tx_desc->iser_header.flags = ISCSI_CTRL;
 
        tx_desc->num_sge = 1;
-       tx_desc->isert_cmd = isert_cmd;
 
        if (tx_desc->tx_sg[0].lkey != device->pd->local_dma_lkey) {
                tx_desc->tx_sg[0].lkey = device->pd->local_dma_lkey;
        struct isert_conn *isert_conn = wc->qp->qp_context;
        struct isert_device *device = isert_conn->device;
        struct iser_tx_desc *desc = cqe_to_tx_desc(wc->wr_cqe);
-       struct isert_cmd *isert_cmd = desc->isert_cmd;
+       struct isert_cmd *isert_cmd = tx_desc_to_cmd(desc);
        struct se_cmd *cmd = &isert_cmd->iscsi_cmd->se_cmd;
        int ret = 0;
 
        struct isert_conn *isert_conn = wc->qp->qp_context;
        struct isert_device *device = isert_conn->device;
        struct iser_tx_desc *desc = cqe_to_tx_desc(wc->wr_cqe);
-       struct isert_cmd *isert_cmd = desc->isert_cmd;
+       struct isert_cmd *isert_cmd = tx_desc_to_cmd(desc);
        struct iscsi_cmd *cmd = isert_cmd->iscsi_cmd;
        struct se_cmd *se_cmd = &cmd->se_cmd;
        int ret = 0;
        struct isert_conn *isert_conn = wc->qp->qp_context;
        struct ib_device *ib_dev = isert_conn->cm_id->device;
        struct iser_tx_desc *tx_desc = cqe_to_tx_desc(wc->wr_cqe);
-       struct isert_cmd *isert_cmd = tx_desc->isert_cmd;
+       struct isert_cmd *isert_cmd = tx_desc_to_cmd(tx_desc);
 
        if (unlikely(wc->status != IB_WC_SUCCESS)) {
                isert_print_wc(wc, "send");
        u32 offset, data_len, data_left, rdma_write_max, va_offset = 0;
        int ret = 0, i, ib_sge_cnt;
 
-       isert_cmd->tx_desc.isert_cmd = isert_cmd;
-
        offset = isert_cmd->iser_ib_op == ISER_IB_RDMA_READ ?
                        cmd->write_data_done : 0;
        ret = isert_map_data_buf(isert_conn, isert_cmd, se_cmd->t_data_sg,
        int ret = 0;
        unsigned long flags;
 
-       isert_cmd->tx_desc.isert_cmd = isert_cmd;
-
        offset = isert_cmd->iser_ib_op == ISER_IB_RDMA_READ ?
                        cmd->write_data_done : 0;
        ret = isert_map_data_buf(isert_conn, isert_cmd, se_cmd->t_data_sg,