1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 151070541e21..3689319a5974 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -2606,7 +2606,9 @@ int __init blk_dev_init(void)
         BUILD_BUG_ON(__REQ_NR_BITS > 8 *
                         sizeof(((struct request *)0)->cmd_flags));
 
-        kblockd_workqueue = create_workqueue("kblockd");
+        /* used for unplugging and affects IO latency/throughput - HIGHPRI */
+        kblockd_workqueue = alloc_workqueue("kblockd",
+                                            WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_HIGHPRI, 0);
         if (!kblockd_workqueue)
                 panic("Failed to create kblockd\n");