diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/internal.h b/fs/cachefiles/internal.h
index f6b85c370935..fbe43e1aa517 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/internal.h
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/internal.h
@@ -150,8 +150,7 @@ extern int cachefiles_check_in_use(struct cachefiles_cache *cache,
 /*
  * rdwr2.c
  */
-extern int cachefiles_begin_operation(struct netfs_cache_resources *,
-				      struct fscache_operation *);
+extern int cachefiles_begin_operation(struct netfs_cache_resources *);
 
 /*
  * security.c
diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/io.c b/fs/cachefiles/io.c
index 4cc57be88f37..534c81a05918 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/io.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/io.c
@@ -411,8 +411,7 @@ static const struct netfs_cache_ops cachefiles_netfs_cache_ops = {
 /*
  * Open the cache file when beginning a cache operation.
  */
-int cachefiles_begin_operation(struct netfs_cache_resources *cres,
-			       struct fscache_operation *op)
+int cachefiles_begin_operation(struct netfs_cache_resources *cres)
 {
 #if 0
 	struct cachefiles_object *object;
diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/namei.c b/fs/cachefiles/namei.c
index dc5e1e48c0a8..548aac544293 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/namei.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/namei.c
@@ -36,9 +36,8 @@ void __cachefiles_printk_object(struct cachefiles_object *object,
 	       prefix, object->fscache.state->name,
 	       object->fscache.flags, work_busy(&object->fscache.work),
 	       object->fscache.events, object->fscache.event_mask);
-	pr_err("%sops=%u inp=%u exc=%u\n",
-	       prefix, object->fscache.n_ops, object->fscache.n_in_progress,
-	       object->fscache.n_exclusive);
+	pr_err("%sops=%u\n",
+	       prefix, object->fscache.n_ops);
 	pr_err("%sparent=%x\n",
 	       prefix, object->fscache.parent ? object->fscache.parent->debug_id : 0);
 
diff --git a/fs/fscache/Makefile b/fs/fscache/Makefile
index 03a871d689bb..14dfdce1c045 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/Makefile
+++ b/fs/fscache/Makefile
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ fscache-y := \
 	io.o \
 	main.o \
 	netfs.o \
-	object.o \
-	operation.o \
-	page.o
+	object.o
 
 fscache-$(CONFIG_PROC_FS) += proc.o
 fscache-$(CONFIG_FSCACHE_STATS) += stats.o
diff --git a/fs/fscache/cache.c b/fs/fscache/cache.c
index efcdb40267d6..efcd834d6279 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/cache.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/cache.c
@@ -182,12 +182,9 @@ void fscache_init_cache(struct fscache_cache *cache,
 	vsnprintf(cache->identifier, sizeof(cache->identifier), idfmt, va);
 	va_end(va);
 
-	INIT_WORK(&cache->op_gc, fscache_operation_gc);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cache->link);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cache->object_list);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cache->op_gc_list);
 	spin_lock_init(&cache->object_list_lock);
-	spin_lock_init(&cache->op_gc_list_lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(fscache_init_cache);
 
diff --git a/fs/fscache/cookie.c b/fs/fscache/cookie.c
index 1a7372a1d1aa..62f3a4f75bad 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/cookie.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/cookie.c
@@ -722,7 +722,6 @@ void __fscache_disable_cookie(struct fscache_cookie *cookie,
 		hlist_for_each_entry(object, &cookie->backing_objects, cookie_link) {
 			if (invalidate)
 				set_bit(FSCACHE_OBJECT_RETIRED, &object->flags);
-			clear_bit(FSCACHE_OBJECT_PENDING_WRITE, &object->flags);
 			fscache_raise_event(object, FSCACHE_OBJECT_EV_KILL);
 		}
 	} else {
diff --git a/fs/fscache/internal.h b/fs/fscache/internal.h
index 43d64f6bbf8b..b8da3fe2d6f1 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/internal.h
+++ b/fs/fscache/internal.h
@@ -112,28 +112,6 @@ static inline bool fscache_object_congested(void)
  */
 extern void fscache_enqueue_object(struct fscache_object *);
 
-/*
- * operation.c
- */
-extern int fscache_submit_exclusive_op(struct fscache_object *,
-				       struct fscache_operation *);
-extern int fscache_submit_op(struct fscache_object *,
-			     struct fscache_operation *);
-extern int fscache_cancel_op(struct fscache_operation *, bool);
-extern void fscache_cancel_all_ops(struct fscache_object *);
-extern void fscache_abort_object(struct fscache_object *);
-extern void fscache_start_operations(struct fscache_object *);
-extern void fscache_operation_gc(struct work_struct *);
-
-/*
- * page.c
- */
-extern int fscache_wait_for_deferred_lookup(struct fscache_cookie *);
-extern int fscache_wait_for_operation_activation(struct fscache_object *,
-						 struct fscache_operation *,
-						 atomic_t *,
-						 atomic_t *);
-
 /*
  * proc.c
  */
diff --git a/fs/fscache/object.c b/fs/fscache/object.c
index 4941b961c079..c7fbdcf3e987 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/object.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/object.c
@@ -311,9 +311,8 @@ void fscache_object_init(struct fscache_object *object,
 	INIT_WORK(&object->work, fscache_object_work_func);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&object->dependents);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&object->dep_link);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&object->pending_ops);
 	object->n_children = 0;
-	object->n_ops = object->n_in_progress = object->n_exclusive = 0;
+	object->n_ops = 0;
 	object->events = 0;
 	object->cache = cache;
 	object->cookie = cookie;
@@ -574,14 +573,6 @@ static const struct fscache_state *fscache_object_available(struct fscache_objec
 	spin_lock(&object->lock);
 
