1 files changed, 19 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/st.c b/drivers/scsi/st.c
index d60be83ba78b..203f22e816c0 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/st.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/st.c
@@ -451,9 +451,23 @@ static void st_sleep_done(void *data, char *sense, int result, int resid)
                 complete(SRpnt->waiting);
 }
 
-static struct st_request *st_allocate_request(void)
+static struct st_request *st_allocate_request(struct scsi_tape *stp)
 {
-        return kzalloc(sizeof(struct st_request), GFP_KERNEL);
+        struct st_request *streq;
+
+        streq = kzalloc(sizeof(*streq), GFP_KERNEL);
+        if (streq)
+                streq->stp = stp;
+        else {
+                DEBC(printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Can't get SCSI request.\n",
+                            tape_name(stp)););
+                if (signal_pending(current))
+                        stp->buffer->syscall_result = -EINTR;
+                else
+                        stp->buffer->syscall_result = -EBUSY;
+        }
+
+        return streq;
 }
 
 static void st_release_request(struct st_request *streq)
@@ -481,18 +495,10 @@ st_do_scsi(struct st_request * SRpnt, struct scsi_tape * STp, unsigned char *cmd
                 return NULL;
         }
 
-        if (SRpnt == NULL) {
-                SRpnt = st_allocate_request();
-                if (SRpnt == NULL) {
-                        DEBC( printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Can't get SCSI request.\n",
-                                     tape_name(STp)); );
-                        if (signal_pending(current))
-                                (STp->buffer)->syscall_result = (-EINTR);
-                        else
-                                (STp->buffer)->syscall_result = (-EBUSY);
+        if (!SRpnt) {
+                SRpnt = st_allocate_request(STp);
+                if (!SRpnt)
                         return NULL;
-                }
-                SRpnt->stp = STp;
         }
 
         /* If async IO, set last_SRpnt. This ptr tells write_behind_check