diff --git a/config/kernel-bio-rw-barrier.m4 b/config/kernel-bio-rw-barrier.m4
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bcf0f7ea0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/kernel-bio-rw-barrier.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+dnl #
+dnl # Interface for issuing a discard bio:
+dnl # 2.6.28-2.6.35: BIO_RW_BARRIER
+dnl # 2.6.36-3.x:    REQ_BARRIER
+dnl #
+
+dnl # Since REQ_BARRIER is a preprocessor definition, there is no need for an
+dnl # autotools check for it. Also, REQ_BARRIER existed in the request layer
+dnl # until torvalds/linux@7b6d91daee5cac6402186ff224c3af39d79f4a0e unified the
+dnl # request layer and bio layer flags, so it would be wrong to assume that
+dnl # the APIs are mutually exclusive contrary to the typical case.
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_RW_BARRIER], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether BIO_RW_BARRIER is defined])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+		#include <linux/bio.h>
+	],[
+		int flags __attribute__ ((unused));
+		flags = BIO_RW_BARRIER;
+	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BIO_RW_BARRIER, 1, [BIO_RW_BARRIER is defined])
+	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+	])
+])
diff --git a/config/kernel-bio-rw-discard.m4 b/config/kernel-bio-rw-discard.m4
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0554b9a9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/kernel-bio-rw-discard.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+dnl #
+dnl # Interface for issuing a discard bio:
+dnl # 2.6.28-2.6.35: BIO_RW_DISCARD
+dnl # 2.6.36-3.x:    REQ_DISCARD
+dnl #
+
+dnl # Since REQ_DISCARD is a preprocessor definition, there is no need for an
+dnl # autotools check for it. Also, REQ_DISCARD existed in the request layer
+dnl # until torvalds/linux@7b6d91daee5cac6402186ff224c3af39d79f4a0e unified the
+dnl # request layer and bio layer flags, so it would be wrong to assume that
+dnl # the APIs are mutually exclusive contrary to the typical case.
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_RW_DISCARD], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether BIO_RW_DISCARD is defined])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+		#include <linux/bio.h>
+	],[
+		int flags __attribute__ ((unused));
+		flags = BIO_RW_DISCARD;
+	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BIO_RW_DISCARD, 1, [BIO_RW_DISCARD is defined])
+	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+	])
+])
diff --git a/config/kernel-current_bio_tail.m4 b/config/kernel-current_bio_tail.m4
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b72f21e8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/kernel-current_bio_tail.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+dnl #
+dnl # 2.6.34 API change
+dnl # current->bio_tail and current->bio_list were struct bio pointers prior to
+dnl # Linux 2.6.34. They were refactored into a struct bio_list pointer called
+dnl # current->bio_list in Linux 2.6.34.
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CURRENT_BIO_TAIL], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether current->bio_tail exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+		#include <linux/sched.h>
+	],[
+		current->bio_tail = (struct bio **) NULL;
+	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CURRENT_BIO_TAIL, 1,
+		    [current->bio_tail exists])
+	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether current->bio_list exists])
+		ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+			#include <linux/sched.h>
+		],[
+			current->bio_list = (struct bio_list *) NULL;
+		],[
+			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CURRENT_BIO_LIST, 1,
+			    [current->bio_list exists])
+		],[
+			AC_MSG_ERROR(no - Please file a bug report at
+			    https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs/issues/new)
+		])
+	])
+])
diff --git a/config/kernel-mk-request-fn.m4 b/config/kernel-mk-request-fn.m4
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88ee2ebb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/kernel-mk-request-fn.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+dnl #
+dnl # Linux 3.2 API Change
+dnl # make_request_fn returns void instead of int.
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_MAKE_REQUEST_FN], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether make_request_fn() returns int])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+		#include <linux/blkdev.h>
+
+		int make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
+		{
+			return (0);
+		}
+	],[
+		blk_queue_make_request(NULL, &make_request);
+	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+		AC_DEFINE(MAKE_REQUEST_FN_RET, int,
+		    [make_request_fn() returns int])
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_MAKE_REQUEST_FN_RET_INT, 1,
+		    [Noting that make_request_fn() returns int])
+	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether make_request_fn() returns void])
+		ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+			#include <linux/blkdev.h>
+
+			void make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
+			{
+				return;
+			}
+		],[
+			blk_queue_make_request(NULL, &make_request);
+		],[
+			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+			AC_DEFINE(MAKE_REQUEST_FN_RET, void,
+			    [make_request_fn() returns void])
+		],[
+			AC_MSG_ERROR(no - Please file a bug report at
+			    https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs/issues/new)
+		])
+	])
+])
diff --git a/config/kernel.m4 b/config/kernel.m4
index 09d8003f1..b3dd7232c 100644
--- a/config/kernel.m4
+++ b/config/kernel.m4
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_CONFIG_KERNEL], [
 	ZFS_AC_TEST_MODULE
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONFIG
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CURRENT_BIO_TAIL
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BDEV_BLOCK_DEVICE_OPERATIONS
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLOCK_DEVICE_OPERATIONS_RELEASE_VOID
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TYPE_FMODE_T
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_CONFIG_KERNEL], [
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_FAILFAST_DTD
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_REQ_FAILFAST_MASK
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_END_IO_T_ARGS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_RW_BARRIER
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_RW_DISCARD
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_RW_SYNC
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_RW_SYNCIO
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_REQ_SYNC
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_CONFIG_KERNEL], [
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_RW_ITERATE
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KMAP_ATOMIC_ARGS
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FOLLOW_DOWN_ONE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_MAKE_REQUEST_FN
 
