scsi_req->cdb[9] = 0;
 }
 
-static void skd_request_fn_not_online(struct request_queue *q)
+/*
+ * Return true if and only if all pending requests should be failed.
+ */
+static bool skd_fail_all(struct request_queue *q)
 {
        struct skd_device *skdev = q->queuedata;
 
        case SKD_DRVR_STATE_BUSY_IMMINENT:
        case SKD_DRVR_STATE_BUSY_ERASE:
        case SKD_DRVR_STATE_DRAINING_TIMEOUT:
-               return;
+               return false;
 
        case SKD_DRVR_STATE_BUSY_SANITIZE:
        case SKD_DRVR_STATE_STOPPING:
        case SKD_DRVR_STATE_FAULT:
        case SKD_DRVR_STATE_DISAPPEARED:
        default:
-               break;
+               return true;
        }
-
-       /* If we get here, terminate all pending block requeusts
-        * with EIO and any scsi pass thru with appropriate sense
-        */
-
-       skd_fail_all_pending(skdev);
 }
 
 static void skd_request_fn(struct request_queue *q)
        int flush, fua;
 
        if (skdev->state != SKD_DRVR_STATE_ONLINE) {
-               skd_request_fn_not_online(q);
+               if (skd_fail_all(q))
+                       skd_fail_all_pending(skdev);
                return;
        }