--- linux-2.4.16.SuSE-7/drivers/block/ll_rw_blk.c~	Fri Jan 11 12:37:29 2002
+++ linux-2.4.16.SuSE-7/drivers/block/ll_rw_blk.c	Fri Jan 11 12:37:56 2002
@@ -487,6 +487,7 @@
 		list_del(&rq->queue);
 		rl->count--;
 		rq->rq_status = RQ_ACTIVE;
+		rq->cmd = rw;
 		rq->special = NULL;
 		rq->q = q;
 	}