diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/baytrail/sst-baytrail-ipc.c b/sound/soc/intel/baytrail/sst-baytrail-ipc.c
index 8bd1eddcc091..74274bd38f7a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/baytrail/sst-baytrail-ipc.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/baytrail/sst-baytrail-ipc.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static struct sst_byt_stream *sst_byt_get_stream(struct sst_byt *byt,
 static void sst_byt_stream_update(struct sst_byt *byt, struct ipc_message *msg)
 {
 	struct sst_byt_stream *stream;
-	u64 header = msg->header;
+	u64 header = msg->tx.header;
 	u8 stream_id = sst_byt_header_str_id(header);
 	u8 stream_msg = sst_byt_header_msg_id(header);
 
@@ -240,9 +240,10 @@ static int sst_byt_process_reply(struct sst_byt *byt, u64 header)
 	if (msg == NULL)
 		return 1;
 
+	msg->rx.header = header;
 	if (header & IPC_HEADER_LARGE(true)) {
-		msg->rx_size = sst_byt_header_data(header);
-		sst_dsp_inbox_read(byt->dsp, msg->rx_data, msg->rx_size);
+		msg->rx.size = sst_byt_header_data(header);
+		sst_dsp_inbox_read(byt->dsp, msg->rx.data, msg->rx.size);
 	}
 
 	/* update any stream states */
@@ -407,17 +408,18 @@ int sst_byt_stream_buffer(struct sst_byt *byt, struct sst_byt_stream *stream,
 
 int sst_byt_stream_commit(struct sst_byt *byt, struct sst_byt_stream *stream)
 {
-	struct sst_byt_alloc_params *str_req = &stream->request;
-	struct sst_byt_alloc_response *reply = &stream->reply;
-	u64 header;
+	struct sst_ipc_message request, reply = {0};
 	int ret;
 
-	header = sst_byt_header(IPC_IA_ALLOC_STREAM,
-				sizeof(*str_req) + sizeof(u32),
+	request.header = sst_byt_header(IPC_IA_ALLOC_STREAM,
+				sizeof(stream->request) + sizeof(u32),
 				true, stream->str_id);
-	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(&byt->ipc, header, str_req,
-				      sizeof(*str_req),
-				      reply, sizeof(*reply));
+	request.data = &stream->request;
+	request.size = sizeof(stream->request);
+	reply.data = &stream->reply;
+	reply.size = sizeof(stream->reply);
+
+	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(&byt->ipc, request, &reply);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(byt->dev, "ipc: error stream commit failed\n");
 		return ret;
@@ -430,7 +432,7 @@ int sst_byt_stream_commit(struct sst_byt *byt, struct sst_byt_stream *stream)
 
 int sst_byt_stream_free(struct sst_byt *byt, struct sst_byt_stream *stream)
 {
-	u64 header;
+	struct sst_ipc_message request = {0};
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct sst_dsp *sst = byt->dsp;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -438,8 +440,9 @@ int sst_byt_stream_free(struct sst_byt *byt, struct sst_byt_stream *stream)
 	if (!stream->commited)
 		goto out;
 
-	header = sst_byt_header(IPC_IA_FREE_STREAM, 0, false, stream->str_id);
-	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(&byt->ipc, header, NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
+	request.header = sst_byt_header(IPC_IA_FREE_STREAM,
+			0, false, stream->str_id);
+	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(&byt->ipc, request, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(byt->dev, "ipc: free stream %d failed\n",
 			stream->str_id);
@@ -459,15 +462,13 @@ int sst_byt_stream_free(struct sst_byt *byt, struct sst_byt_stream *stream)
 static int sst_byt_stream_operations(struct sst_byt *byt, int type,
 				     int stream_id, int wait)
 {
-	u64 header;
+	struct sst_ipc_message request = {0};
 
-	header = sst_byt_header(type, 0, false, stream_id);
+	request.header = sst_byt_header(type, 0, false, stream_id);
 	if (wait)
-		return sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(&byt->ipc, header, NULL,
-						0, NULL, 0);
+		return sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(&byt->ipc, request, NULL);
 	else
-		return sst_ipc_tx_message_nowait(&byt->ipc, header,
-						NULL, 0);
+		return sst_ipc_tx_message_nowait(&byt->ipc, request);
 }
 
 /* stream ALSA trigger operations */
@@ -475,19 +476,17 @@ int sst_byt_stream_start(struct sst_byt *byt, struct sst_byt_stream *stream,
 			 u32 start_offset)
 {
 	struct sst_byt_start_stream_params start_stream;
-	void *tx_msg;
-	size_t size;
-	u64 header;
+	struct sst_ipc_message request;
 	int ret;
 
 	start_stream.byte_offset = start_offset;
-	header = sst_byt_header(IPC_IA_START_STREAM,
+	request.header = sst_byt_header(IPC_IA_START_STREAM,
 				sizeof(start_stream) + sizeof(u32),
 				true, stream->str_id);
-	tx_msg = &start_stream;
-	size = sizeof(start_stream);
+	request.data = &start_stream;
+	request.size = sizeof(start_stream);
 
-	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_nowait(&byt->ipc, header, tx_msg, size);
+	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_nowait(&byt->ipc, request);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		dev_err(byt->dev, "ipc: error failed to start stream %d\n",
 			stream->str_id);
@@ -623,10 +622,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sst_byt_dsp_wait_for_ready);
 
 static void byt_tx_msg(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc, struct ipc_message *msg)
 {
-	if (msg->header & IPC_HEADER_LARGE(true))
-		sst_dsp_outbox_write(ipc->dsp, msg->tx_data, msg->tx_size);
+	if (msg->tx.header & IPC_HEADER_LARGE(true))
+		sst_dsp_outbox_write(ipc->dsp, msg->tx.data, msg->tx.size);
 
-	sst_dsp_shim_write64_unlocked(ipc->dsp, SST_IPCX, msg->header);
+	sst_dsp_shim_write64_unlocked(ipc->dsp, SST_IPCX, msg->tx.header);
 }
 
 static void byt_shim_dbg(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc, const char *text)
@@ -648,9 +647,9 @@ static void byt_tx_data_copy(struct ipc_message *msg, char *tx_data,
 	size_t tx_size)
 {
 	/* msg content = lower 32-bit of the header + data */
-	*(u32 *)msg->tx_data = (u32)(msg->header & (u32)-1);
-	memcpy(msg->tx_data + sizeof(u32), tx_data, tx_size);
-	msg->tx_size += sizeof(u32);
+	*(u32 *)msg->tx.data = (u32)(msg->tx.header & (u32)-1);
+	memcpy(msg->tx.data + sizeof(u32), tx_data, tx_size);
+	msg->tx.size += sizeof(u32);
 }
 
 static u64 byt_reply_msg_match(u64 header, u64 *mask)
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/common/sst-ipc.c b/sound/soc/intel/common/sst-ipc.c
index ef5b66af1cd2..1186a03a88d6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/common/sst-ipc.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/common/sst-ipc.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static struct ipc_message *msg_get_empty(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc)
 }
 
 static int tx_wait_done(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc,
-	struct ipc_message *msg, void *rx_data)
+	struct ipc_message *msg, struct sst_ipc_message *reply)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret;
@@ -62,8 +62,11 @@ static int tx_wait_done(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc,
 	} else {
 
