diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index a0dc2e72fcbb79af6a3ff208150f0296a707a634..d6128d9ad601ddd463be42e2b7eee802a9c8723c 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ static void drive_stat_acct(struct request *rq, int new_io)
 	if (!blk_fs_request(rq) || !rq->rq_disk)
 		return;
 
-	part = disk_map_sector(rq->rq_disk, rq->sector);
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
+	part = disk_map_sector_rcu(rq->rq_disk, rq->sector);
 	if (!new_io)
 		__all_stat_inc(rq->rq_disk, part, merges[rw], rq->sector);
 	else {
@@ -71,6 +73,8 @@ static void drive_stat_acct(struct request *rq, int new_io)
 			part->in_flight++;
 		}
 	}
+
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 void blk_queue_congestion_threshold(struct request_queue *q)
@@ -1557,12 +1561,14 @@ static int __end_that_request_first(struct request *req, int error,
 	}
 
 	if (blk_fs_request(req) && req->rq_disk) {
-		struct hd_struct *part =
-			disk_map_sector(req->rq_disk, req->sector);
 		const int rw = rq_data_dir(req);
+		struct hd_struct *part;
 
+		rcu_read_lock();
+		part = disk_map_sector_rcu(req->rq_disk, req->sector);
 		all_stat_add(req->rq_disk, part, sectors[rw],
 				nr_bytes >> 9, req->sector);
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 	}
 
 	total_bytes = bio_nbytes = 0;
@@ -1746,7 +1752,11 @@ static void end_that_request_last(struct request *req, int error)
 	if (disk && blk_fs_request(req) && req != &req->q->bar_rq) {
 		unsigned long duration = jiffies - req->start_time;
 		const int rw = rq_data_dir(req);
-		struct hd_struct *part = disk_map_sector(disk, req->sector);
+		struct hd_struct *part;
+
+		rcu_read_lock();
+
+		part = disk_map_sector_rcu(disk, req->sector);
 
 		__all_stat_inc(disk, part, ios[rw], req->sector);
 		__all_stat_add(disk, part, ticks[rw], duration, req->sector);
@@ -1756,6 +1766,8 @@ static void end_that_request_last(struct request *req, int error)
 			part_round_stats(part);
 			part->in_flight--;
 		}
+
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 	}
 
 	if (req->end_io)
diff --git a/block/blk-merge.c b/block/blk-merge.c
index 9b17da698d7ce6ff5c93caa5717586bf4e9c4428..eb2a3ca58303d1ce49d48803703f18dbe0045b8a 100644
--- a/block/blk-merge.c
+++ b/block/blk-merge.c
@@ -387,14 +387,19 @@ static int attempt_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req,
 	elv_merge_requests(q, req, next);
 
 	if (req->rq_disk) {
-		struct hd_struct *part =
-			disk_map_sector(req->rq_disk, req->sector);
+		struct hd_struct *part;
+
+		rcu_read_lock();
+
+		part = disk_map_sector_rcu(req->rq_disk, req->sector);
 		disk_round_stats(req->rq_disk);
 		req->rq_disk->in_flight--;
 		if (part) {
 			part_round_stats(part);
 			part->in_flight--;
 		}
+
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 	}
 
 	req->ioprio = ioprio_best(req->ioprio, next->ioprio);
diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index fa32d09fda24c1f840454f3671dd8ace2cd491de..b431d65439429a91cca1e996464ad931d1b3eaf5 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -26,6 +26,158 @@ struct kobject *block_depr;
 
 static struct device_type disk_type;
 
