diff --git a/drivers/block/DAC960.c b/drivers/block/DAC960.c
index f22ed6c..774ab05 100644
--- a/drivers/block/DAC960.c
+++ b/drivers/block/DAC960.c
@@ -3338,8 +3338,8 @@
 	}
 	Command->Completion = Request->end_io_data;
 	Command->LogicalDriveNumber = (long)Request->rq_disk->private_data;
-	Command->BlockNumber = Request->sector;
-	Command->BlockCount = Request->nr_sectors;
+	Command->BlockNumber = blk_rq_pos(Request);
+	Command->BlockCount = blk_rq_sectors(Request);
 	Command->Request = Request;
 	blkdev_dequeue_request(Request);
 	Command->SegmentCount = blk_rq_map_sg(req_q,
@@ -3431,7 +3431,7 @@
    * successfully as possible.
    */
   Command->SegmentCount = 1;
-  Command->BlockNumber = Request->sector;
+  Command->BlockNumber = blk_rq_pos(Request);
   Command->BlockCount = 1;
   DAC960_QueueReadWriteCommand(Command);
   return;
diff --git a/drivers/block/amiflop.c b/drivers/block/amiflop.c
index 8ff95f2..e4a14b9 100644
--- a/drivers/block/amiflop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/amiflop.c
@@ -1351,13 +1351,13 @@
 	drive = floppy - unit;
 
 	/* Here someone could investigate to be more efficient */
-	for (cnt = 0; cnt < CURRENT->current_nr_sectors; cnt++) { 
+	for (cnt = 0; cnt < blk_rq_cur_sectors(CURRENT); cnt++) {
 #ifdef DEBUG
 		printk("fd: sector %ld + %d requested for %s\n",
-		       CURRENT->sector,cnt,
+		       blk_rq_pos(CURRENT), cnt,
 		       (rq_data_dir(CURRENT) == READ) ? "read" : "write");
 #endif
-		block = CURRENT->sector + cnt;
+		block = blk_rq_pos(CURRENT) + cnt;
 		if ((int)block > floppy->blocks) {
 			__blk_end_request_cur(CURRENT, -EIO);
 			goto repeat;
diff --git a/drivers/block/ataflop.c b/drivers/block/ataflop.c
index 2506728..234024c 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ataflop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ataflop.c
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@
 	    if (IS_BUFFERED( drive, ReqSide, ReqTrack )) {
 		if (ReqCmd == READ) {
 		    copy_buffer( SECTOR_BUFFER(ReqSector), ReqData );
-		    if (++ReqCnt < CURRENT->current_nr_sectors) {
+		    if (++ReqCnt < blk_rq_cur_sectors(CURRENT)) {
 			/* read next sector */
 			setup_req_params( drive );
 			goto repeat;
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@
 		}
 	}
   
-	if (++ReqCnt < CURRENT->current_nr_sectors) {
+	if (++ReqCnt < blk_rq_cur_sectors(CURRENT)) {
 		/* read next sector */
 		setup_req_params( SelectedDrive );
 		do_fd_action( SelectedDrive );
@@ -1394,7 +1394,7 @@
 
 	DPRINT(("redo_fd_request: CURRENT=%p dev=%s CURRENT->sector=%ld\n",
 		CURRENT, CURRENT ? CURRENT->rq_disk->disk_name : "",
-		CURRENT ? CURRENT->sector : 0 ));
+		CURRENT ? blk_rq_pos(CURRENT) : 0 ));
 
 	IsFormatting = 0;
 
@@ -1440,7 +1440,7 @@
 		UD.autoprobe = 0;
 	}
 	
-	if (CURRENT->sector + 1 > UDT->blocks) {
+	if (blk_rq_pos(CURRENT) + 1 > UDT->blocks) {
 		__blk_end_request_cur(CURRENT, -EIO);
 		goto repeat;
 	}
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@
 		
 	ReqCnt = 0;
 	ReqCmd = rq_data_dir(CURRENT);
-	ReqBlock = CURRENT->sector;
+	ReqBlock = blk_rq_pos(CURRENT);
 	ReqBuffer = CURRENT->buffer;
 	setup_req_params( drive );
 	do_fd_action( drive );
diff --git a/drivers/block/cciss.c b/drivers/block/cciss.c
index f22d493..ab7b04c 100644
--- a/drivers/block/cciss.c
+++ b/drivers/block/cciss.c
@@ -2835,10 +2835,10 @@
 	c->Request.Timeout = 0;	// Don't time out
 	c->Request.CDB[0] =
 	    (rq_data_dir(creq) == READ) ? h->cciss_read : h->cciss_write;
-	start_blk = creq->sector;
+	start_blk = blk_rq_pos(creq);
 #ifdef CCISS_DEBUG
-	printk(KERN_DEBUG "ciss: sector =%d nr_sectors=%d\n", (int)creq->sector,
-	       (int)creq->nr_sectors);
+	printk(KERN_DEBUG "ciss: sector =%d nr_sectors=%d\n",
+	       (int)blk_rq_pos(creq), (int)blk_rq_sectors(creq));
 #endif				/* CCISS_DEBUG */
 
 	sg_init_table(tmp_sg, MAXSGENTRIES);
@@ -2864,8 +2864,8 @@
 		h->maxSG = seg;
 
