diff --git a/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c b/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
index af6911a..d6dc70f 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
@@ -478,7 +478,8 @@
 
 	dma_src = dma_map_single(dev->dev, src, len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 	dma_dest = dma_map_single(dev->dev, dest, len, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
-	tx = dev->device_prep_dma_memcpy(chan, dma_dest, dma_src, len, 0);
+	tx = dev->device_prep_dma_memcpy(chan, dma_dest, dma_src, len,
+					 DMA_CTRL_ACK);
 
 	if (!tx) {
 		dma_unmap_single(dev->dev, dma_src, len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
@@ -486,7 +487,6 @@
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	tx->ack = 1;
 	tx->callback = NULL;
 	cookie = tx->tx_submit(tx);
 
@@ -524,7 +524,8 @@
 
 	dma_src = dma_map_single(dev->dev, kdata, len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 	dma_dest = dma_map_page(dev->dev, page, offset, len, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
-	tx = dev->device_prep_dma_memcpy(chan, dma_dest, dma_src, len, 0);
+	tx = dev->device_prep_dma_memcpy(chan, dma_dest, dma_src, len,
+					 DMA_CTRL_ACK);
 
 	if (!tx) {
 		dma_unmap_single(dev->dev, dma_src, len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
@@ -532,7 +533,6 @@
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	tx->ack = 1;
 	tx->callback = NULL;
 	cookie = tx->tx_submit(tx);
 
@@ -573,7 +573,8 @@
 	dma_src = dma_map_page(dev->dev, src_pg, src_off, len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 	dma_dest = dma_map_page(dev->dev, dest_pg, dest_off, len,
 				DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
-	tx = dev->device_prep_dma_memcpy(chan, dma_dest, dma_src, len, 0);
+	tx = dev->device_prep_dma_memcpy(chan, dma_dest, dma_src, len,
+					 DMA_CTRL_ACK);
 
 	if (!tx) {
 		dma_unmap_page(dev->dev, dma_src, len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
@@ -581,7 +582,6 @@
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	tx->ack = 1;
 	tx->callback = NULL;
 	cookie = tx->tx_submit(tx);
 
diff --git a/drivers/dma/fsldma.c b/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
index 95b36b7..054eabf 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@
 }
 
 static struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *
-fsl_dma_prep_interrupt(struct dma_chan *chan)
+fsl_dma_prep_interrupt(struct dma_chan *chan, unsigned long flags)
 {
 	struct fsl_dma_chan *fsl_chan;
 	struct fsl_desc_sw *new;
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@
 	}
 
 	new->async_tx.cookie = -EBUSY;
-	new->async_tx.ack = 0;
+	new->async_tx.flags = flags;
 
 	/* Insert the link descriptor to the LD ring */
 	list_add_tail(&new->node, &new->async_tx.tx_list);
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@
 			set_desc_next(fsl_chan, &prev->hw, new->async_tx.phys);
 
 		new->async_tx.cookie = 0;
-		new->async_tx.ack = 1;
+		async_tx_ack(&new->async_tx);
 
 		prev = new;
 		len -= copy;
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@
 		list_add_tail(&new->node, &first->async_tx.tx_list);
 	} while (len);
 
-	new->async_tx.ack = 0; /* client is in control of this ack */
+	new->async_tx.flags = flags; /* client is in control of this ack */
 	new->async_tx.cookie = -EBUSY;
 
 	/* Set End-of-link to the last link descriptor of new list*/
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@
 	async_tx_ack(tx3);
 
 	/* Interrupt tx test */
-	tx1 = fsl_dma_prep_interrupt(chan);
+	tx1 = fsl_dma_prep_interrupt(chan, 0);
 	async_tx_ack(tx1);
 	cookie = fsl_dma_tx_submit(tx1);
 
diff --git a/drivers/dma/ioat_dma.c b/drivers/dma/ioat_dma.c
index 1517fe4..318e8a2 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/ioat_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/ioat_dma.c
@@ -212,14 +212,14 @@
 	u32 copy;
 	size_t len;
 	dma_addr_t src, dst;
-	int orig_ack;
+	unsigned long orig_flags;
 	unsigned int desc_count = 0;
 
 	/* src and dest and len are stored in the initial descriptor */
 	len = first->len;
 	src = first->src;
 	dst = first->dst;
-	orig_ack = first->async_tx.ack;
+	orig_flags = first->async_tx.flags;
 	new = first;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&ioat_chan->desc_lock);
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
 	do {
 		copy = min_t(size_t, len, ioat_chan->xfercap);
 
-		new->async_tx.ack = 1;
+		async_tx_ack(&new->async_tx);
 
 		hw = new->hw;
 		hw->size = copy;
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
 	}
 
 	new->tx_cnt = desc_count;
-	new->async_tx.ack = orig_ack; /* client is in control of this ack */
+	new->async_tx.flags = orig_flags; /* client is in control of this ack */
 
 	/* store the original values for use in later cleanup */
 	if (new != first) {
@@ -304,14 +304,14 @@
 	u32 copy;
 	size_t len;
 	dma_addr_t src, dst;
-	int orig_ack;
+	unsigned long orig_flags;
 	unsigned int desc_count = 0;
 
