diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
index cbbc36ba016a..924b81b08f86 100644
--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ inline int elv_rq_merge_ok(struct request *rq, struct bio *bio)
 	/*
 	 * same device and no special stuff set, merge is ok
 	 */
-	if (rq->rq_disk == bio->bi_bdev->bd_disk &&
-	    !rq->waiting && !rq->special)
+	if (rq->rq_disk == bio->bi_bdev->bd_disk && !rq->special)
 		return 1;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/block/ll_rw_blk.c b/block/ll_rw_blk.c
index d388486e98bb..3b6aad2affd8 100644
--- a/block/ll_rw_blk.c
+++ b/block/ll_rw_blk.c
@@ -291,7 +291,6 @@ static inline void rq_init(request_queue_t *q, struct request *rq)
 	rq->buffer = NULL;
 	rq->ref_count = 1;
 	rq->q = q;
-	rq->waiting = NULL;
 	rq->special = NULL;
 	rq->data_len = 0;
 	rq->data = NULL;
@@ -451,6 +450,7 @@ static void queue_flush(request_queue_t *q, unsigned which)
 	rq->cmd_flags = REQ_HARDBARRIER;
 	rq_init(q, rq);
 	rq->elevator_private = NULL;
+	rq->elevator_private2 = NULL;
 	rq->rq_disk = q->bar_rq.rq_disk;
 	rq->rl = NULL;
 	rq->end_io = end_io;
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ static inline struct request *start_ordered(request_queue_t *q,
 		rq->cmd_flags |= REQ_RW;
 	rq->cmd_flags |= q->ordered & QUEUE_ORDERED_FUA ? REQ_FUA : 0;
 	rq->elevator_private = NULL;
+	rq->elevator_private2 = NULL;
 	rq->rl = NULL;
 	init_request_from_bio(rq, q->orig_bar_rq->bio);
 	rq->end_io = bar_end_io;
@@ -2569,10 +2570,9 @@ int blk_execute_rq(request_queue_t *q, struct gendisk *bd_disk,
 		rq->sense_len = 0;
 	}
 
-	rq->waiting = &wait;
+	rq->end_io_data = &wait;
 	blk_execute_rq_nowait(q, bd_disk, rq, at_head, blk_end_sync_rq);
 	wait_for_completion(&wait);
-	rq->waiting = NULL;
 
 	if (rq->errors)
 		err = -EIO;
@@ -2736,9 +2736,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_put_request);
  */
 void blk_end_sync_rq(struct request *rq, int error)
 {
-	struct completion *waiting = rq->waiting;
+	struct completion *waiting = rq->end_io_data;
 
-	rq->waiting = NULL;
+	rq->end_io_data = NULL;
 	__blk_put_request(rq->q, rq);
 
 	/*
@@ -2801,7 +2801,7 @@ static int attempt_merge(request_queue_t *q, struct request *req,
 
 	if (rq_data_dir(req) != rq_data_dir(next)
 	    || req->rq_disk != next->rq_disk
-	    || next->waiting || next->special)
+	    || next->special)
 		return 0;
 
 	/*
@@ -2886,7 +2886,6 @@ static void init_request_from_bio(struct request *req, struct bio *bio)
 	req->nr_phys_segments = bio_phys_segments(req->q, bio);
 	req->nr_hw_segments = bio_hw_segments(req->q, bio);
 	req->buffer = bio_data(bio);	/* see ->buffer comment above */
-	req->waiting = NULL;
 	req->bio = req->biotail = bio;
 	req->ioprio = bio_prio(bio);
 	req->rq_disk = bio->bi_bdev->bd_disk;
diff --git a/drivers/block/DAC960.c b/drivers/block/DAC960.c
index a360215dbce7..2568640430fb 100644
--- a/drivers/block/DAC960.c
+++ b/drivers/block/DAC960.c
@@ -3331,7 +3331,7 @@ static int DAC960_process_queue(DAC960_Controller_T *Controller, struct request_
 		Command->DmaDirection = PCI_DMA_TODEVICE;
 		Command->CommandType = DAC960_WriteCommand;
 	}
-	Command->Completion = Request->waiting;
+	Command->Completion = Request->end_io_data;
 	Command->LogicalDriveNumber = (long)Request->rq_disk->private_data;
 	Command->BlockNumber = Request->sector;
 	Command->BlockCount = Request->nr_sectors;
diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pd.c b/drivers/block/paride/pd.c
index 12ff1a274d91..500d2ebb41e4 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pd.c
@@ -722,11 +722,10 @@ static int pd_special_command(struct pd_unit *disk,
 	rq.rq_status = RQ_ACTIVE;
 	rq.rq_disk = disk->gd;
 	rq.ref_count = 1;
-	rq.waiting = &wait;
+	rq.end_io_data = &wait;
 	rq.end_io = blk_end_sync_rq;
 	blk_insert_request(disk->gd->queue, &rq, 0, func);
 	wait_for_completion(&wait);
-	rq.waiting = NULL;
 	if (rq.errors)
 		err = -EIO;
 	blk_put_request(&rq);
diff --git a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
index 42891d2b054e..888d1aceeeff 100644
--- a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ static int pkt_generic_packet(struct pktcdvd_device *pd, struct packet_command *
 	rq->cmd_len = COMMAND_SIZE(rq->cmd[0]);
 
