diff --git a/fs/fscache/Makefile b/fs/fscache/Makefile
index ac3fcd909fff..7b10c6aad157 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/Makefile
+++ b/fs/fscache/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 fscache-y := \
 	cache.o \
 	cookie.o \
+	dispatcher.o \
 	fsdef.o \
 	main.o \
 	netfs.o \
diff --git a/fs/fscache/dispatcher.c b/fs/fscache/dispatcher.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fba71b99c951
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/fscache/dispatcher.c
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+/* Object dispatcher
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 Red Hat, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Written by David Howells (dhowells@redhat.com)
+ */
+
+#define FSCACHE_DEBUG_LEVEL OPERATION
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/wait.h>
+#include <linux/freezer.h>
+#include "internal.h"
+
+#define FSCACHE_DISPATCHER_POOL_SIZE 8
+
+static LIST_HEAD(fscache_pending_work);
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(fscache_work_lock);
+static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(fscache_dispatcher_pool);
+static struct completion fscache_dispatcher_pool_done[FSCACHE_DISPATCHER_POOL_SIZE];
+static bool fscache_dispatcher_stop;
+
+struct fscache_work {
+	struct list_head	link;
+	struct fscache_cookie	*cookie;
+	struct fscache_object	*object;
+	int			param;
+	void (*func)(struct fscache_cookie *, struct fscache_object *, int);
+};
+
+/*
+ * Attempt to queue some work to do.  If there's too much asynchronous work
+ * already queued, we'll do it here in this thread instead.
+ */
+void fscache_dispatch(struct fscache_cookie *cookie,
+		      struct fscache_object *object,
+		      int param,
+		      void (*func)(struct fscache_cookie *,
+				   struct fscache_object *, int))
+{
+	struct fscache_work *work;
+	bool queued = false;
+
+	work = kzalloc(sizeof(struct fscache_work), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (work) {
+		work->cookie = cookie;
+		work->object = object;
+		work->param = param;
+		work->func = func;
+
+		spin_lock(&fscache_work_lock);
+		if (waitqueue_active(&fscache_dispatcher_pool) ||
+		    list_empty(&fscache_pending_work)) {
+			fscache_cookie_get(cookie, fscache_cookie_get_work);
+			list_add_tail(&work->link, &fscache_pending_work);
+			wake_up(&fscache_dispatcher_pool);
+			queued = true;
+		}
+		spin_unlock(&fscache_work_lock);
+	}
+
+	if (!queued) {
+		kfree(work);
+		func(cookie, object, param);
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * A dispatcher thread.
+ */
+static int fscache_dispatcher(void *data)
+{
+	struct completion *done = data;
+
+	for (;;) {
+		if (!list_empty(&fscache_pending_work)) {
+			struct fscache_work *work = NULL;
+
+			spin_lock(&fscache_work_lock);
+			if (!list_empty(&fscache_pending_work)) {
+				work = list_entry(fscache_pending_work.next,
+						  struct fscache_work, link);
+				list_del_init(&work->link);
+			}
+			spin_unlock(&fscache_work_lock);
+
+			if (work) {
+				work->func(work->cookie, work->object, work->param);
+				fscache_cookie_put(work->cookie, fscache_cookie_put_work);
+				kfree(work);
+			}
+			continue;
+		} else if (fscache_dispatcher_stop) {
+			break;
+		}
+
+		wait_event_freezable(fscache_dispatcher_pool,
+				     (fscache_dispatcher_stop ||
+				      !list_empty(&fscache_pending_work)));
+	}
+
+	complete_and_exit(done, 0);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Start up the dispatcher threads.
+ */
+int fscache_init_dispatchers(void)
+{
+	struct task_struct *t;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < FSCACHE_DISPATCHER_POOL_SIZE; i++) {
+		t = kthread_create(fscache_dispatcher,
+				   &fscache_dispatcher_pool_done[i],
+				   "kfsc/%d", i);
+		if (IS_ERR(t))
+			goto failed;
+		wake_up_process(t);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+failed:
+	fscache_dispatcher_stop = true;
+	wake_up_all(&fscache_dispatcher_pool);
+	for (i--; i >= 0; i--)
+		wait_for_completion(&fscache_dispatcher_pool_done[i]);
+	return PTR_ERR(t);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Kill off the dispatcher threads.
+ */
+void fscache_kill_dispatchers(void)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	fscache_dispatcher_stop = true;
+	wake_up_all(&fscache_dispatcher_pool);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < FSCACHE_DISPATCHER_POOL_SIZE; i++)
+		wait_for_completion(&fscache_dispatcher_pool_done[i]);
+}
diff --git a/fs/fscache/internal.h b/fs/fscache/internal.h
index bc5539d2157b..2100e2222884 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/internal.h
+++ b/fs/fscache/internal.h
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ extern struct fscache_cookie *fscache_hash_cookie(struct fscache_cookie *);
 extern void fscache_cookie_put(struct fscache_cookie *,
 			       enum fscache_cookie_trace);
 