 #ifdef CCISS_DEBUG
-	printk(KERN_DEBUG "cciss: Submitting %lu sectors in %d segments\n",
-	       creq->nr_sectors, seg);
+	printk(KERN_DEBUG "cciss: Submitting %u sectors in %d segments\n",
+	       blk_rq_sectors(creq), seg);
 #endif				/* CCISS_DEBUG */
 
 	c->Header.SGList = c->Header.SGTotal = seg;
@@ -2877,8 +2877,8 @@
 			c->Request.CDB[4] = (start_blk >> 8) & 0xff;
 			c->Request.CDB[5] = start_blk & 0xff;
 			c->Request.CDB[6] = 0;	// (sect >> 24) & 0xff; MSB
-			c->Request.CDB[7] = (creq->nr_sectors >> 8) & 0xff;
-			c->Request.CDB[8] = creq->nr_sectors & 0xff;
+			c->Request.CDB[7] = (blk_rq_sectors(creq) >> 8) & 0xff;
+			c->Request.CDB[8] = blk_rq_sectors(creq) & 0xff;
 			c->Request.CDB[9] = c->Request.CDB[11] = c->Request.CDB[12] = 0;
 		} else {
 			u32 upper32 = upper_32_bits(start_blk);
@@ -2893,10 +2893,10 @@
 			c->Request.CDB[7]= (start_blk >> 16) & 0xff;
 			c->Request.CDB[8]= (start_blk >>  8) & 0xff;
 			c->Request.CDB[9]= start_blk & 0xff;
-			c->Request.CDB[10]= (creq->nr_sectors >>  24) & 0xff;
-			c->Request.CDB[11]= (creq->nr_sectors >>  16) & 0xff;
-			c->Request.CDB[12]= (creq->nr_sectors >>  8) & 0xff;
-			c->Request.CDB[13]= creq->nr_sectors & 0xff;
+			c->Request.CDB[10]= (blk_rq_sectors(creq) >> 24) & 0xff;
+			c->Request.CDB[11]= (blk_rq_sectors(creq) >> 16) & 0xff;
+			c->Request.CDB[12]= (blk_rq_sectors(creq) >>  8) & 0xff;
+			c->Request.CDB[13]= blk_rq_sectors(creq) & 0xff;
 			c->Request.CDB[14] = c->Request.CDB[15] = 0;
 		}
 	} else if (blk_pc_request(creq)) {
diff --git a/drivers/block/cpqarray.c b/drivers/block/cpqarray.c
index 488a8f4..a5caeff 100644
--- a/drivers/block/cpqarray.c
+++ b/drivers/block/cpqarray.c
@@ -919,10 +919,11 @@
 	c->hdr.size = sizeof(rblk_t) >> 2;
 	c->size += sizeof(rblk_t);
 
-	c->req.hdr.blk = creq->sector;
+	c->req.hdr.blk = blk_rq_pos(creq);
 	c->rq = creq;
 DBGPX(
-	printk("sector=%d, nr_sectors=%d\n", creq->sector, creq->nr_sectors);
+	printk("sector=%d, nr_sectors=%u\n",
+	       blk_rq_pos(creq), blk_rq_sectors(creq));
 );
 	sg_init_table(tmp_sg, SG_MAX);
 	seg = blk_rq_map_sg(q, creq, tmp_sg);
@@ -940,9 +941,9 @@
 						 tmp_sg[i].offset,
 						 tmp_sg[i].length, dir);
 	}
-DBGPX(	printk("Submitting %d sectors in %d segments\n", creq->nr_sectors, seg); );
+DBGPX(	printk("Submitting %u sectors in %d segments\n", blk_rq_sectors(creq), seg); );
 	c->req.hdr.sg_cnt = seg;
-	c->req.hdr.blk_cnt = creq->nr_sectors;
+	c->req.hdr.blk_cnt = blk_rq_sectors(creq);
 	c->req.hdr.cmd = (rq_data_dir(creq) == READ) ? IDA_READ : IDA_WRITE;
 	c->type = CMD_RWREQ;
 
diff --git a/drivers/block/floppy.c b/drivers/block/floppy.c
index 1300df6..4524862 100644
--- a/drivers/block/floppy.c
+++ b/drivers/block/floppy.c
@@ -2303,7 +2303,7 @@
 
 	/* current_count_sectors can be zero if transfer failed */
 	if (error)
-		nr_sectors = req->current_nr_sectors;
+		nr_sectors = blk_rq_cur_sectors(req);
 	if (__blk_end_request(req, error, nr_sectors << 9))
 		return;
 
