Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block

Pull block fixes from Jens Axboe:
 "Sending this a bit sooner than I otherwise would have, as a fix in the
  merge window had some unfortunate issues and side effects for some
  folks.

  This contains:

   - Fixes from Jan for the bdi registration/unregistration. These have
     been tested by the various parties reporting issues, and should be
     solid at this point.

   - Also from Jan, fix for axonram gendisk registration.

   - A stable fix for zram from Johannes.

   - A small series from Ming, fixing up some long standing issues with
     blk-mq hardware queue kobject initialization and registration.

   - A fix for sed opal from Jon, fixing a nonsensical range check and
     some set-but-not-used variables.

   - A fix from Neil for a long standing deadlock issue for stacking
     device drivers. With this in place, dm/md don't have to work around
     the issue anymore, and can be properly fixed up"

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block:
  axonram: Fix gendisk handling
  blk: improve order of bio handling in generic_make_request()
  Revert "scsi, block: fix duplicate bdi name registration crashes"
  block: Make del_gendisk() safer for disks without queues
  bdi: Fix use-after-free in wb_congested_put()
  block: Allow bdi re-registration
  block/sed: Fix opal user range check and unused variables
  zram: set physical queue limits to avoid array out of bounds accesses
  blk-mq: free hctx->cpumask in release handler of hctx's kobject
  blk-mq: make lifetime consistent between hctx and its kobject
  blk-mq: make lifetime consitent between q/ctx and its kobject
  blk-mq: initialize mq kobjects in blk_mq_init_allocated_queue()
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/axonram.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/axonram.c
index ada29ea..f523ac8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/axonram.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/axonram.c
@@ -274,7 +274,9 @@ static int axon_ram_probe(struct platform_device *device)
 			if (bank->disk->major > 0)
 				unregister_blkdev(bank->disk->major,
 						bank->disk->disk_name);
-			del_gendisk(bank->disk);
+			if (bank->disk->flags & GENHD_FL_UP)
+				del_gendisk(bank->disk);
+			put_disk(bank->disk);
 		}
 		device->dev.platform_data = NULL;
 		if (bank->io_addr != 0)
@@ -299,6 +301,7 @@ axon_ram_remove(struct platform_device *device)
 	device_remove_file(&device->dev, &dev_attr_ecc);
 	free_irq(bank->irq_id, device);
 	del_gendisk(bank->disk);
+	put_disk(bank->disk);
 	iounmap((void __iomem *) bank->io_addr);
 	kfree(bank);
 
diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 1086dac..0eeb99e 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -578,8 +578,6 @@ void blk_cleanup_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 		q->queue_lock = &q->__queue_lock;
 	spin_unlock_irq(lock);
 
-	put_disk_devt(q->disk_devt);
-
 	/* @q is and will stay empty, shutdown and put */
 	blk_put_queue(q);
 }
@@ -2017,17 +2015,34 @@ blk_qc_t generic_make_request(struct bio *bio)
 		struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(bio->bi_bdev);
 
 		if (likely(blk_queue_enter(q, false) == 0)) {
+			struct bio_list hold;
+			struct bio_list lower, same;
+
+			/* Create a fresh bio_list for all subordinate requests */
+			hold = bio_list_on_stack;
+			bio_list_init(&bio_list_on_stack);
 			ret = q->make_request_fn(q, bio);
 
 			blk_queue_exit(q);
 
-			bio = bio_list_pop(current->bio_list);
+			/* sort new bios into those for a lower level
+			 * and those for the same level
+			 */
+			bio_list_init(&lower);
+			bio_list_init(&same);
+			while ((bio = bio_list_pop(&bio_list_on_stack)) != NULL)
+				if (q == bdev_get_queue(bio->bi_bdev))
+					bio_list_add(&same, bio);
+				else
+					bio_list_add(&lower, bio);
+			/* now assemble so we handle the lowest level first */
+			bio_list_merge(&bio_list_on_stack, &lower);
+			bio_list_merge(&bio_list_on_stack, &same);
+			bio_list_merge(&bio_list_on_stack, &hold);
 		} else {
-			struct bio *bio_next = bio_list_pop(current->bio_list);
-
 			bio_io_error(bio);
-			bio = bio_next;
 		}
+		bio = bio_list_pop(current->bio_list);
 	} while (bio);
 	current->bio_list = NULL; /* deactivate */
 
diff --git a/block/blk-mq-sysfs.c b/block/blk-mq-sysfs.c
index 295e696..d745ab8 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq-sysfs.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq-sysfs.c
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@ static void blk_mq_sysfs_release(struct kobject *kobj)
 {
 }
 
