}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_queue_pc_tail);
 
+int ide_do_test_unit_ready(ide_drive_t *drive, struct gendisk *disk)
+{
+       struct ide_atapi_pc pc;
+
+       ide_init_pc(&pc);
+       pc.c[0] = TEST_UNIT_READY;
+
+       return ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, disk, &pc);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_do_test_unit_ready);
+
 int ide_do_start_stop(ide_drive_t *drive, struct gendisk *disk, int start)
 {
        struct ide_atapi_pc pc;
 
        struct gendisk *disk = inode->i_bdev->bd_disk;
        struct ide_floppy_obj *floppy;
        ide_drive_t *drive;
-       struct ide_atapi_pc pc;
        int ret = 0;
 
        debug_log("Reached %s\n", __func__);
                drive->atapi_flags &= ~IDE_AFLAG_FORMAT_IN_PROGRESS;
                /* Just in case */
 
-               ide_init_pc(&pc);
-               pc.c[0] = GPCMD_TEST_UNIT_READY;
-
-               if (ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, disk, &pc))
+               if (ide_do_test_unit_ready(drive, disk))
                        ide_do_start_stop(drive, disk, 1);
 
                if (ide_floppy_get_capacity(drive)
 
        pc->flags |= PC_FLAG_WAIT_FOR_DSC;
 }
 
-static void idetape_create_test_unit_ready_cmd(struct ide_atapi_pc *pc)
-{
-       ide_init_pc(pc);
-       pc->c[0] = TEST_UNIT_READY;
-}
-
 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;
 
        /* Wait for the tape to become ready */
        set_bit(IDE_AFLAG_MEDIUM_PRESENT, &drive->atapi_flags);
        timeout += jiffies;
        while (time_before(jiffies, timeout)) {
-               idetape_create_test_unit_ready_cmd(&pc);
-               if (!ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, disk, &pc))
+               if (ide_do_test_unit_ready(drive, disk) == 0)
                        return 0;
                if ((tape->sense_key == 2 && tape->asc == 4 && tape->ascq == 2)
                    || (tape->asc == 0x3A)) {
 
                       struct request *);
 int ide_queue_pc_tail(ide_drive_t *, struct gendisk *, struct ide_atapi_pc *);
 
+int ide_do_test_unit_ready(ide_drive_t *, struct gendisk *);
 int ide_do_start_stop(ide_drive_t *, struct gendisk *, int);
 int ide_set_media_lock(ide_drive_t *, struct gendisk *, int);