rq->cmd_flags |= REQ_PREEMPT;
        rq->buffer = (char *)pc;
        rq->rq_disk = disk;
+
+       if (pc->req_xfer) {
+               rq->data = pc->buf;
+               rq->data_len = pc->req_xfer;
+       }
+
        memcpy(rq->cmd, pc->c, 12);
        if (drive->media == ide_tape)
                rq->cmd[13] = REQ_IDETAPE_PC1;
        rq = blk_get_request(drive->queue, READ, __GFP_WAIT);
        rq->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_SPECIAL;
        rq->buffer = (char *)pc;
+
+       if (pc->req_xfer) {
+               rq->data = pc->buf;
+               rq->data_len = pc->req_xfer;
+       }
+
        memcpy(rq->cmd, pc->c, 12);
        if (drive->media == ide_tape)
                rq->cmd[13] = REQ_IDETAPE_PC1;
 
                return ide_stopped;
        }
 
-       ide_init_sg_cmd(drive, rq);
-       ide_map_sg(drive, rq);
+       if (blk_fs_request(rq) || pc->req_xfer) {
+               ide_init_sg_cmd(drive, rq);
+               ide_map_sg(drive, rq);
+       }
 
        pc->sg = hwif->sg_table;
        pc->sg_cnt = hwif->sg_nents;