 	AS_IF([test "$LINUX_OBJ" != "$LINUX"], [
 		KERNELMAKE_PARAMS="$KERNELMAKE_PARAMS O=$LINUX_OBJ"
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev_compat.h b/include/linux/blkdev_compat.h
index cdcf12c42..0b5c8af42 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev_compat.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev_compat.h
@@ -295,10 +295,16 @@ struct req_iterator {
 #define	BIO_BI_SECTOR(bio)	(bio)->bi_iter.bi_sector
 #define	BIO_BI_SIZE(bio)	(bio)->bi_iter.bi_size
 #define	BIO_BI_IDX(bio)		(bio)->bi_iter.bi_idx
+#define	bio_for_each_segment4(bv, bvp, b, i)	\
+	bio_for_each_segment((bv), (b), (i))
+typedef struct bvec_iter bvec_iterator_t;
 #else
 #define	BIO_BI_SECTOR(bio)	(bio)->bi_sector
 #define	BIO_BI_SIZE(bio)	(bio)->bi_size
 #define	BIO_BI_IDX(bio)		(bio)->bi_idx
+#define	bio_for_each_segment4(bv, bvp, b, i)	\
+	bio_for_each_segment((bvp), (b), (i))
+typedef int bvec_iterator_t;
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -457,17 +463,30 @@ bio_set_flags_failfast(struct block_device *bdev, int *flags)
 #define	VDEV_REQ_FUA			REQ_FUA
 #else
 #define	VDEV_WRITE_FLUSH_FUA		WRITE_BARRIER
+#ifdef HAVE_BIO_RW_BARRIER
+#define	VDEV_REQ_FLUSH			(1 << BIO_RW_BARRIER)
+#define	VDEV_REQ_FUA			(1 << BIO_RW_BARRIER)
+#else
 #define	VDEV_REQ_FLUSH			REQ_HARDBARRIER
 #define	VDEV_REQ_FUA			REQ_FUA
 #endif
+#endif
 
 /*
  * 2.6.32 API change
  * Use the normal I/O patch for discards.
  */
-#ifdef REQ_DISCARD
+#ifdef QUEUE_FLAG_DISCARD
+#ifdef HAVE_BIO_RW_DISCARD
+#define	VDEV_REQ_DISCARD		(1 << BIO_RW_DISCARD)
+#else
 #define	VDEV_REQ_DISCARD		REQ_DISCARD
 #endif
+#else
+#error	"Allowing the build will cause discard requests to become writes "
+	"potentially triggering the DMU_MAX_ACCESS assertion. Please file a "
+	"an issue report at: https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs/issues/new"
+#endif
 
