diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx_old.c b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx_old.c
index 5dcef48..1035337 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx_old.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx_old.c
@@ -2862,7 +2862,7 @@
       aic_dev->r_total++;
       ptr = aic_dev->r_bins;
     }
-    if(cmd->device->simple_tags && cmd->request->flags & REQ_HARDBARRIER)
+    if(cmd->device->simple_tags && cmd->request->cmd_flags & REQ_HARDBARRIER)
     {
       aic_dev->barrier_total++;
       if(scb->tag_action == MSG_ORDERED_Q_TAG)
@@ -10158,7 +10158,7 @@
     /* We always force TEST_UNIT_READY to untagged */
     if (cmd->cmnd[0] != TEST_UNIT_READY && sdptr->simple_tags)
     {
-      if (req->flags & REQ_HARDBARRIER)
+      if (req->cmd_flags & REQ_HARDBARRIER)
       {
 	if(sdptr->ordered_tags)
 	{
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ide-scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/ide-scsi.c
index 94d1de5..65b1969 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ide-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ide-scsi.c
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
 	pc->buffer = buf;
 	pc->c[0] = REQUEST_SENSE;
 	pc->c[4] = pc->request_transfer = pc->buffer_size = SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE;
-	rq->flags = REQ_SENSE;
+	rq->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_SENSE;
 	pc->timeout = jiffies + WAIT_READY;
 	/* NOTE! Save the failed packet command in "rq->buffer" */
 	rq->buffer = (void *) failed_command->special;
@@ -398,12 +398,12 @@
 	int errors = rq->errors;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	if (!(rq->flags & (REQ_SPECIAL|REQ_SENSE))) {
+	if (!blk_special_request(rq) && !blk_sense_request(rq)) {
 		ide_end_request(drive, uptodate, nrsecs);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	ide_end_drive_cmd (drive, 0, 0);
-	if (rq->flags & REQ_SENSE) {
+	if (blk_sense_request(rq)) {
 		idescsi_pc_t *opc = (idescsi_pc_t *) rq->buffer;
 		if (log) {
 			printk ("ide-scsi: %s: wrap up check %lu, rst = ", drive->name, opc->scsi_cmd->serial_number);
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@
 	printk (KERN_INFO "sector: %ld, nr_sectors: %ld, current_nr_sectors: %d\n",rq->sector,rq->nr_sectors,rq->current_nr_sectors);
 #endif /* IDESCSI_DEBUG_LOG */
 
-	if (rq->flags & (REQ_SPECIAL|REQ_SENSE)) {
+	if (blk_sense_request(rq) || blk_special_request(rq)) {
 		return idescsi_issue_pc (drive, (idescsi_pc_t *) rq->special);
 	}
 	blk_dump_rq_flags(rq, "ide-scsi: unsup command");
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@
 
 	ide_init_drive_cmd (rq);
 	rq->special = (char *) pc;
-	rq->flags = REQ_SPECIAL;
+	rq->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_SPECIAL;
 	spin_unlock_irq(host->host_lock);
 	rq->rq_disk = scsi->disk;
 	(void) ide_do_drive_cmd (drive, rq, ide_end);
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@
 		 */
 		printk (KERN_ERR "ide-scsi: cmd aborted!\n");
 
-		if (scsi->pc->rq->flags & REQ_SENSE)
+		if (blk_sense_request(scsi->pc->rq))
 			kfree(scsi->pc->buffer);
 		kfree(scsi->pc->rq);
 		kfree(scsi->pc);
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@
 	/* kill current request */
 	blkdev_dequeue_request(req);
 	end_that_request_last(req, 0);
-	if (req->flags & REQ_SENSE)
+	if (blk_sense_request(req))
 		kfree(scsi->pc->buffer);
 	kfree(scsi->pc);
 	scsi->pc = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pluto.c b/drivers/scsi/pluto.c
index 0bd9c60..aa60a5f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pluto.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pluto.c
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
 
 static void __init pluto_detect_scsi_done(Scsi_Cmnd *SCpnt)
 {
-	SCpnt->request->rq_status = RQ_SCSI_DONE;
 	PLND(("Detect done %08lx\n", (long)SCpnt))
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test (&fcss))
 		up(&fc_sem);
@@ -166,7 +165,7 @@
 		
