diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi.h b/include/scsi/scsi.h
index 1f74bcd..32742c4 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi.h
@@ -30,13 +30,6 @@
 #endif
 
 /*
- *	SCSI command lengths
- */
-
-extern const unsigned char scsi_command_size[8];
-#define COMMAND_SIZE(opcode) scsi_command_size[((opcode) >> 5) & 7]
-
-/*
  * Special value for scanning to specify scanning or rescanning of all
  * possible channels, (target) ids, or luns on a given shost.
  */
@@ -109,6 +102,7 @@
 #define MODE_SENSE_10         0x5a
 #define PERSISTENT_RESERVE_IN 0x5e
 #define PERSISTENT_RESERVE_OUT 0x5f
+#define VARIABLE_LENGTH_CMD   0x7f
 #define REPORT_LUNS           0xa0
 #define MAINTENANCE_IN        0xa3
 #define MOVE_MEDIUM           0xa5
@@ -136,6 +130,38 @@
 #define	ATA_12		      0xa1	/* 12-byte pass-thru */
 
 /*
+ *	SCSI command lengths
+ */
+
+#define SCSI_MAX_VARLEN_CDB_SIZE 260
+
+/* defined in T10 SCSI Primary Commands-2 (SPC2) */
+struct scsi_varlen_cdb_hdr {
+	u8 opcode;        /* opcode always == VARIABLE_LENGTH_CMD */
+	u8 control;
+	u8 misc[5];
+	u8 additional_cdb_length;         /* total cdb length - 8 */
+	__be16 service_action;
+	/* service specific data follows */
+};
+
+static inline unsigned
+scsi_varlen_cdb_length(const void *hdr)
+{
+	return ((struct scsi_varlen_cdb_hdr *)hdr)->additional_cdb_length + 8;
+}
+
+extern const unsigned char scsi_command_size_tbl[8];
+#define COMMAND_SIZE(opcode) scsi_command_size_tbl[((opcode) >> 5) & 7]
+
+static inline unsigned
+scsi_command_size(const unsigned char *cmnd)
+{
+	return (cmnd[0] == VARIABLE_LENGTH_CMD) ?
+		scsi_varlen_cdb_length(cmnd) : COMMAND_SIZE(cmnd[0]);
+}
+
+/*
  *  SCSI Architecture Model (SAM) Status codes. Taken from SAM-3 draft
  *  T10/1561-D Revision 4 Draft dated 7th November 2002.
  */