diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mmc_hsq.c b/drivers/mmc/host/mmc_hsq.c
index b90b2c97b6cf..a5e05ed0fda3 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mmc_hsq.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mmc_hsq.c
@@ -16,11 +16,20 @@
 #define HSQ_NUM_SLOTS	64
 #define HSQ_INVALID_TAG	HSQ_NUM_SLOTS
 
+static void mmc_hsq_retry_handler(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct mmc_hsq *hsq = container_of(work, struct mmc_hsq, retry_work);
+	struct mmc_host *mmc = hsq->mmc;
+
+	mmc->ops->request(mmc, hsq->mrq);
+}
+
 static void mmc_hsq_pump_requests(struct mmc_hsq *hsq)
 {
 	struct mmc_host *mmc = hsq->mmc;
 	struct hsq_slot *slot;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&hsq->lock, flags);
 
@@ -42,7 +51,24 @@ static void mmc_hsq_pump_requests(struct mmc_hsq *hsq)
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hsq->lock, flags);
 
-	mmc->ops->request(mmc, hsq->mrq);
+	if (mmc->ops->request_atomic)
+		ret = mmc->ops->request_atomic(mmc, hsq->mrq);
+	else
+		mmc->ops->request(mmc, hsq->mrq);
+
+	/*
+	 * If returning BUSY from request_atomic(), which means the card
+	 * may be busy now, and we should change to non-atomic context to
+	 * try again for this unusual case, to avoid time-consuming operations
+	 * in the atomic context.
+	 *
+	 * Note: we just give a warning for other error cases, since the host
+	 * driver will handle them.
+	 */
+	if (ret == -EBUSY)
+		schedule_work(&hsq->retry_work);
+	else
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(ret);
 }
 
 static void mmc_hsq_update_next_tag(struct mmc_hsq *hsq, int remains)
@@ -325,6 +351,7 @@ int mmc_hsq_init(struct mmc_hsq *hsq, struct mmc_host *mmc)
 	hsq->mmc->cqe_private = hsq;
 	mmc->cqe_ops = &mmc_hsq_ops;
 
+	INIT_WORK(&hsq->retry_work, mmc_hsq_retry_handler);
 	spin_lock_init(&hsq->lock);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&hsq->wait_queue);
 
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mmc_hsq.h b/drivers/mmc/host/mmc_hsq.h
index 18b9cf55925f..ffdd9cd172c3 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mmc_hsq.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mmc_hsq.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ struct mmc_hsq {
 	wait_queue_head_t wait_queue;
 	struct hsq_slot *slot;
 	spinlock_t lock;
+	struct work_struct retry_work;
 
 	int next_tag;
 	int num_slots;
diff --git a/include/linux/mmc/host.h b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
index c318fb5b6a94..d4a50e5dc111 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmc/host.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ struct mmc_host_ops {
 			    int err);
 	void	(*pre_req)(struct mmc_host *host, struct mmc_request *req);
 	void	(*request)(struct mmc_host *host, struct mmc_request *req);
+	/* Submit one request to host in atomic context. */
+	int	(*request_atomic)(struct mmc_host *host,
+				  struct mmc_request *req);
 
 	/*
 	 * Avoid calling the next three functions too often or in a "fast