diff --git a/Documentation/block/biodoc.txt b/Documentation/block/biodoc.txt
index ac18b488cb5e..31c177663ed5 100644
--- a/Documentation/block/biodoc.txt
+++ b/Documentation/block/biodoc.txt
@@ -436,7 +436,6 @@ struct bio {
        struct bvec_iter	bi_iter;	/* current index into bio_vec array */
 
        unsigned int	bi_size;     /* total size in bytes */
-       unsigned short 	bi_phys_segments; /* segments after physaddr coalesce*/
        unsigned short	bi_hw_segments; /* segments after DMA remapping */
        unsigned int	bi_max;	     /* max bio_vecs we can hold
                                         used as index into pool */
diff --git a/block/bfq-iosched.c b/block/bfq-iosched.c
index f8d430f88d25..a6bf842cbe16 100644
--- a/block/bfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/bfq-iosched.c
@@ -2027,7 +2027,8 @@ static void bfq_remove_request(struct request_queue *q,
 
 }
 
-static bool bfq_bio_merge(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx, struct bio *bio)
+static bool bfq_bio_merge(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx, struct bio *bio,
+		unsigned int nr_segs)
 {
 	struct request_queue *q = hctx->queue;
 	struct bfq_data *bfqd = q->elevator->elevator_data;
@@ -2050,7 +2051,7 @@ static bool bfq_bio_merge(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx, struct bio *bio)
 		bfqd->bio_bfqq = NULL;
 	bfqd->bio_bic = bic;
 
-	ret = blk_mq_sched_try_merge(q, bio, &free);
+	ret = blk_mq_sched_try_merge(q, bio, nr_segs, &free);
 
 	if (free)
 		blk_mq_free_request(free);
diff --git a/block/bio.c b/block/bio.c
index 4bcdcd3f63f4..ad9c3aa9bf7d 100644
--- a/block/bio.c
+++ b/block/bio.c
@@ -558,14 +558,6 @@ void bio_put(struct bio *bio)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bio_put);
 
-int bio_phys_segments(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
-{
-	if (unlikely(!bio_flagged(bio, BIO_SEG_VALID)))
-		blk_recount_segments(q, bio);
-
-	return bio->bi_phys_segments;
-}
-
 /**
  * 	__bio_clone_fast - clone a bio that shares the original bio's biovec
  * 	@bio: destination bio
@@ -739,7 +731,7 @@ static int __bio_add_pc_page(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio,
 	if (bio_full(bio))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (bio->bi_phys_segments >= queue_max_segments(q))
+	if (bio->bi_vcnt >= queue_max_segments(q))
 		return 0;
 
 	bvec = &bio->bi_io_vec[bio->bi_vcnt];
@@ -749,8 +741,6 @@ static int __bio_add_pc_page(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio,
 	bio->bi_vcnt++;
  done:
 	bio->bi_iter.bi_size += len;
-	bio->bi_phys_segments = bio->bi_vcnt;
-	bio_set_flag(bio, BIO_SEG_VALID);
 	return len;
 }
 
@@ -1909,10 +1899,7 @@ void bio_trim(struct bio *bio, int offset, int size)
 	if (offset == 0 && size == bio->bi_iter.bi_size)
 		return;
 
-	bio_clear_flag(bio, BIO_SEG_VALID);
-
 	bio_advance(bio, offset << 9);
-
 	bio->bi_iter.bi_size = size;
 
 	if (bio_integrity(bio))
diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index d1c7c69a20dd..ef998a724b27 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -550,15 +550,15 @@ void blk_put_request(struct request *req)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_put_request);
 
-bool bio_attempt_back_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req,
-			    struct bio *bio)
+bool bio_attempt_back_merge(struct request *req, struct bio *bio,
+		unsigned int nr_segs)
 {
 	const int ff = bio->bi_opf & REQ_FAILFAST_MASK;
 
-	if (!ll_back_merge_fn(q, req, bio))
+	if (!ll_back_merge_fn(req, bio, nr_segs))
 		return false;
 
