diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
index 04e294d1d16d..0ee026947f20 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ struct qeth_hdr_layer3 {
 	__u16 frame_offset;
 	union {
 		/* TX: */
-		u8 ipv6_addr[16];
+		struct in6_addr ipv6_addr;
 		struct ipv4 {
 			u8 res[12];
 			u32 addr;
@@ -665,7 +665,6 @@ struct qeth_card_blkt {
 
 #define QETH_BROADCAST_WITH_ECHO    0x01
 #define QETH_BROADCAST_WITHOUT_ECHO 0x02
-#define QETH_LAYER2_MAC_READ	    0x01
 #define QETH_LAYER2_MAC_REGISTERED  0x02
 struct qeth_card_info {
 	unsigned short unit_addr2;
@@ -775,7 +774,6 @@ struct qeth_switch_info {
 #define QETH_NAPI_WEIGHT NAPI_POLL_WEIGHT
 
 struct qeth_card {
-	struct list_head list;
 	enum qeth_card_states state;
 	spinlock_t lock;
 	struct ccwgroup_device *gdev;
@@ -827,11 +825,6 @@ struct qeth_card {
 	struct work_struct close_dev_work;
 };
 
-struct qeth_card_list_struct {
-	struct list_head list;
-	rwlock_t rwlock;
-};
-
 struct qeth_trap_id {
 	__u16 lparnr;
 	char vmname[8];
@@ -978,11 +971,11 @@ int qeth_core_load_discipline(struct qeth_card *, enum qeth_discipline_id);
 void qeth_core_free_discipline(struct qeth_card *);
 
 /* exports for qeth discipline device drivers */
-extern struct qeth_card_list_struct qeth_core_card_list;
 extern struct kmem_cache *qeth_core_header_cache;
 extern struct qeth_dbf_info qeth_dbf[QETH_DBF_INFOS];
 
 struct net_device *qeth_clone_netdev(struct net_device *orig);
+struct qeth_card *qeth_get_card_by_busid(char *bus_id);
 void qeth_set_recovery_task(struct qeth_card *);
 void qeth_clear_recovery_task(struct qeth_card *);
 void qeth_set_allowed_threads(struct qeth_card *, unsigned long , int);
@@ -1025,9 +1018,6 @@ int qeth_send_control_data(struct qeth_card *, int, struct qeth_cmd_buffer *,
 	int (*reply_cb)(struct qeth_card *, struct qeth_reply*, unsigned long),
 	void *reply_param);
 unsigned int qeth_count_elements(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int data_offset);
-int qeth_do_send_packet_fast(struct qeth_qdio_out_q *queue, struct sk_buff *skb,
-			     struct qeth_hdr *hdr, unsigned int offset,
-			     unsigned int hd_len);
 int qeth_do_send_packet(struct qeth_card *card, struct qeth_qdio_out_q *queue,
 			struct sk_buff *skb, struct qeth_hdr *hdr,
 			unsigned int offset, unsigned int hd_len,
@@ -1058,11 +1048,6 @@ netdev_features_t qeth_features_check(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				      struct net_device *dev,
 				      netdev_features_t features);
 int qeth_vm_request_mac(struct qeth_card *card);
-int qeth_add_hw_header(struct qeth_card *card, struct sk_buff *skb,
-		       struct qeth_hdr **hdr, unsigned int hdr_len,
-		       unsigned int proto_len, unsigned int *elements);
-void qeth_fill_tso_ext(struct qeth_hdr_tso *hdr, unsigned int payload_len,
-		       struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int proto_len);
 int qeth_xmit(struct qeth_card *card, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	      struct qeth_qdio_out_q *queue, int ipv, int cast_type,
 	      void (*fill_header)(struct qeth_card *card, struct qeth_hdr *hdr,
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
index 4bce5ae65a55..ae972461860e 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ struct qeth_dbf_info qeth_dbf[QETH_DBF_INFOS] = {
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_dbf);
 
-struct qeth_card_list_struct qeth_core_card_list;
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_core_card_list);
 struct kmem_cache *qeth_core_header_cache;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_core_header_cache);
 static struct kmem_cache *qeth_qdio_outbuf_cache;
@@ -2837,6 +2835,17 @@ static void qeth_fill_ipacmd_header(struct qeth_card *card,
 	cmd->hdr.prot_version = prot;
 }
 
