4 files changed, 5 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/md/bitmap.c b/drivers/md/bitmap.c
index 54bfc274b39a..ca203cb23f3c 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bitmap.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bitmap.c
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ static void write_page(struct bitmap *bitmap, struct page *page, int wait)
 			atomic_inc(&bitmap->pending_writes);
 			set_buffer_locked(bh);
 			set_buffer_mapped(bh);
-			submit_bh(WRITE | REQ_UNPLUG | REQ_SYNC, bh);
+			submit_bh(WRITE | REQ_SYNC, bh);
 			bh = bh->b_this_page;
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-io.c b/drivers/md/dm-io.c
index 136d4f71a116..76a5af00a26b 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-io.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-io.c
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ static void dispatch_io(int rw, unsigned int num_regions,
 	BUG_ON(num_regions > DM_IO_MAX_REGIONS);
 
 	if (sync)
-		rw |= REQ_SYNC | REQ_UNPLUG;
+		rw |= REQ_SYNC;
 
 	/*
 	 * For multiple regions we need to be careful to rewind
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-kcopyd.c b/drivers/md/dm-kcopyd.c
index 400cf35094a4..1bb73a13ca40 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-kcopyd.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-kcopyd.c
@@ -356,11 +356,8 @@ static int run_io_job(struct kcopyd_job *job)
 
 	if (job->rw == READ)
 		r = dm_io(&io_req, 1, &job->source, NULL);
-	else {
-		if (job->num_dests > 1)
-			io_req.bi_rw |= REQ_UNPLUG;
+	else
 		r = dm_io(&io_req, job->num_dests, job->dests, NULL);
-	}
 
 	return r;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index ca0d79c264b9..28f9c1ee4e3a 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -777,8 +777,7 @@ void md_super_write(mddev_t *mddev, mdk_rdev_t *rdev,
 	bio->bi_end_io = super_written;
 
 	atomic_inc(&mddev->pending_writes);
-	submit_bio(REQ_WRITE | REQ_SYNC | REQ_UNPLUG | REQ_FLUSH | REQ_FUA,
-		   bio);
+	submit_bio(REQ_WRITE | REQ_SYNC | REQ_FLUSH | REQ_FUA, bio);
 }
 
 void md_super_wait(mddev_t *mddev)
@@ -806,7 +805,7 @@ int sync_page_io(mdk_rdev_t *rdev, sector_t sector, int size,
 	struct completion event;
 	int ret;
 
-	rw |= REQ_SYNC | REQ_UNPLUG;
+	rw |= REQ_SYNC;
 
 	bio->bi_bdev = (metadata_op && rdev->meta_bdev) ?
 		rdev->meta_bdev : rdev->bdev;