static struct request_queue *pf_queue;
 
+static void pf_end_request(int uptodate)
+{
+       if (pf_req) {
+               end_request(pf_req, uptodate);
+               pf_req = NULL;
+       }
+}
+
 static void do_pf_request(request_queue_t * q)
 {
        if (pf_busy)
        pf_count = pf_req->current_nr_sectors;
 
        if (pf_block + pf_count > get_capacity(pf_req->rq_disk)) {
-               end_request(pf_req, 0);
+               pf_end_request(0);
                goto repeat;
        }
 
                pi_do_claimed(pf_current->pi, do_pf_write);
        else {
                pf_busy = 0;
-               end_request(pf_req, 0);
+               pf_end_request(0);
                goto repeat;
        }
 }
        if (!pf_count)
                return 1;
        spin_lock_irqsave(&pf_spin_lock, saved_flags);
-       end_request(pf_req, 1);
-       pf_count = pf_req->current_nr_sectors;
-       pf_buf = pf_req->buffer;
+       pf_end_request(1);
+       if (pf_req) {
+               pf_count = pf_req->current_nr_sectors;
+               pf_buf = pf_req->buffer;
+       }
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pf_spin_lock, saved_flags);
        return 1;
 }
        unsigned long saved_flags;
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&pf_spin_lock, saved_flags);
-       end_request(pf_req, success);
+       pf_end_request(success);
        pf_busy = 0;
        do_pf_request(pf_queue);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pf_spin_lock, saved_flags);