diff --git a/block/Makefile b/block/Makefile
index 6c54ed0ff755..ba74ca6bfa14 100644
--- a/block/Makefile
+++ b/block/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_BLOCK) := elevator.o blk-core.o blk-tag.o blk-sysfs.o \
 			blk-barrier.o blk-settings.o blk-ioc.o blk-map.o \
 			blk-exec.o blk-merge.o blk-softirq.o blk-timeout.o \
-			ioctl.o genhd.o scsi_ioctl.o
+			blk-iopoll.o ioctl.o genhd.o scsi_ioctl.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_BSG)	+= bsg.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IOSCHED_NOOP)	+= noop-iosched.o
diff --git a/block/blk-iopoll.c b/block/blk-iopoll.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..566db1e7c1c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/block/blk-iopoll.c
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+/*
+ * Functions related to interrupt-poll handling in the block layer. This
+ * is similar to NAPI for network devices.
+ */
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/bio.h>
+#include <linux/blkdev.h>
+#include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/cpu.h>
+#include <linux/blk-iopoll.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
+
+#include "blk.h"
+
+int blk_iopoll_enabled = 1;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_iopoll_enabled);
+
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct list_head, blk_cpu_iopoll);
+
+/**
+ * blk_iopoll_sched - Schedule a run of the iopoll handler
+ * @iop:      The parent iopoll structure
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *     Add this blk_iopoll structure to the pending poll list and trigger the raise
+ *     of the blk iopoll softirq. The driver must already have gotten a succesful
+ *     return from blk_iopoll_sched_prep() before calling this.
+ **/
+void blk_iopoll_sched(struct blk_iopoll *iop)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	local_irq_save(flags);
+	list_add_tail(&iop->list, &__get_cpu_var(blk_cpu_iopoll));
+	__raise_softirq_irqoff(BLOCK_IOPOLL_SOFTIRQ);
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_iopoll_sched);
+
+/**
+ * __blk_iopoll_complete - Mark this @iop as un-polled again
+ * @iop:      The parent iopoll structure
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *     See blk_iopoll_complete(). This function must be called with interrupts disabled.
+ **/
+void __blk_iopoll_complete(struct blk_iopoll *iop)
+{
+	list_del(&iop->list);
+	smp_mb__before_clear_bit();
+	clear_bit_unlock(IOPOLL_F_SCHED, &iop->state);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__blk_iopoll_complete);
+
+/**
+ * blk_iopoll_complete - Mark this @iop as un-polled again
+ * @iop:      The parent iopoll structure
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *     If a driver consumes less than the assigned budget in its run of the iopoll
+ *     handler, it'll end the polled mode by calling this function. The iopoll handler
+ *     will not be invoked again before blk_iopoll_sched_prep() is called.
+ **/
+void blk_iopoll_complete(struct blk_iopoll *iopoll)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	local_irq_save(flags);
+	__blk_iopoll_complete(iopoll);
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_iopoll_complete);
+
+static void blk_iopoll_softirq(struct softirq_action *h)
+{
+	struct list_head *list = &__get_cpu_var(blk_cpu_iopoll);
+	unsigned long start_time = jiffies;
+	int rearm = 0, budget = 64;
+
+	local_irq_disable();
+
+	while (!list_empty(list)) {
+		struct blk_iopoll *iop;
+		int work, weight;
+
+		/*
+		 * If softirq window is exhausted then punt.
+		 */
+		if (budget <= 0 || time_after(jiffies, start_time)) {
+			rearm = 1;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		local_irq_enable();
+
+		/* Even though interrupts have been re-enabled, this
+		 * access is safe because interrupts can only add new
+		 * entries to the tail of this list, and only ->poll()
+		 * calls can remove this head entry from the list.
+		 */
+		iop = list_entry(list->next, struct blk_iopoll, list);
+
+		weight = iop->weight;
+		work = 0;
+		if (test_bit(IOPOLL_F_SCHED, &iop->state))
+			work = iop->poll(iop, weight);
+
+		budget -= work;
+
+		local_irq_disable();
+
+		/* Drivers must not modify the NAPI state if they
+		 * consume the entire weight.  In such cases this code
+		 * still "owns" the NAPI instance and therefore can
+		 * move the instance around on the list at-will.
+		 */
+		if (work >= weight) {
+			if (blk_iopoll_disable_pending(iop))
+				__blk_iopoll_complete(iop);
+			else
+				list_move_tail(&iop->list, list);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (rearm)
+		__raise_softirq_irqoff(BLOCK_IOPOLL_SOFTIRQ);
+
+	local_irq_enable();
+}
+
+/**
+ * blk_iopoll_disable - Disable iopoll on this @iop
+ * @iop:      The parent iopoll structure
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *     Disable io polling and wait for any pending callbacks to have completed.
+ **/
+void blk_iopoll_disable(struct blk_iopoll *iop)
+{
+	set_bit(IOPOLL_F_DISABLE, &iop->state);
+	while (test_and_set_bit(IOPOLL_F_SCHED, &iop->state))
+		msleep(1);
+	clear_bit(IOPOLL_F_DISABLE, &iop->state);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_iopoll_disable);
+
+/**
+ * blk_iopoll_enable - Enable iopoll on this @iop
+ * @iop:      The parent iopoll structure
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *     Enable iopoll on this @iop. Note that the handler run will not be scheduled, it
+ *     will only mark it as active.
