diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/core/scic_sds_request.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/core/scic_sds_request.c
index 7b9ce1e878a7..00bebb9c0692 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/core/scic_sds_request.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/core/scic_sds_request.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static u32 scic_sds_ssp_request_get_object_size(void)
 	return sizeof(struct scic_sds_request)
 	       + scic_ssp_io_request_get_object_size()
 	       + sizeof(struct scu_task_context)
-	       + CACHE_LINE_SIZE
+	       + SMP_CACHE_BYTES
 	       + sizeof(struct scu_sgl_element_pair) * SCU_MAX_SGL_ELEMENT_PAIRS;
 }
 
@@ -395,13 +395,15 @@ static void scic_sds_ssp_io_request_assign_buffers(
 	this_request->sgl_element_pair_buffer =
 		scic_sds_ssp_request_get_sgl_element_buffer(this_request);
 	this_request->sgl_element_pair_buffer =
-		scic_sds_request_align_sgl_element_buffer(this_request->sgl_element_pair_buffer);
+		PTR_ALIGN(this_request->sgl_element_pair_buffer,
+			  sizeof(struct scu_sgl_element_pair));
 
 	if (this_request->was_tag_assigned_by_user == false) {
 		this_request->task_context_buffer =
 			scic_sds_ssp_request_get_task_context_buffer(this_request);
 		this_request->task_context_buffer =
-			scic_sds_request_align_task_context_buffer(this_request->task_context_buffer);
+			PTR_ALIGN(this_request->task_context_buffer,
+				  SMP_CACHE_BYTES);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -638,7 +640,7 @@ static void scic_sds_ssp_task_request_assign_buffers(
 		this_request->task_context_buffer =
 			scic_sds_ssp_task_request_get_task_context_buffer(this_request);
 		this_request->task_context_buffer =
-			scic_sds_request_align_task_context_buffer(this_request->task_context_buffer);
+			PTR_ALIGN(this_request->task_context_buffer, SMP_CACHE_BYTES);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/core/scic_sds_request.h b/drivers/scsi/isci/core/scic_sds_request.h
index 19b6feef373e..06b53c3b0aa0 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/core/scic_sds_request.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/core/scic_sds_request.h
@@ -313,28 +313,6 @@ extern const struct scic_sds_io_request_state_handler scic_sds_smp_request_start
 #define scic_sds_request_get_task_context(request) \
 	((request)->task_context_buffer)
 
-#define CACHE_LINE_SIZE (64)
-#define scic_sds_request_align_task_context_buffer(address) \
-	((struct scu_task_context *)(\
-		 (((unsigned long)(address)) + (CACHE_LINE_SIZE - 1)) \
-		 & ~(CACHE_LINE_SIZE - 1) \
-		 ))
-
-/**
- * scic_sds_request_align_sgl_element_buffer() -
- *
- * This macro will align the memory address so that it is correct for the SCU
- * hardware to DMA the SGL element pairs.
- */
-#define scic_sds_request_align_sgl_element_buffer(address) \
-	((struct scu_sgl_element_pair *)(\
-		 ((char *)(address)) \
-		 + (\
-			 ((~(unsigned long)(address)) + 1) \
-			 & (sizeof(struct scu_sgl_element_pair) - 1)	\
-			 ) \
-		 ))
-
 /**
  * scic_sds_request_set_status() -
  *
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/core/scic_sds_smp_request.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/core/scic_sds_smp_request.c
index 85c890630d60..962bd3994f10 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/core/scic_sds_smp_request.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/core/scic_sds_smp_request.c
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ u32 scic_sds_smp_request_get_object_size(void)
 	return sizeof(struct scic_sds_request)
 	       + sizeof(struct smp_request)
 	       + sizeof(struct smp_response)
-	       + sizeof(struct scu_task_context);
+	       + sizeof(struct scu_task_context)
+	       + SMP_CACHE_BYTES;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ void scic_sds_smp_request_assign_buffers(
 		this_request->task_context_buffer =
 			scic_sds_smp_request_get_task_context_buffer(this_request);
 		this_request->task_context_buffer =
-			scic_sds_request_align_task_context_buffer(this_request->task_context_buffer);
+			PTR_ALIGN(this_request->task_context_buffer, SMP_CACHE_BYTES);
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/core/scic_sds_stp_request.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/core/scic_sds_stp_request.c
index 0f17a28dd196..8da309f81ac2 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/core/scic_sds_stp_request.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/core/scic_sds_stp_request.c
@@ -131,33 +131,25 @@ u32 scic_sds_stp_request_get_object_size(void)
 	       + sizeof(struct sata_fis_reg_h2d)
 	       + sizeof(struct sata_fis_reg_d2h)
 	       + sizeof(struct scu_task_context)
+	       + SMP_CACHE_BYTES
 	       + sizeof(struct scu_sgl_element_pair) * SCU_MAX_SGL_ELEMENT_PAIRS;
 }
 
-/**
- *
- *
- *
- */
-void scic_sds_stp_request_assign_buffers(
-	struct scic_sds_request *request)
+void scic_sds_stp_request_assign_buffers(struct scic_sds_request *sci_req)
 {
-	struct scic_sds_stp_request *this_request = (struct scic_sds_stp_request *)request;
+	struct scic_sds_stp_request *stp_req = container_of(sci_req, typeof(*stp_req), parent);
 
-	this_request->parent.command_buffer =
-		scic_sds_stp_request_get_h2d_reg_buffer(this_request);
-	this_request->parent.response_buffer =
-		scic_sds_stp_request_get_response_buffer(this_request);
-	this_request->parent.sgl_element_pair_buffer =
-		scic_sds_stp_request_get_sgl_element_buffer(this_request);
-	this_request->parent.sgl_element_pair_buffer =
-		scic_sds_request_align_sgl_element_buffer(this_request->parent.sgl_element_pair_buffer);
+	sci_req->command_buffer = scic_sds_stp_request_get_h2d_reg_buffer(stp_req);
+	sci_req->response_buffer = scic_sds_stp_request_get_response_buffer(stp_req);
+	sci_req->sgl_element_pair_buffer = scic_sds_stp_request_get_sgl_element_buffer(stp_req);
+	sci_req->sgl_element_pair_buffer = PTR_ALIGN(sci_req->sgl_element_pair_buffer,
+						     sizeof(struct scu_sgl_element_pair));
 
-	if (this_request->parent.was_tag_assigned_by_user == false) {
-		this_request->parent.task_context_buffer =
-			scic_sds_stp_request_get_task_context_buffer(this_request);
-		this_request->parent.task_context_buffer =
-			scic_sds_request_align_task_context_buffer(this_request->parent.task_context_buffer);
+	if (sci_req->was_tag_assigned_by_user == false) {
+		sci_req->task_context_buffer =
+			scic_sds_stp_request_get_task_context_buffer(stp_req);
+		sci_req->task_context_buffer = PTR_ALIGN(sci_req->task_context_buffer,
+							 SMP_CACHE_BYTES);
 	}
 }