diff --git a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
index 24eab96..72b9cd7 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
+++ b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
@@ -1067,6 +1067,13 @@ enum {
 };
 
 enum {
+	GC_NORMAL,
+	GC_IDLE_CB,
+	GC_IDLE_GREEDY,
+	GC_URGENT,
+};
+
+enum {
 	WHINT_MODE_OFF,		/* not pass down write hints */
 	WHINT_MODE_USER,	/* try to pass down hints given by users */
 	WHINT_MODE_FS,		/* pass down hints with F2FS policy */
@@ -1197,6 +1204,7 @@ struct f2fs_sb_info {
 	struct mutex gc_mutex;			/* mutex for GC */
 	struct f2fs_gc_kthread	*gc_thread;	/* GC thread */
 	unsigned int cur_victim_sec;		/* current victim section num */
+	unsigned int gc_mode;			/* current GC state */
 
 	/* threshold for gc trials on pinned files */
 	u64 gc_pin_file_threshold;
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/gc.c b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
index ec9b157..f02a9fe 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/gc.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static int gc_thread_func(void *data)
 		 * invalidated soon after by user update or deletion.
 		 * So, I'd like to wait some time to collect dirty segments.
 		 */
-		if (gc_th->gc_urgent) {
+		if (sbi->gc_mode == GC_URGENT) {
 			wait_ms = gc_th->urgent_sleep_time;
 			mutex_lock(&sbi->gc_mutex);
 			goto do_gc;
@@ -131,8 +131,6 @@ int start_gc_thread(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
 	gc_th->max_sleep_time = DEF_GC_THREAD_MAX_SLEEP_TIME;
 	gc_th->no_gc_sleep_time = DEF_GC_THREAD_NOGC_SLEEP_TIME;
 
-	gc_th->gc_idle = 0;
-	gc_th->gc_urgent = 0;
 	gc_th->gc_wake= 0;
 
 	sbi->gc_thread = gc_th;
@@ -158,21 +156,19 @@ void stop_gc_thread(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
 	sbi->gc_thread = NULL;
 }
 
-static int select_gc_type(struct f2fs_gc_kthread *gc_th, int gc_type)
+static int select_gc_type(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, int gc_type)
 {
 	int gc_mode = (gc_type == BG_GC) ? GC_CB : GC_GREEDY;
 
-	if (!gc_th)
-		return gc_mode;
-
-	if (gc_th->gc_idle) {
-		if (gc_th->gc_idle == 1)
-			gc_mode = GC_CB;
-		else if (gc_th->gc_idle == 2)
-			gc_mode = GC_GREEDY;
-	}
-	if (gc_th->gc_urgent)
+	switch (sbi->gc_mode) {
+	case GC_IDLE_CB:
+		gc_mode = GC_CB;
+		break;
+	case GC_IDLE_GREEDY:
+	case GC_URGENT:
 		gc_mode = GC_GREEDY;
+		break;
+	}
 	return gc_mode;
 }
 
@@ -187,7 +183,7 @@ static void select_policy(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, int gc_type,
 		p->max_search = dirty_i->nr_dirty[type];
 		p->ofs_unit = 1;
 	} else {
-		p->gc_mode = select_gc_type(sbi->gc_thread, gc_type);
+		p->gc_mode = select_gc_type(sbi, gc_type);
 		p->dirty_segmap = dirty_i->dirty_segmap[DIRTY];
 		p->max_search = dirty_i->nr_dirty[DIRTY];
 		p->ofs_unit = sbi->segs_per_sec;
@@ -195,7 +191,7 @@ static void select_policy(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, int gc_type,
 
 	/* we need to check every dirty segments in the FG_GC case */
 	if (gc_type != FG_GC &&
-			(sbi->gc_thread && !sbi->gc_thread->gc_urgent) &&
+			(sbi->gc_mode != GC_URGENT) &&
 			p->max_search > sbi->max_victim_search)
 		p->max_search = sbi->max_victim_search;
 
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/gc.h b/fs/f2fs/gc.h
index b0045d4..c8619e4 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/gc.h
+++ b/fs/f2fs/gc.h
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ struct f2fs_gc_kthread {
 	unsigned int no_gc_sleep_time;
 
