diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-acpi.c b/drivers/ide/ide-acpi.c
index f0db4d3..77f79d2 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-acpi.c
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@
 
 		/* convert GTF to taskfile */
 		memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
-		memcpy(&cmd.tf_array[7], gtf, REGS_PER_GTF);
+		memcpy(&cmd.tf.feature, gtf, REGS_PER_GTF);
 		cmd.valid.out.tf = IDE_VALID_OUT_TF | IDE_VALID_DEVICE;
 		cmd.valid.in.tf  = IDE_VALID_IN_TF  | IDE_VALID_DEVICE;
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c b/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c
index 235263e..a9fbe2c 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c
@@ -105,17 +105,19 @@
 			pr_debug("%s: LBA=0x%012llx\n", drive->name,
 					(unsigned long long)block);
 
-			tf->hob_nsect = (nsectors >> 8) & 0xff;
-			tf->hob_lbal  = (u8)(block >> 24);
-			if (sizeof(block) != 4) {
-				tf->hob_lbam = (u8)((u64)block >> 32);
-				tf->hob_lbah = (u8)((u64)block >> 40);
-			}
-
 			tf->nsect  = nsectors & 0xff;
 			tf->lbal   = (u8) block;
 			tf->lbam   = (u8)(block >>  8);
 			tf->lbah   = (u8)(block >> 16);
+			tf->device = ATA_LBA;
+
+			tf = &cmd.hob;
+			tf->nsect = (nsectors >> 8) & 0xff;
+			tf->lbal  = (u8)(block >> 24);
+			if (sizeof(block) != 4) {
+				tf->lbam = (u8)((u64)block >> 32);
+				tf->lbah = (u8)((u64)block >> 40);
+			}
 
 			cmd.valid.out.hob = IDE_VALID_OUT_HOB;
 			cmd.valid.in.hob  = IDE_VALID_IN_HOB;
@@ -125,10 +127,8 @@
 			tf->lbal   = block;
 			tf->lbam   = block >>= 8;
 			tf->lbah   = block >>= 8;
-			tf->device = (block >> 8) & 0xf;
+			tf->device = ((block >> 8) & 0xf) | ATA_LBA;
 		}
-
-		tf->device |= ATA_LBA;
 	} else {
 		unsigned int sect, head, cyl, track;
 
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
 
 	/* if OK, compute maximum address value */
 	if (!(tf->status & ATA_ERR))
-		addr = ide_get_lba_addr(tf, lba48) + 1;
+		addr = ide_get_lba_addr(&cmd, lba48) + 1;
 
 	return addr;
 }
@@ -257,9 +257,9 @@
 	tf->lbam     = (addr_req >>= 8) & 0xff;
 	tf->lbah     = (addr_req >>= 8) & 0xff;
 	if (lba48) {
-		tf->hob_lbal = (addr_req >>= 8) & 0xff;
-		tf->hob_lbam = (addr_req >>= 8) & 0xff;
-		tf->hob_lbah = (addr_req >>= 8) & 0xff;
+		cmd.hob.lbal = (addr_req >>= 8) & 0xff;
+		cmd.hob.lbam = (addr_req >>= 8) & 0xff;
+		cmd.hob.lbah = (addr_req >>= 8) & 0xff;
 		tf->command  = ATA_CMD_SET_MAX_EXT;
 	} else {
 		tf->device   = (addr_req >>= 8) & 0x0f;
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
 
 	/* if OK, compute maximum address value */
 	if (!(tf->status & ATA_ERR))
-		addr_set = ide_get_lba_addr(tf, lba48) + 1;
+		addr_set = ide_get_lba_addr(&cmd, lba48) + 1;
 
 	return addr_set;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-io-std.c b/drivers/ide/ide-io-std.c
index 8b0b2e9..45a424b 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-io-std.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-io-std.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 {
 	ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
 	struct ide_io_ports *io_ports = &hwif->io_ports;
-	struct ide_taskfile *tf = &cmd->tf;
+	struct ide_taskfile *tf = &cmd->hob;
 	void (*tf_outb)(u8 addr, unsigned long port);
 	u8 valid = cmd->valid.out.hob;
 	u8 mmio = (hwif->host_flags & IDE_HFLAG_MMIO) ? 1 : 0;
@@ -104,16 +104,17 @@
 		HIHI = 0xFF;
 
 	if (valid & IDE_VALID_FEATURE)
-		tf_outb(tf->hob_feature, io_ports->feature_addr);
+		tf_outb(tf->feature, io_ports->feature_addr);
 	if (valid & IDE_VALID_NSECT)
-		tf_outb(tf->hob_nsect, io_ports->nsect_addr);
+		tf_outb(tf->nsect, io_ports->nsect_addr);
 	if (valid & IDE_VALID_LBAL)
-		tf_outb(tf->hob_lbal, io_ports->lbal_addr);
+		tf_outb(tf->lbal, io_ports->lbal_addr);
 	if (valid & IDE_VALID_LBAM)
-		tf_outb(tf->hob_lbam, io_ports->lbam_addr);
+		tf_outb(tf->lbam, io_ports->lbam_addr);
 	if (valid & IDE_VALID_LBAH)
-		tf_outb(tf->hob_lbah, io_ports->lbah_addr);
+		tf_outb(tf->lbah, io_ports->lbah_addr);
 