 		SCpnt->cmd_len = COMMAND_SIZE(INQUIRY);
 	
-		SCpnt->request->rq_status = RQ_SCSI_BUSY;
+		SCpnt->request->cmd_flags &= ~REQ_STARTED;
 		
 		SCpnt->done = pluto_detect_done;
 		SCpnt->request_bufflen = 256;
@@ -178,7 +177,8 @@
 	for (retry = 0; retry < 5; retry++) {
 		for (i = 0; i < fcscount; i++) {
 			if (!fcs[i].fc) break;
-			if (fcs[i].cmd.request->rq_status != RQ_SCSI_DONE) {
+			if (!(fcs[i].cmd.request->cmd_flags & REQ_STARTED)) {
+				fcs[i].cmd.request->cmd_flags |= REQ_STARTED;
 				disable_irq(fcs[i].fc->irq);
 				PLND(("queuecommand %d %d\n", retry, i))
 				fcp_scsi_queuecommand (&(fcs[i].cmd), 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index d6743b9..7108472 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 {
 	struct scsi_cmnd *cmd = req->special;
 
-	req->flags &= ~REQ_DONTPREP;
+	req->cmd_flags &= ~REQ_DONTPREP;
 	req->special = NULL;
 
 	scsi_put_command(cmd);
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@
 	req->sense_len = 0;
 	req->retries = retries;
 	req->timeout = timeout;
-	req->flags |= flags | REQ_BLOCK_PC | REQ_SPECIAL | REQ_QUIET;
+	req->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_BLOCK_PC;
+	req->cmd_flags |= flags | REQ_QUIET | REQ_PREEMPT;
 
 	/*
 	 * head injection *required* here otherwise quiesce won't work
@@ -397,7 +398,8 @@
 	req = blk_get_request(sdev->request_queue, write, gfp);
 	if (!req)
 		goto free_sense;
-	req->flags |= REQ_BLOCK_PC | REQ_QUIET;
+	req->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_BLOCK_PC;
+	req->cmd_flags |= REQ_QUIET;
 
 	if (use_sg)
 		err = scsi_req_map_sg(req, buffer, use_sg, bufflen, gfp);
@@ -933,7 +935,7 @@
 					break;
 				}
 			}
-			if (!(req->flags & REQ_QUIET)) {
+			if (!(req->cmd_flags & REQ_QUIET)) {
 				scmd_printk(KERN_INFO, cmd,
 					    "Device not ready: ");
 				scsi_print_sense_hdr("", &sshdr);
@@ -941,7 +943,7 @@
 			scsi_end_request(cmd, 0, this_count, 1);
 			return;
 		case VOLUME_OVERFLOW:
-			if (!(req->flags & REQ_QUIET)) {
+			if (!(req->cmd_flags & REQ_QUIET)) {
 				scmd_printk(KERN_INFO, cmd,
 					    "Volume overflow, CDB: ");
 				__scsi_print_command(cmd->cmnd);
@@ -963,7 +965,7 @@
 		return;
 	}
 	if (result) {
-		if (!(req->flags & REQ_QUIET)) {
+		if (!(req->cmd_flags & REQ_QUIET)) {
 			scmd_printk(KERN_INFO, cmd,
 				    "SCSI error: return code = 0x%08x\n",
 				    result);
@@ -995,7 +997,7 @@
 	/*
 	 * if this is a rq->data based REQ_BLOCK_PC, setup for a non-sg xfer
 	 */
-	if ((req->flags & REQ_BLOCK_PC) && !req->bio) {
+	if (blk_pc_request(req) && !req->bio) {
 		cmd->request_bufflen = req->data_len;
 		cmd->request_buffer = req->data;
 		req->buffer = req->data;
@@ -1139,13 +1141,12 @@
 	 * these two cases differently.  We differentiate by looking
 	 * at request->cmd, as this tells us the real story.
 	 */
-	if (req->flags & REQ_SPECIAL && req->special) {
+	if (blk_special_request(req) && req->special)
 		cmd = req->special;
-	} else if (req->flags & (REQ_CMD | REQ_BLOCK_PC)) {
-
-		if(unlikely(specials_only) && !(req->flags & REQ_SPECIAL)) {
-			if(specials_only == SDEV_QUIESCE ||
-					specials_only == SDEV_BLOCK)
+	else if (blk_pc_request(req) || blk_fs_request(req)) {
+		if (unlikely(specials_only) && !(req->cmd_flags & REQ_PREEMPT)){
+			if (specials_only == SDEV_QUIESCE ||
+			    specials_only == SDEV_BLOCK)
 				goto defer;
 			
