struct pool_features {
        enum pool_mode mode;
 
-       unsigned zero_new_blocks:1;
-       unsigned discard_enabled:1;
-       unsigned discard_passdown:1;
+       bool zero_new_blocks:1;
+       bool discard_enabled:1;
+       bool discard_passdown:1;
 };
 
 struct thin_c;
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------
  * Binding of control targets to a pool object
  *--------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static bool data_dev_supports_discard(struct pool_c *pt)
+{
+       struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(pt->data_dev->bdev);
+
+       return q && blk_queue_discard(q);
+}
+
+/*
+ * If discard_passdown was enabled verify that the data device
+ * supports discards.  Disable discard_passdown if not; otherwise
+ * -EOPNOTSUPP will be returned.
+ */
+static void disable_passdown_if_not_supported(struct pool_c *pt,
+                                             struct pool_features *pf)
+{
+       char buf[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
+
+       if (!pf->discard_passdown || data_dev_supports_discard(pt))
+               return;
+
+       DMWARN("Discard unsupported by data device (%s): Disabling discard passdown.",
+              bdevname(pt->data_dev->bdev, buf));
+
+       pf->discard_passdown = false;
+}
+
 static int bind_control_target(struct pool *pool, struct dm_target *ti)
 {
        struct pool_c *pt = ti->private;
        pool->ti = ti;
        pool->low_water_blocks = pt->low_water_blocks;
        pool->pf = pt->pf;
-       set_pool_mode(pool, new_mode);
 
-       /*
-        * If discard_passdown was enabled verify that the data device
-        * supports discards.  Disable discard_passdown if not; otherwise
-        * -EOPNOTSUPP will be returned.
-        */
-       /* FIXME: pull this out into a sep fn. */
-       if (pt->pf.discard_passdown) {
-               struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(pt->data_dev->bdev);
-               if (!q || !blk_queue_discard(q)) {
-                       char buf[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
-                       DMWARN("Discard unsupported by data device (%s): Disabling discard passdown.",
-                              bdevname(pt->data_dev->bdev, buf));
-                       pool->pf.discard_passdown = 0;
-               }
-       }
+       disable_passdown_if_not_supported(pt, &pool->pf);
+       set_pool_mode(pool, new_mode);
 
        return 0;
 }
 static void pool_features_init(struct pool_features *pf)
 {
        pf->mode = PM_WRITE;
-       pf->zero_new_blocks = 1;
-       pf->discard_enabled = 1;
-       pf->discard_passdown = 1;
+       pf->zero_new_blocks = true;
+       pf->discard_enabled = true;
+       pf->discard_passdown = true;
 }
 
 static void __pool_destroy(struct pool *pool)
                argc--;
 
                if (!strcasecmp(arg_name, "skip_block_zeroing"))
-                       pf->zero_new_blocks = 0;
+                       pf->zero_new_blocks = false;
 
                else if (!strcasecmp(arg_name, "ignore_discard"))
-                       pf->discard_enabled = 0;
+                       pf->discard_enabled = false;
 
                else if (!strcasecmp(arg_name, "no_discard_passdown"))
-                       pf->discard_passdown = 0;
+                       pf->discard_passdown = false;
 
                else if (!strcasecmp(arg_name, "read_only"))
                        pf->mode = PM_READ_ONLY;
        pt->low_water_blocks = low_water_blocks;
        pt->pf = pf;
        ti->num_flush_requests = 1;
+
        /*
         * Only need to enable discards if the pool should pass
         * them down to the data device.  The thin device's discard
         */
        if (pf.discard_enabled && pf.discard_passdown) {
                ti->num_discard_requests = 1;
+
                /*
                 * Setting 'discards_supported' circumvents the normal
                 * stacking of discard limits (this keeps the pool and