 	fscache_done_parent_op(object);
-	if (object->n_in_progress == 0) {
-		if (object->n_ops > 0) {
-			ASSERTCMP(object->n_ops, >=, object->n_obj_ops);
-			fscache_start_operations(object);
-		} else {
-			ASSERT(list_empty(&object->pending_ops));
-		}
-	}
 	spin_unlock(&object->lock);
 
 	fscache_stat(&fscache_n_cop_lookup_complete);
@@ -647,24 +638,11 @@ static const struct fscache_state *fscache_kill_object(struct fscache_object *ob
 	fscache_mark_object_dead(object);
 	object->oob_event_mask = 0;
 
-	if (test_bit(FSCACHE_OBJECT_RETIRED, &object->flags)) {
-		/* Reject any new read/write ops and abort any that are pending. */
-		clear_bit(FSCACHE_OBJECT_PENDING_WRITE, &object->flags);
-		fscache_cancel_all_ops(object);
-	}
-
 	if (list_empty(&object->dependents) &&
 	    object->n_ops == 0 &&
 	    object->n_children == 0)
 		return transit_to(DROP_OBJECT);
 
-	if (object->n_in_progress == 0) {
-		spin_lock(&object->lock);
-		if (object->n_ops > 0 && object->n_in_progress == 0)
-			fscache_start_operations(object);
-		spin_unlock(&object->lock);
-	}
-
 	if (!list_empty(&object->dependents))
 		return transit_to(KILL_DEPENDENTS);
 
