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* [RFC 1/6] bidi support: request dma_data_direction
@ 2007-01-21 23:21 Boaz Harrosh
  2007-01-22  0:24 ` Douglas Gilbert
  2007-01-22  5:29 ` Muli Ben-Yehuda
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 11+ messages in thread
From: Boaz Harrosh @ 2007-01-21 23:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Jens Axboe, Christoph Hellwig, Mike Christie
  Cc: linux-scsi, linux-kernel, open-iscsi, Daniel.E.Messinger,
	Liran Schour, Benny Halevy

- Introduce a new enum dma_data_direction data_dir member in struct request.
  and remove the RW bit from request->cmd_flag
- Add new API to query request direction.
- Adjust existing API and implementation.
- Cleanup wrong use of DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL
- Introduce new blk_rq_init_unqueued_req() and use it in places ad-hoc
  requests were used and bzero'ed.

Signed-off-by: Benny Halevy <bhalevy@panasas.com>
Signed-off-by: Boaz Harrosh <bharrosh@panasas.com>

---
 arch/um/drivers/ubd_kern.c      |    4 +-
 block/as-iosched.c              |    2 +-
 block/cfq-iosched.c             |   10 ++--
 block/deadline-iosched.c        |    8 ++--
 block/elevator.c                |    9 ++--
 block/ll_rw_blk.c               |  113 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
 block/scsi_ioctl.c              |    8 +--
 drivers/block/DAC960.c          |    2 +-
 drivers/block/amiflop.c         |    4 +-
 drivers/block/ataflop.c         |    2 +-
 drivers/block/cciss.c           |    6 +-
 drivers/block/cpqarray.c        |    6 +-
 drivers/block/floppy.c          |    9 +--
 drivers/block/nbd.c             |    3 +-
 drivers/block/paride/pcd.c      |    2 +-
 drivers/block/paride/pd.c       |   29 +++++------
 drivers/block/paride/pf.c       |    9 +---
 drivers/block/pktcdvd.c         |    2 +-
 drivers/block/ps2esdi.c         |    9 ++--
 drivers/block/swim3.c           |   24 ++++----
 drivers/block/sx8.c             |    6 +-
 drivers/block/ub.c              |    8 +--
 drivers/block/viodasd.c         |    2 +-
 drivers/block/xd.c              |    4 +-
 drivers/block/z2ram.c           |    2 +-
 drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c           |    2 +-
 drivers/cdrom/cdu31a.c          |    2 +-
 drivers/cdrom/gscd.c            |    2 +-
 drivers/cdrom/sbpcd.c           |    2 +-
 drivers/cdrom/sonycd535.c       |    2 +-
 drivers/cdrom/viocd.c           |    2 +-
 drivers/ide/arm/icside.c        |    7 +--
 drivers/ide/cris/ide-cris.c     |    4 +-
 drivers/ide/ide-cd.c            |   10 ++--
 drivers/ide/ide-disk.c          |   10 ++--
 drivers/ide/ide-dma.c           |    4 +-
 drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c        |    4 +-
 drivers/ide/ide-io.c            |    4 +-
 drivers/ide/ide-tape.c          |    2 +-
 drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c      |    6 +-
 drivers/ide/ide.c               |    4 +-
 drivers/ide/legacy/hd.c         |    6 +-
 drivers/ide/mips/au1xxx-ide.c   |    7 +--
 drivers/ide/pci/alim15x3.c      |    2 +-
 drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c        |    2 +-
 drivers/ide/pci/pdc202xx_old.c  |    2 +-
 drivers/ide/pci/sgiioc4.c       |    4 +-
 drivers/ide/pci/trm290.c        |    2 +-
 drivers/ide/ppc/pmac.c          |    4 +-
 drivers/md/dm-emc.c             |    2 +-
 drivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.c |    8 ++--
 drivers/mmc/mmc_block.c         |   12 ++--
 drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c       |    8 ++--
 drivers/s390/block/dasd.c       |    2 +-
 drivers/s390/block/dasd_diag.c  |    4 +-
 drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c  |   10 ++--
 drivers/s390/block/dasd_fba.c   |   14 +++---
 drivers/s390/char/tape_block.c  |    2 +-
 drivers/sbus/char/jsflash.c     |    2 +-
 drivers/scsi/aic7xxx_old.c      |    4 +-
 drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c       |    3 +-
 drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c         |   18 +++----
 drivers/scsi/scsi_tgt_lib.c     |   28 +++-------
 drivers/scsi/sd.c               |   18 ++++---
 drivers/scsi/sg.c               |    2 -
 drivers/scsi/sr.c               |   15 +++---
 drivers/scsi/sun3_NCR5380.c     |    6 +-
 include/linux/blkdev.h          |   33 +++++++++--
 include/linux/blktrace_api.h    |    8 +++-
 include/linux/dma-mapping.h     |   22 ++++++++
 include/linux/elevator.h        |    4 +-
 71 files changed, 323 insertions(+), 281 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/ubd_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/ubd_kern.c
index 49c047b..c01399c 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/ubd_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/ubd_kern.c
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ static int prepare_request(struct reques
 	int len;

 	/* This should be impossible now */
-	if((rq_data_dir(req) == WRITE) && !ubd_dev->openflags.w){
+	if((rq_write_dir(req) == WRITE) && !ubd_dev->openflags.w){
 		printk("Write attempted on readonly ubd device %s\n",
 		       disk->disk_name);
 		end_request(req, 0);
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ static int prepare_request(struct reques
 	io_req->error = 0;
 	io_req->sector_mask = 0;

-	io_req->op = (rq_data_dir(req) == READ) ? UBD_READ : UBD_WRITE;
+	io_req->op = (rq_uni_write_dir(req) == READ) ? UBD_READ : UBD_WRITE;
 	io_req->offsets[0] = 0;
 	io_req->offsets[1] = ubd_dev->cow.data_offset;
 	io_req->buffer = req->buffer;
diff --git a/block/as-iosched.c b/block/as-iosched.c
index ef12627..824d93e 100644
--- a/block/as-iosched.c
+++ b/block/as-iosched.c
@@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@ static void as_work_handler(struct work_
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
 }

-static int as_may_queue(request_queue_t *q, int rw)
+static int as_may_queue(request_queue_t *q, int rw, int is_sync)
 {
 	int ret = ELV_MQUEUE_MAY;
 	struct as_data *ad = q->elevator->elevator_data;
diff --git a/block/cfq-iosched.c b/block/cfq-iosched.c
index 07b7062..e900c56 100644
--- a/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/cfq-iosched.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static inline pid_t cfq_queue_pid(struct
 	/*
 	 * Use the per-process queue, for read requests and syncronous writes
 	 */
-	if (!(rw & REQ_RW) || is_sync)
+	if (!(rw == WRITE) || is_sync)
 		return task->pid;

 	return CFQ_KEY_ASYNC;
@@ -1773,14 +1773,14 @@ static inline int __cfq_may_queue(struct
 	return ELV_MQUEUE_MAY;
 }

-static int cfq_may_queue(request_queue_t *q, int rw)
+static int cfq_may_queue(request_queue_t *q, int rw, int is_sync)
 {
 	struct cfq_data *cfqd = q->elevator->elevator_data;
 	struct task_struct *tsk = current;
 	struct cfq_queue *cfqq;
 	unsigned int key;

-	key = cfq_queue_pid(tsk, rw, rw & REQ_RW_SYNC);
+	key = cfq_queue_pid(tsk, rw, is_sync);

 	/*
 	 * don't force setup of a queue from here, as a call to may_queue
@@ -1807,7 +1807,7 @@ static void cfq_put_request(struct reque
 	struct cfq_queue *cfqq = RQ_CFQQ(rq);

 	if (cfqq) {
-		const int rw = rq_data_dir(rq);
+		const int rw = rq_write_dir(rq);

 		BUG_ON(!cfqq->allocated[rw]);
 		cfqq->allocated[rw]--;
@@ -1830,7 +1830,7 @@ cfq_set_request(request_queue_t *q, stru
 	struct cfq_data *cfqd = q->elevator->elevator_data;
 	struct task_struct *tsk = current;
 	struct cfq_io_context *cic;
-	const int rw = rq_data_dir(rq);
+	const int rw = rq_write_dir(rq);
 	const int is_sync = rq_is_sync(rq);
 	pid_t key = cfq_queue_pid(tsk, rw, is_sync);
 	struct cfq_queue *cfqq;
diff --git a/block/deadline-iosched.c b/block/deadline-iosched.c
index 6d673e9..eed26ae 100644
--- a/block/deadline-iosched.c
+++ b/block/deadline-iosched.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ struct deadline_data {

 static void deadline_move_request(struct deadline_data *, struct request *);

-#define RQ_RB_ROOT(dd, rq)	(&(dd)->sort_list[rq_data_dir((rq))])
+#define RQ_RB_ROOT(dd, rq)	(&(dd)->sort_list[rq_write_dir((rq))])

 static void
 deadline_add_rq_rb(struct deadline_data *dd, struct request *rq)
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ retry:
 static inline void
 deadline_del_rq_rb(struct deadline_data *dd, struct request *rq)
 {
-	const int data_dir = rq_data_dir(rq);
+	const int data_dir = rq_write_dir(rq);

 	if (dd->next_rq[data_dir] == rq) {
 		struct rb_node *rbnext = rb_next(&rq->rb_node);
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static void
 deadline_add_request(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
 {
 	struct deadline_data *dd = q->elevator->elevator_data;
-	const int data_dir = rq_data_dir(rq);
+	const int data_dir = rq_write_dir(rq);

 	deadline_add_rq_rb(dd, rq);

@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ deadline_move_to_dispatch(struct deadlin
 static void
 deadline_move_request(struct deadline_data *dd, struct request *rq)
 {
-	const int data_dir = rq_data_dir(rq);
+	const int data_dir = rq_write_dir(rq);
 	struct rb_node *rbnext = rb_next(&rq->rb_node);

 	dd->next_rq[READ] = NULL;
diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
index 536be74..6b17704 100644
--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ inline int elv_rq_merge_ok(struct reques
 	/*
 	 * different data direction or already started, don't merge
 	 */
-	if (bio_data_dir(bio) != rq_data_dir(rq))
+	if (bio_data_dir(bio) != rq_write_dir(rq))
 		return 0;

 	/*
@@ -719,7 +719,8 @@ struct request *elv_next_request(request
 			blk_add_trace_rq(q, rq, BLK_TA_ISSUE);
 		}

-		if (!q->boundary_rq || q->boundary_rq == rq) {
+		if ( (!q->boundary_rq || q->boundary_rq == rq) &&
+			!rq_bidi_dir(rq)) {
 			q->end_sector = rq_end_sector(rq);
 			q->boundary_rq = NULL;
 		}
@@ -831,12 +832,12 @@ void elv_put_request(request_queue_t *q,
 		e->ops->elevator_put_req_fn(rq);
 }

-int elv_may_queue(request_queue_t *q, int rw)
+int elv_may_queue(request_queue_t *q, int rw, int is_sync)
 {
 	elevator_t *e = q->elevator;

 	if (e->ops->elevator_may_queue_fn)
-		return e->ops->elevator_may_queue_fn(q, rw);
+		return e->ops->elevator_may_queue_fn(q, rw, is_sync);

 	return ELV_MQUEUE_MAY;
 }
diff --git a/block/ll_rw_blk.c b/block/ll_rw_blk.c
index fb67897..6511b5b 100644
--- a/block/ll_rw_blk.c
+++ b/block/ll_rw_blk.c
@@ -431,8 +431,9 @@ static inline struct request *start_orde
 	rq = &q->bar_rq;
 	rq->cmd_flags = 0;
 	rq_init(q, rq);
-	if (bio_data_dir(q->orig_bar_rq->bio) == WRITE)
-		rq->cmd_flags |= REQ_RW;
+	rq->data_dir = bio_data_dir(q->orig_bar_rq->bio) ?
+		DMA_TO_DEVICE : DMA_FROM_DEVICE;
+
 	rq->cmd_flags |= q->ordered & QUEUE_ORDERED_FUA ? REQ_FUA : 0;
 	rq->elevator_private = NULL;
 	rq->elevator_private2 = NULL;
@@ -1958,18 +1959,22 @@ static inline void blk_free_request(requ
 }

 static struct request *
-blk_alloc_request(request_queue_t *q, int rw, int priv, gfp_t gfp_mask)
+blk_alloc_request(request_queue_t *q, enum dma_data_direction dir,
+	int priv, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
 	struct request *rq = mempool_alloc(q->rq.rq_pool, gfp_mask);

 	if (!rq)
 		return NULL;

-	/*
-	 * first three bits are identical in rq->cmd_flags and bio->bi_rw,
-	 * see bio.h and blkdev.h
-	 */
-	rq->cmd_flags = rw | REQ_ALLOCED;
+	rq->cmd_flags = REQ_ALLOCED;
+
+	BUG_ON( !(dma_uni_dir(dir) || (dir == DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL)) );
+	rq->data_dir = dir;
+
+	/* FIXME: Safeguard from BLACK unqueued requests that were not allocated/initted by us */
+	if (dir == DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL)
+		rq->cmd_flags |= REQ_BIDI;

 	if (priv) {
 		if (unlikely(elv_set_request(q, rq, gfp_mask))) {
@@ -2055,16 +2060,17 @@ #define blkdev_free_rq(list) list_entry(
  * Returns NULL on failure, with queue_lock held.
  * Returns !NULL on success, with queue_lock *not held*.
  */
-static struct request *get_request(request_queue_t *q, int rw_flags,
-				   struct bio *bio, gfp_t gfp_mask)
+static struct request *get_request(request_queue_t *q,
+	enum dma_data_direction dir, struct bio *bio, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
 	struct request *rq = NULL;
 	struct request_list *rl = &q->rq;
 	struct io_context *ioc = NULL;
-	const int rw = rw_flags & 0x01;
 	int may_queue, priv;
+	int rw = dma_write_dir(dir);
+	int is_sync = (rw==READ) ? 1 : (bio ? bio_sync(bio) : 0);

-	may_queue = elv_may_queue(q, rw_flags);
+	may_queue = elv_may_queue(q, rw, is_sync);
 	if (may_queue == ELV_MQUEUE_NO)
 		goto rq_starved;

@@ -2112,7 +2118,7 @@ static struct request *get_request(reque

 	spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);

