diff --git a/block/blk-barrier.c b/block/blk-barrier.c
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+/*
+ * Functions related to barrier IO handling
+ */
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/bio.h>
+#include <linux/blkdev.h>
+
+#include "blk.h"
+
+/**
+ * blk_queue_ordered - does this queue support ordered writes
+ * @q:        the request queue
+ * @ordered:  one of QUEUE_ORDERED_*
+ * @prepare_flush_fn: rq setup helper for cache flush ordered writes
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   For journalled file systems, doing ordered writes on a commit
+ *   block instead of explicitly doing wait_on_buffer (which is bad
+ *   for performance) can be a big win. Block drivers supporting this
+ *   feature should call this function and indicate so.
+ *
+ **/
+int blk_queue_ordered(struct request_queue *q, unsigned ordered,
+		      prepare_flush_fn *prepare_flush_fn)
+{
+	if (ordered & (QUEUE_ORDERED_PREFLUSH | QUEUE_ORDERED_POSTFLUSH) &&
+	    prepare_flush_fn == NULL) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "blk_queue_ordered: prepare_flush_fn required\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (ordered != QUEUE_ORDERED_NONE &&
+	    ordered != QUEUE_ORDERED_DRAIN &&
+	    ordered != QUEUE_ORDERED_DRAIN_FLUSH &&
+	    ordered != QUEUE_ORDERED_DRAIN_FUA &&
+	    ordered != QUEUE_ORDERED_TAG &&
+	    ordered != QUEUE_ORDERED_TAG_FLUSH &&
+	    ordered != QUEUE_ORDERED_TAG_FUA) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "blk_queue_ordered: bad value %d\n", ordered);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	q->ordered = ordered;
+	q->next_ordered = ordered;
+	q->prepare_flush_fn = prepare_flush_fn;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_queue_ordered);
+
+/*
+ * Cache flushing for ordered writes handling
+ */
+inline unsigned blk_ordered_cur_seq(struct request_queue *q)
+{
+	if (!q->ordseq)
+		return 0;
+	return 1 << ffz(q->ordseq);
+}
+
+unsigned blk_ordered_req_seq(struct request *rq)
+{
+	struct request_queue *q = rq->q;
+
+	BUG_ON(q->ordseq == 0);
+
+	if (rq == &q->pre_flush_rq)
+		return QUEUE_ORDSEQ_PREFLUSH;
+	if (rq == &q->bar_rq)
+		return QUEUE_ORDSEQ_BAR;
+	if (rq == &q->post_flush_rq)
+		return QUEUE_ORDSEQ_POSTFLUSH;
+
+	/*
+	 * !fs requests don't need to follow barrier ordering.  Always
+	 * put them at the front.  This fixes the following deadlock.
+	 *
+	 * http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/537473
+	 */
+	if (!blk_fs_request(rq))
+		return QUEUE_ORDSEQ_DRAIN;
+
+	if ((rq->cmd_flags & REQ_ORDERED_COLOR) ==
+	    (q->orig_bar_rq->cmd_flags & REQ_ORDERED_COLOR))
+		return QUEUE_ORDSEQ_DRAIN;
+	else
+		return QUEUE_ORDSEQ_DONE;
+}
+
+void blk_ordered_complete_seq(struct request_queue *q, unsigned seq, int error)
+{
+	struct request *rq;
+
+	if (error && !q->orderr)
+		q->orderr = error;
+
+	BUG_ON(q->ordseq & seq);
+	q->ordseq |= seq;
+
+	if (blk_ordered_cur_seq(q) != QUEUE_ORDSEQ_DONE)
+		return;
+
+	/*
+	 * Okay, sequence complete.
+	 */
+	q->ordseq = 0;
+	rq = q->orig_bar_rq;
+
+	if (__blk_end_request(rq, q->orderr, blk_rq_bytes(rq)))
+		BUG();
+}
+
+static void pre_flush_end_io(struct request *rq, int error)
+{
+	elv_completed_request(rq->q, rq);
+	blk_ordered_complete_seq(rq->q, QUEUE_ORDSEQ_PREFLUSH, error);
+}
+
+static void bar_end_io(struct request *rq, int error)
+{
+	elv_completed_request(rq->q, rq);
+	blk_ordered_complete_seq(rq->q, QUEUE_ORDSEQ_BAR, error);
+}
+
+static void post_flush_end_io(struct request *rq, int error)
+{
+	elv_completed_request(rq->q, rq);
+	blk_ordered_complete_seq(rq->q, QUEUE_ORDSEQ_POSTFLUSH, error);
+}
+
+static void queue_flush(struct request_queue *q, unsigned which)
+{
+	struct request *rq;
+	rq_end_io_fn *end_io;
+
+	if (which == QUEUE_ORDERED_PREFLUSH) {
+		rq = &q->pre_flush_rq;
+		end_io = pre_flush_end_io;
+	} else {
+		rq = &q->post_flush_rq;
+		end_io = post_flush_end_io;
+	}
+
+	rq->cmd_flags = REQ_HARDBARRIER;
+	rq_init(q, rq);
+	rq->elevator_private = NULL;
+	rq->elevator_private2 = NULL;
+	rq->rq_disk = q->bar_rq.rq_disk;
+	rq->end_io = end_io;
+	q->prepare_flush_fn(q, rq);
+
+	elv_insert(q, rq, ELEVATOR_INSERT_FRONT);
+}
+
+static inline struct request *start_ordered(struct request_queue *q,
+					    struct request *rq)
+{
+	q->orderr = 0;
+	q->ordered = q->next_ordered;
+	q->ordseq |= QUEUE_ORDSEQ_STARTED;
+
+	/*
+	 * Prep proxy barrier request.
