diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index 8d690a0eb1a..444c5cc05f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -1384,7 +1384,7 @@ void iwl_rx_handle(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 
 		rxq->queue[i] = NULL;
 
-		pci_dma_sync_single_for_cpu(priv->pci_dev, rxb->dma_addr,
+		pci_dma_sync_single_for_cpu(priv->pci_dev, rxb->aligned_dma_addr,
 					    priv->hw_params.rx_buf_size,
 					    PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
 		pkt = (struct iwl_rx_packet *)rxb->skb->data;
@@ -1436,8 +1436,8 @@ void iwl_rx_handle(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 			rxb->skb = NULL;
 		}
 
-		pci_unmap_single(priv->pci_dev, rxb->dma_addr,
-				 priv->hw_params.rx_buf_size,
+		pci_unmap_single(priv->pci_dev, rxb->real_dma_addr,
+				 priv->hw_params.rx_buf_size + 256,
 				 PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&rxq->lock, flags);
 		list_add_tail(&rxb->list, &priv->rxq.rx_used);
@@ -2341,7 +2341,6 @@ static void iwl_bg_alive_start(struct work_struct *data)
 	mutex_lock(&priv->mutex);
 	iwl_alive_start(priv);
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->mutex);
-	ieee80211_notify_mac(priv->hw, IEEE80211_NOTIFY_RE_ASSOC);
 }
 
 static void iwl4965_bg_rf_kill(struct work_struct *work)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h
index c018121085e..9966d4e384c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ extern struct iwl_cfg iwl5100_abg_cfg;
 #define	DEFAULT_LONG_RETRY_LIMIT  4U
 
 struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer {
-	dma_addr_t dma_addr;
+	dma_addr_t real_dma_addr;
+	dma_addr_t aligned_dma_addr;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct list_head list;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rx.c
index 7cde9d76ff5..0509c16dbe7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rx.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ int iwl_rx_queue_restock(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 		list_del(element);
 
 		/* Point to Rx buffer via next RBD in circular buffer */
-		rxq->bd[rxq->write] = iwl_dma_addr2rbd_ptr(priv, rxb->dma_addr);
+		rxq->bd[rxq->write] = iwl_dma_addr2rbd_ptr(priv, rxb->aligned_dma_addr);
 		rxq->queue[rxq->write] = rxb;
 		rxq->write = (rxq->write + 1) & RX_QUEUE_MASK;
 		rxq->free_count--;
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ void iwl_rx_allocate(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 		rxb = list_entry(element, struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer, list);
 
 		/* Alloc a new receive buffer */
-		rxb->skb = alloc_skb(priv->hw_params.rx_buf_size,
+		rxb->skb = alloc_skb(priv->hw_params.rx_buf_size + 256,
 				__GFP_NOWARN | GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (!rxb->skb) {
 			if (net_ratelimit())
@@ -266,9 +266,17 @@ void iwl_rx_allocate(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 		list_del(element);
 
