1 files changed, 11 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/st.c b/drivers/scsi/st.c
index 11341b717bba..c200496e90fe 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/st.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/st.c
@@ -874,21 +874,24 @@ static int test_ready(struct scsi_tape *STp, int do_wait)
         int attentions, waits, max_wait, scode;
         int retval = CHKRES_READY, new_session = 0;
         unsigned char cmd[MAX_COMMAND_SIZE];
-        struct st_request *SRpnt = NULL;
+        struct st_request *SRpnt;
         struct st_cmdstatus *cmdstatp = &STp->buffer->cmdstat;
 
+        SRpnt = st_allocate_request(STp);
+        if (!SRpnt)
+                return STp->buffer->syscall_result;
+
         max_wait = do_wait ? ST_BLOCK_SECONDS : 0;
 
         for (attentions=waits=0; ; ) {
                 memset((void *) &cmd[0], 0, MAX_COMMAND_SIZE);
                 cmd[0] = TEST_UNIT_READY;
-                SRpnt = st_do_scsi(SRpnt, STp, cmd, 0, DMA_NONE,
-                                   STp->long_timeout, MAX_READY_RETRIES, 1);
 
-                if (!SRpnt) {
-                        retval = (STp->buffer)->syscall_result;
+                retval = st_scsi_kern_execute(SRpnt, cmd, DMA_NONE, NULL, 0,
+                                              STp->long_timeout,
+                                              MAX_READY_RETRIES);
+                if (retval)
                         break;
-                }
 
                 if (cmdstatp->have_sense) {
 
@@ -932,8 +935,8 @@ static int test_ready(struct scsi_tape *STp, int do_wait)
                 break;
         }
 
-        if (SRpnt != NULL)
-                st_release_request(SRpnt);
+        st_release_request(SRpnt);
+
         return retval;
 }