-	rq = blk_alloc_request(q, rw_flags, priv, gfp_mask);
+	rq = blk_alloc_request(q, dir, priv, gfp_mask);
 	if (unlikely(!rq)) {
 		/*
 		 * Allocation failed presumably due to memory. Undo anything
@@ -2160,13 +2166,13 @@ out:
  *
  * Called with q->queue_lock held, and returns with it unlocked.
  */
-static struct request *get_request_wait(request_queue_t *q, int rw_flags,
-					struct bio *bio)
+static struct request *get_request_wait(request_queue_t *q,
+	enum dma_data_direction dir, struct bio *bio)
 {
-	const int rw = rw_flags & 0x01;
+	const int rw = dma_write_dir(dir);
 	struct request *rq;

-	rq = get_request(q, rw_flags, bio, GFP_NOIO);
+	rq = get_request(q, dir, bio, GFP_NOIO);
 	while (!rq) {
 		DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
 		struct request_list *rl = &q->rq;
@@ -2174,7 +2180,7 @@ static struct request *get_request_wait(
 		prepare_to_wait_exclusive(&rl->wait[rw], &wait,
 				TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);

-		rq = get_request(q, rw_flags, bio, GFP_NOIO);
+		rq = get_request(q, dir, bio, GFP_NOIO);

 		if (!rq) {
 			struct io_context *ioc;
@@ -2202,17 +2208,16 @@ static struct request *get_request_wait(
 	return rq;
 }

-struct request *blk_get_request(request_queue_t *q, int rw, gfp_t gfp_mask)
+struct request *blk_get_request(request_queue_t *q,
+	enum dma_data_direction dir, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
 	struct request *rq;

-	BUG_ON(rw != READ && rw != WRITE);
-
 	spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 	if (gfp_mask & __GFP_WAIT) {
-		rq = get_request_wait(q, rw, NULL);
+		rq = get_request_wait(q, dir, NULL);
 	} else {
-		rq = get_request(q, rw, NULL, gfp_mask);
+		rq = get_request(q, dir, NULL, gfp_mask);
 		if (!rq)
 			spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 	}
@@ -2223,6 +2228,23 @@ struct request *blk_get_request(request_
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_get_request);

 /**
+ * blk_rq_init_unqueued_req - Initialize a request that does not come from a Q
+ *
+ * Description:
+ * Drivers that need to send a request that does not belong to a Q, like on
+ * the stack, should not bzero the request.
+ * They should call this function instead to initialize the request.
+ * It should never be called with a request that was allocated by a Q.
+ */
+void blk_rq_init_unqueued_req(struct request * rq)
+{
+	memset(rq, 0, sizeof(*rq));
+	rq->data_dir = DMA_FROM_DEVICE;
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_rq_init_unqueued_req);
+
+/**
  * blk_start_queueing - initiate dispatch of requests to device
  * @q:		request queue to kick into gear
  *
@@ -2335,7 +2357,7 @@ static int __blk_rq_map_user(request_que
 	struct bio *bio, *orig_bio;
 	int reading, ret;

-	reading = rq_data_dir(rq) == READ;
+	reading = rq_write_dir(rq) == READ;

 	/*
 	 * if alignment requirement is satisfied, map in user pages for
@@ -2479,7 +2501,7 @@ int blk_rq_map_user_iov(request_queue_t
 	/* we don't allow misaligned data like bio_map_user() does.  If the
 	 * user is using sg, they're expected to know the alignment constraints
 	 * and respect them accordingly */
-	bio = bio_map_user_iov(q, NULL, iov, iov_count, rq_data_dir(rq)== READ);
+	bio = bio_map_user_iov(q, NULL, iov, iov_count, rq_write_dir(rq)== READ);
 	if (IS_ERR(bio))
 		return PTR_ERR(bio);

@@ -2552,7 +2574,7 @@ int blk_rq_map_kern(request_queue_t *q,
 	if (IS_ERR(bio))
 		return PTR_ERR(bio);

-	if (rq_data_dir(rq) == WRITE)
+	if (rq_uni_write_dir(rq) == WRITE)
 		bio->bi_rw |= (1 << BIO_RW);

 	blk_rq_bio_prep(q, rq, bio);
@@ -2663,7 +2685,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(blkdev_issue_flush);

 static void drive_stat_acct(struct request *rq, int nr_sectors, int new_io)
 {
-	int rw = rq_data_dir(rq);
+	int rw = rq_write_dir(rq);

 	if (!blk_fs_request(rq) || !rq->rq_disk)
 		return;
@@ -2741,7 +2763,7 @@ void __blk_put_request(request_queue_t *
 	 * it didn't come out of our reserved rq pools
 	 */
 	if (req->cmd_flags & REQ_ALLOCED) {
-		int rw = rq_data_dir(req);
+		int rw = rq_write_dir(req);
 		int priv = req->cmd_flags & REQ_ELVPRIV;

 		BUG_ON(!list_empty(&req->queuelist));
@@ -2807,7 +2829,7 @@ static int attempt_merge(request_queue_t
 	if (req->sector + req->nr_sectors != next->sector)
 		return 0;

-	if (rq_data_dir(req) != rq_data_dir(next)
+	if (rq_dma_dir(req) != rq_dma_dir(next)
 	    || req->rq_disk != next->rq_disk
 	    || next->special)
 		return 0;
@@ -2908,7 +2930,6 @@ static int __make_request(request_queue_
 	int el_ret, nr_sectors, barrier, err;
 	const unsigned short prio = bio_prio(bio);
 	const int sync = bio_sync(bio);
-	int rw_flags;

 	nr_sectors = bio_sectors(bio);

@@ -2983,19 +3004,11 @@ static int __make_request(request_queue_

 get_rq:
 	/*
-	 * This sync check and mask will be re-done in init_request_from_bio(),
-	 * but we need to set it earlier to expose the sync flag to the
-	 * rq allocator and io schedulers.
-	 */
-	rw_flags = bio_data_dir(bio);
-	if (sync)
-		rw_flags |= REQ_RW_SYNC;
-
-	/*
 	 * Grab a free request. This is might sleep but can not fail.
 	 * Returns with the queue unlocked.
 	 */
-	req = get_request_wait(q, rw_flags, bio);
+	req = get_request_wait(q,
+		bio_data_dir(bio) ? DMA_TO_DEVICE : DMA_FROM_DEVICE, bio);

 	/*
 	 * After dropping the lock and possibly sleeping here, our request
@@ -3354,7 +3367,7 @@ static int __end_that_request_first(stru
 	}

 	if (blk_fs_request(req) && req->rq_disk) {
-		const int rw = rq_data_dir(req);
+		const int rw = rq_write_dir(req);

 		disk_stat_add(req->rq_disk, sectors[rw], nr_bytes >> 9);
 	}
@@ -3578,7 +3591,7 @@ void end_that_request_last(struct reques
 	 */
 	if (disk && blk_fs_request(req) && req != &req->q->bar_rq) {
 		unsigned long duration = jiffies - req->start_time;
-		const int rw = rq_data_dir(req);
+		const int rw = rq_write_dir(req);

 		__disk_stat_inc(disk, ios[rw]);
 		__disk_stat_add(disk, ticks[rw], duration);
@@ -3606,8 +3619,20 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(end_request);

 void blk_rq_bio_prep(request_queue_t *q, struct request *rq, struct bio *bio)
 {
-	/* first two bits are identical in rq->cmd_flags and bio->bi_rw */
-	rq->cmd_flags |= (bio->bi_rw & 3);
+	rq->data_dir = bio_data_dir(bio) ? DMA_TO_DEVICE : DMA_FROM_DEVICE;
+
+	if (bio->bi_rw & (1<<BIO_RW_SYNC))
+		rq->cmd_flags |= REQ_RW_SYNC;
+	else
+		rq->cmd_flags &= ~REQ_RW_SYNC;
+	/* FIXME: what about other flags, should we sync these too? */
+	/*
+	BIO_RW_AHEAD	==> ??
+	BIO_RW_BARRIER	==> REQ_SOFTBARRIER/REQ_HARDBARRIER
+	BIO_RW_FAILFAST	==> REQ_FAILFAST
+	BIO_RW_SYNC	==> REQ_RW_SYNC
+	BIO_RW_META	==> REQ_RW_META
+	*/

 	rq->nr_phys_segments = bio_phys_segments(q, bio);
 	rq->nr_hw_segments = bio_hw_segments(q, bio);
diff --git a/block/scsi_ioctl.c b/block/scsi_ioctl.c
index 2528a0c..cffb02f 100644
--- a/block/scsi_ioctl.c
+++ b/block/scsi_ioctl.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ static int sg_io(struct file *file, requ
 			break;
 		}

-	rq = blk_get_request(q, writing ? WRITE : READ, GFP_KERNEL);
+	rq = blk_get_request(q, writing ? DMA_TO_DEVICE : DMA_FROM_DEVICE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!rq)
 		return -ENOMEM;

@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ int sg_scsi_ioctl(struct file *file, str
 		memset(buffer, 0, bytes);
 	}

-	rq = blk_get_request(q, in_len ? WRITE : READ, __GFP_WAIT);
+	rq = blk_get_request(q, in_len ? DMA_TO_DEVICE : DMA_FROM_DEVICE, __GFP_WAIT);

 	cmdlen = COMMAND_SIZE(opcode);

@@ -494,10 +494,8 @@ static int __blk_send_generic(request_qu
 	struct request *rq;
 	int err;

-	rq = blk_get_request(q, WRITE, __GFP_WAIT);
+	rq = blk_get_request(q, DMA_NONE, __GFP_WAIT);
 	rq->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_BLOCK_PC;
-	rq->data = NULL;
-	rq->data_len = 0;
 	rq->timeout = BLK_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;
 	memset(rq->cmd, 0, sizeof(rq->cmd));
 	rq->cmd[0] = cmd;
diff --git a/drivers/block/DAC960.c b/drivers/block/DAC960.c
index 8d81a3a..ae0df90 100644
--- a/drivers/block/DAC960.c
+++ b/drivers/block/DAC960.c
@@ -3323,7 +3323,7 @@ static int DAC960_process_queue(DAC960_C
 	if (Command == NULL)
 		return 0;

-	if (rq_data_dir(Request) == READ) {
+	if (rq_uni_write_dir(Request) == READ) {
 		Command->DmaDirection = PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE;
 		Command->CommandType = DAC960_ReadCommand;
 	} else {
diff --git a/drivers/block/amiflop.c b/drivers/block/amiflop.c
index 5d65621..7b6fc4f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/amiflop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/amiflop.c
@@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@ #ifdef DEBUG
 		       "0x%08lx\n", track, sector, data);
 #endif

-		if ((rq_data_dir(CURRENT) != READ) && (rq_data_dir(CURRENT) != WRITE)) {
+		if ( !dma_uni_dir(CURRENT->data_dir) ) {
 			printk(KERN_WARNING "do_fd_request: unknown command\n");
 			end_request(CURRENT, 0);
 			goto repeat;
@@ -1389,7 +1389,7 @@ #endif
 			goto repeat;
 		}

-		switch (rq_data_dir(CURRENT)) {
+		switch (rq_write_dir(CURRENT)) {
 		case READ:
 			memcpy(data, floppy->trackbuf + sector * 512, 512);
 			break;
diff --git a/drivers/block/ataflop.c b/drivers/block/ataflop.c
index 14d6b94..4b833ef 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ataflop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ataflop.c
@@ -1453,7 +1453,7 @@ repeat:
 	del_timer( &motor_off_timer );
 		
 	ReqCnt = 0;
-	ReqCmd = rq_data_dir(CURRENT);
+	ReqCmd = rq_uni_write_dir(CURRENT);
 	ReqBlock = CURRENT->sector;
 	ReqBuffer = CURRENT->buffer;
 	setup_req_params( drive );
diff --git a/drivers/block/cciss.c b/drivers/block/cciss.c
index 05dfe35..ff14c04 100644
--- a/drivers/block/cciss.c
+++ b/drivers/block/cciss.c
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ static void cciss_softirq_done(struct re
 	complete_buffers(rq->bio, rq->errors);

 	if (blk_fs_request(rq)) {
-		const int rw = rq_data_dir(rq);
+		const int rw = rq_write_dir(rq);

 		disk_stat_add(rq->rq_disk, sectors[rw], rq->nr_sectors);
 	}
@@ -2493,10 +2493,10 @@ static void do_cciss_request(request_que
 	c->Request.Type.Type = TYPE_CMD;	// It is a command.
 	c->Request.Type.Attribute = ATTR_SIMPLE;
 	c->Request.Type.Direction =
-	    (rq_data_dir(creq) == READ) ? XFER_READ : XFER_WRITE;
+	    (rq_uni_write_dir(creq) == READ) ? XFER_READ : XFER_WRITE;
 	c->Request.Timeout = 0;	// Don't time out
 	c->Request.CDB[0] =
-	    (rq_data_dir(creq) == READ) ? h->cciss_read : h->cciss_write;
+	    (rq_uni_write_dir(creq) == READ) ? h->cciss_read : h->cciss_write;
 	start_blk = creq->sector;
 #ifdef CCISS_DEBUG
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "ciss: sector =%d nr_sectors=%d\n", (int)creq->sector,
diff --git a/drivers/block/cpqarray.c b/drivers/block/cpqarray.c
index b94cd1c..039279f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/cpqarray.c
+++ b/drivers/block/cpqarray.c
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ DBGPX(
 	seg = blk_rq_map_sg(q, creq, tmp_sg);

 	/* Now do all the DMA Mappings */
-	if (rq_data_dir(creq) == READ)
+	if (rq_uni_write_dir(creq) == READ)
 		dir = PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE;
 	else
 		dir = PCI_DMA_TODEVICE;
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ DBGPX(
 DBGPX(	printk("Submitting %d sectors in %d segments\n", creq->nr_sectors, seg); );
 	c->req.hdr.sg_cnt = seg;
 	c->req.hdr.blk_cnt = creq->nr_sectors;
-	c->req.hdr.cmd = (rq_data_dir(creq) == READ) ? IDA_READ : IDA_WRITE;
+	c->req.hdr.cmd = (rq_uni_write_dir(creq) == READ) ? IDA_READ : IDA_WRITE;
 	c->type = CMD_RWREQ;