+static void blk_mq_hw_sysfs_release(struct kobject *kobj)
+{
+	struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx = container_of(kobj, struct blk_mq_hw_ctx,
+						  kobj);
+	free_cpumask_var(hctx->cpumask);
+	kfree(hctx->ctxs);
+	kfree(hctx);
+}
+
 struct blk_mq_ctx_sysfs_entry {
 	struct attribute attr;
 	ssize_t (*show)(struct blk_mq_ctx *, char *);
@@ -200,7 +209,7 @@ static struct kobj_type blk_mq_ctx_ktype = {
 static struct kobj_type blk_mq_hw_ktype = {
 	.sysfs_ops	= &blk_mq_hw_sysfs_ops,
 	.default_attrs	= default_hw_ctx_attrs,
-	.release	= blk_mq_sysfs_release,
+	.release	= blk_mq_hw_sysfs_release,
 };
 
 static void blk_mq_unregister_hctx(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx)
@@ -242,24 +251,15 @@ static int blk_mq_register_hctx(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx)
 static void __blk_mq_unregister_dev(struct device *dev, struct request_queue *q)
 {
 	struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx;
-	struct blk_mq_ctx *ctx;
-	int i, j;
+	int i;
 
-	queue_for_each_hw_ctx(q, hctx, i) {
+	queue_for_each_hw_ctx(q, hctx, i)
 		blk_mq_unregister_hctx(hctx);
 
-		hctx_for_each_ctx(hctx, ctx, j)
-			kobject_put(&ctx->kobj);
-
-		kobject_put(&hctx->kobj);
-	}
-
 	blk_mq_debugfs_unregister_hctxs(q);
 
 	kobject_uevent(&q->mq_kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
 	kobject_del(&q->mq_kobj);
-	kobject_put(&q->mq_kobj);
-
 	kobject_put(&dev->kobj);
 
 	q->mq_sysfs_init_done = false;
@@ -277,7 +277,19 @@ void blk_mq_hctx_kobj_init(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx)
 	kobject_init(&hctx->kobj, &blk_mq_hw_ktype);
 }
 
-static void blk_mq_sysfs_init(struct request_queue *q)
+void blk_mq_sysfs_deinit(struct request_queue *q)
+{
+	struct blk_mq_ctx *ctx;
+	int cpu;
+
+	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+		ctx = per_cpu_ptr(q->queue_ctx, cpu);
+		kobject_put(&ctx->kobj);
+	}
+	kobject_put(&q->mq_kobj);
+}
+
+void blk_mq_sysfs_init(struct request_queue *q)
 {
 	struct blk_mq_ctx *ctx;
 	int cpu;
@@ -297,8 +309,6 @@ int blk_mq_register_dev(struct device *dev, struct request_queue *q)
 
 	blk_mq_disable_hotplug();
 
-	blk_mq_sysfs_init(q);
-
 	ret = kobject_add(&q->mq_kobj, kobject_get(&dev->kobj), "%s", "mq");
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index b2fd175..159187a 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -1955,16 +1955,6 @@ static void blk_mq_exit_hw_queues(struct request_queue *q,
 	}
 }
 
-static void blk_mq_free_hw_queues(struct request_queue *q,
-		struct blk_mq_tag_set *set)
-{
-	struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx;
-	unsigned int i;
-
-	queue_for_each_hw_ctx(q, hctx, i)
-		free_cpumask_var(hctx->cpumask);
-}
-
 static int blk_mq_init_hctx(struct request_queue *q,
 		struct blk_mq_tag_set *set,
 		struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx, unsigned hctx_idx)
@@ -2045,7 +2035,6 @@ static void blk_mq_init_cpu_queues(struct request_queue *q,
 		struct blk_mq_ctx *__ctx = per_cpu_ptr(q->queue_ctx, i);
 		struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx;
 
