static void make_config(struct dlm_ls *ls, struct rcom_config *rf)
 {
-       rf->rf_lvblen = ls->ls_lvblen;
-       rf->rf_lsflags = ls->ls_exflags;
+       rf->rf_lvblen = cpu_to_le32(ls->ls_lvblen);
+       rf->rf_lsflags = cpu_to_le32(ls->ls_exflags);
 }
 
 static int check_config(struct dlm_ls *ls, struct dlm_rcom *rc, int nodeid)
                return -EPROTO;
        }
 
-       if (rf->rf_lvblen != ls->ls_lvblen ||
-           rf->rf_lsflags != ls->ls_exflags) {
+       if (le32_to_cpu(rf->rf_lvblen) != ls->ls_lvblen ||
+           le32_to_cpu(rf->rf_lsflags) != ls->ls_exflags) {
                log_error(ls, "config mismatch: %d,%x nodeid %d: %d,%x",
-                         ls->ls_lvblen, ls->ls_exflags,
-                         nodeid, rf->rf_lvblen, rf->rf_lsflags);
+                         ls->ls_lvblen, ls->ls_exflags, nodeid,
+                         le32_to_cpu(rf->rf_lvblen),
+                         le32_to_cpu(rf->rf_lsflags));
                return -EPROTO;
        }
        return 0;
        rc->rc_result = -ESRCH;
 
        rf = (struct rcom_config *) rc->rc_buf;
-       rf->rf_lvblen = -1;
+       rf->rf_lvblen = cpu_to_le32(~0U);
 
        dlm_rcom_out(rc);
        dlm_lowcomms_commit_buffer(mh);
 
        ms->m_result            = from_dlm_errno(le32_to_cpu(ms->m_result));
 }
 
-static void rcom_config_out(struct rcom_config *rf)
-{
-       rf->rf_lvblen           = cpu_to_le32(rf->rf_lvblen);
-       rf->rf_lsflags          = cpu_to_le32(rf->rf_lsflags);
-}
-
-static void rcom_config_in(struct rcom_config *rf)
-{
-       rf->rf_lvblen           = le32_to_cpu(rf->rf_lvblen);
-       rf->rf_lsflags          = le32_to_cpu(rf->rf_lsflags);
-}
-
 void dlm_rcom_out(struct dlm_rcom *rc)
 {
-       int type = rc->rc_type;
-
        header_out(&rc->rc_header);
 
        rc->rc_type             = cpu_to_le32(rc->rc_type);
        rc->rc_id               = cpu_to_le64(rc->rc_id);
        rc->rc_seq              = cpu_to_le64(rc->rc_seq);
        rc->rc_seq_reply        = cpu_to_le64(rc->rc_seq_reply);
-
-       if (type == DLM_RCOM_STATUS_REPLY)
-               rcom_config_out((struct rcom_config *) rc->rc_buf);
 }
 
 void dlm_rcom_in(struct dlm_rcom *rc)
        rc->rc_id               = le64_to_cpu(rc->rc_id);
        rc->rc_seq              = le64_to_cpu(rc->rc_seq);
        rc->rc_seq_reply        = le64_to_cpu(rc->rc_seq_reply);
-
-       if (rc->rc_type == DLM_RCOM_STATUS_REPLY)
-               rcom_config_in((struct rcom_config *) rc->rc_buf);
 }