diff --git a/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c b/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
index cb612151e9a1de7630c49a2b78d278e005d52856..ff5beab32220ea96a1e15ab26c02f4883a6c3d6e 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@
 		| UBLK_F_USER_COPY \
 		| UBLK_F_ZONED \
 		| UBLK_F_USER_RECOVERY_FAIL_IO \
-		| UBLK_F_UPDATE_SIZE)
+		| UBLK_F_UPDATE_SIZE \
+		| UBLK_F_RR_TAGS)
 
 #define UBLK_F_ALL_RECOVERY_FLAGS (UBLK_F_USER_RECOVERY \
 		| UBLK_F_USER_RECOVERY_REISSUE \
@@ -148,6 +149,8 @@ struct ublk_io {
 		/* valid if UBLK_IO_FLAG_OWNED_BY_SRV is set */
 		struct request *req;
 	};
+
+	struct task_struct *task;
 };
 
 struct ublk_queue {
@@ -155,11 +158,9 @@ struct ublk_queue {
 	int q_depth;
 
 	unsigned long flags;
-	struct task_struct	*ubq_daemon;
 	struct ublksrv_io_desc *io_cmd_buf;
 
 	bool force_abort;
-	bool timeout;
 	bool canceling;
 	bool fail_io; /* copy of dev->state == UBLK_S_DEV_FAIL_IO */
 	unsigned short nr_io_ready;	/* how many ios setup */
@@ -1069,11 +1070,6 @@ static inline struct ublk_uring_cmd_pdu *ublk_get_uring_cmd_pdu(
 	return io_uring_cmd_to_pdu(ioucmd, struct ublk_uring_cmd_pdu);
 }
 
-static inline bool ubq_daemon_is_dying(struct ublk_queue *ubq)
-{
-	return !ubq->ubq_daemon || ubq->ubq_daemon->flags & PF_EXITING;
-}
-
 /* todo: handle partial completion */
 static inline void __ublk_complete_rq(struct request *req)
 {
@@ -1207,13 +1203,13 @@ static void ublk_dispatch_req(struct ublk_queue *ubq,
 	/*
 	 * Task is exiting if either:
 	 *
-	 * (1) current != ubq_daemon.
+	 * (1) current != io->task.
 	 * io_uring_cmd_complete_in_task() tries to run task_work
-	 * in a workqueue if ubq_daemon(cmd's task) is PF_EXITING.
+	 * in a workqueue if cmd's task is PF_EXITING.
 	 *
 	 * (2) current->flags & PF_EXITING.
 	 */
-	if (unlikely(current != ubq->ubq_daemon || current->flags & PF_EXITING)) {
+	if (unlikely(current != io->task || current->flags & PF_EXITING)) {
 		__ublk_abort_rq(ubq, req);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -1286,13 +1282,10 @@ static void ublk_queue_cmd_list(struct ublk_queue *ubq, struct rq_list *l)
 static enum blk_eh_timer_return ublk_timeout(struct request *rq)
 {
 	struct ublk_queue *ubq = rq->mq_hctx->driver_data;
+	struct ublk_io *io = &ubq->ios[rq->tag];
 
 	if (ubq->flags & UBLK_F_UNPRIVILEGED_DEV) {
-		if (!ubq->timeout) {
-			send_sig(SIGKILL, ubq->ubq_daemon, 0);
-			ubq->timeout = true;
-		}
-
+		send_sig(SIGKILL, io->task, 0);
 		return BLK_EH_DONE;
 	}
 
@@ -1405,17 +1398,6 @@ static void ublk_queue_reinit(struct ublk_device *ub, struct ublk_queue *ubq)
 	/* All old ioucmds have to be completed */
 	ubq->nr_io_ready = 0;
 
-	/*
-	 * old daemon is PF_EXITING, put it now
-	 *
-	 * It could be NULL in case of closing one quisced device.
-	 */
-	if (ubq->ubq_daemon)
-		put_task_struct(ubq->ubq_daemon);
-	/* We have to reset it to NULL, otherwise ub won't accept new FETCH_REQ */
-	ubq->ubq_daemon = NULL;
-	ubq->timeout = false;
-
 	for (i = 0; i < ubq->q_depth; i++) {
 		struct ublk_io *io = &ubq->ios[i];
 
@@ -1426,6 +1408,17 @@ static void ublk_queue_reinit(struct ublk_device *ub, struct ublk_queue *ubq)
 		io->flags &= UBLK_IO_FLAG_CANCELED;
 		io->cmd = NULL;
 		io->addr = 0;
+
+		/*
+		 * old task is PF_EXITING, put it now
+		 *
+		 * It could be NULL in case of closing one quiesced
+		 * device.
+		 */
+		if (io->task) {
+			put_task_struct(io->task);
+			io->task = NULL;
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1447,7 +1440,7 @@ static void ublk_reset_ch_dev(struct ublk_device *ub)
 	for (i = 0; i < ub->dev_info.nr_hw_queues; i++)
 		ublk_queue_reinit(ub, ublk_get_queue(ub, i));
 
