diff --git a/block/bsg-lib.c b/block/bsg-lib.c
index cd15f9dbb147..0a23dbba2d30 100644
--- a/block/bsg-lib.c
+++ b/block/bsg-lib.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static void bsg_destroy_job(struct kref *kref)
 	struct bsg_job *job = container_of(kref, struct bsg_job, kref);
 	struct request *rq = job->req;
 
-	blk_end_request_all(rq, rq->errors);
+	blk_end_request_all(rq, scsi_req(rq)->result);
 
 	put_device(job->dev);	/* release reference for the request */
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void bsg_job_done(struct bsg_job *job, int result,
 	struct scsi_request *rq = scsi_req(req);
 	int err;
 
-	err = job->req->errors = result;
+	err = scsi_req(job->req)->result = result;
 	if (err < 0)
 		/* we're only returning the result field in the reply */
 		rq->sense_len = sizeof(u32);
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static int bsg_create_job(struct device *dev, struct request *req)
  * @q: request queue to manage
  *
  * On error the create_bsg_job function should return a -Exyz error value
- * that will be set to the req->errors.
+ * that will be set to ->result.
  *
  * Drivers/subsys should pass this to the queue init function.
  */
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static void bsg_request_fn(struct request_queue *q)
 
 		ret = bsg_create_job(dev, req);
 		if (ret) {
-			req->errors = ret;
+			scsi_req(req)->result = ret;
 			blk_end_request_all(req, ret);
 			spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 			continue;
diff --git a/block/bsg.c b/block/bsg.c
index 74835dbf0c47..e54daf9f2ee0 100644
--- a/block/bsg.c
+++ b/block/bsg.c
@@ -391,13 +391,13 @@ static int blk_complete_sgv4_hdr_rq(struct request *rq, struct sg_io_v4 *hdr,
 	struct scsi_request *req = scsi_req(rq);
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	dprintk("rq %p bio %p 0x%x\n", rq, bio, rq->errors);
+	dprintk("rq %p bio %p 0x%x\n", rq, bio, rq->result);
 	/*
 	 * fill in all the output members
 	 */
-	hdr->device_status = rq->errors & 0xff;
-	hdr->transport_status = host_byte(rq->errors);
-	hdr->driver_status = driver_byte(rq->errors);
+	hdr->device_status = req->result & 0xff;
+	hdr->transport_status = host_byte(req->result);
+	hdr->driver_status = driver_byte(req->result);
 	hdr->info = 0;
 	if (hdr->device_status || hdr->transport_status || hdr->driver_status)
 		hdr->info |= SG_INFO_CHECK;
@@ -431,8 +431,8 @@ static int blk_complete_sgv4_hdr_rq(struct request *rq, struct sg_io_v4 *hdr,
 	 * just a protocol response (i.e. non negative), that gets
 	 * processed above.
 	 */
-	if (!ret && rq->errors < 0)
-		ret = rq->errors;
+	if (!ret && req->result < 0)
+		ret = req->result;
 
 	blk_rq_unmap_user(bio);
 	scsi_req_free_cmd(req);
diff --git a/block/scsi_ioctl.c b/block/scsi_ioctl.c
index b1352143f12f..4a294a5f7fab 100644
--- a/block/scsi_ioctl.c
+++ b/block/scsi_ioctl.c
@@ -262,11 +262,11 @@ static int blk_complete_sghdr_rq(struct request *rq, struct sg_io_hdr *hdr,
 	/*
 	 * fill in all the output members
 	 */
-	hdr->status = rq->errors & 0xff;
-	hdr->masked_status = status_byte(rq->errors);
-	hdr->msg_status = msg_byte(rq->errors);
-	hdr->host_status = host_byte(rq->errors);
-	hdr->driver_status = driver_byte(rq->errors);
+	hdr->status = req->result & 0xff;
+	hdr->masked_status = status_byte(req->result);
+	hdr->msg_status = msg_byte(req->result);
+	hdr->host_status = host_byte(req->result);
+	hdr->driver_status = driver_byte(req->result);
 	hdr->info = 0;
 	if (hdr->masked_status || hdr->host_status || hdr->driver_status)
 		hdr->info |= SG_INFO_CHECK;
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ int sg_scsi_ioctl(struct request_queue *q, struct gendisk *disk, fmode_t mode,
 
 	blk_execute_rq(q, disk, rq, 0);
 
-	err = rq->errors & 0xff;	/* only 8 bit SCSI status */
+	err = req->result & 0xff;	/* only 8 bit SCSI status */
 	if (err) {
 		if (req->sense_len && req->sense) {
 			bytes = (OMAX_SB_LEN > req->sense_len) ?
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ static int __blk_send_generic(struct request_queue *q, struct gendisk *bd_disk,
 	scsi_req(rq)->cmd[4] = data;
 	scsi_req(rq)->cmd_len = 6;
 	blk_execute_rq(q, bd_disk, rq, 0);
-	err = rq->errors ? -EIO : 0;
+	err = scsi_req(rq)->result ? -EIO : 0;
 	blk_put_request(rq);
 
 	return err;
diff --git a/drivers/block/cciss.c b/drivers/block/cciss.c
index 8e1a4554951c..cd375503f7b0 100644
--- a/drivers/block/cciss.c
+++ b/drivers/block/cciss.c
@@ -1864,8 +1864,7 @@ static void cciss_softirq_done(struct request *rq)
 	/* set the residual count for pc requests */
 	if (blk_rq_is_passthrough(rq))
 		scsi_req(rq)->resid_len = c->err_info->ResidualCnt;
-
-	blk_end_request_all(rq, (rq->errors == 0) ? 0 : -EIO);
+	blk_end_request_all(rq, scsi_req(rq)->result ? -EIO : 0);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&h->lock, flags);
 	cmd_free(h, c);
@@ -3140,18 +3139,19 @@ static inline void complete_command(ctlr_info_t *h, CommandList_struct *cmd,
 {
 	int retry_cmd = 0;
 	struct request *rq = cmd->rq;
+	struct scsi_request *sreq = scsi_req(rq);
 
