diff --git a/drivers/block/rbd.c b/drivers/block/rbd.c
index 16eb247cb5fba8c5af63e8b1de209ab98795053c..d68c937d0a124c511bdc9943d0d8dd883b297c91 100644
--- a/drivers/block/rbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/rbd.c
@@ -210,6 +210,11 @@ enum obj_request_type {
 	OBJ_REQUEST_NODATA, OBJ_REQUEST_BIO, OBJ_REQUEST_PAGES
 };
 
+enum obj_operation_type {
+	OBJ_OP_WRITE,
+	OBJ_OP_READ,
+};
+
 enum obj_req_flags {
 	OBJ_REQ_DONE,		/* completion flag: not done = 0, done = 1 */
 	OBJ_REQ_IMG_DATA,	/* object usage: standalone = 0, image = 1 */
@@ -785,6 +790,18 @@ static int parse_rbd_opts_token(char *c, void *private)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static char* obj_op_name(enum obj_operation_type op_type)
+{
+	switch (op_type) {
+	case OBJ_OP_READ:
+		return "read";
+	case OBJ_OP_WRITE:
+		return "write";
+	default:
+		return "???";
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * Get a ceph client with specific addr and configuration, if one does
  * not exist create it.  Either way, ceph_opts is consumed by this
@@ -1823,7 +1840,7 @@ static void rbd_osd_req_format_write(struct rbd_obj_request *obj_request)
  */
 static struct ceph_osd_request *rbd_osd_req_create(
 					struct rbd_device *rbd_dev,
-					bool write_request,
+					enum obj_operation_type op_type,
 					unsigned int num_ops,
 					struct rbd_obj_request *obj_request)
 {
@@ -1831,16 +1848,14 @@ static struct ceph_osd_request *rbd_osd_req_create(
 	struct ceph_osd_client *osdc;
 	struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req;
 
-	if (obj_request_img_data_test(obj_request)) {
+	if (obj_request_img_data_test(obj_request) && op_type == OBJ_OP_WRITE) {
 		struct rbd_img_request *img_request = obj_request->img_request;
 
-		rbd_assert(write_request ==
-				img_request_write_test(img_request));
-		if (write_request)
-			snapc = img_request->snapc;
+		rbd_assert(img_request_write_test(img_request));
+		snapc = img_request->snapc;
 	}
 
-	rbd_assert(num_ops == 1 || (write_request && num_ops == 2));
+	rbd_assert(num_ops == 1 || ((op_type == OBJ_OP_WRITE) && num_ops == 2));
 
 	/* Allocate and initialize the request, for the num_ops ops */
 
@@ -1850,7 +1865,7 @@ static struct ceph_osd_request *rbd_osd_req_create(
 	if (!osd_req)
 		return NULL;	/* ENOMEM */
 
-	if (write_request)
+	if (op_type == OBJ_OP_WRITE)
 		osd_req->r_flags = CEPH_OSD_FLAG_WRITE | CEPH_OSD_FLAG_ONDISK;
 	else
 		osd_req->r_flags = CEPH_OSD_FLAG_READ;
@@ -2057,7 +2072,7 @@ static bool rbd_dev_parent_get(struct rbd_device *rbd_dev)
 static struct rbd_img_request *rbd_img_request_create(
 					struct rbd_device *rbd_dev,
 					u64 offset, u64 length,
-					bool write_request,
+					enum obj_operation_type op_type,
 					struct ceph_snap_context *snapc)
 {
 	struct rbd_img_request *img_request;
@@ -2071,7 +2086,7 @@ static struct rbd_img_request *rbd_img_request_create(
 	img_request->offset = offset;
 	img_request->length = length;
 	img_request->flags = 0;
-	if (write_request) {
+	if (op_type == OBJ_OP_WRITE) {
 		img_request_write_set(img_request);
 		img_request->snapc = snapc;
 	} else {
@@ -2088,8 +2103,7 @@ static struct rbd_img_request *rbd_img_request_create(
 	kref_init(&img_request->kref);
 
 	dout("%s: rbd_dev %p %s %llu/%llu -> img %p\n", __func__, rbd_dev,
-		write_request ? "write" : "read", offset, length,
-		img_request);
+		obj_op_name(op_type), offset, length, img_request);
 
 	return img_request;
 }
@@ -2130,7 +2144,7 @@ static struct rbd_img_request *rbd_parent_request_create(
 	rbd_dev = obj_request->img_request->rbd_dev;
 
