diff --git a/include/linux/bio.h b/include/linux/bio.h
index 0380227..36ef29f 100644
--- a/include/linux/bio.h
+++ b/include/linux/bio.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/highmem.h>
 #include <linux/mempool.h>
+#include <linux/ioprio.h>
 
 /* Platforms may set this to teach the BIO layer about IOMMU hardware. */
 #include <asm/io.h>
@@ -150,6 +151,19 @@
 #define BIO_RW_SYNC	4
 
 /*
+ * upper 16 bits of bi_rw define the io priority of this bio
+ */
+#define BIO_PRIO_SHIFT	(8 * sizeof(unsigned long) - IOPRIO_BITS)
+#define bio_prio(bio)	((bio)->bi_rw >> BIO_PRIO_SHIFT)
+#define bio_prio_valid(bio)	ioprio_valid(bio_prio(bio))
+
+#define bio_set_prio(bio, prio)		do {			\
+	WARN_ON(prio >= (1 << IOPRIO_BITS));			\
+	(bio)->bi_rw &= ((1UL << BIO_PRIO_SHIFT) - 1);		\
+	(bio)->bi_rw |= ((unsigned long) (prio) << BIO_PRIO_SHIFT);	\
+} while (0)
+
+/*
  * various member access, note that bio_data should of course not be used
  * on highmem page vectors
  */
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index b54a034..21a8674 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -54,16 +54,23 @@
 
 struct cfq_queue;
 struct cfq_io_context {
-	void (*dtor)(struct cfq_io_context *);
-	void (*exit)(struct cfq_io_context *);
-
-	struct io_context *ioc;
-
 	/*
 	 * circular list of cfq_io_contexts belonging to a process io context
 	 */
 	struct list_head list;
 	struct cfq_queue *cfqq;
+	void *key;
+
+	struct io_context *ioc;
+
+	unsigned long last_end_request;
+	unsigned long last_queue;
+	unsigned long ttime_total;
+	unsigned long ttime_samples;
+	unsigned long ttime_mean;
+
+	void (*dtor)(struct cfq_io_context *);
+	void (*exit)(struct cfq_io_context *);
 };
 
 /*
@@ -73,7 +80,9 @@
  */
 struct io_context {
 	atomic_t refcount;
-	pid_t pid;
+	struct task_struct *task;
+
+	int (*set_ioprio)(struct io_context *, unsigned int);
 
 	/*
 	 * For request batching
@@ -81,8 +90,6 @@
 	unsigned long last_waited; /* Time last woken after wait for request */
 	int nr_batch_requests;     /* Number of requests left in the batch */
 
-	spinlock_t lock;
-
 	struct as_io_context *aic;
 	struct cfq_io_context *cic;
 };
@@ -134,6 +141,8 @@
 
 	void *elevator_private;
 
+	unsigned short ioprio;
+
 	int rq_status;	/* should split this into a few status bits */
 	struct gendisk *rq_disk;
 	int errors;
diff --git a/include/linux/elevator.h b/include/linux/elevator.h
index ee54f81..ea6bbc2 100644
--- a/include/linux/elevator.h
+++ b/include/linux/elevator.h
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 typedef void (elevator_requeue_req_fn) (request_queue_t *, struct request *);
 typedef struct request *(elevator_request_list_fn) (request_queue_t *, struct request *);
 typedef void (elevator_completed_req_fn) (request_queue_t *, struct request *);
-typedef int (elevator_may_queue_fn) (request_queue_t *, int);
+typedef int (elevator_may_queue_fn) (request_queue_t *, int, struct bio *);
 
-typedef int (elevator_set_req_fn) (request_queue_t *, struct request *, int);
+typedef int (elevator_set_req_fn) (request_queue_t *, struct request *, struct bio *, int);
 typedef void (elevator_put_req_fn) (request_queue_t *, struct request *);
 typedef void (elevator_deactivate_req_fn) (request_queue_t *, struct request *);
 
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@
 extern struct request *elv_latter_request(request_queue_t *, struct request *);
 extern int elv_register_queue(request_queue_t *q);
 extern void elv_unregister_queue(request_queue_t *q);
-extern int elv_may_queue(request_queue_t *, int);
+extern int elv_may_queue(request_queue_t *, int, struct bio *);
 extern void elv_completed_request(request_queue_t *, struct request *);
-extern int elv_set_request(request_queue_t *, struct request *, int);
+extern int elv_set_request(request_queue_t *, struct request *, struct bio *, int);
 extern void elv_put_request(request_queue_t *, struct request *);
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 3ae8e37..047bde3 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@
 #include <linux/radix-tree.h>
 #include <linux/prio_tree.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
 
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 #include <asm/semaphore.h>
@@ -822,16 +823,34 @@
 #define vfs_check_frozen(sb, level) \
 	wait_event((sb)->s_wait_unfrozen, ((sb)->s_frozen < (level)))
 
+static inline void get_fs_excl(void)
+{
+	atomic_inc(&current->fs_excl);
+}
+
+static inline void put_fs_excl(void)
+{
+	atomic_dec(&current->fs_excl);
+}
+
+static inline int has_fs_excl(void)
+{
+	return atomic_read(&current->fs_excl);
+}
+
+
 /*
  * Superblock locking.
  */
 static inline void lock_super(struct super_block * sb)
 {
+	get_fs_excl();
 	down(&sb->s_lock);
 }
 
 static inline void unlock_super(struct super_block * sb)
 {
+	put_fs_excl();
 	up(&sb->s_lock);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/init_task.h b/include/linux/init_task.h
index 03206a4..c727c195 100644
--- a/include/linux/init_task.h
+++ b/include/linux/init_task.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
 	.mm		= NULL,						\
 	.active_mm	= &init_mm,					\
 	.run_list	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(tsk.run_list),			\
+	.ioprio		= 0,						\
 	.time_slice	= HZ,						\
 	.tasks		= LIST_HEAD_INIT(tsk.tasks),			\
 	.ptrace_children= LIST_HEAD_INIT(tsk.ptrace_children),		\
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@
 	.proc_lock	= SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED,				\
 	.journal_info	= NULL,						\
 	.cpu_timers	= INIT_CPU_TIMERS(tsk.cpu_timers),		\
+	.fs_excl	= ATOMIC_INIT(0),				\
 }
 
 
diff --git a/include/linux/ioprio.h b/include/linux/ioprio.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7811300
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/ioprio.h
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+#ifndef IOPRIO_H
+#define IOPRIO_H
+
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+
+/*
+ * Gives us 8 prio classes with 13-bits of data for each class
+ */
+#define IOPRIO_BITS		(16)
+#define IOPRIO_CLASS_SHIFT	(13)
+#define IOPRIO_PRIO_MASK	((1UL << IOPRIO_CLASS_SHIFT) - 1)
+
+#define IOPRIO_PRIO_CLASS(mask)	((mask) >> IOPRIO_CLASS_SHIFT)
+#define IOPRIO_PRIO_DATA(mask)	((mask) & IOPRIO_PRIO_MASK)
+
+#define ioprio_valid(mask)	(IOPRIO_PRIO_CLASS((mask)) != IOPRIO_CLASS_NONE)
+
+/*
+ * These are the io priority groups as implemented by CFQ. RT is the realtime
+ * class, it always gets premium service. BE is the best-effort scheduling
+ * class, the default for any process. IDLE is the idle scheduling class, it
+ * is only served when no one else is using the disk.
+ */
+enum {
+	IOPRIO_CLASS_NONE,
+	IOPRIO_CLASS_RT,
+	IOPRIO_CLASS_BE,
+	IOPRIO_CLASS_IDLE,
+};
+
+/*
+ * 8 best effort priority levels are supported
+ */
+#define IOPRIO_BE_NR	(8)
+
+asmlinkage int sys_ioprio_set(int, int, int);
+asmlinkage int sys_ioprio_get(int, int);
+
+enum {
+	IOPRIO_WHO_PROCESS = 1,
+	IOPRIO_WHO_PGRP,
+	IOPRIO_WHO_USER,
+};
+
+/*
+ * if process has set io priority explicitly, use that. if not, convert
+ * the cpu scheduler nice value to an io priority
+ */
+#define IOPRIO_NORM	(4)
+static inline int task_ioprio(struct task_struct *task)
+{
+	WARN_ON(!ioprio_valid(task->ioprio));
+	return IOPRIO_PRIO_DATA(task->ioprio);
+}
+
+static inline int task_nice_ioprio(struct task_struct *task)
+{
+	return (task_nice(task) + 20) / 5;
+}
+
+/*
+ * For inheritance, return the highest of the two given priorities
+ */
+static inline int ioprio_best(unsigned short aprio, unsigned short bprio)
+{
+	unsigned short aclass = IOPRIO_PRIO_CLASS(aprio);
+	unsigned short bclass = IOPRIO_PRIO_CLASS(bprio);
+
+	if (!ioprio_valid(aprio))
+		return bprio;
+	if (!ioprio_valid(bprio))
+		return aprio;
+
+	if (aclass == IOPRIO_CLASS_NONE)
+		aclass = IOPRIO_CLASS_BE;
+	if (bclass == IOPRIO_CLASS_NONE)
+		bclass = IOPRIO_CLASS_BE;
+
+	if (aclass == bclass)
+		return min(aprio, bprio);
+	if (aclass > bclass)
+		return bprio;
+	else
+		return aprio;
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 9530b19..ff48815 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -608,6 +608,8 @@
 	struct list_head run_list;
 	prio_array_t *array;
 
+	unsigned short ioprio;
+
 	unsigned long sleep_avg;
 	unsigned long long timestamp, last_ran;
 	unsigned long long sched_time; /* sched_clock time spent running */
@@ -763,6 +765,7 @@
 	nodemask_t mems_allowed;
 	int cpuset_mems_generation;
 #endif
+	atomic_t fs_excl;	/* holding fs exclusive resources */
 };
 
 static inline pid_t process_group(struct task_struct *tsk)
@@ -1112,7 +1115,8 @@
 
 /*
  * Protects ->fs, ->files, ->mm, ->ptrace, ->group_info, ->comm, keyring
- * subscriptions and synchronises with wait4().  Also used in procfs.
+ * subscriptions and synchronises with wait4().  Also used in procfs.  Also
+ * pins the final release of task.io_context.
  *
  * Nests both inside and outside of read_lock(&tasklist_lock).
  * It must not be nested with write_lock_irq(&tasklist_lock),
diff --git a/include/linux/writeback.h b/include/linux/writeback.h
index 1262cb4..d5c3fe1 100644
--- a/include/linux/writeback.h
+++ b/include/linux/writeback.h
@@ -14,11 +14,13 @@
  * Yes, writeback.h requires sched.h
  * No, sched.h is not included from here.
  */
-static inline int current_is_pdflush(void)
+static inline int task_is_pdflush(struct task_struct *task)
 {
-	return current->flags & PF_FLUSHER;
+	return task->flags & PF_FLUSHER;
 }
 
+#define current_is_pdflush()	task_is_pdflush(current)
+
 /*
  * fs/fs-writeback.c
  */