-		memset(__ctx, 0, sizeof(*__ctx));
 		__ctx->cpu = i;
 		spin_lock_init(&__ctx->lock);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&__ctx->rq_list);
@@ -2257,15 +2246,19 @@ void blk_mq_release(struct request_queue *q)
 	queue_for_each_hw_ctx(q, hctx, i) {
 		if (!hctx)
 			continue;
-		kfree(hctx->ctxs);
-		kfree(hctx);
+		kobject_put(&hctx->kobj);
 	}
 
 	q->mq_map = NULL;
 
 	kfree(q->queue_hw_ctx);
 
-	/* ctx kobj stays in queue_ctx */
+	/*
+	 * release .mq_kobj and sw queue's kobject now because
+	 * both share lifetime with request queue.
+	 */
+	blk_mq_sysfs_deinit(q);
+
 	free_percpu(q->queue_ctx);
 }
 
@@ -2330,10 +2323,7 @@ static void blk_mq_realloc_hw_ctxs(struct blk_mq_tag_set *set,
 			if (hctx->tags)
 				blk_mq_free_map_and_requests(set, j);
 			blk_mq_exit_hctx(q, set, hctx, j);
-			free_cpumask_var(hctx->cpumask);
 			kobject_put(&hctx->kobj);
-			kfree(hctx->ctxs);
-			kfree(hctx);
 			hctxs[j] = NULL;
 
 		}
@@ -2352,6 +2342,9 @@ struct request_queue *blk_mq_init_allocated_queue(struct blk_mq_tag_set *set,
 	if (!q->queue_ctx)
 		goto err_exit;
 
+	/* init q->mq_kobj and sw queues' kobjects */
+	blk_mq_sysfs_init(q);
+
 	q->queue_hw_ctx = kzalloc_node(nr_cpu_ids * sizeof(*(q->queue_hw_ctx)),
 						GFP_KERNEL, set->numa_node);
 	if (!q->queue_hw_ctx)
@@ -2442,7 +2435,6 @@ void blk_mq_free_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 	blk_mq_del_queue_tag_set(q);
 
 	blk_mq_exit_hw_queues(q, set, set->nr_hw_queues);
-	blk_mq_free_hw_queues(q, set);
 }
 
 /* Basically redo blk_mq_init_queue with queue frozen */
diff --git a/block/blk-mq.h b/block/blk-mq.h
index 088ced0..b79f9a7 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.h
+++ b/block/blk-mq.h
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ static inline struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *blk_mq_map_queue(struct request_queue *q,
 /*
  * sysfs helpers
  */
+extern void blk_mq_sysfs_init(struct request_queue *q);
+extern void blk_mq_sysfs_deinit(struct request_queue *q);
 extern int blk_mq_sysfs_register(struct request_queue *q);
 extern void blk_mq_sysfs_unregister(struct request_queue *q);
 extern void blk_mq_hctx_kobj_init(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx);
diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index b26a5ea..a9c516a 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -572,20 +572,6 @@ static void register_disk(struct device *parent, struct gendisk *disk)
 	disk_part_iter_exit(&piter);
 }
 
-void put_disk_devt(struct disk_devt *disk_devt)
-{
-	if (disk_devt && atomic_dec_and_test(&disk_devt->count))
-		disk_devt->release(disk_devt);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(put_disk_devt);
-
-void get_disk_devt(struct disk_devt *disk_devt)
-{
-	if (disk_devt)
-		atomic_inc(&disk_devt->count);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_disk_devt);
-
 /**
  * device_add_disk - add partitioning information to kernel list
  * @parent: parent device for the disk
@@ -626,13 +612,6 @@ void device_add_disk(struct device *parent, struct gendisk *disk)
 
 	disk_alloc_events(disk);
 
