struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob,
                                  unsigned int length)
 {
-       qeth_setup_ccw(__ccw_from_cmd(iob), CCW_CMD_WRITE, 0, length,
-                      iob->data);
-
        memcpy(QETH_TRANSPORT_HEADER_SEQ_NO(iob->data), &card->seqno.trans_hdr,
               QETH_SEQ_NO_LENGTH);
        if (iob->channel == &card->write)
                                  struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob,
                                  unsigned int length)
 {
+       qeth_setup_ccw(__ccw_from_cmd(iob), CCW_CMD_WRITE, 0, length,
+                      iob->data);
        qeth_idx_finalize_cmd(card, iob, length);
 
        memcpy(QETH_PDU_HEADER_SEQ_NO(iob->data),
        }
 }
 
-static void qeth_idx_query_read_cb(struct qeth_card *card,
-                                  struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob)
+static void qeth_idx_activate_read_channel_cb(struct qeth_card *card,
+                                             struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob)
 {
        struct qeth_channel *channel = iob->channel;
        u16 peer_level;
        qeth_release_buffer(iob);
 }
 
-static void qeth_idx_query_write_cb(struct qeth_card *card,
-                                   struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob)
+static void qeth_idx_activate_write_channel_cb(struct qeth_card *card,
+                                              struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob)
 {
        struct qeth_channel *channel = iob->channel;
        u16 peer_level;
        qeth_release_buffer(iob);
 }
 
-static void qeth_idx_finalize_query_cmd(struct qeth_card *card,
-                                       struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob,
-                                       unsigned int length)
-{
-       qeth_setup_ccw(__ccw_from_cmd(iob), CCW_CMD_READ, 0, length, iob->data);
-}
-
-static void qeth_idx_activate_cb(struct qeth_card *card,
-                                struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob)
-{
-       qeth_notify_reply(iob->reply, 0);
-       qeth_release_buffer(iob);
-}
-
 static void qeth_idx_setup_activate_cmd(struct qeth_card *card,
                                        struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob)
 {
        u16 addr = (card->info.cula << 8) + card->info.unit_addr2;
        u8 port = ((u8)card->dev->dev_port) | 0x80;
+       struct ccw1 *ccw = __ccw_from_cmd(iob);
        struct ccw_dev_id dev_id;
 
+       qeth_setup_ccw(&ccw[0], CCW_CMD_WRITE, CCW_FLAG_CC, IDX_ACTIVATE_SIZE,
+                      iob->data);
+       qeth_setup_ccw(&ccw[1], CCW_CMD_READ, 0, iob->length, iob->data);
        ccw_device_get_id(CARD_DDEV(card), &dev_id);
        iob->finalize = qeth_idx_finalize_cmd;
-       iob->callback = qeth_idx_activate_cb;
 
        memcpy(QETH_IDX_ACT_PNO(iob->data), &port, 1);
        memcpy(QETH_IDX_ACT_ISSUER_RM_TOKEN(iob->data),
 
        QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "idxread");
 
-       iob = qeth_get_buffer(channel);
+       iob = qeth_alloc_cmd(channel, QETH_BUFSIZE, 2, QETH_TIMEOUT);
        if (!iob)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
        memcpy(iob->data, IDX_ACTIVATE_READ, IDX_ACTIVATE_SIZE);
        qeth_idx_setup_activate_cmd(card, iob);
+       iob->callback = qeth_idx_activate_read_channel_cb;
 
        rc = qeth_send_control_data(card, IDX_ACTIVATE_SIZE, iob, NULL, NULL);
        if (rc)
                return rc;
 
-       iob = qeth_get_buffer(channel);
-       if (!iob)
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
-       iob->finalize = qeth_idx_finalize_query_cmd;
-       iob->callback = qeth_idx_query_read_cb;
-       rc = qeth_send_control_data(card, QETH_BUFSIZE, iob, NULL, NULL);
-       if (rc)
-               return rc;
-
        channel->state = CH_STATE_UP;
        return 0;
 }
 
        QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "idxwrite");
 
-       iob = qeth_get_buffer(channel);
+       iob = qeth_alloc_cmd(channel, QETH_BUFSIZE, 2, QETH_TIMEOUT);
        if (!iob)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
        memcpy(iob->data, IDX_ACTIVATE_WRITE, IDX_ACTIVATE_SIZE);
        qeth_idx_setup_activate_cmd(card, iob);
+       iob->callback = qeth_idx_activate_write_channel_cb;
 
        rc = qeth_send_control_data(card, IDX_ACTIVATE_SIZE, iob, NULL, NULL);
        if (rc)
                return rc;
 
-       iob = qeth_get_buffer(channel);
-       if (!iob)
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
-       iob->finalize = qeth_idx_finalize_query_cmd;
-       iob->callback = qeth_idx_query_write_cb;
-       rc = qeth_send_control_data(card, QETH_BUFSIZE, iob, NULL, NULL);
-       if (rc)
-               return rc;
-
        channel->state = CH_STATE_UP;
        return 0;
 }