}
 
        if (status & R1_EXCEPTION_EVENT) {
-               ext_csd = kzalloc(512, GFP_KERNEL);
-               if (!ext_csd) {
-                       pr_err("%s: unable to allocate buffer for ext_csd\n",
-                              req->rq_disk->disk_name);
-                       return -ENOMEM;
-               }
-
-               err = mmc_send_ext_csd(card, ext_csd);
+               err = mmc_get_ext_csd(card, &ext_csd);
                if (err) {
                        pr_err("%s: error %d sending ext_csd\n",
                               req->rq_disk->disk_name, err);
-                       check = MMC_BLK_ABORT;
-                       goto free;
+                       return MMC_BLK_ABORT;
                }
 
                if ((ext_csd[EXT_CSD_EXP_EVENTS_STATUS] &
                               req->rq_disk->disk_name, packed->nr_entries,
                               packed->blocks, packed->idx_failure);
                }
-free:
                kfree(ext_csd);
        }