diff --git a/block/mq-deadline.c b/block/mq-deadline.c
index c4f51e7884fb..dfbc6b77fa71 100644
--- a/block/mq-deadline.c
+++ b/block/mq-deadline.c
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ static const int writes_starved = 2;    /* max times reads can starve a write */
 static const int fifo_batch = 16;       /* # of sequential requests treated as one
 				     by the above parameters. For throughput. */
 
+enum dd_data_dir {
+	DD_READ		= READ,
+	DD_WRITE	= WRITE,
+} __packed;
+
+enum { DD_DIR_COUNT = 2 };
+
 struct deadline_data {
 	/*
 	 * run time data
@@ -43,20 +50,20 @@ struct deadline_data {
 	/*
 	 * requests (deadline_rq s) are present on both sort_list and fifo_list
 	 */
-	struct rb_root sort_list[2];
-	struct list_head fifo_list[2];
+	struct rb_root sort_list[DD_DIR_COUNT];
+	struct list_head fifo_list[DD_DIR_COUNT];
 
 	/*
 	 * next in sort order. read, write or both are NULL
 	 */
-	struct request *next_rq[2];
+	struct request *next_rq[DD_DIR_COUNT];
 	unsigned int batching;		/* number of sequential requests made */
 	unsigned int starved;		/* times reads have starved writes */
 
 	/*
 	 * settings that change how the i/o scheduler behaves
 	 */
-	int fifo_expire[2];
+	int fifo_expire[DD_DIR_COUNT];
 	int fifo_batch;
 	int writes_starved;
 	int front_merges;
@@ -97,7 +104,7 @@ deadline_add_rq_rb(struct deadline_data *dd, struct request *rq)
 static inline void
 deadline_del_rq_rb(struct deadline_data *dd, struct request *rq)
 {
-	const int data_dir = rq_data_dir(rq);
+	const enum dd_data_dir data_dir = rq_data_dir(rq);
 
 	if (dd->next_rq[data_dir] == rq)
 		dd->next_rq[data_dir] = deadline_latter_request(rq);
@@ -169,10 +176,10 @@ static void dd_merged_requests(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req,
 static void
 deadline_move_request(struct deadline_data *dd, struct request *rq)
 {
-	const int data_dir = rq_data_dir(rq);
+	const enum dd_data_dir data_dir = rq_data_dir(rq);
 
-	dd->next_rq[READ] = NULL;
-	dd->next_rq[WRITE] = NULL;
+	dd->next_rq[DD_READ] = NULL;
+	dd->next_rq[DD_WRITE] = NULL;
 	dd->next_rq[data_dir] = deadline_latter_request(rq);
 
 	/*
@@ -185,9 +192,10 @@ deadline_move_request(struct deadline_data *dd, struct request *rq)
  * deadline_check_fifo returns 0 if there are no expired requests on the fifo,
  * 1 otherwise. Requires !list_empty(&dd->fifo_list[data_dir])
  */
-static inline int deadline_check_fifo(struct deadline_data *dd, int ddir)
+static inline int deadline_check_fifo(struct deadline_data *dd,
+				      enum dd_data_dir data_dir)
 {
-	struct request *rq = rq_entry_fifo(dd->fifo_list[ddir].next);
+	struct request *rq = rq_entry_fifo(dd->fifo_list[data_dir].next);
 
 	/*
 	 * rq is expired!
@@ -203,19 +211,16 @@ static inline int deadline_check_fifo(struct deadline_data *dd, int ddir)
  * dispatch using arrival ordered lists.
  */
 static struct request *
-deadline_fifo_request(struct deadline_data *dd, int data_dir)
+deadline_fifo_request(struct deadline_data *dd, enum dd_data_dir data_dir)
 {
 	struct request *rq;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(data_dir != READ && data_dir != WRITE))
-		return NULL;
-
 	if (list_empty(&dd->fifo_list[data_dir]))
 		return NULL;
 
 	rq = rq_entry_fifo(dd->fifo_list[data_dir].next);
-	if (data_dir == READ || !blk_queue_is_zoned(rq->q))
+	if (data_dir == DD_READ || !blk_queue_is_zoned(rq->q))
 		return rq;
 
