diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
index a55bda4233bbea..97e7b77c93094f 100644
--- a/fs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/Kconfig
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ source "fs/overlayfs/Kconfig"
 
 menu "Caches"
 
+source "fs/netfs/Kconfig"
 source "fs/fscache/Kconfig"
 source "fs/cachefiles/Kconfig"
 
diff --git a/fs/Makefile b/fs/Makefile
index 3215fe205256dd..9c708e1fbe8fb3 100644
--- a/fs/Makefile
+++ b/fs/Makefile
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ obj-y				+= devpts/
 obj-$(CONFIG_DLM)		+= dlm/
  
 # Do not add any filesystems before this line
+obj-$(CONFIG_NETFS_SUPPORT)	+= netfs/
 obj-$(CONFIG_FSCACHE)		+= fscache/
 obj-$(CONFIG_REISERFS_FS)	+= reiserfs/
 obj-$(CONFIG_EXT4_FS)		+= ext4/
diff --git a/fs/netfs/Makefile b/fs/netfs/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..4b4eff2ba369df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/netfs/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+netfs-y := \
+	read_helper.o
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_NETFS_SUPPORT) := netfs.o
diff --git a/fs/netfs/internal.h b/fs/netfs/internal.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..ee665c0e7dc80f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/netfs/internal.h
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+/* Internal definitions for network filesystem support
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 Red Hat, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Written by David Howells (dhowells@redhat.com)
+ */
+
+#ifdef pr_fmt
+#undef pr_fmt
+#endif
+
+#define pr_fmt(fmt) "netfs: " fmt
+
+/*
+ * read_helper.c
+ */
+extern unsigned int netfs_debug;
+
+#define netfs_stat(x) do {} while(0)
+#define netfs_stat_d(x) do {} while(0)
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*
+ * debug tracing
+ */
+#define dbgprintk(FMT, ...) \
+	printk("[%-6.6s] "FMT"\n", current->comm, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
+#define kenter(FMT, ...) dbgprintk("==> %s("FMT")", __func__, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define kleave(FMT, ...) dbgprintk("<== %s()"FMT"", __func__, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define kdebug(FMT, ...) dbgprintk(FMT, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
+#ifdef __KDEBUG
+#define _enter(FMT, ...) kenter(FMT, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define _leave(FMT, ...) kleave(FMT, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define _debug(FMT, ...) kdebug(FMT, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
+#elif defined(CONFIG_NETFS_DEBUG)
+#define _enter(FMT, ...)			\
+do {						\
+	if (netfs_debug)			\
+		kenter(FMT, ##__VA_ARGS__);	\
+} while (0)
+
+#define _leave(FMT, ...)			\
+do {						\
+	if (netfs_debug)			\
+		kleave(FMT, ##__VA_ARGS__);	\
+} while (0)
+
+#define _debug(FMT, ...)			\
+do {						\
+	if (netfs_debug)			\
+		kdebug(FMT, ##__VA_ARGS__);	\
+} while (0)
+
+#else
+#define _enter(FMT, ...) no_printk("==> %s("FMT")", __func__, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define _leave(FMT, ...) no_printk("<== %s()"FMT"", __func__, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define _debug(FMT, ...) no_printk(FMT, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#endif
diff --git a/fs/netfs/read_helper.c b/fs/netfs/read_helper.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..30d4bf6bf28aa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/netfs/read_helper.c
@@ -0,0 +1,725 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+/* Network filesystem high-level read support.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 Red Hat, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Written by David Howells (dhowells@redhat.com)
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/export.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/pagemap.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/uio.h>
+#include <linux/sched/mm.h>
+#include <linux/task_io_accounting_ops.h>
+#include <linux/netfs.h>
+#include "internal.h"
+
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Network fs support");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Red Hat, Inc.");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+
