* Look at the flexible disk page parameters. We ignore the CHS capacity
  * parameters and use the LBA parameters instead.
  */
-static int ide_floppy_get_flexible_disk_page(ide_drive_t *drive)
+static int ide_floppy_get_flexible_disk_page(ide_drive_t *drive,
+                                            struct ide_atapi_pc *pc)
 {
        struct ide_disk_obj *floppy = drive->driver_data;
        struct gendisk *disk = floppy->disk;
-       struct ide_atapi_pc pc;
        u8 *page;
        int capacity, lba_capacity;
        u16 transfer_rate, sector_size, cyls, rpm;
        u8 heads, sectors;
 
-       ide_floppy_create_mode_sense_cmd(&pc, IDEFLOPPY_FLEXIBLE_DISK_PAGE);
+       ide_floppy_create_mode_sense_cmd(pc, IDEFLOPPY_FLEXIBLE_DISK_PAGE);
 
-       if (ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, disk, &pc)) {
+       if (ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, disk, pc)) {
                printk(KERN_ERR PFX "Can't get flexible disk page params\n");
                return 1;
        }
 
-       if (pc.buf[3] & 0x80)
+       if (pc->buf[3] & 0x80)
                drive->dev_flags |= IDE_DFLAG_WP;
        else
                drive->dev_flags &= ~IDE_DFLAG_WP;
 
        set_disk_ro(disk, !!(drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_WP));
 
-       page = &pc.buf[8];
+       page = &pc->buf[8];
 
-       transfer_rate = be16_to_cpup((__be16 *)&pc.buf[8 + 2]);
-       sector_size   = be16_to_cpup((__be16 *)&pc.buf[8 + 6]);
-       cyls          = be16_to_cpup((__be16 *)&pc.buf[8 + 8]);
-       rpm           = be16_to_cpup((__be16 *)&pc.buf[8 + 28]);
-       heads         = pc.buf[8 + 4];
-       sectors       = pc.buf[8 + 5];
+       transfer_rate = be16_to_cpup((__be16 *)&pc->buf[8 + 2]);
+       sector_size   = be16_to_cpup((__be16 *)&pc->buf[8 + 6]);
+       cyls          = be16_to_cpup((__be16 *)&pc->buf[8 + 8]);
+       rpm           = be16_to_cpup((__be16 *)&pc->buf[8 + 28]);
+       heads         = pc->buf[8 + 4];
+       sectors       = pc->buf[8 + 5];
 
        capacity = cyls * heads * sectors * sector_size;
 
 
        /* Clik! disk does not support get_flexible_disk_page */
        if (!(drive->atapi_flags & IDE_AFLAG_CLIK_DRIVE))
-               (void) ide_floppy_get_flexible_disk_page(drive);
+               (void) ide_floppy_get_flexible_disk_page(drive, &pc);
 
        return rc;
 }
 
  * On exit we set nformats to the number of records we've actually initialized.
  */
 
-static int ide_floppy_get_format_capacities(ide_drive_t *drive, int __user *arg)
+static int ide_floppy_get_format_capacities(ide_drive_t *drive,
+                                           struct ide_atapi_pc *pc,
+                                           int __user *arg)
 {
        struct ide_disk_obj *floppy = drive->driver_data;
-       struct ide_atapi_pc pc;
        u8 header_len, desc_cnt;
        int i, blocks, length, u_array_size, u_index;
        int __user *argp;
        if (u_array_size <= 0)
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       ide_floppy_create_read_capacity_cmd(&pc);
-       if (ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, floppy->disk, &pc)) {
+       ide_floppy_create_read_capacity_cmd(pc);
+       if (ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, floppy->disk, pc)) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "ide-floppy: Can't get floppy parameters\n");
                return -EIO;
        }
 
-       header_len = pc.buf[3];
+       header_len = pc->buf[3];
        desc_cnt = header_len / 8; /* capacity descriptor of 8 bytes */
 
        u_index = 0;
                if (u_index >= u_array_size)
                        break;  /* User-supplied buffer too small */
 
-               blocks = be32_to_cpup((__be32 *)&pc.buf[desc_start]);
-               length = be16_to_cpup((__be16 *)&pc.buf[desc_start + 6]);
+               blocks = be32_to_cpup((__be32 *)&pc->buf[desc_start]);
+               length = be16_to_cpup((__be16 *)&pc->buf[desc_start + 6]);
 
                if (put_user(blocks, argp))
                        return -EFAULT;
        pc->flags |= PC_FLAG_WRITING;
 }
 