+/**
+ * disk_get_part - get partition
+ * @disk: disk to look partition from
+ * @partno: partition number
+ *
+ * Look for partition @partno from @disk.  If found, increment
+ * reference count and return it.
+ *
+ * CONTEXT:
+ * Don't care.
+ *
+ * RETURNS:
+ * Pointer to the found partition on success, NULL if not found.
+ */
+struct hd_struct *disk_get_part(struct gendisk *disk, int partno)
+{
+	struct hd_struct *part;
+
+	if (unlikely(partno < 1 || partno > disk_max_parts(disk)))
+		return NULL;
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	part = rcu_dereference(disk->__part[partno - 1]);
+	if (part)
+		get_device(&part->dev);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return part;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(disk_get_part);
+
+/**
+ * disk_part_iter_init - initialize partition iterator
+ * @piter: iterator to initialize
+ * @disk: disk to iterate over
+ * @flags: DISK_PITER_* flags
+ *
+ * Initialize @piter so that it iterates over partitions of @disk.
+ *
+ * CONTEXT:
+ * Don't care.
+ */
+void disk_part_iter_init(struct disk_part_iter *piter, struct gendisk *disk,
+			  unsigned int flags)
+{
+	piter->disk = disk;
+	piter->part = NULL;
+
+	if (flags & DISK_PITER_REVERSE)
+		piter->idx = disk_max_parts(piter->disk) - 1;
+	else
+		piter->idx = 0;
+
+	piter->flags = flags;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(disk_part_iter_init);
+
+/**
+ * disk_part_iter_next - proceed iterator to the next partition and return it
+ * @piter: iterator of interest
+ *
+ * Proceed @piter to the next partition and return it.
+ *
+ * CONTEXT:
+ * Don't care.
+ */
+struct hd_struct *disk_part_iter_next(struct disk_part_iter *piter)
+{
+	int inc, end;
+
+	/* put the last partition */
+	disk_put_part(piter->part);
+	piter->part = NULL;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
+	/* determine iteration parameters */
+	if (piter->flags & DISK_PITER_REVERSE) {
+		inc = -1;
+		end = -1;
+	} else {
+		inc = 1;
+		end = disk_max_parts(piter->disk);
+	}
+
+	/* iterate to the next partition */
+	for (; piter->idx != end; piter->idx += inc) {
+		struct hd_struct *part;
+
+		part = rcu_dereference(piter->disk->__part[piter->idx]);
+		if (!part)
+			continue;
+		if (!(piter->flags & DISK_PITER_INCL_EMPTY) && !part->nr_sects)
+			continue;
+
+		get_device(&part->dev);
+		piter->part = part;
+		piter->idx += inc;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return piter->part;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(disk_part_iter_next);
+
+/**
+ * disk_part_iter_exit - finish up partition iteration
+ * @piter: iter of interest
+ *
+ * Called when iteration is over.  Cleans up @piter.
+ *
+ * CONTEXT:
+ * Don't care.
+ */
+void disk_part_iter_exit(struct disk_part_iter *piter)
+{
+	disk_put_part(piter->part);
+	piter->part = NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(disk_part_iter_exit);
+
+/**
+ * disk_map_sector_rcu - map sector to partition
+ * @disk: gendisk of interest
+ * @sector: sector to map
+ *
+ * Find out which partition @sector maps to on @disk.  This is
+ * primarily used for stats accounting.
+ *
+ * CONTEXT:
+ * RCU read locked.  The returned partition pointer is valid only
+ * while preemption is disabled.
+ *
+ * RETURNS:
+ * Found partition on success, NULL if there's no matching partition.
+ */
+struct hd_struct *disk_map_sector_rcu(struct gendisk *disk, sector_t sector)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < disk_max_parts(disk); i++) {
+		struct hd_struct *part = rcu_dereference(disk->__part[i]);
+
+		if (part && part->start_sect <= sector &&
+		    sector < part->start_sect + part->nr_sects)
+			return part;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(disk_map_sector_rcu);
+
 /*
  * Can be deleted altogether. Later.
  *
@@ -245,10 +397,12 @@ extern struct block_device *bdget_disk(struct gendisk *disk, int partno)
 	if (partno == 0)
 		devt = disk_devt(disk);
 	else {
-		struct hd_struct *part = disk->part[partno - 1];
+		struct hd_struct *part;
 