diff --git a/fs/fscache/operation.c b/fs/fscache/operation.c
deleted file mode 100644
index e002cdfaf3cc..000000000000
--- a/fs/fscache/operation.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,633 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
-/* FS-Cache worker operation management routines
- *
- * Copyright (C) 2008 Red Hat, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- * Written by David Howells (dhowells@redhat.com)
- *
- * See Documentation/filesystems/caching/operations.rst
- */
-
-#define FSCACHE_DEBUG_LEVEL OPERATION
-#include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/seq_file.h>
-#include <linux/slab.h>
-#include "internal.h"
-
-atomic_t fscache_op_debug_id;
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(fscache_op_debug_id);
-
-static void fscache_operation_dummy_cancel(struct fscache_operation *op)
-{
-}
-
-/**
- * fscache_operation_init - Do basic initialisation of an operation
- * @cookie: The cookie to operate on
- * @op: The operation to initialise
- * @processor: The function to perform the operation
- * @cancel: A function to handle operation cancellation
- * @release: The release function to assign
- *
- * Do basic initialisation of an operation.  The caller must still set flags,
- * object and processor if needed.
- */
-void fscache_operation_init(struct fscache_cookie *cookie,
-			    struct fscache_operation *op,
-			    fscache_operation_processor_t processor,
-			    fscache_operation_cancel_t cancel,
-			    fscache_operation_release_t release)
-{
-	INIT_WORK(&op->work, fscache_op_work_func);
-	atomic_set(&op->usage, 1);
-	op->state = FSCACHE_OP_ST_INITIALISED;
-	op->debug_id = atomic_inc_return(&fscache_op_debug_id);
-	op->processor = processor;
-	op->cancel = cancel ?: fscache_operation_dummy_cancel;
-	op->release = release;
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&op->pend_link);
-	fscache_stat(&fscache_n_op_initialised);
-	trace_fscache_op(cookie, op, fscache_op_init);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(fscache_operation_init);
-
-/**
- * fscache_enqueue_operation - Enqueue an operation for processing
- * @op: The operation to enqueue
- *
- * Enqueue an operation for processing by the FS-Cache thread pool.
- *
- * This will get its own ref on the object.
- */
-void fscache_enqueue_operation(struct fscache_operation *op)
-{
-	struct fscache_cookie *cookie = op->object->cookie;
-	
-	_enter("{OBJ%x OP%x,%u}",
-	       op->object->debug_id, op->debug_id, atomic_read(&op->usage));
-
-	ASSERT(list_empty(&op->pend_link));
-	ASSERT(op->processor != NULL);
-	ASSERT(fscache_object_is_available(op->object));
-	ASSERTCMP(atomic_read(&op->usage), >, 0);
-	ASSERTIFCMP(op->state != FSCACHE_OP_ST_IN_PROGRESS,
-		    op->state, ==,  FSCACHE_OP_ST_CANCELLED);
-
-	fscache_stat(&fscache_n_op_enqueue);
-	switch (op->flags & FSCACHE_OP_TYPE) {
-	case FSCACHE_OP_ASYNC:
-		trace_fscache_op(cookie, op, fscache_op_enqueue_async);
-		_debug("queue async");
-		atomic_inc(&op->usage);
-		if (!queue_work(fscache_op_wq, &op->work))
-			fscache_put_operation(op);
-		break;
-	case FSCACHE_OP_MYTHREAD:
-		trace_fscache_op(cookie, op, fscache_op_enqueue_mythread);
-		_debug("queue for caller's attention");
-		break;
-	default:
-		pr_err("Unexpected op type %lx", op->flags);
-		BUG();
-		break;
-	}
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(fscache_enqueue_operation);
-
-/*
- * start an op running
- */
-static void fscache_run_op(struct fscache_object *object,
-			   struct fscache_operation *op)
-{
-	ASSERTCMP(op->state, ==, FSCACHE_OP_ST_PENDING);
-
-	op->state = FSCACHE_OP_ST_IN_PROGRESS;
-	object->n_in_progress++;
-	if (test_and_clear_bit(FSCACHE_OP_WAITING, &op->flags))
-		wake_up_bit(&op->flags, FSCACHE_OP_WAITING);
-	if (op->processor)
-		fscache_enqueue_operation(op);
-	else
-		trace_fscache_op(object->cookie, op, fscache_op_run);
-	fscache_stat(&fscache_n_op_run);
-}
-
-/*
- * report an unexpected submission
- */
-static void fscache_report_unexpected_submission(struct fscache_object *object,
-						 struct fscache_operation *op,
-						 const struct fscache_state *ostate)
-{
-	static bool once_only;
-	struct fscache_operation *p;
-	unsigned n;
-
-	if (once_only)
-		return;
-	once_only = true;
-
-	kdebug("unexpected submission OP%x [OBJ%x %s]",
-	       op->debug_id, object->debug_id, object->state->name);
-	kdebug("objstate=%s [%s]", object->state->name, ostate->name);
-	kdebug("objflags=%lx", object->flags);
-	kdebug("objevent=%lx [%lx]", object->events, object->event_mask);
-	kdebug("ops=%u inp=%u exc=%u",
-	       object->n_ops, object->n_in_progress, object->n_exclusive);
-
-	if (!list_empty(&object->pending_ops)) {
-		n = 0;
-		list_for_each_entry(p, &object->pending_ops, pend_link) {
