Merge branch 'work.preadv2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs

Pull vfs cleanups from Al Viro:
 "More cleanups from Christoph"

* 'work.preadv2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs:
  nfsd: use RWF_SYNC
  fs: add RWF_DSYNC aand RWF_SYNC
  ceph: use generic_write_sync
  fs: simplify the generic_write_sync prototype
  fs: add IOCB_SYNC and IOCB_DSYNC
  direct-io: remove the offset argument to dio_complete
  direct-io: eliminate the offset argument to ->direct_IO
  xfs: eliminate the pos variable in xfs_file_dio_aio_write
  filemap: remove the pos argument to generic_file_direct_write
  filemap: remove pos variables in generic_file_read_iter

46 files changed, 200 insertions, 224 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/Locking b/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
index 619af9b..75eea7c 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ prototypes:
 	void (*invalidatepage) (struct page *, unsigned int, unsigned int);
 	int (*releasepage) (struct page *, int);
 	void (*freepage)(struct page *);
-	int (*direct_IO)(struct kiocb *, struct iov_iter *iter, loff_t offset);
+	int (*direct_IO)(struct kiocb *, struct iov_iter *iter);
 	int (*migratepage)(struct address_space *, struct page *, struct page *);
 	int (*launder_page)(struct page *);
 	int (*is_partially_uptodate)(struct page *, unsigned long, unsigned long);
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt
index 4164bd6..c61a223 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ struct address_space_operations {
 	void (*invalidatepage) (struct page *, unsigned int, unsigned int);
 	int (*releasepage) (struct page *, int);
 	void (*freepage)(struct page *);
-	ssize_t (*direct_IO)(struct kiocb *, struct iov_iter *iter, loff_t offset);
+	ssize_t (*direct_IO)(struct kiocb *, struct iov_iter *iter);
 	/* migrate the contents of a page to the specified target */
 	int (*migratepage) (struct page *, struct page *);
 	int (*launder_page) (struct page *);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/rw26.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/rw26.c
index 69aa15e..0c3459c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/rw26.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/rw26.c
@@ -358,14 +358,14 @@ static ssize_t ll_direct_IO_26_seg(const struct lu_env *env, struct cl_io *io,
  */
 #define MAX_DIO_SIZE ((KMALLOC_MAX_SIZE / sizeof(struct brw_page) *	  \
 		       PAGE_SIZE) & ~(DT_MAX_BRW_SIZE - 1))
-static ssize_t ll_direct_IO_26(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
-			       loff_t file_offset)
+static ssize_t ll_direct_IO_26(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
 	struct lu_env *env;
 	struct cl_io *io;
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct inode *inode = file->f_mapping->host;
 	struct ccc_object *obj = cl_inode2ccc(inode);
+	loff_t file_offset = iocb->ki_pos;
 	ssize_t count = iov_iter_count(iter);
 	ssize_t tot_bytes = 0, result = 0;
 	struct ll_inode_info *lli = ll_i2info(inode);
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_addr.c b/fs/9p/vfs_addr.c
index ac9225e..c37fb9c 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_addr.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_addr.c
@@ -245,9 +245,10 @@ static int v9fs_launder_page(struct page *page)
  *
  */
 static ssize_t
-v9fs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter, loff_t pos)
+v9fs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
+	loff_t pos = iocb->ki_pos;
 	ssize_t n;
 	int err = 0;
 	if (iov_iter_rw(iter) == WRITE) {
diff --git a/fs/affs/file.c b/fs/affs/file.c
index 0cde550..0deec9c 100644
--- a/fs/affs/file.c
+++ b/fs/affs/file.c
@@ -389,12 +389,13 @@ static void affs_write_failed(struct address_space *mapping, loff_t to)
 }
 
 static ssize_t
-affs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter, loff_t offset)
+affs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct address_space *mapping = file->f_mapping;
 	struct inode *inode = mapping->host;
 	size_t count = iov_iter_count(iter);
+	loff_t offset = iocb->ki_pos;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
 	if (iov_iter_rw(iter) == WRITE) {
@@ -404,7 +405,7 @@ affs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter, loff_t offset)
 			return 0;
 	}
 
-	ret = blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, iter, offset, affs_get_block);
+	ret = blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, iter, affs_get_block);
 	if (ret < 0 && iov_iter_rw(iter) == WRITE)
 		affs_write_failed(mapping, offset + count);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index 20a2c02..a063d4d 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -162,15 +162,15 @@ static struct inode *bdev_file_inode(struct file *file)
 }
 
 static ssize_t
-blkdev_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter, loff_t offset)
+blkdev_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct inode *inode = bdev_file_inode(file);
 
 	if (IS_DAX(inode))
-		return dax_do_io(iocb, inode, iter, offset, blkdev_get_block,
+		return dax_do_io(iocb, inode, iter, blkdev_get_block,
 				NULL, DIO_SKIP_DIO_COUNT);
-	return __blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, I_BDEV(inode), iter, offset,
+	return __blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, I_BDEV(inode), iter,
 				    blkdev_get_block, NULL, NULL,
 				    DIO_SKIP_DIO_COUNT);
 }
@@ -1660,12 +1660,8 @@ ssize_t blkdev_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 
 	blk_start_plug(&plug);
 	ret = __generic_file_write_iter(iocb, from);
-	if (ret > 0) {
-		ssize_t err;
-		err = generic_write_sync(file, iocb->ki_pos - ret, ret);
-		if (err < 0)
-			ret = err;
-	}
+	if (ret > 0)
+		ret = generic_write_sync(iocb, ret);
 	blk_finish_plug(&plug);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/file.c b/fs/btrfs/file.c
index 8d7b5a4..ea9f10b 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/file.c
@@ -1703,18 +1703,17 @@ again:
 	return num_written ? num_written : ret;
 }
 
-static ssize_t __btrfs_direct_write(struct kiocb *iocb,
-				    struct iov_iter *from,
-				    loff_t pos)
+static ssize_t __btrfs_direct_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
+	loff_t pos = iocb->ki_pos;
 	ssize_t written;
 	ssize_t written_buffered;
 	loff_t endbyte;
 	int err;
 
-	written = generic_file_direct_write(iocb, from, pos);
+	written = generic_file_direct_write(iocb, from);
 
 	if (written < 0 || !iov_iter_count(from))
 		return written;
@@ -1832,7 +1831,7 @@ static ssize_t btrfs_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb,
 		atomic_inc(&BTRFS_I(inode)->sync_writers);
 
 	if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT) {
-		num_written = __btrfs_direct_write(iocb, from, pos);
+		num_written = __btrfs_direct_write(iocb, from);
 	} else {
 		num_written = __btrfs_buffered_write(file, from, pos);
 		if (num_written > 0)
@@ -1852,11 +1851,8 @@ static ssize_t btrfs_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb,
 	spin_lock(&BTRFS_I(inode)->lock);
 	BTRFS_I(inode)->last_sub_trans = root->log_transid;
 	spin_unlock(&BTRFS_I(inode)->lock);
-	if (num_written > 0) {
-		err = generic_write_sync(file, pos, num_written);
-		if (err < 0)
-			num_written = err;
-	}
+	if (num_written > 0)
+		num_written = generic_write_sync(iocb, num_written);
 
 	if (sync)
 		atomic_dec(&BTRFS_I(inode)->sync_writers);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index 3e2ada1..da5799c 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -8541,13 +8541,13 @@ out:
 	return retval;
 }
 