 	/* src and dest and len are stored in the initial descriptor */
 	len = first->len;
 	src = first->src;
 	dst = first->dst;
-	orig_ack = first->async_tx.ack;
+	orig_flags = first->async_tx.flags;
 	new = first;
 
 	/*
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
 	do {
 		copy = min_t(size_t, len, ioat_chan->xfercap);
 
-		new->async_tx.ack = 1;
+		async_tx_ack(&new->async_tx);
 
 		hw = new->hw;
 		hw->size = copy;
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@
 	}
 
 	new->tx_cnt = desc_count;
-	new->async_tx.ack = orig_ack; /* client is in control of this ack */
+	new->async_tx.flags = orig_flags; /* client is in control of this ack */
 
 	/* store the original values for use in later cleanup */
 	if (new != first) {
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@
 		new->len = len;
 		new->dst = dma_dest;
 		new->src = dma_src;
-		new->async_tx.ack = 0;
+		new->async_tx.flags = flags;
 		return &new->async_tx;
 	} else
 		return NULL;
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@
 		new->len = len;
 		new->dst = dma_dest;
 		new->src = dma_src;
-		new->async_tx.ack = 0;
+		new->async_tx.flags = flags;
 		return &new->async_tx;
 	} else
 		return NULL;
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@
 				 * a completed entry, but not the last, so clean
 				 * up if the client is done with the descriptor
 				 */
-				if (desc->async_tx.ack) {
+				if (async_tx_test_ack(&desc->async_tx)) {
 					list_del(&desc->node);
 					list_add_tail(&desc->node,
 						      &ioat_chan->free_desc);
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@
 	desc->hw->size = 0;
 	desc->hw->src_addr = 0;
 	desc->hw->dst_addr = 0;
-	desc->async_tx.ack = 1;
+	async_tx_ack(&desc->async_tx);
 	switch (ioat_chan->device->version) {
 	case IOAT_VER_1_2:
 		desc->hw->next = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/dma/iop-adma.c b/drivers/dma/iop-adma.c
index 9325229..762b729 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/iop-adma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/iop-adma.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 	/* the client is allowed to attach dependent operations
 	 * until 'ack' is set
 	 */
-	if (!desc->async_tx.ack)
+	if (!async_tx_test_ack(&desc->async_tx))
 		return 0;
 
 	/* leave the last descriptor in the chain
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 			"this_desc: %#x next_desc: %#x ack: %d\n",
 			iter->async_tx.cookie, iter->idx, busy,
 			iter->async_tx.phys, iop_desc_get_next_desc(iter),
-			iter->async_tx.ack);
+			async_tx_test_ack(&iter->async_tx));
 		prefetch(_iter);
 		prefetch(&_iter->async_tx);
 
@@ -338,9 +338,7 @@
 
 				/* pre-ack all but the last descriptor */
 				if (num_slots != slots_per_op)
-					iter->async_tx.ack = 1;
-				else
-					iter->async_tx.ack = 0;
+					async_tx_ack(&iter->async_tx);
 
 				list_add_tail(&iter->chain_node, &chain);
 				alloc_tail = iter;
@@ -513,7 +511,7 @@
 }
 
 static struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *
-iop_adma_prep_dma_interrupt(struct dma_chan *chan)
+iop_adma_prep_dma_interrupt(struct dma_chan *chan, unsigned long flags)
 {
 	struct iop_adma_chan *iop_chan = to_iop_adma_chan(chan);
 	struct iop_adma_desc_slot *sw_desc, *grp_start;
@@ -528,6 +526,7 @@
 		grp_start = sw_desc->group_head;
 		iop_desc_init_interrupt(grp_start, iop_chan);
 		grp_start->unmap_len = 0;
+		sw_desc->async_tx.flags = flags;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&iop_chan->lock);
 
@@ -560,6 +559,7 @@
 		iop_desc_set_memcpy_src_addr(grp_start, dma_src);
 		sw_desc->unmap_src_cnt = 1;
 		sw_desc->unmap_len = len;
+		sw_desc->async_tx.flags = flags;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&iop_chan->lock);
 
@@ -592,6 +592,7 @@
 		iop_desc_set_dest_addr(grp_start, iop_chan, dma_dest);
 		sw_desc->unmap_src_cnt = 1;
 		sw_desc->unmap_len = len;
+		sw_desc->async_tx.flags = flags;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&iop_chan->lock);
 
