@@ -1989,6 +1989,44 @@ void scsi_mq_destroy_tags(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
 	blk_mq_free_tag_set(&shost->tag_set);
 }
 
+/**
+ * scsi_get_internal_cmd - allocate an internal SCSI command
+ * @sdev: SCSI device from which to allocate the command
+ * @op: operation (REQ_OP_SCSI_IN or REQ_OP_SCSI_OUT)
+ * @flags: BLK_MQ_REQ_* flags, e.g. BLK_MQ_REQ_NOWAIT.
+ *
+ * Allocates a SCSI command for internal LLDD use.
+ */
+struct scsi_cmnd *scsi_get_internal_cmd(struct scsi_device *sdev,
+	unsigned int op, blk_mq_req_flags_t flags)
+{
+	struct request *rq;
+	struct scsi_cmnd *scmd;
+
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(((op & REQ_OP_MASK) != REQ_OP_SCSI_IN) &&
+		     ((op & REQ_OP_MASK) != REQ_OP_SCSI_OUT));
+	rq = blk_mq_alloc_request(sdev->request_queue, op, flags);
+	if (IS_ERR(rq))
+		return NULL;
+	scmd = blk_mq_rq_to_pdu(rq);
+	scmd->request = rq;
+	scmd->device = sdev;
+	return scmd;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(scsi_get_internal_cmd);
+
+/**
+ * scsi_put_internal_cmd - free an internal SCSI command
+ * @scmd: SCSI command to be freed
+ */
+void scsi_put_internal_cmd(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
+{
+	struct request *rq = blk_mq_rq_from_pdu(scmd);
+
+	blk_mq_free_request(rq);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(scsi_put_internal_cmd);
+
 /**
  * scsi_device_from_queue - return sdev associated with a request_queue
  * @q: The request queue to return the sdev from

@@ -462,6 +462,9 @@ static inline int scsi_execute_req(struct scsi_device *sdev,
 	return scsi_execute(sdev, cmd, data_direction, buffer,
 		bufflen, NULL, sshdr, timeout, retries,  0, 0, resid);
 }
+struct scsi_cmnd *scsi_get_internal_cmd(struct scsi_device *sdev,
+	unsigned int op, blk_mq_req_flags_t flags);
+void scsi_put_internal_cmd(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd);
 extern void sdev_disable_disk_events(struct scsi_device *sdev);
 extern void sdev_enable_disk_events(struct scsi_device *sdev);
 extern int scsi_vpd_lun_id(struct scsi_device *, char *, size_t);