* memory and 2) dasd_smalloc_request uses the static ccw memory
  * that gets allocated for each device.
  */
-struct dasd_ccw_req *dasd_kmalloc_request(char *magic, int cplength,
+struct dasd_ccw_req *dasd_kmalloc_request(int magic, int cplength,
                                          int datasize,
                                          struct dasd_device *device)
 {
        struct dasd_ccw_req *cqr;
 
        /* Sanity checks */
-       BUG_ON( magic == NULL || datasize > PAGE_SIZE ||
+       BUG_ON(datasize > PAGE_SIZE ||
             (cplength*sizeof(struct ccw1)) > PAGE_SIZE);
 
        cqr = kzalloc(sizeof(struct dasd_ccw_req), GFP_ATOMIC);
                        return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
                }
        }
-       strncpy((char *) &cqr->magic, magic, 4);
-       ASCEBC((char *) &cqr->magic, 4);
+       cqr->magic =  magic;
        set_bit(DASD_CQR_FLAGS_USE_ERP, &cqr->flags);
        dasd_get_device(device);
        return cqr;
 }
 
-struct dasd_ccw_req *dasd_smalloc_request(char *magic, int cplength,
+struct dasd_ccw_req *dasd_smalloc_request(int magic, int cplength,
                                          int datasize,
                                          struct dasd_device *device)
 {
        int size;
 
        /* Sanity checks */
-       BUG_ON( magic == NULL || datasize > PAGE_SIZE ||
+       BUG_ON(datasize > PAGE_SIZE ||
             (cplength*sizeof(struct ccw1)) > PAGE_SIZE);
 
        size = (sizeof(struct dasd_ccw_req) + 7L) & -8L;
                cqr->data = data;
                memset(cqr->data, 0, datasize);
        }
-       strncpy((char *) &cqr->magic, magic, 4);
-       ASCEBC((char *) &cqr->magic, 4);
+       cqr->magic = magic;
        set_bit(DASD_CQR_FLAGS_USE_ERP, &cqr->flags);
        dasd_get_device(device);
        return cqr;
        switch (rc) {
        case 0:
                cqr->status = DASD_CQR_IN_IO;
-               DBF_DEV_EVENT(DBF_DEBUG, device,
-                             "start_IO: request %p started successful",
-                             cqr);
                break;
        case -EBUSY:
                DBF_DEV_EVENT(DBF_DEBUG, device, "%s",
 static struct dasd_ccw_req *dasd_generic_build_rdc(struct dasd_device *device,
                                                   void *rdc_buffer,
                                                   int rdc_buffer_size,
-                                                  char *magic)
+                                                  int magic)
 {
        struct dasd_ccw_req *cqr;
        struct ccw1 *ccw;
 }
 
 
-int dasd_generic_read_dev_chars(struct dasd_device *device, char *magic,
+int dasd_generic_read_dev_chars(struct dasd_device *device, int magic,
                                void *rdc_buffer, int rdc_buffer_size)
 {
        int ret;
 
        struct dasd_ccw_req *cqr;
        struct ccw1 *ccw;
 
-       cqr = dasd_smalloc_request("ECKD", 1 /* RCD */, ciw->count, device);
+       cqr = dasd_smalloc_request(DASD_ECKD_MAGIC, 1 /* RCD */, ciw->count,
+                                  device);
 
        if (IS_ERR(cqr)) {
                DBF_DEV_EVENT(DBF_WARNING, device, "%s",
        struct dasd_eckd_private *private;
 
        private = (struct dasd_eckd_private *) device->private;
-       cqr = dasd_smalloc_request(dasd_eckd_discipline.name,
-                                  1 /* PSF */  + 1 /* RSSD */ ,
+       cqr = dasd_smalloc_request(DASD_ECKD_MAGIC, 1 /* PSF */ + 1 /* RSSD */,
                                   (sizeof(struct dasd_psf_prssd_data) +
                                    sizeof(struct dasd_rssd_features)),
                                   device);
        struct dasd_psf_ssc_data *psf_ssc_data;
        struct ccw1 *ccw;
 
-       cqr = dasd_smalloc_request("ECKD", 1 /* PSF */ ,
+       cqr = dasd_smalloc_request(DASD_ECKD_MAGIC, 1 /* PSF */ ,
                                  sizeof(struct dasd_psf_ssc_data),
                                  device);
 
                goto out_err3;
 
        /* Read Device Characteristics */
-       rc = dasd_generic_read_dev_chars(device, "ECKD", &private->rdc_data,
-                                        64);
+       rc = dasd_generic_read_dev_chars(device, DASD_ECKD_MAGIC,
+                                        &private->rdc_data, 64);
        if (rc) {
                DBF_EVENT(DBF_WARNING,
                          "Read device characteristics failed, rc=%d for "
 
        cplength = 8;
        datasize = sizeof(struct DE_eckd_data) + 2*sizeof(struct LO_eckd_data);
-       cqr = dasd_smalloc_request(dasd_eckd_discipline.name,
-                                  cplength, datasize, device);
+       cqr = dasd_smalloc_request(DASD_ECKD_MAGIC, cplength, datasize, device);
        if (IS_ERR(cqr))
                return cqr;
        ccw = cqr->cpaddr;
                return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
        }
        /* Allocate the format ccw request. */
-       fcp = dasd_smalloc_request(dasd_eckd_discipline.name,
-                                  cplength, datasize, device);
+       fcp = dasd_smalloc_request(DASD_ECKD_MAGIC, cplength, datasize, device);
        if (IS_ERR(fcp))
                return fcp;
 
                datasize += count*sizeof(struct LO_eckd_data);
        }
        /* Allocate the ccw request. */
-       cqr = dasd_smalloc_request(dasd_eckd_discipline.name,
-                                  cplength, datasize, startdev);
+       cqr = dasd_smalloc_request(DASD_ECKD_MAGIC, cplength, datasize,
+                                  startdev);
        if (IS_ERR(cqr))
                return cqr;
        ccw = cqr->cpaddr;
                cidaw * sizeof(unsigned long long);
 
