diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-block b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-block
index 4873c75..c1eb41c 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-block
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-block
@@ -142,3 +142,67 @@
 		with the previous I/O request are enabled. When set to 2,
 		all merge tries are disabled. The default value is 0 -
 		which enables all types of merge tries.
+
+What:		/sys/block/<disk>/discard_alignment
+Date:		May 2011
+Contact:	Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@oracle.com>
+Description:
+		Devices that support discard functionality may
+		internally allocate space in units that are bigger than
+		the exported logical block size. The discard_alignment
+		parameter indicates how many bytes the beginning of the
+		device is offset from the internal allocation unit's
+		natural alignment.
+
+What:		/sys/block/<disk>/<partition>/discard_alignment
+Date:		May 2011
+Contact:	Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@oracle.com>
+Description:
+		Devices that support discard functionality may
+		internally allocate space in units that are bigger than
+		the exported logical block size. The discard_alignment
+		parameter indicates how many bytes the beginning of the
+		partition is offset from the internal allocation unit's
+		natural alignment.
+
+What:		/sys/block/<disk>/queue/discard_granularity
+Date:		May 2011
+Contact:	Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@oracle.com>
+Description:
+		Devices that support discard functionality may
+		internally allocate space using units that are bigger
+		than the logical block size. The discard_granularity
+		parameter indicates the size of the internal allocation
+		unit in bytes if reported by the device. Otherwise the
+		discard_granularity will be set to match the device's
+		physical block size. A discard_granularity of 0 means
+		that the device does not support discard functionality.
+
+What:		/sys/block/<disk>/queue/discard_max_bytes
+Date:		May 2011
+Contact:	Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@oracle.com>
+Description:
+		Devices that support discard functionality may have
+		internal limits on the number of bytes that can be
+		trimmed or unmapped in a single operation. Some storage
+		protocols also have inherent limits on the number of
+		blocks that can be described in a single command. The
+		discard_max_bytes parameter is set by the device driver
+		to the maximum number of bytes that can be discarded in
+		a single operation. Discard requests issued to the
+		device must not exceed this limit. A discard_max_bytes
+		value of 0 means that the device does not support
+		discard functionality.
+
+What:		/sys/block/<disk>/queue/discard_zeroes_data
+Date:		May 2011
+Contact:	Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@oracle.com>
+Description:
+		Devices that support discard functionality may return
+		stale or random data when a previously discarded block
+		is read back. This can cause problems if the filesystem
+		expects discarded blocks to be explicitly cleared. If a
+		device reports that it deterministically returns zeroes
+		when a discarded area is read the discard_zeroes_data
+		parameter will be set to one. Otherwise it will be 0 and
+		the result of reading a discarded area is undefined.
diff --git a/block/blk-exec.c b/block/blk-exec.c
index 81e3181..8a0e7ec 100644
--- a/block/blk-exec.c
+++ b/block/blk-exec.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 	spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 	__elv_add_request(q, rq, where);
 	__blk_run_queue(q);
-	/* the queue is stopped so it won't be plugged+unplugged */
+	/* the queue is stopped so it won't be run */
 	if (rq->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_PM_RESUME)
 		q->request_fn(q);
 	spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
diff --git a/block/blk-flush.c b/block/blk-flush.c
index 6c9b5e18..bb21e4c 100644
--- a/block/blk-flush.c
+++ b/block/blk-flush.c
@@ -212,13 +212,19 @@
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Moving a request silently to empty queue_head may stall the
-	 * queue.  Kick the queue in those cases.  This function is called
-	 * from request completion path and calling directly into
-	 * request_fn may confuse the driver.  Always use kblockd.
+	 * Kick the queue to avoid stall for two cases:
+	 * 1. Moving a request silently to empty queue_head may stall the
+	 * queue.
+	 * 2. When flush request is running in non-queueable queue, the
+	 * queue is hold. Restart the queue after flush request is finished
+	 * to avoid stall.
+	 * This function is called from request completion path and calling
+	 * directly into request_fn may confuse the driver.  Always use
+	 * kblockd.
 	 */
-	if (queued)
+	if (queued || q->flush_queue_delayed)
 		blk_run_queue_async(q);
+	q->flush_queue_delayed = 0;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/block/blk-lib.c b/block/blk-lib.c
index 25de73e..78e627e 100644
--- a/block/blk-lib.c
+++ b/block/blk-lib.c
@@ -9,17 +9,20 @@
 
