diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_cmnd.h b/include/scsi/scsi_cmnd.h
index 402c107..f9f6e79 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_cmnd.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_cmnd.h
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@
 
 	/* These elements define the operation we ultimately want to perform */
 	struct scsi_data_buffer sdb;
+	struct scsi_data_buffer *prot_sdb;
+
 	unsigned underflow;	/* Return error if less than
 				   this amount is transferred */
 
@@ -274,4 +276,22 @@
 	return scmd->request->sector;
 }
 
+static inline unsigned scsi_prot_sg_count(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
+{
+	return cmd->prot_sdb ? cmd->prot_sdb->table.nents : 0;
+}
+
+static inline struct scatterlist *scsi_prot_sglist(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
+{
+	return cmd->prot_sdb ? cmd->prot_sdb->table.sgl : NULL;
+}
+
+static inline struct scsi_data_buffer *scsi_prot(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
+{
+	return cmd->prot_sdb;
+}
+
+#define scsi_for_each_prot_sg(cmd, sg, nseg, __i)		\
+	for_each_sg(scsi_prot_sglist(cmd), sg, nseg, __i)
+
 #endif /* _SCSI_SCSI_CMND_H */
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
index 4deb934..9cecc40 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
@@ -423,6 +423,11 @@
 	return sdev->inquiry[6] & (1<<6);
 }
 
+static inline int scsi_device_protection(struct scsi_device *sdev)
+{
+	return sdev->inquiry[5] & (1<<0);
+}
+
 #define MODULE_ALIAS_SCSI_DEVICE(type) \
 	MODULE_ALIAS("scsi:t-" __stringify(type) "*")
 #define SCSI_DEVICE_MODALIAS_FMT "scsi:t-0x%02x"