diff --git a/Documentation/cgroups/blkio-controller.txt b/Documentation/cgroups/blkio-controller.txt
index 6e52e7c..db054ea 100644
--- a/Documentation/cgroups/blkio-controller.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cgroups/blkio-controller.txt
@@ -150,6 +150,35 @@
 	  cgroup's existence. Queue size samples are taken each time one of the
 	  queues of this cgroup gets a timeslice.
 
+- blkio.group_wait_time
+	- Debugging aid only enabled if CONFIG_DEBUG_CFQ_IOSCHED=y.
+	  This is the amount of time the cgroup had to wait since it became busy
+	  (i.e., went from 0 to 1 request queued) to get a timeslice for one of
+	  its queues. This is different from the io_wait_time which is the
+	  cumulative total of the amount of time spent by each IO in that cgroup
+	  waiting in the scheduler queue. This is in nanoseconds. If this is
+	  read when the cgroup is in a waiting (for timeslice) state, the stat
+	  will only report the group_wait_time accumulated till the last time it
+	  got a timeslice and will not include the current delta.
+
+- blkio.empty_time
+	- Debugging aid only enabled if CONFIG_DEBUG_CFQ_IOSCHED=y.
+	  This is the amount of time a cgroup spends without any pending
+	  requests when not being served, i.e., it does not include any time
+	  spent idling for one of the queues of the cgroup. This is in
+	  nanoseconds. If this is read when the cgroup is in an empty state,
+	  the stat will only report the empty_time accumulated till the last
+	  time it had a pending request and will not include the current delta.
+
+- blkio.idle_time
+	- Debugging aid only enabled if CONFIG_DEBUG_CFQ_IOSCHED=y.
+	  This is the amount of time spent by the IO scheduler idling for a
+	  given cgroup in anticipation of a better request than the exising ones
+	  from other queues/cgroups. This is in nanoseconds. If this is read
+	  when the cgroup is in an idling state, the stat will only report the
+	  idle_time accumulated till the last idle period and will not include
+	  the current delta.
+
 - blkio.dequeue
 	- Debugging aid only enabled if CONFIG_DEBUG_CFQ_IOSCHED=y. This
 	  gives the statistics about how many a times a group was dequeued
diff --git a/block/blk-cgroup.c b/block/blk-cgroup.c
index 1e0c497..1ecff7a 100644
--- a/block/blk-cgroup.c
+++ b/block/blk-cgroup.c
@@ -105,6 +105,76 @@
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_BLK_CGROUP
+/* This should be called with the blkg->stats_lock held. */
+static void blkio_set_start_group_wait_time(struct blkio_group *blkg,
+						struct blkio_group *curr_blkg)
+{
+	if (blkio_blkg_waiting(&blkg->stats))
+		return;
+	if (blkg == curr_blkg)
+		return;
+	blkg->stats.start_group_wait_time = sched_clock();
+	blkio_mark_blkg_waiting(&blkg->stats);
+}
+
+/* This should be called with the blkg->stats_lock held. */
+static void blkio_update_group_wait_time(struct blkio_group_stats *stats)
+{
+	unsigned long long now;
+
+	if (!blkio_blkg_waiting(stats))
+		return;
+
+	now = sched_clock();
+	if (time_after64(now, stats->start_group_wait_time))
+		stats->group_wait_time += now - stats->start_group_wait_time;
+	blkio_clear_blkg_waiting(stats);
+}
+
+/* This should be called with the blkg->stats_lock held. */
+static void blkio_end_empty_time(struct blkio_group_stats *stats)
+{
+	unsigned long long now;
+
+	if (!blkio_blkg_empty(stats))
+		return;
+
+	now = sched_clock();
+	if (time_after64(now, stats->start_empty_time))
+		stats->empty_time += now - stats->start_empty_time;
+	blkio_clear_blkg_empty(stats);
+}
+
+void blkiocg_update_set_idle_time_stats(struct blkio_group *blkg)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&blkg->stats_lock, flags);
+	BUG_ON(blkio_blkg_idling(&blkg->stats));
+	blkg->stats.start_idle_time = sched_clock();
+	blkio_mark_blkg_idling(&blkg->stats);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&blkg->stats_lock, flags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blkiocg_update_set_idle_time_stats);
+
+void blkiocg_update_idle_time_stats(struct blkio_group *blkg)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	unsigned long long now;
+	struct blkio_group_stats *stats;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&blkg->stats_lock, flags);
+	stats = &blkg->stats;
+	if (blkio_blkg_idling(stats)) {
+		now = sched_clock();
+		if (time_after64(now, stats->start_idle_time))
+			stats->idle_time += now - stats->start_idle_time;
+		blkio_clear_blkg_idling(stats);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&blkg->stats_lock, flags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blkiocg_update_idle_time_stats);
+
 void blkiocg_update_set_active_queue_stats(struct blkio_group *blkg)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -116,9 +186,14 @@
 			stats->stat_arr[BLKIO_STAT_QUEUED][BLKIO_STAT_READ] +
 			stats->stat_arr[BLKIO_STAT_QUEUED][BLKIO_STAT_WRITE];
 	stats->avg_queue_size_samples++;
+	blkio_update_group_wait_time(stats);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&blkg->stats_lock, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blkiocg_update_set_active_queue_stats);
+#else
+static inline void blkio_set_start_group_wait_time(struct blkio_group *blkg,
+					struct blkio_group *curr_blkg) {}
+static inline void blkio_end_empty_time(struct blkio_group_stats *stats) {}
 #endif
 
