diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_addr.c b/fs/9p/vfs_addr.c
index 8a635999a7d6..18a666c43e4a 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_addr.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_addr.c
@@ -104,35 +104,6 @@ const struct netfs_request_ops v9fs_req_ops = {
 	.issue_read		= v9fs_issue_read,
 };
 
-/**
- * v9fs_release_folio - release the private state associated with a folio
- * @folio: The folio to be released
- * @gfp: The caller's allocation restrictions
- *
- * Returns true if the page can be released, false otherwise.
- */
-
-static bool v9fs_release_folio(struct folio *folio, gfp_t gfp)
-{
-	if (folio_test_private(folio))
-		return false;
-#ifdef CONFIG_9P_FSCACHE
-	if (folio_test_fscache(folio)) {
-		if (current_is_kswapd() || !(gfp & __GFP_FS))
-			return false;
-		folio_wait_fscache(folio);
-	}
-	fscache_note_page_release(v9fs_inode_cookie(V9FS_I(folio_inode(folio))));
-#endif
-	return true;
-}
-
-static void v9fs_invalidate_folio(struct folio *folio, size_t offset,
-				 size_t length)
-{
-	folio_wait_fscache(folio);
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_9P_FSCACHE
 static void v9fs_write_to_cache_done(void *priv, ssize_t transferred_or_error,
 				     bool was_async)
@@ -355,8 +326,8 @@ const struct address_space_operations v9fs_addr_operations = {
 	.writepage = v9fs_vfs_writepage,
 	.write_begin = v9fs_write_begin,
 	.write_end = v9fs_write_end,
-	.release_folio = v9fs_release_folio,
-	.invalidate_folio = v9fs_invalidate_folio,
+	.release_folio = netfs_release_folio,
+	.invalidate_folio = netfs_invalidate_folio,
 	.launder_folio = v9fs_launder_folio,
 	.direct_IO = v9fs_direct_IO,
 };
diff --git a/fs/afs/file.c b/fs/afs/file.c
index 0c49b3b6f214..3fea5cd8ef13 100644
--- a/fs/afs/file.c
+++ b/fs/afs/file.c
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@
 
 static int afs_file_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma);
 static int afs_symlink_read_folio(struct file *file, struct folio *folio);
-static void afs_invalidate_folio(struct folio *folio, size_t offset,
-			       size_t length);
-static bool afs_release_folio(struct folio *folio, gfp_t gfp_flags);
 
 static ssize_t afs_file_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter);
 static ssize_t afs_file_splice_read(struct file *in, loff_t *ppos,
@@ -57,8 +54,8 @@ const struct address_space_operations afs_file_aops = {
 	.readahead	= netfs_readahead,
 	.dirty_folio	= afs_dirty_folio,
 	.launder_folio	= afs_launder_folio,
-	.release_folio	= afs_release_folio,
-	.invalidate_folio = afs_invalidate_folio,
+	.release_folio	= netfs_release_folio,
+	.invalidate_folio = netfs_invalidate_folio,
 	.write_begin	= afs_write_begin,
 	.write_end	= afs_write_end,
 	.writepages	= afs_writepages,
@@ -67,8 +64,8 @@ const struct address_space_operations afs_file_aops = {
 
 const struct address_space_operations afs_symlink_aops = {
 	.read_folio	= afs_symlink_read_folio,
-	.release_folio	= afs_release_folio,
-	.invalidate_folio = afs_invalidate_folio,
+	.release_folio	= netfs_release_folio,
+	.invalidate_folio = netfs_invalidate_folio,
 	.migrate_folio	= filemap_migrate_folio,
 };
 
@@ -405,48 +402,6 @@ int afs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * invalidate part or all of a page
- * - release a page and clean up its private data if offset is 0 (indicating
- *   the entire page)
- */
-static void afs_invalidate_folio(struct folio *folio, size_t offset,
-			       size_t length)
-{
-	_enter("{%lu},%zu,%zu", folio->index, offset, length);
-
-	folio_wait_fscache(folio);
-	_leave("");
-}
-
-/*
- * release a page and clean up its private state if it's not busy
- * - return true if the page can now be released, false if not
- */
-static bool afs_release_folio(struct folio *folio, gfp_t gfp)
-{
-	struct afs_vnode *vnode = AFS_FS_I(folio_inode(folio));
-
-	_enter("{{%llx:%llu}[%lu],%lx},%x",
-	       vnode->fid.vid, vnode->fid.vnode, folio_index(folio), folio->flags,
-	       gfp);
-
-	/* deny if folio is being written to the cache and the caller hasn't
-	 * elected to wait */
-#ifdef CONFIG_AFS_FSCACHE
-	if (folio_test_fscache(folio)) {
-		if (current_is_kswapd() || !(gfp & __GFP_FS))
-			return false;
-		folio_wait_fscache(folio);
-	}
-	fscache_note_page_release(afs_vnode_cache(vnode));
-#endif
-
-	/* Indicate that the folio can be released */
-	_leave(" = T");
-	return true;
-}
-
 static void afs_add_open_mmap(struct afs_vnode *vnode)
 {
 	if (atomic_inc_return(&vnode->cb_nr_mmap) == 1) {
diff --git a/fs/ceph/addr.c b/fs/ceph/addr.c
index 85be3bf18cdf..03feb4dc6352 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/addr.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/addr.c
@@ -159,27 +159,7 @@ static void ceph_invalidate_folio(struct folio *folio, size_t offset,
 		ceph_put_snap_context(snapc);
 	}
 
