#define XSTRINGIFY(bar) STRINGIFY(bar)
 
 #define I40E_RX_DESC(R, i)                     \
-       ((ring_is_16byte_desc_enabled(R))       \
-               ? (union i40e_32byte_rx_desc *) \
-                       (&(((union i40e_16byte_rx_desc *)((R)->desc))[i])) \
-               : (&(((union i40e_32byte_rx_desc *)((R)->desc))[i])))
+       (&(((union i40e_32byte_rx_desc *)((R)->desc))[i]))
 #define I40E_TX_DESC(R, i)                     \
        (&(((struct i40e_tx_desc *)((R)->desc))[i]))
 #define I40E_TX_CTXTDESC(R, i)                 \
 #ifdef I40E_FCOE
 #define I40E_FLAG_FCOE_ENABLED                 BIT_ULL(11)
 #endif /* I40E_FCOE */
-#define I40E_FLAG_16BYTE_RX_DESC_ENABLED       BIT_ULL(13)
 #define I40E_FLAG_CLEAN_ADMINQ                 BIT_ULL(14)
 #define I40E_FLAG_FILTER_SYNC                  BIT_ULL(15)
 #define I40E_FLAG_SERVICE_CLIENT_REQUESTED     BIT_ULL(16)
 
        u16 max_frame;
        u16 rx_buf_len;
-       u8  dtype;
 
        /* List of q_vectors allocated to this VSI */
        struct i40e_q_vector **q_vectors;
 
                 vsi->work_limit);
        dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
                 "    max_frame = %d, rx_buf_len = %d dtype = %d\n",
-                vsi->max_frame, vsi->rx_buf_len, vsi->dtype);
+                vsi->max_frame, vsi->rx_buf_len, 0);
        dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
                 "    num_q_vectors = %i, base_vector = %i\n",
                 vsi->num_q_vectors, vsi->base_vector);
                                         "   d[%03x] = 0x%016llx 0x%016llx\n",
                                         i, txd->buffer_addr,
                                         txd->cmd_type_offset_bsz);
-                       } else if (sizeof(union i40e_rx_desc) ==
-                                  sizeof(union i40e_16byte_rx_desc)) {
-                               rxd = I40E_RX_DESC(ring, i);
-                               dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
-                                        "   d[%03x] = 0x%016llx 0x%016llx\n",
-                                        i, rxd->read.pkt_addr,
-                                        rxd->read.hdr_addr);
                        } else {
                                rxd = I40E_RX_DESC(ring, i);
                                dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
                                 "vsi = %02i tx ring = %02i d[%03x] = 0x%016llx 0x%016llx\n",
                                 vsi_seid, ring_id, desc_n,
                                 txd->buffer_addr, txd->cmd_type_offset_bsz);
-               } else if (sizeof(union i40e_rx_desc) ==
-                          sizeof(union i40e_16byte_rx_desc)) {
-                       rxd = I40E_RX_DESC(ring, desc_n);
-                       dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
-                                "vsi = %02i rx ring = %02i d[%03x] = 0x%016llx 0x%016llx\n",
-                                vsi_seid, ring_id, desc_n,
-                                rxd->read.pkt_addr, rxd->read.hdr_addr);
                } else {
                        rxd = I40E_RX_DESC(ring, desc_n);
                        dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
 
        rx_ctx.base = (ring->dma / 128);
        rx_ctx.qlen = ring->count;
 
-       if (vsi->back->flags & I40E_FLAG_16BYTE_RX_DESC_ENABLED) {
-               set_ring_16byte_desc_enabled(ring);
-               rx_ctx.dsize = 0;
-       } else {
-               rx_ctx.dsize = 1;
-       }
+       /* use 32 byte descriptors */
+       rx_ctx.dsize = 1;
 
-       rx_ctx.dtype = vsi->dtype;
+       /* descriptor type is always zero
+        * rx_ctx.dtype = 0;
+        */
        rx_ctx.hsplit_0 = 0;
 
        rx_ctx.rxmax = min_t(u16, vsi->max_frame, chain_len * ring->rx_buf_len);
                vsi->max_frame = I40E_RXBUFFER_2048;
 
        vsi->rx_buf_len = I40E_RXBUFFER_2048;
-       vsi->dtype = I40E_RX_DTYPE_NO_SPLIT;
 
 #ifdef I40E_FCOE
        /* setup rx buffer for FCoE */
            (vsi->back->flags & I40E_FLAG_FCOE_ENABLED)) {
                vsi->rx_buf_len = I40E_RXBUFFER_3072;
                vsi->max_frame = I40E_RXBUFFER_3072;
-               vsi->dtype = I40E_RX_DTYPE_NO_SPLIT;
        }
 
