if (i2c_check_functionality(client->adapter, I2C_FUNC_I2C)) {
                /* do raw I2C, not smbus compatible */
                struct adv7170 *encoder = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
-               struct i2c_msg msg;
                u8 block_data[32];
+               int block_len;
 
-               msg.addr = client->addr;
-               msg.flags = 0;
                while (len >= 2) {
-                       msg.buf = (char *) block_data;
-                       msg.len = 0;
-                       block_data[msg.len++] = reg = data[0];
+                       block_len = 0;
+                       block_data[block_len++] = reg = data[0];
                        do {
-                               block_data[msg.len++] =
+                               block_data[block_len++] =
                                    encoder->reg[reg++] = data[1];
                                len -= 2;
                                data += 2;
                        } while (len >= 2 && data[0] == reg &&
-                                msg.len < 32);
-                       if ((ret = i2c_transfer(client->adapter,
-                                               &msg, 1)) < 0)
+                                block_len < 32);
+                       if ((ret = i2c_master_send(client, block_data,
+                                                  block_len)) < 0)
                                break;
                }
        } else {
 
         * the adapter understands raw I2C */
        if (i2c_check_functionality(client->adapter, I2C_FUNC_I2C)) {
                /* do raw I2C, not smbus compatible */
-               struct i2c_msg msg;
                u8 block_data[32];
+               int block_len;
 
-               msg.addr = client->addr;
-               msg.flags = 0;
                while (len >= 2) {
-                       msg.buf = (char *) block_data;
-                       msg.len = 0;
-                       block_data[msg.len++] = reg = data[0];
+                       block_len = 0;
+                       block_data[block_len++] = reg = data[0];
                        do {
-                               block_data[msg.len++] = data[1];
+                               block_data[block_len++] = data[1];
                                reg++;
                                len -= 2;
                                data += 2;
                        } while (len >= 2 && data[0] == reg &&
-                                msg.len < 32);
-                       if ((ret = i2c_transfer(client->adapter,
-                                               &msg, 1)) < 0)
+                                block_len < 32);
+                       if ((ret = i2c_master_send(client, block_data,
+                                                  block_len)) < 0)
                                break;
                }
        } else {
 
        if (i2c_check_functionality(client->adapter, I2C_FUNC_I2C)) {
                /* do raw I2C, not smbus compatible */
                struct bt819 *decoder = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
-               struct i2c_msg msg;
                u8 block_data[32];
+               int block_len;
 
-               msg.addr = client->addr;
-               msg.flags = 0;
                while (len >= 2) {
-                       msg.buf = (char *) block_data;
-                       msg.len = 0;
-                       block_data[msg.len++] = reg = data[0];
+                       block_len = 0;
+                       block_data[block_len++] = reg = data[0];
                        do {
-                               block_data[msg.len++] =
+                               block_data[block_len++] =
                                    decoder->reg[reg++] = data[1];
                                len -= 2;
                                data += 2;
                        } while (len >= 2 && data[0] == reg &&
-                                msg.len < 32);
-                       if ((ret = i2c_transfer(client->adapter,
-                                               &msg, 1)) < 0)
+                                block_len < 32);
+                       if ((ret = i2c_master_send(client, block_data,
+                                                  block_len)) < 0)
                                break;
                }
        } else {
 
         * the adapter understands raw I2C */
        if (i2c_check_functionality(client->adapter, I2C_FUNC_I2C)) {
                struct saa7110 *decoder = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
-               struct i2c_msg msg;
 
-               msg.len = len;
-               msg.buf = (char *) data;
-               msg.addr = client->addr;
-               msg.flags = 0;
-               ret = i2c_transfer(client->adapter, &msg, 1);
+               ret = i2c_master_send(client, data, len);
 
                /* Cache the written data */
                memcpy(decoder->reg + reg, data + 1, len - 1);
 
        if (i2c_check_functionality(client->adapter, I2C_FUNC_I2C)) {
                /* do raw I2C, not smbus compatible */
                struct saa7111 *decoder = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
-               struct i2c_msg msg;
                u8 block_data[32];
+               int block_len;
 
-               msg.addr = client->addr;
-               msg.flags = 0;
                while (len >= 2) {
-                       msg.buf = (char *) block_data;
-                       msg.len = 0;
-                       block_data[msg.len++] = reg = data[0];
+                       block_len = 0;
+                       block_data[block_len++] = reg = data[0];
                        do {
-                               block_data[msg.len++] =
+                               block_data[block_len++] =
                                    decoder->reg[reg++] = data[1];
                                len -= 2;
                                data += 2;
                        } while (len >= 2 && data[0] == reg &&
-                                msg.len < 32);
-                       if ((ret = i2c_transfer(client->adapter,
-                                               &msg, 1)) < 0)
+                                block_len < 32);
+                       if ((ret = i2c_master_send(client, block_data,
+                                                  block_len)) < 0)
                                break;
                }
        } else {
 
         * the adapter understands raw I2C */
        if (i2c_check_functionality(client->adapter, I2C_FUNC_I2C)) {
                /* do raw I2C, not smbus compatible */
-               struct i2c_msg msg;
                u8 block_data[32];
+               int block_len;
 
-               msg.addr = client->addr;
-               msg.flags = 0;
                while (len >= 2) {
-                       msg.buf = (char *) block_data;
-                       msg.len = 0;
-                       block_data[msg.len++] = reg = data[0];
+                       block_len = 0;
+                       block_data[block_len++] = reg = data[0];
                        do {
-                               block_data[msg.len++] = data[1];
+                               block_data[block_len++] = data[1];
                                reg++;
                                len -= 2;
                                data += 2;
                        } while (len >= 2 && data[0] == reg &&
-                                msg.len < 32);
-                       if ((ret = i2c_transfer(client->adapter,
-                                               &msg, 1)) < 0)
+                                block_len < 32);
+                       if ((ret = i2c_master_send(client, block_data,
+                                                  block_len)) < 0)
                                break;
                }
        } else {
 
        if (i2c_check_functionality(client->adapter, I2C_FUNC_I2C)) {
                /* do raw I2C, not smbus compatible */
                struct saa7185 *encoder = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
-               struct i2c_msg msg;
                u8 block_data[32];
+               int block_len;
 
-               msg.addr = client->addr;
-               msg.flags = 0;
                while (len >= 2) {
-                       msg.buf = (char *) block_data;
-                       msg.len = 0;
-                       block_data[msg.len++] = reg = data[0];
+                       block_len = 0;
+                       block_data[block_len++] = reg = data[0];
                        do {
-                               block_data[msg.len++] =
+                               block_data[block_len++] =
                                    encoder->reg[reg++] = data[1];
                                len -= 2;
                                data += 2;
                        } while (len >= 2 && data[0] == reg &&
-                                msg.len < 32);
-                       if ((ret = i2c_transfer(client->adapter,
-                                               &msg, 1)) < 0)
+                                block_len < 32);
+                       if ((ret = i2c_master_send(client, block_data,
+                                                  block_len)) < 0)
                                break;
                }
        } else {