diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index b645275..9690f4f 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -100,25 +100,23 @@ static bool blk_mq_check_inflight(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 	struct mq_inflight *mi = priv;
 
 	/*
-	 * index[0] counts the specific partition that was asked for. index[1]
-	 * counts the ones that are active on the whole device, so increment
-	 * that if mi->part is indeed a partition, and not a whole device.
+	 * index[0] counts the specific partition that was asked for.
 	 */
 	if (rq->part == mi->part)
 		mi->inflight[0]++;
-	if (mi->part->partno)
-		mi->inflight[1]++;
 
 	return true;
 }
 
-void blk_mq_in_flight(struct request_queue *q, struct hd_struct *part,
-		      unsigned int inflight[2])
+unsigned int blk_mq_in_flight(struct request_queue *q, struct hd_struct *part)
 {
+	unsigned inflight[2];
 	struct mq_inflight mi = { .part = part, .inflight = inflight, };
 
 	inflight[0] = inflight[1] = 0;
 	blk_mq_queue_tag_busy_iter(q, blk_mq_check_inflight, &mi);
+
+	return inflight[0];
 }
 
 static bool blk_mq_check_inflight_rw(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
diff --git a/block/blk-mq.h b/block/blk-mq.h
index a664ea4..0c9c9ea 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.h
+++ b/block/blk-mq.h
@@ -187,8 +187,7 @@ static inline bool blk_mq_hw_queue_mapped(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx)
 	return hctx->nr_ctx && hctx->tags;
 }
 
-void blk_mq_in_flight(struct request_queue *q, struct hd_struct *part,
-		      unsigned int inflight[2]);
+unsigned int blk_mq_in_flight(struct request_queue *q, struct hd_struct *part);
 void blk_mq_in_flight_rw(struct request_queue *q, struct hd_struct *part,
 			 unsigned int inflight[2]);
 
diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index 9827a2c..1dd8fd6 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -65,34 +65,24 @@ void part_dec_in_flight(struct request_queue *q, struct hd_struct *part, int rw)
 		part_stat_local_dec(&part_to_disk(part)->part0, in_flight[rw]);
 }
 
-void part_in_flight(struct request_queue *q, struct hd_struct *part,
-		    unsigned int inflight[2])
+unsigned int part_in_flight(struct request_queue *q, struct hd_struct *part)
 {
 	int cpu;
+	unsigned int inflight;
 
 	if (queue_is_mq(q)) {
-		blk_mq_in_flight(q, part, inflight);
-		return;
+		return blk_mq_in_flight(q, part);
 	}
 
-	inflight[0] = 0;
+	inflight = 0;
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
-		inflight[0] += part_stat_local_read_cpu(part, in_flight[0], cpu) +
-			       part_stat_local_read_cpu(part, in_flight[1], cpu);
+		inflight += part_stat_local_read_cpu(part, in_flight[0], cpu) +
+			    part_stat_local_read_cpu(part, in_flight[1], cpu);
 	}
-	if ((int)inflight[0] < 0)
-		inflight[0] = 0;
+	if ((int)inflight < 0)
+		inflight = 0;
 
-	if (part->partno) {
-		part = &part_to_disk(part)->part0;
-		inflight[1] = 0;
-		for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
-			inflight[1] += part_stat_local_read_cpu(part, in_flight[0], cpu) +
-				       part_stat_local_read_cpu(part, in_flight[1], cpu);
-		}
-		if ((int)inflight[1] < 0)
-			inflight[1] = 0;
-	}
+	return inflight;
 }
 
 void part_in_flight_rw(struct request_queue *q, struct hd_struct *part,
@@ -1348,7 +1338,7 @@ static int diskstats_show(struct seq_file *seqf, void *v)
 	struct disk_part_iter piter;
 	struct hd_struct *hd;
 	char buf[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
-	unsigned int inflight[2];
+	unsigned int inflight;
 
 	/*
 	if (&disk_to_dev(gp)->kobj.entry == block_class.devices.next)
@@ -1360,7 +1350,7 @@ static int diskstats_show(struct seq_file *seqf, void *v)
 
 	disk_part_iter_init(&piter, gp, DISK_PITER_INCL_EMPTY_PART0);
 	while ((hd = disk_part_iter_next(&piter))) {
-		part_in_flight(gp->queue, hd, inflight);
+		inflight = part_in_flight(gp->queue, hd);
 		seq_printf(seqf, "%4d %7d %s "
 			   "%lu %lu %lu %u "
 			   "%lu %lu %lu %u "
@@ -1376,7 +1366,7 @@ static int diskstats_show(struct seq_file *seqf, void *v)
 			   part_stat_read(hd, merges[STAT_WRITE]),
 			   part_stat_read(hd, sectors[STAT_WRITE]),
 			   (unsigned int)part_stat_read_msecs(hd, STAT_WRITE),
-			   inflight[0],
+			   inflight,
 			   jiffies_to_msecs(part_stat_read(hd, io_ticks)),
 			   jiffies_to_msecs(part_stat_read(hd, time_in_queue)),
 			   part_stat_read(hd, ios[STAT_DISCARD]),
diff --git a/block/partition-generic.c b/block/partition-generic.c
index 42d6138..8e596a8 100644
--- a/block/partition-generic.c
+++ b/block/partition-generic.c
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ ssize_t part_stat_show(struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct hd_struct *p = dev_to_part(dev);
 	struct request_queue *q = part_to_disk(p)->queue;
-	unsigned int inflight[2];
+	unsigned int inflight;
 
-	part_in_flight(q, p, inflight);
+	inflight = part_in_flight(q, p);
 	return sprintf(buf,
 		"%8lu %8lu %8llu %8u "
 		"%8lu %8lu %8llu %8u "
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ ssize_t part_stat_show(struct device *dev,
 		part_stat_read(p, merges[STAT_WRITE]),
 		(unsigned long long)part_stat_read(p, sectors[STAT_WRITE]),
 		(unsigned int)part_stat_read_msecs(p, STAT_WRITE),
-		inflight[0],
+		inflight,
 		jiffies_to_msecs(part_stat_read(p, io_ticks)),
 		jiffies_to_msecs(part_stat_read(p, time_in_queue)),
 		part_stat_read(p, ios[STAT_DISCARD]),