+unsigned netfs_debug;
+module_param_named(debug, netfs_debug, uint, S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(netfs_debug, "Netfs support debugging mask");
+
+static void netfs_rreq_work(struct work_struct *);
+static void __netfs_put_subrequest(struct netfs_read_subrequest *, bool);
+
+static void netfs_put_subrequest(struct netfs_read_subrequest *subreq,
+				 bool was_async)
+{
+	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&subreq->usage))
+		__netfs_put_subrequest(subreq, was_async);
+}
+
+static struct netfs_read_request *netfs_alloc_read_request(
+	const struct netfs_read_request_ops *ops, void *netfs_priv,
+	struct file *file)
+{
+	static atomic_t debug_ids;
+	struct netfs_read_request *rreq;
+
+	rreq = kzalloc(sizeof(struct netfs_read_request), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (rreq) {
+		rreq->netfs_ops	= ops;
+		rreq->netfs_priv = netfs_priv;
+		rreq->inode	= file_inode(file);
+		rreq->i_size	= i_size_read(rreq->inode);
+		rreq->debug_id	= atomic_inc_return(&debug_ids);
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rreq->subrequests);
+		INIT_WORK(&rreq->work, netfs_rreq_work);
+		refcount_set(&rreq->usage, 1);
+		__set_bit(NETFS_RREQ_IN_PROGRESS, &rreq->flags);
+		ops->init_rreq(rreq, file);
+	}
+
+	return rreq;
+}
+
+static void netfs_get_read_request(struct netfs_read_request *rreq)
+{
+	refcount_inc(&rreq->usage);
+}
+
+static void netfs_rreq_clear_subreqs(struct netfs_read_request *rreq,
+				     bool was_async)
+{
+	struct netfs_read_subrequest *subreq;
+
+	while (!list_empty(&rreq->subrequests)) {
+		subreq = list_first_entry(&rreq->subrequests,
+					  struct netfs_read_subrequest, rreq_link);
+		list_del(&subreq->rreq_link);
+		netfs_put_subrequest(subreq, was_async);
+	}
+}
+
+static void netfs_free_read_request(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct netfs_read_request *rreq =
+		container_of(work, struct netfs_read_request, work);
+	netfs_rreq_clear_subreqs(rreq, false);
+	if (rreq->netfs_priv)
+		rreq->netfs_ops->cleanup(rreq->mapping, rreq->netfs_priv);
+	kfree(rreq);
+}
+
+static void netfs_put_read_request(struct netfs_read_request *rreq, bool was_async)
+{
+	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&rreq->usage)) {
+		if (was_async) {
+			rreq->work.func = netfs_free_read_request;
+			if (!queue_work(system_unbound_wq, &rreq->work))
+				BUG();
+		} else {
+			netfs_free_read_request(&rreq->work);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * Allocate and partially initialise an I/O request structure.
+ */
+static struct netfs_read_subrequest *netfs_alloc_subrequest(
+	struct netfs_read_request *rreq)
+{
+	struct netfs_read_subrequest *subreq;
+
+	subreq = kzalloc(sizeof(struct netfs_read_subrequest), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (subreq) {
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&subreq->rreq_link);
+		refcount_set(&subreq->usage, 2);
+		subreq->rreq = rreq;
+		netfs_get_read_request(rreq);
+	}
+
+	return subreq;
+}
+
+static void netfs_get_read_subrequest(struct netfs_read_subrequest *subreq)
+{
+	refcount_inc(&subreq->usage);
+}
+
+static void __netfs_put_subrequest(struct netfs_read_subrequest *subreq,
+				   bool was_async)
+{
+	struct netfs_read_request *rreq = subreq->rreq;
+
+	kfree(subreq);
+	netfs_put_read_request(rreq, was_async);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Clear the unread part of an I/O request.
+ */
+static void netfs_clear_unread(struct netfs_read_subrequest *subreq)
+{
+	struct iov_iter iter;
+
+	iov_iter_xarray(&iter, WRITE, &subreq->rreq->mapping->i_pages,
+			subreq->start + subreq->transferred,
+			subreq->len   - subreq->transferred);
+	iov_iter_zero(iov_iter_count(&iter), &iter);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Fill a subrequest region with zeroes.
+ */
+static void netfs_fill_with_zeroes(struct netfs_read_request *rreq,
+				   struct netfs_read_subrequest *subreq)
+{
+	__set_bit(NETFS_SREQ_CLEAR_TAIL, &subreq->flags);
+	netfs_subreq_terminated(subreq, 0, false);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Ask the netfs to issue a read request to the server for us.
