diff --git a/block/blk.h b/block/blk.h
index 47fdfdd41520..e837b8f619b7 100644
--- a/block/blk.h
+++ b/block/blk.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static inline void blk_clear_rq_complete(struct request *rq)
 /*
  * Internal elevator interface
  */
-#define ELV_ON_HASH(rq)		(!hlist_unhashed(&(rq)->hash))
+#define ELV_ON_HASH(rq) hash_hashed(&(rq)->hash)
 
 void blk_insert_flush(struct request *rq);
 void blk_abort_flushes(struct request_queue *q);
diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
index 9edba1b8323e..11683bb10b7b 100644
--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -46,11 +46,6 @@ static LIST_HEAD(elv_list);
 /*
  * Merge hash stuff.
  */
-static const int elv_hash_shift = 6;
-#define ELV_HASH_BLOCK(sec)	((sec) >> 3)
-#define ELV_HASH_FN(sec)	\
-		(hash_long(ELV_HASH_BLOCK((sec)), elv_hash_shift))
-#define ELV_HASH_ENTRIES	(1 << elv_hash_shift)
 #define rq_hash_key(rq)		(blk_rq_pos(rq) + blk_rq_sectors(rq))
 
 /*
@@ -142,7 +137,6 @@ static struct elevator_queue *elevator_alloc(struct request_queue *q,
 				  struct elevator_type *e)
 {
 	struct elevator_queue *eq;
-	int i;
 
 	eq = kmalloc_node(sizeof(*eq), GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO, q->node);
 	if (unlikely(!eq))
@@ -151,14 +145,7 @@ static struct elevator_queue *elevator_alloc(struct request_queue *q,
 	eq->type = e;
 	kobject_init(&eq->kobj, &elv_ktype);
 	mutex_init(&eq->sysfs_lock);
-
-	eq->hash = kmalloc_node(sizeof(struct hlist_head) * ELV_HASH_ENTRIES,
-					GFP_KERNEL, q->node);
-	if (!eq->hash)
-		goto err;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < ELV_HASH_ENTRIES; i++)
-		INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&eq->hash[i]);
+	hash_init(eq->hash);
 
 	return eq;
 err:
@@ -173,7 +160,6 @@ static void elevator_release(struct kobject *kobj)
 
 	e = container_of(kobj, struct elevator_queue, kobj);
 	elevator_put(e->type);
-	kfree(e->hash);
 	kfree(e);
 }
 
@@ -240,7 +226,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(elevator_exit);
 
 static inline void __elv_rqhash_del(struct request *rq)
 {
-	hlist_del_init(&rq->hash);
+	hash_del(&rq->hash);
 }
 
 static void elv_rqhash_del(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
@@ -254,7 +240,7 @@ static void elv_rqhash_add(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
 	struct elevator_queue *e = q->elevator;
 
 	BUG_ON(ELV_ON_HASH(rq));
-	hlist_add_head(&rq->hash, &e->hash[ELV_HASH_FN(rq_hash_key(rq))]);
+	hash_add(e->hash, &rq->hash, rq_hash_key(rq));
 }
 
 static void elv_rqhash_reposition(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
@@ -266,11 +252,10 @@ static void elv_rqhash_reposition(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
 static struct request *elv_rqhash_find(struct request_queue *q, sector_t offset)
 {
 	struct elevator_queue *e = q->elevator;
-	struct hlist_head *hash_list = &e->hash[ELV_HASH_FN(offset)];
 	struct hlist_node *entry, *next;
 	struct request *rq;
 
-	hlist_for_each_entry_safe(rq, entry, next, hash_list, hash) {
+	hash_for_each_possible_safe(e->hash, rq, entry, next, hash, offset) {
 		BUG_ON(!ELV_ON_HASH(rq));
 
 		if (unlikely(!rq_mergeable(rq))) {
diff --git a/include/linux/elevator.h b/include/linux/elevator.h
index c03af7687bb4..7c5a7c9789ee 100644
--- a/include/linux/elevator.h
+++ b/include/linux/elevator.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define _LINUX_ELEVATOR_H
 
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
+#include <linux/hashtable.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
 
@@ -96,6 +97,8 @@ struct elevator_type
 	struct list_head list;
 };
 
+#define ELV_HASH_BITS 6
+
 /*
  * each queue has an elevator_queue associated with it
  */
@@ -105,8 +108,8 @@ struct elevator_queue
 	void *elevator_data;
 	struct kobject kobj;
 	struct mutex sysfs_lock;
-	struct hlist_head *hash;
 	unsigned int registered:1;
+	DECLARE_HASHTABLE(hash, ELV_HASH_BITS);
 };
 
 /*