 		/* Get physical address of RB/SKB */
-		rxb->dma_addr =
-		    pci_map_single(priv->pci_dev, rxb->skb->data,
-			   priv->hw_params.rx_buf_size, PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
+		rxb->real_dma_addr = pci_map_single(
+					priv->pci_dev,
+					rxb->skb->data,
+					priv->hw_params.rx_buf_size + 256,
+					PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
+		/* dma address must be no more than 36 bits */
+		BUG_ON(rxb->real_dma_addr & ~DMA_BIT_MASK(36));
+		/* and also 256 byte aligned! */
+		rxb->aligned_dma_addr = ALIGN(rxb->real_dma_addr, 256);
+		skb_reserve(rxb->skb, rxb->aligned_dma_addr - rxb->real_dma_addr);
+
 		list_add_tail(&rxb->list, &rxq->rx_free);
 		rxq->free_count++;
 	}
@@ -300,8 +308,8 @@ void iwl_rx_queue_free(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct iwl_rx_queue *rxq)
 	for (i = 0; i < RX_QUEUE_SIZE + RX_FREE_BUFFERS; i++) {
 		if (rxq->pool[i].skb != NULL) {
 			pci_unmap_single(priv->pci_dev,
-					 rxq->pool[i].dma_addr,
-					 priv->hw_params.rx_buf_size,
+					 rxq->pool[i].real_dma_addr,
+					 priv->hw_params.rx_buf_size + 256,
 					 PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
 			dev_kfree_skb(rxq->pool[i].skb);
 		}
@@ -354,8 +362,8 @@ void iwl_rx_queue_reset(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct iwl_rx_queue *rxq)
 		 * to an SKB, so we need to unmap and free potential storage */
 		if (rxq->pool[i].skb != NULL) {
 			pci_unmap_single(priv->pci_dev,
-					 rxq->pool[i].dma_addr,
-					 priv->hw_params.rx_buf_size,
+					 rxq->pool[i].real_dma_addr,
+					 priv->hw_params.rx_buf_size + 256,
 					 PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
 			priv->alloc_rxb_skb--;
 			dev_kfree_skb(rxq->pool[i].skb);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index 285b53e7e26..45a6b0c3569 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -6012,7 +6012,6 @@ static void iwl3945_bg_alive_start(struct work_struct *data)
 	mutex_lock(&priv->mutex);
 	iwl3945_alive_start(priv);
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->mutex);
-	ieee80211_notify_mac(priv->hw, IEEE80211_NOTIFY_RE_ASSOC);
 }
 
 static void iwl3945_bg_rf_kill(struct work_struct *work)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas_tf/if_usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas_tf/if_usb.c
index 1cc03a8dd67..59634c33b1f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas_tf/if_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas_tf/if_usb.c
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ static int __if_usb_submit_rx_urb(struct if_usb_card *cardp,
 	/* Fill the receive configuration URB and initialise the Rx call back */
 	usb_fill_bulk_urb(cardp->rx_urb, cardp->udev,
 			  usb_rcvbulkpipe(cardp->udev, cardp->ep_in),
-			  (void *) (skb->tail),
+			  skb_tail_pointer(skb),
 			  MRVDRV_ETH_RX_PACKET_BUFFER_SIZE, callbackfn, cardp);
 
 	cardp->rx_urb->transfer_flags |= URB_ZERO_PACKET;
diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 8856e2d60e9..73d81bc6aa7 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -73,14 +73,6 @@
  * not do so then mac80211 may add this under certain circumstances.
  */
 
-/**
- * enum ieee80211_notification_type - Low level driver notification
- * @IEEE80211_NOTIFY_RE_ASSOC: start the re-association sequence
- */
-enum ieee80211_notification_types {
-	IEEE80211_NOTIFY_RE_ASSOC,
-};
-
 /**
  * struct ieee80211_ht_bss_info - describing BSS's HT characteristics
  *
@@ -1797,18 +1789,6 @@ void ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *ra, u8 tid);
 void ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, const u8 *ra,
 				     u16 tid);
 
-/**
- * ieee80211_notify_mac - low level driver notification
- * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
- * @notif_type: enum ieee80211_notification_types
- *
- * This function must be called by low level driver to inform mac80211 of
- * low level driver status change or force mac80211 to re-assoc for low
- * level driver internal error that require re-assoc.
- */
-void ieee80211_notify_mac(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
-			  enum ieee80211_notification_types  notif_type);
-
 /**
  * ieee80211_find_sta - find a station
  *
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 14d165f0df7..409bb771623 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -2560,25 +2560,3 @@ void ieee80211_mlme_notify_scan_completed(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 		ieee80211_restart_sta_timer(sdata);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
-
-/* driver notification call */
-void ieee80211_notify_mac(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
-			  enum ieee80211_notification_types  notif_type)
-{
-	struct ieee80211_local *local = hw_to_local(hw);
-	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
-
-	switch (notif_type) {
-	case IEEE80211_NOTIFY_RE_ASSOC:
-		rtnl_lock();
-		list_for_each_entry(sdata, &local->interfaces, list) {
-			if (sdata->vif.type != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)
-				continue;
-
-			ieee80211_sta_req_auth(sdata, &sdata->u.sta);
-		}
-		rtnl_unlock();
-		break;
-	}
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_notify_mac);