diff --git a/drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c b/drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c
index dba55e3..83c24ed 100644
--- a/drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c
+++ b/drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c
@@ -60,8 +60,11 @@ static int xen_blkif_reqs = 64;
 module_param_named(reqs, xen_blkif_reqs, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(reqs, "Number of blkback requests to allocate");
 
+static int xen_kick_front = 1;
+module_param(xen_kick_front, int, 0644);
+
 /* Run-time switchable: /sys/module/blkback/parameters/ */
-static unsigned int log_stats;
+static unsigned int log_stats = 1;
 module_param(log_stats, int, 0644);
 
 /*
@@ -255,10 +258,21 @@ static void print_stats(struct xen_blkif *blkif)
 	pr_info("xen-blkback (%s): oo %3d  |  rd %4d  |  wr %4d  |  f %4d\n",
 		 current->comm, blkif->st_oo_req,
 		 blkif->st_rd_req, blkif->st_wr_req, blkif->st_f_req);
+
+	if (blkif->st_reqs_avail) {
+		pr_info("xen-blkback (%s):  bk %4d fk %4d | avail %4d finished %4d\n",
+			current->comm, blkif->st_back_kick, blkif->st_front_kick,
+		 	blkif->st_reqs_avail, blkif->st_reqs_finished);
+	}
+
 	blkif->st_print = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(10 * 1000);
 	blkif->st_rd_req = 0;
 	blkif->st_wr_req = 0;
 	blkif->st_oo_req = 0;
+	blkif->st_back_kick = 0;
+	blkif->st_front_kick = 0;
+	blkif->st_reqs_avail = 0;
+	blkif->st_reqs_finished = 0;
 }
 
 int xen_blkif_schedule(void *arg)
@@ -459,6 +473,7 @@ static int do_block_io_op(struct xen_blkif *blkif)
 	struct pending_req *pending_req;
 	RING_IDX rc, rp;
 	int more_to_do = 0;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	rc = blk_rings->common.req_cons;
 	rp = blk_rings->common.sring->req_prod;
@@ -505,7 +520,13 @@ static int do_block_io_op(struct xen_blkif *blkif)
 		/* Yield point for this unbounded loop. */
 		cond_resched();
 	}
-
+	if (!more_to_do && xen_kick_front) {
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&blkif->blk_ring_lock, flags);
+		RING_FINAL_CHECK_FOR_REQUESTS(&blk_rings->common, more_to_do);
+		if (more_to_do)
+			blkif->st_reqs_avail ++;
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&blkif->blk_ring_lock, flags);
+	}
 	return more_to_do;
 }
 
@@ -727,6 +748,7 @@ static void make_response(struct xen_blkif *blkif, u64 id,
 	blk_rings->common.rsp_prod_pvt++;
 	RING_PUSH_RESPONSES_AND_CHECK_NOTIFY(&blk_rings->common, notify);
 	if (blk_rings->common.rsp_prod_pvt == blk_rings->common.req_cons) {
+		blkif->st_reqs_finished ++;
 		/*
 		 * Tail check for pending requests. Allows frontend to avoid
 		 * notifications if requests are already in flight (lower
@@ -740,10 +762,14 @@ static void make_response(struct xen_blkif *blkif, u64 id,
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&blkif->blk_ring_lock, flags);
 
-	if (more_to_do)
+	if (more_to_do) {
+		blkif->st_back_kick++;
 		blkif_notify_work(blkif);
-	if (notify)
+	}
+	if (notify) {
+		blkif->st_front_kick ++;
 		notify_remote_via_irq(blkif->irq);
+	}
 }
 
 static int __init xen_blkif_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/block/xen-blkback/common.h b/drivers/block/xen-blkback/common.h
index 9e40b28..ccb72e2 100644
--- a/drivers/block/xen-blkback/common.h
+++ b/drivers/block/xen-blkback/common.h
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ struct xen_blkif {
 	int			st_f_req;
 	int			st_rd_sect;
 	int			st_wr_sect;
+	int 			st_reqs_finished;
+	int			st_reqs_avail;
+	int			st_front_kick;
+	int			st_back_kick;
 
 	wait_queue_head_t	waiting_to_free;