interface comes in with a NULL user, call this routine with
           it.  Note that the message will still be freed by the
           caller.  This only works on the system interface. */
-       void (*null_user_handler)(ipmi_smi_t intf, struct ipmi_smi_msg *msg);
+       void (*null_user_handler)(ipmi_smi_t intf, struct ipmi_recv_msg *msg);
 
        /* When we are scanning the channels for an SMI, this will
           tell which channel we are scanning. */
 
 static void deliver_response(struct ipmi_recv_msg *msg)
 {
-       msg->user->handler->ipmi_recv_hndl(msg, msg->user->handler_data);
+       if (! msg->user) {
+               ipmi_smi_t    intf = msg->user_msg_data;
+               unsigned long flags;
+
+               /* Special handling for NULL users. */
+               if (intf->null_user_handler) {
+                       intf->null_user_handler(intf, msg);
+                       spin_lock_irqsave(&intf->counter_lock, flags);
+                       intf->handled_local_responses++;
+                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&intf->counter_lock, flags);
+               } else {
+                       /* No handler, so give up. */
+                       spin_lock_irqsave(&intf->counter_lock, flags);
+                       intf->unhandled_local_responses++;
+                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&intf->counter_lock, flags);
+               }
+               ipmi_free_recv_msg(msg);
+       } else {
+               msg->user->handler->ipmi_recv_hndl(msg,
+                                                  msg->user->handler_data);
+       }
 }
 
 /* Find the next sequence number not being used and add the given
        unsigned char saddr, lun;
        int           rv;
 
+       if (! user)
+               return -EINVAL;
        rv = check_addr(user->intf, addr, &saddr, &lun);
        if (rv)
                return rv;
        unsigned char saddr, lun;
        int           rv;
 
+       if (! user)
+               return -EINVAL;
        rv = check_addr(user->intf, addr, &saddr, &lun);
        if (rv)
                return rv;
                              (struct ipmi_addr *) &si,
                              0,
                              &msg,
-                             NULL,
+                             intf,
                              NULL,
                              NULL,
                              0,
 }
 
 static void
-channel_handler(ipmi_smi_t intf, struct ipmi_smi_msg *msg)
+channel_handler(ipmi_smi_t intf, struct ipmi_recv_msg *msg)
 {
        int rv = 0;
        int chan;
 
-       if ((msg->rsp[0] == (IPMI_NETFN_APP_RESPONSE << 2))
-           && (msg->rsp[1] == IPMI_GET_CHANNEL_INFO_CMD))
+       if ((msg->addr.addr_type == IPMI_SYSTEM_INTERFACE_ADDR_TYPE)
+           && (msg->msg.netfn == IPMI_NETFN_APP_RESPONSE)
+           && (msg->msg.cmd == IPMI_GET_CHANNEL_INFO_CMD))
        {
                /* It's the one we want */
-               if (msg->rsp[2] != 0) {
+               if (msg->msg.data[0] != 0) {
                        /* Got an error from the channel, just go on. */
 
-                       if (msg->rsp[2] == IPMI_INVALID_COMMAND_ERR) {
+                       if (msg->msg.data[0] == IPMI_INVALID_COMMAND_ERR) {
                                /* If the MC does not support this
                                   command, that is legal.  We just
                                   assume it has one IPMB at channel
                        }
                        goto next_channel;
                }
-               if (msg->rsp_size < 6) {
+               if (msg->msg.data_len < 4) {
                        /* Message not big enough, just go on. */
                        goto next_channel;
                }
                chan = intf->curr_channel;
-               intf->channels[chan].medium = msg->rsp[4] & 0x7f;
-               intf->channels[chan].protocol = msg->rsp[5] & 0x1f;
+               intf->channels[chan].medium = msg->msg.data[2] & 0x7f;
+               intf->channels[chan].protocol = msg->msg.data[3] & 0x1f;
 
        next_channel:
                intf->curr_channel++;
        unsigned long        flags;
 
        recv_msg = (struct ipmi_recv_msg *) msg->user_data;
+       if (recv_msg == NULL)
+       {
+               printk(KERN_WARNING"IPMI message received with no owner. This\n"
+                       "could be because of a malformed message, or\n"
+                       "because of a hardware error.  Contact your\n"
+                       "hardware vender for assistance\n");
+               return 0;
+       }
 