 		/* copy the data returned from DSP */
-		if (rx_data)
-			memcpy(rx_data, msg->rx_data, msg->rx_size);
+		if (reply) {
+			reply->header = msg->rx.header;
+			if (reply->data)
+				memcpy(reply->data, msg->rx.data, msg->rx.size);
+		}
 		ret = msg->errno;
 	}
 
@@ -72,9 +75,9 @@ static int tx_wait_done(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int ipc_tx_message(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc, u64 header,
-	void *tx_data, size_t tx_bytes, void *rx_data,
-	size_t rx_bytes, int wait)
+static int ipc_tx_message(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc,
+	struct sst_ipc_message request,
+	struct sst_ipc_message *reply, int wait)
 {
 	struct ipc_message *msg;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -87,23 +90,24 @@ static int ipc_tx_message(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc, u64 header,
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
-	msg->header = header;
-	msg->tx_size = tx_bytes;
-	msg->rx_size = rx_bytes;
+	msg->tx.header = request.header;
+	msg->tx.size = request.size;
+	msg->rx.header = 0;
+	msg->rx.size = reply ? reply->size : 0;
 	msg->wait = wait;
 	msg->errno = 0;
 	msg->pending = false;
 	msg->complete = false;
 
-	if ((tx_bytes) && (ipc->ops.tx_data_copy != NULL))
-		ipc->ops.tx_data_copy(msg, tx_data, tx_bytes);
+	if ((request.size) && (ipc->ops.tx_data_copy != NULL))
+		ipc->ops.tx_data_copy(msg, request.data, request.size);
 
 	list_add_tail(&msg->list, &ipc->tx_list);
 	schedule_work(&ipc->kwork);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ipc->dsp->spinlock, flags);
 
 	if (wait)
-		return tx_wait_done(ipc, msg, rx_data);
+		return tx_wait_done(ipc, msg, reply);
 	else
 		return 0;
 }
@@ -118,13 +122,13 @@ static int msg_empty_list_init(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < IPC_EMPTY_LIST_SIZE; i++) {
-		ipc->msg[i].tx_data = kzalloc(ipc->tx_data_max_size, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (ipc->msg[i].tx_data == NULL)
+		ipc->msg[i].tx.data = kzalloc(ipc->tx_data_max_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (ipc->msg[i].tx.data == NULL)
 			goto free_mem;
 
-		ipc->msg[i].rx_data = kzalloc(ipc->rx_data_max_size, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (ipc->msg[i].rx_data == NULL) {
-			kfree(ipc->msg[i].tx_data);
+		ipc->msg[i].rx.data = kzalloc(ipc->rx_data_max_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (ipc->msg[i].rx.data == NULL) {
+			kfree(ipc->msg[i].tx.data);
 			goto free_mem;
 		}
 
@@ -136,8 +140,8 @@ static int msg_empty_list_init(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc)
 
 free_mem:
 	while (i > 0) {
-		kfree(ipc->msg[i-1].tx_data);
-		kfree(ipc->msg[i-1].rx_data);
+		kfree(ipc->msg[i-1].tx.data);
+		kfree(ipc->msg[i-1].rx.data);
 		--i;
 	}
 	kfree(ipc->msg);
@@ -173,8 +177,8 @@ static void ipc_tx_msgs(struct work_struct *work)
 	spin_unlock_irq(&ipc->dsp->spinlock);
 }
 
-int sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc, u64 header,
-	void *tx_data, size_t tx_bytes, void *rx_data, size_t rx_bytes)
+int sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc,
+	struct sst_ipc_message request, struct sst_ipc_message *reply)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -187,8 +191,7 @@ int sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc, u64 header,
 		if (ipc->ops.check_dsp_lp_on(ipc->dsp, true))
 			return -EIO;
 
-	ret = ipc_tx_message(ipc, header, tx_data, tx_bytes,
-		rx_data, rx_bytes, 1);
+	ret = ipc_tx_message(ipc, request, reply, 1);
 
 	if (ipc->ops.check_dsp_lp_on)
 		if (ipc->ops.check_dsp_lp_on(ipc->dsp, false))
@@ -198,19 +201,17 @@ int sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc, u64 header,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sst_ipc_tx_message_wait);
 
-int sst_ipc_tx_message_nowait(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc, u64 header,
-	void *tx_data, size_t tx_bytes)
+int sst_ipc_tx_message_nowait(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc,
+	struct sst_ipc_message request)
 {
-	return ipc_tx_message(ipc, header, tx_data, tx_bytes,
-		NULL, 0, 0);
+	return ipc_tx_message(ipc, request, NULL, 0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sst_ipc_tx_message_nowait);
 
-int sst_ipc_tx_message_nopm(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc, u64 header,
-	void *tx_data, size_t tx_bytes, void *rx_data, size_t rx_bytes)
+int sst_ipc_tx_message_nopm(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc,
+	struct sst_ipc_message request, struct sst_ipc_message *reply)
 {
-	return ipc_tx_message(ipc, header, tx_data, tx_bytes,
-		rx_data, rx_bytes, 1);
+	return ipc_tx_message(ipc, request, reply, 1);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sst_ipc_tx_message_nopm);
 
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ struct ipc_message *sst_ipc_reply_find_msg(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc,
 	}
 
 	list_for_each_entry(msg, &ipc->rx_list, list) {
-		if ((msg->header & mask) == header)
+		if ((msg->tx.header & mask) == header)
 			return msg;
 	}
 
@@ -304,8 +305,8 @@ void sst_ipc_fini(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc)
 
 	if (ipc->msg) {
 		for (i = 0; i < IPC_EMPTY_LIST_SIZE; i++) {
-			kfree(ipc->msg[i].tx_data);
-			kfree(ipc->msg[i].rx_data);
+			kfree(ipc->msg[i].tx.data);
+			kfree(ipc->msg[i].rx.data);
 		}
 		kfree(ipc->msg);
 	}
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/common/sst-ipc.h b/sound/soc/intel/common/sst-ipc.h
index c6779e2ac830..c031bf878a72 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/common/sst-ipc.h
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/common/sst-ipc.h
@@ -17,15 +17,16 @@
 
