buff_write:
        mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
-       return do_sync_write(filp, data, count, offsetp);
+       return new_sync_write(filp, data, count, offsetp);
 }
 
 /**
 
        if (filp->f_flags & O_DIRECT)
                return v9fs_direct_write(filp, data, count, offset);
-       return do_sync_write(filp, data, count, offset);
+       return new_sync_write(filp, data, count, offset);
 }
 
 
        .read = v9fs_cached_file_read,
        .write = v9fs_cached_file_write,
        .read_iter = generic_file_read_iter,
-       .aio_write = generic_file_aio_write,
+       .write_iter = generic_file_write_iter,
        .open = v9fs_file_open,
        .release = v9fs_dir_release,
        .lock = v9fs_file_lock,
        .read = v9fs_cached_file_read,
        .write = v9fs_cached_file_write,
        .read_iter = generic_file_read_iter,
-       .aio_write = generic_file_aio_write,
+       .write_iter = generic_file_write_iter,
        .open = v9fs_file_open,
        .release = v9fs_dir_release,
        .lock = v9fs_file_lock_dotl,
 
        .read_iter      = generic_file_read_iter,
        .mmap           = generic_file_mmap,
        .fsync          = generic_file_fsync,
-       .write          = do_sync_write,
-       .aio_write      = generic_file_aio_write,
+       .write          = new_sync_write,
+       .write_iter     = generic_file_write_iter,
        .splice_read    = generic_file_splice_read,
 };
 
 
        .llseek         = generic_file_llseek,
        .read           = new_sync_read,
        .read_iter      = generic_file_read_iter,
-       .write          = do_sync_write,
-       .aio_write      = generic_file_aio_write,
+       .write          = new_sync_write,
+       .write_iter     = generic_file_write_iter,
        .mmap           = generic_file_mmap,
        .open           = affs_file_open,
        .release        = affs_file_release,
 
        .llseek         = generic_file_llseek,
        .read           = new_sync_read,
        .read_iter      = generic_file_read_iter,
-       .write          = do_sync_write,
-       .aio_write      = generic_file_aio_write,
+       .write          = new_sync_write,
+       .write_iter     = generic_file_write_iter,
        .mmap           = generic_file_mmap,
        .splice_read    = generic_file_splice_read,
 };
 
        .llseek = generic_file_llseek,
        .read = new_sync_read,
        .read_iter = ecryptfs_read_update_atime,
-       .write = do_sync_write,
-       .aio_write = generic_file_aio_write,
+       .write = new_sync_write,
+       .write_iter = generic_file_write_iter,
        .iterate = ecryptfs_readdir,
        .unlocked_ioctl = ecryptfs_unlocked_ioctl,
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 
 const struct file_operations exofs_file_operations = {
        .llseek         = generic_file_llseek,
        .read           = new_sync_read,
-       .write          = do_sync_write,
+       .write          = new_sync_write,
        .read_iter      = generic_file_read_iter,
-       .aio_write      = generic_file_aio_write,
+       .write_iter     = generic_file_write_iter,
        .mmap           = generic_file_mmap,
        .open           = generic_file_open,
        .release        = exofs_release_file,
 
 const struct file_operations ext2_file_operations = {
        .llseek         = generic_file_llseek,
        .read           = new_sync_read,
-       .write          = do_sync_write,
+       .write          = new_sync_write,
        .read_iter      = generic_file_read_iter,
-       .aio_write      = generic_file_aio_write,
+       .write_iter     = generic_file_write_iter,
        .unlocked_ioctl = ext2_ioctl,
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
        .compat_ioctl   = ext2_compat_ioctl,
 
 const struct file_operations ext3_file_operations = {
        .llseek         = generic_file_llseek,
        .read           = new_sync_read,
-       .write          = do_sync_write,
+       .write          = new_sync_write,
        .read_iter      = generic_file_read_iter,
-       .aio_write      = generic_file_aio_write,
+       .write_iter     = generic_file_write_iter,
        .unlocked_ioctl = ext3_ioctl,
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
        .compat_ioctl   = ext3_compat_ioctl,
 
 const struct file_operations f2fs_file_operations = {
        .llseek         = generic_file_llseek,
        .read           = new_sync_read,
-       .write          = do_sync_write,
+       .write          = new_sync_write,
        .read_iter      = generic_file_read_iter,
-       .aio_write      = generic_file_aio_write,
+       .write_iter     = generic_file_write_iter,
        .open           = generic_file_open,
        .mmap           = f2fs_file_mmap,
        .fsync          = f2fs_sync_file,
 
