diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/alloc.c b/drivers/md/bcache/alloc.c
index 458e1d38577d..004cc3cc6123 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/alloc.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/alloc.c
@@ -287,7 +287,8 @@ do {									\
 			break;						\
 									\
 		mutex_unlock(&(ca)->set->bucket_lock);			\
-		if (kthread_should_stop()) {				\
+		if (kthread_should_stop() ||				\
+		    test_bit(CACHE_SET_IO_DISABLE, &ca->set->flags)) {	\
 			set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);		\
 			return 0;					\
 		}							\
diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/bcache.h b/drivers/md/bcache/bcache.h
index 0380626bf525..7917b3820dd5 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/bcache.h
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/bcache.h
@@ -475,10 +475,15 @@ struct gc_stat {
  *
  * CACHE_SET_RUNNING means all cache devices have been registered and journal
  * replay is complete.
+ *
+ * CACHE_SET_IO_DISABLE is set when bcache is stopping the whold cache set, all
+ * external and internal I/O should be denied when this flag is set.
+ *
  */
 #define CACHE_SET_UNREGISTERING		0
 #define	CACHE_SET_STOPPING		1
 #define	CACHE_SET_RUNNING		2
+#define CACHE_SET_IO_DISABLE		3
 
 struct cache_set {
 	struct closure		cl;
@@ -868,6 +873,19 @@ static inline void wake_up_allocators(struct cache_set *c)
 		wake_up_process(ca->alloc_thread);
 }
 
+static inline void closure_bio_submit(struct cache_set *c,
+				      struct bio *bio,
+				      struct closure *cl)
+{
+	closure_get(cl);
+	if (unlikely(test_bit(CACHE_SET_IO_DISABLE, &c->flags))) {
+		bio->bi_status = BLK_STS_IOERR;
+		bio_endio(bio);
+		return;
+	}
+	generic_make_request(bio);
+}
+
 /* Forward declarations */
 
 void bch_count_io_errors(struct cache *, blk_status_t, int, const char *);
diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/btree.c b/drivers/md/bcache/btree.c
index fad9fe8817eb..8ca50f387a1d 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/btree.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/btree.c
@@ -1744,6 +1744,7 @@ static void bch_btree_gc(struct cache_set *c)
 
 	btree_gc_start(c);
 
+	/* if CACHE_SET_IO_DISABLE set, gc thread should stop too */
 	do {
 		ret = btree_root(gc_root, c, &op, &writes, &stats);
 		closure_sync(&writes);
@@ -1751,7 +1752,7 @@ static void bch_btree_gc(struct cache_set *c)
 
 		if (ret && ret != -EAGAIN)
 			pr_warn("gc failed!");
-	} while (ret);
+	} while (ret && !test_bit(CACHE_SET_IO_DISABLE, &c->flags));
 
 	bch_btree_gc_finish(c);
 	wake_up_allocators(c);
@@ -1789,9 +1790,12 @@ static int bch_gc_thread(void *arg)
 
 	while (1) {
 		wait_event_interruptible(c->gc_wait,
-			   kthread_should_stop() || gc_should_run(c));
+			   kthread_should_stop() ||
+			   test_bit(CACHE_SET_IO_DISABLE, &c->flags) ||
+			   gc_should_run(c));
 
-		if (kthread_should_stop())
+		if (kthread_should_stop() ||
+		    test_bit(CACHE_SET_IO_DISABLE, &c->flags))
 			break;
 
 		set_gc_sectors(c);
diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/io.c b/drivers/md/bcache/io.c
index a783c5a41ff1..8013ecbcdbda 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/io.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/io.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void __bch_submit_bbio(struct bio *bio, struct cache_set *c)
 	bio_set_dev(bio, PTR_CACHE(c, &b->key, 0)->bdev);
 
 	b->submit_time_us = local_clock_us();
-	closure_bio_submit(bio, bio->bi_private);
+	closure_bio_submit(c, bio, bio->bi_private);
 }
 
 void bch_submit_bbio(struct bio *bio, struct cache_set *c,
diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/journal.c b/drivers/md/bcache/journal.c
index 1b736b860739..c94085f400a4 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/journal.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/journal.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ reread:		left = ca->sb.bucket_size - offset;
 		bio_set_op_attrs(bio, REQ_OP_READ, 0);
 		bch_bio_map(bio, data);
 
-		closure_bio_submit(bio, &cl);
+		closure_bio_submit(ca->set, bio, &cl);
 		closure_sync(&cl);
 