 #define IPC_MAX_MAILBOX_BYTES	256
 
-struct ipc_message {
-	struct list_head list;
+struct sst_ipc_message {
 	u64 header;
+	void *data;
+	size_t size;
+};
 
-	/* direction wrt host CPU */
-	char *tx_data;
-	size_t tx_size;
-	char *rx_data;
-	size_t rx_size;
+struct ipc_message {
+	struct list_head list;
+	struct sst_ipc_message tx;
+	struct sst_ipc_message rx;
 
 	wait_queue_head_t waitq;
 	bool pending;
@@ -65,14 +66,14 @@ struct sst_generic_ipc {
 	struct sst_plat_ipc_ops ops;
 };
 
-int sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc, u64 header,
-	void *tx_data, size_t tx_bytes, void *rx_data, size_t rx_bytes);
+int sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc,
+	struct sst_ipc_message request, struct sst_ipc_message *reply);
 
-int sst_ipc_tx_message_nowait(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc, u64 header,
-	void *tx_data, size_t tx_bytes);
+int sst_ipc_tx_message_nowait(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc,
+	struct sst_ipc_message request);
 
-int sst_ipc_tx_message_nopm(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc, u64 header,
-	void *tx_data, size_t tx_bytes, void *rx_data, size_t rx_bytes);
+int sst_ipc_tx_message_nopm(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc,
+	struct sst_ipc_message request, struct sst_ipc_message *reply);
 
 struct ipc_message *sst_ipc_reply_find_msg(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc,
 	u64 header);
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/haswell/sst-haswell-ipc.c b/sound/soc/intel/haswell/sst-haswell-ipc.c
index a83b92d6bea8..5c73b11375e3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/haswell/sst-haswell-ipc.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/haswell/sst-haswell-ipc.c
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ static void hsw_notification_work(struct work_struct *work)
 static void hsw_stream_update(struct sst_hsw *hsw, struct ipc_message *msg)
 {
 	struct sst_hsw_stream *stream;
-	u32 header = msg->header & ~(IPC_STATUS_MASK | IPC_GLB_REPLY_MASK);
+	u32 header = msg->tx.header & ~(IPC_STATUS_MASK | IPC_GLB_REPLY_MASK);
 	u32 stream_id = msg_get_stream_id(header);
 	u32 stream_msg = msg_get_stream_type(header);
 
@@ -552,6 +552,7 @@ static int hsw_process_reply(struct sst_hsw *hsw, u32 header)
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
+	msg->rx.header = header;
 	/* first process the header */
 	switch (reply) {
 	case IPC_GLB_REPLY_PENDING:
@@ -562,13 +563,13 @@ static int hsw_process_reply(struct sst_hsw *hsw, u32 header)
 	case IPC_GLB_REPLY_SUCCESS:
 		if (msg->pending) {
 			trace_ipc_pending_reply("completed", header);
-			sst_dsp_inbox_read(hsw->dsp, msg->rx_data,
-				msg->rx_size);
+			sst_dsp_inbox_read(hsw->dsp, msg->rx.data,
+				msg->rx.size);
 			hsw->ipc.pending = false;
 		} else {
 			/* copy data from the DSP */
-			sst_dsp_outbox_read(hsw->dsp, msg->rx_data,
-				msg->rx_size);
+			sst_dsp_outbox_read(hsw->dsp, msg->rx.data,
+				msg->rx.size);
 		}
 		break;
 	/* these will be rare - but useful for debug */
@@ -810,11 +811,13 @@ static irqreturn_t hsw_irq_thread(int irq, void *context)
 int sst_hsw_fw_get_version(struct sst_hsw *hsw,
 	struct sst_hsw_ipc_fw_version *version)
 {
+	struct sst_ipc_message request = {0}, reply = {0};
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(&hsw->ipc,
-		IPC_GLB_TYPE(IPC_GLB_GET_FW_VERSION),
-		NULL, 0, version, sizeof(*version));
+	request.header = IPC_GLB_TYPE(IPC_GLB_GET_FW_VERSION);
+	reply.data = version;
+	reply.size = sizeof(*version);
+	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(&hsw->ipc, request, &reply);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		dev_err(hsw->dev, "error: get version failed\n");
 
@@ -840,7 +843,7 @@ int sst_hsw_stream_set_volume(struct sst_hsw *hsw,
 	struct sst_hsw_stream *stream, u32 stage_id, u32 channel, u32 volume)
 {
 	struct sst_hsw_ipc_volume_req *req;
-	u32 header;
+	struct sst_ipc_message request;
 	int ret;
 
 	trace_ipc_request("set stream volume", stream->reply.stream_hw_id);
@@ -848,11 +851,11 @@ int sst_hsw_stream_set_volume(struct sst_hsw *hsw,
 	if (channel >= 2 && channel != SST_HSW_CHANNELS_ALL)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	header = IPC_GLB_TYPE(IPC_GLB_STREAM_MESSAGE) |
+	request.header = IPC_GLB_TYPE(IPC_GLB_STREAM_MESSAGE) |
 		IPC_STR_TYPE(IPC_STR_STAGE_MESSAGE);
-	header |= (stream->reply.stream_hw_id << IPC_STR_ID_SHIFT);
-	header |= (IPC_STG_SET_VOLUME << IPC_STG_TYPE_SHIFT);
-	header |= (stage_id << IPC_STG_ID_SHIFT);
+	request.header |= (stream->reply.stream_hw_id << IPC_STR_ID_SHIFT);
+	request.header |= (IPC_STG_SET_VOLUME << IPC_STG_TYPE_SHIFT);
+	request.header |= (stage_id << IPC_STG_ID_SHIFT);
 
 	req = &stream->vol_req;
 	req->target_volume = volume;
@@ -877,8 +880,9 @@ int sst_hsw_stream_set_volume(struct sst_hsw *hsw,
 		req->channel = channel;
 	}
 