-	/*
-	 * Take a reference on the devt and assign it to queue since it
-	 * must not be reallocated while the bdi is registered
-	 */
-	disk->queue->disk_devt = disk->disk_devt;
-	get_disk_devt(disk->disk_devt);
-
 	/* Register BDI before referencing it from bdev */
 	bdi = disk->queue->backing_dev_info;
 	bdi_register_owner(bdi, disk_to_dev(disk));
@@ -681,12 +660,16 @@ void del_gendisk(struct gendisk *disk)
 	disk->flags &= ~GENHD_FL_UP;
 
 	sysfs_remove_link(&disk_to_dev(disk)->kobj, "bdi");
-	/*
-	 * Unregister bdi before releasing device numbers (as they can get
-	 * reused and we'd get clashes in sysfs).
-	 */
-	bdi_unregister(disk->queue->backing_dev_info);
-	blk_unregister_queue(disk);
+	if (disk->queue) {
+		/*
+		 * Unregister bdi before releasing device numbers (as they can
+		 * get reused and we'd get clashes in sysfs).
+		 */
+		bdi_unregister(disk->queue->backing_dev_info);
+		blk_unregister_queue(disk);
+	} else {
+		WARN_ON(1);
+	}
 	blk_unregister_region(disk_devt(disk), disk->minors);
 
 	part_stat_set_all(&disk->part0, 0);
diff --git a/block/sed-opal.c b/block/sed-opal.c
index 1e18dca..14035f8 100644
--- a/block/sed-opal.c
+++ b/block/sed-opal.c
@@ -1023,7 +1023,6 @@ static int finalize_and_send(struct opal_dev *dev, cont_fn cont)
 
 static int gen_key(struct opal_dev *dev, void *data)
 {
-	const u8 *method;
 	u8 uid[OPAL_UID_LENGTH];
 	int err = 0;
 
@@ -1031,7 +1030,6 @@ static int gen_key(struct opal_dev *dev, void *data)
 	set_comid(dev, dev->comid);
 
 	memcpy(uid, dev->prev_data, min(sizeof(uid), dev->prev_d_len));
-	method = opalmethod[OPAL_GENKEY];
 	kfree(dev->prev_data);
 	dev->prev_data = NULL;
 
@@ -1669,7 +1667,6 @@ static int add_user_to_lr(struct opal_dev *dev, void *data)
 static int lock_unlock_locking_range(struct opal_dev *dev, void *data)
 {
 	u8 lr_buffer[OPAL_UID_LENGTH];
-	const u8 *method;
 	struct opal_lock_unlock *lkul = data;
 	u8 read_locked = 1, write_locked = 1;
 	int err = 0;
@@ -1677,7 +1674,6 @@ static int lock_unlock_locking_range(struct opal_dev *dev, void *data)
 	clear_opal_cmd(dev);
 	set_comid(dev, dev->comid);
 
-	method = opalmethod[OPAL_SET];
 	if (build_locking_range(lr_buffer, sizeof(lr_buffer),
 				lkul->session.opal_key.lr) < 0)
 		return -ERANGE;
@@ -1733,14 +1729,12 @@ static int lock_unlock_locking_range_sum(struct opal_dev *dev, void *data)
 {
 	u8 lr_buffer[OPAL_UID_LENGTH];
 	u8 read_locked = 1, write_locked = 1;
-	const u8 *method;
 	struct opal_lock_unlock *lkul = data;
 	int ret;
 
 	clear_opal_cmd(dev);
 	set_comid(dev, dev->comid);
 
-	method = opalmethod[OPAL_SET];
 	if (build_locking_range(lr_buffer, sizeof(lr_buffer),
 				lkul->session.opal_key.lr) < 0)
 		return -ERANGE;
@@ -2133,7 +2127,7 @@ static int opal_add_user_to_lr(struct opal_dev *dev,
 		pr_err("Locking state was not RO or RW\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	if (lk_unlk->session.who < OPAL_USER1 &&
+	if (lk_unlk->session.who < OPAL_USER1 ||
 	    lk_unlk->session.who > OPAL_USER9) {
 		pr_err("Authority was not within the range of users: %d\n",
 		       lk_unlk->session.who);
@@ -2316,7 +2310,7 @@ static int opal_activate_user(struct opal_dev *dev,
 	int ret;
 