 		/* This function could be simpler now since we no longer write
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ static void journal_write_unlocked(struct closure *cl)
 	spin_unlock(&c->journal.lock);
 
 	while ((bio = bio_list_pop(&list)))
-		closure_bio_submit(bio, cl);
+		closure_bio_submit(c, bio, cl);
 
 	continue_at(cl, journal_write_done, NULL);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/request.c b/drivers/md/bcache/request.c
index 1a46b41dac70..02296bda6384 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/request.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/request.c
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ static void cached_dev_read_error(struct closure *cl)
 
 		/* XXX: invalidate cache */
 
-		closure_bio_submit(bio, cl);
+		closure_bio_submit(s->iop.c, bio, cl);
 	}
 
 	continue_at(cl, cached_dev_cache_miss_done, NULL);
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ static int cached_dev_cache_miss(struct btree *b, struct search *s,
 	s->cache_miss	= miss;
 	s->iop.bio	= cache_bio;
 	bio_get(cache_bio);
-	closure_bio_submit(cache_bio, &s->cl);
+	closure_bio_submit(s->iop.c, cache_bio, &s->cl);
 
 	return ret;
 out_put:
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ static int cached_dev_cache_miss(struct btree *b, struct search *s,
 out_submit:
 	miss->bi_end_io		= request_endio;
 	miss->bi_private	= &s->cl;
-	closure_bio_submit(miss, &s->cl);
+	closure_bio_submit(s->iop.c, miss, &s->cl);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ static void cached_dev_write(struct cached_dev *dc, struct search *s)
 
 		if ((bio_op(bio) != REQ_OP_DISCARD) ||
 		    blk_queue_discard(bdev_get_queue(dc->bdev)))
-			closure_bio_submit(bio, cl);
+			closure_bio_submit(s->iop.c, bio, cl);
 	} else if (s->iop.writeback) {
 		bch_writeback_add(dc);
 		s->iop.bio = bio;
@@ -960,12 +960,12 @@ static void cached_dev_write(struct cached_dev *dc, struct search *s)
 			flush->bi_private = cl;
 			flush->bi_opf = REQ_OP_WRITE | REQ_PREFLUSH;
 
-			closure_bio_submit(flush, cl);
+			closure_bio_submit(s->iop.c, flush, cl);
 		}
 	} else {
 		s->iop.bio = bio_clone_fast(bio, GFP_NOIO, dc->disk.bio_split);
 
-		closure_bio_submit(bio, cl);
+		closure_bio_submit(s->iop.c, bio, cl);
 	}
 
 	closure_call(&s->iop.cl, bch_data_insert, NULL, cl);
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ static void cached_dev_nodata(struct closure *cl)
 		bch_journal_meta(s->iop.c, cl);
 
 	/* If it's a flush, we send the flush to the backing device too */
-	closure_bio_submit(bio, cl);
+	closure_bio_submit(s->iop.c, bio, cl);
 
 	continue_at(cl, cached_dev_bio_complete, NULL);
 }
@@ -996,6 +996,12 @@ static blk_qc_t cached_dev_make_request(struct request_queue *q,
 	struct cached_dev *dc = container_of(d, struct cached_dev, disk);
 	int rw = bio_data_dir(bio);
 
+	if (unlikely(d->c && test_bit(CACHE_SET_IO_DISABLE, &d->c->flags))) {
+		bio->bi_status = BLK_STS_IOERR;
+		bio_endio(bio);
+		return BLK_QC_T_NONE;
+	}
+
 	atomic_set(&dc->backing_idle, 0);
 	generic_start_io_acct(q, rw, bio_sectors(bio), &d->disk->part0);
 
@@ -1112,6 +1118,12 @@ static blk_qc_t flash_dev_make_request(struct request_queue *q,
 	struct bcache_device *d = bio->bi_disk->private_data;
 	int rw = bio_data_dir(bio);
 
+	if (unlikely(d->c && test_bit(CACHE_SET_IO_DISABLE, &d->c->flags))) {
+		bio->bi_status = BLK_STS_IOERR;
+		bio_endio(bio);
+		return BLK_QC_T_NONE;
+	}
+
 	generic_start_io_acct(q, rw, bio_sectors(bio), &d->disk->part0);
 
 	s = search_alloc(bio, d);
diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
index e15cacecf078..f8b0d1196c12 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ static void prio_io(struct cache *ca, uint64_t bucket, int op,
 	bio_set_op_attrs(bio, op, REQ_SYNC|REQ_META|op_flags);
 	bch_bio_map(bio, ca->disk_buckets);
 
