diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 406a93e..678ede2 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -1712,6 +1712,101 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_rq_cur_bytes);
 
+struct request *elv_next_request(struct request_queue *q)
+{
+	struct request *rq;
+	int ret;
+
+	while ((rq = __elv_next_request(q)) != NULL) {
+		if (!(rq->cmd_flags & REQ_STARTED)) {
+			/*
+			 * This is the first time the device driver
+			 * sees this request (possibly after
+			 * requeueing).  Notify IO scheduler.
+			 */
+			if (blk_sorted_rq(rq))
+				elv_activate_rq(q, rq);
+
+			/*
+			 * just mark as started even if we don't start
+			 * it, a request that has been delayed should
+			 * not be passed by new incoming requests
+			 */
+			rq->cmd_flags |= REQ_STARTED;
+			trace_block_rq_issue(q, rq);
+		}
+
+		if (!q->boundary_rq || q->boundary_rq == rq) {
+			q->end_sector = rq_end_sector(rq);
+			q->boundary_rq = NULL;
+		}
+
+		if (rq->cmd_flags & REQ_DONTPREP)
+			break;
+
+		if (q->dma_drain_size && rq->data_len) {
+			/*
+			 * make sure space for the drain appears we
+			 * know we can do this because max_hw_segments
+			 * has been adjusted to be one fewer than the
+			 * device can handle
+			 */
+			rq->nr_phys_segments++;
+		}
+
+		if (!q->prep_rq_fn)
+			break;
+
+		ret = q->prep_rq_fn(q, rq);
+		if (ret == BLKPREP_OK) {
+			break;
+		} else if (ret == BLKPREP_DEFER) {
+			/*
+			 * the request may have been (partially) prepped.
+			 * we need to keep this request in the front to
+			 * avoid resource deadlock.  REQ_STARTED will
+			 * prevent other fs requests from passing this one.
+			 */
+			if (q->dma_drain_size && rq->data_len &&
+			    !(rq->cmd_flags & REQ_DONTPREP)) {
+				/*
+				 * remove the space for the drain we added
+				 * so that we don't add it again
+				 */
+				--rq->nr_phys_segments;
+			}
+
+			rq = NULL;
+			break;
+		} else if (ret == BLKPREP_KILL) {
+			rq->cmd_flags |= REQ_QUIET;
+			__blk_end_request(rq, -EIO, blk_rq_bytes(rq));
+		} else {
+			printk(KERN_ERR "%s: bad return=%d\n", __func__, ret);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return rq;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(elv_next_request);
+
+void elv_dequeue_request(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
+{
+	BUG_ON(list_empty(&rq->queuelist));
+	BUG_ON(ELV_ON_HASH(rq));
+
+	list_del_init(&rq->queuelist);
+
+	/*
+	 * the time frame between a request being removed from the lists
+	 * and to it is freed is accounted as io that is in progress at
+	 * the driver side.
+	 */
+	if (blk_account_rq(rq))
+		q->in_flight++;
+}
+
 /**
  * __end_that_request_first - end I/O on a request
  * @req:      the request being processed