void ipoib_dev_cleanup(struct net_device *dev);
 
 void ipoib_mcast_join_task(void *dev_ptr);
-void ipoib_mcast_send(struct net_device *dev, union ib_gid *mgid,
-                     struct sk_buff *skb);
+void ipoib_mcast_send(struct net_device *dev, void *mgid, struct sk_buff *skb);
 
 void ipoib_mcast_restart_task(void *dev_ptr);
 int ipoib_mcast_start_thread(struct net_device *dev);
 #endif /* CONFIG_INFINIBAND_IPOIB_DEBUG_DATA */
 
 
-#define IPOIB_GID_FMT          "%x:%x:%x:%x:%x:%x:%x:%x"
-
-#define IPOIB_GID_ARG(gid)     be16_to_cpup((__be16 *) ((gid).raw +  0)), \
-                               be16_to_cpup((__be16 *) ((gid).raw +  2)), \
-                               be16_to_cpup((__be16 *) ((gid).raw +  4)), \
-                               be16_to_cpup((__be16 *) ((gid).raw +  6)), \
-                               be16_to_cpup((__be16 *) ((gid).raw +  8)), \
-                               be16_to_cpup((__be16 *) ((gid).raw + 10)), \
-                               be16_to_cpup((__be16 *) ((gid).raw + 12)), \
-                               be16_to_cpup((__be16 *) ((gid).raw + 14))
+#define IPOIB_GID_FMT          "%2.2x%2.2x:%2.2x%2.2x:%2.2x%2.2x:%2.2x%2.2x:" \
+                               "%2.2x%2.2x:%2.2x%2.2x:%2.2x%2.2x:%2.2x%2.2x"
+
+#define IPOIB_GID_RAW_ARG(gid) ((u8 *)(gid))[0], \
+                               ((u8 *)(gid))[1], \
+                               ((u8 *)(gid))[2], \
+                               ((u8 *)(gid))[3], \
+                               ((u8 *)(gid))[4], \
+                               ((u8 *)(gid))[5], \
+                               ((u8 *)(gid))[6], \
+                               ((u8 *)(gid))[7], \
+                               ((u8 *)(gid))[8], \
+                               ((u8 *)(gid))[9], \
+                               ((u8 *)(gid))[10],\
+                               ((u8 *)(gid))[11],\
+                               ((u8 *)(gid))[12],\
+                               ((u8 *)(gid))[13],\
+                               ((u8 *)(gid))[14],\
+                               ((u8 *)(gid))[15]
+
+#define IPOIB_GID_ARG(gid)     IPOIB_GID_RAW_ARG((gid).raw)
 
 #endif /* _IPOIB_H */
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-static struct ipoib_path *__path_find(struct net_device *dev,
-                                     union ib_gid *gid)
+static struct ipoib_path *__path_find(struct net_device *dev, void *gid)
 {
        struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
        struct rb_node *n = priv->path_tree.rb_node;
        while (n) {
                path = rb_entry(n, struct ipoib_path, rb_node);
 
-               ret = memcmp(gid->raw, path->pathrec.dgid.raw,
+               ret = memcmp(gid, path->pathrec.dgid.raw,
                             sizeof (union ib_gid));
 
                if (ret < 0)
        }
 }
 
-static struct ipoib_path *path_rec_create(struct net_device *dev,
-                                         union ib_gid *gid)
+static struct ipoib_path *path_rec_create(struct net_device *dev, void *gid)
 {
        struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
        struct ipoib_path *path;
 
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&path->neigh_list);
 
-       memcpy(path->pathrec.dgid.raw, gid->raw, sizeof (union ib_gid));
+       memcpy(path->pathrec.dgid.raw, gid, sizeof (union ib_gid));
        path->pathrec.sgid      = priv->local_gid;
        path->pathrec.pkey      = cpu_to_be16(priv->pkey);
        path->pathrec.numb_path = 1;
         */
        spin_lock(&priv->lock);
 
-       path = __path_find(dev, (union ib_gid *) (skb->dst->neighbour->ha + 4));
+       path = __path_find(dev, skb->dst->neighbour->ha + 4);
        if (!path) {
-               path = path_rec_create(dev,
-                                      (union ib_gid *) (skb->dst->neighbour->ha + 4));
+               path = path_rec_create(dev, skb->dst->neighbour->ha + 4);
                if (!path)
                        goto err_path;
 