-	closure_bio_submit(bio, &ca->prio);
+	closure_bio_submit(ca->set, bio, &ca->prio);
 	closure_sync(cl);
 }
 
@@ -1349,6 +1349,9 @@ bool bch_cache_set_error(struct cache_set *c, const char *fmt, ...)
 	    test_bit(CACHE_SET_STOPPING, &c->flags))
 		return false;
 
+	if (test_and_set_bit(CACHE_SET_IO_DISABLE, &c->flags))
+		pr_warn("CACHE_SET_IO_DISABLE already set");
+
 	/* XXX: we can be called from atomic context
 	acquire_console_sem();
 	*/
@@ -1584,6 +1587,7 @@ struct cache_set *bch_cache_set_alloc(struct cache_sb *sb)
 	c->congested_read_threshold_us	= 2000;
 	c->congested_write_threshold_us	= 20000;
 	c->error_limit	= DEFAULT_IO_ERROR_LIMIT;
+	WARN_ON(test_and_clear_bit(CACHE_SET_IO_DISABLE, &c->flags));
 
 	return c;
 err:
diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/sysfs.c b/drivers/md/bcache/sysfs.c
index 399e91cbf714..cf973c07c856 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/sysfs.c
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ read_attribute(partial_stripes_expensive);
 
 rw_attribute(synchronous);
 rw_attribute(journal_delay_ms);
+rw_attribute(io_disable);
 rw_attribute(discard);
 rw_attribute(running);
 rw_attribute(label);
@@ -588,6 +589,8 @@ SHOW(__bch_cache_set)
 	sysfs_printf(gc_always_rewrite,		"%i", c->gc_always_rewrite);
 	sysfs_printf(btree_shrinker_disabled,	"%i", c->shrinker_disabled);
 	sysfs_printf(copy_gc_enabled,		"%i", c->copy_gc_enabled);
+	sysfs_printf(io_disable,		"%i",
+		     test_bit(CACHE_SET_IO_DISABLE, &c->flags));
 
 	if (attr == &sysfs_bset_tree_stats)
 		return bch_bset_print_stats(c, buf);
@@ -677,6 +680,22 @@ STORE(__bch_cache_set)
 	if (attr == &sysfs_io_error_halflife)
 		c->error_decay = strtoul_or_return(buf) / 88;
 
+	if (attr == &sysfs_io_disable) {
+		int v = strtoul_or_return(buf);
+
+		if (v) {
+			if (test_and_set_bit(CACHE_SET_IO_DISABLE,
+					     &c->flags))
+				pr_warn("CACHE_SET_IO_DISABLE"
+					" already set");
+		} else {
+			if (!test_and_clear_bit(CACHE_SET_IO_DISABLE,
+						&c->flags))
+				pr_warn("CACHE_SET_IO_DISABLE"
+					" already cleared");
+		}
+	}
+
 	sysfs_strtoul(journal_delay_ms,		c->journal_delay_ms);
 	sysfs_strtoul(verify,			c->verify);
 	sysfs_strtoul(key_merging_disabled,	c->key_merging_disabled);
@@ -762,6 +781,7 @@ static struct attribute *bch_cache_set_internal_files[] = {
 	&sysfs_gc_always_rewrite,
 	&sysfs_btree_shrinker_disabled,
 	&sysfs_copy_gc_enabled,
+	&sysfs_io_disable,
 	NULL
 };
 KTYPE(bch_cache_set_internal);
diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/util.h b/drivers/md/bcache/util.h
index a6763db7f061..268024529edd 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/util.h
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/util.h
@@ -567,12 +567,6 @@ static inline sector_t bdev_sectors(struct block_device *bdev)
 	return bdev->bd_inode->i_size >> 9;
 }
 
-#define closure_bio_submit(bio, cl)					\
-do {									\
-	closure_get(cl);						\
-	generic_make_request(bio);					\
-} while (0)
-
 uint64_t bch_crc64_update(uint64_t, const void *, size_t);
 uint64_t bch_crc64(const void *, size_t);
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/writeback.c b/drivers/md/bcache/writeback.c
index 8f98ef1038d3..3d7d8452e0de 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/writeback.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/writeback.c
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ static void update_writeback_rate(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct cached_dev *dc = container_of(to_delayed_work(work),
 					     struct cached_dev,
 					     writeback_rate_update);
+	struct cache_set *c = dc->disk.c;
 
 	/*
 	 * should check BCACHE_DEV_RATE_DW_RUNNING before calling
@@ -123,7 +124,12 @@ static void update_writeback_rate(struct work_struct *work)
 	/* paired with where BCACHE_DEV_RATE_DW_RUNNING is tested */
 	smp_mb();
 
