diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Makefile b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Makefile
index 9a56ce5..1915039 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 iwlagn-objs             += iwl-1000.o
 iwlagn-objs             += iwl-2000.o
 iwlagn-objs             += iwl-pci.o
+iwlagn-objs             += iwl-trans.o
 
 iwlagn-$(CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS) += iwl-debugfs.o
 iwlagn-$(CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEVICE_TRACING) += iwl-devtrace.o
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-lib.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-lib.c
index efdab65..3d97114 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-lib.c
@@ -628,38 +628,6 @@
 	/* the rest are 0 by default */
 };
 
-void iwlagn_rx_queue_reset(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct iwl_rx_queue *rxq)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-	int i;
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&rxq->lock, flags);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rxq->rx_free);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rxq->rx_used);
-	/* Fill the rx_used queue with _all_ of the Rx buffers */
-	for (i = 0; i < RX_FREE_BUFFERS + RX_QUEUE_SIZE; i++) {
-		/* In the reset function, these buffers may have been allocated
-		 * to an SKB, so we need to unmap and free potential storage */
-		if (rxq->pool[i].page != NULL) {
-			dma_unmap_page(priv->bus.dev, rxq->pool[i].page_dma,
-				PAGE_SIZE << priv->hw_params.rx_page_order,
-				DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
-			__iwl_free_pages(priv, rxq->pool[i].page);
-			rxq->pool[i].page = NULL;
-		}
-		list_add_tail(&rxq->pool[i].list, &rxq->rx_used);
-	}
-
-	for (i = 0; i < RX_QUEUE_SIZE; i++)
-		rxq->queue[i] = NULL;
-
-	/* Set us so that we have processed and used all buffers, but have
-	 * not restocked the Rx queue with fresh buffers */
-	rxq->read = rxq->write = 0;
-	rxq->write_actual = 0;
-	rxq->free_count = 0;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rxq->lock, flags);
-}
-
 int iwlagn_rx_init(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct iwl_rx_queue *rxq)
 {
 	u32 rb_size;
@@ -747,14 +715,7 @@
 	priv->cfg->ops->lib->apm_ops.config(priv);
 
 	/* Allocate the RX queue, or reset if it is already allocated */
-	if (!rxq->bd) {
-		ret = iwl_rx_queue_alloc(priv);
-		if (ret) {
-			IWL_ERR(priv, "Unable to initialize Rx queue\n");
-			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
-	} else
-		iwlagn_rx_queue_reset(priv, rxq);
+	priv->trans.ops->rx_init(priv);
 
 	iwlagn_rx_replenish(priv);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index 58789e8..b065718 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 #include "iwl-agn-calib.h"
 #include "iwl-agn.h"
 #include "iwl-pci.h"
-
+#include "iwl-trans.h"
 
 /******************************************************************************
  *
@@ -3517,6 +3517,8 @@
 	priv->bus.ops->set_drv_data(&priv->bus, priv);
 	priv->bus.dev = priv->bus.ops->get_dev(&priv->bus);
 
+	iwl_trans_register(&priv->trans);
+
 	/* At this point both hw and priv are allocated. */
 
 	SET_IEEE80211_DEV(hw, priv->bus.dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.h
index dcdf225..7273297 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.h
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@
 u16 iwlagn_eeprom_calib_version(struct iwl_priv *priv);
 const u8 *iwlagn_eeprom_query_addr(const struct iwl_priv *priv,
 				   size_t offset);
-void iwlagn_rx_queue_reset(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct iwl_rx_queue *rxq);
 int iwlagn_rx_init(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct iwl_rx_queue *rxq);
 int iwlagn_hw_nic_init(struct iwl_priv *priv);
 int iwlagn_wait_tx_queue_empty(struct iwl_priv *priv);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
index a311cf8..13d819b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
@@ -383,7 +383,6 @@
 ******************************************************/
 void iwl_cmd_queue_free(struct iwl_priv *priv);
 void iwl_cmd_queue_unmap(struct iwl_priv *priv);
-int iwl_rx_queue_alloc(struct iwl_priv *priv);
 void iwl_rx_queue_update_write_ptr(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 				  struct iwl_rx_queue *q);
 int iwl_rx_queue_space(const struct iwl_rx_queue *q);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h
index ae2ecc2..7d3e55d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h
@@ -1227,6 +1227,21 @@
 	unsigned int irq;
 };
 