-	rq->errors = 0;
+	sreq->result = 0;
 
 	if (timeout)
-		rq->errors = make_status_bytes(0, 0, 0, DRIVER_TIMEOUT);
+		sreq->result = make_status_bytes(0, 0, 0, DRIVER_TIMEOUT);
 
 	if (cmd->err_info->CommandStatus == 0)	/* no error has occurred */
 		goto after_error_processing;
 
 	switch (cmd->err_info->CommandStatus) {
 	case CMD_TARGET_STATUS:
-		rq->errors = evaluate_target_status(h, cmd, &retry_cmd);
+		sreq->result = evaluate_target_status(h, cmd, &retry_cmd);
 		break;
 	case CMD_DATA_UNDERRUN:
 		if (!blk_rq_is_passthrough(cmd->rq)) {
@@ -3169,7 +3169,7 @@ static inline void complete_command(ctlr_info_t *h, CommandList_struct *cmd,
 	case CMD_INVALID:
 		dev_warn(&h->pdev->dev, "cciss: cmd %p is "
 		       "reported invalid\n", cmd);
-		rq->errors = make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD,
+		sreq->result = make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD,
 			cmd->err_info->CommandStatus, DRIVER_OK,
 			blk_rq_is_passthrough(cmd->rq) ?
 				DID_PASSTHROUGH : DID_ERROR);
@@ -3177,7 +3177,7 @@ static inline void complete_command(ctlr_info_t *h, CommandList_struct *cmd,
 	case CMD_PROTOCOL_ERR:
 		dev_warn(&h->pdev->dev, "cciss: cmd %p has "
 		       "protocol error\n", cmd);
-		rq->errors = make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD,
+		sreq->result = make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD,
 			cmd->err_info->CommandStatus, DRIVER_OK,
 			blk_rq_is_passthrough(cmd->rq) ?
 				DID_PASSTHROUGH : DID_ERROR);
@@ -3185,7 +3185,7 @@ static inline void complete_command(ctlr_info_t *h, CommandList_struct *cmd,
 	case CMD_HARDWARE_ERR:
 		dev_warn(&h->pdev->dev, "cciss: cmd %p had "
 		       " hardware error\n", cmd);
-		rq->errors = make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD,
+		sreq->result = make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD,
 			cmd->err_info->CommandStatus, DRIVER_OK,
 			blk_rq_is_passthrough(cmd->rq) ?
 				DID_PASSTHROUGH : DID_ERROR);
@@ -3193,7 +3193,7 @@ static inline void complete_command(ctlr_info_t *h, CommandList_struct *cmd,
 	case CMD_CONNECTION_LOST:
 		dev_warn(&h->pdev->dev, "cciss: cmd %p had "
 		       "connection lost\n", cmd);
-		rq->errors = make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD,
+		sreq->result = make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD,
 			cmd->err_info->CommandStatus, DRIVER_OK,
 			blk_rq_is_passthrough(cmd->rq) ?
 				DID_PASSTHROUGH : DID_ERROR);
@@ -3201,7 +3201,7 @@ static inline void complete_command(ctlr_info_t *h, CommandList_struct *cmd,
 	case CMD_ABORTED:
 		dev_warn(&h->pdev->dev, "cciss: cmd %p was "
 		       "aborted\n", cmd);
-		rq->errors = make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD,
+		sreq->result = make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD,
 			cmd->err_info->CommandStatus, DRIVER_OK,
 			blk_rq_is_passthrough(cmd->rq) ?
 				DID_PASSTHROUGH : DID_ABORT);
@@ -3209,7 +3209,7 @@ static inline void complete_command(ctlr_info_t *h, CommandList_struct *cmd,
 	case CMD_ABORT_FAILED:
 		dev_warn(&h->pdev->dev, "cciss: cmd %p reports "
 		       "abort failed\n", cmd);
-		rq->errors = make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD,
+		sreq->result = make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD,
 			cmd->err_info->CommandStatus, DRIVER_OK,
 			blk_rq_is_passthrough(cmd->rq) ?
 				DID_PASSTHROUGH : DID_ERROR);
@@ -3224,21 +3224,21 @@ static inline void complete_command(ctlr_info_t *h, CommandList_struct *cmd,
 		} else
 			dev_warn(&h->pdev->dev,
 				"%p retried too many times\n", cmd);
-		rq->errors = make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD,
+		sreq->result = make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD,
 			cmd->err_info->CommandStatus, DRIVER_OK,
 			blk_rq_is_passthrough(cmd->rq) ?
 				DID_PASSTHROUGH : DID_ABORT);
 		break;
 	case CMD_TIMEOUT:
 		dev_warn(&h->pdev->dev, "cmd %p timedout\n", cmd);
-		rq->errors = make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD,
+		sreq->result = make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD,
 			cmd->err_info->CommandStatus, DRIVER_OK,
 			blk_rq_is_passthrough(cmd->rq) ?
 				DID_PASSTHROUGH : DID_ERROR);
 		break;
 	case CMD_UNABORTABLE:
 		dev_warn(&h->pdev->dev, "cmd %p unabortable\n", cmd);
-		rq->errors = make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD,
+		sreq->result = make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD,
 			cmd->err_info->CommandStatus, DRIVER_OK,
 			blk_rq_is_passthrough(cmd->rq) ?
 				DID_PASSTHROUGH : DID_ERROR);
@@ -3247,7 +3247,7 @@ static inline void complete_command(ctlr_info_t *h, CommandList_struct *cmd,
 		dev_warn(&h->pdev->dev, "cmd %p returned "
 		       "unknown status %x\n", cmd,
 		       cmd->err_info->CommandStatus);
-		rq->errors = make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD,
+		sreq->result = make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD,
 			cmd->err_info->CommandStatus, DRIVER_OK,
 			blk_rq_is_passthrough(cmd->rq) ?
 				DID_PASSTHROUGH : DID_ERROR);
@@ -3380,9 +3380,9 @@ static void do_cciss_request(struct request_queue *q)
 		if (dma_mapping_error(&h->pdev->dev, temp64.val)) {
 			dev_warn(&h->pdev->dev,
 				"%s: error mapping page for DMA\n", __func__);
-			creq->errors = make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD,
-							0, DRIVER_OK,
-							DID_SOFT_ERROR);
+			scsi_req(creq)->result =
+				make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD, 0, DRIVER_OK,
+						  DID_SOFT_ERROR);
 			cmd_free(h, c);
 			return;
 		}
@@ -3395,9 +3395,9 @@ static void do_cciss_request(struct request_queue *q)
 		if (cciss_map_sg_chain_block(h, c, h->cmd_sg_list[c->cmdindex],
 			(seg - (h->max_cmd_sgentries - 1)) *
 				sizeof(SGDescriptor_struct))) {
-			creq->errors = make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD,
-							0, DRIVER_OK,
-							DID_SOFT_ERROR);
+			scsi_req(creq)->result =
+				make_status_bytes(SAM_STAT_GOOD, 0, DRIVER_OK,
+						  DID_SOFT_ERROR);
 			cmd_free(h, c);
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
index 66d846ba85a9..205b865ebeb9 100644
--- a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ static int pkt_generic_packet(struct pktcdvd_device *pd, struct packet_command *
 		rq->rq_flags |= RQF_QUIET;
 
