return ide_started;
 }
 
-static void ide_pktcmd_tf_load(ide_drive_t *drive, u32 tf_flags, u16 bcount)
+static void ide_init_packet_cmd(struct ide_cmd *cmd, u32 tf_flags,
+                               u16 bcount, u8 dma)
 {
-       ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
-       struct ide_cmd cmd;
-       u8 dma = drive->dma;
-
-       memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
-       cmd.tf_flags = IDE_TFLAG_OUT_LBAH | IDE_TFLAG_OUT_LBAM |
-                      IDE_TFLAG_OUT_FEATURE | tf_flags;
-       cmd.tf.feature = dma;           /* Use PIO/DMA */
-       cmd.tf.lbam    = bcount & 0xff;
-       cmd.tf.lbah    = (bcount >> 8) & 0xff;
-
-       ide_tf_dump(drive->name, &cmd.tf);
-       hwif->tp_ops->set_irq(hwif, 1);
-       SELECT_MASK(drive, 0);
-       hwif->tp_ops->tf_load(drive, &cmd);
+       cmd->protocol  = dma ? ATAPI_PROT_DMA : ATAPI_PROT_PIO;
+       cmd->tf_flags |= IDE_TFLAG_OUT_LBAH | IDE_TFLAG_OUT_LBAM |
+                        IDE_TFLAG_OUT_FEATURE | tf_flags;
+       cmd->tf.feature = dma;          /* Use PIO/DMA */
+       cmd->tf.lbam    = bcount & 0xff;
+       cmd->tf.lbah    = (bcount >> 8) & 0xff;
 }
 
 static u8 ide_read_ireason(ide_drive_t *drive)
        return ide_started;
 }
 
-ide_startstop_t ide_issue_pc(ide_drive_t *drive)
+ide_startstop_t ide_issue_pc(ide_drive_t *drive, struct ide_cmd *cmd)
 {
        struct ide_atapi_pc *pc;
        ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
        const struct ide_dma_ops *dma_ops = hwif->dma_ops;
-       struct ide_cmd *cmd = &hwif->cmd;
        ide_expiry_t *expiry = NULL;
        struct request *rq = hwif->rq;
        unsigned int timeout;
        u32 tf_flags;
        u16 bcount;
 
-       if (drive->media != ide_floppy) {
-               if (rq_data_dir(rq))
-                       cmd->tf_flags |= IDE_TFLAG_WRITE;
-               cmd->rq = rq;
-       }
-
        if (dev_is_idecd(drive)) {
                tf_flags = IDE_TFLAG_OUT_NSECT | IDE_TFLAG_OUT_LBAL;
                bcount = ide_cd_get_xferlen(rq);
                                                       : WAIT_TAPE_CMD;
        }
 
-       ide_pktcmd_tf_load(drive, tf_flags, bcount);
+       ide_init_packet_cmd(cmd, tf_flags, bcount, drive->dma);
+
+       (void)do_rw_taskfile(drive, cmd);
 
        /* Issue the packet command */
        if (drive->atapi_flags & IDE_AFLAG_DRQ_INTERRUPT) {
 
 static ide_startstop_t ide_cd_do_request(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq,
                                        sector_t block)
 {
+       struct ide_cmd cmd;
+
        ide_debug_log(IDE_DBG_RQ, "cmd: 0x%x, block: %llu",
                                  rq->cmd[0], (unsigned long long)block);
 
                return ide_stopped;
        }
 
-       return ide_issue_pc(drive);
+       memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
+
+       if (rq_data_dir(rq))
+               cmd.tf_flags |= IDE_TFLAG_WRITE;
+
+       cmd.rq = rq;
+
+       return ide_issue_pc(drive, &cmd);
 }
 
 /*
 
 
 }
 
-static ide_startstop_t idefloppy_issue_pc(ide_drive_t *drive,
-               struct ide_atapi_pc *pc)
+static ide_startstop_t ide_floppy_issue_pc(ide_drive_t *drive,
+                                          struct ide_cmd *cmd,
+                                          struct ide_atapi_pc *pc)
 {
        struct ide_disk_obj *floppy = drive->driver_data;
 
 
        pc->retries++;
 
