Merge branch 'for-2.6.38/core' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block

* 'for-2.6.38/core' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block: (43 commits)
  block: ensure that completion error gets properly traced
  blktrace: add missing probe argument to block_bio_complete
  block cfq: don't use atomic_t for cfq_group
  block cfq: don't use atomic_t for cfq_queue
  block: trace event block fix unassigned field
  block: add internal hd part table references
  block: fix accounting bug on cross partition merges
  kref: add kref_test_and_get
  bio-integrity: mark kintegrityd_wq highpri and CPU intensive
  block: make kblockd_workqueue smarter
  Revert "sd: implement sd_check_events()"
  block: Clean up exit_io_context() source code.
  Fix compile warnings due to missing removal of a 'ret' variable
  fs/block: type signature of major_to_index(int) to major_to_index(unsigned)
  block: convert !IS_ERR(p) && p to !IS_ERR_NOR_NULL(p)
  cfq-iosched: don't check cfqg in choose_service_tree()
  fs/splice: Pull buf->ops->confirm() from splice_from_pipe actors
  cdrom: export cdrom_check_events()
  sd: implement sd_check_events()
  sr: implement sr_check_events()
  ...

7 files changed, 614 insertions, 105 deletions

diff --git a/block/blk-cgroup.c b/block/blk-cgroup.c
index b1febd0f6d2a..455768a3eb9e 100644
--- a/block/blk-cgroup.c
+++ b/block/blk-cgroup.c
@@ -1452,10 +1452,6 @@ blkiocg_create(struct cgroup_subsys *subsys, struct cgroup *cgroup)
 		goto done;
 	}
 
-	/* Currently we do not support hierarchy deeper than two level (0,1) */
-	if (parent != cgroup->top_cgroup)
-		return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
-
 	blkcg = kzalloc(sizeof(*blkcg), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!blkcg)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 4ce953f1b390..2f4002f79a24 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 #include "blk.h"
 
-EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL_GPL(block_remap);
+EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL_GPL(block_bio_remap);
 EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL_GPL(block_rq_remap);
 EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL_GPL(block_bio_complete);
 
@@ -64,13 +64,27 @@ static void drive_stat_acct(struct request *rq, int new_io)
 		return;
 
 	cpu = part_stat_lock();
-	part = disk_map_sector_rcu(rq->rq_disk, blk_rq_pos(rq));
 
-	if (!new_io)
+	if (!new_io) {
+		part = rq->part;
 		part_stat_inc(cpu, part, merges[rw]);
-	else {
+	} else {
+		part = disk_map_sector_rcu(rq->rq_disk, blk_rq_pos(rq));
+		if (!hd_struct_try_get(part)) {
+			/*
+			 * The partition is already being removed,
+			 * the request will be accounted on the disk only
+			 *
+			 * We take a reference on disk->part0 although that
+			 * partition will never be deleted, so we can treat
+			 * it as any other partition.
+			 */
+			part = &rq->rq_disk->part0;
+			hd_struct_get(part);
+		}
 		part_round_stats(cpu, part);
 		part_inc_in_flight(part, rw);
+		rq->part = part;
 	}
 
 	part_stat_unlock();
@@ -128,6 +142,7 @@ void blk_rq_init(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
 	rq->ref_count = 1;
 	rq->start_time = jiffies;
 	set_start_time_ns(rq);
+	rq->part = NULL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_rq_init);
 
@@ -1329,9 +1344,9 @@ static inline void blk_partition_remap(struct bio *bio)
 		bio->bi_sector += p->start_sect;
 		bio->bi_bdev = bdev->bd_contains;
 
-		trace_block_remap(bdev_get_queue(bio->bi_bdev), bio,
-				    bdev->bd_dev,
-				    bio->bi_sector - p->start_sect);
+		trace_block_bio_remap(bdev_get_queue(bio->bi_bdev), bio,
+				      bdev->bd_dev,
+				      bio->bi_sector - p->start_sect);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1500,7 +1515,7 @@ static inline void __generic_make_request(struct bio *bio)
 			goto end_io;
 
 		if (old_sector != -1)
-			trace_block_remap(q, bio, old_dev, old_sector);
+			trace_block_bio_remap(q, bio, old_dev, old_sector);
 
 		old_sector = bio->bi_sector;
 		old_dev = bio->bi_bdev->bd_dev;
@@ -1776,7 +1791,7 @@ static void blk_account_io_completion(struct request *req, unsigned int bytes)
 		int cpu;
 
 		cpu = part_stat_lock();
-		part = disk_map_sector_rcu(req->rq_disk, blk_rq_pos(req));
+		part = req->part;
 		part_stat_add(cpu, part, sectors[rw], bytes >> 9);
 		part_stat_unlock();
 	}
@@ -1796,13 +1811,14 @@ static void blk_account_io_done(struct request *req)
 		int cpu;
 
 		cpu = part_stat_lock();
-		part = disk_map_sector_rcu(req->rq_disk, blk_rq_pos(req));
+		part = req->part;
 
 		part_stat_inc(cpu, part, ios[rw]);
 		part_stat_add(cpu, part, ticks[rw], duration);
 		part_round_stats(cpu, part);
 		part_dec_in_flight(part, rw);
 
