--- 815cab6be5a39aeb47dc4734f44de977b95cde74
+++ 7ae5b5408d7c2103d7164f606d59678147e91304
@@ -22,13 +22,11 @@ struct {
 	long prom_callback;			/* 0x00 */
 	void (*prom_cif_handler)(long *);	/* 0x08 */
 	unsigned long prom_cif_stack;		/* 0x10 */
-	unsigned long prom_args [23];		/* 0x18 */
-	char prom_buffer [3000];
 } p1275buf;
 
 extern void prom_world(int);
 
-extern void prom_cif_interface(void);
+extern void prom_cif_direct(unsigned long *args);
 extern void prom_cif_callback(void);
 
 /*
@@ -36,114 +34,20 @@ extern void prom_cif_callback(void);
  */
 DEFINE_SPINLOCK(prom_entry_lock);
 
-long p1275_cmd(const char *service, long fmt, ...)
+void p1275_cmd_direct(unsigned long *args)
 {
-	char *p, *q;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	int nargs, nrets, i;
-	va_list list;
-	long attrs, x;
-	
-	p = p1275buf.prom_buffer;
 
 	raw_local_save_flags(flags);
 	raw_local_irq_restore(PIL_NMI);
 	spin_lock(&prom_entry_lock);
 
-	p1275buf.prom_args[0] = (unsigned long)p;		/* service */
-	strcpy (p, service);
-	p = (char *)(((long)(strchr (p, 0) + 8)) & ~7);
-	p1275buf.prom_args[1] = nargs = (fmt & 0x0f);		/* nargs */
-	p1275buf.prom_args[2] = nrets = ((fmt & 0xf0) >> 4); 	/* nrets */
-	attrs = fmt >> 8;
-	va_start(list, fmt);
-	for (i = 0; i < nargs; i++, attrs >>= 3) {
-		switch (attrs & 0x7) {
-		case P1275_ARG_NUMBER:
-			p1275buf.prom_args[i + 3] =
-						(unsigned)va_arg(list, long);
-			break;
-		case P1275_ARG_IN_64B:
-			p1275buf.prom_args[i + 3] =
-				va_arg(list, unsigned long);
-			break;
-		case P1275_ARG_IN_STRING:
-			strcpy (p, va_arg(list, char *));
-			p1275buf.prom_args[i + 3] = (unsigned long)p;
-			p = (char *)(((long)(strchr (p, 0) + 8)) & ~7);
-			break;
-		case P1275_ARG_OUT_BUF:
-			(void) va_arg(list, char *);
-			p1275buf.prom_args[i + 3] = (unsigned long)p;
-			x = va_arg(list, long);
-			i++; attrs >>= 3;
-			p = (char *)(((long)(p + (int)x + 7)) & ~7);
-			p1275buf.prom_args[i + 3] = x;
-			break;
-		case P1275_ARG_IN_BUF:
-			q = va_arg(list, char *);
-			p1275buf.prom_args[i + 3] = (unsigned long)p;
-			x = va_arg(list, long);
-			i++; attrs >>= 3;
-			memcpy (p, q, (int)x);
-			p = (char *)(((long)(p + (int)x + 7)) & ~7);
-			p1275buf.prom_args[i + 3] = x;
-			break;
-		case P1275_ARG_OUT_32B:
-			(void) va_arg(list, char *);
-			p1275buf.prom_args[i + 3] = (unsigned long)p;
-			p += 32;
-			break;
-		case P1275_ARG_IN_FUNCTION:
-			p1275buf.prom_args[i + 3] =
-					(unsigned long)prom_cif_callback;
-			p1275buf.prom_callback = va_arg(list, long);
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	va_end(list);
-
 	prom_world(1);
-	prom_cif_interface();
+	prom_cif_direct(args);
 	prom_world(0);
 
-	attrs = fmt >> 8;
-	va_start(list, fmt);
-	for (i = 0; i < nargs; i++, attrs >>= 3) {
-		switch (attrs & 0x7) {
-		case P1275_ARG_NUMBER:
-			(void) va_arg(list, long);
-			break;
-		case P1275_ARG_IN_STRING:
-			(void) va_arg(list, char *);
-			break;
-		case P1275_ARG_IN_FUNCTION:
-			(void) va_arg(list, long);
-			break;
-		case P1275_ARG_IN_BUF:
-			(void) va_arg(list, char *);
-			(void) va_arg(list, long);
-			i++; attrs >>= 3;
-			break;
-		case P1275_ARG_OUT_BUF:
-			p = va_arg(list, char *);
-			x = va_arg(list, long);
-			memcpy (p, (char *)(p1275buf.prom_args[i + 3]), (int)x);
-			i++; attrs >>= 3;
-			break;
-		case P1275_ARG_OUT_32B:
-			p = va_arg(list, char *);
-			memcpy (p, (char *)(p1275buf.prom_args[i + 3]), 32);
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	va_end(list);
-	x = p1275buf.prom_args [nargs + 3];
-
 	spin_unlock(&prom_entry_lock);
 	raw_local_irq_restore(flags);
-
-	return x;
 }
 
 void prom_cif_init(void *cif_handler, void *cif_stack)