1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_common.h b/include/scsi/scsi_common.h
index 731ac09ed231..5b567b43e1b1 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_common.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_common.h
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ scsi_command_size(const unsigned char *cmnd)
 		scsi_varlen_cdb_length(cmnd) : COMMAND_SIZE(cmnd[0]);
 }
 
+static inline unsigned char
+scsi_command_control(const unsigned char *cmnd)
+{
+	return (cmnd[0] == VARIABLE_LENGTH_CMD) ?
+		cmnd[1] : cmnd[COMMAND_SIZE(cmnd[0]) - 1];
+}
+
 /* Returns a human-readable name for the device */
 extern const char *scsi_device_type(unsigned type);