diff --git a/drivers/dax/super.c b/drivers/dax/super.c
index e81d5ee57390f..ff676a07480c8 100644
--- a/drivers/dax/super.c
+++ b/drivers/dax/super.c
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ enum dax_device_flags {
 	DAXDEV_WRITE_CACHE,
 	/* flag to check if device supports synchronous flush */
 	DAXDEV_SYNC,
+	/* do not use uncached operations to write data */
+	DAXDEV_CACHED,
+	/* do not use mcsafe operations to read data */
+	DAXDEV_NOMCSAFE,
 };
 
 /**
@@ -146,9 +150,15 @@ size_t dax_copy_from_iter(struct dax_device *dax_dev, pgoff_t pgoff, void *addr,
 	if (!dax_alive(dax_dev))
 		return 0;
 
-	return dax_dev->ops->copy_from_iter(dax_dev, pgoff, addr, bytes, i);
+	/*
+	 * The userspace address for the memory copy has already been validated
+	 * via access_ok() in vfs_write, so use the 'no check' version to bypass
+	 * the HARDENED_USERCOPY overhead.
+	 */
+	if (test_bit(DAXDEV_CACHED, &dax_dev->flags))
+		return _copy_from_iter(addr, bytes, i);
+	return _copy_from_iter_flushcache(addr, bytes, i);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dax_copy_from_iter);
 
 size_t dax_copy_to_iter(struct dax_device *dax_dev, pgoff_t pgoff, void *addr,
 		size_t bytes, struct iov_iter *i)
@@ -156,9 +166,15 @@ size_t dax_copy_to_iter(struct dax_device *dax_dev, pgoff_t pgoff, void *addr,
 	if (!dax_alive(dax_dev))
 		return 0;
 
-	return dax_dev->ops->copy_to_iter(dax_dev, pgoff, addr, bytes, i);
+	/*
+	 * The userspace address for the memory copy has already been validated
+	 * via access_ok() in vfs_red, so use the 'no check' version to bypass
+	 * the HARDENED_USERCOPY overhead.
+	 */
+	if (test_bit(DAXDEV_NOMCSAFE, &dax_dev->flags))
+		return _copy_to_iter(addr, bytes, i);
+	return _copy_mc_to_iter(addr, bytes, i);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dax_copy_to_iter);
 
 int dax_zero_page_range(struct dax_device *dax_dev, pgoff_t pgoff,
 			size_t nr_pages)
@@ -220,6 +236,18 @@ void set_dax_synchronous(struct dax_device *dax_dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(set_dax_synchronous);
 
+void set_dax_cached(struct dax_device *dax_dev)
+{
+	set_bit(DAXDEV_CACHED, &dax_dev->flags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(set_dax_cached);
+
+void set_dax_nomcsafe(struct dax_device *dax_dev)
+{
+	set_bit(DAXDEV_NOMCSAFE, &dax_dev->flags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(set_dax_nomcsafe);
+
 bool dax_alive(struct dax_device *dax_dev)
 {
 	lockdep_assert_held(&dax_srcu);
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-linear.c b/drivers/md/dm-linear.c
index 90de42f6743ac..1b97a11d71517 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-linear.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-linear.c
@@ -180,22 +180,6 @@ static long linear_dax_direct_access(struct dm_target *ti, pgoff_t pgoff,
 	return dax_direct_access(dax_dev, pgoff, nr_pages, kaddr, pfn);
 }
 
-static size_t linear_dax_copy_from_iter(struct dm_target *ti, pgoff_t pgoff,
-		void *addr, size_t bytes, struct iov_iter *i)
-{
-	struct dax_device *dax_dev = linear_dax_pgoff(ti, &pgoff);
-
-	return dax_copy_from_iter(dax_dev, pgoff, addr, bytes, i);
-}
-
-static size_t linear_dax_copy_to_iter(struct dm_target *ti, pgoff_t pgoff,
-		void *addr, size_t bytes, struct iov_iter *i)
-{
-	struct dax_device *dax_dev = linear_dax_pgoff(ti, &pgoff);
-
-	return dax_copy_to_iter(dax_dev, pgoff, addr, bytes, i);
-}
-
 static int linear_dax_zero_page_range(struct dm_target *ti, pgoff_t pgoff,
 				      size_t nr_pages)
 {
@@ -206,8 +190,6 @@ static int linear_dax_zero_page_range(struct dm_target *ti, pgoff_t pgoff,
 
