{
        struct loop_cmd *cmd = blk_mq_rq_to_pdu(rq);
 
-       if (unlikely(req_op(cmd->rq) == REQ_OP_READ && cmd->use_aio &&
-                    cmd->ret >= 0 && cmd->ret < blk_rq_bytes(cmd->rq))) {
-               struct bio *bio = cmd->rq->bio;
+       if (unlikely(req_op(rq) == REQ_OP_READ && cmd->use_aio &&
+                    cmd->ret >= 0 && cmd->ret < blk_rq_bytes(rq))) {
+               struct bio *bio = rq->bio;
 
                bio_advance(bio, cmd->ret);
                zero_fill_bio(bio);
 
 static void lo_rw_aio_do_completion(struct loop_cmd *cmd)
 {
+       struct request *rq = blk_mq_rq_from_pdu(cmd);
+
        if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&cmd->ref))
                return;
        kfree(cmd->bvec);
        cmd->bvec = NULL;
-       blk_mq_complete_request(cmd->rq);
+       blk_mq_complete_request(rq);
 }
 
 static void lo_rw_aio_complete(struct kiocb *iocb, long ret, long ret2)
 {
        struct iov_iter iter;
        struct bio_vec *bvec;
-       struct request *rq = cmd->rq;
+       struct request *rq = blk_mq_rq_from_pdu(cmd);
        struct bio *bio = rq->bio;
        struct file *file = lo->lo_backing_file;
        unsigned int offset;
 static blk_status_t loop_queue_rq(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
                const struct blk_mq_queue_data *bd)
 {
-       struct loop_cmd *cmd = blk_mq_rq_to_pdu(bd->rq);
-       struct loop_device *lo = cmd->rq->q->queuedata;
+       struct request *rq = bd->rq;
+       struct loop_cmd *cmd = blk_mq_rq_to_pdu(rq);
+       struct loop_device *lo = rq->q->queuedata;
 
-       blk_mq_start_request(bd->rq);
+       blk_mq_start_request(rq);
 
        if (lo->lo_state != Lo_bound)
                return BLK_STS_IOERR;
 
-       switch (req_op(cmd->rq)) {
+       switch (req_op(rq)) {
        case REQ_OP_FLUSH:
        case REQ_OP_DISCARD:
        case REQ_OP_WRITE_ZEROES:
 
        /* always use the first bio's css */
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_CGROUP
-       if (cmd->use_aio && cmd->rq->bio && cmd->rq->bio->bi_css) {
-               cmd->css = cmd->rq->bio->bi_css;
+       if (cmd->use_aio && rq->bio && rq->bio->bi_css) {
+               cmd->css = rq->bio->bi_css;
                css_get(cmd->css);
        } else
 #endif
 
 static void loop_handle_cmd(struct loop_cmd *cmd)
 {
-       const bool write = op_is_write(req_op(cmd->rq));
-       struct loop_device *lo = cmd->rq->q->queuedata;
+       struct request *rq = blk_mq_rq_from_pdu(cmd);
+       const bool write = op_is_write(req_op(rq));
+       struct loop_device *lo = rq->q->queuedata;
        int ret = 0;
 
        if (write && (lo->lo_flags & LO_FLAGS_READ_ONLY)) {
                goto failed;
        }
 
-       ret = do_req_filebacked(lo, cmd->rq);
+       ret = do_req_filebacked(lo, rq);
  failed:
        /* complete non-aio request */
        if (!cmd->use_aio || ret) {
                cmd->ret = ret ? -EIO : 0;
-               blk_mq_complete_request(cmd->rq);
+               blk_mq_complete_request(rq);
        }
 }
 
 {
        struct loop_cmd *cmd = blk_mq_rq_to_pdu(rq);
 
-       cmd->rq = rq;
        kthread_init_work(&cmd->work, loop_queue_work);
-
        return 0;
 }