diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c b/fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c
index 7a5ee145c733..19e03936c5e1 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c
@@ -4850,7 +4850,7 @@ int ocfs2_reflink_remap_range(struct file *file_in,
 	    (OCFS2_I(inode_out)->ip_flags & OCFS2_INODE_SYSTEM_FILE))
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	ret = vfs_clone_file_prep_inodes(inode_in, pos_in, inode_out, pos_out,
+	ret = vfs_clone_file_prep(file_in, pos_in, file_out, pos_out,
 			&len, is_dedupe);
 	if (ret <= 0)
 		goto out_unlock;
diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c
index 8a2737f0d61d..f7b728d4972f 100644
--- a/fs/read_write.c
+++ b/fs/read_write.c
@@ -1717,12 +1717,12 @@ static int clone_verify_area(struct file *file, loff_t pos, u64 len, bool write)
  * Returns: 0 for "nothing to clone", 1 for "something to clone", or
  * the usual negative error code.
  */
-int vfs_clone_file_prep_inodes(struct inode *inode_in, loff_t pos_in,
-			       struct inode *inode_out, loff_t pos_out,
-			       u64 *len, bool is_dedupe)
+int vfs_clone_file_prep(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
+			struct file *file_out, loff_t pos_out,
+			u64 *len, bool is_dedupe)
 {
-	loff_t bs = inode_out->i_sb->s_blocksize;
-	loff_t blen;
+	struct inode *inode_in = file_inode(file_in);
+	struct inode *inode_out = file_inode(file_out);
 	loff_t isize;
 	bool same_inode = (inode_in == inode_out);
 	int ret;
@@ -1740,10 +1740,7 @@ int vfs_clone_file_prep_inodes(struct inode *inode_in, loff_t pos_in,
 	if (!S_ISREG(inode_in->i_mode) || !S_ISREG(inode_out->i_mode))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/* Are we going all the way to the end? */
 	isize = i_size_read(inode_in);
-	if (isize == 0)
-		return 0;
 
 	/* Zero length dedupe exits immediately; reflink goes to EOF. */
 	if (*len == 0) {
@@ -1754,36 +1751,11 @@ int vfs_clone_file_prep_inodes(struct inode *inode_in, loff_t pos_in,
 		*len = isize - pos_in;
 	}
 
-	/* Ensure offsets don't wrap and the input is inside i_size */
-	if (pos_in + *len < pos_in || pos_out + *len < pos_out ||
-	    pos_in + *len > isize)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	/* Don't allow dedupe past EOF in the dest file */
-	if (is_dedupe) {
-		loff_t	disize;
-
-		disize = i_size_read(inode_out);
-		if (pos_out >= disize || pos_out + *len > disize)
-			return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	/* If we're linking to EOF, continue to the block boundary. */
-	if (pos_in + *len == isize)
-		blen = ALIGN(isize, bs) - pos_in;
-	else
-		blen = *len;
-
-	/* Only reflink if we're aligned to block boundaries */
-	if (!IS_ALIGNED(pos_in, bs) || !IS_ALIGNED(pos_in + blen, bs) ||
-	    !IS_ALIGNED(pos_out, bs) || !IS_ALIGNED(pos_out + blen, bs))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	/* Don't allow overlapped reflink within the same file */
-	if (same_inode) {
-		if (pos_out + blen > pos_in && pos_out < pos_in + blen)
-			return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	/* Check that we don't violate system file offset limits. */
+	ret = generic_remap_checks(file_in, pos_in, file_out, pos_out, len,
+			is_dedupe);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	/* Wait for the completion of any pending IOs on both files */
 	inode_dio_wait(inode_in);
@@ -1816,7 +1788,7 @@ int vfs_clone_file_prep_inodes(struct inode *inode_in, loff_t pos_in,
 
 	return 1;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_clone_file_prep_inodes);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_clone_file_prep);
 
