}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_queue_pc_tail);
 
+int ide_do_start_stop(ide_drive_t *drive, struct gendisk *disk, int start)
+{
+       struct ide_atapi_pc pc;
+
+       ide_init_pc(&pc);
+       pc.c[0] = START_STOP;
+       pc.c[4] = start;
+
+       if (drive->media == ide_tape)
+               pc.flags |= PC_FLAG_WAIT_FOR_DSC;
+
+       return ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, disk, &pc);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_do_start_stop);
+
 int ide_set_media_lock(ide_drive_t *drive, struct gendisk *disk, int on)
 {
        struct ide_atapi_pc pc;
 
        pc->req_xfer = length;
 }
 
-static void idefloppy_create_start_stop_cmd(struct ide_atapi_pc *pc, int start)
-{
-       ide_init_pc(pc);
-       pc->c[0] = GPCMD_START_STOP_UNIT;
-       pc->c[4] = start;
-}
-
 static void idefloppy_create_rw_cmd(idefloppy_floppy_t *floppy,
                                    struct ide_atapi_pc *pc, struct request *rq,
                                    unsigned long sector)
                ide_init_pc(&pc);
                pc.c[0] = GPCMD_TEST_UNIT_READY;
 
-               if (ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, disk, &pc)) {
-                       idefloppy_create_start_stop_cmd(&pc, 1);
-                       (void)ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, disk, &pc);
-               }
+               if (ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, disk, &pc))
+                       ide_do_start_stop(drive, disk, 1);
 
                if (ide_floppy_get_capacity(drive)
                   && (filp->f_flags & O_NDELAY) == 0
 
        ide_set_media_lock(drive, disk, prevent);
 
-       if (cmd == CDROMEJECT) {
-               idefloppy_create_start_stop_cmd(pc, 2);
-               (void)ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, disk, pc);
-       }
+       if (cmd == CDROMEJECT)
+               ide_do_start_stop(drive, disk, 2);
 
        return 0;
 }
 
        pc->c[0] = TEST_UNIT_READY;
 }
 
-static void idetape_create_load_unload_cmd(ide_drive_t *drive,
-               struct ide_atapi_pc *pc, int cmd)
-{
-       ide_init_pc(pc);
-       pc->c[0] = START_STOP;
-       pc->c[4] = cmd;
-       pc->flags |= PC_FLAG_WAIT_FOR_DSC;
-}
-
 static int idetape_wait_ready(ide_drive_t *drive, unsigned long timeout)
 {
        idetape_tape_t *tape = drive->driver_data;
                        /* no media */
                        if (load_attempted)
                                return -ENOMEDIUM;
-                       idetape_create_load_unload_cmd(drive, &pc,
-                                                       IDETAPE_LU_LOAD_MASK);
-                       ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, disk, &pc);
+                       ide_do_start_stop(drive, disk, IDETAPE_LU_LOAD_MASK);
                        load_attempted = 1;
                /* not about to be ready */
                } else if (!(tape->sense_key == 2 && tape->asc == 4 &&
                return 0;
        case MTLOAD:
                ide_tape_discard_merge_buffer(drive, 0);
-               idetape_create_load_unload_cmd(drive, &pc,
-                                              IDETAPE_LU_LOAD_MASK);
-               return ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, disk, &pc);
+               return ide_do_start_stop(drive, disk, IDETAPE_LU_LOAD_MASK);
        case MTUNLOAD:
        case MTOFFL:
                /*
                                tape->door_locked = DOOR_UNLOCKED;
                }
                ide_tape_discard_merge_buffer(drive, 0);
-               idetape_create_load_unload_cmd(drive, &pc,
-                                             !IDETAPE_LU_LOAD_MASK);
-               retval = ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, disk, &pc);
+               retval = ide_do_start_stop(drive, disk, !IDETAPE_LU_LOAD_MASK);
                if (!retval)
                        clear_bit(IDE_AFLAG_MEDIUM_PRESENT, &drive->atapi_flags);
                return retval;
                return idetape_flush_tape_buffers(drive);
        case MTRETEN:
                ide_tape_discard_merge_buffer(drive, 0);
-               idetape_create_load_unload_cmd(drive, &pc,
+               return ide_do_start_stop(drive, disk,
                        IDETAPE_LU_RETENSION_MASK | IDETAPE_LU_LOAD_MASK);
-               return ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, disk, &pc);
        case MTEOM:
                idetape_create_space_cmd(&pc, 0, IDETAPE_SPACE_TO_EOD);
                return ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, disk, &pc);