@@ -2332,7 +2332,7 @@
 	if (uptodate) {
 		/* maintain values for invalidation on geometry
 		 * change */
-		block = current_count_sectors + req->sector;
+		block = current_count_sectors + blk_rq_pos(req);
 		INFBOUND(DRS->maxblock, block);
 		if (block > _floppy->sect)
 			DRS->maxtrack = 1;
@@ -2346,10 +2346,10 @@
 			/* record write error information */
 			DRWE->write_errors++;
 			if (DRWE->write_errors == 1) {
-				DRWE->first_error_sector = req->sector;
+				DRWE->first_error_sector = blk_rq_pos(req);
 				DRWE->first_error_generation = DRS->generation;
 			}
-			DRWE->last_error_sector = req->sector;
+			DRWE->last_error_sector = blk_rq_pos(req);
 			DRWE->last_error_generation = DRS->generation;
 		}
 		spin_lock_irqsave(q->queue_lock, flags);
@@ -2503,24 +2503,24 @@
 
 	max_sector = transfer_size(ssize,
 				   min(max_sector, max_sector_2),
-				   current_req->nr_sectors);
+				   blk_rq_sectors(current_req));
 
 	if (current_count_sectors <= 0 && CT(COMMAND) == FD_WRITE &&
-	    buffer_max > fsector_t + current_req->nr_sectors)
+	    buffer_max > fsector_t + blk_rq_sectors(current_req))
 		current_count_sectors = min_t(int, buffer_max - fsector_t,
-					      current_req->nr_sectors);
+					      blk_rq_sectors(current_req));
 
 	remaining = current_count_sectors << 9;
 #ifdef FLOPPY_SANITY_CHECK
-	if ((remaining >> 9) > current_req->nr_sectors &&
+	if ((remaining >> 9) > blk_rq_sectors(current_req) &&
 	    CT(COMMAND) == FD_WRITE) {
 		DPRINT("in copy buffer\n");
 		printk("current_count_sectors=%ld\n", current_count_sectors);
 		printk("remaining=%d\n", remaining >> 9);
-		printk("current_req->nr_sectors=%ld\n",
-		       current_req->nr_sectors);
+		printk("current_req->nr_sectors=%u\n",
+		       blk_rq_sectors(current_req));
 		printk("current_req->current_nr_sectors=%u\n",
-		       current_req->current_nr_sectors);
+		       blk_rq_cur_sectors(current_req));
 		printk("max_sector=%d\n", max_sector);
 		printk("ssize=%d\n", ssize);
 	}
@@ -2530,7 +2530,7 @@
 
 	dma_buffer = floppy_track_buffer + ((fsector_t - buffer_min) << 9);
 
-	size = current_req->current_nr_sectors << 9;
+	size = blk_rq_cur_sectors(current_req) << 9;
 
 	rq_for_each_segment(bv, current_req, iter) {
 		if (!remaining)
@@ -2648,10 +2648,10 @@
 
 	max_sector = _floppy->sect * _floppy->head;
 
-	TRACK = (int)current_req->sector / max_sector;
-	fsector_t = (int)current_req->sector % max_sector;
+	TRACK = (int)blk_rq_pos(current_req) / max_sector;
+	fsector_t = (int)blk_rq_pos(current_req) % max_sector;
 	if (_floppy->track && TRACK >= _floppy->track) {
-		if (current_req->current_nr_sectors & 1) {
+		if (blk_rq_cur_sectors(current_req) & 1) {
 			current_count_sectors = 1;
 			return 1;
 		} else
@@ -2669,7 +2669,7 @@
 		if (fsector_t >= max_sector) {
 			current_count_sectors =
 			    min_t(int, _floppy->sect - fsector_t,
-				  current_req->nr_sectors);
+				  blk_rq_sectors(current_req));
 			return 1;
 		}
 		SIZECODE = 2;
@@ -2720,7 +2720,7 @@
 