 	blk_execute_rq(rq->q, pd->bdev->bd_disk, rq, 0);
-	if (rq->errors)
+	if (scsi_req(rq)->result)
 		ret = -EIO;
 out:
 	blk_put_request(rq);
diff --git a/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c b/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
index 8378ad480f77..dea2a58d6734 100644
--- a/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
+++ b/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static inline void virtblk_scsi_request_done(struct request *req)
 
 	sreq->resid_len = virtio32_to_cpu(vblk->vdev, vbr->in_hdr.residual);
 	sreq->sense_len = virtio32_to_cpu(vblk->vdev, vbr->in_hdr.sense_len);
-	req->errors = virtio32_to_cpu(vblk->vdev, vbr->in_hdr.errors);
+	sreq->result = virtio32_to_cpu(vblk->vdev, vbr->in_hdr.errors);
 }
 
 static int virtblk_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
diff --git a/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c b/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c
index 308501730ab3..76c952fd9ab9 100644
--- a/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c
+++ b/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c
@@ -2219,7 +2219,7 @@ static int cdrom_read_cdda_bpc(struct cdrom_device_info *cdi, __u8 __user *ubuf,
 		bio = rq->bio;
 
 		blk_execute_rq(q, cdi->disk, rq, 0);
-		if (rq->errors) {
+		if (scsi_req(rq)->result) {
 			struct request_sense *s = req->sense;
 			ret = -EIO;
 			cdi->last_sense = s->sense_key;
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-atapi.c b/drivers/ide/ide-atapi.c
index 1524797e1776..5901937284e7 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-atapi.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-atapi.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ int ide_queue_pc_tail(ide_drive_t *drive, struct gendisk *disk,
 	if (drive->media == ide_tape)
 		scsi_req(rq)->cmd[13] = REQ_IDETAPE_PC1;
 	blk_execute_rq(drive->queue, disk, rq, 0);
-	error = rq->errors ? -EIO : 0;
+	error = scsi_req(rq)->result ? -EIO : 0;
 put_req:
 	blk_put_request(rq);
 	return error;
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ static ide_startstop_t ide_pc_intr(ide_drive_t *drive)
 			debug_log("%s: I/O error\n", drive->name);
 
 			if (drive->media != ide_tape)
-				pc->rq->errors++;
+				scsi_req(pc->rq)->result++;
 
 			if (scsi_req(rq)->cmd[0] == REQUEST_SENSE) {
 				printk(KERN_ERR PFX "%s: I/O error in request "
@@ -489,13 +489,13 @@ static ide_startstop_t ide_pc_intr(ide_drive_t *drive)
 			drive->failed_pc = NULL;
 
 		if (ata_misc_request(rq)) {
-			rq->errors = 0;
+			scsi_req(rq)->result = 0;
 			error = 0;
 		} else {
 
 			if (blk_rq_is_passthrough(rq) && uptodate <= 0) {
-				if (rq->errors == 0)
-					rq->errors = -EIO;
+				if (scsi_req(rq)->result == 0)
+					scsi_req(rq)->result = -EIO;
 			}
 
 			error = uptodate ? 0 : -EIO;
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
index 95c40afa9120..07e5ff3a64c3 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
@@ -247,10 +247,10 @@ static int ide_cd_breathe(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq)
 
 	struct cdrom_info *info = drive->driver_data;
 
