return ctx->cached_sq_head - nr_reqs;
 }
 
-static int io_req_defer(struct io_kiocb *req)
+static bool io_drain_req(struct io_kiocb *req)
 {
        struct io_ring_ctx *ctx = req->ctx;
        struct io_defer_entry *de;
        /* Still need defer if there is pending req in defer list. */
        if (likely(list_empty_careful(&ctx->defer_list) &&
                !(req->flags & REQ_F_IO_DRAIN)))
-               return 0;
+               return false;
 
        seq = io_get_sequence(req);
        /* Still a chance to pass the sequence check */
        if (!req_need_defer(req, seq) && list_empty_careful(&ctx->defer_list))
-               return 0;
+               return false;
 
        ret = io_req_prep_async(req);
        if (ret)
                return ret;
        io_prep_async_link(req);
        de = kmalloc(sizeof(*de), GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!de)
-               return -ENOMEM;
+       if (!de) {
+               io_req_complete_failed(req, ret);
+               return true;
+       }
 
        spin_lock_irq(&ctx->completion_lock);
        if (!req_need_defer(req, seq) && list_empty(&ctx->defer_list)) {
                spin_unlock_irq(&ctx->completion_lock);
                kfree(de);
                io_queue_async_work(req);
-               return -EIOCBQUEUED;
+               return true;
        }
 
        trace_io_uring_defer(ctx, req, req->user_data);
        de->seq = seq;
        list_add_tail(&de->list, &ctx->defer_list);
        spin_unlock_irq(&ctx->completion_lock);
-       return -EIOCBQUEUED;
+       return true;
 }
 
 static void io_clean_op(struct io_kiocb *req)
 
 static void io_queue_sqe(struct io_kiocb *req)
 {
-       int ret;
+       if (io_drain_req(req))
+               return;
 
-       ret = io_req_defer(req);
-       if (ret) {
-               if (ret != -EIOCBQUEUED) {
-fail_req:
-                       io_req_complete_failed(req, ret);
-               }
-       } else if (req->flags & REQ_F_FORCE_ASYNC) {
-               ret = io_req_prep_async(req);
-               if (unlikely(ret))
-                       goto fail_req;
-               io_queue_async_work(req);
-       } else {
+       if (likely(!(req->flags & REQ_F_FORCE_ASYNC))) {
                __io_queue_sqe(req);
+       } else {
+               int ret = io_req_prep_async(req);
+
+               if (unlikely(ret))
+                       io_req_complete_failed(req, ret);
+               else
+                       io_queue_async_work(req);
        }
 }