-       return ide_issue_pc(drive);
+       return ide_issue_pc(drive, cmd);
 }
 
 void ide_floppy_create_read_capacity_cmd(struct ide_atapi_pc *pc)
 {
        struct ide_disk_obj *floppy = drive->driver_data;
        ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
-       struct ide_cmd *cmd = &hwif->cmd;
+       struct ide_cmd cmd;
        struct ide_atapi_pc *pc;
 
        if (drive->debug_mask & IDE_DBG_RQ)
                goto out_end;
        }
 
+       memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
+
        if (rq_data_dir(rq))
-               cmd->tf_flags |= IDE_TFLAG_WRITE;
-       cmd->rq = rq;
+               cmd.tf_flags |= IDE_TFLAG_WRITE;
+
+       cmd.rq = rq;
 
        if (blk_fs_request(rq) || pc->req_xfer) {
-               ide_init_sg_cmd(cmd, rq->nr_sectors);
-               ide_map_sg(drive, cmd);
+               ide_init_sg_cmd(&cmd, rq->nr_sectors);
+               ide_map_sg(drive, &cmd);
        }
 
        pc->sg = hwif->sg_table;
-       pc->sg_cnt = cmd->sg_nents;
+       pc->sg_cnt = cmd.sg_nents;
 
        pc->rq = rq;
 
-       return idefloppy_issue_pc(drive, pc);
+       return ide_floppy_issue_pc(drive, &cmd, pc);
 out_end:
        drive->failed_pc = NULL;
        if (blk_fs_request(rq) == 0 && rq->errors == 0)
 
  *
  * The handling will be done in three stages:
  *
- * 1. idetape_issue_pc will send the packet command to the drive, and will set
+ * 1. ide_tape_issue_pc will send the packet command to the drive, and will set
  * the interrupt handler to ide_pc_intr.
  *
  * 2. On each interrupt, ide_pc_intr will be called. This step will be
  * request.
  */
 
-static ide_startstop_t idetape_issue_pc(ide_drive_t *drive,
-               struct ide_atapi_pc *pc)
+static ide_startstop_t ide_tape_issue_pc(ide_drive_t *drive,
+                                        struct ide_cmd *cmd,
+                                        struct ide_atapi_pc *pc)
 {
        idetape_tape_t *tape = drive->driver_data;
 
 
        pc->retries++;
 
-       return ide_issue_pc(drive);
+       return ide_issue_pc(drive, cmd);
 }
 
 /* A mode sense command is used to "sense" tape parameters. */
        idetape_tape_t *tape = drive->driver_data;
        struct ide_atapi_pc *pc = NULL;
        struct request *postponed_rq = tape->postponed_rq;
+       struct ide_cmd cmd;
        u8 stat;
 
        debug_log(DBG_SENSE, "sector: %llu, nr_sectors: %lu,"
        BUG();
 
 out:
-       return idetape_issue_pc(drive, pc);
+       memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
+
+       if (rq_data_dir(rq))
+               cmd.tf_flags |= IDE_TFLAG_WRITE;
+
+       cmd.rq = rq;
+
+       return ide_tape_issue_pc(drive, &cmd, pc);
 }
 
 /*
 
                ide_execute_command(drive, tf->command, handler,
                                    WAIT_WORSTCASE, NULL);
                return ide_started;
-       default:
+       case ATA_PROT_DMA:
                if ((drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_USING_DMA) == 0 ||
                    ide_build_sglist(drive, cmd) == 0 ||
                    dma_ops->dma_setup(drive, cmd))
                        return ide_stopped;
                dma_ops->dma_exec_cmd(drive, tf->command);
                dma_ops->dma_start(drive);
+       default:
                return ide_started;
        }
 }
 
 
 int ide_cd_get_xferlen(struct request *);
 
-ide_startstop_t ide_issue_pc(ide_drive_t *);
+ide_startstop_t ide_issue_pc(ide_drive_t *, struct ide_cmd *);
 
 ide_startstop_t do_rw_taskfile(ide_drive_t *, struct ide_cmd *);