return idefloppy_issue_pc(drive, pc);
 }
 
-/*
- * Add a special packet command request to the tail of the request queue,
- * and wait for it to be serviced.
- */
-static int idefloppy_queue_pc_tail(ide_drive_t *drive, struct ide_atapi_pc *pc)
-{
-       struct ide_floppy_obj *floppy = drive->driver_data;
-       struct request *rq;
-       int error;
-
-       rq = blk_get_request(drive->queue, READ, __GFP_WAIT);
-       rq->buffer = (char *) pc;
-       rq->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_SPECIAL;
-       memcpy(rq->cmd, pc->c, 12);
-       error = blk_execute_rq(drive->queue, floppy->disk, rq, 0);
-       blk_put_request(rq);
-
-       return error;
-}
-
 /*
  * Look at the flexible disk page parameters. We ignore the CHS capacity
  * parameters and use the LBA parameters instead.
 static int ide_floppy_get_flexible_disk_page(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
        idefloppy_floppy_t *floppy = drive->driver_data;
+       struct gendisk *disk = floppy->disk;
        struct ide_atapi_pc pc;
        u8 *page;
        int capacity, lba_capacity;
 
        idefloppy_create_mode_sense_cmd(&pc, IDEFLOPPY_FLEXIBLE_DISK_PAGE);
 
-       if (idefloppy_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc)) {
+       if (ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, disk, &pc)) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "ide-floppy: Can't get flexible disk page"
                                " parameters\n");
                return 1;
        }
        floppy->wp = !!(pc.buf[3] & 0x80);
-       set_disk_ro(floppy->disk, floppy->wp);
+       set_disk_ro(disk, floppy->wp);
        page = &pc.buf[8];
 
        transfer_rate = be16_to_cpup((__be16 *)&pc.buf[8 + 2]);
        idefloppy_create_mode_sense_cmd(&pc, IDEFLOPPY_CAPABILITIES_PAGE);
        pc.flags |= PC_FLAG_SUPPRESS_ERROR;
 
-       if (idefloppy_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc))
+       if (ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, floppy->disk, &pc))
                return 1;
 
        floppy->srfp = pc.buf[8 + 2] & 0x40;
 static int ide_floppy_get_capacity(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
        idefloppy_floppy_t *floppy = drive->driver_data;
+       struct gendisk *disk = floppy->disk;
        struct ide_atapi_pc pc;
        u8 *cap_desc;
        u8 header_len, desc_cnt;
        set_capacity(floppy->disk, 0);
 
        idefloppy_create_read_capacity_cmd(&pc);
-       if (idefloppy_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc)) {
+       if (ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, disk, &pc)) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "ide-floppy: Can't get floppy parameters\n");
                return 1;
        }
        if (!(drive->atapi_flags & IDE_AFLAG_CLIK_DRIVE))
                (void) ide_floppy_get_flexible_disk_page(drive);
 
-       set_capacity(floppy->disk, floppy->blocks * floppy->bs_factor);
+       set_capacity(disk, floppy->blocks * floppy->bs_factor);
+
        return rc;
 }
 
 
 static int ide_floppy_get_format_capacities(ide_drive_t *drive, int __user *arg)
 {
+       struct ide_floppy_obj *floppy = drive->driver_data;
        struct ide_atapi_pc pc;
        u8 header_len, desc_cnt;
        int i, blocks, length, u_array_size, u_index;
                return -EINVAL;
 
        idefloppy_create_read_capacity_cmd(&pc);
-       if (idefloppy_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc)) {
+       if (ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, floppy->disk, &pc)) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "ide-floppy: Can't get floppy parameters\n");
                return -EIO;
        }
 
        if (floppy->srfp) {
                idefloppy_create_request_sense_cmd(&pc);
-               if (idefloppy_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc))
+               if (ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, floppy->disk, &pc))
                        return -EIO;
 
                if (floppy->sense_key == 2 &&
 
 static void ide_floppy_set_media_lock(ide_drive_t *drive, int on)
 {
+       struct ide_floppy_obj *floppy = drive->driver_data;
        struct ide_atapi_pc pc;
 
        /* IOMEGA Clik! drives do not support lock/unlock commands */
        if ((drive->atapi_flags & IDE_AFLAG_CLIK_DRIVE) == 0) {
                idefloppy_create_prevent_cmd(&pc, on);
-               (void)idefloppy_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc);
+               (void)ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, floppy->disk, &pc);
        }
 }
 
                ide_init_pc(&pc);
                pc.c[0] = GPCMD_TEST_UNIT_READY;
 
