diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c b/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c
index 9d3ee7f..6571c81 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c
@@ -574,7 +574,8 @@ static void use_dmio(struct dm_buffer *b, int rw, sector_t block,
 {
 	int r;
 	struct dm_io_request io_req = {
-		.bi_rw = rw,
+		.bi_op = rw,
+		.bi_op_flags = 0,
 		.notify.fn = dmio_complete,
 		.notify.context = b,
 		.client = b->c->dm_io,
@@ -634,7 +635,7 @@ static void use_inline_bio(struct dm_buffer *b, int rw, sector_t block,
 	 * the dm_buffer's inline bio is local to bufio.
 	 */
 	b->bio.bi_private = end_io;
-	b->bio.bi_rw = rw;
+	bio_set_op_attrs(&b->bio, rw, 0);
 
 	/*
 	 * We assume that if len >= PAGE_SIZE ptr is page-aligned.
@@ -1327,7 +1328,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dm_bufio_write_dirty_buffers);
 int dm_bufio_issue_flush(struct dm_bufio_client *c)
 {
 	struct dm_io_request io_req = {
-		.bi_rw = WRITE_FLUSH,
+		.bi_op = REQ_OP_WRITE,
+		.bi_op_flags = WRITE_FLUSH,
 		.mem.type = DM_IO_KMEM,
 		.mem.ptr.addr = NULL,
 		.client = c->dm_io,
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-cache-target.c b/drivers/md/dm-cache-target.c
index ee0510f..540e80e 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-cache-target.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-cache-target.c
@@ -788,7 +788,8 @@ static void check_if_tick_bio_needed(struct cache *cache, struct bio *bio)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&cache->lock, flags);
 	if (cache->need_tick_bio &&
-	    !(bio->bi_rw & (REQ_FUA | REQ_FLUSH | REQ_DISCARD))) {
+	    !(bio->bi_rw & (REQ_FUA | REQ_FLUSH)) &&
+	    bio_op(bio) != REQ_OP_DISCARD) {
 		pb->tick = true;
 		cache->need_tick_bio = false;
 	}
@@ -851,7 +852,7 @@ static void inc_ds(struct cache *cache, struct bio *bio,
 static bool accountable_bio(struct cache *cache, struct bio *bio)
 {
 	return ((bio->bi_bdev == cache->origin_dev->bdev) &&
-		!(bio->bi_rw & REQ_DISCARD));
+		bio_op(bio) != REQ_OP_DISCARD);
 }
 
 static void accounted_begin(struct cache *cache, struct bio *bio)
@@ -1067,7 +1068,8 @@ static void dec_io_migrations(struct cache *cache)
 
 static bool discard_or_flush(struct bio *bio)
 {
-	return bio->bi_rw & (REQ_FLUSH | REQ_FUA | REQ_DISCARD);
+	return bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD ||
+	       bio->bi_rw & (REQ_FLUSH | REQ_FUA);
 }
 
 static void __cell_defer(struct cache *cache, struct dm_bio_prison_cell *cell)
@@ -1980,7 +1982,7 @@ static void process_deferred_bios(struct cache *cache)
 
 		if (bio->bi_rw & REQ_FLUSH)
 			process_flush_bio(cache, bio);
-		else if (bio->bi_rw & REQ_DISCARD)
+		else if (bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD)
 			process_discard_bio(cache, &structs, bio);
 		else
 			process_bio(cache, &structs, bio);
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
index 4f3cb35..057d19b 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ static void clone_init(struct dm_crypt_io *io, struct bio *clone)
 	clone->bi_private = io;
 	clone->bi_end_io  = crypt_endio;
 	clone->bi_bdev    = cc->dev->bdev;
-	clone->bi_rw      = io->base_bio->bi_rw;
+	bio_set_op_attrs(clone, bio_op(io->base_bio), io->base_bio->bi_rw);
 }
 
 static int kcryptd_io_read(struct dm_crypt_io *io, gfp_t gfp)
@@ -1911,11 +1911,11 @@ static int crypt_map(struct dm_target *ti, struct bio *bio)
 	struct crypt_config *cc = ti->private;
 
