diff --git a/drivers/acorn/block/fd1772.c b/drivers/acorn/block/fd1772.c
index 674bf81c6e660040ab8d0136ecebd4e9f84aad66..423ed08fb6f74b8c8ac7c9c9c3d9fbcf22d380c0 100644
--- a/drivers/acorn/block/fd1772.c
+++ b/drivers/acorn/block/fd1772.c
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ static void redo_fd_request(void)
 	del_timer(&motor_off_timer);
 
 	ReqCnt = 0;
-	ReqCmd = CURRENT->cmd;
+	ReqCmd = rq_data_dir(CURRENT);
 	ReqBlock = CURRENT->sector;
 	ReqBuffer = CURRENT->buffer;
 	setup_req_params(drive);
diff --git a/drivers/acorn/block/mfmhd.c b/drivers/acorn/block/mfmhd.c
index 689a4c3542babc00e385699fe1caf4b02c0f9103..d85520f78e68bcd7ce4c9df214493643cf171bf5 100644
--- a/drivers/acorn/block/mfmhd.c
+++ b/drivers/acorn/block/mfmhd.c
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ static void mfm_rw_intr(void)
 	   a choice of command end or some data which is ready to be collected */
 	/* I think we have to transfer data while the interrupt line is on and its
 	   not any other type of interrupt */
-	if (CURRENT->cmd == WRITE) {
+	if (rq_data_dir(CURRENT) == WRITE) {
 		extern void hdc63463_writedma(void);
 		if ((hdc63463_dataleft <= 0) && (!(mfm_status & STAT_CED))) {
 			printk("mfm_rw_intr: Apparent DMA write request when no more to DMA\n");
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ static void issue_request(unsigned int block, unsigned int nsect,
 	raw_cmd.head = start_head;
 	raw_cmd.cylinder = track / p->heads;
 	raw_cmd.cmdtype = CURRENT->cmd;
-	raw_cmd.cmdcode = CURRENT->cmd == WRITE ? CMD_WD : CMD_RD;
+	raw_cmd.cmdcode = rq_data_dir(CURRENT) == WRITE ? CMD_WD : CMD_RD;
 	raw_cmd.cmddata[0] = dev + 1;	/* DAG: +1 to get US */
 	raw_cmd.cmddata[1] = raw_cmd.head;
 	raw_cmd.cmddata[2] = raw_cmd.cylinder >> 8;
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ static void issue_request(unsigned int block, unsigned int nsect,
 	hdc63463_dataleft = nsect * 256;	/* Better way? */
 
 	DBG("mfm%c: %sing: CHS=%d/%d/%d, sectors=%d, buffer=0x%08lx (%p)\n",
-	     raw_cmd.dev + 'a', (CURRENT->cmd == READ) ? "read" : "writ",
+	     raw_cmd.dev + 'a', rq_data_dir(CURRENT) == READ ? "read" : "writ",
 		       raw_cmd.cylinder,
 		       raw_cmd.head,
 	    raw_cmd.sector, nsect, (unsigned long) Copy_buffer, CURRENT);
@@ -917,13 +917,6 @@ static void mfm_request(void)
 
 		DBG("mfm_request: block after offset=%d\n", block);
 
-		if (CURRENT->cmd != READ && CURRENT->cmd != WRITE) {
-			printk("unknown mfm-command %d\n", CURRENT->cmd);
-			end_request(CURRENT, 0);
-			Busy = 0;
-			printk("mfm: continue 4\n");
-			continue;
-		}
 		issue_request(block, nsect, CURRENT);
 
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/block/amiflop.c b/drivers/block/amiflop.c
index 27a139025cedaf677124a67d21a54447b621f500..6ce8b897e2623f025de20994a8f02a11eee2e8f2 100644
--- a/drivers/block/amiflop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/amiflop.c
@@ -1363,7 +1363,7 @@ static void redo_fd_request(void)
 #ifdef DEBUG
 		printk("fd: sector %ld + %d requested for %s\n",
 		       CURRENT->sector,cnt,
-		       (CURRENT->cmd==READ)?"read":"write");
+		       (rq_data_dir(CURRENT) == READ) ? "read" : "write");
 #endif
 		block = CURRENT->sector + cnt;
 		if ((int)block > floppy->blocks) {
diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c
index 069ae39a9cd9023eb62d9115f2885383c2df86ef..c575fb1d585f1131714a6658cc1b823404140cfd 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ static void nbd_clear_que(struct nbd_device *lo)
 /*
  * We always wait for result of write, for now. It would be nice to make it optional
  * in future
- * if ((req->cmd == WRITE) && (lo->flags & NBD_WRITE_NOCHK)) 
+ * if ((rq_data_dir(req) == WRITE) && (lo->flags & NBD_WRITE_NOCHK))
  *   { printk( "Warning: Ignoring result!\n"); nbd_end_request( req ); }
  */
 
