4 files changed, 26 insertions, 25 deletions

diff --git a/block/as-iosched.c b/block/as-iosched.c
index f6dc95489316..bc13dc0b29be 100644
--- a/block/as-iosched.c
+++ b/block/as-iosched.c
@@ -1280,8 +1280,7 @@ static void as_work_handler(void *data)
         unsigned long flags;
 
         spin_lock_irqsave(q->queue_lock, flags);
-        if (!as_queue_empty(q))
-                q->request_fn(q);
+        blk_start_queueing(q);
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
 }
 
diff --git a/block/cfq-iosched.c b/block/cfq-iosched.c
index 6fb1613d44d7..9f684cc66bd1 100644
--- a/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/cfq-iosched.c
@@ -1553,19 +1553,6 @@ static void cfq_preempt_queue(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_queue *cfqq)
 }
 
 /*
- * should really be a ll_rw_blk.c helper
- */
-static void cfq_start_queueing(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_queue *cfqq)
-{
-        request_queue_t *q = cfqd->queue;
-
-        if (!blk_queue_plugged(q))
-                q->request_fn(q);
-        else
-                __generic_unplug_device(q);
-}
-
-/*
  * Called when a new fs request (rq) is added (to cfqq). Check if there's
  * something we should do about it
  */
@@ -1593,7 +1580,7 @@ cfq_rq_enqueued(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_queue *cfqq,
                 if (cic == cfqd->active_cic &&
                     del_timer(&cfqd->idle_slice_timer)) {
                         cfq_slice_expired(cfqd, 0);
-                        cfq_start_queueing(cfqd, cfqq);
+                        blk_start_queueing(cfqd->queue);
                 }
                 return;
         }
@@ -1614,7 +1601,7 @@ cfq_rq_enqueued(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_queue *cfqq,
                 if (cfq_cfqq_wait_request(cfqq)) {
                         cfq_mark_cfqq_must_dispatch(cfqq);
                         del_timer(&cfqd->idle_slice_timer);
-                        cfq_start_queueing(cfqd, cfqq);
+                        blk_start_queueing(cfqd->queue);
                 }
         } else if (cfq_should_preempt(cfqd, cfqq, rq)) {
                 /*
@@ -1624,7 +1611,7 @@ cfq_rq_enqueued(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_queue *cfqq,
                  */
                 cfq_preempt_queue(cfqd, cfqq);
                 cfq_mark_cfqq_must_dispatch(cfqq);
-                cfq_start_queueing(cfqd, cfqq);
+                blk_start_queueing(cfqd->queue);
         }
 }
 
@@ -1832,8 +1819,7 @@ static void cfq_kick_queue(void *data)
         unsigned long flags;
 
         spin_lock_irqsave(q->queue_lock, flags);
-        blk_remove_plug(q);
-        q->request_fn(q);
+        blk_start_queueing(q);
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
 }
 
diff --git a/block/ll_rw_blk.c b/block/ll_rw_blk.c
index c6dfa889206c..346be9ae31f6 100644
--- a/block/ll_rw_blk.c
+++ b/block/ll_rw_blk.c
@@ -2267,6 +2267,25 @@ struct request *blk_get_request(request_queue_t *q, int rw, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_get_request);
 
 /**
+ * blk_start_queueing - initiate dispatch of requests to device
+ * @q:          request queue to kick into gear
+ *
+ * This is basically a helper to remove the need to know whether a queue
+ * is plugged or not if someone just wants to initiate dispatch of requests
+ * for this queue.
+ *
+ * The queue lock must be held with interrupts disabled.
+ */
+void blk_start_queueing(request_queue_t *q)
+{
+        if (!blk_queue_plugged(q))
+                q->request_fn(q);
+        else
+                __generic_unplug_device(q);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_start_queueing);
+
+/**
  * blk_requeue_request - put a request back on queue
  * @q:          request queue where request should be inserted
  * @rq:         request to be inserted
@@ -2333,11 +2352,7 @@ void blk_insert_request(request_queue_t *q, struct request *rq,
 
         drive_stat_acct(rq, rq->nr_sectors, 1);
         __elv_add_request(q, rq, where, 0);
-
-        if (blk_queue_plugged(q))
-                __generic_unplug_device(q);
-        else
-                q->request_fn(q);
+        blk_start_queueing(q);
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 6609371c303e..5d8e288db163 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -635,6 +635,7 @@ extern void blk_stop_queue(request_queue_t *q);
 extern void blk_sync_queue(struct request_queue *q);
 extern void __blk_stop_queue(request_queue_t *q);
 extern void blk_run_queue(request_queue_t *);
+extern void blk_start_queueing(request_queue_t *);
 extern void blk_queue_activity_fn(request_queue_t *, activity_fn *, void *);
 extern int blk_rq_map_user(request_queue_t *, struct request *, void __user *, unsigned int);
 extern int blk_rq_unmap_user(struct bio *, unsigned int);