-static ssize_t btrfs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
-			       loff_t offset)
+static ssize_t btrfs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct inode *inode = file->f_mapping->host;
 	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(inode)->root;
 	struct btrfs_dio_data dio_data = { 0 };
+	loff_t offset = iocb->ki_pos;
 	size_t count = 0;
 	int flags = 0;
 	bool wakeup = true;
@@ -8607,7 +8607,7 @@ static ssize_t btrfs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 
 	ret = __blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode,
 				   BTRFS_I(inode)->root->fs_info->fs_devices->latest_bdev,
-				   iter, offset, btrfs_get_blocks_direct, NULL,
+				   iter, btrfs_get_blocks_direct, NULL,
 				   btrfs_submit_direct, flags);
 	if (iov_iter_rw(iter) == WRITE) {
 		current->journal_info = NULL;
diff --git a/fs/ceph/addr.c b/fs/ceph/addr.c
index 4801571..43098cd 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/addr.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/addr.c
@@ -1292,8 +1292,7 @@ static int ceph_write_end(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
  * intercept O_DIRECT reads and writes early, this function should
  * never get called.
  */
-static ssize_t ceph_direct_io(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
-			      loff_t pos)
+static ssize_t ceph_direct_io(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
 	WARN_ON(1);
 	return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/fs/ceph/file.c b/fs/ceph/file.c
index a79f926..4f1dc71 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/file.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/file.c
@@ -1382,12 +1382,11 @@ retry_snap:
 	     ceph_cap_string(got));
 	ceph_put_cap_refs(ci, got);
 
-	if (written >= 0 &&
-	    ((file->f_flags & O_SYNC) || IS_SYNC(file->f_mapping->host) ||
-	     ceph_osdmap_flag(osdc->osdmap, CEPH_OSDMAP_NEARFULL))) {
-		err = vfs_fsync_range(file, pos, pos + written - 1, 1);
-		if (err < 0)
-			written = err;
+	if (written >= 0) {
+		if (ceph_osdmap_flag(osdc->osdmap, CEPH_OSDMAP_NEARFULL))
+			iocb->ki_flags |= IOCB_DSYNC;
+
+		written = generic_write_sync(iocb, written);
 	}
 
 	goto out_unlocked;
diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index c03d074..9b51d49 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -2687,11 +2687,8 @@ cifs_writev(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 out:
 	inode_unlock(inode);
 
-	if (rc > 0) {
-		ssize_t err = generic_write_sync(file, iocb->ki_pos - rc, rc);
-		if (err < 0)
-			rc = err;
-	}
+	if (rc > 0)
+		rc = generic_write_sync(iocb, rc);
 	up_read(&cinode->lock_sem);
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -3854,7 +3851,7 @@ void cifs_oplock_break(struct work_struct *work)
  * Direct IO is not yet supported in the cached mode. 
  */
 static ssize_t
-cifs_direct_io(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter, loff_t pos)
+cifs_direct_io(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
         /*
          * FIXME
diff --git a/fs/dax.c b/fs/dax.c
index 75ba46d..0dbe4e0 100644
--- a/fs/dax.c
+++ b/fs/dax.c
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@ static ssize_t dax_io(struct inode *inode, struct iov_iter *iter,
  * @iocb: The control block for this I/O
  * @inode: The file which the I/O is directed at
  * @iter: The addresses to do I/O from or to
- * @pos: The file offset where the I/O starts
  * @get_block: The filesystem method used to translate file offsets to blocks
  * @end_io: A filesystem callback for I/O completion
  * @flags: See below
@@ -257,11 +256,12 @@ static ssize_t dax_io(struct inode *inode, struct iov_iter *iter,
  * is in progress.
  */
 ssize_t dax_do_io(struct kiocb *iocb, struct inode *inode,
-		  struct iov_iter *iter, loff_t pos, get_block_t get_block,
+		  struct iov_iter *iter, get_block_t get_block,
 		  dio_iodone_t end_io, int flags)
 {
 	struct buffer_head bh;
 	ssize_t retval = -EINVAL;
+	loff_t pos = iocb->ki_pos;
 	loff_t end = pos + iov_iter_count(iter);
 
 	memset(&bh, 0, sizeof(bh));
diff --git a/fs/direct-io.c b/fs/direct-io.c
index 4720377..3bf3f20 100644
--- a/fs/direct-io.c
+++ b/fs/direct-io.c
@@ -224,9 +224,9 @@ static inline struct page *dio_get_page(struct dio *dio,
  * filesystems can use it to hold additional state between get_block calls and
  * dio_complete.
  */
-static ssize_t dio_complete(struct dio *dio, loff_t offset, ssize_t ret,
-		bool is_async)
+static ssize_t dio_complete(struct dio *dio, ssize_t ret, bool is_async)
 {
+	loff_t offset = dio->iocb->ki_pos;
 	ssize_t transferred = 0;
 
 	/*
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ static ssize_t dio_complete(struct dio *dio, loff_t offset, ssize_t ret,
 	if (dio->end_io) {
 		int err;
 
+		// XXX: ki_pos??
 		err = dio->end_io(dio->iocb, offset, ret, dio->private);
 		if (err)
 			ret = err;
@@ -265,15 +266,15 @@ static ssize_t dio_complete(struct dio *dio, loff_t offset, ssize_t ret,
 		inode_dio_end(dio->inode);
 
 	if (is_async) {
-		if (dio->rw & WRITE) {
-			int err;
-
-			err = generic_write_sync(dio->iocb->ki_filp, offset,
-						 transferred);
-			if (err < 0 && ret > 0)
-				ret = err;
-		}
+		/*
+		 * generic_write_sync expects ki_pos to have been updated
+		 * already, but the submission path only does this for
+		 * synchronous I/O.
+		 */
+		dio->iocb->ki_pos += transferred;
 
+		if (dio->rw & WRITE)
+			ret = generic_write_sync(dio->iocb,  transferred);
 		dio->iocb->ki_complete(dio->iocb, ret, 0);
 	}
 
@@ -285,7 +286,7 @@ static void dio_aio_complete_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct dio *dio = container_of(work, struct dio, complete_work);
 