-	if (!rq->errors)
+	if (!scsi_req(rq)->result)
 		info->write_timeout = jiffies +	ATAPI_WAIT_WRITE_BUSY;
 
-	rq->errors = 1;
+	scsi_req(rq)->result = 1;
 
 	if (time_after(jiffies, info->write_timeout))
 		return 0;
@@ -294,8 +294,8 @@ static int cdrom_decode_status(ide_drive_t *drive, u8 stat)
 	}
 
 	/* if we have an error, pass CHECK_CONDITION as the SCSI status byte */
-	if (blk_rq_is_scsi(rq) && !rq->errors)
-		rq->errors = SAM_STAT_CHECK_CONDITION;
+	if (blk_rq_is_scsi(rq) && !scsi_req(rq)->result)
+		scsi_req(rq)->result = SAM_STAT_CHECK_CONDITION;
 
 	if (blk_noretry_request(rq))
 		do_end_request = 1;
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ static int cdrom_decode_status(ide_drive_t *drive, u8 stat)
 		 * Arrange to retry the request but be sure to give up if we've
 		 * retried too many times.
 		 */
-		if (++rq->errors > ERROR_MAX)
+		if (++scsi_req(rq)->result > ERROR_MAX)
 			do_end_request = 1;
 		break;
 	case ILLEGAL_REQUEST:
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ static int cdrom_decode_status(ide_drive_t *drive, u8 stat)
 			/* go to the default handler for other errors */
 			ide_error(drive, "cdrom_decode_status", stat);
 			return 1;
-		} else if (++rq->errors > ERROR_MAX)
+		} else if (++scsi_req(rq)->result > ERROR_MAX)
 			/* we've racked up too many retries, abort */
 			do_end_request = 1;
 	}
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ int ide_cd_queue_pc(ide_drive_t *drive, const unsigned char *cmd,
 		}
 
 		blk_execute_rq(drive->queue, info->disk, rq, 0);
-		error = rq->errors ? -EIO : 0;
+		error = scsi_req(rq)->result ? -EIO : 0;
 
 		if (buffer)
 			*bufflen = scsi_req(rq)->resid_len;
@@ -684,8 +684,8 @@ static ide_startstop_t cdrom_newpc_intr(ide_drive_t *drive)
 			if (cmd->nleft == 0)
 				uptodate = 1;
 		} else {
-			if (uptodate <= 0 && rq->errors == 0)
-				rq->errors = -EIO;
+			if (uptodate <= 0 && scsi_req(rq)->result == 0)
+				scsi_req(rq)->result = -EIO;
 		}
 
 		if (uptodate == 0 && rq->bio)
@@ -1380,7 +1380,7 @@ static int ide_cdrom_prep_pc(struct request *rq)
 	 * appropriate action
 	 */
 	if (c[0] == MODE_SENSE || c[0] == MODE_SELECT) {
-		rq->errors = ILLEGAL_REQUEST;
+		scsi_req(rq)->result = ILLEGAL_REQUEST;
 		return BLKPREP_KILL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-cd_ioctl.c b/drivers/ide/ide-cd_ioctl.c
index f1ab726bd430..55cd736c39c6 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-cd_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-cd_ioctl.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ int ide_cdrom_reset(struct cdrom_device_info *cdi)
 	ide_req(rq)->type = ATA_PRIV_MISC;
 	rq->rq_flags = RQF_QUIET;
 	blk_execute_rq(drive->queue, cd->disk, rq, 0);
-	ret = rq->errors ? -EIO : 0;
+	ret = scsi_req(rq)->result ? -EIO : 0;
 	blk_put_request(rq);
 	/*
 	 * A reset will unlock the door. If it was previously locked,
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-devsets.c b/drivers/ide/ide-devsets.c
index eea6a7cb80b5..b1223234037d 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-devsets.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-devsets.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ int ide_devset_execute(ide_drive_t *drive, const struct ide_devset *setting,
 	rq->special = setting->set;
 
 	blk_execute_rq(q, NULL, rq, 0);
-	ret = rq->errors;
+	ret = scsi_req(rq)->result;
 	blk_put_request(rq);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ ide_startstop_t ide_do_devset(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq)
 
 	err = setfunc(drive, *(int *)&scsi_req(rq)->cmd[1]);
 	if (err)
-		rq->errors = err;
+		scsi_req(rq)->result = err;
 	ide_complete_rq(drive, err, blk_rq_bytes(rq));
 	return ide_stopped;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-dma.c b/drivers/ide/ide-dma.c
index 17a65ac56491..51c81223e56d 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-dma.c
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ ide_startstop_t ide_dma_timeout_retry(ide_drive_t *drive, int error)
 	 * make sure request is sane
 	 */
 	if (hwif->rq)
-		hwif->rq->errors = 0;
+		scsi_req(hwif->rq)->result = 0;
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-eh.c b/drivers/ide/ide-eh.c
index cf3af6840368..4b7ffd7d158d 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-eh.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-eh.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ static ide_startstop_t ide_ata_error(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq,
 	if ((stat & ATA_BUSY) ||
 	    ((stat & ATA_DF) && (drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_NOWERR) == 0)) {
 		/* other bits are useless when BUSY */
-		rq->errors |= ERROR_RESET;
+		scsi_req(rq)->result |= ERROR_RESET;
 	} else if (stat & ATA_ERR) {
 		/* err has different meaning on cdrom and tape */
 		if (err == ATA_ABORTED) {
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ static ide_startstop_t ide_ata_error(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq,
 			drive->crc_count++;
 		} else if (err & (ATA_BBK | ATA_UNC)) {
 			/* retries won't help these */
-			rq->errors = ERROR_MAX;
+			scsi_req(rq)->result = ERROR_MAX;
 		} else if (err & ATA_TRK0NF) {
 			/* help it find track zero */
-			rq->errors |= ERROR_RECAL;
+			scsi_req(rq)->result |= ERROR_RECAL;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -39,23 +39,23 @@ static ide_startstop_t ide_ata_error(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq,
 		ide_pad_transfer(drive, READ, nsect * SECTOR_SIZE);
 	}
 