 void blkiocg_update_request_add_stats(struct blkio_group *blkg,
@@ -130,6 +205,8 @@
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&blkg->stats_lock, flags);
 	blkio_add_stat(blkg->stats.stat_arr[BLKIO_STAT_QUEUED], 1, direction,
 			sync);
+	blkio_end_empty_time(&blkg->stats);
+	blkio_set_start_group_wait_time(blkg, curr_blkg);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&blkg->stats_lock, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blkiocg_update_request_add_stats);
@@ -156,6 +233,33 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blkiocg_update_timeslice_used);
 
+void blkiocg_set_start_empty_time(struct blkio_group *blkg, bool ignore)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	struct blkio_group_stats *stats;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&blkg->stats_lock, flags);
+	stats = &blkg->stats;
+
+	if (stats->stat_arr[BLKIO_STAT_QUEUED][BLKIO_STAT_READ] ||
+			stats->stat_arr[BLKIO_STAT_QUEUED][BLKIO_STAT_WRITE]) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&blkg->stats_lock, flags);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * If ignore is set, we do not panic on the empty flag being set
+	 * already. This is to avoid cases where there are superfluous timeslice
+	 * complete events (for eg., forced_dispatch in CFQ) when no IOs are
+	 * served which could result in triggering the empty check incorrectly.
+	 */
+	BUG_ON(!ignore && blkio_blkg_empty(stats));
+	stats->start_empty_time = sched_clock();
+	blkio_mark_blkg_empty(stats);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&blkg->stats_lock, flags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blkiocg_set_start_empty_time);
+
 void blkiocg_update_dispatch_stats(struct blkio_group *blkg,
 				uint64_t bytes, bool direction, bool sync)
 {
@@ -317,19 +421,44 @@
 {
 	struct blkio_cgroup *blkcg;
 	struct blkio_group *blkg;
+	struct blkio_group_stats *stats;
 	struct hlist_node *n;
 	uint64_t queued[BLKIO_STAT_TOTAL];
 	int i;
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_BLK_CGROUP
+	bool idling, waiting, empty;
+	unsigned long long now = sched_clock();
+#endif
 