+	 */
+	blkdev_dequeue_request(rq);
+	q->orig_bar_rq = rq;
+	rq = &q->bar_rq;
+	rq->cmd_flags = 0;
+	rq_init(q, rq);
+	if (bio_data_dir(q->orig_bar_rq->bio) == WRITE)
+		rq->cmd_flags |= REQ_RW;
+	if (q->ordered & QUEUE_ORDERED_FUA)
+		rq->cmd_flags |= REQ_FUA;
+	rq->elevator_private = NULL;
+	rq->elevator_private2 = NULL;
+	init_request_from_bio(rq, q->orig_bar_rq->bio);
+	rq->end_io = bar_end_io;
+
+	/*
+	 * Queue ordered sequence.  As we stack them at the head, we
+	 * need to queue in reverse order.  Note that we rely on that
+	 * no fs request uses ELEVATOR_INSERT_FRONT and thus no fs
+	 * request gets inbetween ordered sequence. If this request is
+	 * an empty barrier, we don't need to do a postflush ever since
+	 * there will be no data written between the pre and post flush.
+	 * Hence a single flush will suffice.
+	 */
+	if ((q->ordered & QUEUE_ORDERED_POSTFLUSH) && !blk_empty_barrier(rq))
+		queue_flush(q, QUEUE_ORDERED_POSTFLUSH);
+	else
+		q->ordseq |= QUEUE_ORDSEQ_POSTFLUSH;
+
+	elv_insert(q, rq, ELEVATOR_INSERT_FRONT);
+
+	if (q->ordered & QUEUE_ORDERED_PREFLUSH) {
+		queue_flush(q, QUEUE_ORDERED_PREFLUSH);
+		rq = &q->pre_flush_rq;
+	} else
+		q->ordseq |= QUEUE_ORDSEQ_PREFLUSH;
+
+	if ((q->ordered & QUEUE_ORDERED_TAG) || q->in_flight == 0)
+		q->ordseq |= QUEUE_ORDSEQ_DRAIN;
+	else
+		rq = NULL;
+
+	return rq;
+}
+
+int blk_do_ordered(struct request_queue *q, struct request **rqp)
+{
+	struct request *rq = *rqp;
+	const int is_barrier = blk_fs_request(rq) && blk_barrier_rq(rq);
+
+	if (!q->ordseq) {
+		if (!is_barrier)
+			return 1;
+
+		if (q->next_ordered != QUEUE_ORDERED_NONE) {
+			*rqp = start_ordered(q, rq);
+			return 1;
+		} else {
+			/*
+			 * This can happen when the queue switches to
+			 * ORDERED_NONE while this request is on it.
+			 */
+			blkdev_dequeue_request(rq);
+			if (__blk_end_request(rq, -EOPNOTSUPP,
+					      blk_rq_bytes(rq)))
+				BUG();
+			*rqp = NULL;
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Ordered sequence in progress
+	 */
+
+	/* Special requests are not subject to ordering rules. */
+	if (!blk_fs_request(rq) &&
+	    rq != &q->pre_flush_rq && rq != &q->post_flush_rq)
+		return 1;
+
+	if (q->ordered & QUEUE_ORDERED_TAG) {
+		/* Ordered by tag.  Blocking the next barrier is enough. */
+		if (is_barrier && rq != &q->bar_rq)
+			*rqp = NULL;
+	} else {
+		/* Ordered by draining.  Wait for turn. */
+		WARN_ON(blk_ordered_req_seq(rq) < blk_ordered_cur_seq(q));
+		if (blk_ordered_req_seq(rq) > blk_ordered_cur_seq(q))
+			*rqp = NULL;
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static void bio_end_empty_barrier(struct bio *bio, int err)
+{
+	if (err)
+		clear_bit(BIO_UPTODATE, &bio->bi_flags);
+
+	complete(bio->bi_private);
+}
+
+/**
+ * blkdev_issue_flush - queue a flush
+ * @bdev:	blockdev to issue flush for
+ * @error_sector:	error sector
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *    Issue a flush for the block device in question. Caller can supply
+ *    room for storing the error offset in case of a flush error, if they
+ *    wish to.  Caller must run wait_for_completion() on its own.
+ */
+int blkdev_issue_flush(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t *error_sector)
+{
+	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(wait);
+	struct request_queue *q;
+	struct bio *bio;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (bdev->bd_disk == NULL)
+		return -ENXIO;
+
+	q = bdev_get_queue(bdev);
+	if (!q)
+		return -ENXIO;
+
+	bio = bio_alloc(GFP_KERNEL, 0);
+	if (!bio)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	bio->bi_end_io = bio_end_empty_barrier;
+	bio->bi_private = &wait;
+	bio->bi_bdev = bdev;
+	submit_bio(1 << BIO_RW_BARRIER, bio);
+
+	wait_for_completion(&wait);
+
+	/*
+	 * The driver must store the error location in ->bi_sector, if
+	 * it supports it. For non-stacked drivers, this should be copied
+	 * from rq->sector.
+	 */
+	if (error_sector)
+		*error_sector = bio->bi_sector;
+
+	ret = 0;
+	if (!bio_flagged(bio, BIO_UPTODATE))
+		ret = -EIO;
+
+	bio_put(bio);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(blkdev_issue_flush);