        /* Add in the P_Key for multicasts */
        skb->dst->neighbour->ha[8] = (priv->pkey >> 8) & 0xff;
        skb->dst->neighbour->ha[9] = priv->pkey & 0xff;
-       ipoib_mcast_send(dev, (union ib_gid *) (skb->dst->neighbour->ha + 4), skb);
+       ipoib_mcast_send(dev, skb->dst->neighbour->ha + 4, skb);
 }
 
 static void unicast_arp_send(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
         */
        spin_lock(&priv->lock);
 
-       path = __path_find(dev, (union ib_gid *) (phdr->hwaddr + 4));
+       path = __path_find(dev, phdr->hwaddr + 4);
        if (!path) {
-               path = path_rec_create(dev,
-                                      (union ib_gid *) (phdr->hwaddr + 4));
+               path = path_rec_create(dev, phdr->hwaddr + 4);
                if (path) {
                        /* put pseudoheader back on for next time */
                        skb_push(skb, sizeof *phdr);
                        phdr->hwaddr[8] = (priv->pkey >> 8) & 0xff;
                        phdr->hwaddr[9] = priv->pkey & 0xff;
 
-                       ipoib_mcast_send(dev, (union ib_gid *) (phdr->hwaddr + 4), skb);
+                       ipoib_mcast_send(dev, phdr->hwaddr + 4, skb);
                } else {
                        /* unicast GID -- should be ARP or RARP reply */
 
                                           skb->dst ? "neigh" : "dst",
                                           be16_to_cpup((__be16 *) skb->data),
                                           be32_to_cpup((__be32 *) phdr->hwaddr),
-                                          IPOIB_GID_ARG(*(union ib_gid *) (phdr->hwaddr + 4)));
+                                          IPOIB_GID_RAW_ARG(phdr->hwaddr + 4));
                                dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
                                ++priv->stats.tx_dropped;
                                goto out;
        ipoib_dbg(priv,
                  "neigh_destructor for %06x " IPOIB_GID_FMT "\n",
                  be32_to_cpup((__be32 *) n->ha),
-                 IPOIB_GID_ARG(*((union ib_gid *) (n->ha + 4))));
+                 IPOIB_GID_RAW_ARG(n->ha + 4));
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
 
 
        return mcast;
 }
 
-static struct ipoib_mcast *__ipoib_mcast_find(struct net_device *dev, union ib_gid *mgid)
+static struct ipoib_mcast *__ipoib_mcast_find(struct net_device *dev, void *mgid)
 {
        struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
        struct rb_node *n = priv->multicast_tree.rb_node;
 
                mcast = rb_entry(n, struct ipoib_mcast, rb_node);
 
-               ret = memcmp(mgid->raw, mcast->mcmember.mgid.raw,
+               ret = memcmp(mgid, mcast->mcmember.mgid.raw,
                             sizeof (union ib_gid));
                if (ret < 0)
                        n = n->rb_left;
        return 0;
 }
 
-void ipoib_mcast_send(struct net_device *dev, union ib_gid *mgid,
-                     struct sk_buff *skb)
+void ipoib_mcast_send(struct net_device *dev, void *mgid, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
        struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
        struct ipoib_mcast *mcast;
        if (!mcast) {
                /* Let's create a new send only group now */
                ipoib_dbg_mcast(priv, "setting up send only multicast group for "
-                               IPOIB_GID_FMT "\n", IPOIB_GID_ARG(*mgid));
+                               IPOIB_GID_FMT "\n", IPOIB_GID_RAW_ARG(mgid));
 
                mcast = ipoib_mcast_alloc(dev, 0);
                if (!mcast) {
                }
 
                set_bit(IPOIB_MCAST_FLAG_SENDONLY, &mcast->flags);
-               mcast->mcmember.mgid = *mgid;
+               memcpy(mcast->mcmember.mgid.raw, mgid, sizeof (union ib_gid));
                __ipoib_mcast_add(dev, mcast);
                list_add_tail(&mcast->list, &priv->multicast_list);
        }