 /*
  * 2.6.33 API change
diff --git a/include/sys/dmu.h b/include/sys/dmu.h
index 4ad496ae0..d9434db46 100644
--- a/include/sys/dmu.h
+++ b/include/sys/dmu.h
@@ -710,8 +710,8 @@ void dmu_prealloc(objset_t *os, uint64_t object, uint64_t offset, uint64_t size,
 	dmu_tx_t *tx);
 #ifdef _KERNEL
 #include <linux/blkdev_compat.h>
-int dmu_read_req(objset_t *os, uint64_t object, struct request *req);
-int dmu_write_req(objset_t *os, uint64_t object, struct request *req,
+int dmu_read_bio(objset_t *os, uint64_t object, struct bio *bio);
+int dmu_write_bio(objset_t *os, uint64_t object, struct bio *bio,
 	dmu_tx_t *tx);
 int dmu_read_uio(objset_t *os, uint64_t object, struct uio *uio, uint64_t size);
 int dmu_read_uio_dbuf(dmu_buf_t *zdb, struct uio *uio, uint64_t size);
diff --git a/man/man5/zfs-module-parameters.5 b/man/man5/zfs-module-parameters.5
index 35ea9d9f6..2ceb65519 100644
--- a/man/man5/zfs-module-parameters.5
+++ b/man/man5/zfs-module-parameters.5
@@ -1591,17 +1591,6 @@ Max number of blocks to discard at once
 Default value: \fB16,384\fR.
 .RE
 
-.sp
-.ne 2
-.na
-\fBzvol_threads\fR (uint)
-.ad
-.RS 12n
-Max number of threads to handle zvol I/O requests
-.sp
-Default value: \fB32\fR.
-.RE
-
 .SH ZFS I/O SCHEDULER
 ZFS issues I/O operations to leaf vdevs to satisfy and complete I/Os.
 The I/O scheduler determines when and in what order those operations are
diff --git a/module/zfs/dmu.c b/module/zfs/dmu.c
index ac7499d01..5e2a1db60 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dmu.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dmu.c
@@ -1049,15 +1049,16 @@ xuio_stat_wbuf_nocopy()
  * return value is the number of bytes successfully copied to arg_buf.
  */
 static int
-dmu_req_copy(void *arg_buf, int size, struct request *req, size_t req_offset)
+dmu_bio_copy(void *arg_buf, int size, struct bio *bio, size_t bio_offset)
 {
-	struct bio_vec bv, *bvp;
-	struct req_iterator iter;
+	struct bio_vec bv, *bvp = &bv;
+	bvec_iterator_t iter;
 	char *bv_buf;
 	int tocpy, bv_len, bv_offset;
 	int offset = 0;
 
-	rq_for_each_segment4(bv, bvp, req, iter) {
+	bio_for_each_segment4(bv, bvp, bio, iter) {
+
 		/*
 		 * Fully consumed the passed arg_buf. We use goto here because
 		 * rq_for_each_segment is a double loop
@@ -1066,23 +1067,23 @@ dmu_req_copy(void *arg_buf, int size, struct request *req, size_t req_offset)
 		if (size == offset)
 			goto out;
 
-		/* Skip already copied bv */
-		if (req_offset >=  bv.bv_len) {
-			req_offset -= bv.bv_len;
+		/* Skip already copied bvp */
+		if (bio_offset >= bvp->bv_len) {
+			bio_offset -= bvp->bv_len;
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		bv_len = bv.bv_len - req_offset;
-		bv_offset = bv.bv_offset + req_offset;
-		req_offset = 0;
+		bv_len = bvp->bv_len - bio_offset;
+		bv_offset = bvp->bv_offset + bio_offset;
+		bio_offset = 0;
 
 		tocpy = MIN(bv_len, size - offset);
 		ASSERT3S(tocpy, >=, 0);
 
-		bv_buf = page_address(bv.bv_page) + bv_offset;
+		bv_buf = page_address(bvp->bv_page) + bv_offset;
 		ASSERT3P(bv_buf, !=, NULL);
 
-		if (rq_data_dir(req) == WRITE)
+		if (bio_data_dir(bio) == WRITE)
 			memcpy(arg_buf + offset, bv_buf, tocpy);
 		else
 			memcpy(bv_buf, arg_buf + offset, tocpy);
@@ -1094,13 +1095,13 @@ out:
 }
 
 int
-dmu_read_req(objset_t *os, uint64_t object, struct request *req)
+dmu_read_bio(objset_t *os, uint64_t object, struct bio *bio)
 {
-	uint64_t size = blk_rq_bytes(req);
-	uint64_t offset = blk_rq_pos(req) << 9;
+	uint64_t offset = BIO_BI_SECTOR(bio) << 9;
+	uint64_t size = BIO_BI_SIZE(bio);
 	dmu_buf_t **dbp;
 	int numbufs, i, err;
-	size_t req_offset;
+	size_t bio_offset;
 