+struct iwl_trans;
+
+/**
+ * struct iwl_trans_ops - transport specific operations
+
+ * @rx_init: inits the rx memory, allocate it if needed
+ */
+struct iwl_trans_ops {
+	int (*rx_init)(struct iwl_priv *priv);
+};
+
+struct iwl_trans {
+	const struct iwl_trans_ops *ops;
+};
+
 struct iwl_priv {
 
 	/* ieee device used by generic ieee processing code */
@@ -1295,6 +1310,7 @@
 	struct mutex mutex;
 
 	struct iwl_bus bus;	/* bus specific data */
+	struct iwl_trans trans;
 
 	/* microcode/device supports multiple contexts */
 	u8 valid_contexts;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-pci.c
index 3b5844b..2c26b42 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-pci.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 #include "iwl-agn.h"
 #include "iwl-core.h"
 #include "iwl-io.h"
+#include "iwl-trans.h"
 
 /* PCI registers */
 #define PCI_CFG_RETRY_TIMEOUT	0x041
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rx.c
index 3efa706..065d2c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rx.c
@@ -179,46 +179,6 @@
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&q->lock, flags);
 }
 
-int iwl_rx_queue_alloc(struct iwl_priv *priv)
-{
-	struct iwl_rx_queue *rxq = &priv->rxq;
-	struct device *dev = priv->bus.dev;
-	int i;
-
-	spin_lock_init(&rxq->lock);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rxq->rx_free);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rxq->rx_used);
-
-	/* Alloc the circular buffer of Read Buffer Descriptors (RBDs) */
-	rxq->bd = dma_alloc_coherent(dev, 4 * RX_QUEUE_SIZE, &rxq->bd_dma,
-				     GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!rxq->bd)
-		goto err_bd;
-
-	rxq->rb_stts = dma_alloc_coherent(dev, sizeof(struct iwl_rb_status),
-					  &rxq->rb_stts_dma, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!rxq->rb_stts)
-		goto err_rb;
-
-	/* Fill the rx_used queue with _all_ of the Rx buffers */
-	for (i = 0; i < RX_FREE_BUFFERS + RX_QUEUE_SIZE; i++)
-		list_add_tail(&rxq->pool[i].list, &rxq->rx_used);
-
-	/* Set us so that we have processed and used all buffers, but have
-	 * not restocked the Rx queue with fresh buffers */
-	rxq->read = rxq->write = 0;
-	rxq->write_actual = 0;
-	rxq->free_count = 0;
-	rxq->need_update = 0;
-	return 0;
-
-err_rb:
-	dma_free_coherent(dev, 4 * RX_QUEUE_SIZE, rxq->bd,
-			  rxq->bd_dma);
-err_bd:
-	return -ENOMEM;
-}
-
 /******************************************************************************
  *
  * Generic RX handler implementations
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccf73ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.c
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * This file is provided under a dual BSD/GPLv2 license.  When using or
+ * redistributing this file, you may do so under either license.
+ *
+ * GPL LICENSE SUMMARY
+ *
+ * Copyright(c) 2007 - 2011 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110,
+ * USA
+ *
+ * The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution
+ * in the file called LICENSE.GPL.
+ *
+ * Contact Information:
+ *  Intel Linux Wireless <ilw@linux.intel.com>
+ * Intel Corporation, 5200 N.E. Elam Young Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97124-6497
+ *
+ * BSD LICENSE
+ *
+ * Copyright(c) 2005 - 2011 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ *
+ *  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *    distribution.
+ *  * Neither the name Intel Corporation nor the names of its
+ *    contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+ *    from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+ #include "iwl-dev.h"
+#include "iwl-trans.h"
+
+static int iwl_trans_rx_alloc(struct iwl_priv *priv)
+{
+	struct iwl_rx_queue *rxq = &priv->rxq;
+	struct device *dev = priv->bus.dev;
+
+	memset(&priv->rxq, 0, sizeof(priv->rxq));