 	in_sector_offset = (fsector_t % _floppy->sect) % ssize;
 	aligned_sector_t = fsector_t - in_sector_offset;
-	max_size = current_req->nr_sectors;
+	max_size = blk_rq_sectors(current_req);
 	if ((raw_cmd->track == buffer_track) &&
 	    (current_drive == buffer_drive) &&
 	    (fsector_t >= buffer_min) && (fsector_t < buffer_max)) {
@@ -2729,10 +2729,10 @@
 			copy_buffer(1, max_sector, buffer_max);
 			return 1;
 		}
-	} else if (in_sector_offset || current_req->nr_sectors < ssize) {
+	} else if (in_sector_offset || blk_rq_sectors(current_req) < ssize) {
 		if (CT(COMMAND) == FD_WRITE) {
-			if (fsector_t + current_req->nr_sectors > ssize &&
-			    fsector_t + current_req->nr_sectors < ssize + ssize)
+			if (fsector_t + blk_rq_sectors(current_req) > ssize &&
+			    fsector_t + blk_rq_sectors(current_req) < ssize + ssize)
 				max_size = ssize + ssize;
 			else
 				max_size = ssize;
@@ -2776,7 +2776,7 @@
 		    (indirect * 2 > direct * 3 &&
 		     *errors < DP->max_errors.read_track && ((!probing
 		       || (DP->read_track & (1 << DRS->probed_format)))))) {
-			max_size = current_req->nr_sectors;
+			max_size = blk_rq_sectors(current_req);
 		} else {
 			raw_cmd->kernel_data = current_req->buffer;
 			raw_cmd->length = current_count_sectors << 9;
@@ -2801,7 +2801,7 @@
 	    fsector_t > buffer_max ||
 	    fsector_t < buffer_min ||
 	    ((CT(COMMAND) == FD_READ ||
-	      (!in_sector_offset && current_req->nr_sectors >= ssize)) &&
+	      (!in_sector_offset && blk_rq_sectors(current_req) >= ssize)) &&
 	     max_sector > 2 * max_buffer_sectors + buffer_min &&
 	     max_size + fsector_t > 2 * max_buffer_sectors + buffer_min)
 	    /* not enough space */
@@ -2879,8 +2879,8 @@
 				printk("write\n");
 			return 0;
 		}
-	} else if (raw_cmd->length > current_req->nr_sectors << 9 ||
-		   current_count_sectors > current_req->nr_sectors) {
+	} else if (raw_cmd->length > blk_rq_sectors(current_req) << 9 ||
+		   current_count_sectors > blk_rq_sectors(current_req)) {
 		DPRINT("buffer overrun in direct transfer\n");
 		return 0;
 	} else if (raw_cmd->length < current_count_sectors << 9) {
@@ -2990,8 +2990,9 @@
 	if (usage_count == 0) {
 		printk("warning: usage count=0, current_req=%p exiting\n",
 		       current_req);
-		printk("sect=%ld type=%x flags=%x\n", (long)current_req->sector,
-		       current_req->cmd_type, current_req->cmd_flags);
+		printk("sect=%ld type=%x flags=%x\n",
+		       (long)blk_rq_pos(current_req), current_req->cmd_type,
+		       current_req->cmd_flags);
 		return;
 	}
 	if (test_bit(0, &fdc_busy)) {
diff --git a/drivers/block/hd.c b/drivers/block/hd.c
index 75b9ca9..a3b3994 100644
--- a/drivers/block/hd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/hd.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
 			printk(", CHS=%d/%d/%d", (inb(HD_HCYL)<<8) + inb(HD_LCYL),
 				inb(HD_CURRENT) & 0xf, inb(HD_SECTOR));
 			if (CURRENT)
-				printk(", sector=%ld", CURRENT->sector);
+				printk(", sector=%ld", blk_rq_pos(CURRENT));
 		}
 		printk("\n");
 	}
@@ -457,9 +457,9 @@
 	req = CURRENT;
 	insw(HD_DATA, req->buffer, 256);
 #ifdef DEBUG
-	printk("%s: read: sector %ld, remaining = %ld, buffer=%p\n",
-		req->rq_disk->disk_name, req->sector + 1, req->nr_sectors - 1,
-		req->buffer+512);
+	printk("%s: read: sector %ld, remaining = %u, buffer=%p\n",
+	       req->rq_disk->disk_name, blk_rq_pos(req) + 1,
+	       blk_rq_sectors(req) - 1, req->buffer+512);
 #endif
 	if (__blk_end_request(req, 0, 512)) {
 		SET_HANDLER(&read_intr);
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@
 			continue;
 		if (!OK_STATUS(i))
 			break;
-		if ((req->nr_sectors <= 1) || (i & DRQ_STAT))
+		if ((blk_rq_sectors(req) <= 1) || (i & DRQ_STAT))
 			goto ok_to_write;
 	} while (--retries > 0);
 	dump_status("write_intr", i);
@@ -589,8 +589,8 @@
 		return;
 	}
 	disk = req->rq_disk->private_data;
-	block = req->sector;
-	nsect = req->nr_sectors;
+	block = blk_rq_pos(req);
+	nsect = blk_rq_sectors(req);
 	if (block >= get_capacity(req->rq_disk) ||
 	    ((block+nsect) > get_capacity(req->rq_disk))) {
 		printk("%s: bad access: block=%d, count=%d\n",
diff --git a/drivers/block/mg_disk.c b/drivers/block/mg_disk.c
index 71e56cc..826c349 100644
--- a/drivers/block/mg_disk.c
+++ b/drivers/block/mg_disk.c
@@ -220,7 +220,8 @@
 			if (host->breq) {
 				req = elv_next_request(host->breq);
 				if (req)
-					printk(", sector=%u", (u32)req->sector);
+					printk(", sector=%u",
+					       (unsigned int)blk_rq_pos(req));
 			}
 
 		}
@@ -493,12 +494,12 @@
 	u32 j;
 	struct mg_host *host = req->rq_disk->private_data;
 
-	if (mg_out(host, req->sector, req->nr_sectors, MG_CMD_RD, NULL) !=
-			MG_ERR_NONE)
+	if (mg_out(host, blk_rq_pos(req), blk_rq_sectors(req),
+		   MG_CMD_RD, NULL) != MG_ERR_NONE)
 		mg_bad_rw_intr(host);
 
 	MG_DBG("requested %d sects (from %ld), buffer=0x%p\n",
-	       req->nr_sectors, req->sector, req->buffer);
+	       blk_rq_sectors(req), blk_rq_pos(req), req->buffer);
 
 	do {
 		u16 *buff = (u16 *)req->buffer;
@@ -522,14 +523,14 @@
 	u32 j;
 	struct mg_host *host = req->rq_disk->private_data;
 
-	if (mg_out(host, req->sector, req->nr_sectors, MG_CMD_WR, NULL) !=
-			MG_ERR_NONE) {
+	if (mg_out(host, blk_rq_pos(req), blk_rq_sectors(req),
+		   MG_CMD_WR, NULL) != MG_ERR_NONE) {
 		mg_bad_rw_intr(host);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	MG_DBG("requested %d sects (from %ld), buffer=0x%p\n",
-	       req->nr_sectors, req->sector, req->buffer);
+	       blk_rq_sectors(req), blk_rq_pos(req), req->buffer);
 
 	do {
 		u16 *buff = (u16 *)req->buffer;
@@ -579,7 +580,7 @@
 			      (i << 1));
 
