--- 2.6.24-rc3-mm.clean/block/ll_rw_blk.c	2007-12-04 14:45:25.000000000 -0800
+++ 2.6.24-rc3-mm/block/ll_rw_blk.c	2007-12-10 03:27:42.000000000 -0800
@@ -3210,7 +3210,7 @@ static inline int bio_check_eod(struct b
  */
 static inline void __generic_make_request(struct bio *bio)
 {
-	struct request_queue *q;
+	struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(bio->bi_bdev);
 	sector_t old_sector;
 	int ret, nr_sectors = bio_sectors(bio);
 	dev_t old_dev;
@@ -3221,6 +3221,13 @@ static inline void __generic_make_reques
 	if (bio_check_eod(bio, nr_sectors))
 		goto end_io;
 
+	if (q && q->metric && !bio->bi_queue) {
+		int need = bio->bi_throttle = q->metric(bio);
+		bio->bi_queue = q;
+		/* FIXME: potential race if atomic_sub is called in the middle of condition check */
+		wait_event_interruptible(q->throttle_wait, atomic_read(&q->available) >= need);
+		atomic_sub(need, &q->available);
+	}
 	/*
 	 * Resolve the mapping until finished. (drivers are
 	 * still free to implement/resolve their own stacking
@@ -3234,7 +3241,6 @@ static inline void __generic_make_reques
 	do {
 		char b[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
 
-		q = bdev_get_queue(bio->bi_bdev);
 		if (!q) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR
 			       "generic_make_request: Trying to access "
--- 2.6.24-rc3-mm.clean/drivers/md/dm.c	2007-12-04 14:46:04.000000000 -0800
+++ 2.6.24-rc3-mm/drivers/md/dm.c	2007-12-04 23:31:41.000000000 -0800
@@ -889,6 +889,11 @@ static int dm_any_congested(void *conges
 	return r;
 }
 
+static unsigned dm_metric(struct bio *bio)
+{
+	return bio->bi_vcnt;
+}
+
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------
  * An IDR is used to keep track of allocated minor numbers.
  *---------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -967,6 +972,7 @@ out:
 
 static struct block_device_operations dm_blk_dops;
 
+#define DEFAULT_THROTTLE_CAPACITY 1000
 /*
  * Allocate and initialise a blank device with a given minor.
  */
@@ -1009,6 +1015,11 @@ static struct mapped_device *alloc_dev(i
 		goto bad1_free_minor;
 
 	md->queue->queuedata = md;
+	md->queue->metric = dm_metric;
+	/* A dm device constructor may change the throttle capacity */
+	atomic_set(&md->queue->available, md->queue->capacity = DEFAULT_THROTTLE_CAPACITY);
+	init_waitqueue_head(&md->queue->throttle_wait);
+
 	md->queue->backing_dev_info.congested_fn = dm_any_congested;
 	md->queue->backing_dev_info.congested_data = md;
 	blk_queue_make_request(md->queue, dm_request);
--- 2.6.24-rc3-mm.clean/fs/bio.c	2007-12-04 14:38:47.000000000 -0800
+++ 2.6.24-rc3-mm/fs/bio.c	2007-12-04 23:31:41.000000000 -0800
@@ -1007,6 +1007,13 @@ void bio_endio(struct bio *bio, int erro
 	else if (!test_bit(BIO_UPTODATE, &bio->bi_flags))
 		error = -EIO;
 
+	if (bio->bi_throttle) {
+		struct request_queue *q = bio->bi_queue;
+		bio->bi_throttle = 0; /* or detect multiple endio and err? */
+		atomic_add(bio->bi_throttle, &q->available);
+		wake_up(&q->throttle_wait);
+	}
+
 	if (bio->bi_end_io)
 		bio->bi_end_io(bio, error);
 }
--- 2.6.24-rc3-mm.clean/include/linux/bio.h	2007-12-04 14:39:31.000000000 -0800
+++ 2.6.24-rc3-mm/include/linux/bio.h	2007-12-04 23:31:41.000000000 -0800
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ struct bio {
 	bio_end_io_t		*bi_end_io;
 	atomic_t		bi_cnt;		/* pin count */
 
+	struct request_queue	*bi_queue;	/* for throttling */
+	unsigned		bi_throttle;	/* throttle metric */
+
 	void			*bi_private;
 
 	bio_destructor_t	*bi_destructor;	/* destructor */
--- 2.6.24-rc3-mm.clean/include/linux/blkdev.h	2007-12-04 14:47:18.000000000 -0800
+++ 2.6.24-rc3-mm/include/linux/blkdev.h	2007-12-04 23:31:41.000000000 -0800
@@ -383,6 +383,10 @@ struct request_queue
 	struct work_struct	unplug_work;
 
 	struct backing_dev_info	backing_dev_info;
+	unsigned (*metric)(struct bio *bio);	/* bio throttle metric */
+	wait_queue_head_t	throttle_wait;
+	atomic_t		available;
+	unsigned		capacity;
 
 	/*
 	 * The queue owner gets to use this for whatever they like.