+void qeth_prepare_ipa_cmd(struct qeth_card *card, struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob)
+{
+	u8 prot_type = qeth_mpc_select_prot_type(card);
+
+	memcpy(iob->data, IPA_PDU_HEADER, IPA_PDU_HEADER_SIZE);
+	memcpy(QETH_IPA_CMD_PROT_TYPE(iob->data), &prot_type, 1);
+	memcpy(QETH_IPA_CMD_DEST_ADDR(iob->data),
+	       &card->token.ulp_connection_r, QETH_MPC_TOKEN_LENGTH);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_prepare_ipa_cmd);
+
 struct qeth_cmd_buffer *qeth_get_ipacmd_buffer(struct qeth_card *card,
 		enum qeth_ipa_cmds ipacmd, enum qeth_prot_versions prot)
 {
@@ -2844,6 +2853,7 @@ struct qeth_cmd_buffer *qeth_get_ipacmd_buffer(struct qeth_card *card,
 
 	iob = qeth_get_buffer(&card->write);
 	if (iob) {
+		qeth_prepare_ipa_cmd(card, iob);
 		qeth_fill_ipacmd_header(card, __ipa_cmd(iob), ipacmd, prot);
 	} else {
 		dev_warn(&card->gdev->dev,
@@ -2856,17 +2866,6 @@ struct qeth_cmd_buffer *qeth_get_ipacmd_buffer(struct qeth_card *card,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_get_ipacmd_buffer);
 
-void qeth_prepare_ipa_cmd(struct qeth_card *card, struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob)
-{
-	u8 prot_type = qeth_mpc_select_prot_type(card);
-
-	memcpy(iob->data, IPA_PDU_HEADER, IPA_PDU_HEADER_SIZE);
-	memcpy(QETH_IPA_CMD_PROT_TYPE(iob->data), &prot_type, 1);
-	memcpy(QETH_IPA_CMD_DEST_ADDR(iob->data),
-	       &card->token.ulp_connection_r, QETH_MPC_TOKEN_LENGTH);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_prepare_ipa_cmd);
-
 /**
  * qeth_send_ipa_cmd() - send an IPA command
  *
@@ -2881,7 +2880,6 @@ int qeth_send_ipa_cmd(struct qeth_card *card, struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob,
 	int rc;
 
 	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 4, "sendipa");
-	qeth_prepare_ipa_cmd(card, iob);
 	rc = qeth_send_control_data(card, IPA_CMD_LENGTH,
 						iob, reply_cb, reply_param);
 	if (rc == -ETIME) {
@@ -3777,9 +3775,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_count_elements);
  * The number of needed buffer elements is returned in @elements.
  * Error to create the hdr is indicated by returning with < 0.
  */
-int qeth_add_hw_header(struct qeth_card *card, struct sk_buff *skb,
-		       struct qeth_hdr **hdr, unsigned int hdr_len,
-		       unsigned int proto_len, unsigned int *elements)
+static int qeth_add_hw_header(struct qeth_card *card, struct sk_buff *skb,
+			      struct qeth_hdr **hdr, unsigned int hdr_len,
+			      unsigned int proto_len, unsigned int *elements)
 {
 	const unsigned int max_elements = QETH_MAX_BUFFER_ELEMENTS(card);
 	const unsigned int contiguous = proto_len ? proto_len : 1;
@@ -3849,7 +3847,6 @@ check_layout:
 	skb_copy_from_linear_data(skb, ((char *)*hdr) + hdr_len, proto_len);
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_add_hw_header);
 
 static void __qeth_fill_buffer(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			       struct qeth_qdio_out_buffer *buf,
@@ -3972,9 +3969,9 @@ static int qeth_fill_buffer(struct qeth_qdio_out_q *queue,
 	return flush_cnt;
 }
 
-int qeth_do_send_packet_fast(struct qeth_qdio_out_q *queue, struct sk_buff *skb,
-			     struct qeth_hdr *hdr, unsigned int offset,
-			     unsigned int hd_len)
+static int qeth_do_send_packet_fast(struct qeth_qdio_out_q *queue,
+				    struct sk_buff *skb, struct qeth_hdr *hdr,
+				    unsigned int offset, unsigned int hd_len)
 {
 	int index = queue->next_buf_to_fill;
 	struct qeth_qdio_out_buffer *buffer = queue->bufs[index];
@@ -3990,7 +3987,6 @@ int qeth_do_send_packet_fast(struct qeth_qdio_out_q *queue, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	qeth_flush_buffers(queue, index, 1);
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_do_send_packet_fast);
 
 int qeth_do_send_packet(struct qeth_card *card, struct qeth_qdio_out_q *queue,
 			struct sk_buff *skb, struct qeth_hdr *hdr,
@@ -4082,8 +4078,9 @@ out:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_do_send_packet);
 
