diff --git a/fs/netfs/read_helper.c b/fs/netfs/read_helper.c
index ce3a2f5844d1..0a7b76c11c98 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/read_helper.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/read_helper.c
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ static void netfs_free_read_request(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (rreq->netfs_priv)
 		rreq->netfs_ops->cleanup(rreq->mapping, rreq->netfs_priv);
 	trace_netfs_rreq(rreq, netfs_rreq_trace_free);
+	if (rreq->cache_resources.ops)
+		rreq->cache_resources.ops->end_operation(&rreq->cache_resources);
 	kfree(rreq);
 	netfs_stat_d(&netfs_n_rh_rreq);
 }
@@ -154,6 +156,34 @@ static void netfs_clear_unread(struct netfs_read_subrequest *subreq)
 	iov_iter_zero(iov_iter_count(&iter), &iter);
 }
 
+static void netfs_cache_read_terminated(void *priv, ssize_t transferred_or_error,
+					bool was_async)
+{
+	struct netfs_read_subrequest *subreq = priv;
+
+	netfs_subreq_terminated(subreq, transferred_or_error, was_async);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Issue a read against the cache.
+ * - Eats the caller's ref on subreq.
+ */
+static void netfs_read_from_cache(struct netfs_read_request *rreq,
+				  struct netfs_read_subrequest *subreq,
+				  bool seek_data)
+{
+	struct netfs_cache_resources *cres = &rreq->cache_resources;
+	struct iov_iter iter;
+
+	netfs_stat(&netfs_n_rh_read);
+	iov_iter_xarray(&iter, READ, &rreq->mapping->i_pages,
+			subreq->start + subreq->transferred,
+			subreq->len   - subreq->transferred);
+
+	cres->ops->read(cres, subreq->start, &iter, seek_data,
+			netfs_cache_read_terminated, subreq);
+}
+
 /*
  * Fill a subrequest region with zeroes.
  */
@@ -198,6 +228,144 @@ static void netfs_rreq_completed(struct netfs_read_request *rreq, bool was_async
 	netfs_put_read_request(rreq, was_async);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Deal with the completion of writing the data to the cache.  We have to clear
+ * the PG_fscache bits on the pages involved and release the caller's ref.
+ *
+ * May be called in softirq mode and we inherit a ref from the caller.
+ */
+static void netfs_rreq_unmark_after_write(struct netfs_read_request *rreq,
+					  bool was_async)
+{
+	struct netfs_read_subrequest *subreq;
+	struct page *page;
+	pgoff_t unlocked = 0;
+	bool have_unlocked = false;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
+	list_for_each_entry(subreq, &rreq->subrequests, rreq_link) {
+		XA_STATE(xas, &rreq->mapping->i_pages, subreq->start / PAGE_SIZE);
+
+		xas_for_each(&xas, page, (subreq->start + subreq->len - 1) / PAGE_SIZE) {
+			/* We might have multiple writes from the same huge
+			 * page, but we mustn't unlock a page more than once.
+			 */
+			if (have_unlocked && page->index <= unlocked)
+				continue;
+			unlocked = page->index;
+			unlock_page_fscache(page);
+			have_unlocked = true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	netfs_rreq_completed(rreq, was_async);
+}
+
+static void netfs_rreq_copy_terminated(void *priv, ssize_t transferred_or_error,
+				       bool was_async)
+{
+	struct netfs_read_subrequest *subreq = priv;
+	struct netfs_read_request *rreq = subreq->rreq;
+
+	if (IS_ERR_VALUE(transferred_or_error)) {
+		subreq->error = transferred_or_error;
+		netfs_stat(&netfs_n_rh_write_failed);
+	} else {
+		subreq->error = 0;
+		netfs_stat(&netfs_n_rh_write_done);
+	}
+
+	trace_netfs_sreq(subreq, netfs_sreq_trace_write_term);
+
+	/* If we decrement nr_wr_ops to 0, the ref belongs to us. */
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&rreq->nr_wr_ops))
+		netfs_rreq_unmark_after_write(rreq, was_async);
+
+	netfs_put_subrequest(subreq, was_async);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Perform any outstanding writes to the cache.  We inherit a ref from the
+ * caller.
+ */
+static void netfs_rreq_do_write_to_cache(struct netfs_read_request *rreq)
+{
+	struct netfs_cache_resources *cres = &rreq->cache_resources;
+	struct netfs_read_subrequest *subreq, *next, *p;
+	struct iov_iter iter;
+	loff_t pos;
+
+	trace_netfs_rreq(rreq, netfs_rreq_trace_write);
+
+	/* We don't want terminating writes trying to wake us up whilst we're
+	 * still going through the list.
+	 */
+	atomic_inc(&rreq->nr_wr_ops);
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(subreq, p, &rreq->subrequests, rreq_link) {
+		if (!test_bit(NETFS_SREQ_WRITE_TO_CACHE, &subreq->flags)) {
+			list_del_init(&subreq->rreq_link);
+			netfs_put_subrequest(subreq, false);
+		}
+	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry(subreq, &rreq->subrequests, rreq_link) {
+		/* Amalgamate adjacent writes */
+		pos = round_down(subreq->start, PAGE_SIZE);
+		if (pos != subreq->start) {
+			subreq->len += subreq->start - pos;
+			subreq->start = pos;
+		}
+		subreq->len = round_up(subreq->len, PAGE_SIZE);
+
+		while (!list_is_last(&subreq->rreq_link, &rreq->subrequests)) {
+			next = list_next_entry(subreq, rreq_link);
+			if (next->start > subreq->start + subreq->len)
+				break;
+			subreq->len += next->len;
+			subreq->len = round_up(subreq->len, PAGE_SIZE);
+			list_del_init(&next->rreq_link);
+			netfs_put_subrequest(next, false);
+		}
+
+		iov_iter_xarray(&iter, WRITE, &rreq->mapping->i_pages,
+				subreq->start, subreq->len);
+
+		atomic_inc(&rreq->nr_wr_ops);
+		netfs_stat(&netfs_n_rh_write);
+		netfs_get_read_subrequest(subreq);
+		trace_netfs_sreq(subreq, netfs_sreq_trace_write);
+		cres->ops->write(cres, subreq->start, &iter,
+				 netfs_rreq_copy_terminated, subreq);
+	}
+
+	/* If we decrement nr_wr_ops to 0, the usage ref belongs to us. */
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&rreq->nr_wr_ops))
+		netfs_rreq_unmark_after_write(rreq, false);
+}
+
+static void netfs_rreq_write_to_cache_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct netfs_read_request *rreq =
+		container_of(work, struct netfs_read_request, work);
+
+	netfs_rreq_do_write_to_cache(rreq);
+}
+
+static void netfs_rreq_write_to_cache(struct netfs_read_request *rreq,
+				      bool was_async)
+{
+	if (was_async) {
+		rreq->work.func = netfs_rreq_write_to_cache_work;
+		if (!queue_work(system_unbound_wq, &rreq->work))
+			BUG();
+	} else {
+		netfs_rreq_do_write_to_cache(rreq);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * Unlock the pages in a read operation.  We need to set PG_fscache on any
  * pages we're going to write back before we unlock them.
@@ -299,7 +467,10 @@ static void netfs_rreq_short_read(struct netfs_read_request *rreq,
 