 	/*
 	 * NB: we could do this block-at-a-time, but it's nice
@@ -1111,7 +1112,7 @@ dmu_read_req(objset_t *os, uint64_t object, struct request *req)
 	if (err)
 		return (err);
 
-	req_offset = 0;
+	bio_offset = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < numbufs; i++) {
 		uint64_t tocpy;
 		int64_t bufoff;
@@ -1125,8 +1126,8 @@ dmu_read_req(objset_t *os, uint64_t object, struct request *req)
 		if (tocpy == 0)
 			break;
 
-		didcpy = dmu_req_copy(db->db_data + bufoff, tocpy, req,
-		    req_offset);
+		didcpy = dmu_bio_copy(db->db_data + bufoff, tocpy, bio,
+		    bio_offset);
 
 		if (didcpy < tocpy)
 			err = EIO;
@@ -1136,7 +1137,7 @@ dmu_read_req(objset_t *os, uint64_t object, struct request *req)
 
 		size -= tocpy;
 		offset += didcpy;
-		req_offset += didcpy;
+		bio_offset += didcpy;
 		err = 0;
 	}
 	dmu_buf_rele_array(dbp, numbufs, FTAG);
@@ -1145,13 +1146,13 @@ dmu_read_req(objset_t *os, uint64_t object, struct request *req)
 }
 
 int
-dmu_write_req(objset_t *os, uint64_t object, struct request *req, dmu_tx_t *tx)
+dmu_write_bio(objset_t *os, uint64_t object, struct bio *bio, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 {
-	uint64_t size = blk_rq_bytes(req);
-	uint64_t offset = blk_rq_pos(req) << 9;
+	uint64_t offset = BIO_BI_SECTOR(bio) << 9;
+	uint64_t size = BIO_BI_SIZE(bio);
 	dmu_buf_t **dbp;
 	int numbufs, i, err;
-	size_t req_offset;
+	size_t bio_offset;
 
 	if (size == 0)
 		return (0);
@@ -1161,7 +1162,7 @@ dmu_write_req(objset_t *os, uint64_t object, struct request *req, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 	if (err)
 		return (err);
 
-	req_offset = 0;
+	bio_offset = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < numbufs; i++) {
 		uint64_t tocpy;
 		int64_t bufoff;
@@ -1182,8 +1183,8 @@ dmu_write_req(objset_t *os, uint64_t object, struct request *req, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 		else
 			dmu_buf_will_dirty(db, tx);
 
-		didcpy = dmu_req_copy(db->db_data + bufoff, tocpy, req,
-		    req_offset);
+		didcpy = dmu_bio_copy(db->db_data + bufoff, tocpy, bio,
+		    bio_offset);
 
 		if (tocpy == db->db_size)
 			dmu_buf_fill_done(db, tx);
@@ -1196,7 +1197,7 @@ dmu_write_req(objset_t *os, uint64_t object, struct request *req, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 
 		size -= tocpy;
 		offset += didcpy;
-		req_offset += didcpy;
+		bio_offset += didcpy;
 		err = 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/module/zfs/vdev_disk.c b/module/zfs/vdev_disk.c
index 380ede35b..e7e2b3b93 100644
--- a/module/zfs/vdev_disk.c
+++ b/module/zfs/vdev_disk.c
@@ -496,6 +496,22 @@ bio_map(struct bio *bio, void *bio_ptr, unsigned int bio_size)
 	return (bio_size);
 }
 
+static inline void
+vdev_submit_bio(int rw, struct bio *bio)
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_CURRENT_BIO_TAIL
+	struct bio **bio_tail = current->bio_tail;
+	current->bio_tail = NULL;
+	submit_bio(rw, bio);
+	current->bio_tail = bio_tail;
+#else
+	struct bio_list *bio_list = current->bio_list;
+	current->bio_list = NULL;
+	submit_bio(rw, bio);
+	current->bio_list = bio_list;
+#endif
+}
+
 static int
 __vdev_disk_physio(struct block_device *bdev, zio_t *zio, caddr_t kbuf_ptr,
     size_t kbuf_size, uint64_t kbuf_offset, int flags)
@@ -571,7 +587,7 @@ retry:
 		bio_offset += BIO_BI_SIZE(dr->dr_bio[i]);
 	}
 