+		hd_struct_put(part);
 		part_stat_unlock();
 	}
 }
@@ -2606,7 +2622,9 @@ int __init blk_dev_init(void)
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(__REQ_NR_BITS > 8 *
 			sizeof(((struct request *)0)->cmd_flags));
 
-	kblockd_workqueue = create_workqueue("kblockd");
+	/* used for unplugging and affects IO latency/throughput - HIGHPRI */
+	kblockd_workqueue = alloc_workqueue("kblockd",
+					    WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_HIGHPRI, 0);
 	if (!kblockd_workqueue)
 		panic("Failed to create kblockd\n");
 
diff --git a/block/blk-ioc.c b/block/blk-ioc.c
index 3c7a339fe381..b791022beef3 100644
--- a/block/blk-ioc.c
+++ b/block/blk-ioc.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static void cfq_exit(struct io_context *ioc)
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
-/* Called by the exitting task */
+/* Called by the exiting task */
 void exit_io_context(struct task_struct *task)
 {
 	struct io_context *ioc;
@@ -74,10 +74,9 @@ void exit_io_context(struct task_struct *task)
 	task->io_context = NULL;
 	task_unlock(task);
 
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ioc->nr_tasks)) {
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ioc->nr_tasks))
 		cfq_exit(ioc);
 
-	}
 	put_io_context(ioc);
 }
 
diff --git a/block/blk-merge.c b/block/blk-merge.c
index 74bc4a768f32..ea85e20d5e94 100644
--- a/block/blk-merge.c
+++ b/block/blk-merge.c
@@ -351,11 +351,12 @@ static void blk_account_io_merge(struct request *req)
 		int cpu;
 
 		cpu = part_stat_lock();
-		part = disk_map_sector_rcu(req->rq_disk, blk_rq_pos(req));
+		part = req->part;
 
 		part_round_stats(cpu, part);
 		part_dec_in_flight(part, rq_data_dir(req));
 
+		hd_struct_put(part);
 		part_stat_unlock();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/block/cfq-iosched.c b/block/cfq-iosched.c
index 78ee4b1d4e85..8427697c5437 100644
--- a/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/cfq-iosched.c
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ struct cfq_rb_root {
 	unsigned count;
 	unsigned total_weight;
 	u64 min_vdisktime;
-	struct rb_node *active;
 };
 #define CFQ_RB_ROOT	(struct cfq_rb_root) { .rb = RB_ROOT, .left = NULL, \
 			.count = 0, .min_vdisktime = 0, }
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ struct cfq_rb_root {
  */
 struct cfq_queue {
 	/* reference count */
-	atomic_t ref;
+	int ref;
 	/* various state flags, see below */
 	unsigned int flags;
 	/* parent cfq_data */
@@ -180,7 +179,6 @@ struct cfq_group {
 	/* group service_tree key */
 	u64 vdisktime;
 	unsigned int weight;
-	bool on_st;
 
 	/* number of cfqq currently on this group */
 	int nr_cfqq;
@@ -209,7 +207,7 @@ struct cfq_group {
 	struct blkio_group blkg;
 #ifdef CONFIG_CFQ_GROUP_IOSCHED
 	struct hlist_node cfqd_node;
-	atomic_t ref;
+	int ref;
 #endif
 	/* number of requests that are on the dispatch list or inside driver */
 	int dispatched;
@@ -563,11 +561,6 @@ static void update_min_vdisktime(struct cfq_rb_root *st)
 	u64 vdisktime = st->min_vdisktime;
 	struct cfq_group *cfqg;
 
-	if (st->active) {
-		cfqg = rb_entry_cfqg(st->active);
-		vdisktime = cfqg->vdisktime;
-	}
-
 	if (st->left) {
 		cfqg = rb_entry_cfqg(st->left);
 		vdisktime = min_vdisktime(vdisktime, cfqg->vdisktime);
@@ -646,11 +639,11 @@ cfq_set_prio_slice(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_queue *cfqq)
 static inline bool cfq_slice_used(struct cfq_queue *cfqq)
 {
 	if (cfq_cfqq_slice_new(cfqq))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	if (time_before(jiffies, cfqq->slice_end))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -869,7 +862,7 @@ cfq_group_service_tree_add(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_group *cfqg)
 	struct rb_node *n;
 
 	cfqg->nr_cfqq++;
-	if (cfqg->on_st)
+	if (!RB_EMPTY_NODE(&cfqg->rb_node))
 		return;
 
 	/*
@@ -885,7 +878,6 @@ cfq_group_service_tree_add(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_group *cfqg)
 		cfqg->vdisktime = st->min_vdisktime;
 
 	__cfq_group_service_tree_add(st, cfqg);
-	cfqg->on_st = true;
 	st->total_weight += cfqg->weight;
 }
 
@@ -894,9 +886,6 @@ cfq_group_service_tree_del(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_group *cfqg)
 {
 	struct cfq_rb_root *st = &cfqd->grp_service_tree;
 
-	if (st->active == &cfqg->rb_node)
-		st->active = NULL;
-
 	BUG_ON(cfqg->nr_cfqq < 1);
 	cfqg->nr_cfqq--;
 