 	blkcg = cgroup_to_blkio_cgroup(cgroup);
 	spin_lock_irq(&blkcg->lock);
 	hlist_for_each_entry(blkg, n, &blkcg->blkg_list, blkcg_node) {
 		spin_lock(&blkg->stats_lock);
+		stats = &blkg->stats;
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_BLK_CGROUP
+		idling = blkio_blkg_idling(stats);
+		waiting = blkio_blkg_waiting(stats);
+		empty = blkio_blkg_empty(stats);
+#endif
 		for (i = 0; i < BLKIO_STAT_TOTAL; i++)
-			queued[i] = blkg->stats.stat_arr[BLKIO_STAT_QUEUED][i];
-		memset(&blkg->stats, 0, sizeof(struct blkio_group_stats));
+			queued[i] = stats->stat_arr[BLKIO_STAT_QUEUED][i];
+		memset(stats, 0, sizeof(struct blkio_group_stats));
 		for (i = 0; i < BLKIO_STAT_TOTAL; i++)
-			blkg->stats.stat_arr[BLKIO_STAT_QUEUED][i] = queued[i];
+			stats->stat_arr[BLKIO_STAT_QUEUED][i] = queued[i];
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_BLK_CGROUP
+		if (idling) {
+			blkio_mark_blkg_idling(stats);
+			stats->start_idle_time = now;
+		}
+		if (waiting) {
+			blkio_mark_blkg_waiting(stats);
+			stats->start_group_wait_time = now;
+		}
+		if (empty) {
+			blkio_mark_blkg_empty(stats);
+			stats->start_empty_time = now;
+		}
+#endif
 		spin_unlock(&blkg->stats_lock);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irq(&blkcg->lock);
@@ -401,6 +530,15 @@
 			sum = 0;
 		return blkio_fill_stat(key_str, MAX_KEY_LEN - 1, sum, cb, dev);
 	}
+	if (type == BLKIO_STAT_GROUP_WAIT_TIME)
+		return blkio_fill_stat(key_str, MAX_KEY_LEN - 1,
+					blkg->stats.group_wait_time, cb, dev);
+	if (type == BLKIO_STAT_IDLE_TIME)
+		return blkio_fill_stat(key_str, MAX_KEY_LEN - 1,
+					blkg->stats.idle_time, cb, dev);
+	if (type == BLKIO_STAT_EMPTY_TIME)
+		return blkio_fill_stat(key_str, MAX_KEY_LEN - 1,
+					blkg->stats.empty_time, cb, dev);
 	if (type == BLKIO_STAT_DEQUEUE)
 		return blkio_fill_stat(key_str, MAX_KEY_LEN - 1,
 					blkg->stats.dequeue, cb, dev);
@@ -458,6 +596,9 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_BLK_CGROUP
 SHOW_FUNCTION_PER_GROUP(dequeue, BLKIO_STAT_DEQUEUE, 0);
 SHOW_FUNCTION_PER_GROUP(avg_queue_size, BLKIO_STAT_AVG_QUEUE_SIZE, 0);
+SHOW_FUNCTION_PER_GROUP(group_wait_time, BLKIO_STAT_GROUP_WAIT_TIME, 0);
+SHOW_FUNCTION_PER_GROUP(idle_time, BLKIO_STAT_IDLE_TIME, 0);
+SHOW_FUNCTION_PER_GROUP(empty_time, BLKIO_STAT_EMPTY_TIME, 0);
 #endif
 #undef SHOW_FUNCTION_PER_GROUP
 
@@ -518,6 +659,18 @@
 		.read_map = blkiocg_avg_queue_size_read,
 	},
 	{
+		.name = "group_wait_time",
+		.read_map = blkiocg_group_wait_time_read,
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "idle_time",
+		.read_map = blkiocg_idle_time_read,
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "empty_time",
+		.read_map = blkiocg_empty_time_read,
+	},
+	{
 		.name = "dequeue",
 		.read_map = blkiocg_dequeue_read,
 	},
diff --git a/block/blk-cgroup.h b/block/blk-cgroup.h
index bea7f3b..bfce085 100644
--- a/block/blk-cgroup.h
+++ b/block/blk-cgroup.h
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
 	BLKIO_STAT_SECTORS,
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_BLK_CGROUP
 	BLKIO_STAT_AVG_QUEUE_SIZE,
+	BLKIO_STAT_IDLE_TIME,
+	BLKIO_STAT_EMPTY_TIME,
+	BLKIO_STAT_GROUP_WAIT_TIME,
 	BLKIO_STAT_DEQUEUE
 #endif
 };
@@ -55,6 +58,13 @@
 	BLKIO_STAT_TOTAL
 };
 