 	/*
-	 * If bio is REQ_FLUSH or REQ_DISCARD, just bypass crypt queues.
+	 * If bio is REQ_FLUSH or REQ_OP_DISCARD, just bypass crypt queues.
 	 * - for REQ_FLUSH device-mapper core ensures that no IO is in-flight
-	 * - for REQ_DISCARD caller must use flush if IO ordering matters
+	 * - for REQ_OP_DISCARD caller must use flush if IO ordering matters
 	 */
-	if (unlikely(bio->bi_rw & (REQ_FLUSH | REQ_DISCARD))) {
+	if (unlikely(bio->bi_rw & REQ_FLUSH || bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD)) {
 		bio->bi_bdev = cc->dev->bdev;
 		if (bio_sectors(bio))
 			bio->bi_iter.bi_sector = cc->start +
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-io.c b/drivers/md/dm-io.c
index 26e9a85..22e0597 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-io.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-io.c
@@ -278,8 +278,9 @@ static void km_dp_init(struct dpages *dp, void *data)
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------
  * IO routines that accept a list of pages.
  *---------------------------------------------------------------*/
-static void do_region(int rw, unsigned region, struct dm_io_region *where,
-		      struct dpages *dp, struct io *io)
+static void do_region(int op, int op_flags, unsigned region,
+		      struct dm_io_region *where, struct dpages *dp,
+		      struct io *io)
 {
 	struct bio *bio;
 	struct page *page;
@@ -295,24 +296,25 @@ static void do_region(int rw, unsigned region, struct dm_io_region *where,
 	/*
 	 * Reject unsupported discard and write same requests.
 	 */
-	if (rw & REQ_DISCARD)
+	if (op == REQ_OP_DISCARD)
 		special_cmd_max_sectors = q->limits.max_discard_sectors;
-	else if (rw & REQ_WRITE_SAME)
+	else if (op == REQ_OP_WRITE_SAME)
 		special_cmd_max_sectors = q->limits.max_write_same_sectors;
-	if ((rw & (REQ_DISCARD | REQ_WRITE_SAME)) && special_cmd_max_sectors == 0) {
+	if ((op == REQ_OP_DISCARD || op == REQ_OP_WRITE_SAME) &&
+	    special_cmd_max_sectors == 0) {
 		dec_count(io, region, -EOPNOTSUPP);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * where->count may be zero if rw holds a flush and we need to
+	 * where->count may be zero if op holds a flush and we need to
 	 * send a zero-sized flush.
 	 */
 	do {
 		/*
 		 * Allocate a suitably sized-bio.
 		 */
-		if ((rw & REQ_DISCARD) || (rw & REQ_WRITE_SAME))
+		if ((op == REQ_OP_DISCARD) || (op == REQ_OP_WRITE_SAME))
 			num_bvecs = 1;
 		else
 			num_bvecs = min_t(int, BIO_MAX_PAGES,
@@ -322,14 +324,14 @@ static void do_region(int rw, unsigned region, struct dm_io_region *where,
 		bio->bi_iter.bi_sector = where->sector + (where->count - remaining);
 		bio->bi_bdev = where->bdev;
 		bio->bi_end_io = endio;
-		bio->bi_rw = rw;
+		bio_set_op_attrs(bio, op, op_flags);
 		store_io_and_region_in_bio(bio, io, region);
 
-		if (rw & REQ_DISCARD) {
+		if (op == REQ_OP_DISCARD) {
 			num_sectors = min_t(sector_t, special_cmd_max_sectors, remaining);
 			bio->bi_iter.bi_size = num_sectors << SECTOR_SHIFT;
 			remaining -= num_sectors;
-		} else if (rw & REQ_WRITE_SAME) {
+		} else if (op == REQ_OP_WRITE_SAME) {
 			/*
 			 * WRITE SAME only uses a single page.
 			 */
@@ -360,7 +362,7 @@ static void do_region(int rw, unsigned region, struct dm_io_region *where,
 	} while (remaining);
 }
 
-static void dispatch_io(int rw, unsigned int num_regions,
+static void dispatch_io(int op, int op_flags, unsigned int num_regions,
 			struct dm_io_region *where, struct dpages *dp,
 			struct io *io, int sync)
 {
@@ -370,7 +372,7 @@ static void dispatch_io(int rw, unsigned int num_regions,
 	BUG_ON(num_regions > DM_IO_MAX_REGIONS);
 
 	if (sync)
-		rw |= REQ_SYNC;
+		op_flags |= REQ_SYNC;
 
