diff --git a/include/linux/workqueue.h b/include/linux/workqueue.h
index d9968bfc8eac..4b2cb54a68b2 100644
--- a/include/linux/workqueue.h
+++ b/include/linux/workqueue.h
@@ -127,6 +127,21 @@ struct rcu_work {
 	struct workqueue_struct *wq;
 };
 
+/*
+ * If a work may do disk IO, it is recommended to use struct io_work
+ * instead of struct work_struct.
+ */
+struct io_work {
+	struct work_struct work;
+
+	/* If the work does submit_bio, io priority may be needed. */
+	unsigned short ioprio;
+	/* Record kworker's original io priority. */
+	unsigned short ori_ioprio;
+	/* Whether the work has set io priority? */
+	long ioprio_flag;
+};
+
 enum wq_affn_scope {
 	WQ_AFFN_DFL,			/* use system default */
 	WQ_AFFN_CPU,			/* one pod per CPU */
@@ -218,6 +233,11 @@ static inline struct rcu_work *to_rcu_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	return container_of(work, struct rcu_work, work);
 }
 
+static inline struct io_work *to_io_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	return container_of(work, struct io_work, work);
+}
+
 struct execute_work {
 	struct work_struct work;
 };
@@ -347,6 +367,18 @@ static inline unsigned int work_static(struct work_struct *work) { return 0; }
 #define INIT_RCU_WORK_ONSTACK(_work, _func)				\
 	INIT_WORK_ONSTACK(&(_work)->work, (_func))
 
+#define INIT_IO_WORK(_work, _func)					\
+	do {								\
+		INIT_WORK(&(_work)->work, (_func));			\
+		(_work)->ioprio_flag = 0;				\
+	} while (0)
+
+#define INIT_IO_WORK_ONSTACK(_work, _func)				\
+	do {								\
+		INIT_WORK_ONSTACK(&(_work)->work, (_func));		\
+		(_work)->ioprio_flag = 0;				\
+	} while (0)
+
 /**
  * work_pending - Find out whether a work item is currently pending
  * @work: The work item in question
@@ -552,6 +584,10 @@ extern bool mod_delayed_work_on(int cpu, struct workqueue_struct *wq,
 			struct delayed_work *dwork, unsigned long delay);
 extern bool queue_rcu_work(struct workqueue_struct *wq, struct rcu_work *rwork);
 
+extern void set_io_work_ioprio(struct io_work *work, unsigned short ioprio);
+extern void may_adjust_io_work_task_ioprio(struct io_work *work);
+extern void restore_io_work_task_ioprio(struct io_work *work);
+
 extern void __flush_workqueue(struct workqueue_struct *wq);
 extern void drain_workqueue(struct workqueue_struct *wq);
 
@@ -636,6 +672,17 @@ static inline bool queue_delayed_work(struct workqueue_struct *wq,
 	return queue_delayed_work_on(WORK_CPU_UNBOUND, wq, dwork, delay);
 }
 
+/**
+ * queue_io_work - queue io work on a workqueue
+ * @wq: workqueue to use
+ * @iowork: io work to queue
+ */
+static inline bool queue_io_work(struct workqueue_struct *wq,
+				      struct io_work *iowork)
+{
+	return queue_work(wq, &(iowork->work));
+}
+
 /**
  * mod_delayed_work - modify delay of or queue a delayed work
  * @wq: workqueue to use
diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 3fbaecfc88c2..a55b74d5f560 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -2652,6 +2652,56 @@ bool queue_rcu_work(struct workqueue_struct *wq, struct rcu_work *rwork)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(queue_rcu_work);
 
+/**
+ * set_io_work_ioprio - set io priority for the current io work
+ * @iowork: the io work to be set
+ * @ioprio: desired io priority
+ *
+ * This function can be called after INIT_IO_WORK if the io priority
+ * of the io work needs to adjust. And it is recommended to use this
+ * function together with may_adjust_io_work_task_ioprio() and
+ * restore_io_work_task_ioprio().
+ */
+void set_io_work_ioprio(struct io_work *iowork, unsigned short ioprio)
+{
+	iowork->ioprio = ioprio;
+	iowork->ioprio_flag = 1;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_io_work_ioprio);
+
+/**
+ * may_adjust_io_work_task_ioprio - maybe adjust the io priority of kworker
+ * @iowork: the io work that kworker will do
+ *
+ * It is recommended to use this function together with set_io_work_ioprio()
+ * and restore_io_work_task_ioprio().
+ */
+void may_adjust_io_work_task_ioprio(struct io_work *iowork)
+{
+	if (iowork->ioprio_flag) {
+		iowork->ori_ioprio = get_current_ioprio();
+		set_task_ioprio(current, iowork->ioprio);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(may_adjust_io_work_task_ioprio);
+
+/**
+ * restore_io_work_task_ioprio - restore the io priority of kworker
+ * @iowork: the io work that kworker just did
+ *
+ * When kworker finishes the io work, the original io priority of
+ * kworker should be restored. It is recommended to use this function
+ * together with set_io_work_ioprio() and may_adjust_io_work_task_ioprio().
+ */
+void restore_io_work_task_ioprio(struct io_work *iowork)
+{
+	if (iowork->ioprio_flag) {
+		set_task_ioprio(current, iowork->ori_ioprio);
+		iowork->ioprio_flag = 0;
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(restore_io_work_task_ioprio);
+
 static struct worker *alloc_worker(int node)
 {
 	struct worker *worker;
