diff --git a/block/blk-cgroup.c b/block/blk-cgroup.c
index 2b4354b6b5de..52e637ed9d7e 100644
--- a/block/blk-cgroup.c
+++ b/block/blk-cgroup.c
@@ -131,26 +131,11 @@ err_free:
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-/**
- * __blkg_lookup - internal version of blkg_lookup()
- * @blkcg: blkcg of interest
- * @q: request_queue of interest
- * @update_hint: whether to update lookup hint with the result or not
- *
- * This is internal version and shouldn't be used by policy
- * implementations.  Looks up blkgs for the @blkcg - @q pair regardless of
- * @q's bypass state.  If @update_hint is %true, the caller should be
- * holding @q->queue_lock and lookup hint is updated on success.
- */
-struct blkcg_gq *__blkg_lookup(struct blkcg *blkcg, struct request_queue *q,
-			       bool update_hint)
+struct blkcg_gq *blkg_lookup_slowpath(struct blkcg *blkcg,
+				      struct request_queue *q, bool update_hint)
 {
 	struct blkcg_gq *blkg;
 
-	blkg = rcu_dereference(blkcg->blkg_hint);
-	if (blkg && blkg->q == q)
-		return blkg;
-
 	/*
 	 * Hint didn't match.  Look up from the radix tree.  Note that the
 	 * hint can only be updated under queue_lock as otherwise @blkg
@@ -169,25 +154,6 @@ struct blkcg_gq *__blkg_lookup(struct blkcg *blkcg, struct request_queue *q,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-/**
- * blkg_lookup - lookup blkg for the specified blkcg - q pair
- * @blkcg: blkcg of interest
- * @q: request_queue of interest
- *
- * Lookup blkg for the @blkcg - @q pair.  This function should be called
- * under RCU read lock and is guaranteed to return %NULL if @q is bypassing
- * - see blk_queue_bypass_start() for details.
- */
-struct blkcg_gq *blkg_lookup(struct blkcg *blkcg, struct request_queue *q)
-{
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(!rcu_read_lock_held());
-
-	if (unlikely(blk_queue_bypass(q)))
-		return NULL;
-	return __blkg_lookup(blkcg, q, false);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blkg_lookup);
-
 /*
  * If @new_blkg is %NULL, this function tries to allocate a new one as
  * necessary using %GFP_NOWAIT.  @new_blkg is always consumed on return.
diff --git a/include/linux/blk-cgroup.h b/include/linux/blk-cgroup.h
index 15f2382bc723..d5b54aa50582 100644
--- a/include/linux/blk-cgroup.h
+++ b/include/linux/blk-cgroup.h
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ struct blkcg_policy {
 extern struct blkcg blkcg_root;
 extern struct cgroup_subsys_state * const blkcg_root_css;
 
-struct blkcg_gq *blkg_lookup(struct blkcg *blkcg, struct request_queue *q);
+struct blkcg_gq *blkg_lookup_slowpath(struct blkcg *blkcg,
+				      struct request_queue *q, bool update_hint);
 struct blkcg_gq *blkg_lookup_create(struct blkcg *blkcg,
 				    struct request_queue *q);
 int blkcg_init_queue(struct request_queue *q);
@@ -231,6 +232,49 @@ static inline struct blkcg *blkcg_parent(struct blkcg *blkcg)
 	return css_to_blkcg(blkcg->css.parent);
 }
 
+/**
+ * __blkg_lookup - internal version of blkg_lookup()
+ * @blkcg: blkcg of interest
+ * @q: request_queue of interest
+ * @update_hint: whether to update lookup hint with the result or not
+ *
+ * This is internal version and shouldn't be used by policy
+ * implementations.  Looks up blkgs for the @blkcg - @q pair regardless of
+ * @q's bypass state.  If @update_hint is %true, the caller should be
+ * holding @q->queue_lock and lookup hint is updated on success.
+ */
+static inline struct blkcg_gq *__blkg_lookup(struct blkcg *blkcg,
+					     struct request_queue *q,
+					     bool update_hint)
+{
+	struct blkcg_gq *blkg;
+
+	blkg = rcu_dereference(blkcg->blkg_hint);
+	if (blkg && blkg->q == q)
+		return blkg;
+
+	return blkg_lookup_slowpath(blkcg, q, update_hint);
+}
+
+/**
+ * blkg_lookup - lookup blkg for the specified blkcg - q pair
+ * @blkcg: blkcg of interest
+ * @q: request_queue of interest
+ *
+ * Lookup blkg for the @blkcg - @q pair.  This function should be called
+ * under RCU read lock and is guaranteed to return %NULL if @q is bypassing
+ * - see blk_queue_bypass_start() for details.
+ */
+static inline struct blkcg_gq *blkg_lookup(struct blkcg *blkcg,
+					   struct request_queue *q)
+{
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!rcu_read_lock_held());
+
+	if (unlikely(blk_queue_bypass(q)))
+		return NULL;
+	return __blkg_lookup(blkcg, q, false);
+}
+
 /**
  * blkg_to_pdata - get policy private data
  * @blkg: blkg of interest
@@ -313,9 +357,6 @@ static inline void blkg_put(struct blkcg_gq *blkg)
 		call_rcu(&blkg->rcu_head, __blkg_release_rcu);
 }
 
-struct blkcg_gq *__blkg_lookup(struct blkcg *blkcg, struct request_queue *q,
-			       bool update_hint);
-
 /**
  * blkg_for_each_descendant_pre - pre-order walk of a blkg's descendants
  * @d_blkg: loop cursor pointing to the current descendant