 	/*
 	 * For multiple regions we need to be careful to rewind
@@ -378,8 +380,8 @@ static void dispatch_io(int rw, unsigned int num_regions,
 	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < num_regions; i++) {
 		*dp = old_pages;
-		if (where[i].count || (rw & REQ_FLUSH))
-			do_region(rw, i, where + i, dp, io);
+		if (where[i].count || (op_flags & REQ_FLUSH))
+			do_region(op, op_flags, i, where + i, dp, io);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -403,13 +405,13 @@ static void sync_io_complete(unsigned long error, void *context)
 }
 
 static int sync_io(struct dm_io_client *client, unsigned int num_regions,
-		   struct dm_io_region *where, int rw, struct dpages *dp,
-		   unsigned long *error_bits)
+		   struct dm_io_region *where, int op, int op_flags,
+		   struct dpages *dp, unsigned long *error_bits)
 {
 	struct io *io;
 	struct sync_io sio;
 
-	if (num_regions > 1 && !op_is_write(rw)) {
+	if (num_regions > 1 && !op_is_write(op)) {
 		WARN_ON(1);
 		return -EIO;
 	}
@@ -426,7 +428,7 @@ static int sync_io(struct dm_io_client *client, unsigned int num_regions,
 	io->vma_invalidate_address = dp->vma_invalidate_address;
 	io->vma_invalidate_size = dp->vma_invalidate_size;
 
-	dispatch_io(rw, num_regions, where, dp, io, 1);
+	dispatch_io(op, op_flags, num_regions, where, dp, io, 1);
 
 	wait_for_completion_io(&sio.wait);
 
@@ -437,12 +439,12 @@ static int sync_io(struct dm_io_client *client, unsigned int num_regions,
 }
 
 static int async_io(struct dm_io_client *client, unsigned int num_regions,
-		    struct dm_io_region *where, int rw, struct dpages *dp,
-		    io_notify_fn fn, void *context)
+		    struct dm_io_region *where, int op, int op_flags,
+		    struct dpages *dp, io_notify_fn fn, void *context)
 {
 	struct io *io;
 
-	if (num_regions > 1 && !op_is_write(rw)) {
+	if (num_regions > 1 && !op_is_write(op)) {
 		WARN_ON(1);
 		fn(1, context);
 		return -EIO;
@@ -458,7 +460,7 @@ static int async_io(struct dm_io_client *client, unsigned int num_regions,
 	io->vma_invalidate_address = dp->vma_invalidate_address;
 	io->vma_invalidate_size = dp->vma_invalidate_size;
 
-	dispatch_io(rw, num_regions, where, dp, io, 0);
+	dispatch_io(op, op_flags, num_regions, where, dp, io, 0);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -481,7 +483,7 @@ static int dp_init(struct dm_io_request *io_req, struct dpages *dp,
 
 	case DM_IO_VMA:
 		flush_kernel_vmap_range(io_req->mem.ptr.vma, size);
-		if ((io_req->bi_rw & RW_MASK) == READ) {
+		if (io_req->bi_op == REQ_OP_READ) {
 			dp->vma_invalidate_address = io_req->mem.ptr.vma;
 			dp->vma_invalidate_size = size;
 		}
@@ -519,10 +521,12 @@ int dm_io(struct dm_io_request *io_req, unsigned num_regions,
 
 	if (!io_req->notify.fn)
 		return sync_io(io_req->client, num_regions, where,
-			       io_req->bi_rw, &dp, sync_error_bits);
+			       io_req->bi_op, io_req->bi_op_flags, &dp,
+			       sync_error_bits);
 