 	MG_DBG("sector %ld, remaining=%ld, buffer=0x%p\n",
-			req->sector, req->nr_sectors - 1, req->buffer);
+	       blk_rq_pos(req), blk_rq_sectors(req) - 1, req->buffer);
 
 	/* send read confirm */
 	outb(MG_CMD_RD_CONF, (unsigned long)host->dev_base + MG_REG_COMMAND);
@@ -609,7 +610,7 @@
 			break;
 		if (!MG_READY_OK(i))
 			break;
-		if ((req->nr_sectors <= 1) || (i & ATA_DRQ))
+		if ((blk_rq_sectors(req) <= 1) || (i & ATA_DRQ))
 			goto ok_to_write;
 	} while (0);
 	mg_dump_status("mg_write_intr", i, host);
@@ -627,7 +628,7 @@
 			buff++;
 		}
 		MG_DBG("sector %ld, remaining=%ld, buffer=0x%p\n",
-				req->sector, req->nr_sectors, req->buffer);
+		       blk_rq_pos(req), blk_rq_sectors(req), req->buffer);
 		host->mg_do_intr = mg_write_intr;
 		mod_timer(&host->timer, jiffies + 3 * HZ);
 	}
@@ -749,9 +750,9 @@
 
 		del_timer(&host->timer);
 
-		sect_num = req->sector;
+		sect_num = blk_rq_pos(req);
 		/* deal whole segments */
-		sect_cnt = req->nr_sectors;
+		sect_cnt = blk_rq_sectors(req);
 
 		/* sanity check */
 		if (sect_num >= get_capacity(req->rq_disk) ||
diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c
index a9ab8be..977a573 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 			req, error ? "failed" : "done");
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(q->queue_lock, flags);
-	__blk_end_request(req, error, req->nr_sectors << 9);
+	__blk_end_request(req, error, blk_rq_sectors(req) << 9);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
 }
 
@@ -231,19 +231,19 @@
 {
 	int result, flags;
 	struct nbd_request request;
-	unsigned long size = req->nr_sectors << 9;
+	unsigned long size = blk_rq_sectors(req) << 9;
 
 	request.magic = htonl(NBD_REQUEST_MAGIC);
 	request.type = htonl(nbd_cmd(req));
-	request.from = cpu_to_be64((u64) req->sector << 9);
+	request.from = cpu_to_be64((u64)blk_rq_pos(req) << 9);
 	request.len = htonl(size);
 	memcpy(request.handle, &req, sizeof(req));
 
-	dprintk(DBG_TX, "%s: request %p: sending control (%s@%llu,%luB)\n",
+	dprintk(DBG_TX, "%s: request %p: sending control (%s@%llu,%uB)\n",
 			lo->disk->disk_name, req,
 			nbdcmd_to_ascii(nbd_cmd(req)),
-			(unsigned long long)req->sector << 9,
-			req->nr_sectors << 9);
+			(unsigned long long)blk_rq_pos(req) << 9,
+			blk_rq_sectors(req) << 9);
 	result = sock_xmit(lo, 1, &request, sizeof(request),
 			(nbd_cmd(req) == NBD_CMD_WRITE) ? MSG_MORE : 0);
 	if (result <= 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pcd.c b/drivers/block/paride/pcd.c
index 9fd57c2..2d5dc0a 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pcd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pcd.c
@@ -728,8 +728,8 @@
 			if (cd != pcd_current)
 				pcd_bufblk = -1;
 			pcd_current = cd;
-			pcd_sector = pcd_req->sector;
-			pcd_count = pcd_req->current_nr_sectors;
+			pcd_sector = blk_rq_pos(pcd_req);
+			pcd_count = blk_rq_cur_sectors(pcd_req);
 			pcd_buf = pcd_req->buffer;
 			pcd_busy = 1;
 			ps_set_intr(do_pcd_read, NULL, 0, nice);
diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pd.c b/drivers/block/paride/pd.c
index 0732df4..9ec5d4a 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pd.c
@@ -444,11 +444,11 @@
 
 	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;
+		pd_block = blk_rq_pos(pd_req);
+		pd_count = blk_rq_cur_sectors(pd_req);
 		if (pd_block + pd_count > get_capacity(pd_req->rq_disk))
 			return Fail;
-		pd_run = pd_req->nr_sectors;
+		pd_run = blk_rq_sectors(pd_req);
 		pd_buf = pd_req->buffer;
 		pd_retries = 0;
 		if (pd_cmd == READ)
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@
 		return 0;
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&pd_lock, saved_flags);
 	__blk_end_request_cur(pd_req, 0);
-	pd_count = pd_req->current_nr_sectors;
+	pd_count = blk_rq_cur_sectors(pd_req);
 	pd_buf = pd_req->buffer;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pd_lock, saved_flags);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pf.c b/drivers/block/paride/pf.c
index 3871e35..e88c889 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pf.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pf.c
@@ -768,9 +768,9 @@
 		return;
 
 	pf_current = pf_req->rq_disk->private_data;
-	pf_block = pf_req->sector;
-	pf_run = pf_req->nr_sectors;
-	pf_count = pf_req->current_nr_sectors;
+	pf_block = blk_rq_pos(pf_req);
+	pf_run = blk_rq_sectors(pf_req);
+	pf_count = blk_rq_cur_sectors(pf_req);
 