-void qeth_fill_tso_ext(struct qeth_hdr_tso *hdr, unsigned int payload_len,
-		       struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int proto_len)
+static void qeth_fill_tso_ext(struct qeth_hdr_tso *hdr,
+			      unsigned int payload_len, struct sk_buff *skb,
+			      unsigned int proto_len)
 {
 	struct qeth_hdr_ext_tso *ext = &hdr->ext;
 
@@ -4096,7 +4093,6 @@ void qeth_fill_tso_ext(struct qeth_hdr_tso *hdr, unsigned int payload_len,
 	ext->mss = skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_size;
 	ext->dg_hdr_len = proto_len;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_fill_tso_ext);
 
 int qeth_xmit(struct qeth_card *card, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	      struct qeth_qdio_out_q *queue, int ipv, int cast_type,
@@ -4119,7 +4115,7 @@ int qeth_xmit(struct qeth_card *card, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		proto_len = skb_transport_offset(skb) + tcp_hdrlen(skb);
 	} else {
 		hw_hdr_len = sizeof(struct qeth_hdr);
-		proto_len = IS_IQD(card) ? ETH_HLEN : 0;
+		proto_len = (IS_IQD(card) && IS_LAYER2(card)) ? ETH_HLEN : 0;
 	}
 
 	rc = skb_cow_head(skb, hw_hdr_len);
@@ -4235,16 +4231,18 @@ static int qeth_setadpparms_change_macaddr_cb(struct qeth_card *card,
 		struct qeth_reply *reply, unsigned long data)
 {
 	struct qeth_ipa_cmd *cmd = (struct qeth_ipa_cmd *) data;
+	struct qeth_ipacmd_setadpparms *adp_cmd;
 
 	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 4, "chgmaccb");
 	if (qeth_setadpparms_inspect_rc(cmd))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (IS_LAYER3(card) || !(card->info.mac_bits & QETH_LAYER2_MAC_READ)) {
-		ether_addr_copy(card->dev->dev_addr,
-				cmd->data.setadapterparms.data.change_addr.addr);
-		card->info.mac_bits |= QETH_LAYER2_MAC_READ;
-	}
+	adp_cmd = &cmd->data.setadapterparms;
+	if (IS_LAYER2(card) && IS_OSD(card) && !IS_VM_NIC(card) &&
+	    !(adp_cmd->hdr.flags & QETH_SETADP_FLAGS_VIRTUAL_MAC))
+		return 0;
+
+	ether_addr_copy(card->dev->dev_addr, adp_cmd->data.change_addr.addr);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -4499,9 +4497,6 @@ static int qeth_send_ipa_snmp_cmd(struct qeth_card *card,
 
 	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 4, "sendsnmp");
 
-	memcpy(iob->data, IPA_PDU_HEADER, IPA_PDU_HEADER_SIZE);
-	memcpy(QETH_IPA_CMD_DEST_ADDR(iob->data),
-	       &card->token.ulp_connection_r, QETH_MPC_TOKEN_LENGTH);
 	/* adjust PDU length fields in IPA_PDU_HEADER */
 	s1 = (u32) IPA_PDU_HEADER_SIZE + len;
 	s2 = (u32) len;
@@ -5480,34 +5475,11 @@ struct qeth_cmd_buffer *qeth_get_setassparms_cmd(struct qeth_card *card,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_get_setassparms_cmd);
 
-static int qeth_send_setassparms(struct qeth_card *card,
-				 struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob, u16 len,
-				 long data, int (*reply_cb)(struct qeth_card *,
-							    struct qeth_reply *,
-							    unsigned long),
-				 void *reply_param)
-{
-	int rc;
-	struct qeth_ipa_cmd *cmd;
-
-	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 4, "sendassp");
-
-	cmd = __ipa_cmd(iob);
-	if (len <= sizeof(__u32))
-		cmd->data.setassparms.data.flags_32bit = (__u32) data;
-	else   /* (len > sizeof(__u32)) */
-		memcpy(&cmd->data.setassparms.data, (void *) data, len);
-
-	rc = qeth_send_ipa_cmd(card, iob, reply_cb, reply_param);
-	return rc;
-}
-
 int qeth_send_simple_setassparms_prot(struct qeth_card *card,
 				      enum qeth_ipa_funcs ipa_func,
 				      u16 cmd_code, long data,
 				      enum qeth_prot_versions prot)
 {
-	int rc;
 	int length = 0;
 	struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob;
 
