diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
index 000ddfab5ba0..7536ecb2c95d 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ struct dm_crypt_io {
 	u8 *integrity_metadata;
 	bool integrity_metadata_from_pool;
 	struct work_struct work;
+	struct tasklet_struct tasklet;
 
 	struct convert_context ctx;
 
@@ -127,7 +128,8 @@ struct iv_elephant_private {
  * and encrypts / decrypts at the same time.
  */
 enum flags { DM_CRYPT_SUSPENDED, DM_CRYPT_KEY_VALID,
-	     DM_CRYPT_SAME_CPU, DM_CRYPT_NO_OFFLOAD };
+	     DM_CRYPT_SAME_CPU, DM_CRYPT_NO_OFFLOAD,
+	     DM_CRYPT_NO_READ_WORKQUEUE, DM_CRYPT_NO_WRITE_WORKQUEUE };
 
 enum cipher_flags {
 	CRYPT_MODE_INTEGRITY_AEAD,	/* Use authenticated mode for cihper */
@@ -1523,7 +1525,7 @@ static void crypt_free_req(struct crypt_config *cc, void *req, struct bio *base_
  * Encrypt / decrypt data from one bio to another one (can be the same one)
  */
 static blk_status_t crypt_convert(struct crypt_config *cc,
-			 struct convert_context *ctx)
+			 struct convert_context *ctx, bool atomic)
 {
 	unsigned int tag_offset = 0;
 	unsigned int sector_step = cc->sector_size >> SECTOR_SHIFT;
@@ -1566,7 +1568,8 @@ static blk_status_t crypt_convert(struct crypt_config *cc,
 			atomic_dec(&ctx->cc_pending);
 			ctx->cc_sector += sector_step;
 			tag_offset++;
-			cond_resched();
+			if (!atomic)
+				cond_resched();
 			continue;
 		/*
 		 * There was a data integrity error.
@@ -1892,7 +1895,8 @@ static void kcryptd_crypt_write_io_submit(struct dm_crypt_io *io, int async)
 
 	clone->bi_iter.bi_sector = cc->start + io->sector;
 
-	if (likely(!async) && test_bit(DM_CRYPT_NO_OFFLOAD, &cc->flags)) {
+	if ((likely(!async) && test_bit(DM_CRYPT_NO_OFFLOAD, &cc->flags)) ||
+	    test_bit(DM_CRYPT_NO_WRITE_WORKQUEUE, &cc->flags)) {
 		generic_make_request(clone);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -1941,7 +1945,8 @@ static void kcryptd_crypt_write_convert(struct dm_crypt_io *io)
 	sector += bio_sectors(clone);
 
 	crypt_inc_pending(io);
-	r = crypt_convert(cc, &io->ctx);
+	r = crypt_convert(cc, &io->ctx,
+			  test_bit(DM_CRYPT_NO_WRITE_WORKQUEUE, &cc->flags));
 	if (r)
 		io->error = r;
 	crypt_finished = atomic_dec_and_test(&io->ctx.cc_pending);
@@ -1971,7 +1976,8 @@ static void kcryptd_crypt_read_convert(struct dm_crypt_io *io)
 	crypt_convert_init(cc, &io->ctx, io->base_bio, io->base_bio,
 			   io->sector);
 
-	r = crypt_convert(cc, &io->ctx);
+	r = crypt_convert(cc, &io->ctx,
+			  test_bit(DM_CRYPT_NO_READ_WORKQUEUE, &cc->flags));
 	if (r)
 		io->error = r;
 
@@ -2031,10 +2037,28 @@ static void kcryptd_crypt(struct work_struct *work)
 		kcryptd_crypt_write_convert(io);
 }
 
+static void kcryptd_crypt_tasklet(unsigned long work)
+{
+	kcryptd_crypt((struct work_struct *)work);
+}
+
 static void kcryptd_queue_crypt(struct dm_crypt_io *io)
 {
 	struct crypt_config *cc = io->cc;
 
