diff --git a/drivers/mmc/card/block.c b/drivers/mmc/card/block.c
index 7ed2c68..825741e 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/card/block.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/card/block.c
@@ -822,12 +822,14 @@ static inline void mmc_apply_rel_rw(struct mmc_blk_request *brq,
 	 R1_CC_ERROR |		/* Card controller error */		\
 	 R1_ERROR)		/* General/unknown error */
 
-int mmc_blk_err_check(struct mmc_blk_request *brq,
-		      struct request *req,
-		      struct mmc_card *card,
-		      struct mmc_blk_data *md)
+static int mmc_blk_err_check(struct mmc_card *card,
+			     struct mmc_async_req *areq)
 {
-	int ret = MMC_BLK_SUCCESS;
+	enum mmc_blk_status ret = MMC_BLK_SUCCESS;
+	struct mmc_queue_req *mq_mrq = container_of(areq, struct mmc_queue_req,
+						    mmc_active);
+	struct mmc_blk_request *brq = &mq_mrq->brq;
+	struct request *req = mq_mrq->req;
 
 	/*
 	 * sbc.error indicates a problem with the set block count
@@ -1038,24 +1040,41 @@ static void mmc_blk_rw_rq_prep(struct mmc_queue_req *mqrq,
 		brq->data.sg_len = i;
 	}
 
+	mqrq->mmc_active.mrq = &brq->mrq;
+	mqrq->mmc_active.err_check = mmc_blk_err_check;
+
 	mmc_queue_bounce_pre(mqrq);
 }
 
-static int mmc_blk_issue_rw_rq(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *req)
+static int mmc_blk_issue_rw_rq(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *rqc)
 {
 	struct mmc_blk_data *md = mq->data;
 	struct mmc_card *card = md->queue.card;
 	struct mmc_blk_request *brq = &mq->mqrq_cur->brq;
 	int ret = 1, disable_multi = 0, retry = 0;
 	enum mmc_blk_status status;
+	struct mmc_queue_req *mq_rq;
+	struct request *req;
+	struct mmc_async_req *areq;
 
-	do {
-		mmc_blk_rw_rq_prep(mq->mqrq_cur, card, disable_multi, mq);
-		mmc_wait_for_req(card->host, &brq->mrq);
+	if (!rqc && !mq->mqrq_prev->req)
+		return 0;
 
-		mmc_queue_bounce_post(mq->mqrq_cur);
+	do {
+		if (rqc) {
+			mmc_blk_rw_rq_prep(mq->mqrq_cur, card, 0, mq);
+			areq = &mq->mqrq_cur->mmc_active;
+		} else
+			areq = NULL;
+		areq = mmc_start_req(card->host, areq, (int *) &status);
+		if (!areq)
+			return 0;
+
+		mq_rq = container_of(areq, struct mmc_queue_req, mmc_active);
+		brq = &mq_rq->brq;
+		req = mq_rq->req;
+		mmc_queue_bounce_post(mq_rq);
 
-		status = mmc_blk_err_check(brq, req, card, md);
 		switch (status) {
 		case MMC_BLK_SUCCESS:
 		case MMC_BLK_PARTIAL:
@@ -1066,6 +1085,13 @@ static int mmc_blk_issue_rw_rq(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *req)
 			ret = __blk_end_request(req, 0,
 						brq->data.bytes_xfered);
 			spin_unlock_irq(&md->lock);
+			if (status == MMC_BLK_SUCCESS && ret) {
+				/* If this happen it is a bug */
+				printk(KERN_ERR "%s BUG rq_tot %d d_xfer %d\n",
+				       __func__, blk_rq_bytes(req),
+				       brq->data.bytes_xfered);
+				goto cmd_abort;
+			}
 			break;
 		case MMC_BLK_CMD_ERR:
 			goto cmd_err;
@@ -1087,9 +1113,19 @@ static int mmc_blk_issue_rw_rq(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *req)
 			ret = __blk_end_request(req, -EIO,
 						brq->data.blksz);
 			spin_unlock_irq(&md->lock);
+			if (!ret)
+				goto start_new_req;
 			break;
 		}
 
+		if (ret) {
+			/*
+			 * In case of a none complete request
+			 * prepare it again and resend.
+			 */
+			mmc_blk_rw_rq_prep(mq_rq, card, disable_multi, mq);
+			mmc_start_req(card->host, &mq_rq->mmc_active, NULL);
+		}
 	} while (ret);
 
 	return 1;
@@ -1124,6 +1160,12 @@ static int mmc_blk_issue_rw_rq(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *req)
 		ret = __blk_end_request(req, -EIO, blk_rq_cur_bytes(req));
 	spin_unlock_irq(&md->lock);
 
+ start_new_req:
+	if (rqc) {
+		mmc_blk_rw_rq_prep(mq->mqrq_cur, card, 0, mq);
+		mmc_start_req(card->host, &mq->mqrq_cur->mmc_active, NULL);
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1133,26 +1175,34 @@ static int mmc_blk_issue_rq(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *req)
 	struct mmc_blk_data *md = mq->data;
 	struct mmc_card *card = md->queue.card;
 
-	mmc_claim_host(card->host);
+	if (req && !mq->mqrq_prev->req)
+		/* claim host only for the first request */
+		mmc_claim_host(card->host);
+
 	ret = mmc_blk_part_switch(card, md);
 	if (ret) {
 		ret = 0;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (req->cmd_flags & REQ_DISCARD) {
+	if (req && req->cmd_flags & REQ_DISCARD) {
+		/* complete ongoing async transfer before issuing discard */
+		if (card->host->areq)
+			mmc_blk_issue_rw_rq(mq, NULL);
 		if (req->cmd_flags & REQ_SECURE)
 			ret = mmc_blk_issue_secdiscard_rq(mq, req);
 		else
 			ret = mmc_blk_issue_discard_rq(mq, req);
-	} else if (req->cmd_flags & REQ_FLUSH) {
+	} else if (req && req->cmd_flags & REQ_FLUSH) {
 		ret = mmc_blk_issue_flush(mq, req);
 	} else {
 		ret = mmc_blk_issue_rw_rq(mq, req);
 	}
 
 out:
-	mmc_release_host(card->host);
+	if (!req)
+		/* release host only when there are no more requests */
+		mmc_release_host(card->host);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/card/queue.c b/drivers/mmc/card/queue.c
index d69d954..8c51a54 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/card/queue.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/card/queue.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ static int mmc_queue_thread(void *d)
 	down(&mq->thread_sem);
 	do {
 		struct request *req = NULL;
+		struct mmc_queue_req *tmp;
 
 		spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
@@ -59,7 +60,10 @@ static int mmc_queue_thread(void *d)
 		mq->mqrq_cur->req = req;
 		spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 
-		if (!req) {
+		if (req || mq->mqrq_prev->req) {
+			set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
+			mq->issue_fn(mq, req);
+		} else {
 			if (kthread_should_stop()) {
 				set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 				break;
@@ -67,11 +71,14 @@ static int mmc_queue_thread(void *d)
 			up(&mq->thread_sem);
 			schedule();
 			down(&mq->thread_sem);
-			continue;
 		}
-		set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 
-		mq->issue_fn(mq, req);
+		/* Current request becomes previous request and vice versa. */
+		mq->mqrq_prev->brq.mrq.data = NULL;
+		mq->mqrq_prev->req = NULL;
+		tmp = mq->mqrq_prev;
+		mq->mqrq_prev = mq->mqrq_cur;
+		mq->mqrq_cur = tmp;
 	} while (1);
 	up(&mq->thread_sem);
 
@@ -97,7 +104,7 @@ static void mmc_request(struct request_queue *q)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (!mq->mqrq_cur->req)
+	if (!mq->mqrq_cur->req && !mq->mqrq_prev->req)
 		wake_up_process(mq->thread);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/card/queue.h b/drivers/mmc/card/queue.h
index 1a637d2..d2a1eb4 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/card/queue.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/card/queue.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ struct mmc_queue_req {
 	char			*bounce_buf;
 	struct scatterlist	*bounce_sg;
 	unsigned int		bounce_sg_len;
+	struct mmc_async_req	mmc_active;
 };
 
 struct mmc_queue {