 	/* Put the request on the tail of the request queue */
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ static inline void complete_command(cmdl
 	complete_buffers(rq->bio, ok);

 	if (blk_fs_request(rq)) {
-		const int rw = rq_data_dir(rq);
+		const int rw = rq_write_dir(rq);

 		disk_stat_add(rq->rq_disk, sectors[rw], rq->nr_sectors);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/block/floppy.c b/drivers/block/floppy.c
index 3f1b382..54a3a15 100644
--- a/drivers/block/floppy.c
+++ b/drivers/block/floppy.c
@@ -2325,7 +2325,7 @@ static void request_done(int uptodate)
 		floppy_end_request(req, 1);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
 	} else {
-		if (rq_data_dir(req) == WRITE) {
+		if (rq_uni_write_dir(req) == WRITE) {
 			/* record write error information */
 			DRWE->write_errors++;
 			if (DRWE->write_errors == 1) {
@@ -2628,15 +2628,12 @@ static int make_raw_rw_request(void)
 	raw_cmd->flags = FD_RAW_SPIN | FD_RAW_NEED_DISK | FD_RAW_NEED_DISK |
 	    FD_RAW_NEED_SEEK;
 	raw_cmd->cmd_count = NR_RW;
-	if (rq_data_dir(current_req) == READ) {
+	if (rq_uni_write_dir(current_req) == READ) {
 		raw_cmd->flags |= FD_RAW_READ;
 		COMMAND = FM_MODE(_floppy, FD_READ);
-	} else if (rq_data_dir(current_req) == WRITE) {
+	} else {
 		raw_cmd->flags |= FD_RAW_WRITE;
 		COMMAND = FM_MODE(_floppy, FD_WRITE);
-	} else {
-		DPRINT("make_raw_rw_request: unknown command\n");
-		return 0;
 	}

 	max_sector = _floppy->sect * _floppy->head;
diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c
index 090796b..de9e825 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ static void do_nbd_request(request_queue
 		BUG_ON(lo->magic != LO_MAGIC);

 		nbd_cmd(req) = NBD_CMD_READ;
-		if (rq_data_dir(req) == WRITE) {
+		if (rq_uni_write_dir(req) == WRITE) {
 			nbd_cmd(req) = NBD_CMD_WRITE;
 			if (lo->flags & NBD_READ_ONLY) {
 				printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Write on read-only\n",
@@ -502,6 +502,7 @@ static int nbd_ioctl(struct inode *inode
 	dprintk(DBG_IOCTL, "%s: nbd_ioctl cmd=%s(0x%x) arg=%lu\n",
 			lo->disk->disk_name, ioctl_cmd_to_ascii(cmd), cmd, arg);

+	blk_rq_init_unqueued_req(&sreq);
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case NBD_DISCONNECT:
 	        printk(KERN_INFO "%s: NBD_DISCONNECT\n", lo->disk->disk_name);
diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pcd.c b/drivers/block/paride/pcd.c
index c852eed..375499e 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pcd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pcd.c
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ static void do_pcd_request(request_queue
 		if (!pcd_req)
 			return;

-		if (rq_data_dir(pcd_req) == READ) {
+		if (rq_dma_dir(pcd_req) == DMA_FROM_DEVICE) {
 			struct pcd_unit *cd = pcd_req->rq_disk->private_data;
 			if (cd != pcd_current)
 				pcd_bufblk = -1;
diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pd.c b/drivers/block/paride/pd.c
index 9d9bff2..a87d605 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pd.c
@@ -442,21 +442,18 @@ static enum action do_pd_io_start(void)
 		return pd_special();
 	}

-	pd_cmd = rq_data_dir(pd_req);
-	if (pd_cmd == READ || pd_cmd == WRITE) {
-		pd_block = pd_req->sector;
-		pd_count = pd_req->current_nr_sectors;
-		if (pd_block + pd_count > get_capacity(pd_req->rq_disk))
-			return Fail;
-		pd_run = pd_req->nr_sectors;
-		pd_buf = pd_req->buffer;
-		pd_retries = 0;
-		if (pd_cmd == READ)
-			return do_pd_read_start();
-		else
-			return do_pd_write_start();
-	}
-	return Fail;
+	pd_cmd = rq_uni_write_dir(pd_req);
+	pd_block = pd_req->sector;
+	pd_count = pd_req->current_nr_sectors;
+	if (pd_block + pd_count > get_capacity(pd_req->rq_disk))
+		return Fail;
+	pd_run = pd_req->nr_sectors;
+	pd_buf = pd_req->buffer;
+	pd_retries = 0;
+	if (pd_cmd == READ)
+		return do_pd_read_start();
+	else
+		return do_pd_write_start();
 }

 static enum action pd_special(void)
@@ -717,7 +714,7 @@ static int pd_special_command(struct pd_
 	struct request rq;
 	int err = 0;

-	memset(&rq, 0, sizeof(rq));
+	blk_rq_init_unqueued_req(&rq);
 	rq.errors = 0;
 	rq.rq_disk = disk->gd;
 	rq.ref_count = 1;
diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pf.c b/drivers/block/paride/pf.c
index 7cdaa19..f844588 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pf.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pf.c
@@ -779,20 +779,15 @@ repeat:
 		goto repeat;
 	}

-	pf_cmd = rq_data_dir(pf_req);
+	pf_cmd = rq_uni_write_dir(pf_req);
 	pf_buf = pf_req->buffer;
 	pf_retries = 0;

 	pf_busy = 1;
 	if (pf_cmd == READ)
 		pi_do_claimed(pf_current->pi, do_pf_read);
-	else if (pf_cmd == WRITE)
+	else
 		pi_do_claimed(pf_current->pi, do_pf_write);
-	else {
-		pf_busy = 0;
-		pf_end_request(0);
-		goto repeat;
-	}
 }

 static int pf_next_buf(void)
diff --git a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
index 6246219..945db31 100644
--- a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ static int pkt_generic_packet(struct pkt
 	int ret = 0;

 	rq = blk_get_request(q, (cgc->data_direction == CGC_DATA_WRITE) ?
-			     WRITE : READ, __GFP_WAIT);
+			     DMA_TO_DEVICE : DMA_FROM_DEVICE, __GFP_WAIT);

 	if (cgc->buflen) {
 		if (blk_rq_map_kern(q, rq, cgc->buffer, cgc->buflen, __GFP_WAIT))
diff --git a/drivers/block/ps2esdi.c b/drivers/block/ps2esdi.c
index 688a4fb..60ff1f9 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ps2esdi.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ps2esdi.c
@@ -506,11 +506,12 @@ #endif
 		return;
 	}

-	switch (rq_data_dir(req)) {
-	case READ:
+	switch (rq_dma_dir(req)) {
+	case DMA_FROM_DEVICE:
+	case DMA_NONE:
 		ps2esdi_readwrite(READ, req);
 		break;
-	case WRITE:
+	case DMA_TO_DEVICE:
 		ps2esdi_readwrite(WRITE, req);
 		break;
 	default:
@@ -859,7 +860,7 @@ static void ps2esdi_normal_interrupt_han
 	case INT_TRANSFER_REQ:
 		ps2esdi_prep_dma(current_req->buffer,
 				 current_req->current_nr_sectors,
-		    (rq_data_dir(current_req) == READ)
+		    (rq_uni_write_dir(current_req) == READ)
 		    ? MCA_DMA_MODE_16 | MCA_DMA_MODE_WRITE | MCA_DMA_MODE_XFER
 		    : MCA_DMA_MODE_16 | MCA_DMA_MODE_READ);
 		outb(CTRL_ENABLE_DMA | CTRL_ENABLE_INTR, ESDI_CONTROL);
diff --git a/drivers/block/swim3.c b/drivers/block/swim3.c
index 1a65979..74402a8 100644
--- a/drivers/block/swim3.c
+++ b/drivers/block/swim3.c
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ #endif
 			continue;
 		}

-		if (rq_data_dir(req) == WRITE) {
+		if (rq_uni_write_dir(req) == WRITE) {
 			if (fs->write_prot < 0)
 				fs->write_prot = swim3_readbit(fs, WRITE_PROT);
 			if (fs->write_prot) {
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ static inline void setup_transfer(struct
 		printk(KERN_ERR "swim3: transfer 0 sectors?\n");
 		return;
 	}
-	if (rq_data_dir(fd_req) == WRITE)
+	if (rq_uni_write_dir(fd_req) == WRITE)
 		n = 1;
 	else {
 		n = fs->secpertrack - fs->req_sector + 1;
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ static inline void setup_transfer(struct
 	out_8(&sw->nsect, n);
 	out_8(&sw->gap3, 0);
 	out_le32(&dr->cmdptr, virt_to_bus(cp));
-	if (rq_data_dir(fd_req) == WRITE) {
+	if (rq_uni_write_dir(fd_req) == WRITE) {
 		/* Set up 3 dma commands: write preamble, data, postamble */
 		init_dma(cp, OUTPUT_MORE, write_preamble, sizeof(write_preamble));
 		++cp;
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ static inline void setup_transfer(struct
 	out_8(&sw->control_bic, DO_ACTION | WRITE_SECTORS);
 	in_8(&sw->error);
 	out_8(&sw->control_bic, DO_ACTION | WRITE_SECTORS);
-	if (rq_data_dir(fd_req) == WRITE)
+	if (rq_uni_write_dir(fd_req) == WRITE)
 		out_8(&sw->control_bis, WRITE_SECTORS);
 	in_8(&sw->intr);
 	out_le32(&dr->control, (RUN << 16) | RUN);
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ static void xfer_timeout(unsigned long d
 	out_8(&sw->intr_enable, 0);
 	out_8(&sw->control_bic, WRITE_SECTORS | DO_ACTION);
 	out_8(&sw->select, RELAX);
-	if (rq_data_dir(fd_req) == WRITE)
+	if (rq_uni_write_dir(fd_req) == WRITE)
 		++cp;
 	if (ld_le16(&cp->xfer_status) != 0)
 		s = fs->scount - ((ld_le16(&cp->res_count) + 511) >> 9);
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ static void xfer_timeout(unsigned long d
 	fd_req->sector += s;
 	fd_req->current_nr_sectors -= s;
 	printk(KERN_ERR "swim3: timeout %sing sector %ld\n",
-	       (rq_data_dir(fd_req)==WRITE? "writ": "read"), (long)fd_req->sector);
+	       (rq_write_dir(fd_req)==WRITE? "writ": "read"), (long)fd_req->sector);
 	end_request(fd_req, 0);
 	fs->state = idle;
 	start_request(fs);
@@ -636,8 +636,8 @@ static irqreturn_t swim3_interrupt(int i
 	intr = in_8(&sw->intr);
 	err = (intr & ERROR_INTR)? in_8(&sw->error): 0;
 	if ((intr & ERROR_INTR) && fs->state != do_transfer)
-		printk(KERN_ERR "swim3_interrupt, state=%d, dir=%x, intr=%x, err=%x\n",
-		       fs->state, rq_data_dir(fd_req), intr, err);
+		printk(KERN_ERR "swim3_interrupt, state=%d, dir=%d, intr=%x, err=%x\n",
+		       fs->state, rq_dma_dir(fd_req), intr, err);
 	switch (fs->state) {
 	case locating:
 		if (intr & SEEN_SECTOR) {
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ static irqreturn_t swim3_interrupt(int i
 		fs->timeout_pending = 0;
 		dr = fs->dma;
 		cp = fs->dma_cmd;
-		if (rq_data_dir(fd_req) == WRITE)
+		if (rq_uni_write_dir(fd_req) == WRITE)
 			++cp;
 		/*
 		 * Check that the main data transfer has finished.
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ static irqreturn_t swim3_interrupt(int i
 				act(fs);
 			} else {
 				printk("swim3: error %sing block %ld (err=%x)\n",
-				       rq_data_dir(fd_req) == WRITE? "writ": "read",
+				       rq_write_dir(fd_req) == WRITE? "writ": "read",
 				       (long)fd_req->sector, err);
 				end_request(fd_req, 0);
 				fs->state = idle;
@@ -742,8 +742,8 @@ static irqreturn_t swim3_interrupt(int i
 			if ((stat & ACTIVE) == 0 || resid != 0) {
 				/* musta been an error */
 				printk(KERN_ERR "swim3: fd dma: stat=%x resid=%d\n", stat, resid);
-				printk(KERN_ERR "  state=%d, dir=%x, intr=%x, err=%x\n",
-				       fs->state, rq_data_dir(fd_req), intr, err);
+				printk(KERN_ERR "  state=%d, dir=%d, intr=%x, err=%x\n",
+				       fs->state, rq_dma_dir(fd_req), intr, err);
 				end_request(fd_req, 0);
 				fs->state = idle;
 				start_request(fs);
diff --git a/drivers/block/sx8.c b/drivers/block/sx8.c
index 54509eb..dbc67eb 100644
--- a/drivers/block/sx8.c
+++ b/drivers/block/sx8.c
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ static struct carm_request *carm_get_spe
 	if (!crq)
 		return NULL;

-	rq = blk_get_request(host->oob_q, WRITE /* bogus */, GFP_KERNEL);
+	rq = blk_get_request(host->oob_q, DMA_TO_DEVICE /* bogus */, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!rq) {
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&host->lock, flags);
 		carm_put_request(host, crq);
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ queue_one_request:

 	blkdev_dequeue_request(rq);

-	if (rq_data_dir(rq) == WRITE) {
+	if (rq_uni_write_dir(rq) == WRITE) {
 		writing = 1;
 		pci_dir = PCI_DMA_TODEVICE;
 	} else {
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ static inline void carm_handle_rw(struct

 	VPRINTK("ENTER\n");

-	if (rq_data_dir(crq->rq) == WRITE)
+	if (rq_uni_write_dir(crq->rq) == WRITE)
 		pci_dir = PCI_DMA_TODEVICE;
 	else
 		pci_dir = PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE;
diff --git a/drivers/block/ub.c b/drivers/block/ub.c
index 2098eff..34b8fe8 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ub.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ub.c
@@ -709,11 +709,7 @@ static void ub_cmd_build_block(struct ub
 	struct request *rq = urq->rq;
 	unsigned int block, nblks;

-	if (rq_data_dir(rq) == WRITE)
-		cmd->dir = UB_DIR_WRITE;
-	else
-		cmd->dir = UB_DIR_READ;
-
+	cmd->dir = rq_uni_write_dir(rq) ? UB_DIR_WRITE : UB_DIR_READ;
 	cmd->nsg = urq->nsg;
 	memcpy(cmd->sgv, urq->sgv, sizeof(struct scatterlist) * cmd->nsg);

