return ide_raw_taskfile(drive, &args, buf, 1);
 }
 
-static int inline task_dma_ok(ide_task_t *task)
-{
-       if (blk_fs_request(task->rq) || (task->tf_flags & IDE_TFLAG_FLAGGED))
-               return 1;
-
-       switch (task->tf.command) {
-               case WIN_WRITEDMA_ONCE:
-               case WIN_WRITEDMA:
-               case WIN_WRITEDMA_EXT:
-               case WIN_READDMA_ONCE:
-               case WIN_READDMA:
-               case WIN_READDMA_EXT:
-               case WIN_IDENTIFY_DMA:
-                       return 1;
-       }
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
 static ide_startstop_t task_no_data_intr(ide_drive_t *);
 static ide_startstop_t set_geometry_intr(ide_drive_t *);
 static ide_startstop_t recal_intr(ide_drive_t *);
                                    WAIT_WORSTCASE, NULL);
                return ide_started;
        default:
-               if (task_dma_ok(task) == 0 || drive->using_dma == 0 ||
-                   dma_ops->dma_setup(drive))
+               if (drive->using_dma == 0 || dma_ops->dma_setup(drive))
                        return ide_stopped;
                dma_ops->dma_exec_cmd(drive, tf->command);
                dma_ops->dma_start(drive);