@@ -905,7 +894,6 @@ cfq_group_service_tree_del(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_group *cfqg)
 		return;
 
 	cfq_log_cfqg(cfqd, cfqg, "del_from_rr group");
-	cfqg->on_st = false;
 	st->total_weight -= cfqg->weight;
 	if (!RB_EMPTY_NODE(&cfqg->rb_node))
 		cfq_rb_erase(&cfqg->rb_node, st);
@@ -1026,7 +1014,7 @@ cfq_find_alloc_cfqg(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cgroup *cgroup, int create)
 	 * elevator which will be dropped by either elevator exit
 	 * or cgroup deletion path depending on who is exiting first.
 	 */
-	atomic_set(&cfqg->ref, 1);
+	cfqg->ref = 1;
 
 	/*
 	 * Add group onto cgroup list. It might happen that bdi->dev is
@@ -1071,7 +1059,7 @@ static struct cfq_group *cfq_get_cfqg(struct cfq_data *cfqd, int create)
 
 static inline struct cfq_group *cfq_ref_get_cfqg(struct cfq_group *cfqg)
 {
-	atomic_inc(&cfqg->ref);
+	cfqg->ref++;
 	return cfqg;
 }
 
@@ -1083,7 +1071,7 @@ static void cfq_link_cfqq_cfqg(struct cfq_queue *cfqq, struct cfq_group *cfqg)
 
 	cfqq->cfqg = cfqg;
 	/* cfqq reference on cfqg */
-	atomic_inc(&cfqq->cfqg->ref);
+	cfqq->cfqg->ref++;
 }
 
 static void cfq_put_cfqg(struct cfq_group *cfqg)
@@ -1091,11 +1079,12 @@ 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))
+	BUG_ON(cfqg->ref <= 0);
+	cfqg->ref--;
+	if (cfqg->ref)
 		return;
 	for_each_cfqg_st(cfqg, i, j, st)
-		BUG_ON(!RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&st->rb) || st->active != NULL);
+		BUG_ON(!RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&st->rb));
 	kfree(cfqg);
 }
 
@@ -1200,7 +1189,7 @@ static void cfq_service_tree_add(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_queue *cfqq,
 			cfq_group_service_tree_del(cfqd, cfqq->cfqg);
 		cfqq->orig_cfqg = cfqq->cfqg;
 		cfqq->cfqg = &cfqd->root_group;
-		atomic_inc(&cfqd->root_group.ref);
+		cfqd->root_group.ref++;
 		group_changed = 1;
 	} else if (!cfqd->cfq_group_isolation
 		   && cfqq_type(cfqq) == SYNC_WORKLOAD && cfqq->orig_cfqg) {
@@ -1687,9 +1676,6 @@ __cfq_slice_expired(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_queue *cfqq,
 	if (cfqq == cfqd->active_queue)
 		cfqd->active_queue = NULL;
 
-	if (&cfqq->cfqg->rb_node == cfqd->grp_service_tree.active)
-		cfqd->grp_service_tree.active = NULL;
-
 	if (cfqd->active_cic) {
 		put_io_context(cfqd->active_cic->ioc);
 		cfqd->active_cic = NULL;
@@ -1901,10 +1887,10 @@ static bool cfq_should_idle(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_queue *cfqq)
 	 * in their service tree.
 	 */
 	if (service_tree->count == 1 && cfq_cfqq_sync(cfqq))
-		return 1;
+		return true;
 	cfq_log_cfqq(cfqd, cfqq, "Not idling. st->count:%d",
 			service_tree->count);
-	return 0;
+	return false;
 }
 
 static void cfq_arm_slice_timer(struct cfq_data *cfqd)
@@ -2040,7 +2026,7 @@ static int cfqq_process_refs(struct cfq_queue *cfqq)
 	int process_refs, io_refs;
 
 	io_refs = cfqq->allocated[READ] + cfqq->allocated[WRITE];
-	process_refs = atomic_read(&cfqq->ref) - io_refs;
+	process_refs = cfqq->ref - io_refs;
 	BUG_ON(process_refs < 0);
 	return process_refs;
 }
@@ -2080,10 +2066,10 @@ static void cfq_setup_merge(struct cfq_queue *cfqq, struct cfq_queue *new_cfqq)
 	 */
 	if (new_process_refs >= process_refs) {
 		cfqq->new_cfqq = new_cfqq;
-		atomic_add(process_refs, &new_cfqq->ref);
+		new_cfqq->ref += process_refs;
 	} else {
 		new_cfqq->new_cfqq = cfqq;
-		atomic_add(new_process_refs, &cfqq->ref);
+		cfqq->ref += new_process_refs;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2116,12 +2102,7 @@ static void choose_service_tree(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_group *cfqg)
 	unsigned count;
 	struct cfq_rb_root *st;
 	unsigned group_slice;
-
-	if (!cfqg) {
-		cfqd->serving_prio = IDLE_WORKLOAD;
-		cfqd->workload_expires = jiffies + 1;
-		return;
-	}
+	enum wl_prio_t original_prio = cfqd->serving_prio;
 
 	/* Choose next priority. RT > BE > IDLE */
 	if (cfq_group_busy_queues_wl(RT_WORKLOAD, cfqd, cfqg))
@@ -2134,6 +2115,9 @@ static void choose_service_tree(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_group *cfqg)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (original_prio != cfqd->serving_prio)
+		goto new_workload;
+
 	/*
 	 * For RT and BE, we have to choose also the type
 	 * (SYNC, SYNC_NOIDLE, ASYNC), and to compute a workload
@@ -2148,6 +2132,7 @@ static void choose_service_tree(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_group *cfqg)
 	if (count && !time_after(jiffies, cfqd->workload_expires))
 		return;
 
