kref_init(&host->ref);
        memcpy(host->nqn, hostnqn, NVMF_NQN_SIZE);
-       uuid_be_gen(&host->id);
+       uuid_gen(&host->id);
 
        list_add_tail(&host->list, &nvmf_hosts);
 out_unlock:
                return NULL;
 
        kref_init(&host->ref);
-       uuid_be_gen(&host->id);
+       uuid_gen(&host->id);
        snprintf(host->nqn, NVMF_NQN_SIZE,
                "nqn.2014-08.org.nvmexpress:NVMf:uuid:%pUb", &host->id);
 
        if (!data)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       memcpy(&data->hostid, &ctrl->opts->host->id, sizeof(uuid_be));
+       uuid_copy(&data->hostid, &ctrl->opts->host->id);
        data->cntlid = cpu_to_le16(0xffff);
        strncpy(data->subsysnqn, ctrl->opts->subsysnqn, NVMF_NQN_SIZE);
        strncpy(data->hostnqn, ctrl->opts->host->nqn, NVMF_NQN_SIZE);
        if (!data)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       memcpy(&data->hostid, &ctrl->opts->host->id, sizeof(uuid_be));
+       uuid_copy(&data->hostid, &ctrl->opts->host->id);
        data->cntlid = cpu_to_le16(ctrl->cntlid);
        strncpy(data->subsysnqn, ctrl->opts->subsysnqn, NVMF_NQN_SIZE);
        strncpy(data->hostnqn, ctrl->opts->host->nqn, NVMF_NQN_SIZE);
 
        assoc_rqst->assoc_cmd.sqsize = cpu_to_be16(qsize);
        /* Linux supports only Dynamic controllers */
        assoc_rqst->assoc_cmd.cntlid = cpu_to_be16(0xffff);
-       memcpy(&assoc_rqst->assoc_cmd.hostid, &ctrl->ctrl.opts->host->id,
-               min_t(size_t, FCNVME_ASSOC_HOSTID_LEN, sizeof(uuid_be)));
+       uuid_copy(&assoc_rqst->assoc_cmd.hostid, &ctrl->ctrl.opts->host->id);
        strncpy(assoc_rqst->assoc_cmd.hostnqn, ctrl->ctrl.opts->host->nqn,
                min(FCNVME_ASSOC_HOSTNQN_LEN, NVMF_NQN_SIZE));
        strncpy(assoc_rqst->assoc_cmd.subnqn, ctrl->ctrl.opts->subsysnqn,
 
 };
 
 
-#define FCNVME_ASSOC_HOSTID_LEN                16
 #define FCNVME_ASSOC_HOSTNQN_LEN       256
 #define FCNVME_ASSOC_SUBNQN_LEN                256
 
        __be16  cntlid;
        __be16  sqsize;
        __be32  rsvd52;
-       u8      hostid[FCNVME_ASSOC_HOSTID_LEN];
+       uuid_t  hostid;
        u8      hostnqn[FCNVME_ASSOC_HOSTNQN_LEN];
        u8      subnqn[FCNVME_ASSOC_SUBNQN_LEN];
        u8      rsvd632[384];
 
 #define _LINUX_NVME_H
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/uuid.h>
 
 /* NQN names in commands fields specified one size */
 #define NVMF_NQN_FIELD_LEN     256
 };
 
 struct nvmf_connect_data {
-       __u8            hostid[16];
+       uuid_t          hostid;
        __le16          cntlid;
        char            resv4[238];
        char            subsysnqn[NVMF_NQN_FIELD_LEN];