+	tf = &cmd->tf;
 	valid = cmd->valid.out.tf;
 
 	if (valid & IDE_VALID_FEATURE)
@@ -170,18 +171,19 @@
 	if (cmd->tf_flags & IDE_TFLAG_LBA48) {
 		tf_outb(ATA_HOB | ATA_DEVCTL_OBS, io_ports->ctl_addr);
 
+		tf = &cmd->hob;
 		valid = cmd->valid.in.hob;
 
 		if (valid & IDE_VALID_ERROR)
-			tf->hob_error = tf_inb(io_ports->feature_addr);
+			tf->error = tf_inb(io_ports->feature_addr);
 		if (valid & IDE_VALID_NSECT)
-			tf->hob_nsect = tf_inb(io_ports->nsect_addr);
+			tf->nsect = tf_inb(io_ports->nsect_addr);
 		if (valid & IDE_VALID_LBAL)
-			tf->hob_lbal  = tf_inb(io_ports->lbal_addr);
+			tf->lbal  = tf_inb(io_ports->lbal_addr);
 		if (valid & IDE_VALID_LBAM)
-			tf->hob_lbam  = tf_inb(io_ports->lbam_addr);
+			tf->lbam  = tf_inb(io_ports->lbam_addr);
 		if (valid & IDE_VALID_LBAH)
-			tf->hob_lbah  = tf_inb(io_ports->lbah_addr);
+			tf->lbah  = tf_inb(io_ports->lbah_addr);
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_tf_read);
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
index 99bb0a9..e71c72b 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@
 
 		tp_ops->input_data(drive, cmd, data, 2);
 
-		tf->data = data[0];
-		tf->hob_data = data[1];
+		cmd->tf.data  = data[0];
+		cmd->hob.data = data[1];
 	}
 
 	tp_ops->tf_read(drive, cmd);
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 		if (tf->lbal != 0xc4) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "%s: head unload failed!\n",
 			       drive->name);
-			ide_tf_dump(drive->name, tf);
+			ide_tf_dump(drive->name, cmd);
 		} else
 			drive->dev_flags |= IDE_DFLAG_PARKED;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c b/drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c
index b11df4b..c1c25eb 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
-	memcpy(&cmd.tf_array[7], &args[1], 6);
+	memcpy(&cmd.tf.feature, &args[1], 6);
 	cmd.tf.command = args[0];
 	cmd.valid.out.tf = IDE_VALID_OUT_TF | IDE_VALID_DEVICE;
 	cmd.valid.in.tf  = IDE_VALID_IN_TF  | IDE_VALID_DEVICE;
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
 	err = ide_no_data_taskfile(drive, &cmd);
 
 	args[0] = cmd.tf.command;
-	memcpy(&args[1], &cmd.tf_array[7], 6);
+	memcpy(&args[1], &cmd.tf.feature, 6);
 
 	if (copy_to_user(p, args, 7))
 		err = -EFAULT;
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-lib.c b/drivers/ide/ide-lib.c
index c9ef77c..6857e6a 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-lib.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-lib.c
@@ -49,16 +49,17 @@
 		printk(KERN_CONT "0x%02x\n", cmd->tf.command);
 }
 
-u64 ide_get_lba_addr(struct ide_taskfile *tf, int lba48)
+u64 ide_get_lba_addr(struct ide_cmd *cmd, int lba48)
 {
+	struct ide_taskfile *tf = &cmd->tf;
 	u32 high, low;
 