-	folio_wait_fscache(folio);
-}
-
-static bool ceph_release_folio(struct folio *folio, gfp_t gfp)
-{
-	struct inode *inode = folio->mapping->host;
-	struct ceph_client *cl = ceph_inode_to_client(inode);
-
-	doutc(cl, "%llx.%llx idx %lu (%sdirty)\n", ceph_vinop(inode),
-	      folio->index, folio_test_dirty(folio) ? "" : "not ");
-
-	if (folio_test_private(folio))
-		return false;
-
-	if (folio_test_fscache(folio)) {
-		if (current_is_kswapd() || !(gfp & __GFP_FS))
-			return false;
-		folio_wait_fscache(folio);
-	}
-	ceph_fscache_note_page_release(inode);
-	return true;
+	netfs_invalidate_folio(folio, offset, length);
 }
 
 static void ceph_netfs_expand_readahead(struct netfs_io_request *rreq)
@@ -1586,7 +1566,7 @@ const struct address_space_operations ceph_aops = {
 	.write_end = ceph_write_end,
 	.dirty_folio = ceph_dirty_folio,
 	.invalidate_folio = ceph_invalidate_folio,
-	.release_folio = ceph_release_folio,
+	.release_folio = netfs_release_folio,
 	.direct_IO = noop_direct_IO,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/netfs/Makefile b/fs/netfs/Makefile
index 386d6fb92793..cd22554d9048 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/Makefile
+++ b/fs/netfs/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ netfs-y := \
 	io.o \
 	iterator.o \
 	main.o \
+	misc.o \
 	objects.o
 
 netfs-$(CONFIG_NETFS_STATS) += stats.o
diff --git a/fs/netfs/misc.c b/fs/netfs/misc.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c3baf2b247d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/netfs/misc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+/* Miscellaneous routines.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Red Hat, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Written by David Howells (dhowells@redhat.com)
+ */
+
+#include <linux/swap.h>
+#include "internal.h"
+
+/**
+ * netfs_invalidate_folio - Invalidate or partially invalidate a folio
+ * @folio: Folio proposed for release
+ * @offset: Offset of the invalidated region
+ * @length: Length of the invalidated region
+ *
+ * Invalidate part or all of a folio for a network filesystem.  The folio will
+ * be removed afterwards if the invalidated region covers the entire folio.
+ */
+void netfs_invalidate_folio(struct folio *folio, size_t offset, size_t length)
+{
+	_enter("{%lx},%zx,%zx", folio_index(folio), offset, length);
+
+	folio_wait_fscache(folio);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(netfs_invalidate_folio);
+
+/**
+ * netfs_release_folio - Try to release a folio
+ * @folio: Folio proposed for release
+ * @gfp: Flags qualifying the release
+ *
+ * Request release of a folio and clean up its private state if it's not busy.
+ * Returns true if the folio can now be released, false if not
+ */
+bool netfs_release_folio(struct folio *folio, gfp_t gfp)
+{
+	struct netfs_inode *ctx = netfs_inode(folio_inode(folio));
+
+	if (folio_test_private(folio))
+		return false;
+	if (folio_test_fscache(folio)) {
+		if (current_is_kswapd() || !(gfp & __GFP_FS))
+			return false;
+		folio_wait_fscache(folio);
+	}
+
+	fscache_note_page_release(netfs_i_cookie(ctx));
+	return true;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(netfs_release_folio);
diff --git a/include/linux/netfs.h b/include/linux/netfs.h
index 0633cd9644e1..6e662832c3ae 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfs.h
@@ -297,8 +297,10 @@ struct readahead_control;
 void netfs_readahead(struct readahead_control *);
 int netfs_read_folio(struct file *, struct folio *);
 int netfs_write_begin(struct netfs_inode *, struct file *,
-		struct address_space *, loff_t pos, unsigned int len,
-		struct folio **, void **fsdata);
+		      struct address_space *, loff_t pos, unsigned int len,
+		      struct folio **, void **fsdata);
+void netfs_invalidate_folio(struct folio *folio, size_t offset, size_t length);
+bool netfs_release_folio(struct folio *folio, gfp_t gfp);
 
 void netfs_subreq_terminated(struct netfs_io_subrequest *, ssize_t, bool);
 void netfs_get_subrequest(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq,