-	if (rq->errors >= ERROR_MAX || blk_noretry_request(rq)) {
+	if (scsi_req(rq)->result >= ERROR_MAX || blk_noretry_request(rq)) {
 		ide_kill_rq(drive, rq);
 		return ide_stopped;
 	}
 
 	if (hwif->tp_ops->read_status(hwif) & (ATA_BUSY | ATA_DRQ))
-		rq->errors |= ERROR_RESET;
+		scsi_req(rq)->result |= ERROR_RESET;
 
-	if ((rq->errors & ERROR_RESET) == ERROR_RESET) {
-		++rq->errors;
+	if ((scsi_req(rq)->result & ERROR_RESET) == ERROR_RESET) {
+		++scsi_req(rq)->result;
 		return ide_do_reset(drive);
 	}
 
-	if ((rq->errors & ERROR_RECAL) == ERROR_RECAL)
+	if ((scsi_req(rq)->result & ERROR_RECAL) == ERROR_RECAL)
 		drive->special_flags |= IDE_SFLAG_RECALIBRATE;
 
-	++rq->errors;
+	++scsi_req(rq)->result;
 
 	return ide_stopped;
 }
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static ide_startstop_t ide_atapi_error(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq,
 	if ((stat & ATA_BUSY) ||
 	    ((stat & ATA_DF) && (drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_NOWERR) == 0)) {
 		/* other bits are useless when BUSY */
-		rq->errors |= ERROR_RESET;
+		scsi_req(rq)->result |= ERROR_RESET;
 	} else {
 		/* add decoding error stuff */
 	}
@@ -77,14 +77,14 @@ static ide_startstop_t ide_atapi_error(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq,
 		/* force an abort */
 		hwif->tp_ops->exec_command(hwif, ATA_CMD_IDLEIMMEDIATE);
 
-	if (rq->errors >= ERROR_MAX) {
+	if (scsi_req(rq)->result >= ERROR_MAX) {
 		ide_kill_rq(drive, rq);
 	} else {
-		if ((rq->errors & ERROR_RESET) == ERROR_RESET) {
-			++rq->errors;
+		if ((scsi_req(rq)->result & ERROR_RESET) == ERROR_RESET) {
+			++scsi_req(rq)->result;
 			return ide_do_reset(drive);
 		}
-		++rq->errors;
+		++scsi_req(rq)->result;
 	}
 
 	return ide_stopped;
@@ -130,11 +130,11 @@ ide_startstop_t ide_error(ide_drive_t *drive, const char *msg, u8 stat)
 			if (cmd)
 				ide_complete_cmd(drive, cmd, stat, err);
 		} else if (ata_pm_request(rq)) {
-			rq->errors = 1;
+			scsi_req(rq)->result = 1;
 			ide_complete_pm_rq(drive, rq);
 			return ide_stopped;
 		}
-		rq->errors = err;
+		scsi_req(rq)->result = err;
 		ide_complete_rq(drive, err ? -EIO : 0, blk_rq_bytes(rq));
 		return ide_stopped;
 	}
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ static inline void ide_complete_drive_reset(ide_drive_t *drive, int err)
 
 	if (rq && ata_misc_request(rq) &&
 	    scsi_req(rq)->cmd[0] == REQ_DRIVE_RESET) {
-		if (err <= 0 && rq->errors == 0)
-			rq->errors = -EIO;
+		if (err <= 0 && scsi_req(rq)->result == 0)
+			scsi_req(rq)->result = -EIO;
 		ide_complete_rq(drive, err ? err : 0, blk_rq_bytes(rq));
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c b/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c
index a69e8013f1df..8ac6048cd2df 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static int ide_floppy_callback(ide_drive_t *drive, int dsc)
 	}
 
 	if (ata_misc_request(rq))
-		rq->errors = uptodate ? 0 : IDE_DRV_ERROR_GENERAL;
+		scsi_req(rq)->result = uptodate ? 0 : IDE_DRV_ERROR_GENERAL;
 
 	return uptodate;
 }
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ static ide_startstop_t ide_floppy_do_request(ide_drive_t *drive,
 					? rq->rq_disk->disk_name
 					: "dev?"));
 