 	/* We can't activate Admin1 it's active as manufactured */
-	if (opal_session->who < OPAL_USER1 &&
+	if (opal_session->who < OPAL_USER1 ||
 	    opal_session->who > OPAL_USER9) {
 		pr_err("Who was not a valid user: %d\n", opal_session->who);
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c b/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
index e27d89a..dceb5ed 100644
--- a/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
@@ -1189,6 +1189,8 @@ static int zram_add(void)
 	blk_queue_io_min(zram->disk->queue, PAGE_SIZE);
 	blk_queue_io_opt(zram->disk->queue, PAGE_SIZE);
 	zram->disk->queue->limits.discard_granularity = PAGE_SIZE;
+	zram->disk->queue->limits.max_sectors = SECTORS_PER_PAGE;
+	zram->disk->queue->limits.chunk_sectors = 0;
 	blk_queue_max_discard_sectors(zram->disk->queue, UINT_MAX);
 	/*
 	 * zram_bio_discard() will clear all logical blocks if logical block
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index c7839f6..d277e86 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -3075,23 +3075,6 @@ static void sd_probe_async(void *data, async_cookie_t cookie)
 	put_device(&sdkp->dev);
 }
 
-struct sd_devt {
-	int idx;
-	struct disk_devt disk_devt;
-};
-
-static void sd_devt_release(struct disk_devt *disk_devt)
-{
-	struct sd_devt *sd_devt = container_of(disk_devt, struct sd_devt,
-			disk_devt);
-
-	spin_lock(&sd_index_lock);
-	ida_remove(&sd_index_ida, sd_devt->idx);
-	spin_unlock(&sd_index_lock);
-
-	kfree(sd_devt);
-}
-
 /**
  *	sd_probe - called during driver initialization and whenever a
  *	new scsi device is attached to the system. It is called once
@@ -3113,7 +3096,6 @@ static void sd_devt_release(struct disk_devt *disk_devt)
 static int sd_probe(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct scsi_device *sdp = to_scsi_device(dev);
-	struct sd_devt *sd_devt;
 	struct scsi_disk *sdkp;
 	struct gendisk *gd;
 	int index;
@@ -3139,13 +3121,9 @@ static int sd_probe(struct device *dev)
 	if (!sdkp)
 		goto out;
 
-	sd_devt = kzalloc(sizeof(*sd_devt), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!sd_devt)
-		goto out_free;
-
 	gd = alloc_disk(SD_MINORS);
 	if (!gd)
-		goto out_free_devt;
+		goto out_free;
 
 	do {
 		if (!ida_pre_get(&sd_index_ida, GFP_KERNEL))
@@ -3161,11 +3139,6 @@ static int sd_probe(struct device *dev)
 		goto out_put;
 	}
 
-	atomic_set(&sd_devt->disk_devt.count, 1);
-	sd_devt->disk_devt.release = sd_devt_release;
-	sd_devt->idx = index;
-	gd->disk_devt = &sd_devt->disk_devt;
-
 	error = sd_format_disk_name("sd", index, gd->disk_name, DISK_NAME_LEN);
 	if (error) {
 		sdev_printk(KERN_WARNING, sdp, "SCSI disk (sd) name length exceeded.\n");
@@ -3205,12 +3178,11 @@ static int sd_probe(struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 
  out_free_index:
-	put_disk_devt(&sd_devt->disk_devt);
-	sd_devt = NULL;
+	spin_lock(&sd_index_lock);
+	ida_remove(&sd_index_ida, index);
+	spin_unlock(&sd_index_lock);
  out_put:
 	put_disk(gd);
- out_free_devt:
-	kfree(sd_devt);
  out_free:
 	kfree(sdkp);
  out:
@@ -3271,7 +3243,10 @@ static void scsi_disk_release(struct device *dev)
 	struct scsi_disk *sdkp = to_scsi_disk(dev);
 	struct gendisk *disk = sdkp->disk;
 	
-	put_disk_devt(disk->disk_devt);
+	spin_lock(&sd_index_lock);
+	ida_remove(&sd_index_ida, sdkp->index);
+	spin_unlock(&sd_index_lock);
+
 	disk->private_data = NULL;
 	put_disk(disk);
 	put_device(&sdkp->device->sdev_gendev);
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 796016e..5a7da60 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -435,7 +435,6 @@ struct request_queue {
 	struct delayed_work	delay_work;
 
 	struct backing_dev_info	*backing_dev_info;
-	struct disk_devt	*disk_devt;
 
 	/*
 	 * The queue owner gets to use this for whatever they like.
diff --git a/include/linux/genhd.h b/include/linux/genhd.h
index a999d28..76f3975 100644
--- a/include/linux/genhd.h
+++ b/include/linux/genhd.h
@@ -167,13 +167,6 @@ struct blk_integrity {
 };
 
