diff --git a/block/bfq-iosched.c b/block/bfq-iosched.c
index cefd16b9cbd1..9675a32af0f4 100644
--- a/block/bfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/bfq-iosched.c
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ void bic_set_bfqq(struct bfq_io_cq *bic,
 	 * we cancel the stable merge if
 	 * bic->stable_merge_bfqq == bfqq.
 	 */
-	struct bfq_iocq_bfqq_data *bfqq_data = &bic->bfqq_data;
+	struct bfq_iocq_bfqq_data *bfqq_data = &bic->bfqq_data[actuator_idx];
 
 	/* Clear bic pointer if bfqq is detached from this bic */
 	if (old_bfqq && old_bfqq->bic == bic)
@@ -1135,9 +1135,10 @@ static void
 bfq_bfqq_resume_state(struct bfq_queue *bfqq, struct bfq_data *bfqd,
 		      struct bfq_io_cq *bic, bool bfq_already_existing)
 {
-	struct bfq_iocq_bfqq_data *bfqq_data = &bic->bfqq_data;
 	unsigned int old_wr_coeff = 1;
 	bool busy = bfq_already_existing && bfq_bfqq_busy(bfqq);
+	unsigned int a_idx = bfqq->actuator_idx;
+	struct bfq_iocq_bfqq_data *bfqq_data = &bic->bfqq_data[a_idx];
 
 	if (bfqq_data->saved_has_short_ttime)
 		bfq_mark_bfqq_has_short_ttime(bfqq);
@@ -1818,7 +1819,9 @@ static void bfq_bfqq_handle_idle_busy_switch(struct bfq_data *bfqd,
 		arrived_in_time =  ktime_get_ns() <=
 			bfqq->ttime.last_end_request +
 			bfqd->bfq_slice_idle * 3;
-
+	unsigned int act_idx = bfq_actuator_index(bfqd, rq->bio);
+	bool bfqq_non_merged_or_stably_merged =
+		bfqq->bic || RQ_BIC(rq)->bfqq_data[act_idx].stably_merged;
 
 	/*
 	 * bfqq deserves to be weight-raised if:
@@ -1852,9 +1855,8 @@ static void bfq_bfqq_handle_idle_busy_switch(struct bfq_data *bfqd,
 	 */
 	wr_or_deserves_wr = bfqd->low_latency &&
 		(bfqq->wr_coeff > 1 ||
-		 (bfq_bfqq_sync(bfqq) &&
-		  (bfqq->bic || RQ_BIC(rq)->bfqq_data.stably_merged) &&
-		   (*interactive || soft_rt)));
+		 (bfq_bfqq_sync(bfqq) && bfqq_non_merged_or_stably_merged &&
+		  (*interactive || soft_rt)));
 
 	/*
 	 * Using the last flag, update budget and check whether bfqq
@@ -2828,6 +2830,35 @@ static bool bfq_may_be_close_cooperator(struct bfq_queue *bfqq,
 static bool idling_boosts_thr_without_issues(struct bfq_data *bfqd,
 					     struct bfq_queue *bfqq);
 
+static struct bfq_queue *
+bfq_setup_stable_merge(struct bfq_data *bfqd, struct bfq_queue *bfqq,
+		       struct bfq_queue *stable_merge_bfqq,
+		       struct bfq_iocq_bfqq_data *bfqq_data)
+{
+	int proc_ref = min(bfqq_process_refs(bfqq),
+			   bfqq_process_refs(stable_merge_bfqq));
+	struct bfq_queue *new_bfqq;
+
+	if (idling_boosts_thr_without_issues(bfqd, bfqq) ||
+	    proc_ref == 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* next function will take at least one ref */
+	new_bfqq = bfq_setup_merge(bfqq, stable_merge_bfqq);
+
+	if (new_bfqq) {
+		bfqq_data->stably_merged = true;
+		if (new_bfqq->bic) {
+			unsigned int new_a_idx = new_bfqq->actuator_idx;
+			struct bfq_iocq_bfqq_data *new_bfqq_data =
+				&new_bfqq->bic->bfqq_data[new_a_idx];
+
+			new_bfqq_data->stably_merged = true;
+		}
+	}
+	return new_bfqq;
+}
+
 /*
  * Attempt to schedule a merge of bfqq with the currently in-service
  * queue or with a close queue among the scheduled queues.  Return
@@ -2853,7 +2884,8 @@ bfq_setup_cooperator(struct bfq_data *bfqd, struct bfq_queue *bfqq,
 		     void *io_struct, bool request, struct bfq_io_cq *bic)
 {
 	struct bfq_queue *in_service_bfqq, *new_bfqq;
-	struct bfq_iocq_bfqq_data *bfqq_data = &bic->bfqq_data;
+	unsigned int a_idx = bfqq->actuator_idx;
+	struct bfq_iocq_bfqq_data *bfqq_data = &bic->bfqq_data[a_idx];
 