        /* Make sure the user still exists. */
        list_for_each_entry(user, &(intf->users), link) {
                }
        }
 
-       if (!found) {
-               /* Special handling for NULL users. */
-               if (!recv_msg->user && intf->null_user_handler){
-                       intf->null_user_handler(intf, msg);
-                       spin_lock_irqsave(&intf->counter_lock, flags);
-                       intf->handled_local_responses++;
-                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&intf->counter_lock, flags);
-               }else{
-                       /* The user for the message went away, so give up. */
-                       spin_lock_irqsave(&intf->counter_lock, flags);
-                       intf->unhandled_local_responses++;
-                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&intf->counter_lock, flags);
-               }
+       if ((! found) && recv_msg->user) {
+               /* The user for the message went away, so give up. */
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&intf->counter_lock, flags);
+               intf->unhandled_local_responses++;
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&intf->counter_lock, flags);
                ipmi_free_recv_msg(recv_msg);
        } else {
                struct ipmi_system_interface_addr *smi_addr;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IPMI_PANIC_STRING
-static void event_receiver_fetcher(ipmi_smi_t intf, struct ipmi_smi_msg *msg)
+static void event_receiver_fetcher(ipmi_smi_t intf, struct ipmi_recv_msg *msg)
 {
-       if ((msg->rsp[0] == (IPMI_NETFN_SENSOR_EVENT_RESPONSE << 2))
-           && (msg->rsp[1] == IPMI_GET_EVENT_RECEIVER_CMD)
-           && (msg->rsp[2] == IPMI_CC_NO_ERROR))
+       if ((msg->addr.addr_type == IPMI_SYSTEM_INTERFACE_ADDR_TYPE)
+           && (msg->msg.netfn == IPMI_NETFN_SENSOR_EVENT_RESPONSE)
+           && (msg->msg.cmd == IPMI_GET_EVENT_RECEIVER_CMD)
+           && (msg->msg.data[0] == IPMI_CC_NO_ERROR))
        {
                /* A get event receiver command, save it. */
-               intf->event_receiver = msg->rsp[3];
-               intf->event_receiver_lun = msg->rsp[4] & 0x3;
+               intf->event_receiver = msg->msg.data[1];
+               intf->event_receiver_lun = msg->msg.data[2] & 0x3;
        }
 }
 
-static void device_id_fetcher(ipmi_smi_t intf, struct ipmi_smi_msg *msg)
+static void device_id_fetcher(ipmi_smi_t intf, struct ipmi_recv_msg *msg)
 {
-       if ((msg->rsp[0] == (IPMI_NETFN_APP_RESPONSE << 2))
-           && (msg->rsp[1] == IPMI_GET_DEVICE_ID_CMD)
-           && (msg->rsp[2] == IPMI_CC_NO_ERROR))
+       if ((msg->addr.addr_type == IPMI_SYSTEM_INTERFACE_ADDR_TYPE)
+           && (msg->msg.netfn == IPMI_NETFN_APP_RESPONSE)
+           && (msg->msg.cmd == IPMI_GET_DEVICE_ID_CMD)
+           && (msg->msg.data[0] == IPMI_CC_NO_ERROR))
        {
                /* A get device id command, save if we are an event
                   receiver or generator. */
-               intf->local_sel_device = (msg->rsp[8] >> 2) & 1;
-               intf->local_event_generator = (msg->rsp[8] >> 5) & 1;
+               intf->local_sel_device = (msg->msg.data[6] >> 2) & 1;
+               intf->local_event_generator = (msg->msg.data[6] >> 5) & 1;
        }
 }
 #endif
                               &addr,
                               0,
                               &msg,
-                              NULL,
+                              intf,
                               &smi_msg,
                               &recv_msg,
                               0,
                               &addr,
                               0,
                               &msg,
-                              NULL,
+                              intf,
                               &smi_msg,
                               &recv_msg,
                               0,
                                       &addr,
                                       0,
                                       &msg,
-                                      NULL,
+                                      intf,
                                       &smi_msg,
                                       &recv_msg,
                                       0,
                                       &addr,
                                       0,
                                       &msg,
-                                      NULL,
+                                      intf,
                                       &smi_msg,
                                       &recv_msg,
                                       0,