diff --git a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/superpipe.c b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/superpipe.c
index df0ebabbf387..9935c47712dc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/superpipe.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/superpipe.c
@@ -308,19 +308,19 @@ static int afu_attach(struct cxlflash_cfg *cfg, struct ctx_info *ctxi)
  * @lli:	LUN destined for capacity request.
  *
  * The READ_CAP16 can take quite a while to complete. Should an EEH occur while
- * in scsi_execute(), the EEH handler will attempt to recover. As part of the
- * recovery, the handler drains all currently running ioctls, waiting until they
- * have completed before proceeding with a reset. As this routine is used on the
- * ioctl path, this can create a condition where the EEH handler becomes stuck,
- * infinitely waiting for this ioctl thread. To avoid this behavior, temporarily
- * unmark this thread as an ioctl thread by releasing the ioctl read semaphore.
- * This will allow the EEH handler to proceed with a recovery while this thread
- * is still running. Once the scsi_execute() returns, reacquire the ioctl read
- * semaphore and check the adapter state in case it changed while inside of
- * scsi_execute(). The state check will wait if the adapter is still being
- * recovered or return a failure if the recovery failed. In the event that the
- * adapter reset failed, simply return the failure as the ioctl would be unable
- * to continue.
+ * in scsi_execute_cmd(), the EEH handler will attempt to recover. As part of
+ * the recovery, the handler drains all currently running ioctls, waiting until
+ * they have completed before proceeding with a reset. As this routine is used
+ * on the ioctl path, this can create a condition where the EEH handler becomes
+ * stuck, infinitely waiting for this ioctl thread. To avoid this behavior,
+ * temporarily unmark this thread as an ioctl thread by releasing the ioctl
+ * read semaphore. This will allow the EEH handler to proceed with a recovery
+ * while this thread is still running. Once the scsi_execute_cmd() returns,
+ * reacquire the ioctl read semaphore and check the adapter state in case it
+ * changed while inside of scsi_execute_cmd(). The state check will wait if the
+ * adapter is still being recovered or return a failure if the recovery failed.
+ * In the event that the adapter reset failed, simply return the failure as the
+ * ioctl would be unable to continue.
  *
  * Note that the above puts a requirement on this routine to only be called on
  * an ioctl thread.
@@ -333,6 +333,9 @@ static int read_cap16(struct scsi_device *sdev, struct llun_info *lli)
 	struct device *dev = &cfg->dev->dev;
 	struct glun_info *gli = lli->parent;
 	struct scsi_sense_hdr sshdr;
+	const struct scsi_exec_args exec_args = {
+		.sshdr = &sshdr,
+	};
 	u8 *cmd_buf = NULL;
 	u8 *scsi_cmd = NULL;
 	int rc = 0;
@@ -357,9 +360,8 @@ static int read_cap16(struct scsi_device *sdev, struct llun_info *lli)
 
 	/* Drop the ioctl read semahpore across lengthy call */
 	up_read(&cfg->ioctl_rwsem);
-	result = scsi_execute(sdev, scsi_cmd, DMA_FROM_DEVICE, cmd_buf,
-			      CMD_BUFSIZE, NULL, &sshdr, to, CMD_RETRIES,
-			      0, 0, NULL);
+	result = scsi_execute_cmd(sdev, scsi_cmd, REQ_OP_DRV_IN, cmd_buf,
+				  CMD_BUFSIZE, to, CMD_RETRIES, exec_args);
 	down_read(&cfg->ioctl_rwsem);
 	rc = check_state(cfg);
 	if (rc) {
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/vlun.c b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/vlun.c
index 5c74dc7c2288..9caabf550436 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/vlun.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/vlun.c
@@ -397,19 +397,19 @@ static int init_vlun(struct llun_info *lli)
  * @nblks:	Number of logical blocks to write same.
  *
  * The SCSI WRITE_SAME16 can take quite a while to complete. Should an EEH occur
- * while in scsi_execute(), the EEH handler will attempt to recover. As part of
- * the recovery, the handler drains all currently running ioctls, waiting until
- * they have completed before proceeding with a reset. As this routine is used
- * on the ioctl path, this can create a condition where the EEH handler becomes
- * stuck, infinitely waiting for this ioctl thread. To avoid this behavior,
- * temporarily unmark this thread as an ioctl thread by releasing the ioctl read
- * semaphore. This will allow the EEH handler to proceed with a recovery while
- * this thread is still running. Once the scsi_execute() returns, reacquire the
- * ioctl read semaphore and check the adapter state in case it changed while
- * inside of scsi_execute(). The state check will wait if the adapter is still
- * being recovered or return a failure if the recovery failed. In the event that
- * the adapter reset failed, simply return the failure as the ioctl would be
- * unable to continue.
+ * while in scsi_execute_cmd(), the EEH handler will attempt to recover. As
+ * part of the recovery, the handler drains all currently running ioctls,
+ * waiting until they have completed before proceeding with a reset. As this
+ * routine is used on the ioctl path, this can create a condition where the
+ * EEH handler becomes stuck, infinitely waiting for this ioctl thread. To
+ * avoid this behavior, temporarily unmark this thread as an ioctl thread by
+ * releasing the ioctl read semaphore. This will allow the EEH handler to
+ * proceed with a recovery while this thread is still running. Once the
+ * scsi_execute_cmd() returns, reacquire the ioctl read semaphore and check the
+ * adapter state in case it changed while inside of scsi_execute_cmd(). The
+ * state check will wait if the adapter is still being recovered or return a
+ * failure if the recovery failed. In the event that the adapter reset failed,
+ * simply return the failure as the ioctl would be unable to continue.
  *
  * Note that the above puts a requirement on this routine to only be called on
  * an ioctl thread.
@@ -450,9 +450,9 @@ static int write_same16(struct scsi_device *sdev,
 
 		/* Drop the ioctl read semahpore across lengthy call */
 		up_read(&cfg->ioctl_rwsem);
-		result = scsi_execute(sdev, scsi_cmd, DMA_TO_DEVICE, cmd_buf,
-				      CMD_BUFSIZE, NULL, NULL, to,
-				      CMD_RETRIES, 0, 0, NULL);
+		result = scsi_execute_cmd(sdev, scsi_cmd, REQ_OP_DRV_OUT,
+					  cmd_buf, CMD_BUFSIZE, to,
+					  CMD_RETRIES, NULL);
 		down_read(&cfg->ioctl_rwsem);
 		rc = check_state(cfg);
 		if (rc) {
