diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 91bc13d..aa94ba3 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -714,8 +714,6 @@
 
 /*
  * Get a free request, queue_lock must be held.
- * Returns NULL on failure, with queue_lock held.
- * Returns !NULL on success, with queue_lock *not held*.
  */
 static struct request *get_request(struct request_queue *q, int rw_flags,
 				   struct bio *bio, gfp_t gfp_mask)
@@ -723,6 +721,7 @@
 	struct request *rq = NULL;
 	struct request_list *rl = &q->rq;
 	const bool is_sync = rw_is_sync(rw_flags) != 0;
+	const bool drop_lock = (gfp_mask & __GFP_WAIT) != 0;
 	int may_queue, priv;
 
 	may_queue = elv_may_queue(q, rw_flags);
@@ -737,7 +736,9 @@
 
 	if (blk_queue_io_stat(q))
 		rw_flags |= REQ_IO_STAT;
-	spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
+
+	if (drop_lock)
+		spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 
 	rq = blk_alloc_request(q, rw_flags, priv, gfp_mask);
 	if (unlikely(!rq)) {
@@ -748,12 +749,17 @@
 		 * Allocating task should really be put onto the front of the
 		 * wait queue, but this is pretty rare.
 		 */
-		spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
+		if (drop_lock)
+			spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
+
 		freed_request(q, is_sync, priv);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
 	trace_block_getrq(q, bio, rw_flags & 1);
+
+	if (drop_lock)
+		spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 out:
 	return rq;
 }
@@ -762,7 +768,7 @@
  * No available requests for this queue, unplug the device and wait for some
  * requests to become available.
  *
- * Called with q->queue_lock held, and returns with it unlocked.
+ * Called with q->queue_lock held.
  */
 static struct request *get_request_wait(struct request_queue *q, int rw_flags,
 					struct bio *bio)
@@ -770,7 +776,7 @@
 	const bool is_sync = rw_is_sync(rw_flags) != 0;
 	struct request *rq;
 
-	rq = get_request(q, rw_flags, bio, GFP_NOIO);
+	rq = get_request(q, rw_flags, bio, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	while (!rq) {
 		DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
 		struct request_list *rl = &q->rq;
@@ -800,15 +806,13 @@
 	BUG_ON(rw != READ && rw != WRITE);
 
 	spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
-	if (gfp_mask & __GFP_WAIT) {
-		rq = get_request_wait(q, rw, NULL);
-	} else {
-		rq = get_request(q, rw, NULL, gfp_mask);
-		if (!rq)
-			spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
-	}
-	/* q->queue_lock is unlocked at this point */
 
+	if (gfp_mask & __GFP_WAIT)
+		rq = get_request_wait(q, rw, NULL);
+	else
+		rq = get_request(q, rw, NULL, gfp_mask);
+
+	spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 	return rq;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_get_request);
@@ -1200,8 +1204,7 @@
 		rw_flags |= REQ_SYNC;
 
 	/*
-	 * Grab a free request. This is might sleep but can not fail.
-	 * Returns with the queue unlocked.
+	 * Grab a free request.
 	 */
 	req = get_request_wait(q, rw_flags, bio);
 
@@ -1213,7 +1216,6 @@
 	 */
 	init_request_from_bio(req, bio);
 
-	spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 	if (test_bit(QUEUE_FLAG_SAME_COMP, &q->queue_flags) ||
 	    bio_flagged(bio, BIO_CPU_AFFINE))
 		req->cpu = blk_cpu_to_group(smp_processor_id());
diff --git a/block/cfq-iosched.c b/block/cfq-iosched.c
index f65c6f0..3d8635d 100644
--- a/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/cfq-iosched.c
@@ -2543,12 +2543,12 @@
 		cfq_put_cfqg(orig_cfqg);
 }
 
+typedef void (cic_call_fn)(struct io_context *, struct cfq_io_context *);
+
 /*
  * Must always be called with the rcu_read_lock() held
  */
-static void
-__call_for_each_cic(struct io_context *ioc,
-		    void (*func)(struct io_context *, struct cfq_io_context *))
+static void __call_for_each_cic(struct io_context *ioc, cic_call_fn *func)
 {
 	struct cfq_io_context *cic;
 	struct hlist_node *n;
@@ -2560,9 +2560,7 @@
 /*
  * Call func for each cic attached to this ioc.
  */
-static void
-call_for_each_cic(struct io_context *ioc,
-		  void (*func)(struct io_context *, struct cfq_io_context *))
+static void call_for_each_cic(struct io_context *ioc, cic_call_fn *func)
 {
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	__call_for_each_cic(ioc, func);
@@ -2787,13 +2785,10 @@
 {
 	struct cfq_data *cfqd = cic_to_cfqd(cic);
 	struct cfq_queue *cfqq;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (unlikely(!cfqd))
 		return;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(cfqd->queue->queue_lock, flags);
-
 	cfqq = cic->cfqq[BLK_RW_ASYNC];
 	if (cfqq) {
 		struct cfq_queue *new_cfqq;
@@ -2808,8 +2803,6 @@
 	cfqq = cic->cfqq[BLK_RW_SYNC];
 	if (cfqq)
 		cfq_mark_cfqq_prio_changed(cfqq);
-
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(cfqd->queue->queue_lock, flags);
 }
 
 static void cfq_ioc_set_ioprio(struct io_context *ioc)
@@ -3057,11 +3050,8 @@
 
 		radix_tree_preload_end();
 
-		if (!ret) {
-			spin_lock_irqsave(cfqd->queue->queue_lock, flags);
+		if (!ret)
 			list_add(&cic->queue_list, &cfqd->cic_list);
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(cfqd->queue->queue_lock, flags);
-		}
 	}
 
 	if (ret)
@@ -3081,8 +3071,6 @@
 	struct io_context *ioc = NULL;
 	struct cfq_io_context *cic;
 
-	might_sleep_if(gfp_mask & __GFP_WAIT);
-
 	ioc = get_io_context(gfp_mask, cfqd->queue->node);
 	if (!ioc)
 		return NULL;
@@ -3633,14 +3621,10 @@
 	const int rw = rq_data_dir(rq);
 	const bool is_sync = rq_is_sync(rq);
 	struct cfq_queue *cfqq;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	might_sleep_if(gfp_mask & __GFP_WAIT);
 
 	cic = cfq_get_io_context(cfqd, gfp_mask);
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(q->queue_lock, flags);
-
 	if (!cic)
 		goto queue_fail;
 
@@ -3673,8 +3657,6 @@
 	cfqq->allocated[rw]++;
 	atomic_inc(&cfqq->ref);
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
-
 	rq->elevator_private = cic;
 	rq->elevator_private2 = cfqq;
 	rq->elevator_private3 = cfq_ref_get_cfqg(cfqq->cfqg);
@@ -3685,7 +3667,6 @@
 		put_io_context(cic->ioc);
 
 	cfq_schedule_dispatch(cfqd);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
 	cfq_log(cfqd, "set_request fail");
 	return 1;
 }