return 1;
 }
 
+static int ide_tape_set_media_lock(ide_drive_t *drive, int on)
+{
+       struct ide_atapi_pc pc;
+
+       if (!idetape_create_prevent_cmd(drive, &pc, on))
+               return 0;
+
+       return idetape_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc);
+}
+
 static void __ide_tape_discard_merge_buffer(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
        idetape_tape_t *tape = drive->driver_data;
                 * attempting to eject.
                 */
                if (tape->door_locked) {
-                       if (idetape_create_prevent_cmd(drive, &pc, 0))
-                               if (!idetape_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc))
-                                       tape->door_locked = DOOR_UNLOCKED;
+                       if (!ide_tape_set_media_lock(drive, 0))
+                               tape->door_locked = DOOR_UNLOCKED;
                }
                ide_tape_discard_merge_buffer(drive, 0);
                idetape_create_load_unload_cmd(drive, &pc,
        case MTFSR:
        case MTBSR:
        case MTLOCK:
-               if (!idetape_create_prevent_cmd(drive, &pc, 1))
-                       return 0;
-               retval = idetape_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc);
+               retval = ide_tape_set_media_lock(drive, 1);
                if (retval)
                        return retval;
                tape->door_locked = DOOR_EXPLICITLY_LOCKED;
                return 0;
        case MTUNLOCK:
-               if (!idetape_create_prevent_cmd(drive, &pc, 0))
-                       return 0;
-               retval = idetape_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc);
+               retval = ide_tape_set_media_lock(drive, 0);
                if (retval)
                        return retval;
                tape->door_locked = DOOR_UNLOCKED;
        unsigned int minor = iminor(inode), i = minor & ~0xc0;
        ide_drive_t *drive;
        idetape_tape_t *tape;
-       struct ide_atapi_pc pc;
        int retval;
 
        if (i >= MAX_HWIFS * MAX_DRIVES)
 
        /* Lock the tape drive door so user can't eject. */
        if (tape->chrdev_dir == IDETAPE_DIR_NONE) {
-               if (idetape_create_prevent_cmd(drive, &pc, 1)) {
-                       if (!idetape_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc)) {
-                               if (tape->door_locked != DOOR_EXPLICITLY_LOCKED)
-                                       tape->door_locked = DOOR_LOCKED;
-                       }
+               if (!ide_tape_set_media_lock(drive, 1)) {
+                       if (tape->door_locked != DOOR_EXPLICITLY_LOCKED)
+                               tape->door_locked = DOOR_LOCKED;
                }
        }
        unlock_kernel();
 {
        struct ide_tape_obj *tape = ide_tape_f(filp);
        ide_drive_t *drive = tape->drive;
-       struct ide_atapi_pc pc;
        unsigned int minor = iminor(inode);
 
        lock_kernel();
                (void) idetape_rewind_tape(drive);
        if (tape->chrdev_dir == IDETAPE_DIR_NONE) {
                if (tape->door_locked == DOOR_LOCKED) {
-                       if (idetape_create_prevent_cmd(drive, &pc, 0)) {
-                               if (!idetape_queue_pc_tail(drive, &pc))
-                                       tape->door_locked = DOOR_UNLOCKED;
-                       }
+                       if (!ide_tape_set_media_lock(drive, 0))
+                               tape->door_locked = DOOR_UNLOCKED;
                }
        }
        clear_bit(IDE_AFLAG_BUSY, &drive->atapi_flags);