+ *
+ * The netfs is expected to read from subreq->pos + subreq->transferred to
+ * subreq->pos + subreq->len - 1.  It may not backtrack and write data into the
+ * buffer prior to the transferred point as it might clobber dirty data
+ * obtained from the cache.
+ *
+ * Alternatively, the netfs is allowed to indicate one of two things:
+ *
+ * - NETFS_SREQ_SHORT_READ: A short read - it will get called again to try and
+ *   make progress.
+ *
+ * - NETFS_SREQ_CLEAR_TAIL: A short read - the rest of the buffer will be
+ *   cleared.
+ */
+static void netfs_read_from_server(struct netfs_read_request *rreq,
+				   struct netfs_read_subrequest *subreq)
+{
+	rreq->netfs_ops->issue_op(subreq);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Release those waiting.
+ */
+static void netfs_rreq_completed(struct netfs_read_request *rreq, bool was_async)
+{
+	netfs_rreq_clear_subreqs(rreq, was_async);
+	netfs_put_read_request(rreq, was_async);
+}
+
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+static void netfs_rreq_unlock(struct netfs_read_request *rreq)
+{
+	struct netfs_read_subrequest *subreq;
+	struct page *page;
+	unsigned int iopos, account = 0;
+	pgoff_t start_page = rreq->start / PAGE_SIZE;
+	pgoff_t last_page = ((rreq->start + rreq->len) / PAGE_SIZE) - 1;
+	bool subreq_failed = false;
+	int i;
+
+	XA_STATE(xas, &rreq->mapping->i_pages, start_page);
+
+	if (test_bit(NETFS_RREQ_FAILED, &rreq->flags)) {
+		__clear_bit(NETFS_RREQ_WRITE_TO_CACHE, &rreq->flags);
+		list_for_each_entry(subreq, &rreq->subrequests, rreq_link) {
+			__clear_bit(NETFS_SREQ_WRITE_TO_CACHE, &subreq->flags);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Walk through the pagecache and the I/O request lists simultaneously.
+	 * We may have a mixture of cached and uncached sections and we only
+	 * really want to write out the uncached sections.  This is slightly
+	 * complicated by the possibility that we might have huge pages with a
+	 * mixture inside.
+	 */
+	subreq = list_first_entry(&rreq->subrequests,
+				  struct netfs_read_subrequest, rreq_link);
+	iopos = 0;
+	subreq_failed = (subreq->error < 0);
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	xas_for_each(&xas, page, last_page) {
+		unsigned int pgpos = (page->index - start_page) * PAGE_SIZE;
+		unsigned int pgend = pgpos + thp_size(page);
+		bool pg_failed = false;
+
+		for (;;) {
+			if (!subreq) {
+				pg_failed = true;
+				break;
+			}
+			if (test_bit(NETFS_SREQ_WRITE_TO_CACHE, &subreq->flags))
+				set_page_fscache(page);
+			pg_failed |= subreq_failed;
+			if (pgend < iopos + subreq->len)
+				break;
+
+			account += subreq->transferred;
+			iopos += subreq->len;
+			if (!list_is_last(&subreq->rreq_link, &rreq->subrequests)) {
+				subreq = list_next_entry(subreq, rreq_link);
+				subreq_failed = (subreq->error < 0);
+			} else {
+				subreq = NULL;
+				subreq_failed = false;
+			}
+			if (pgend == iopos)
+				break;
+		}
+
+		if (!pg_failed) {
+			for (i = 0; i < thp_nr_pages(page); i++)
+				flush_dcache_page(page);
+			SetPageUptodate(page);
+		}
+
+		if (!test_bit(NETFS_RREQ_DONT_UNLOCK_PAGES, &rreq->flags)) {
+			if (page->index == rreq->no_unlock_page &&
+			    test_bit(NETFS_RREQ_NO_UNLOCK_PAGE, &rreq->flags))
+				_debug("no unlock");
+			else
+				unlock_page(page);
+		}
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	task_io_account_read(account);
+	if (rreq->netfs_ops->done)
+		rreq->netfs_ops->done(rreq);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Handle a short read.
