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diff --git a/lib/sbitmap.c b/lib/sbitmap.c
index 5b382c1244ed..155fe38756ec 100644
--- a/lib/sbitmap.c
+++ b/lib/sbitmap.c
@@ -591,6 +591,17 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sbitmap_queue_wake_up);
void sbitmap_queue_clear(struct sbitmap_queue *sbq, unsigned int nr,
unsigned int cpu)
{
+ /*
+ * Once the clear bit is set, the bit may be allocated out.
+ *
+ * Orders READ/WRITE on the asssociated instance(such as request
+ * of blk_mq) by this bit for avoiding race with re-allocation,
+ * and its pair is the memory barrier implied in __sbitmap_get_word.
+ *
+ * One invariant is that the clear bit has to be zero when the bit
+ * is in use.
+ */
+ smp_mb__before_atomic();
sbitmap_deferred_clear_bit(&sbq->sb, nr);
/*