@@ -5517,9 +5489,9 @@ int qeth_send_simple_setassparms_prot(struct qeth_card *card,
 	iob = qeth_get_setassparms_cmd(card, ipa_func, cmd_code, length, prot);
 	if (!iob)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	rc = qeth_send_setassparms(card, iob, length, data,
-				   qeth_setassparms_cb, NULL);
-	return rc;
+
+	__ipa_cmd(iob)->data.setassparms.data.flags_32bit = (__u32) data;
+	return qeth_send_ipa_cmd(card, iob, qeth_setassparms_cb, NULL);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_send_simple_setassparms_prot);
 
@@ -5806,9 +5778,6 @@ static int qeth_core_probe_device(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	write_lock_irq(&qeth_core_card_list.rwlock);
-	list_add_tail(&card->list, &qeth_core_card_list.list);
-	write_unlock_irq(&qeth_core_card_list.rwlock);
 	return 0;
 
 err_disc:
@@ -5833,9 +5802,6 @@ static void qeth_core_remove_device(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev)
 		qeth_core_free_discipline(card);
 	}
 
-	write_lock_irq(&qeth_core_card_list.rwlock);
-	list_del(&card->list);
-	write_unlock_irq(&qeth_core_card_list.rwlock);
 	free_netdev(card->dev);
 	qeth_core_free_card(card);
 	put_device(&gdev->dev);
@@ -5950,6 +5916,21 @@ static struct ccwgroup_driver qeth_core_ccwgroup_driver = {
 	.restore = qeth_core_restore,
 };
 
+struct qeth_card *qeth_get_card_by_busid(char *bus_id)
+{
+	struct ccwgroup_device *gdev;
+	struct qeth_card *card;
+
+	gdev = get_ccwgroupdev_by_busid(&qeth_core_ccwgroup_driver, bus_id);
+	if (!gdev)
+		return NULL;
+
+	card = dev_get_drvdata(&gdev->dev);
+	put_device(&gdev->dev);
+	return card;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_get_card_by_busid);
+
 int qeth_do_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 {
 	struct qeth_card *card = dev->ml_priv;
@@ -6381,16 +6362,16 @@ static int qeth_ipa_checksum_run_cmd(struct qeth_card *card,
 				     enum qeth_prot_versions prot)
 {
 	struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob;
-	int rc = -ENOMEM;
 
 	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 4, "chkdocmd");
 	iob = qeth_get_setassparms_cmd(card, ipa_func, cmd_code,
 				       sizeof(__u32), prot);
-	if (iob)
-		rc = qeth_send_setassparms(card, iob, sizeof(__u32), data,
-					   qeth_ipa_checksum_run_cmd_cb,
-					   chksum_cb);
-	return rc;
+	if (!iob)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	__ipa_cmd(iob)->data.setassparms.data.flags_32bit = (__u32) data;
+	return qeth_send_ipa_cmd(card, iob, qeth_ipa_checksum_run_cmd_cb,
+				 chksum_cb);
 }
 
 static int qeth_send_checksum_on(struct qeth_card *card, int cstype,
@@ -6488,8 +6469,7 @@ static int qeth_set_tso_on(struct qeth_card *card,
 	if (!iob)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	rc = qeth_send_setassparms(card, iob, 0, 0 /* unused */,
-				   qeth_start_tso_cb, &tso_data);
+	rc = qeth_send_ipa_cmd(card, iob, qeth_start_tso_cb, &tso_data);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
@@ -6506,10 +6486,9 @@ static int qeth_set_tso_on(struct qeth_card *card,
 	}
 
