diff --git a/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c b/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
index 79b7bd8bfd45..dd328d40c7de 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
@@ -681,22 +681,44 @@ static int ublk_max_cmd_buf_size(void)
 	return __ublk_queue_cmd_buf_size(UBLK_MAX_QUEUE_DEPTH);
 }
 
-static inline bool ublk_queue_can_use_recovery_reissue(
-		struct ublk_queue *ubq)
+/*
+ * Should I/O outstanding to the ublk server when it exits be reissued?
+ * If not, outstanding I/O will get errors.
+ */
+static inline bool ublk_nosrv_should_reissue_outstanding(struct ublk_device *ub)
 {
-	return (ubq->flags & UBLK_F_USER_RECOVERY) &&
-			(ubq->flags & UBLK_F_USER_RECOVERY_REISSUE);
+	return (ub->dev_info.flags & UBLK_F_USER_RECOVERY) &&
+	       (ub->dev_info.flags & UBLK_F_USER_RECOVERY_REISSUE);
 }
 
-static inline bool ublk_queue_can_use_recovery(
-		struct ublk_queue *ubq)
+/*
+ * Should I/O issued while there is no ublk server queue? If not, I/O
+ * issued while there is no ublk server will get errors.
+ */
+static inline bool ublk_nosrv_dev_should_queue_io(struct ublk_device *ub)
+{
+	return ub->dev_info.flags & UBLK_F_USER_RECOVERY;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Same as ublk_nosrv_dev_should_queue_io, but uses a queue-local copy
+ * of the device flags for smaller cache footprint - better for fast
+ * paths.
+ */
+static inline bool ublk_nosrv_should_queue_io(struct ublk_queue *ubq)
 {
 	return ubq->flags & UBLK_F_USER_RECOVERY;
 }
 
-static inline bool ublk_can_use_recovery(struct ublk_device *ub)
+/*
+ * Should ublk devices be stopped (i.e. no recovery possible) when the
+ * ublk server exits? If not, devices can be used again by a future
+ * incarnation of a ublk server via the start_recovery/end_recovery
+ * commands.
+ */
+static inline bool ublk_nosrv_should_stop_dev(struct ublk_device *ub)
 {
-	return ub->dev_info.flags & UBLK_F_USER_RECOVERY;
+	return !(ub->dev_info.flags & UBLK_F_USER_RECOVERY);
 }
 
 static void ublk_free_disk(struct gendisk *disk)
@@ -1072,7 +1094,7 @@ static void __ublk_fail_req(struct ublk_queue *ubq, struct ublk_io *io,
 {
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(io->flags & UBLK_IO_FLAG_ACTIVE);
 
-	if (ublk_queue_can_use_recovery_reissue(ubq))
+	if (ublk_nosrv_should_reissue_outstanding(ubq->dev))
 		blk_mq_requeue_request(req, false);
 	else
 		ublk_put_req_ref(ubq, req);
@@ -1100,7 +1122,7 @@ static inline void __ublk_abort_rq(struct ublk_queue *ubq,
 		struct request *rq)
 {
 	/* We cannot process this rq so just requeue it. */
-	if (ublk_queue_can_use_recovery(ubq))
+	if (ublk_nosrv_dev_should_queue_io(ubq->dev))
 		blk_mq_requeue_request(rq, false);
 	else
 		blk_mq_end_request(rq, BLK_STS_IOERR);
@@ -1245,10 +1267,10 @@ static enum blk_eh_timer_return ublk_timeout(struct request *rq)
 		struct ublk_device *ub = ubq->dev;
 
 		if (ublk_abort_requests(ub, ubq)) {
-			if (ublk_can_use_recovery(ub))
-				schedule_work(&ub->quiesce_work);
-			else
+			if (ublk_nosrv_should_stop_dev(ub))
 				schedule_work(&ub->stop_work);
+			else
+				schedule_work(&ub->quiesce_work);
 		}
 		return BLK_EH_DONE;
 	}
@@ -1277,7 +1299,7 @@ static blk_status_t ublk_queue_rq(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 	 * Note: force_abort is guaranteed to be seen because it is set
 	 * before request queue is unqiuesced.
 	 */
-	if (ublk_queue_can_use_recovery(ubq) && unlikely(ubq->force_abort))
+	if (ublk_nosrv_should_queue_io(ubq) && unlikely(ubq->force_abort))
 		return BLK_STS_IOERR;
 
 	if (unlikely(ubq->canceling)) {
@@ -1517,10 +1539,10 @@ static void ublk_uring_cmd_cancel_fn(struct io_uring_cmd *cmd,
 	ublk_cancel_cmd(ubq, io, issue_flags);
 
 	if (need_schedule) {
-		if (ublk_can_use_recovery(ub))
-			schedule_work(&ub->quiesce_work);
-		else
+		if (ublk_nosrv_should_stop_dev(ub))
 			schedule_work(&ub->stop_work);
+		else
+			schedule_work(&ub->quiesce_work);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1640,7 +1662,7 @@ static void ublk_stop_dev(struct ublk_device *ub)
 	mutex_lock(&ub->mutex);
 	if (ub->dev_info.state == UBLK_S_DEV_DEAD)
 		goto unlock;
-	if (ublk_can_use_recovery(ub)) {
+	if (ublk_nosrv_dev_should_queue_io(ub)) {
 		if (ub->dev_info.state == UBLK_S_DEV_LIVE)
 			__ublk_quiesce_dev(ub);
 		ublk_unquiesce_dev(ub);
@@ -2738,7 +2760,7 @@ static int ublk_ctrl_start_recovery(struct ublk_device *ub,
 	int i;
 
 	mutex_lock(&ub->mutex);
-	if (!ublk_can_use_recovery(ub))
+	if (ublk_nosrv_should_stop_dev(ub))
 		goto out_unlock;
 	if (!ub->nr_queues_ready)
 		goto out_unlock;
@@ -2791,7 +2813,7 @@ static int ublk_ctrl_end_recovery(struct ublk_device *ub,
 			__func__, ub->dev_info.nr_hw_queues, header->dev_id);
 
 	mutex_lock(&ub->mutex);
-	if (!ublk_can_use_recovery(ub))
+	if (ublk_nosrv_should_stop_dev(ub))
 		goto out_unlock;
 
 	if (ub->dev_info.state != UBLK_S_DEV_QUIESCED) {