--- a/master/sdo_request.c	Tue Mar 04 09:57:36 2008 +0000
+++ b/master/sdo_request.c	Tue Mar 04 10:18:02 2008 +0000
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     req->data = NULL;
     req->mem_size = 0;
     req->data_size = 0;
+    req->dir = EC_DIR_OUTPUT;
     req->state = EC_REQUEST_COMPLETE;
 }
 
@@ -181,6 +182,7 @@
 
 void ecrt_sdo_request_read(ec_sdo_request_t *req)
 {
+    req->dir = EC_DIR_INPUT;
     req->state = EC_REQUEST_QUEUED;
 }
 
@@ -188,6 +190,7 @@
 
 void ecrt_sdo_request_write(ec_sdo_request_t *req)
 {
+    req->dir = EC_DIR_OUTPUT;
     req->state = EC_REQUEST_QUEUED;
 }
 
@@ -199,3 +202,5 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ecrt_sdo_request_error);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ecrt_sdo_request_read);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ecrt_sdo_request_write);
+
+/*****************************************************************************/