/*
  * Fill out an ACK packet.
  */
-static void rxrpc_fill_out_ack(struct rxrpc_connection *conn,
-                              struct rxrpc_call *call,
+static void rxrpc_fill_out_ack(struct rxrpc_call *call,
                               struct rxrpc_txbuf *txb,
-                              u16 *_rwind)
+                              u8 ack_reason,
+                              rxrpc_serial_t serial)
 {
+       struct rxrpc_wire_header *whdr = txb->kvec[0].iov_base;
+       struct rxrpc_ackpacket *ack = (struct rxrpc_ackpacket *)(whdr + 1);
        struct rxrpc_acktrailer trailer;
        unsigned int qsize, sack, wrap, to;
        rxrpc_seq_t window, wtop;
        window = call->ackr_window;
        wtop   = call->ackr_wtop;
        sack   = call->ackr_sack_base % RXRPC_SACK_SIZE;
-       txb->ack.firstPacket = htonl(window);
-       txb->ack.nAcks = wtop - window;
+
+       whdr->seq               = 0;
+       whdr->type              = RXRPC_PACKET_TYPE_ACK;
+       txb->flags              |= RXRPC_SLOW_START_OK;
+       ack->bufferSpace        = 0;
+       ack->maxSkew            = 0;
+       ack->firstPacket        = htonl(window);
+       ack->previousPacket     = htonl(call->rx_highest_seq);
+       ack->serial             = htonl(serial);
+       ack->reason             = ack_reason;
+       ack->nAcks              = wtop - window;
 
        if (after(wtop, window)) {
                wrap = RXRPC_SACK_SIZE - sack;
-               to = min_t(unsigned int, txb->ack.nAcks, RXRPC_SACK_SIZE);
+               to = min_t(unsigned int, ack->nAcks, RXRPC_SACK_SIZE);
 
-               if (sack + txb->ack.nAcks <= RXRPC_SACK_SIZE) {
-                       memcpy(txb->acks, call->ackr_sack_table + sack, txb->ack.nAcks);
+               if (sack + ack->nAcks <= RXRPC_SACK_SIZE) {
+                       memcpy(txb->acks, call->ackr_sack_table + sack, ack->nAcks);
                } else {
                        memcpy(txb->acks, call->ackr_sack_table + sack, wrap);
                        memcpy(txb->acks + wrap, call->ackr_sack_table,
                ackp += to;
        } else if (before(wtop, window)) {
                pr_warn("ack window backward %x %x", window, wtop);
-       } else if (txb->ack.reason == RXRPC_ACK_DELAY) {
-               txb->ack.reason = RXRPC_ACK_IDLE;
+       } else if (ack->reason == RXRPC_ACK_DELAY) {
+               ack->reason = RXRPC_ACK_IDLE;
        }
 
-       mtu = conn->peer->if_mtu;
-       mtu -= conn->peer->hdrsize;
+       mtu = call->peer->if_mtu;
+       mtu -= call->peer->hdrsize;
        jmax = rxrpc_rx_jumbo_max;
        qsize = (window - 1) - call->rx_consumed;
        rsize = max_t(int, call->rx_winsize - qsize, 0);
-       *_rwind = rsize;
+       txb->ack_rwind          = rsize;
        trailer.maxMTU          = htonl(rxrpc_rx_mtu);
        trailer.ifMTU           = htonl(mtu);
        trailer.rwind           = htonl(rsize);
        *ackp++ = 0;
        *ackp++ = 0;
        memcpy(ackp, &trailer, sizeof(trailer));
-       txb->kvec[0].iov_len = sizeof(txb->wire) +
-               sizeof(txb->ack) + txb->ack.nAcks + 3 + sizeof(trailer);
+       txb->kvec[0].iov_len += sizeof(*ack) + ack->nAcks + 3 + sizeof(trailer);
        txb->len = txb->kvec[0].iov_len;
 }
 
  */
 static int rxrpc_send_ack_packet(struct rxrpc_call *call, struct rxrpc_txbuf *txb)
 {
+       struct rxrpc_wire_header *whdr = txb->kvec[0].iov_base;
        struct rxrpc_connection *conn;
+       struct rxrpc_ackpacket *ack = (struct rxrpc_ackpacket *)(whdr + 1);
        struct msghdr msg;
        int ret, rtt_slot = -1;
-       u16 rwind;
 
        if (test_bit(RXRPC_CALL_DISCONNECTED, &call->flags))
                return -ECONNRESET;
        msg.msg_controllen = 0;
        msg.msg_flags   = 0;
 
-       if (txb->ack.reason == RXRPC_ACK_PING)
+       if (ack->reason == RXRPC_ACK_PING)
                txb->flags |= RXRPC_REQUEST_ACK;
-       txb->wire.flags = txb->flags & RXRPC_TXBUF_WIRE_FLAGS;
-
-       rxrpc_fill_out_ack(conn, call, txb, &rwind);
+       whdr->flags = txb->flags & RXRPC_TXBUF_WIRE_FLAGS;
 
        txb->serial = rxrpc_get_next_serial(conn);
-       txb->wire.serial = htonl(txb->serial);
+       whdr->serial = htonl(txb->serial);
        trace_rxrpc_tx_ack(call->debug_id, txb->serial,
-                          ntohl(txb->ack.firstPacket),
-                          ntohl(txb->ack.serial), txb->ack.reason, txb->ack.nAcks,
-                          rwind);
+                          ntohl(ack->firstPacket),
+                          ntohl(ack->serial), ack->reason, ack->nAcks,
+                          txb->ack_rwind);
 