+new_workload:
 	/* otherwise select new workload type */
 	cfqd->serving_type =
 		cfq_choose_wl(cfqd, cfqg, cfqd->serving_prio);
@@ -2199,7 +2184,6 @@ static struct cfq_group *cfq_get_next_cfqg(struct cfq_data *cfqd)
 	if (RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&st->rb))
 		return NULL;
 	cfqg = cfq_rb_first_group(st);
-	st->active = &cfqg->rb_node;
 	update_min_vdisktime(st);
 	return cfqg;
 }
@@ -2293,6 +2277,17 @@ static struct cfq_queue *cfq_select_queue(struct cfq_data *cfqd)
 		goto keep_queue;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * This is a deep seek queue, but the device is much faster than
+	 * the queue can deliver, don't idle
+	 **/
+	if (CFQQ_SEEKY(cfqq) && cfq_cfqq_idle_window(cfqq) &&
+	    (cfq_cfqq_slice_new(cfqq) ||
+	    (cfqq->slice_end - jiffies > jiffies - cfqq->slice_start))) {
+		cfq_clear_cfqq_deep(cfqq);
+		cfq_clear_cfqq_idle_window(cfqq);
+	}
+
 	if (cfqq->dispatched && cfq_should_idle(cfqd, cfqq)) {
 		cfqq = NULL;
 		goto keep_queue;
@@ -2367,12 +2362,12 @@ static inline bool cfq_slice_used_soon(struct cfq_data *cfqd,
 {
 	/* the queue hasn't finished any request, can't estimate */
 	if (cfq_cfqq_slice_new(cfqq))
-		return 1;
+		return true;
 	if (time_after(jiffies + cfqd->cfq_slice_idle * cfqq->dispatched,
 		cfqq->slice_end))
-		return 1;
+		return true;
 
-	return 0;
+	return false;
 }
 
 static bool cfq_may_dispatch(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_queue *cfqq)
@@ -2538,9 +2533,10 @@ static void cfq_put_queue(struct cfq_queue *cfqq)
 	struct cfq_data *cfqd = cfqq->cfqd;
 	struct cfq_group *cfqg, *orig_cfqg;
 
-	BUG_ON(atomic_read(&cfqq->ref) <= 0);
+	BUG_ON(cfqq->ref <= 0);
 
-	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&cfqq->ref))
+	cfqq->ref--;
+	if (cfqq->ref)
 		return;
 
 	cfq_log_cfqq(cfqd, cfqq, "put_queue");
@@ -2843,7 +2839,7 @@ static void cfq_init_cfqq(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_queue *cfqq,
 	RB_CLEAR_NODE(&cfqq->p_node);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cfqq->fifo);
 
-	atomic_set(&cfqq->ref, 0);
+	cfqq->ref = 0;
 	cfqq->cfqd = cfqd;
 
 	cfq_mark_cfqq_prio_changed(cfqq);
@@ -2979,11 +2975,11 @@ cfq_get_queue(struct cfq_data *cfqd, bool is_sync, struct io_context *ioc,
 	 * pin the queue now that it's allocated, scheduler exit will prune it
 	 */
 	if (!is_sync && !(*async_cfqq)) {
-		atomic_inc(&cfqq->ref);
+		cfqq->ref++;
 		*async_cfqq = cfqq;
 	}
 
-	atomic_inc(&cfqq->ref);
+	cfqq->ref++;
 	return cfqq;
 }
 
@@ -3265,6 +3261,10 @@ cfq_should_preempt(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_queue *new_cfqq,
 	if (cfq_class_rt(new_cfqq) && !cfq_class_rt(cfqq))
 		return true;
 
+	/* An idle queue should not be idle now for some reason */
+	if (RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&cfqq->sort_list) && !cfq_should_idle(cfqd, cfqq))
+		return true;
+
 	if (!cfqd->active_cic || !cfq_cfqq_wait_request(cfqq))
 		return false;
 
@@ -3681,13 +3681,13 @@ new_queue:
 	}
 
 	cfqq->allocated[rw]++;
-	atomic_inc(&cfqq->ref);
-
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
-
+	cfqq->ref++;
 	rq->elevator_private = cic;
 	rq->elevator_private2 = cfqq;
 	rq->elevator_private3 = cfq_ref_get_cfqg(cfqq->cfqg);
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
+
 	return 0;
 
 queue_fail:
@@ -3862,6 +3862,10 @@ static void *cfq_init_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 	if (!cfqd)
 		return NULL;
 
+	/*
+	 * Don't need take queue_lock in the routine, since we are
+	 * initializing the ioscheduler, and nobody is using cfqd
+	 */
 	cfqd->cic_index = i;
 
 	/* Init root service tree */
@@ -3881,7 +3885,7 @@ static void *cfq_init_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 	 * 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);
+	cfqg->ref = 1;
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	cfq_blkiocg_add_blkio_group(&blkio_root_cgroup, &cfqg->blkg,
 					(void *)cfqd, 0);
@@ -3901,7 +3905,7 @@ static void *cfq_init_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 	 * will not attempt to free it.
 	 */
 	cfq_init_cfqq(cfqd, &cfqd->oom_cfqq, 1, 0);
-	atomic_inc(&cfqd->oom_cfqq.ref);
+	cfqd->oom_cfqq.ref++;
 	cfq_link_cfqq_cfqg(&cfqd->oom_cfqq, &cfqd->root_group);
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cfqd->cic_list);
diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index 5fa2b44a72ff..6a5b772aa201 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/idr.h>
+#include <linux/log2.h>
 