 	/* if a merge has already been setup, then proceed with that first */
 	if (bfqq->new_bfqq)
@@ -2883,29 +2915,15 @@ bfq_setup_cooperator(struct bfq_data *bfqd, struct bfq_queue *bfqq,
 					   msecs_to_jiffies(bfq_late_stable_merging))) {
 			struct bfq_queue *stable_merge_bfqq =
 				bfqq_data->stable_merge_bfqq;
-			int proc_ref = min(bfqq_process_refs(bfqq),
-					   bfqq_process_refs(stable_merge_bfqq));
 
 			/* deschedule stable merge, because done or aborted here */
 			bfq_put_stable_ref(stable_merge_bfqq);
 
 			bfqq_data->stable_merge_bfqq = NULL;
 
-			if (!idling_boosts_thr_without_issues(bfqd, bfqq) &&
-			    proc_ref > 0) {
-				/* next function will take at least one ref */
-				struct bfq_queue *new_bfqq =
-					bfq_setup_merge(bfqq, stable_merge_bfqq);
-
-				if (new_bfqq) {
-					bfqq_data->stably_merged = true;
-					if (new_bfqq->bic)
-						new_bfqq->bic->bfqq_data.stably_merged =
-							true;
-				}
-				return new_bfqq;
-			} else
-				return NULL;
+			return bfq_setup_stable_merge(bfqd, bfqq,
+						      stable_merge_bfqq,
+						      bfqq_data);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -3000,7 +3018,8 @@ bfq_setup_cooperator(struct bfq_data *bfqd, struct bfq_queue *bfqq,
 static void bfq_bfqq_save_state(struct bfq_queue *bfqq)
 {
 	struct bfq_io_cq *bic = bfqq->bic;
-	struct bfq_iocq_bfqq_data *bfqq_data = &bic->bfqq_data;
+	unsigned int a_idx = bfqq->actuator_idx;
+	struct bfq_iocq_bfqq_data *bfqq_data = &bic->bfqq_data[a_idx];
 
 	/*
 	 * If !bfqq->bic, the queue is already shared or its requests
@@ -3011,7 +3030,7 @@ static void bfq_bfqq_save_state(struct bfq_queue *bfqq)
 		return;
 
 	bfqq_data->saved_last_serv_time_ns = bfqq->last_serv_time_ns;
-	bfqq_data->saved_inject_limit = bfqq->inject_limit;
+	bfqq_data->saved_inject_limit =	bfqq->inject_limit;
 	bfqq_data->saved_decrease_time_jif = bfqq->decrease_time_jif;
 
 	bfqq_data->saved_weight = bfqq->entity.orig_weight;
@@ -5377,7 +5396,7 @@ static void bfq_exit_icq(struct io_cq *icq)
 	 * therefore on its unused per-actuator fields being NULL.
 	 */
 	unsigned int num_actuators = BFQ_MAX_ACTUATORS;
-	struct bfq_iocq_bfqq_data *bfqq_data = &bic->bfqq_data;
+	struct bfq_iocq_bfqq_data *bfqq_data = bic->bfqq_data;
 
 	/*
 	 * bfqd is NULL if scheduler already exited, and in that case
@@ -5388,10 +5407,10 @@ static void bfq_exit_icq(struct io_cq *icq)
 		num_actuators = bfqd->num_actuators;
 	}
 
-	if (bfqq_data->stable_merge_bfqq)
-		bfq_put_stable_ref(bfqq_data->stable_merge_bfqq);
-
 	for (act_idx = 0; act_idx < num_actuators; act_idx++) {
+		if (bfqq_data[act_idx].stable_merge_bfqq)
+			bfq_put_stable_ref(bfqq_data[act_idx].stable_merge_bfqq);
+
 		bfq_exit_icq_bfqq(bic, true, act_idx);
 		bfq_exit_icq_bfqq(bic, false, act_idx);
 	}
@@ -5578,16 +5597,16 @@ bfq_do_early_stable_merge(struct bfq_data *bfqd, struct bfq_queue *bfqq,
 			  struct bfq_io_cq *bic,
 			  struct bfq_queue *last_bfqq_created)
 {
+	unsigned int a_idx = last_bfqq_created->actuator_idx;
 	struct bfq_queue *new_bfqq =
 		bfq_setup_merge(bfqq, last_bfqq_created);
-	struct bfq_iocq_bfqq_data *bfqq_data = &bic->bfqq_data;
 
 	if (!new_bfqq)
 		return bfqq;
 
 	if (new_bfqq->bic)
-		new_bfqq->bic->bfqq_data.stably_merged = true;
-	bfqq_data->stably_merged = true;
+		new_bfqq->bic->bfqq_data[a_idx].stably_merged = true;
+	bic->bfqq_data[a_idx].stably_merged = true;
 
