/*
  * Bits for the md->flags field.
  */
-#define DMF_BLOCK_IO 0
+#define DMF_BLOCK_IO_FOR_SUSPEND 0
 #define DMF_SUSPENDED 1
 #define DMF_FROZEN 2
 #define DMF_FREEING 3
 #define DMF_DELETING 4
 #define DMF_NOFLUSH_SUSPENDING 5
+#define DMF_QUEUE_IO_TO_THREAD 6
 
 /*
  * Work processed by per-device workqueue.
 {
        down_write(&md->io_lock);
 
-       if (!test_bit(DMF_BLOCK_IO, &md->flags)) {
+       if (!test_bit(DMF_QUEUE_IO_TO_THREAD, &md->flags)) {
                up_write(&md->io_lock);
                return 1;
        }
        part_stat_unlock();
 
        /*
-        * If we're suspended we have to queue
-        * this io for later.
+        * If we're suspended or the thread is processing barriers
+        * we have to queue this io for later.
         */
-       while (test_bit(DMF_BLOCK_IO, &md->flags)) {
+       while (test_bit(DMF_QUEUE_IO_TO_THREAD, &md->flags)) {
                up_read(&md->io_lock);
 
                if (bio_rw(bio) != READA)
        struct mapped_device *md = congested_data;
        struct dm_table *map;
 
-       if (!test_bit(DMF_BLOCK_IO, &md->flags)) {
+       if (!test_bit(DMF_BLOCK_IO_FOR_SUSPEND, &md->flags)) {
                map = dm_get_table(md);
                if (map) {
                        r = dm_table_any_congested(map, bdi_bits);
                spin_unlock_irq(&md->deferred_lock);
 
                if (!c) {
-                       clear_bit(DMF_BLOCK_IO, &md->flags);
+                       clear_bit(DMF_BLOCK_IO_FOR_SUSPEND, &md->flags);
+                       clear_bit(DMF_QUEUE_IO_TO_THREAD, &md->flags);
                        break;
                }
 
        }
 
        /*
-        * First we set the BLOCK_IO flag so no more ios will be mapped.
+        * First we set the DMF_QUEUE_IO_TO_THREAD flag so no more ios
+        * will be mapped.
         */
        down_write(&md->io_lock);
-       set_bit(DMF_BLOCK_IO, &md->flags);
+       set_bit(DMF_BLOCK_IO_FOR_SUSPEND, &md->flags);
+       set_bit(DMF_QUEUE_IO_TO_THREAD, &md->flags);
 
        up_write(&md->io_lock);