-	/* Extra reference to protect dio_request during submit_bio */
+	/* Extra reference to protect dio_request during vdev_submit_bio */
 	vdev_disk_dio_get(dr);
 	if (zio)
 		zio->io_delay = jiffies_64;
@@ -579,7 +595,7 @@ retry:
 	/* Submit all bio's associated with this dio */
 	for (i = 0; i < dr->dr_bio_count; i++)
 		if (dr->dr_bio[i])
-			submit_bio(dr->dr_rw, dr->dr_bio[i]);
+			vdev_submit_bio(dr->dr_rw, dr->dr_bio[i]);
 
 	/*
 	 * On synchronous blocking requests we wait for all bio the completion
@@ -645,7 +661,7 @@ vdev_disk_io_flush(struct block_device *bdev, zio_t *zio)
 	bio->bi_private = zio;
 	bio->bi_bdev = bdev;
 	zio->io_delay = jiffies_64;
-	submit_bio(VDEV_WRITE_FLUSH_FUA, bio);
+	vdev_submit_bio(VDEV_WRITE_FLUSH_FUA, bio);
 	invalidate_bdev(bdev);
 
 	return (0);
diff --git a/module/zfs/zvol.c b/module/zfs/zvol.c
index 0c6cddef4..074ec51e6 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zvol.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zvol.c
@@ -50,10 +50,8 @@
 
 unsigned int zvol_inhibit_dev = 0;
 unsigned int zvol_major = ZVOL_MAJOR;
-unsigned int zvol_threads = 32;
 unsigned long zvol_max_discard_blocks = 16384;
 
-static taskq_t *zvol_taskq;
 static kmutex_t zvol_state_lock;
 static list_t zvol_state_list;
 static char *zvol_tag = "zvol_tag";
@@ -590,34 +588,24 @@ zvol_log_write(zvol_state_t *zv, dmu_tx_t *tx, uint64_t offset,
 	}
 }
 
-/*
- * Common write path running under the zvol taskq context.  This function
- * is responsible for copying the request structure data in to the DMU and
- * signaling the request queue with the result of the copy.
- */
-static void
-zvol_write(void *arg)
+static int
+zvol_write(struct bio *bio)
 {
-	struct request *req = (struct request *)arg;
-	struct request_queue *q = req->q;
-	zvol_state_t *zv = q->queuedata;
-	fstrans_cookie_t cookie = spl_fstrans_mark();
-	uint64_t offset = blk_rq_pos(req) << 9;
-	uint64_t size = blk_rq_bytes(req);
+	zvol_state_t *zv = bio->bi_bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
+	uint64_t offset = BIO_BI_SECTOR(bio) << 9;
+	uint64_t size = BIO_BI_SIZE(bio);
 	int error = 0;
 	dmu_tx_t *tx;
 	rl_t *rl;
 
-	if (req->cmd_flags & VDEV_REQ_FLUSH)
+	if (bio->bi_rw & VDEV_REQ_FLUSH)
 		zil_commit(zv->zv_zilog, ZVOL_OBJ);
 
 	/*
 	 * Some requests are just for flush and nothing else.
 	 */
-	if (size == 0) {
-		error = 0;
+	if (size == 0)
 		goto out;
-	}
 
 	rl = zfs_range_lock(&zv->zv_znode, offset, size, RL_WRITER);
 
@@ -632,96 +620,77 @@ zvol_write(void *arg)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	error = dmu_write_req(zv->zv_objset, ZVOL_OBJ, req, tx);
+	error = dmu_write_bio(zv->zv_objset, ZVOL_OBJ, bio, tx);
 	if (error == 0)
 		zvol_log_write(zv, tx, offset, size,
-		    req->cmd_flags & VDEV_REQ_FUA);
+		    !!(bio->bi_rw & VDEV_REQ_FUA));
 
 	dmu_tx_commit(tx);
 	zfs_range_unlock(rl);
 
