#define REQ_F_FAIL_LINK                256     /* fail rest of links */
 #define REQ_F_SHADOW_DRAIN     512     /* link-drain shadow req */
 #define REQ_F_TIMEOUT          1024    /* timeout request */
+#define REQ_F_ISREG            2048    /* regular file */
+#define REQ_F_MUST_PUNT                4096    /* must be punted even for NONBLOCK */
        u64                     user_data;
        u32                     result;
        u32                     sequence;
        return ret;
 }
 
-static void kiocb_end_write(struct kiocb *kiocb)
+static void kiocb_end_write(struct io_kiocb *req)
 {
-       if (kiocb->ki_flags & IOCB_WRITE) {
-               struct inode *inode = file_inode(kiocb->ki_filp);
+       /*
+        * Tell lockdep we inherited freeze protection from submission
+        * thread.
+        */
+       if (req->flags & REQ_F_ISREG) {
+               struct inode *inode = file_inode(req->file);
 
-               /*
-                * Tell lockdep we inherited freeze protection from submission
-                * thread.
-                */
-               if (S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
-                       __sb_writers_acquired(inode->i_sb, SB_FREEZE_WRITE);
-               file_end_write(kiocb->ki_filp);
+               __sb_writers_acquired(inode->i_sb, SB_FREEZE_WRITE);
        }
+       file_end_write(req->file);
 }
 
 static void io_complete_rw(struct kiocb *kiocb, long res, long res2)
 {
        struct io_kiocb *req = container_of(kiocb, struct io_kiocb, rw);
 
-       kiocb_end_write(kiocb);
+       if (kiocb->ki_flags & IOCB_WRITE)
+               kiocb_end_write(req);
 
        if ((req->flags & REQ_F_LINK) && res != req->result)
                req->flags |= REQ_F_FAIL_LINK;
 {
        struct io_kiocb *req = container_of(kiocb, struct io_kiocb, rw);
 
-       kiocb_end_write(kiocb);
+       if (kiocb->ki_flags & IOCB_WRITE)
+               kiocb_end_write(req);
 
        if ((req->flags & REQ_F_LINK) && res != req->result)
                req->flags |= REQ_F_FAIL_LINK;
        if (!req->file)
                return -EBADF;
 
-       if (force_nonblock && !io_file_supports_async(req->file))
-               force_nonblock = false;
+       if (S_ISREG(file_inode(req->file)->i_mode))
+               req->flags |= REQ_F_ISREG;
+
+       /*
+        * If the file doesn't support async, mark it as REQ_F_MUST_PUNT so
+        * we know to async punt it even if it was opened O_NONBLOCK
+        */
+       if (force_nonblock && !io_file_supports_async(req->file)) {
+               req->flags |= REQ_F_MUST_PUNT;
+               return -EAGAIN;
+       }
 
        kiocb->ki_pos = READ_ONCE(sqe->off);
        kiocb->ki_flags = iocb_flags(kiocb->ki_filp);
                return ret;
 
        /* don't allow async punt if RWF_NOWAIT was requested */
-       if (kiocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT)
+       if ((kiocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT) ||
+           (req->file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK))
                req->flags |= REQ_F_NOWAIT;
 
        if (force_nonblock)
                 * need async punt anyway, so it's more efficient to do it
                 * here.
                 */
-               if (force_nonblock && ret2 > 0 && ret2 < read_size)
+               if (force_nonblock && !(req->flags & REQ_F_NOWAIT) &&
+                   (req->flags & REQ_F_ISREG) &&
+                   ret2 > 0 && ret2 < read_size)
                        ret2 = -EAGAIN;
                /* Catch -EAGAIN return for forced non-blocking submission */
                if (!force_nonblock || ret2 != -EAGAIN) {
                 * released so that it doesn't complain about the held lock when
                 * we return to userspace.
                 */
-               if (S_ISREG(file_inode(file)->i_mode)) {
+               if (req->flags & REQ_F_ISREG) {
                        __sb_start_write(file_inode(file)->i_sb,
                                                SB_FREEZE_WRITE, true);
                        __sb_writers_release(file_inode(file)->i_sb,
        int ret;
 
        ret = __io_submit_sqe(ctx, req, s, force_nonblock);
-       if (ret == -EAGAIN && !(req->flags & REQ_F_NOWAIT)) {
+
+       /*
+        * We async punt it if the file wasn't marked NOWAIT, or if the file
+        * doesn't support non-blocking read/write attempts
+        */
+       if (ret == -EAGAIN && (!(req->flags & REQ_F_NOWAIT) ||
+           (req->flags & REQ_F_MUST_PUNT))) {
                struct io_uring_sqe *sqe_copy;
 
                sqe_copy = kmemdup(s->sqe, sizeof(*sqe_copy), GFP_KERNEL);