#define REQ_F_IO_DRAIN         16      /* drain existing IO first */
 #define REQ_F_IO_DRAINED       32      /* drain done */
 #define REQ_F_LINK             64      /* linked sqes */
-#define REQ_F_FAIL_LINK                128     /* fail rest of links */
+#define REQ_F_LINK_DONE                128     /* linked sqes done */
+#define REQ_F_FAIL_LINK                256     /* fail rest of links */
        u64                     user_data;
        u32                     result;
        u32                     sequence;
                        nxt->flags |= REQ_F_LINK;
                }
 
+               nxt->flags |= REQ_F_LINK_DONE;
                INIT_WORK(&nxt->work, io_sq_wq_submit_work);
                queue_work(req->ctx->sqo_wq, &nxt->work);
        }
                /* async context always use a copy of the sqe */
                kfree(sqe);
 
+               /* req from defer and link list needn't decrease async cnt */
+               if (req->flags & (REQ_F_IO_DRAINED | REQ_F_LINK_DONE))
+                       goto out;
+
                if (!async_list)
                        break;
                if (!list_empty(&req_list)) {
                }
        }
 
+out:
        if (cur_mm) {
                set_fs(old_fs);
                unuse_mm(cur_mm);