-	trace_block_bio_backmerge(q, req, bio);
+	trace_block_bio_backmerge(req->q, req, bio);
 
 	if ((req->cmd_flags & REQ_FAILFAST_MASK) != ff)
 		blk_rq_set_mixed_merge(req);
@@ -571,15 +571,15 @@ bool bio_attempt_back_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req,
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool bio_attempt_front_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req,
-			     struct bio *bio)
+bool bio_attempt_front_merge(struct request *req, struct bio *bio,
+		unsigned int nr_segs)
 {
 	const int ff = bio->bi_opf & REQ_FAILFAST_MASK;
 
-	if (!ll_front_merge_fn(q, req, bio))
+	if (!ll_front_merge_fn(req, bio, nr_segs))
 		return false;
 
-	trace_block_bio_frontmerge(q, req, bio);
+	trace_block_bio_frontmerge(req->q, req, bio);
 
 	if ((req->cmd_flags & REQ_FAILFAST_MASK) != ff)
 		blk_rq_set_mixed_merge(req);
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ no_merge:
  * blk_attempt_plug_merge - try to merge with %current's plugged list
  * @q: request_queue new bio is being queued at
  * @bio: new bio being queued
+ * @nr_segs: number of segments in @bio
  * @same_queue_rq: pointer to &struct request that gets filled in when
  * another request associated with @q is found on the plug list
  * (optional, may be %NULL)
@@ -639,7 +640,7 @@ no_merge:
  * Caller must ensure !blk_queue_nomerges(q) beforehand.
  */
 bool blk_attempt_plug_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio,
-			    struct request **same_queue_rq)
+		unsigned int nr_segs, struct request **same_queue_rq)
 {
 	struct blk_plug *plug;
 	struct request *rq;
@@ -668,10 +669,10 @@ bool blk_attempt_plug_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio,
 
 		switch (blk_try_merge(rq, bio)) {
 		case ELEVATOR_BACK_MERGE:
-			merged = bio_attempt_back_merge(q, rq, bio);
+			merged = bio_attempt_back_merge(rq, bio, nr_segs);
 			break;
 		case ELEVATOR_FRONT_MERGE:
-			merged = bio_attempt_front_merge(q, rq, bio);
+			merged = bio_attempt_front_merge(rq, bio, nr_segs);
 			break;
 		case ELEVATOR_DISCARD_MERGE:
 			merged = bio_attempt_discard_merge(q, rq, bio);
@@ -1427,14 +1428,9 @@ bool blk_update_request(struct request *req, blk_status_t error,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_update_request);
 
-void blk_rq_bio_prep(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq,
-		     struct bio *bio)
+void blk_rq_bio_prep(struct request *rq, struct bio *bio, unsigned int nr_segs)
 {
-	if (bio_has_data(bio))
-		rq->nr_phys_segments = bio_phys_segments(q, bio);
-	else if (bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD)
-		rq->nr_phys_segments = 1;
-
+	rq->nr_phys_segments = nr_segs;
 	rq->__data_len = bio->bi_iter.bi_size;
 	rq->bio = rq->biotail = bio;
 	rq->ioprio = bio_prio(bio);
diff --git a/block/blk-map.c b/block/blk-map.c
index db9373bd31ac..3a62e471d81b 100644
--- a/block/blk-map.c
+++ b/block/blk-map.c
@@ -18,13 +18,19 @@
 int blk_rq_append_bio(struct request *rq, struct bio **bio)
 {
 	struct bio *orig_bio = *bio;
+	struct bvec_iter iter;
+	struct bio_vec bv;
+	unsigned int nr_segs = 0;
 
 	blk_queue_bounce(rq->q, bio);
 
+	bio_for_each_bvec(bv, *bio, iter)
+		nr_segs++;
+
 	if (!rq->bio) {
-		blk_rq_bio_prep(rq->q, rq, *bio);
+		blk_rq_bio_prep(rq, *bio, nr_segs);
 	} else {
-		if (!ll_back_merge_fn(rq->q, rq, *bio)) {
+		if (!ll_back_merge_fn(rq, *bio, nr_segs)) {
 			if (orig_bio != *bio) {
 				bio_put(*bio);
 				*bio = orig_bio;
diff --git a/block/blk-merge.c b/block/blk-merge.c
index 17713d7d98d5..72b4fd89a22d 100644
--- a/block/blk-merge.c
+++ b/block/blk-merge.c
@@ -258,32 +258,29 @@ split:
 	return do_split ? new : NULL;
 }
 