+		part = disk_get_part(disk, partno);
 		if (part && part->nr_sects)
 			devt = part_devt(part);
+		disk_put_part(part);
 	}
 
 	if (likely(devt != MKDEV(0, 0)))
@@ -270,8 +424,9 @@ void __init printk_all_partitions(void)
 	class_dev_iter_init(&iter, &block_class, NULL, &disk_type);
 	while ((dev = class_dev_iter_next(&iter))) {
 		struct gendisk *disk = dev_to_disk(dev);
+		struct disk_part_iter piter;
+		struct hd_struct *part;
 		char buf[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
-		int n;
 
 		/*
 		 * Don't show empty devices or things that have been
@@ -298,16 +453,13 @@ void __init printk_all_partitions(void)
 			printk(" (driver?)\n");
 
 		/* now show the partitions */
-		for (n = 0; n < disk_max_parts(disk); ++n) {
-			struct hd_struct *part = disk->part[n];
-
-			if (!part || !part->nr_sects)
-				continue;
+		disk_part_iter_init(&piter, disk, 0);
+		while ((part = disk_part_iter_next(&piter)))
 			printk("  %02x%02x %10llu %s\n",
 			       MAJOR(part_devt(part)), MINOR(part_devt(part)),
 			       (unsigned long long)part->nr_sects >> 1,
 			       disk_name(disk, part->partno, buf));
-		}
+		disk_part_iter_exit(&piter);
 	}
 	class_dev_iter_exit(&iter);
 }
@@ -371,7 +523,8 @@ static void *show_partition_start(struct seq_file *seqf, loff_t *pos)
 static int show_partition(struct seq_file *seqf, void *v)
 {
 	struct gendisk *sgp = v;
-	int n;
+	struct disk_part_iter piter;
+	struct hd_struct *part;
 	char buf[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
 
 	/* Don't show non-partitionable removeable devices or empty devices */
@@ -386,17 +539,14 @@ static int show_partition(struct seq_file *seqf, void *v)
 		MAJOR(disk_devt(sgp)), MINOR(disk_devt(sgp)),
 		(unsigned long long)get_capacity(sgp) >> 1,
 		disk_name(sgp, 0, buf));
-	for (n = 0; n < disk_max_parts(sgp); n++) {
-		struct hd_struct *part = sgp->part[n];
-		if (!part)
-			continue;
-		if (part->nr_sects == 0)
-			continue;
+
+	disk_part_iter_init(&piter, sgp, 0);
+	while ((part = disk_part_iter_next(&piter)))
 		seq_printf(seqf, "%4d  %4d %10llu %s\n",
 			   MAJOR(part_devt(part)), MINOR(part_devt(part)),
 			   (unsigned long long)part->nr_sects >> 1,
 			   disk_name(sgp, part->partno, buf));
-	}
+	disk_part_iter_exit(&piter);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -571,7 +721,7 @@ static void disk_release(struct device *dev)
 	struct gendisk *disk = dev_to_disk(dev);
 
 	kfree(disk->random);
-	kfree(disk->part);
+	kfree(disk->__part);
 	free_disk_stats(disk);
 	kfree(disk);
 }
@@ -596,8 +746,9 @@ static struct device_type disk_type = {
 static int diskstats_show(struct seq_file *seqf, void *v)
 {
 	struct gendisk *gp = v;
+	struct disk_part_iter piter;
+	struct hd_struct *hd;
 	char buf[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
-	int n;
 
 	/*
 	if (&gp->dev.kobj.entry == block_class.devices.next)
@@ -624,12 +775,8 @@ static int diskstats_show(struct seq_file *seqf, void *v)
 		jiffies_to_msecs(disk_stat_read(gp, time_in_queue)));
 