 #include "blk.h"
 
@@ -35,6 +36,10 @@ static DEFINE_IDR(ext_devt_idr);
 
 static struct device_type disk_type;
 
+static void disk_add_events(struct gendisk *disk);
+static void disk_del_events(struct gendisk *disk);
+static void disk_release_events(struct gendisk *disk);
+
 /**
  * disk_get_part - get partition
  * @disk: disk to look partition from
@@ -239,7 +244,7 @@ static struct blk_major_name {
 } *major_names[BLKDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE];
 
 /* index in the above - for now: assume no multimajor ranges */
-static inline int major_to_index(int major)
+static inline int major_to_index(unsigned major)
 {
 	return major % BLKDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE;
 }
@@ -502,6 +507,64 @@ static int exact_lock(dev_t devt, void *data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void register_disk(struct gendisk *disk)
+{
+	struct device *ddev = disk_to_dev(disk);
+	struct block_device *bdev;
+	struct disk_part_iter piter;
+	struct hd_struct *part;
+	int err;
+
+	ddev->parent = disk->driverfs_dev;
+
+	dev_set_name(ddev, disk->disk_name);
+
+	/* delay uevents, until we scanned partition table */
+	dev_set_uevent_suppress(ddev, 1);
+
+	if (device_add(ddev))
+		return;
+	if (!sysfs_deprecated) {
+		err = sysfs_create_link(block_depr, &ddev->kobj,
+					kobject_name(&ddev->kobj));
+		if (err) {
+			device_del(ddev);
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+	disk->part0.holder_dir = kobject_create_and_add("holders", &ddev->kobj);
+	disk->slave_dir = kobject_create_and_add("slaves", &ddev->kobj);
+
+	/* No minors to use for partitions */
+	if (!disk_partitionable(disk))
+		goto exit;
+
+	/* No such device (e.g., media were just removed) */
+	if (!get_capacity(disk))
+		goto exit;
+
+	bdev = bdget_disk(disk, 0);
+	if (!bdev)
+		goto exit;
+
+	bdev->bd_invalidated = 1;
+	err = blkdev_get(bdev, FMODE_READ, NULL);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto exit;
+	blkdev_put(bdev, FMODE_READ);
+
+exit:
+	/* announce disk after possible partitions are created */
+	dev_set_uevent_suppress(ddev, 0);
+	kobject_uevent(&ddev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+
+	/* announce possible partitions */
+	disk_part_iter_init(&piter, disk, 0);
+	while ((part = disk_part_iter_next(&piter)))
+		kobject_uevent(&part_to_dev(part)->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+	disk_part_iter_exit(&piter);
+}
+
 /**
  * add_disk - add partitioning information to kernel list
  * @disk: per-device partitioning information
@@ -551,18 +614,48 @@ void add_disk(struct gendisk *disk)
 	retval = sysfs_create_link(&disk_to_dev(disk)->kobj, &bdi->dev->kobj,
 				   "bdi");
 	WARN_ON(retval);
-}
 
+	disk_add_events(disk);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(add_disk);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(del_gendisk);	/* in partitions/check.c */
 
-void unlink_gendisk(struct gendisk *disk)
+void del_gendisk(struct gendisk *disk)
 {
+	struct disk_part_iter piter;
+	struct hd_struct *part;
+
+	disk_del_events(disk);
+
+	/* invalidate stuff */
+	disk_part_iter_init(&piter, disk,
+			     DISK_PITER_INCL_EMPTY | DISK_PITER_REVERSE);
+	while ((part = disk_part_iter_next(&piter))) {
+		invalidate_partition(disk, part->partno);
+		delete_partition(disk, part->partno);
+	}
+	disk_part_iter_exit(&piter);
+
+	invalidate_partition(disk, 0);
+	blk_free_devt(disk_to_dev(disk)->devt);
+	set_capacity(disk, 0);
+	disk->flags &= ~GENHD_FL_UP;
+
 	sysfs_remove_link(&disk_to_dev(disk)->kobj, "bdi");
 	bdi_unregister(&disk->queue->backing_dev_info);
 	blk_unregister_queue(disk);
 	blk_unregister_region(disk_devt(disk), disk->minors);
+
+	part_stat_set_all(&disk->part0, 0);
+	disk->part0.stamp = 0;
+
+	kobject_put(disk->part0.holder_dir);
+	kobject_put(disk->slave_dir);
+	disk->driverfs_dev = NULL;
+	if (!sysfs_deprecated)
+		sysfs_remove_link(block_depr, dev_name(disk_to_dev(disk)));
+	device_del(disk_to_dev(disk));
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(del_gendisk);
 
 /**
  * get_gendisk - get partitioning information for a given device
@@ -735,7 +828,7 @@ static void *show_partition_start(struct seq_file *seqf, loff_t *pos)
 	static void *p;
 
 	p = disk_seqf_start(seqf, pos);
-	if (!IS_ERR(p) && p && !*pos)
+	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(p) && !*pos)
 		seq_puts(seqf, "major minor  #blocks  name\n\n");
 	return p;
 }
@@ -1005,6 +1098,7 @@ static void disk_release(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct gendisk *disk = dev_to_disk(dev);
 