 	if (pf_block + pf_count > get_capacity(pf_req->rq_disk)) {
 		pf_end_request(-EIO);
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pf_spin_lock, saved_flags);
 		if (!pf_req)
 			return 1;
-		pf_count = pf_req->current_nr_sectors;
+		pf_count = blk_rq_cur_sectors(pf_req);
 		pf_buf = pf_req->buffer;
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/block/ps3disk.c b/drivers/block/ps3disk.c
index c238867..8d58308 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ps3disk.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ps3disk.c
@@ -134,13 +134,12 @@
 	rq_for_each_segment(bv, req, iter)
 		n++;
 	dev_dbg(&dev->sbd.core,
-		"%s:%u: %s req has %u bvecs for %lu sectors %lu hard sectors\n",
-		__func__, __LINE__, op, n, req->nr_sectors,
-		blk_rq_sectors(req));
+		"%s:%u: %s req has %u bvecs for %u sectors\n",
+		__func__, __LINE__, op, n, blk_rq_sectors(req));
 #endif
 
-	start_sector = req->sector * priv->blocking_factor;
-	sectors = req->nr_sectors * priv->blocking_factor;
+	start_sector = blk_rq_pos(req) * priv->blocking_factor;
+	sectors = blk_rq_sectors(req) * priv->blocking_factor;
 	dev_dbg(&dev->sbd.core, "%s:%u: %s %llu sectors starting at %llu\n",
 		__func__, __LINE__, op, sectors, start_sector);
 
diff --git a/drivers/block/sunvdc.c b/drivers/block/sunvdc.c
index f59887c..9f351bf 100644
--- a/drivers/block/sunvdc.c
+++ b/drivers/block/sunvdc.c
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@
 		desc->slice = 0;
 	}
 	desc->status = ~0;
-	desc->offset = (req->sector << 9) / port->vdisk_block_size;
+	desc->offset = (blk_rq_pos(req) << 9) / port->vdisk_block_size;
 	desc->size = len;
 	desc->ncookies = err;
 
diff --git a/drivers/block/swim.c b/drivers/block/swim.c
index 97ef426..fc6a1c3 100644
--- a/drivers/block/swim.c
+++ b/drivers/block/swim.c
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@
 	while ((req = elv_next_request(q))) {
 
 		fs = req->rq_disk->private_data;
-		if (req->sector < 0 || req->sector >= fs->total_secs) {
+		if (blk_rq_pos(req) >= fs->total_secs) {
 			__blk_end_request_cur(req, -EIO);
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -551,8 +551,8 @@
 			__blk_end_request_cur(req, -EIO);
 			break;
 		case READ:
-			if (floppy_read_sectors(fs, req->sector,
-						req->current_nr_sectors,
+			if (floppy_read_sectors(fs, blk_rq_pos(req),
+						blk_rq_cur_sectors(req),
 						req->buffer)) {
 				__blk_end_request_cur(req, -EIO);
 				continue;
diff --git a/drivers/block/swim3.c b/drivers/block/swim3.c
index 4248559..c1b9a4d 100644
--- a/drivers/block/swim3.c
+++ b/drivers/block/swim3.c
@@ -312,14 +312,14 @@
 	}
 	while (fs->state == idle && (req = elv_next_request(swim3_queue))) {
 #if 0
-		printk("do_fd_req: dev=%s cmd=%d sec=%ld nr_sec=%ld buf=%p\n",
+		printk("do_fd_req: dev=%s cmd=%d sec=%ld nr_sec=%u buf=%p\n",
 		       req->rq_disk->disk_name, req->cmd,
-		       (long)req->sector, req->nr_sectors, req->buffer);
-		printk("           errors=%d current_nr_sectors=%ld\n",
-		       req->errors, req->current_nr_sectors);
+		       (long)blk_rq_pos(req), blk_rq_sectors(req), req->buffer);
+		printk("           errors=%d current_nr_sectors=%u\n",
+		       req->errors, blk_rq_cur_sectors(req));
 #endif
 
-		if (req->sector >= fs->total_secs) {
+		if (blk_rq_pos(req) >= fs->total_secs) {
 			__blk_end_request_cur(req, -EIO);
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -337,13 +337,14 @@
 			}
 		}
 
-		/* Do not remove the cast. req->sector is now a sector_t and
-		 * can be 64 bits, but it will never go past 32 bits for this
-		 * driver anyway, so we can safely cast it down and not have
-		 * to do a 64/32 division
+		/* Do not remove the cast. blk_rq_pos(req) is now a
+		 * sector_t and can be 64 bits, but it will never go
+		 * past 32 bits for this driver anyway, so we can
+		 * safely cast it down and not have to do a 64/32
+		 * division
 		 */
-		fs->req_cyl = ((long)req->sector) / fs->secpercyl;
-		x = ((long)req->sector) % fs->secpercyl;
+		fs->req_cyl = ((long)blk_rq_pos(req)) / fs->secpercyl;
+		x = ((long)blk_rq_pos(req)) % fs->secpercyl;
 		fs->head = x / fs->secpertrack;
 		fs->req_sector = x % fs->secpertrack + 1;
 		fd_req = req;
@@ -420,7 +421,7 @@
 	struct dbdma_cmd *cp = fs->dma_cmd;
 	struct dbdma_regs __iomem *dr = fs->dma;
 