-	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(&hsw->ipc, header, req,
-		sizeof(*req), NULL, 0);
+	request.data = req;
+	request.size = sizeof(*req);
+	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(&hsw->ipc, request, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(hsw->dev, "error: set stream volume failed\n");
 		return ret;
@@ -905,7 +909,7 @@ int sst_hsw_mixer_set_volume(struct sst_hsw *hsw, u32 stage_id, u32 channel,
 	u32 volume)
 {
 	struct sst_hsw_ipc_volume_req req;
-	u32 header;
+	struct sst_ipc_message request;
 	int ret;
 
 	trace_ipc_request("set mixer volume", volume);
@@ -933,18 +937,19 @@ int sst_hsw_mixer_set_volume(struct sst_hsw *hsw, u32 stage_id, u32 channel,
 		req.channel = channel;
 	}
 
-	header = IPC_GLB_TYPE(IPC_GLB_STREAM_MESSAGE) |
+	request.header = IPC_GLB_TYPE(IPC_GLB_STREAM_MESSAGE) |
 		IPC_STR_TYPE(IPC_STR_STAGE_MESSAGE);
-	header |= (hsw->mixer_info.mixer_hw_id << IPC_STR_ID_SHIFT);
-	header |= (IPC_STG_SET_VOLUME << IPC_STG_TYPE_SHIFT);
-	header |= (stage_id << IPC_STG_ID_SHIFT);
+	request.header |= (hsw->mixer_info.mixer_hw_id << IPC_STR_ID_SHIFT);
+	request.header |= (IPC_STG_SET_VOLUME << IPC_STG_TYPE_SHIFT);
+	request.header |= (stage_id << IPC_STG_ID_SHIFT);
 
 	req.curve_duration = hsw->curve_duration;
 	req.curve_type = hsw->curve_type;
 	req.target_volume = volume;
 
-	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(&hsw->ipc, header, &req,
-		sizeof(req), NULL, 0);
+	request.data = &req;
+	request.size = sizeof(req);
+	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(&hsw->ipc, request, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(hsw->dev, "error: set mixer volume failed\n");
 		return ret;
@@ -983,7 +988,7 @@ struct sst_hsw_stream *sst_hsw_stream_new(struct sst_hsw *hsw, int id,
 
 int sst_hsw_stream_free(struct sst_hsw *hsw, struct sst_hsw_stream *stream)
 {
-	u32 header;
+	struct sst_ipc_message request;
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct sst_dsp *sst = hsw->dsp;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -1000,10 +1005,11 @@ int sst_hsw_stream_free(struct sst_hsw *hsw, struct sst_hsw_stream *stream)
 	trace_ipc_request("stream free", stream->host_id);
 
 	stream->free_req.stream_id = stream->reply.stream_hw_id;
-	header = IPC_GLB_TYPE(IPC_GLB_FREE_STREAM);
+	request.header = IPC_GLB_TYPE(IPC_GLB_FREE_STREAM);
+	request.data = &stream->free_req;
+	request.size = sizeof(stream->free_req);
 
-	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(&hsw->ipc, header, &stream->free_req,
-		sizeof(stream->free_req), NULL, 0);
+	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(&hsw->ipc, request, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(hsw->dev, "error: free stream %d failed\n",
 			stream->free_req.stream_id);
@@ -1175,9 +1181,7 @@ int sst_hsw_stream_set_module_info(struct sst_hsw *hsw,
 
 int sst_hsw_stream_commit(struct sst_hsw *hsw, struct sst_hsw_stream *stream)
 {
-	struct sst_hsw_ipc_stream_alloc_req *str_req = &stream->request;
-	struct sst_hsw_ipc_stream_alloc_reply *reply = &stream->reply;
-	u32 header;
+	struct sst_ipc_message request, reply = {0};
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!stream) {
@@ -1192,10 +1196,13 @@ int sst_hsw_stream_commit(struct sst_hsw *hsw, struct sst_hsw_stream *stream)
 
 	trace_ipc_request("stream alloc", stream->host_id);
 
-	header = IPC_GLB_TYPE(IPC_GLB_ALLOCATE_STREAM);
+	request.header = IPC_GLB_TYPE(IPC_GLB_ALLOCATE_STREAM);
+	request.data = &stream->request;
+	request.size = sizeof(stream->request);
+	reply.data = &stream->reply;
+	reply.size = sizeof(stream->reply);
 
-	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(&hsw->ipc, header, str_req,
-		sizeof(*str_req), reply, sizeof(*reply));
+	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(&hsw->ipc, request, &reply);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(hsw->dev, "error: stream commit failed\n");
 		return ret;
@@ -1235,23 +1242,22 @@ void sst_hsw_stream_set_silence_start(struct sst_hsw *hsw,
  ABI to be opaque to client PCM drivers to cope with any future ABI changes */
 int sst_hsw_mixer_get_info(struct sst_hsw *hsw)
 {
-	struct sst_hsw_ipc_stream_info_reply *reply;
-	u32 header;
+	struct sst_ipc_message request = {0}, reply = {0};
 	int ret;
 
-	reply = &hsw->mixer_info;
-	header = IPC_GLB_TYPE(IPC_GLB_GET_MIXER_STREAM_INFO);
+	request.header = IPC_GLB_TYPE(IPC_GLB_GET_MIXER_STREAM_INFO);
+	reply.data = &hsw->mixer_info;
+	reply.size = sizeof(hsw->mixer_info);
 
 	trace_ipc_request("get global mixer info", 0);
 
-	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(&hsw->ipc, header, NULL, 0,
-		reply, sizeof(*reply));
+	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(&hsw->ipc, request, &reply);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(hsw->dev, "error: get stream info failed\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	trace_hsw_mixer_info_reply(reply);
+	trace_hsw_mixer_info_reply(&hsw->mixer_info);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1260,16 +1266,15 @@ int sst_hsw_mixer_get_info(struct sst_hsw *hsw)
 static int sst_hsw_stream_operations(struct sst_hsw *hsw, int type,
 	int stream_id, int wait)
 {
-	u32 header;
+	struct sst_ipc_message request = {0};
 
-	header = IPC_GLB_TYPE(IPC_GLB_STREAM_MESSAGE) | IPC_STR_TYPE(type);
-	header |= (stream_id << IPC_STR_ID_SHIFT);
+	request.header = IPC_GLB_TYPE(IPC_GLB_STREAM_MESSAGE);
+	request.header |= IPC_STR_TYPE(type) | (stream_id << IPC_STR_ID_SHIFT);
 
 	if (wait)
-		return sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(&hsw->ipc, header,
-			NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
+		return sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(&hsw->ipc, request, NULL);
 	else
-		return sst_ipc_tx_message_nowait(&hsw->ipc, header, NULL, 0);
+		return sst_ipc_tx_message_nowait(&hsw->ipc, request);
 }
 