-	dio_complete(dio, dio->iocb->ki_pos, 0, true);
+	dio_complete(dio, 0, true);
 }
 
 static int dio_bio_complete(struct dio *dio, struct bio *bio);
@@ -314,7 +315,7 @@ static void dio_bio_end_aio(struct bio *bio)
 			queue_work(dio->inode->i_sb->s_dio_done_wq,
 				   &dio->complete_work);
 		} else {
-			dio_complete(dio, dio->iocb->ki_pos, 0, true);
+			dio_complete(dio, 0, true);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -1113,7 +1114,7 @@ static inline int drop_refcount(struct dio *dio)
 static inline ssize_t
 do_blockdev_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct inode *inode,
 		      struct block_device *bdev, struct iov_iter *iter,
-		      loff_t offset, get_block_t get_block, dio_iodone_t end_io,
+		      get_block_t get_block, dio_iodone_t end_io,
 		      dio_submit_t submit_io, int flags)
 {
 	unsigned i_blkbits = ACCESS_ONCE(inode->i_blkbits);
@@ -1121,6 +1122,7 @@ do_blockdev_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct inode *inode,
 	unsigned blocksize_mask = (1 << blkbits) - 1;
 	ssize_t retval = -EINVAL;
 	size_t count = iov_iter_count(iter);
+	loff_t offset = iocb->ki_pos;
 	loff_t end = offset + count;
 	struct dio *dio;
 	struct dio_submit sdio = { 0, };
@@ -1318,7 +1320,7 @@ do_blockdev_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct inode *inode,
 		dio_await_completion(dio);
 
 	if (drop_refcount(dio) == 0) {
-		retval = dio_complete(dio, offset, retval, false);
+		retval = dio_complete(dio, retval, false);
 	} else
 		BUG_ON(retval != -EIOCBQUEUED);
 
@@ -1328,7 +1330,7 @@ out:
 
 ssize_t __blockdev_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct inode *inode,
 			     struct block_device *bdev, struct iov_iter *iter,
-			     loff_t offset, get_block_t get_block,
+			     get_block_t get_block,
 			     dio_iodone_t end_io, dio_submit_t submit_io,
 			     int flags)
 {
@@ -1344,7 +1346,7 @@ ssize_t __blockdev_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct inode *inode,
 	prefetch(bdev->bd_queue);
 	prefetch((char *)bdev->bd_queue + SMP_CACHE_BYTES);
 
-	return do_blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, bdev, iter, offset, get_block,
+	return do_blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, bdev, iter, get_block,
 				     end_io, submit_io, flags);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/exofs/inode.c b/fs/exofs/inode.c
index 49e1bd0..9dc4c6d 100644
--- a/fs/exofs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/exofs/inode.c
@@ -960,8 +960,7 @@ static void exofs_invalidatepage(struct page *page, unsigned int offset,
 
 
  /* TODO: Should be easy enough to do proprly */
-static ssize_t exofs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
-			       loff_t offset)
+static ssize_t exofs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/ext2/inode.c b/fs/ext2/inode.c
index 6bd58e6..b675610 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/inode.c
@@ -854,20 +854,20 @@ static sector_t ext2_bmap(struct address_space *mapping, sector_t block)
 }
 
 static ssize_t
-ext2_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter, loff_t offset)
+ext2_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct address_space *mapping = file->f_mapping;
 	struct inode *inode = mapping->host;
 	size_t count = iov_iter_count(iter);
+	loff_t offset = iocb->ki_pos;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
 	if (IS_DAX(inode))
-		ret = dax_do_io(iocb, inode, iter, offset, ext2_get_block, NULL,
+		ret = dax_do_io(iocb, inode, iter, ext2_get_block, NULL,
 				DIO_LOCKING);
 	else
-		ret = blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, iter, offset,
-					 ext2_get_block);
+		ret = blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, iter, ext2_get_block);
 	if (ret < 0 && iov_iter_rw(iter) == WRITE)
 		ext2_write_failed(mapping, offset + count);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4.h b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
index 349afeb..72f4c9e 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
@@ -2581,8 +2581,7 @@ extern int ext4_get_next_extent(struct inode *inode, ext4_lblk_t lblk,
 /* indirect.c */
 extern int ext4_ind_map_blocks(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 				struct ext4_map_blocks *map, int flags);
-extern ssize_t ext4_ind_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
-				  loff_t offset);
+extern ssize_t ext4_ind_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter);
 extern int ext4_ind_calc_metadata_amount(struct inode *inode, sector_t lblock);
 extern int ext4_ind_trans_blocks(struct inode *inode, int nrblocks);
 extern void ext4_ind_truncate(handle_t *, struct inode *inode);
diff --git a/fs/ext4/file.c b/fs/ext4/file.c
index fa2208b..00ff691 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/file.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/file.c
@@ -169,13 +169,8 @@ ext4_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 	ret = __generic_file_write_iter(iocb, from);
 	inode_unlock(inode);
 
-	if (ret > 0) {
-		ssize_t err;
-
-		err = generic_write_sync(file, iocb->ki_pos - ret, ret);
-		if (err < 0)
-			ret = err;
-	}
+	if (ret > 0)
+		ret = generic_write_sync(iocb, ret);
 	if (o_direct)
 		blk_finish_plug(&plug);
 
diff --git a/fs/ext4/indirect.c b/fs/ext4/indirect.c
index 3027fa6..627b7e8 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/indirect.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/indirect.c
@@ -659,12 +659,12 @@ out:
  * crashes then stale disk data _may_ be exposed inside the file. But current
  * VFS code falls back into buffered path in that case so we are safe.
  */
-ssize_t ext4_ind_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
-			   loff_t offset)
+ssize_t ext4_ind_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct inode *inode = file->f_mapping->host;
 	struct ext4_inode_info *ei = EXT4_I(inode);
+	loff_t offset = iocb->ki_pos;
 	handle_t *handle;
 	ssize_t ret;
 	int orphan = 0;
@@ -707,21 +707,21 @@ retry:
 			goto locked;
 		}
 		if (IS_DAX(inode))
-			ret = dax_do_io(iocb, inode, iter, offset,
+			ret = dax_do_io(iocb, inode, iter,
 					ext4_dio_get_block, NULL, 0);
 		else
 			ret = __blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode,
 						   inode->i_sb->s_bdev, iter,
-						   offset, ext4_dio_get_block,
+						   ext4_dio_get_block,
 						   NULL, NULL, 0);
 		inode_dio_end(inode);
 	} else {
 locked:
 		if (IS_DAX(inode))
-			ret = dax_do_io(iocb, inode, iter, offset,
+			ret = dax_do_io(iocb, inode, iter,
 					ext4_dio_get_block, NULL, DIO_LOCKING);
 		else
-			ret = blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, iter, offset,
+			ret = blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, iter,
 						 ext4_dio_get_block);
 
 		if (unlikely(iov_iter_rw(iter) == WRITE && ret < 0)) {
diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index 981a1fc..79b298d 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -3334,12 +3334,12 @@ static int ext4_end_io_dio(struct kiocb *iocb, loff_t offset,
  * if the machine crashes during the write.
  *
  */
-static ssize_t ext4_ext_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
-				  loff_t offset)
+static ssize_t ext4_ext_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct inode *inode = file->f_mapping->host;
 	ssize_t ret;
+	loff_t offset = iocb->ki_pos;
 	size_t count = iov_iter_count(iter);
 	int overwrite = 0;
 	get_block_t *get_block_func = NULL;
@@ -3348,7 +3348,7 @@ static ssize_t ext4_ext_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 
 	/* Use the old path for reads and writes beyond i_size. */
 	if (iov_iter_rw(iter) != WRITE || final_size > inode->i_size)
-		return ext4_ind_direct_IO(iocb, iter, offset);
+		return ext4_ind_direct_IO(iocb, iter);
 
