return -1;
 }
 
-static ide_startstop_t ide_cd_prepare_rw_request(ide_drive_t *drive,
-                                                struct request *rq)
-{
-       ide_debug_log(IDE_DBG_RQ, "rq->cmd_flags: 0x%x", rq->cmd_flags);
-
-       /* set up the command */
-       rq->timeout = ATAPI_WAIT_PC;
-
-       return ide_started;
-}
-
 static void ide_cd_request_sense_fixup(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq)
 {
        ide_debug_log(IDE_DBG_FUNC, "rq->cmd[0]: 0x%x", rq->cmd[0]);
        unsigned short sectors_per_frame =
                queue_hardsect_size(q) >> SECTOR_BITS;
 
-       ide_debug_log(IDE_DBG_RQ, "rq->cmd[0]: 0x%x, write: 0x%x, "
+       ide_debug_log(IDE_DBG_RQ, "rq->cmd[0]: 0x%x, rq->cmd_flags: 0x%x, "
                                  "secs_per_frame: %u",
-                                 rq->cmd[0], write, sectors_per_frame);
+                                 rq->cmd[0], rq->cmd_flags, sectors_per_frame);
 
        if (write) {
                /* disk has become write protected */
        if (write)
                cd->devinfo.media_written = 1;
 
+       rq->timeout = ATAPI_WAIT_PC;
+
        return ide_started;
 }
 
                blk_dump_rq_flags(rq, "ide_cd_do_request");
 
        if (blk_fs_request(rq)) {
-               if (cdrom_start_rw(drive, rq) == ide_stopped ||
-                   ide_cd_prepare_rw_request(drive, rq) == ide_stopped) {
+               if (cdrom_start_rw(drive, rq) == ide_stopped)
                        goto out_end;
-               }
        } else if (blk_sense_request(rq) || blk_pc_request(rq) ||
                   rq->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_ATA_PC) {
                if (!rq->timeout)