-			ASSERTCMP(p->object, ==, object);
-			kdebug("%p %p", op->processor, op->release);
-			n++;
-		}
-
-		kdebug("n=%u", n);
-	}
-
-	dump_stack();
-}
-
-/*
- * submit an exclusive operation for an object
- * - other ops are excluded from running simultaneously with this one
- * - this gets any extra refs it needs on an op
- */
-int fscache_submit_exclusive_op(struct fscache_object *object,
-				struct fscache_operation *op)
-{
-	const struct fscache_state *ostate;
-	unsigned long flags;
-	int ret;
-
-	_enter("{OBJ%x OP%x},", object->debug_id, op->debug_id);
-
-	trace_fscache_op(object->cookie, op, fscache_op_submit_ex);
-
-	ASSERTCMP(op->state, ==, FSCACHE_OP_ST_INITIALISED);
-	ASSERTCMP(atomic_read(&op->usage), >, 0);
-
-	spin_lock(&object->lock);
-	ASSERTCMP(object->n_ops, >=, object->n_in_progress);
-	ASSERTCMP(object->n_ops, >=, object->n_exclusive);
-	ASSERT(list_empty(&op->pend_link));
-
-	ostate = object->state;
-	smp_rmb();
-
-	op->state = FSCACHE_OP_ST_PENDING;
-	flags = READ_ONCE(object->flags);
-	if (unlikely(!(flags & BIT(FSCACHE_OBJECT_IS_LIVE)))) {
-		fscache_stat(&fscache_n_op_rejected);
-		op->cancel(op);
-		op->state = FSCACHE_OP_ST_CANCELLED;
-		ret = -ENOBUFS;
-	} else if (unlikely(fscache_cache_is_broken(object))) {
-		op->cancel(op);
-		op->state = FSCACHE_OP_ST_CANCELLED;
-		ret = -EIO;
-	} else if (flags & BIT(FSCACHE_OBJECT_IS_AVAILABLE)) {
-		op->object = object;
-		object->n_ops++;
-		object->n_exclusive++;	/* reads and writes must wait */
-
-		if (object->n_in_progress > 0) {
-			atomic_inc(&op->usage);
-			list_add_tail(&op->pend_link, &object->pending_ops);
-			fscache_stat(&fscache_n_op_pend);
-		} else if (!list_empty(&object->pending_ops)) {
-			atomic_inc(&op->usage);
-			list_add_tail(&op->pend_link, &object->pending_ops);
-			fscache_stat(&fscache_n_op_pend);
-			fscache_start_operations(object);
-		} else {
-			ASSERTCMP(object->n_in_progress, ==, 0);
-			fscache_run_op(object, op);
-		}
-
-		/* need to issue a new write op after this */
-		clear_bit(FSCACHE_OBJECT_PENDING_WRITE, &object->flags);
-		ret = 0;
-	} else if (flags & BIT(FSCACHE_OBJECT_IS_LOOKED_UP)) {
-		op->object = object;
-		object->n_ops++;
-		object->n_exclusive++;	/* reads and writes must wait */
-		atomic_inc(&op->usage);
-		list_add_tail(&op->pend_link, &object->pending_ops);
-		fscache_stat(&fscache_n_op_pend);
-		ret = 0;
-	} else if (flags & BIT(FSCACHE_OBJECT_KILLED_BY_CACHE)) {
-		op->cancel(op);
-		op->state = FSCACHE_OP_ST_CANCELLED;
-		ret = -ENOBUFS;
-	} else {
-		fscache_report_unexpected_submission(object, op, ostate);
-		op->cancel(op);
-		op->state = FSCACHE_OP_ST_CANCELLED;
-		ret = -ENOBUFS;
-	}
-
-	spin_unlock(&object->lock);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-/*
- * submit an operation for an object
- * - objects may be submitted only in the following states:
- *   - during object creation (write ops may be submitted)
- *   - whilst the object is active
- *   - after an I/O error incurred in one of the two above states (op rejected)
- * - this gets any extra refs it needs on an op
- */
-int fscache_submit_op(struct fscache_object *object,
-		      struct fscache_operation *op)
-{
-	const struct fscache_state *ostate;
-	unsigned long flags;
-	int ret;
-
-	_enter("{OBJ%x OP%x},{%u}",
-	       object->debug_id, op->debug_id, atomic_read(&op->usage));
-
-	trace_fscache_op(object->cookie, op, fscache_op_submit);
-
-	ASSERTCMP(op->state, ==, FSCACHE_OP_ST_INITIALISED);
-	ASSERTCMP(atomic_read(&op->usage), >, 0);
-
-	spin_lock(&object->lock);
-	ASSERTCMP(object->n_ops, >=, object->n_in_progress);
-	ASSERTCMP(object->n_ops, >=, object->n_exclusive);
-	ASSERT(list_empty(&op->pend_link));
-
-	ostate = object->state;
-	smp_rmb();
-
-	op->state = FSCACHE_OP_ST_PENDING;
-	flags = READ_ONCE(object->flags);
-	if (unlikely(!(flags & BIT(FSCACHE_OBJECT_IS_LIVE)))) {
-		fscache_stat(&fscache_n_op_rejected);
-		op->cancel(op);
-		op->state = FSCACHE_OP_ST_CANCELLED;
-		ret = -ENOBUFS;
-	} else if (unlikely(fscache_cache_is_broken(object))) {
-		op->cancel(op);
-		op->state = FSCACHE_OP_ST_CANCELLED;
-		ret = -EIO;
-	} else if (flags & BIT(FSCACHE_OBJECT_IS_AVAILABLE)) {
-		op->object = object;
-		object->n_ops++;
-
-		if (object->n_exclusive > 0) {
-			atomic_inc(&op->usage);
-			list_add_tail(&op->pend_link, &object->pending_ops);
-			fscache_stat(&fscache_n_op_pend);
-		} else if (!list_empty(&object->pending_ops)) {
-			atomic_inc(&op->usage);
-			list_add_tail(&op->pend_link, &object->pending_ops);
-			fscache_stat(&fscache_n_op_pend);
-			fscache_start_operations(object);
-		} else {
-			ASSERTCMP(object->n_exclusive, ==, 0);
-			fscache_run_op(object, op);
-		}
-		ret = 0;
-	} else if (flags & BIT(FSCACHE_OBJECT_IS_LOOKED_UP)) {
-		op->object = object;
-		object->n_ops++;