 	/* enable TSO capability */
-	caps.supported = 0;
-	caps.enabled = QETH_IPA_LARGE_SEND_TCP;
-	rc = qeth_send_setassparms(card, iob, sizeof(caps), (long) &caps,
-				   qeth_setassparms_get_caps_cb, &caps);
+	__ipa_cmd(iob)->data.setassparms.data.caps.enabled =
+		QETH_IPA_LARGE_SEND_TCP;
+	rc = qeth_send_ipa_cmd(card, iob, qeth_setassparms_get_caps_cb, &caps);
 	if (rc) {
 		qeth_set_tso_off(card, prot);
 		return rc;
@@ -6688,8 +6667,6 @@ static int __init qeth_core_init(void)
 	int rc;
 
 	pr_info("loading core functions\n");
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&qeth_core_card_list.list);
-	rwlock_init(&qeth_core_card_list.rwlock);
 
 	qeth_wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("qeth_wq");
 	if (!qeth_wq) {
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_mpc.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_mpc.c
index e891c0b52f4c..16fc51ad0514 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_mpc.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_mpc.c
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ unsigned char IPA_PDU_HEADER[] = {
 		sizeof(struct qeth_ipa_cmd) % 256,
 	0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x40,
 };
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(IPA_PDU_HEADER);
 
 struct ipa_rc_msg {
 	enum qeth_ipa_return_codes rc;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_mpc.h b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_mpc.h
index 3e54be201b27..1ab321926f64 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_mpc.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_mpc.h
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ enum qeth_card_types {
 };
 
 #define IS_IQD(card)	((card)->info.type == QETH_CARD_TYPE_IQD)
+#define IS_OSD(card)	((card)->info.type == QETH_CARD_TYPE_OSD)
 #define IS_OSN(card)	((card)->info.type == QETH_CARD_TYPE_OSN)
+#define IS_VM_NIC(card)	((card)->info.guestlan)
 
 #define QETH_MPC_DIFINFO_LEN_INDICATES_LINK_TYPE 0x18
 /* only the first two bytes are looked at in qeth_get_cardname_short */
@@ -529,17 +531,20 @@ struct qeth_query_switch_attributes {
 	__u8  reserved3[8];
 };
 
+#define QETH_SETADP_FLAGS_VIRTUAL_MAC	0x80	/* for CHANGE_ADDR_READ_MAC */
+
 struct qeth_ipacmd_setadpparms_hdr {
-	__u32 supp_hw_cmds;
-	__u32 reserved1;
-	__u16 cmdlength;
-	__u16 reserved2;
-	__u32 command_code;
-	__u16 return_code;
-	__u8  used_total;
-	__u8  seq_no;
-	__u32 reserved3;
-} __attribute__ ((packed));
+	u32 supp_hw_cmds;
+	u32 reserved1;
+	u16 cmdlength;
+	u16 reserved2;
+	u32 command_code;
+	u16 return_code;
+	u8 used_total;
+	u8 seq_no;
+	u8 flags;
+	u8 reserved3[3];
+};
 
 struct qeth_ipacmd_setadpparms {
 	struct qeth_ipacmd_setadpparms_hdr hdr;
@@ -828,10 +833,9 @@ enum qeth_ipa_arp_return_codes {
 extern const char *qeth_get_ipa_msg(enum qeth_ipa_return_codes rc);
 extern const char *qeth_get_ipa_cmd_name(enum qeth_ipa_cmds cmd);
 
-#define QETH_SETASS_BASE_LEN (sizeof(struct qeth_ipacmd_hdr) + \
-			       sizeof(struct qeth_ipacmd_setassparms_hdr))
-#define QETH_IPA_ARP_DATA_POS(buffer) (buffer + IPA_PDU_HEADER_SIZE + \
-				       QETH_SETASS_BASE_LEN)
+#define QETH_SETASS_BASE_LEN (IPA_PDU_HEADER_SIZE + \
+			      sizeof(struct qeth_ipacmd_hdr) + \
+			      sizeof(struct qeth_ipacmd_setassparms_hdr))
 #define QETH_SETADP_BASE_LEN (sizeof(struct qeth_ipacmd_hdr) + \
 			      sizeof(struct qeth_ipacmd_setadpparms_hdr))
 #define QETH_SNMP_SETADP_CMDLENGTH 16
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
index 2914a1a69f83..2836231c1c5d 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
@@ -36,28 +36,6 @@ static void qeth_l2_vnicc_init(struct qeth_card *card);
 static bool qeth_l2_vnicc_recover_timeout(struct qeth_card *card, u32 vnicc,
 					  u32 *timeout);
 