-void blk_queue_split(struct request_queue *q, struct bio **bio)
+void __blk_queue_split(struct request_queue *q, struct bio **bio,
+		unsigned int *nr_segs)
 {
-	struct bio *split, *res;
-	unsigned nsegs;
+	struct bio *split;
 
 	switch (bio_op(*bio)) {
 	case REQ_OP_DISCARD:
 	case REQ_OP_SECURE_ERASE:
-		split = blk_bio_discard_split(q, *bio, &q->bio_split, &nsegs);
+		split = blk_bio_discard_split(q, *bio, &q->bio_split, nr_segs);
 		break;
 	case REQ_OP_WRITE_ZEROES:
-		split = blk_bio_write_zeroes_split(q, *bio, &q->bio_split, &nsegs);
+		split = blk_bio_write_zeroes_split(q, *bio, &q->bio_split,
+				nr_segs);
 		break;
 	case REQ_OP_WRITE_SAME:
-		split = blk_bio_write_same_split(q, *bio, &q->bio_split, &nsegs);
+		split = blk_bio_write_same_split(q, *bio, &q->bio_split,
+				nr_segs);
 		break;
 	default:
-		split = blk_bio_segment_split(q, *bio, &q->bio_split, &nsegs);
+		split = blk_bio_segment_split(q, *bio, &q->bio_split, nr_segs);
 		break;
 	}
 
-	/* physical segments can be figured out during splitting */
-	res = split ? split : *bio;
-	res->bi_phys_segments = nsegs;
-	bio_set_flag(res, BIO_SEG_VALID);
-
 	if (split) {
 		/* there isn't chance to merge the splitted bio */
 		split->bi_opf |= REQ_NOMERGE;
@@ -304,6 +301,13 @@ void blk_queue_split(struct request_queue *q, struct bio **bio)
 		*bio = split;
 	}
 }
+
+void blk_queue_split(struct request_queue *q, struct bio **bio)
+{
+	unsigned int nr_segs;
+
+	__blk_queue_split(q, bio, &nr_segs);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_queue_split);
 
 static unsigned int __blk_recalc_rq_segments(struct request_queue *q,
@@ -338,17 +342,6 @@ void blk_recalc_rq_segments(struct request *rq)
 	rq->nr_phys_segments = __blk_recalc_rq_segments(rq->q, rq->bio);
 }
 
-void blk_recount_segments(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
-{
-	struct bio *nxt = bio->bi_next;
-
-	bio->bi_next = NULL;
-	bio->bi_phys_segments = __blk_recalc_rq_segments(q, bio);
-	bio->bi_next = nxt;
-
-	bio_set_flag(bio, BIO_SEG_VALID);
-}
-
 static inline struct scatterlist *blk_next_sg(struct scatterlist **sg,
 		struct scatterlist *sglist)
 {
@@ -519,16 +512,13 @@ int blk_rq_map_sg(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_rq_map_sg);
 
-static inline int ll_new_hw_segment(struct request_queue *q,
-				    struct request *req,
-				    struct bio *bio)
+static inline int ll_new_hw_segment(struct request *req, struct bio *bio,
+		unsigned int nr_phys_segs)
 {
-	int nr_phys_segs = bio_phys_segments(q, bio);
-
-	if (req->nr_phys_segments + nr_phys_segs > queue_max_segments(q))
+	if (req->nr_phys_segments + nr_phys_segs > queue_max_segments(req->q))
 		goto no_merge;
 
-	if (blk_integrity_merge_bio(q, req, bio) == false)
+	if (blk_integrity_merge_bio(req->q, req, bio) == false)
 		goto no_merge;
 
 	/*
@@ -539,12 +529,11 @@ static inline int ll_new_hw_segment(struct request_queue *q,
 	return 1;
 
 no_merge:
-	req_set_nomerge(q, req);
+	req_set_nomerge(req->q, req);
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int ll_back_merge_fn(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req,
-		     struct bio *bio)
+int ll_back_merge_fn(struct request *req, struct bio *bio, unsigned int nr_segs)
 {
 	if (req_gap_back_merge(req, bio))
 		return 0;
@@ -553,21 +542,15 @@ int ll_back_merge_fn(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req,
 		return 0;
 	if (blk_rq_sectors(req) + bio_sectors(bio) >
 	    blk_rq_get_max_sectors(req, blk_rq_pos(req))) {
-		req_set_nomerge(q, req);
+		req_set_nomerge(req->q, req);
 		return 0;
 	}
-	if (!bio_flagged(req->biotail, BIO_SEG_VALID))
-		blk_recount_segments(q, req->biotail);
-	if (!bio_flagged(bio, BIO_SEG_VALID))
-		blk_recount_segments(q, bio);
 
-	return ll_new_hw_segment(q, req, bio);
+	return ll_new_hw_segment(req, bio, nr_segs);
 }
 
-int ll_front_merge_fn(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req,
-		      struct bio *bio)
+int ll_front_merge_fn(struct request *req, struct bio *bio, unsigned int nr_segs)
 {
-
 	if (req_gap_front_merge(req, bio))
 		return 0;
 	if (blk_integrity_rq(req) &&
@@ -575,15 +558,11 @@ int ll_front_merge_fn(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req,
 		return 0;
 	if (blk_rq_sectors(req) + bio_sectors(bio) >
 	    blk_rq_get_max_sectors(req, bio->bi_iter.bi_sector)) {
-		req_set_nomerge(q, req);
+		req_set_nomerge(req->q, req);
 		return 0;
 	}
-	if (!bio_flagged(bio, BIO_SEG_VALID))
-		blk_recount_segments(q, bio);
-	if (!bio_flagged(req->bio, BIO_SEG_VALID))
-		blk_recount_segments(q, req->bio);
 
-	return ll_new_hw_segment(q, req, bio);
+	return ll_new_hw_segment(req, bio, nr_segs);
 }
 
 static bool req_attempt_discard_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req,
diff --git a/block/blk-mq-sched.c b/block/blk-mq-sched.c
index 2766066a15db..956a7aa9a637 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq-sched.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq-sched.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ void blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx)
 }
 
 bool blk_mq_sched_try_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio,
-			    struct request **merged_request)
+		unsigned int nr_segs, struct request **merged_request)
 {
 	struct request *rq;
 
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ bool blk_mq_sched_try_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio,
 	case ELEVATOR_BACK_MERGE:
 		if (!blk_mq_sched_allow_merge(q, rq, bio))
 			return false;
-		if (!bio_attempt_back_merge(q, rq, bio))
+		if (!bio_attempt_back_merge(rq, bio, nr_segs))
 			return false;
 		*merged_request = attempt_back_merge(q, rq);
 		if (!*merged_request)
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ bool blk_mq_sched_try_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio,
 	case ELEVATOR_FRONT_MERGE:
 		if (!blk_mq_sched_allow_merge(q, rq, bio))
 			return false;
-		if (!bio_attempt_front_merge(q, rq, bio))
+		if (!bio_attempt_front_merge(rq, bio, nr_segs))
 			return false;
 		*merged_request = attempt_front_merge(q, rq);
 		if (!*merged_request)
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_mq_sched_try_merge);
  * of them.
  */
 bool blk_mq_bio_list_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct list_head *list,
-			   struct bio *bio)
+			   struct bio *bio, unsigned int nr_segs)
 {
 	struct request *rq;
 	int checked = 8;
@@ -277,11 +277,13 @@ bool blk_mq_bio_list_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct list_head *list,
 		switch (blk_try_merge(rq, bio)) {
 		case ELEVATOR_BACK_MERGE:
 			if (blk_mq_sched_allow_merge(q, rq, bio))
-				merged = bio_attempt_back_merge(q, rq, bio);
+				merged = bio_attempt_back_merge(rq, bio,
+						nr_segs);
 			break;
 		case ELEVATOR_FRONT_MERGE:
 			if (blk_mq_sched_allow_merge(q, rq, bio))
-				merged = bio_attempt_front_merge(q, rq, bio);
+				merged = bio_attempt_front_merge(rq, bio,
+						nr_segs);
 			break;
 		case ELEVATOR_DISCARD_MERGE:
 			merged = bio_attempt_discard_merge(q, rq, bio);
@@ -304,13 +306,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_mq_bio_list_merge);
  */
 static bool blk_mq_attempt_merge(struct request_queue *q,
 				 struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
-				 struct blk_mq_ctx *ctx, struct bio *bio)
+				 struct blk_mq_ctx *ctx, struct bio *bio,
+				 unsigned int nr_segs)
 {
 	enum hctx_type type = hctx->type;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&ctx->lock);
 
-	if (blk_mq_bio_list_merge(q, &ctx->rq_lists[type], bio)) {
+	if (blk_mq_bio_list_merge(q, &ctx->rq_lists[type], bio, nr_segs)) {
 		ctx->rq_merged++;
 		return true;
 	}
@@ -318,7 +321,8 @@ static bool blk_mq_attempt_merge(struct request_queue *q,
 	return false;
 }
 
-bool __blk_mq_sched_bio_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
+bool __blk_mq_sched_bio_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio,
+		unsigned int nr_segs)
 {
 	struct elevator_queue *e = q->elevator;
 	struct blk_mq_ctx *ctx = blk_mq_get_ctx(q);
@@ -328,7 +332,7 @@ bool __blk_mq_sched_bio_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 
 	if (e && e->type->ops.bio_merge) {
 		blk_mq_put_ctx(ctx);
-		return e->type->ops.bio_merge(hctx, bio);
+		return e->type->ops.bio_merge(hctx, bio, nr_segs);
 	}
 
 	type = hctx->type;
@@ -336,7 +340,7 @@ bool __blk_mq_sched_bio_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 			!list_empty_careful(&ctx->rq_lists[type])) {
 		/* default per sw-queue merge */
 		spin_lock(&ctx->lock);
-		ret = blk_mq_attempt_merge(q, hctx, ctx, bio);
+		ret = blk_mq_attempt_merge(q, hctx, ctx, bio, nr_segs);
 		spin_unlock(&ctx->lock);
 	}
 
diff --git a/block/blk-mq-sched.h b/block/blk-mq-sched.h
index 3cf92cbbd8ac..cf22ab00fefb 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq-sched.h
+++ b/block/blk-mq-sched.h
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ void blk_mq_sched_assign_ioc(struct request *rq);
 
 void blk_mq_sched_request_inserted(struct request *rq);
 bool blk_mq_sched_try_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio,
-				struct request **merged_request);
-bool __blk_mq_sched_bio_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio);
+		unsigned int nr_segs, struct request **merged_request);
+bool __blk_mq_sched_bio_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio,
+		unsigned int nr_segs);
 bool blk_mq_sched_try_insert_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq);
 void blk_mq_sched_mark_restart_hctx(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx);
 void blk_mq_sched_restart(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx);
@@ -31,12 +32,13 @@ void blk_mq_exit_sched(struct request_queue *q, struct elevator_queue *e);
 void blk_mq_sched_free_requests(struct request_queue *q);
 
 static inline bool
-blk_mq_sched_bio_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
+blk_mq_sched_bio_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio,
+		unsigned int nr_segs)
 {
 	if (blk_queue_nomerges(q) || !bio_mergeable(bio))
 		return false;
 
-	return __blk_mq_sched_bio_merge(q, bio);
+	return __blk_mq_sched_bio_merge(q, bio, nr_segs);
 }
 
 static inline bool
diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 61457bffa55f..d89383847d09 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -1764,14 +1764,15 @@ void blk_mq_flush_plug_list(struct blk_plug *plug, bool from_schedule)
 	}
 }
 