 	netfs_get_read_subrequest(subreq);
 	atomic_inc(&rreq->nr_rd_ops);
-	netfs_read_from_server(rreq, subreq);
+	if (subreq->source == NETFS_READ_FROM_CACHE)
+		netfs_read_from_cache(rreq, subreq, true);
+	else
+		netfs_read_from_server(rreq, subreq);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -344,6 +515,25 @@ static bool netfs_rreq_perform_resubmissions(struct netfs_read_request *rreq)
 	return false;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Check to see if the data read is still valid.
+ */
+static void netfs_rreq_is_still_valid(struct netfs_read_request *rreq)
+{
+	struct netfs_read_subrequest *subreq;
+
+	if (!rreq->netfs_ops->is_still_valid ||
+	    rreq->netfs_ops->is_still_valid(rreq))
+		return;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(subreq, &rreq->subrequests, rreq_link) {
+		if (subreq->source == NETFS_READ_FROM_CACHE) {
+			subreq->error = -ESTALE;
+			__set_bit(NETFS_RREQ_INCOMPLETE_IO, &rreq->flags);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * Assess the state of a read request and decide what to do next.
  *
@@ -355,6 +545,8 @@ static void netfs_rreq_assess(struct netfs_read_request *rreq, bool was_async)
 	trace_netfs_rreq(rreq, netfs_rreq_trace_assess);
 
 again:
+	netfs_rreq_is_still_valid(rreq);
+
 	if (!test_bit(NETFS_RREQ_FAILED, &rreq->flags) &&
 	    test_bit(NETFS_RREQ_INCOMPLETE_IO, &rreq->flags)) {
 		if (netfs_rreq_perform_resubmissions(rreq))
@@ -367,6 +559,9 @@ static void netfs_rreq_assess(struct netfs_read_request *rreq, bool was_async)
 	clear_bit_unlock(NETFS_RREQ_IN_PROGRESS, &rreq->flags);
 	wake_up_bit(&rreq->flags, NETFS_RREQ_IN_PROGRESS);
 