-static struct net_device *qeth_l2_netdev_by_devno(unsigned char *read_dev_no)
-{
-	struct qeth_card *card;
-	struct net_device *ndev;
-	__u16 temp_dev_no;
-	unsigned long flags;
-	struct ccw_dev_id read_devid;
-
-	ndev = NULL;
-	memcpy(&temp_dev_no, read_dev_no, 2);
-	read_lock_irqsave(&qeth_core_card_list.rwlock, flags);
-	list_for_each_entry(card, &qeth_core_card_list.list, list) {
-		ccw_device_get_id(CARD_RDEV(card), &read_devid);
-		if (read_devid.devno == temp_dev_no) {
-			ndev = card->dev;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	read_unlock_irqrestore(&qeth_core_card_list.rwlock, flags);
-	return ndev;
-}
-
 static int qeth_setdelmac_makerc(struct qeth_card *card, int retcode)
 {
 	int rc;
@@ -461,12 +439,9 @@ static int qeth_l2_request_initial_mac(struct qeth_card *card)
 		/* fall back to alternative mechanism: */
 	}
 
-	if (card->info.type == QETH_CARD_TYPE_IQD ||
-	    card->info.type == QETH_CARD_TYPE_OSM ||
-	    card->info.type == QETH_CARD_TYPE_OSX ||
-	    card->info.guestlan) {
+	if (!IS_OSN(card)) {
 		rc = qeth_setadpparms_change_macaddr(card);
-		if (!rc)
+		if (!rc && is_valid_ether_addr(card->dev->dev_addr))
 			goto out;
 		QETH_DBF_MESSAGE(2, "READ_MAC Assist failed on device %x: %#x\n",
 				 CARD_DEVID(card), rc);
@@ -917,7 +892,8 @@ static int qeth_l2_setup_netdev(struct qeth_card *card, bool carrier_ok)
 				       PAGE_SIZE * (QDIO_MAX_ELEMENTS_PER_BUFFER - 1));
 	}
 
-	qeth_l2_request_initial_mac(card);
+	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(card->dev->dev_addr))
+		qeth_l2_request_initial_mac(card);
 	netif_napi_add(card->dev, &card->napi, qeth_poll, QETH_NAPI_WEIGHT);
 	rc = register_netdev(card->dev);
 	if (!rc && carrier_ok)
@@ -1288,13 +1264,16 @@ int qeth_osn_register(unsigned char *read_dev_no, struct net_device **dev,
 		  int (*data_cb)(struct sk_buff *))
 {
 	struct qeth_card *card;
+	char bus_id[16];
+	u16 devno;
 
-	*dev = qeth_l2_netdev_by_devno(read_dev_no);
-	if (*dev == NULL)
-		return -ENODEV;
-	card = (*dev)->ml_priv;
-	if (!card)
+	memcpy(&devno, read_dev_no, 2);
+	sprintf(bus_id, "0.0.%04x", devno);
+	card = qeth_get_card_by_busid(bus_id);
+	if (!card || !IS_OSN(card))
 		return -ENODEV;
+	*dev = card->dev;
+
 	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "osnreg");
 	if ((assist_cb == NULL) || (data_cb == NULL))
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
index f08b745c2007..eca68da39d05 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
@@ -949,9 +949,6 @@ static int qeth_l3_iqd_read_initial_mac_cb(struct qeth_card *card,
 	if (cmd->hdr.return_code == 0)
 		ether_addr_copy(card->dev->dev_addr,
 				cmd->data.create_destroy_addr.unique_id);
-	else
-		eth_random_addr(card->dev->dev_addr);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1685,21 +1682,6 @@ out_error:
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int qeth_l3_send_ipa_arp_cmd(struct qeth_card *card,
-		struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob, int len,
-		int (*reply_cb)(struct qeth_card *, struct qeth_reply *,
-			unsigned long),
-		void *reply_param)
-{
-	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 4, "sendarp");
-
-	memcpy(iob->data, IPA_PDU_HEADER, IPA_PDU_HEADER_SIZE);
-	memcpy(QETH_IPA_CMD_DEST_ADDR(iob->data),
-	       &card->token.ulp_connection_r, QETH_MPC_TOKEN_LENGTH);
-	return qeth_send_control_data(card, IPA_PDU_HEADER_SIZE + len, iob,
-				      reply_cb, reply_param);
-}
-
 static int qeth_l3_query_arp_cache_info(struct qeth_card *card,
 	enum qeth_prot_versions prot,
 	struct qeth_arp_query_info *qinfo)
@@ -1719,11 +1701,9 @@ static int qeth_l3_query_arp_cache_info(struct qeth_card *card,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	cmd = __ipa_cmd(iob);
 	cmd->data.setassparms.data.query_arp.request_bits = 0x000F;
-	cmd->data.setassparms.data.query_arp.reply_bits = 0;
-	cmd->data.setassparms.data.query_arp.no_entries = 0;
-	rc = qeth_l3_send_ipa_arp_cmd(card, iob,
-			   QETH_SETASS_BASE_LEN+QETH_ARP_CMD_LEN,
-			   qeth_l3_arp_query_cb, (void *)qinfo);
+	rc = qeth_send_control_data(card,
+				    QETH_SETASS_BASE_LEN + QETH_ARP_CMD_LEN,
+				    iob, qeth_l3_arp_query_cb, qinfo);
 	if (rc)
 		QETH_DBF_MESSAGE(2, "Error while querying ARP cache on device %x: %#x\n",
 				 CARD_DEVID(card), rc);
@@ -1929,22 +1909,6 @@ static int qeth_l3_get_cast_type(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	}
 }
 