+ */
+static void netfs_rreq_short_read(struct netfs_read_request *rreq,
+				  struct netfs_read_subrequest *subreq)
+{
+	__clear_bit(NETFS_SREQ_SHORT_READ, &subreq->flags);
+	__set_bit(NETFS_SREQ_SEEK_DATA_READ, &subreq->flags);
+
+	netfs_get_read_subrequest(subreq);
+	atomic_inc(&rreq->nr_rd_ops);
+	netfs_read_from_server(rreq, subreq);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Resubmit any short or failed operations.  Returns true if we got the rreq
+ * ref back.
+ */
+static bool netfs_rreq_perform_resubmissions(struct netfs_read_request *rreq)
+{
+	struct netfs_read_subrequest *subreq;
+
+	WARN_ON(in_interrupt());
+
+	/* We don't want terminating submissions trying to wake us up whilst
+	 * we're still going through the list.
+	 */
+	atomic_inc(&rreq->nr_rd_ops);
+
+	__clear_bit(NETFS_RREQ_INCOMPLETE_IO, &rreq->flags);
+	list_for_each_entry(subreq, &rreq->subrequests, rreq_link) {
+		if (subreq->error) {
+			if (subreq->source != NETFS_READ_FROM_CACHE)
+				break;
+			subreq->source = NETFS_DOWNLOAD_FROM_SERVER;
+			subreq->error = 0;
+			netfs_get_read_subrequest(subreq);
+			atomic_inc(&rreq->nr_rd_ops);
+			netfs_read_from_server(rreq, subreq);
+		} else if (test_bit(NETFS_SREQ_SHORT_READ, &subreq->flags)) {
+			netfs_rreq_short_read(rreq, subreq);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* If we decrement nr_rd_ops to 0, the usage ref belongs to us. */
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&rreq->nr_rd_ops))
+		return true;
+
+	wake_up_var(&rreq->nr_rd_ops);
+	return false;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Assess the state of a read request and decide what to do next.
+ *
+ * Note that we could be in an ordinary kernel thread, on a workqueue or in
+ * softirq context at this point.  We inherit a ref from the caller.
+ */
+static void netfs_rreq_assess(struct netfs_read_request *rreq, bool was_async)
+{
+again:
+	if (!test_bit(NETFS_RREQ_FAILED, &rreq->flags) &&
+	    test_bit(NETFS_RREQ_INCOMPLETE_IO, &rreq->flags)) {
+		if (netfs_rreq_perform_resubmissions(rreq))
+			goto again;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	netfs_rreq_unlock(rreq);
+
+	clear_bit_unlock(NETFS_RREQ_IN_PROGRESS, &rreq->flags);
+	wake_up_bit(&rreq->flags, NETFS_RREQ_IN_PROGRESS);
+
+	netfs_rreq_completed(rreq, was_async);
+}
+
+static void netfs_rreq_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct netfs_read_request *rreq =
+		container_of(work, struct netfs_read_request, work);
+	netfs_rreq_assess(rreq, false);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Handle the completion of all outstanding I/O operations on a read request.
+ * We inherit a ref from the caller.
+ */
+static void netfs_rreq_terminated(struct netfs_read_request *rreq,
+				  bool was_async)
+{
+	if (test_bit(NETFS_RREQ_INCOMPLETE_IO, &rreq->flags) &&
+	    was_async) {
+		if (!queue_work(system_unbound_wq, &rreq->work))
+			BUG();
+	} else {
+		netfs_rreq_assess(rreq, was_async);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * netfs_subreq_terminated - Note the termination of an I/O operation.
+ * @subreq: The I/O request that has terminated.
+ * @transferred_or_error: The amount of data transferred or an error code.
+ * @was_async: The termination was asynchronous
+ *
+ * This tells the read helper that a contributory I/O operation has terminated,
+ * one way or another, and that it should integrate the results.
+ *
+ * The caller indicates in @transferred_or_error the outcome of the operation,
+ * supplying a positive value to indicate the number of bytes transferred, 0 to
+ * indicate a failure to transfer anything that should be retried or a negative
+ * error code.  The helper will look after reissuing I/O operations as
+ * appropriate and writing downloaded data to the cache.
+ *
+ * If @was_async is true, the caller might be running in softirq or interrupt
+ * context and we can't sleep.