+	disk_release_events(disk);
 	kfree(disk->random);
 	disk_replace_part_tbl(disk, NULL);
 	free_part_stats(&disk->part0);
@@ -1110,29 +1204,6 @@ static int __init proc_genhd_init(void)
 module_init(proc_genhd_init);
 #endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
 
-static void media_change_notify_thread(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct gendisk *gd = container_of(work, struct gendisk, async_notify);
-	char event[] = "MEDIA_CHANGE=1";
-	char *envp[] = { event, NULL };
-
-	/*
-	 * set enviroment vars to indicate which event this is for
-	 * so that user space will know to go check the media status.
-	 */
-	kobject_uevent_env(&disk_to_dev(gd)->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE, envp);
-	put_device(gd->driverfs_dev);
-}
-
-#if 0
-void genhd_media_change_notify(struct gendisk *disk)
-{
-	get_device(disk->driverfs_dev);
-	schedule_work(&disk->async_notify);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(genhd_media_change_notify);
-#endif  /*  0  */
-
 dev_t blk_lookup_devt(const char *name, int partno)
 {
 	dev_t devt = MKDEV(0, 0);
@@ -1193,13 +1264,13 @@ struct gendisk *alloc_disk_node(int minors, int node_id)
 		}
 		disk->part_tbl->part[0] = &disk->part0;
 
