diff --git a/block/blk-cgroup.c b/block/blk-cgroup.c
index 4f6afd7..0426ab6 100644
--- a/block/blk-cgroup.c
+++ b/block/blk-cgroup.c
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #include <linux/ioprio.h>
 #include "blk-cgroup.h"
 
+extern void cfq_unlink_blkio_group(void *, struct blkio_group *);
+
 struct blkio_cgroup blkio_root_cgroup = { .weight = 2*BLKIO_WEIGHT_DEFAULT };
 
 struct blkio_cgroup *cgroup_to_blkio_cgroup(struct cgroup *cgroup)
@@ -28,14 +30,43 @@
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&blkcg->lock, flags);
 	rcu_assign_pointer(blkg->key, key);
+	blkg->blkcg_id = css_id(&blkcg->css);
 	hlist_add_head_rcu(&blkg->blkcg_node, &blkcg->blkg_list);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&blkcg->lock, flags);
 }
 
+static void __blkiocg_del_blkio_group(struct blkio_group *blkg)
+{
+	hlist_del_init_rcu(&blkg->blkcg_node);
+	blkg->blkcg_id = 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * returns 0 if blkio_group was still on cgroup list. Otherwise returns 1
+ * indicating that blk_group was unhashed by the time we got to it.
+ */
 int blkiocg_del_blkio_group(struct blkio_group *blkg)
 {
-	/* Implemented later */
-	return 0;
+	struct blkio_cgroup *blkcg;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	struct cgroup_subsys_state *css;
+	int ret = 1;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	css = css_lookup(&blkio_subsys, blkg->blkcg_id);
+	if (!css)
+		goto out;
+
+	blkcg = container_of(css, struct blkio_cgroup, css);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&blkcg->lock, flags);
+	if (!hlist_unhashed(&blkg->blkcg_node)) {
+		__blkiocg_del_blkio_group(blkg);
+		ret = 0;
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&blkcg->lock, flags);
+out:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /* called under rcu_read_lock(). */
@@ -97,8 +128,39 @@
 static void blkiocg_destroy(struct cgroup_subsys *subsys, struct cgroup *cgroup)
 {
 	struct blkio_cgroup *blkcg = cgroup_to_blkio_cgroup(cgroup);
+	unsigned long flags;
+	struct blkio_group *blkg;
+	void *key;
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
+remove_entry:
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&blkcg->lock, flags);
+
+	if (hlist_empty(&blkcg->blkg_list)) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&blkcg->lock, flags);
+		goto done;
+	}
+
+	blkg = hlist_entry(blkcg->blkg_list.first, struct blkio_group,
+				blkcg_node);
+	key = rcu_dereference(blkg->key);
+	__blkiocg_del_blkio_group(blkg);
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&blkcg->lock, flags);
+
+	/*
+	 * This blkio_group is being unlinked as associated cgroup is going
+	 * away. Let all the IO controlling policies know about this event.
+	 *
+	 * Currently this is static call to one io controlling policy. Once
+	 * we have more policies in place, we need some dynamic registration
+	 * of callback function.
+	 */
+	cfq_unlink_blkio_group(key, blkg);
+	goto remove_entry;
+done:
 	free_css_id(&blkio_subsys, &blkcg->css);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	kfree(blkcg);
 }
 
diff --git a/block/blk-cgroup.h b/block/blk-cgroup.h
index ba5703f..cd50a2f 100644
--- a/block/blk-cgroup.h
+++ b/block/blk-cgroup.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 	/* An rcu protected unique identifier for the group */
 	void *key;
 	struct hlist_node blkcg_node;
+	unsigned short blkcg_id;
 };
 
 #define BLKIO_WEIGHT_MIN	100
diff --git a/block/cfq-iosched.c b/block/cfq-iosched.c
index a877eee..8bc31a5 100644
--- a/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/cfq-iosched.c
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@
 	struct blkio_group blkg;
 #ifdef CONFIG_CFQ_GROUP_IOSCHED
 	struct hlist_node cfqd_node;
+	atomic_t ref;
 #endif
 };
 
@@ -924,6 +925,14 @@
 		*st = CFQ_RB_ROOT;
 	RB_CLEAR_NODE(&cfqg->rb_node);
 
+	/*
+	 * Take the initial reference that will be released on destroy
+	 * This can be thought of a joint reference by cgroup and
+	 * elevator which will be dropped by either elevator exit
+	 * or cgroup deletion path depending on who is exiting first.
+	 */
+	atomic_set(&cfqg->ref, 1);
+
 	/* Add group onto cgroup list */
 	blkiocg_add_blkio_group(blkcg, &cfqg->blkg, (void *)cfqd);
 
