pc->req_xfer = 20;
 }
 
-static void idetape_init_rq(struct request *rq, u8 cmd)
-{
-       blk_rq_init(NULL, rq);
-       rq->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_SPECIAL;
-       rq->cmd[13] = cmd;
-}
-
 /*
  * Generate a new packet command request in front of the request queue, before
  * the current request, so that it will be processed immediately, on the next
 {
        struct ide_tape_obj *tape = drive->driver_data;
 
-       idetape_init_rq(rq, REQ_IDETAPE_PC1);
+       blk_rq_init(NULL, rq);
+       rq->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_SPECIAL;
        rq->cmd_flags |= REQ_PREEMPT;
        rq->buffer = (char *) pc;
        rq->rq_disk = tape->disk;
        memcpy(rq->cmd, pc->c, 12);
+       rq->cmd[13] = REQ_IDETAPE_PC1;
        ide_do_drive_cmd(drive, rq);
 }