 	/* now show all non-0 size partitions of it */
-	for (n = 0; n < disk_max_parts(gp); n++) {
-		struct hd_struct *hd = gp->part[n];
-
-		if (!hd || !hd->nr_sects)
-			continue;
-
+	disk_part_iter_init(&piter, gp, 0);
+	while ((hd = disk_part_iter_next(&piter))) {
 		preempt_disable();
 		part_round_stats(hd);
 		preempt_enable();
@@ -650,6 +797,7 @@ static int diskstats_show(struct seq_file *seqf, void *v)
 			   jiffies_to_msecs(part_stat_read(hd, time_in_queue))
 			);
 	}
+	disk_part_iter_exit(&piter);
  
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -703,12 +851,16 @@ dev_t blk_lookup_devt(const char *name, int partno)
 		if (partno == 0)
 			devt = disk_devt(disk);
 		else {
-			struct hd_struct *part = disk->part[partno - 1];
+			struct hd_struct *part;
 
-			if (!part || !part->nr_sects)
+			part = disk_get_part(disk, partno);
+			if (!part || !part->nr_sects) {
+				disk_put_part(part);
 				continue;
+			}
 
 			devt = part_devt(part);
+			disk_put_part(part);
 		}
 		break;
 	}
@@ -735,9 +887,9 @@ struct gendisk *alloc_disk_node(int minors, int node_id)
 		}
 		if (minors > 1) {
 			int size = (minors - 1) * sizeof(struct hd_struct *);
-			disk->part = kmalloc_node(size,
+			disk->__part = kmalloc_node(size,
 				GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO, node_id);
-			if (!disk->part) {
+			if (!disk->__part) {
 				free_disk_stats(disk);
 				kfree(disk);
 				return NULL;
@@ -798,10 +950,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_device_ro);
 
 void set_disk_ro(struct gendisk *disk, int flag)
 {
-	int i;
+	struct disk_part_iter piter;
+	struct hd_struct *part;
+
 	disk->policy = flag;
-	for (i = 0; i < disk_max_parts(disk); i++)
-		if (disk->part[i]) disk->part[i]->policy = flag;
+	disk_part_iter_init(&piter, disk, DISK_PITER_INCL_EMPTY);
+	while ((part = disk_part_iter_next(&piter)))
+		part->policy = flag;
+	disk_part_iter_exit(&piter);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_disk_ro);
diff --git a/block/ioctl.c b/block/ioctl.c
index 403f7d7e0c2826fa14ef18148ebdb13bcbf1c837..a5f672ad55f6549b0fffb3834d032349abcf6da4 100644
--- a/block/ioctl.c
+++ b/block/ioctl.c
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@ static int blkpg_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, struct blkpg_ioctl_arg __user
 {
 	struct block_device *bdevp;
 	struct gendisk *disk;
+	struct hd_struct *part;
 	struct blkpg_ioctl_arg a;
 	struct blkpg_partition p;
+	struct disk_part_iter piter;
 	long long start, length;
 	int partno;
-	int i;
 	int err;
 
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
@@ -47,28 +48,33 @@ static int blkpg_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, struct blkpg_ioctl_arg __user
 			mutex_lock(&bdev->bd_mutex);
 
 			/* overlap? */
-			for (i = 0; i < disk_max_parts(disk); i++) {
-				struct hd_struct *s = disk->part[i];
-
-				if (!s)
-					continue;
-				if (!(start+length <= s->start_sect ||
-				      start >= s->start_sect + s->nr_sects)) {
+			disk_part_iter_init(&piter, disk,
+					    DISK_PITER_INCL_EMPTY);
+			while ((part = disk_part_iter_next(&piter))) {
+				if (!(start + length <= part->start_sect ||
+				      start >= part->start_sect + part->nr_sects)) {
+					disk_part_iter_exit(&piter);
 					mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_mutex);
 					return -EBUSY;
 				}
 			}
+			disk_part_iter_exit(&piter);
+
 			/* all seems OK */
 			err = add_partition(disk, partno, start, length,
 					    ADDPART_FLAG_NONE);
 			mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_mutex);
 			return err;
 		case BLKPG_DEL_PARTITION:
-			if (!disk->part[partno - 1])
+			part = disk_get_part(disk, partno);
+			if (!part)
 				return -ENXIO;
-			bdevp = bdget_disk(disk, partno);
+
+			bdevp = bdget(part_devt(part));
+			disk_put_part(part);
 			if (!bdevp)
 				return -ENOMEM;
+
 			mutex_lock(&bdevp->bd_mutex);
 			if (bdevp->bd_openers) {
 				mutex_unlock(&bdevp->bd_mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c b/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c
index 885d1409521f63d8156bfc41fbfad5a72804e103..84c03d65dcc5e5fb930200e091656fe0fb08df41 100644
--- a/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c
@@ -757,11 +757,15 @@ diskstats(struct gendisk *disk, struct bio *bio, ulong duration, sector_t sector
 	const int rw = bio_data_dir(bio);
 	struct hd_struct *part;
 