 const struct file_operations fat_file_operations = {
        .llseek         = generic_file_llseek,
        .read           = new_sync_read,
-       .write          = do_sync_write,
+       .write          = new_sync_write,
        .read_iter      = generic_file_read_iter,
-       .aio_write      = generic_file_aio_write,
+       .write_iter     = generic_file_write_iter,
        .mmap           = generic_file_mmap,
        .release        = fat_file_release,
        .unlocked_ioctl = fat_generic_ioctl,
 
        .llseek         = generic_file_llseek,
        .read           = new_sync_read,
        .read_iter      = generic_file_read_iter,
-       .write          = do_sync_write,
-       .aio_write      = generic_file_aio_write,
+       .write          = new_sync_write,
+       .write_iter     = generic_file_write_iter,
        .mmap           = generic_file_mmap,
        .splice_read    = generic_file_splice_read,
        .fsync          = hfs_file_fsync,
 
        .llseek         = generic_file_llseek,
        .read           = new_sync_read,
        .read_iter      = generic_file_read_iter,
-       .write          = do_sync_write,
-       .aio_write      = generic_file_aio_write,
+       .write          = new_sync_write,
+       .write_iter     = generic_file_write_iter,
        .mmap           = generic_file_mmap,
        .splice_read    = generic_file_splice_read,
        .fsync          = hfsplus_file_fsync,
 
        .read           = new_sync_read,
        .splice_read    = generic_file_splice_read,
        .read_iter      = generic_file_read_iter,
-       .aio_write      = generic_file_aio_write,
-       .write          = do_sync_write,
+       .write_iter     = generic_file_write_iter,
+       .write          = new_sync_write,
        .mmap           = generic_file_mmap,
        .open           = hostfs_file_open,
        .release        = hostfs_file_release,
 
        .llseek         = generic_file_llseek,
        .read           = new_sync_read,
        .read_iter      = generic_file_read_iter,
-       .write          = do_sync_write,
-       .aio_write      = generic_file_aio_write,
+       .write          = new_sync_write,
+       .write_iter     = generic_file_write_iter,
        .mmap           = generic_file_mmap,
        .release        = hpfs_file_release,
        .fsync          = hpfs_file_fsync,
 
        .open =         generic_file_open,
        .read =         new_sync_read,
        .read_iter =    generic_file_read_iter,
-       .write =        do_sync_write,
-       .aio_write =    generic_file_aio_write,
+       .write =        new_sync_write,
+       .write_iter =   generic_file_write_iter,
        .unlocked_ioctl=jffs2_ioctl,
        .mmap =         generic_file_readonly_mmap,
        .fsync =        jffs2_fsync,
 
 const struct file_operations jfs_file_operations = {
        .open           = jfs_open,
        .llseek         = generic_file_llseek,
-       .write          = do_sync_write,
+       .write          = new_sync_write,
        .read           = new_sync_read,
        .read_iter      = generic_file_read_iter,
-       .aio_write      = generic_file_aio_write,
+       .write_iter     = generic_file_write_iter,
        .mmap           = generic_file_mmap,
        .splice_read    = generic_file_splice_read,
        .splice_write   = generic_file_splice_write,
 
 
 const struct file_operations logfs_reg_fops = {
        .read_iter      = generic_file_read_iter,
-       .aio_write      = generic_file_aio_write,
+       .write_iter     = generic_file_write_iter,
        .fsync          = logfs_fsync,
        .unlocked_ioctl = logfs_ioctl,
        .llseek         = generic_file_llseek,
        .mmap           = generic_file_readonly_mmap,
        .open           = generic_file_open,
        .read           = new_sync_read,
-       .write          = do_sync_write,
+       .write          = new_sync_write,
 };
 
 const struct address_space_operations logfs_reg_aops = {
 
        .llseek         = generic_file_llseek,
        .read           = new_sync_read,
        .read_iter      = generic_file_read_iter,
-       .write          = do_sync_write,
-       .aio_write      = generic_file_aio_write,
+       .write          = new_sync_write,
+       .write_iter     = generic_file_write_iter,
        .mmap           = generic_file_mmap,
        .fsync          = generic_file_fsync,
        .splice_read    = generic_file_splice_read,
 