+/* blkg state flags */
+enum blkg_state_flags {
+	BLKG_waiting = 0,
+	BLKG_idling,
+	BLKG_empty,
+};
+
 struct blkio_cgroup {
 	struct cgroup_subsys_state css;
 	unsigned int weight;
@@ -74,6 +84,21 @@
 	uint64_t avg_queue_size_samples;
 	/* How many times this group has been removed from service tree */
 	unsigned long dequeue;
+
+	/* Total time spent waiting for it to be assigned a timeslice. */
+	uint64_t group_wait_time;
+	uint64_t start_group_wait_time;
+
+	/* Time spent idling for this blkio_group */
+	uint64_t idle_time;
+	uint64_t start_idle_time;
+	/*
+	 * Total time when we have requests queued and do not contain the
+	 * current active queue.
+	 */
+	uint64_t empty_time;
+	uint64_t start_empty_time;
+	uint16_t flags;
 #endif
 };
 
@@ -137,12 +162,41 @@
 void blkiocg_update_set_active_queue_stats(struct blkio_group *blkg);
 void blkiocg_update_dequeue_stats(struct blkio_group *blkg,
 				unsigned long dequeue);
+void blkiocg_update_set_idle_time_stats(struct blkio_group *blkg);
+void blkiocg_update_idle_time_stats(struct blkio_group *blkg);
+void blkiocg_set_start_empty_time(struct blkio_group *blkg, bool ignore);
+
+#define BLKG_FLAG_FNS(name)						\
+static inline void blkio_mark_blkg_##name(				\
+		struct blkio_group_stats *stats)			\
+{									\
+	stats->flags |= (1 << BLKG_##name);				\
+}									\
+static inline void blkio_clear_blkg_##name(				\
+		struct blkio_group_stats *stats)			\
+{									\
+	stats->flags &= ~(1 << BLKG_##name);				\
+}									\
+static inline int blkio_blkg_##name(struct blkio_group_stats *stats)	\
+{									\
+	return (stats->flags & (1 << BLKG_##name)) != 0;		\
+}									\
+
+BLKG_FLAG_FNS(waiting)
+BLKG_FLAG_FNS(idling)
+BLKG_FLAG_FNS(empty)
+#undef BLKG_FLAG_FNS
 #else
 static inline char *blkg_path(struct blkio_group *blkg) { return NULL; }
 static inline void blkiocg_update_set_active_queue_stats(
 						struct blkio_group *blkg) {}
 static inline void blkiocg_update_dequeue_stats(struct blkio_group *blkg,
 						unsigned long dequeue) {}
+static inline void blkiocg_update_set_idle_time_stats(struct blkio_group *blkg)
+{}
+static inline void blkiocg_update_idle_time_stats(struct blkio_group *blkg) {}
+static inline void blkiocg_set_start_empty_time(struct blkio_group *blkg,
+						bool ignore) {}
 #endif
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_BLK_CGROUP) || defined(CONFIG_BLK_CGROUP_MODULE)
diff --git a/block/cfq-iosched.c b/block/cfq-iosched.c
index 8e0b86a..b6e095c 100644
--- a/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/cfq-iosched.c
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@
 }
 
 static void cfq_group_served(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_group *cfqg,
-				struct cfq_queue *cfqq)
+				struct cfq_queue *cfqq, bool forced)
 {
 	struct cfq_rb_root *st = &cfqd->grp_service_tree;
 	unsigned int used_sl, charge_sl;
@@ -916,6 +916,7 @@
 	cfq_log_cfqg(cfqd, cfqg, "served: vt=%llu min_vt=%llu", cfqg->vdisktime,
 					st->min_vdisktime);
 	blkiocg_update_timeslice_used(&cfqg->blkg, used_sl);
+	blkiocg_set_start_empty_time(&cfqg->blkg, forced);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CFQ_GROUP_IOSCHED
@@ -1528,6 +1529,12 @@
 	return cfqq == RQ_CFQQ(rq);
 }
 