 #include "blk.h"
 
-static void blkdev_discard_end_io(struct bio *bio, int err)
+struct bio_batch {
+	atomic_t		done;
+	unsigned long		flags;
+	struct completion	*wait;
+};
+
+static void bio_batch_end_io(struct bio *bio, int err)
 {
-	if (err) {
-		if (err == -EOPNOTSUPP)
-			set_bit(BIO_EOPNOTSUPP, &bio->bi_flags);
-		clear_bit(BIO_UPTODATE, &bio->bi_flags);
-	}
+	struct bio_batch *bb = bio->bi_private;
 
-	if (bio->bi_private)
-		complete(bio->bi_private);
-
+	if (err && (err != -EOPNOTSUPP))
+		clear_bit(BIO_UPTODATE, &bb->flags);
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&bb->done))
+		complete(bb->wait);
 	bio_put(bio);
 }
 
@@ -41,6 +44,7 @@
 	struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(bdev);
 	int type = REQ_WRITE | REQ_DISCARD;
 	unsigned int max_discard_sectors;
+	struct bio_batch bb;
 	struct bio *bio;
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -67,7 +71,11 @@
 		type |= REQ_SECURE;
 	}
 
-	while (nr_sects && !ret) {
+	atomic_set(&bb.done, 1);
+	bb.flags = 1 << BIO_UPTODATE;
+	bb.wait = &wait;
+
+	while (nr_sects) {
 		bio = bio_alloc(gfp_mask, 1);
 		if (!bio) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -75,9 +83,9 @@
 		}
 
 		bio->bi_sector = sector;
-		bio->bi_end_io = blkdev_discard_end_io;
+		bio->bi_end_io = bio_batch_end_io;
 		bio->bi_bdev = bdev;
-		bio->bi_private = &wait;
+		bio->bi_private = &bb;
 
 		if (nr_sects > max_discard_sectors) {
 			bio->bi_size = max_discard_sectors << 9;
@@ -88,45 +96,21 @@
 			nr_sects = 0;
 		}
 
-		bio_get(bio);
+		atomic_inc(&bb.done);
 		submit_bio(type, bio);
+	}
 
+	/* Wait for bios in-flight */
+	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&bb.done))
 		wait_for_completion(&wait);
 
-		if (bio_flagged(bio, BIO_EOPNOTSUPP))
-			ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-		else if (!bio_flagged(bio, BIO_UPTODATE))
-			ret = -EIO;
-		bio_put(bio);
-	}
+	if (!test_bit(BIO_UPTODATE, &bb.flags))
+		ret = -EIO;
 
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blkdev_issue_discard);
 
-struct bio_batch
-{
-	atomic_t 		done;
-	unsigned long 		flags;
-	struct completion 	*wait;
-};
-
-static void bio_batch_end_io(struct bio *bio, int err)
-{
-	struct bio_batch *bb = bio->bi_private;
-
-	if (err) {
-		if (err == -EOPNOTSUPP)
-			set_bit(BIO_EOPNOTSUPP, &bb->flags);
-		else
-			clear_bit(BIO_UPTODATE, &bb->flags);
-	}
-	if (bb)
-		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&bb->done))
-			complete(bb->wait);
-	bio_put(bio);
-}
-
 /**
  * blkdev_issue_zeroout - generate number of zero filed write bios
  * @bdev:	blockdev to issue
@@ -151,7 +135,6 @@
 	bb.flags = 1 << BIO_UPTODATE;
 	bb.wait = &wait;
 
-submit:
 	ret = 0;
 	while (nr_sects != 0) {
 		bio = bio_alloc(gfp_mask,
@@ -168,9 +151,6 @@
 
 		while (nr_sects != 0) {
 			sz = min((sector_t) PAGE_SIZE >> 9 , nr_sects);
-			if (sz == 0)
-				/* bio has maximum size possible */
-				break;
 			ret = bio_add_page(bio, ZERO_PAGE(0), sz << 9, 0);
 			nr_sects -= ret >> 9;
 			sector += ret >> 9;
@@ -190,16 +170,6 @@
 		/* One of bios in the batch was completed with error.*/
 		ret = -EIO;
 