 	/*
@@ -223,7 +228,7 @@ deadline_fifo_request(struct deadline_data *dd, int data_dir)
 	 * an unlocked target zone.
 	 */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dd->zone_lock, flags);
-	list_for_each_entry(rq, &dd->fifo_list[WRITE], queuelist) {
+	list_for_each_entry(rq, &dd->fifo_list[DD_WRITE], queuelist) {
 		if (blk_req_can_dispatch_to_zone(rq))
 			goto out;
 	}
@@ -239,19 +244,16 @@ deadline_fifo_request(struct deadline_data *dd, int data_dir)
  * dispatch using sector position sorted lists.
  */
 static struct request *
-deadline_next_request(struct deadline_data *dd, int data_dir)
+deadline_next_request(struct deadline_data *dd, enum dd_data_dir data_dir)
 {
 	struct request *rq;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(data_dir != READ && data_dir != WRITE))
-		return NULL;
-
 	rq = dd->next_rq[data_dir];
 	if (!rq)
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (data_dir == READ || !blk_queue_is_zoned(rq->q))
+	if (data_dir == DD_READ || !blk_queue_is_zoned(rq->q))
 		return rq;
 
 	/*
@@ -276,7 +278,7 @@ deadline_next_request(struct deadline_data *dd, int data_dir)
 static struct request *__dd_dispatch_request(struct deadline_data *dd)
 {
 	struct request *rq, *next_rq;
-	int data_dir;
+	enum dd_data_dir data_dir;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&dd->lock);
 
@@ -289,9 +291,9 @@ static struct request *__dd_dispatch_request(struct deadline_data *dd)
 	/*
 	 * batches are currently reads XOR writes
 	 */
-	rq = deadline_next_request(dd, WRITE);
+	rq = deadline_next_request(dd, DD_WRITE);
 	if (!rq)
-		rq = deadline_next_request(dd, READ);
+		rq = deadline_next_request(dd, DD_READ);
 
 	if (rq && dd->batching < dd->fifo_batch)
 		/* we have a next request are still entitled to batch */
@@ -302,14 +304,14 @@ static struct request *__dd_dispatch_request(struct deadline_data *dd)
 	 * data direction (read / write)
 	 */
 
-	if (!list_empty(&dd->fifo_list[READ])) {
-		BUG_ON(RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&dd->sort_list[READ]));
+	if (!list_empty(&dd->fifo_list[DD_READ])) {
+		BUG_ON(RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&dd->sort_list[DD_READ]));
 
-		if (deadline_fifo_request(dd, WRITE) &&
+		if (deadline_fifo_request(dd, DD_WRITE) &&
 		    (dd->starved++ >= dd->writes_starved))
 			goto dispatch_writes;
 
-		data_dir = READ;
+		data_dir = DD_READ;
 
 		goto dispatch_find_request;
 	}
@@ -318,13 +320,13 @@ static struct request *__dd_dispatch_request(struct deadline_data *dd)
 	 * there are either no reads or writes have been starved
 	 */
 
-	if (!list_empty(&dd->fifo_list[WRITE])) {
+	if (!list_empty(&dd->fifo_list[DD_WRITE])) {
 dispatch_writes:
-		BUG_ON(RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&dd->sort_list[WRITE]));
+		BUG_ON(RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&dd->sort_list[DD_WRITE]));
 
 		dd->starved = 0;
 
-		data_dir = WRITE;
+		data_dir = DD_WRITE;
 
 		goto dispatch_find_request;
 	}
@@ -399,8 +401,8 @@ static void dd_exit_sched(struct elevator_queue *e)
 {
 	struct deadline_data *dd = e->elevator_data;
 
