}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_unplug);
 
-static void blk_invoke_request_fn(struct request_queue *q)
-{
-       if (unlikely(blk_queue_stopped(q)))
-               return;
-
-       /*
-        * one level of recursion is ok and is much faster than kicking
-        * the unplug handling
-        */
-       if (!queue_flag_test_and_set(QUEUE_FLAG_REENTER, q)) {
-               q->request_fn(q);
-               queue_flag_clear(QUEUE_FLAG_REENTER, q);
-       } else {
-               queue_flag_set(QUEUE_FLAG_PLUGGED, q);
-               kblockd_schedule_work(q, &q->unplug_work);
-       }
-}
-
 /**
  * blk_start_queue - restart a previously stopped queue
  * @q:    The &struct request_queue in question
        WARN_ON(!irqs_disabled());
 
        queue_flag_clear(QUEUE_FLAG_STOPPED, q);
-       blk_invoke_request_fn(q);
+       __blk_run_queue(q);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_start_queue);
 
 {
        blk_remove_plug(q);
 
+       if (unlikely(blk_queue_stopped(q)))
+               return;
+
+       if (elv_queue_empty(q))
+               return;
+
        /*
         * Only recurse once to avoid overrunning the stack, let the unplug
         * handling reinvoke the handler shortly if we already got there.
         */
-       if (!elv_queue_empty(q))
-               blk_invoke_request_fn(q);
+       if (!queue_flag_test_and_set(QUEUE_FLAG_REENTER, q)) {
+               q->request_fn(q);
+               queue_flag_clear(QUEUE_FLAG_REENTER, q);
+       } else {
+               queue_flag_set(QUEUE_FLAG_PLUGGED, q);
+               kblockd_schedule_work(q, &q->unplug_work);
+       }
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__blk_run_queue);