2 files changed, 18 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/fs/btrfs/async-thread.c b/fs/btrfs/async-thread.c
index d5f4e94f2ca..f2e80f3768e 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/async-thread.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/async-thread.c
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ int btrfs_requeue_work(struct btrfs_work *work)
 {
 	struct btrfs_worker_thread *worker = work->worker;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	int wake = 0;
 
 	if (test_and_set_bit(WORK_QUEUED_BIT, &work->flags))
 		goto out;
@@ -367,10 +368,16 @@ int btrfs_requeue_work(struct btrfs_work *work)
 			       &worker->workers->worker_list);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&worker->workers->lock, flags);
 	}
+	if (!worker->working) {
+		wake = 1;
+		worker->working = 1;
+	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&worker->lock, flags);
-
+	if (wake)
+		wake_up_process(worker->task);
 out:
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -397,6 +404,7 @@ int btrfs_queue_worker(struct btrfs_workers *workers, struct btrfs_work *work)
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&worker->lock, flags);
+
 	atomic_inc(&worker->num_pending);
 	check_busy_worker(worker);
 	list_add_tail(&work->list, &worker->pending);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index fd0bedb07a6..bcd14ebccae 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ static noinline int run_scheduled_bios(struct btrfs_device *device)
 loop:
 	spin_lock(&device->io_lock);
 
+loop_lock:
 	/* take all the bios off the list at once and process them
 	 * later on (without the lock held).  But, remember the
 	 * tail and other pointers so the bios can be properly reinserted
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ loop:
 		 * is now congested.  Back off and let other work structs
 		 * run instead
 		 */
-		if (pending && bdi_write_congested(bdi) &&
+		if (pending && bdi_write_congested(bdi) && num_run > 16 &&
 		    fs_info->fs_devices->open_devices > 1) {
 			struct bio *old_head;
 
@@ -215,7 +216,8 @@ loop:
 				tail->bi_next = old_head;
 			else
 				device->pending_bio_tail = tail;
-			device->running_pending = 0;
+
+			device->running_pending = 1;
 
 			spin_unlock(&device->io_lock);
 			btrfs_requeue_work(&device->work);
@@ -224,6 +226,11 @@ loop:
 	}
 	if (again)
 		goto loop;
+
+	spin_lock(&device->io_lock);
+	if (device->pending_bios)
+		goto loop_lock;
+	spin_unlock(&device->io_lock);
 done:
 	return 0;
 }