static inline spinlock_t *fnic_io_lock_hash(struct fnic *fnic,
                                            struct scsi_cmnd *sc)
 {
-       u32 hash = sc->request->tag & (FNIC_IO_LOCKS - 1);
+       u32 hash = scsi_cmd_to_rq(sc)->tag & (FNIC_IO_LOCKS - 1);
 
        return &fnic->io_req_lock[hash];
 }
            (rp->flags & FC_RP_FLAGS_RETRY))
                exch_flags |= FCPIO_ICMND_SRFLAG_RETRY;
 
-       fnic_queue_wq_copy_desc_icmnd_16(wq, sc->request->tag,
+       fnic_queue_wq_copy_desc_icmnd_16(wq, scsi_cmd_to_rq(sc)->tag,
                                         0, exch_flags, io_req->sgl_cnt,
                                         SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE,
                                         io_req->sgl_list_pa,
  */
 static int fnic_queuecommand_lck(struct scsi_cmnd *sc, void (*done)(struct scsi_cmnd *))
 {
+       const int tag = scsi_cmd_to_rq(sc)->tag;
        struct fc_lport *lp = shost_priv(sc->device->host);
        struct fc_rport *rport;
        struct fnic_io_req *io_req = NULL;
        sg_count = scsi_dma_map(sc);
        if (sg_count < 0) {
                FNIC_TRACE(fnic_queuecommand, sc->device->host->host_no,
-                         sc->request->tag, sc, 0, sc->cmnd[0],
-                         sg_count, CMD_STATE(sc));
+                         tag, sc, 0, sc->cmnd[0], sg_count, CMD_STATE(sc));
                mempool_free(io_req, fnic->io_req_pool);
                goto out;
        }
                 * refetch the pointer under the lock.
                 */
                FNIC_TRACE(fnic_queuecommand, sc->device->host->host_no,
-                         sc->request->tag, sc, 0, 0, 0,
+                         tag, sc, 0, 0, 0,
                          (((u64)CMD_FLAGS(sc) << 32) | CMD_STATE(sc)));
                io_req = (struct fnic_io_req *)CMD_SP(sc);
                CMD_SP(sc) = NULL;
                        sc->cmnd[5]);
 
        FNIC_TRACE(fnic_queuecommand, sc->device->host->host_no,
-                 sc->request->tag, sc, io_req,
-                 sg_count, cmd_trace,
+                 tag, sc, io_req, sg_count, cmd_trace,
                  (((u64)CMD_FLAGS(sc) >> 32) | CMD_STATE(sc)));
 
        /* if only we issued IO, will we have the io lock */
 static bool fnic_cleanup_io_iter(struct scsi_cmnd *sc, void *data,
                                 bool reserved)
 {
+       const int tag = scsi_cmd_to_rq(sc)->tag;
        struct fnic *fnic = data;
        struct fnic_io_req *io_req;
        unsigned long flags = 0;
        unsigned long start_time = 0;
        struct fnic_stats *fnic_stats = &fnic->fnic_stats;
 
-       io_lock = fnic_io_lock_tag(fnic, sc->request->tag);
+       io_lock = fnic_io_lock_tag(fnic, tag);
        spin_lock_irqsave(io_lock, flags);
 
        io_req = (struct fnic_io_req *)CMD_SP(sc);
        sc->result = DID_TRANSPORT_DISRUPTED << 16;
        FNIC_SCSI_DBG(KERN_DEBUG, fnic->lport->host,
                      "fnic_cleanup_io: tag:0x%x : sc:0x%p duration = %lu DID_TRANSPORT_DISRUPTED\n",
-                     sc->request->tag, sc, (jiffies - start_time));
+                     tag, sc, jiffies - start_time);
 
        if (atomic64_read(&fnic->io_cmpl_skip))
                atomic64_dec(&fnic->io_cmpl_skip);
                if (!(CMD_FLAGS(sc) & FNIC_IO_ISSUED))
                        shost_printk(KERN_ERR, fnic->lport->host,
                                     "Calling done for IO not issued to fw: tag:0x%x sc:0x%p\n",
-                                    sc->request->tag, sc);
+                                    tag, sc);
 
                FNIC_TRACE(fnic_cleanup_io,
-                          sc->device->host->host_no, sc->request->tag, sc,
+                          sc->device->host->host_no, tag, sc,
                           jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies - start_time),
                           0, ((u64)sc->cmnd[0] << 32 |
                               (u64)sc->cmnd[2] << 24 |
 {
        struct fnic_rport_abort_io_iter_data *iter_data = data;
        struct fnic *fnic = iter_data->fnic;
-       int abt_tag = sc->request->tag;
+       int abt_tag = scsi_cmd_to_rq(sc)->tag;
        struct fnic_io_req *io_req;
        spinlock_t *io_lock;
        unsigned long flags;
  */
 int fnic_abort_cmd(struct scsi_cmnd *sc)
 {
+       struct request *const rq = scsi_cmd_to_rq(sc);
        struct fc_lport *lp;
        struct fnic *fnic;
        struct fnic_io_req *io_req = NULL;
        struct abort_stats *abts_stats;
        struct terminate_stats *term_stats;
        enum fnic_ioreq_state old_ioreq_state;
-       int tag;
+       const int tag = rq->tag;
        unsigned long abt_issued_time;
        DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(tm_done);
 