-	return async_io(io_req->client, num_regions, where, io_req->bi_rw,
-			&dp, io_req->notify.fn, io_req->notify.context);
+	return async_io(io_req->client, num_regions, where, io_req->bi_op,
+			io_req->bi_op_flags, &dp, io_req->notify.fn,
+			io_req->notify.context);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dm_io);
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-kcopyd.c b/drivers/md/dm-kcopyd.c
index 9f390e4..9da1d54 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-kcopyd.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-kcopyd.c
@@ -496,7 +496,8 @@ static int run_io_job(struct kcopyd_job *job)
 {
 	int r;
 	struct dm_io_request io_req = {
-		.bi_rw = job->rw,
+		.bi_op = job->rw,
+		.bi_op_flags = 0,
 		.mem.type = DM_IO_PAGE_LIST,
 		.mem.ptr.pl = job->pages,
 		.mem.offset = 0,
@@ -734,7 +735,7 @@ int dm_kcopyd_copy(struct dm_kcopyd_client *kc, struct dm_io_region *from,
 		/*
 		 * Use WRITE SAME to optimize zeroing if all dests support it.
 		 */
-		job->rw = WRITE | REQ_WRITE_SAME;
+		job->rw = REQ_OP_WRITE_SAME;
 		for (i = 0; i < job->num_dests; i++)
 			if (!bdev_write_same(job->dests[i].bdev)) {
 				job->rw = WRITE;
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-log-writes.c b/drivers/md/dm-log-writes.c
index addcc4b..0edb8ea 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-log-writes.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-log-writes.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static int write_metadata(struct log_writes_c *lc, void *entry,
 	bio->bi_bdev = lc->logdev->bdev;
 	bio->bi_end_io = log_end_io;
 	bio->bi_private = lc;
-	bio->bi_rw = WRITE;
+	bio_set_op_attrs(bio, REQ_OP_WRITE, 0);
 
 	page = alloc_page(GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!page) {
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ static int log_one_block(struct log_writes_c *lc,
 	bio->bi_bdev = lc->logdev->bdev;
 	bio->bi_end_io = log_end_io;
 	bio->bi_private = lc;
-	bio->bi_rw = WRITE;
+	bio_set_op_attrs(bio, REQ_OP_WRITE, 0);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < block->vec_cnt; i++) {
 		/*
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ static int log_one_block(struct log_writes_c *lc,
 			bio->bi_bdev = lc->logdev->bdev;
 			bio->bi_end_io = log_end_io;
 			bio->bi_private = lc;
-			bio->bi_rw = WRITE;
+			bio_set_op_attrs(bio, REQ_OP_WRITE, 0);
 
 			ret = bio_add_page(bio, block->vecs[i].bv_page,
 					   block->vecs[i].bv_len, 0);
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ static int log_writes_map(struct dm_target *ti, struct bio *bio)
 	int i = 0;
 	bool flush_bio = (bio->bi_rw & REQ_FLUSH);
 	bool fua_bio = (bio->bi_rw & REQ_FUA);
-	bool discard_bio = (bio->bi_rw & REQ_DISCARD);
+	bool discard_bio = (bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD);
 
 	pb->block = NULL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-log.c b/drivers/md/dm-log.c
index 627d191..4ca2d1d 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-log.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-log.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ static void header_from_disk(struct log_header_core *core, struct log_header_dis
 
 static int rw_header(struct log_c *lc, int rw)
 {
-	lc->io_req.bi_rw = rw;
+	lc->io_req.bi_op = rw;
 
 	return dm_io(&lc->io_req, 1, &lc->header_location, NULL);
 }
@@ -306,7 +306,8 @@ static int flush_header(struct log_c *lc)
 		.count = 0,
 	};
 
-	lc->io_req.bi_rw = WRITE_FLUSH;
+	lc->io_req.bi_op = REQ_OP_WRITE;
+	lc->io_req.bi_op_flags = WRITE_FLUSH;
 
 	return dm_io(&lc->io_req, 1, &null_location, NULL);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c b/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c
index b3ccf1e..907df2b 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c
@@ -260,7 +260,8 @@ static int mirror_flush(struct dm_target *ti)
 	struct dm_io_region io[ms->nr_mirrors];
 	struct mirror *m;
 	struct dm_io_request io_req = {
-		.bi_rw = WRITE_FLUSH,
+		.bi_op = REQ_OP_WRITE,
+		.bi_op_flags = WRITE_FLUSH,
 		.mem.type = DM_IO_KMEM,
 		.mem.ptr.addr = NULL,
 		.client = ms->io_client,
@@ -541,7 +542,8 @@ static void read_async_bio(struct mirror *m, struct bio *bio)
 {
 	struct dm_io_region io;
 	struct dm_io_request io_req = {
-		.bi_rw = READ,
+		.bi_op = REQ_OP_READ,
+		.bi_op_flags = 0,
 		.mem.type = DM_IO_BIO,
 		.mem.ptr.bio = bio,
 		.notify.fn = read_callback,
@@ -624,7 +626,7 @@ static void write_callback(unsigned long error, void *context)
 	 * If the bio is discard, return an error, but do not
 	 * degrade the array.
 	 */
-	if (bio->bi_rw & REQ_DISCARD) {
+	if (bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD) {
 		bio->bi_error = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		bio_endio(bio);
 		return;
@@ -654,7 +656,8 @@ static void do_write(struct mirror_set *ms, struct bio *bio)
 	struct dm_io_region io[ms->nr_mirrors], *dest = io;
 	struct mirror *m;
 	struct dm_io_request io_req = {
-		.bi_rw = WRITE | (bio->bi_rw & WRITE_FLUSH_FUA),
+		.bi_op = REQ_OP_WRITE,
+		.bi_op_flags = bio->bi_rw & WRITE_FLUSH_FUA,
 		.mem.type = DM_IO_BIO,
 		.mem.ptr.bio = bio,
 		.notify.fn = write_callback,
@@ -662,8 +665,8 @@ static void do_write(struct mirror_set *ms, struct bio *bio)
 		.client = ms->io_client,
 	};
 