-	if (rq->errors >= ERROR_MAX) {
+	if (scsi_req(rq)->result >= ERROR_MAX) {
 		if (drive->failed_pc) {
 			ide_floppy_report_error(floppy, drive->failed_pc);
 			drive->failed_pc = NULL;
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ static ide_startstop_t ide_floppy_do_request(ide_drive_t *drive,
 			printk(KERN_ERR PFX "%s: I/O error\n", drive->name);
 
 		if (ata_misc_request(rq)) {
-			rq->errors = 0;
+			scsi_req(rq)->result = 0;
 			ide_complete_rq(drive, 0, blk_rq_bytes(rq));
 			return ide_stopped;
 		} else
@@ -301,8 +301,8 @@ static ide_startstop_t ide_floppy_do_request(ide_drive_t *drive,
 	return ide_floppy_issue_pc(drive, &cmd, pc);
 out_end:
 	drive->failed_pc = NULL;
-	if (blk_rq_is_passthrough(rq) && rq->errors == 0)
-		rq->errors = -EIO;
+	if (blk_rq_is_passthrough(rq) && scsi_req(rq)->result == 0)
+		scsi_req(rq)->result = -EIO;
 	ide_complete_rq(drive, -EIO, blk_rq_bytes(rq));
 	return ide_stopped;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
index 043b1fb963cb..45b3f41a43d4 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
@@ -141,12 +141,12 @@ void ide_kill_rq(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq)
 	drive->failed_pc = NULL;
 
 	if ((media == ide_floppy || media == ide_tape) && drv_req) {
-		rq->errors = 0;
+		scsi_req(rq)->result = 0;
 	} else {
 		if (media == ide_tape)
-			rq->errors = IDE_DRV_ERROR_GENERAL;
-		else if (blk_rq_is_passthrough(rq) && rq->errors == 0)
-			rq->errors = -EIO;
+			scsi_req(rq)->result = IDE_DRV_ERROR_GENERAL;
+		else if (blk_rq_is_passthrough(rq) && scsi_req(rq)->result == 0)
+			scsi_req(rq)->result = -EIO;
 	}
 
 	ide_complete_rq(drive, -EIO, blk_rq_bytes(rq));
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static ide_startstop_t execute_drive_cmd (ide_drive_t *drive,
 #ifdef DEBUG
  	printk("%s: DRIVE_CMD (null)\n", drive->name);
 #endif
-	rq->errors = 0;
+	scsi_req(rq)->result = 0;
 	ide_complete_rq(drive, 0, blk_rq_bytes(rq));
 
  	return ide_stopped;
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c b/drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c
index 3e96e531b367..8c0d17297a7a 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static int ide_cmd_ioctl(ide_drive_t *drive, unsigned long arg)
 		scsi_req_init(rq);
 		ide_req(rq)->type = ATA_PRIV_TASKFILE;
 		blk_execute_rq(drive->queue, NULL, rq, 0);
-		err = rq->errors ? -EIO : 0;
+		err = scsi_req(rq)->result ? -EIO : 0;
 		blk_put_request(rq);
 
 		return err;
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static int generic_drive_reset(ide_drive_t *drive)
 	scsi_req(rq)->cmd_len = 1;
 	scsi_req(rq)->cmd[0] = REQ_DRIVE_RESET;
 	blk_execute_rq(drive->queue, NULL, rq, 1);
-	ret = rq->errors;
+	ret = scsi_req(rq)->result;
 	blk_put_request(rq);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-park.c b/drivers/ide/ide-park.c
index b4f577016f5a..94e3107f59b9 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-park.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-park.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static void issue_park_cmd(ide_drive_t *drive, unsigned long timeout)
 	ide_req(rq)->type = ATA_PRIV_MISC;
 	rq->special = &timeout;
 	blk_execute_rq(q, NULL, rq, 1);
-	rc = rq->errors ? -EIO : 0;
+	rc = scsi_req(rq)->result ? -EIO : 0;
 	blk_put_request(rq);
 	if (rc)
 		goto out;
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-pm.c b/drivers/ide/ide-pm.c
index bf513f886f3c..277c2bb7616f 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-pm.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-pm.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ int generic_ide_suspend(struct device *dev, pm_message_t mesg)
 	rqpm.pm_state = mesg.event;
 
 	blk_execute_rq(drive->queue, NULL, rq, 0);
-	ret = rq->errors ? -EIO : 0;
+	ret = scsi_req(rq)->result ? -EIO : 0;
 	blk_put_request(rq);
 
 	if (ret == 0 && ide_port_acpi(hwif)) {
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ static int ide_pm_execute_rq(struct request *rq)
 	spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 	if (unlikely(blk_queue_dying(q))) {
 		rq->rq_flags |= RQF_QUIET;
-		rq->errors = -ENXIO;
-		__blk_end_request_all(rq, rq->errors);
+		scsi_req(rq)->result = -ENXIO;
+		__blk_end_request_all(rq, scsi_req(rq)->result);
 		spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 		return -ENXIO;
 	}
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static int ide_pm_execute_rq(struct request *rq)
 
 	wait_for_completion_io(&wait);
 
-	return rq->errors ? -EIO : 0;
+	return scsi_req(rq)->result ? -EIO : 0;
 }
 
 int generic_ide_resume(struct device *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
index d8a552b47718..a0651f948b76 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ static int ide_tape_callback(ide_drive_t *drive, int dsc)
 			err = pc->error;
 		}
 	}
-	rq->errors = err;
+	scsi_req(rq)->result = err;
 
 	return uptodate;
 }
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ static int idetape_queue_rw_tail(ide_drive_t *drive, int cmd, int size)
 		tape->valid = 0;
 
 	ret = size;
-	if (rq->errors == IDE_DRV_ERROR_GENERAL)
+	if (scsi_req(rq)->result == IDE_DRV_ERROR_GENERAL)
 		ret = -EIO;
 out_put:
 	blk_put_request(rq);
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c b/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c
index 78924c7c9478..d71199d23c9e 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ static void ide_pio_datablock(ide_drive_t *drive, struct ide_cmd *cmd,
 	u8 saved_io_32bit = drive->io_32bit;
 