+ */
+void netfs_subreq_terminated(struct netfs_read_subrequest *subreq,
+			     ssize_t transferred_or_error,
+			     bool was_async)
+{
+	struct netfs_read_request *rreq = subreq->rreq;
+	int u;
+
+	_enter("[%u]{%llx,%lx},%zd",
+	       subreq->debug_index, subreq->start, subreq->flags,
+	       transferred_or_error);
+
+	if (IS_ERR_VALUE(transferred_or_error)) {
+		subreq->error = transferred_or_error;
+		goto failed;
+	}
+
+	if (WARN(transferred_or_error > subreq->len - subreq->transferred,
+		 "Subreq overread: R%x[%x] %zd > %zu - %zu",
+		 rreq->debug_id, subreq->debug_index,
+		 transferred_or_error, subreq->len, subreq->transferred))
+		transferred_or_error = subreq->len - subreq->transferred;
+
+	subreq->error = 0;
+	subreq->transferred += transferred_or_error;
+	if (subreq->transferred < subreq->len)
+		goto incomplete;
+
+complete:
+	__clear_bit(NETFS_SREQ_NO_PROGRESS, &subreq->flags);
+	if (test_bit(NETFS_SREQ_WRITE_TO_CACHE, &subreq->flags))
+		set_bit(NETFS_RREQ_WRITE_TO_CACHE, &rreq->flags);
+
+out:
+	/* If we decrement nr_rd_ops to 0, the ref belongs to us. */
+	u = atomic_dec_return(&rreq->nr_rd_ops);
+	if (u == 0)
+		netfs_rreq_terminated(rreq, was_async);
+	else if (u == 1)
+		wake_up_var(&rreq->nr_rd_ops);
+
+	netfs_put_subrequest(subreq, was_async);
+	return;
+
+incomplete:
+	if (test_bit(NETFS_SREQ_CLEAR_TAIL, &subreq->flags)) {
+		netfs_clear_unread(subreq);
+		subreq->transferred = subreq->len;
+		goto complete;
+	}
+
+	if (transferred_or_error == 0) {
+		if (__test_and_set_bit(NETFS_SREQ_NO_PROGRESS, &subreq->flags)) {
+			subreq->error = -ENODATA;
+			goto failed;
+		}
+	} else {
+		__clear_bit(NETFS_SREQ_NO_PROGRESS, &subreq->flags);
+	}
+
+	__set_bit(NETFS_SREQ_SHORT_READ, &subreq->flags);
+	set_bit(NETFS_RREQ_INCOMPLETE_IO, &rreq->flags);
+	goto out;
+
+failed:
+	if (subreq->source == NETFS_READ_FROM_CACHE) {
+		set_bit(NETFS_RREQ_INCOMPLETE_IO, &rreq->flags);
+	} else {
+		set_bit(NETFS_RREQ_FAILED, &rreq->flags);
+		rreq->error = subreq->error;
+	}
+	goto out;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(netfs_subreq_terminated);
+
+static enum netfs_read_source netfs_cache_prepare_read(struct netfs_read_subrequest *subreq,
+						       loff_t i_size)
+{
+	struct netfs_read_request *rreq = subreq->rreq;
+
+	if (subreq->start >= rreq->i_size)
+		return NETFS_FILL_WITH_ZEROES;
+	return NETFS_DOWNLOAD_FROM_SERVER;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Work out what sort of subrequest the next one will be.
+ */
+static enum netfs_read_source
+netfs_rreq_prepare_read(struct netfs_read_request *rreq,
+			struct netfs_read_subrequest *subreq)
+{
+	enum netfs_read_source source;
+
+	_enter("%llx-%llx,%llx", subreq->start, subreq->start + subreq->len, rreq->i_size);
+
+	source = netfs_cache_prepare_read(subreq, rreq->i_size);
+	if (source == NETFS_INVALID_READ)
+		goto out;
+
+	if (source == NETFS_DOWNLOAD_FROM_SERVER) {
+		/* Call out to the netfs to let it shrink the request to fit
+		 * its own I/O sizes and boundaries.  If it shinks it here, it
+		 * will be called again to make simultaneous calls; if it wants
+		 * to make serial calls, it can indicate a short read and then
+		 * we will call it again.
