+/**
+ * blk_lld_busy - Check if underlying low-level drivers of a device are busy
+ * @q : the queue of the device being checked
+ *
+ * Description:
+ * Check if underlying low-level drivers of a device are busy.
+ * If the drivers want to export their busy state, they must set own
+ * exporting function using blk_queue_lld_busy() first.
+ *
+ * Basically, this function is used only by request stacking drivers
+ * to stop dispatching requests to underlying devices when underlying
+ * devices are busy. This behavior helps more I/O merging on the queue
+ * of the request stacking driver and prevents I/O throughput regression
+ * on burst I/O load.
+ *
+ * Return:
+ * 0 - Not busy (The request stacking driver should dispatch request)
+ * 1 - Busy (The request stacking driver should stop dispatching request)
+ */
+int blk_lld_busy(struct request_queue *q)
+{
+ if (q->lld_busy_fn)
+ return q->lld_busy_fn(q);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_lld_busy);
+