diff --git a/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c b/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
index 1b47341962d095830a02e07418815f633fa9ed8a..60d4a0251339dd0a56760e9c582d394c8b386661 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@
 		| UBLK_F_USER_RECOVERY_FAIL_IO \
 		| UBLK_F_UPDATE_SIZE \
 		| UBLK_F_AUTO_BUF_REG \
-		| UBLK_F_QUIESCE)
+		| UBLK_F_QUIESCE \
+		| UBLK_F_PER_IO_DAEMON)
 
 #define UBLK_F_ALL_RECOVERY_FLAGS (UBLK_F_USER_RECOVERY \
 		| UBLK_F_USER_RECOVERY_REISSUE \
@@ -166,6 +167,8 @@ struct ublk_io {
 		/* valid if UBLK_IO_FLAG_OWNED_BY_SRV is set */
 		struct request *req;
 	};
+
+	struct task_struct *task;
 };
 
 struct ublk_queue {
@@ -173,11 +176,9 @@ 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 */
@@ -1099,11 +1100,6 @@ 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)
 {
@@ -1275,13 +1271,13 @@ 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;
 	}
@@ -1341,13 +1337,12 @@ static void ublk_cmd_list_tw_cb(struct io_uring_cmd *cmd,
 	} while (rq);
 }
 
-static void ublk_queue_cmd_list(struct ublk_queue *ubq, struct rq_list *l)
+static void ublk_queue_cmd_list(struct ublk_io *io, struct rq_list *l)
 {
-	struct request *rq = rq_list_peek(l);
-	struct io_uring_cmd *cmd = ubq->ios[rq->tag].cmd;
+	struct io_uring_cmd *cmd = io->cmd;
 	struct ublk_uring_cmd_pdu *pdu = ublk_get_uring_cmd_pdu(cmd);
 
-	pdu->req_list = rq;
+	pdu->req_list = rq_list_peek(l);
 	rq_list_init(l);
 	io_uring_cmd_complete_in_task(cmd, ublk_cmd_list_tw_cb);
 }
@@ -1355,13 +1350,10 @@ 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;
 	}
 
@@ -1429,24 +1421,25 @@ static void ublk_queue_rqs(struct rq_list *rqlist)
 {
 	struct rq_list requeue_list = { };
 	struct rq_list submit_list = { };
-	struct ublk_queue *ubq = NULL;
+	struct ublk_io *io = NULL;
 	struct request *req;
 
 	while ((req = rq_list_pop(rqlist))) {
 		struct ublk_queue *this_q = req->mq_hctx->driver_data;
+		struct ublk_io *this_io = &this_q->ios[req->tag];
 
-		if (ubq && ubq != this_q && !rq_list_empty(&submit_list))
-			ublk_queue_cmd_list(ubq, &submit_list);
-		ubq = this_q;
+		if (io && io->task != this_io->task && !rq_list_empty(&submit_list))
+			ublk_queue_cmd_list(io, &submit_list);
+		io = this_io;
 
-		if (ublk_prep_req(ubq, req, true) == BLK_STS_OK)
+		if (ublk_prep_req(this_q, req, true) == BLK_STS_OK)
 			rq_list_add_tail(&submit_list, req);
 		else
 			rq_list_add_tail(&requeue_list, req);
 	}
 
-	if (ubq && !rq_list_empty(&submit_list))
-		ublk_queue_cmd_list(ubq, &submit_list);
+	if (io && !rq_list_empty(&submit_list))
+		ublk_queue_cmd_list(io, &submit_list);
 	*rqlist = requeue_list;
 }
 
@@ -1474,17 +1467,6 @@ 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];
 
@@ -1495,6 +1477,17 @@ 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;
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1516,7 +1509,7 @@ 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;
@@ -1783,6 +1776,7 @@ static void ublk_uring_cmd_cancel_fn(struct io_uring_cmd *cmd,
 	struct ublk_uring_cmd_pdu *pdu = ublk_get_uring_cmd_pdu(cmd);
 	struct ublk_queue *ubq = pdu->ubq;
 	struct task_struct *task;
+	struct ublk_io *io;
 
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!ubq))
 		return;
@@ -1791,13 +1785,14 @@ 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))
+	io = &ubq->ios[pdu->tag];
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(task && task != io->task))
 		return;
 
 	if (!ubq->canceling)
 		ublk_start_cancel(ubq);
 
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(ubq->ios[pdu->tag].cmd != cmd);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(io->cmd != cmd);
 	ublk_cancel_cmd(ubq, pdu->tag, issue_flags);
 }
 
@@ -1930,8 +1925,6 @@ 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))
@@ -2084,6 +2077,7 @@ 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);
@@ -2179,6 +2173,7 @@ 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;
@@ -2193,13 +2188,14 @@ 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) {
@@ -2449,9 +2445,14 @@ 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);
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ubq->q_depth; i++) {
+		struct ublk_io *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));
 }
@@ -2923,7 +2924,8 @@ static int ublk_ctrl_add_dev(const struct ublksrv_ctrl_cmd *header)
 	ub->dev_info.flags &= UBLK_F_ALL;
 
 	ub->dev_info.flags |= UBLK_F_CMD_IOCTL_ENCODE |
-		UBLK_F_URING_CMD_COMP_IN_TASK;
+		UBLK_F_URING_CMD_COMP_IN_TASK |
+		UBLK_F_PER_IO_DAEMON;
 
 	/* GET_DATA isn't needed any more with USER_COPY or ZERO COPY */
 	if (ub->dev_info.flags & (UBLK_F_USER_COPY | UBLK_F_SUPPORT_ZERO_COPY |
@@ -3188,14 +3190,14 @@ 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 56c7e3fc666fc578a545d15a9767e58f3a4a2f3b..77d9d6af46da878cf30df6e3e31758a6f8f61afa 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/ublk_cmd.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/ublk_cmd.h
@@ -272,6 +272,15 @@
  */
 #define UBLK_F_QUIESCE		(1ULL << 12)
 
+/*
+ * If this feature is set, ublk_drv supports each (qid,tag) pair having
+ * its own independent daemon task that is responsible for handling it.
+ * If it is not set, daemons are per-queue instead, so for two pairs
+ * (qid1,tag1) and (qid2,tag2), if qid1 == qid2, then the same task must
+ * be responsible for handling (qid1,tag1) and (qid2,tag2).
+ */
+#define UBLK_F_PER_IO_DAEMON (1ULL << 13)
+
 /* device state */
 #define UBLK_S_DEV_DEAD	0
 #define UBLK_S_DEV_LIVE	1
