ses->sdb = scmd->sdb;
        ses->next_rq = scmd->request->next_rq;
        ses->result = scmd->result;
+       ses->prot_op = scmd->prot_op;
 
+       scmd->prot_op = SCSI_PROT_NORMAL;
        scmd->cmnd = ses->eh_cmnd;
        memset(scmd->cmnd, 0, BLK_MAX_CDB);
        memset(&scmd->sdb, 0, sizeof(scmd->sdb));
        scmd->sdb = ses->sdb;
        scmd->request->next_rq = ses->next_rq;
        scmd->result = ses->result;
+       scmd->prot_op = ses->prot_op;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(scsi_eh_restore_cmnd);
 
 
        int allowed;
        int timeout_per_command;
 
+       unsigned char prot_op;
+       unsigned char prot_type;
+
        unsigned short cmd_len;
        enum dma_data_direction sc_data_direction;
 
                                 buf, buflen);
 }
 
+/*
+ * The operations below are hints that tell the controller driver how
+ * to handle I/Os with DIF or similar types of protection information.
+ */
+enum scsi_prot_operations {
+       /* Normal I/O */
+       SCSI_PROT_NORMAL = 0,
+
+       /* OS-HBA: Protected, HBA-Target: Unprotected */
+       SCSI_PROT_READ_INSERT,
+       SCSI_PROT_WRITE_STRIP,
+
+       /* OS-HBA: Unprotected, HBA-Target: Protected */
+       SCSI_PROT_READ_STRIP,
+       SCSI_PROT_WRITE_INSERT,
+
+       /* OS-HBA: Protected, HBA-Target: Protected */
+       SCSI_PROT_READ_PASS,
+       SCSI_PROT_WRITE_PASS,
+
+       /* OS-HBA: Protected, HBA-Target: Protected, checksum conversion */
+       SCSI_PROT_READ_CONVERT,
+       SCSI_PROT_WRITE_CONVERT,
+};
+
+static inline void scsi_set_prot_op(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd, unsigned char op)
+{
+       scmd->prot_op = op;
+}
+
+static inline unsigned char scsi_get_prot_op(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
+{
+       return scmd->prot_op;
+}
+
+/*
+ * The controller usually does not know anything about the target it
+ * is communicating with.  However, when DIX is enabled the controller
+ * must be know target type so it can verify the protection
+ * information passed along with the I/O.
+ */
+enum scsi_prot_target_type {
+       SCSI_PROT_DIF_TYPE0 = 0,
+       SCSI_PROT_DIF_TYPE1,
+       SCSI_PROT_DIF_TYPE2,
+       SCSI_PROT_DIF_TYPE3,
+};
+
+static inline void scsi_set_prot_type(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd, unsigned char type)
+{
+       scmd->prot_type = type;
+}
+
+static inline unsigned char scsi_get_prot_type(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
+{
+       return scmd->prot_type;
+}
+
+static inline sector_t scsi_get_lba(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
+{
+       return scmd->request->sector;
+}
+
 #endif /* _SCSI_SCSI_CMND_H */