-		atomic_inc(&op->usage);
-		list_add_tail(&op->pend_link, &object->pending_ops);
-		fscache_stat(&fscache_n_op_pend);
-		ret = 0;
-	} else if (flags & BIT(FSCACHE_OBJECT_KILLED_BY_CACHE)) {
-		op->cancel(op);
-		op->state = FSCACHE_OP_ST_CANCELLED;
-		ret = -ENOBUFS;
-	} else {
-		fscache_report_unexpected_submission(object, op, ostate);
-		ASSERT(!fscache_object_is_active(object));
-		op->cancel(op);
-		op->state = FSCACHE_OP_ST_CANCELLED;
-		ret = -ENOBUFS;
-	}
-
-	spin_unlock(&object->lock);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-/*
- * queue an object for withdrawal on error, aborting all following asynchronous
- * operations
- */
-void fscache_abort_object(struct fscache_object *object)
-{
-	_enter("{OBJ%x}", object->debug_id);
-
-	fscache_raise_event(object, FSCACHE_OBJECT_EV_ERROR);
-}
-
-/*
- * Jump start the operation processing on an object.  The caller must hold
- * object->lock.
- */
-void fscache_start_operations(struct fscache_object *object)
-{
-	struct fscache_operation *op;
-	bool stop = false;
-
-	while (!list_empty(&object->pending_ops) && !stop) {
-		op = list_entry(object->pending_ops.next,
-				struct fscache_operation, pend_link);
-
-		if (test_bit(FSCACHE_OP_EXCLUSIVE, &op->flags)) {
-			if (object->n_in_progress > 0)
-				break;
-			stop = true;
-		}
-		list_del_init(&op->pend_link);
-		fscache_run_op(object, op);
-
-		/* the pending queue was holding a ref on the object */
-		fscache_put_operation(op);
-	}
-
-	ASSERTCMP(object->n_in_progress, <=, object->n_ops);
-
-	_debug("woke %d ops on OBJ%x",
-	       object->n_in_progress, object->debug_id);
-}
-
-/*
- * cancel an operation that's pending on an object
- */
-int fscache_cancel_op(struct fscache_operation *op,
-		      bool cancel_in_progress_op)
-{
-	struct fscache_object *object = op->object;
-	bool put = false;
-	int ret;
-
-	_enter("OBJ%x OP%x}", op->object->debug_id, op->debug_id);
-
-	trace_fscache_op(object->cookie, op, fscache_op_cancel);
-
-	ASSERTCMP(op->state, >=, FSCACHE_OP_ST_PENDING);
-	ASSERTCMP(op->state, !=, FSCACHE_OP_ST_CANCELLED);
-	ASSERTCMP(atomic_read(&op->usage), >, 0);
-
-	spin_lock(&object->lock);
-
-	ret = -EBUSY;
-	if (op->state == FSCACHE_OP_ST_PENDING) {
-		ASSERT(!list_empty(&op->pend_link));
-		list_del_init(&op->pend_link);
-		put = true;
-
-		fscache_stat(&fscache_n_op_cancelled);
-		op->cancel(op);
-		op->state = FSCACHE_OP_ST_CANCELLED;
-		if (test_bit(FSCACHE_OP_EXCLUSIVE, &op->flags))
-			object->n_exclusive--;
-		if (test_and_clear_bit(FSCACHE_OP_WAITING, &op->flags))
-			wake_up_bit(&op->flags, FSCACHE_OP_WAITING);
-		ret = 0;
-	} else if (op->state == FSCACHE_OP_ST_IN_PROGRESS && cancel_in_progress_op) {
-		ASSERTCMP(object->n_in_progress, >, 0);
-		if (test_bit(FSCACHE_OP_EXCLUSIVE, &op->flags))
-			object->n_exclusive--;
-		object->n_in_progress--;
-		if (object->n_in_progress == 0)
-			fscache_start_operations(object);
-
-		fscache_stat(&fscache_n_op_cancelled);
-		op->cancel(op);
-		op->state = FSCACHE_OP_ST_CANCELLED;
-		if (test_bit(FSCACHE_OP_EXCLUSIVE, &op->flags))
-			object->n_exclusive--;
-		if (test_and_clear_bit(FSCACHE_OP_WAITING, &op->flags))
-			wake_up_bit(&op->flags, FSCACHE_OP_WAITING);
-		ret = 0;
-	}
-
-	if (put)
-		fscache_put_operation(op);
-	spin_unlock(&object->lock);
-	_leave(" = %d", ret);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-/*
- * Cancel all pending operations on an object
- */
-void fscache_cancel_all_ops(struct fscache_object *object)
-{
-	struct fscache_operation *op;
-
-	_enter("OBJ%x", object->debug_id);
-
-	spin_lock(&object->lock);
-
-	while (!list_empty(&object->pending_ops)) {
-		op = list_entry(object->pending_ops.next,
-				struct fscache_operation, pend_link);
-		fscache_stat(&fscache_n_op_cancelled);
-		list_del_init(&op->pend_link);
-
-		trace_fscache_op(object->cookie, op, fscache_op_cancel_all);
-
-		ASSERTCMP(op->state, ==, FSCACHE_OP_ST_PENDING);
-		op->cancel(op);
-		op->state = FSCACHE_OP_ST_CANCELLED;
-
-		if (test_bit(FSCACHE_OP_EXCLUSIVE, &op->flags))
-			object->n_exclusive--;
-		if (test_and_clear_bit(FSCACHE_OP_WAITING, &op->flags))
-			wake_up_bit(&op->flags, FSCACHE_OP_WAITING);
-		fscache_put_operation(op);
-		cond_resched_lock(&object->lock);
-	}
-
-	spin_unlock(&object->lock);
-	_leave("");
-}
-
-/*
- * Record the completion or cancellation of an in-progress operation.
- */
-void fscache_op_complete(struct fscache_operation *op, bool cancelled)
-{
-	struct fscache_object *object = op->object;
-
-	_enter("OBJ%x", object->debug_id);
-
-	ASSERTCMP(op->state, ==, FSCACHE_OP_ST_IN_PROGRESS);
-	ASSERTCMP(object->n_in_progress, >, 0);
-	ASSERTIFCMP(test_bit(FSCACHE_OP_EXCLUSIVE, &op->flags),
-		    object->n_exclusive, >, 0);
-	ASSERTIFCMP(test_bit(FSCACHE_OP_EXCLUSIVE, &op->flags),