-	if (ret)
-		goto out;
-
-	if (test_bit(BIO_EOPNOTSUPP, &bb.flags)) {
-		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-		goto out;
-	}
-	if (nr_sects != 0)
-		goto submit;
-out:
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blkdev_issue_zeroout);
diff --git a/block/blk-settings.c b/block/blk-settings.c
index 1fa7692..fa1eb04 100644
--- a/block/blk-settings.c
+++ b/block/blk-settings.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 	lim->discard_granularity = 0;
 	lim->discard_alignment = 0;
 	lim->discard_misaligned = 0;
-	lim->discard_zeroes_data = -1;
+	lim->discard_zeroes_data = 1;
 	lim->logical_block_size = lim->physical_block_size = lim->io_min = 512;
 	lim->bounce_pfn = (unsigned long)(BLK_BOUNCE_ANY >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 	lim->alignment_offset = 0;
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@
 
 	blk_set_default_limits(&q->limits);
 	blk_queue_max_hw_sectors(q, BLK_SAFE_MAX_SECTORS);
+	q->limits.discard_zeroes_data = 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * by default assume old behaviour and bounce for any highmem page
@@ -790,6 +791,12 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_queue_flush);
 
+void blk_queue_flush_queueable(struct request_queue *q, bool queueable)
+{
+	q->flush_not_queueable = !queueable;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_queue_flush_queueable);
+
 static int __init blk_settings_init(void)
 {
 	blk_max_low_pfn = max_low_pfn - 1;
diff --git a/block/blk-sysfs.c b/block/blk-sysfs.c
index bd23631..d935bd8 100644
--- a/block/blk-sysfs.c
+++ b/block/blk-sysfs.c
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@
 
 static ssize_t queue_discard_max_show(struct request_queue *q, char *page)
 {
-	return queue_var_show(q->limits.max_discard_sectors << 9, page);
+	return sprintf(page, "%llu\n",
+		       (unsigned long long)q->limits.max_discard_sectors << 9);
 }
 
 static ssize_t queue_discard_zeroes_data_show(struct request_queue *q, char *page)
diff --git a/block/blk.h b/block/blk.h
index 6126346..1f798b5 100644
--- a/block/blk.h
+++ b/block/blk.h
@@ -61,7 +61,26 @@
 			rq = list_entry_rq(q->queue_head.next);
 			return rq;
 		}
-
+		/*
+		 * Flush request is running and flush request isn't queueable
+		 * in the drive, we can hold the queue till flush request is
+		 * finished. Even we don't do this, driver can't dispatch next
+		 * requests and will requeue them. And this can improve
+		 * throughput too. For example, we have request flush1, write1,
+		 * flush 2. flush1 is dispatched, then queue is hold, write1
+		 * isn't inserted to queue. After flush1 is finished, flush2
+		 * will be dispatched. Since disk cache is already clean,
+		 * flush2 will be finished very soon, so looks like flush2 is
+		 * folded to flush1.
+		 * Since the queue is hold, a flag is set to indicate the queue
+		 * should be restarted later. Please see flush_end_io() for
+		 * details.
+		 */
+		if (q->flush_pending_idx != q->flush_running_idx &&
+				!queue_flush_queueable(q)) {
+			q->flush_queue_delayed = 1;
+			return NULL;
+		}
 		if (!q->elevator->ops->elevator_dispatch_fn(q, 0))
 			return NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
index 45ca1e3..2a0b653 100644
--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -155,13 +155,8 @@
 
 	e = elevator_find(name);
 	if (!e) {
-		char elv[ELV_NAME_MAX + strlen("-iosched")];
-
 		spin_unlock(&elv_list_lock);
-
-		snprintf(elv, sizeof(elv), "%s-iosched", name);
-
-		request_module("%s", elv);
+		request_module("%s-iosched", name);
 		spin_lock(&elv_list_lock);
 		e = elevator_find(name);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
index e2f57e9e..dad2c95 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
@@ -1089,21 +1089,21 @@
 static int ata_scsi_dev_config(struct scsi_device *sdev,
 			       struct ata_device *dev)
 {
+	struct request_queue *q = sdev->request_queue;
+
 	if (!ata_id_has_unload(dev->id))
 		dev->flags |= ATA_DFLAG_NO_UNLOAD;
 
 	/* configure max sectors */
-	blk_queue_max_hw_sectors(sdev->request_queue, dev->max_sectors);
+	blk_queue_max_hw_sectors(q, dev->max_sectors);
 
 	if (dev->class == ATA_DEV_ATAPI) {
-		struct request_queue *q = sdev->request_queue;
 		void *buf;
 
 		sdev->sector_size = ATA_SECT_SIZE;
 