+static inline void cfq_del_timer(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_queue *cfqq)
+{
+	del_timer(&cfqd->idle_slice_timer);
+	blkiocg_update_idle_time_stats(&cfqq->cfqg->blkg);
+}
+
 static void __cfq_set_active_queue(struct cfq_data *cfqd,
 				   struct cfq_queue *cfqq)
 {
@@ -1547,7 +1554,7 @@
 		cfq_clear_cfqq_fifo_expire(cfqq);
 		cfq_mark_cfqq_slice_new(cfqq);
 
-		del_timer(&cfqd->idle_slice_timer);
+		cfq_del_timer(cfqd, cfqq);
 	}
 
 	cfqd->active_queue = cfqq;
@@ -1558,12 +1565,12 @@
  */
 static void
 __cfq_slice_expired(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_queue *cfqq,
-		    bool timed_out)
+		    bool timed_out, bool forced)
 {
 	cfq_log_cfqq(cfqd, cfqq, "slice expired t=%d", timed_out);
 
 	if (cfq_cfqq_wait_request(cfqq))
-		del_timer(&cfqd->idle_slice_timer);
+		cfq_del_timer(cfqd, cfqq);
 
 	cfq_clear_cfqq_wait_request(cfqq);
 	cfq_clear_cfqq_wait_busy(cfqq);
@@ -1585,7 +1592,7 @@
 		cfq_log_cfqq(cfqd, cfqq, "resid=%ld", cfqq->slice_resid);
 	}
 
-	cfq_group_served(cfqd, cfqq->cfqg, cfqq);
+	cfq_group_served(cfqd, cfqq->cfqg, cfqq, forced);
 
 	if (cfq_cfqq_on_rr(cfqq) && RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&cfqq->sort_list))
 		cfq_del_cfqq_rr(cfqd, cfqq);
@@ -1604,12 +1611,13 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static inline void cfq_slice_expired(struct cfq_data *cfqd, bool timed_out)
+static inline void cfq_slice_expired(struct cfq_data *cfqd, bool timed_out,
+					bool forced)
 {
 	struct cfq_queue *cfqq = cfqd->active_queue;
 
 	if (cfqq)
-		__cfq_slice_expired(cfqd, cfqq, timed_out);
+		__cfq_slice_expired(cfqd, cfqq, timed_out, forced);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1865,6 +1873,7 @@
 	sl = cfqd->cfq_slice_idle;
 
 	mod_timer(&cfqd->idle_slice_timer, jiffies + sl);
+	blkiocg_update_set_idle_time_stats(&cfqq->cfqg->blkg);
 	cfq_log_cfqq(cfqd, cfqq, "arm_idle: %lu", sl);
 }
 
@@ -2176,7 +2185,7 @@
 	}
 
 expire:
-	cfq_slice_expired(cfqd, 0);
+	cfq_slice_expired(cfqd, 0, false);
 new_queue:
 	/*
 	 * Current queue expired. Check if we have to switch to a new
@@ -2202,7 +2211,7 @@
 	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&cfqq->fifo));
 
 	/* By default cfqq is not expired if it is empty. Do it explicitly */
-	__cfq_slice_expired(cfqq->cfqd, cfqq, 0);
+	__cfq_slice_expired(cfqq->cfqd, cfqq, 0, true);
 	return dispatched;
 }
 