@@ -747,7 +743,7 @@ static void ub_cmd_build_packet(struct u
 	if (rq->data_len == 0) {
 		cmd->dir = UB_DIR_NONE;
 	} else {
-		if (rq_data_dir(rq) == WRITE)
+		if (rq_uni_write_dir(rq) == WRITE)
 			cmd->dir = UB_DIR_WRITE;
 		else
 			cmd->dir = UB_DIR_READ;
diff --git a/drivers/block/viodasd.c b/drivers/block/viodasd.c
index 68592c3..3b56b22 100644
--- a/drivers/block/viodasd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/viodasd.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ static int send_request(struct request *

 	start = (u64)req->sector << 9;

-	if (rq_data_dir(req) == READ) {
+	if (rq_uni_write_dir(req) == READ) {
 		direction = DMA_FROM_DEVICE;
 		viocmd = viomajorsubtype_blockio | vioblockread;
 		statindex = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/block/xd.c b/drivers/block/xd.c
index 0d97b7e..33d411f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/xd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/xd.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ static void do_xd_request (request_queue
 	while ((req = elv_next_request(q)) != NULL) {
 		unsigned block = req->sector;
 		unsigned count = req->nr_sectors;
-		int rw = rq_data_dir(req);
+		int rw = rq_write_dir(req);
 		XD_INFO *disk = req->rq_disk->private_data;
 		int res = 0;
 		int retry;
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ static void do_xd_request (request_queue
 			end_request(req, 0);
 			continue;
 		}
-		if (rw != READ && rw != WRITE) {
+		if (!dma_uni_dir(req->data_dir)) {
 			printk("do_xd_request: unknown request\n");
 			end_request(req, 0);
 			continue;
diff --git a/drivers/block/z2ram.c b/drivers/block/z2ram.c
index 7cc2685..2c18422 100644
--- a/drivers/block/z2ram.c
+++ b/drivers/block/z2ram.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static void do_z2_request(request_queue_
 			if (len < size)
 				size = len;
 			addr += z2ram_map[ start >> Z2RAM_CHUNKSHIFT ];
-			if (rq_data_dir(req) == READ)
+			if (rq_uni_write_dir(req) == READ)
 				memcpy(req->buffer, (char *)addr, size);
 			else
 				memcpy((char *)addr, req->buffer, size);
diff --git a/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c b/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c
index 3105ddd..d5d5b0b 100644
--- a/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c
+++ b/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c
@@ -2103,7 +2103,7 @@ static int cdrom_read_cdda_bpc(struct cd
 	if (!q)
 		return -ENXIO;

-	rq = blk_get_request(q, READ, GFP_KERNEL);
+	rq = blk_get_request(q, DMA_FROM_DEVICE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!rq)
 		return -ENOMEM;

diff --git a/drivers/cdrom/cdu31a.c b/drivers/cdrom/cdu31a.c
index 2157c58..c99a750 100644
--- a/drivers/cdrom/cdu31a.c
+++ b/drivers/cdrom/cdu31a.c
@@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@ static void do_cdu31a_request(request_qu
 			end_request(req, 0);
 			continue;
 		}
-		if (rq_data_dir(req) == WRITE) {
+		if (rq_write_dir(req) == WRITE) {
 			end_request(req, 0);
 			continue;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/cdrom/gscd.c b/drivers/cdrom/gscd.c
index fa70824..ce7b281 100644
--- a/drivers/cdrom/gscd.c
+++ b/drivers/cdrom/gscd.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ repeat:
 		goto out;

 	if (req->cmd != READ) {
-		printk("GSCD: bad cmd %u\n", rq_data_dir(req));
+		printk("GSCD: bad cmd %u\n", rq_dma_dir(req));
 		end_request(req, 0);
 		goto repeat;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/cdrom/sbpcd.c b/drivers/cdrom/sbpcd.c
index a1283b1..39e79f0 100644
--- a/drivers/cdrom/sbpcd.c
+++ b/drivers/cdrom/sbpcd.c
@@ -4550,7 +4550,7 @@ #endif
 	spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);

 	down(&ioctl_read_sem);
-	if (rq_data_dir(elv_next_request(q)) != READ)
+	if (rq_write_dir(elv_next_request(q)) != READ)
 	{
 		msg(DBG_INF, "bad cmd %d\n", req->cmd[0]);
 		goto err_done;
diff --git a/drivers/cdrom/sonycd535.c b/drivers/cdrom/sonycd535.c
index f77ada9..2829caa 100644
--- a/drivers/cdrom/sonycd535.c
+++ b/drivers/cdrom/sonycd535.c
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ do_cdu535_request(request_queue_t * q)
 			end_request(req, 0);
 			continue;
 		}
-		if (rq_data_dir(req) == WRITE) {
+		if (rq_write_dir(req) == WRITE) {
 			end_request(req, 0);
 			continue;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/cdrom/viocd.c b/drivers/cdrom/viocd.c
index 93fbf84..a33c8ea 100644
--- a/drivers/cdrom/viocd.c
+++ b/drivers/cdrom/viocd.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ static int send_request(struct request *

 	BUG_ON(req->nr_phys_segments > 1);

-	if (rq_data_dir(req) == READ) {
+	if (rq_uni_write_dir(req) == READ) {
 		direction = DMA_FROM_DEVICE;
 		cmd = viomajorsubtype_cdio | viocdread;
 	} else {
diff --git a/drivers/ide/arm/icside.c b/drivers/ide/arm/icside.c
index 8a1c27f..83a8d01 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/arm/icside.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/arm/icside.c
@@ -219,10 +219,7 @@ static void icside_build_sglist(ide_driv

 	ide_map_sg(drive, rq);

-	if (rq_data_dir(rq) == READ)
-		hwif->sg_dma_direction = DMA_FROM_DEVICE;
-	else
-		hwif->sg_dma_direction = DMA_TO_DEVICE;
+	hwif->sg_dma_direction = rq_dma_dir(rq);

 	hwif->sg_nents = dma_map_sg(state->dev, sg, hwif->sg_nents,
 				    hwif->sg_dma_direction);
@@ -402,7 +399,7 @@ static int icside_dma_setup(ide_drive_t
 	struct request *rq = hwif->hwgroup->rq;
 	unsigned int dma_mode;

-	if (rq_data_dir(rq))
+	if (rq_uni_write_dir(rq))
 		dma_mode = DMA_MODE_WRITE;
 	else
 		dma_mode = DMA_MODE_READ;
diff --git a/drivers/ide/cris/ide-cris.c b/drivers/ide/cris/ide-cris.c
index 5797e0b..d0b972d 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/cris/ide-cris.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/cris/ide-cris.c
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ static int cris_dma_setup(ide_drive_t *d
 {
 	struct request *rq = drive->hwif->hwgroup->rq;

-	cris_ide_initialize_dma(!rq_data_dir(rq));
+	cris_ide_initialize_dma(!rq_uni_write_dir(rq));
 	if (cris_ide_build_dmatable (drive)) {
 		ide_map_sg(drive, rq);
 		return 1;
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ static void cris_dma_exec_cmd(ide_drive_
 static void cris_dma_start(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
 	struct request *rq = drive->hwif->hwgroup->rq;
-	int writing = rq_data_dir(rq);
+	int writing = rq_uni_write_dir(rq);
 	int type = TYPE_DMA;

 	if (drive->current_speed >= XFER_UDMA_0)
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
index 5969cec..d615de3 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ static int cdrom_decode_status(ide_drive

 		if (sense_key == NOT_READY) {
 			/* Tray open. */
-			if (rq_data_dir(rq) == READ) {
+			if (rq_uni_write_dir(rq) == READ) {
 				cdrom_saw_media_change (drive);

 				/* Fail the request. */
@@ -1729,7 +1729,7 @@ static ide_startstop_t cdrom_newpc_intr(
 	/*
 	 * check which way to transfer data
 	 */
-	if (rq_data_dir(rq) == WRITE) {
+	if (rq_uni_write_dir(rq) == WRITE) {
 		/*
 		 * write to drive
 		 */
@@ -2020,10 +2020,10 @@ ide_do_rw_cdrom (ide_drive_t *drive, str
 			}
 			CDROM_CONFIG_FLAGS(drive)->seeking = 0;
 		}
-		if ((rq_data_dir(rq) == READ) && IDE_LARGE_SEEK(info->last_block, block, IDECD_SEEK_THRESHOLD) && drive->dsc_overlap) {
+		if ((rq_uni_write_dir(rq) == READ) && IDE_LARGE_SEEK(info->last_block, block, IDECD_SEEK_THRESHOLD) && drive->dsc_overlap) {
 			action = cdrom_start_seek(drive, block);
 		} else {
-			if (rq_data_dir(rq) == READ)
+			if (rq_uni_write_dir(rq) == READ)
 				action = cdrom_start_read(drive, block);
 			else
 				action = cdrom_start_write(drive, rq);
@@ -3065,7 +3065,7 @@ static int ide_cdrom_prep_fs(request_que

 	memset(rq->cmd, 0, sizeof(rq->cmd));

-	if (rq_data_dir(rq) == READ)
+	if (rq_uni_write_dir(rq) == READ)
 		rq->cmd[0] = GPCMD_READ_10;
 	else
 		rq->cmd[0] = GPCMD_WRITE_10;
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c b/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c
index 0a05a37..3ef95f8 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ #endif

 	if (dma) {
 		if (!hwif->dma_setup(drive)) {
-			if (rq_data_dir(rq)) {
+			if (rq_uni_write_dir(rq)) {
 				command = lba48 ? WIN_WRITEDMA_EXT : WIN_WRITEDMA;
 				if (drive->vdma)
 					command = lba48 ? WIN_WRITE_EXT: WIN_WRITE;
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ #endif
 		ide_init_sg_cmd(drive, rq);
 	}

-	if (rq_data_dir(rq) == READ) {
+	if (rq_uni_write_dir(rq) == READ) {

 		if (drive->mult_count) {
 			hwif->data_phase = TASKFILE_MULTI_IN;
@@ -319,8 +319,8 @@ static ide_startstop_t ide_do_rw_disk (i

 	ledtrig_ide_activity();

-	pr_debug("%s: %sing: block=%llu, sectors=%lu, buffer=0x%08lx\n",
-		 drive->name, rq_data_dir(rq) == READ ? "read" : "writ",
+	pr_debug("%s: %s: block=%llu, sectors=%lu, buffer=0x%08lx\n",
+		 drive->name, dma_dir_to_string(rq->data_dir),
 		 (unsigned long long)block, rq->nr_sectors,
 		 (unsigned long)rq->buffer);

@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ static int idedisk_issue_flush(request_q
 	if (!drive->wcache)
 		return 0;

-	rq = blk_get_request(q, WRITE, __GFP_WAIT);
+	rq = blk_get_request(q, DMA_TO_DEVICE, __GFP_WAIT);

 	idedisk_prepare_flush(q, rq);

diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-dma.c b/drivers/ide/ide-dma.c
index 56efed6..a779e00 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-dma.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ int ide_build_sglist(ide_drive_t *drive,

 	ide_map_sg(drive, rq);

-	if (rq_data_dir(rq) == READ)
+	if (rq_uni_write_dir(rq) == READ)
 		hwif->sg_dma_direction = PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE;
 	else
 		hwif->sg_dma_direction = PCI_DMA_TODEVICE;
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ int ide_dma_setup(ide_drive_t *drive)
 	unsigned int reading;
 	u8 dma_stat;

-	if (rq_data_dir(rq))
+	if (rq_uni_write_dir(rq))
 		reading = 0;
 	else
 		reading = 1 << 3;
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c b/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c
index d33717c..8741997 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c
@@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ static void idefloppy_create_rw_cmd (ide
 {
 	int block = sector / floppy->bs_factor;
 	int blocks = rq->nr_sectors / floppy->bs_factor;
-	int cmd = rq_data_dir(rq);
+	int cmd = rq_uni_write_dir(rq);

 	debug_log("create_rw1%d_cmd: block == %d, blocks == %d\n",
 		2 * test_bit (IDEFLOPPY_USE_READ12, &floppy->flags),
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ static void idefloppy_create_rw_cmd (ide
 	pc->callback = &idefloppy_rw_callback;
 	pc->rq = rq;
 	pc->b_count = cmd == READ ? 0 : rq->bio->bi_size;
-	if (rq->cmd_flags & REQ_RW)
+	if (cmd == WRITE)
 		set_bit(PC_WRITING, &pc->flags);
 	pc->buffer = NULL;
 	pc->request_transfer = pc->buffer_size = blocks * floppy->block_size;
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
index 2614f41..c1b5397 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ static ide_startstop_t ide_ata_error(ide
 		}
 	}

-	if ((stat & DRQ_STAT) && rq_data_dir(rq) == READ && hwif->err_stops_fifo == 0)
+	if ((stat & DRQ_STAT) && rq_uni_write_dir(rq) == READ && hwif->err_stops_fifo == 0)
 		try_to_flush_leftover_data(drive);

 	if (hwif->INB(IDE_STATUS_REG) & (BUSY_STAT|DRQ_STAT))
@@ -1685,7 +1685,7 @@ #endif /* CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEPCI */

 void ide_init_drive_cmd (struct request *rq)
 {
-	memset(rq, 0, sizeof(*rq));
+	blk_rq_init_unqueued_req(rq);
 	rq->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_ATA_CMD;
 	rq->ref_count = 1;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
index b3bcd1d..1a0cf44 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
@@ -1775,7 +1775,7 @@ static void idetape_create_request_sense

 static void idetape_init_rq(struct request *rq, u8 cmd)
 {
-	memset(rq, 0, sizeof(*rq));
+	blk_rq_init_unqueued_req(rq);
 	rq->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_SPECIAL;
 	rq->cmd[0] = cmd;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c b/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c
index 30175c7..45cba31 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ static int ide_diag_taskfile(ide_drive_t
 {
 	struct request rq;

-	memset(&rq, 0, sizeof(rq));
+	ide_init_drive_cmd(&rq);
 	rq.cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_ATA_TASKFILE;
 	rq.buffer = buf;

@@ -498,8 +498,8 @@ static int ide_diag_taskfile(ide_drive_t
 		rq.hard_nr_sectors = rq.nr_sectors;
 		rq.hard_cur_sectors = rq.current_nr_sectors = rq.nr_sectors;

-		if (args->command_type == IDE_DRIVE_TASK_RAW_WRITE)
-			rq.cmd_flags |= REQ_RW;
+		rq.data_dir = (args->command_type == IDE_DRIVE_TASK_RAW_WRITE) ?
+			DMA_TO_DEVICE : DMA_FROM_DEVICE;
 	}

 	rq.special = args;
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide.c b/drivers/ide/ide.c
index 1689076..7351fd1 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide.c
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ static int generic_ide_suspend(struct de
 	struct request_pm_state rqpm;
 	ide_task_t args;