@@ -960,7 +969,77 @@
 		cfqg = &cfqq->cfqd->root_group;
 
 	cfqq->cfqg = cfqg;
+	/* cfqq reference on cfqg */
+	atomic_inc(&cfqq->cfqg->ref);
 }
+
+static void cfq_put_cfqg(struct cfq_group *cfqg)
+{
+	struct cfq_rb_root *st;
+	int i, j;
+
+	BUG_ON(atomic_read(&cfqg->ref) <= 0);
+	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&cfqg->ref))
+		return;
+	for_each_cfqg_st(cfqg, i, j, st)
+		BUG_ON(!RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&st->rb) || st->active != NULL);
+	kfree(cfqg);
+}
+
+static void cfq_destroy_cfqg(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_group *cfqg)
+{
+	/* Something wrong if we are trying to remove same group twice */
+	BUG_ON(hlist_unhashed(&cfqg->cfqd_node));
+
+	hlist_del_init(&cfqg->cfqd_node);
+
+	/*
+	 * Put the reference taken at the time of creation so that when all
+	 * queues are gone, group can be destroyed.
+	 */
+	cfq_put_cfqg(cfqg);
+}
+
+static void cfq_release_cfq_groups(struct cfq_data *cfqd)
+{
+	struct hlist_node *pos, *n;
+	struct cfq_group *cfqg;
+
+	hlist_for_each_entry_safe(cfqg, pos, n, &cfqd->cfqg_list, cfqd_node) {
+		/*
+		 * If cgroup removal path got to blk_group first and removed
+		 * it from cgroup list, then it will take care of destroying
+		 * cfqg also.
+		 */
+		if (!blkiocg_del_blkio_group(&cfqg->blkg))
+			cfq_destroy_cfqg(cfqd, cfqg);
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * Blk cgroup controller notification saying that blkio_group object is being
+ * delinked as associated cgroup object is going away. That also means that
+ * no new IO will come in this group. So get rid of this group as soon as
+ * any pending IO in the group is finished.
+ *
+ * This function is called under rcu_read_lock(). key is the rcu protected
+ * pointer. That means "key" is a valid cfq_data pointer as long as we are rcu
+ * read lock.
+ *
+ * "key" was fetched from blkio_group under blkio_cgroup->lock. That means
+ * it should not be NULL as even if elevator was exiting, cgroup deltion
+ * path got to it first.
+ */
+void cfq_unlink_blkio_group(void *key, struct blkio_group *blkg)
+{
+	unsigned long  flags;
+	struct cfq_data *cfqd = key;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(cfqd->queue->queue_lock, flags);
+	cfq_destroy_cfqg(cfqd, cfqg_of_blkg(blkg));
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(cfqd->queue->queue_lock, flags);
+}
+
 #else /* GROUP_IOSCHED */
 static struct cfq_group *cfq_get_cfqg(struct cfq_data *cfqd, int create)
 {
@@ -971,6 +1050,9 @@
 	cfqq->cfqg = cfqg;
 }
 
+static void cfq_release_cfq_groups(struct cfq_data *cfqd) {}
+static inline void cfq_put_cfqg(struct cfq_group *cfqg) {}
+
 #endif /* GROUP_IOSCHED */
 
 /*
@@ -2172,11 +2254,13 @@
  * task holds one reference to the queue, dropped when task exits. each rq
  * in-flight on this queue also holds a reference, dropped when rq is freed.
  *
+ * Each cfq queue took a reference on the parent group. Drop it now.
  * queue lock must be held here.
  */
 static void cfq_put_queue(struct cfq_queue *cfqq)
 {
 	struct cfq_data *cfqd = cfqq->cfqd;
+	struct cfq_group *cfqg;
 
 	BUG_ON(atomic_read(&cfqq->ref) <= 0);
 
@@ -2186,6 +2270,7 @@
 	cfq_log_cfqq(cfqd, cfqq, "put_queue");
 	BUG_ON(rb_first(&cfqq->sort_list));
 	BUG_ON(cfqq->allocated[READ] + cfqq->allocated[WRITE]);
+	cfqg = cfqq->cfqg;
 
 	if (unlikely(cfqd->active_queue == cfqq)) {
 		__cfq_slice_expired(cfqd, cfqq, 0);
@@ -2194,6 +2279,7 @@
 
 	BUG_ON(cfq_cfqq_on_rr(cfqq));
 	kmem_cache_free(cfq_pool, cfqq);
+	cfq_put_cfqg(cfqg);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3369,11 +3455,15 @@
 	}
 
 	cfq_put_async_queues(cfqd);
+	cfq_release_cfq_groups(cfqd);
+	blkiocg_del_blkio_group(&cfqd->root_group.blkg);
 
 	spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 
 	cfq_shutdown_timer_wq(cfqd);
 
+	/* Wait for cfqg->blkg->key accessors to exit their grace periods. */
+	synchronize_rcu();
 	kfree(cfqd);
 }
 
@@ -3401,6 +3491,11 @@
 	cfqg->weight = 2*BLKIO_WEIGHT_DEFAULT;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CFQ_GROUP_IOSCHED
+	/*
+	 * Take a reference to root group which we never drop. This is just
+	 * to make sure that cfq_put_cfqg() does not try to kfree root group
+	 */
+	atomic_set(&cfqg->ref, 1);
 	blkiocg_add_blkio_group(&blkio_root_cgroup, &cfqg->blkg, (void *)cfqd);
 #endif
 	/*