1 files changed, 50 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index 60f07b6a5ffc..b8212c563fed 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ void scsi_wait_req(struct scsi_request *sreq, const void *cmnd, void *buffer,
                    unsigned bufflen, int timeout, int retries)
 {
         DECLARE_COMPLETION(wait);
-        int write = sreq->sr_data_direction == DMA_TO_DEVICE;
+        int write = (sreq->sr_data_direction == DMA_TO_DEVICE);
         struct request *req;
 
         req = blk_get_request(sreq->sr_device->request_queue, write,
@@ -281,6 +281,55 @@ void scsi_wait_req(struct scsi_request *sreq, const void *cmnd, void *buffer,
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(scsi_wait_req);
 
+/**
+ * scsi_execute_req - insert request and wait for the result
+ * @sdev:       scsi device
+ * @cmd:        scsi command
+ * @data_direction: data direction
+ * @buffer:     data buffer
+ * @bufflen:    len of buffer
+ * @sense:      optional sense buffer
+ * @timeout:    request timeout in seconds
+ * @retries:    number of times to retry request
+ *
+ * scsi_execute_req returns the req->errors value which is the
+ * the scsi_cmnd result field.
+ **/
+int scsi_execute_req(struct scsi_device *sdev, unsigned char *cmd,
+                     int data_direction, void *buffer, unsigned bufflen,
+                     unsigned char *sense, int timeout, int retries)
+{
+        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);
+
+        if (bufflen &&  blk_rq_map_kern(sdev->request_queue, req,
+                                        buffer, bufflen, __GFP_WAIT))
+                goto out;
+
+        req->cmd_len = COMMAND_SIZE(cmd[0]);
+        memcpy(req->cmd, cmd, req->cmd_len);
+        req->sense = sense;
+        req->sense_len = 0;
+        req->timeout = timeout;
+        req->flags |= REQ_BLOCK_PC | REQ_SPECIAL;
+
+        /*
+         * head injection *required* here otherwise quiesce won't work
+         */
+        blk_execute_rq(req->q, NULL, req, 1);
+
+        ret = req->errors;
+ out:
+        blk_put_request(req);
+
+        return ret;
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(scsi_execute_req);
+
 /*
  * Function:    scsi_init_cmd_errh()
  *