static void ad_clear_agg(struct aggregator *aggregator);
 static void ad_initialize_agg(struct aggregator *aggregator);
 static void ad_initialize_port(struct port *port, int lacp_fast);
-static void ad_initialize_lacpdu(struct lacpdu *Lacpdu);
 static void ad_enable_collecting_distributing(struct port *port);
 static void ad_disable_collecting_distributing(struct port *port);
 static void ad_marker_info_received(struct bond_marker *marker_info, struct port *port);
                .port_priority   = 0xff,
                .port_state      = 1,
        };
+       static const struct lacpdu lacpdu = {
+               .subtype                = 0x01,
+               .version_number = 0x01,
+               .tlv_type_actor_info = 0x01,
+               .actor_information_length = 0x14,
+               .tlv_type_partner_info = 0x02,
+               .partner_information_length = 0x14,
+               .tlv_type_collector_info = 0x03,
+               .collector_information_length = 0x10,
+               .collector_max_delay = htons(AD_COLLECTOR_MAX_DELAY),
+       };
 
        if (port) {
                port->actor_port_number = 1;
                port->next_port_in_aggregator = NULL;
                port->transaction_id = 0;
 
-               ad_initialize_lacpdu(&(port->lacpdu));
+               memcpy(&port->lacpdu, &lacpdu, sizeof(lacpdu));
        }
 }
 
        // DO NOTHING, SINCE WE DECIDED NOT TO IMPLEMENT THIS FEATURE FOR NOW
 }
 
-/**
- * ad_initialize_lacpdu - initialize a given lacpdu structure
- * @lacpdu: lacpdu structure to initialize
- *
- */
-static void ad_initialize_lacpdu(struct lacpdu *lacpdu)
-{
-       u16 index;
-
-       // initialize lacpdu data
-       lacpdu->subtype = 0x01;
-       lacpdu->version_number = 0x01;
-       lacpdu->tlv_type_actor_info = 0x01;
-       lacpdu->actor_information_length = 0x14;
-       // lacpdu->actor_system_priority    updated on send
-       // lacpdu->actor_system             updated on send
-       // lacpdu->actor_key                updated on send
-       // lacpdu->actor_port_priority      updated on send
-       // lacpdu->actor_port               updated on send
-       // lacpdu->actor_state              updated on send
-       lacpdu->tlv_type_partner_info = 0x02;
-       lacpdu->partner_information_length = 0x14;
-       for (index=0; index<=2; index++) {
-               lacpdu->reserved_3_1[index]=0;
-       }
-       // lacpdu->partner_system_priority  updated on send
-       // lacpdu->partner_system           updated on send
-       // lacpdu->partner_key              updated on send
-       // lacpdu->partner_port_priority    updated on send
-       // lacpdu->partner_port             updated on send
-       // lacpdu->partner_state            updated on send
-       for (index=0; index<=2; index++) {
-               lacpdu->reserved_3_2[index]=0;
-       }
-       lacpdu->tlv_type_collector_info = 0x03;
-       lacpdu->collector_information_length= 0x10;
-       lacpdu->collector_max_delay = htons(AD_COLLECTOR_MAX_DELAY);
-       for (index=0; index<=11; index++) {
-               lacpdu->reserved_12[index]=0;
-       }
-       lacpdu->tlv_type_terminator = 0x00;
-       lacpdu->terminator_length = 0;
-       for (index=0; index<=49; index++) {
-               lacpdu->reserved_50[index]=0;
-       }
-}
-
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // ================= AD exported functions to the main bonding code ==================
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////