 #else
 #define linear_dax_direct_access NULL
-#define linear_dax_copy_from_iter NULL
-#define linear_dax_copy_to_iter NULL
 #define linear_dax_zero_page_range NULL
 #endif
 
@@ -225,8 +207,6 @@ static struct target_type linear_target = {
 	.prepare_ioctl = linear_prepare_ioctl,
 	.iterate_devices = linear_iterate_devices,
 	.direct_access = linear_dax_direct_access,
-	.dax_copy_from_iter = linear_dax_copy_from_iter,
-	.dax_copy_to_iter = linear_dax_copy_to_iter,
 	.dax_zero_page_range = linear_dax_zero_page_range,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-log-writes.c b/drivers/md/dm-log-writes.c
index cdb22e7a1d0da..139b09b06eda9 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-log-writes.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-log-writes.c
@@ -902,51 +902,6 @@ static void log_writes_io_hints(struct dm_target *ti, struct queue_limits *limit
 }
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_FS_DAX)
-static int log_dax(struct log_writes_c *lc, sector_t sector, size_t bytes,
-		   struct iov_iter *i)
-{
-	struct pending_block *block;
-
-	if (!bytes)
-		return 0;
-
-	block = kzalloc(sizeof(struct pending_block), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!block) {
-		DMERR("Error allocating dax pending block");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	block->data = kzalloc(bytes, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!block->data) {
-		DMERR("Error allocating dax data space");
-		kfree(block);
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	/* write data provided via the iterator */
-	if (!copy_from_iter(block->data, bytes, i)) {
-		DMERR("Error copying dax data");
-		kfree(block->data);
-		kfree(block);
-		return -EIO;
-	}
-
-	/* rewind the iterator so that the block driver can use it */
-	iov_iter_revert(i, bytes);
-
-	block->datalen = bytes;
-	block->sector = bio_to_dev_sectors(lc, sector);
-	block->nr_sectors = ALIGN(bytes, lc->sectorsize) >> lc->sectorshift;
-
-	atomic_inc(&lc->pending_blocks);
-	spin_lock_irq(&lc->blocks_lock);
-	list_add_tail(&block->list, &lc->unflushed_blocks);
-	spin_unlock_irq(&lc->blocks_lock);
-	wake_up_process(lc->log_kthread);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static struct dax_device *log_writes_dax_pgoff(struct dm_target *ti,
 		pgoff_t *pgoff)
 {
@@ -964,37 +919,6 @@ static long log_writes_dax_direct_access(struct dm_target *ti, pgoff_t pgoff,
 	return dax_direct_access(dax_dev, pgoff, nr_pages, kaddr, pfn);
 }
 
-static size_t log_writes_dax_copy_from_iter(struct dm_target *ti,
-					    pgoff_t pgoff, void *addr, size_t bytes,
-					    struct iov_iter *i)
-{
-	struct log_writes_c *lc = ti->private;
-	sector_t sector = pgoff * PAGE_SECTORS;
-	struct dax_device *dax_dev = log_writes_dax_pgoff(ti, &pgoff);
-	int err;
-
-	/* Don't bother doing anything if logging has been disabled */
-	if (!lc->logging_enabled)
-		goto dax_copy;
-
-	err = log_dax(lc, sector, bytes, i);
-	if (err) {
-		DMWARN("Error %d logging DAX write", err);
-		return 0;
-	}
-dax_copy:
-	return dax_copy_from_iter(dax_dev, pgoff, addr, bytes, i);
-}
-
-static size_t log_writes_dax_copy_to_iter(struct dm_target *ti,
-					  pgoff_t pgoff, void *addr, size_t bytes,
-					  struct iov_iter *i)
-{
-	struct dax_device *dax_dev = log_writes_dax_pgoff(ti, &pgoff);
-
-	return dax_copy_to_iter(dax_dev, pgoff, addr, bytes, i);
-}
-
 static int log_writes_dax_zero_page_range(struct dm_target *ti, pgoff_t pgoff,
 					  size_t nr_pages)
 {
@@ -1005,8 +929,6 @@ static int log_writes_dax_zero_page_range(struct dm_target *ti, pgoff_t pgoff,
 
 #else
 #define log_writes_dax_direct_access NULL
-#define log_writes_dax_copy_from_iter NULL
-#define log_writes_dax_copy_to_iter NULL
 #define log_writes_dax_zero_page_range NULL
 #endif
 
@@ -1024,8 +946,6 @@ static struct target_type log_writes_target = {
 	.iterate_devices = log_writes_iterate_devices,
 	.io_hints = log_writes_io_hints,
 	.direct_access = log_writes_dax_direct_access,
-	.dax_copy_from_iter = log_writes_dax_copy_from_iter,
-	.dax_copy_to_iter = log_writes_dax_copy_to_iter,
 	.dax_zero_page_range = log_writes_dax_zero_page_range,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-stripe.c b/drivers/md/dm-stripe.c
index 50dba3f39274c..e566115ec0bb8 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-stripe.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-stripe.c
@@ -324,22 +324,6 @@ static long stripe_dax_direct_access(struct dm_target *ti, pgoff_t pgoff,
 	return dax_direct_access(dax_dev, pgoff, nr_pages, kaddr, pfn);
 }
 
-static size_t stripe_dax_copy_from_iter(struct dm_target *ti, pgoff_t pgoff,
-		void *addr, size_t bytes, struct iov_iter *i)
-{
-	struct dax_device *dax_dev = stripe_dax_pgoff(ti, &pgoff);
-
-	return dax_copy_from_iter(dax_dev, pgoff, addr, bytes, i);
-}
-
-static size_t stripe_dax_copy_to_iter(struct dm_target *ti, pgoff_t pgoff,
-		void *addr, size_t bytes, struct iov_iter *i)
-{
-	struct dax_device *dax_dev = stripe_dax_pgoff(ti, &pgoff);
-
-	return dax_copy_to_iter(dax_dev, pgoff, addr, bytes, i);
-}
-
 static int stripe_dax_zero_page_range(struct dm_target *ti, pgoff_t pgoff,
 				      size_t nr_pages)
 {
@@ -350,8 +334,6 @@ static int stripe_dax_zero_page_range(struct dm_target *ti, pgoff_t pgoff,
 
 #else
 #define stripe_dax_direct_access NULL
-#define stripe_dax_copy_from_iter NULL
-#define stripe_dax_copy_to_iter NULL
 #define stripe_dax_zero_page_range NULL
 #endif
 
@@ -488,8 +470,6 @@ static struct target_type stripe_target = {
 	.iterate_devices = stripe_iterate_devices,
 	.io_hints = stripe_io_hints,
 	.direct_access = stripe_dax_direct_access,
-	.dax_copy_from_iter = stripe_dax_copy_from_iter,
-	.dax_copy_to_iter = stripe_dax_copy_to_iter,
 	.dax_zero_page_range = stripe_dax_zero_page_range,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
index f4b972af10928..1b7e4ec9e2f57 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
@@ -1027,54 +1027,6 @@ static long dm_dax_direct_access(struct dax_device *dax_dev, pgoff_t pgoff,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static size_t dm_dax_copy_from_iter(struct dax_device *dax_dev, pgoff_t pgoff,
-				    void *addr, size_t bytes, struct iov_iter *i)
-{
-	struct mapped_device *md = dax_get_private(dax_dev);
-	sector_t sector = pgoff * PAGE_SECTORS;
-	struct dm_target *ti;
-	long ret = 0;
-	int srcu_idx;
-
-	ti = dm_dax_get_live_target(md, sector, &srcu_idx);
-
-	if (!ti)
-		goto out;
-	if (!ti->type->dax_copy_from_iter) {
-		ret = copy_from_iter(addr, bytes, i);
-		goto out;
-	}
-	ret = ti->type->dax_copy_from_iter(ti, pgoff, addr, bytes, i);
- out:
-	dm_put_live_table(md, srcu_idx);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static size_t dm_dax_copy_to_iter(struct dax_device *dax_dev, pgoff_t pgoff,
-		void *addr, size_t bytes, struct iov_iter *i)
-{
-	struct mapped_device *md = dax_get_private(dax_dev);
-	sector_t sector = pgoff * PAGE_SECTORS;
-	struct dm_target *ti;
-	long ret = 0;
-	int srcu_idx;
-
-	ti = dm_dax_get_live_target(md, sector, &srcu_idx);
-
-	if (!ti)
-		goto out;
-	if (!ti->type->dax_copy_to_iter) {
-		ret = copy_to_iter(addr, bytes, i);
-		goto out;
-	}
-	ret = ti->type->dax_copy_to_iter(ti, pgoff, addr, bytes, i);
- out:
-	dm_put_live_table(md, srcu_idx);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static int dm_dax_zero_page_range(struct dax_device *dax_dev, pgoff_t pgoff,
 				  size_t nr_pages)
 {
@@ -3024,8 +2976,6 @@ static const struct block_device_operations dm_rq_blk_dops = {
 