-	if (bio->bi_rw & REQ_DISCARD) {
-		io_req.bi_rw |= REQ_DISCARD;
+	if (bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD) {
+		io_req.bi_op = REQ_OP_DISCARD;
 		io_req.mem.type = DM_IO_KMEM;
 		io_req.mem.ptr.addr = NULL;
 	}
@@ -702,7 +705,7 @@ static void do_writes(struct mirror_set *ms, struct bio_list *writes)
 
 	while ((bio = bio_list_pop(writes))) {
 		if ((bio->bi_rw & REQ_FLUSH) ||
-		    (bio->bi_rw & REQ_DISCARD)) {
+		    (bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD)) {
 			bio_list_add(&sync, bio);
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -1250,7 +1253,7 @@ static int mirror_end_io(struct dm_target *ti, struct bio *bio, int error)
 	 * We need to dec pending if this was a write.
 	 */
 	if (rw == WRITE) {
-		if (!(bio->bi_rw & (REQ_FLUSH | REQ_DISCARD)))
+		if (!(bio->bi_rw & REQ_FLUSH) && bio_op(bio) != REQ_OP_DISCARD)
 			dm_rh_dec(ms->rh, bio_record->write_region);
 		return error;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-region-hash.c b/drivers/md/dm-region-hash.c
index 74cb7b9..3550ca7 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-region-hash.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-region-hash.c
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ void dm_rh_mark_nosync(struct dm_region_hash *rh, struct bio *bio)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (bio->bi_rw & REQ_DISCARD)
+	if (bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD)
 		return;
 
 	/* We must inform the log that the sync count has changed. */
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ void dm_rh_inc_pending(struct dm_region_hash *rh, struct bio_list *bios)
 	struct bio *bio;
 
 	for (bio = bios->head; bio; bio = bio->bi_next) {
-		if (bio->bi_rw & (REQ_FLUSH | REQ_DISCARD))
+		if (bio->bi_rw & REQ_FLUSH || bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD)
 			continue;
 		rh_inc(rh, dm_rh_bio_to_region(rh, bio));
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-snap-persistent.c b/drivers/md/dm-snap-persistent.c
index 4d39093..b8cf956 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-snap-persistent.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-snap-persistent.c
@@ -226,8 +226,8 @@ static void do_metadata(struct work_struct *work)
 /*
  * Read or write a chunk aligned and sized block of data from a device.
  */
-static int chunk_io(struct pstore *ps, void *area, chunk_t chunk, int rw,
-		    int metadata)
+static int chunk_io(struct pstore *ps, void *area, chunk_t chunk, int op,
+		    int op_flags, int metadata)
 {
 	struct dm_io_region where = {
 		.bdev = dm_snap_cow(ps->store->snap)->bdev,
@@ -235,7 +235,8 @@ static int chunk_io(struct pstore *ps, void *area, chunk_t chunk, int rw,
 		.count = ps->store->chunk_size,
 	};
 	struct dm_io_request io_req = {
-		.bi_rw = rw,
+		.bi_op = op,
+		.bi_op_flags = op_flags,
 		.mem.type = DM_IO_VMA,
 		.mem.ptr.vma = area,
 		.client = ps->io_client,
@@ -281,14 +282,14 @@ static void skip_metadata(struct pstore *ps)
  * Read or write a metadata area.  Remembering to skip the first
  * chunk which holds the header.
  */
-static int area_io(struct pstore *ps, int rw)
+static int area_io(struct pstore *ps, int op, int op_flags)
 {
 	int r;
 	chunk_t chunk;
 
 	chunk = area_location(ps, ps->current_area);
 
