cfile = filp_open(cache_file, O_CREAT | O_RDWR | O_LARGEFILE, 0600);
                if (IS_ERR(cfile))
                        return PTR_ERR(cfile);
-               if (!cfile->f_op->read && !cfile->f_op->aio_read) {
+               if (!(cfile->f_mode & FMODE_CAN_READ)) {
                        NS_ERR("alloc_device: cache file not readable\n");
                        err = -EINVAL;
                        goto err_close;
                }
-               if (!cfile->f_op->write && !cfile->f_op->aio_write) {
+               if (!(cfile->f_mode & FMODE_CAN_WRITE)) {
                        NS_ERR("alloc_device: cache file not writeable\n");
                        err = -EINVAL;
                        goto err_close;
 
         * If we can't read the file, it's no good.
         * If we can't write the file, use it read-only.
         */
-       if (!(filp->f_op->read || filp->f_op->aio_read)) {
+       if (!(filp->f_mode & FMODE_CAN_READ)) {
                LINFO(curlun, "file not readable: %s\n", filename);
                goto out;
        }
-       if (!(filp->f_op->write || filp->f_op->aio_write))
+       if (!(filp->f_mode & FMODE_CAN_WRITE))
                ro = 1;
 
        size = i_size_read(inode->i_mapping->host);
 
        file->f_path = *path;
        file->f_inode = path->dentry->d_inode;
        file->f_mapping = path->dentry->d_inode->i_mapping;
+       if ((mode & FMODE_READ) && likely(fop->read || fop->aio_read))
+               mode |= FMODE_CAN_READ;
+       if ((mode & FMODE_WRITE) && likely(fop->write || fop->aio_write))
+               mode |= FMODE_CAN_WRITE;
        file->f_mode = mode;
        file->f_op = fop;
        if ((mode & (FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE)) == FMODE_READ)
 
        }
        if ((f->f_mode & (FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE)) == FMODE_READ)
                i_readcount_inc(inode);
+       if ((f->f_mode & FMODE_READ) && likely(f->f_op->read || f->f_op->aio_read))
+               f->f_mode |= FMODE_CAN_READ;
+       if ((f->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) && likely(f->f_op->write || f->f_op->aio_write))
+               f->f_mode |= FMODE_CAN_WRITE;
 
        f->f_flags &= ~(O_CREAT | O_EXCL | O_NOCTTY | O_TRUNC);
 
 
 
        if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_READ))
                return -EBADF;
-       if (!file->f_op->read && !file->f_op->aio_read)
+       if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_CAN_READ))
                return -EINVAL;
        if (unlikely(!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, buf, count)))
                return -EFAULT;
        const char __user *p;
        ssize_t ret;
 
-       if (!file->f_op->write && !file->f_op->aio_write)
+       if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_CAN_WRITE))
                return -EINVAL;
 
        old_fs = get_fs();
 
        if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
                return -EBADF;
-       if (!file->f_op->write && !file->f_op->aio_write)
+       if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_CAN_WRITE))
                return -EINVAL;
        if (unlikely(!access_ok(VERIFY_READ, buf, count)))
                return -EFAULT;
 {
        if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_READ))
                return -EBADF;
-       if (!file->f_op->aio_read && !file->f_op->read)
+       if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_CAN_READ))
                return -EINVAL;
 
        return do_readv_writev(READ, file, vec, vlen, pos);
 {
        if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
                return -EBADF;
-       if (!file->f_op->aio_write && !file->f_op->write)
+       if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_CAN_WRITE))
                return -EINVAL;
 
        return do_readv_writev(WRITE, file, vec, vlen, pos);
                goto out;
 
        ret = -EINVAL;
-       if (!file->f_op->aio_read && !file->f_op->read)
+       if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_CAN_READ))
                goto out;
 
        ret = compat_do_readv_writev(READ, file, vec, vlen, pos);
                goto out;
 
        ret = -EINVAL;
-       if (!file->f_op->aio_write && !file->f_op->write)
+       if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_CAN_WRITE))
                goto out;
 
        ret = compat_do_readv_writev(WRITE, file, vec, vlen, pos);
 
 #define FMODE_ATOMIC_POS       ((__force fmode_t)0x8000)
 /* Write access to underlying fs */
 #define FMODE_WRITER           ((__force fmode_t)0x10000)
+/* Has read method(s) */
+#define FMODE_CAN_READ          ((__force fmode_t)0x20000)
+/* Has write method(s) */
+#define FMODE_CAN_WRITE         ((__force fmode_t)0x40000)
 
 /* File was opened by fanotify and shouldn't generate fanotify events */
 #define FMODE_NONOTIFY         ((__force fmode_t)0x1000000)