-	if (fd_req->current_nr_sectors <= 0) {
+	if (blk_rq_cur_sectors(fd_req) <= 0) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "swim3: transfer 0 sectors?\n");
 		return;
 	}
@@ -428,8 +429,8 @@
 		n = 1;
 	else {
 		n = fs->secpertrack - fs->req_sector + 1;
-		if (n > fd_req->current_nr_sectors)
-			n = fd_req->current_nr_sectors;
+		if (n > blk_rq_cur_sectors(fd_req))
+			n = blk_rq_cur_sectors(fd_req);
 	}
 	fs->scount = n;
 	swim3_select(fs, fs->head? READ_DATA_1: READ_DATA_0);
@@ -600,7 +601,8 @@
 	out_8(&sw->control_bic, WRITE_SECTORS | DO_ACTION);
 	out_8(&sw->select, RELAX);
 	printk(KERN_ERR "swim3: timeout %sing sector %ld\n",
-	       (rq_data_dir(fd_req)==WRITE? "writ": "read"), (long)fd_req->sector);
+	       (rq_data_dir(fd_req)==WRITE? "writ": "read"),
+	       (long)blk_rq_pos(fd_req));
 	__blk_end_request_cur(fd_req, -EIO);
 	fs->state = idle;
 	start_request(fs);
@@ -714,7 +716,7 @@
 			} else {
 				printk("swim3: error %sing block %ld (err=%x)\n",
 				       rq_data_dir(fd_req) == WRITE? "writ": "read",
-				       (long)fd_req->sector, err);
+				       (long)blk_rq_pos(fd_req), err);
 				__blk_end_request_cur(fd_req, -EIO);
 				fs->state = idle;
 			}
diff --git a/drivers/block/sx8.c b/drivers/block/sx8.c
index 60e85bb..087c94c 100644
--- a/drivers/block/sx8.c
+++ b/drivers/block/sx8.c
@@ -903,10 +903,10 @@
 	msg->sg_count	= n_elem;
 	msg->sg_type	= SGT_32BIT;
 	msg->handle	= cpu_to_le32(TAG_ENCODE(crq->tag));
-	msg->lba	= cpu_to_le32(rq->sector & 0xffffffff);
-	tmp		= (rq->sector >> 16) >> 16;
+	msg->lba	= cpu_to_le32(blk_rq_pos(rq) & 0xffffffff);
+	tmp		= (blk_rq_pos(rq) >> 16) >> 16;
 	msg->lba_high	= cpu_to_le16( (u16) tmp );
-	msg->lba_count	= cpu_to_le16(rq->nr_sectors);
+	msg->lba_count	= cpu_to_le16(blk_rq_sectors(rq));
 
 	msg_size = sizeof(struct carm_msg_rw) - sizeof(msg->sg);
 	for (i = 0; i < n_elem; i++) {
diff --git a/drivers/block/ub.c b/drivers/block/ub.c
index 8c2cc71..dc3b899 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ub.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ub.c
@@ -726,8 +726,8 @@
 	 * The call to blk_queue_hardsect_size() guarantees that request
 	 * is aligned, but it is given in terms of 512 byte units, always.
 	 */
-	block = rq->sector >> lun->capacity.bshift;
-	nblks = rq->nr_sectors >> lun->capacity.bshift;
+	block = blk_rq_pos(rq) >> lun->capacity.bshift;
+	nblks = blk_rq_sectors(rq) >> lun->capacity.bshift;
 
 	cmd->cdb[0] = (cmd->dir == UB_DIR_READ)? READ_10: WRITE_10;
 	/* 10-byte uses 4 bytes of LBA: 2147483648KB, 2097152MB, 2048GB */
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@
 	cmd->cdb[8] = nblks;
 	cmd->cdb_len = 10;
 
-	cmd->len = rq->nr_sectors * 512;
+	cmd->len = blk_rq_sectors(rq) * 512;
 }
 
 static void ub_cmd_build_packet(struct ub_dev *sc, struct ub_lun *lun,
diff --git a/drivers/block/viodasd.c b/drivers/block/viodasd.c
index e821eed..2086cb1 100644
--- a/drivers/block/viodasd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/viodasd.c
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
 	struct viodasd_device *d;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	start = (u64)req->sector << 9;
+	start = (u64)blk_rq_pos(req) << 9;
 
 	if (rq_data_dir(req) == READ) {
 		direction = DMA_FROM_DEVICE;
diff --git a/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c b/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
index 50745e6..1980ab4 100644
--- a/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
+++ b/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 	vbr->req = req;
 	if (blk_fs_request(vbr->req)) {
 		vbr->out_hdr.type = 0;
-		vbr->out_hdr.sector = vbr->req->sector;
+		vbr->out_hdr.sector = blk_rq_pos(vbr->req);
 		vbr->out_hdr.ioprio = req_get_ioprio(vbr->req);
 	} else if (blk_pc_request(vbr->req)) {
 		vbr->out_hdr.type = VIRTIO_BLK_T_SCSI_CMD;
diff --git a/drivers/block/xd.c b/drivers/block/xd.c
index 14be4c1..4ef8801 100644
--- a/drivers/block/xd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/xd.c
@@ -306,8 +306,8 @@
 		return;
 