+		 */
+		if (subreq->len > rreq->i_size - subreq->start)
+			subreq->len = rreq->i_size - subreq->start;
+
+		if (rreq->netfs_ops->clamp_length &&
+		    !rreq->netfs_ops->clamp_length(subreq)) {
+			source = NETFS_INVALID_READ;
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (WARN_ON(subreq->len == 0))
+		source = NETFS_INVALID_READ;
+
+out:
+	subreq->source = source;
+	return source;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Slice off a piece of a read request and submit an I/O request for it.
+ */
+static bool netfs_rreq_submit_slice(struct netfs_read_request *rreq,
+				    unsigned int *_debug_index)
+{
+	struct netfs_read_subrequest *subreq;
+	enum netfs_read_source source;
+
+	subreq = netfs_alloc_subrequest(rreq);
+	if (!subreq)
+		return false;
+
+	subreq->debug_index	= (*_debug_index)++;
+	subreq->start		= rreq->start + rreq->submitted;
+	subreq->len		= rreq->len   - rreq->submitted;
+
+	_debug("slice %llx,%zx,%zx", subreq->start, subreq->len, rreq->submitted);
+	list_add_tail(&subreq->rreq_link, &rreq->subrequests);
+
+	/* Call out to the cache to find out what it can do with the remaining
+	 * subset.  It tells us in subreq->flags what it decided should be done
+	 * and adjusts subreq->len down if the subset crosses a cache boundary.
+	 *
+	 * Then when we hand the subset, it can choose to take a subset of that
+	 * (the starts must coincide), in which case, we go around the loop
+	 * again and ask it to download the next piece.
+	 */
+	source = netfs_rreq_prepare_read(rreq, subreq);
+	if (source == NETFS_INVALID_READ)
+		goto subreq_failed;
+
+	atomic_inc(&rreq->nr_rd_ops);
+
+	rreq->submitted += subreq->len;
+
+	switch (source) {
+	case NETFS_FILL_WITH_ZEROES:
+		netfs_fill_with_zeroes(rreq, subreq);
+		break;
+	case NETFS_DOWNLOAD_FROM_SERVER:
+		netfs_read_from_server(rreq, subreq);
+		break;
+	default:
+		BUG();
+	}
+
+	return true;
+
+subreq_failed:
+	rreq->error = subreq->error;
+	netfs_put_subrequest(subreq, false);
+	return false;
+}
+
+static void netfs_rreq_expand(struct netfs_read_request *rreq,
+			      struct readahead_control *ractl)
+{
+	/* Give the netfs a chance to change the request parameters.  The
+	 * resultant request must contain the original region.
+	 */
+	if (rreq->netfs_ops->expand_readahead)
+		rreq->netfs_ops->expand_readahead(rreq);
+
+	/* Expand the request if the cache wants it to start earlier.  Note
+	 * that the expansion may get further extended if the VM wishes to
+	 * insert THPs and the preferred start and/or end wind up in the middle
+	 * of THPs.
+	 *
+	 * If this is the case, however, the THP size should be an integer
+	 * multiple of the cache granule size, so we get a whole number of
+	 * granules to deal with.
+	 */
+	if (rreq->start  != readahead_pos(ractl) ||
+	    rreq->len != readahead_length(ractl)) {
+		readahead_expand(ractl, rreq->start, rreq->len);
+		rreq->start  = readahead_pos(ractl);
+		rreq->len = readahead_length(ractl);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * netfs_readahead - Helper to manage a read request
+ * @ractl: The description of the readahead request
+ * @ops: The network filesystem's operations for the helper to use
+ * @netfs_priv: Private netfs data to be retained in the request
+ *
+ * Fulfil a readahead request by drawing data from the cache if possible, or
+ * the netfs if not.  Space beyond the EOF is zero-filled.  Multiple I/O
+ * requests from different sources will get munged together.  If necessary, the
+ * readahead window can be expanded in either direction to a more convenient
+ * alighment for RPC efficiency or to make storage in the cache feasible.
+ *
+ * The calling netfs must provide a table of operations, only one of which,
+ * issue_op, is mandatory.  It may also be passed a private token, which will
+ * be retained in rreq->netfs_priv and will be cleaned up by ops->cleanup().