 	parent_request = rbd_img_request_create(rbd_dev->parent, img_offset,
-						length, false, NULL);
+						length, OBJ_OP_READ, NULL);
 	if (!parent_request)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -2171,11 +2185,14 @@ static bool rbd_img_obj_end_request(struct rbd_obj_request *obj_request)
 	result = obj_request->result;
 	if (result) {
 		struct rbd_device *rbd_dev = img_request->rbd_dev;
+		enum obj_operation_type op_type;
+
+		op_type = img_request_write_test(img_request) ? OBJ_OP_WRITE :
+								OBJ_OP_READ;
 
 		rbd_warn(rbd_dev, "%s %llx at %llx (%llx)",
-			img_request_write_test(img_request) ? "write" : "read",
-			obj_request->length, obj_request->img_offset,
-			obj_request->offset);
+			obj_op_name(op_type), obj_request->length,
+			obj_request->img_offset, obj_request->offset);
 		rbd_warn(rbd_dev, "  result %d xferred %x",
 			result, xferred);
 		if (!img_request->result)
@@ -2254,10 +2271,10 @@ static int rbd_img_request_fill(struct rbd_img_request *img_request,
 	struct rbd_device *rbd_dev = img_request->rbd_dev;
 	struct rbd_obj_request *obj_request = NULL;
 	struct rbd_obj_request *next_obj_request;
-	bool write_request = img_request_write_test(img_request);
 	struct bio *bio_list = NULL;
 	unsigned int bio_offset = 0;
 	struct page **pages = NULL;
+	enum obj_operation_type op_type;
 	u64 img_offset;
 	u64 resid;
 	u16 opcode;
@@ -2265,7 +2282,6 @@ static int rbd_img_request_fill(struct rbd_img_request *img_request,
 	dout("%s: img %p type %d data_desc %p\n", __func__, img_request,
 		(int)type, data_desc);
 
-	opcode = write_request ? CEPH_OSD_OP_WRITE : CEPH_OSD_OP_READ;
 	img_offset = img_request->offset;
 	resid = img_request->length;
 	rbd_assert(resid > 0);
@@ -2327,16 +2343,24 @@ static int rbd_img_request_fill(struct rbd_img_request *img_request,
 			pages += page_count;
 		}
 
-		osd_req = rbd_osd_req_create(rbd_dev, write_request,
-					     (write_request ? 2 : 1),
-					     obj_request);
+		if (img_request_write_test(img_request)) {
+			op_type = OBJ_OP_WRITE;
+			opcode = CEPH_OSD_OP_WRITE;
+		} else {
+			op_type = OBJ_OP_READ;
+			opcode = CEPH_OSD_OP_READ;
+		}
+
+		osd_req = rbd_osd_req_create(rbd_dev, op_type,
+					(op_type == OBJ_OP_WRITE) ? 2 : 1,
+					obj_request);
 		if (!osd_req)
 			goto out_unwind;
 		obj_request->osd_req = osd_req;
 		obj_request->callback = rbd_img_obj_callback;
 		rbd_img_request_get(img_request);
 
-		if (write_request) {
+		if (op_type == OBJ_OP_WRITE) {
 			osd_req_op_alloc_hint_init(osd_req, which,
 					     rbd_obj_bytes(&rbd_dev->header),
 					     rbd_obj_bytes(&rbd_dev->header));
@@ -2353,7 +2377,7 @@ static int rbd_img_request_fill(struct rbd_img_request *img_request,
 					obj_request->pages, length,
 					offset & ~PAGE_MASK, false, false);
 
-		if (write_request)
+		if (op_type == OBJ_OP_WRITE)
 			rbd_osd_req_format_write(obj_request);
 		else
 			rbd_osd_req_format_read(obj_request);
@@ -2723,7 +2747,7 @@ static int rbd_img_obj_exists_submit(struct rbd_obj_request *obj_request)
 
