return cur + nreq >= wq->max_post;
 }
 
+static void set_data_seg(struct mlx4_wqe_data_seg *dseg,
+                        struct ib_sge *sg)
+{
+       dseg->byte_count = cpu_to_be32(sg->length);
+       dseg->lkey       = cpu_to_be32(sg->lkey);
+       dseg->addr       = cpu_to_be64(sg->addr);
+}
+
 int mlx4_ib_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
                      struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
 {
                }
 
                for (i = 0; i < wr->num_sge; ++i) {
-                       ((struct mlx4_wqe_data_seg *) wqe)->byte_count =
-                               cpu_to_be32(wr->sg_list[i].length);
-                       ((struct mlx4_wqe_data_seg *) wqe)->lkey =
-                               cpu_to_be32(wr->sg_list[i].lkey);
-                       ((struct mlx4_wqe_data_seg *) wqe)->addr =
-                               cpu_to_be64(wr->sg_list[i].addr);
+                       set_data_seg(wqe, wr->sg_list + i);
 
                        wqe  += sizeof (struct mlx4_wqe_data_seg);
                        size += sizeof (struct mlx4_wqe_data_seg) / 16;