        /* Allocate the ccw request. */
-       cqr = dasd_smalloc_request(dasd_eckd_discipline.name,
-                                  cplength, datasize, startdev);
+       cqr = dasd_smalloc_request(DASD_ECKD_MAGIC, cplength, datasize,
+                                  startdev);
        if (IS_ERR(cqr))
                return cqr;
        ccw = cqr->cpaddr;
 
        /* Allocate the ccw request. */
        itcw_size = itcw_calc_size(0, ctidaw, 0);
-       cqr = dasd_smalloc_request(dasd_eckd_discipline.name,
-                                  0, itcw_size, startdev);
+       cqr = dasd_smalloc_request(DASD_ECKD_MAGIC, 0, itcw_size, startdev);
        if (IS_ERR(cqr))
                return cqr;
 
        if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
                return -EACCES;
 
-       cqr = dasd_smalloc_request(dasd_eckd_discipline.name,
-                                  1, 32, device);
+       cqr = dasd_smalloc_request(DASD_ECKD_MAGIC, 1, 32, device);
        if (IS_ERR(cqr)) {
                DBF_DEV_EVENT(DBF_WARNING, device, "%s",
                            "Could not allocate initialization request");
        if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
                return -EACCES;
 
-       cqr = dasd_smalloc_request(dasd_eckd_discipline.name,
-                                  1, 32, device);
+       cqr = dasd_smalloc_request(DASD_ECKD_MAGIC, 1, 32, device);
        if (IS_ERR(cqr)) {
                DBF_DEV_EVENT(DBF_WARNING, device, "%s",
                            "Could not allocate initialization request");
        if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
                return -EACCES;
 
-       cqr = dasd_smalloc_request(dasd_eckd_discipline.name,
-                                  1, 32, device);
+       cqr = dasd_smalloc_request(DASD_ECKD_MAGIC, 1, 32, device);
        if (IS_ERR(cqr)) {
                DBF_DEV_EVENT(DBF_WARNING, device, "%s",
                            "Could not allocate initialization request");
        struct ccw1 *ccw;
        int rc;
 
-       cqr = dasd_smalloc_request(dasd_eckd_discipline.name,
-                                  1 /* PSF */  + 1 /* RSSD */ ,
+       cqr = dasd_smalloc_request(DASD_ECKD_MAGIC, 1 /* PSF */  + 1 /* RSSD */,
                                   (sizeof(struct dasd_psf_prssd_data) +
                                    sizeof(struct dasd_rssd_perf_stats_t)),
                                   device);
        }
 
        /* setup CCWs for PSF + RSSD */
-       cqr = dasd_smalloc_request("ECKD", 2 , 0, device);
+       cqr = dasd_smalloc_request(DASD_ECKD_MAGIC, 2 , 0, device);
        if (IS_ERR(cqr)) {
                DBF_DEV_EVENT(DBF_WARNING, device, "%s",
                        "Could not allocate initialization request");
 
        /* Read Device Characteristics */
        memset(&private->rdc_data, 0, sizeof(private->rdc_data));
-       rc = dasd_generic_read_dev_chars(device, "ECKD",
+       rc = dasd_generic_read_dev_chars(device, DASD_ECKD_MAGIC,
                                         &private->rdc_data, 64);
        if (rc) {
                DBF_EVENT(DBF_WARNING,
 
 #include <asm/dasd.h>
 #include <asm/idals.h>
 
+/* DASD discipline magic */
+#define DASD_ECKD_MAGIC 0xC5C3D2C4
+#define DASD_DIAG_MAGIC 0xC4C9C1C7
+#define DASD_FBA_MAGIC 0xC6C2C140
+
 /*
  * SECTION: Type definitions
  */
 extern struct kmem_cache *dasd_page_cache;
 
 struct dasd_ccw_req *
-dasd_kmalloc_request(char *, int, int, struct dasd_device *);
+dasd_kmalloc_request(int , int, int, struct dasd_device *);
 struct dasd_ccw_req *
-dasd_smalloc_request(char *, int, int, struct dasd_device *);
+dasd_smalloc_request(int , int, int, struct dasd_device *);
 void dasd_kfree_request(struct dasd_ccw_req *, struct dasd_device *);
 void dasd_sfree_request(struct dasd_ccw_req *, struct dasd_device *);
 
 int dasd_generic_pm_freeze(struct ccw_device *);
 int dasd_generic_restore_device(struct ccw_device *);
 
-int dasd_generic_read_dev_chars(struct dasd_device *, char *, void *, int);
+int dasd_generic_read_dev_chars(struct dasd_device *, int, void *, int);
 char *dasd_get_sense(struct irb *);
 
 /* externals in dasd_devmap.c */