diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
index 13848e93cda8..36df89e8a575 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
@@ -1069,65 +1069,6 @@ static bool ufshcd_is_devfreq_scaling_required(struct ufs_hba *hba,
 	return false;
 }
 
-static int ufshcd_wait_for_doorbell_clr(struct ufs_hba *hba,
-					u64 wait_timeout_us)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-	int ret = 0;
-	u32 tm_doorbell;
-	u32 tr_doorbell;
-	bool timeout = false, do_last_check = false;
-	ktime_t start;
-
-	ufshcd_hold(hba, false);
-	spin_lock_irqsave(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
-	/*
-	 * Wait for all the outstanding tasks/transfer requests.
-	 * Verify by checking the doorbell registers are clear.
-	 */
-	start = ktime_get();
-	do {
-		if (hba->ufshcd_state != UFSHCD_STATE_OPERATIONAL) {
-			ret = -EBUSY;
-			goto out;
-		}
-
-		tm_doorbell = ufshcd_readl(hba, REG_UTP_TASK_REQ_DOOR_BELL);
-		tr_doorbell = ufshcd_readl(hba, REG_UTP_TRANSFER_REQ_DOOR_BELL);
-		if (!tm_doorbell && !tr_doorbell) {
-			timeout = false;
-			break;
-		} else if (do_last_check) {
-			break;
-		}
-
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
-		schedule();
-		if (ktime_to_us(ktime_sub(ktime_get(), start)) >
-		    wait_timeout_us) {
-			timeout = true;
-			/*
-			 * We might have scheduled out for long time so make
-			 * sure to check if doorbells are cleared by this time
-			 * or not.
-			 */
-			do_last_check = true;
-		}
-		spin_lock_irqsave(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
-	} while (tm_doorbell || tr_doorbell);
-
-	if (timeout) {
-		dev_err(hba->dev,
-			"%s: timedout waiting for doorbell to clear (tm=0x%x, tr=0x%x)\n",
-			__func__, tm_doorbell, tr_doorbell);
-		ret = -EBUSY;
-	}
-out:
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
-	ufshcd_release(hba);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 /**
  * ufshcd_scale_gear - scale up/down UFS gear
  * @hba: per adapter instance
@@ -1175,37 +1116,51 @@ static int ufshcd_scale_gear(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool scale_up)
 
 static int ufshcd_clock_scaling_prepare(struct ufs_hba *hba)
 {
-	#define DOORBELL_CLR_TOUT_US		(1000 * 1000) /* 1 sec */
-	int ret = 0;
+	struct scsi_device *sdev;
+
 	/*
-	 * make sure that there are no outstanding requests when
-	 * clock scaling is in progress
+	 * Make sure that no commands are being queued while clock scaling
+	 * is in progress.
+	 *
+	 * Since ufshcd_exec_dev_cmd() and ufshcd_issue_devman_upiu_cmd() lock
+	 * the clk_scaling_lock before calling blk_get_request(), lock
+	 * clk_scaling_lock before freezing the request queues to prevent lock
+	 * inversion.
 	 */
-	ufshcd_scsi_block_requests(hba);
 	down_write(&hba->clk_scaling_lock);
-
-	if (!hba->clk_scaling.is_allowed ||
-	    ufshcd_wait_for_doorbell_clr(hba, DOORBELL_CLR_TOUT_US)) {
-		ret = -EBUSY;
+	if (!hba->clk_scaling.is_allowed) {
 		up_write(&hba->clk_scaling_lock);
-		ufshcd_scsi_unblock_requests(hba);
-		goto out;
+		return -EBUSY;
 	}
-
+	blk_mq_quiesce_queue_nowait(hba->tmf_queue);
+	blk_mq_quiesce_queue_nowait(hba->cmd_queue);
+	shost_for_each_device(sdev, hba->host)
+		blk_mq_quiesce_queue_nowait(sdev->request_queue);
+	/*
+	 * Calling synchronize_rcu_expedited() reduces the time required to
+	 * quiesce request queues from milliseconds to microseconds.
+	 *
+	 * See also the rcu_read_lock() and rcu_read_unlock() calls in
+	 * ufshcd_queuecommand() and also in __ufshcd_issue_tm_cmd().
+	 */
+	synchronize_rcu_expedited();
 	/* let's not get into low power until clock scaling is completed */
 	ufshcd_hold(hba, false);
-
-out:
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void ufshcd_clock_scaling_unprepare(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool writelock)
 {
+	struct scsi_device *sdev;
+
+	shost_for_each_device(sdev, hba->host)
+		blk_mq_unquiesce_queue(sdev->request_queue);
+	blk_mq_unquiesce_queue(hba->cmd_queue);
+	blk_mq_unquiesce_queue(hba->tmf_queue);
 	if (writelock)
 		up_write(&hba->clk_scaling_lock);
 	else
 		up_read(&hba->clk_scaling_lock);
-	ufshcd_scsi_unblock_requests(hba);
 	ufshcd_release(hba);
 }
 
@@ -2698,8 +2653,11 @@ static int ufshcd_queuecommand(struct Scsi_Host *host, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 
 	WARN_ONCE(tag < 0, "Invalid tag %d\n", tag);
 
-	if (!down_read_trylock(&hba->clk_scaling_lock))
-		return SCSI_MLQUEUE_HOST_BUSY;
+	/*
+	 * Allows ufshcd_clock_scaling_prepare() and also the UFS error handler
+	 * to wait for prior ufshcd_queuecommand() calls.
+	 */
+	rcu_read_lock();
 
 	switch (hba->ufshcd_state) {
 	case UFSHCD_STATE_OPERATIONAL:
@@ -2780,7 +2738,7 @@ static int ufshcd_queuecommand(struct Scsi_Host *host, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 
 	ufshcd_send_command(hba, tag);
 out:
-	up_read(&hba->clk_scaling_lock);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	if (ufs_trigger_eh()) {
 		unsigned long flags;
@@ -5977,8 +5935,7 @@ static void ufshcd_err_handling_prepare(struct ufs_hba *hba)
 	}
 	ufshcd_scsi_block_requests(hba);
 	/* Drain ufshcd_queuecommand() */
-	down_write(&hba->clk_scaling_lock);
-	up_write(&hba->clk_scaling_lock);
+	synchronize_rcu();
 	cancel_work_sync(&hba->eeh_work);
 }
 
@@ -6582,6 +6539,8 @@ static int __ufshcd_issue_tm_cmd(struct ufs_hba *hba,
 	req->end_io_data = &wait;
 	ufshcd_hold(hba, false);
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(host->host_lock, flags);
 
 	task_tag = req->tag;
@@ -6600,6 +6559,8 @@ static int __ufshcd_issue_tm_cmd(struct ufs_hba *hba,
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(host->host_lock, flags);
 
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
 	ufshcd_add_tm_upiu_trace(hba, task_tag, UFS_TM_SEND);
 
 	/* wait until the task management command is completed */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.h b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.h
index 65178487adf3..7afe818ab1e3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.h
@@ -778,6 +778,7 @@ struct ufs_hba_monitor {
  * @clk_list_head: UFS host controller clocks list node head
  * @pwr_info: holds current power mode
  * @max_pwr_info: keeps the device max valid pwm
+ * @clk_scaling_lock: used to serialize device commands and clock scaling
  * @desc_size: descriptor sizes reported by device
  * @urgent_bkops_lvl: keeps track of urgent bkops level for device
  * @is_urgent_bkops_lvl_checked: keeps track if the urgent bkops level for