 	BUG_ON(iocb->private == NULL);
 
@@ -3400,11 +3400,11 @@ static ssize_t ext4_ext_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 	BUG_ON(ext4_encrypted_inode(inode) && S_ISREG(inode->i_mode));
 #endif
 	if (IS_DAX(inode))
-		ret = dax_do_io(iocb, inode, iter, offset, get_block_func,
+		ret = dax_do_io(iocb, inode, iter, get_block_func,
 				ext4_end_io_dio, dio_flags);
 	else
 		ret = __blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode,
-					   inode->i_sb->s_bdev, iter, offset,
+					   inode->i_sb->s_bdev, iter,
 					   get_block_func,
 					   ext4_end_io_dio, NULL, dio_flags);
 
@@ -3431,12 +3431,12 @@ static ssize_t ext4_ext_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static ssize_t ext4_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
-			      loff_t offset)
+static ssize_t ext4_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct inode *inode = file->f_mapping->host;
 	size_t count = iov_iter_count(iter);
+	loff_t offset = iocb->ki_pos;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT4_FS_ENCRYPTION
@@ -3456,9 +3456,9 @@ static ssize_t ext4_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 
 	trace_ext4_direct_IO_enter(inode, offset, count, iov_iter_rw(iter));
 	if (ext4_test_inode_flag(inode, EXT4_INODE_EXTENTS))
-		ret = ext4_ext_direct_IO(iocb, iter, offset);
+		ret = ext4_ext_direct_IO(iocb, iter);
 	else
-		ret = ext4_ind_direct_IO(iocb, iter, offset);
+		ret = ext4_ind_direct_IO(iocb, iter);
 	trace_ext4_direct_IO_exit(inode, offset, count, iov_iter_rw(iter), ret);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/data.c b/fs/f2fs/data.c
index 5dafb9c..bb376c3 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/data.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/data.c
@@ -1665,12 +1665,12 @@ static int check_direct_IO(struct inode *inode, struct iov_iter *iter,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static ssize_t f2fs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
-			      loff_t offset)
+static ssize_t f2fs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
 	struct address_space *mapping = iocb->ki_filp->f_mapping;
 	struct inode *inode = mapping->host;
 	size_t count = iov_iter_count(iter);
+	loff_t offset = iocb->ki_pos;
 	int err;
 
 	err = check_direct_IO(inode, iter, offset);
@@ -1682,7 +1682,7 @@ static ssize_t f2fs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 
 	trace_f2fs_direct_IO_enter(inode, offset, count, iov_iter_rw(iter));
 
-	err = blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, iter, offset, get_data_block_dio);
+	err = blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, iter, get_data_block_dio);
 	if (err < 0 && iov_iter_rw(iter) == WRITE)
 		f2fs_write_failed(mapping, offset + count);
 
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
index 90d1157..eb9d027 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
@@ -1886,13 +1886,8 @@ static ssize_t f2fs_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 	}
 	inode_unlock(inode);
 
-	if (ret > 0) {
-		ssize_t err;
-
-		err = generic_write_sync(file, iocb->ki_pos - ret, ret);
-		if (err < 0)
-			ret = err;
-	}
+	if (ret > 0)
+		ret = generic_write_sync(iocb, ret);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/fat/inode.c b/fs/fat/inode.c
index 2262810..3bcf579 100644
--- a/fs/fat/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fat/inode.c
@@ -244,13 +244,13 @@ static int fat_write_end(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static ssize_t fat_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
-			     loff_t offset)
+static ssize_t fat_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct address_space *mapping = file->f_mapping;
 	struct inode *inode = mapping->host;
 	size_t count = iov_iter_count(iter);
+	loff_t offset = iocb->ki_pos;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
 	if (iov_iter_rw(iter) == WRITE) {
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ static ssize_t fat_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 	 * FAT need to use the DIO_LOCKING for avoiding the race
 	 * condition of fat_get_block() and ->truncate().
 	 */
-	ret = blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, iter, offset, fat_get_block);
+	ret = blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, iter, fat_get_block);
 	if (ret < 0 && iov_iter_rw(iter) == WRITE)
 		fat_write_failed(mapping, offset + count);
 
diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index dcad5e2..9154f86 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ static ssize_t fuse_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 
 	if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT) {
 		loff_t pos = iocb->ki_pos;
-		written = generic_file_direct_write(iocb, from, pos);
+		written = generic_file_direct_write(iocb, from);
 		if (written < 0 || !iov_iter_count(from))
 			goto out;
 
@@ -2837,7 +2837,7 @@ static inline loff_t fuse_round_up(loff_t off)
 }
 
 static ssize_t
-fuse_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter, loff_t offset)
+fuse_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
 	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(wait);
 	ssize_t ret = 0;
@@ -2848,6 +2848,7 @@ fuse_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter, loff_t offset)
 	struct inode *inode;
 	loff_t i_size;
 	size_t count = iov_iter_count(iter);
+	loff_t offset = iocb->ki_pos;
 	struct fuse_io_priv *io;
 	bool is_sync = is_sync_kiocb(iocb);
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/aops.c b/fs/gfs2/aops.c
index 1bbbee9..8524c0e 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/aops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/aops.c
@@ -1042,13 +1042,13 @@ static int gfs2_ok_for_dio(struct gfs2_inode *ip, loff_t offset)
 
 
 
-static ssize_t gfs2_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
-			      loff_t offset)
+static ssize_t gfs2_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct inode *inode = file->f_mapping->host;
 	struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
+	loff_t offset = iocb->ki_pos;
 	struct gfs2_holder gh;
 	int rv;
 
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ static ssize_t gfs2_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 	}
 
 	rv = __blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, inode->i_sb->s_bdev, iter,
-				  offset, gfs2_get_block_direct, NULL, NULL, 0);
+				  gfs2_get_block_direct, NULL, NULL, 0);
 out:
 	gfs2_glock_dq(&gh);
 	gfs2_holder_uninit(&gh);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/file.c b/fs/gfs2/file.c
index a3e7358..e53b723 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/file.c
@@ -895,7 +895,10 @@ static long __gfs2_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset, loff_t
 		mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 	}
 
-	return generic_write_sync(file, pos, count);
+	if ((file->f_flags & O_DSYNC) || IS_SYNC(file->f_mapping->host))
+		return vfs_fsync_range(file, pos, pos + count - 1,
+			       (file->f_flags & __O_SYNC) ? 0 : 1);
+	return 0;
 
 out_trans_fail:
 	gfs2_inplace_release(ip);
diff --git a/fs/hfs/inode.c b/fs/hfs/inode.c
index ba533c7..8eed66a 100644
--- a/fs/hfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hfs/inode.c
@@ -124,8 +124,7 @@ static int hfs_releasepage(struct page *page, gfp_t mask)
 	return res ? try_to_free_buffers(page) : 0;
 }
 