 	while ((req = elv_next_request(q)) != NULL) {
-		unsigned block = req->sector;
-		unsigned count = req->nr_sectors;
+		unsigned block = blk_rq_pos(req);
+		unsigned count = blk_rq_sectors(req);
 		XD_INFO *disk = req->rq_disk->private_data;
 		int res = 0;
 		int retry;
diff --git a/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c b/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
index b456447..91fc565 100644
--- a/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
+++ b/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
 	info->shadow[id].request = (unsigned long)req;
 
 	ring_req->id = id;
-	ring_req->sector_number = (blkif_sector_t)req->sector;
+	ring_req->sector_number = (blkif_sector_t)blk_rq_pos(req);
 	ring_req->handle = info->handle;
 
 	ring_req->operation = rq_data_dir(req) ?
@@ -310,11 +310,10 @@
 			goto wait;
 
 		pr_debug("do_blk_req %p: cmd %p, sec %lx, "
-			 "(%u/%li) buffer:%p [%s]\n",
-			 req, req->cmd, (unsigned long)req->sector,
-			 req->current_nr_sectors,
-			 req->nr_sectors, req->buffer,
-			 rq_data_dir(req) ? "write" : "read");
+			 "(%u/%u) buffer:%p [%s]\n",
+			 req, req->cmd, (unsigned long)blk_rq_pos(req),
+			 blk_rq_cur_sectors(req), blk_rq_sectors(req),
+			 req->buffer, rq_data_dir(req) ? "write" : "read");
 
 
 		blkdev_dequeue_request(req);
diff --git a/drivers/block/xsysace.c b/drivers/block/xsysace.c
index 5722931..97c99b43 100644
--- a/drivers/block/xsysace.c
+++ b/drivers/block/xsysace.c
@@ -646,13 +646,14 @@
 		/* Okay, it's a data request, set it up for transfer */
 		dev_dbg(ace->dev,
 			"request: sec=%llx hcnt=%x, ccnt=%x, dir=%i\n",
-			(unsigned long long) req->sector, blk_rq_sectors(req),
-			req->current_nr_sectors, rq_data_dir(req));
+			(unsigned long long)blk_rq_pos(req),
+			blk_rq_sectors(req), blk_rq_cur_sectors(req),
+			rq_data_dir(req));
 
 		ace->req = req;
 		ace->data_ptr = req->buffer;
-		ace->data_count = req->current_nr_sectors * ACE_BUF_PER_SECTOR;
-		ace_out32(ace, ACE_MPULBA, req->sector & 0x0FFFFFFF);
+		ace->data_count = blk_rq_cur_sectors(req) * ACE_BUF_PER_SECTOR;
+		ace_out32(ace, ACE_MPULBA, blk_rq_pos(req) & 0x0FFFFFFF);
 
 		count = blk_rq_sectors(req);
 		if (rq_data_dir(req)) {
@@ -688,7 +689,7 @@
 			dev_dbg(ace->dev,
 				"CFBSY set; t=%i iter=%i c=%i dc=%i irq=%i\n",
 				ace->fsm_task, ace->fsm_iter_num,
-				ace->req->current_nr_sectors * 16,
+				blk_rq_cur_sectors(ace->req) * 16,
 				ace->data_count, ace->in_irq);
 			ace_fsm_yield(ace);	/* need to poll CFBSY bit */
 			break;
@@ -697,7 +698,7 @@
 			dev_dbg(ace->dev,
 				"DATABUF not set; t=%i iter=%i c=%i dc=%i irq=%i\n",
 				ace->fsm_task, ace->fsm_iter_num,
-				ace->req->current_nr_sectors * 16,
+				blk_rq_cur_sectors(ace->req) * 16,
 				ace->data_count, ace->in_irq);
 			ace_fsm_yieldirq(ace);
 			break;
@@ -721,10 +722,10 @@
 					blk_rq_cur_bytes(ace->req))) {
 			/* dev_dbg(ace->dev, "next block; h=%u c=%u\n",
 			 *      blk_rq_sectors(ace->req),
-			 *      ace->req->current_nr_sectors);
+			 *      blk_rq_cur_sectors(ace->req));
 			 */
 			ace->data_ptr = ace->req->buffer;
-			ace->data_count = ace->req->current_nr_sectors * 16;
+			ace->data_count = blk_rq_cur_sectors(ace->req) * 16;
 			ace_fsm_yieldirq(ace);
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/block/z2ram.c b/drivers/block/z2ram.c
index b66ad58..d4e6b71 100644
--- a/drivers/block/z2ram.c
+++ b/drivers/block/z2ram.c
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@
 {
 	struct request *req;
 	while ((req = elv_next_request(q)) != NULL) {
-		unsigned long start = req->sector << 9;
-		unsigned long len  = req->current_nr_sectors << 9;
+		unsigned long start = blk_rq_pos(req) << 9;
+		unsigned long len  = blk_rq_cur_sectors(req) << 9;
 
 		if (start + len > z2ram_size) {
 			printk( KERN_ERR DEVICE_NAME ": bad access: block=%lu, count=%u\n",
-				req->sector, req->current_nr_sectors);
+				blk_rq_pos(req), blk_rq_cur_sectors(req));
 			__blk_end_request_cur(req, -EIO);
 			continue;
 		}