+	if (test_bit(NETFS_RREQ_WRITE_TO_CACHE, &rreq->flags))
+		return netfs_rreq_write_to_cache(rreq, was_async);
+
 	netfs_rreq_completed(rreq, was_async);
 }
 
@@ -501,7 +696,10 @@ static enum netfs_read_source netfs_cache_prepare_read(struct netfs_read_subrequ
 						       loff_t i_size)
 {
 	struct netfs_read_request *rreq = subreq->rreq;
+	struct netfs_cache_resources *cres = &rreq->cache_resources;
 
+	if (cres->ops)
+		return cres->ops->prepare_read(subreq, i_size);
 	if (subreq->start >= rreq->i_size)
 		return NETFS_FILL_WITH_ZEROES;
 	return NETFS_DOWNLOAD_FROM_SERVER;
@@ -592,6 +790,9 @@ static bool netfs_rreq_submit_slice(struct netfs_read_request *rreq,
 	case NETFS_DOWNLOAD_FROM_SERVER:
 		netfs_read_from_server(rreq, subreq);
 		break;
+	case NETFS_READ_FROM_CACHE:
+		netfs_read_from_cache(rreq, subreq, false);
+		break;
 	default:
 		BUG();
 	}
@@ -604,9 +805,23 @@ static bool netfs_rreq_submit_slice(struct netfs_read_request *rreq,
 	return false;
 }
 
+static void netfs_cache_expand_readahead(struct netfs_read_request *rreq,
+					 loff_t *_start, size_t *_len, loff_t i_size)
+{
+	struct netfs_cache_resources *cres = &rreq->cache_resources;
+
+	if (cres->ops && cres->ops->expand_readahead)
+		cres->ops->expand_readahead(cres, _start, _len, i_size);
+}
+
 static void netfs_rreq_expand(struct netfs_read_request *rreq,
 			      struct readahead_control *ractl)
 {
+	/* Give the cache a chance to change the request parameters.  The
+	 * resultant request must contain the original region.
+	 */
+	netfs_cache_expand_readahead(rreq, &rreq->start, &rreq->len, rreq->i_size);
+
 	/* Give the netfs a chance to change the request parameters.  The
 	 * resultant request must contain the original region.
 	 */
@@ -658,6 +873,7 @@ void netfs_readahead(struct readahead_control *ractl,
 	struct netfs_read_request *rreq;
 	struct page *page;
 	unsigned int debug_index = 0;
+	int ret;
 
 	_enter("%lx,%x", readahead_index(ractl), readahead_count(ractl));
 
@@ -675,6 +891,11 @@ void netfs_readahead(struct readahead_control *ractl,
 	trace_netfs_read(rreq, readahead_pos(ractl), readahead_length(ractl),
 			 netfs_read_trace_readahead);
 
+	if (ops->begin_cache_operation) {
+		ret = ops->begin_cache_operation(rreq);
+		if (ret == -ENOMEM || ret == -EINTR || ret == -ERESTARTSYS)
+			goto cleanup_free;
+	}
 	netfs_rreq_expand(rreq, ractl);
 
 	atomic_set(&rreq->nr_rd_ops, 1);
@@ -692,6 +913,9 @@ void netfs_readahead(struct readahead_control *ractl,
 		netfs_rreq_assess(rreq, false);
 	return;
 
+cleanup_free:
+	netfs_put_read_request(rreq, false);
+	return;
 cleanup:
 	if (netfs_priv)
 		ops->cleanup(ractl->mapping, netfs_priv);
@@ -741,6 +965,14 @@ int netfs_readpage(struct file *file,
 	netfs_stat(&netfs_n_rh_readpage);
 	trace_netfs_read(rreq, rreq->start, rreq->len, netfs_read_trace_readpage);
 