-	/* set to NULL, otherwise new ubq_daemon cannot mmap the io_cmd_buf */
+	/* set to NULL, otherwise new tasks cannot mmap io_cmd_buf */
 	ub->mm = NULL;
 	ub->nr_queues_ready = 0;
 	ub->nr_privileged_daemon = 0;
@@ -1722,7 +1715,7 @@ static void ublk_uring_cmd_cancel_fn(struct io_uring_cmd *cmd,
 		return;
 
 	task = io_uring_cmd_get_task(cmd);
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(task && task != ubq->ubq_daemon))
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(task && task != ubq->ios[pdu->tag].task))
 		return;
 
 	if (!ubq->canceling)
@@ -1861,8 +1854,6 @@ static void ublk_mark_io_ready(struct ublk_device *ub, struct ublk_queue *ubq)
 {
 	ubq->nr_io_ready++;
 	if (ublk_queue_ready(ubq)) {
-		ubq->ubq_daemon = current;
-		get_task_struct(ubq->ubq_daemon);
 		ub->nr_queues_ready++;
 
 		if (capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
@@ -1995,6 +1986,7 @@ static int ublk_fetch(struct io_uring_cmd *cmd, struct ublk_queue *ubq,
 	}
 
 	ublk_fill_io_cmd(io, cmd, buf_addr);
+	WRITE_ONCE(io->task, get_task_struct(current));
 	ublk_mark_io_ready(ub, ubq);
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&ub->mutex);
@@ -2062,6 +2054,7 @@ static int __ublk_ch_uring_cmd(struct io_uring_cmd *cmd,
 			       const struct ublksrv_io_cmd *ub_cmd)
 {
 	struct ublk_device *ub = cmd->file->private_data;
+	struct task_struct *task;
 	struct ublk_queue *ubq;
 	struct ublk_io *io;
 	u32 cmd_op = cmd->cmd_op;
@@ -2076,13 +2069,14 @@ static int __ublk_ch_uring_cmd(struct io_uring_cmd *cmd,
 		goto out;
 
 	ubq = ublk_get_queue(ub, ub_cmd->q_id);
-	if (ubq->ubq_daemon && ubq->ubq_daemon != current)
-		goto out;
 
 	if (tag >= ubq->q_depth)
 		goto out;
 
 	io = &ubq->ios[tag];
+	task = READ_ONCE(io->task);
+	if (task && task != current)
+		goto out;
 
 	/* there is pending io cmd, something must be wrong */
 	if (io->flags & UBLK_IO_FLAG_ACTIVE) {
@@ -2332,9 +2326,15 @@ static void ublk_deinit_queue(struct ublk_device *ub, int q_id)
 {
 	int size = ublk_queue_cmd_buf_size(ub, q_id);
 	struct ublk_queue *ubq = ublk_get_queue(ub, q_id);
+	struct ublk_io *io;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ubq->q_depth; i++) {
+		io = &ubq->ios[i];
+		if (io->task)
+			put_task_struct(io->task);
+	}
 
-	if (ubq->ubq_daemon)
-		put_task_struct(ubq->ubq_daemon);
 	if (ubq->io_cmd_buf)
 		free_pages((unsigned long)ubq->io_cmd_buf, get_order(size));
 }
@@ -2487,6 +2487,8 @@ static int ublk_add_tag_set(struct ublk_device *ub)
 	ub->tag_set.numa_node = NUMA_NO_NODE;
 	ub->tag_set.cmd_size = sizeof(struct ublk_rq_data);
 	ub->tag_set.driver_data = ub;
+	if (ub->dev_info.flags & UBLK_F_RR_TAGS)
+		ub->tag_set.flags |= BLK_MQ_F_TAG_RR;
 	return blk_mq_alloc_tag_set(&ub->tag_set);
 }
 
@@ -3062,14 +3064,14 @@ static int ublk_ctrl_end_recovery(struct ublk_device *ub,
 	int ublksrv_pid = (int)header->data[0];
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
 
-	pr_devel("%s: Waiting for new ubq_daemons(nr: %d) are ready, dev id %d...\n",
-			__func__, ub->dev_info.nr_hw_queues, header->dev_id);
-	/* wait until new ubq_daemon sending all FETCH_REQ */
+	pr_devel("%s: Waiting for all FETCH_REQs, dev id %d...\n", __func__,
+		 header->dev_id);
+
 	if (wait_for_completion_interruptible(&ub->completion))
 		return -EINTR;
 
-	pr_devel("%s: All new ubq_daemons(nr: %d) are ready, dev id %d\n",
-			__func__, ub->dev_info.nr_hw_queues, header->dev_id);
+	pr_devel("%s: All FETCH_REQs received, dev id %d\n", __func__,
+		 header->dev_id);
 
 	mutex_lock(&ub->mutex);
 	if (ublk_nosrv_should_stop_dev(ub))
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/ublk_cmd.h b/include/uapi/linux/ublk_cmd.h
index be5c6c6b16e098838a2bf790e588b79656defdda..3ba8f26d60bc70ade95b4f4d5990157af2bd5b2e 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/ublk_cmd.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/ublk_cmd.h
@@ -219,6 +219,14 @@
  */
 #define UBLK_F_UPDATE_SIZE		 (1ULL << 10)
 
+/*
+ * Force tags to be allocated round-robin on each queue. If ublk server
+ * threads also issue FETCH_REQs against the queues in a round-robin
+ * manner, load can be balanced across all threads even if it is issued
+ * to the queues in an imbalanced way.
+ */
+#define UBLK_F_RR_TAGS (1ULL << 11)
+
 /* device state */
 #define UBLK_S_DEV_DEAD	0
 #define UBLK_S_DEV_LIVE	1
