Index: head/sys/dev/sfxge/sfxge.h
===================================================================
--- head/sys/dev/sfxge/sfxge.h
+++ head/sys/dev/sfxge/sfxge.h
@@ -130,6 +130,26 @@
 #define	SFXGE_SW_EV_MAGIC(_sw_ev) \
 	(SFXGE_MAGIC_RESERVED | ((_sw_ev) << SFXGE_MAGIC_DMAQ_LABEL_WIDTH))
 
+static inline uint16_t
+sfxge_sw_ev_mk_magic(enum sfxge_sw_ev sw_ev, unsigned int label)
+{
+	KASSERT((label & SFXGE_MAGIC_DMAQ_LABEL_MASK) == label,
+	    ("(label & SFXGE_MAGIC_DMAQ_LABEL_MASK) != label"));
+	return SFXGE_SW_EV_MAGIC(sw_ev) | label;
+}
+
+static inline uint16_t
+sfxge_sw_ev_rxq_magic(enum sfxge_sw_ev sw_ev, struct sfxge_rxq *rxq)
+{
+	return sfxge_sw_ev_mk_magic(sw_ev, 0);
+}
+
+static inline uint16_t
+sfxge_sw_ev_txq_magic(enum sfxge_sw_ev sw_ev, struct sfxge_txq *txq)
+{
+	return sfxge_sw_ev_mk_magic(sw_ev, txq->type);
+}
+
 enum sfxge_evq_state {
 	SFXGE_EVQ_UNINITIALIZED = 0,
 	SFXGE_EVQ_INITIALIZED,
Index: head/sys/dev/sfxge/sfxge_ev.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/dev/sfxge/sfxge_ev.c
+++ head/sys/dev/sfxge/sfxge_ev.c
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@
 	struct sfxge_softc *sc;
 	struct sfxge_rxq *rxq;
 	unsigned int index;
-	unsigned int label;
 	uint16_t magic;
 
 	evq = (struct sfxge_evq *)arg;
@@ -226,11 +225,7 @@
 	}
 
 	evq = sc->evq[index];
-
-	label = 0;
-	KASSERT((label & SFXGE_MAGIC_DMAQ_LABEL_MASK) == label,
-	    ("(label & SFXGE_MAGIC_DMAQ_LABEL_MASK) != level"));
-	magic = SFXGE_SW_EV_MAGIC(SFXGE_SW_EV_RX_QFLUSH_DONE) | label;
+	magic = sfxge_sw_ev_rxq_magic(SFXGE_SW_EV_RX_QFLUSH_DONE, rxq);
 
 	KASSERT(evq->init_state == SFXGE_EVQ_STARTED,
 	    ("evq not started"));
@@ -246,7 +241,6 @@
 	struct sfxge_softc *sc;
 	struct sfxge_rxq *rxq;
 	unsigned int index;
-	unsigned int label;
 	uint16_t magic;
 
 	evq = (struct sfxge_evq *)arg;
@@ -260,11 +254,7 @@
 	/* Resend a software event on the correct queue */
 	index = rxq->index;
 	evq = sc->evq[index];
-
-	label = 0;
-	KASSERT((label & SFXGE_MAGIC_DMAQ_LABEL_MASK) == label,
-	    ("(label & SFXGE_MAGIC_DMAQ_LABEL_MASK) != label"));
-	magic = SFXGE_SW_EV_MAGIC(SFXGE_SW_EV_RX_QFLUSH_FAILED) | label;
+	magic = sfxge_sw_ev_rxq_magic(SFXGE_SW_EV_RX_QFLUSH_FAILED, rxq);
 
 	KASSERT(evq->init_state == SFXGE_EVQ_STARTED,
 	    ("evq not started"));
@@ -331,7 +321,6 @@
 	struct sfxge_evq *evq;
 	struct sfxge_softc *sc;
 	struct sfxge_txq *txq;
-	unsigned int label;
 	uint16_t magic;
 
 	evq = (struct sfxge_evq *)arg;
@@ -351,11 +340,7 @@
 
 	/* Resend a software event on the correct queue */
 	evq = sc->evq[txq->evq_index];
-
-	label = txq->type;
-	KASSERT((label & SFXGE_MAGIC_DMAQ_LABEL_MASK) == label,
-	    ("(label & SFXGE_MAGIC_DMAQ_LABEL_MASK) != label"));
-	magic = SFXGE_SW_EV_MAGIC(SFXGE_SW_EV_TX_QFLUSH_DONE) | label;
+	magic = sfxge_sw_ev_txq_magic(SFXGE_SW_EV_TX_QFLUSH_DONE, txq);
 
 	KASSERT(evq->init_state == SFXGE_EVQ_STARTED,
 	    ("evq not started"));
Index: head/sys/dev/sfxge/sfxge_rx.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/dev/sfxge/sfxge_rx.c
+++ head/sys/dev/sfxge/sfxge_rx.c
@@ -175,17 +175,12 @@
 	struct sfxge_softc *sc;
 	unsigned int index;
 	struct sfxge_evq *evq;
-	unsigned int label;
 	uint16_t magic;
 
 	sc = rxq->sc;
 	index = rxq->index;
 	evq = sc->evq[index];
-
-	label = 0;
-	KASSERT((label & SFXGE_MAGIC_DMAQ_LABEL_MASK) == label,
-	    ("(label & SFXGE_MAGIC_DMAQ_LABEL_MASK) != level"));
-	magic = SFXGE_SW_EV_MAGIC(SFXGE_SW_EV_RX_QREFILL) | label;
+	magic = sfxge_sw_ev_rxq_magic(SFXGE_SW_EV_RX_QREFILL, rxq);
 
 	/* This is guaranteed due to the start/stop order of rx and ev */
 	KASSERT(evq->init_state == SFXGE_EVQ_STARTED,