diff --git a/fs/fscache/cookie.c b/fs/fscache/cookie.c
index 5422c523f207..96d0adfc3040 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/cookie.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/cookie.c
@@ -57,6 +57,104 @@ static void fscache_free_cookie(struct fscache_cookie *cookie)
 	kmem_cache_free(fscache_cookie_jar, cookie);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Initialise the access gate on a cookie by setting a flag to prevent the
+ * state machine from being queued when the access counter transitions to 0.
+ * We're only interested in this when we withdraw caching services from the
+ * cookie.
+ */
+static void fscache_init_access_gate(struct fscache_cookie *cookie)
+{
+	int n_accesses;
+
+	n_accesses = atomic_read(&cookie->n_accesses);
+	trace_fscache_access(cookie->debug_id, refcount_read(&cookie->ref),
+			     n_accesses, fscache_access_cache_pin);
+	set_bit(FSCACHE_COOKIE_NO_ACCESS_WAKE, &cookie->flags);
+}
+
+/**
+ * fscache_end_cookie_access - Unpin a cache at the end of an access.
+ * @cookie: A data file cookie
+ * @why: An indication of the circumstances of the access for tracing
+ *
+ * Unpin a cache cookie after we've accessed it and bring a deferred
+ * relinquishment or withdrawal state into effect.
+ *
+ * The @why indicator is provided for tracing purposes.
+ */
+void fscache_end_cookie_access(struct fscache_cookie *cookie,
+			       enum fscache_access_trace why)
+{
+	int n_accesses;
+
+	smp_mb__before_atomic();
+	n_accesses = atomic_dec_return(&cookie->n_accesses);
+	trace_fscache_access(cookie->debug_id, refcount_read(&cookie->ref),
+			     n_accesses, why);
+	if (n_accesses == 0 &&
+	    !test_bit(FSCACHE_COOKIE_NO_ACCESS_WAKE, &cookie->flags)) {
+		// PLACEHOLDER: Need to poke the state machine
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(fscache_end_cookie_access);
+
+/*
+ * Pin the cache behind a cookie so that we can access it.
+ */
+static void __fscache_begin_cookie_access(struct fscache_cookie *cookie,
+					  enum fscache_access_trace why)
+{
+	int n_accesses;
+
+	n_accesses = atomic_inc_return(&cookie->n_accesses);
+	smp_mb__after_atomic(); /* (Future) read state after is-caching.
+				 * Reread n_accesses after is-caching
+				 */
+	trace_fscache_access(cookie->debug_id, refcount_read(&cookie->ref),
+			     n_accesses, why);
+}
+
+/**
+ * fscache_begin_cookie_access - Pin a cache so data can be accessed
+ * @cookie: A data file cookie
+ * @why: An indication of the circumstances of the access for tracing
+ *
+ * Attempt to pin the cache to prevent it from going away whilst we're
+ * accessing data and returns true if successful.  This works as follows:
+ *
+ *  (1) If the cookie is not being cached (ie. FSCACHE_COOKIE_IS_CACHING is not
+ *      set), we return false to indicate access was not permitted.
+ *
+ *  (2) If the cookie is being cached, we increment its n_accesses count and
+ *      then recheck the IS_CACHING flag, ending the access if it got cleared.
+ *
+ *  (3) When we end the access, we decrement the cookie's n_accesses and wake
+ *      up the any waiters if it reaches 0.
+ *
+ *  (4) Whilst the cookie is actively being cached, its n_accesses is kept
+ *      artificially incremented to prevent wakeups from happening.
+ *
+ *  (5) When the cache is taken offline or if the cookie is culled, the flag is
+ *      cleared to prevent new accesses, the cookie's n_accesses is decremented
+ *      and we wait for it to become 0.
+ *
+ * The @why indicator are merely provided for tracing purposes.
+ */
+bool fscache_begin_cookie_access(struct fscache_cookie *cookie,
+				 enum fscache_access_trace why)
+{
+	if (!test_bit(FSCACHE_COOKIE_IS_CACHING, &cookie->flags))
+		return false;
+	__fscache_begin_cookie_access(cookie, why);
+	if (!test_bit(FSCACHE_COOKIE_IS_CACHING, &cookie->flags) ||
+	    !fscache_cache_is_live(cookie->volume->cache)) {
+		fscache_end_cookie_access(cookie, fscache_access_unlive);
+		return false;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
 static inline void wake_up_cookie_state(struct fscache_cookie *cookie)
 {
 	/* Use a barrier to ensure that waiters see the state variable
diff --git a/fs/fscache/internal.h b/fs/fscache/internal.h
index 8727419870aa..712be6819297 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/internal.h
+++ b/fs/fscache/internal.h
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ extern struct kmem_cache *fscache_cookie_jar;
 extern const struct seq_operations fscache_cookies_seq_ops;
 
 extern void fscache_print_cookie(struct fscache_cookie *cookie, char prefix);
+extern bool fscache_begin_cookie_access(struct fscache_cookie *cookie,
+					enum fscache_access_trace why);
+
 static inline void fscache_see_cookie(struct fscache_cookie *cookie,
 				      enum fscache_cookie_trace where)
 {
diff --git a/fs/fscache/main.c b/fs/fscache/main.c
index 6a024c45eb0b..01d57433702c 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/main.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/main.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(fscache_debug,
 
 EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL(fscache_access_cache);
 EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL(fscache_access_volume);
+EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL(fscache_access);
 
 struct workqueue_struct *fscache_wq;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(fscache_wq);
diff --git a/include/linux/fscache-cache.h b/include/linux/fscache-cache.h
index fbbd8a2afe12..66624407ba84 100644
--- a/include/linux/fscache-cache.h
+++ b/include/linux/fscache-cache.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ extern struct fscache_cookie *fscache_get_cookie(struct fscache_cookie *cookie,
 						 enum fscache_cookie_trace where);
 extern void fscache_put_cookie(struct fscache_cookie *cookie,
 			       enum fscache_cookie_trace where);
+extern void fscache_end_cookie_access(struct fscache_cookie *cookie,
+				      enum fscache_access_trace why);
 extern void fscache_set_cookie_state(struct fscache_cookie *cookie,
 				     enum fscache_cookie_state state);
 
diff --git a/include/trace/events/fscache.h b/include/trace/events/fscache.h
index 4f40cfa52469..b1a962adfd16 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/fscache.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/fscache.h
@@ -279,6 +279,35 @@ TRACE_EVENT(fscache_access_volume,
 		      __entry->n_accesses)
 	    );
 
+TRACE_EVENT(fscache_access,
+	    TP_PROTO(unsigned int cookie_debug_id,
+		     int ref,
+		     int n_accesses,
+		     enum fscache_access_trace why),
+
+	    TP_ARGS(cookie_debug_id, ref, n_accesses, why),
+
+	    TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		    __field(unsigned int,		cookie		)
+		    __field(int,			ref		)
+		    __field(int,			n_accesses	)
+		    __field(enum fscache_access_trace,	why		)
+			     ),
+
+	    TP_fast_assign(
+		    __entry->cookie	= cookie_debug_id;
+		    __entry->ref	= ref;
+		    __entry->n_accesses	= n_accesses;
+		    __entry->why	= why;
+			   ),
+
+	    TP_printk("c=%08x %s r=%d a=%d",
+		      __entry->cookie,
+		      __print_symbolic(__entry->why, fscache_access_traces),
+		      __entry->ref,
+		      __entry->n_accesses)
+	    );
+
 TRACE_EVENT(fscache_acquire,
 	    TP_PROTO(struct fscache_cookie *cookie),
 
