unsigned long last_check_time;
 
        unsigned long latency_target; /* us */
+       unsigned long latency_target_conf; /* us */
        /* When did we start a new slice */
        unsigned long slice_start[2];
        unsigned long slice_end[2];
        unsigned long checked_last_finish_time; /* ns / 1024 */
        unsigned long avg_idletime; /* ns / 1024 */
        unsigned long idletime_threshold; /* us */
+       unsigned long idletime_threshold_conf; /* us */
 
        unsigned int bio_cnt; /* total bios */
        unsigned int bad_bio_cnt; /* bios exceeding latency threshold */
        /* LIMIT_LOW will have default value 0 */
 
        tg->latency_target = DFL_LATENCY_TARGET;
+       tg->latency_target_conf = DFL_LATENCY_TARGET;
 
        return &tg->pd;
 }
        tg->td = td;
 
        tg->idletime_threshold = td->dft_idletime_threshold;
+       tg->idletime_threshold_conf = td->dft_idletime_threshold;
 }
 
 /*
         * restrictions in the whole hierarchy and allows them to bypass
         * blk-throttle.
         */
-       blkg_for_each_descendant_pre(blkg, pos_css, tg_to_blkg(tg))
-               tg_update_has_rules(blkg_to_tg(blkg));
+       blkg_for_each_descendant_pre(blkg, pos_css, tg_to_blkg(tg)) {
+               struct throtl_grp *this_tg = blkg_to_tg(blkg);
+               struct throtl_grp *parent_tg;
+
+               tg_update_has_rules(this_tg);
+               /* ignore root/second level */
+               if (!cgroup_subsys_on_dfl(io_cgrp_subsys) || !blkg->parent ||
+                   !blkg->parent->parent)
+                       continue;
+               parent_tg = blkg_to_tg(blkg->parent);
+               /*
+                * make sure all children has lower idle time threshold and
+                * higher latency target
+                */
+               this_tg->idletime_threshold = min(this_tg->idletime_threshold,
+                               parent_tg->idletime_threshold);
+               this_tg->latency_target = max(this_tg->latency_target,
+                               parent_tg->latency_target);
+       }
 
        /*
         * We're already holding queue_lock and know @tg is valid.  Let's
            tg->iops_conf[READ][off] == iops_dft &&
            tg->iops_conf[WRITE][off] == iops_dft &&
            (off != LIMIT_LOW ||
-            (tg->idletime_threshold == tg->td->dft_idletime_threshold &&
-             tg->latency_target == DFL_LATENCY_TARGET)))
+            (tg->idletime_threshold_conf == tg->td->dft_idletime_threshold &&
+             tg->latency_target_conf == DFL_LATENCY_TARGET)))
                return 0;
 
        if (tg->bps_conf[READ][off] != bps_dft)
                snprintf(bufs[3], sizeof(bufs[3]), "%u",
                        tg->iops_conf[WRITE][off]);
        if (off == LIMIT_LOW) {
-               if (tg->idletime_threshold == ULONG_MAX)
+               if (tg->idletime_threshold_conf == ULONG_MAX)
                        strcpy(idle_time, " idle=max");
                else
                        snprintf(idle_time, sizeof(idle_time), " idle=%lu",
-                               tg->idletime_threshold);
+                               tg->idletime_threshold_conf);
 
-               if (tg->latency_target == ULONG_MAX)
+               if (tg->latency_target_conf == ULONG_MAX)
                        strcpy(latency_time, " latency=max");
                else
                        snprintf(latency_time, sizeof(latency_time),
-                               " latency=%lu", tg->latency_target);
+                               " latency=%lu", tg->latency_target_conf);
        }
 
        seq_printf(sf, "%s rbps=%s wbps=%s riops=%s wiops=%s%s%s\n",
        v[2] = tg->iops_conf[READ][index];
        v[3] = tg->iops_conf[WRITE][index];
 
-       idle_time = tg->idletime_threshold;
-       latency_time = tg->latency_target;
+       idle_time = tg->idletime_threshold_conf;
+       latency_time = tg->latency_target_conf;
        while (true) {
                char tok[27];   /* wiops=18446744073709551616 */
                char *p;
                blk_throtl_update_limit_valid(tg->td);
                if (tg->td->limit_valid[LIMIT_LOW])
                        tg->td->limit_index = LIMIT_LOW;
-               tg->idletime_threshold = (idle_time == ULONG_MAX) ?
-                       ULONG_MAX : idle_time;
-               tg->latency_target = (latency_time == ULONG_MAX) ?
-                       ULONG_MAX : latency_time;
+               tg->idletime_threshold_conf = idle_time;
+               tg->idletime_threshold = tg->idletime_threshold_conf;
+               tg->latency_target_conf = latency_time;
+               tg->latency_target = tg->latency_target_conf;
        }
        tg_conf_updated(tg);
        ret = 0;
                struct throtl_grp *tg = blkg_to_tg(blkg);
 
                tg->idletime_threshold = td->dft_idletime_threshold;
+               tg->idletime_threshold_conf = td->dft_idletime_threshold;
        }
        rcu_read_unlock();
 }