void ide_end_drive_cmd (ide_drive_t *drive, u8 stat, u8 err)
 {
-       ide_hwif_t *hwif = HWIF(drive);
        unsigned long flags;
        struct request *rq;
 
        rq = HWGROUP(drive)->rq;
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ide_lock, flags);
 
-       if (rq->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_ATA_CMD) {
-               u8 *args = (u8 *) rq->buffer;
-               if (rq->errors == 0)
-                       rq->errors = !OK_STAT(stat,READY_STAT,BAD_STAT);
-
-               if (args) {
-                       args[0] = stat;
-                       args[1] = err;
-                       /* be sure we're looking at the low order bits */
-                       hwif->OUTB(drive->ctl & ~0x80, IDE_CONTROL_REG);
-                       args[2] = hwif->INB(IDE_NSECTOR_REG);
-               }
-       } else if (rq->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_ATA_TASKFILE) {
+       if (rq->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_ATA_TASKFILE) {
                ide_task_t *args = (ide_task_t *) rq->special;
                if (rq->errors == 0)
                        rq->errors = !OK_STAT(stat,READY_STAT,BAD_STAT);
                return __ide_abort(drive, rq);
 }
 
-/**
- *     drive_cmd_intr          -       drive command completion interrupt
- *     @drive: drive the completion interrupt occurred on
- *
- *     drive_cmd_intr() is invoked on completion of a special DRIVE_CMD.
- *     We do any necessary data reading and then wait for the drive to
- *     go non busy. At that point we may read the error data and complete
- *     the request
- */
- 
-static ide_startstop_t drive_cmd_intr (ide_drive_t *drive)
-{
-       struct request *rq = HWGROUP(drive)->rq;
-       ide_hwif_t *hwif = HWIF(drive);
-       u8 *args = (u8 *)rq->buffer, pio_in = (args && args[3]) ? 1 : 0, stat;
-
-       if (pio_in) {
-               u8 io_32bit = drive->io_32bit;
-               stat = hwif->INB(IDE_STATUS_REG);
-               if (!OK_STAT(stat, DRQ_STAT, BAD_R_STAT)) {
-                       if (stat & (ERR_STAT | DRQ_STAT))
-                               return ide_error(drive, __FUNCTION__, stat);
-                       ide_set_handler(drive, &drive_cmd_intr, WAIT_WORSTCASE,
-                                       NULL);
-                       return ide_started;
-               }
-               drive->io_32bit = 0;
-               hwif->ata_input_data(drive, &args[4], args[3] * SECTOR_WORDS);
-               drive->io_32bit = io_32bit;
-               stat = wait_drive_not_busy(drive);
-       } else {
-               local_irq_enable_in_hardirq();
-               stat = hwif->INB(IDE_STATUS_REG);
-       }
-
-       if (!OK_STAT(stat, (pio_in ? 0 : READY_STAT), BAD_STAT))
-               return ide_error(drive, __FUNCTION__, stat);
-               /* calls ide_end_drive_cmd */
-       ide_end_drive_cmd(drive, stat, hwif->INB(IDE_ERROR_REG));
-       return ide_stopped;
-}
-
 static void ide_tf_set_specify_cmd(ide_drive_t *drive, struct ide_taskfile *tf)
 {
        tf->nsect   = drive->sect;
                struct request *rq)
 {
        ide_hwif_t *hwif = HWIF(drive);
-       u8 *args = rq->buffer;
-       ide_task_t ltask;
-       struct ide_taskfile *tf = <ask.tf;
-
-       if (rq->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_ATA_TASKFILE) {
-               ide_task_t *task = rq->special;
- 
-               if (task == NULL)
-                       goto done;
+       ide_task_t *task = rq->special;
 
+       if (task) {
                hwif->data_phase = task->data_phase;
 
                switch (hwif->data_phase) {
                return do_rw_taskfile(drive, task);
        }
 
-       if (args == NULL)
-               goto done;
-
-       memset(<ask, 0, sizeof(ltask));
-       if (rq->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_ATA_CMD) {
-#ifdef DEBUG
-               printk("%s: DRIVE_CMD\n", drive->name);
-#endif
-               tf->feature = args[2];
-               if (args[0] == WIN_SMART) {
-                       tf->nsect = args[3];
-                       tf->lbal  = args[1];
-                       tf->lbam  = 0x4f;
-                       tf->lbah  = 0xc2;
-                       ltask.tf_flags = IDE_TFLAG_OUT_TF;
-               } else {
-                       tf->nsect = args[1];
-                       ltask.tf_flags = IDE_TFLAG_OUT_FEATURE |
-                                        IDE_TFLAG_OUT_NSECT;
-               }
-       }
-       tf->command = args[0];
-       ide_tf_load(drive, <ask);
-       ide_execute_command(drive, args[0], &drive_cmd_intr, WAIT_WORSTCASE, NULL);
-       return ide_started;
-
-done:
        /*
         * NULL is actually a valid way of waiting for
         * all current requests to be flushed from the queue.
                if (drive->current_speed == 0xff)
                        ide_config_drive_speed(drive, drive->desired_speed);
 
-               if (rq->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_ATA_CMD ||
-                   rq->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_ATA_TASKFILE)
+               if (rq->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_ATA_TASKFILE)
                        return execute_drive_cmd(drive, rq);
                else if (blk_pm_request(rq)) {
                        struct request_pm_state *pm = rq->data;