 static const struct dax_operations dm_dax_ops = {
 	.direct_access = dm_dax_direct_access,
-	.copy_from_iter = dm_dax_copy_from_iter,
-	.copy_to_iter = dm_dax_copy_to_iter,
 	.zero_page_range = dm_dax_zero_page_range,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/pmem.c b/drivers/nvdimm/pmem.c
index 85b3339286bd8..b08f0642aa257 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/pmem.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/pmem.c
@@ -301,28 +301,8 @@ static long pmem_dax_direct_access(struct dax_device *dax_dev,
 	return __pmem_direct_access(pmem, pgoff, nr_pages, kaddr, pfn);
 }
 
-/*
- * Use the 'no check' versions of _copy_from_iter_flushcache() and
- * _copy_mc_to_iter() to bypass HARDENED_USERCOPY overhead. Bounds
- * checking, both file offset and device offset, is handled by
- * dax_iomap_actor()
- */
-static size_t pmem_copy_from_iter(struct dax_device *dax_dev, pgoff_t pgoff,
-		void *addr, size_t bytes, struct iov_iter *i)
-{
-	return _copy_from_iter_flushcache(addr, bytes, i);
-}
-
-static size_t pmem_copy_to_iter(struct dax_device *dax_dev, pgoff_t pgoff,
-		void *addr, size_t bytes, struct iov_iter *i)
-{
-	return _copy_mc_to_iter(addr, bytes, i);
-}
-
 static const struct dax_operations pmem_dax_ops = {
 	.direct_access = pmem_dax_direct_access,
-	.copy_from_iter = pmem_copy_from_iter,
-	.copy_to_iter = pmem_copy_to_iter,
 	.zero_page_range = pmem_dax_zero_page_range,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dcssblk.c b/drivers/s390/block/dcssblk.c
index 10823debc09bd..d614843caf6cc 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dcssblk.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dcssblk.c
@@ -44,18 +44,6 @@ static const struct block_device_operations dcssblk_devops = {
 	.release 	= dcssblk_release,
 };
 
-static size_t dcssblk_dax_copy_from_iter(struct dax_device *dax_dev,
-		pgoff_t pgoff, void *addr, size_t bytes, struct iov_iter *i)
-{
-	return copy_from_iter(addr, bytes, i);
-}
-
-static size_t dcssblk_dax_copy_to_iter(struct dax_device *dax_dev,
-		pgoff_t pgoff, void *addr, size_t bytes, struct iov_iter *i)
-{
-	return copy_to_iter(addr, bytes, i);
-}
-
 static int dcssblk_dax_zero_page_range(struct dax_device *dax_dev,
 				       pgoff_t pgoff, size_t nr_pages)
 {
@@ -72,8 +60,6 @@ static int dcssblk_dax_zero_page_range(struct dax_device *dax_dev,
 
 static const struct dax_operations dcssblk_dax_ops = {
 	.direct_access = dcssblk_dax_direct_access,
-	.copy_from_iter = dcssblk_dax_copy_from_iter,
-	.copy_to_iter = dcssblk_dax_copy_to_iter,
 	.zero_page_range = dcssblk_dax_zero_page_range,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/dax.c b/fs/dax.c
index e0eecd8e3a8f8..cd03485867a74 100644
--- a/fs/dax.c
+++ b/fs/dax.c
@@ -1260,11 +1260,6 @@ static loff_t dax_iomap_iter(const struct iomap_iter *iomi,
 		if (map_len > end - pos)
 			map_len = end - pos;
 
-		/*
-		 * The userspace address for the memory copy has already been
-		 * validated via access_ok() in either vfs_read() or
-		 * vfs_write(), depending on which operation we are doing.
-		 */
 		if (iov_iter_rw(iter) == WRITE)
 			xfer = dax_copy_from_iter(dax_dev, pgoff, kaddr,
 					map_len, iter);
diff --git a/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c b/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c
index 5c03a0364a9bb..754319ce2a29b 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c
@@ -753,20 +753,6 @@ static long virtio_fs_direct_access(struct dax_device *dax_dev, pgoff_t pgoff,
 	return nr_pages > max_nr_pages ? max_nr_pages : nr_pages;
 }
 
