diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c b/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
index 6d7a3d0c8f88cf1d917ca67ecb7dac507615429f..cd6a184536a1c3ec6ca35bd3d912fe25e7d0f804 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
@@ -774,6 +774,8 @@ static int do_suspend(struct dm_ioctl *param)
 
 	if (param->flags & DM_SKIP_LOCKFS_FLAG)
 		suspend_flags &= ~DM_SUSPEND_LOCKFS_FLAG;
+	if (param->flags & DM_NOFLUSH_FLAG)
+		suspend_flags |= DM_SUSPEND_NOFLUSH_FLAG;
 
 	if (!dm_suspended(md))
 		r = dm_suspend(md, suspend_flags);
@@ -815,6 +817,8 @@ static int do_resume(struct dm_ioctl *param)
 		/* Suspend if it isn't already suspended */
 		if (param->flags & DM_SKIP_LOCKFS_FLAG)
 			suspend_flags &= ~DM_SUSPEND_LOCKFS_FLAG;
+		if (param->flags & DM_NOFLUSH_FLAG)
+			suspend_flags |= DM_SUSPEND_NOFLUSH_FLAG;
 		if (!dm_suspended(md))
 			dm_suspend(md, suspend_flags);
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.h b/drivers/md/dm.h
index 293d5ce62a2150793b787cdd7a683f931c9eeeb3..c307ca9a4c332db76af2caf02aeaf94d4a097376 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.h
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
  * Suspend feature flags
  */
 #define DM_SUSPEND_LOCKFS_FLAG		(1 << 0)
+#define DM_SUSPEND_NOFLUSH_FLAG		(1 << 1)
 
 /*
  * List of devices that a metadevice uses and should open/close.
diff --git a/include/linux/dm-ioctl.h b/include/linux/dm-ioctl.h
index 8853fc4d1c5ebcd3b4f56749208057935955a208..b9348610782181429e24bc682627612d1bae7184 100644
--- a/include/linux/dm-ioctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/dm-ioctl.h
@@ -285,9 +285,9 @@ typedef char ioctl_struct[308];
 #define DM_DEV_SET_GEOMETRY	_IOWR(DM_IOCTL, DM_DEV_SET_GEOMETRY_CMD, struct dm_ioctl)
 
 #define DM_VERSION_MAJOR	4
-#define DM_VERSION_MINOR	10
+#define DM_VERSION_MINOR	11
 #define DM_VERSION_PATCHLEVEL	0
-#define DM_VERSION_EXTRA	"-ioctl (2006-09-14)"
+#define DM_VERSION_EXTRA	"-ioctl (2006-10-12)"
 
 /* Status bits */
 #define DM_READONLY_FLAG	(1 << 0) /* In/Out */
@@ -323,4 +323,9 @@ typedef char ioctl_struct[308];
  */
 #define DM_SKIP_LOCKFS_FLAG	(1 << 10) /* In */
 
+/*
+ * Set this to suspend without flushing queued ios.
+ */
+#define DM_NOFLUSH_FLAG		(1 << 11) /* In */
+
 #endif				/* _LINUX_DM_IOCTL_H */