 		/* set DMA padding */
-		blk_queue_update_dma_pad(sdev->request_queue,
-					 ATA_DMA_PAD_SZ - 1);
+		blk_queue_update_dma_pad(q, ATA_DMA_PAD_SZ - 1);
 
 		/* configure draining */
 		buf = kmalloc(ATAPI_MAX_DRAIN, q->bounce_gfp | GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1131,8 +1131,7 @@
 			"sector_size=%u > PAGE_SIZE, PIO may malfunction\n",
 			sdev->sector_size);
 
-	blk_queue_update_dma_alignment(sdev->request_queue,
-				       sdev->sector_size - 1);
+	blk_queue_update_dma_alignment(q, sdev->sector_size - 1);
 
 	if (dev->flags & ATA_DFLAG_AN)
 		set_bit(SDEV_EVT_MEDIA_CHANGE, sdev->supported_events);
@@ -1145,6 +1144,8 @@
 		scsi_adjust_queue_depth(sdev, MSG_SIMPLE_TAG, depth);
 	}
 
+	blk_queue_flush_queueable(q, false);
+
 	dev->sdev = sdev;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pcd.c b/drivers/block/paride/pcd.c
index 8690e31..a0aabd9 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pcd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pcd.c
@@ -320,6 +320,8 @@
 		disk->first_minor = unit;
 		strcpy(disk->disk_name, cd->name);	/* umm... */
 		disk->fops = &pcd_bdops;
+		disk->flags = GENHD_FL_BLOCK_EVENTS_ON_EXCL_WRITE;
+		disk->events = DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/cdrom/viocd.c b/drivers/cdrom/viocd.c
index e427fbe..ae15a4d 100644
--- a/drivers/cdrom/viocd.c
+++ b/drivers/cdrom/viocd.c
@@ -625,7 +625,9 @@
 	blk_queue_max_hw_sectors(q, 4096 / 512);
 	gendisk->queue = q;
 	gendisk->fops = &viocd_fops;
-	gendisk->flags = GENHD_FL_CD|GENHD_FL_REMOVABLE;
+	gendisk->flags = GENHD_FL_CD | GENHD_FL_REMOVABLE |
+			 GENHD_FL_BLOCK_EVENTS_ON_EXCL_WRITE;
+	gendisk->events = DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE;
 	set_capacity(gendisk, 0);
 	gendisk->private_data = d;
 	d->viocd_disk = gendisk;
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
index a5ec5a7..6e5123b 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
@@ -1781,7 +1781,8 @@
 
 	ide_cd_read_toc(drive, &sense);
 	g->fops = &idecd_ops;
-	g->flags |= GENHD_FL_REMOVABLE;
+	g->flags |= GENHD_FL_REMOVABLE | GENHD_FL_BLOCK_EVENTS_ON_EXCL_WRITE;
+	g->events = DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE;
 	add_disk(g);
 	return 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sr.c b/drivers/scsi/sr.c
index 95019c7..4778e27 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sr.c
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@
 	disk->first_minor = minor;
 	sprintf(disk->disk_name, "sr%d", minor);
 	disk->fops = &sr_bdops;
-	disk->flags = GENHD_FL_CD;
+	disk->flags = GENHD_FL_CD | GENHD_FL_BLOCK_EVENTS_ON_EXCL_WRITE;
 	disk->events = DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE | DISK_EVENT_EJECT_REQUEST;
 
 	blk_queue_rq_timeout(sdev->request_queue, SR_TIMEOUT);
diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index 257b00e..d7c2e0f 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -1237,6 +1237,8 @@
 	res = __blkdev_get(bdev, mode, 0);
 
 	if (whole) {
+		struct gendisk *disk = whole->bd_disk;
+
 		/* finish claiming */
 		mutex_lock(&bdev->bd_mutex);
 		spin_lock(&bdev_lock);
@@ -1263,15 +1265,16 @@
 		spin_unlock(&bdev_lock);
 