-static ssize_t hfs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
-			     loff_t offset)
+static ssize_t hfs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct address_space *mapping = file->f_mapping;
@@ -133,7 +132,7 @@ static ssize_t hfs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 	size_t count = iov_iter_count(iter);
 	ssize_t ret;
 
-	ret = blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, iter, offset, hfs_get_block);
+	ret = blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, iter, hfs_get_block);
 
 	/*
 	 * In case of error extending write may have instantiated a few
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ static ssize_t hfs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(iov_iter_rw(iter) == WRITE && ret < 0)) {
 		loff_t isize = i_size_read(inode);
-		loff_t end = offset + count;
+		loff_t end = iocb->ki_pos + count;
 
 		if (end > isize)
 			hfs_write_failed(mapping, end);
diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/inode.c b/fs/hfsplus/inode.c
index 037f738..ef9fefe 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/inode.c
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ static int hfsplus_releasepage(struct page *page, gfp_t mask)
 	return res ? try_to_free_buffers(page) : 0;
 }
 
-static ssize_t hfsplus_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
-				 loff_t offset)
+static ssize_t hfsplus_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct address_space *mapping = file->f_mapping;
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ static ssize_t hfsplus_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 	size_t count = iov_iter_count(iter);
 	ssize_t ret;
 
-	ret = blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, iter, offset, hfsplus_get_block);
+	ret = blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, iter, hfsplus_get_block);
 
 	/*
 	 * In case of error extending write may have instantiated a few
@@ -139,7 +138,7 @@ static ssize_t hfsplus_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(iov_iter_rw(iter) == WRITE && ret < 0)) {
 		loff_t isize = i_size_read(inode);
-		loff_t end = offset + count;
+		loff_t end = iocb->ki_pos + count;
 
 		if (end > isize)
 			hfsplus_write_failed(mapping, end);
diff --git a/fs/jfs/inode.c b/fs/jfs/inode.c
index da1d021..ad3e7b1 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/inode.c
@@ -332,8 +332,7 @@ static sector_t jfs_bmap(struct address_space *mapping, sector_t block)
 	return generic_block_bmap(mapping, block, jfs_get_block);
 }
 
-static ssize_t jfs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
-			     loff_t offset)
+static ssize_t jfs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct address_space *mapping = file->f_mapping;
@@ -341,7 +340,7 @@ static ssize_t jfs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 	size_t count = iov_iter_count(iter);
 	ssize_t ret;
 
-	ret = blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, iter, offset, jfs_get_block);
+	ret = blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, iter, jfs_get_block);
 
 	/*
 	 * In case of error extending write may have instantiated a few
@@ -349,7 +348,7 @@ static ssize_t jfs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(iov_iter_rw(iter) == WRITE && ret < 0)) {
 		loff_t isize = i_size_read(inode);
-		loff_t end = offset + count;
+		loff_t end = iocb->ki_pos + count;
 
 		if (end > isize)
 			jfs_write_failed(mapping, end);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/direct.c b/fs/nfs/direct.c
index 438d4e7..741a92c 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/direct.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/direct.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ static int nfs_direct_cmp_commit_data_verf(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq,
  * shunt off direct read and write requests before the VFS gets them,
  * so this method is only ever called for swap.
  */
-ssize_t nfs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter, loff_t pos)
+ssize_t nfs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = iocb->ki_filp->f_mapping->host;
 
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ ssize_t nfs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter, loff_t pos)
 	VM_BUG_ON(iov_iter_count(iter) != PAGE_SIZE);
 
 	if (iov_iter_rw(iter) == READ)
-		return nfs_file_direct_read(iocb, iter, pos);
+		return nfs_file_direct_read(iocb, iter);
 	return nfs_file_direct_write(iocb, iter);
 }
 
@@ -545,7 +545,6 @@ static ssize_t nfs_direct_read_schedule_iovec(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq,
  * nfs_file_direct_read - file direct read operation for NFS files
  * @iocb: target I/O control block
  * @iter: vector of user buffers into which to read data
- * @pos: byte offset in file where reading starts
  *
  * We use this function for direct reads instead of calling
  * generic_file_aio_read() in order to avoid gfar's check to see if
@@ -561,8 +560,7 @@ static ssize_t nfs_direct_read_schedule_iovec(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq,
  * client must read the updated atime from the server back into its
  * cache.
  */
-ssize_t nfs_file_direct_read(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
-				loff_t pos)
+ssize_t nfs_file_direct_read(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct address_space *mapping = file->f_mapping;
@@ -574,7 +572,7 @@ ssize_t nfs_file_direct_read(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 	nfs_add_stats(mapping->host, NFSIOS_DIRECTREADBYTES, count);
 
 	dfprintk(FILE, "NFS: direct read(%pD2, %zd@%Ld)\n",
-		file, count, (long long) pos);
+		file, count, (long long) iocb->ki_pos);
 
 	result = 0;
 	if (!count)
@@ -594,7 +592,7 @@ ssize_t nfs_file_direct_read(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 
 	dreq->inode = inode;
 	dreq->bytes_left = count;
-	dreq->io_start = pos;
+	dreq->io_start = iocb->ki_pos;
 	dreq->ctx = get_nfs_open_context(nfs_file_open_context(iocb->ki_filp));
 	l_ctx = nfs_get_lock_context(dreq->ctx);
 	if (IS_ERR(l_ctx)) {
@@ -606,14 +604,14 @@ ssize_t nfs_file_direct_read(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 		dreq->iocb = iocb;
 
 	NFS_I(inode)->read_io += count;
-	result = nfs_direct_read_schedule_iovec(dreq, iter, pos);
+	result = nfs_direct_read_schedule_iovec(dreq, iter, iocb->ki_pos);
 
 	inode_unlock(inode);
 
 	if (!result) {
 		result = nfs_direct_wait(dreq);
 		if (result > 0)
-			iocb->ki_pos = pos + result;
+			iocb->ki_pos += result;
 	}
 
 	nfs_direct_req_release(dreq);
@@ -969,7 +967,6 @@ static ssize_t nfs_direct_write_schedule_iovec(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq,
  * nfs_file_direct_write - file direct write operation for NFS files
  * @iocb: target I/O control block
  * @iter: vector of user buffers from which to write data
- * @pos: byte offset in file where writing starts
  *
  * We use this function for direct writes instead of calling
  * generic_file_aio_write() in order to avoid taking the inode
@@ -1057,7 +1054,9 @@ ssize_t nfs_file_direct_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 			if (i_size_read(inode) < iocb->ki_pos)
 				i_size_write(inode, iocb->ki_pos);
 			spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
-			generic_write_sync(file, pos, result);
+
+			/* XXX: should check the generic_write_sync retval */
+			generic_write_sync(iocb, result);
 		}
 	}
 	nfs_direct_req_release(dreq);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/file.c b/fs/nfs/file.c
index be01095..717a8d6 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/file.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ nfs_file_read(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *to)
 	ssize_t result;
 
 	if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT)
-		return nfs_file_direct_read(iocb, to, iocb->ki_pos);
+		return nfs_file_direct_read(iocb, to);
 
 	dprintk("NFS: read(%pD2, %zu@%lu)\n",
 		iocb->ki_filp,
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index d40010e..6fbd81e 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -935,8 +935,8 @@ nfsd_vfs_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct file *file,
 	int			stable = *stablep;
 	int			use_wgather;
 	loff_t			pos = offset;
-	loff_t			end = LLONG_MAX;
 	unsigned int		pflags = current->flags;
+	int			flags = 0;
 
 	if (test_bit(RQ_LOCAL, &rqstp->rq_flags))
 		/*
@@ -955,9 +955,12 @@ nfsd_vfs_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct file *file,
 	if (!EX_ISSYNC(exp))
 		stable = 0;
 