 /* Stream ALSA trigger operations */
@@ -1377,8 +1382,8 @@ int sst_hsw_device_set_config(struct sst_hsw *hsw,
 	enum sst_hsw_device_id dev, enum sst_hsw_device_mclk mclk,
 	enum sst_hsw_device_mode mode, u32 clock_divider)
 {
+	struct sst_ipc_message request;
 	struct sst_hsw_ipc_device_config_req config;
-	u32 header;
 	int ret;
 
 	trace_ipc_request("set device config", dev);
@@ -1394,10 +1399,11 @@ int sst_hsw_device_set_config(struct sst_hsw *hsw,
 
 	trace_hsw_device_config_req(&config);
 
-	header = IPC_GLB_TYPE(IPC_GLB_SET_DEVICE_FORMATS);
+	request.header = IPC_GLB_TYPE(IPC_GLB_SET_DEVICE_FORMATS);
+	request.data = &config;
+	request.size = sizeof(config);
 
-	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(&hsw->ipc, header, &config,
-		sizeof(config), NULL, 0);
+	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(&hsw->ipc, request, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		dev_err(hsw->dev, "error: set device formats failed\n");
 
@@ -1409,16 +1415,20 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sst_hsw_device_set_config);
 int sst_hsw_dx_set_state(struct sst_hsw *hsw,
 	enum sst_hsw_dx_state state, struct sst_hsw_ipc_dx_reply *dx)
 {
-	u32 header, state_;
+	struct sst_ipc_message request, reply = {0};
+	u32 state_;
 	int ret, item;
 
-	header = IPC_GLB_TYPE(IPC_GLB_ENTER_DX_STATE);
 	state_ = state;
+	request.header = IPC_GLB_TYPE(IPC_GLB_ENTER_DX_STATE);
+	request.data = &state_;
+	request.size = sizeof(state_);
+	reply.data = dx;
+	reply.size = sizeof(*dx);
 
 	trace_ipc_request("PM enter Dx state", state);
 
-	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(&hsw->ipc, header, &state_,
-		sizeof(state_), dx, sizeof(*dx));
+	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(&hsw->ipc, request, &reply);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(hsw->dev, "ipc: error set dx state %d failed\n", state);
 		return ret;
@@ -1878,7 +1888,7 @@ int sst_hsw_module_enable(struct sst_hsw *hsw,
 	u32 module_id, u32 instance_id)
 {
 	int ret;
-	u32 header = 0;
+	struct sst_ipc_message request;
 	struct sst_hsw_ipc_module_config config;
 	struct sst_module *module;
 	struct sst_module_runtime *runtime;
@@ -1907,10 +1917,10 @@ int sst_hsw_module_enable(struct sst_hsw *hsw,
 		return -ENXIO;
 	}
 
-	header = IPC_GLB_TYPE(IPC_GLB_MODULE_OPERATION) |
+	request.header = IPC_GLB_TYPE(IPC_GLB_MODULE_OPERATION) |
 			IPC_MODULE_OPERATION(IPC_MODULE_ENABLE) |
 			IPC_MODULE_ID(module_id);
-	dev_dbg(dev, "module enable header: %x\n", header);
+	dev_dbg(dev, "module enable header: %x\n", (u32)request.header);
 
 	config.map.module_entries_count = 1;
 	config.map.module_entries[0].module_id = module->id;
@@ -1932,8 +1942,9 @@ int sst_hsw_module_enable(struct sst_hsw *hsw,
 		config.scratch_mem.size, config.scratch_mem.offset,
 		config.map.module_entries[0].entry_point);
 
-	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(&hsw->ipc, header,
-			&config, sizeof(config), NULL, 0);
+	request.data = &config;
+	request.size = sizeof(config);
+	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(&hsw->ipc, request, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		dev_err(dev, "ipc: module enable failed - %d\n", ret);
 	else
@@ -1946,7 +1957,7 @@ int sst_hsw_module_disable(struct sst_hsw *hsw,
 	u32 module_id, u32 instance_id)
 {
 	int ret;
-	u32 header;
+	struct sst_ipc_message request = {0};
 	struct sst_module *module;
 	struct device *dev = hsw->dev;
 	struct sst_dsp *dsp = hsw->dsp;
@@ -1967,11 +1978,11 @@ int sst_hsw_module_disable(struct sst_hsw *hsw,
 		return -ENXIO;
 	}
 
-	header = IPC_GLB_TYPE(IPC_GLB_MODULE_OPERATION) |
+	request.header = IPC_GLB_TYPE(IPC_GLB_MODULE_OPERATION) |
 			IPC_MODULE_OPERATION(IPC_MODULE_DISABLE) |
 			IPC_MODULE_ID(module_id);
 
-	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(&hsw->ipc, header,  NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(&hsw->ipc, request, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		dev_err(dev, "module disable failed - %d\n", ret);
 	else
@@ -1985,15 +1996,16 @@ int sst_hsw_module_set_param(struct sst_hsw *hsw,
 	u32 param_size, char *param)
 {
 	int ret;
-	u32 header = 0;
-	u32 payload_size = 0, transfer_parameter_size = 0;
+	struct sst_ipc_message request = {0};
+	u32 payload_size = 0;
 	struct sst_hsw_transfer_parameter *parameter;
 	struct device *dev = hsw->dev;
 
-	header = IPC_GLB_TYPE(IPC_GLB_MODULE_OPERATION) |
+	request.header = IPC_GLB_TYPE(IPC_GLB_MODULE_OPERATION) |
 			IPC_MODULE_OPERATION(IPC_MODULE_SET_PARAMETER) |
 			IPC_MODULE_ID(module_id);
-	dev_dbg(dev, "sst_hsw_module_set_param header=%x\n", header);
+	dev_dbg(dev, "sst_hsw_module_set_param header=%x\n",
+			(u32)request.header);
 
 	payload_size = param_size +
 		sizeof(struct sst_hsw_transfer_parameter) -
@@ -2003,14 +2015,14 @@ int sst_hsw_module_set_param(struct sst_hsw *hsw,
 
 	if (payload_size <= SST_HSW_IPC_MAX_SHORT_PARAMETER_SIZE) {
 		/* short parameter, mailbox can contain data */
-		dev_dbg(dev, "transfer parameter size : %d\n",
-			transfer_parameter_size);
+		dev_dbg(dev, "transfer parameter size : %lu\n",
+			request.size);
 
-		transfer_parameter_size = ALIGN(payload_size, 4);
-		dev_dbg(dev, "transfer parameter aligned size : %d\n",
-			transfer_parameter_size);
+		request.size = ALIGN(payload_size, 4);
+		dev_dbg(dev, "transfer parameter aligned size : %lu\n",
+			request.size);
 