-		    object->n_in_progress, ==, 1);
-
-	spin_lock(&object->lock);
-
-	if (!cancelled) {
-		trace_fscache_op(object->cookie, op, fscache_op_completed);
-		op->state = FSCACHE_OP_ST_COMPLETE;
-	} else {
-		op->cancel(op);
-		trace_fscache_op(object->cookie, op, fscache_op_cancelled);
-		op->state = FSCACHE_OP_ST_CANCELLED;
-	}
-
-	if (test_bit(FSCACHE_OP_EXCLUSIVE, &op->flags))
-		object->n_exclusive--;
-	object->n_in_progress--;
-	if (object->n_in_progress == 0)
-		fscache_start_operations(object);
-
-	spin_unlock(&object->lock);
-	_leave("");
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(fscache_op_complete);
-
-/*
- * release an operation
- * - queues pending ops if this is the last in-progress op
- */
-void fscache_put_operation(struct fscache_operation *op)
-{
-	struct fscache_object *object;
-	struct fscache_cache *cache;
-
-	_enter("{OBJ%x OP%x,%d}",
-	       op->object ? op->object->debug_id : 0,
-	       op->debug_id, atomic_read(&op->usage));
-
-	ASSERTCMP(atomic_read(&op->usage), >, 0);
-
-	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&op->usage))
-		return;
-
-	trace_fscache_op(op->object ? op->object->cookie : NULL, op, fscache_op_put);
-
-	_debug("PUT OP");
-	ASSERTIFCMP(op->state != FSCACHE_OP_ST_INITIALISED &&
-		    op->state != FSCACHE_OP_ST_COMPLETE,
-		    op->state, ==, FSCACHE_OP_ST_CANCELLED);
-
-	fscache_stat(&fscache_n_op_release);
-
-	if (op->release) {
-		op->release(op);
-		op->release = NULL;
-	}
-	op->state = FSCACHE_OP_ST_DEAD;
-
-	object = op->object;
-	if (likely(object)) {
-		if (test_bit(FSCACHE_OP_DEC_READ_CNT, &op->flags))
-			atomic_dec(&object->n_reads);
-		if (test_bit(FSCACHE_OP_UNUSE_COOKIE, &op->flags))
-			fscache_unuse_cookie(object);
-
-		/* now... we may get called with the object spinlock held, so we
-		 * complete the cleanup here only if we can immediately acquire the
-		 * lock, and defer it otherwise */
-		if (!spin_trylock(&object->lock)) {
-			_debug("defer put");
-			fscache_stat(&fscache_n_op_deferred_release);
-
-			cache = object->cache;
-			spin_lock(&cache->op_gc_list_lock);
-			list_add_tail(&op->pend_link, &cache->op_gc_list);
-			spin_unlock(&cache->op_gc_list_lock);
-			schedule_work(&cache->op_gc);
-			_leave(" [defer]");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		ASSERTCMP(object->n_ops, >, 0);
-		object->n_ops--;
-		if (object->n_ops == 0)
-			fscache_raise_event(object, FSCACHE_OBJECT_EV_CLEARED);
-
-		spin_unlock(&object->lock);
-	}
-
-	kfree(op);
-	_leave(" [done]");
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(fscache_put_operation);
-
-/*
- * garbage collect operations that have had their release deferred
- */
-void fscache_operation_gc(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct fscache_operation *op;
-	struct fscache_object *object;
-	struct fscache_cache *cache =
-		container_of(work, struct fscache_cache, op_gc);
-	int count = 0;
-
-	_enter("");
-
-	do {
-		spin_lock(&cache->op_gc_list_lock);
-		if (list_empty(&cache->op_gc_list)) {
-			spin_unlock(&cache->op_gc_list_lock);
-			break;
-		}
-
-		op = list_entry(cache->op_gc_list.next,
-				struct fscache_operation, pend_link);
-		list_del(&op->pend_link);
-		spin_unlock(&cache->op_gc_list_lock);
-
-		object = op->object;
-		trace_fscache_op(object->cookie, op, fscache_op_gc);
-
-		spin_lock(&object->lock);
-
-		_debug("GC DEFERRED REL OBJ%x OP%x",
-		       object->debug_id, op->debug_id);
-		fscache_stat(&fscache_n_op_gc);
-
-		ASSERTCMP(atomic_read(&op->usage), ==, 0);
-		ASSERTCMP(op->state, ==, FSCACHE_OP_ST_DEAD);
-
-		ASSERTCMP(object->n_ops, >, 0);
-		object->n_ops--;
-		if (object->n_ops == 0)
-			fscache_raise_event(object, FSCACHE_OBJECT_EV_CLEARED);
-
-		spin_unlock(&object->lock);
-		kfree(op);
-
-	} while (count++ < 20);
-
-	if (!list_empty(&cache->op_gc_list))
-		schedule_work(&cache->op_gc);
-
-	_leave("");
-}
-
-/*
- * execute an operation using fs_op_wq to provide processing context -
- * the caller holds a ref to this object, so we don't need to hold one
- */
-void fscache_op_work_func(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct fscache_operation *op =
-		container_of(work, struct fscache_operation, work);
-
-	_enter("{OBJ%x OP%x,%d}",
-	       op->object->debug_id, op->debug_id, atomic_read(&op->usage));
-
-	trace_fscache_op(op->object->cookie, op, fscache_op_work);
-
-	ASSERT(op->processor != NULL);
-	op->processor(op);
-	fscache_put_operation(op);
-
-	_leave("");
-}
diff --git a/include/linux/fscache-cache.h b/include/linux/fscache-cache.h
index 436456d4ff64..c5d454f340c6 100644
--- a/include/linux/fscache-cache.h
+++ b/include/linux/fscache-cache.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 struct fscache_cache;
 struct fscache_cache_ops;
 struct fscache_object;
-struct fscache_operation;
 