-static void blk_mq_bio_to_request(struct request *rq, struct bio *bio)
+static void blk_mq_bio_to_request(struct request *rq, struct bio *bio,
+		unsigned int nr_segs)
 {
 	if (bio->bi_opf & REQ_RAHEAD)
 		rq->cmd_flags |= REQ_FAILFAST_MASK;
 
 	rq->__sector = bio->bi_iter.bi_sector;
 	rq->write_hint = bio->bi_write_hint;
-	blk_rq_bio_prep(rq->q, rq, bio);
+	blk_rq_bio_prep(rq, bio, nr_segs);
 
 	blk_account_io_start(rq, true);
 }
@@ -1941,20 +1942,20 @@ static blk_qc_t blk_mq_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 	struct request *rq;
 	struct blk_plug *plug;
 	struct request *same_queue_rq = NULL;
+	unsigned int nr_segs;
 	blk_qc_t cookie;
 
 	blk_queue_bounce(q, &bio);
-
-	blk_queue_split(q, &bio);
+	__blk_queue_split(q, &bio, &nr_segs);
 
 	if (!bio_integrity_prep(bio))
 		return BLK_QC_T_NONE;
 
 	if (!is_flush_fua && !blk_queue_nomerges(q) &&
-	    blk_attempt_plug_merge(q, bio, &same_queue_rq))
+	    blk_attempt_plug_merge(q, bio, nr_segs, &same_queue_rq))
 		return BLK_QC_T_NONE;
 
-	if (blk_mq_sched_bio_merge(q, bio))
+	if (blk_mq_sched_bio_merge(q, bio, nr_segs))
 		return BLK_QC_T_NONE;
 
 	rq_qos_throttle(q, bio);
@@ -1977,7 +1978,7 @@ static blk_qc_t blk_mq_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 	plug = current->plug;
 	if (unlikely(is_flush_fua)) {
 		blk_mq_put_ctx(data.ctx);
-		blk_mq_bio_to_request(rq, bio);
+		blk_mq_bio_to_request(rq, bio, nr_segs);
 
 		/* bypass scheduler for flush rq */
 		blk_insert_flush(rq);
@@ -1991,7 +1992,7 @@ static blk_qc_t blk_mq_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 		struct request *last = NULL;
 
 		blk_mq_put_ctx(data.ctx);
-		blk_mq_bio_to_request(rq, bio);
+		blk_mq_bio_to_request(rq, bio, nr_segs);
 
 		if (!request_count)
 			trace_block_plug(q);
@@ -2006,7 +2007,7 @@ static blk_qc_t blk_mq_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 
 		blk_add_rq_to_plug(plug, rq);
 	} else if (plug && !blk_queue_nomerges(q)) {
-		blk_mq_bio_to_request(rq, bio);
+		blk_mq_bio_to_request(rq, bio, nr_segs);
 
 		/*
 		 * We do limited plugging. If the bio can be merged, do that.
@@ -2035,11 +2036,11 @@ static blk_qc_t blk_mq_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 	} else if ((q->nr_hw_queues > 1 && is_sync) || (!q->elevator &&
 			!data.hctx->dispatch_busy)) {
 		blk_mq_put_ctx(data.ctx);
-		blk_mq_bio_to_request(rq, bio);
+		blk_mq_bio_to_request(rq, bio, nr_segs);
 		blk_mq_try_issue_directly(data.hctx, rq, &cookie);
 	} else {
 		blk_mq_put_ctx(data.ctx);
-		blk_mq_bio_to_request(rq, bio);
+		blk_mq_bio_to_request(rq, bio, nr_segs);
 		blk_mq_sched_insert_request(rq, false, true, true);
 	}
 
diff --git a/block/blk.h b/block/blk.h
index 7814aa207153..a1d33cb65842 100644
--- a/block/blk.h
+++ b/block/blk.h
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ struct blk_flush_queue *blk_alloc_flush_queue(struct request_queue *q,
 		int node, int cmd_size, gfp_t flags);
 void blk_free_flush_queue(struct blk_flush_queue *q);
 
-void blk_rq_bio_prep(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq,
-			struct bio *bio);
+void blk_rq_bio_prep(struct request *rq, struct bio *bio, unsigned int nr_segs);
 void blk_freeze_queue(struct request_queue *q);
 
 static inline void blk_queue_enter_live(struct request_queue *q)
@@ -154,14 +153,14 @@ static inline bool bio_integrity_endio(struct bio *bio)
 unsigned long blk_rq_timeout(unsigned long timeout);
 void blk_add_timer(struct request *req);
 
-bool bio_attempt_front_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req,
-			     struct bio *bio);
-bool bio_attempt_back_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req,
-			    struct bio *bio);
+bool bio_attempt_front_merge(struct request *req, struct bio *bio,
+		unsigned int nr_segs);
+bool bio_attempt_back_merge(struct request *req, struct bio *bio,
+		unsigned int nr_segs);
 bool bio_attempt_discard_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req,
 		struct bio *bio);
 bool blk_attempt_plug_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio,
-			    struct request **same_queue_rq);
+		unsigned int nr_segs, struct request **same_queue_rq);
 
 void blk_account_io_start(struct request *req, bool new_io);
 void blk_account_io_completion(struct request *req, unsigned int bytes);
@@ -202,10 +201,12 @@ static inline int blk_should_fake_timeout(struct request_queue *q)
 }
 #endif
 
-int ll_back_merge_fn(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req,
-		     struct bio *bio);
-int ll_front_merge_fn(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req, 
-		      struct bio *bio);
+void __blk_queue_split(struct request_queue *q, struct bio **bio,
+		unsigned int *nr_segs);
+int ll_back_merge_fn(struct request *req, struct bio *bio,
+		unsigned int nr_segs);
+int ll_front_merge_fn(struct request *req,  struct bio *bio,
+		unsigned int nr_segs);
 struct request *attempt_back_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq);
 struct request *attempt_front_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq);
 int blk_attempt_req_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq,
diff --git a/block/kyber-iosched.c b/block/kyber-iosched.c
index c3b05119cebd..3c2602601741 100644
--- a/block/kyber-iosched.c
+++ b/block/kyber-iosched.c
@@ -562,7 +562,8 @@ static void kyber_limit_depth(unsigned int op, struct blk_mq_alloc_data *data)
 	}
 }
 
-static bool kyber_bio_merge(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx, struct bio *bio)
+static bool kyber_bio_merge(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx, struct bio *bio,
+		unsigned int nr_segs)
 {
 	struct kyber_hctx_data *khd = hctx->sched_data;
 	struct blk_mq_ctx *ctx = blk_mq_get_ctx(hctx->queue);
@@ -572,7 +573,7 @@ static bool kyber_bio_merge(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx, struct bio *bio)
 	bool merged;
 
 	spin_lock(&kcq->lock);
-	merged = blk_mq_bio_list_merge(hctx->queue, rq_list, bio);
+	merged = blk_mq_bio_list_merge(hctx->queue, rq_list, bio, nr_segs);
 	spin_unlock(&kcq->lock);
 	blk_mq_put_ctx(ctx);
 
diff --git a/block/mq-deadline.c b/block/mq-deadline.c
index 1876f5712bfd..b8a682b5a1bb 100644
--- a/block/mq-deadline.c
+++ b/block/mq-deadline.c
@@ -469,7 +469,8 @@ static int dd_request_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct request **rq,
 	return ELEVATOR_NO_MERGE;
 }
 
-static bool dd_bio_merge(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx, struct bio *bio)
+static bool dd_bio_merge(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx, struct bio *bio,
+		unsigned int nr_segs)
 {
 	struct request_queue *q = hctx->queue;
 	struct deadline_data *dd = q->elevator->elevator_data;
@@ -477,7 +478,7 @@ static bool dd_bio_merge(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx, struct bio *bio)
 	bool ret;
 
 	spin_lock(&dd->lock);
-	ret = blk_mq_sched_try_merge(q, bio, &free);
+	ret = blk_mq_sched_try_merge(q, bio, nr_segs, &free);
 	spin_unlock(&dd->lock);
 