-	memset(&rq, 0, sizeof(rq));
+	ide_init_drive_cmd(&rq);
 	memset(&rqpm, 0, sizeof(rqpm));
 	memset(&args, 0, sizeof(args));
 	rq.cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_PM_SUSPEND;
@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ static int generic_ide_resume(struct dev
 	struct request_pm_state rqpm;
 	ide_task_t args;

-	memset(&rq, 0, sizeof(rq));
+	ide_init_drive_cmd(&rq);
 	memset(&rqpm, 0, sizeof(rqpm));
 	memset(&args, 0, sizeof(args));
 	rq.cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_PM_RESUME;
diff --git a/drivers/ide/legacy/hd.c b/drivers/ide/legacy/hd.c
index 45ed035..ca8dd47 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/legacy/hd.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/legacy/hd.c
@@ -627,13 +627,13 @@ #ifdef DEBUG
 		cyl, head, sec, nsect, req->buffer);
 #endif
 	if (blk_fs_request(req)) {
-		switch (rq_data_dir(req)) {
-		case READ:
+		switch (rq_dma_dir(req)) {
+		case DMA_FROM_DEVICE:
 			hd_out(disk,nsect,sec,head,cyl,WIN_READ,&read_intr);
 			if (reset)
 				goto repeat;
 			break;
-		case WRITE:
+		case DMA_TO_DEVICE:
 			hd_out(disk,nsect,sec,head,cyl,WIN_WRITE,&write_intr);
 			if (reset)
 				goto repeat;
diff --git a/drivers/ide/mips/au1xxx-ide.c b/drivers/ide/mips/au1xxx-ide.c
index c7854ea..337defc 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/mips/au1xxx-ide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/mips/au1xxx-ide.c
@@ -259,10 +259,7 @@ static int auide_build_sglist(ide_drive_

 	ide_map_sg(drive, rq);

-	if (rq_data_dir(rq) == READ)
-		hwif->sg_dma_direction = DMA_FROM_DEVICE;
-	else
-		hwif->sg_dma_direction = DMA_TO_DEVICE;
+	hwif->sg_dma_direction = rq_dma_dir(rq);

 	return dma_map_sg(ahwif->dev, sg, hwif->sg_nents,
 			  hwif->sg_dma_direction);
@@ -278,7 +275,7 @@ static int auide_build_dmatable(ide_driv
 	_auide_hwif *ahwif = (_auide_hwif*)hwif->hwif_data;
 	struct scatterlist *sg;

-	iswrite = (rq_data_dir(rq) == WRITE);
+	iswrite = (rq_uni_write_dir(rq) == WRITE);
 	/* Save for interrupt context */
 	ahwif->drive = drive;

diff --git a/drivers/ide/pci/alim15x3.c b/drivers/ide/pci/alim15x3.c
index 89109be..34a8895 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/pci/alim15x3.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/pci/alim15x3.c
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ no_dma_set:
 static int ali15x3_dma_setup(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
 	if (m5229_revision < 0xC2 && drive->media != ide_disk) {
-		if (rq_data_dir(drive->hwif->hwgroup->rq))
+		if (rq_uni_write_dir(drive->hwif->hwgroup->rq))
 			return 1;	/* try PIO instead of DMA */
 	}
 	return ide_dma_setup(drive);
diff --git a/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c b/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c
index 08119da..f5d9dda 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ static void hpt3xxn_set_clock(ide_hwif_t
 static void hpt3xxn_rw_disk(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq)
 {
 	ide_hwif_t *hwif	= HWIF(drive);
-	u8 wantclock		= rq_data_dir(rq) ? 0x23 : 0x21;
+	u8 wantclock		= rq_uni_write_dir(rq) ? 0x23 : 0x21;

 	hpt3xxn_set_clock(hwif, wantclock);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/ide/pci/pdc202xx_old.c b/drivers/ide/pci/pdc202xx_old.c
index 184cdac..fcfd950 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/pci/pdc202xx_old.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/pci/pdc202xx_old.c
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ static void pdc202xx_old_ide_dma_start(i

 		hwif->OUTB(clock|(hwif->channel ? 0x08 : 0x02), high_16+0x11);
 		word_count = (rq->nr_sectors << 8);
-		word_count = (rq_data_dir(rq) == READ) ?
+		word_count = (rq_uni_write_dir(rq) == READ) ?
 					word_count | 0x05000000 :
 					word_count | 0x06000000;
 		hwif->OUTL(word_count, atapi_reg);
diff --git a/drivers/ide/pci/sgiioc4.c b/drivers/ide/pci/sgiioc4.c
index cfad09a..c512d72 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/pci/sgiioc4.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/pci/sgiioc4.c
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ static int sgiioc4_ide_dma_setup(ide_dri
 	unsigned int count = 0;
 	int ddir;

-	if (rq_data_dir(rq))
+	if (rq_uni_write_dir(rq))
 		ddir = PCI_DMA_TODEVICE;
 	else
 		ddir = PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE;
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ static int sgiioc4_ide_dma_setup(ide_dri
 		return 1;
 	}

-	if (rq_data_dir(rq))
+	if (rq_uni_write_dir(rq))
 		/* Writes TO the IOC4 FROM Main Memory */
 		ddir = IOC4_DMA_READ;
 	else
diff --git a/drivers/ide/pci/trm290.c b/drivers/ide/pci/trm290.c
index 2a28252..0afd189 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/pci/trm290.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/pci/trm290.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ static int trm290_ide_dma_setup(ide_driv
 	struct request *rq = hwif->hwgroup->rq;
 	unsigned int count, rw;

-	if (rq_data_dir(rq)) {
+	if (rq_uni_write_dir(rq)) {
 #ifdef TRM290_NO_DMA_WRITES
 		/* always use PIO for writes */
 		trm290_prepare_drive(drive, 0);	/* select PIO xfer */
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ppc/pmac.c b/drivers/ide/ppc/pmac.c
index 91c5344..1d9de5e 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ppc/pmac.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ppc/pmac.c
@@ -1582,7 +1582,7 @@ pmac_ide_build_dmatable(ide_drive_t *dri
 	pmac_ide_hwif_t* pmif = (pmac_ide_hwif_t *)hwif->hwif_data;
 	volatile struct dbdma_regs __iomem *dma = pmif->dma_regs;
 	struct scatterlist *sg;
-	int wr = (rq_data_dir(rq) == WRITE);
+	int wr = (rq_uni_write_dir(rq) == WRITE);

 	/* DMA table is already aligned */
 	table = (struct dbdma_cmd *) pmif->dma_table_cpu;
@@ -1859,7 +1859,7 @@ pmac_ide_dma_setup(ide_drive_t *drive)

 	/* Apple adds 60ns to wrDataSetup on reads */
 	if (ata4 && (pmif->timings[unit] & TR_66_UDMA_EN)) {
-		writel(pmif->timings[unit] + (!rq_data_dir(rq) ? 0x00800000UL : 0),
+		writel(pmif->timings[unit] + (!rq_uni_write_dir(rq) ? 0x00800000UL : 0),
 			PMAC_IDE_REG(IDE_TIMING_CONFIG));
 		(void)readl(PMAC_IDE_REG(IDE_TIMING_CONFIG));
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-emc.c b/drivers/md/dm-emc.c
index 265c467..347c2b6 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-emc.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-emc.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static struct request *get_failover_req(
 	struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(bdev);

 	/* FIXME: Figure out why it fails with GFP_ATOMIC. */
-	rq = blk_get_request(q, WRITE, __GFP_WAIT);
+	rq = blk_get_request(q, DMA_TO_DEVICE, __GFP_WAIT);
 	if (!rq) {
 		DMERR("get_failover_req: blk_get_request failed");
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.c b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.c
index da9859f..432a7ff 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.c
+++ b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ static inline int i2o_block_sglist_alloc
 	ireq->dev = &c->pdev->dev;
 	nents = blk_rq_map_sg(ireq->req->q, ireq->req, ireq->sg_table);

-	if (rq_data_dir(ireq->req) == READ)
+	if (rq_uni_write_dir(ireq->req) == READ)
 		direction = PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE;
 	else
 		direction = PCI_DMA_TODEVICE;
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ static inline void i2o_block_sglist_free
 {
 	enum dma_data_direction direction;

-	if (rq_data_dir(ireq->req) == READ)
+	if (rq_uni_write_dir(ireq->req) == READ)
 		direction = PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE;
 	else
 		direction = PCI_DMA_TODEVICE;
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ static int i2o_block_transfer(struct req

 	mptr = &msg->body[0];

-	if (rq_data_dir(req) == READ) {
+	if (rq_uni_write_dir(req) == READ) {
 		cmd = I2O_CMD_BLOCK_READ << 24;

 		switch (dev->rcache) {
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ #ifdef CONFIG_I2O_EXT_ADAPTEC
 		 * SIMPLE_TAG
 		 * RETURN_SENSE_DATA_IN_REPLY_MESSAGE_FRAME
 		 */
-		if (rq_data_dir(req) == READ) {
+		if (rq_uni_write_dir(req) == READ) {
 			cmd[0] = READ_10;
 			scsi_flags = 0x60a0000a;
 		} else {
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/mmc_block.c b/drivers/mmc/mmc_block.c
index 8771357..adfd3af 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/mmc_block.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/mmc_block.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ static int mmc_blk_issue_rq(struct mmc_q
 		brq.stop.arg = 0;
 		brq.stop.flags = MMC_RSP_R1B | MMC_CMD_AC;

-		mmc_set_data_timeout(&brq.data, card, rq_data_dir(req) != READ);
+		mmc_set_data_timeout(&brq.data, card, rq_uni_write_dir(req) != READ);

 		/*
 		 * If the host doesn't support multiple block writes, force
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ static int mmc_blk_issue_rq(struct mmc_q
 		 * this rule as they support querying the number of
 		 * successfully written sectors.
 		 */
-		if (rq_data_dir(req) != READ &&
+		if (rq_uni_write_dir(req) != READ &&
 		    !(card->host->caps & MMC_CAP_MULTIWRITE) &&
 		    !mmc_card_sd(card))
 			brq.data.blocks = 1;
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ static int mmc_blk_issue_rq(struct mmc_q
 			writecmd = MMC_WRITE_BLOCK;
 		}

-		if (rq_data_dir(req) == READ) {
+		if (rq_uni_write_dir(req) == READ) {
 			brq.cmd.opcode = readcmd;
 			brq.data.flags |= MMC_DATA_READ;
 		} else {
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ static int mmc_blk_issue_rq(struct mmc_q
 			goto cmd_err;
 		}

-		if (rq_data_dir(req) != READ) {
+		if (rq_uni_write_dir(req) != READ) {
 			do {
 				int err;

@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ #endif
 	 * For reads we just fail the entire chunk as that should
 	 * be safe in all cases.
 	 */
- 	if (rq_data_dir(req) != READ && mmc_card_sd(card)) {
+ 	if (rq_uni_write_dir(req) != READ && mmc_card_sd(card)) {
 		u32 blocks;
 		unsigned int bytes;

@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ #endif
 			ret = end_that_request_chunk(req, 1, bytes);
 			spin_unlock_irq(&md->lock);
 		}
-	} else if (rq_data_dir(req) != READ &&
+	} else if (rq_uni_write_dir(req) != READ &&
 		   (card->host->caps & MMC_CAP_MULTIWRITE)) {
 		spin_lock_irq(&md->lock);
 		ret = end_that_request_chunk(req, 1, brq.data.bytes_xfered);
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c b/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
index 178b53b..dc529e1 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ static int do_blktrans_request(struct mt
 	if (block + nsect > get_capacity(req->rq_disk))
 		return 0;

-	switch(rq_data_dir(req)) {
-	case READ:
+	switch(rq_dma_dir(req)) {
+	case DMA_FROM_DEVICE:
 		for (; nsect > 0; nsect--, block++, buf += 512)
 			if (tr->readsect(dev, block, buf))
 				return 0;
 		return 1;

-	case WRITE:
+	case DMA_TO_DEVICE:
 		if (!tr->writesect)
 			return 0;

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static int do_blktrans_request(struct mt
 		return 1;

 	default:
-		printk(KERN_NOTICE "Unknown request %u\n", rq_data_dir(req));
+		printk(KERN_NOTICE "Unknown request %u\n", rq_dma_dir(req));
 		return 0;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd.c
index 492b68b..419e222 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd.c
@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ __dasd_process_blk_queue(struct dasd_dev
 		req = elv_next_request(queue);

 		if (device->features & DASD_FEATURE_READONLY &&
-		    rq_data_dir(req) == WRITE) {
+		    rq_write_dir(req) == WRITE) {
 			DBF_DEV_EVENT(DBF_ERR, device,
 				      "Rejecting write request %p",
 				      req);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_diag.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_diag.c
index 53db58a..cf7228e 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_diag.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_diag.c
@@ -478,9 +478,9 @@ dasd_diag_build_cp(struct dasd_device *
 	unsigned char rw_cmd;
 	int i;