-	if (!test_bit(BCACHE_DEV_WB_RUNNING, &dc->disk.flags)) {
+	/*
+	 * CACHE_SET_IO_DISABLE might be set via sysfs interface,
+	 * check it here too.
+	 */
+	if (!test_bit(BCACHE_DEV_WB_RUNNING, &dc->disk.flags) ||
+	    test_bit(CACHE_SET_IO_DISABLE, &c->flags)) {
 		clear_bit(BCACHE_DEV_RATE_DW_RUNNING, &dc->disk.flags);
 		/* paired with where BCACHE_DEV_RATE_DW_RUNNING is tested */
 		smp_mb();
@@ -138,7 +144,12 @@ static void update_writeback_rate(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	up_read(&dc->writeback_lock);
 
-	if (test_bit(BCACHE_DEV_WB_RUNNING, &dc->disk.flags)) {
+	/*
+	 * CACHE_SET_IO_DISABLE might be set via sysfs interface,
+	 * check it here too.
+	 */
+	if (test_bit(BCACHE_DEV_WB_RUNNING, &dc->disk.flags) &&
+	    !test_bit(CACHE_SET_IO_DISABLE, &c->flags)) {
 		schedule_delayed_work(&dc->writeback_rate_update,
 			      dc->writeback_rate_update_seconds * HZ);
 	}
@@ -278,7 +289,7 @@ static void write_dirty(struct closure *cl)
 		bio_set_dev(&io->bio, io->dc->bdev);
 		io->bio.bi_end_io	= dirty_endio;
 
-		closure_bio_submit(&io->bio, cl);
+		closure_bio_submit(io->dc->disk.c, &io->bio, cl);
 	}
 
 	atomic_set(&dc->writeback_sequence_next, next_sequence);
@@ -304,7 +315,7 @@ static void read_dirty_submit(struct closure *cl)
 {
 	struct dirty_io *io = container_of(cl, struct dirty_io, cl);
 
-	closure_bio_submit(&io->bio, cl);
+	closure_bio_submit(io->dc->disk.c, &io->bio, cl);
 
 	continue_at(cl, write_dirty, io->dc->writeback_write_wq);
 }
@@ -330,7 +341,9 @@ static void read_dirty(struct cached_dev *dc)
 
 	next = bch_keybuf_next(&dc->writeback_keys);
 
-	while (!kthread_should_stop() && next) {
+	while (!kthread_should_stop() &&
+	       !test_bit(CACHE_SET_IO_DISABLE, &dc->disk.c->flags) &&
+	       next) {
 		size = 0;
 		nk = 0;
 
@@ -427,7 +440,9 @@ static void read_dirty(struct cached_dev *dc)
 			}
 		}
 
-		while (!kthread_should_stop() && delay) {
+		while (!kthread_should_stop() &&
+		       !test_bit(CACHE_SET_IO_DISABLE, &dc->disk.c->flags) &&
+		       delay) {
 			schedule_timeout_interruptible(delay);
 			delay = writeback_delay(dc, 0);
 		}
@@ -583,11 +598,13 @@ static bool refill_dirty(struct cached_dev *dc)
 static int bch_writeback_thread(void *arg)
 {
 	struct cached_dev *dc = arg;
+	struct cache_set *c = dc->disk.c;
 	bool searched_full_index;
 
 	bch_ratelimit_reset(&dc->writeback_rate);
 
-	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
+	while (!kthread_should_stop() &&
+	       !test_bit(CACHE_SET_IO_DISABLE, &c->flags)) {
 		down_write(&dc->writeback_lock);
 		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 		/*
@@ -601,7 +618,8 @@ static int bch_writeback_thread(void *arg)
 		    (!atomic_read(&dc->has_dirty) || !dc->writeback_running)) {
 			up_write(&dc->writeback_lock);
 
-			if (kthread_should_stop()) {
+			if (kthread_should_stop() ||
+			    test_bit(CACHE_SET_IO_DISABLE, &c->flags)) {
 				set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 				break;
 			}
@@ -637,6 +655,7 @@ static int bch_writeback_thread(void *arg)
 
 			while (delay &&
 			       !kthread_should_stop() &&
+			       !test_bit(CACHE_SET_IO_DISABLE, &c->flags) &&
 			       !test_bit(BCACHE_DEV_DETACHING, &dc->disk.flags))
 				delay = schedule_timeout_interruptible(delay);
 
