diff --git a/drivers/firewire/core-card.c b/drivers/firewire/core-card.c
index 33898b63..f73e3bd 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/core-card.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/core-card.c
@@ -38,6 +38,18 @@
 
 #include "core.h"
 
+static int __compute_block_crc(__be32 *block)
+{
+	int length;
+	u16 crc;
+
+	length = (be32_to_cpu(block[0]) >> 16) & 0xff;
+	crc = crc_itu_t(0, (u8 *)&block[1], length * 4);
+	*block |= cpu_to_be32(crc);
+
+	return length;
+}
+
 int fw_compute_block_crc(u32 *block)
 {
 	__be32 be32_block[256];
@@ -72,11 +84,11 @@
 #define BIB_CMC			((1) << 30)
 #define BIB_IMC			((1) << 31)
 
-static u32 *generate_config_rom(struct fw_card *card, size_t *config_rom_length)
+static __be32 *generate_config_rom(struct fw_card *card, size_t *rom_length)
 {
 	struct fw_descriptor *desc;
-	static u32 config_rom[256];
-	int i, j, length;
+	static __be32 config_rom[256];
+	int i, j, k, length;
 
 	/*
 	 * Initialize contents of config rom buffer.  On the OHCI
@@ -87,40 +99,39 @@
 	 * the version stored in the OHCI registers.
 	 */
 
-	memset(config_rom, 0, sizeof(config_rom));
-	config_rom[0] = BIB_CRC_LENGTH(4) | BIB_INFO_LENGTH(4) | BIB_CRC(0);
-	config_rom[1] = 0x31333934;
-
-	config_rom[2] =
+	config_rom[0] = cpu_to_be32(
+		BIB_CRC_LENGTH(4) | BIB_INFO_LENGTH(4) | BIB_CRC(0));
+	config_rom[1] = cpu_to_be32(0x31333934);
+	config_rom[2] = cpu_to_be32(
 		BIB_LINK_SPEED(card->link_speed) |
 		BIB_GENERATION(card->config_rom_generation++ % 14 + 2) |
 		BIB_MAX_ROM(2) |
 		BIB_MAX_RECEIVE(card->max_receive) |
-		BIB_BMC | BIB_ISC | BIB_CMC | BIB_IMC;
-	config_rom[3] = card->guid >> 32;
-	config_rom[4] = card->guid;
+		BIB_BMC | BIB_ISC | BIB_CMC | BIB_IMC);
+	config_rom[3] = cpu_to_be32(card->guid >> 32);
+	config_rom[4] = cpu_to_be32(card->guid);
 
 	/* Generate root directory. */
-	i = 5;
-	config_rom[i++] = 0;
-	config_rom[i++] = 0x0c0083c0; /* node capabilities */
-	j = i + descriptor_count;
+	config_rom[6] = cpu_to_be32(0x0c0083c0); /* node capabilities */
+	i = 7;
+	j = 7 + descriptor_count;
 
 	/* Generate root directory entries for descriptors. */
 	list_for_each_entry (desc, &descriptor_list, link) {
 		if (desc->immediate > 0)
-			config_rom[i++] = desc->immediate;
-		config_rom[i] = desc->key | (j - i);
+			config_rom[i++] = cpu_to_be32(desc->immediate);
+		config_rom[i] = cpu_to_be32(desc->key | (j - i));
 		i++;
 		j += desc->length;
 	}
 
 	/* Update root directory length. */
-	config_rom[5] = (i - 5 - 1) << 16;
+	config_rom[5] = cpu_to_be32((i - 5 - 1) << 16);
 
 	/* End of root directory, now copy in descriptors. */
 	list_for_each_entry (desc, &descriptor_list, link) {
-		memcpy(&config_rom[i], desc->data, desc->length * 4);
+		for (k = 0; k < desc->length; k++)
+			config_rom[i + k] = cpu_to_be32(desc->data[k]);
 		i += desc->length;
 	}
 
@@ -129,9 +140,9 @@
 	 * the bus info block, which is always the case for this
 	 * implementation. */
 	for (i = 0; i < j; i += length + 1)
-		length = fw_compute_block_crc(config_rom + i);
+		length = __compute_block_crc(config_rom + i);
 
-	*config_rom_length = j;
+	*rom_length = j;
 
 	return config_rom;
 }
@@ -139,7 +150,7 @@
 static void update_config_roms(void)
 {
 	struct fw_card *card;
-	u32 *config_rom;
+	__be32 *config_rom;
 	size_t length;
 
 	list_for_each_entry (card, &card_list, link) {
@@ -432,7 +443,7 @@
 int fw_card_add(struct fw_card *card,
 		u32 max_receive, u32 link_speed, u64 guid)
 {
-	u32 *config_rom;
+	__be32 *config_rom;
 	size_t length;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -462,7 +473,8 @@
  * shutdown still need to be provided by the card driver.
  */
 
-static int dummy_enable(struct fw_card *card, u32 *config_rom, size_t length)
+static int dummy_enable(struct fw_card *card,
+			const __be32 *config_rom, size_t length)
 {
 	BUG();
 	return -1;
@@ -475,7 +487,7 @@
 }
 
 static int dummy_set_config_rom(struct fw_card *card,
-				u32 *config_rom, size_t length)
+				const __be32 *config_rom, size_t length)
 {
 	/*
 	 * We take the card out of card_list before setting the dummy