-		parameter = kzalloc(transfer_parameter_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+		parameter = kzalloc(request.size, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (parameter == NULL)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -2022,9 +2034,9 @@ int sst_hsw_module_set_param(struct sst_hsw *hsw,
 
 	parameter->parameter_id = parameter_id;
 	parameter->data_size = param_size;
+	request.data = parameter;
 
-	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(&hsw->ipc, header,
-		parameter, transfer_parameter_size , NULL, 0);
+	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(&hsw->ipc, request, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		dev_err(dev, "ipc: module set parameter failed - %d\n", ret);
 
@@ -2041,8 +2053,8 @@ static struct sst_dsp_device hsw_dev = {
 static void hsw_tx_msg(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc, struct ipc_message *msg)
 {
 	/* send the message */
-	sst_dsp_outbox_write(ipc->dsp, msg->tx_data, msg->tx_size);
-	sst_dsp_ipc_msg_tx(ipc->dsp, msg->header);
+	sst_dsp_outbox_write(ipc->dsp, msg->tx.data, msg->tx.size);
+	sst_dsp_ipc_msg_tx(ipc->dsp, msg->tx.header);
 }
 
 static void hsw_shim_dbg(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc, const char *text)
@@ -2063,7 +2075,7 @@ static void hsw_shim_dbg(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc, const char *text)
 static void hsw_tx_data_copy(struct ipc_message *msg, char *tx_data,
 	size_t tx_size)
 {
-	memcpy(msg->tx_data, tx_data, tx_size);
+	memcpy(msg->tx.data, tx_data, tx_size);
 }
 
 static u64 hsw_reply_msg_match(u64 header, u64 *mask)
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/cnl-sst.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/cnl-sst.c
index f2c09fa6ea40..eaaa0b19f704 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/cnl-sst.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/cnl-sst.c
@@ -367,10 +367,10 @@ static struct sst_dsp_device cnl_dev = {
 
 static void cnl_ipc_tx_msg(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc, struct ipc_message *msg)
 {
-	struct skl_ipc_header *header = (struct skl_ipc_header *)(&msg->header);
+	struct skl_ipc_header *header = (struct skl_ipc_header *)(&msg->tx.header);
 
-	if (msg->tx_size)
-		sst_dsp_outbox_write(ipc->dsp, msg->tx_data, msg->tx_size);
+	if (msg->tx.size)
+		sst_dsp_outbox_write(ipc->dsp, msg->tx.data, msg->tx.size);
 	sst_dsp_shim_write_unlocked(ipc->dsp, CNL_ADSP_REG_HIPCIDD,
 				    header->extension);
 	sst_dsp_shim_write_unlocked(ipc->dsp, CNL_ADSP_REG_HIPCIDR,
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-sst-ipc.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-sst-ipc.c
index 2cc8f7d2d319..c040158ae282 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-sst-ipc.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-sst-ipc.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ void skl_ipc_tx_data_copy(struct ipc_message *msg, char *tx_data,
 		size_t tx_size)
 {
 	if (tx_size)
-		memcpy(msg->tx_data, tx_data, tx_size);
+		memcpy(msg->tx.data, tx_data, tx_size);
 }
 
 static bool skl_ipc_is_dsp_busy(struct sst_dsp *dsp)
@@ -295,10 +295,10 @@ static bool skl_ipc_is_dsp_busy(struct sst_dsp *dsp)
 /* Lock to be held by caller */
 static void skl_ipc_tx_msg(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc, struct ipc_message *msg)
 {
-	struct skl_ipc_header *header = (struct skl_ipc_header *)(&msg->header);
+	struct skl_ipc_header *header = (struct skl_ipc_header *)(&msg->tx.header);
 
-	if (msg->tx_size)
-		sst_dsp_outbox_write(ipc->dsp, msg->tx_data, msg->tx_size);
+	if (msg->tx.size)
+		sst_dsp_outbox_write(ipc->dsp, msg->tx.data, msg->tx.size);
 	sst_dsp_shim_write_unlocked(ipc->dsp, SKL_ADSP_REG_HIPCIE,
 						header->extension);
 	sst_dsp_shim_write_unlocked(ipc->dsp, SKL_ADSP_REG_HIPCI,
@@ -447,11 +447,12 @@ void skl_ipc_process_reply(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc,
 		return;
 	}
 
+	msg->rx.header = *ipc_header;
 	/* first process the header */
 	if (reply == IPC_GLB_REPLY_SUCCESS) {
 		dev_dbg(ipc->dev, "ipc FW reply %x: success\n", header.primary);
 		/* copy the rx data from the mailbox */
-		sst_dsp_inbox_read(ipc->dsp, msg->rx_data, msg->rx_size);
+		sst_dsp_inbox_read(ipc->dsp, msg->rx.data, msg->rx.size);
 		switch (IPC_GLB_NOTIFY_MSG_TYPE(header.primary)) {
 		case IPC_GLB_LOAD_MULTIPLE_MODS:
 		case IPC_GLB_LOAD_LIBRARY:
@@ -635,7 +636,7 @@ int skl_ipc_create_pipeline(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc,
 		u16 ppl_mem_size, u8 ppl_type, u8 instance_id, u8 lp_mode)
 {
 	struct skl_ipc_header header = {0};
-	u64 *ipc_header = (u64 *)(&header);
+	struct sst_ipc_message request = {0};
 	int ret;
 
 	header.primary = IPC_MSG_TARGET(IPC_FW_GEN_MSG);
@@ -646,9 +647,10 @@ int skl_ipc_create_pipeline(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc,
 	header.primary |= IPC_PPL_MEM_SIZE(ppl_mem_size);
 
 	header.extension = IPC_PPL_LP_MODE(lp_mode);
+	request.header = *(u64 *)(&header);
 
 	dev_dbg(ipc->dev, "In %s header=%d\n", __func__, header.primary);
-	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(ipc, *ipc_header, NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(ipc, request, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(ipc->dev, "ipc: create pipeline fail, err: %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
@@ -661,16 +663,17 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(skl_ipc_create_pipeline);
 int skl_ipc_delete_pipeline(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc, u8 instance_id)
 {
 	struct skl_ipc_header header = {0};
-	u64 *ipc_header = (u64 *)(&header);
+	struct sst_ipc_message request = {0};
 	int ret;
 
 	header.primary = IPC_MSG_TARGET(IPC_FW_GEN_MSG);
 	header.primary |= IPC_MSG_DIR(IPC_MSG_REQUEST);
 	header.primary |= IPC_GLB_TYPE(IPC_GLB_DELETE_PPL);
 	header.primary |= IPC_INSTANCE_ID(instance_id);
+	request.header = *(u64 *)(&header);
 
