@@ -, +, @@ 
  https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201685
---
--- a/block/blk-mq.c	
+++ a/block/blk-mq.c	
@@ -1715,6 +1715,15 @@ static blk_status_t __blk_mq_issue_directly(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 		break;
 	case BLK_STS_RESOURCE:
 	case BLK_STS_DEV_RESOURCE:
+		/*
+		 * If direct dispatch fails, we cannot allow any merging on
+		 * this IO. Drivers (like SCSI) may have set up permanent state
+		 * for this request, like SG tables and mappings, and if we
+		 * merge to it later on then we'll still only do IO to the
+		 * original part.
+		 */
+		rq->cmd_flags |= REQ_NOMERGE;
+
 		blk_mq_update_dispatch_busy(hctx, true);
 		__blk_mq_requeue_request(rq);
 		break;