-	if (lba48)
-		high = (tf->hob_lbah << 16) | (tf->hob_lbam << 8) |
-			tf->hob_lbal;
-	else
-		high = tf->device & 0xf;
 	low  = (tf->lbah << 16) | (tf->lbam << 8) | tf->lbal;
+	if (lba48) {
+		tf = &cmd->hob;
+		high = (tf->lbah << 16) | (tf->lbam << 8) | tf->lbal;
+	} else
+		high = tf->device & 0xf;
 
 	return ((u64)high << 24) | low;
 }
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@
 
 	if (lba48 || (tf->device & ATA_LBA))
 		printk(KERN_CONT ", LBAsect=%llu",
-			(unsigned long long)ide_get_lba_addr(tf, lba48));
+			(unsigned long long)ide_get_lba_addr(&cmd, lba48));
 	else
 		printk(KERN_CONT ", CHS=%d/%d/%d", (tf->lbah << 8) + tf->lbam,
 			tf->device & 0xf, tf->lbal);
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c b/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c
index dc84f8b..3160be4 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c
@@ -23,17 +23,16 @@
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 
-void ide_tf_dump(const char *s, struct ide_taskfile *tf)
+void ide_tf_dump(const char *s, struct ide_cmd *cmd)
 {
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	printk("%s: tf: feat 0x%02x nsect 0x%02x lbal 0x%02x "
 		"lbam 0x%02x lbah 0x%02x dev 0x%02x cmd 0x%02x\n",
-		s, tf->feature, tf->nsect, tf->lbal,
-		tf->lbam, tf->lbah, tf->device, tf->command);
-	printk("%s: hob: nsect 0x%02x lbal 0x%02x "
-		"lbam 0x%02x lbah 0x%02x\n",
-		s, tf->hob_nsect, tf->hob_lbal,
-		tf->hob_lbam, tf->hob_lbah);
+	       s, cmd->tf.feature, cmd->tf.nsect,
+	       cmd->tf.lbal, cmd->tf.lbam, cmd->tf.lbah,
+	       cmd->tf.device, cmd->tf.command);
+	printk("%s: hob: nsect 0x%02x lbal 0x%02x lbam 0x%02x lbah 0x%02x\n",
+	       s, cmd->hob.nsect, cmd->hob.lbal, cmd->hob.lbam, cmd->hob.lbah);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -80,12 +79,12 @@
 	memcpy(cmd, orig_cmd, sizeof(*cmd));
 
 	if ((cmd->tf_flags & IDE_TFLAG_DMA_PIO_FALLBACK) == 0) {
-		ide_tf_dump(drive->name, tf);
+		ide_tf_dump(drive->name, cmd);
 		tp_ops->write_devctl(hwif, ATA_DEVCTL_OBS);
 		SELECT_MASK(drive, 0);
 
 		if (cmd->ftf_flags & IDE_FTFLAG_OUT_DATA) {
-			u8 data[2] = { tf->data, tf->hob_data };
+			u8 data[2] = { cmd->tf.data, cmd->hob.data };
 
 			tp_ops->output_data(drive, cmd, data, 2);
 		}
@@ -490,10 +489,8 @@
 
 	memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
 
-	memcpy(&cmd.tf_array[0], req_task->hob_ports,
-	       HDIO_DRIVE_HOB_HDR_SIZE - 2);
-	memcpy(&cmd.tf_array[6], req_task->io_ports,
-	       HDIO_DRIVE_TASK_HDR_SIZE);
+	memcpy(&cmd.hob, req_task->hob_ports, HDIO_DRIVE_HOB_HDR_SIZE - 2);
+	memcpy(&cmd.tf,  req_task->io_ports,  HDIO_DRIVE_TASK_HDR_SIZE);
 
 	cmd.valid.out.tf = IDE_VALID_DEVICE;
 	cmd.valid.in.tf  = IDE_VALID_DEVICE | IDE_VALID_IN_TF;
@@ -598,7 +595,7 @@
 	if (req_task->req_cmd == IDE_DRIVE_TASK_NO_DATA)
 		nsect = 0;
 	else if (!nsect) {
-		nsect = (cmd.tf.hob_nsect << 8) | cmd.tf.nsect;
+		nsect = (cmd.hob.nsect << 8) | cmd.tf.nsect;
 
 		if (!nsect) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "%s: in/out command without data\n",
@@ -610,10 +607,8 @@
 
 	err = ide_raw_taskfile(drive, &cmd, data_buf, nsect);
 
-	memcpy(req_task->hob_ports, &cmd.tf_array[0],
-	       HDIO_DRIVE_HOB_HDR_SIZE - 2);
-	memcpy(req_task->io_ports, &cmd.tf_array[6],
-	       HDIO_DRIVE_TASK_HDR_SIZE);
+	memcpy(req_task->hob_ports, &cmd.hob, HDIO_DRIVE_HOB_HDR_SIZE - 2);
+	memcpy(req_task->io_ports,  &cmd.tf,  HDIO_DRIVE_TASK_HDR_SIZE);
 
 	if ((cmd.ftf_flags & IDE_FTFLAG_SET_IN_FLAGS) &&
 	    req_task->in_flags.all == 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ns87415.c b/drivers/ide/ns87415.c
index 0208dd3..3ab5bb1 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ns87415.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ns87415.c
@@ -86,18 +86,19 @@
 	if (cmd->tf_flags & IDE_TFLAG_LBA48) {
 		outb(ATA_HOB | ATA_DEVCTL_OBS, io_ports->ctl_addr);
 
