diff --git a/fs/f2fs/data.c b/fs/f2fs/data.c
index 9243159ee753..0d2bb651483d 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/data.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/data.c
@@ -1363,11 +1363,6 @@ static int __allocate_data_block(struct dnode_of_data *dn, int seg_type)
 		f2fs_invalidate_compress_page(sbi, old_blkaddr);
 	}
 	f2fs_update_data_blkaddr(dn, dn->data_blkaddr);
-
-	/*
-	 * i_size will be updated by direct_IO. Otherwise, we'll get stale
-	 * data from unwritten block via dio_read.
-	 */
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -3130,7 +3125,7 @@ static int f2fs_write_data_pages(struct address_space *mapping,
 			FS_CP_DATA_IO : FS_DATA_IO);
 }
 
-static void f2fs_write_failed(struct inode *inode, loff_t to)
+void f2fs_write_failed(struct inode *inode, loff_t to)
 {
 	loff_t i_size = i_size_read(inode);
 
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
index f869c4a2f79f..6dbbac05a15c 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
+++ b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
@@ -3238,10 +3238,8 @@ static inline void f2fs_update_iostat(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
 	spin_lock(&sbi->iostat_lock);
 	sbi->rw_iostat[type] += io_bytes;
 
-	if (type == APP_WRITE_IO || type == APP_DIRECT_IO)
-		sbi->rw_iostat[APP_BUFFERED_IO] =
-			sbi->rw_iostat[APP_WRITE_IO] -
-			sbi->rw_iostat[APP_DIRECT_IO];
+	if (type == APP_BUFFERED_IO || type == APP_DIRECT_IO)
+		sbi->rw_iostat[APP_WRITE_IO] += io_bytes;
 
 	if (type == APP_BUFFERED_READ_IO || type == APP_DIRECT_READ_IO)
 		sbi->rw_iostat[APP_READ_IO] += io_bytes;
@@ -3625,6 +3623,7 @@ int f2fs_write_single_data_page(struct page *page, int *submitted,
 				struct writeback_control *wbc,
 				enum iostat_type io_type,
 				int compr_blocks, bool allow_balance);
+void f2fs_write_failed(struct inode *inode, loff_t to);
 void f2fs_invalidate_page(struct page *page, unsigned int offset,
 			unsigned int length);
 int f2fs_release_page(struct page *page, gfp_t wait);
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
index 52de655ef833..6b8eac6b25d4 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
@@ -4292,6 +4292,29 @@ static ssize_t f2fs_file_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *to)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static ssize_t f2fs_write_checks(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
+{
+	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
+	ssize_t count;
+	int err;
+
+	if (IS_IMMUTABLE(inode))
+		return -EPERM;
+
+	if (is_inode_flag_set(inode, FI_COMPRESS_RELEASED))
+		return -EPERM;
+
+	count = generic_write_checks(iocb, from);
+	if (count <= 0)
+		return count;
+
+	err = file_modified(file);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	return count;
+}
+
 /*
  * Preallocate blocks for a write request, if it is possible and helpful to do
  * so.  Returns a positive number if blocks may have been preallocated, 0 if no
@@ -4299,15 +4322,14 @@ static ssize_t f2fs_file_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *to)
  * seriously wrong.  Also sets FI_PREALLOCATED_ALL on the inode if *all* the
  * requested blocks (not just some of them) have been allocated.
  */
-static int f2fs_preallocate_blocks(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
+static int f2fs_preallocate_blocks(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
+				   bool dio)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(iocb->ki_filp);
 	struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi = F2FS_I_SB(inode);
 	const loff_t pos = iocb->ki_pos;
 	const size_t count = iov_iter_count(iter);
 	struct f2fs_map_blocks map = {};
-	bool dio = (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT) &&
-		   !f2fs_force_buffered_io(inode, iocb, iter);
 	int flag;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -4352,13 +4374,153 @@ static int f2fs_preallocate_blocks(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 	return map.m_len;
 }
 