+	if ((bio_data_dir(io->base_bio) == READ && test_bit(DM_CRYPT_NO_READ_WORKQUEUE, &cc->flags)) ||
+	    (bio_data_dir(io->base_bio) == WRITE && test_bit(DM_CRYPT_NO_WRITE_WORKQUEUE, &cc->flags))) {
+		if (in_irq()) {
+			/* Crypto API's "skcipher_walk_first() refuses to work in hard IRQ context */
+			tasklet_init(&io->tasklet, kcryptd_crypt_tasklet, (unsigned long)&io->work);
+			tasklet_schedule(&io->tasklet);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		kcryptd_crypt(&io->work);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	INIT_WORK(&io->work, kcryptd_crypt);
 	queue_work(cc->crypt_queue, &io->work);
 }
@@ -2838,7 +2862,7 @@ static int crypt_ctr_optional(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int argc, char **ar
 	struct crypt_config *cc = ti->private;
 	struct dm_arg_set as;
 	static const struct dm_arg _args[] = {
-		{0, 6, "Invalid number of feature args"},
+		{0, 8, "Invalid number of feature args"},
 	};
 	unsigned int opt_params, val;
 	const char *opt_string, *sval;
@@ -2868,6 +2892,10 @@ static int crypt_ctr_optional(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int argc, char **ar
 
 		else if (!strcasecmp(opt_string, "submit_from_crypt_cpus"))
 			set_bit(DM_CRYPT_NO_OFFLOAD, &cc->flags);
+		else if (!strcasecmp(opt_string, "no_read_workqueue"))
+			set_bit(DM_CRYPT_NO_READ_WORKQUEUE, &cc->flags);
+		else if (!strcasecmp(opt_string, "no_write_workqueue"))
+			set_bit(DM_CRYPT_NO_WRITE_WORKQUEUE, &cc->flags);
 		else if (sscanf(opt_string, "integrity:%u:", &val) == 1) {
 			if (val == 0 || val > MAX_TAG_SIZE) {
 				ti->error = "Invalid integrity arguments";
@@ -3196,6 +3224,8 @@ static void crypt_status(struct dm_target *ti, status_type_t type,
 		num_feature_args += !!ti->num_discard_bios;
 		num_feature_args += test_bit(DM_CRYPT_SAME_CPU, &cc->flags);
 		num_feature_args += test_bit(DM_CRYPT_NO_OFFLOAD, &cc->flags);
+		num_feature_args += test_bit(DM_CRYPT_NO_READ_WORKQUEUE, &cc->flags);
+		num_feature_args += test_bit(DM_CRYPT_NO_WRITE_WORKQUEUE, &cc->flags);
 		num_feature_args += cc->sector_size != (1 << SECTOR_SHIFT);
 		num_feature_args += test_bit(CRYPT_IV_LARGE_SECTORS, &cc->cipher_flags);
 		if (cc->on_disk_tag_size)
@@ -3208,6 +3238,10 @@ static void crypt_status(struct dm_target *ti, status_type_t type,
 				DMEMIT(" same_cpu_crypt");
 			if (test_bit(DM_CRYPT_NO_OFFLOAD, &cc->flags))
 				DMEMIT(" submit_from_crypt_cpus");
+			if (test_bit(DM_CRYPT_NO_READ_WORKQUEUE, &cc->flags))
+				DMEMIT(" no_read_workqueue");
+			if (test_bit(DM_CRYPT_NO_WRITE_WORKQUEUE, &cc->flags))
+				DMEMIT(" no_write_workqueue");
 			if (cc->on_disk_tag_size)
 				DMEMIT(" integrity:%u:%s", cc->on_disk_tag_size, cc->cipher_auth);
 			if (cc->sector_size != (1 << SECTOR_SHIFT))
@@ -3320,7 +3354,7 @@ static void crypt_io_hints(struct dm_target *ti, struct queue_limits *limits)
 
 static struct target_type crypt_target = {
 	.name   = "crypt",
-	.version = {1, 21, 0},
+	.version = {1, 22, 0},
 	.module = THIS_MODULE,
 	.ctr    = crypt_ctr,
 	.dtr    = crypt_dtr,