*/
 static void request_end(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
 {
-       req->finished = 1;
+       req->state = FUSE_REQ_FINISHED;
        spin_unlock(&fuse_lock);
        if (req->background) {
                down_read(&fc->sbput_sem);
 
        spin_unlock(&fuse_lock);
        block_sigs(&oldset);
-       wait_event_interruptible(req->waitq, req->finished);
+       wait_event_interruptible(req->waitq, req->state == FUSE_REQ_FINISHED);
        restore_sigs(&oldset);
        spin_lock(&fuse_lock);
-       if (req->finished)
+       if (req->state == FUSE_REQ_FINISHED)
                return;
 
        req->out.h.error = -EINTR;
                wait_event(req->waitq, !req->locked);
                spin_lock(&fuse_lock);
        }
-       if (!req->sent && !list_empty(&req->list)) {
+       if (req->state == FUSE_REQ_PENDING) {
                list_del(&req->list);
                __fuse_put_request(req);
-       } else if (!req->finished && req->sent)
+       } else if (req->state == FUSE_REQ_SENT)
                background_request(fc, req);
 }
 
                        fc->outstanding_debt++;
        }
        list_add_tail(&req->list, &fc->pending);
+       req->state = FUSE_REQ_PENDING;
        wake_up(&fc->waitq);
 }
 
                goto err_unlock;
 
        req = list_entry(fc->pending.next, struct fuse_req, list);
+       req->state = FUSE_REQ_READING;
        list_del_init(&req->list);
 
        in = &req->in;
        if (!req->isreply)
                request_end(fc, req);
        else {
-               req->sent = 1;
+               req->state = FUSE_REQ_SENT;
                list_add_tail(&req->list, &fc->processing);
                spin_unlock(&fuse_lock);
        }
 
        struct fuse_arg args[3];
 };
 
+/** The request state */
+enum fuse_req_state {
+       FUSE_REQ_INIT = 0,
+       FUSE_REQ_PENDING,
+       FUSE_REQ_READING,
+       FUSE_REQ_SENT,
+       FUSE_REQ_FINISHED
+};
+
 /**
  * A request to the client
  */
        /** Data is being copied to/from the request */
        unsigned locked:1;
 
-       /** Request has been sent to userspace */
-       unsigned sent:1;
-
-       /** The request is finished */
-       unsigned finished:1;
+       /** State of the request */
+       enum fuse_req_state state;
 
        /** The request input */
        struct fuse_in in;