1 files changed, 13 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/block/cfq-iosched.c b/block/cfq-iosched.c
index d582433441c5..93ba54605eda 100644
--- a/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/cfq-iosched.c
@@ -1747,14 +1747,24 @@ cfq_crq_enqueued(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_queue *cfqq,
 
         cfqq->next_crq = cfq_choose_req(cfqd, cfqq->next_crq, crq);
 
+        cic = crq->io_context;
+
         /*
          * we never wait for an async request and we don't allow preemption
          * of an async request. so just return early
          */
-        if (!cfq_crq_is_sync(crq))
+        if (!cfq_crq_is_sync(crq)) {
+                /*
+                 * sync process issued an async request, if it's waiting
+                 * then expire it and kick rq handling.
+                 */
+                if (cic == cfqd->active_cic &&
+                    del_timer(&cfqd->idle_slice_timer)) {
+                        cfq_slice_expired(cfqd, 0);
+                        cfq_start_queueing(cfqd, cfqq);
+                }
                 return;
-
-        cic = crq->io_context;
+        }
 
         cfq_update_io_thinktime(cfqd, cic);
         cfq_update_io_seektime(cfqd, cic, crq);