-	part = disk_map_sector(disk, sector);
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
+	part = disk_map_sector_rcu(disk, sector);
 	all_stat_inc(disk, part, ios[rw], sector);
 	all_stat_add(disk, part, ticks[rw], duration, sector);
 	all_stat_add(disk, part, sectors[rw], n_sect, sector);
 	all_stat_add(disk, part, io_ticks, duration, sector);
+
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index 72e0a2887cb723bdbc8e858497552475839dc664..2f2873b9a04109f1c16e5d8f7863f08f50341e59 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -929,6 +929,7 @@ static int do_open(struct block_device *bdev, struct file *file, int for_part)
 {
 	struct module *owner = NULL;
 	struct gendisk *disk;
+	struct hd_struct *part = NULL;
 	int ret;
 	int partno;
 	int perm = 0;
@@ -978,7 +979,6 @@ static int do_open(struct block_device *bdev, struct file *file, int for_part)
 			if (bdev->bd_invalidated)
 				rescan_partitions(disk, bdev);
 		} else {
-			struct hd_struct *p;
 			struct block_device *whole;
 			whole = bdget_disk(disk, 0);
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -989,16 +989,16 @@ static int do_open(struct block_device *bdev, struct file *file, int for_part)
 			if (ret)
 				goto out_first;
 			bdev->bd_contains = whole;
-			p = disk->part[partno - 1];
+			part = disk_get_part(disk, partno);
 			bdev->bd_inode->i_data.backing_dev_info =
 			   whole->bd_inode->i_data.backing_dev_info;
-			if (!(disk->flags & GENHD_FL_UP) || !p || !p->nr_sects) {
+			if (!(disk->flags & GENHD_FL_UP) ||
+			    !part || !part->nr_sects) {
 				ret = -ENXIO;
 				goto out_first;
 			}
-			kobject_get(&p->dev.kobj);
-			bdev->bd_part = p;
-			bd_set_size(bdev, (loff_t) p->nr_sects << 9);
+			bdev->bd_part = part;
+			bd_set_size(bdev, (loff_t)part->nr_sects << 9);
 		}
 	} else {
 		put_disk(disk);
@@ -1027,6 +1027,7 @@ static int do_open(struct block_device *bdev, struct file *file, int for_part)
 		__blkdev_put(bdev->bd_contains, 1);
 	bdev->bd_contains = NULL;
 	put_disk(disk);
+	disk_put_part(part);
 	module_put(owner);
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_mutex);
@@ -1119,7 +1120,7 @@ static int __blkdev_put(struct block_device *bdev, int for_part)
 		module_put(owner);
 
 		if (bdev->bd_contains != bdev) {
-			kobject_put(&bdev->bd_part->dev.kobj);
+			disk_put_part(bdev->bd_part);
 			bdev->bd_part = NULL;
 		}
 		bdev->bd_disk = NULL;
diff --git a/fs/partitions/check.c b/fs/partitions/check.c
index e77fa144a07dd000e49dcf3f257c08d75e719bf3..96c8bf41e4550a4d9706745cf164d72a7ff8a460 100644
--- a/fs/partitions/check.c
+++ b/fs/partitions/check.c
@@ -314,19 +314,29 @@ static inline void disk_sysfs_add_subdirs(struct gendisk *disk)
 	kobject_put(k);
 }
 
+static void delete_partition_rcu_cb(struct rcu_head *head)
+{
+	struct hd_struct *part = container_of(head, struct hd_struct, rcu_head);
+
+	part->start_sect = 0;
+	part->nr_sects = 0;
+	part_stat_set_all(part, 0);
+	put_device(&part->dev);
+}
+
 void delete_partition(struct gendisk *disk, int partno)
 {
-	struct hd_struct *p = disk->part[partno - 1];
+	struct hd_struct *part;
 
-	if (!p)
+	part = disk->__part[partno-1];
+	if (!part)
 		return;
-	disk->part[partno - 1] = NULL;
-	p->start_sect = 0;
-	p->nr_sects = 0;
-	part_stat_set_all(p, 0);
-	kobject_put(p->holder_dir);
-	device_del(&p->dev);
-	put_device(&p->dev);
+
+	rcu_assign_pointer(disk->__part[partno-1], NULL);
+	kobject_put(part->holder_dir);
+	device_del(&part->dev);
+
+	call_rcu(&part->rcu_head, delete_partition_rcu_cb);
 }
 
 static ssize_t whole_disk_show(struct device *dev,
@@ -343,7 +353,7 @@ int add_partition(struct gendisk *disk, int partno,
 	struct hd_struct *p;
 	int err;
 
-	if (disk->part[partno - 1])
+	if (disk->__part[partno - 1])
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	p = kzalloc(sizeof(*p), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -391,7 +401,8 @@ int add_partition(struct gendisk *disk, int partno,
 	}
 
 	/* everything is up and running, commence */
-	disk->part[partno - 1] = p;
+	INIT_RCU_HEAD(&p->rcu_head);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(disk->__part[partno - 1], p);
 
 	/* suppress uevent if the disk supresses it */
 	if (!disk->dev.uevent_suppress)
@@ -414,9 +425,9 @@ int add_partition(struct gendisk *disk, int partno,
 void register_disk(struct gendisk *disk)
 {
 	struct block_device *bdev;
+	struct disk_part_iter piter;
+	struct hd_struct *part;
 	char *s;
-	int i;
-	struct hd_struct *p;
 	int err;
 
 	disk->dev.parent = disk->driverfs_dev;
@@ -466,16 +477,16 @@ void register_disk(struct gendisk *disk)
 	kobject_uevent(&disk->dev.kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 
 	/* announce possible partitions */
-	for (i = 0; i < disk_max_parts(disk); i++) {
-		p = disk->part[i];
-		if (!p || !p->nr_sects)
-			continue;
-		kobject_uevent(&p->dev.kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
-	}
+	disk_part_iter_init(&piter, disk, 0);
+	while ((part = disk_part_iter_next(&piter)))
+		kobject_uevent(&part->dev.kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+	disk_part_iter_exit(&piter);
 }
 
 int rescan_partitions(struct gendisk *disk, struct block_device *bdev)
 {
+	struct disk_part_iter piter;
+	struct hd_struct *part;
 	struct parsed_partitions *state;
 	int p, res;
 
@@ -485,8 +496,12 @@ int rescan_partitions(struct gendisk *disk, struct block_device *bdev)
 	if (res)
 		return res;
 	bdev->bd_invalidated = 0;
-	for (p = 1; p <= disk_max_parts(disk); p++)
-		delete_partition(disk, p);
+
+	disk_part_iter_init(&piter, disk, DISK_PITER_INCL_EMPTY);
+	while ((part = disk_part_iter_next(&piter)))
+		delete_partition(disk, part->partno);
+	disk_part_iter_exit(&piter);
+
 	if (disk->fops->revalidate_disk)
 		disk->fops->revalidate_disk(disk);
 	if (!get_capacity(disk) || !(state = check_partition(disk, bdev)))
@@ -545,13 +560,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(read_dev_sector);
 
 void del_gendisk(struct gendisk *disk)
 {
-	int p;
+	struct disk_part_iter piter;
+	struct hd_struct *part;
 