 #endif	/* CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INTEGRITY */
-struct disk_devt {
-	atomic_t count;
-	void (*release)(struct disk_devt *disk_devt);
-};
-
-void put_disk_devt(struct disk_devt *disk_devt);
-void get_disk_devt(struct disk_devt *disk_devt);
 
 struct gendisk {
 	/* major, first_minor and minors are input parameters only,
@@ -183,7 +176,6 @@ struct gendisk {
 	int first_minor;
 	int minors;                     /* maximum number of minors, =1 for
                                          * disks that can't be partitioned. */
-	struct disk_devt *disk_devt;
 
 	char disk_name[DISK_NAME_LEN];	/* name of major driver */
 	char *(*devnode)(struct gendisk *gd, umode_t *mode);
diff --git a/mm/backing-dev.c b/mm/backing-dev.c
index 6d861d0..c6f2a37 100644
--- a/mm/backing-dev.c
+++ b/mm/backing-dev.c
@@ -683,33 +683,26 @@ static int cgwb_bdi_init(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
 static void cgwb_bdi_destroy(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
 {
 	struct radix_tree_iter iter;
-	struct rb_node *rbn;
 	void **slot;
 
 	WARN_ON(test_bit(WB_registered, &bdi->wb.state));
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&cgwb_lock);
-
 	radix_tree_for_each_slot(slot, &bdi->cgwb_tree, &iter, 0)
 		cgwb_kill(*slot);
-
-	while ((rbn = rb_first(&bdi->cgwb_congested_tree))) {
-		struct bdi_writeback_congested *congested =
-			rb_entry(rbn, struct bdi_writeback_congested, rb_node);
-
-		rb_erase(rbn, &bdi->cgwb_congested_tree);
-		congested->bdi = NULL;	/* mark @congested unlinked */
-	}
-
 	spin_unlock_irq(&cgwb_lock);
 
 	/*
-	 * All cgwb's and their congested states must be shutdown and
-	 * released before returning.  Drain the usage counter to wait for
-	 * all cgwb's and cgwb_congested's ever created on @bdi.
+	 * All cgwb's must be shutdown and released before returning.  Drain
+	 * the usage counter to wait for all cgwb's ever created on @bdi.
 	 */
 	atomic_dec(&bdi->usage_cnt);
 	wait_event(cgwb_release_wait, !atomic_read(&bdi->usage_cnt));
+	/*
+	 * Grab back our reference so that we hold it when @bdi gets
+	 * re-registered.
+	 */
+	atomic_inc(&bdi->usage_cnt);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -749,6 +742,21 @@ void wb_blkcg_offline(struct blkcg *blkcg)
 	spin_unlock_irq(&cgwb_lock);
 }
 
+static void cgwb_bdi_exit(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
+{
+	struct rb_node *rbn;
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&cgwb_lock);
+	while ((rbn = rb_first(&bdi->cgwb_congested_tree))) {
+		struct bdi_writeback_congested *congested =
+			rb_entry(rbn, struct bdi_writeback_congested, rb_node);
+
+		rb_erase(rbn, &bdi->cgwb_congested_tree);
+		congested->bdi = NULL;	/* mark @congested unlinked */
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irq(&cgwb_lock);
+}
+
 #else	/* CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK */
 
 static int cgwb_bdi_init(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
@@ -769,7 +777,9 @@ static int cgwb_bdi_init(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void cgwb_bdi_destroy(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
+static void cgwb_bdi_destroy(struct backing_dev_info *bdi) { }
+
+static void cgwb_bdi_exit(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
 {
 	wb_congested_put(bdi->wb_congested);
 }
@@ -857,6 +867,8 @@ int bdi_register_owner(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, struct device *owner)
 			MINOR(owner->devt));
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
+	/* Leaking owner reference... */
+	WARN_ON(bdi->owner);
 	bdi->owner = owner;
 	get_device(owner);
 	return 0;
@@ -898,6 +910,7 @@ static void bdi_exit(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
 {
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(bdi->dev);
 	wb_exit(&bdi->wb);
+	cgwb_bdi_exit(bdi);
 }
 
 static void release_bdi(struct kref *ref)