 const struct file_operations nilfs_file_operations = {
        .llseek         = generic_file_llseek,
        .read           = new_sync_read,
-       .write          = do_sync_write,
+       .write          = new_sync_write,
        .read_iter      = generic_file_read_iter,
-       .aio_write      = generic_file_aio_write,
+       .write_iter     = generic_file_write_iter,
        .unlocked_ioctl = nilfs_ioctl,
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
        .compat_ioctl   = nilfs_compat_ioctl,
 
 const struct file_operations omfs_file_operations = {
        .llseek = generic_file_llseek,
        .read = new_sync_read,
-       .write = do_sync_write,
+       .write = new_sync_write,
        .read_iter = generic_file_read_iter,
-       .aio_write = generic_file_aio_write,
+       .write_iter = generic_file_write_iter,
        .mmap = generic_file_mmap,
        .fsync = generic_file_fsync,
        .splice_read = generic_file_splice_read,
 
 const struct file_operations ramfs_file_operations = {
        .read           = new_sync_read,
        .read_iter      = generic_file_read_iter,
-       .write          = do_sync_write,
-       .aio_write      = generic_file_aio_write,
+       .write          = new_sync_write,
+       .write_iter     = generic_file_write_iter,
        .mmap           = generic_file_mmap,
        .fsync          = noop_fsync,
        .splice_read    = generic_file_splice_read,
 
        .get_unmapped_area      = ramfs_nommu_get_unmapped_area,
        .read                   = new_sync_read,
        .read_iter              = generic_file_read_iter,
-       .write                  = do_sync_write,
-       .aio_write              = generic_file_aio_write,
+       .write                  = new_sync_write,
+       .write_iter             = generic_file_write_iter,
        .fsync                  = noop_fsync,
        .splice_read            = generic_file_splice_read,
        .splice_write           = generic_file_splice_write,
 
 
 const struct file_operations reiserfs_file_operations = {
        .read = new_sync_read,
-       .write = do_sync_write,
+       .write = new_sync_write,
        .unlocked_ioctl = reiserfs_ioctl,
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
        .compat_ioctl = reiserfs_compat_ioctl,
        .release = reiserfs_file_release,
        .fsync = reiserfs_sync_file,
        .read_iter = generic_file_read_iter,
-       .aio_write = generic_file_aio_write,
+       .write_iter = generic_file_write_iter,
        .splice_read = generic_file_splice_read,
        .splice_write = generic_file_splice_write,
        .llseek = generic_file_llseek,
 
        .llseek         = generic_file_llseek,
        .read           = new_sync_read,
        .read_iter      = generic_file_read_iter,
-       .write          = do_sync_write,
-       .aio_write      = generic_file_aio_write,
+       .write          = new_sync_write,
+       .write_iter     = generic_file_write_iter,
        .mmap           = generic_file_mmap,
        .fsync          = generic_file_fsync,
        .splice_read    = generic_file_splice_read,
 
        .llseek         = generic_file_llseek,
        .read           = new_sync_read,
        .read_iter      = generic_file_read_iter,
-       .write          = do_sync_write,
-       .aio_write      = generic_file_aio_write,
+       .write          = new_sync_write,
+       .write_iter     = generic_file_write_iter,
        .mmap           = generic_file_mmap,
        .open           = generic_file_open,
        .fsync          = generic_file_fsync,
 
 extern ssize_t generic_file_aio_read(struct kiocb *, const struct iovec *, unsigned long, loff_t);
 extern ssize_t generic_file_read_iter(struct kiocb *, struct iov_iter *);
 extern ssize_t __generic_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *, const struct iovec *, unsigned long);
+extern ssize_t __generic_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *, struct iov_iter *);
 extern ssize_t generic_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *, const struct iovec *, unsigned long, loff_t);
+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_perform_write(struct file *, struct iov_iter *, loff_t);
 extern ssize_t do_sync_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buf, size_t len, loff_t *ppos);
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_perform_write);
 