-static size_t virtio_fs_copy_from_iter(struct dax_device *dax_dev,
-				       pgoff_t pgoff, void *addr,
-				       size_t bytes, struct iov_iter *i)
-{
-	return copy_from_iter(addr, bytes, i);
-}
-
-static size_t virtio_fs_copy_to_iter(struct dax_device *dax_dev,
-				       pgoff_t pgoff, void *addr,
-				       size_t bytes, struct iov_iter *i)
-{
-	return copy_to_iter(addr, bytes, i);
-}
-
 static int virtio_fs_zero_page_range(struct dax_device *dax_dev,
 				     pgoff_t pgoff, size_t nr_pages)
 {
@@ -783,8 +769,6 @@ static int virtio_fs_zero_page_range(struct dax_device *dax_dev,
 
 static const struct dax_operations virtio_fs_dax_ops = {
 	.direct_access = virtio_fs_direct_access,
-	.copy_from_iter = virtio_fs_copy_from_iter,
-	.copy_to_iter = virtio_fs_copy_to_iter,
 	.zero_page_range = virtio_fs_zero_page_range,
 };
 
@@ -853,7 +837,8 @@ static int virtio_fs_setup_dax(struct virtio_device *vdev, struct virtio_fs *fs)
 	fs->dax_dev = alloc_dax(fs, &virtio_fs_dax_ops);
 	if (IS_ERR(fs->dax_dev))
 		return PTR_ERR(fs->dax_dev);
-
+	set_dax_cached(fs->dax_dev);
+	set_dax_nomcsafe(fs->dax_dev);
 	return devm_add_action_or_reset(&vdev->dev, virtio_fs_cleanup_dax,
 					fs->dax_dev);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/dax.h b/include/linux/dax.h
index c04f46478e3b5..d22cbf03d37d2 100644
--- a/include/linux/dax.h
+++ b/include/linux/dax.h
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@ struct dax_operations {
 	 */
 	bool (*dax_supported)(struct dax_device *, struct block_device *, int,
 			sector_t, sector_t);
-	/* copy_from_iter: required operation for fs-dax direct-i/o */
-	size_t (*copy_from_iter)(struct dax_device *, pgoff_t, void *, size_t,
-			struct iov_iter *);
-	/* copy_to_iter: required operation for fs-dax direct-i/o */
-	size_t (*copy_to_iter)(struct dax_device *, pgoff_t, void *, size_t,
-			struct iov_iter *);
 	/* zero_page_range: required operation. Zero page range   */
 	int (*zero_page_range)(struct dax_device *, pgoff_t, size_t);
 };
@@ -95,6 +89,9 @@ static inline bool daxdev_mapping_supported(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 }
 #endif
 
+void set_dax_cached(struct dax_device *dax_dev);
+void set_dax_nomcsafe(struct dax_device *dax_dev);
+
 struct writeback_control;
 #if defined(CONFIG_BLOCK) && defined(CONFIG_FS_DAX)
 int dax_add_host(struct dax_device *dax_dev, struct gendisk *disk);
diff --git a/include/linux/device-mapper.h b/include/linux/device-mapper.h
index a7df155ea49b8..b26fecf6c8e87 100644
--- a/include/linux/device-mapper.h
+++ b/include/linux/device-mapper.h
@@ -147,8 +147,6 @@ typedef int (*dm_busy_fn) (struct dm_target *ti);
  */
 typedef long (*dm_dax_direct_access_fn) (struct dm_target *ti, pgoff_t pgoff,
 		long nr_pages, void **kaddr, pfn_t *pfn);
-typedef size_t (*dm_dax_copy_iter_fn)(struct dm_target *ti, pgoff_t pgoff,
-		void *addr, size_t bytes, struct iov_iter *i);
 typedef int (*dm_dax_zero_page_range_fn)(struct dm_target *ti, pgoff_t pgoff,
 		size_t nr_pages);
 
@@ -200,8 +198,6 @@ struct target_type {
 	dm_iterate_devices_fn iterate_devices;
 	dm_io_hints_fn io_hints;
 	dm_dax_direct_access_fn direct_access;
-	dm_dax_copy_iter_fn dax_copy_from_iter;
-	dm_dax_copy_iter_fn dax_copy_to_iter;
 	dm_dax_zero_page_range_fn dax_zero_page_range;
 
 	/* For internal device-mapper use. */