@@ -625,6 +626,7 @@
 		iop_desc_set_dest_addr(grp_start, iop_chan, dma_dest);
 		sw_desc->unmap_src_cnt = src_cnt;
 		sw_desc->unmap_len = len;
+		sw_desc->async_tx.flags = flags;
 		while (src_cnt--)
 			iop_desc_set_xor_src_addr(grp_start, src_cnt,
 						  dma_src[src_cnt]);
@@ -661,6 +663,7 @@
 			__func__, grp_start->xor_check_result);
 		sw_desc->unmap_src_cnt = src_cnt;
 		sw_desc->unmap_len = len;
+		sw_desc->async_tx.flags = flags;
 		while (src_cnt--)
 			iop_desc_set_zero_sum_src_addr(grp_start, src_cnt,
 						       dma_src[src_cnt]);
@@ -847,11 +850,11 @@
 	src_dma = dma_map_single(dma_chan->device->dev, src,
 				IOP_ADMA_TEST_SIZE, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 	tx = iop_adma_prep_dma_memcpy(dma_chan, dest_dma, src_dma,
-				      IOP_ADMA_TEST_SIZE, 1);
+				      IOP_ADMA_TEST_SIZE,
+				      DMA_PREP_INTERRUPT | DMA_CTRL_ACK);
 
 	cookie = iop_adma_tx_submit(tx);
 	iop_adma_issue_pending(dma_chan);
-	async_tx_ack(tx);
 	msleep(1);
 
 	if (iop_adma_is_complete(dma_chan, cookie, NULL, NULL) !=
@@ -947,11 +950,11 @@
 		dma_srcs[i] = dma_map_page(dma_chan->device->dev, xor_srcs[i],
 					   0, PAGE_SIZE, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 	tx = iop_adma_prep_dma_xor(dma_chan, dest_dma, dma_srcs,
-				   IOP_ADMA_NUM_SRC_TEST, PAGE_SIZE, 1);
+				   IOP_ADMA_NUM_SRC_TEST, PAGE_SIZE,
+				   DMA_PREP_INTERRUPT | DMA_CTRL_ACK);
 
 	cookie = iop_adma_tx_submit(tx);
 	iop_adma_issue_pending(dma_chan);
-	async_tx_ack(tx);
 	msleep(8);
 
 	if (iop_adma_is_complete(dma_chan, cookie, NULL, NULL) !=
@@ -994,11 +997,11 @@
 					   DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 	tx = iop_adma_prep_dma_zero_sum(dma_chan, dma_srcs,
 					IOP_ADMA_NUM_SRC_TEST + 1, PAGE_SIZE,
-					&zero_sum_result, 1);
+					&zero_sum_result,
+					DMA_PREP_INTERRUPT | DMA_CTRL_ACK);
 
 	cookie = iop_adma_tx_submit(tx);
 	iop_adma_issue_pending(dma_chan);
-	async_tx_ack(tx);
 	msleep(8);
 
 	if (iop_adma_is_complete(dma_chan, cookie, NULL, NULL) != DMA_SUCCESS) {
@@ -1018,11 +1021,11 @@
 	/* test memset */
 	dma_addr = dma_map_page(dma_chan->device->dev, dest, 0,
 			PAGE_SIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
-	tx = iop_adma_prep_dma_memset(dma_chan, dma_addr, 0, PAGE_SIZE, 1);
+	tx = iop_adma_prep_dma_memset(dma_chan, dma_addr, 0, PAGE_SIZE,
+				      DMA_PREP_INTERRUPT | DMA_CTRL_ACK);
 
 	cookie = iop_adma_tx_submit(tx);
 	iop_adma_issue_pending(dma_chan);
-	async_tx_ack(tx);
 	msleep(8);
 
 	if (iop_adma_is_complete(dma_chan, cookie, NULL, NULL) != DMA_SUCCESS) {
@@ -1050,11 +1053,11 @@
 					   DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 	tx = iop_adma_prep_dma_zero_sum(dma_chan, dma_srcs,
 					IOP_ADMA_NUM_SRC_TEST + 1, PAGE_SIZE,
-					&zero_sum_result, 1);
+					&zero_sum_result,
+					DMA_PREP_INTERRUPT | DMA_CTRL_ACK);
 
 	cookie = iop_adma_tx_submit(tx);
 	iop_adma_issue_pending(dma_chan);
-	async_tx_ack(tx);
 	msleep(8);
 
 	if (iop_adma_is_complete(dma_chan, cookie, NULL, NULL) != DMA_SUCCESS) {
@@ -1287,7 +1290,7 @@
 		grp_start = sw_desc->group_head;
 
 		list_splice_init(&sw_desc->async_tx.tx_list, &iop_chan->chain);
-		sw_desc->async_tx.ack = 1;
+		async_tx_ack(&sw_desc->async_tx);
 		iop_desc_init_memcpy(grp_start, 0);
 		iop_desc_set_byte_count(grp_start, iop_chan, 0);
 		iop_desc_set_dest_addr(grp_start, iop_chan, 0);
@@ -1343,7 +1346,7 @@
 	if (sw_desc) {
 		grp_start = sw_desc->group_head;
 		list_splice_init(&sw_desc->async_tx.tx_list, &iop_chan->chain);
-		sw_desc->async_tx.ack = 1;
+		async_tx_ack(&sw_desc->async_tx);
 		iop_desc_init_null_xor(grp_start, 2, 0);
 		iop_desc_set_byte_count(grp_start, iop_chan, 0);
 		iop_desc_set_dest_addr(grp_start, iop_chan, 0);