+ *
+ * This is usable whether or not caching is enabled.
+ */
+void netfs_readahead(struct readahead_control *ractl,
+		     const struct netfs_read_request_ops *ops,
+		     void *netfs_priv)
+{
+	struct netfs_read_request *rreq;
+	struct page *page;
+	unsigned int debug_index = 0;
+
+	_enter("%lx,%x", readahead_index(ractl), readahead_count(ractl));
+
+	if (readahead_count(ractl) == 0)
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	rreq = netfs_alloc_read_request(ops, netfs_priv, ractl->file);
+	if (!rreq)
+		goto cleanup;
+	rreq->mapping	= ractl->mapping;
+	rreq->start	= readahead_pos(ractl);
+	rreq->len	= readahead_length(ractl);
+
+	netfs_rreq_expand(rreq, ractl);
+
+	atomic_set(&rreq->nr_rd_ops, 1);
+	do {
+		if (!netfs_rreq_submit_slice(rreq, &debug_index))
+			break;
+
+	} while (rreq->submitted < rreq->len);
+
+	/* Drop the refs on the pages here rather than in the cache or
+	 * filesystem.  The locks will be dropped in netfs_rreq_unlock().
+	 */
+	while ((page = readahead_page(ractl)))
+		put_page(page);
+
+	/* If we decrement nr_rd_ops to 0, the ref belongs to us. */
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&rreq->nr_rd_ops))
+		netfs_rreq_assess(rreq, false);
+	return;
+
+cleanup:
+	if (netfs_priv)
+		ops->cleanup(ractl->mapping, netfs_priv);
+	return;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(netfs_readahead);
+
+/**
+ * netfs_page - Helper to manage a readpage request
+ * @file: The file to read from
+ * @page: The page to read
+ * @ops: The network filesystem's operations for the helper to use
+ * @netfs_priv: Private netfs data to be retained in the request
+ *
+ * Fulfil a readpage request by drawing data from the cache if possible, or the
+ * netfs if not.  Space beyond the EOF is zero-filled.  Multiple I/O requests
+ * from different sources will get munged together.
+ *
+ * The calling netfs must provide a table of operations, only one of which,
+ * issue_op, is mandatory.  It may also be passed a private token, which will
+ * be retained in rreq->netfs_priv and will be cleaned up by ops->cleanup().
+ *
+ * This is usable whether or not caching is enabled.
+ */
+int netfs_readpage(struct file *file,
+		   struct page *page,
+		   const struct netfs_read_request_ops *ops,
+		   void *netfs_priv)
+{
+	struct netfs_read_request *rreq;
+	unsigned int debug_index = 0;
+	int ret;
+
+	_enter("%lx", page_index(page));
+
+	rreq = netfs_alloc_read_request(ops, netfs_priv, file);
+	if (!rreq) {
+		if (netfs_priv)
+			ops->cleanup(netfs_priv, page_file_mapping(page));
+		unlock_page(page);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	rreq->mapping	= page_file_mapping(page);
+	rreq->start	= page_index(page) * PAGE_SIZE;
+	rreq->len	= thp_size(page);
+
+	netfs_get_read_request(rreq);
+
+	atomic_set(&rreq->nr_rd_ops, 1);
+	do {
+		if (!netfs_rreq_submit_slice(rreq, &debug_index))
+			break;
+
+	} while (rreq->submitted < rreq->len);
+
+	/* Keep nr_rd_ops incremented so that the ref always belongs to us, and
+	 * the service code isn't punted off to a random thread pool to
+	 * process.
