diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-acpi.c b/drivers/ide/ide-acpi.c
index 747c518..f0a6a3d 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-acpi.c
@@ -383,9 +383,6 @@
 	       gtf->tfa[3], gtf->tfa[4], gtf->tfa[5], gtf->tfa[6]);
 
 	memset(&args, 0, sizeof(ide_task_t));
-	args.command_type = IDE_DRIVE_TASK_NO_DATA;
-	args.data_phase   = TASKFILE_NO_DATA;
-	args.handler      = &task_no_data_intr;
 
 	/* convert gtf to IDE Taskfile */
 	memcpy(&args.tf_array[7], &gtf->tfa, 7);
@@ -395,9 +392,9 @@
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	err = ide_raw_taskfile(drive, &args, NULL);
+	err = ide_no_data_taskfile(drive, &args);
 	if (err)
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: ide_raw_taskfile failed: %u\n",
+		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: ide_no_data_taskfile failed: %u\n",
 		       __FUNCTION__, err);
 
 	return err;
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c b/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c
index 6387222..b534fe9 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c
@@ -303,10 +303,8 @@
 	else
 		tf->command = WIN_READ_NATIVE_MAX;
 	tf->device  = ATA_LBA;
-	args.command_type			= IDE_DRIVE_TASK_NO_DATA;
-	args.handler				= &task_no_data_intr;
 	/* submit command request */
-	ide_raw_taskfile(drive, &args, NULL);
+	ide_no_data_taskfile(drive, &args);
 
 	/* if OK, compute maximum address value */
 	if ((tf->status & 0x01) == 0) {
@@ -350,10 +348,8 @@
 		tf->command  = WIN_SET_MAX;
 	}
 	tf->device |= ATA_LBA;
-	args.command_type			= IDE_DRIVE_TASK_NO_DATA;
-	args.handler				= &task_no_data_intr;
 	/* submit command request */
-	ide_raw_taskfile(drive, &args, NULL);
+	ide_no_data_taskfile(drive, &args);
 	/* if OK, compute maximum address value */
 	if ((tf->status & 0x01) == 0) {
 		u32 high, low;
@@ -500,9 +496,7 @@
 	tf->lbam    = SMART_LCYL_PASS;
 	tf->lbah    = SMART_HCYL_PASS;
 	tf->command = WIN_SMART;
-	args.command_type			= IDE_DRIVE_TASK_NO_DATA;
-	args.handler				= &task_no_data_intr;
-	return ide_raw_taskfile(drive, &args, NULL);
+	return ide_no_data_taskfile(drive, &args);
 }
 
 static int get_smart_data(ide_drive_t *drive, u8 *buf, u8 sub_cmd)
@@ -695,9 +689,7 @@
 		args.tf.feature = arg ?
 			SETFEATURES_EN_WCACHE : SETFEATURES_DIS_WCACHE;
 		args.tf.command = WIN_SETFEATURES;
-		args.command_type		= IDE_DRIVE_TASK_NO_DATA;
-		args.handler			= &task_no_data_intr;
-		err = ide_raw_taskfile(drive, &args, NULL);
+		err = ide_no_data_taskfile(drive, &args);
 		if (err == 0)
 			drive->wcache = arg;
 	}
@@ -716,9 +708,7 @@
 		args.tf.command = WIN_FLUSH_CACHE_EXT;
 	else
 		args.tf.command = WIN_FLUSH_CACHE;
-	args.command_type			= IDE_DRIVE_TASK_NO_DATA;
-	args.handler				= &task_no_data_intr;
-	return ide_raw_taskfile(drive, &args, NULL);
+	return ide_no_data_taskfile(drive, &args);
 }
 
 static int set_acoustic (ide_drive_t *drive, int arg)
@@ -732,9 +722,7 @@
 	args.tf.feature = arg ? SETFEATURES_EN_AAM : SETFEATURES_DIS_AAM;
 	args.tf.nsect   = arg;
 	args.tf.command = WIN_SETFEATURES;
-	args.command_type = IDE_DRIVE_TASK_NO_DATA;
-	args.handler	  = &task_no_data_intr;
-	ide_raw_taskfile(drive, &args, NULL);
+	ide_no_data_taskfile(drive, &args);
 	drive->acoustic = arg;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -996,15 +984,13 @@
 		ide_task_t args;
 		memset(&args, 0, sizeof(ide_task_t));
 		args.tf.command = WIN_DOORLOCK;
-		args.command_type = IDE_DRIVE_TASK_NO_DATA;
-		args.handler	  = &task_no_data_intr;
 		check_disk_change(inode->i_bdev);
 		/*
 		 * Ignore the return code from door_lock,
 		 * since the open() has already succeeded,
 		 * and the door_lock is irrelevant at this point.
 		 */
-		if (drive->doorlocking && ide_raw_taskfile(drive, &args, NULL))
+		if (drive->doorlocking && ide_no_data_taskfile(drive, &args))
 			drive->doorlocking = 0;
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -1023,9 +1009,7 @@
 		ide_task_t args;
 		memset(&args, 0, sizeof(ide_task_t));
 		args.tf.command = WIN_DOORUNLOCK;
-		args.command_type = IDE_DRIVE_TASK_NO_DATA;
-		args.handler	  = &task_no_data_intr;
-		if (drive->doorlocking && ide_raw_taskfile(drive, &args, NULL))
+		if (drive->doorlocking && ide_no_data_taskfile(drive, &args))
 			drive->doorlocking = 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c b/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c
index a79150e..7cb674f 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c
@@ -229,8 +229,6 @@
 	return ide_stopped;
 }
 
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(task_no_data_intr);
-
 static u8 wait_drive_not_busy(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
 	ide_hwif_t *hwif = HWIF(drive);
@@ -524,6 +522,16 @@
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ide_raw_taskfile);
 
+int ide_no_data_taskfile(ide_drive_t *drive, ide_task_t *task)
+{
+	task->command_type = IDE_DRIVE_TASK_NO_DATA;
+	task->data_phase   = TASKFILE_NO_DATA;
+	task->handler      = task_no_data_intr;
+
+	return ide_raw_taskfile(drive, task, NULL);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_no_data_taskfile);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_IDE_TASK_IOCTL
 int ide_taskfile_ioctl (ide_drive_t *drive, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {