diff --git a/block/cfq-iosched.c b/block/cfq-iosched.c
index 17b768d..023f4e6 100644
--- a/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/cfq-iosched.c
@@ -42,16 +42,13 @@
  */
 #define CFQ_MIN_TT		(2)
 
-/*
- * Allow merged cfqqs to perform this amount of seeky I/O before
- * deciding to break the queues up again.
- */
-#define CFQQ_COOP_TOUT		(HZ)
-
 #define CFQ_SLICE_SCALE		(5)
 #define CFQ_HW_QUEUE_MIN	(5)
 #define CFQ_SERVICE_SHIFT       12
 
+#define CFQQ_SEEK_THR		8 * 1024
+#define CFQQ_SEEKY(cfqq)	((cfqq)->seek_mean > CFQQ_SEEK_THR)
+
 #define RQ_CIC(rq)		\
 	((struct cfq_io_context *) (rq)->elevator_private)
 #define RQ_CFQQ(rq)		(struct cfq_queue *) ((rq)->elevator_private2)
@@ -137,7 +134,6 @@
 	u64 seek_total;
 	sector_t seek_mean;
 	sector_t last_request_pos;
-	unsigned long seeky_start;
 
 	pid_t pid;
 
@@ -314,6 +310,7 @@
 	CFQ_CFQQ_FLAG_slice_new,	/* no requests dispatched in slice */
 	CFQ_CFQQ_FLAG_sync,		/* synchronous queue */
 	CFQ_CFQQ_FLAG_coop,		/* cfqq is shared */
+	CFQ_CFQQ_FLAG_split_coop,	/* shared cfqq will be splitted */
 	CFQ_CFQQ_FLAG_deep,		/* sync cfqq experienced large depth */
 	CFQ_CFQQ_FLAG_wait_busy,	/* Waiting for next request */
 };
@@ -342,6 +339,7 @@
 CFQ_CFQQ_FNS(slice_new);
 CFQ_CFQQ_FNS(sync);
 CFQ_CFQQ_FNS(coop);
+CFQ_CFQQ_FNS(split_coop);
 CFQ_CFQQ_FNS(deep);
 CFQ_CFQQ_FNS(wait_busy);
 #undef CFQ_CFQQ_FNS
@@ -1566,6 +1564,15 @@
 	cfq_clear_cfqq_wait_busy(cfqq);
 
 	/*
+	 * If this cfqq is shared between multiple processes, check to
+	 * make sure that those processes are still issuing I/Os within
+	 * the mean seek distance.  If not, it may be time to break the
+	 * queues apart again.
+	 */
+	if (cfq_cfqq_coop(cfqq) && CFQQ_SEEKY(cfqq))
+		cfq_mark_cfqq_split_coop(cfqq);
+
+	/*
 	 * store what was left of this slice, if the queue idled/timed out
 	 */
 	if (timed_out && !cfq_cfqq_slice_new(cfqq)) {
@@ -1663,9 +1670,6 @@
 		return cfqd->last_position - blk_rq_pos(rq);
 }
 
-#define CFQQ_SEEK_THR		8 * 1024
-#define CFQQ_SEEKY(cfqq)	((cfqq)->seek_mean > CFQQ_SEEK_THR)
-
 static inline int cfq_rq_close(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_queue *cfqq,
 			       struct request *rq, bool for_preempt)
 {
@@ -3000,19 +3004,6 @@
 	total = cfqq->seek_total + (cfqq->seek_samples/2);
 	do_div(total, cfqq->seek_samples);
 	cfqq->seek_mean = (sector_t)total;
-
-	/*
-	 * If this cfqq is shared between multiple processes, check to
-	 * make sure that those processes are still issuing I/Os within
-	 * the mean seek distance.  If not, it may be time to break the
-	 * queues apart again.
-	 */
-	if (cfq_cfqq_coop(cfqq)) {
-		if (CFQQ_SEEKY(cfqq) && !cfqq->seeky_start)
-			cfqq->seeky_start = jiffies;
-		else if (!CFQQ_SEEKY(cfqq))
-			cfqq->seeky_start = 0;
-	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3453,14 +3444,6 @@
 	return cic_to_cfqq(cic, 1);
 }
 
-static int should_split_cfqq(struct cfq_queue *cfqq)
-{
-	if (cfqq->seeky_start &&
-	    time_after(jiffies, cfqq->seeky_start + CFQQ_COOP_TOUT))
-		return 1;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /*
  * Returns NULL if a new cfqq should be allocated, or the old cfqq if this
  * was the last process referring to said cfqq.
@@ -3469,9 +3452,9 @@
 split_cfqq(struct cfq_io_context *cic, struct cfq_queue *cfqq)
 {
 	if (cfqq_process_refs(cfqq) == 1) {
-		cfqq->seeky_start = 0;
 		cfqq->pid = current->pid;
 		cfq_clear_cfqq_coop(cfqq);
+		cfq_clear_cfqq_split_coop(cfqq);
 		return cfqq;
 	}
 
@@ -3510,7 +3493,7 @@
 		/*
 		 * If the queue was seeky for too long, break it apart.
 		 */
-		if (cfq_cfqq_coop(cfqq) && should_split_cfqq(cfqq)) {
+		if (cfq_cfqq_coop(cfqq) && cfq_cfqq_split_coop(cfqq)) {
 			cfq_log_cfqq(cfqd, cfqq, "breaking apart cfqq");
 			cfqq = split_cfqq(cic, cfqq);
 			if (!cfqq)