 			sdev_printk(KERN_ERR, sdev,
@@ -1153,7 +1154,6 @@
 			goto kill;
 		}
 			
-			
 		/*
 		 * Now try and find a command block that we can use.
 		 */
@@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@
 	 * lock.  We hope REQ_STARTED prevents anything untoward from
 	 * happening now.
 	 */
-	if (req->flags & (REQ_CMD | REQ_BLOCK_PC)) {
+	if (blk_fs_request(req) || blk_pc_request(req)) {
 		int ret;
 
 		/*
@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@
 		/*
 		 * Initialize the actual SCSI command for this request.
 		 */
-		if (req->flags & REQ_BLOCK_PC) {
+		if (blk_pc_request(req)) {
 			scsi_setup_blk_pc_cmnd(cmd);
 		} else if (req->rq_disk) {
 			struct scsi_driver *drv;
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@
 	/*
 	 * The request is now prepped, no need to come back here
 	 */
-	req->flags |= REQ_DONTPREP;
+	req->cmd_flags |= REQ_DONTPREP;
 	return BLKPREP_OK;
 
  defer:
@@ -1454,8 +1454,9 @@
 		if (unlikely(cmd == NULL)) {
 			printk(KERN_CRIT "impossible request in %s.\n"
 					 "please mail a stack trace to "
-					 "linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org",
+					 "linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org\n",
 					 __FUNCTION__);
+			blk_dump_rq_flags(req, "foo");
 			BUG();
 		}
 		spin_lock(shost->host_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index 638cff4..10bc99c9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -443,8 +443,7 @@
 		SCpnt->cmnd[0] = READ_6;
 		SCpnt->sc_data_direction = DMA_FROM_DEVICE;
 	} else {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "sd: Unknown command %lx\n", rq->flags);
-/* overkill 	panic("Unknown sd command %lx\n", rq->flags); */
+		printk(KERN_ERR "sd: Unknown command %x\n", rq->cmd_flags);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -840,7 +839,7 @@
 static void sd_prepare_flush(request_queue_t *q, struct request *rq)
 {
 	memset(rq->cmd, 0, sizeof(rq->cmd));
-	rq->flags |= REQ_BLOCK_PC;
+	rq->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_BLOCK_PC;
 	rq->timeout = SD_TIMEOUT;
 	rq->cmd[0] = SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE;
 	rq->cmd_len = 10;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sun3_NCR5380.c b/drivers/scsi/sun3_NCR5380.c
index 2f8073b..7f9bcef 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sun3_NCR5380.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sun3_NCR5380.c
@@ -2017,7 +2017,7 @@
 		if((count > SUN3_DMA_MINSIZE) && (sun3_dma_setup_done
 						  != cmd))
 		{
-			if(cmd->request->flags & REQ_CMD) {
+			if(blk_fs_request(cmd->request)) {
 				sun3scsi_dma_setup(d, count,
 						   rq_data_dir(cmd->request));
 				sun3_dma_setup_done = cmd;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sun3_scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/sun3_scsi.c
index 8371734..44a99ae 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sun3_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sun3_scsi.c
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@
 static inline unsigned long sun3scsi_dma_xfer_len(unsigned long wanted, Scsi_Cmnd *cmd,
 				    int write_flag)
 {
-	if(cmd->request->flags & REQ_CMD)
+	if(blk_fs_request(cmd->request))
  		return wanted;
 	else
 		return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sun3_scsi_vme.c b/drivers/scsi/sun3_scsi_vme.c
index 008a82a..f5742b8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sun3_scsi_vme.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sun3_scsi_vme.c
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@
 static inline unsigned long sun3scsi_dma_xfer_len(unsigned long wanted, Scsi_Cmnd *cmd,
 				    int write_flag)
 {
-	if(cmd->request->flags & REQ_CMD)
+	if(blk_fs_request(cmd->request))
  		return wanted;
 	else
 		return 0;