+ **/
+void blk_iopoll_enable(struct blk_iopoll *iop)
+{
+	BUG_ON(!test_bit(IOPOLL_F_SCHED, &iop->state));
+        smp_mb__before_clear_bit();
+	clear_bit_unlock(IOPOLL_F_SCHED, &iop->state);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_iopoll_enable);
+
+/**
+ * blk_iopoll_init - Initialize this @iop
+ * @iop:      The parent iopoll structure
+ * @weight:   The default weight (or command completion budget)
+ * @poll_fn:  The handler to invoke
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *     Initialize this blk_iopoll structure. Before being actively used, the driver
+ *     must call blk_iopoll_enable().
+ **/
+void blk_iopoll_init(struct blk_iopoll *iop, int weight, blk_iopoll_fn *poll_fn)
+{
+	memset(iop, 0, sizeof(*iop));
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&iop->list);
+	iop->weight = weight;
+	iop->poll = poll_fn;
+	set_bit(IOPOLL_F_SCHED, &iop->state);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_iopoll_init);
+
+static int __cpuinit blk_iopoll_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
+					  unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
+{
+	/*
+	 * If a CPU goes away, splice its entries to the current CPU
+	 * and trigger a run of the softirq
+	 */
+	if (action == CPU_DEAD || action == CPU_DEAD_FROZEN) {
+		int cpu = (unsigned long) hcpu;
+
+		local_irq_disable();
+		list_splice_init(&per_cpu(blk_cpu_iopoll, cpu),
+				 &__get_cpu_var(blk_cpu_iopoll));
+		raise_softirq_irqoff(BLOCK_IOPOLL_SOFTIRQ);
+		local_irq_enable();
+	}
+
+	return NOTIFY_OK;
+}
+
+static struct notifier_block __cpuinitdata blk_iopoll_cpu_notifier = {
+	.notifier_call	= blk_iopoll_cpu_notify,
+};
+
+static __init int blk_iopoll_setup(void)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for_each_possible_cpu(i)
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&per_cpu(blk_cpu_iopoll, i));
+
+	open_softirq(BLOCK_IOPOLL_SOFTIRQ, blk_iopoll_softirq);
+	register_hotcpu_notifier(&blk_iopoll_cpu_notifier);
+	return 0;
+}
+subsys_initcall(blk_iopoll_setup);
diff --git a/include/linux/blk-iopoll.h b/include/linux/blk-iopoll.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b2e1739a2e7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/blk-iopoll.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#ifndef BLK_IOPOLL_H
+#define BLK_IOPOLL_H
+
+struct blk_iopoll;
+typedef int (blk_iopoll_fn)(struct blk_iopoll *, int);
+
+struct blk_iopoll {
+	struct list_head list;
+	unsigned long state;
+	unsigned long data;
+	int weight;
+	int max;
+	blk_iopoll_fn *poll;
+};
+
+enum {
+	IOPOLL_F_SCHED		= 0,
+	IOPOLL_F_DISABLE	= 1,
+};
+
+static inline int blk_iopoll_sched_prep(struct blk_iopoll *iop)
+{
+	return !test_bit(IOPOLL_F_DISABLE, &iop->state) &&
+		!test_and_set_bit(IOPOLL_F_SCHED, &iop->state);
+}
+
+static inline int blk_iopoll_disable_pending(struct blk_iopoll *iop)
+{
+	return test_bit(IOPOLL_F_DISABLE, &iop->state);
+}
+
+extern void blk_iopoll_sched(struct blk_iopoll *);
+extern void blk_iopoll_init(struct blk_iopoll *, int, blk_iopoll_fn *);
+extern void blk_iopoll_complete(struct blk_iopoll *);
+extern void __blk_iopoll_complete(struct blk_iopoll *);
+extern void blk_iopoll_enable(struct blk_iopoll *);
+extern void blk_iopoll_disable(struct blk_iopoll *);
+
+extern int blk_iopoll_enabled;
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/linux/interrupt.h b/include/linux/interrupt.h
index 35e7df1e9f30..edd8d5c90394 100644
--- a/include/linux/interrupt.h
+++ b/include/linux/interrupt.h
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ enum
 	NET_TX_SOFTIRQ,
 	NET_RX_SOFTIRQ,
 	BLOCK_SOFTIRQ,
+	BLOCK_IOPOLL_SOFTIRQ,
 	TASKLET_SOFTIRQ,
 	SCHED_SOFTIRQ,
 	HRTIMER_SOFTIRQ,
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 58be76017fd0..0ed9fa6f322e 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ extern int sysctl_nr_trim_pages;
 #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_TORTURE_TEST
 extern int rcutorture_runnable;
 #endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_TORTURE_TEST */
+extern int blk_iopoll_enabled;
 
 /* Constants used for minimum and  maximum */
 #ifdef CONFIG_DETECT_SOFTLOCKUP
@@ -990,7 +991,14 @@ static struct ctl_table kern_table[] = {
 		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec,
 	},
 #endif
-
+	{
+		.ctl_name	= CTL_UNNUMBERED,
+		.procname	= "blk_iopoll",
+		.data		= &blk_iopoll_enabled,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec,
+	},
 /*
  * NOTE: do not add new entries to this table unless you have read
  * Documentation/sysctl/ctl_unnumbered.txt