u8 lba48                = (drive->addressing == 1) ? 1 : 0;
        u8 command              = WIN_NOP;
        ata_nsector_t           nsectors;
-       struct ide_taskfile ltf, *tf = <f;
+       ide_task_t              task;
+       struct ide_taskfile     *tf = &task.tf;
 
        nsectors.all            = (u16) rq->nr_sectors;
 
                ide_map_sg(drive, rq);
        }
 
-       if (IDE_CONTROL_REG)
-               hwif->OUTB(drive->ctl, IDE_CONTROL_REG);
-
-       /* FIXME: SELECT_MASK(drive, 0) ? */
-
-       memset(tf, 0, sizeof(*tf));
+       memset(&task, 0, sizeof(task));
+       task.tf_flags = IDE_TFLAG_NO_SELECT_MASK;  /* FIXME? */
 
        if (drive->select.b.lba) {
                if (lba48) {
                                tf->hob_lbah, tf->hob_lbam, tf->hob_lbal,
                                tf->lbah, tf->lbam, tf->lbal);
 #endif
+                       task.tf_flags |= IDE_TFLAG_LBA48;
                } else {
                        tf->nsect  = nsectors.b.low;
                        tf->lbal   = block;
                tf->device = head;
        }
 
-       if (drive->select.b.lba && lba48) {
-               hwif->OUTB(tf->hob_feature, IDE_FEATURE_REG);
-               hwif->OUTB(tf->hob_nsect, IDE_NSECTOR_REG);
-               hwif->OUTB(tf->hob_lbal, IDE_SECTOR_REG);
-               hwif->OUTB(tf->hob_lbam, IDE_LCYL_REG);
-               hwif->OUTB(tf->hob_lbah, IDE_HCYL_REG);
-       }
-
-       hwif->OUTB(tf->feature, IDE_FEATURE_REG);
-       hwif->OUTB(tf->nsect, IDE_NSECTOR_REG);
-       hwif->OUTB(tf->lbal, IDE_SECTOR_REG);
-       hwif->OUTB(tf->lbam, IDE_LCYL_REG);
-       hwif->OUTB(tf->lbah, IDE_HCYL_REG);
-
-       hwif->OUTB(tf->device | drive->select.all, IDE_SELECT_REG);
+       ide_tf_load(drive, &task);
 
        if (dma) {
                if (!hwif->dma_setup(drive)) {
 
        }
 }
 
+void ide_tf_load(ide_drive_t *drive, ide_task_t *task)
+{
+       ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
+       struct ide_taskfile *tf = &task->tf;
+       u8 HIHI = (task->tf_flags & IDE_TFLAG_LBA48) ? 0xE0 : 0xEF;
+
+       if (IDE_CONTROL_REG)
+               hwif->OUTB(drive->ctl, IDE_CONTROL_REG); /* clear nIEN */
+
+       if ((task->tf_flags & IDE_TFLAG_NO_SELECT_MASK) == 0)
+               SELECT_MASK(drive, 0);
+
+       if (task->tf_flags & IDE_TFLAG_LBA48) {
+               hwif->OUTB(tf->hob_feature, IDE_FEATURE_REG);
+               hwif->OUTB(tf->hob_nsect, IDE_NSECTOR_REG);
+               hwif->OUTB(tf->hob_lbal, IDE_SECTOR_REG);
+               hwif->OUTB(tf->hob_lbam, IDE_LCYL_REG);
+               hwif->OUTB(tf->hob_lbah, IDE_HCYL_REG);
+       }
+
+       hwif->OUTB(tf->feature, IDE_FEATURE_REG);
+       hwif->OUTB(tf->nsect, IDE_NSECTOR_REG);
+       hwif->OUTB(tf->lbal, IDE_SECTOR_REG);
+       hwif->OUTB(tf->lbam, IDE_LCYL_REG);
+       hwif->OUTB(tf->lbah, IDE_HCYL_REG);
+
+       hwif->OUTB((tf->device & HIHI) | drive->select.all, IDE_SELECT_REG);
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_tf_load);
+
 int taskfile_lib_get_identify (ide_drive_t *drive, u8 *buf)
 {
        ide_task_t args;
 {
        ide_hwif_t *hwif        = HWIF(drive);
        struct ide_taskfile *tf = &task->tf;
-       u8 HIHI                 = (drive->addressing == 1) ? 0xE0 : 0xEF;
 
-       /* ALL Command Block Executions SHALL clear nIEN, unless otherwise */
-       if (IDE_CONTROL_REG) {
-               /* clear nIEN */
-               hwif->OUTB(drive->ctl, IDE_CONTROL_REG);
-       }
-       SELECT_MASK(drive, 0);
+       if (drive->addressing == 1)
+               task->tf_flags |= IDE_TFLAG_LBA48;
 
-       if (drive->addressing == 1) {
-               hwif->OUTB(tf->hob_feature, IDE_FEATURE_REG);
-               hwif->OUTB(tf->hob_nsect, IDE_NSECTOR_REG);
-               hwif->OUTB(tf->hob_lbal, IDE_SECTOR_REG);
-               hwif->OUTB(tf->hob_lbam, IDE_LCYL_REG);
-               hwif->OUTB(tf->hob_lbah, IDE_HCYL_REG);
-       }
-
-       hwif->OUTB(tf->feature, IDE_FEATURE_REG);
-       hwif->OUTB(tf->nsect, IDE_NSECTOR_REG);
-       hwif->OUTB(tf->lbal, IDE_SECTOR_REG);
-       hwif->OUTB(tf->lbam, IDE_LCYL_REG);
-       hwif->OUTB(tf->lbah, IDE_HCYL_REG);
-
-       hwif->OUTB((tf->device & HIHI) | drive->select.all, IDE_SELECT_REG);
+       ide_tf_load(drive, task);
 
        if (task->handler != NULL) {
                if (task->prehandler != NULL) {
 
  */
 extern int ide_wait_cmd(ide_drive_t *, u8, u8, u8, u8, u8 *);
 
+enum {
+       IDE_TFLAG_LBA48                 = (1 << 0),
+       IDE_TFLAG_NO_SELECT_MASK        = (1 << 1),
+};
+
 struct ide_taskfile {
        u8      hob_data;       /*  0: high data byte (for TASKFILE IOCTL) */
 
                struct ide_taskfile     tf;
                u8                      tf_array[14];
        };
+       u8                      tf_flags;
        ide_reg_valid_t         tf_out_flags;
        ide_reg_valid_t         tf_in_flags;
        int                     data_phase;
        void                    *special;       /* valid_t generally */
 } ide_task_t;
 
+void ide_tf_load(ide_drive_t *, ide_task_t *);
+
 extern u32 ide_read_24(ide_drive_t *);
 
 extern void SELECT_DRIVE(ide_drive_t *);