-               if (idefloppy_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc)) {
+               if (ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, disk, &pc)) {
                        idefloppy_create_start_stop_cmd(&pc, 1);
-                       (void) idefloppy_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc);
+                       (void)ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, disk, &pc);
                }
 
                if (ide_floppy_get_capacity(drive)
 
        if (cmd == CDROMEJECT) {
                idefloppy_create_start_stop_cmd(pc, 2);
-               (void) idefloppy_queue_pc_tail(floppy->drive, pc);
+               (void)ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, floppy->disk, pc);
        }
 
        return 0;
        (void) idefloppy_get_sfrp_bit(drive);
        idefloppy_create_format_unit_cmd(&pc, blocks, length, flags);
 
-       if (idefloppy_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc))
+       if (ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, floppy->disk, &pc))
                err = -EIO;
 
 out:
 
        pc->c[0] = TEST_UNIT_READY;
 }
 
-/*
- * We add a special packet command request to the tail of the request queue, and
- * wait for it to be serviced.
- */
-static int idetape_queue_pc_tail(ide_drive_t *drive, struct ide_atapi_pc *pc)
-{
-       struct ide_tape_obj *tape = drive->driver_data;
-       struct request *rq;
-       int error;
-
-       rq = blk_get_request(drive->queue, READ, __GFP_WAIT);
-       rq->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_SPECIAL;
-       rq->cmd[13] = REQ_IDETAPE_PC1;
-       rq->buffer = (char *)pc;
-       memcpy(rq->cmd, pc->c, 12);
-       error = blk_execute_rq(drive->queue, tape->disk, rq, 0);
-       blk_put_request(rq);
-       return error;
-}
-
 static void idetape_create_load_unload_cmd(ide_drive_t *drive,
                struct ide_atapi_pc *pc, int cmd)
 {
 static int idetape_wait_ready(ide_drive_t *drive, unsigned long timeout)
 {
        idetape_tape_t *tape = drive->driver_data;
+       struct gendisk *disk = tape->disk;
        struct ide_atapi_pc pc;
        int load_attempted = 0;
 
        timeout += jiffies;
        while (time_before(jiffies, timeout)) {
                idetape_create_test_unit_ready_cmd(&pc);
-               if (!idetape_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc))
+               if (!ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, disk, &pc))
                        return 0;
                if ((tape->sense_key == 2 && tape->asc == 4 && tape->ascq == 2)
                    || (tape->asc == 0x3A)) {
                                return -ENOMEDIUM;
                        idetape_create_load_unload_cmd(drive, &pc,
                                                        IDETAPE_LU_LOAD_MASK);
-                       idetape_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc);
+                       ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, disk, &pc);
                        load_attempted = 1;
                /* not about to be ready */
                } else if (!(tape->sense_key == 2 && tape->asc == 4 &&
 
 static int idetape_flush_tape_buffers(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
+       struct ide_tape_obj *tape = drive->driver_data;
        struct ide_atapi_pc pc;
        int rc;
 
        idetape_create_write_filemark_cmd(drive, &pc, 0);
-       rc = idetape_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc);
+       rc = ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, tape->disk, &pc);
        if (rc)
                return rc;
        idetape_wait_ready(drive, 60 * 5 * HZ);
        debug_log(DBG_PROCS, "Enter %s\n", __func__);
 
        idetape_create_read_position_cmd(&pc);
-       if (idetape_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc))
+       if (ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, tape->disk, &pc))
                return -1;
        position = tape->first_frame;
        return position;
 
 static int ide_tape_set_media_lock(ide_drive_t *drive, int on)
 {
+       struct ide_tape_obj *tape = drive->driver_data;
        struct ide_atapi_pc pc;
 
        if (!idetape_create_prevent_cmd(drive, &pc, on))
                return 0;
 
-       return idetape_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc);
+       return ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, tape->disk, &pc);
 }
 
 static void __ide_tape_discard_merge_buffer(ide_drive_t *drive)
                u8 partition, int skip)
 {
        idetape_tape_t *tape = drive->driver_data;
+       struct gendisk *disk = tape->disk;
        int retval;
        struct ide_atapi_pc pc;
 