-	r = chunk_io(ps, ps->area, chunk, rw, 0);
+	r = chunk_io(ps, ps->area, chunk, op, op_flags, 0);
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
@@ -302,7 +303,8 @@ static void zero_memory_area(struct pstore *ps)
 
 static int zero_disk_area(struct pstore *ps, chunk_t area)
 {
-	return chunk_io(ps, ps->zero_area, area_location(ps, area), WRITE, 0);
+	return chunk_io(ps, ps->zero_area, area_location(ps, area),
+			REQ_OP_WRITE, 0, 0);
 }
 
 static int read_header(struct pstore *ps, int *new_snapshot)
@@ -334,7 +336,7 @@ static int read_header(struct pstore *ps, int *new_snapshot)
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
-	r = chunk_io(ps, ps->header_area, 0, READ, 1);
+	r = chunk_io(ps, ps->header_area, 0, REQ_OP_READ, 0, 1);
 	if (r)
 		goto bad;
 
@@ -395,7 +397,7 @@ static int write_header(struct pstore *ps)
 	dh->version = cpu_to_le32(ps->version);
 	dh->chunk_size = cpu_to_le32(ps->store->chunk_size);
 
-	return chunk_io(ps, ps->header_area, 0, WRITE, 1);
+	return chunk_io(ps, ps->header_area, 0, REQ_OP_WRITE, 0, 1);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -739,7 +741,7 @@ static void persistent_commit_exception(struct dm_exception_store *store,
 	/*
 	 * Commit exceptions to disk.
 	 */
-	if (ps->valid && area_io(ps, WRITE_FLUSH_FUA))
+	if (ps->valid && area_io(ps, REQ_OP_WRITE, WRITE_FLUSH_FUA))
 		ps->valid = 0;
 
 	/*
@@ -779,7 +781,7 @@ static int persistent_prepare_merge(struct dm_exception_store *store,
 			return 0;
 
 		ps->current_area--;
-		r = area_io(ps, READ);
+		r = area_io(ps, REQ_OP_READ, 0);
 		if (r < 0)
 			return r;
 		ps->current_committed = ps->exceptions_per_area;
@@ -816,7 +818,7 @@ static int persistent_commit_merge(struct dm_exception_store *store,
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_merged; i++)
 		clear_exception(ps, ps->current_committed - 1 - i);
 
-	r = area_io(ps, WRITE_FLUSH_FUA);
+	r = area_io(ps, REQ_OP_WRITE, WRITE_FLUSH_FUA);
 	if (r < 0)
 		return r;
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-stripe.c b/drivers/md/dm-stripe.c
index 797ddb9..b738178 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-stripe.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-stripe.c
@@ -292,8 +292,8 @@ static int stripe_map(struct dm_target *ti, struct bio *bio)
 		bio->bi_bdev = sc->stripe[target_bio_nr].dev->bdev;
 		return DM_MAPIO_REMAPPED;
 	}
-	if (unlikely(bio->bi_rw & REQ_DISCARD) ||
-	    unlikely(bio->bi_rw & REQ_WRITE_SAME)) {
+	if (unlikely(bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD) ||
+	    unlikely(bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_WRITE_SAME)) {
 		target_bio_nr = dm_bio_get_target_bio_nr(bio);
 		BUG_ON(target_bio_nr >= sc->stripes);
 		return stripe_map_range(sc, bio, target_bio_nr);
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
index e8661c2..1b684cb 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ static void end_discard(struct discard_op *op, int r)
 		 * need to wait for the chain to complete.
 		 */
 		bio_chain(op->bio, op->parent_bio);
-		op->bio->bi_rw = REQ_WRITE | REQ_DISCARD;
+		bio_set_op_attrs(op->bio, REQ_OP_DISCARD, 0);
 		submit_bio(op->bio);
 	}
 
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ static void inc_all_io_entry(struct pool *pool, struct bio *bio)
 {
 	struct dm_thin_endio_hook *h;
 
