diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
index b683581..1049c34 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
@@ -258,18 +258,18 @@
 						 struct netrx_pending_operations *npo)
 {
 	struct xenvif_rx_meta *meta;
-	struct xen_netif_rx_request *req;
+	struct xen_netif_rx_request req;
 
-	req = RING_GET_REQUEST(&queue->rx, queue->rx.req_cons++);
+	RING_COPY_REQUEST(&queue->rx, queue->rx.req_cons++, &req);
 
 	meta = npo->meta + npo->meta_prod++;
 	meta->gso_type = XEN_NETIF_GSO_TYPE_NONE;
 	meta->gso_size = 0;
 	meta->size = 0;
-	meta->id = req->id;
+	meta->id = req.id;
 
 	npo->copy_off = 0;
-	npo->copy_gref = req->gref;
+	npo->copy_gref = req.gref;
 
 	return meta;
 }
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@
 	struct xenvif *vif = netdev_priv(skb->dev);
 	int nr_frags = skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags;
 	int i;
-	struct xen_netif_rx_request *req;
+	struct xen_netif_rx_request req;
 	struct xenvif_rx_meta *meta;
 	unsigned char *data;
 	int head = 1;
@@ -443,15 +443,15 @@
 
 	/* Set up a GSO prefix descriptor, if necessary */
 	if ((1 << gso_type) & vif->gso_prefix_mask) {
-		req = RING_GET_REQUEST(&queue->rx, queue->rx.req_cons++);
+		RING_COPY_REQUEST(&queue->rx, queue->rx.req_cons++, &req);
 		meta = npo->meta + npo->meta_prod++;
 		meta->gso_type = gso_type;
 		meta->gso_size = skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_size;
 		meta->size = 0;
-		meta->id = req->id;
+		meta->id = req.id;
 	}
 
-	req = RING_GET_REQUEST(&queue->rx, queue->rx.req_cons++);
+	RING_COPY_REQUEST(&queue->rx, queue->rx.req_cons++, &req);
 	meta = npo->meta + npo->meta_prod++;
 
 	if ((1 << gso_type) & vif->gso_mask) {
@@ -463,9 +463,9 @@
 	}
 
 	meta->size = 0;
-	meta->id = req->id;
+	meta->id = req.id;
 	npo->copy_off = 0;
-	npo->copy_gref = req->gref;
+	npo->copy_gref = req.gref;
 
 	data = skb->data;
 	while (data < skb_tail_pointer(skb)) {
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->response_lock, flags);
 		if (cons == end)
 			break;
-		txp = RING_GET_REQUEST(&queue->tx, cons++);
+		RING_COPY_REQUEST(&queue->tx, cons++, txp);
 	} while (1);
 	queue->tx.req_cons = cons;
 }
@@ -776,8 +776,7 @@
 		if (drop_err)
 			txp = &dropped_tx;
 
-		memcpy(txp, RING_GET_REQUEST(&queue->tx, cons + slots),
-		       sizeof(*txp));
+		RING_COPY_REQUEST(&queue->tx, cons + slots, txp);
 
 		/* If the guest submitted a frame >= 64 KiB then
 		 * first->size overflowed and following slots will
@@ -1110,8 +1109,7 @@
 			return -EBADR;
 		}
 
-		memcpy(&extra, RING_GET_REQUEST(&queue->tx, cons),
-		       sizeof(extra));
+		RING_COPY_REQUEST(&queue->tx, cons, &extra);
 		if (unlikely(!extra.type ||
 			     extra.type >= XEN_NETIF_EXTRA_TYPE_MAX)) {
 			queue->tx.req_cons = ++cons;
@@ -1320,7 +1318,7 @@
 
 		idx = queue->tx.req_cons;
 		rmb(); /* Ensure that we see the request before we copy it. */
-		memcpy(&txreq, RING_GET_REQUEST(&queue->tx, idx), sizeof(txreq));
+		RING_COPY_REQUEST(&queue->tx, idx, &txreq);
 
 		/* Credit-based scheduling. */
 		if (txreq.size > queue->remaining_credit &&