diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index a92d9e4..f3491d2 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -87,7 +87,9 @@
  */
 enum rq_flag_bits {
 	__REQ_RW,		/* not set, read. set, write */
-	__REQ_FAILFAST,		/* no low level driver retries */
+	__REQ_FAILFAST_DEV,	/* no driver retries of device errors */
+	__REQ_FAILFAST_TRANSPORT, /* no driver retries of transport errors */
+	__REQ_FAILFAST_DRIVER,	/* no driver retries of driver errors */
 	__REQ_DISCARD,		/* request to discard sectors */
 	__REQ_SORTED,		/* elevator knows about this request */
 	__REQ_SOFTBARRIER,	/* may not be passed by ioscheduler */
@@ -111,8 +113,10 @@
 };
 
 #define REQ_RW		(1 << __REQ_RW)
+#define REQ_FAILFAST_DEV	(1 << __REQ_FAILFAST_DEV)
+#define REQ_FAILFAST_TRANSPORT	(1 << __REQ_FAILFAST_TRANSPORT)
+#define REQ_FAILFAST_DRIVER	(1 << __REQ_FAILFAST_DRIVER)
 #define REQ_DISCARD	(1 << __REQ_DISCARD)
-#define REQ_FAILFAST	(1 << __REQ_FAILFAST)
 #define REQ_SORTED	(1 << __REQ_SORTED)
 #define REQ_SOFTBARRIER	(1 << __REQ_SOFTBARRIER)
 #define REQ_HARDBARRIER	(1 << __REQ_HARDBARRIER)
@@ -560,7 +564,12 @@
 #define blk_special_request(rq)	((rq)->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_SPECIAL)
 #define blk_sense_request(rq)	((rq)->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_SENSE)
 
-#define blk_noretry_request(rq)	((rq)->cmd_flags & REQ_FAILFAST)
+#define blk_failfast_dev(rq)	((rq)->cmd_flags & REQ_FAILFAST_DEV)
+#define blk_failfast_transport(rq) ((rq)->cmd_flags & REQ_FAILFAST_TRANSPORT)
+#define blk_failfast_driver(rq)	((rq)->cmd_flags & REQ_FAILFAST_DRIVER)
+#define blk_noretry_request(rq)	(blk_failfast_dev(rq) ||	\
+				 blk_failfast_transport(rq) ||	\
+				 blk_failfast_driver(rq))
 #define blk_rq_started(rq)	((rq)->cmd_flags & REQ_STARTED)
 
 #define blk_account_rq(rq)	(blk_rq_started(rq) && (blk_fs_request(rq) || blk_discard_rq(rq)))