        term_stats = &fnic->fnic_stats.term_stats;
 
        rport = starget_to_rport(scsi_target(sc->device));
-       tag = sc->request->tag;
        FNIC_SCSI_DBG(KERN_DEBUG,
                fnic->lport->host,
                "Abort Cmd called FCID 0x%x, LUN 0x%llx TAG %x flags %x\n",
        /* Now queue the abort command to firmware */
        int_to_scsilun(sc->device->lun, &fc_lun);
 
-       if (fnic_queue_abort_io_req(fnic, sc->request->tag, task_req,
-                                   fc_lun.scsi_lun, io_req)) {
+       if (fnic_queue_abort_io_req(fnic, tag, task_req, fc_lun.scsi_lun,
+                                   io_req)) {
                spin_lock_irqsave(io_lock, flags);
                if (CMD_STATE(sc) == FNIC_IOREQ_ABTS_PENDING)
                        CMD_STATE(sc) = old_ioreq_state;
        }
 
 fnic_abort_cmd_end:
-       FNIC_TRACE(fnic_abort_cmd, sc->device->host->host_no,
-                 sc->request->tag, sc,
+       FNIC_TRACE(fnic_abort_cmd, sc->device->host->host_no, tag, sc,
                  jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies - start_time),
                  0, ((u64)sc->cmnd[0] << 32 |
                  (u64)sc->cmnd[2] << 24 | (u64)sc->cmnd[3] << 16 |
        /* fill in the lun info */
        int_to_scsilun(sc->device->lun, &fc_lun);
 
-       fnic_queue_wq_copy_desc_itmf(wq, sc->request->tag | FNIC_TAG_DEV_RST,
+       fnic_queue_wq_copy_desc_itmf(wq, scsi_cmd_to_rq(sc)->tag | FNIC_TAG_DEV_RST,
                                     0, FCPIO_ITMF_LUN_RESET, SCSI_NO_TAG,
                                     fc_lun.scsi_lun, io_req->port_id,
                                     fnic->config.ra_tov, fnic->config.ed_tov);
        struct fnic_pending_aborts_iter_data *iter_data = data;
        struct fnic *fnic = iter_data->fnic;
        struct scsi_device *lun_dev = iter_data->lun_dev;
-       int abt_tag = sc->request->tag;
+       int abt_tag = scsi_cmd_to_rq(sc)->tag;
        struct fnic_io_req *io_req;
        spinlock_t *io_lock;
        unsigned long flags;
 static inline int
 fnic_scsi_host_start_tag(struct fnic *fnic, struct scsi_cmnd *sc)
 {
-       struct request_queue *q = sc->request->q;
+       struct request *rq = scsi_cmd_to_rq(sc);
+       struct request_queue *q = rq->q;
        struct request *dummy;
 
        dummy = blk_mq_alloc_request(q, REQ_OP_WRITE, BLK_MQ_REQ_NOWAIT);
        if (IS_ERR(dummy))
                return SCSI_NO_TAG;
 
-       sc->tag = sc->request->tag = dummy->tag;
+       sc->tag = rq->tag = dummy->tag;
        sc->host_scribble = (unsigned char *)dummy;
 
        return dummy->tag;
  */
 int fnic_device_reset(struct scsi_cmnd *sc)
 {
+       struct request *rq = scsi_cmd_to_rq(sc);
        struct fc_lport *lp;
        struct fnic *fnic;
        struct fnic_io_req *io_req = NULL;
        struct scsi_lun fc_lun;
        struct fnic_stats *fnic_stats;
        struct reset_stats *reset_stats;
-       int tag = 0;
+       int tag = rq->tag;
        DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(tm_done);
        int tag_gen_flag = 0;   /*to track tags allocated by fnic driver*/
        bool new_sc = 0;
        CMD_FLAGS(sc) = FNIC_DEVICE_RESET;
        /* Allocate tag if not present */
 
-       tag = sc->request->tag;
        if (unlikely(tag < 0)) {
                /*
                 * Really should fix the midlayer to pass in a proper
        }
 
 fnic_device_reset_end:
-       FNIC_TRACE(fnic_device_reset, sc->device->host->host_no,
-                 sc->request->tag, sc,
+       FNIC_TRACE(fnic_device_reset, sc->device->host->host_no, rq->tag, sc,
                  jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies - start_time),
                  0, ((u64)sc->cmnd[0] << 32 |
                  (u64)sc->cmnd[2] << 24 | (u64)sc->cmnd[3] << 16 |