diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index 1f51857e41d1..09d2770449ef 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -131,25 +131,6 @@ static bool inode_io_list_move_locked(struct inode *inode,
 	return false;
 }
 
-/**
- * inode_io_list_del_locked - remove an inode from its bdi_writeback IO list
- * @inode: inode to be removed
- * @wb: bdi_writeback @inode is being removed from
- *
- * Remove @inode which may be on one of @wb->b_{dirty|io|more_io} lists and
- * clear %WB_has_dirty_io if all are empty afterwards.
- */
-static void inode_io_list_del_locked(struct inode *inode,
-				     struct bdi_writeback *wb)
-{
-	assert_spin_locked(&wb->list_lock);
-	assert_spin_locked(&inode->i_lock);
-
-	inode->i_state &= ~I_SYNC_QUEUED;
-	list_del_init(&inode->i_io_list);
-	wb_io_lists_depopulated(wb);
-}
-
 static void wb_wakeup(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
 {
 	spin_lock_bh(&wb->work_lock);
@@ -278,6 +259,28 @@ void __inode_attach_wb(struct inode *inode, struct page *page)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__inode_attach_wb);
 
+/**
+ * inode_cgwb_move_to_attached - put the inode onto wb->b_attached list
+ * @inode: inode of interest with i_lock held
+ * @wb: target bdi_writeback
+ *
+ * Remove the inode from wb's io lists and if necessarily put onto b_attached
+ * list.  Only inodes attached to cgwb's are kept on this list.
+ */
+static void inode_cgwb_move_to_attached(struct inode *inode,
+					struct bdi_writeback *wb)
+{
+	assert_spin_locked(&wb->list_lock);
+	assert_spin_locked(&inode->i_lock);
+
+	inode->i_state &= ~I_SYNC_QUEUED;
+	if (wb != &wb->bdi->wb)
+		list_move(&inode->i_io_list, &wb->b_attached);
+	else
+		list_del_init(&inode->i_io_list);
+	wb_io_lists_depopulated(wb);
+}
+
 /**
  * locked_inode_to_wb_and_lock_list - determine a locked inode's wb and lock it
  * @inode: inode of interest with i_lock held
@@ -418,21 +421,28 @@ static void inode_switch_wbs_work_fn(struct work_struct *work)
 	wb_get(new_wb);
 
 	/*
-	 * Transfer to @new_wb's IO list if necessary.  The specific list
-	 * @inode was on is ignored and the inode is put on ->b_dirty which
-	 * is always correct including from ->b_dirty_time.  The transfer
-	 * preserves @inode->dirtied_when ordering.
+	 * Transfer to @new_wb's IO list if necessary.  If the @inode is dirty,
+	 * the specific list @inode was on is ignored and the @inode is put on
+	 * ->b_dirty which is always correct including from ->b_dirty_time.
+	 * The transfer preserves @inode->dirtied_when ordering.  If the @inode
+	 * was clean, it means it was on the b_attached list, so move it onto
+	 * the b_attached list of @new_wb.
 	 */
 	if (!list_empty(&inode->i_io_list)) {
-		struct inode *pos;
-
-		inode_io_list_del_locked(inode, old_wb);
 		inode->i_wb = new_wb;
-		list_for_each_entry(pos, &new_wb->b_dirty, i_io_list)
-			if (time_after_eq(inode->dirtied_when,
-					  pos->dirtied_when))
-				break;
-		inode_io_list_move_locked(inode, new_wb, pos->i_io_list.prev);
+
+		if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_ALL) {
+			struct inode *pos;
+
+			list_for_each_entry(pos, &new_wb->b_dirty, i_io_list)
+				if (time_after_eq(inode->dirtied_when,
+						  pos->dirtied_when))
+					break;
+			inode_io_list_move_locked(inode, new_wb,
+						  pos->i_io_list.prev);
+		} else {
+			inode_cgwb_move_to_attached(inode, new_wb);
+		}
 	} else {
 		inode->i_wb = new_wb;
 	}
@@ -1014,6 +1024,12 @@ fs_initcall(cgroup_writeback_init);
 static void bdi_down_write_wb_switch_rwsem(struct backing_dev_info *bdi) { }
 static void bdi_up_write_wb_switch_rwsem(struct backing_dev_info *bdi) { }
 
+static void inode_cgwb_move_to_attached(struct inode *inode,
+					struct bdi_writeback *wb)
+{
+	list_del_init(&inode->i_io_list);
+}
+
 static struct bdi_writeback *
 locked_inode_to_wb_and_lock_list(struct inode *inode)
 	__releases(&inode->i_lock)
@@ -1114,7 +1130,11 @@ void inode_io_list_del(struct inode *inode)
 
 	wb = inode_to_wb_and_lock_list(inode);
 	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
-	inode_io_list_del_locked(inode, wb);
+
+	inode->i_state &= ~I_SYNC_QUEUED;
+	list_del_init(&inode->i_io_list);
+	wb_io_lists_depopulated(wb);
+
 	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 	spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
 }
@@ -1427,7 +1447,7 @@ static void requeue_inode(struct inode *inode, struct bdi_writeback *wb,
 		inode->i_state &= ~I_SYNC_QUEUED;
 	} else {
 		/* The inode is clean. Remove from writeback lists. */
-		inode_io_list_del_locked(inode, wb);
+		inode_cgwb_move_to_attached(inode, wb);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1579,7 +1599,7 @@ static int writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode,
 	 * responsible for the writeback lists.
 	 */
 	if (!(inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_ALL))
-		inode_io_list_del_locked(inode, wb);
+		inode_cgwb_move_to_attached(inode, wb);
 	spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
 	inode_sync_complete(inode);
 out:
diff --git a/include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h b/include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h
index fff9367a6348..e5dc238ebe4f 100644
--- a/include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h
+++ b/include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ struct bdi_writeback {
 	struct cgroup_subsys_state *blkcg_css; /* and blkcg */
 	struct list_head memcg_node;	/* anchored at memcg->cgwb_list */
 	struct list_head blkcg_node;	/* anchored at blkcg->cgwb_list */
+	struct list_head b_attached;	/* attached inodes, protected by list_lock */
 
 	union {
 		struct work_struct release_work;
diff --git a/mm/backing-dev.c b/mm/backing-dev.c
index 576220acd686..54c5dc4b8c24 100644
--- a/mm/backing-dev.c
+++ b/mm/backing-dev.c
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ static void cgwb_release_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
 	fprop_local_destroy_percpu(&wb->memcg_completions);
 	percpu_ref_exit(&wb->refcnt);
 	wb_exit(wb);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!list_empty(&wb->b_attached));
 	kfree_rcu(wb, rcu);
 }
 
@@ -472,6 +473,7 @@ static int cgwb_create(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
 
 	wb->memcg_css = memcg_css;
 	wb->blkcg_css = blkcg_css;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&wb->b_attached);
 	INIT_WORK(&wb->release_work, cgwb_release_workfn);
 	set_bit(WB_registered, &wb->state);
 
