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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 311596d5dbc4..38e984d95e84 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -963,12 +963,13 @@ generic_make_request_checks(struct bio *bio)
}
/*
- * Various block parts want %current->io_context and lazy ioc
- * allocation ends up trading a lot of pain for a small amount of
- * memory. Just allocate it upfront. This may fail and block
- * layer knows how to live with it.
+ * Various block parts want %current->io_context, so allocate it up
+ * front rather than dealing with lots of pain to allocate it only
+ * where needed. This may fail and the block layer knows how to live
+ * with it.
*/
- create_io_context(GFP_ATOMIC, q->node);
+ if (unlikely(!current->io_context))
+ create_task_io_context(current, GFP_ATOMIC, q->node);
if (!blkcg_bio_issue_check(q, bio))
return false;