 	/* invalidate stuff */
-	for (p = disk_max_parts(disk); p > 0; p--) {
-		invalidate_partition(disk, p);
-		delete_partition(disk, p);
+	disk_part_iter_init(&piter, disk,
+			     DISK_PITER_INCL_EMPTY | DISK_PITER_REVERSE);
+	while ((part = disk_part_iter_next(&piter))) {
+		invalidate_partition(disk, part->partno);
+		delete_partition(disk, part->partno);
 	}
+	disk_part_iter_exit(&piter);
+
 	invalidate_partition(disk, 0);
 	disk->capacity = 0;
 	disk->flags &= ~GENHD_FL_UP;
diff --git a/include/linux/genhd.h b/include/linux/genhd.h
index 0ff75329199c38e4ab2ad78f5b32eda45c65f327..7fbba19e076bedf62b31664c9aaf227953b6e4a6 100644
--- a/include/linux/genhd.h
+++ b/include/linux/genhd.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/kdev_t.h>
+#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
 
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ struct hd_struct {
 #else
 	struct disk_stats dkstats;
 #endif
+	struct rcu_head rcu_head;
 };
 
 #define GENHD_FL_REMOVABLE			1
@@ -120,7 +122,14 @@ struct gendisk {
                                          * disks that can't be partitioned. */
 
 	char disk_name[32];		/* name of major driver */
-	struct hd_struct **part;	/* [indexed by minor - 1] */
+
+	/* Array of pointers to partitions indexed by partno - 1.
+	 * Protected with matching bdev lock but stat and other
+	 * non-critical accesses use RCU.  Always access through
+	 * helpers.
+	 */
+	struct hd_struct **__part;
+
 	struct block_device_operations *fops;
 	struct request_queue *queue;
 	void *private_data;
@@ -171,25 +180,41 @@ static inline dev_t part_devt(struct hd_struct *part)
 	return part->dev.devt;
 }
 
+extern struct hd_struct *disk_get_part(struct gendisk *disk, int partno);
+
+static inline void disk_put_part(struct hd_struct *part)
+{
+	if (likely(part))
+		put_device(&part->dev);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Smarter partition iterator without context limits.
+ */
+#define DISK_PITER_REVERSE	(1 << 0) /* iterate in the reverse direction */
+#define DISK_PITER_INCL_EMPTY	(1 << 1) /* include 0-sized parts */
+
+struct disk_part_iter {
+	struct gendisk		*disk;
+	struct hd_struct	*part;
+	int			idx;
+	unsigned int		flags;
+};
+
+extern void disk_part_iter_init(struct disk_part_iter *piter,
+				 struct gendisk *disk, unsigned int flags);
+extern struct hd_struct *disk_part_iter_next(struct disk_part_iter *piter);
+extern void disk_part_iter_exit(struct disk_part_iter *piter);
+
+extern struct hd_struct *disk_map_sector_rcu(struct gendisk *disk,
+					     sector_t sector);
+
 /* 
  * Macros to operate on percpu disk statistics:
  *
  * The __ variants should only be called in critical sections. The full
  * variants disable/enable preemption.
  */
-static inline struct hd_struct *disk_map_sector(struct gendisk *gendiskp,
-						sector_t sector)
-{
-	struct hd_struct *part;
-	int i;
-	for (i = 0; i < disk_max_parts(gendiskp); i++) {
-		part = gendiskp->part[i];
-		if (part && part->start_sect <= sector
-		    && sector < part->start_sect + part->nr_sects)
-			return part;
-	}
-	return NULL;
-}
 
 #ifdef	CONFIG_SMP
 #define __disk_stat_add(gendiskp, field, addnd) 	\