+	if (ops->begin_cache_operation) {
+		ret = ops->begin_cache_operation(rreq);
+		if (ret == -ENOMEM || ret == -EINTR || ret == -ERESTARTSYS) {
+			unlock_page(page);
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
 	netfs_get_read_request(rreq);
 
 	atomic_set(&rreq->nr_rd_ops, 1);
@@ -762,6 +994,7 @@ int netfs_readpage(struct file *file,
 	ret = rreq->error;
 	if (ret == 0 && rreq->submitted < rreq->len)
 		ret = -EIO;
+out:
 	netfs_put_read_request(rreq, false);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -875,6 +1108,12 @@ int netfs_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 	netfs_stat(&netfs_n_rh_write_begin);
 	trace_netfs_read(rreq, pos, len, netfs_read_trace_write_begin);
 
+	if (ops->begin_cache_operation) {
+		ret = ops->begin_cache_operation(rreq);
+		if (ret == -ENOMEM || ret == -EINTR || ret == -ERESTARTSYS)
+			goto error;
+	}
+
 	/* Expand the request to meet caching requirements and download
 	 * preferences.
 	 */
diff --git a/include/linux/netfs.h b/include/linux/netfs.h
index 9e1a1c48a45a..9d3fbed4e30a 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfs.h
@@ -64,6 +64,18 @@ enum netfs_read_source {
 	NETFS_INVALID_READ,
 } __mode(byte);
 
+typedef void (*netfs_io_terminated_t)(void *priv, ssize_t transferred_or_error,
+				      bool was_async);
+
+/*
+ * Resources required to do operations on a cache.
+ */
+struct netfs_cache_resources {
+	const struct netfs_cache_ops	*ops;
+	void				*cache_priv;
+	void				*cache_priv2;
+};
+
 /*
  * Descriptor for a single component subrequest.
  */
@@ -93,11 +105,13 @@ struct netfs_read_request {
 	struct work_struct	work;
 	struct inode		*inode;		/* The file being accessed */
 	struct address_space	*mapping;	/* The mapping being accessed */
+	struct netfs_cache_resources cache_resources;
 	struct list_head	subrequests;	/* Requests to fetch I/O from disk or net */
 	void			*netfs_priv;	/* Private data for the netfs */
 	unsigned int		debug_id;
 	unsigned int		cookie_debug_id;
 	atomic_t		nr_rd_ops;	/* Number of read ops in progress */
+	atomic_t		nr_wr_ops;	/* Number of write ops in progress */
 	size_t			submitted;	/* Amount submitted for I/O so far */
 	size_t			len;		/* Length of the request */
 	short			error;		/* 0 or error that occurred */
@@ -121,6 +135,7 @@ struct netfs_read_request {
 struct netfs_read_request_ops {
 	bool (*is_cache_enabled)(struct inode *inode);
 	void (*init_rreq)(struct netfs_read_request *rreq, struct file *file);
+	int (*begin_cache_operation)(struct netfs_read_request *rreq);
 	void (*expand_readahead)(struct netfs_read_request *rreq);
 	bool (*clamp_length)(struct netfs_read_subrequest *subreq);
 	void (*issue_op)(struct netfs_read_subrequest *subreq);
@@ -131,6 +146,40 @@ struct netfs_read_request_ops {
 	void (*cleanup)(struct address_space *mapping, void *netfs_priv);
 };
 
+/*
+ * Table of operations for access to a cache.  This is obtained by
+ * rreq->ops->begin_cache_operation().
+ */
+struct netfs_cache_ops {
+	/* End an operation */
+	void (*end_operation)(struct netfs_cache_resources *cres);
+
+	/* Read data from the cache */
+	int (*read)(struct netfs_cache_resources *cres,
+		    loff_t start_pos,
+		    struct iov_iter *iter,
+		    bool seek_data,
+		    netfs_io_terminated_t term_func,
+		    void *term_func_priv);
+
+	/* Write data to the cache */
+	int (*write)(struct netfs_cache_resources *cres,
+		     loff_t start_pos,
+		     struct iov_iter *iter,
+		     netfs_io_terminated_t term_func,
+		     void *term_func_priv);
+
+	/* Expand readahead request */
+	void (*expand_readahead)(struct netfs_cache_resources *cres,
+				 loff_t *_start, size_t *_len, loff_t i_size);
+
+	/* Prepare a read operation, shortening it to a cached/uncached
+	 * boundary as appropriate.
+	 */
+	enum netfs_read_source (*prepare_read)(struct netfs_read_subrequest *subreq,
+					       loff_t i_size);
+};
+
 struct readahead_control;
 extern void netfs_readahead(struct readahead_control *,
 			    const struct netfs_read_request_ops *,