-	if ((req->cmd_flags & VDEV_REQ_FUA) ||
+	if ((bio->bi_rw & VDEV_REQ_FUA) ||
 	    zv->zv_objset->os_sync == ZFS_SYNC_ALWAYS)
 		zil_commit(zv->zv_zilog, ZVOL_OBJ);
 
 out:
-	blk_end_request(req, -error, size);
-	spl_fstrans_unmark(cookie);
+	return (error);
 }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_BLK_QUEUE_DISCARD
-static void
-zvol_discard(void *arg)
+static int
+zvol_discard(struct bio *bio)
 {
-	struct request *req = (struct request *)arg;
-	struct request_queue *q = req->q;
-	zvol_state_t *zv = q->queuedata;
-	fstrans_cookie_t cookie = spl_fstrans_mark();
-	uint64_t start = blk_rq_pos(req) << 9;
-	uint64_t end = start + blk_rq_bytes(req);
+	zvol_state_t *zv = bio->bi_bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
+	uint64_t start = BIO_BI_SECTOR(bio) << 9;
+	uint64_t size = BIO_BI_SIZE(bio);
+	uint64_t end = start + size;
 	int error;
 	rl_t *rl;
 
-	if (end > zv->zv_volsize) {
-		error = EIO;
-		goto out;
-	}
+	if (end > zv->zv_volsize)
+		return (SET_ERROR(EIO));
 
 	/*
 	 * Align the request to volume block boundaries. If we don't,
 	 * then this will force dnode_free_range() to zero out the
 	 * unaligned parts, which is slow (read-modify-write) and
 	 * useless since we are not freeing any space by doing so.
+	 * XXX: We should handle secure discard by zeroing out unaligned parts.
 	 */
 	start = P2ROUNDUP(start, zv->zv_volblocksize);
 	end = P2ALIGN(end, zv->zv_volblocksize);
 
-	if (start >= end) {
-		error = 0;
-		goto out;
-	}
+	if (start >= end)
+		return (0);
 
-	rl = zfs_range_lock(&zv->zv_znode, start, end - start, RL_WRITER);
+	rl = zfs_range_lock(&zv->zv_znode, start, size, RL_WRITER);
 
-	error = dmu_free_long_range(zv->zv_objset, ZVOL_OBJ, start, end-start);
+	error = dmu_free_long_range(zv->zv_objset, ZVOL_OBJ, start, size);
 
 	/*
 	 * TODO: maybe we should add the operation to the log.
 	 */
 
 	zfs_range_unlock(rl);
-out:
-	blk_end_request(req, -error, blk_rq_bytes(req));
-	spl_fstrans_unmark(cookie);
-}
-#endif /* HAVE_BLK_QUEUE_DISCARD */
 
-/*
- * Common read path running under the zvol taskq context.  This function
- * is responsible for copying the requested data out of the DMU and in to
- * a linux request structure.  It then must signal the request queue with
- * an error code describing the result of the copy.
- */
-static void
-zvol_read(void *arg)
+	return (error);
+}
+
+static int
+zvol_read(struct bio *bio)
 {
-	struct request *req = (struct request *)arg;
-	struct request_queue *q = req->q;
-	zvol_state_t *zv = q->queuedata;
-	fstrans_cookie_t cookie = spl_fstrans_mark();
-	uint64_t offset = blk_rq_pos(req) << 9;
-	uint64_t size = blk_rq_bytes(req);
+	zvol_state_t *zv = bio->bi_bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
+	uint64_t offset = BIO_BI_SECTOR(bio) << 9;
+	uint64_t len = BIO_BI_SIZE(bio);
 	int error;
 	rl_t *rl;
 
-	if (size == 0) {
-		error = 0;
-		goto out;
-	}
+	if (len == 0)
+		return (0);
 
-	rl = zfs_range_lock(&zv->zv_znode, offset, size, RL_READER);
 
-	error = dmu_read_req(zv->zv_objset, ZVOL_OBJ, req);
+	rl = zfs_range_lock(&zv->zv_znode, offset, len, RL_READER);
+
+	error = dmu_read_bio(zv->zv_objset, ZVOL_OBJ, bio);
 
 	zfs_range_unlock(rl);
 
@@ -729,91 +698,50 @@ zvol_read(void *arg)
 	if (error == ECKSUM)
 		error = SET_ERROR(EIO);
 
-out:
-	blk_end_request(req, -error, size);
-	spl_fstrans_unmark(cookie);
+	return (error);
 }
 
-/*
- * Request will be added back to the request queue and retried if
- * it cannot be immediately dispatched to the taskq for handling
- */
-static inline void
-zvol_dispatch(task_func_t func, struct request *req)
-{
-	if (!taskq_dispatch(zvol_taskq, func, (void *)req, TQ_NOSLEEP))
-		blk_requeue_request(req->q, req);
-}
-
-/*
- * Common request path.  Rather than registering a custom make_request()
- * function we use the generic Linux version.  This is done because it allows
- * us to easily merge read requests which would otherwise we performed
- * synchronously by the DMU.  This is less critical in write case where the
- * DMU will perform the correct merging within a transaction group.  Using
- * the generic make_request() also let's use leverage the fact that the
- * elevator with ensure correct ordering in regards to barrior IOs.  On
- * the downside it means that in the write case we end up doing request
- * merging twice once in the elevator and once in the DMU.
- *
- * The request handler is called under a spin lock so all the real work
- * is handed off to be done in the context of the zvol taskq.  This function
- * simply performs basic request sanity checking and hands off the request.
- */
-static void
-zvol_request(struct request_queue *q)
+static MAKE_REQUEST_FN_RET
+zvol_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 {
 	zvol_state_t *zv = q->queuedata;
-	struct request *req;
-	unsigned int size;
+	fstrans_cookie_t cookie = spl_fstrans_mark();
+	uint64_t offset = BIO_BI_SECTOR(bio);
+	unsigned int sectors = bio_sectors(bio);
+	int error = 0;
 
-	while ((req = blk_fetch_request(q)) != NULL) {
-		size = blk_rq_bytes(req);
-
-		if (size != 0 && blk_rq_pos(req) + blk_rq_sectors(req) >
-		    get_capacity(zv->zv_disk)) {
-			printk(KERN_INFO
-			    "%s: bad access: block=%llu, count=%lu\n",
-			    req->rq_disk->disk_name,
-			    (long long unsigned)blk_rq_pos(req),
-			    (long unsigned)blk_rq_sectors(req));
-			__blk_end_request(req, -EIO, size);
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		if (!blk_fs_request(req)) {
-			printk(KERN_INFO "%s: non-fs cmd\n",
-			    req->rq_disk->disk_name);
-			__blk_end_request(req, -EIO, size);
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		switch ((int)rq_data_dir(req)) {
-		case READ:
-			zvol_dispatch(zvol_read, req);
-			break;
-		case WRITE:
-			if (unlikely(zv->zv_flags & ZVOL_RDONLY)) {
-				__blk_end_request(req, -EROFS, size);
-				break;
-			}
-
-#ifdef HAVE_BLK_QUEUE_DISCARD
-			if (req->cmd_flags & VDEV_REQ_DISCARD) {
-				zvol_dispatch(zvol_discard, req);
-				break;
-			}
-#endif /* HAVE_BLK_QUEUE_DISCARD */
-
-			zvol_dispatch(zvol_write, req);
-			break;
-		default:
-			printk(KERN_INFO "%s: unknown cmd: %d\n",
-			    req->rq_disk->disk_name, (int)rq_data_dir(req));
-			__blk_end_request(req, -EIO, size);
-			break;
-		}
+	if (bio_has_data(bio) && offset + sectors >
+	    get_capacity(zv->zv_disk)) {
+		printk(KERN_INFO
+		    "%s: bad access: block=%llu, count=%lu\n",
+		    zv->zv_disk->disk_name,
+		    (long long unsigned)offset,
+		    (long unsigned)sectors);
+		error = SET_ERROR(EIO);
+		goto out;
 	}
+
+	if (bio_data_dir(bio) == WRITE) {
+		if (unlikely(zv->zv_flags & ZVOL_RDONLY)) {
+			error = SET_ERROR(EROFS);
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		if (bio->bi_rw & VDEV_REQ_DISCARD) {
+			error = zvol_discard(bio);
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		error = zvol_write(bio);
+	} else
+		error = zvol_read(bio);
+
+out:
+	bio_endio(bio, -error);
+	spl_fstrans_unmark(cookie);
+#ifdef HAVE_MAKE_REQUEST_FN_RET_INT
+	return (0);
+#endif
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1259,25 +1187,17 @@ static zvol_state_t *
 zvol_alloc(dev_t dev, const char *name)
 {
 	zvol_state_t *zv;
-	int error = 0;
 
 	zv = kmem_zalloc(sizeof (zvol_state_t), KM_SLEEP);
 
 	spin_lock_init(&zv->zv_lock);
 	list_link_init(&zv->zv_next);
 
-	zv->zv_queue = blk_init_queue(zvol_request, &zv->zv_lock);
+	zv->zv_queue = blk_alloc_queue(GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (zv->zv_queue == NULL)
 		goto out_kmem;
 
-#ifdef HAVE_ELEVATOR_CHANGE
-	error = elevator_change(zv->zv_queue, "noop");
-#endif /* HAVE_ELEVATOR_CHANGE */
-	if (error) {
-		printk("ZFS: Unable to set \"%s\" scheduler for zvol %s: %d\n",
-		    "noop", name, error);
-		goto out_queue;
-	}
+	blk_queue_make_request(zv->zv_queue, zvol_request);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_BLK_QUEUE_FLUSH
 	blk_queue_flush(zv->zv_queue, VDEV_REQ_FLUSH | VDEV_REQ_FUA);
@@ -1418,13 +1338,11 @@ __zvol_create_minor(const char *name, boolean_t ignore_snapdev)
 	blk_queue_max_segment_size(zv->zv_queue, UINT_MAX);
 	blk_queue_physical_block_size(zv->zv_queue, zv->zv_volblocksize);
 	blk_queue_io_opt(zv->zv_queue, zv->zv_volblocksize);
-#ifdef HAVE_BLK_QUEUE_DISCARD
 	blk_queue_max_discard_sectors(zv->zv_queue,
 	    (zvol_max_discard_blocks * zv->zv_volblocksize) >> 9);
 	blk_queue_discard_granularity(zv->zv_queue, zv->zv_volblocksize);
 	queue_flag_set_unlocked(QUEUE_FLAG_DISCARD, zv->zv_queue);
-#endif
-#ifdef HAVE_BLK_QUEUE_NONROT
+#ifdef QUEUE_FLAG_NONROT
 	queue_flag_set_unlocked(QUEUE_FLAG_NONROT, zv->zv_queue);
 #endif
 #ifdef QUEUE_FLAG_ADD_RANDOM
@@ -1651,7 +1569,6 @@ zvol_set_snapdev(const char *dsname, uint64_t snapdev) {
 int
 zvol_init(void)
 {
-	int threads = MIN(MAX(zvol_threads, 1), 1024);
 	int error;
 
 	list_create(&zvol_state_list, sizeof (zvol_state_t),
@@ -1659,18 +1576,10 @@ zvol_init(void)
 
 	mutex_init(&zvol_state_lock, NULL, MUTEX_DEFAULT, NULL);
 
-	zvol_taskq = taskq_create(ZVOL_DRIVER, threads, maxclsyspri,
-	    threads * 2, INT_MAX, TASKQ_PREPOPULATE | TASKQ_DYNAMIC);
-	if (zvol_taskq == NULL) {
-		printk(KERN_INFO "ZFS: taskq_create() failed\n");
-		error = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out1;
-	}
-
 	error = register_blkdev(zvol_major, ZVOL_DRIVER);
 	if (error) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO "ZFS: register_blkdev() failed %d\n", error);
-		goto out2;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	blk_register_region(MKDEV(zvol_major, 0), 1UL << MINORBITS,
@@ -1678,9 +1587,7 @@ zvol_init(void)
 
 	return (0);
 
-out2:
-	taskq_destroy(zvol_taskq);
-out1:
+out:
 	mutex_destroy(&zvol_state_lock);
 	list_destroy(&zvol_state_list);
 
@@ -1693,7 +1600,6 @@ zvol_fini(void)
 	zvol_remove_minors(NULL);
 	blk_unregister_region(MKDEV(zvol_major, 0), 1UL << MINORBITS);
 	unregister_blkdev(zvol_major, ZVOL_DRIVER);
-	taskq_destroy(zvol_taskq);
 	mutex_destroy(&zvol_state_lock);
 	list_destroy(&zvol_state_list);
 }
@@ -1704,8 +1610,5 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(zvol_inhibit_dev, "Do not create zvol device nodes");
 module_param(zvol_major, uint, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(zvol_major, "Major number for zvol device");
 
-module_param(zvol_threads, uint, 0444);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(zvol_threads, "Max number of threads to handle I/O requests");
-
 module_param(zvol_max_discard_blocks, ulong, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(zvol_max_discard_blocks, "Max number of blocks to discard");