spin_unlock_irq(lock);
mutex_unlock(&q->sysfs_lock);
- /* drain all requests queued before DEAD marking */
- blk_drain_queue(q, true);
+ /*
+ * Drain all requests queued before DEAD marking. The caller might
+ * be trying to tear down @q before its elevator is initialized, in
+ * which case we don't want to call into draining.
+ */
+ if (q->elevator)
+ blk_drain_queue(q, true);
/* @q won't process any more request, flush async actions */
del_timer_sync(&q->backing_dev_info.laptop_mode_wb_timer);