diff --git a/drivers/net/ipa/gsi.c b/drivers/net/ipa/gsi.c
index 511c94f66036c..d33686da15420 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipa/gsi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipa/gsi.c
@@ -195,8 +195,6 @@ static void gsi_irq_type_disable(struct gsi *gsi, enum gsi_irq_type_id type_id)
 /* Turn off all GSI interrupts initially */
 static void gsi_irq_setup(struct gsi *gsi)
 {
-	u32 adjust;
-
 	/* Disable all interrupt types */
 	gsi_irq_type_update(gsi, 0);
 
@@ -206,10 +204,9 @@ static void gsi_irq_setup(struct gsi *gsi)
 	iowrite32(0, gsi->virt + GSI_CNTXT_GLOB_IRQ_EN_OFFSET);
 	iowrite32(0, gsi->virt + GSI_CNTXT_SRC_IEOB_IRQ_MSK_OFFSET);
 
-	/* Reverse the offset adjustment for inter-EE register offsets */
-	adjust = gsi->version < IPA_VERSION_4_5 ? 0 : GSI_EE_REG_ADJUST;
-	iowrite32(0, gsi->virt + adjust + GSI_INTER_EE_SRC_CH_IRQ_OFFSET);
-	iowrite32(0, gsi->virt + adjust + GSI_INTER_EE_SRC_EV_CH_IRQ_OFFSET);
+	/* The inter-EE registers are in the non-adjusted address range */
+	iowrite32(0, gsi->virt_raw + GSI_INTER_EE_SRC_CH_IRQ_OFFSET);
+	iowrite32(0, gsi->virt_raw + GSI_INTER_EE_SRC_EV_CH_IRQ_OFFSET);
 
 	iowrite32(0, gsi->virt + GSI_CNTXT_GSI_IRQ_EN_OFFSET);
 }
@@ -2180,9 +2177,8 @@ int gsi_init(struct gsi *gsi, struct platform_device *pdev,
 	gsi->dev = dev;
 	gsi->version = version;
 
-	/* The GSI layer performs NAPI on all endpoints.  NAPI requires a
-	 * network device structure, but the GSI layer does not have one,
-	 * so we must create a dummy network device for this purpose.
+	/* GSI uses NAPI on all channels.  Create a dummy network device
+	 * for the channel NAPI contexts to be associated with.
 	 */
 	init_dummy_netdev(&gsi->dummy_dev);
 
@@ -2207,13 +2203,13 @@ int gsi_init(struct gsi *gsi, struct platform_device *pdev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	gsi->virt = ioremap(res->start, size);
-	if (!gsi->virt) {
+	gsi->virt_raw = ioremap(res->start, size);
+	if (!gsi->virt_raw) {
 		dev_err(dev, "unable to remap \"gsi\" memory\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	/* Adjust register range pointer downward for newer IPA versions */
-	gsi->virt -= adjust;
+	/* Most registers are accessed using an adjusted register range */
+	gsi->virt = gsi->virt_raw - adjust;
 
 	init_completion(&gsi->completion);
 
@@ -2232,7 +2228,7 @@ int gsi_init(struct gsi *gsi, struct platform_device *pdev,
 err_irq_exit:
 	gsi_irq_exit(gsi);
 err_iounmap:
-	iounmap(gsi->virt);
+	iounmap(gsi->virt_raw);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -2243,7 +2239,7 @@ void gsi_exit(struct gsi *gsi)
 	mutex_destroy(&gsi->mutex);
 	gsi_channel_exit(gsi);
 	gsi_irq_exit(gsi);
-	iounmap(gsi->virt);
+	iounmap(gsi->virt_raw);
 }
 
 /* The maximum number of outstanding TREs on a channel.  This limits
diff --git a/drivers/net/ipa/gsi.h b/drivers/net/ipa/gsi.h
index d674db0ba4eb0..088860d5c3104 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipa/gsi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ipa/gsi.h
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ struct gsi {
 	struct device *dev;		/* Same as IPA device */
 	enum ipa_version version;
 	struct net_device dummy_dev;	/* needed for NAPI */
-	void __iomem *virt;
+	void __iomem *virt_raw;		/* I/O mapped address range */
+	void __iomem *virt;		/* Adjusted for most registers */
 	u32 irq;
 	u32 channel_count;
 	u32 evt_ring_count;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ipa/gsi_reg.h b/drivers/net/ipa/gsi_reg.h
index 299456e70f286..00100afa8ec35 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipa/gsi_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ipa/gsi_reg.h
@@ -38,17 +38,21 @@
  * (though the actual limit is hardware-dependent).
  */
 
-/* GSI EE registers as a group are shifted downward by a fixed
- * constant amount for IPA versions 4.5 and beyond.  This applies
- * to all GSI registers we use *except* the ones that disable
- * inter-EE interrupts for channels and event channels.
+/* GSI EE registers as a group are shifted downward by a fixed constant amount
+ * for IPA versions 4.5 and beyond.  This applies to all GSI registers we use
+ * *except* the ones that disable inter-EE interrupts for channels and event
+ * channels.
  *
- * We handle this by adjusting the pointer to the mapped GSI memory
- * region downward.  Then in the one place we use them (gsi_irq_setup())
- * we undo that adjustment for the inter-EE interrupt registers.
+ * The "raw" (not adjusted) GSI register range is mapped, and a pointer to
+ * the mapped range is held in gsi->virt_raw.  The inter-EE interrupt
+ * registers are accessed using that pointer.
+ *
+ * Most registers are accessed using gsi->virt, which is a copy of the "raw"
+ * pointer, adjusted downward by the fixed amount.
  */
 #define GSI_EE_REG_ADJUST			0x0000d000	/* IPA v4.5+ */
 
+/* The two inter-EE IRQ register offsets are relative to gsi->virt_raw */
 #define GSI_INTER_EE_SRC_CH_IRQ_OFFSET \
 			GSI_INTER_EE_N_SRC_CH_IRQ_OFFSET(GSI_EE_AP)
 #define GSI_INTER_EE_N_SRC_CH_IRQ_OFFSET(ee) \
@@ -59,6 +63,7 @@
 #define GSI_INTER_EE_N_SRC_EV_CH_IRQ_OFFSET(ee) \
 			(0x0000c01c + 0x1000 * (ee))
 
+/* All other register offsets are relative to gsi->virt */
 #define GSI_CH_C_CNTXT_0_OFFSET(ch) \
 		GSI_EE_N_CH_C_CNTXT_0_OFFSET((ch), GSI_EE_AP)
 #define GSI_EE_N_CH_C_CNTXT_0_OFFSET(ch, ee) \
