static int pd_special_command(struct pd_unit *disk,
                      enum action (*func)(struct pd_unit *disk))
 {
-       DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(wait);
-       struct request rq;
+       struct request *rq;
        int err = 0;
 
-       blk_rq_init(NULL, &rq);
-       rq.rq_disk = disk->gd;
-       rq.end_io_data = &wait;
-       rq.end_io = blk_end_sync_rq;
-       blk_insert_request(disk->gd->queue, &rq, 0, func);
-       wait_for_completion(&wait);
-       if (rq.errors)
-               err = -EIO;
-       blk_put_request(&rq);
+       rq = blk_get_request(disk->gd->queue, READ, __GFP_WAIT);
+
+       rq->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_SPECIAL;
+       rq->special = func;
+
+       err = blk_execute_rq(disk->gd->queue, disk->gd, rq, 0);
+
+       blk_put_request(rq);
        return err;
 }