 	if (cmd->tf_flags & IDE_TFLAG_FS)
-		cmd->rq->errors = 0;
+		scsi_req(cmd->rq)->result = 0;
 
 	if (cmd->tf_flags & IDE_TFLAG_IO_16BIT)
 		drive->io_32bit = 0;
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ void ide_finish_cmd(ide_drive_t *drive, struct ide_cmd *cmd, u8 stat)
 	u8 set_xfer = !!(cmd->tf_flags & IDE_TFLAG_SET_XFER);
 
 	ide_complete_cmd(drive, cmd, stat, err);
-	rq->errors = err;
+	scsi_req(rq)->result = err;
 
 	if (err == 0 && set_xfer) {
 		ide_set_xfer_rate(drive, nsect);
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ int ide_raw_taskfile(ide_drive_t *drive, struct ide_cmd *cmd, u8 *buf,
 	cmd->rq = rq;
 
 	blk_execute_rq(drive->queue, NULL, rq, 0);
-	error = rq->errors ? -EIO : 0;
+	error = scsi_req(rq)->result ? -EIO : 0;
 put_req:
 	blk_put_request(rq);
 	return error;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/osd/osd_initiator.c b/drivers/scsi/osd/osd_initiator.c
index 44e03c3eb250..8d6e2859d9f9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/osd/osd_initiator.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/osd/osd_initiator.c
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ static void _set_error_resid(struct osd_request *or, struct request *req,
 			     int error)
 {
 	or->async_error = error;
-	or->req_errors = req->errors ? : error;
+	or->req_errors = scsi_req(req)->result ? : error;
 	or->sense_len = scsi_req(req)->sense_len;
 	if (or->sense_len)
 		memcpy(or->sense, scsi_req(req)->sense, or->sense_len);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/osst.c b/drivers/scsi/osst.c
index 41bc1d64bf86..67cbed92f07d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/osst.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/osst.c
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ static void osst_end_async(struct request *req, int update)
 	struct osst_tape *STp = SRpnt->stp;
 	struct rq_map_data *mdata = &SRpnt->stp->buffer->map_data;
 
-	STp->buffer->cmdstat.midlevel_result = SRpnt->result = req->errors;
+	STp->buffer->cmdstat.midlevel_result = SRpnt->result = rq->result;
 #if DEBUG
 	STp->write_pending = 0;
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_bsg.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_bsg.c
index 84c9098cc089..b6e40fd4c3c1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_bsg.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_bsg.c
@@ -2553,13 +2553,13 @@ qla24xx_bsg_timeout(struct bsg_job *bsg_job)
 						ql_log(ql_log_warn, vha, 0x7089,
 						    "mbx abort_command "
 						    "failed.\n");
-						bsg_job->req->errors =
+						scsi_req(bsg_job->req)->result =
 						bsg_reply->result = -EIO;
 					} else {
 						ql_dbg(ql_dbg_user, vha, 0x708a,
 						    "mbx abort_command "
 						    "success.\n");
-						bsg_job->req->errors =
+						scsi_req(bsg_job->req)->result =
 						bsg_reply->result = 0;
 					}
 					spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
@@ -2570,7 +2570,7 @@ qla24xx_bsg_timeout(struct bsg_job *bsg_job)
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
 	ql_log(ql_log_info, vha, 0x708b, "SRB not found to abort.\n");
-	bsg_job->req->errors = bsg_reply->result = -ENXIO;
+	scsi_req(bsg_job->req)->result = bsg_reply->result = -ENXIO;
 	return 0;
 
 done:
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index 7bc4513bf4e4..1c3fcb50fa4d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ void scsi_queue_insert(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd, int reason)
  * @rq_flags:	flags for ->rq_flags
  * @resid:	optional residual length
  *
- * returns the req->errors value which is the scsi_cmnd result
- * field.
+ * Returns the scsi_cmnd result field if a command was executed, or a negative
+ * Linux error code if we didn't get that war.
  */
 int scsi_execute(struct scsi_device *sdev, const unsigned char *cmd,
 		 int data_direction, void *buffer, unsigned bufflen,
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ int scsi_execute(struct scsi_device *sdev, const unsigned char *cmd,
 		memcpy(sense, rq->sense, SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE);
 	if (sshdr)
 		scsi_normalize_sense(rq->sense, rq->sense_len, sshdr);
-	ret = req->errors;
+	ret = rq->result;
  out:
 	blk_put_request(req);
 
@@ -797,8 +797,7 @@ void scsi_io_completion(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd, unsigned int good_bytes)
 		/*
 		 * __scsi_error_from_host_byte may have reset the host_byte
 		 */
-		req->errors = cmd->result;
-
+		scsi_req(req)->result = cmd->result;
 		scsi_req(req)->resid_len = scsi_get_resid(cmd);
 
 		if (scsi_bidi_cmnd(cmd)) {
@@ -835,7 +834,7 @@ void scsi_io_completion(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd, unsigned int good_bytes)
 	/*
 	 * Recovered errors need reporting, but they're always treated as
 	 * success, so fiddle the result code here.  For passthrough requests
-	 * we already took a copy of the original into rq->errors which
+	 * we already took a copy of the original into sreq->result which
 	 * is what gets returned to the user
 	 */
 	if (sense_valid && (sshdr.sense_key == RECOVERED_ERROR)) {
@@ -1281,7 +1280,7 @@ scsi_prep_return(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req, int ret)
 	switch (ret) {
 	case BLKPREP_KILL:
 	case BLKPREP_INVALID:
-		req->errors = DID_NO_CONNECT << 16;
+		scsi_req(req)->result = DID_NO_CONNECT << 16;
 		/* release the command and kill it */
 		if (req->special) {
 			struct scsi_cmnd *cmd = req->special;
@@ -1905,7 +1904,7 @@ static int scsi_mq_prep_fn(struct request *req)
 static void scsi_mq_done(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 {
 	trace_scsi_dispatch_cmd_done(cmd);
-	blk_mq_complete_request(cmd->request, cmd->request->errors);
+	blk_mq_complete_request(cmd->request, 0);
 }
 