-	if (rq_data_dir(req) == READ)
+	if (rq_dma_dir(req) == DMA_FROM_DEVICE)
 		rw_cmd = MDSK_READ_REQ;
-	else if (rq_data_dir(req) == WRITE)
+	else if (rq_dma_dir(req) == DMA_TO_DEVICE)
 		rw_cmd = MDSK_WRITE_REQ;
 	else
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c
index fdaa471..9c7f938 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c
@@ -1147,9 +1147,9 @@ dasd_eckd_build_cp(struct dasd_device *
 	int i;

 	private = (struct dasd_eckd_private *) device->private;
-	if (rq_data_dir(req) == READ)
+	if (rq_dma_dir(req) == DMA_FROM_DEVICE)
 		cmd = DASD_ECKD_CCW_READ_MT;
-	else if (rq_data_dir(req) == WRITE)
+	else if (rq_dma_dir(req) == DMA_TO_DEVICE)
 		cmd = DASD_ECKD_CCW_WRITE_MT;
 	else
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ #endif
 		if (dasd_page_cache) {
 			char *copy = kmem_cache_alloc(dasd_page_cache,
 						      GFP_DMA | __GFP_NOWARN);
-			if (copy && rq_data_dir(req) == WRITE)
+			if (copy && rq_uni_write_dir(req) == WRITE)
 				memcpy(copy + bv->bv_offset, dst, bv->bv_len);
 			if (copy)
 				dst = copy + bv->bv_offset;
@@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ #endif
 					rcmd |= 0x8;
 					count = dasd_eckd_cdl_reclen(recid);
 					if (count < blksize &&
-					    rq_data_dir(req) == READ)
+					    rq_uni_write_dir(req) == READ)
 						memset(dst + count, 0xe5,
 						       blksize - count);
 				}
@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@ dasd_eckd_free_cp(struct dasd_ccw_req *c
 				else
 					cda = (char *)((addr_t) ccw->cda);
 				if (dst != cda) {
-					if (rq_data_dir(req) == READ)
+					if (rq_uni_write_dir(req) == READ)
 						memcpy(dst, cda, bv->bv_len);
 					kmem_cache_free(dasd_page_cache,
 					    (void *)((addr_t)cda & PAGE_MASK));
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_fba.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_fba.c
index b857fd5..878268c 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_fba.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_fba.c
@@ -244,9 +244,9 @@ dasd_fba_build_cp(struct dasd_device * d
 	int i;

 	private = (struct dasd_fba_private *) device->private;
-	if (rq_data_dir(req) == READ) {
+	if (rq_dma_dir(req) == DMA_FROM_DEVICE) {
 		cmd = DASD_FBA_CCW_READ;
-	} else if (rq_data_dir(req) == WRITE) {
+	} else if (rq_dma_dir(req) == DMA_TO_DEVICE) {
 		cmd = DASD_FBA_CCW_WRITE;
 	} else
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ #endif
 		return cqr;
 	ccw = cqr->cpaddr;
 	/* First ccw is define extent. */
-	define_extent(ccw++, cqr->data, rq_data_dir(req),
+	define_extent(ccw++, cqr->data, rq_uni_write_dir(req),
 		      device->bp_block, req->sector, req->nr_sectors);
 	/* Build locate_record + read/write ccws. */
 	idaws = (unsigned long *) (cqr->data + sizeof(struct DE_fba_data));
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ #endif
 	/* Locate record for all blocks for smart devices. */
 	if (private->rdc_data.mode.bits.data_chain != 0) {
 		ccw[-1].flags |= CCW_FLAG_CC;
-		locate_record(ccw++, LO_data++, rq_data_dir(req), 0, count);
+		locate_record(ccw++, LO_data++, rq_uni_write_dir(req), 0, count);
 	}
 	recid = first_rec;
 	rq_for_each_bio(bio, req) bio_for_each_segment(bv, bio, i) {
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ #endif
 		if (dasd_page_cache) {
 			char *copy = kmem_cache_alloc(dasd_page_cache,
 						      GFP_DMA | __GFP_NOWARN);
-			if (copy && rq_data_dir(req) == WRITE)
+			if (copy && rq_uni_write_dir(req) == WRITE)
 				memcpy(copy + bv->bv_offset, dst, bv->bv_len);
 			if (copy)
 				dst = copy + bv->bv_offset;
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ #endif
 			if (private->rdc_data.mode.bits.data_chain == 0) {
 				ccw[-1].flags |= CCW_FLAG_CC;
 				locate_record(ccw, LO_data++,
-					      rq_data_dir(req),
+					      rq_uni_write_dir(req),
 					      recid - first_rec, 1);
 				ccw->flags = CCW_FLAG_CC;
 				ccw++;
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ dasd_fba_free_cp(struct dasd_ccw_req *cq
 				else
 					cda = (char *)((addr_t) ccw->cda);
 				if (dst != cda) {
-					if (rq_data_dir(req) == READ)
+					if (rq_uni_write_dir(req) == READ)
 						memcpy(dst, cda, bv->bv_len);
 					kmem_cache_free(dasd_page_cache,
 					    (void *)((addr_t)cda & PAGE_MASK));
diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/tape_block.c b/drivers/s390/char/tape_block.c
index c8a89b3..276374d 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/tape_block.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/tape_block.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ tapeblock_requeue(struct work_struct *wo
 		nr_queued < TAPEBLOCK_MIN_REQUEUE
 	) {
 		req = elv_next_request(queue);
-		if (rq_data_dir(req) == WRITE) {
+		if (rq_write_dir(req) == WRITE) {
 			DBF_EVENT(1, "TBLOCK: Rejecting write request\n");
 			blkdev_dequeue_request(req);
 			tapeblock_end_request(req, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/sbus/char/jsflash.c b/drivers/sbus/char/jsflash.c
index 14631ac..0653822 100644
--- a/drivers/sbus/char/jsflash.c
+++ b/drivers/sbus/char/jsflash.c
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ static void jsfd_do_request(request_queu
 			continue;
 		}

-		if (rq_data_dir(req) != READ) {
+		if (rq_write_dir(req) != READ) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "jsfd: write\n");
 			end_request(req, 0);
 			continue;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx_old.c b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx_old.c
index 7d1fec6..a0b72f5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx_old.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx_old.c
@@ -2850,7 +2850,7 @@ #endif
     int x, i;


-    if (rq_data_dir(cmd->request) == WRITE)
+    if (rq_write_dir(cmd->request) == WRITE)
     {
       aic_dev->w_total++;
       ptr = aic_dev->w_bins;
@@ -3859,7 +3859,7 @@ aic7xxx_calculate_residual (struct aic7x
       {
         printk(INFO_LEAD "Underflow - Wanted %u, %s %u, residual SG "
           "count %d.\n", p->host_no, CTL_OF_SCB(scb), cmd->underflow,
-          (rq_data_dir(cmd->request) == WRITE) ? "wrote" : "read", actual,
+          (rq_write_dir(cmd->request) == WRITE) ? "wrote" : "read", actual,
           hscb->residual_SG_segment_count);
         printk(INFO_LEAD "status 0x%x.\n", p->host_no, CTL_OF_SCB(scb),
           hscb->target_status);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
index 2ecb6ff..4f2b29a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
@@ -1662,6 +1662,7 @@ scsi_reset_provider(struct scsi_device *
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int rtn;

+	blk_rq_init_unqueued_req(&req);
 	scmd->request = &req;
 	memset(&scmd->eh_timeout, 0, sizeof(scmd->eh_timeout));

@@ -1674,7 +1675,7 @@ scsi_reset_provider(struct scsi_device *

 	scmd->cmd_len			= 0;

-	scmd->sc_data_direction		= DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL;
+	scmd->sc_data_direction		= DMA_NONE;

 	init_timer(&scmd->eh_timeout);

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index f02f48a..433d269 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -181,10 +181,9 @@ int scsi_execute(struct scsi_device *sde
 		 unsigned char *sense, int timeout, int retries, int flags)
 {
 	struct request *req;
-	int write = (data_direction == DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 	int ret = DRIVER_ERROR << 24;

-	req = blk_get_request(sdev->request_queue, write, __GFP_WAIT);
+	req = blk_get_request(sdev->request_queue, data_direction, __GFP_WAIT);

 	if (bufflen &&	blk_rq_map_kern(sdev->request_queue, req,
 					buffer, bufflen, __GFP_WAIT))
@@ -259,8 +258,10 @@ static int scsi_merge_bio(struct request
 	struct request_queue *q = rq->q;

 	bio->bi_flags &= ~(1 << BIO_SEG_VALID);
-	if (rq_data_dir(rq) == WRITE)
+	if (rq_uni_write_dir(rq))
 		bio->bi_rw |= (1 << BIO_RW);
+	else
+		bio->bi_rw &= ~(1 << BIO_RW);
 	blk_queue_bounce(q, &bio);

 	if (!rq->bio)
@@ -386,14 +387,13 @@ int scsi_execute_async(struct scsi_devic
 	struct request *req;
 	struct scsi_io_context *sioc;
 	int err = 0;
-	int write = (data_direction == DMA_TO_DEVICE);

 	sioc = kmem_cache_alloc(scsi_io_context_cache, gfp);
 	if (!sioc)
 		return DRIVER_ERROR << 24;
 	memset(sioc, 0, sizeof(*sioc));

-	req = blk_get_request(sdev->request_queue, write, gfp);
+	req = blk_get_request(sdev->request_queue, data_direction, gfp);
 	if (!req)
 		goto free_sense;
 	req->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_BLOCK_PC;
@@ -1120,17 +1120,13 @@ static int scsi_setup_blk_pc_cmnd(struct
 		cmd->request_buffer = NULL;
 		cmd->use_sg = 0;
 		req->buffer = NULL;
+		req->data_dir = DMA_NONE;
 	}

 	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(req->cmd) > sizeof(cmd->cmnd));
 	memcpy(cmd->cmnd, req->cmd, sizeof(cmd->cmnd));
 	cmd->cmd_len = req->cmd_len;
-	if (!req->data_len)
-		cmd->sc_data_direction = DMA_NONE;
-	else if (rq_data_dir(req) == WRITE)
-		cmd->sc_data_direction = DMA_TO_DEVICE;
-	else
-		cmd->sc_data_direction = DMA_FROM_DEVICE;
+	cmd->sc_data_direction = rq_dma_dir(req);
 	
 	cmd->transfersize = req->data_len;
 	cmd->allowed = req->retries;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_tgt_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_tgt_lib.c
index d402aff..05fce08 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_tgt_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_tgt_lib.c
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ struct scsi_cmnd *scsi_host_get_command(
 					enum dma_data_direction data_dir,
 					gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
-	int write = (data_dir == DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 	struct request *rq;
 	struct scsi_cmnd *cmd;
 	struct scsi_tgt_cmd *tcmd;
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ struct scsi_cmnd *scsi_host_get_command(
 	if (!tcmd)
 		goto put_dev;

-	rq = blk_get_request(shost->uspace_req_q, write, gfp_mask);
+	rq = blk_get_request(shost->uspace_req_q, data_dir, gfp_mask);
 	if (!rq)
 		goto free_tcmd;

@@ -191,17 +190,8 @@ static void scsi_tgt_cmd_destroy(struct
 		container_of(work, struct scsi_tgt_cmd, work);
 	struct scsi_cmnd *cmd = tcmd->rq->special;

-	dprintk("cmd %p %d %lu\n", cmd, cmd->sc_data_direction,
-		rq_data_dir(cmd->request));
-	/*
-	 * We fix rq->cmd_flags here since when we told bio_map_user
-	 * to write vm for WRITE commands, blk_rq_bio_prep set
-	 * rq_data_dir the flags to READ.
-	 */
-	if (cmd->sc_data_direction == DMA_TO_DEVICE)
-		cmd->request->cmd_flags |= REQ_RW;
-	else
-		cmd->request->cmd_flags &= ~REQ_RW;
+	dprintk("cmd %p %d %d\n", cmd, cmd->sc_data_direction,
+		rq_dma_dir(cmd->request));

 	scsi_unmap_user_pages(tcmd);
 	scsi_host_put_command(scsi_tgt_cmd_to_host(cmd), cmd);
@@ -346,7 +336,7 @@ static void scsi_tgt_cmd_done(struct scs
 {
 	struct scsi_tgt_cmd *tcmd = cmd->request->end_io_data;

-	dprintk("cmd %p %lu\n", cmd, rq_data_dir(cmd->request));
+	dprintk("cmd %p %d\n", cmd, rq_dma_dir(cmd->request));

 	scsi_tgt_uspace_send_status(cmd, tcmd->tag);
 	queue_work(scsi_tgtd, &tcmd->work);
@@ -357,7 +347,7 @@ static int __scsi_tgt_transfer_response(
 	struct Scsi_Host *shost = scsi_tgt_cmd_to_host(cmd);
 	int err;

-	dprintk("cmd %p %lu\n", cmd, rq_data_dir(cmd->request));
+	dprintk("cmd %p %d\n", cmd, rq_dma_dir(cmd->request));

 	err = shost->hostt->transfer_response(cmd, scsi_tgt_cmd_done);
 	switch (err) {
@@ -398,8 +388,8 @@ static int scsi_tgt_init_cmd(struct scsi

 	cmd->request_bufflen = rq->data_len;

-	dprintk("cmd %p addr %p cnt %d %lu\n", cmd, tcmd->buffer, cmd->use_sg,
-		rq_data_dir(rq));
+	dprintk("cmd %p addr %p cnt %d %d\n", cmd, tcmd->buffer, cmd->use_sg,
+		rq_dma_dir(rq));
 	count = blk_rq_map_sg(rq->q, rq, cmd->request_buffer);
 	if (likely(count <= cmd->use_sg)) {
 		cmd->use_sg = count;
@@ -617,8 +607,8 @@ int scsi_tgt_kspace_exec(int host_no, u6
 	}
 	cmd = rq->special;

-	dprintk("cmd %p result %d len %d bufflen %u %lu %x\n", cmd,
-		result, len, cmd->request_bufflen, rq_data_dir(rq), cmd->cmnd[0]);
+	dprintk("cmd %p result %d len %d bufflen %u %d %x\n", cmd,
+		result, len, cmd->request_bufflen, rq_dma_dir(rq), cmd->cmnd[0]);

 	if (result == TASK_ABORTED) {
 		scsi_tgt_abort_cmd(shost, cmd);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index 978bfc1..a2012e6 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -433,23 +433,25 @@ static int sd_init_command(struct scsi_c
 			this_count = this_count >> 3;
 		}
 	}
-	if (rq_data_dir(rq) == WRITE) {
+
+	SCpnt->sc_data_direction = rq_dma_dir(rq);
+	switch (SCpnt->sc_data_direction) {
+	case DMA_TO_DEVICE:
 		if (!sdp->writeable) {
 			return 0;
 		}
 		SCpnt->cmnd[0] = WRITE_6;
-		SCpnt->sc_data_direction = DMA_TO_DEVICE;
-	} else if (rq_data_dir(rq) == READ) {
+		break;
+	case DMA_FROM_DEVICE:
 		SCpnt->cmnd[0] = READ_6;
-		SCpnt->sc_data_direction = DMA_FROM_DEVICE;
-	} else {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "sd: Unknown command %x\n", rq->cmd_flags);
+		break;
+	default:
+		printk(KERN_ERR "sd: Unknown command %x data_dir %d\n", rq->cmd_flags ,rq_dma_dir(rq));
 		return 0;
 	}

 	SCSI_LOG_HLQUEUE(2, printk("%s : %s %d/%ld 512 byte blocks.\n",
-		disk->disk_name, (rq_data_dir(rq) == WRITE) ?
-		"writing" : "reading", this_count, rq->nr_sectors));
+		disk->disk_name, dma_dir_to_string(rq->data_dir), this_count, rq->nr_sectors));

 	SCpnt->cmnd[1] = 0;
 	