+	if (stable && !use_wgather)
+		flags |= RWF_SYNC;
+
 	/* Write the data. */
 	oldfs = get_fs(); set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
-	host_err = vfs_writev(file, (struct iovec __user *)vec, vlen, &pos, 0);
+	host_err = vfs_writev(file, (struct iovec __user *)vec, vlen, &pos, flags);
 	set_fs(oldfs);
 	if (host_err < 0)
 		goto out_nfserr;
@@ -965,15 +968,8 @@ nfsd_vfs_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct file *file,
 	nfsdstats.io_write += host_err;
 	fsnotify_modify(file);
 
-	if (stable) {
-		if (use_wgather) {
-			host_err = wait_for_concurrent_writes(file);
-		} else {
-			if (*cnt)
-				end = offset + *cnt - 1;
-			host_err = vfs_fsync_range(file, offset, end, 0);
-		}
-	}
+	if (stable && use_wgather)
+		host_err = wait_for_concurrent_writes(file);
 
 out_nfserr:
 	dprintk("nfsd: write complete host_err=%d\n", host_err);
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/inode.c b/fs/nilfs2/inode.c
index 5346313..cfebcd2 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/inode.c
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ static int nilfs_write_end(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 }
 
 static ssize_t
-nilfs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter, loff_t offset)
+nilfs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(iocb->ki_filp);
 
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ nilfs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter, loff_t offset)
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Needs synchronization with the cleaner */
-	return blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, iter, offset, nilfs_get_block);
+	return blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, iter, nilfs_get_block);
 }
 
 const struct address_space_operations nilfs_aops = {
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/file.c b/fs/ntfs/file.c
index 91117ad..5622ed5 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/file.c
@@ -1952,12 +1952,9 @@ static ssize_t ntfs_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 		written = ntfs_perform_write(file, from, iocb->ki_pos);
 	current->backing_dev_info = NULL;
 	inode_unlock(vi);
-	if (likely(written > 0)) {
-		err = generic_write_sync(file, iocb->ki_pos, written);
-		if (err < 0)
-			written = 0;
-	}
 	iocb->ki_pos += written;
+	if (likely(written > 0))
+		written = generic_write_sync(iocb, written);
 	return written ? written : err;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/aops.c b/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
index abb0b0b..c034edf 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
@@ -2423,13 +2423,11 @@ static int ocfs2_dio_end_io(struct kiocb *iocb,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static ssize_t ocfs2_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
-			       loff_t offset)
+static ssize_t ocfs2_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file)->i_mapping->host;
 	struct ocfs2_super *osb = OCFS2_SB(inode->i_sb);
-	loff_t end = offset + iter->count;
 	get_block_t *get_block;
 
 	/*
@@ -2440,7 +2438,8 @@ static ssize_t ocfs2_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Fallback to buffered I/O if we do not support append dio. */
-	if (end > i_size_read(inode) && !ocfs2_supports_append_dio(osb))
+	if (iocb->ki_pos + iter->count > i_size_read(inode) &&
+	    !ocfs2_supports_append_dio(osb))
 		return 0;
 
 	if (iov_iter_rw(iter) == READ)
@@ -2449,7 +2448,7 @@ static ssize_t ocfs2_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 		get_block = ocfs2_dio_get_block;
 
 	return __blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, inode->i_sb->s_bdev,
-				    iter, offset, get_block,
+				    iter, get_block,
 				    ocfs2_dio_end_io, NULL, 0);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c
index 69c7c3c..56425cd 100644
--- a/fs/read_write.c
+++ b/fs/read_write.c
@@ -686,12 +686,16 @@ static ssize_t do_iter_readv_writev(struct file *filp, struct iov_iter *iter,
 	struct kiocb kiocb;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
-	if (flags & ~RWF_HIPRI)
+	if (flags & ~(RWF_HIPRI | RWF_DSYNC | RWF_SYNC))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	init_sync_kiocb(&kiocb, filp);
 	if (flags & RWF_HIPRI)
 		kiocb.ki_flags |= IOCB_HIPRI;
+	if (flags & RWF_DSYNC)
+		kiocb.ki_flags |= IOCB_DSYNC;
+	if (flags & RWF_SYNC)
+		kiocb.ki_flags |= (IOCB_DSYNC | IOCB_SYNC);
 	kiocb.ki_pos = *ppos;
 
 	ret = fn(&kiocb, iter);
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
index d5c2e9c..825455d 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
@@ -3279,15 +3279,14 @@ static int reiserfs_releasepage(struct page *page, gfp_t unused_gfp_flags)
  * We thank Mingming Cao for helping us understand in great detail what
  * to do in this section of the code.
  */
-static ssize_t reiserfs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
-				  loff_t offset)
+static ssize_t reiserfs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct inode *inode = file->f_mapping->host;
 	size_t count = iov_iter_count(iter);
 	ssize_t ret;
 
-	ret = blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, iter, offset,
+	ret = blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, iter,
 				 reiserfs_get_blocks_direct_io);
 
 	/*
@@ -3296,7 +3295,7 @@ static ssize_t reiserfs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(iov_iter_rw(iter) == WRITE && ret < 0)) {
 		loff_t isize = i_size_read(inode);
-		loff_t end = offset + count;
+		loff_t end = iocb->ki_pos + count;
 
 		if ((end > isize) && inode_newsize_ok(inode, isize) == 0) {
 			truncate_setsize(inode, isize);
diff --git a/fs/udf/file.c b/fs/udf/file.c
index 877ba1c..6325706 100644
--- a/fs/udf/file.c
+++ b/fs/udf/file.c
@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@ static int udf_adinicb_write_begin(struct file *file,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static ssize_t udf_adinicb_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
-				     loff_t offset)
+static ssize_t udf_adinicb_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
 	/* Fallback to buffered I/O. */
 	return 0;
@@ -153,9 +152,7 @@ out:
 
 	if (retval > 0) {
 		mark_inode_dirty(inode);
-		err = generic_write_sync(file, iocb->ki_pos - retval, retval);
-		if (err < 0)
-			retval = err;
+		retval = generic_write_sync(iocb, retval);
 	}
 
 	return retval;
diff --git a/fs/udf/inode.c b/fs/udf/inode.c
index 2dc461e..f323aff 100644
--- a/fs/udf/inode.c
+++ b/fs/udf/inode.c
@@ -214,8 +214,7 @@ static int udf_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static ssize_t udf_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
-			     loff_t offset)
+static ssize_t udf_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct address_space *mapping = file->f_mapping;
@@ -223,9 +222,9 @@ static ssize_t udf_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 	size_t count = iov_iter_count(iter);
 	ssize_t ret;
 
