diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c b/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
index 8be7dc0b47b849858c8d5b37872e7112fb8e3b31..a17e12032f65133d704f461fee3cfa9b1a1fda9a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
@@ -294,28 +294,6 @@ void ata_exec_command(struct ata_port *ap, const struct ata_taskfile *tf)
 		ata_exec_command_pio(ap, tf);
 }
 
-/**
- *	ata_exec - issue ATA command to host controller
- *	@ap: port to which command is being issued
- *	@tf: ATA taskfile register set
- *
- *	Issues PIO/MMIO write to ATA command register, with proper
- *	synchronization with interrupt handler / other threads.
- *
- *	LOCKING:
- *	Obtains host_set lock.
- */
-
-static inline void ata_exec(struct ata_port *ap, const struct ata_taskfile *tf)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	DPRINTK("ata%u: cmd 0x%X\n", ap->id, tf->command);
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&ap->host_set->lock, flags);
-	ap->ops->exec_command(ap, tf);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ap->host_set->lock, flags);
-}
-
 /**
  *	ata_tf_to_host - issue ATA taskfile to host controller
  *	@ap: port to which command is being issued
@@ -326,30 +304,11 @@ static inline void ata_exec(struct ata_port *ap, const struct ata_taskfile *tf)
  *	other threads.
  *
  *	LOCKING:
- *	Obtains host_set lock.
- */
-
-static void ata_tf_to_host(struct ata_port *ap, const struct ata_taskfile *tf)
-{
-	ap->ops->tf_load(ap, tf);
-
-	ata_exec(ap, tf);
-}
-
-/**
- *	ata_tf_to_host_nolock - issue ATA taskfile to host controller
- *	@ap: port to which command is being issued
- *	@tf: ATA taskfile register set
- *
- *	Issues ATA taskfile register set to ATA host controller,
- *	with proper synchronization with interrupt handler and
- *	other threads.
- *
- *	LOCKING:
  *	spin_lock_irqsave(host_set lock)
  */
 
-void ata_tf_to_host_nolock(struct ata_port *ap, const struct ata_taskfile *tf)
+static inline void ata_tf_to_host(struct ata_port *ap,
+				  const struct ata_taskfile *tf)
 {
 	ap->ops->tf_load(ap, tf);
 	ap->ops->exec_command(ap, tf);
@@ -1912,12 +1871,14 @@ static void ata_bus_post_reset(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int devmask)
  *
  *	LOCKING:
  *	PCI/etc. bus probe sem.
+ *	Obtains host_set lock.
  *
  */
 
 static unsigned int ata_bus_edd(struct ata_port *ap)
 {
 	struct ata_taskfile tf;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/* set up execute-device-diag (bus reset) taskfile */
 	/* also, take interrupts to a known state (disabled) */
@@ -1928,7 +1889,9 @@ static unsigned int ata_bus_edd(struct ata_port *ap)
 	tf.protocol = ATA_PROT_NODATA;
 
 	/* do bus reset */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ap->host_set->lock, flags);
 	ata_tf_to_host(ap, &tf);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ap->host_set->lock, flags);
 
 	/* spec says at least 2ms.  but who knows with those
 	 * crazy ATAPI devices...
@@ -3555,7 +3518,7 @@ int ata_qc_issue_prot(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 
 	switch (qc->tf.protocol) {
 	case ATA_PROT_NODATA:
-		ata_tf_to_host_nolock(ap, &qc->tf);
+		ata_tf_to_host(ap, &qc->tf);
 		break;
 
 	case ATA_PROT_DMA:
@@ -3566,20 +3529,20 @@ int ata_qc_issue_prot(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 
 	case ATA_PROT_PIO: /* load tf registers, initiate polling pio */
 		ata_qc_set_polling(qc);
-		ata_tf_to_host_nolock(ap, &qc->tf);
+		ata_tf_to_host(ap, &qc->tf);
 		ap->hsm_task_state = HSM_ST;
 		queue_work(ata_wq, &ap->pio_task);
 		break;
 
 	case ATA_PROT_ATAPI:
 		ata_qc_set_polling(qc);
-		ata_tf_to_host_nolock(ap, &qc->tf);
+		ata_tf_to_host(ap, &qc->tf);
 		queue_work(ata_wq, &ap->packet_task);
 		break;
 
 	case ATA_PROT_ATAPI_NODATA:
 		ap->flags |= ATA_FLAG_NOINTR;
-		ata_tf_to_host_nolock(ap, &qc->tf);
+		ata_tf_to_host(ap, &qc->tf);
 		queue_work(ata_wq, &ap->packet_task);
 		break;
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libata.h b/drivers/scsi/libata.h
index 10ecd9e15e4fb9296b8a0aa1eeacf99b5aaf2e29..fad051ca4672bf0daf6ed710cf4155f977bb7662 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libata.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libata.h
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ extern int ata_qc_issue(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
 extern int ata_check_atapi_dma(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
 extern void ata_dev_select(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int device,
                            unsigned int wait, unsigned int can_sleep);
-extern void ata_tf_to_host_nolock(struct ata_port *ap, const struct ata_taskfile *tf);
 extern void swap_buf_le16(u16 *buf, unsigned int buf_words);
 extern int ata_task_ioctl(struct scsi_device *scsidev, void __user *arg);
 extern int ata_cmd_ioctl(struct scsi_device *scsidev, void __user *arg);