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sg.c b/drivers/scsi/sg.c
index 81e3bc7..46a1f7e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sg.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sg.c
@@ -733,8 +733,6 @@ sg_common_write(Sg_fd * sfp, Sg_request
 		data_dir = DMA_TO_DEVICE;
 		break;
 	case SG_DXFER_UNKNOWN:
-		data_dir = DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL;
-		break;
 	default:
 		data_dir = DMA_NONE;
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sr.c b/drivers/scsi/sr.c
index fae6e95..59ac89d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sr.c
@@ -335,16 +335,18 @@ static int sr_init_command(struct scsi_c
 		return 0;
 	}

-	if (rq_data_dir(SCpnt->request) == WRITE) {
+	SCpnt->sc_data_direction = rq_dma_dir(SCpnt->request);
+	switch (SCpnt->sc_data_direction) {
+	case DMA_TO_DEVICE:
 		if (!cd->device->writeable)
 			return 0;
 		SCpnt->cmnd[0] = WRITE_10;
-		SCpnt->sc_data_direction = DMA_TO_DEVICE;
  	 	cd->cdi.media_written = 1;
-	} else if (rq_data_dir(SCpnt->request) == READ) {
+		break;
+	case DMA_FROM_DEVICE:
 		SCpnt->cmnd[0] = READ_10;
-		SCpnt->sc_data_direction = DMA_FROM_DEVICE;
-	} else {
+		break;
+	default:
 		blk_dump_rq_flags(SCpnt->request, "Unknown sr command");
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -378,8 +380,7 @@ static int sr_init_command(struct scsi_c

 	SCSI_LOG_HLQUEUE(2, printk("%s : %s %d/%ld 512 byte blocks.\n",
 				cd->cdi.name,
-				(rq_data_dir(SCpnt->request) == WRITE) ?
-					"writing" : "reading",
+				dma_dir_to_string(SCpnt->request->data_dir),
 				this_count, SCpnt->request->nr_sectors));

 	SCpnt->cmnd[1] = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sun3_NCR5380.c b/drivers/scsi/sun3_NCR5380.c
index 98e3fe1..35d05a2 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sun3_NCR5380.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sun3_NCR5380.c
@@ -1206,7 +1206,7 @@ static void NCR5380_dma_complete( struct
 	       HOSTNO, NCR5380_read(BUS_AND_STATUS_REG),
 	       NCR5380_read(STATUS_REG));

-    if((sun3scsi_dma_finish(rq_data_dir(hostdata->connected->request)))) {
+    if((sun3scsi_dma_finish(rq_uni_write_dir(hostdata->connected->request)))) {
 	    printk("scsi%d: overrun in UDC counter -- not prepared to deal with this!\n", HOSTNO);
 	    printk("please e-mail sammy@sammy.net with a description of how this\n");
 	    printk("error was produced.\n");
@@ -2024,7 +2024,7 @@ #ifdef REAL_DMA
 		{
 			if(blk_fs_request(cmd->request)) {
 				sun3scsi_dma_setup(d, count,
-						   rq_data_dir(cmd->request));
+						   rq_uni_write_dir(cmd->request));
 				sun3_dma_setup_done = cmd;
 			}
 		}
@@ -2636,7 +2636,7 @@ #ifdef REAL_DMA
 	    /* setup this command for dma if not already */
 	    if((count > SUN3_DMA_MINSIZE) && (sun3_dma_setup_done != tmp))
 	    {
-		    sun3scsi_dma_setup(d, count, rq_data_dir(tmp->request));
+		    sun3scsi_dma_setup(d, count, rq_uni_write_dir(tmp->request));
 		    sun3_dma_setup_done = tmp;
 	    }
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 36a6eac..c592900 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ #include <linux/mempool.h>
 #include <linux/bio.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/stringify.h>
+#include <linux/dma-mapping.h>

 #include <asm/scatterlist.h>

@@ -178,10 +179,9 @@ enum {
 };

 /*
- * request type modified bits. first three bits match BIO_RW* bits, important
+ * request type modified bits.
  */
 enum rq_flag_bits {
-	__REQ_RW,		/* not set, read. set, write */
 	__REQ_FAILFAST,		/* no low level driver retries */
 	__REQ_SORTED,		/* elevator knows about this request */
 	__REQ_SOFTBARRIER,	/* may not be passed by ioscheduler */
@@ -200,9 +200,10 @@ enum rq_flag_bits {
 	__REQ_ALLOCED,		/* request came from our alloc pool */
 	__REQ_RW_META,		/* metadata io request */
 	__REQ_NR_BITS,		/* stops here */
+	__REQ_BIDI,		/* FIXME: Will be removed. It is only for some quirks checking */
 };

-#define REQ_RW		(1 << __REQ_RW)
+#define REQ_BIDI	(1 << __REQ_BIDI)
 #define REQ_FAILFAST	(1 << __REQ_FAILFAST)
 #define REQ_SORTED	(1 << __REQ_SORTED)
 #define REQ_SOFTBARRIER	(1 << __REQ_SOFTBARRIER)
@@ -233,6 +234,7 @@ struct request {
 	request_queue_t *q;

 	unsigned int cmd_flags;
+	enum dma_data_direction data_dir;
 	enum rq_cmd_type_bits cmd_type;

 	/* Maintain bio traversal state for part by part I/O submission.
@@ -546,12 +548,30 @@ #define blk_fua_rq(rq)		((rq)->cmd_flags

 #define list_entry_rq(ptr)	list_entry((ptr), struct request, queuelist)

-#define rq_data_dir(rq)		((rq)->cmd_flags & 1)
+#define rq_dma_dir(rq)		((rq)->data_dir)
+#define rq_uni_dir(rq)		dma_uni_dir((rq)->data_dir)
+
+static inline int rq_bidi_dir(struct request* rq)
+{
+	/* FIXME: the (req->cmd_flags & REQ_BIDI) will be removed once all the warnings go away */
+	return (rq_dma_dir(rq) == DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL) && (rq->cmd_flags & REQ_BIDI);
+}
+
+static inline int rq_write_dir(struct request* rq)
+{
+	return dma_write_dir(rq->data_dir) ? WRITE : READ;
+}
+
+static inline int rq_uni_write_dir(struct request* rq)
+{
+	WARN_ON(!dma_uni_dir(rq->data_dir));
+	return (rq->data_dir == DMA_TO_DEVICE) ? WRITE : READ;
+}

 /*
  * We regard a request as sync, if it's a READ or a SYNC write.
  */
-#define rq_is_sync(rq)		(rq_data_dir((rq)) == READ || (rq)->cmd_flags & REQ_RW_SYNC)
+#define rq_is_sync(rq)		(rq_dma_dir((rq)) == DMA_FROM_DEVICE || (rq)->cmd_flags & REQ_RW_SYNC)
 #define rq_is_meta(rq)		((rq)->cmd_flags & REQ_RW_META)

 static inline int blk_queue_full(struct request_queue *q, int rw)
@@ -631,7 +651,8 @@ extern void generic_make_request(struct
 extern void blk_put_request(struct request *);
 extern void __blk_put_request(request_queue_t *, struct request *);
 extern void blk_end_sync_rq(struct request *rq, int error);
-extern struct request *blk_get_request(request_queue_t *, int, gfp_t);
+extern struct request *blk_get_request(request_queue_t *, enum dma_data_direction, gfp_t);
+extern void blk_rq_init_unqueued_req(struct request *);
 extern void blk_insert_request(request_queue_t *, struct request *, int, void *);
 extern void blk_requeue_request(request_queue_t *, struct request *);
 extern void blk_plug_device(request_queue_t *);
diff --git a/include/linux/blktrace_api.h b/include/linux/blktrace_api.h
index 3680ff9..ef6ddd7 100644
--- a/include/linux/blktrace_api.h
+++ b/include/linux/blktrace_api.h
@@ -161,7 +161,13 @@ static inline void blk_add_trace_rq(stru
 				    u32 what)
 {
 	struct blk_trace *bt = q->blk_trace;
-	int rw = rq->cmd_flags & 0x03;
+	/* blktrace.c prints them according to bio flags */
+	int rw = (((rq_write_dir(rq) == WRITE) << BIO_RW) |
+	          (((rq->cmd_flags & (REQ_SOFTBARRIER|REQ_HARDBARRIER)) != 0) <<
+	           BIO_RW_BARRIER) |
+	          (((rq->cmd_flags & REQ_FAILFAST) != 0) << BIO_RW_FAILFAST) |
+	          (((rq->cmd_flags & REQ_RW_SYNC) != 0) << BIO_RW_SYNC) |
+	          (((rq->cmd_flags & REQ_RW_META) != 0) << BIO_RW_META));

 	if (likely(!bt))
 		return;
diff --git a/include/linux/dma-mapping.h b/include/linux/dma-mapping.h
index ff203c4..abbca7b 100644
--- a/include/linux/dma-mapping.h
+++ b/include/linux/dma-mapping.h
@@ -13,6 +13,28 @@ enum dma_data_direction {
 	DMA_NONE = 3,
 };

+static inline int dma_write_dir(enum dma_data_direction dir)
+{
+	return (dir == DMA_TO_DEVICE) || (dir == DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
+}
+
+static inline int dma_uni_dir(enum dma_data_direction dir)
+{
+	return (dir == DMA_TO_DEVICE) || (dir == DMA_FROM_DEVICE) ||
+	       (dir == DMA_NONE);
+}
+
+static inline char* dma_dir_to_string(enum dma_data_direction dir)
+{
+	switch(dir){
+	case DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL:   return "bidirectional";
+	case DMA_TO_DEVICE:       return "writing";
+	case DMA_FROM_DEVICE:     return "reading";
+	case DMA_NONE:            return "no-data";
+	default:                  return "invalid";
+	}
+}
+
 #define DMA_64BIT_MASK	0xffffffffffffffffULL
 #define DMA_48BIT_MASK	0x0000ffffffffffffULL
 #define DMA_40BIT_MASK	0x000000ffffffffffULL
diff --git a/include/linux/elevator.h b/include/linux/elevator.h
index e88fcbc..c947f71 100644
--- a/include/linux/elevator.h
+++ b/include/linux/elevator.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ typedef void (elevator_add_req_fn) (requ
 typedef int (elevator_queue_empty_fn) (request_queue_t *);
 typedef struct request *(elevator_request_list_fn) (request_queue_t *, struct request *);
 typedef void (elevator_completed_req_fn) (request_queue_t *, struct request *);
-typedef int (elevator_may_queue_fn) (request_queue_t *, int);
+typedef int (elevator_may_queue_fn) (request_queue_t *, int, int);

 typedef int (elevator_set_req_fn) (request_queue_t *, struct request *, gfp_t);
 typedef void (elevator_put_req_fn) (struct request *);
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ extern struct request *elv_former_reques
 extern struct request *elv_latter_request(request_queue_t *, struct request *);
 extern int elv_register_queue(request_queue_t *q);
 extern void elv_unregister_queue(request_queue_t *q);
-extern int elv_may_queue(request_queue_t *, int);
+extern int elv_may_queue(request_queue_t *, int, int);
 extern void elv_completed_request(request_queue_t *, struct request *);
 extern int elv_set_request(request_queue_t *, struct request *, gfp_t);
 extern void elv_put_request(request_queue_t *, struct request *);



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* Re: [RFC 1/6] bidi support: request dma_data_direction
  2007-01-21 23:21 [RFC 1/6] bidi support: request dma_data_direction Boaz Harrosh
@ 2007-01-22  0:24 ` Douglas Gilbert
  2007-01-22  6:06   ` Benny Halevy
  2007-01-22  5:29 ` Muli Ben-Yehuda
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 11+ messages in thread
From: Douglas Gilbert @ 2007-01-22  0:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Boaz Harrosh
  Cc: Jens Axboe, Christoph Hellwig, Mike Christie, linux-scsi,
	linux-kernel, open-iscsi, Daniel.E.Messinger, Liran Schour,
	Benny Halevy

Boaz Harrosh wrote:
> - Introduce a new enum dma_data_direction data_dir member in struct request.
>   and remove the RW bit from request->cmd_flag
> - Add new API to query request direction.
> - Adjust existing API and implementation.
> - Cleanup wrong use of DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL
> - Introduce new blk_rq_init_unqueued_req() and use it in places ad-hoc
>   requests were used and bzero'ed.

With a bi-directional transfer is it always unambiguous
which transfer occurs first (or could they occur at
the same time)?

Doug Gilbert

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* Re: [RFC 1/6] bidi support: request dma_data_direction
  2007-01-21 23:21 [RFC 1/6] bidi support: request dma_data_direction Boaz Harrosh
  2007-01-22  0:24 ` Douglas Gilbert
@ 2007-01-22  5:29 ` Muli Ben-Yehuda
  2007-01-23 13:45   ` Benny Halevy
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 11+ messages in thread
From: Muli Ben-Yehuda @ 2007-01-22  5:29 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Boaz Harrosh
  Cc: Jens Axboe, Christoph Hellwig, Mike Christie, linux-scsi,
	linux-kernel, open-iscsi, Daniel.E.Messinger, Liran Schour,
	Benny Halevy

On Mon, Jan 22, 2007 at 01:21:28AM +0200, Boaz Harrosh wrote:

> - Introduce a new enum dma_data_direction data_dir member in struct request.
>   and remove the RW bit from request->cmd_flag

Some architecture use 'enum dma_data_direction' and some 'int
dma_data_direction'. The consensus was to move to int over
time. Please use 'int dma_data_direction'.

> diff --git a/include/linux/dma-mapping.h b/include/linux/dma-mapping.h
> index ff203c4..abbca7b 100644
> --- a/include/linux/dma-mapping.h
> +++ b/include/linux/dma-mapping.h
> @@ -13,6 +13,28 @@ enum dma_data_direction {
>  	DMA_NONE = 3,
>  };
> 
> +static inline int dma_write_dir(enum dma_data_direction dir)
> +{
> +	return (dir == DMA_TO_DEVICE) || (dir == DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
> +}

"write" can mean "write to device" or "write to memory", depending on
context. Not exactly something which should be a generic
helper. Rename to 'dma_to_device(int dir)'?

> +static inline int dma_uni_dir(enum dma_data_direction dir)
> +{
> +	return (dir == DMA_TO_DEVICE) || (dir == DMA_FROM_DEVICE) ||
> +	       (dir == DMA_NONE);
> +}

While this doesn't look very useful. Why is "DMA_NONE" a uni-dir? I
suggest replacing this with an open coded (dir != DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL).

