
+               resp = RING_GET_RESPONSE(&blk_rings->native,
+                                        blk_rings->native.rsp_prod_pvt);
                break;
        case BLKIF_PROTOCOL_X86_32:
-               memcpy(RING_GET_RESPONSE(&blk_rings->x86_32, blk_rings->x86_32.rsp_prod_pvt),
-                      &resp, sizeof(resp));
+               resp = RING_GET_RESPONSE(&blk_rings->x86_32,
+                                        blk_rings->x86_32.rsp_prod_pvt);
                break;
        case BLKIF_PROTOCOL_X86_64:
-               memcpy(RING_GET_RESPONSE(&blk_rings->x86_64, blk_rings->x86_64.rsp_prod_pvt),
-                      &resp, sizeof(resp));
+               resp = RING_GET_RESPONSE(&blk_rings->x86_64,
+                                        blk_rings->x86_64.rsp_prod_pvt);
                break;
        default:
                BUG();
        }
+
+       resp->id        = id;
+       resp->operation = op;
+       resp->status    = st;
+
        blk_rings->common.rsp_prod_pvt++;
        RING_PUSH_RESPONSES_AND_CHECK_NOTIFY(&blk_rings->common, notify);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ring->blk_ring_lock, flags);
 
 struct blkif_common_request {
        char dummy;
 };
-struct blkif_common_response {
-       char dummy;
-};
+
+/* i386 protocol version */
 
 struct blkif_x86_32_request_rw {
        uint8_t        nr_segments;  /* number of segments                   */
        } u;
 } __attribute__((__packed__));
 
-/* i386 protocol version */
-#pragma pack(push, 4)
-struct blkif_x86_32_response {
-       uint64_t        id;              /* copied from request */
-       uint8_t         operation;       /* copied from request */
-       int16_t         status;          /* BLKIF_RSP_???       */
-};
-#pragma pack(pop)
 /* x86_64 protocol version */
 
 struct blkif_x86_64_request_rw {
        } u;
 } __attribute__((__packed__));
 
-struct blkif_x86_64_response {
-       uint64_t       __attribute__((__aligned__(8))) id;
-       uint8_t         operation;       /* copied from request */
-       int16_t         status;          /* BLKIF_RSP_???       */
-};
-
 DEFINE_RING_TYPES(blkif_common, struct blkif_common_request,
-                 struct blkif_common_response);
+                 struct blkif_response);
 DEFINE_RING_TYPES(blkif_x86_32, struct blkif_x86_32_request,
-                 struct blkif_x86_32_response);
+                 struct blkif_response __packed);
 DEFINE_RING_TYPES(blkif_x86_64, struct blkif_x86_64_request,
-                 struct blkif_x86_64_response);
+                 struct blkif_response);
 
 union blkif_back_rings {
        struct blkif_back_ring        native;