diff --git a/block/cfq-iosched.c b/block/cfq-iosched.c
index aae3123bf3ee..3a3aee08ec5f 100644
--- a/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/cfq-iosched.c
@@ -1561,7 +1561,7 @@ restart:
 		/* ->key must be copied to avoid race with cfq_exit_queue() */
 		k = __cic->key;
 		if (unlikely(!k)) {
-			cfq_drop_dead_cic(ioc, cic);
+			cfq_drop_dead_cic(ioc, __cic);
 			goto restart;
 		}
 
diff --git a/block/ll_rw_blk.c b/block/ll_rw_blk.c
index 61d6b3c65b66..ddd9253f9d55 100644
--- a/block/ll_rw_blk.c
+++ b/block/ll_rw_blk.c
@@ -3628,6 +3628,8 @@ struct io_context *current_io_context(gfp_t gfp_flags)
 		ret->nr_batch_requests = 0; /* because this is 0 */
 		ret->aic = NULL;
 		ret->cic_root.rb_node = NULL;
+		/* make sure set_task_ioprio() sees the settings above */
+		smp_wmb();
 		tsk->io_context = ret;
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/ioprio.c b/fs/ioprio.c
index 93aa5715f224..78b1deae3fa2 100644
--- a/fs/ioprio.c
+++ b/fs/ioprio.c
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ static int set_task_ioprio(struct task_struct *task, int ioprio)
 	task->ioprio = ioprio;
 
 	ioc = task->io_context;
+	/* see wmb() in current_io_context() */
+	smp_read_barrier_depends();
+
 	if (ioc && ioc->set_ioprio)
 		ioc->set_ioprio(ioc, ioprio);
 
@@ -111,9 +114,9 @@ asmlinkage long sys_ioprio_set(int which, int who, int ioprio)
 					continue;
 				ret = set_task_ioprio(p, ioprio);
 				if (ret)
-					break;
+					goto free_uid;
 			} while_each_thread(g, p);
-
+free_uid:
 			if (who)
 				free_uid(user);
 			break;
@@ -137,6 +140,29 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int ioprio_best(unsigned short aprio, unsigned short bprio)
+{
+	unsigned short aclass = IOPRIO_PRIO_CLASS(aprio);
+	unsigned short bclass = IOPRIO_PRIO_CLASS(bprio);
+
+	if (!ioprio_valid(aprio))
+		return bprio;
+	if (!ioprio_valid(bprio))
+		return aprio;
+
+	if (aclass == IOPRIO_CLASS_NONE)
+		aclass = IOPRIO_CLASS_BE;
+	if (bclass == IOPRIO_CLASS_NONE)
+		bclass = IOPRIO_CLASS_BE;
+
+	if (aclass == bclass)
+		return min(aprio, bprio);
+	if (aclass > bclass)
+		return bprio;
+	else
+		return aprio;
+}
+
 asmlinkage long sys_ioprio_get(int which, int who)
 {
 	struct task_struct *g, *p;
diff --git a/include/linux/ioprio.h b/include/linux/ioprio.h
index 88d5961f7a3f..8e2042b9d471 100644
--- a/include/linux/ioprio.h
+++ b/include/linux/ioprio.h
@@ -59,27 +59,6 @@ static inline int task_nice_ioprio(struct task_struct *task)
 /*
  * For inheritance, return the highest of the two given priorities
  */
-static inline int ioprio_best(unsigned short aprio, unsigned short bprio)
-{
-	unsigned short aclass = IOPRIO_PRIO_CLASS(aprio);
-	unsigned short bclass = IOPRIO_PRIO_CLASS(bprio);
-
-	if (!ioprio_valid(aprio))
-		return bprio;
-	if (!ioprio_valid(bprio))
-		return aprio;
-
-	if (aclass == IOPRIO_CLASS_NONE)
-		aclass = IOPRIO_CLASS_BE;
-	if (bclass == IOPRIO_CLASS_NONE)
-		bclass = IOPRIO_CLASS_BE;
-
-	if (aclass == bclass)
-		return min(aprio, bprio);
-	if (aclass > bclass)
-		return bprio;
-	else
-		return aprio;
-}
+extern int ioprio_best(unsigned short aprio, unsigned short bprio);
 
 #endif