-	ret = blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, iter, offset, udf_get_block);
+	ret = blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, iter, udf_get_block);
 	if (unlikely(ret < 0 && iov_iter_rw(iter) == WRITE))
-		udf_write_failed(mapping, offset + count);
+		udf_write_failed(mapping, iocb->ki_pos + count);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_aops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_aops.c
index e49b240..c535887 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_aops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_aops.c
@@ -1406,8 +1406,7 @@ xfs_end_io_direct_write(
 STATIC ssize_t
 xfs_vm_direct_IO(
 	struct kiocb		*iocb,
-	struct iov_iter		*iter,
-	loff_t			offset)
+	struct iov_iter		*iter)
 {
 	struct inode		*inode = iocb->ki_filp->f_mapping->host;
 	dio_iodone_t		*endio = NULL;
@@ -1420,12 +1419,12 @@ xfs_vm_direct_IO(
 	}
 
 	if (IS_DAX(inode)) {
-		return dax_do_io(iocb, inode, iter, offset,
+		return dax_do_io(iocb, inode, iter,
 				 xfs_get_blocks_direct, endio, 0);
 	}
 
 	bdev = xfs_find_bdev_for_inode(inode);
-	return  __blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, bdev, iter, offset,
+	return  __blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, bdev, iter,
 			xfs_get_blocks_direct, endio, NULL, flags);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
index 345fd85..85ce303 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
@@ -718,18 +718,19 @@ xfs_file_dio_aio_write(
 	int			unaligned_io = 0;
 	int			iolock;
 	size_t			count = iov_iter_count(from);
-	loff_t			pos = iocb->ki_pos;
 	loff_t			end;
 	struct iov_iter		data;
 	struct xfs_buftarg	*target = XFS_IS_REALTIME_INODE(ip) ?
 					mp->m_rtdev_targp : mp->m_ddev_targp;
 
 	/* DIO must be aligned to device logical sector size */
-	if (!IS_DAX(inode) && ((pos | count) & target->bt_logical_sectormask))
+	if (!IS_DAX(inode) &&
+	    ((iocb->ki_pos | count) & target->bt_logical_sectormask))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* "unaligned" here means not aligned to a filesystem block */
-	if ((pos & mp->m_blockmask) || ((pos + count) & mp->m_blockmask))
+	if ((iocb->ki_pos & mp->m_blockmask) ||
+	    ((iocb->ki_pos + count) & mp->m_blockmask))
 		unaligned_io = 1;
 
 	/*
@@ -760,8 +761,7 @@ xfs_file_dio_aio_write(
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 	count = iov_iter_count(from);
-	pos = iocb->ki_pos;
-	end = pos + count - 1;
+	end = iocb->ki_pos + count - 1;
 
 	/*
 	 * See xfs_file_read_iter() for why we do a full-file flush here.
@@ -794,19 +794,18 @@ xfs_file_dio_aio_write(
 	trace_xfs_file_direct_write(ip, count, iocb->ki_pos, 0);
 
 	data = *from;
-	ret = mapping->a_ops->direct_IO(iocb, &data, pos);
+	ret = mapping->a_ops->direct_IO(iocb, &data);
 
 	/* see generic_file_direct_write() for why this is necessary */
 	if (mapping->nrpages) {
 		invalidate_inode_pages2_range(mapping,
-					      pos >> PAGE_SHIFT,
+					      iocb->ki_pos >> PAGE_SHIFT,
 					      end >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 	}
 
 	if (ret > 0) {
-		pos += ret;
+		iocb->ki_pos += ret;
 		iov_iter_advance(from, ret);
-		iocb->ki_pos = pos;
 	}
 out:
 	xfs_rw_iunlock(ip, iolock);
@@ -904,14 +903,10 @@ xfs_file_write_iter(
 		ret = xfs_file_buffered_aio_write(iocb, from);
 
 	if (ret > 0) {
-		ssize_t err;
-
 		XFS_STATS_ADD(ip->i_mount, xs_write_bytes, ret);
 
 		/* Handle various SYNC-type writes */
-		err = generic_write_sync(file, iocb->ki_pos - ret, ret);
-		if (err < 0)
-			ret = err;
+		ret = generic_write_sync(iocb, ret);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/dax.h b/include/linux/dax.h
index 636dd59..982a6c4 100644
--- a/include/linux/dax.h
+++ b/include/linux/dax.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
 
-ssize_t dax_do_io(struct kiocb *, struct inode *, struct iov_iter *, loff_t,
+ssize_t dax_do_io(struct kiocb *, struct inode *, struct iov_iter *,
 		  get_block_t, dio_iodone_t, int flags);
 int dax_clear_sectors(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t _sector, long _size);
 int dax_zero_page_range(struct inode *, loff_t from, unsigned len, get_block_t);
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 98a18cc..851390c 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -323,6 +323,8 @@ struct writeback_control;
 #define IOCB_APPEND		(1 << 1)
 #define IOCB_DIRECT		(1 << 2)
 #define IOCB_HIPRI		(1 << 3)
+#define IOCB_DSYNC		(1 << 4)
+#define IOCB_SYNC		(1 << 5)
 
 struct kiocb {
 	struct file		*ki_filp;
@@ -394,7 +396,7 @@ struct address_space_operations {
 	void (*invalidatepage) (struct page *, unsigned int, unsigned int);
 	int (*releasepage) (struct page *, gfp_t);
 	void (*freepage)(struct page *);
-	ssize_t (*direct_IO)(struct kiocb *, struct iov_iter *iter, loff_t offset);
+	ssize_t (*direct_IO)(struct kiocb *, struct iov_iter *iter);
 	/*
 	 * migrate the contents of a page to the specified target. If
 	 * migrate_mode is MIGRATE_ASYNC, it must not block.
@@ -2515,13 +2517,25 @@ extern int filemap_fdatawrite_range(struct address_space *mapping,
 extern int vfs_fsync_range(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end,
 			   int datasync);
 extern int vfs_fsync(struct file *file, int datasync);
-static inline int generic_write_sync(struct file *file, loff_t pos, loff_t count)
-{
-	if (!(file->f_flags & O_DSYNC) && !IS_SYNC(file->f_mapping->host))
-		return 0;
-	return vfs_fsync_range(file, pos, pos + count - 1,
-			       (file->f_flags & __O_SYNC) ? 0 : 1);
+
+/*
+ * Sync the bytes written if this was a synchronous write.  Expect ki_pos
+ * to already be updated for the write, and will return either the amount
+ * of bytes passed in, or an error if syncing the file failed.
+ */
+static inline ssize_t generic_write_sync(struct kiocb *iocb, ssize_t count)
+{
+	if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DSYNC) {
+		int ret = vfs_fsync_range(iocb->ki_filp,
+				iocb->ki_pos - count, iocb->ki_pos - 1,
+				(iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_SYNC) ? 0 : 1);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	return count;
 }
+
 extern void emergency_sync(void);
 extern void emergency_remount(void);
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
@@ -2733,7 +2747,7 @@ extern ssize_t generic_write_checks(struct kiocb *, struct iov_iter *);
 extern ssize_t generic_file_read_iter(struct kiocb *, struct iov_iter *);
 extern ssize_t __generic_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *, struct iov_iter *);
 extern ssize_t generic_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *, struct iov_iter *);
-extern ssize_t generic_file_direct_write(struct kiocb *, struct iov_iter *, loff_t);
+extern ssize_t generic_file_direct_write(struct kiocb *, struct iov_iter *);
 extern ssize_t generic_perform_write(struct file *, struct iov_iter *, loff_t);
 