 	if (free)
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index da94cbaa1a9e..3de4e13bde98 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -5251,7 +5251,6 @@ static int raid5_read_one_chunk(struct mddev *mddev, struct bio *raid_bio)
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		raid_bio->bi_next = (void*)rdev;
 		bio_set_dev(align_bi, rdev->bdev);
-		bio_clear_flag(align_bi, BIO_SEG_VALID);
 
 		if (is_badblock(rdev, align_bi->bi_iter.bi_sector,
 				bio_sectors(align_bi),
diff --git a/include/linux/bio.h b/include/linux/bio.h
index 0f23b5682640..ee11c4324751 100644
--- a/include/linux/bio.h
+++ b/include/linux/bio.h
@@ -408,7 +408,6 @@ static inline void bio_wouldblock_error(struct bio *bio)
 }
 
 struct request_queue;
-extern int bio_phys_segments(struct request_queue *, struct bio *);
 
 extern int submit_bio_wait(struct bio *bio);
 extern void bio_advance(struct bio *, unsigned);
diff --git a/include/linux/blk-mq.h b/include/linux/blk-mq.h
index 15d1aa53d96c..3fa1fa59f9b2 100644
--- a/include/linux/blk-mq.h
+++ b/include/linux/blk-mq.h
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ void blk_mq_delay_kick_requeue_list(struct request_queue *q, unsigned long msecs
 bool blk_mq_complete_request(struct request *rq);
 void blk_mq_complete_request_sync(struct request *rq);
 bool blk_mq_bio_list_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct list_head *list,
-			   struct bio *bio);
+			   struct bio *bio, unsigned int nr_segs);
 bool blk_mq_queue_stopped(struct request_queue *q);
 void blk_mq_stop_hw_queue(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx);
 void blk_mq_start_hw_queue(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx);
diff --git a/include/linux/blk_types.h b/include/linux/blk_types.h
index 95202f80676c..6a53799c3fe2 100644
--- a/include/linux/blk_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/blk_types.h
@@ -154,11 +154,6 @@ struct bio {
 	blk_status_t		bi_status;
 	u8			bi_partno;
 
-	/* Number of segments in this BIO after
-	 * physical address coalescing is performed.
-	 */
-	unsigned int		bi_phys_segments;
-
 	struct bvec_iter	bi_iter;
 
 	atomic_t		__bi_remaining;
@@ -210,7 +205,6 @@ struct bio {
  */
 enum {
 	BIO_NO_PAGE_REF,	/* don't put release vec pages */
-	BIO_SEG_VALID,		/* bi_phys_segments valid */
 	BIO_CLONED,		/* doesn't own data */
 	BIO_BOUNCED,		/* bio is a bounce bio */
 	BIO_USER_MAPPED,	/* contains user pages */
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 2d4dfe82767a..d5d3bb45dfb6 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -841,7 +841,6 @@ extern blk_status_t blk_insert_cloned_request(struct request_queue *q,
 				     struct request *rq);
 extern int blk_rq_append_bio(struct request *rq, struct bio **bio);
 extern void blk_queue_split(struct request_queue *, struct bio **);
-extern void blk_recount_segments(struct request_queue *, struct bio *);
 extern int scsi_verify_blk_ioctl(struct block_device *, unsigned int);
 extern int scsi_cmd_blk_ioctl(struct block_device *, fmode_t,
 			      unsigned int, void __user *);
diff --git a/include/linux/elevator.h b/include/linux/elevator.h
index 6e8bc53740f0..169bb2e02516 100644
--- a/include/linux/elevator.h
+++ b/include/linux/elevator.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ struct elevator_mq_ops {
 	void (*depth_updated)(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *);
 
 	bool (*allow_merge)(struct request_queue *, struct request *, struct bio *);
-	bool (*bio_merge)(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *, struct bio *);
+	bool (*bio_merge)(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *, struct bio *, unsigned int);
 	int (*request_merge)(struct request_queue *q, struct request **, struct bio *);
 	void (*request_merged)(struct request_queue *, struct request *, enum elv_merge);
 	void (*requests_merged)(struct request_queue *, struct request *, struct request *);