size_t data_in_sz)
 {
        int             prp_size = NVME_PRP_SIZE;
-       __le64          *prp_entry, *prp1_entry, *prp2_entry, *prp_entry_phys;
-       __le64          *prp_page, *prp_page_phys;
+       __le64          *prp_entry, *prp1_entry, *prp2_entry;
+       __le64          *prp_page;
+       dma_addr_t      prp_entry_dma, prp_page_dma, dma_addr;
        u32             offset, entry_len;
        u32             page_mask_result, page_mask;
-       dma_addr_t      paddr;
        size_t          length;
 
        /*
         * contiguous memory.
         */
        prp_page = (__le64 *)mpt3sas_base_get_pcie_sgl(ioc, smid);
-       prp_page_phys = (__le64 *)mpt3sas_base_get_pcie_sgl_dma(ioc, smid);
+       prp_page_dma = mpt3sas_base_get_pcie_sgl_dma(ioc, smid);
 
        /*
         * Check if we are within 1 entry of a page boundary we don't
        if (!page_mask_result) {
                /* Bump up to next page boundary. */
                prp_page = (__le64 *)((u8 *)prp_page + prp_size);
-               prp_page_phys = (__le64 *)((u8 *)prp_page_phys + prp_size);
+               prp_page_dma = prp_page_dma + prp_size;
        }
 
        /*
         * Set PRP physical pointer, which initially points to the current PRP
         * DMA memory page.
         */
-       prp_entry_phys = prp_page_phys;
+       prp_entry_dma = prp_page_dma;
 
        /* Get physical address and length of the data buffer. */
        if (data_in_sz) {
-               paddr = data_in_dma;
+               dma_addr = data_in_dma;
                length = data_in_sz;
        } else {
-               paddr = data_out_dma;
+               dma_addr = data_out_dma;
                length = data_out_sz;
        }
 
                 * Check if we need to put a list pointer here if we are at
                 * page boundary - prp_size (8 bytes).
                 */
-               page_mask_result =
-                   (uintptr_t)((u8 *)prp_entry_phys + prp_size) & page_mask;
+               page_mask_result = (prp_entry_dma + prp_size) & page_mask;
                if (!page_mask_result) {
                        /*
                         * This is the last entry in a PRP List, so we need to
                         *     contiguous, no need to get a new page - it's
                         *     just the next address.
                         */
-                       prp_entry_phys++;
-                       *prp_entry = cpu_to_le64((uintptr_t)prp_entry_phys);
+                       prp_entry_dma++;
+                       *prp_entry = cpu_to_le64(prp_entry_dma);
                        prp_entry++;
                }
 
                /* Need to handle if entry will be part of a page. */
-               offset = (u32)paddr & page_mask;
+               offset = dma_addr & page_mask;
                entry_len = ioc->page_size - offset;
 
                if (prp_entry == prp1_entry) {
                         * Must fill in the first PRP pointer (PRP1) before
                         * moving on.
                         */
-                       *prp1_entry = cpu_to_le64((u64)paddr);
+                       *prp1_entry = cpu_to_le64(dma_addr);
 
                        /*
                         * Now point to the second PRP entry within the
                                 * list will start at the beginning of the
                                 * contiguous buffer.
                                 */
-                               *prp2_entry =
-                                   cpu_to_le64((uintptr_t)prp_entry_phys);
+                               *prp2_entry = cpu_to_le64(prp_entry_dma);
 
                                /*
                                 * The next PRP Entry will be the start of the
                                 * After this, the PRP Entries are complete.
                                 * This command uses 2 PRP's and no PRP list.
                                 */
-                               *prp2_entry = cpu_to_le64((u64)paddr);
+                               *prp2_entry = cpu_to_le64(dma_addr);
                        }
                } else {
                        /*
                         * all remaining PRP entries in a PRP List, one per
                         * each time through the loop.
                         */
-                       *prp_entry = cpu_to_le64((u64)paddr);
+                       *prp_entry = cpu_to_le64(dma_addr);
                        prp_entry++;
-                       prp_entry_phys++;
+                       prp_entry_dma++;
                }
 
                /*
                 * Bump the phys address of the command's data buffer by the
                 * entry_len.
                 */
-               paddr += entry_len;
+               dma_addr += entry_len;
 
                /* Decrement length accounting for last partial page. */
                if (entry_len > length)
                Mpi25SCSIIORequest_t *mpi_request,
                u16 smid, int sge_count)
 {
-       int sge_len, offset, num_prp_in_chain = 0;
+       int sge_len, num_prp_in_chain = 0;
        Mpi25IeeeSgeChain64_t *main_chain_element, *ptr_first_sgl;
        __le64 *curr_buff;
-       dma_addr_t msg_phys;
-       u64 sge_addr;
+       dma_addr_t msg_dma, sge_addr, offset;
        u32 page_mask, page_mask_result;
        struct scatterlist *sg_scmd;
        u32 first_prp_len;
         * page (4k).
         */
        curr_buff = mpt3sas_base_get_pcie_sgl(ioc, smid);
-       msg_phys = (dma_addr_t)mpt3sas_base_get_pcie_sgl_dma(ioc, smid);
+       msg_dma = mpt3sas_base_get_pcie_sgl_dma(ioc, smid);
 
-       main_chain_element->Address = cpu_to_le64(msg_phys);
+       main_chain_element->Address = cpu_to_le64(msg_dma);
        main_chain_element->NextChainOffset = 0;
        main_chain_element->Flags = MPI2_IEEE_SGE_FLAGS_CHAIN_ELEMENT |
                        MPI2_IEEE_SGE_FLAGS_SYSTEM_ADDR |
        sge_addr = sg_dma_address(sg_scmd);
        sge_len = sg_dma_len(sg_scmd);
 
-       offset = (u32)(sge_addr & page_mask);
+       offset = sge_addr & page_mask;
        first_prp_len = nvme_pg_size - offset;
 
        ptr_first_sgl->Address = cpu_to_le64(sge_addr);
        }
 
        for (;;) {
-               offset = (u32)(sge_addr & page_mask);
+               offset = sge_addr & page_mask;
 
                /* Put PRP pointer due to page boundary*/
                page_mask_result = (uintptr_t)(curr_buff + 1) & page_mask;
                        scmd_printk(KERN_NOTICE,
                                scmd, "page boundary curr_buff: 0x%p\n",
                                curr_buff);
-                       msg_phys += 8;
-                       *curr_buff = cpu_to_le64(msg_phys);
+                       msg_dma += 8;
+                       *curr_buff = cpu_to_le64(msg_dma);
                        curr_buff++;
                        num_prp_in_chain++;
                }
 
                *curr_buff = cpu_to_le64(sge_addr);
                curr_buff++;
-               msg_phys += 8;
+               msg_dma += 8;
                num_prp_in_chain++;
 
                sge_addr += nvme_pg_size;
  *
  * Returns phys pointer to the address of the PCIe buffer.
  */
-void *
+dma_addr_t
 mpt3sas_base_get_pcie_sgl_dma(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 smid)
 {
-       return (void *)(uintptr_t)
-               (ioc->scsi_lookup[smid - 1].pcie_sg_list.pcie_sgl_dma);
+       return ioc->scsi_lookup[smid - 1].pcie_sg_list.pcie_sgl_dma;
 }
 
 /**