diff --git a/include/linux/pagemap.h b/include/linux/pagemap.h
index 66a1260b33de..f0369ded606c 100644
--- a/include/linux/pagemap.h
+++ b/include/linux/pagemap.h
@@ -653,4 +653,7 @@ static inline unsigned long dir_pages(struct inode *inode)
 			       PAGE_SHIFT;
 }
 
+int get_page_for_read(struct file *filp, unsigned long offset, size_t count,
+		      pgoff_t index, struct page **pagep);
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_PAGEMAP_H */
diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index 8a287dfc5372..288e0ee803b8 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -1648,6 +1648,170 @@ static void shrink_readahead_size_eio(struct file *filp,
 	ra->ra_pages /= 4;
 }
 
+int get_page_for_read(struct file *filp, unsigned long offset, size_t count,
+		      pgoff_t index, struct page **pagep)
+{
+	struct address_space *mapping = filp->f_mapping;
+	struct inode *inode = mapping->host;
+	struct file_ra_state *ra = &filp->f_ra;
+	int error = 0;
+	struct page *page;
+	pgoff_t end_index;
+	loff_t isize;
+	unsigned long nr;
+	pgoff_t pg_count = (offset + count + PAGE_SIZE - 1) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+
+find_page:
+	page = find_get_page(mapping, index);
+	if (!page) {
+		page_cache_sync_readahead(mapping, ra, filp, index, pg_count);
+		page = find_get_page(mapping, index);
+		if (unlikely(page == NULL))
+			goto no_cached_page;
+	}
+	if (PageReadahead(page)) {
+		page_cache_async_readahead(mapping, ra, filp, page,
+					   index, pg_count);
+	}
+	if (!PageUptodate(page)) {
+		/*
+		 * See comment in do_read_cache_page on why
+		 * wait_on_page_locked is used to avoid unnecessarily
+		 * serialisations and why it's safe.
+		 */
+		wait_on_page_locked_killable(page);
+		if (PageUptodate(page))
+			goto page_ok;
+
+		if (inode->i_blkbits == PAGE_SHIFT ||
+		    !mapping->a_ops->is_partially_uptodate)
+			goto page_not_up_to_date;
+		if (!trylock_page(page))
+			goto page_not_up_to_date;
+		/* Did it get truncated before we got the lock? */
+		if (!page->mapping)
+			goto page_not_up_to_date_locked;
+		if (!mapping->a_ops->is_partially_uptodate(page, offset, count))
+			goto page_not_up_to_date_locked;
+		unlock_page(page);
+	}
+page_ok:
+	/*
+	 * i_size must be checked after we know the page is Uptodate.
+	 *
+	 * Checking i_size after the check allows us to calculate
+	 * the correct value for "nr", which means the zero-filled
+	 * part of the page is not copied back to userspace (unless
+	 * another truncate extends the file - this is desired though).
+	 */
+
+	isize = i_size_read(inode);
+	end_index = (isize - 1) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	if (unlikely(!isize || index > end_index))
+		goto out_put_page;
+
+	/* nr is the maximum number of bytes to copy from this page */
+	nr = PAGE_SIZE;
+	if (index == end_index) {
+		nr = ((isize - 1) & ~PAGE_MASK) + 1;
+		if (nr <= offset)
+			goto out_put_page;
+	}
+	nr = nr - offset;
+
+	*pagep = page;
+	return nr;
+
+page_not_up_to_date:
+	/* Get exclusive access to the page ... */
+	error = lock_page_killable(page);
+	if (unlikely(error))
+		goto out_put_page;
+
+page_not_up_to_date_locked:
+	/* Did it get truncated before we got the lock? */
+	if (!page->mapping) {
+		unlock_page(page);
+		put_page(page);
+		cond_resched();
+		goto find_page;
+	}
+
+	/* Did somebody else fill it already? */
+	if (PageUptodate(page)) {
+		unlock_page(page);
+		goto page_ok;
+	}
+
+readpage:
+	/*
+	 * A previous I/O error may have been due to temporary
+	 * failures, eg. multipath errors.
+	 * PG_error will be set again if readpage fails.
+	 */
+	ClearPageError(page);
+	/* Start the actual read. The read will unlock the page. */
+	error = mapping->a_ops->readpage(filp, page);
+
+	if (unlikely(error)) {
+		if (error == AOP_TRUNCATED_PAGE) {
+			put_page(page);
+			error = 0;
+			goto find_page;
+		}
+		goto out_put_page;
+	}
+
+	if (!PageUptodate(page)) {
+		error = lock_page_killable(page);
+		if (unlikely(error))
+			goto out_put_page;
+		if (!PageUptodate(page)) {
+			if (page->mapping == NULL) {
+				/*
+				 * invalidate_mapping_pages got it
+				 */
+				unlock_page(page);
+				put_page(page);
+				goto find_page;
+			}
+			unlock_page(page);
+			shrink_readahead_size_eio(filp, ra);
+			error = -EIO;
+			goto out_put_page;
+		}
+		unlock_page(page);
+	}
+	goto page_ok;
+
+no_cached_page:
+	/*
+	 * Ok, it wasn't cached, so we need to create a new
+	 * page..
+	 */
+	page = page_cache_alloc_cold(mapping);
+	if (!page) {
+		error = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	error = add_to_page_cache_lru(page, mapping, index,
+				      mapping_gfp_constraint(mapping, GFP_KERNEL));
+	if (!error)
+		goto readpage;
+
+	if (error == -EEXIST) {
+		put_page(page);
+		error = 0;
+		goto find_page;
+	}
+
+out_put_page:
+	put_page(page);
+out:
+	return error;
+
+}
+
 /**
  * do_generic_file_read - generic file read routine
  * @filp:	the file to read
@@ -1664,11 +1828,8 @@ static void shrink_readahead_size_eio(struct file *filp,
 static ssize_t do_generic_file_read(struct file *filp, loff_t *ppos,
 		struct iov_iter *iter, ssize_t written)
 {
-	struct address_space *mapping = filp->f_mapping;
-	struct inode *inode = mapping->host;
 	struct file_ra_state *ra = &filp->f_ra;
 	pgoff_t index;
-	pgoff_t last_index;
 	pgoff_t prev_index;
 	unsigned long offset;      /* offset into pagecache page */
 	unsigned int prev_offset;
@@ -1677,87 +1838,26 @@ static ssize_t do_generic_file_read(struct file *filp, loff_t *ppos,
 	index = *ppos >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	prev_index = ra->prev_pos >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	prev_offset = ra->prev_pos & (PAGE_SIZE-1);
-	last_index = (*ppos + iter->count + PAGE_SIZE-1) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	offset = *ppos & ~PAGE_MASK;
 