+
+	spin_lock_init(&rxq->lock);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rxq->rx_free);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rxq->rx_used);
+
+	if (WARN_ON(rxq->bd || rxq->rb_stts))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* Allocate the circular buffer of Read Buffer Descriptors (RBDs) */
+	/*Every descriptor is an __le32, hence its */
+	rxq->bd = dma_alloc_coherent(dev, 4 * RX_QUEUE_SIZE, &rxq->bd_dma,
+				     GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!rxq->bd)
+		goto err_bd;
+	memset(rxq->bd, 0, 4 * RX_QUEUE_SIZE);
+
+	/*Allocate the driver's pointer to receive buffer status */
+	rxq->rb_stts = dma_alloc_coherent(dev, sizeof(*rxq->rb_stts),
+					  &rxq->rb_stts_dma, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!rxq->rb_stts)
+		goto err_rb_stts;
+	memset(rxq->rb_stts, 0, sizeof(*rxq->rb_stts));
+
+	return 0;
+
+err_rb_stts:
+	dma_free_coherent(dev, 4 * RX_QUEUE_SIZE, rxq->bd, rxq->bd_dma);
+	memset(&rxq->bd_dma, 0, sizeof(rxq->bd_dma));
+	rxq->bd = NULL;
+err_bd:
+	return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
+static int iwl_trans_rx_init(struct iwl_priv *priv)
+{
+	struct iwl_rx_queue *rxq = &priv->rxq;
+	int i, err;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	if (!rxq->bd) {
+		err = iwl_trans_rx_alloc(priv);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&rxq->lock, flags);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rxq->rx_free);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rxq->rx_used);
+
+	/* Fill the rx_used queue with _all_ of the Rx buffers */
+	for (i = 0; i < RX_FREE_BUFFERS + RX_QUEUE_SIZE; i++) {
+		/* In the reset function, these buffers may have been allocated
+		 * to an SKB, so we need to unmap and free potential storage */
+		if (rxq->pool[i].page != NULL) {
+			dma_unmap_page(priv->bus.dev, rxq->pool[i].page_dma,
+				PAGE_SIZE << priv->hw_params.rx_page_order,
+				DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+			__iwl_free_pages(priv, rxq->pool[i].page);
+			rxq->pool[i].page = NULL;
+		}
+		list_add_tail(&rxq->pool[i].list, &rxq->rx_used);
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < RX_QUEUE_SIZE; i++)
+		rxq->queue[i] = NULL;
+
+	/* Set us so that we have processed and used all buffers, but have
+	 * not restocked the Rx queue with fresh buffers */
+	rxq->read = rxq->write = 0;
+	rxq->write_actual = 0;
+	rxq->free_count = 0;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rxq->lock, flags);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct iwl_trans_ops trans_ops = {
+	.rx_init = iwl_trans_rx_init,
+};
+
+void iwl_trans_register(struct iwl_trans *trans)
+{
+	trans->ops = &trans_ops;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bec494c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * This file is provided under a dual BSD/GPLv2 license.  When using or
+ * redistributing this file, you may do so under either license.
+ *
+ * GPL LICENSE SUMMARY
+ *
+ * Copyright(c) 2007 - 2011 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110,
+ * USA
+ *
+ * The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution
+ * in the file called LICENSE.GPL.
+ *
+ * Contact Information:
+ *  Intel Linux Wireless <ilw@linux.intel.com>
+ * Intel Corporation, 5200 N.E. Elam Young Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97124-6497
+ *
+ * BSD LICENSE
+ *
+ * Copyright(c) 2005 - 2011 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ *
+ *  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *    distribution.
+ *  * Neither the name Intel Corporation nor the names of its
+ *    contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+ *    from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+void iwl_trans_register(struct iwl_trans *trans);