 	/*
 	 * Reusing merge functions. This implies that
@@ -5656,7 +5675,6 @@ static struct bfq_queue *bfq_do_or_sched_stable_merge(struct bfq_data *bfqd,
 		&bfqd->last_bfqq_created;
 
 	struct bfq_queue *last_bfqq_created = *source_bfqq;
-	struct bfq_iocq_bfqq_data *bfqq_data = &bic->bfqq_data;
 
 	/*
 	 * If last_bfqq_created has not been set yet, then init it. If
@@ -5718,7 +5736,8 @@ static struct bfq_queue *bfq_do_or_sched_stable_merge(struct bfq_data *bfqd,
 			/*
 			 * Record the bfqq to merge to.
 			 */
-			bfqq_data->stable_merge_bfqq = last_bfqq_created;
+			bic->bfqq_data[last_bfqq_created->actuator_idx].stable_merge_bfqq =
+				last_bfqq_created;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -6639,7 +6658,7 @@ static struct bfq_queue *bfq_get_bfqq_handle_split(struct bfq_data *bfqd,
 {
 	unsigned int act_idx = bfq_actuator_index(bfqd, bio);
 	struct bfq_queue *bfqq = bic_to_bfqq(bic, is_sync, act_idx);
-	struct bfq_iocq_bfqq_data *bfqq_data = &bic->bfqq_data;
+	struct bfq_iocq_bfqq_data *bfqq_data = &bic->bfqq_data[act_idx];
 
 	if (likely(bfqq && bfqq != &bfqd->oom_bfqq))
 		return bfqq;
@@ -6747,7 +6766,7 @@ static struct bfq_queue *bfq_init_rq(struct request *rq)
 	struct bfq_queue *bfqq;
 	bool new_queue = false;
 	bool bfqq_already_existing = false, split = false;
-	struct bfq_iocq_bfqq_data *bfqq_data;
+	unsigned int a_idx = bfq_actuator_index(bfqd, bio);
 
 	if (unlikely(!rq->elv.icq))
 		return NULL;
@@ -6771,17 +6790,16 @@ static struct bfq_queue *bfq_init_rq(struct request *rq)
 	bfqq = bfq_get_bfqq_handle_split(bfqd, bic, bio, false, is_sync,
 					 &new_queue);
 
-	bfqq_data = &bic->bfqq_data;
-
 	if (likely(!new_queue)) {
 		/* If the queue was seeky for too long, break it apart. */
 		if (bfq_bfqq_coop(bfqq) && bfq_bfqq_split_coop(bfqq) &&
-			!bfqq_data->stably_merged) {
+			!bic->bfqq_data[a_idx].stably_merged) {
 			struct bfq_queue *old_bfqq = bfqq;
 
 			/* Update bic before losing reference to bfqq */
 			if (bfq_bfqq_in_large_burst(bfqq))
-				bfqq_data->saved_in_large_burst = true;
+				bic->bfqq_data[a_idx].saved_in_large_burst =
+					true;
 
 			bfqq = bfq_split_bfqq(bic, bfqq);
 			split = true;
diff --git a/block/bfq-iosched.h b/block/bfq-iosched.h
index 33d43d6bd6c2..28a884b13736 100644
--- a/block/bfq-iosched.h
+++ b/block/bfq-iosched.h
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ struct bfq_queue {
 struct bfq_iocq_bfqq_data {
 	/*
 	 * Snapshot of the has_short_time flag before merging; taken
-	 * to remember its value while the queue is merged, so as to
+	 * to remember its values while the queue is merged, so as to
 	 * be able to restore it in case of split.
 	 */
 	bool saved_has_short_ttime;
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ struct bfq_iocq_bfqq_data {
 	u64 saved_tot_idle_time;
 
 	/*
-	 * Same purpose as the previous fields for the value of the
+	 * Same purpose as the previous fields for the values of the
 	 * field keeping the queue's belonging to a large burst
 	 */
 	bool saved_in_large_burst;
@@ -495,8 +495,12 @@ struct bfq_io_cq {
 	uint64_t blkcg_serial_nr; /* the current blkcg serial */
 #endif
 
-	/* persistent data for associated synchronous process queue */
-	struct bfq_iocq_bfqq_data bfqq_data;
+	/*
+	 * Persistent data for associated synchronous process queues
+	 * (one queue per actuator, see field bfqq above). In
+	 * particular, each of these queues may undergo a merge.
+	 */
+	struct bfq_iocq_bfqq_data bfqq_data[BFQ_MAX_ACTUATORS];
 
 	unsigned int requests;	/* Number of requests this process has in flight */
 };