/*
  * globals used by 'result()'
  */
-#define MAX_REPLIES 16
-static unsigned char reply_buffer[MAX_REPLIES];
+static unsigned char reply_buffer[FD_RAW_REPLY_SIZE];
 static int inr;                /* size of reply buffer, when called from interrupt */
 #define ST0            0
 #define ST1            1
        int i;
        int status = 0;
 
-       for (i = 0; i < MAX_REPLIES; i++) {
+       for (i = 0; i < FD_RAW_REPLY_SIZE; i++) {
                status = wait_til_ready(fdc);
                if (status < 0)
                        break;
                raw_cmd->flags |= FD_RAW_HARDFAILURE;
        } else {
                raw_cmd->reply_count = inr;
-               if (raw_cmd->reply_count > MAX_REPLIES)
+               if (raw_cmd->reply_count > FD_RAW_REPLY_SIZE)
                        raw_cmd->reply_count = 0;
                for (i = 0; i < raw_cmd->reply_count; i++)
                        raw_cmd->reply[i] = reply_buffer[i];
        if (ret)
                return -EFAULT;
        param += sizeof(struct floppy_raw_cmd);
-       if (ptr->cmd_count > 33)
-                       /* the command may now also take up the space
-                        * initially intended for the reply & the
-                        * reply count. Needed for long 82078 commands
-                        * such as RESTORE, which takes ... 17 command
-                        * bytes. Murphy's law #137: When you reserve
-                        * 16 bytes for a structure, you'll one day
-                        * discover that you really need 17...
-                        */
+       if (ptr->cmd_count > FD_RAW_CMD_FULLSIZE)
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
+       for (i = 0; i < FD_RAW_REPLY_SIZE; i++)
                ptr->reply[i] = 0;
        ptr->resultcode = 0;
 
 
        int buffer_length; /* length of allocated buffer */
 
        unsigned char rate;
+
+#define FD_RAW_CMD_SIZE 16
+#define FD_RAW_REPLY_SIZE 16
+#define FD_RAW_CMD_FULLSIZE (FD_RAW_CMD_SIZE + 1 + FD_RAW_REPLY_SIZE)
+
+       /* The command may take up the space initially intended for the reply
+        * and the reply count. Needed for long 82078 commands such as RESTORE,
+        * which takes 17 command bytes.
+        */
+
        unsigned char cmd_count;
-       unsigned char cmd[16];
+       unsigned char cmd[FD_RAW_CMD_SIZE];
        unsigned char reply_count;
-       unsigned char reply[16];
+       unsigned char reply[FD_RAW_REPLY_SIZE];
        int track;
        int resultcode;