 enum fscache_obj_ref_trace {
 	fscache_obj_get_add_to_deps,
@@ -62,11 +61,8 @@ struct fscache_cache {
 	char			identifier[36];	/* cache label */
 
 	/* node management */
-	struct work_struct	op_gc;		/* operation garbage collector */
 	struct list_head	object_list;	/* list of data/index objects */
-	struct list_head	op_gc_list;	/* list of ops to be deleted */
 	spinlock_t		object_list_lock;
-	spinlock_t		op_gc_list_lock;
 	atomic_t		object_count;	/* no. of live objects in this cache */
 	struct fscache_object	*fsdef;		/* object for the fsdef index */
 	unsigned long		flags;
@@ -76,68 +72,6 @@ struct fscache_cache {
 
 extern wait_queue_head_t fscache_cache_cleared_wq;
 
-/*
- * operation to be applied to a cache object
- * - retrieval initiation operations are done in the context of the process
- *   that issued them, and not in an async thread pool
- */
-typedef void (*fscache_operation_release_t)(struct fscache_operation *op);
-typedef void (*fscache_operation_processor_t)(struct fscache_operation *op);
-typedef void (*fscache_operation_cancel_t)(struct fscache_operation *op);
-
-enum fscache_operation_state {
-	FSCACHE_OP_ST_BLANK,		/* Op is not yet submitted */
-	FSCACHE_OP_ST_INITIALISED,	/* Op is initialised */
-	FSCACHE_OP_ST_PENDING,		/* Op is blocked from running */
-	FSCACHE_OP_ST_IN_PROGRESS,	/* Op is in progress */
-	FSCACHE_OP_ST_COMPLETE,		/* Op is complete */
-	FSCACHE_OP_ST_CANCELLED,	/* Op has been cancelled */
-	FSCACHE_OP_ST_DEAD		/* Op is now dead */
-};
-
-struct fscache_operation {
-	struct work_struct	work;		/* record for async ops */
-	struct list_head	pend_link;	/* link in object->pending_ops */
-	struct fscache_object	*object;	/* object to be operated upon */
-
-	unsigned long		flags;
-#define FSCACHE_OP_TYPE		0x000f	/* operation type */
-#define FSCACHE_OP_ASYNC	0x0001	/* - async op, processor may sleep for disk */
-#define FSCACHE_OP_MYTHREAD	0x0002	/* - processing is done be issuing thread, not pool */
-#define FSCACHE_OP_WAITING	4	/* cleared when op is woken */
-#define FSCACHE_OP_EXCLUSIVE	5	/* exclusive op, other ops must wait */
-#define FSCACHE_OP_DEC_READ_CNT	6	/* decrement object->n_reads on destruction */
-#define FSCACHE_OP_UNUSE_COOKIE	7	/* call fscache_unuse_cookie() on completion */
-#define FSCACHE_OP_KEEP_FLAGS	0x00f0	/* flags to keep when repurposing an op */
-
-	enum fscache_operation_state state;
-	atomic_t		usage;
-	unsigned		debug_id;	/* debugging ID */
-
-	/* operation processor callback
-	 * - can be NULL if FSCACHE_OP_WAITING is going to be used to perform
-	 *   the op in a non-pool thread */
-	fscache_operation_processor_t processor;
-
-	/* Operation cancellation cleanup (optional) */
-	fscache_operation_cancel_t cancel;
-
-	/* operation releaser */
-	fscache_operation_release_t release;
-};
-
-extern atomic_t fscache_op_debug_id;
-extern void fscache_op_work_func(struct work_struct *work);
-
-extern void fscache_enqueue_operation(struct fscache_operation *);
-extern void fscache_op_complete(struct fscache_operation *, bool);
-extern void fscache_put_operation(struct fscache_operation *);
-extern void fscache_operation_init(struct fscache_cookie *,
-				   struct fscache_operation *,
-				   fscache_operation_processor_t,
-				   fscache_operation_cancel_t,
-				   fscache_operation_release_t);
-
 /*
  * cache operations
  */
@@ -188,8 +122,7 @@ struct fscache_cache_ops {
 	int (*reserve_space)(struct fscache_object *object, loff_t i_size);
 