 	dev_dbg(ipc->dev, "In %s header=%d\n", __func__, header.primary);
-	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(ipc, *ipc_header, NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(ipc, request, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(ipc->dev, "ipc: delete pipeline failed, err %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
@@ -684,7 +687,7 @@ int skl_ipc_set_pipeline_state(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc,
 		u8 instance_id, enum skl_ipc_pipeline_state state)
 {
 	struct skl_ipc_header header = {0};
-	u64 *ipc_header = (u64 *)(&header);
+	struct sst_ipc_message request = {0};
 	int ret;
 
 	header.primary = IPC_MSG_TARGET(IPC_FW_GEN_MSG);
@@ -692,9 +695,10 @@ int skl_ipc_set_pipeline_state(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc,
 	header.primary |= IPC_GLB_TYPE(IPC_GLB_SET_PPL_STATE);
 	header.primary |= IPC_INSTANCE_ID(instance_id);
 	header.primary |= IPC_PPL_STATE(state);
+	request.header = *(u64 *)(&header);
 
 	dev_dbg(ipc->dev, "In %s header=%d\n", __func__, header.primary);
-	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(ipc, *ipc_header, NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(ipc, request, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(ipc->dev, "ipc: set pipeline state failed, err: %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
@@ -707,7 +711,7 @@ int
 skl_ipc_save_pipeline(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc, u8 instance_id, int dma_id)
 {
 	struct skl_ipc_header header = {0};
-	u64 *ipc_header = (u64 *)(&header);
+	struct sst_ipc_message request = {0};
 	int ret;
 
 	header.primary = IPC_MSG_TARGET(IPC_FW_GEN_MSG);
@@ -716,8 +720,10 @@ skl_ipc_save_pipeline(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc, u8 instance_id, int dma_id)
 	header.primary |= IPC_INSTANCE_ID(instance_id);
 
 	header.extension = IPC_DMA_ID(dma_id);
+	request.header = *(u64 *)(&header);
+
 	dev_dbg(ipc->dev, "In %s header=%d\n", __func__, header.primary);
-	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(ipc, *ipc_header, NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(ipc, request, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(ipc->dev, "ipc: save pipeline failed, err: %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
@@ -730,16 +736,17 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(skl_ipc_save_pipeline);
 int skl_ipc_restore_pipeline(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc, u8 instance_id)
 {
 	struct skl_ipc_header header = {0};
-	u64 *ipc_header = (u64 *)(&header);
+	struct sst_ipc_message request = {0};
 	int ret;
 
 	header.primary = IPC_MSG_TARGET(IPC_FW_GEN_MSG);
 	header.primary |= IPC_MSG_DIR(IPC_MSG_REQUEST);
 	header.primary |= IPC_GLB_TYPE(IPC_GLB_RESTORE_PPL);
 	header.primary |= IPC_INSTANCE_ID(instance_id);
+	request.header = *(u64 *)(&header);
 
 	dev_dbg(ipc->dev, "In %s header=%d\n", __func__, header.primary);
-	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(ipc, *ipc_header, NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(ipc, request, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(ipc->dev, "ipc: restore  pipeline failed, err: %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
@@ -753,7 +760,7 @@ int skl_ipc_set_dx(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc, u8 instance_id,
 		u16 module_id, struct skl_ipc_dxstate_info *dx)
 {
 	struct skl_ipc_header header = {0};
-	u64 *ipc_header = (u64 *)(&header);
+	struct sst_ipc_message request;
 	int ret;
 
 	header.primary = IPC_MSG_TARGET(IPC_MOD_MSG);
@@ -762,10 +769,13 @@ int skl_ipc_set_dx(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc, u8 instance_id,
 	header.primary |= IPC_MOD_INSTANCE_ID(instance_id);
 	header.primary |= IPC_MOD_ID(module_id);
 
+	request.header = *(u64 *)(&header);
+	request.data = dx;
+	request.size = sizeof(*dx);
+
 	dev_dbg(ipc->dev, "In %s primary =%x ext=%x\n", __func__,
 			 header.primary, header.extension);
-	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(ipc, *ipc_header,
-				dx, sizeof(*dx), NULL, 0);
+	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(ipc, request, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(ipc->dev, "ipc: set dx failed, err %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
@@ -779,7 +789,7 @@ int skl_ipc_init_instance(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc,
 		struct skl_ipc_init_instance_msg *msg, void *param_data)
 {
 	struct skl_ipc_header header = {0};
-	u64 *ipc_header = (u64 *)(&header);
+	struct sst_ipc_message request;
 	int ret;
 	u32 *buffer = (u32 *)param_data;
 	 /* param_block_size must be in dwords */
@@ -799,10 +809,13 @@ int skl_ipc_init_instance(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc,
 	header.extension |= IPC_PARAM_BLOCK_SIZE(param_block_size);
 	header.extension |= IPC_DOMAIN(msg->domain);
 
+	request.header = *(u64 *)(&header);
+	request.data = param_data;
+	request.size = msg->param_data_size;
+
 	dev_dbg(ipc->dev, "In %s primary =%x ext=%x\n", __func__,
 			 header.primary, header.extension);
-	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(ipc, *ipc_header, param_data,
-			msg->param_data_size, NULL, 0);
+	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(ipc, request, NULL);
 
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(ipc->dev, "ipc: init instance failed\n");
@@ -817,7 +830,7 @@ int skl_ipc_bind_unbind(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc,
 		struct skl_ipc_bind_unbind_msg *msg)
 {
 	struct skl_ipc_header header = {0};
-	u64 *ipc_header = (u64 *)(&header);
+	struct sst_ipc_message request = {0};
 	u8 bind_unbind = msg->bind ? IPC_MOD_BIND : IPC_MOD_UNBIND;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -831,10 +844,11 @@ int skl_ipc_bind_unbind(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc,
 	header.extension |= IPC_DST_MOD_INSTANCE_ID(msg->dst_instance_id);
 	header.extension |= IPC_DST_QUEUE(msg->dst_queue);
 	header.extension |= IPC_SRC_QUEUE(msg->src_queue);
+	request.header = *(u64 *)(&header);
 
 	dev_dbg(ipc->dev, "In %s hdr=%x ext=%x\n", __func__, header.primary,
 			 header.extension);
-	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(ipc, *ipc_header, NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(ipc, request, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(ipc->dev, "ipc: bind/unbind failed\n");
 		return ret;
@@ -854,7 +868,7 @@ int skl_ipc_load_modules(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc,
 				u8 module_cnt, void *data)
 {
 	struct skl_ipc_header header = {0};
-	u64 *ipc_header = (u64 *)(&header);
+	struct sst_ipc_message request;
 	int ret;
 
 	header.primary = IPC_MSG_TARGET(IPC_FW_GEN_MSG);
@@ -862,8 +876,11 @@ int skl_ipc_load_modules(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc,
 	header.primary |= IPC_GLB_TYPE(IPC_GLB_LOAD_MULTIPLE_MODS);
 	header.primary |= IPC_LOAD_MODULE_CNT(module_cnt);
 
