1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/block/cfq-iosched.c b/block/cfq-iosched.c
index e59f2108272f..579f31822469 100644
--- a/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/cfq-iosched.c
@@ -1905,10 +1905,13 @@ cfq_rq_enqueued(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_queue *cfqq,
                  * of tiny requests, because we disrupt the normal plugging
                  * and merging. If the request is already larger than a single
                  * page, let it rip immediately. For that case we assume that
-                 * merging is already done.
+                 * merging is already done. Ditto for a busy system that
+                 * has other work pending, don't risk delaying until the
+                 * idle timer unplug to continue working.
                  */
                 if (cfq_cfqq_wait_request(cfqq)) {
-                        if (blk_rq_bytes(rq) > PAGE_CACHE_SIZE) {
+                        if (blk_rq_bytes(rq) > PAGE_CACHE_SIZE ||
+                            cfqd->busy_queues > 1) {
                                 del_timer(&cfqd->idle_slice_timer);
                                 blk_start_queueing(cfqd->queue);
                         }