 	for (;;) {
 		struct page *page;
-		pgoff_t end_index;
-		loff_t isize;
-		unsigned long nr, ret;
+		long nr, ret;
 
 		cond_resched();
-find_page:
-		page = find_get_page(mapping, index);
-		if (!page) {
-			page_cache_sync_readahead(mapping,
-					ra, filp,
-					index, last_index - index);
-			page = find_get_page(mapping, index);
-			if (unlikely(page == NULL))
-				goto no_cached_page;
-		}
-		if (PageReadahead(page)) {
-			page_cache_async_readahead(mapping,
-					ra, filp, page,
-					index, last_index - index);
-		}
-		if (!PageUptodate(page)) {
-			/*
-			 * See comment in do_read_cache_page on why
-			 * wait_on_page_locked is used to avoid unnecessarily
-			 * serialisations and why it's safe.
-			 */
-			wait_on_page_locked_killable(page);
-			if (PageUptodate(page))
-				goto page_ok;
-
-			if (inode->i_blkbits == PAGE_SHIFT ||
-					!mapping->a_ops->is_partially_uptodate)
-				goto page_not_up_to_date;
-			if (!trylock_page(page))
-				goto page_not_up_to_date;
-			/* Did it get truncated before we got the lock? */
-			if (!page->mapping)
-				goto page_not_up_to_date_locked;
-			if (!mapping->a_ops->is_partially_uptodate(page,
-							offset, iter->count))
-				goto page_not_up_to_date_locked;
-			unlock_page(page);
-		}
-page_ok:
-		/*
-		 * i_size must be checked after we know the page is Uptodate.
-		 *
-		 * Checking i_size after the check allows us to calculate
-		 * the correct value for "nr", which means the zero-filled
-		 * part of the page is not copied back to userspace (unless
-		 * another truncate extends the file - this is desired though).
-		 */
-
-		isize = i_size_read(inode);
-		end_index = (isize - 1) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
-		if (unlikely(!isize || index > end_index)) {
-			put_page(page);
-			goto out;
-		}
-
-		/* nr is the maximum number of bytes to copy from this page */
-		nr = PAGE_SIZE;
-		if (index == end_index) {
-			nr = ((isize - 1) & ~PAGE_MASK) + 1;
-			if (nr <= offset) {
-				put_page(page);
-				goto out;
-			}
+		ret = get_page_for_read(filp, offset, iter->count, index,
+					&page);
+		if (ret <= 0) {
+			error = ret;
+			break;
 		}
-		nr = nr - offset;
+		nr = ret;
 