 	rbd_assert(obj_request->img_request);
 	rbd_dev = obj_request->img_request->rbd_dev;
-	stat_request->osd_req = rbd_osd_req_create(rbd_dev, false, 1,
+	stat_request->osd_req = rbd_osd_req_create(rbd_dev, OBJ_OP_READ, 1,
 						   stat_request);
 	if (!stat_request->osd_req)
 		goto out;
@@ -2947,7 +2971,7 @@ static int rbd_obj_notify_ack_sync(struct rbd_device *rbd_dev, u64 notify_id)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	ret = -ENOMEM;
-	obj_request->osd_req = rbd_osd_req_create(rbd_dev, false, 1,
+	obj_request->osd_req = rbd_osd_req_create(rbd_dev, OBJ_OP_READ, 1,
 						  obj_request);
 	if (!obj_request->osd_req)
 		goto out;
@@ -3010,7 +3034,7 @@ static struct rbd_obj_request *rbd_obj_watch_request_helper(
 	if (!obj_request)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	obj_request->osd_req = rbd_osd_req_create(rbd_dev, true, 1,
+	obj_request->osd_req = rbd_osd_req_create(rbd_dev, OBJ_OP_WRITE, 1,
 						  obj_request);
 	if (!obj_request->osd_req) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -3148,7 +3172,7 @@ static int rbd_obj_method_sync(struct rbd_device *rbd_dev,
 	obj_request->pages = pages;
 	obj_request->page_count = page_count;
 
-	obj_request->osd_req = rbd_osd_req_create(rbd_dev, false, 1,
+	obj_request->osd_req = rbd_osd_req_create(rbd_dev, OBJ_OP_READ, 1,
 						  obj_request);
 	if (!obj_request->osd_req)
 		goto out;
@@ -3201,10 +3225,15 @@ static void rbd_handle_request(struct rbd_device *rbd_dev, struct request *rq)
 	struct ceph_snap_context *snapc = NULL;
 	u64 offset = (u64)blk_rq_pos(rq) << SECTOR_SHIFT;
 	u64 length = blk_rq_bytes(rq);
-	bool wr = rq_data_dir(rq) == WRITE;
+	enum obj_operation_type op_type;
 	u64 mapping_size;
 	int result;
 
+	if (rq->cmd_flags & REQ_WRITE)
+		op_type = OBJ_OP_WRITE;
+	else
+		op_type = OBJ_OP_READ;
+
 	/* Ignore/skip any zero-length requests */
 
 	if (!length) {
@@ -3213,9 +3242,9 @@ static void rbd_handle_request(struct rbd_device *rbd_dev, struct request *rq)
 		goto err_rq;
 	}
 
-	/* Disallow writes to a read-only device */
+	/* Only reads are allowed to a read-only device */
 
-	if (wr) {
+	if (op_type != OBJ_OP_READ) {
 		if (rbd_dev->mapping.read_only) {
 			result = -EROFS;
 			goto err_rq;
@@ -3245,7 +3274,7 @@ static void rbd_handle_request(struct rbd_device *rbd_dev, struct request *rq)
 
 	down_read(&rbd_dev->header_rwsem);
 	mapping_size = rbd_dev->mapping.size;
-	if (wr) {
+	if (op_type != OBJ_OP_READ) {
 		snapc = rbd_dev->header.snapc;
 		ceph_get_snap_context(snapc);
 	}
@@ -3258,7 +3287,7 @@ static void rbd_handle_request(struct rbd_device *rbd_dev, struct request *rq)
 		goto err_rq;
 	}
 
-	img_request = rbd_img_request_create(rbd_dev, offset, length, wr,
+	img_request = rbd_img_request_create(rbd_dev, offset, length, op_type,
 					     snapc);
 	if (!img_request) {
 		result = -ENOMEM;
@@ -3281,7 +3310,7 @@ static void rbd_handle_request(struct rbd_device *rbd_dev, struct request *rq)
 err_rq:
 	if (result)
 		rbd_warn(rbd_dev, "%s %llx at %llx result %d",
-			 wr ? "write" : "read", length, offset, result);
+			 obj_op_name(op_type), length, offset, result);
 	if (snapc)
 		ceph_put_snap_context(snapc);
 	blk_end_request_all(rq, result);
@@ -3421,7 +3450,7 @@ static int rbd_obj_read_sync(struct rbd_device *rbd_dev,
 	obj_request->pages = pages;
 	obj_request->page_count = page_count;
 
-	obj_request->osd_req = rbd_osd_req_create(rbd_dev, false, 1,
+	obj_request->osd_req = rbd_osd_req_create(rbd_dev, OBJ_OP_READ, 1,
 						  obj_request);
 	if (!obj_request->osd_req)
 		goto out;