diff --git a/drivers/cdrom/aztcd.c b/drivers/cdrom/aztcd.c
index 1f9fb7a9670314403d6981166f2544e22ceac9a5..d7fbfaae2449e6fe07bea8bdc061d391f62d286a 100644
--- a/drivers/cdrom/aztcd.c
+++ b/drivers/cdrom/aztcd.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static struct request_queue *azt_queue;
 static int current_valid(void)
 {
         return CURRENT &&
-		CURRENT->cmd == READ &&
+		rq_data_dir(CURRENT) == READ &&
 		CURRENT->sector != -1;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/cdrom/cm206.c b/drivers/cdrom/cm206.c
index 230131163240532cdfa34f3861e74aef87531bdd..2f8fe3b6bbd0504a03b873ddc59cd855c627fe66 100644
--- a/drivers/cdrom/cm206.c
+++ b/drivers/cdrom/cm206.c
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ static void do_cm206_request(request_queue_t * q)
 		if (!req)
 			return;
 
-		if (req->cmd != READ) {
+		if (rq_data_dir(req) != READ) {
 			debug(("Non-read command %d on cdrom\n", req->cmd));
 			end_request(req, 0);
 			continue;
diff --git a/drivers/cdrom/gscd.c b/drivers/cdrom/gscd.c
index b3ab6e9b8df182ac4017940140edc456cb029a25..176742ed007bca513a7f10a99cb4b092d208db0d 100644
--- a/drivers/cdrom/gscd.c
+++ b/drivers/cdrom/gscd.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static void __do_gscd_request(unsigned long dummy)
 	if (req->sector == -1)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (req->cmd != READ) {
+	if (rq_data_dir(req) != READ) {
 		printk("GSCD: bad cmd %u\n", rq_data_dir(req));
 		end_request(req, 0);
 		goto repeat;
diff --git a/drivers/cdrom/mcdx.c b/drivers/cdrom/mcdx.c
index 4310cc84dfedb4c3b59dc20751e91ed076ace202..972ee9c8247c34d6fdf4ffd5bb9a166ce124cc39 100644
--- a/drivers/cdrom/mcdx.c
+++ b/drivers/cdrom/mcdx.c
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ static void do_mcdx_request(request_queue_t * q)
 	xtrace(REQUEST, "do_request() (%lu + %lu)\n",
 	       req->sector, req->nr_sectors);
 
-	if (req->cmd != READ) {
+	if (rq_data_dir(req) != READ) {
 		xwarn("do_request(): non-read command to cd!!\n");
 		xtrace(REQUEST, "end_request(0): write\n");
 		end_request(req, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/cdrom/optcd.c b/drivers/cdrom/optcd.c
index 3541690a77d443932de3b2123ba677d491f729bb..efd619c0fe10fbfcc65192bb8672e1dfe933a78c 100644
--- a/drivers/cdrom/optcd.c
+++ b/drivers/cdrom/optcd.c
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ static int update_toc(void)
 static int current_valid(void)
 {
         return CURRENT &&
-		CURRENT->cmd == READ &&
+		rq_data_dir(CURRENT) == READ &&
 		CURRENT->sector != -1;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/cdrom/sjcd.c b/drivers/cdrom/sjcd.c
index 5409fca5bbfcaa5fd346fd32428ae02e089806aa..76c24e679e68f920f58cc41237c724167e919e91 100644
--- a/drivers/cdrom/sjcd.c
+++ b/drivers/cdrom/sjcd.c
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ static void sjcd_invalidate_buffers(void)
 static int current_valid(void)
 {
         return CURRENT &&
-		CURRENT->cmd == READ &&
+		rq_data_dir(CURRENT) == READ &&
 		CURRENT->sector != -1;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/legacy/hd.c b/drivers/ide/legacy/hd.c
index 661c12f6dda6628f1eac7fd34826bf45c159564d..7f4c0a5050a1393e27e0c2ec3c9e7117d0546935 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/legacy/hd.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/legacy/hd.c
@@ -623,7 +623,8 @@ static void hd_request(void)
 	cyl   = track / disk->head;
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	printk("%s: %sing: CHS=%d/%d/%d, sectors=%d, buffer=%p\n",
-		req->rq_disk->disk_name, (req->cmd == READ)?"read":"writ",
+		req->rq_disk->disk_name,
+		req_data_dir(req) == READ ? "read" : "writ",
 		cyl, head, sec, nsect, req->buffer);
 #endif
 	if (blk_fs_request(req)) {