 		/* If users can be writing to this page using arbitrary
 		 * virtual addresses, take care about potential aliasing
 		 * before reading the page on the kernel side.
 		 */
-		if (mapping_writably_mapped(mapping))
+		if (mapping_writably_mapped(filp->f_mapping))
 			flush_dcache_page(page);
 
 		/*
@@ -1782,104 +1882,13 @@ page_ok:
 		put_page(page);
 		written += ret;
 		if (!iov_iter_count(iter))
-			goto out;
+			break;
 		if (ret < nr) {
 			error = -EFAULT;
-			goto out;
-		}
-		continue;
-
-page_not_up_to_date:
-		/* Get exclusive access to the page ... */
-		error = lock_page_killable(page);
-		if (unlikely(error))
-			goto readpage_error;
-
-page_not_up_to_date_locked:
-		/* Did it get truncated before we got the lock? */
-		if (!page->mapping) {
-			unlock_page(page);
-			put_page(page);
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		/* Did somebody else fill it already? */
-		if (PageUptodate(page)) {
-			unlock_page(page);
-			goto page_ok;
-		}
-
-readpage:
-		/*
-		 * A previous I/O error may have been due to temporary
-		 * failures, eg. multipath errors.
-		 * PG_error will be set again if readpage fails.
-		 */
-		ClearPageError(page);
-		/* Start the actual read. The read will unlock the page. */
-		error = mapping->a_ops->readpage(filp, page);
-
-		if (unlikely(error)) {
-			if (error == AOP_TRUNCATED_PAGE) {
-				put_page(page);
-				error = 0;
-				goto find_page;
-			}
-			goto readpage_error;
-		}
-
-		if (!PageUptodate(page)) {
-			error = lock_page_killable(page);
-			if (unlikely(error))
-				goto readpage_error;
-			if (!PageUptodate(page)) {
-				if (page->mapping == NULL) {
-					/*
-					 * invalidate_mapping_pages got it
-					 */
-					unlock_page(page);
-					put_page(page);
-					goto find_page;
-				}
-				unlock_page(page);
-				shrink_readahead_size_eio(filp, ra);
-				error = -EIO;
-				goto readpage_error;
-			}
-			unlock_page(page);
-		}
-
-		goto page_ok;
-
-readpage_error:
-		/* UHHUH! A synchronous read error occurred. Report it */
-		put_page(page);
-		goto out;
-
-no_cached_page:
-		/*
-		 * Ok, it wasn't cached, so we need to create a new
-		 * page..
-		 */
-		page = page_cache_alloc_cold(mapping);
-		if (!page) {
-			error = -ENOMEM;
-			goto out;
-		}
-		error = add_to_page_cache_lru(page, mapping, index,
-				mapping_gfp_constraint(mapping, GFP_KERNEL));
-		if (error) {
-			put_page(page);
-			if (error == -EEXIST) {
-				error = 0;
-				goto find_page;
-			}
-			goto out;
+			break;
 		}
-		goto readpage;
 	}
 
-out:
 	ra->prev_pos = prev_index;
 	ra->prev_pos <<= PAGE_SHIFT;
 	ra->prev_pos |= prev_offset;
