===== drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c 1.63 vs edited =====
--- 1.63/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c	Tue Jan 28 10:19:35 2003
+++ edited/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c	Tue Jan 28 12:29:45 2003
@@ -796,6 +796,8 @@
 	struct Scsi_Device_Template *STpnt;
 	Scsi_Cmnd *SCpnt;
 	Scsi_Device *SDpnt;
+	int ret;
+
 
 	SDpnt = (Scsi_Device *) q->queuedata;
 	BUG_ON(!SDpnt);
@@ -862,8 +864,6 @@
 	 */
 
 	if (req->flags & (REQ_CMD | REQ_BLOCK_PC)) {
-		int ret;
-
 		/*
 		 * This will do a couple of things:
 		 *  1) Fill in the actual SCSI command.
@@ -884,19 +884,27 @@
 		 * required).
 		 */
 		if ((ret = scsi_init_io(SCpnt)))
-			return ret;
+			goto fail_release_cmd;
 		
 		/*
 		 * Initialize the actual SCSI command for this request.
 		 */
 		if (!STpnt->init_command(SCpnt)) {
-			scsi_release_buffers(SCpnt);
-			return BLKPREP_KILL;
+			ret = BLKPREP_KILL;
+			goto fail_release_buffers;
 		}
 	}
 	/* The request is now prepped, no need to come back here */
 	req->flags |= REQ_DONTPREP;
 	return BLKPREP_OK;
+
+ fail_release_buffers:
+	scsi_release_buffers(SCpnt);
+
+ fail_release_cmd:
+	scsi_put_command(SCpnt);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*