Cheers,
Muli

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* Re: [RFC 1/6] bidi support: request dma_data_direction
  2007-01-22  0:24 ` Douglas Gilbert
@ 2007-01-22  6:06   ` Benny Halevy
  2007-01-22 15:05     ` Douglas Gilbert
  2007-01-22 21:53     ` William Studenmund
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 11+ messages in thread
From: Benny Halevy @ 2007-01-22  6:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: dougg
  Cc: Boaz Harrosh, Jens Axboe, Christoph Hellwig, Mike Christie,
	linux-scsi, linux-kernel, open-iscsi, Daniel.E.Messinger,
	Liran Schour

Douglas Gilbert wrote:
> Boaz Harrosh wrote:
>> - Introduce a new enum dma_data_direction data_dir member in struct request.
>>   and remove the RW bit from request->cmd_flag
>> - Add new API to query request direction.
>> - Adjust existing API and implementation.
>> - Cleanup wrong use of DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL
>> - Introduce new blk_rq_init_unqueued_req() and use it in places ad-hoc
>>   requests were used and bzero'ed.
> 
> With a bi-directional transfer is it always unambiguous
> which transfer occurs first (or could they occur at
> the same time)?

The bidi transfers can occur in any order and in parallel.

> 
> Doug Gilbert
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* Re: [RFC 1/6] bidi support: request dma_data_direction
  2007-01-22  6:06   ` Benny Halevy
@ 2007-01-22 15:05     ` Douglas Gilbert
  2007-01-22 15:31       ` James Bottomley
  2007-01-23 13:37       ` Benny Halevy
  2007-01-22 21:53     ` William Studenmund
  1 sibling, 2 replies; 11+ messages in thread
From: Douglas Gilbert @ 2007-01-22 15:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Benny Halevy
  Cc: Boaz Harrosh, Jens Axboe, Christoph Hellwig, Mike Christie,
	linux-scsi, linux-kernel, open-iscsi, Daniel.E.Messinger,
	Liran Schour

Benny Halevy wrote:
> Douglas Gilbert wrote:
>> Boaz Harrosh wrote:
>>> - Introduce a new enum dma_data_direction data_dir member in struct request.
>>>   and remove the RW bit from request->cmd_flag
>>> - Add new API to query request direction.
>>> - Adjust existing API and implementation.
>>> - Cleanup wrong use of DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL

Perhaps the right use of DMA_BIRECTIONAL needs to be
defined.

Could it be used with a XDWRITE(10) SCSI command
defined in sbc3r07.pdf at http://www.t10.org ? I suspect
using two scatter gather lists would be a better approach.

>>> - Introduce new blk_rq_init_unqueued_req() and use it in places ad-hoc
>>>   requests were used and bzero'ed.
>> With a bi-directional transfer is it always unambiguous
>> which transfer occurs first (or could they occur at
>> the same time)?
> 
> The bidi transfers can occur in any order and in parallel.

Then it is not sufficient for modern SCSI transports in which
certain bidirectional commands (probably most) have a well
defined order.

So DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL looks PCI specific and it may have
been a mistake to replace other subsystem's direction flags
with it. RDMA might be an interesting case.

Doug Gilbert



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* Re: [RFC 1/6] bidi support: request dma_data_direction
  2007-01-22 15:05     ` Douglas Gilbert
@ 2007-01-22 15:31       ` James Bottomley
  2007-01-23 13:37       ` Benny Halevy
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 11+ messages in thread
From: James Bottomley @ 2007-01-22 15:31 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: dougg
  Cc: Benny Halevy, Boaz Harrosh, Jens Axboe, Christoph Hellwig,
	Mike Christie, linux-scsi, linux-kernel, open-iscsi,
	Daniel.E.Messinger, Liran Schour

On Mon, 2007-01-22 at 10:05 -0500, Douglas Gilbert wrote:
> Perhaps the right use of DMA_BIRECTIONAL needs to be
> defined.
> 
> Could it be used with a XDWRITE(10) SCSI command
> defined in sbc3r07.pdf at http://www.t10.org ? I suspect
> using two scatter gather lists would be a better approach.
> 
> >>> - Introduce new blk_rq_init_unqueued_req() and use it in places ad-hoc
> >>>   requests were used and bzero'ed.
> >> With a bi-directional transfer is it always unambiguous
> >> which transfer occurs first (or could they occur at
> >> the same time)?
> > 
> > The bidi transfers can occur in any order and in parallel.

> Then it is not sufficient for modern SCSI transports in which
> certain bidirectional commands (probably most) have a well
> defined order.

Right, that's why I think bi-directional needs to be one way op followed
by one way op ... even if it is to the same buffer.  That should be a
general enough paradigm for everything.

> So DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL looks PCI specific and it may have
> been a mistake to replace other subsystem's direction flags
> with it. RDMA might be an interesting case.

It's bus specific ... it means that the bus must be programmed to expect
the device to transfer both to and from the memory buffer.  There are a
very few drivers which do this when they don't know the actual transfer
direction, so it might be reasonably tested on architectures ... but
we'd probably have to check.

James



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* Re: [RFC 1/6] bidi support: request dma_data_direction
  2007-01-22  6:06   ` Benny Halevy
  2007-01-22 15:05     ` Douglas Gilbert
@ 2007-01-22 21:53     ` William Studenmund
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 11+ messages in thread
From: William Studenmund @ 2007-01-22 21:53 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: open-iscsi
  Cc: dougg, Boaz Harrosh, Jens Axboe, Christoph Hellwig,
	Mike Christie, linux-scsi, linux-kernel, Daniel.E.Messinger,
	Liran Schour

On Jan 21, 2007, at 10:06 PM, Benny Halevy wrote:

> Douglas Gilbert wrote:
>> Boaz Harrosh wrote:
>>> - Introduce a new enum dma_data_direction data_dir member in  
>>> struct request.
>>>   and remove the RW bit from request->cmd_flag
>>> - Add new API to query request direction.
>>> - Adjust existing API and implementation.
>>> - Cleanup wrong use of DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL
>>> - Introduce new blk_rq_init_unqueued_req() and use it in places  
>>> ad-hoc
>>>   requests were used and bzero'ed.
>>
>> With a bi-directional transfer is it always unambiguous
>> which transfer occurs first (or could they occur at
>> the same time)?
>
> The bidi transfers can occur in any order and in parallel.

Yes.

However it's not that hard. If you're a target (which open-iscsi  
isn't), you know what the command needs. If you're an initiator, you  
just send the unsolicited data (if any), then let the target tell you  
what it needs next.

While it is possible for commands to have multiple phases, all the  
BiDi commands I'm familiar with use the Data-Out phase to send extra  
command data, then use the Data-In phase to get either an extended  
response to the query (such as a search command) or extended status  
(OSD commands). So it's not that bad in reality.

Take care,

Bill

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* Re: [RFC 1/6] bidi support: request dma_data_direction
  2007-01-22 15:05     ` Douglas Gilbert
  2007-01-22 15:31       ` James Bottomley
@ 2007-01-23 13:37       ` Benny Halevy
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 11+ messages in thread
From: Benny Halevy @ 2007-01-23 13:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: dougg, Boaz Harrosh
  Cc: Jens Axboe, Christoph Hellwig, Mike Christie, linux-scsi,
	linux-kernel, open-iscsi, Daniel.E.Messinger, Liran Schour,
	James Bottomley

Douglas Gilbert wrote:
> Benny Halevy wrote:
>> Douglas Gilbert wrote:
> 
> Perhaps the right use of DMA_BIRECTIONAL needs to be
> defined.
> 
> Could it be used with a XDWRITE(10) SCSI command
> defined in sbc3r07.pdf at http://www.t10.org ? I suspect
> using two scatter gather lists would be a better approach.

Exactly. This is a classic example of a bidirectional command
and indeed two scatter-gather lists (that are mapped into two
bio lists) are used.

> 
>>>> - Introduce new blk_rq_init_unqueued_req() and use it in places ad-hoc
>>>>   requests were used and bzero'ed.
>>> With a bi-directional transfer is it always unambiguous
>>> which transfer occurs first (or could they occur at
>>> the same time)?
>> The bidi transfers can occur in any order and in parallel.
> 
> Then it is not sufficient for modern SCSI transports in which
> certain bidirectional commands (probably most) have a well
> defined order.
> 
> So DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL looks PCI specific and it may have
> been a mistake to replace other subsystem's direction flags
> with it. RDMA might be an interesting case.
> 

I would say that it might make sense to define an equivalent
for dma_data_direction at the block layer, for example:

enum req_io_direction {
	REQ_IO_NONE = 0,
	REQ_IN_FROM_DEVICE = 1,
	REQ_OUT_TO_DEVICE = 2,
	REQ_BIDIRECTIONAL = 3,
};

can be used in struct request and upper layers.

Besides the fact that having separate I/O buffers for bidirectional
transfers makes block I/O different from pci bidi I/O,
this enum makes more sense "arithmetically" and has
a much better meaning for the zero value.
Today DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL is used in several places as the default and "invalid"
value since no-one ever used it before. I'd rather have the value 0 mean
REQ_IO_NONE (or REQ_IO_INVALID if we want such thing).

Benny

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* Re: [RFC 1/6] bidi support: request dma_data_direction
  2007-01-22  5:29 ` Muli Ben-Yehuda
@ 2007-01-23 13:45   ` Benny Halevy
  2007-01-23 14:37     ` Muli Ben-Yehuda
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 11+ messages in thread
From: Benny Halevy @ 2007-01-23 13:45 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Muli Ben-Yehuda, Boaz Harrosh
  Cc: Jens Axboe, Christoph Hellwig, Mike Christie, linux-scsi,
	linux-kernel, open-iscsi, Daniel.E.Messinger, Liran Schour

Muli Ben-Yehuda wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 22, 2007 at 01:21:28AM +0200, Boaz Harrosh wrote:
> 
>> - Introduce a new enum dma_data_direction data_dir member in struct request.
>>   and remove the RW bit from request->cmd_flag
> 
> Some architecture use 'enum dma_data_direction' and some 'int
> dma_data_direction'. The consensus was to move to int over
> time. Please use 'int dma_data_direction'.

That should be fine (although I'm not sure what made you go this way :)
Please see my reply to Douglas, proposing an enum req_io_direction
at the block layer and up which will provide a better enumeration
for our use.

>>
>> +static inline int dma_write_dir(enum dma_data_direction dir)
>> +{
>> +	return (dir == DMA_TO_DEVICE) || (dir == DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
>> +}
> 
> "write" can mean "write to device" or "write to memory", depending on
> context. Not exactly something which should be a generic
> helper. Rename to 'dma_to_device(int dir)'?

much better. thanks!

> 
>> +static inline int dma_uni_dir(enum dma_data_direction dir)
>> +{
>> +	return (dir == DMA_TO_DEVICE) || (dir == DMA_FROM_DEVICE) ||
>> +	       (dir == DMA_NONE);
>> +}
> 
> While this doesn't look very useful. Why is "DMA_NONE" a uni-dir? I
> suggest replacing this with an open coded (dir != DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL).

The idea was to be resilient to invalid values. (dir != DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL)
is fine of course, but I'd add a BUG_ON such as (dir < 0 || dir > DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL)

Benny

^ permalink raw reply	[flat|nested] 11+ messages in thread

* Re: [RFC 1/6] bidi support: request dma_data_direction
  2007-01-23 13:45   ` Benny Halevy
@ 2007-01-23 14:37     ` Muli Ben-Yehuda
  2007-01-23 15:17       ` Benny Halevy
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 11+ messages in thread
From: Muli Ben-Yehuda @ 2007-01-23 14:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Benny Halevy
  Cc: Boaz Harrosh, Jens Axboe, Christoph Hellwig, Mike Christie,
	linux-scsi, linux-kernel, open-iscsi, Daniel.E.Messinger,
	Liran Schour

On Tue, Jan 23, 2007 at 03:45:00PM +0200, Benny Halevy wrote:

> >> +static inline int dma_uni_dir(enum dma_data_direction dir)
> >> +{
> >> +	return (dir == DMA_TO_DEVICE) || (dir == DMA_FROM_DEVICE) ||
> >> +	       (dir == DMA_NONE);
> >> +}
> > 
> > While this doesn't look very useful. Why is "DMA_NONE" a uni-dir? I
> > suggest replacing this with an open coded (dir != DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL).
> 
> The idea was to be resilient to invalid values. (dir != DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL)
> is fine of course, but I'd add a BUG_ON such as (dir < 0 || dir >
> DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL)

If DMA_NONE isn't actually allowed here, you can use valid_dma_direction().

Cheers,
Muli

^ permalink raw reply	[flat|nested] 11+ messages in thread

* Re: [RFC 1/6] bidi support: request dma_data_direction
  2007-01-23 14:37     ` Muli Ben-Yehuda
@ 2007-01-23 15:17       ` Benny Halevy
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 11+ messages in thread
From: Benny Halevy @ 2007-01-23 15:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Muli Ben-Yehuda
  Cc: Boaz Harrosh, Jens Axboe, Christoph Hellwig, Mike Christie,
	linux-scsi, linux-kernel, open-iscsi, Daniel.E.Messinger,
	Liran Schour

Muli Ben-Yehuda wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 23, 2007 at 03:45:00PM +0200, Benny Halevy wrote:
> 
>>>> +static inline int dma_uni_dir(enum dma_data_direction dir)
>>>> +{
>>>> +	return (dir == DMA_TO_DEVICE) || (dir == DMA_FROM_DEVICE) ||
>>>> +	       (dir == DMA_NONE);
>>>> +}
>>> While this doesn't look very useful. Why is "DMA_NONE" a uni-dir? I
>>> suggest replacing this with an open coded (dir != DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL).
>> The idea was to be resilient to invalid values. (dir != DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL)
>> is fine of course, but I'd add a BUG_ON such as (dir < 0 || dir >
>> DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL)
> 
> If DMA_NONE isn't actually allowed here, you can use valid_dma_direction().

DMA_NONE should be allowed as it is used by commands that do no I/O and these
are handled on uni-directional path.

BTW, the BUG_ON I suggested has a bug of course since (countering my intuition)
DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL==0, so it should be BUG_ON(dir < 0 || dir > DMA_NONE)
instead.

^ permalink raw reply	[flat|nested] 11+ messages in thread

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2007-01-22 15:05     ` Douglas Gilbert
2007-01-22 15:31       ` James Bottomley
2007-01-23 13:37       ` Benny Halevy
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