 #endif /* I40E_FCOE */
                rx_ring->count = vsi->num_desc;
                rx_ring->size = 0;
                rx_ring->dcb_tc = 0;
-               if (pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_16BYTE_RX_DESC_ENABLED)
-                       set_ring_16byte_desc_enabled(rx_ring);
-               else
-                       clear_ring_16byte_desc_enabled(rx_ring);
                rx_ring->rx_itr_setting = pf->rx_itr_default;
                vsi->rx_rings[i] = rx_ring;
        }
 
 enum i40e_ring_state_t {
        __I40E_TX_FDIR_INIT_DONE,
        __I40E_TX_XPS_INIT_DONE,
-       __I40E_RX_16BYTE_DESC_ENABLED,
 };
 
-#define ring_is_16byte_desc_enabled(ring) \
-       test_bit(__I40E_RX_16BYTE_DESC_ENABLED, &(ring)->state)
-#define set_ring_16byte_desc_enabled(ring) \
-       set_bit(__I40E_RX_16BYTE_DESC_ENABLED, &(ring)->state)
-#define clear_ring_16byte_desc_enabled(ring) \
-       clear_bit(__I40E_RX_16BYTE_DESC_ENABLED, &(ring)->state)
+/* some useful defines for virtchannel interface, which
+ * is the only remaining user of header split
+ */
+#define I40E_RX_DTYPE_NO_SPLIT      0
+#define I40E_RX_DTYPE_HEADER_SPLIT  1
+#define I40E_RX_DTYPE_SPLIT_ALWAYS  2
+#define I40E_RX_SPLIT_L2      0x1
+#define I40E_RX_SPLIT_IP      0x2
+#define I40E_RX_SPLIT_TCP_UDP 0x4
+#define I40E_RX_SPLIT_SCTP    0x8
 
 /* struct that defines a descriptor ring, associated with a VSI */
 struct i40e_ring {
        u16 count;                      /* Number of descriptors */
        u16 reg_idx;                    /* HW register index of the ring */
        u16 rx_buf_len;
-#define I40E_RX_DTYPE_NO_SPLIT      0
-#define I40E_RX_DTYPE_HEADER_SPLIT  1
-#define I40E_RX_DTYPE_SPLIT_ALWAYS  2
-#define I40E_RX_SPLIT_L2      0x1
-#define I40E_RX_SPLIT_IP      0x2
-#define I40E_RX_SPLIT_TCP_UDP 0x4
-#define I40E_RX_SPLIT_SCTP    0x8
 
        /* used in interrupt processing */
        u16 next_to_use;
 
 enum i40e_ring_state_t {
        __I40E_TX_FDIR_INIT_DONE,
        __I40E_TX_XPS_INIT_DONE,
-       __I40E_RX_16BYTE_DESC_ENABLED,
 };
 
-#define ring_is_16byte_desc_enabled(ring) \
-       test_bit(__I40E_RX_16BYTE_DESC_ENABLED, &(ring)->state)
-#define set_ring_16byte_desc_enabled(ring) \
-       set_bit(__I40E_RX_16BYTE_DESC_ENABLED, &(ring)->state)
-#define clear_ring_16byte_desc_enabled(ring) \
-       clear_bit(__I40E_RX_16BYTE_DESC_ENABLED, &(ring)->state)
+/* some useful defines for virtchannel interface, which
+ * is the only remaining user of header split
+ */
+#define I40E_RX_DTYPE_NO_SPLIT      0
+#define I40E_RX_DTYPE_HEADER_SPLIT  1
+#define I40E_RX_DTYPE_SPLIT_ALWAYS  2
+#define I40E_RX_SPLIT_L2      0x1
+#define I40E_RX_SPLIT_IP      0x2
+#define I40E_RX_SPLIT_TCP_UDP 0x4
+#define I40E_RX_SPLIT_SCTP    0x8
 
 /* struct that defines a descriptor ring, associated with a VSI */
 struct i40e_ring {
        u16 count;                      /* Number of descriptors */
        u16 reg_idx;                    /* HW register index of the ring */
        u16 rx_buf_len;
-#define I40E_RX_DTYPE_NO_SPLIT      0
-#define I40E_RX_DTYPE_HEADER_SPLIT  1
-#define I40E_RX_DTYPE_SPLIT_ALWAYS  2
-#define I40E_RX_SPLIT_L2      0x1
-#define I40E_RX_SPLIT_IP      0x2
-#define I40E_RX_SPLIT_TCP_UDP 0x4
-#define I40E_RX_SPLIT_SCTP    0x8
 
        /* used in interrupt processing */
        u16 next_to_use;