 	rq->ref_count++;
-	rq->waiting = &wait;
+	rq->end_io_data = &wait;
 	rq->end_io = blk_end_sync_rq;
 	elv_add_request(q, rq, ELEVATOR_INSERT_BACK, 1);
 	generic_unplug_device(q);
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
index 3436b1f104eb..a3ffb04436bd 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ enum {
 
 static void ide_complete_power_step(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq, u8 stat, u8 error)
 {
-	struct request_pm_state *pm = rq->end_io_data;
+	struct request_pm_state *pm = rq->data;
 
 	if (drive->media != ide_disk)
 		return;
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ static void ide_complete_power_step(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq, u8 s
 
 static ide_startstop_t ide_start_power_step(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq)
 {
-	struct request_pm_state *pm = rq->end_io_data;
+	struct request_pm_state *pm = rq->data;
 	ide_task_t *args = rq->special;
 
 	memset(args, 0, sizeof(*args));
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ void ide_end_drive_cmd (ide_drive_t *drive, u8 stat, u8 err)
 			}
 		}
 	} else if (blk_pm_request(rq)) {
-		struct request_pm_state *pm = rq->end_io_data;
+		struct request_pm_state *pm = rq->data;
 #ifdef DEBUG_PM
 		printk("%s: complete_power_step(step: %d, stat: %x, err: %x)\n",
 			drive->name, rq->pm->pm_step, stat, err);
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ static ide_startstop_t execute_drive_cmd (ide_drive_t *drive,
 
 static void ide_check_pm_state(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq)
 {
-	struct request_pm_state *pm = rq->end_io_data;
+	struct request_pm_state *pm = rq->data;
 
 	if (blk_pm_suspend_request(rq) &&
 	    pm->pm_step == ide_pm_state_start_suspend)
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ static ide_startstop_t start_request (ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq)
 		    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->end_io_data;
+			struct request_pm_state *pm = rq->data;
 #ifdef DEBUG_PM
 			printk("%s: start_power_step(step: %d)\n",
 				drive->name, rq->pm->pm_step);
@@ -1718,7 +1718,7 @@ int ide_do_drive_cmd (ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq, ide_action_t actio
 	 */
 	if (must_wait) {
 		rq->ref_count++;
-		rq->waiting = &wait;
+		rq->end_io_data = &wait;
 		rq->end_io = blk_end_sync_rq;
 	}
 
@@ -1736,7 +1736,6 @@ int ide_do_drive_cmd (ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq, ide_action_t actio
 	err = 0;
 	if (must_wait) {
 		wait_for_completion(&wait);
-		rq->waiting = NULL;
 		if (rq->errors)
 			err = -EIO;
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
index 643e4b9ac651..66f9678d2f10 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
@@ -2773,7 +2773,7 @@ static void idetape_wait_for_request (ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq)
 		return;
 	}
 #endif /* IDETAPE_DEBUG_BUGS */
-	rq->waiting = &wait;
+	rq->end_io_data = &wait;
 	rq->end_io = blk_end_sync_rq;
 	spin_unlock_irq(&tape->spinlock);
 	wait_for_completion(&wait);
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide.c b/drivers/ide/ide.c
index 9384a3fdde6c..2b1a1389c318 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide.c
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ static int generic_ide_suspend(struct device *dev, pm_message_t mesg)
 	memset(&args, 0, sizeof(args));
 	rq.cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_PM_SUSPEND;
 	rq.special = &args;
-	rq.end_io_data = &rqpm;
+	rq.data = &rqpm;
 	rqpm.pm_step = ide_pm_state_start_suspend;
 	if (mesg.event == PM_EVENT_PRETHAW)
 		mesg.event = PM_EVENT_FREEZE;
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ static int generic_ide_resume(struct device *dev)
 	memset(&args, 0, sizeof(args));
 	rq.cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_PM_RESUME;
 	rq.special = &args;
-	rq.end_io_data = &rqpm;
+	rq.data = &rqpm;
 	rqpm.pm_step = ide_pm_state_start_resume;
 	rqpm.pm_state = PM_EVENT_ON;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index d2dc17151f6c..604f23189097 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@ struct request {
 	request_queue_t *q;
 	struct request_list *rl;
 
-	struct completion *waiting;
 	void *special;
 	char *buffer;
 
@@ -285,7 +284,7 @@ struct request {
 	int retries;
 
 	/*
-	 * completion callback. end_io_data should be folded in with waiting
+	 * completion callback.
 	 */
 	rq_end_io_fn *end_io;
 	void *end_io_data;