 int do_clone_file_range(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
 			struct file *file_out, loff_t pos_out, u64 len)
@@ -1854,9 +1826,6 @@ int do_clone_file_range(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (pos_in + len > i_size_read(inode_in))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	ret = file_in->f_op->clone_file_range(file_in, pos_in,
 			file_out, pos_out, len);
 	if (!ret) {
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_reflink.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_reflink.c
index d4feaeba8542..a4a7b2d9c8a1 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_reflink.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_reflink.c
@@ -1303,7 +1303,7 @@ xfs_reflink_remap_prep(
 	if (IS_DAX(inode_in) || IS_DAX(inode_out))
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	ret = vfs_clone_file_prep_inodes(inode_in, pos_in, inode_out, pos_out,
+	ret = vfs_clone_file_prep(file_in, pos_in, file_out, pos_out,
 			len, is_dedupe);
 	if (ret <= 0)
 		goto out_unlock;
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 897eae8faee1..ba93a6e7dac4 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1825,9 +1825,9 @@ extern ssize_t vfs_readv(struct file *, const struct iovec __user *,
 		unsigned long, loff_t *, rwf_t);
 extern ssize_t vfs_copy_file_range(struct file *, loff_t , struct file *,
 				   loff_t, size_t, unsigned int);
-extern int vfs_clone_file_prep_inodes(struct inode *inode_in, loff_t pos_in,
-				      struct inode *inode_out, loff_t pos_out,
-				      u64 *len, bool is_dedupe);
+extern int vfs_clone_file_prep(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
+			       struct file *file_out, loff_t pos_out,
+			       u64 *count, bool is_dedupe);
 extern int do_clone_file_range(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
 			       struct file *file_out, loff_t pos_out, u64 len);
 extern int vfs_clone_file_range(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
@@ -2967,6 +2967,9 @@ extern int sb_min_blocksize(struct super_block *, int);
 extern int generic_file_mmap(struct file *, struct vm_area_struct *);
 extern int generic_file_readonly_mmap(struct file *, struct vm_area_struct *);
 extern ssize_t generic_write_checks(struct kiocb *, struct iov_iter *);
+extern int generic_remap_checks(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
+				struct file *file_out, loff_t pos_out,
+				uint64_t *count, bool is_dedupe);
 extern ssize_t generic_file_read_iter(struct kiocb *, struct iov_iter *);
 extern ssize_t __generic_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *, struct iov_iter *);
 extern ssize_t generic_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *, struct iov_iter *);
diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index 52517f28e6f4..14041a8468ba 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -2974,6 +2974,76 @@ inline ssize_t generic_write_checks(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_write_checks);
 
+/*
+ * Performs necessary checks before doing a clone.
+ *
+ * Can adjust amount of bytes to clone.
+ * Returns appropriate error code that caller should return or
+ * zero in case the clone should be allowed.
+ */
+int generic_remap_checks(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
+			 struct file *file_out, loff_t pos_out,
+			 uint64_t *req_count, bool is_dedupe)
+{
+	struct inode *inode_in = file_in->f_mapping->host;
+	struct inode *inode_out = file_out->f_mapping->host;
+	unsigned long limit = rlimit(RLIMIT_FSIZE);
+	uint64_t count = *req_count;
+	uint64_t bcount;
+	loff_t size_in, size_out;
+	loff_t bs = inode_out->i_sb->s_blocksize;
+
+	/* The start of both ranges must be aligned to an fs block. */
+	if (!IS_ALIGNED(pos_in, bs) || !IS_ALIGNED(pos_out, bs))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* Ensure offsets don't wrap. */
+	if (pos_in + count < pos_in || pos_out + count < pos_out)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	size_in = i_size_read(inode_in);
+	size_out = i_size_read(inode_out);
+
+	/* Dedupe requires both ranges to be within EOF. */
+	if (is_dedupe &&
+	    (pos_in >= size_in || pos_in + count > size_in ||
+	     pos_out >= size_out || pos_out + count > size_out))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* Ensure the infile range is within the infile. */
+	if (pos_in >= size_in)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	count = min(count, size_in - (uint64_t)pos_in);
+
+	/*
+	 * If the user wanted us to link to the infile's EOF, round up to the
+	 * next block boundary for this check.
+	 *
+	 * Otherwise, make sure the count is also block-aligned, having
+	 * already confirmed the starting offsets' block alignment.
+	 */
+	if (pos_in + count == size_in) {
+		bcount = ALIGN(size_in, bs) - pos_in;
+	} else {
+		if (!IS_ALIGNED(count, bs))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		bcount = count;
+	}
+
+	/* Don't allow overlapped cloning within the same file. */
+	if (inode_in == inode_out &&
+	    pos_out + bcount > pos_in &&
+	    pos_out < pos_in + bcount)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* For now we don't support changing the length. */
+	if (*req_count != count)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int pagecache_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 				loff_t pos, unsigned len, unsigned flags,
 				struct page **pagep, void **fsdata)
