diff --git a/block/as-iosched.c b/block/as-iosched.c
index 8da3cf6..d2ee2af 100644
--- a/block/as-iosched.c
+++ b/block/as-iosched.c
@@ -195,6 +195,12 @@
 	kfree(aic);
 }
 
+static void as_trim(struct io_context *ioc)
+{
+	kfree(ioc->aic);
+	ioc->aic = NULL;
+}
+
 /* Called when the task exits */
 static void exit_as_io_context(struct as_io_context *aic)
 {
@@ -1860,6 +1866,7 @@
 		.elevator_may_queue_fn =	as_may_queue,
 		.elevator_init_fn =		as_init_queue,
 		.elevator_exit_fn =		as_exit_queue,
+		.trim =				as_trim,
 	},
 
 	.elevator_ktype = &as_ktype,
diff --git a/block/cfq-iosched.c b/block/cfq-iosched.c
index 521c56d..7102baf 100644
--- a/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/cfq-iosched.c
@@ -1211,6 +1211,13 @@
 	kmem_cache_free(cfq_ioc_pool, cic);
 }
 
+static void cfq_trim(struct io_context *ioc)
+{
+	ioc->set_ioprio = NULL;
+	if (ioc->cic)
+		cfq_free_io_context(ioc->cic);
+}
+
 /*
  * Called with interrupts disabled
  */
@@ -2472,6 +2479,7 @@
 		.elevator_may_queue_fn =	cfq_may_queue,
 		.elevator_init_fn =		cfq_init_queue,
 		.elevator_exit_fn =		cfq_exit_queue,
+		.trim =				cfq_trim,
 	},
 	.elevator_ktype =	&cfq_ktype,
 	.elevator_name =	"cfq",
diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
index 24b702d..0232df2 100644
--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -675,21 +675,15 @@
 	/*
 	 * Iterate every thread in the process to remove the io contexts.
 	 */
-	read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
-	do_each_thread(g, p) {
-		struct io_context *ioc = p->io_context;
-		if (ioc && ioc->cic) {
-			ioc->cic->exit(ioc->cic);
-			ioc->cic->dtor(ioc->cic);
-			ioc->cic = NULL;
-		}
-		if (ioc && ioc->aic) {
-			ioc->aic->exit(ioc->aic);
-			ioc->aic->dtor(ioc->aic);
-			ioc->aic = NULL;
-		}
-	} while_each_thread(g, p);
-	read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
+	if (e->ops.trim) {
+		read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
+		do_each_thread(g, p) {
+			task_lock(p);
+			e->ops.trim(p->io_context);
+			task_unlock(p);
+		} while_each_thread(g, p);
+		read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
+	}
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&elv_list_lock);
 	list_del_init(&e->list);
diff --git a/include/linux/elevator.h b/include/linux/elevator.h
index 18cf1f3..f65766e 100644
--- a/include/linux/elevator.h
+++ b/include/linux/elevator.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 
 	elevator_init_fn *elevator_init_fn;
 	elevator_exit_fn *elevator_exit_fn;
+	void (*trim)(struct io_context *);
 };
 
 #define ELV_NAME_MAX	(16)