-static void qeth_l3_fill_af_iucv_hdr(struct qeth_hdr *hdr, struct sk_buff *skb,
-				     unsigned int data_len)
-{
-	char daddr[16];
-
-	hdr->hdr.l3.id = QETH_HEADER_TYPE_LAYER3;
-	hdr->hdr.l3.length = data_len;
-	hdr->hdr.l3.flags = QETH_HDR_IPV6 | QETH_CAST_UNICAST;
-
-	memset(daddr, 0, sizeof(daddr));
-	daddr[0] = 0xfe;
-	daddr[1] = 0x80;
-	memcpy(&daddr[8], iucv_trans_hdr(skb)->destUserID, 8);
-	memcpy(hdr->hdr.l3.next_hop.ipv6_addr, daddr, 16);
-}
-
 static u8 qeth_l3_cast_type_to_flag(int cast_type)
 {
 	if (cast_type == RTN_MULTICAST)
@@ -1960,6 +1924,7 @@ static void qeth_l3_fill_header(struct qeth_card *card, struct qeth_hdr *hdr,
 				struct sk_buff *skb, int ipv, int cast_type,
 				unsigned int data_len)
 {
+	struct qeth_hdr_layer3 *l3_hdr = &hdr->hdr.l3;
 	struct vlan_ethhdr *veth = vlan_eth_hdr(skb);
 
 	hdr->hdr.l3.length = data_len;
@@ -1968,6 +1933,15 @@ static void qeth_l3_fill_header(struct qeth_card *card, struct qeth_hdr *hdr,
 		hdr->hdr.l3.id = QETH_HEADER_TYPE_L3_TSO;
 	} else {
 		hdr->hdr.l3.id = QETH_HEADER_TYPE_LAYER3;
+
+		if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_AF_IUCV)) {
+			l3_hdr->flags = QETH_HDR_IPV6 | QETH_CAST_UNICAST;
+			l3_hdr->next_hop.ipv6_addr.s6_addr16[0] = htons(0xfe80);
+			memcpy(&l3_hdr->next_hop.ipv6_addr.s6_addr32[2],
+			       iucv_trans_hdr(skb)->destUserID, 8);
+			return;
+		}
+
 		if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL) {
 			qeth_tx_csum(skb, &hdr->hdr.l3.ext_flags, ipv);
 			/* some HW requires combined L3+L4 csum offload: */
@@ -2012,13 +1986,11 @@ static void qeth_l3_fill_header(struct qeth_card *card, struct qeth_hdr *hdr,
 	} else {
 		/* IPv6 */
 		const struct rt6_info *rt = skb_rt6_info(skb);
-		const struct in6_addr *next_hop;
 
 		if (rt && !ipv6_addr_any(&rt->rt6i_gateway))
-			next_hop = &rt->rt6i_gateway;
+			l3_hdr->next_hop.ipv6_addr = rt->rt6i_gateway;
 		else
-			next_hop = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
-		memcpy(hdr->hdr.l3.next_hop.ipv6_addr, next_hop, 16);
+			l3_hdr->next_hop.ipv6_addr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
 
