gtf->tfa[3], gtf->tfa[4], gtf->tfa[5], gtf->tfa[6]);
 
        memset(&args, 0, sizeof(ide_task_t));
-       args.command_type = IDE_DRIVE_TASK_NO_DATA;
-       args.data_phase   = TASKFILE_NO_DATA;
-       args.handler      = &task_no_data_intr;
 
        /* convert gtf to IDE Taskfile */
        memcpy(&args.tf_array[7], >f->tfa, 7);
                return err;
        }
 
-       err = ide_raw_taskfile(drive, &args, NULL);
+       err = ide_no_data_taskfile(drive, &args);
        if (err)
-               printk(KERN_ERR "%s: ide_raw_taskfile failed: %u\n",
+               printk(KERN_ERR "%s: ide_no_data_taskfile failed: %u\n",
                       __FUNCTION__, err);
 
        return err;
 
        else
                tf->command = WIN_READ_NATIVE_MAX;
        tf->device  = ATA_LBA;
-       args.command_type                       = IDE_DRIVE_TASK_NO_DATA;
-       args.handler                            = &task_no_data_intr;
        /* submit command request */
-       ide_raw_taskfile(drive, &args, NULL);
+       ide_no_data_taskfile(drive, &args);
 
        /* if OK, compute maximum address value */
        if ((tf->status & 0x01) == 0) {
                tf->command  = WIN_SET_MAX;
        }
        tf->device |= ATA_LBA;
-       args.command_type                       = IDE_DRIVE_TASK_NO_DATA;
-       args.handler                            = &task_no_data_intr;
        /* submit command request */
-       ide_raw_taskfile(drive, &args, NULL);
+       ide_no_data_taskfile(drive, &args);
        /* if OK, compute maximum address value */
        if ((tf->status & 0x01) == 0) {
                u32 high, low;
        tf->lbam    = SMART_LCYL_PASS;
        tf->lbah    = SMART_HCYL_PASS;
        tf->command = WIN_SMART;
-       args.command_type                       = IDE_DRIVE_TASK_NO_DATA;
-       args.handler                            = &task_no_data_intr;
-       return ide_raw_taskfile(drive, &args, NULL);
+       return ide_no_data_taskfile(drive, &args);
 }
 
 static int get_smart_data(ide_drive_t *drive, u8 *buf, u8 sub_cmd)
                args.tf.feature = arg ?
                        SETFEATURES_EN_WCACHE : SETFEATURES_DIS_WCACHE;
                args.tf.command = WIN_SETFEATURES;
-               args.command_type               = IDE_DRIVE_TASK_NO_DATA;
-               args.handler                    = &task_no_data_intr;
-               err = ide_raw_taskfile(drive, &args, NULL);
+               err = ide_no_data_taskfile(drive, &args);
                if (err == 0)
                        drive->wcache = arg;
        }
                args.tf.command = WIN_FLUSH_CACHE_EXT;
        else
                args.tf.command = WIN_FLUSH_CACHE;
-       args.command_type                       = IDE_DRIVE_TASK_NO_DATA;
-       args.handler                            = &task_no_data_intr;
-       return ide_raw_taskfile(drive, &args, NULL);
+       return ide_no_data_taskfile(drive, &args);
 }
 
 static int set_acoustic (ide_drive_t *drive, int arg)
        args.tf.feature = arg ? SETFEATURES_EN_AAM : SETFEATURES_DIS_AAM;
        args.tf.nsect   = arg;
        args.tf.command = WIN_SETFEATURES;
-       args.command_type = IDE_DRIVE_TASK_NO_DATA;
-       args.handler      = &task_no_data_intr;
-       ide_raw_taskfile(drive, &args, NULL);
+       ide_no_data_taskfile(drive, &args);
        drive->acoustic = arg;
        return 0;
 }
                ide_task_t args;
                memset(&args, 0, sizeof(ide_task_t));
                args.tf.command = WIN_DOORLOCK;
-               args.command_type = IDE_DRIVE_TASK_NO_DATA;
-               args.handler      = &task_no_data_intr;
                check_disk_change(inode->i_bdev);
                /*
                 * Ignore the return code from door_lock,
                 * since the open() has already succeeded,
                 * and the door_lock is irrelevant at this point.
                 */
-               if (drive->doorlocking && ide_raw_taskfile(drive, &args, NULL))
+               if (drive->doorlocking && ide_no_data_taskfile(drive, &args))
                        drive->doorlocking = 0;
        }
        return 0;
                ide_task_t args;
                memset(&args, 0, sizeof(ide_task_t));
                args.tf.command = WIN_DOORUNLOCK;
-               args.command_type = IDE_DRIVE_TASK_NO_DATA;
-               args.handler      = &task_no_data_intr;
-               if (drive->doorlocking && ide_raw_taskfile(drive, &args, NULL))
+               if (drive->doorlocking && ide_no_data_taskfile(drive, &args))
                        drive->doorlocking = 0;
        }
 
 
        return ide_stopped;
 }
 
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(task_no_data_intr);
-
 static u8 wait_drive_not_busy(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
        ide_hwif_t *hwif = HWIF(drive);
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ide_raw_taskfile);
 
+int ide_no_data_taskfile(ide_drive_t *drive, ide_task_t *task)
+{
+       task->command_type = IDE_DRIVE_TASK_NO_DATA;
+       task->data_phase   = TASKFILE_NO_DATA;
+       task->handler      = task_no_data_intr;
+
+       return ide_raw_taskfile(drive, task, NULL);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_no_data_taskfile);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_IDE_TASK_IOCTL
 int ide_taskfile_ioctl (ide_drive_t *drive, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {