diff --git a/block/as-iosched.c b/block/as-iosched.c
index ec6b940..6d2468b 100644
--- a/block/as-iosched.c
+++ b/block/as-iosched.c
@@ -1338,7 +1338,7 @@ static int as_may_queue(struct request_queue *q, int rw)
 
 /* Called with queue lock held */
 static void *as_alloc_as_queue(struct request_queue *q,
-				struct elevator_queue *eq, gfp_t gfp_mask)
+		struct elevator_queue *eq, gfp_t gfp_mask, struct io_queue *ioq)
 {
 	struct as_queue *asq;
 	struct as_data *ad = eq->elevator_data;
diff --git a/block/deadline-iosched.c b/block/deadline-iosched.c
index 5b017da..6e69ea3 100644
--- a/block/deadline-iosched.c
+++ b/block/deadline-iosched.c
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ dispatch_request:
 }
 
 static void *deadline_alloc_deadline_queue(struct request_queue *q,
-				struct elevator_queue *eq, gfp_t gfp_mask)
+		struct elevator_queue *eq, gfp_t gfp_mask, struct io_queue *ioq)
 {
 	struct deadline_queue *dq;
 
diff --git a/block/elevator-fq.c b/block/elevator-fq.c
index 840b73b..0289fff 100644
--- a/block/elevator-fq.c
+++ b/block/elevator-fq.c
@@ -767,7 +767,10 @@ int elv_init_ioq(struct elevator_queue *eq, struct io_queue *ioq, pid_t pid,
 	RB_CLEAR_NODE(&ioq->entity.rb_node);
 	atomic_set(&ioq->ref, 0);
 	ioq->efqd = eq->efqd;
-	ioq->pid = pid;
+	if (elv_iosched_single_ioq(eq))
+		ioq->pid = 0;
+	else
+		ioq->pid = current->pid;
 
 	elv_ioq_set_ioprio_class(ioq, IOPRIO_CLASS_BE);
 	elv_ioq_set_ioprio(ioq, IOPRIO_NORM);
@@ -801,6 +804,12 @@ put_io_group_queues(struct elevator_queue *e, struct io_group *iog)
 
 	/* Free up async idle queue */
 	elv_release_ioq(e, &iog->async_idle_queue);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_GROUP_IOSCHED
+	/* Optimization for io schedulers having single ioq */
+	if (elv_iosched_single_ioq(e))
+		elv_release_ioq(e, &iog->ioq);
+#endif
 }
 
 void *elv_io_group_async_queue_prio(struct io_group *iog, int ioprio_class,
@@ -1641,6 +1650,172 @@ int elv_io_group_allow_merge(struct request *rq, struct bio *bio)
 	return (iog == __iog);
 }
 
+/* Sets the single ioq associated with the io group. (noop, deadline, AS) */
+static inline void
+elv_io_group_set_ioq(struct io_group *iog, struct io_queue *ioq)
+{
+	/* io group reference. Will be dropped when group is destroyed. */
+	elv_get_ioq(ioq);
+	iog->ioq = ioq;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Find/Create the io queue the rq should go in. This is an optimization
+ * for the io schedulers (noop, deadline and AS) which maintain only single
+ * io queue per cgroup. In this case common layer can just maintain a
+ * pointer in group data structure and keeps track of it.
+ *
+ * For the io schdulers like cfq, which maintain multiple io queues per
+ * cgroup, and decide the io queue  of request based on process, this
+ * function is not invoked.
+ */
+int elv_set_request_ioq(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq,
+					gfp_t gfp_mask)
+{
+	struct elevator_queue *e = q->elevator;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	struct io_queue *ioq = NULL, *new_ioq = NULL;
+	struct io_group *iog;
+	void *sched_q = NULL, *new_sched_q = NULL;
+
+	if (!elv_iosched_fair_queuing_enabled(e))
+		return 0;
+
+	might_sleep_if(gfp_mask & __GFP_WAIT);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(q->queue_lock, flags);
+
+retry:
+	/* Determine the io group request belongs to */
+	iog = elv_io_get_io_group(q, 1);
+	BUG_ON(!iog);
+
+	/* Get the iosched queue */
+	ioq = iog->ioq;
+	if (!ioq) {
+		/* io queue and sched_queue needs to be allocated */
+		BUG_ON(!e->ops->elevator_alloc_sched_queue_fn);
+
+		if (new_ioq) {
+			goto alloc_sched_q;
+		} else if (gfp_mask & __GFP_WAIT) {
+			/*
+			 * Inform the allocator of the fact that we will
+			 * just repeat this allocation if it fails, to allow
+			 * the allocator to do whatever it needs to attempt to
+			 * free memory.
+			 */
+			spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
+			new_ioq = elv_alloc_ioq(q, gfp_mask | __GFP_NOFAIL
+							| __GFP_ZERO);
+			spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
+			goto retry;
+		} else {
+			ioq = elv_alloc_ioq(q, gfp_mask | __GFP_ZERO);
+			if (!ioq)
+				goto queue_fail;
+		}
+
+alloc_sched_q:
+		if (new_sched_q) {
+			ioq = new_ioq;
+			new_ioq = NULL;
+			sched_q = new_sched_q;
+			new_sched_q = NULL;
+		} else if (gfp_mask & __GFP_WAIT) {
+			/*
+			 * Inform the allocator of the fact that we will
+			 * just repeat this allocation if it fails, to allow
+			 * the allocator to do whatever it needs to attempt to
+			 * free memory.
+			 */
+			spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
+			/* Call io scheduer to create scheduler queue */
+			new_sched_q = e->ops->elevator_alloc_sched_queue_fn(q,
+					e, gfp_mask | __GFP_NOFAIL
+					| __GFP_ZERO, new_ioq);
+			spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
+			goto retry;
+		} else {
+			sched_q = e->ops->elevator_alloc_sched_queue_fn(q, e,
+						gfp_mask | __GFP_ZERO, ioq);
+			if (!sched_q) {
+				elv_free_ioq(ioq);
+				goto queue_fail;
+			}
+		}
+
+		elv_init_ioq(e, ioq, current->pid, 1);
+		elv_init_ioq_io_group(ioq, iog);
+		elv_init_ioq_sched_queue(e, ioq, sched_q);
+
+		elv_io_group_set_ioq(iog, ioq);
+		elv_mark_ioq_sync(ioq);
+		elv_get_iog(iog);
+	}
+
+	if (new_sched_q)
+		e->ops->elevator_free_sched_queue_fn(q->elevator, new_sched_q);
+
+	if (new_ioq)
+		elv_free_ioq(new_ioq);
+
+	/* Request reference */
+	elv_get_ioq(ioq);
+	rq->ioq = ioq;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
+	return 0;
+
+queue_fail:
+	WARN_ON((gfp_mask & __GFP_WAIT) && !ioq);
+	elv_schedule_dispatch(q);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Find out the io queue of current task. Optimization for single ioq
+ * per io group io schedulers.
+ */
+struct io_queue *elv_lookup_ioq_current(struct request_queue *q)
+{
+	struct io_group *iog;
+
+	/* Determine the io group and io queue of the bio submitting task */
+	iog = elv_io_get_io_group(q, 0);
+	if (!iog) {
+		/* May be task belongs to a cgroup for which io group has
+		 * not been setup yet. */
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return iog->ioq;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This request has been serviced. Clean up ioq info and drop the reference.
+ * Again this is called only for single queue per cgroup schedulers (noop,
+ * deadline, AS).
+ */
+void elv_reset_request_ioq(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
+{
+	struct io_queue *ioq = rq->ioq;
+
+	if (!elv_iosched_fair_queuing_enabled(q->elevator))
+		return;
+
+	if (ioq) {
+		rq->ioq = NULL;
+		elv_put_ioq(ioq);
+	}
+}
+
+static inline int is_only_root_group(void)
+{
+	if (list_empty(&io_root_cgroup.css.cgroup->children))
+		return 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #else /* CONFIG_GROUP_IOSCHED */
 
 static inline unsigned int iog_weight(struct io_group *iog) { return 0; }
@@ -1678,6 +1853,11 @@ static void io_free_root_group(struct elevator_queue *e)
 int elv_iog_should_idle(struct io_queue *ioq) { return 0; }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(elv_iog_should_idle);
 
+static inline int is_only_root_group(void)
+{
+	return 1;
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_GROUP_IOSCHED */
 
 /*
@@ -1917,6 +2097,14 @@ static int elv_should_preempt(struct request_queue *q, struct io_queue *new_ioq,
 	struct io_entity *entity, *new_entity;
 	struct io_group *iog = NULL, *new_iog = NULL;
 
+	/*
+	 * Currently only CFQ has preemption logic. Other schedulers don't
+	 * have any notion of preemption across classes or preemption with-in
+	 * class etc.
+	 */
+	if (elv_iosched_single_ioq(eq))
+		return 0;
+
 	ioq = elv_active_ioq(eq);
 
 	if (!ioq)
@@ -2196,6 +2384,14 @@ void *elv_select_ioq(struct request_queue *q, int force)
 			goto expire;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * If there is only root group present, don't expire the queue for
+	 * single queue ioschedulers (noop, deadline, AS).
+	 */
+
+	if (is_only_root_group() && elv_iosched_single_ioq(q->elevator))
+		goto keep_queue;
+
 	/* We are waiting for this group to become busy before it expires.*/
 	if (elv_iog_wait_busy(iog)) {
 		ioq = NULL;
@@ -2382,6 +2578,19 @@ void elv_ioq_completed_request(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
 			elv_clear_ioq_slice_new(ioq);
 		}
 		/*
+		 * If there is only root group present, don't expire the queue
+		 * for single queue ioschedulers (noop, deadline, AS). It is
+		 * unnecessary overhead.
+		 */
+
+		if (is_only_root_group() &&
+			elv_iosched_single_ioq(q->elevator)) {
+			elv_log_ioq(efqd, ioq, "select: only root group,"
+					" no expiry");
+			goto done;
+		}
+
+		/*
 		 * If there are no requests waiting in this queue, and
 		 * there are other queues ready to issue requests, AND
 		 * those other queues are issuing requests within our
diff --git a/block/elevator-fq.h b/block/elevator-fq.h
index b9f3fc7..a63308b 100644
--- a/block/elevator-fq.h
+++ b/block/elevator-fq.h
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ struct io_group {
 	/* Store cgroup path */
 	char path[128];
 #endif
+
+	/* Single ioq per group, used for noop, deadline, anticipatory */
+	struct io_queue *ioq;
 };
 
 struct io_cgroup {
@@ -418,6 +421,11 @@ static inline void elv_get_iog(struct io_group *iog)
 	atomic_inc(&iog->ref);
 }
 
+extern int elv_set_request_ioq(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq,
+					gfp_t gfp_mask);
+extern void elv_reset_request_ioq(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq);
+extern struct io_queue *elv_lookup_ioq_current(struct request_queue *q);
+
 #else /* !GROUP_IOSCHED */
 
 static inline int elv_io_group_allow_merge(struct request *rq, struct bio *bio)
@@ -435,6 +443,20 @@ elv_io_get_io_group(struct request_queue *q, int create)
 	return q->elevator->efqd->root_group;
 }
 
+static inline int
+elv_set_request_ioq(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq, gfp_t gfp_mask)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline void
+elv_reset_request_ioq(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq) { }
+
+static inline struct io_queue *elv_lookup_ioq_current(struct request_queue *q)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 #endif /* GROUP_IOSCHED */
 
 extern ssize_t elv_slice_sync_show(struct elevator_queue *q, char *name);
@@ -529,6 +551,20 @@ static inline int elv_io_group_allow_merge(struct request *rq, struct bio *bio)
 {
 	return 1;
 }
+static inline int
+elv_set_request_ioq(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq, gfp_t gfp_mask)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline void
+elv_reset_request_ioq(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq) { }
+
+static inline struct io_queue *elv_lookup_ioq_current(struct request_queue *q)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_ELV_FAIR_QUEUING */
 #endif /* _ELV_SCHED_H */
 #endif /* CONFIG_BLOCK */
diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
index 0b7c5a6..bc43edd 100644
--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -228,9 +228,17 @@ elevator_alloc_sched_queue(struct request_queue *q, struct elevator_queue *eq)
 {
 	void *sched_queue = NULL;
 
+	/*
+	 * If fair queuing is enabled, then queue allocation takes place
+	 * during set_request() functions when request actually comes
+	 * in.
+	 */
+	if (elv_iosched_fair_queuing_enabled(eq))
+		return NULL;
+
 	if (eq->ops->elevator_alloc_sched_queue_fn) {
 		sched_queue = eq->ops->elevator_alloc_sched_queue_fn(q, eq,
-								GFP_KERNEL);
+							GFP_KERNEL, NULL);
 		if (!sched_queue)
 			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
@@ -861,6 +869,13 @@ int elv_set_request(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
 	struct elevator_queue *e = q->elevator;
 
+	/*
+	 * Optimization for noop, deadline and AS which maintain only single
+	 * ioq per io group
+	 */
+	if (elv_iosched_single_ioq(e))
+		return elv_set_request_ioq(q, rq, gfp_mask);
+
 	if (e->ops->elevator_set_req_fn)
 		return e->ops->elevator_set_req_fn(q, rq, gfp_mask);
 
@@ -872,6 +887,15 @@ void elv_put_request(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
 {
 	struct elevator_queue *e = q->elevator;
 
+	/*
+	 * Optimization for noop, deadline and AS which maintain only single
+	 * ioq per io group
+	 */
+	if (elv_iosched_single_ioq(e)) {
+		elv_reset_request_ioq(q, rq);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (e->ops->elevator_put_req_fn)
 		e->ops->elevator_put_req_fn(rq);
 }
@@ -1256,9 +1280,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(elv_select_sched_queue);
 
 /*
  * Get the io scheduler queue pointer for current task.
+ *
+ * If fair queuing is enabled, determine the io group of task and retrieve
+ * the ioq pointer from that. This is used by only single queue ioschedulers
+ * for retrieving the queue associated with the group to decide whether the
+ * new bio can do a front merge or not.
  */
 void *elv_get_sched_queue_current(struct request_queue *q)
 {
-	return q->elevator->sched_queue;
+	/* Fair queuing is not enabled. There is only one queue. */
+	if (!elv_iosched_fair_queuing_enabled(q->elevator))
+		return q->elevator->sched_queue;
+
+	return elv_ioq_sched_queue(elv_lookup_ioq_current(q));
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(elv_get_sched_queue_current);
diff --git a/block/noop-iosched.c b/block/noop-iosched.c
index d587832..731dbf2 100644
--- a/block/noop-iosched.c
+++ b/block/noop-iosched.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ noop_latter_request(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
 }
 
 static void *noop_alloc_noop_queue(struct request_queue *q,
-				struct elevator_queue *eq, gfp_t gfp_mask)
+		struct elevator_queue *eq, gfp_t gfp_mask, struct io_queue *ioq)
 {
 	struct noop_queue *nq;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/elevator.h b/include/linux/elevator.h
index 2c6b0c7..77c1fa5 100644
--- a/include/linux/elevator.h
+++ b/include/linux/elevator.h
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ typedef void (elevator_deactivate_req_fn) (struct request_queue *, struct reques
 typedef void *(elevator_init_fn) (struct request_queue *,
 					struct elevator_queue *);
 typedef void (elevator_exit_fn) (struct elevator_queue *);
-typedef void* (elevator_alloc_sched_queue_fn) (struct request_queue *q,
-					struct elevator_queue *eq, gfp_t);
 typedef void (elevator_free_sched_queue_fn) (struct elevator_queue*, void *);
+typedef void* (elevator_alloc_sched_queue_fn) (struct request_queue *q,
+		struct elevator_queue *eq, gfp_t, struct io_queue *ioq);
 #ifdef CONFIG_ELV_FAIR_QUEUING
 typedef void (elevator_active_ioq_set_fn) (struct request_queue*, void *, int);
 typedef void (elevator_active_ioq_reset_fn) (struct request_queue *, void*);
@@ -245,17 +245,31 @@ enum {
 /* iosched wants to use fair queuing logic of elevator layer */
 #define	ELV_IOSCHED_NEED_FQ	1
 
+/* iosched maintains only single ioq per group.*/
+#define ELV_IOSCHED_SINGLE_IOQ        2
+
 static inline int elv_iosched_fair_queuing_enabled(struct elevator_queue *e)
 {
 	return (e->elevator_type->elevator_features) & ELV_IOSCHED_NEED_FQ;
 }
 
+static inline int elv_iosched_single_ioq(struct elevator_queue *e)
+{
+	return (e->elevator_type->elevator_features) & ELV_IOSCHED_SINGLE_IOQ;
+}
+
 #else /* ELV_IOSCHED_FAIR_QUEUING */
 
 static inline int elv_iosched_fair_queuing_enabled(struct elevator_queue *e)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static inline int elv_iosched_single_ioq(struct elevator_queue *e)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #endif /* ELV_IOSCHED_FAIR_QUEUING */
 extern void *elv_get_sched_queue(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq);
 extern void *elv_select_sched_queue(struct request_queue *q, int force);