 		hdr->hdr.l3.flags |= QETH_HDR_IPV6;
 		if (card->info.type != QETH_CARD_TYPE_IQD)
@@ -2044,84 +2016,25 @@ static void qeth_l3_fixup_headers(struct sk_buff *skb)
 static int qeth_l3_xmit(struct qeth_card *card, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			struct qeth_qdio_out_q *queue, int ipv, int cast_type)
 {
-	unsigned int hw_hdr_len, proto_len, frame_len, elements;
 	unsigned char eth_hdr[ETH_HLEN];
-	bool is_tso = skb_is_gso(skb);
-	unsigned int data_offset = 0;
-	struct qeth_hdr *hdr = NULL;
-	unsigned int hd_len = 0;
-	int push_len, rc;
-	bool is_sg;
-
-	if (is_tso) {
-		hw_hdr_len = sizeof(struct qeth_hdr_tso);
-		proto_len = skb_transport_offset(skb) + tcp_hdrlen(skb) -
-			    ETH_HLEN;
-	} else {
-		hw_hdr_len = sizeof(struct qeth_hdr);
-		proto_len = 0;
-	}
+	unsigned int hw_hdr_len;
+	int rc;
 
 	/* re-use the L2 header area for the HW header: */
+	hw_hdr_len = skb_is_gso(skb) ? sizeof(struct qeth_hdr_tso) :
+				       sizeof(struct qeth_hdr);
 	rc = skb_cow_head(skb, hw_hdr_len - ETH_HLEN);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 	skb_copy_from_linear_data(skb, eth_hdr, ETH_HLEN);
 	skb_pull(skb, ETH_HLEN);
-	frame_len = skb->len;
 
 	qeth_l3_fixup_headers(skb);
-	push_len = qeth_add_hw_header(card, skb, &hdr, hw_hdr_len, proto_len,
-				      &elements);
-	if (push_len < 0)
-		return push_len;
-	if (is_tso || !push_len) {
-		/* HW header needs its own buffer element. */
-		hd_len = hw_hdr_len + proto_len;
-		data_offset = push_len + proto_len;
-	}
-	memset(hdr, 0, hw_hdr_len);
-
-	if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_AF_IUCV)) {
-		qeth_l3_fill_af_iucv_hdr(hdr, skb, frame_len);
-	} else {
-		qeth_l3_fill_header(card, hdr, skb, ipv, cast_type, frame_len);
-		if (is_tso)
-			qeth_fill_tso_ext((struct qeth_hdr_tso *) hdr,
-					  frame_len - proto_len, skb,
-					  proto_len);
-	}
-
-	is_sg = skb_is_nonlinear(skb);
-	if (IS_IQD(card)) {
-		rc = qeth_do_send_packet_fast(queue, skb, hdr, data_offset,
-					      hd_len);
-	} else {
-		/* TODO: drop skb_orphan() once TX completion is fast enough */
-		skb_orphan(skb);
-		rc = qeth_do_send_packet(card, queue, skb, hdr, data_offset,
-					 hd_len, elements);
-	}
-
-	if (!rc) {
-		if (card->options.performance_stats) {
-			card->perf_stats.buf_elements_sent += elements;
-			if (is_sg)
-				card->perf_stats.sg_skbs_sent++;
-			if (is_tso) {
-				card->perf_stats.large_send_bytes += frame_len;
-				card->perf_stats.large_send_cnt++;
-			}
-		}
-	} else {
-		if (!push_len)
-			kmem_cache_free(qeth_core_header_cache, hdr);
-		if (rc == -EBUSY) {
-			/* roll back to ETH header */
-			skb_pull(skb, push_len);
-			skb_push(skb, ETH_HLEN);
-			skb_copy_to_linear_data(skb, eth_hdr, ETH_HLEN);
-		}
+	rc = qeth_xmit(card, skb, queue, ipv, cast_type, qeth_l3_fill_header);
+	if (rc == -EBUSY) {
+		/* roll back to ETH header */
+		skb_push(skb, ETH_HLEN);
+		skb_copy_to_linear_data(skb, eth_hdr, ETH_HLEN);
 	}
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -2366,9 +2279,6 @@ static int qeth_l3_setup_netdev(struct qeth_card *card, bool carrier_ok)
 		rc = qeth_l3_iqd_read_initial_mac(card);
 		if (rc)
 			goto out;
-
-		if (card->options.hsuid[0])
-			memcpy(card->dev->perm_addr, card->options.hsuid, 9);
 	} else
 		return -ENODEV;