 	/* Begin an operation for the netfs lib */
-	int (*begin_operation)(struct netfs_cache_resources *cres,
-			       struct fscache_operation *op);
+	int (*begin_operation)(struct netfs_cache_resources *cres);
 };
 
 extern struct fscache_cookie fscache_fsdef_index;
@@ -236,9 +169,6 @@ struct fscache_object {
 	int			n_children;	/* number of child objects */
 	int			n_ops;		/* number of extant ops on object */
 	int			n_obj_ops;	/* number of object ops outstanding on object */
-	int			n_in_progress;	/* number of ops in progress */
-	int			n_exclusive;	/* number of exclusive ops queued or in progress */
-	atomic_t		n_reads;	/* number of read ops in progress */
 	spinlock_t		lock;		/* state and operations lock */
 
 	unsigned long		lookup_jif;	/* time at which lookup started */
@@ -249,7 +179,6 @@ struct fscache_object {
 
 	unsigned long		flags;
 #define FSCACHE_OBJECT_LOCK		0	/* T if object is busy being processed */
-#define FSCACHE_OBJECT_PENDING_WRITE	1	/* T if object has pending write */
 #define FSCACHE_OBJECT_WAITING		2	/* T if object is waiting on its parent */
 #define FSCACHE_OBJECT_IS_LIVE		3	/* T if object is not withdrawn or relinquished */
 #define FSCACHE_OBJECT_IS_LOOKED_UP	4	/* T if object has been looked up */
@@ -266,7 +195,6 @@ struct fscache_object {
 	struct work_struct	work;		/* attention scheduling record */
 	struct list_head	dependents;	/* FIFO of dependent objects */
 	struct list_head	dep_link;	/* link in parent's dependents list */
-	struct list_head	pending_ops;	/* unstarted operations on this object */
 };
 
 extern void fscache_object_init(struct fscache_object *, struct fscache_cookie *,
diff --git a/include/trace/events/fscache.h b/include/trace/events/fscache.h
index 90d956ef1c6e..eac561d3ac51 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/fscache.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/fscache.h
@@ -33,24 +33,6 @@ enum fscache_cookie_trace {
 	fscache_cookie_put_parent,
 };
 
-enum fscache_op_trace {
-	fscache_op_cancel,
-	fscache_op_cancel_all,
-	fscache_op_cancelled,
-	fscache_op_completed,
-	fscache_op_enqueue_async,
-	fscache_op_enqueue_mythread,
-	fscache_op_gc,
-	fscache_op_init,
-	fscache_op_put,
-	fscache_op_run,
-	fscache_op_signal,
-	fscache_op_submit,
-	fscache_op_submit_ex,
-	fscache_op_work,
-	fscache_op_trace__nr
-};
-
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -69,22 +51,6 @@ enum fscache_op_trace {
 	EM(fscache_cookie_put_object,		"PUT obj")		\
 	E_(fscache_cookie_put_parent,		"PUT prn")
 
-#define fscache_op_traces						\
-	EM(fscache_op_cancel,			"Cancel1")		\
-	EM(fscache_op_cancel_all,		"CancelA")		\
-	EM(fscache_op_cancelled,		"Canclld")		\
-	EM(fscache_op_completed,		"Complet")		\
-	EM(fscache_op_enqueue_async,		"EnqAsyn")		\
-	EM(fscache_op_enqueue_mythread,		"EnqMyTh")		\
-	EM(fscache_op_gc,			"GC     ")		\
-	EM(fscache_op_init,			"Init   ")		\
-	EM(fscache_op_put,			"Put    ")		\
-	EM(fscache_op_run,			"Run    ")		\
-	EM(fscache_op_signal,			"Signal ")		\
-	EM(fscache_op_submit,			"Submit ")		\
-	EM(fscache_op_submit_ex,		"SubmitX")		\
-	E_(fscache_op_work,			"Work   ")
-
 /*
  * Export enum symbols via userspace.
  */
@@ -299,29 +265,6 @@ TRACE_EVENT(fscache_osm,
 		      __entry->event_num)
 	    );
 
-TRACE_EVENT(fscache_op,
-	    TP_PROTO(struct fscache_cookie *cookie, struct fscache_operation *op,
-		     enum fscache_op_trace why),
-
-	    TP_ARGS(cookie, op, why),
-
-	    TP_STRUCT__entry(
-		    __field(unsigned int,		cookie		)
-		    __field(unsigned int,		op		)
-		    __field(enum fscache_op_trace,	why		)
-			     ),
-
-	    TP_fast_assign(
-		    __entry->cookie		= cookie ? cookie->debug_id : 0;
-		    __entry->op			= op->debug_id;
-		    __entry->why		= why;
-			   ),
-
-	    TP_printk("c=%08x op=%08x %s",
-		      __entry->cookie, __entry->op,
-		      __print_symbolic(__entry->why, fscache_op_traces))
-	    );
-
 #endif /* _TRACE_FSCACHE_H */
 
 /* This part must be outside protection */