+		hd_ref_init(&disk->part0);
+
 		disk->minors = minors;
 		rand_initialize_disk(disk);
 		disk_to_dev(disk)->class = &block_class;
 		disk_to_dev(disk)->type = &disk_type;
 		device_initialize(disk_to_dev(disk));
-		INIT_WORK(&disk->async_notify,
-			media_change_notify_thread);
 	}
 	return disk;
 }
@@ -1291,3 +1362,422 @@ int invalidate_partition(struct gendisk *disk, int partno)
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(invalidate_partition);
+
+/*
+ * Disk events - monitor disk events like media change and eject request.
+ */
+struct disk_events {
+	struct list_head	node;		/* all disk_event's */
+	struct gendisk		*disk;		/* the associated disk */
+	spinlock_t		lock;
+
+	int			block;		/* event blocking depth */
+	unsigned int		pending;	/* events already sent out */
+	unsigned int		clearing;	/* events being cleared */
+
+	long			poll_msecs;	/* interval, -1 for default */
+	struct delayed_work	dwork;
+};
+
+static const char *disk_events_strs[] = {
+	[ilog2(DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE)]	= "media_change",
+	[ilog2(DISK_EVENT_EJECT_REQUEST)]	= "eject_request",
+};
+
+static char *disk_uevents[] = {
+	[ilog2(DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE)]	= "DISK_MEDIA_CHANGE=1",
+	[ilog2(DISK_EVENT_EJECT_REQUEST)]	= "DISK_EJECT_REQUEST=1",
+};
+
+/* list of all disk_events */
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(disk_events_mutex);
+static LIST_HEAD(disk_events);
+
+/* disable in-kernel polling by default */
+static unsigned long disk_events_dfl_poll_msecs	= 0;
+
+static unsigned long disk_events_poll_jiffies(struct gendisk *disk)
+{
+	struct disk_events *ev = disk->ev;
+	long intv_msecs = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * If device-specific poll interval is set, always use it.  If
+	 * the default is being used, poll iff there are events which
+	 * can't be monitored asynchronously.
+	 */
+	if (ev->poll_msecs >= 0)
+		intv_msecs = ev->poll_msecs;
+	else if (disk->events & ~disk->async_events)
+		intv_msecs = disk_events_dfl_poll_msecs;
+
+	return msecs_to_jiffies(intv_msecs);
+}
+
+static void __disk_block_events(struct gendisk *disk, bool sync)
+{
+	struct disk_events *ev = disk->ev;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	bool cancel;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ev->lock, flags);
+	cancel = !ev->block++;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ev->lock, flags);
+
+	if (cancel) {
+		if (sync)
+			cancel_delayed_work_sync(&disk->ev->dwork);
+		else
+			cancel_delayed_work(&disk->ev->dwork);
+	}
+}
+
+static void __disk_unblock_events(struct gendisk *disk, bool check_now)
+{
+	struct disk_events *ev = disk->ev;
+	unsigned long intv;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ev->lock, flags);
+
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(ev->block <= 0))
+		goto out_unlock;
+
+	if (--ev->block)
+		goto out_unlock;
+
+	/*
+	 * Not exactly a latency critical operation, set poll timer
+	 * slack to 25% and kick event check.
+	 */
+	intv = disk_events_poll_jiffies(disk);
+	set_timer_slack(&ev->dwork.timer, intv / 4);
+	if (check_now)
+		queue_delayed_work(system_nrt_wq, &ev->dwork, 0);
+	else if (intv)
+		queue_delayed_work(system_nrt_wq, &ev->dwork, intv);
+out_unlock:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ev->lock, flags);
+}
+
+/**
+ * disk_block_events - block and flush disk event checking
+ * @disk: disk to block events for
+ *
+ * On return from this function, it is guaranteed that event checking
+ * isn't in progress and won't happen until unblocked by
+ * disk_unblock_events().  Events blocking is counted and the actual
+ * unblocking happens after the matching number of unblocks are done.
+ *
+ * Note that this intentionally does not block event checking from
+ * disk_clear_events().
+ *
+ * CONTEXT:
+ * Might sleep.
+ */
+void disk_block_events(struct gendisk *disk)
+{
+	if (disk->ev)
+		__disk_block_events(disk, true);
+}
+
+/**
+ * disk_unblock_events - unblock disk event checking
+ * @disk: disk to unblock events for
+ *
+ * Undo disk_block_events().  When the block count reaches zero, it
+ * starts events polling if configured.
+ *
+ * CONTEXT:
+ * Don't care.  Safe to call from irq context.
+ */
+void disk_unblock_events(struct gendisk *disk)
+{
+	if (disk->ev)
+		__disk_unblock_events(disk, true);
+}
+
+/**
+ * disk_check_events - schedule immediate event checking
+ * @disk: disk to check events for
+ *
+ * Schedule immediate event checking on @disk if not blocked.
+ *
+ * CONTEXT:
+ * Don't care.  Safe to call from irq context.
+ */
+void disk_check_events(struct gendisk *disk)
+{
+	if (disk->ev) {
+		__disk_block_events(disk, false);
+		__disk_unblock_events(disk, true);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(disk_check_events);
+
+/**
+ * disk_clear_events - synchronously check, clear and return pending events
+ * @disk: disk to fetch and clear events from
+ * @mask: mask of events to be fetched and clearted
+ *
+ * Disk events are synchronously checked and pending events in @mask
+ * are cleared and returned.  This ignores the block count.
+ *
+ * CONTEXT:
+ * Might sleep.
+ */
+unsigned int disk_clear_events(struct gendisk *disk, unsigned int mask)
+{
+	const struct block_device_operations *bdops = disk->fops;
+	struct disk_events *ev = disk->ev;
+	unsigned int pending;
+
+	if (!ev) {
+		/* for drivers still using the old ->media_changed method */
+		if ((mask & DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE) &&
+		    bdops->media_changed && bdops->media_changed(disk))
+			return DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* tell the workfn about the events being cleared */
+	spin_lock_irq(&ev->lock);
+	ev->clearing |= mask;
+	spin_unlock_irq(&ev->lock);
+
+	/* uncondtionally schedule event check and wait for it to finish */
+	__disk_block_events(disk, true);
+	queue_delayed_work(system_nrt_wq, &ev->dwork, 0);
+	flush_delayed_work(&ev->dwork);
+	__disk_unblock_events(disk, false);
+
+	/* then, fetch and clear pending events */
+	spin_lock_irq(&ev->lock);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(ev->clearing & mask);	/* cleared by workfn */
+	pending = ev->pending & mask;
+	ev->pending &= ~mask;
+	spin_unlock_irq(&ev->lock);
+
+	return pending;
+}
+
+static void disk_events_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct delayed_work *dwork = to_delayed_work(work);
+	struct disk_events *ev = container_of(dwork, struct disk_events, dwork);
+	struct gendisk *disk = ev->disk;
+	char *envp[ARRAY_SIZE(disk_uevents) + 1] = { };
+	unsigned int clearing = ev->clearing;
+	unsigned int events;
+	unsigned long intv;
