diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c b/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
index 55d4dee..19d3d71 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
@@ -616,79 +616,53 @@
 	tf->hob_nsect	= fis[13];
 }
 
-/**
- *	ata_prot_to_cmd - determine which read/write opcodes to use
- *	@protocol: ATA_PROT_xxx taskfile protocol
- *	@lba48: true is lba48 is present
- *
- *	Given necessary input, determine which read/write commands
- *	to use to transfer data.
- *
- *	LOCKING:
- *	None.
- */
-static int ata_prot_to_cmd(int protocol, int lba48)
-{
-	int rcmd = 0, wcmd = 0;
-
-	switch (protocol) {
-	case ATA_PROT_PIO:
-		if (lba48) {
-			rcmd = ATA_CMD_PIO_READ_EXT;
-			wcmd = ATA_CMD_PIO_WRITE_EXT;
-		} else {
-			rcmd = ATA_CMD_PIO_READ;
-			wcmd = ATA_CMD_PIO_WRITE;
-		}
-		break;
-
-	case ATA_PROT_DMA:
-		if (lba48) {
-			rcmd = ATA_CMD_READ_EXT;
-			wcmd = ATA_CMD_WRITE_EXT;
-		} else {
-			rcmd = ATA_CMD_READ;
-			wcmd = ATA_CMD_WRITE;
-		}
-		break;
-
-	default:
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	return rcmd | (wcmd << 8);
-}
+static const u8 ata_rw_cmds[] = {
+	/* pio multi */
+	ATA_CMD_READ_MULTI,
+	ATA_CMD_WRITE_MULTI,
+	ATA_CMD_READ_MULTI_EXT,
+	ATA_CMD_WRITE_MULTI_EXT,
+	/* pio */
+	ATA_CMD_PIO_READ,
+	ATA_CMD_PIO_WRITE,
+	ATA_CMD_PIO_READ_EXT,
+	ATA_CMD_PIO_WRITE_EXT,
+	/* dma */
+	ATA_CMD_READ,
+	ATA_CMD_WRITE,
+	ATA_CMD_READ_EXT,
+	ATA_CMD_WRITE_EXT
+};
 
 /**
- *	ata_dev_set_protocol - set taskfile protocol and r/w commands
- *	@dev: device to examine and configure
+ *	ata_rwcmd_protocol - set taskfile r/w commands and protocol
+ *	@qc: command to examine and configure
  *
- *	Examine the device configuration, after we have
- *	read the identify-device page and configured the
- *	data transfer mode.  Set internal state related to
- *	the ATA taskfile protocol (pio, pio mult, dma, etc.)
- *	and calculate the proper read/write commands to use.
+ *	Examine the device configuration and tf->flags to calculate 
+ *	the proper read/write commands and protocol to use.
  *
  *	LOCKING:
  *	caller.
  */
-static void ata_dev_set_protocol(struct ata_device *dev)
+void ata_rwcmd_protocol(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 {
-	int pio = (dev->flags & ATA_DFLAG_PIO);
-	int lba48 = (dev->flags & ATA_DFLAG_LBA48);
-	int proto, cmd;
+	struct ata_taskfile *tf = &qc->tf;
+	struct ata_device *dev = qc->dev;
 
-	if (pio)
-		proto = dev->xfer_protocol = ATA_PROT_PIO;
-	else
-		proto = dev->xfer_protocol = ATA_PROT_DMA;
+	int index, lba48, write;
+ 
+	lba48 = (tf->flags & ATA_TFLAG_LBA48) ? 2 : 0;
+	write = (tf->flags & ATA_TFLAG_WRITE) ? 1 : 0;
 
-	cmd = ata_prot_to_cmd(proto, lba48);
-	if (cmd < 0)
-		BUG();
+	if (dev->flags & ATA_DFLAG_PIO) {
+		tf->protocol = ATA_PROT_PIO;
+		index = dev->multi_count ? 0 : 4;
+	} else {
+		tf->protocol = ATA_PROT_DMA;
+		index = 8;
+	}
 
-	dev->read_cmd = cmd & 0xff;
-	dev->write_cmd = (cmd >> 8) & 0xff;
+	tf->command = ata_rw_cmds[index + lba48 + write];
 }
 
 static const char * xfer_mode_str[] = {
@@ -1641,7 +1615,7 @@
  */
 static void ata_set_mode(struct ata_port *ap)
 {
-	unsigned int i, xfer_shift;
+	unsigned int xfer_shift;
 	u8 xfer_mode;
 	int rc;
 
@@ -1670,11 +1644,6 @@
 	if (ap->ops->post_set_mode)
 		ap->ops->post_set_mode(ap);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
-		struct ata_device *dev = &ap->device[i];
-		ata_dev_set_protocol(dev);
-	}
-
 	return;
 
 err_out: