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diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 1c0cf6af392c..e39c45bc0a97 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -568,7 +568,22 @@ struct request_queue {
struct blk_flush_queue *fq;
struct list_head flush_list;
+ /*
+ * Protects against I/O scheduler switching, particularly when updating
+ * q->elevator. Since the elevator update code path may also modify q->
+ * nr_requests and wbt latency, this lock also protects the sysfs attrs
+ * nr_requests and wbt_lat_usec. Additionally the nr_hw_queues update
+ * may modify hctx tags, reserved-tags and cpumask, so this lock also
+ * helps protect the hctx sysfs/debugfs attrs. To ensure proper locking
+ * order during an elevator or nr_hw_queue update, first freeze the
+ * queue, then acquire ->elevator_lock.
+ */
+ struct mutex elevator_lock;
+
struct mutex sysfs_lock;
+ /*
+ * Protects queue limits and also sysfs attribute read_ahead_kb.
+ */
struct mutex limits_lock;
/*