1 files changed, 11 insertions, 32 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
index 8eb117519ba4..c4b470999203 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
@@ -221,19 +221,15 @@ enum {
         /* 0 When the tape position is unknown */
         IDETAPE_FLAG_ADDRESS_VALID      = (1 << 1),
         /* Device already opened */
-        IDETAPE_FLAG_BUSY                       = (1 << 2),
-        /* Error detected in a pipeline stage */
-        IDETAPE_FLAG_PIPELINE_ERR       = (1 << 3),
+        IDETAPE_FLAG_BUSY               = (1 << 2),
         /* Attempt to auto-detect the current user block size */
-        IDETAPE_FLAG_DETECT_BS          = (1 << 4),
+        IDETAPE_FLAG_DETECT_BS          = (1 << 3),
         /* Currently on a filemark */
-        IDETAPE_FLAG_FILEMARK           = (1 << 5),
+        IDETAPE_FLAG_FILEMARK           = (1 << 4),
         /* DRQ interrupt device */
-        IDETAPE_FLAG_DRQ_INTERRUPT      = (1 << 6),
-        /* pipeline active */
-        IDETAPE_FLAG_PIPELINE_ACTIVE    = (1 << 7),
+        IDETAPE_FLAG_DRQ_INTERRUPT      = (1 << 5),
         /* 0 = no tape is loaded, so we don't rewind after ejecting */
-        IDETAPE_FLAG_MEDIUM_PRESENT     = (1 << 8),
+        IDETAPE_FLAG_MEDIUM_PRESENT     = (1 << 6),
 };
 
 /* A pipeline stage. */
@@ -695,7 +691,6 @@ static int idetape_end_request(ide_drive_t *drive, int uptodate, int nr_sects)
 
         ide_end_drive_cmd(drive, 0, 0);
 
-        clear_bit(IDETAPE_FLAG_PIPELINE_ACTIVE, &tape->flags);
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tape->lock, flags);
         return 0;
 }
@@ -1728,8 +1723,6 @@ static int __idetape_discard_read_pipeline(ide_drive_t *drive)
                 tape->merge_stage = NULL;
         }
 
-        /* Clear pipeline flags. */
-        clear_bit(IDETAPE_FLAG_PIPELINE_ERR, &tape->flags);
         tape->chrdev_dir = IDETAPE_DIR_NONE;
 
         /* Remove pipeline stages. */
@@ -1808,12 +1801,6 @@ static int idetape_queue_rw_tail(ide_drive_t *drive, int cmd, int blocks,
 
         debug_log(DBG_SENSE, "%s: cmd=%d\n", __func__, cmd);
 
-        if (test_bit(IDETAPE_FLAG_PIPELINE_ACTIVE, &tape->flags)) {
-                printk(KERN_ERR "ide-tape: bug: the pipeline is active in %s\n",
-                                __func__);
-                return (0);
-        }
-
         idetape_init_rq(&rq, cmd);
         rq.rq_disk = tape->disk;
         rq.special = (void *)bh;
@@ -1931,7 +1918,6 @@ static void idetape_empty_write_pipeline(ide_drive_t *drive)
                 __idetape_kfree_stage(tape->merge_stage);
                 tape->merge_stage = NULL;
         }
-        clear_bit(IDETAPE_FLAG_PIPELINE_ERR, &tape->flags);
         tape->chrdev_dir = IDETAPE_DIR_NONE;
 
         /*
@@ -1993,14 +1979,13 @@ static int idetape_init_read(ide_drive_t *drive, int max_stages)
                 }
         }
 
-        if (!test_bit(IDETAPE_FLAG_PIPELINE_ACTIVE, &tape->flags)) {
-                if (tape->nr_pending_stages >= 3 * max_stages / 4) {
-                        tape->measure_insert_time = 1;
-                        tape->insert_time = jiffies;
-                        tape->insert_size = 0;
-                        tape->insert_speed = 0;
-                }
+        if (tape->nr_pending_stages >= 3 * max_stages / 4) {
+                tape->measure_insert_time = 1;
+                tape->insert_time = jiffies;
+                tape->insert_size = 0;
+                tape->insert_speed = 0;
         }
+
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2020,9 +2005,6 @@ static int idetape_add_chrdev_read_request(ide_drive_t *drive, int blocks)
 
         idetape_init_read(drive, tape->max_stages);
 
-        if (test_bit(IDETAPE_FLAG_PIPELINE_ERR, &tape->flags))
-                return 0;
-
         return idetape_queue_rw_tail(drive, REQ_IDETAPE_READ, blocks,
                                      tape->merge_stage->bh);
 }
@@ -2604,9 +2586,6 @@ static int idetape_chrdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
         if (!test_bit(IDETAPE_FLAG_ADDRESS_VALID, &tape->flags))
                 (void)idetape_rewind_tape(drive);
 
-        if (tape->chrdev_dir != IDETAPE_DIR_READ)
-                clear_bit(IDETAPE_FLAG_PIPELINE_ERR, &tape->flags);
-
         /* Read block size and write protect status from drive. */
         ide_tape_get_bsize_from_bdesc(drive);