 	/* for changing gc mode */
-	unsigned int gc_idle;
-	unsigned int gc_urgent;
 	unsigned int gc_wake;
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/segment.c b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
index 9f27e9b..55cba4f 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/segment.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ bool need_SSR(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
 
 	if (test_opt(sbi, LFS))
 		return false;
-	if (sbi->gc_thread && sbi->gc_thread->gc_urgent)
+	if (sbi->gc_mode == GC_URGENT)
 		return true;
 
 	return free_sections(sbi) <= (node_secs + 2 * dent_secs + imeta_secs +
@@ -1405,7 +1405,7 @@ static int issue_discard_thread(void *data)
 		if (dcc->discard_wake)
 			dcc->discard_wake = 0;
 
-		if (sbi->gc_thread && sbi->gc_thread->gc_urgent)
+		if (sbi->gc_mode == GC_URGENT)
 			__init_discard_policy(sbi, &dpolicy, DPOLICY_FORCE, 1);
 
 		sb_start_intwrite(sbi->sb);
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c b/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c
index 6d8d8f4..dd940d1 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c
@@ -248,16 +248,33 @@ static ssize_t f2fs_sbi_store(struct f2fs_attr *a,
 	if (!strcmp(a->attr.name, "trim_sections"))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (!strcmp(a->attr.name, "gc_urgent")) {
+		if (t >= 1) {
+			sbi->gc_mode = GC_URGENT;
+			if (sbi->gc_thread) {
+				wake_up_interruptible_all(
+					&sbi->gc_thread->gc_wait_queue_head);
+				wake_up_discard_thread(sbi, true);
+			}
+		} else {
+			sbi->gc_mode = GC_NORMAL;
+		}
+		return count;
+	}
+	if (!strcmp(a->attr.name, "gc_idle")) {
+		if (t == GC_IDLE_CB)
+			sbi->gc_mode = GC_IDLE_CB;
+		else if (t == GC_IDLE_GREEDY)
+			sbi->gc_mode = GC_IDLE_GREEDY;
+		else
+			sbi->gc_mode = GC_NORMAL;
+		return count;
+	}
+
 	*ui = t;
 
 	if (!strcmp(a->attr.name, "iostat_enable") && *ui == 0)
 		f2fs_reset_iostat(sbi);
-	if (!strcmp(a->attr.name, "gc_urgent") && t == 1 && sbi->gc_thread) {
-		sbi->gc_thread->gc_wake = 1;
-		wake_up_interruptible_all(&sbi->gc_thread->gc_wait_queue_head);
-		wake_up_discard_thread(sbi, true);
-	}
-
 	return count;
 }
 
@@ -349,8 +366,8 @@ F2FS_RW_ATTR(GC_THREAD, f2fs_gc_kthread, gc_urgent_sleep_time,
 F2FS_RW_ATTR(GC_THREAD, f2fs_gc_kthread, gc_min_sleep_time, min_sleep_time);
 F2FS_RW_ATTR(GC_THREAD, f2fs_gc_kthread, gc_max_sleep_time, max_sleep_time);
 F2FS_RW_ATTR(GC_THREAD, f2fs_gc_kthread, gc_no_gc_sleep_time, no_gc_sleep_time);
-F2FS_RW_ATTR(GC_THREAD, f2fs_gc_kthread, gc_idle, gc_idle);
-F2FS_RW_ATTR(GC_THREAD, f2fs_gc_kthread, gc_urgent, gc_urgent);
+F2FS_RW_ATTR(F2FS_SBI, f2fs_sb_info, gc_idle, gc_mode);
+F2FS_RW_ATTR(F2FS_SBI, f2fs_sb_info, gc_urgent, gc_mode);
 F2FS_RW_ATTR(SM_INFO, f2fs_sm_info, reclaim_segments, rec_prefree_segments);
 F2FS_RW_ATTR(DCC_INFO, discard_cmd_control, max_small_discards, max_discards);
 F2FS_RW_ATTR(DCC_INFO, discard_cmd_control, discard_granularity, discard_granularity);