+/*
+ * dispatcher.c
+ */
+extern void fscache_dispatch(struct fscache_cookie *, struct fscache_object *, int,
+			     void (*func)(struct fscache_cookie *, struct fscache_object *, int));
+extern int fscache_init_dispatchers(void);
+extern void fscache_kill_dispatchers(void);
+
 /*
  * fsdef.c
  */
diff --git a/fs/fscache/main.c b/fs/fscache/main.c
index c1e6cc9091aa..c8f1beafa8e1 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/main.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/main.c
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ static int __init fscache_init(void)
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu)
 		init_waitqueue_head(&per_cpu(fscache_object_cong_wait, cpu));
 
+	ret = fscache_init_dispatchers();
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto error_dispatchers;
+
 	ret = fscache_proc_init();
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto error_proc;
@@ -159,6 +163,8 @@ static int __init fscache_init(void)
 	unregister_sysctl_table(fscache_sysctl_header);
 error_sysctl:
 #endif
+	fscache_kill_dispatchers();
+error_dispatchers:
 	fscache_proc_cleanup();
 error_proc:
 	destroy_workqueue(fscache_op_wq);
@@ -183,6 +189,7 @@ static void __exit fscache_exit(void)
 	unregister_sysctl_table(fscache_sysctl_header);
 #endif
 	fscache_proc_cleanup();
+	fscache_kill_dispatchers();
 	destroy_workqueue(fscache_op_wq);
 	destroy_workqueue(fscache_object_wq);
 	pr_notice("Unloaded\n");
diff --git a/include/trace/events/fscache.h b/include/trace/events/fscache.h
index 08d7de72409d..fb3fdf2921ee 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/fscache.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/fscache.h
@@ -26,11 +26,13 @@ enum fscache_cookie_trace {
 	fscache_cookie_get_attach_object,
 	fscache_cookie_get_reacquire,
 	fscache_cookie_get_register_netfs,
+	fscache_cookie_get_work,
 	fscache_cookie_put_acquire_nobufs,
 	fscache_cookie_put_dup_netfs,
 	fscache_cookie_put_relinquish,
 	fscache_cookie_put_object,
 	fscache_cookie_put_parent,
+	fscache_cookie_put_work,
 };
 
 #endif
@@ -45,11 +47,13 @@ enum fscache_cookie_trace {
 	EM(fscache_cookie_get_attach_object,	"GET obj")		\
 	EM(fscache_cookie_get_reacquire,	"GET raq")		\
 	EM(fscache_cookie_get_register_netfs,	"GET net")		\
+	EM(fscache_cookie_get_work,		"GET wrk")		\
 	EM(fscache_cookie_put_acquire_nobufs,	"PUT nbf")		\
 	EM(fscache_cookie_put_dup_netfs,	"PUT dnt")		\
 	EM(fscache_cookie_put_relinquish,	"PUT rlq")		\
 	EM(fscache_cookie_put_object,		"PUT obj")		\
-	E_(fscache_cookie_put_parent,		"PUT prn")
+	EM(fscache_cookie_put_parent,		"PUT prn")		\
+	E_(fscache_cookie_put_work,		"PUT wrk")
 
 /*
  * Export enum symbols via userspace.
