diff --git a/include/linux/fscache.h b/include/linux/fscache.h
index ceb1966acc52..55ea296fe4db 100644
--- a/include/linux/fscache.h
+++ b/include/linux/fscache.h
@@ -425,4 +425,78 @@ int fscache_begin_read_operation(struct netfs_cache_resources *cres,
 	return -ENOBUFS;
 }
 
+/**
+ * fscache_read - Start a read from the cache.
+ * @cres: The cache resources to use
+ * @start_pos: The beginning file offset in the cache file
+ * @iter: The buffer to fill - and also the length
+ * @read_hole: How to handle a hole in the data.
+ * @term_func: The function to call upon completion
+ * @term_func_priv: The private data for @term_func
+ *
+ * Start a read from the cache.  @cres indicates the cache object to read from
+ * and must be obtained by a call to fscache_begin_operation() beforehand.
+ *
+ * The data is read into the iterator, @iter, and that also indicates the size
+ * of the operation.  @start_pos is the start position in the file, though if
+ * @seek_data is set appropriately, the cache can use SEEK_DATA to find the
+ * next piece of data, writing zeros for the hole into the iterator.
+ *
+ * Upon termination of the operation, @term_func will be called and supplied
+ * with @term_func_priv plus the amount of data written, if successful, or the
+ * error code otherwise.
+ *
+ * @read_hole indicates how a partially populated region in the cache should be
+ * handled.  It can be one of a number of settings:
+ *
+ *	NETFS_READ_HOLE_IGNORE - Just try to read (may return a short read).
+ *
+ *	NETFS_READ_HOLE_CLEAR - Seek for data, clearing the part of the buffer
+ *				skipped over, then do as for IGNORE.
+ *
+ *	NETFS_READ_HOLE_FAIL - Give ENODATA if we encounter a hole.
+ */
+static inline
+int fscache_read(struct netfs_cache_resources *cres,
+		 loff_t start_pos,
+		 struct iov_iter *iter,
+		 enum netfs_read_from_hole read_hole,
+		 netfs_io_terminated_t term_func,
+		 void *term_func_priv)
+{
+	const struct netfs_cache_ops *ops = fscache_operation_valid(cres);
+	return ops->read(cres, start_pos, iter, read_hole,
+			 term_func, term_func_priv);
+}
+
+/**
+ * fscache_write - Start a write to the cache.
+ * @cres: The cache resources to use
+ * @start_pos: The beginning file offset in the cache file
+ * @iter: The data to write - and also the length
+ * @term_func: The function to call upon completion
+ * @term_func_priv: The private data for @term_func
+ *
+ * Start a write to the cache.  @cres indicates the cache object to write to and
+ * must be obtained by a call to fscache_begin_operation() beforehand.
+ *
+ * The data to be written is obtained from the iterator, @iter, and that also
+ * indicates the size of the operation.  @start_pos is the start position in
+ * the file.
+ *
+ * Upon termination of the operation, @term_func will be called and supplied
+ * with @term_func_priv plus the amount of data written, if successful, or the
+ * error code otherwise.
+ */
+static inline
+int fscache_write(struct netfs_cache_resources *cres,
+		  loff_t start_pos,
+		  struct iov_iter *iter,
+		  netfs_io_terminated_t term_func,
+		  void *term_func_priv)
+{
+	const struct netfs_cache_ops *ops = fscache_operation_valid(cres);
+	return ops->write(cres, start_pos, iter, term_func, term_func_priv);
+}
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_FSCACHE_H */
diff --git a/include/trace/events/fscache.h b/include/trace/events/fscache.h
index 9f78c903b00a..2459d75659cf 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/fscache.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/fscache.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ enum fscache_access_trace {
 	fscache_access_io_not_live,
 	fscache_access_io_read,
 	fscache_access_io_wait,
+	fscache_access_io_write,
 	fscache_access_lookup_cookie,
 	fscache_access_lookup_cookie_end,
 	fscache_access_lookup_cookie_end_failed,
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ enum fscache_access_trace {
 	EM(fscache_access_io_not_live,		"END   io_notl")	\
 	EM(fscache_access_io_read,		"BEGIN io_read")	\
 	EM(fscache_access_io_wait,		"WAIT  io     ")	\
+	EM(fscache_access_io_write,		"BEGIN io_writ")	\
 	EM(fscache_access_lookup_cookie,	"BEGIN lookup ")	\
 	EM(fscache_access_lookup_cookie_end,	"END   lookup ")	\
 	EM(fscache_access_lookup_cookie_end_failed,"END   lookupf")	\
