1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index 493b93faee9c..e7bd036024fa 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -555,6 +555,11 @@ void blk_mark_disk_dead(struct gendisk *disk)
 {
 	set_bit(GD_DEAD, &disk->state);
 	blk_queue_start_drain(disk->queue);
+
+	/*
+	 * Stop buffered writers from dirtying pages that can't be written out.
+	 */
+	set_capacity_and_notify(disk, 0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_mark_disk_dead);