-       if (txb->ack.reason == RXRPC_ACK_PING)
+       if (ack->reason == RXRPC_ACK_PING)
                rtt_slot = rxrpc_begin_rtt_probe(call, txb->serial, rxrpc_rtt_tx_ping);
 
        rxrpc_inc_stat(call->rxnet, stat_tx_ack_send);
 
-       /* Grab the highest received seq as late as possible */
-       txb->ack.previousPacket = htonl(call->rx_highest_seq);
-
        iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, WRITE, txb->kvec, txb->nr_kvec, txb->len);
        rxrpc_local_dont_fragment(conn->local, false);
        ret = do_udp_sendmsg(conn->local->socket, &msg, txb->len);
                trace_rxrpc_tx_fail(call->debug_id, txb->serial, ret,
                                    rxrpc_tx_point_call_ack);
        } else {
-               trace_rxrpc_tx_packet(call->debug_id, &txb->wire,
+               trace_rxrpc_tx_packet(call->debug_id, whdr,
                                      rxrpc_tx_point_call_ack);
                if (txb->flags & RXRPC_REQUEST_ACK)
                        call->peer->rtt_last_req = ktime_get_real();
                return;
        }
 
-       txb->ack_why            = why;
-       txb->wire.seq           = 0;
-       txb->wire.type          = RXRPC_PACKET_TYPE_ACK;
-       txb->flags              |= RXRPC_SLOW_START_OK;
-       txb->ack.bufferSpace    = 0;
-       txb->ack.maxSkew        = 0;
-       txb->ack.firstPacket    = 0;
-       txb->ack.previousPacket = 0;
-       txb->ack.serial         = htonl(serial);
-       txb->ack.reason         = ack_reason;
-       txb->ack.nAcks          = 0;
+       rxrpc_fill_out_ack(call, txb, ack_reason, serial);
 
+       txb->ack_why = why;
        trace_rxrpc_send_ack(call, why, ack_reason, serial);
        rxrpc_send_ack_packet(call, txb);
        rxrpc_put_txbuf(txb, rxrpc_txbuf_put_ack_tx);
 
        if (test_bit(RXRPC_CONN_PROBING_FOR_UPGRADE, &conn->flags) &&
            txb->seq == 1)
-               txb->wire.userStatus = RXRPC_USERSTATUS_SERVICE_UPGRADE;
+               whdr->userStatus = RXRPC_USERSTATUS_SERVICE_UPGRADE;
 
        /* If our RTT cache needs working on, request an ACK.  Also request
         * ACKs if a DATA packet appears to have been lost.
 
 struct rxrpc_txbuf *rxrpc_alloc_txbuf(struct rxrpc_call *call, u8 packet_type,
                                      gfp_t gfp)
 {
+       struct rxrpc_wire_header *whdr;
        struct rxrpc_txbuf *txb;
 
        txb = kmalloc(sizeof(*txb), gfp);
        if (txb) {
+               whdr = &txb->_wire;
+
                INIT_LIST_HEAD(&txb->call_link);
                INIT_LIST_HEAD(&txb->tx_link);
                refcount_set(&txb->ref, 1);
                txb->serial             = 0;
                txb->cksum              = 0;
                txb->nr_kvec            = 1;
-               txb->kvec[0].iov_base   = &txb->wire;
-               txb->kvec[0].iov_len    = sizeof(txb->wire);
-               txb->wire.epoch         = htonl(call->conn->proto.epoch);
-               txb->wire.cid           = htonl(call->cid);
-               txb->wire.callNumber    = htonl(call->call_id);
-               txb->wire.seq           = htonl(txb->seq);
-               txb->wire.type          = packet_type;
-               txb->wire.flags         = 0;
-               txb->wire.userStatus    = 0;
-               txb->wire.securityIndex = call->security_ix;
-               txb->wire._rsvd         = 0;
-               txb->wire.serviceId     = htons(call->dest_srx.srx_service);
+               txb->kvec[0].iov_base   = whdr;
+               txb->kvec[0].iov_len    = sizeof(*whdr);
+               whdr->epoch             = htonl(call->conn->proto.epoch);
+               whdr->cid               = htonl(call->cid);
+               whdr->callNumber        = htonl(call->call_id);
+               whdr->seq               = htonl(txb->seq);
+               whdr->type              = packet_type;
+               whdr->flags             = 0;
+               whdr->userStatus        = 0;
+               whdr->securityIndex     = call->security_ix;
+               whdr->_rsvd             = 0;
+               whdr->serviceId         = htons(call->dest_srx.srx_service);
 
                trace_rxrpc_txbuf(txb->debug_id,
                                  txb->call_debug_id, txb->seq, 1,