diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/cs_internal.h b/drivers/pcmcia/cs_internal.h
index 2b267de..f889a44 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/cs_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/cs_internal.h
@@ -94,12 +94,6 @@
 	}
 }
 
-#define CHECK_SOCKET(s) \
-    (((s) >= sockets) || (socket_table[s]->ops == NULL))
-
-#define SOCKET(h) (h->socket)
-#define CONFIG(h) (&SOCKET(h)->config[(h)->func])
-
 /* In cardbus.c */
 int cb_alloc(struct pcmcia_socket *s);
 void cb_free(struct pcmcia_socket *s);
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
index a4333a8..5166f00 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@
 			goto put_module;
 		}
 	}
+	p_dev->function_config = &s->config[p_dev->func];
 
 	ret = p_drv->probe(p_dev);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_resource.c b/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_resource.c
index f588145..11a94d9 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_resource.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_resource.c
@@ -372,9 +372,7 @@
 
 int pcmcia_get_status(client_handle_t handle, cs_status_t *status)
 {
-	struct pcmcia_socket *s;
-	s = SOCKET(handle);
-	return pccard_get_status(s, handle->func, status);
+	return pccard_get_status(handle->socket, handle->func, status);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pcmcia_get_status);
 
@@ -422,7 +420,8 @@
 	config_t *c;
 
 	s = p_dev->socket;
-	c = CONFIG(p_dev);
+	c = p_dev->function_config;
+
 	if (!(s->state & SOCKET_PRESENT))
 		return CS_NO_CARD;
 	if (!(c->state & CONFIG_LOCKED))
@@ -470,7 +469,7 @@
 	p_dev->state &= ~CLIENT_CONFIG_LOCKED;
 
 	if (!(p_dev->state & CLIENT_STALE)) {
-		config_t *c = CONFIG(p_dev);
+		config_t *c = p_dev->function_config;
 		if (--(s->lock_count) == 0) {
 			s->socket.flags = SS_OUTPUT_ENA;   /* Is this correct? */
 			s->socket.Vpp = 0;
@@ -512,7 +511,7 @@
 	p_dev->state &= ~CLIENT_IO_REQ;
 
 	if (!(p_dev->state & CLIENT_STALE)) {
-		config_t *c = CONFIG(p_dev);
+		config_t *c = p_dev->function_config;
 		if (c->state & CONFIG_LOCKED)
 			return CS_CONFIGURATION_LOCKED;
 		if ((c->io.BasePort1 != req->BasePort1) ||
@@ -540,7 +539,7 @@
 	p_dev->state &= ~CLIENT_IRQ_REQ;
 
 	if (!(p_dev->state & CLIENT_STALE)) {
-		config_t *c = CONFIG(p_dev);
+		config_t *c= p_dev->function_config;
 		if (c->state & CONFIG_LOCKED)
 			return CS_CONFIGURATION_LOCKED;
 		if (c->irq.Attributes != req->Attributes)
@@ -610,7 +609,7 @@
 
 	if (req->IntType & INT_CARDBUS)
 		return CS_UNSUPPORTED_MODE;
-	c = CONFIG(p_dev);
+	c = p_dev->function_config;
 	if (c->state & CONFIG_LOCKED)
 		return CS_CONFIGURATION_LOCKED;
 
@@ -730,7 +729,7 @@
 
 	if (!req)
 		return CS_UNSUPPORTED_MODE;
-	c = CONFIG(p_dev);
+	c = p_dev->function_config;
 	if (c->state & CONFIG_LOCKED)
 		return CS_CONFIGURATION_LOCKED;
 	if (c->state & CONFIG_IO_REQ)
@@ -786,7 +785,7 @@
 
 	if (!(s->state & SOCKET_PRESENT))
 		return CS_NO_CARD;
-	c = CONFIG(p_dev);
+	c = p_dev->function_config;
 	if (c->state & CONFIG_LOCKED)
 		return CS_CONFIGURATION_LOCKED;
 	if (c->state & CONFIG_IRQ_REQ)
diff --git a/include/pcmcia/ds.h b/include/pcmcia/ds.h
index 8e2a963..ac11fb1 100644
--- a/include/pcmcia/ds.h
+++ b/include/pcmcia/ds.h
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
 
 
 struct pcmcia_socket;
+struct config_t;
 
 struct pcmcia_driver {
 	int (*probe)		(struct pcmcia_device *dev);
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@
 	/* the hardware "function" device; certain subdevices can
 	 * share one hardware "function" device. */
 	u8			func;
+	struct config_t*	function_config;
 
 	struct list_head	socket_device_list;