-	if (bio->bi_rw & REQ_DISCARD)
+	if (bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD)
 		return;
 
 	h = dm_per_bio_data(bio, sizeof(struct dm_thin_endio_hook));
@@ -868,7 +868,8 @@ static void __inc_remap_and_issue_cell(void *context,
 	struct bio *bio;
 
 	while ((bio = bio_list_pop(&cell->bios))) {
-		if (bio->bi_rw & (REQ_DISCARD | REQ_FLUSH | REQ_FUA))
+		if (bio->bi_rw & (REQ_FLUSH | REQ_FUA) ||
+		    bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD)
 			bio_list_add(&info->defer_bios, bio);
 		else {
 			inc_all_io_entry(info->tc->pool, bio);
@@ -1640,7 +1641,8 @@ static void __remap_and_issue_shared_cell(void *context,
 
 	while ((bio = bio_list_pop(&cell->bios))) {
 		if ((bio_data_dir(bio) == WRITE) ||
-		    (bio->bi_rw & (REQ_DISCARD | REQ_FLUSH | REQ_FUA)))
+		    (bio->bi_rw & (REQ_FLUSH | REQ_FUA) ||
+		     bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD))
 			bio_list_add(&info->defer_bios, bio);
 		else {
 			struct dm_thin_endio_hook *h = dm_per_bio_data(bio, sizeof(struct dm_thin_endio_hook));;
@@ -2029,7 +2031,7 @@ static void process_thin_deferred_bios(struct thin_c *tc)
 			break;
 		}
 
-		if (bio->bi_rw & REQ_DISCARD)
+		if (bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD)
 			pool->process_discard(tc, bio);
 		else
 			pool->process_bio(tc, bio);
@@ -2116,7 +2118,7 @@ static void process_thin_deferred_cells(struct thin_c *tc)
 				return;
 			}
 
-			if (cell->holder->bi_rw & REQ_DISCARD)
+			if (bio_op(cell->holder) == REQ_OP_DISCARD)
 				pool->process_discard_cell(tc, cell);
 			else
 				pool->process_cell(tc, cell);
@@ -2554,7 +2556,8 @@ static int thin_bio_map(struct dm_target *ti, struct bio *bio)
 		return DM_MAPIO_SUBMITTED;
 	}
 
-	if (bio->bi_rw & (REQ_DISCARD | REQ_FLUSH | REQ_FUA)) {
+	if (bio->bi_rw & (REQ_FLUSH | REQ_FUA) ||
+	    bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD) {
 		thin_defer_bio_with_throttle(tc, bio);
 		return DM_MAPIO_SUBMITTED;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
index f5ac0a3..9204a2d 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ static void clone_endio(struct bio *bio)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (unlikely(r == -EREMOTEIO && (bio->bi_rw & REQ_WRITE_SAME) &&
+	if (unlikely(r == -EREMOTEIO && (bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_WRITE_SAME) &&
 		     !bdev_get_queue(bio->bi_bdev)->limits.max_write_same_sectors))
 		disable_write_same(md);
 
@@ -1748,9 +1748,9 @@ static int __split_and_process_non_flush(struct clone_info *ci)
 	unsigned len;
 	int r;
 
-	if (unlikely(bio->bi_rw & REQ_DISCARD))
+	if (unlikely(bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD))
 		return __send_discard(ci);
-	else if (unlikely(bio->bi_rw & REQ_WRITE_SAME))
+	else if (unlikely(bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_WRITE_SAME))
 		return __send_write_same(ci);
 
 	ti = dm_table_find_target(ci->map, ci->sector);
@@ -2415,7 +2415,7 @@ static struct mapped_device *alloc_dev(int minor)
 
 	bio_init(&md->flush_bio);
 	md->flush_bio.bi_bdev = md->bdev;
-	md->flush_bio.bi_rw = WRITE_FLUSH;
+	bio_set_op_attrs(&md->flush_bio, REQ_OP_WRITE, WRITE_FLUSH);
 
 	dm_stats_init(&md->stats);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/dm-io.h b/include/linux/dm-io.h
index a68cbe5..b91b023 100644
--- a/include/linux/dm-io.h
+++ b/include/linux/dm-io.h
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ struct dm_io_notify {
  */
 struct dm_io_client;
 struct dm_io_request {
-	int bi_rw;			/* READ|WRITE - not READA */
+	int bi_op;			/* REQ_OP */
+	int bi_op_flags;		/* rq_flag_bits */
 	struct dm_io_memory mem;	/* Memory to use for io */
 	struct dm_io_notify notify;	/* Synchronous if notify.fn is NULL */
 	struct dm_io_client *client;	/* Client memory handler */