-static int ide_floppy_get_sfrp_bit(ide_drive_t *drive)
+static int ide_floppy_get_sfrp_bit(ide_drive_t *drive, struct ide_atapi_pc *pc)
 {
        struct ide_disk_obj *floppy = drive->driver_data;
-       struct ide_atapi_pc pc;
 
        drive->atapi_flags &= ~IDE_AFLAG_SRFP;
 
-       ide_floppy_create_mode_sense_cmd(&pc, IDEFLOPPY_CAPABILITIES_PAGE);
-       pc.flags |= PC_FLAG_SUPPRESS_ERROR;
+       ide_floppy_create_mode_sense_cmd(pc, IDEFLOPPY_CAPABILITIES_PAGE);
+       pc->flags |= PC_FLAG_SUPPRESS_ERROR;
 
-       if (ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, floppy->disk, &pc))
+       if (ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, floppy->disk, pc))
                return 1;
 
-       if (pc.buf[8 + 2] & 0x40)
+       if (pc->buf[8 + 2] & 0x40)
                drive->atapi_flags |= IDE_AFLAG_SRFP;
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int ide_floppy_format_unit(ide_drive_t *drive, int __user *arg)
+static int ide_floppy_format_unit(ide_drive_t *drive, struct ide_atapi_pc *pc,
+                                 int __user *arg)
 {
        struct ide_disk_obj *floppy = drive->driver_data;
-       struct ide_atapi_pc pc;
        int blocks, length, flags, err = 0;
 
        if (floppy->openers > 1) {
                goto out;
        }
 
-       (void)ide_floppy_get_sfrp_bit(drive);
-       ide_floppy_create_format_unit_cmd(&pc, blocks, length, flags);
+       ide_floppy_get_sfrp_bit(drive, pc);
+       ide_floppy_create_format_unit_cmd(pc, blocks, length, flags);
 
-       if (ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, floppy->disk, &pc))
+       if (ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, floppy->disk, pc))
                err = -EIO;
 
 out:
  * the dsc bit, and return either 0 or 65536.
  */
 
-static int ide_floppy_get_format_progress(ide_drive_t *drive, int __user *arg)
+static int ide_floppy_get_format_progress(ide_drive_t *drive,
+                                         struct ide_atapi_pc *pc,
+                                         int __user *arg)
 {
        struct ide_disk_obj *floppy = drive->driver_data;
-       struct ide_atapi_pc pc;
        int progress_indication = 0x10000;
 
        if (drive->atapi_flags & IDE_AFLAG_SRFP) {
-               ide_create_request_sense_cmd(drive, &pc);
-               if (ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, floppy->disk, &pc))
+               ide_create_request_sense_cmd(drive, pc);
+               if (ide_queue_pc_tail(drive, floppy->disk, pc))
                        return -EIO;
 
                if (floppy->sense_key == 2 &&
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int ide_floppy_format_ioctl(ide_drive_t *drive, fmode_t mode,
-                                  unsigned int cmd, void __user *argp)
+static int ide_floppy_format_ioctl(ide_drive_t *drive, struct ide_atapi_pc *pc,
+                                  fmode_t mode, unsigned int cmd,
+                                  void __user *argp)
 {
        switch (cmd) {
        case IDEFLOPPY_IOCTL_FORMAT_SUPPORTED:
                return 0;
        case IDEFLOPPY_IOCTL_FORMAT_GET_CAPACITY:
-               return ide_floppy_get_format_capacities(drive, argp);
+               return ide_floppy_get_format_capacities(drive, pc, argp);
        case IDEFLOPPY_IOCTL_FORMAT_START:
                if (!(mode & FMODE_WRITE))
                        return -EPERM;
-               return ide_floppy_format_unit(drive, (int __user *)argp);
+               return ide_floppy_format_unit(drive, pc, (int __user *)argp);
        case IDEFLOPPY_IOCTL_FORMAT_GET_PROGRESS:
-               return ide_floppy_get_format_progress(drive, argp);
+               return ide_floppy_get_format_progress(drive, pc, argp);
        default:
                return -ENOTTY;
        }
        if (cmd == CDROMEJECT || cmd == CDROM_LOCKDOOR)
                return ide_floppy_lockdoor(drive, &pc, arg, cmd);
 
-       err = ide_floppy_format_ioctl(drive, mode, cmd, argp);
+       err = ide_floppy_format_ioctl(drive, &pc, mode, cmd, argp);
        if (err != -ENOTTY)
                return err;