 		/*
-		 * Block event polling for write claims.  Any write
-		 * holder makes the write_holder state stick until all
-		 * are released.  This is good enough and tracking
-		 * individual writeable reference is too fragile given
-		 * the way @mode is used in blkdev_get/put().
+		 * Block event polling for write claims if requested.  Any
+		 * write holder makes the write_holder state stick until
+		 * all are released.  This is good enough and tracking
+		 * individual writeable reference is too fragile given the
+		 * way @mode is used in blkdev_get/put().
 		 */
-		if (!res && (mode & FMODE_WRITE) && !bdev->bd_write_holder) {
+		if ((disk->flags & GENHD_FL_BLOCK_EVENTS_ON_EXCL_WRITE) &&
+		    !res && (mode & FMODE_WRITE) && !bdev->bd_write_holder) {
 			bdev->bd_write_holder = true;
-			disk_block_events(bdev->bd_disk);
+			disk_block_events(disk);
 		}
 
 		mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_mutex);
diff --git a/fs/partitions/check.c b/fs/partitions/check.c
index d545e97..8ed4d34 100644
--- a/fs/partitions/check.c
+++ b/fs/partitions/check.c
@@ -255,7 +255,11 @@
 				   struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	struct hd_struct *p = dev_to_part(dev);
-	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", p->discard_alignment);
+	struct gendisk *disk = dev_to_disk(dev);
+
+	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n",
+			queue_limit_discard_alignment(&disk->queue->limits,
+							p->start_sect));
 }
 
 ssize_t part_stat_show(struct device *dev,
@@ -449,8 +453,6 @@
 	p->start_sect = start;
 	p->alignment_offset =
 		queue_limit_alignment_offset(&disk->queue->limits, start);
-	p->discard_alignment =
-		queue_limit_discard_alignment(&disk->queue->limits, start);
 	p->nr_sects = len;
 	p->partno = partno;
 	p->policy = get_disk_ro(disk);
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 2ad95fa..ae9091a 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
 	unsigned char		misaligned;
 	unsigned char		discard_misaligned;
 	unsigned char		cluster;
-	signed char		discard_zeroes_data;
+	unsigned char		discard_zeroes_data;
 };
 
 struct request_queue
@@ -364,6 +364,8 @@
 	 * for flush operations
 	 */
 	unsigned int		flush_flags;
+	unsigned int		flush_not_queueable:1;
+	unsigned int		flush_queue_delayed:1;
 	unsigned int		flush_pending_idx:1;
 	unsigned int		flush_running_idx:1;
 	unsigned long		flush_pending_since;
@@ -843,6 +845,7 @@
 extern void blk_queue_rq_timed_out(struct request_queue *, rq_timed_out_fn *);
 extern void blk_queue_rq_timeout(struct request_queue *, unsigned int);
 extern void blk_queue_flush(struct request_queue *q, unsigned int flush);
+extern void blk_queue_flush_queueable(struct request_queue *q, bool queueable);
 extern struct backing_dev_info *blk_get_backing_dev_info(struct block_device *bdev);
 
 extern int blk_rq_map_sg(struct request_queue *, struct request *, struct scatterlist *);
@@ -1066,13 +1069,16 @@
 {
 	unsigned int alignment = (sector << 9) & (lim->discard_granularity - 1);
 
+	if (!lim->max_discard_sectors)
+		return 0;
+
 	return (lim->discard_granularity + lim->discard_alignment - alignment)
 		& (lim->discard_granularity - 1);
 }
 
 static inline unsigned int queue_discard_zeroes_data(struct request_queue *q)
 {
-	if (q->limits.discard_zeroes_data == 1)
+	if (q->limits.max_discard_sectors && q->limits.discard_zeroes_data == 1)
 		return 1;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1111,6 +1117,11 @@
 	return bdev->bd_block_size;
 }
 
+static inline bool queue_flush_queueable(struct request_queue *q)
+{
+	return !q->flush_not_queueable;
+}
+
 typedef struct {struct page *v;} Sector;
 
 unsigned char *read_dev_sector(struct block_device *, sector_t, Sector *);
diff --git a/include/linux/genhd.h b/include/linux/genhd.h
index d764a42..b78956b 100644
--- a/include/linux/genhd.h
+++ b/include/linux/genhd.h
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@
 	sector_t start_sect;
 	sector_t nr_sects;
 	sector_t alignment_offset;
-	unsigned int discard_alignment;
 	struct device __dev;
 	struct kobject *holder_dir;
 	int policy, partno;
@@ -127,6 +126,7 @@
 #define GENHD_FL_SUPPRESS_PARTITION_INFO	32
 #define GENHD_FL_EXT_DEVT			64 /* allow extended devt */
 #define GENHD_FL_NATIVE_CAPACITY		128
+#define GENHD_FL_BLOCK_EVENTS_ON_EXCL_WRITE	256
 
 enum {
 	DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE			= 1 << 0, /* media changed */