-	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_nowait(ipc, *ipc_header, data,
-				(sizeof(u16) * module_cnt));
+	request.header = *(u64 *)(&header);
+	request.data = data;
+	request.size = sizeof(u16) * module_cnt;
+
+	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_nowait(ipc, request);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		dev_err(ipc->dev, "ipc: load modules failed :%d\n", ret);
 
@@ -875,7 +892,7 @@ int skl_ipc_unload_modules(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc, u8 module_cnt,
 							void *data)
 {
 	struct skl_ipc_header header = {0};
-	u64 *ipc_header = (u64 *)(&header);
+	struct sst_ipc_message request;
 	int ret;
 
 	header.primary = IPC_MSG_TARGET(IPC_FW_GEN_MSG);
@@ -883,8 +900,11 @@ int skl_ipc_unload_modules(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc, u8 module_cnt,
 	header.primary |= IPC_GLB_TYPE(IPC_GLB_UNLOAD_MULTIPLE_MODS);
 	header.primary |= IPC_LOAD_MODULE_CNT(module_cnt);
 
-	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(ipc, *ipc_header, data,
-				(sizeof(u16) * module_cnt), NULL, 0);
+	request.header = *(u64 *)(&header);
+	request.data = data;
+	request.size = sizeof(u16) * module_cnt;
+
+	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(ipc, request, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		dev_err(ipc->dev, "ipc: unload modules failed :%d\n", ret);
 
@@ -896,7 +916,7 @@ int skl_ipc_set_large_config(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc,
 		struct skl_ipc_large_config_msg *msg, u32 *param)
 {
 	struct skl_ipc_header header = {0};
-	u64 *ipc_header = (u64 *)(&header);
+	struct sst_ipc_message request;
 	int ret = 0;
 	size_t sz_remaining, tx_size, data_offset;
 
@@ -923,9 +943,11 @@ int skl_ipc_set_large_config(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc,
 			header.primary, header.extension);
 		dev_dbg(ipc->dev, "transmitting offset: %#x, size: %#x\n",
 			(unsigned)data_offset, (unsigned)tx_size);
-		ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(ipc, *ipc_header,
-					  ((char *)param) + data_offset,
-					  tx_size, NULL, 0);
+
+		request.header = *(u64 *)(&header);
+		request.data = ((char *)param) + data_offset;
+		request.size = tx_size;
+		ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(ipc, request, NULL);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			dev_err(ipc->dev,
 				"ipc: set large config fail, err: %d\n", ret);
@@ -950,7 +972,7 @@ int skl_ipc_get_large_config(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc,
 		struct skl_ipc_large_config_msg *msg, u32 *param)
 {
 	struct skl_ipc_header header = {0};
-	u64 *ipc_header = (u64 *)(&header);
+	struct sst_ipc_message request = {0}, reply = {0};
 	int ret = 0;
 	size_t sz_remaining, rx_size, data_offset;
 
@@ -974,9 +996,10 @@ int skl_ipc_get_large_config(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc,
 		if (rx_size == sz_remaining)
 			header.extension |= IPC_FINAL_BLOCK(1);
 
-		ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(ipc, *ipc_header, NULL, 0,
-					      ((char *)param) + data_offset,
-					      msg->param_data_size);
+		request.header = *(u64 *)(&header);
+		reply.data = ((char *)param) + data_offset;
+		reply.size = msg->param_data_size;
+		ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(ipc, request, &reply);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			dev_err(ipc->dev,
 				"ipc: get large config fail, err: %d\n", ret);
@@ -1001,7 +1024,7 @@ int skl_sst_ipc_load_library(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc,
 				u8 dma_id, u8 table_id, bool wait)
 {
 	struct skl_ipc_header header = {0};
-	u64 *ipc_header = (u64 *)(&header);
+	struct sst_ipc_message request = {0};
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	header.primary = IPC_MSG_TARGET(IPC_FW_GEN_MSG);
@@ -1009,12 +1032,12 @@ int skl_sst_ipc_load_library(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc,
 	header.primary |= IPC_GLB_TYPE(IPC_GLB_LOAD_LIBRARY);
 	header.primary |= IPC_MOD_INSTANCE_ID(table_id);
 	header.primary |= IPC_MOD_ID(dma_id);
+	request.header = *(u64 *)(&header);
 
 	if (wait)
-		ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(ipc, *ipc_header,
-					NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
+		ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_wait(ipc, request, NULL);
 	else
-		ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_nowait(ipc, *ipc_header, NULL, 0);
+		ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_nowait(ipc, request);
 
 	if (ret < 0)
 		dev_err(ipc->dev, "ipc: load lib failed\n");
@@ -1026,7 +1049,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(skl_sst_ipc_load_library);
 int skl_ipc_set_d0ix(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc, struct skl_ipc_d0ix_msg *msg)
 {
 	struct skl_ipc_header header = {0};
-	u64 *ipc_header = (u64 *)(&header);
+	struct sst_ipc_message request = {0};
 	int ret;
 
 	header.primary = IPC_MSG_TARGET(IPC_MOD_MSG);
@@ -1037,6 +1060,7 @@ int skl_ipc_set_d0ix(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc, struct skl_ipc_d0ix_msg *msg)
 
 	header.extension = IPC_D0IX_WAKE(msg->wake);
 	header.extension |= IPC_D0IX_STREAMING(msg->streaming);
+	request.header = *(u64 *)(&header);
 
 	dev_dbg(ipc->dev, "In %s primary=%x ext=%x\n", __func__,
 			header.primary,	header.extension);
@@ -1044,7 +1068,7 @@ int skl_ipc_set_d0ix(struct sst_generic_ipc *ipc, struct skl_ipc_d0ix_msg *msg)
 	/*
 	 * Use the nopm IPC here as we dont want it checking for D0iX
 	 */
-	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_nopm(ipc, *ipc_header, NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ret = sst_ipc_tx_message_nopm(ipc, request, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		dev_err(ipc->dev, "ipc: set d0ix failed, err %d\n", ret);
 
