diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 5ee62b95f3e5..3c1e6b6d991d 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -2229,26 +2229,6 @@ void blk_mq_delay_run_hw_queues(struct request_queue *q, unsigned long msecs)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_mq_delay_run_hw_queues);
 
-/**
- * blk_mq_queue_stopped() - check whether one or more hctxs have been stopped
- * @q: request queue.
- *
- * The caller is responsible for serializing this function against
- * blk_mq_{start,stop}_hw_queue().
- */
-bool blk_mq_queue_stopped(struct request_queue *q)
-{
-	struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx;
-	unsigned long i;
-
-	queue_for_each_hw_ctx(q, hctx, i)
-		if (blk_mq_hctx_stopped(hctx))
-			return true;
-
-	return false;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_mq_queue_stopped);
-
 /*
  * This function is often used for pausing .queue_rq() by driver when
  * there isn't enough resource or some conditions aren't satisfied, and
@@ -2570,7 +2550,7 @@ static void blk_mq_plug_issue_direct(struct blk_plug *plug, bool from_schedule)
 			break;
 		case BLK_STS_RESOURCE:
 		case BLK_STS_DEV_RESOURCE:
-			blk_mq_request_bypass_insert(rq, false, last);
+			blk_mq_request_bypass_insert(rq, false, true);
 			blk_mq_commit_rqs(hctx, &queued, from_schedule);
 			return;
 		default:
diff --git a/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c b/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
index 2b7d1db5c4a7..6a4a94b4cdf4 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ static inline struct ublk_uring_cmd_pdu *ublk_get_uring_cmd_pdu(
 	return (struct ublk_uring_cmd_pdu *)&ioucmd->pdu;
 }
 
-static bool ubq_daemon_is_dying(struct ublk_queue *ubq)
+static inline bool ubq_daemon_is_dying(struct ublk_queue *ubq)
 {
 	return ubq->ubq_daemon->flags & PF_EXITING;
 }
@@ -605,8 +605,9 @@ static void ublk_complete_rq(struct request *req)
 }
 
 /*
- * __ublk_fail_req() may be called from abort context or ->ubq_daemon
- * context during exiting, so lock is required.
+ * Since __ublk_rq_task_work always fails requests immediately during
+ * exiting, __ublk_fail_req() is only called from abort context during
+ * exiting. So lock is unnecessary.
  *
  * Also aborting may not be started yet, keep in mind that one failed
  * request may be issued by block layer again.
@@ -644,8 +645,7 @@ static inline void __ublk_rq_task_work(struct request *req)
 	struct ublk_device *ub = ubq->dev;
 	int tag = req->tag;
 	struct ublk_io *io = &ubq->ios[tag];
-	bool task_exiting = current != ubq->ubq_daemon ||
-		(current->flags & PF_EXITING);
+	bool task_exiting = current != ubq->ubq_daemon || ubq_daemon_is_dying(ubq);
 	unsigned int mapped_bytes;
 
 	pr_devel("%s: complete: op %d, qid %d tag %d io_flags %x addr %llx\n",
@@ -680,6 +680,11 @@ static inline void __ublk_rq_task_work(struct request *req)
 		 * do the copy work.
 		 */
 		io->flags &= ~UBLK_IO_FLAG_NEED_GET_DATA;
+		/* update iod->addr because ublksrv may have passed a new io buffer */
+		ublk_get_iod(ubq, req->tag)->addr = io->addr;
+		pr_devel("%s: update iod->addr: op %d, qid %d tag %d io_flags %x addr %llx\n",
+				__func__, io->cmd->cmd_op, ubq->q_id, req->tag, io->flags,
+				ublk_get_iod(ubq, req->tag)->addr);
 	}
 
 	mapped_bytes = ublk_map_io(ubq, req, io);
@@ -751,9 +756,25 @@ static blk_status_t ublk_queue_rq(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 		if (task_work_add(ubq->ubq_daemon, &data->work, notify_mode))
 			goto fail;
 	} else {
-		struct io_uring_cmd *cmd = ubq->ios[rq->tag].cmd;
+		struct ublk_io *io = &ubq->ios[rq->tag];
+		struct io_uring_cmd *cmd = io->cmd;
 		struct ublk_uring_cmd_pdu *pdu = ublk_get_uring_cmd_pdu(cmd);
 
+		/*
+		 * If the check pass, we know that this is a re-issued request aborted
+		 * previously in monitor_work because the ubq_daemon(cmd's task) is
+		 * PF_EXITING. We cannot call io_uring_cmd_complete_in_task() anymore
+		 * because this ioucmd's io_uring context may be freed now if no inflight
+		 * ioucmd exists. Otherwise we may cause null-deref in ctx->fallback_work.
+		 *
+		 * Note: monitor_work sets UBLK_IO_FLAG_ABORTED and ends this request(releasing
+		 * the tag). Then the request is re-started(allocating the tag) and we are here.
+		 * Since releasing/allocating a tag implies smp_mb(), finding UBLK_IO_FLAG_ABORTED
+		 * guarantees that here is a re-issued request aborted previously.
+		 */
+		if ((io->flags & UBLK_IO_FLAG_ABORTED))
+			goto fail;
+
 		pdu->req = rq;
 		io_uring_cmd_complete_in_task(cmd, ublk_rq_task_work_cb);
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/blk-mq.h b/include/linux/blk-mq.h
index effee1dc715a..92294a5fb083 100644
--- a/include/linux/blk-mq.h
+++ b/include/linux/blk-mq.h
@@ -857,7 +857,6 @@ void blk_mq_kick_requeue_list(struct request_queue *q);
 void blk_mq_delay_kick_requeue_list(struct request_queue *q, unsigned long msecs);
 void blk_mq_complete_request(struct request *rq);
 bool blk_mq_complete_request_remote(struct request *rq);
-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);
 void blk_mq_stop_hw_queues(struct request_queue *q);