+		tf = &cmd->hob;
 		valid = cmd->valid.in.hob;
 
 		if (valid & IDE_VALID_ERROR)
-			tf->hob_error = inb(io_ports->feature_addr);
+			tf->error = inb(io_ports->feature_addr);
 		if (valid & IDE_VALID_NSECT)
-			tf->hob_nsect = inb(io_ports->nsect_addr);
+			tf->nsect = inb(io_ports->nsect_addr);
 		if (valid & IDE_VALID_LBAL)
-			tf->hob_lbal  = inb(io_ports->lbal_addr);
+			tf->lbal  = inb(io_ports->lbal_addr);
 		if (valid & IDE_VALID_LBAM)
-			tf->hob_lbam  = inb(io_ports->lbam_addr);
+			tf->lbam  = inb(io_ports->lbam_addr);
 		if (valid & IDE_VALID_LBAH)
-			tf->hob_lbah  = inb(io_ports->lbah_addr);
+			tf->lbah  = inb(io_ports->lbah_addr);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/scc_pata.c b/drivers/ide/scc_pata.c
index 38a715e..1238d55 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/scc_pata.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/scc_pata.c
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@
 static void scc_tf_load(ide_drive_t *drive, struct ide_cmd *cmd)
 {
 	struct ide_io_ports *io_ports = &drive->hwif->io_ports;
-	struct ide_taskfile *tf = &cmd->tf;
+	struct ide_taskfile *tf = &cmd->hob;
 	u8 valid = cmd->valid.out.hob;
 	u8 HIHI = (cmd->tf_flags & IDE_TFLAG_LBA48) ? 0xE0 : 0xEF;
 
@@ -656,16 +656,17 @@
 		HIHI = 0xFF;
 
 	if (valid & IDE_VALID_FEATURE)
-		scc_ide_outb(tf->hob_feature, io_ports->feature_addr);
+		scc_ide_outb(tf->feature, io_ports->feature_addr);
 	if (valid & IDE_VALID_NSECT)
-		scc_ide_outb(tf->hob_nsect, io_ports->nsect_addr);
+		scc_ide_outb(tf->nsect, io_ports->nsect_addr);
 	if (valid & IDE_VALID_LBAL)
-		scc_ide_outb(tf->hob_lbal, io_ports->lbal_addr);
+		scc_ide_outb(tf->lbal, io_ports->lbal_addr);
 	if (valid & IDE_VALID_LBAM)
-		scc_ide_outb(tf->hob_lbam, io_ports->lbam_addr);
+		scc_ide_outb(tf->lbam, io_ports->lbam_addr);
 	if (valid & IDE_VALID_LBAH)
-		scc_ide_outb(tf->hob_lbah, io_ports->lbah_addr);
+		scc_ide_outb(tf->lbah, io_ports->lbah_addr);
 
+	tf = &cmd->tf;
 	valid = cmd->valid.out.tf;
 
 	if (valid & IDE_VALID_FEATURE)
@@ -709,18 +710,19 @@
 	if (cmd->tf_flags & IDE_TFLAG_LBA48) {
 		scc_ide_outb(ATA_HOB | ATA_DEVCTL_OBS, io_ports->ctl_addr);
 
+		tf = &cmd->hob;
 		valid = cmd->valid.in.hob;
 
 		if (valid & IDE_VALID_ERROR)
-			tf->hob_error = scc_ide_inb(io_ports->feature_addr);
+			tf->error = scc_ide_inb(io_ports->feature_addr);
 		if (valid & IDE_VALID_NSECT)
-			tf->hob_nsect = scc_ide_inb(io_ports->nsect_addr);
+			tf->nsect = scc_ide_inb(io_ports->nsect_addr);
 		if (valid & IDE_VALID_LBAL)
-			tf->hob_lbal  = scc_ide_inb(io_ports->lbal_addr);
+			tf->lbal  = scc_ide_inb(io_ports->lbal_addr);
 		if (valid & IDE_VALID_LBAM)
-			tf->hob_lbam  = scc_ide_inb(io_ports->lbam_addr);
+			tf->lbam  = scc_ide_inb(io_ports->lbam_addr);
 		if (valid & IDE_VALID_LBAH)
-			tf->hob_lbah  = scc_ide_inb(io_ports->lbah_addr);
+			tf->lbah  = scc_ide_inb(io_ports->lbah_addr);
 	}
 }