+	int nr_events = 0, i;
+
+	/* check events */
+	events = disk->fops->check_events(disk, clearing);
+
+	/* accumulate pending events and schedule next poll if necessary */
+	spin_lock_irq(&ev->lock);
+
+	events &= ~ev->pending;
+	ev->pending |= events;
+	ev->clearing &= ~clearing;
+
+	intv = disk_events_poll_jiffies(disk);
+	if (!ev->block && intv)
+		queue_delayed_work(system_nrt_wq, &ev->dwork, intv);
+
+	spin_unlock_irq(&ev->lock);
+
+	/* tell userland about new events */
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(disk_uevents); i++)
+		if (events & (1 << i))
+			envp[nr_events++] = disk_uevents[i];
+
+	if (nr_events)
+		kobject_uevent_env(&disk_to_dev(disk)->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE, envp);
+}
+
+/*
+ * A disk events enabled device has the following sysfs nodes under
+ * its /sys/block/X/ directory.
+ *
+ * events		: list of all supported events
+ * events_async		: list of events which can be detected w/o polling
+ * events_poll_msecs	: polling interval, 0: disable, -1: system default
+ */
+static ssize_t __disk_events_show(unsigned int events, char *buf)
+{
+	const char *delim = "";
+	ssize_t pos = 0;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(disk_events_strs); i++)
+		if (events & (1 << i)) {
+			pos += sprintf(buf + pos, "%s%s",
+				       delim, disk_events_strs[i]);
+			delim = " ";
+		}
+	if (pos)
+		pos += sprintf(buf + pos, "\n");
+	return pos;
+}
+
+static ssize_t disk_events_show(struct device *dev,
+				struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+	struct gendisk *disk = dev_to_disk(dev);
+
+	return __disk_events_show(disk->events, buf);
+}
+
+static ssize_t disk_events_async_show(struct device *dev,
+				      struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+	struct gendisk *disk = dev_to_disk(dev);
+
+	return __disk_events_show(disk->async_events, buf);
+}
+
+static ssize_t disk_events_poll_msecs_show(struct device *dev,
+					   struct device_attribute *attr,
+					   char *buf)
+{
+	struct gendisk *disk = dev_to_disk(dev);
+
+	return sprintf(buf, "%ld\n", disk->ev->poll_msecs);
+}
+
+static ssize_t disk_events_poll_msecs_store(struct device *dev,
+					    struct device_attribute *attr,
+					    const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	struct gendisk *disk = dev_to_disk(dev);
+	long intv;
+
+	if (!count || !sscanf(buf, "%ld", &intv))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (intv < 0 && intv != -1)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	__disk_block_events(disk, true);
+	disk->ev->poll_msecs = intv;
+	__disk_unblock_events(disk, true);
+
+	return count;
+}
+
+static const DEVICE_ATTR(events, S_IRUGO, disk_events_show, NULL);
+static const DEVICE_ATTR(events_async, S_IRUGO, disk_events_async_show, NULL);
+static const DEVICE_ATTR(events_poll_msecs, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
+			 disk_events_poll_msecs_show,
+			 disk_events_poll_msecs_store);
+
+static const struct attribute *disk_events_attrs[] = {
+	&dev_attr_events.attr,
+	&dev_attr_events_async.attr,
+	&dev_attr_events_poll_msecs.attr,
+	NULL,
+};
+
+/*
+ * The default polling interval can be specified by the kernel
+ * parameter block.events_dfl_poll_msecs which defaults to 0
+ * (disable).  This can also be modified runtime by writing to
+ * /sys/module/block/events_dfl_poll_msecs.
+ */
+static int disk_events_set_dfl_poll_msecs(const char *val,
+					  const struct kernel_param *kp)
+{
+	struct disk_events *ev;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = param_set_ulong(val, kp);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	mutex_lock(&disk_events_mutex);
+
+	list_for_each_entry(ev, &disk_events, node)
+		disk_check_events(ev->disk);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&disk_events_mutex);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct kernel_param_ops disk_events_dfl_poll_msecs_param_ops = {
+	.set	= disk_events_set_dfl_poll_msecs,
+	.get	= param_get_ulong,
+};
+
+#undef MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX
+#define MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX	"block."
+
+module_param_cb(events_dfl_poll_msecs, &disk_events_dfl_poll_msecs_param_ops,
+		&disk_events_dfl_poll_msecs, 0644);
+
+/*
+ * disk_{add|del|release}_events - initialize and destroy disk_events.
+ */
+static void disk_add_events(struct gendisk *disk)
+{
+	struct disk_events *ev;
+
+	if (!disk->fops->check_events || !(disk->events | disk->async_events))
+		return;
+
+	ev = kzalloc(sizeof(*ev), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ev) {
+		pr_warn("%s: failed to initialize events\n", disk->disk_name);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (sysfs_create_files(&disk_to_dev(disk)->kobj,
+			       disk_events_attrs) < 0) {
+		pr_warn("%s: failed to create sysfs files for events\n",
+			disk->disk_name);
+		kfree(ev);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	disk->ev = ev;
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ev->node);
+	ev->disk = disk;
+	spin_lock_init(&ev->lock);
+	ev->block = 1;
+	ev->poll_msecs = -1;
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ev->dwork, disk_events_workfn);
+
+	mutex_lock(&disk_events_mutex);
+	list_add_tail(&ev->node, &disk_events);
+	mutex_unlock(&disk_events_mutex);
+
+	/*
+	 * Block count is initialized to 1 and the following initial
+	 * unblock kicks it into action.
+	 */
+	__disk_unblock_events(disk, true);
+}
+
+static void disk_del_events(struct gendisk *disk)
+{
+	if (!disk->ev)
+		return;
+
+	__disk_block_events(disk, true);
+
+	mutex_lock(&disk_events_mutex);
+	list_del_init(&disk->ev->node);
+	mutex_unlock(&disk_events_mutex);
+
+	sysfs_remove_files(&disk_to_dev(disk)->kobj, disk_events_attrs);
+}
+
+static void disk_release_events(struct gendisk *disk)
+{
+	/* the block count should be 1 from disk_del_events() */
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(disk->ev && disk->ev->block != 1);
+	kfree(disk->ev);
+}
diff --git a/block/ioctl.c b/block/ioctl.c
index a9a302eba01e..9049d460fa89 100644
--- a/block/ioctl.c
+++ b/block/ioctl.c
@@ -294,11 +294,12 @@ int blkdev_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, unsigned cmd,
 			return -EINVAL;
 		if (get_user(n, (int __user *) arg))
 			return -EFAULT;
-		if (!(mode & FMODE_EXCL) && bd_claim(bdev, &bdev) < 0)
+		if (!(mode & FMODE_EXCL) &&
+		    blkdev_get(bdev, mode | FMODE_EXCL, &bdev) < 0)
 			return -EBUSY;
 		ret = set_blocksize(bdev, n);
 		if (!(mode & FMODE_EXCL))
-			bd_release(bdev);
+			blkdev_put(bdev, mode | FMODE_EXCL);
 		return ret;
 	case BLKPG:
 		ret = blkpg_ioctl(bdev, (struct blkpg_ioctl_arg __user *) arg);