}
 
 static int __ieee80211_tx(struct ieee80211_local *local,
-                         struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
+                         struct sk_buff **skbp,
+                         struct sta_info *sta)
 {
-       struct sk_buff *skb = tx->skb, *next;
+       struct sk_buff *skb = *skbp, *next;
        struct ieee80211_tx_info *info;
        int ret;
        bool fragm = false;
                 * We will later move this down into the only driver that
                 * needs it, iwlwifi.
                 */
-               if (tx->sta && local->hw.ampdu_queues &&
+               if (sta && local->hw.ampdu_queues &&
                    info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_AMPDU) {
                        unsigned long flags;
                        u8 *qc = ieee80211_get_qos_ctl((void *) skb->data);
                        int tid = *qc & IEEE80211_QOS_CTL_TID_MASK;
 
-                       spin_lock_irqsave(&tx->sta->lock, flags);
+                       spin_lock_irqsave(&sta->lock, flags);
                        skb_set_queue_mapping(skb, local->hw.queues +
-                                                  tx->sta->tid_to_tx_q[tid]);
-                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tx->sta->lock, flags);
+                                                  sta->tid_to_tx_q[tid]);
+                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sta->lock, flags);
                }
 
                next = skb->next;
                ret = local->ops->tx(local_to_hw(local), skb);
                if (ret != NETDEV_TX_OK)
                        return IEEE80211_TX_AGAIN;
-               tx->skb = skb = next;
+               *skbp = skb = next;
                ieee80211_led_tx(local, 1);
                fragm = true;
        }
 
        retries = 0;
  retry:
-       ret = __ieee80211_tx(local, &tx);
+       ret = __ieee80211_tx(local, &tx.skb, tx.sta);
        switch (ret) {
        case IEEE80211_TX_OK:
                break;
        struct net_device *dev = local->mdev;
        struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr;
        unsigned long flags;
-       struct ieee80211_tx_data tx;
        int i, ret;
        bool next;
 
                netif_start_subqueue(local->mdev, i);
 
                while (!skb_queue_empty(&local->pending[i])) {
-                       tx.flags = 0;
-                       tx.skb = skb_dequeue(&local->pending[i]);
-                       hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)tx.skb->data;
-                       tx.sta = sta_info_get(local, hdr->addr1);
+                       struct sk_buff *skb = skb_dequeue(&local->pending[i]);
+                       struct sta_info *sta;
+
+                       hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data;
+                       sta = sta_info_get(local, hdr->addr1);
 
-                       ret = __ieee80211_tx(local, &tx);
+                       ret = __ieee80211_tx(local, &skb, sta);
                        if (ret != IEEE80211_TX_OK) {
-                               skb_queue_head(&local->pending[i], tx.skb);
+                               skb_queue_head(&local->pending[i], skb);
                                break;
                        }
                }