                __ide_tape_discard_merge_buffer(drive);
        idetape_wait_ready(drive, 60 * 5 * HZ);
        idetape_create_locate_cmd(drive, &pc, block, partition, skip);
-       retval = idetape_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc);
+       retval = ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, disk, &pc);
        if (retval)
                return (retval);
 
        idetape_create_read_position_cmd(&pc);
-       return (idetape_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc));
+       return ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, disk, &pc);
 }
 
 static void ide_tape_discard_merge_buffer(ide_drive_t *drive,
  */
 static int idetape_rewind_tape(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
+       struct ide_tape_obj *tape = drive->driver_data;
+       struct gendisk *disk = tape->disk;
        int retval;
        struct ide_atapi_pc pc;
-       idetape_tape_t *tape;
-       tape = drive->driver_data;
 
        debug_log(DBG_SENSE, "Enter %s\n", __func__);
 
        idetape_create_rewind_cmd(drive, &pc);
-       retval = idetape_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc);
+       retval = ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, disk, &pc);
        if (retval)
                return retval;
 
        idetape_create_read_position_cmd(&pc);
-       retval = idetape_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc);
+       retval = ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, disk, &pc);
        if (retval)
                return retval;
        return 0;
                                        int mt_count)
 {
        idetape_tape_t *tape = drive->driver_data;
+       struct gendisk *disk = tape->disk;
        struct ide_atapi_pc pc;
        int retval, count = 0;
        int sprev = !!(tape->caps[4] & 0x20);
        case MTBSF:
                idetape_create_space_cmd(&pc, mt_count - count,
                                         IDETAPE_SPACE_OVER_FILEMARK);
-               return idetape_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc);
+               return ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, disk, &pc);
        case MTFSFM:
        case MTBSFM:
                if (!sprev)
 
 static int idetape_write_filemark(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
+       struct ide_tape_obj *tape = drive->driver_data;
        struct ide_atapi_pc pc;
 
        /* Write a filemark */
        idetape_create_write_filemark_cmd(drive, &pc, 1);
-       if (idetape_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc)) {
+       if (ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, tape->disk, &pc)) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "ide-tape: Couldn't write a filemark\n");
                return -EIO;
        }
 static int idetape_mtioctop(ide_drive_t *drive, short mt_op, int mt_count)
 {
        idetape_tape_t *tape = drive->driver_data;
+       struct gendisk *disk = tape->disk;
        struct ide_atapi_pc pc;
        int i, retval;
 
                ide_tape_discard_merge_buffer(drive, 0);
                idetape_create_load_unload_cmd(drive, &pc,
                                               IDETAPE_LU_LOAD_MASK);
-               return idetape_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc);
+               return ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, disk, &pc);
        case MTUNLOAD:
        case MTOFFL:
                /*
                ide_tape_discard_merge_buffer(drive, 0);
                idetape_create_load_unload_cmd(drive, &pc,
                                              !IDETAPE_LU_LOAD_MASK);
-               retval = idetape_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc);
+               retval = ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, disk, &pc);
                if (!retval)
                        clear_bit(IDE_AFLAG_MEDIUM_PRESENT, &drive->atapi_flags);
                return retval;
                ide_tape_discard_merge_buffer(drive, 0);
                idetape_create_load_unload_cmd(drive, &pc,
                        IDETAPE_LU_RETENSION_MASK | IDETAPE_LU_LOAD_MASK);
-               return idetape_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc);
+               return ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, disk, &pc);
        case MTEOM:
                idetape_create_space_cmd(&pc, 0, IDETAPE_SPACE_TO_EOD);
-               return idetape_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc);
+               return ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, disk, &pc);
        case MTERASE:
                (void)idetape_rewind_tape(drive);
                idetape_create_erase_cmd(&pc);
-               return idetape_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc);
+               return ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, disk, &pc);
        case MTSETBLK:
                if (mt_count) {
                        if (mt_count < tape->blk_size ||
        struct ide_atapi_pc pc;
 
        idetape_create_mode_sense_cmd(&pc, IDETAPE_BLOCK_DESCRIPTOR);
-       if (idetape_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc)) {
+       if (ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, tape->disk, &pc)) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "ide-tape: Can't get block descriptor\n");
                if (tape->blk_size == 0) {
                        printk(KERN_WARNING "ide-tape: Cannot deal with zero "
        char fw_rev[4], vendor_id[8], product_id[16];
 
        idetape_create_inquiry_cmd(&pc);
-       if (idetape_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc)) {
+       if (ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, tape->disk, &pc)) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "ide-tape: %s: can't get INQUIRY results\n",
                                tape->name);
                return;
        u8 speed, max_speed;
 
        idetape_create_mode_sense_cmd(&pc, IDETAPE_CAPABILITIES_PAGE);
-       if (idetape_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc)) {
+       if (ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, tape->disk, &pc)) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "ide-tape: Can't get tape parameters - assuming"
                                " some default values\n");
                tape->blk_size = 512;