diff --git a/Documentation/device-mapper/cache-policies.txt b/Documentation/device-mapper/cache-policies.txt
index df52a84..66c2774 100644
--- a/Documentation/device-mapper/cache-policies.txt
+++ b/Documentation/device-mapper/cache-policies.txt
@@ -40,8 +40,11 @@
 costs into account and to adjust to varying load patterns automatically.
 
 Message and constructor argument pairs are:
-	'sequential_threshold <#nr_sequential_ios>' and
-	'random_threshold <#nr_random_ios>'.
+	'sequential_threshold <#nr_sequential_ios>'
+	'random_threshold <#nr_random_ios>'
+	'read_promote_adjustment <value>'
+	'write_promote_adjustment <value>'
+	'discard_promote_adjustment <value>'
 
 The sequential threshold indicates the number of contiguous I/Os
 required before a stream is treated as sequential.  The random threshold
@@ -55,6 +58,15 @@
 contiguous I/Os to try to spot when the io is in one of these sequential
 modes.
 
+Internally the mq policy maintains a promotion threshold variable.  If
+the hit count of a block not in the cache goes above this threshold it
+gets promoted to the cache.  The read, write and discard promote adjustment
+tunables allow you to tweak the promotion threshold by adding a small
+value based on the io type.  They default to 4, 8 and 1 respectively.
+If you're trying to quickly warm a new cache device you may wish to
+reduce these to encourage promotion.  Remember to switch them back to
+their defaults after the cache fills though.
+
 cleaner
 -------
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-cache-policy-mq.c b/drivers/md/dm-cache-policy-mq.c
index 7f1aaa3..e63e36c 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-cache-policy-mq.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-cache-policy-mq.c
@@ -390,6 +390,10 @@
 	 */
 	unsigned promote_threshold;
 
+	unsigned discard_promote_adjustment;
+	unsigned read_promote_adjustment;
+	unsigned write_promote_adjustment;
+
 	/*
 	 * The hash table allows us to quickly find an entry by origin
 	 * block.  Both pre_cache and cache entries are in here.
@@ -399,6 +403,10 @@
 	struct hlist_head *table;
 };
 
+#define DEFAULT_DISCARD_PROMOTE_ADJUSTMENT 1
+#define DEFAULT_READ_PROMOTE_ADJUSTMENT 4
+#define DEFAULT_WRITE_PROMOTE_ADJUSTMENT 8
+
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 /*
@@ -641,25 +649,21 @@
  * We bias towards reads, since they can be demoted at no cost if they
  * haven't been dirtied.
  */
-#define DISCARDED_PROMOTE_THRESHOLD 1
-#define READ_PROMOTE_THRESHOLD 4
-#define WRITE_PROMOTE_THRESHOLD 8
-
 static unsigned adjusted_promote_threshold(struct mq_policy *mq,
 					   bool discarded_oblock, int data_dir)
 {
 	if (data_dir == READ)
-		return mq->promote_threshold + READ_PROMOTE_THRESHOLD;
+		return mq->promote_threshold + mq->read_promote_adjustment;
 
 	if (discarded_oblock && (any_free_cblocks(mq) || any_clean_cblocks(mq))) {
 		/*
 		 * We don't need to do any copying at all, so give this a
 		 * very low threshold.
 		 */
-		return DISCARDED_PROMOTE_THRESHOLD;
+		return mq->discard_promote_adjustment;
 	}
 
-	return mq->promote_threshold + WRITE_PROMOTE_THRESHOLD;
+	return mq->promote_threshold + mq->write_promote_adjustment;
 }
 
 static bool should_promote(struct mq_policy *mq, struct entry *e,
@@ -808,7 +812,7 @@
 			  bool can_migrate, bool discarded_oblock,
 			  int data_dir, struct policy_result *result)
 {
-	if (adjusted_promote_threshold(mq, discarded_oblock, data_dir) == 1) {
+	if (adjusted_promote_threshold(mq, discarded_oblock, data_dir) <= 1) {
 		if (can_migrate)
 			insert_in_cache(mq, oblock, result);
 		else
@@ -1134,20 +1138,28 @@
 			       const char *key, const char *value)
 {
 	struct mq_policy *mq = to_mq_policy(p);
-	enum io_pattern pattern;
 	unsigned long tmp;
 
-	if (!strcasecmp(key, "random_threshold"))
-		pattern = PATTERN_RANDOM;
-	else if (!strcasecmp(key, "sequential_threshold"))
-		pattern = PATTERN_SEQUENTIAL;
-	else
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if (kstrtoul(value, 10, &tmp))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	mq->tracker.thresholds[pattern] = tmp;
+	if (!strcasecmp(key, "random_threshold")) {
+		mq->tracker.thresholds[PATTERN_RANDOM] = tmp;
+
+	} else if (!strcasecmp(key, "sequential_threshold")) {
+		mq->tracker.thresholds[PATTERN_SEQUENTIAL] = tmp;
+
+	} else if (!strcasecmp(key, "discard_promote_adjustment"))
+		mq->discard_promote_adjustment = tmp;
+
+	else if (!strcasecmp(key, "read_promote_adjustment"))
+		mq->read_promote_adjustment = tmp;
+
+	else if (!strcasecmp(key, "write_promote_adjustment"))
+		mq->write_promote_adjustment = tmp;
+
+	else
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1157,9 +1169,16 @@
 	ssize_t sz = 0;
 	struct mq_policy *mq = to_mq_policy(p);
 
-	DMEMIT("4 random_threshold %u sequential_threshold %u",
+	DMEMIT("10 random_threshold %u "
+	       "sequential_threshold %u "
+	       "discard_promote_adjustment %u "
+	       "read_promote_adjustment %u "
+	       "write_promote_adjustment %u",
 	       mq->tracker.thresholds[PATTERN_RANDOM],
-	       mq->tracker.thresholds[PATTERN_SEQUENTIAL]);
+	       mq->tracker.thresholds[PATTERN_SEQUENTIAL],
+	       mq->discard_promote_adjustment,
+	       mq->read_promote_adjustment,
+	       mq->write_promote_adjustment);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1212,6 +1231,9 @@
 	mq->hit_count = 0;
 	mq->generation = 0;
 	mq->promote_threshold = 0;
+	mq->discard_promote_adjustment = DEFAULT_DISCARD_PROMOTE_ADJUSTMENT;
+	mq->read_promote_adjustment = DEFAULT_READ_PROMOTE_ADJUSTMENT;
+	mq->write_promote_adjustment = DEFAULT_WRITE_PROMOTE_ADJUSTMENT;
 	mutex_init(&mq->lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&mq->tick_lock);
 
@@ -1243,7 +1265,7 @@
 
 static struct dm_cache_policy_type mq_policy_type = {
 	.name = "mq",
-	.version = {1, 1, 0},
+	.version = {1, 2, 0},
 	.hint_size = 4,
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.create = mq_create
@@ -1251,7 +1273,7 @@
 
 static struct dm_cache_policy_type default_policy_type = {
 	.name = "default",
-	.version = {1, 1, 0},
+	.version = {1, 2, 0},
 	.hint_size = 4,
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.create = mq_create