 ssize_t vfs_iter_read(struct file *file, struct iov_iter *iter, loff_t *ppos);
@@ -2796,18 +2810,17 @@ void dio_end_io(struct bio *bio, int error);
 
 ssize_t __blockdev_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct inode *inode,
 			     struct block_device *bdev, struct iov_iter *iter,
-			     loff_t offset, get_block_t get_block,
+			     get_block_t get_block,
 			     dio_iodone_t end_io, dio_submit_t submit_io,
 			     int flags);
 
 static inline ssize_t blockdev_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb,
 					 struct inode *inode,
-					 struct iov_iter *iter, loff_t offset,
+					 struct iov_iter *iter,
 					 get_block_t get_block)
 {
 	return __blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, inode->i_sb->s_bdev, iter,
-				    offset, get_block, NULL, NULL,
-				    DIO_LOCKING | DIO_SKIP_HOLES);
+			get_block, NULL, NULL, DIO_LOCKING | DIO_SKIP_HOLES);
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -2973,6 +2986,10 @@ static inline int iocb_flags(struct file *file)
 		res |= IOCB_APPEND;
 	if (io_is_direct(file))
 		res |= IOCB_DIRECT;
+	if ((file->f_flags & O_DSYNC) || IS_SYNC(file->f_mapping->host))
+		res |= IOCB_DSYNC;
+	if (file->f_flags & __O_SYNC)
+		res |= IOCB_SYNC;
 	return res;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
index fa167f2..d71278c 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
@@ -443,10 +443,9 @@ static inline struct rpc_cred *nfs_file_cred(struct file *file)
 /*
  * linux/fs/nfs/direct.c
  */
-extern ssize_t nfs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *, struct iov_iter *, loff_t);
+extern ssize_t nfs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *, struct iov_iter *);
 extern ssize_t nfs_file_direct_read(struct kiocb *iocb,
-			struct iov_iter *iter,
-			loff_t pos);
+			struct iov_iter *iter);
 extern ssize_t nfs_file_direct_write(struct kiocb *iocb,
 			struct iov_iter *iter);
 
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/fs.h b/include/uapi/linux/fs.h
index a079d50..e21fe04 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/fs.h
@@ -324,5 +324,7 @@ struct fscrypt_policy {
 
 /* flags for preadv2/pwritev2: */
 #define RWF_HIPRI			0x00000001 /* high priority request, poll if possible */
+#define RWF_DSYNC			0x00000002 /* per-IO O_DSYNC */
+#define RWF_SYNC			0x00000004 /* per-IO O_SYNC */
 
 #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_FS_H */
diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index f2479af..182b218 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -1838,8 +1838,6 @@ generic_file_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	ssize_t retval = 0;
-	loff_t *ppos = &iocb->ki_pos;
-	loff_t pos = *ppos;
 	size_t count = iov_iter_count(iter);
 
 	if (!count)
@@ -1851,15 +1849,15 @@ generic_file_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 		loff_t size;
 
 		size = i_size_read(inode);
-		retval = filemap_write_and_wait_range(mapping, pos,
-					pos + count - 1);
+		retval = filemap_write_and_wait_range(mapping, iocb->ki_pos,
+					iocb->ki_pos + count - 1);
 		if (!retval) {
 			struct iov_iter data = *iter;
-			retval = mapping->a_ops->direct_IO(iocb, &data, pos);
+			retval = mapping->a_ops->direct_IO(iocb, &data);
 		}
 
 		if (retval > 0) {
-			*ppos = pos + retval;
+			iocb->ki_pos += retval;
 			iov_iter_advance(iter, retval);
 		}
 
@@ -1872,14 +1870,14 @@ generic_file_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 		 * the rest of the read.  Buffered reads will not work for
 		 * DAX files, so don't bother trying.
 		 */
-		if (retval < 0 || !iov_iter_count(iter) || *ppos >= size ||
+		if (retval < 0 || !iov_iter_count(iter) || iocb->ki_pos >= size ||
 		    IS_DAX(inode)) {
 			file_accessed(file);
 			goto out;
 		}
 	}
 
-	retval = do_generic_file_read(file, ppos, iter, retval);
+	retval = do_generic_file_read(file, &iocb->ki_pos, iter, retval);
 out:
 	return retval;
 }
@@ -2500,11 +2498,12 @@ int pagecache_write_end(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pagecache_write_end);
 
 ssize_t
-generic_file_direct_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from, loff_t pos)
+generic_file_direct_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 {
 	struct file	*file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct address_space *mapping = file->f_mapping;
 	struct inode	*inode = mapping->host;
+	loff_t		pos = iocb->ki_pos;
 	ssize_t		written;
 	size_t		write_len;
 	pgoff_t		end;
@@ -2538,7 +2537,7 @@ generic_file_direct_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from, loff_t pos)
 	}
 
 	data = *from;
-	written = mapping->a_ops->direct_IO(iocb, &data, pos);
+	written = mapping->a_ops->direct_IO(iocb, &data);
 
 	/*
 	 * Finally, try again to invalidate clean pages which might have been
@@ -2718,7 +2717,7 @@ ssize_t __generic_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 	if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT) {
 		loff_t pos, endbyte;
 
-		written = generic_file_direct_write(iocb, from, iocb->ki_pos);
+		written = generic_file_direct_write(iocb, from);
 		/*
 		 * If the write stopped short of completing, fall back to
 		 * buffered writes.  Some filesystems do this for writes to
@@ -2792,13 +2791,8 @@ ssize_t generic_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 		ret = __generic_file_write_iter(iocb, from);
 	inode_unlock(inode);
 
-	if (ret > 0) {
-		ssize_t err;
-
-		err = generic_write_sync(file, iocb->ki_pos - ret, ret);
-		if (err < 0)
-			ret = err;
-	}
+	if (ret > 0)
+		ret = generic_write_sync(iocb, ret);
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_file_write_iter);
diff --git a/mm/page_io.c b/mm/page_io.c
index 985f23c..242dba0 100644
--- a/mm/page_io.c
+++ b/mm/page_io.c
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ int __swap_writepage(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc,
 
 		set_page_writeback(page);
 		unlock_page(page);
-		ret = mapping->a_ops->direct_IO(&kiocb, &from, kiocb.ki_pos);
+		ret = mapping->a_ops->direct_IO(&kiocb, &from);
 		if (ret == PAGE_SIZE) {
 			count_vm_event(PSWPOUT);
 			ret = 0;