@@ -2218,7 +2227,7 @@
 	while ((cfqq = cfq_get_next_queue_forced(cfqd)) != NULL)
 		dispatched += __cfq_forced_dispatch_cfqq(cfqq);
 
-	cfq_slice_expired(cfqd, 0);
+	cfq_slice_expired(cfqd, 0, true);
 	BUG_ON(cfqd->busy_queues);
 
 	cfq_log(cfqd, "forced_dispatch=%d", dispatched);
@@ -2382,10 +2391,15 @@
 	    cfqq->slice_dispatch >= cfq_prio_to_maxrq(cfqd, cfqq)) ||
 	    cfq_class_idle(cfqq))) {
 		cfqq->slice_end = jiffies + 1;
-		cfq_slice_expired(cfqd, 0);
+		cfq_slice_expired(cfqd, 0, false);
 	}
 
 	cfq_log_cfqq(cfqd, cfqq, "dispatched a request");
+	/*
+	 * This is needed since we don't exactly match the mod_timer() and
+	 * del_timer() calls in CFQ.
+	 */
+	blkiocg_update_idle_time_stats(&cfqq->cfqg->blkg);
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -2413,7 +2427,7 @@
 	orig_cfqg = cfqq->orig_cfqg;
 
 	if (unlikely(cfqd->active_queue == cfqq)) {
-		__cfq_slice_expired(cfqd, cfqq, 0);
+		__cfq_slice_expired(cfqd, cfqq, 0, false);
 		cfq_schedule_dispatch(cfqd);
 	}
 
@@ -2514,7 +2528,7 @@
 	struct cfq_queue *__cfqq, *next;
 
 	if (unlikely(cfqq == cfqd->active_queue)) {
-		__cfq_slice_expired(cfqd, cfqq, 0);
+		__cfq_slice_expired(cfqd, cfqq, 0, false);
 		cfq_schedule_dispatch(cfqd);
 	}
 
@@ -3143,7 +3157,7 @@
 static void cfq_preempt_queue(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_queue *cfqq)
 {
 	cfq_log_cfqq(cfqd, cfqq, "preempt");
-	cfq_slice_expired(cfqd, 1);
+	cfq_slice_expired(cfqd, 1, false);
 
 	/*
 	 * Put the new queue at the front of the of the current list,
@@ -3191,7 +3205,7 @@
 		if (cfq_cfqq_wait_request(cfqq)) {
 			if (blk_rq_bytes(rq) > PAGE_CACHE_SIZE ||
 			    cfqd->busy_queues > 1) {
-				del_timer(&cfqd->idle_slice_timer);
+				cfq_del_timer(cfqd, cfqq);
 				cfq_clear_cfqq_wait_request(cfqq);
 				__blk_run_queue(cfqd->queue);
 			} else
@@ -3352,7 +3366,7 @@
 		 * - when there is a close cooperator
 		 */
 		if (cfq_slice_used(cfqq) || cfq_class_idle(cfqq))
-			cfq_slice_expired(cfqd, 1);
+			cfq_slice_expired(cfqd, 1, false);
 		else if (sync && cfqq_empty &&
 			 !cfq_close_cooperator(cfqd, cfqq)) {
 			cfqd->noidle_tree_requires_idle |= !rq_noidle(rq);
@@ -3612,7 +3626,7 @@
 		cfq_clear_cfqq_deep(cfqq);
 	}
 expire:
-	cfq_slice_expired(cfqd, timed_out);
+	cfq_slice_expired(cfqd, timed_out, false);
 out_kick:
 	cfq_schedule_dispatch(cfqd);
 out_cont:
@@ -3655,7 +3669,7 @@
 	spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 
 	if (cfqd->active_queue)
-		__cfq_slice_expired(cfqd, cfqd->active_queue, 0);
+		__cfq_slice_expired(cfqd, cfqd->active_queue, 0, false);
 
 	while (!list_empty(&cfqd->cic_list)) {
 		struct cfq_io_context *cic = list_entry(cfqd->cic_list.next,