1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/block/blk-cgroup.c b/block/blk-cgroup.c
index a7816f3d0059..6ce36ff98a41 100644
--- a/block/blk-cgroup.c
+++ b/block/blk-cgroup.c
@@ -736,6 +736,14 @@ struct cgroup_subsys blkio_subsys = {
 	.subsys_id = blkio_subsys_id,
 	.base_cftypes = blkcg_files,
 	.module = THIS_MODULE,
+
+	/*
+	 * blkio subsystem is utterly broken in terms of hierarchy support.
+	 * It treats all cgroups equally regardless of where they're
+	 * located in the hierarchy - all cgroups are treated as if they're
+	 * right below the root.  Fix it and remove the following.
+	 */
+	.broken_hierarchy = true,
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blkio_subsys);