+	 */
+	do {
+		wait_var_event(&rreq->nr_rd_ops, atomic_read(&rreq->nr_rd_ops) == 1);
+		netfs_rreq_assess(rreq, false);
+	} while (test_bit(NETFS_RREQ_IN_PROGRESS, &rreq->flags));
+
+	ret = rreq->error;
+	if (ret == 0 && rreq->submitted < rreq->len)
+		ret = -EIO;
+	netfs_put_read_request(rreq, false);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(netfs_readpage);
diff --git a/include/linux/netfs.h b/include/linux/netfs.h
index 8479d63406f7b7..59e926e62d2ef8 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfs.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_NETFS_H
 #define _LINUX_NETFS_H
 
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/pagemap.h>
 
 /*
@@ -83,4 +85,85 @@ static inline int wait_on_page_fscache_killable(struct page *page)
 	return wait_on_page_private_2_killable(page);
 }
 
+enum netfs_read_source {
+	NETFS_FILL_WITH_ZEROES,
+	NETFS_DOWNLOAD_FROM_SERVER,
+	NETFS_READ_FROM_CACHE,
+	NETFS_INVALID_READ,
+} __mode(byte);
+
+/*
+ * Descriptor for a single component subrequest.
+ */
+struct netfs_read_subrequest {
+	struct netfs_read_request *rreq;	/* Supervising read request */
+	struct list_head	rreq_link;	/* Link in rreq->subrequests */
+	loff_t			start;		/* Where to start the I/O */
+	size_t			len;		/* Size of the I/O */
+	size_t			transferred;	/* Amount of data transferred */
+	refcount_t		usage;
+	short			error;		/* 0 or error that occurred */
+	unsigned short		debug_index;	/* Index in list (for debugging output) */
+	enum netfs_read_source	source;		/* Where to read from */
+	unsigned long		flags;
+#define NETFS_SREQ_WRITE_TO_CACHE	0	/* Set if should write to cache */
+#define NETFS_SREQ_CLEAR_TAIL		1	/* Set if the rest of the read should be cleared */
+#define NETFS_SREQ_SHORT_READ		2	/* Set if there was a short read from the cache */
+#define NETFS_SREQ_SEEK_DATA_READ	3	/* Set if ->read() should SEEK_DATA first */
+#define NETFS_SREQ_NO_PROGRESS		4	/* Set if we didn't manage to read any data */
+};
+
+/*
+ * Descriptor for a read helper request.  This is used to make multiple I/O
+ * requests on a variety of sources and then stitch the result together.
+ */
+struct netfs_read_request {
+	struct work_struct	work;
+	struct inode		*inode;		/* The file being accessed */
+	struct address_space	*mapping;	/* The mapping being accessed */
+	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;
+	atomic_t		nr_rd_ops;	/* Number of read 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 */
+	loff_t			i_size;		/* Size of the file */
+	loff_t			start;		/* Start position */
+	pgoff_t			no_unlock_page;	/* Don't unlock this page after read */
+	refcount_t		usage;
+	unsigned long		flags;
+#define NETFS_RREQ_INCOMPLETE_IO	0	/* Some ioreqs terminated short or with error */
+#define NETFS_RREQ_WRITE_TO_CACHE	1	/* Need to write to the cache */
+#define NETFS_RREQ_NO_UNLOCK_PAGE	2	/* Don't unlock no_unlock_page on completion */
+#define NETFS_RREQ_DONT_UNLOCK_PAGES	3	/* Don't unlock the pages on completion */
+#define NETFS_RREQ_FAILED		4	/* The request failed */
+#define NETFS_RREQ_IN_PROGRESS		5	/* Unlocked when the request completes */
+	const struct netfs_read_request_ops *netfs_ops;
+};
+
+/*
+ * Operations the network filesystem can/must provide to the helpers.
+ */
+struct netfs_read_request_ops {
+	void (*init_rreq)(struct netfs_read_request *rreq, struct file *file);
+	void (*expand_readahead)(struct netfs_read_request *rreq);
+	bool (*clamp_length)(struct netfs_read_subrequest *subreq);
+	void (*issue_op)(struct netfs_read_subrequest *subreq);
+	bool (*is_still_valid)(struct netfs_read_request *rreq);
+	void (*done)(struct netfs_read_request *rreq);
+	void (*cleanup)(struct address_space *mapping, void *netfs_priv);
+};
+
+struct readahead_control;
+extern void netfs_readahead(struct readahead_control *,
+			    const struct netfs_read_request_ops *,
+			    void *);
+extern int netfs_readpage(struct file *,
+			  struct page *,
+			  const struct netfs_read_request_ops *,
+			  void *);
+
+extern void netfs_subreq_terminated(struct netfs_read_subrequest *, ssize_t, bool);
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_NETFS_H */