 static int scsi_queue_rq(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_sas.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_sas.c
index cdbb293aca08..a2b279737a4b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_sas.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_sas.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ static void sas_smp_request(struct request_queue *q, struct Scsi_Host *shost,
 				blk_rq_bytes(req->next_rq);
 		handler = to_sas_internal(shost->transportt)->f->smp_handler;
 		ret = handler(shost, rphy, req);
-		req->errors = ret;
+		scsi_req(req)->result = ret;
 
 		blk_end_request_all(req, ret);
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sg.c b/drivers/scsi/sg.c
index c5aaceea8d77..504504beaa5e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sg.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sg.c
@@ -1300,7 +1300,7 @@ sg_rq_end_io(struct request *rq, int uptodate)
 		pr_info("%s: device detaching\n", __func__);
 
 	sense = req->sense;
-	result = rq->errors;
+	result = req->result;
 	resid = req->resid_len;
 
 	SCSI_LOG_TIMEOUT(4, sg_printk(KERN_INFO, sdp,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/st.c b/drivers/scsi/st.c
index 5408643431bb..1ea34d6f5437 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/st.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/st.c
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ static void st_do_stats(struct scsi_tape *STp, struct request *req)
 		atomic64_add(ktime_to_ns(now), &STp->stats->tot_write_time);
 		atomic64_add(ktime_to_ns(now), &STp->stats->tot_io_time);
 		atomic64_inc(&STp->stats->write_cnt);
-		if (req->errors) {
+		if (scsi_req(req)->result) {
 			atomic64_add(atomic_read(&STp->stats->last_write_size)
 				- STp->buffer->cmdstat.residual,
 				&STp->stats->write_byte_cnt);
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ static void st_do_stats(struct scsi_tape *STp, struct request *req)
 		atomic64_add(ktime_to_ns(now), &STp->stats->tot_read_time);
 		atomic64_add(ktime_to_ns(now), &STp->stats->tot_io_time);
 		atomic64_inc(&STp->stats->read_cnt);
-		if (req->errors) {
+		if (scsi_req(req)->result) {
 			atomic64_add(atomic_read(&STp->stats->last_read_size)
 				- STp->buffer->cmdstat.residual,
 				&STp->stats->read_byte_cnt);
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ static void st_scsi_execute_end(struct request *req, int uptodate)
 	struct scsi_tape *STp = SRpnt->stp;
 	struct bio *tmp;
 
-	STp->buffer->cmdstat.midlevel_result = SRpnt->result = req->errors;
+	STp->buffer->cmdstat.midlevel_result = SRpnt->result = rq->result;
 	STp->buffer->cmdstat.residual = rq->resid_len;
 
 	st_do_stats(STp, req);
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_pscsi.c b/drivers/target/target_core_pscsi.c
index c7fa372c527a..a93d94e68ab5 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_pscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_pscsi.c
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ static void pscsi_req_done(struct request *req, int uptodate)
 	struct se_cmd *cmd = req->end_io_data;
 	struct pscsi_plugin_task *pt = cmd->priv;
 
-	pt->pscsi_result = req->errors;
+	pt->pscsi_result = scsi_req(req)->result;
 	pt->pscsi_resid = scsi_req(req)->resid_len;
 
 	cmd->scsi_status = status_byte(pt->pscsi_result) << 1;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/blocklayout.c b/fs/nfsd/blocklayout.c
index 9f618b77ffee..fb5213afc854 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/blocklayout.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/blocklayout.c
@@ -243,9 +243,9 @@ static int nfsd4_scsi_identify_device(struct block_device *bdev,
 	req->cmd_len = COMMAND_SIZE(INQUIRY);
 
 	blk_execute_rq(rq->q, NULL, rq, 1);
-	if (rq->errors) {
+	if (req->result) {
 		pr_err("pNFS: INQUIRY 0x83 failed with: %x\n",
-			rq->errors);
+			req->result);
 		error = -EIO;
 		goto out_put_request;
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/ide.h b/include/linux/ide.h
index 2f51c1724b5a..6980ca322074 100644
--- a/include/linux/ide.h
+++ b/include/linux/ide.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static inline bool ata_pm_request(struct request *rq)
 		 ide_req(rq)->type == ATA_PRIV_PM_RESUME);
 }
 
-/* Error codes returned in rq->errors to the higher part of the driver. */
+/* Error codes returned in result to the higher part of the driver. */
 enum {
 	IDE_DRV_ERROR_GENERAL	= 101,
 	IDE_DRV_ERROR_FILEMARK	= 102,
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_request.h b/include/scsi/scsi_request.h
index 7c583a0f363a..f0c76f9dc285 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_request.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_request.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ struct scsi_request {
 	unsigned char	__cmd[BLK_MAX_CDB];
 	unsigned char	*cmd;
 	unsigned short	cmd_len;
+	int		result;
 	unsigned int	sense_len;
 	unsigned int	resid_len;	/* residual count */
 	int		retries;
