diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
index 2c23540..103f9f1 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
@@ -826,12 +826,13 @@
 	 */
 	stat = hwif->tp_ops->read_status(hwif);
 
-	if (!drive->dsc_overlap && !(rq->cmd[13] & REQ_IDETAPE_PC2))
+	if ((drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_DSC_OVERLAP) == 0 &&
+	    (rq->cmd[13] & REQ_IDETAPE_PC2) == 0)
 		set_bit(IDE_AFLAG_IGNORE_DSC, &drive->atapi_flags);
 
-	if (drive->post_reset == 1) {
+	if (drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_POST_RESET) {
 		set_bit(IDE_AFLAG_IGNORE_DSC, &drive->atapi_flags);
-		drive->post_reset = 0;
+		drive->dev_flags &= ~IDE_DFLAG_POST_RESET;
 	}
 
 	if (!test_and_clear_bit(IDE_AFLAG_IGNORE_DSC, &drive->atapi_flags) &&
@@ -1354,7 +1355,7 @@
 		 * No point in issuing this if DSC overlap isn't supported, some
 		 * drives (Seagate STT3401A) will return an error.
 		 */
-		if (drive->dsc_overlap) {
+		if (drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_DSC_OVERLAP) {
 			bytes_read = idetape_queue_rw_tail(drive,
 							REQ_IDETAPE_READ, 0,
 							tape->merge_bh);
@@ -1630,7 +1631,7 @@
 		 * point in issuing this if DSC overlap isn't supported, some
 		 * drives (Seagate STT3401A) will return an error.
 		 */
-		if (drive->dsc_overlap) {
+		if (drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_DSC_OVERLAP) {
 			ssize_t retval = idetape_queue_rw_tail(drive,
 							REQ_IDETAPE_WRITE, 0,
 							tape->merge_bh);
@@ -2145,7 +2146,7 @@
 static int divf_buffer(ide_drive_t *drive)	{ return    2; }
 static int divf_buffer_size(ide_drive_t *drive)	{ return 1024; }
 
-ide_devset_rw_field(dsc_overlap, dsc_overlap);
+ide_devset_rw_flag(dsc_overlap, IDE_DFLAG_DSC_OVERLAP);
 
 ide_tape_devset_rw_field(debug_mask, debug_mask);
 ide_tape_devset_rw_field(tdsc, best_dsc_rw_freq);
@@ -2192,15 +2193,19 @@
 	drive->pc_io_buffers	 = ide_tape_io_buffers;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&tape->lock);
-	drive->dsc_overlap = 1;
+
+	drive->dev_flags |= IDE_DFLAG_DSC_OVERLAP;
+
 	if (drive->hwif->host_flags & IDE_HFLAG_NO_DSC) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO "ide-tape: %s: disabling DSC overlap\n",
 				 tape->name);
-		drive->dsc_overlap = 0;
+		drive->dev_flags &= ~IDE_DFLAG_DSC_OVERLAP;
 	}
+
 	/* Seagate Travan drives do not support DSC overlap. */
 	if (strstr((char *)&drive->id[ATA_ID_PROD], "Seagate STT3401"))
-		drive->dsc_overlap = 0;
+		drive->dev_flags &= ~IDE_DFLAG_DSC_OVERLAP;
+
 	tape->minor = minor;
 	tape->name[0] = 'h';
 	tape->name[1] = 't';
@@ -2247,7 +2252,7 @@
 		(*(u16 *)&tape->caps[16] * 512) / tape->buffer_size,
 		tape->buffer_size / 1024,
 		tape->best_dsc_rw_freq * 1000 / HZ,
-		drive->using_dma ? ", DMA":"");
+		(drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_USING_DMA) ? ", DMA" : "");
 
 	ide_proc_register_driver(drive, tape->driver);
 }
@@ -2271,7 +2276,7 @@
 
 	BUG_ON(tape->merge_bh_size);
 
-	drive->dsc_overlap = 0;
+	drive->dev_flags &= ~IDE_DFLAG_DSC_OVERLAP;
 	drive->driver_data = NULL;
 	device_destroy(idetape_sysfs_class, MKDEV(IDETAPE_MAJOR, tape->minor));
 	device_destroy(idetape_sysfs_class,
@@ -2386,7 +2391,8 @@
 	if (drive->media != ide_tape)
 		goto failed;
 
-	if (drive->id_read == 1 && !ide_check_atapi_device(drive, DRV_NAME)) {
+	if ((drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_ID_READ) &&
+	    ide_check_atapi_device(drive, DRV_NAME) == 0) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "ide-tape: %s: not supported by this version of"
 				" the driver\n", drive->name);
 		goto failed;