-	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&dd->fifo_list[READ]));
-	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&dd->fifo_list[WRITE]));
+	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&dd->fifo_list[DD_READ]));
+	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&dd->fifo_list[DD_WRITE]));
 
 	kfree(dd);
 }
@@ -424,12 +426,12 @@ static int dd_init_sched(struct request_queue *q, struct elevator_type *e)
 	}
 	eq->elevator_data = dd;
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dd->fifo_list[READ]);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dd->fifo_list[WRITE]);
-	dd->sort_list[READ] = RB_ROOT;
-	dd->sort_list[WRITE] = RB_ROOT;
-	dd->fifo_expire[READ] = read_expire;
-	dd->fifo_expire[WRITE] = write_expire;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dd->fifo_list[DD_READ]);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dd->fifo_list[DD_WRITE]);
+	dd->sort_list[DD_READ] = RB_ROOT;
+	dd->sort_list[DD_WRITE] = RB_ROOT;
+	dd->fifo_expire[DD_READ] = read_expire;
+	dd->fifo_expire[DD_WRITE] = write_expire;
 	dd->writes_starved = writes_starved;
 	dd->front_merges = 1;
 	dd->fifo_batch = fifo_batch;
@@ -497,7 +499,7 @@ static void dd_insert_request(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx, struct request *rq,
 {
 	struct request_queue *q = hctx->queue;
 	struct deadline_data *dd = q->elevator->elevator_data;
-	const int data_dir = rq_data_dir(rq);
+	const enum dd_data_dir data_dir = rq_data_dir(rq);
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&dd->lock);
 
@@ -585,7 +587,7 @@ static void dd_finish_request(struct request *rq)
 
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&dd->zone_lock, flags);
 		blk_req_zone_write_unlock(rq);
-		if (!list_empty(&dd->fifo_list[WRITE]))
+		if (!list_empty(&dd->fifo_list[DD_WRITE]))
 			blk_mq_sched_mark_restart_hctx(rq->mq_hctx);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dd->zone_lock, flags);
 	}
@@ -626,8 +628,8 @@ static ssize_t __FUNC(struct elevator_queue *e, char *page)		\
 		__data = jiffies_to_msecs(__data);			\
 	return deadline_var_show(__data, (page));			\
 }
-SHOW_FUNCTION(deadline_read_expire_show, dd->fifo_expire[READ], 1);
-SHOW_FUNCTION(deadline_write_expire_show, dd->fifo_expire[WRITE], 1);
+SHOW_FUNCTION(deadline_read_expire_show, dd->fifo_expire[DD_READ], 1);
+SHOW_FUNCTION(deadline_write_expire_show, dd->fifo_expire[DD_WRITE], 1);
 SHOW_FUNCTION(deadline_writes_starved_show, dd->writes_starved, 0);
 SHOW_FUNCTION(deadline_front_merges_show, dd->front_merges, 0);
 SHOW_FUNCTION(deadline_fifo_batch_show, dd->fifo_batch, 0);
@@ -649,8 +651,8 @@ static ssize_t __FUNC(struct elevator_queue *e, const char *page, size_t count)
 		*(__PTR) = __data;					\
 	return count;							\
 }
-STORE_FUNCTION(deadline_read_expire_store, &dd->fifo_expire[READ], 0, INT_MAX, 1);
-STORE_FUNCTION(deadline_write_expire_store, &dd->fifo_expire[WRITE], 0, INT_MAX, 1);
+STORE_FUNCTION(deadline_read_expire_store, &dd->fifo_expire[DD_READ], 0, INT_MAX, 1);
+STORE_FUNCTION(deadline_write_expire_store, &dd->fifo_expire[DD_WRITE], 0, INT_MAX, 1);
 STORE_FUNCTION(deadline_writes_starved_store, &dd->writes_starved, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, 0);
 STORE_FUNCTION(deadline_front_merges_store, &dd->front_merges, 0, 1, 0);
 STORE_FUNCTION(deadline_fifo_batch_store, &dd->fifo_batch, 0, INT_MAX, 0);
@@ -717,8 +719,8 @@ static int deadline_##name##_next_rq_show(void *data,			\
 		__blk_mq_debugfs_rq_show(m, rq);			\
 	return 0;							\
 }
-DEADLINE_DEBUGFS_DDIR_ATTRS(READ, read)
-DEADLINE_DEBUGFS_DDIR_ATTRS(WRITE, write)
+DEADLINE_DEBUGFS_DDIR_ATTRS(DD_READ, read)
+DEADLINE_DEBUGFS_DDIR_ATTRS(DD_WRITE, write)
 #undef DEADLINE_DEBUGFS_DDIR_ATTRS
 
 static int deadline_batching_show(void *data, struct seq_file *m)
