diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tx.c
index 8754347..6cecda3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tx.c
@@ -33,6 +33,31 @@
 
 #endif /* EFX_USE_PIO */
 
+static inline unsigned int
+efx_tx_queue_get_insert_index(const struct efx_tx_queue *tx_queue)
+{
+	return tx_queue->insert_count & tx_queue->ptr_mask;
+}
+
+static inline struct efx_tx_buffer *
+__efx_tx_queue_get_insert_buffer(const struct efx_tx_queue *tx_queue)
+{
+	return &tx_queue->buffer[efx_tx_queue_get_insert_index(tx_queue)];
+}
+
+static inline struct efx_tx_buffer *
+efx_tx_queue_get_insert_buffer(const struct efx_tx_queue *tx_queue)
+{
+	struct efx_tx_buffer *buffer =
+		__efx_tx_queue_get_insert_buffer(tx_queue);
+
+	EFX_BUG_ON_PARANOID(buffer->len);
+	EFX_BUG_ON_PARANOID(buffer->flags);
+	EFX_BUG_ON_PARANOID(buffer->unmap_len);
+
+	return buffer;
+}
+
 static void efx_dequeue_buffer(struct efx_tx_queue *tx_queue,
 			       struct efx_tx_buffer *buffer,
 			       unsigned int *pkts_compl,
@@ -180,7 +205,7 @@
 	struct device *dma_dev = &efx->pci_dev->dev;
 	struct efx_tx_buffer *buffer;
 	skb_frag_t *fragment;
-	unsigned int len, unmap_len = 0, insert_ptr;
+	unsigned int len, unmap_len = 0;
 	dma_addr_t dma_addr, unmap_addr = 0;
 	unsigned int dma_len;
 	unsigned short dma_flags;
@@ -221,11 +246,7 @@
 
 		/* Add to TX queue, splitting across DMA boundaries */
 		do {
-			insert_ptr = tx_queue->insert_count & tx_queue->ptr_mask;
-			buffer = &tx_queue->buffer[insert_ptr];
-			EFX_BUG_ON_PARANOID(buffer->flags);
-			EFX_BUG_ON_PARANOID(buffer->len);
-			EFX_BUG_ON_PARANOID(buffer->unmap_len);
+			buffer = efx_tx_queue_get_insert_buffer(tx_queue);
 
 			dma_len = efx_max_tx_len(efx, dma_addr);
 			if (likely(dma_len >= len))
@@ -283,8 +304,7 @@
 	while (tx_queue->insert_count != tx_queue->write_count) {
 		unsigned int pkts_compl = 0, bytes_compl = 0;
 		--tx_queue->insert_count;
-		insert_ptr = tx_queue->insert_count & tx_queue->ptr_mask;
-		buffer = &tx_queue->buffer[insert_ptr];
+		buffer = __efx_tx_queue_get_insert_buffer(tx_queue);
 		efx_dequeue_buffer(tx_queue, buffer, &pkts_compl, &bytes_compl);
 	}
 
@@ -755,23 +775,18 @@
 {
 	struct efx_tx_buffer *buffer;
 	struct efx_nic *efx = tx_queue->efx;
-	unsigned dma_len, insert_ptr;
+	unsigned dma_len;
 
 	EFX_BUG_ON_PARANOID(len <= 0);
 
 	while (1) {
-		insert_ptr = tx_queue->insert_count & tx_queue->ptr_mask;
-		buffer = &tx_queue->buffer[insert_ptr];
+		buffer = efx_tx_queue_get_insert_buffer(tx_queue);
 		++tx_queue->insert_count;
 
 		EFX_BUG_ON_PARANOID(tx_queue->insert_count -
 				    tx_queue->read_count >=
 				    efx->txq_entries);
 
-		EFX_BUG_ON_PARANOID(buffer->len);
-		EFX_BUG_ON_PARANOID(buffer->unmap_len);
-		EFX_BUG_ON_PARANOID(buffer->flags);
-
 		buffer->dma_addr = dma_addr;
 
 		dma_len = efx_max_tx_len(efx, dma_addr);
@@ -832,8 +847,7 @@
 	/* Work backwards until we hit the original insert pointer value */
 	while (tx_queue->insert_count != tx_queue->write_count) {
 		--tx_queue->insert_count;
-		buffer = &tx_queue->buffer[tx_queue->insert_count &
-					   tx_queue->ptr_mask];
+		buffer = __efx_tx_queue_get_insert_buffer(tx_queue);
 		efx_dequeue_buffer(tx_queue, buffer, NULL, NULL);
 	}
 }
@@ -978,7 +992,7 @@
 				struct tso_state *st)
 {
 	struct efx_tx_buffer *buffer =
-		&tx_queue->buffer[tx_queue->insert_count & tx_queue->ptr_mask];
+		efx_tx_queue_get_insert_buffer(tx_queue);
 	bool is_last = st->out_len <= skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_size;
 	u8 tcp_flags_clear;
 
@@ -1048,8 +1062,7 @@
 		/* We mapped the headers in tso_start().  Unmap them
 		 * when the last segment is completed.
 		 */
-		buffer = &tx_queue->buffer[tx_queue->insert_count &
-					   tx_queue->ptr_mask];
+		buffer = efx_tx_queue_get_insert_buffer(tx_queue);
 		buffer->dma_addr = st->header_dma_addr;
 		buffer->len = st->header_len;
 		if (is_last) {