1 files changed, 10 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index bf9c7a720371..1f2b19978333 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -1238,6 +1238,8 @@ int blkdev_get(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, void *holder)
         res = __blkdev_get(bdev, mode, 0);
 
         if (whole) {
+                struct gendisk *disk = whole->bd_disk;
+
                 /* finish claiming */
                 mutex_lock(&bdev->bd_mutex);
                 spin_lock(&bdev_lock);
@@ -1264,15 +1266,16 @@ int blkdev_get(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, void *holder)
                 spin_unlock(&bdev_lock);
 
                 /*
-                 * Block event polling for write claims.  Any write
-                 * holder makes the write_holder state stick until all
-                 * are released.  This is good enough and tracking
-                 * individual writeable reference is too fragile given
-                 * the way @mode is used in blkdev_get/put().
+                 * Block event polling for write claims if requested.  Any
+                 * write holder makes the write_holder state stick until
+                 * all are released.  This is good enough and tracking
+                 * individual writeable reference is too fragile given the
+                 * way @mode is used in blkdev_get/put().
                  */
-                if (!res && (mode & FMODE_WRITE) && !bdev->bd_write_holder) {
+                if ((disk->flags & GENHD_FL_BLOCK_EVENTS_ON_EXCL_WRITE) &&
+                    !res && (mode & FMODE_WRITE) && !bdev->bd_write_holder) {
                         bdev->bd_write_holder = true;
-                        disk_block_events(bdev->bd_disk);
+                        disk_block_events(disk);
                 }
 
                 mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_mutex);