 /**
- * __generic_file_aio_write - write data to a file
+ * __generic_file_write_iter - write data to a file
  * @iocb:      IO state structure (file, offset, etc.)
- * @iov:       vector with data to write
- * @nr_segs:   number of segments in the vector
+ * @from:      iov_iter with data to write
  *
  * This function does all the work needed for actually writing data to a
  * file. It does all basic checks, removes SUID from the file, updates
  * A caller has to handle it. This is mainly due to the fact that we want to
  * avoid syncing under i_mutex.
  */
-ssize_t __generic_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
-                                unsigned long nr_segs)
+ssize_t __generic_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 {
        struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
        struct address_space * mapping = file->f_mapping;
-       size_t count;           /* after file limit checks */
        struct inode    *inode = mapping->host;
        loff_t          pos = iocb->ki_pos;
        ssize_t         written = 0;
        ssize_t         err;
        ssize_t         status;
-       struct iov_iter from;
-
-       count = iov_length(iov, nr_segs);
-       iov_iter_init(&from, WRITE, iov, nr_segs, count);
+       size_t          count = iov_iter_count(from);
 
        /* We can write back this queue in page reclaim */
        current->backing_dev_info = mapping->backing_dev_info;
        if (count == 0)
                goto out;
 
-       iov_iter_truncate(&from, count);
+       iov_iter_truncate(from, count);
 
        err = file_remove_suid(file);
        if (err)
        if (unlikely(file->f_flags & O_DIRECT)) {
                loff_t endbyte;
 
-               written = generic_file_direct_write(iocb, &from, pos);
+               written = generic_file_direct_write(iocb, from, pos);
                if (written < 0 || written == count)
                        goto out;
 
                pos += written;
                count -= written;
 
-               status = generic_perform_write(file, &from, pos);
+               status = generic_perform_write(file, from, pos);
                /*
                 * If generic_perform_write() returned a synchronous error
                 * then we want to return the number of bytes which were
                         */
                }
        } else {
-               written = generic_perform_write(file, &from, pos);
+               written = generic_perform_write(file, from, pos);
                if (likely(written >= 0))
                        iocb->ki_pos = pos + written;
        }
        current->backing_dev_info = NULL;
        return written ? written : err;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__generic_file_write_iter);
+
+ssize_t __generic_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
+                                unsigned long nr_segs)
+{
+       size_t count = iov_length(iov, nr_segs);
+       struct iov_iter from;
+
+       iov_iter_init(&from, WRITE, iov, nr_segs, count);
+       return __generic_file_write_iter(iocb, &from);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__generic_file_aio_write);
 
 /**
- * generic_file_aio_write - write data to a file
+ * generic_file_write_iter - write data to a file
  * @iocb:      IO state structure
- * @iov:       vector with data to write
- * @nr_segs:   number of segments in the vector
- * @pos:       position in file where to write
+ * @from:      iov_iter with data to write
  *
- * This is a wrapper around __generic_file_aio_write() to be used by most
+ * This is a wrapper around __generic_file_write_iter() to be used by most
  * filesystems. It takes care of syncing the file in case of O_SYNC file
  * and acquires i_mutex as needed.
  */
-ssize_t generic_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
-               unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t pos)
+ssize_t generic_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 {
        struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
        struct inode *inode = file->f_mapping->host;
        ssize_t ret;
 
-       BUG_ON(iocb->ki_pos != pos);
-
        mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
-       ret = __generic_file_aio_write(iocb, iov, nr_segs);
+       ret = __generic_file_write_iter(iocb, from);
        mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
 
        if (ret > 0) {
        }
        return ret;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_file_write_iter);
+
+ssize_t generic_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
+               unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t pos)
+{
+       size_t count = iov_length(iov, nr_segs);
+       struct iov_iter from;
+
+       BUG_ON(iocb->ki_pos != pos);
+
+       iov_iter_init(&from, WRITE, iov, nr_segs, count);
+       return generic_file_write_iter(iocb, &from);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_file_aio_write);
 
 /**
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TMPFS
        .llseek         = shmem_file_llseek,
        .read           = new_sync_read,
-       .write          = do_sync_write,
+       .write          = new_sync_write,
        .read_iter      = shmem_file_read_iter,
-       .aio_write      = generic_file_aio_write,
+       .write_iter     = generic_file_write_iter,
        .fsync          = noop_fsync,
        .splice_read    = shmem_file_splice_read,
        .splice_write   = generic_file_splice_write,
 
         * stalls if we need to run get_block().  We could test
         * PagePrivate for that.
         *
-        * If this process is currently in __generic_file_aio_write() against
+        * If this process is currently in __generic_file_write_iter() against
         * this page's queue, we can perform writeback even if that
         * will block.
         *