-static ssize_t f2fs_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
+static ssize_t f2fs_buffered_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb,
+					struct iov_iter *from)
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
+	ssize_t ret;
+
+	if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	current->backing_dev_info = inode_to_bdi(inode);
+	ret = generic_perform_write(file, from, iocb->ki_pos);
+	current->backing_dev_info = NULL;
+
+	if (ret > 0) {
+		iocb->ki_pos += ret;
+		f2fs_update_iostat(F2FS_I_SB(inode), APP_BUFFERED_IO, ret);
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static ssize_t f2fs_dio_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from,
+				   bool *may_need_sync)
+{
+	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
+	struct f2fs_inode_info *fi = F2FS_I(inode);
+	struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi = F2FS_I_SB(inode);
+	const bool do_opu = f2fs_lfs_mode(sbi);
+	const int whint_mode = F2FS_OPTION(sbi).whint_mode;
+	const loff_t pos = iocb->ki_pos;
+	const ssize_t count = iov_iter_count(from);
+	const enum rw_hint hint = iocb->ki_hint;
+	unsigned int dio_flags = 0;
+	ssize_t ret;
+
+	trace_f2fs_direct_IO_enter(inode, pos, count, WRITE);
+
+	if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT) {
+		/* f2fs_convert_inline_inode() and block allocation can block */
+		if (f2fs_has_inline_data(inode) ||
+		    !f2fs_overwrite_io(inode, pos, count)) {
+			ret = -EAGAIN;
+			goto out;
+		}
+	} else {
+		ret = f2fs_convert_inline_inode(inode);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT) {
+		if (!down_read_trylock(&fi->i_gc_rwsem[WRITE])) {
+			ret = -EAGAIN;
+			goto out;
+		}
+		if (do_opu && !down_read_trylock(&fi->i_gc_rwsem[READ])) {
+			up_read(&fi->i_gc_rwsem[WRITE]);
+			ret = -EAGAIN;
+			goto out;
+		}
+	} else {
+		down_read(&fi->i_gc_rwsem[WRITE]);
+		if (do_opu)
+			down_read(&fi->i_gc_rwsem[READ]);
+	}
+
+	if (whint_mode == WHINT_MODE_OFF)
+		iocb->ki_hint = WRITE_LIFE_NOT_SET;
+
+	if (pos + count > inode->i_size)
+		dio_flags |= IOMAP_DIO_FORCE_WAIT;
+	ret = iomap_dio_rw(iocb, from, &f2fs_iomap_ops, &f2fs_iomap_dio_ops,
+			   dio_flags);
+	if (ret == -ENOTBLK)
+		ret = 0;
+
+	if (whint_mode == WHINT_MODE_OFF)
+		iocb->ki_hint = hint;
+
+	if (do_opu)
+		up_read(&fi->i_gc_rwsem[READ]);
+
+	up_read(&fi->i_gc_rwsem[WRITE]);
+
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		if (ret == -EIOCBQUEUED)
+			f2fs_update_iostat(sbi, APP_DIRECT_IO,
+					   count - iov_iter_count(from));
+		goto out;
+	}
+	if (pos + ret > inode->i_size)
+		f2fs_i_size_write(inode, pos + ret);
+	f2fs_update_iostat(sbi, APP_DIRECT_IO, ret);
+	if (!do_opu)
+		set_inode_flag(inode, FI_UPDATE_WRITE);
+
+	if (iov_iter_count(from)) {
+		ssize_t ret2;
+		loff_t bufio_start_pos = iocb->ki_pos;
+
+		/*
+		 * The direct write was partial, so we need to fall back to a
+		 * buffered write for the remainder.
+		 */
+
+		ret2 = f2fs_buffered_write_iter(iocb, from);
+		if (iov_iter_count(from))
+			f2fs_write_failed(inode, iocb->ki_pos);
+		if (ret2 < 0)
+			goto out;
+
+		/*
+		 * Ensure that the pagecache pages are written to disk and
+		 * invalidated to preserve the expected O_DIRECT semantics.
+		 */
+		if (ret2 > 0) {
+			loff_t bufio_end_pos = bufio_start_pos + ret2 - 1;
+
+			ret += ret2;
+
+			ret2 = filemap_write_and_wait_range(file->f_mapping,
+							    bufio_start_pos,
+							    bufio_end_pos);
+			if (ret2 < 0)
+				goto out;
+			invalidate_mapping_pages(file->f_mapping,
+						 bufio_start_pos >> PAGE_SHIFT,
+						 bufio_end_pos >> PAGE_SHIFT);
+		}
+	} else {
+		/* iomap_dio_rw() already handled the generic_write_sync(). */
+		*may_need_sync = false;
+	}
+out:
+	trace_f2fs_direct_IO_exit(inode, pos, count, WRITE, ret);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static ssize_t f2fs_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(iocb->ki_filp);
 	const loff_t orig_pos = iocb->ki_pos;
 	const size_t orig_count = iov_iter_count(from);
 	loff_t target_size;
+	bool dio;
+	bool may_need_sync = true;
 	int preallocated;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
@@ -4381,48 +4543,26 @@ static ssize_t f2fs_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 		inode_lock(inode);
 	}
 
-	if (unlikely(IS_IMMUTABLE(inode))) {
-		ret = -EPERM;
-		goto out_unlock;
-	}
-
-	if (is_inode_flag_set(inode, FI_COMPRESS_RELEASED)) {
-		ret = -EPERM;
-		goto out_unlock;
-	}
-
-	ret = generic_write_checks(iocb, from);
+	ret = f2fs_write_checks(iocb, from);
 	if (ret <= 0)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT) {
-		if (!f2fs_overwrite_io(inode, iocb->ki_pos,
-				       iov_iter_count(from)) ||
-		    f2fs_has_inline_data(inode) ||
-		    f2fs_force_buffered_io(inode, iocb, from)) {
-			ret = -EAGAIN;
-			goto out_unlock;
-		}
-	}
-	if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT) {
-		/*
-		 * Convert inline data for Direct I/O before entering
-		 * f2fs_direct_IO().
-		 */
-		ret = f2fs_convert_inline_inode(inode);
-		if (ret)
-			goto out_unlock;
-	}
+	/* Determine whether we will do a direct write or a buffered write. */
+	dio = f2fs_should_use_dio(inode, iocb, from);
 
 	/* Possibly preallocate the blocks for the write. */
 	target_size = iocb->ki_pos + iov_iter_count(from);
-	preallocated = f2fs_preallocate_blocks(iocb, from);
+	preallocated = f2fs_preallocate_blocks(iocb, from, dio);
 	if (preallocated < 0) {
 		ret = preallocated;
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	ret = __generic_file_write_iter(iocb, from);
+	/* Do the actual write. */
+	if (dio)
+		ret = f2fs_dio_write_iter(iocb, from, &may_need_sync);
+	else
+		ret = f2fs_buffered_write_iter(iocb, from);
 
 	/* Don't leave any preallocated blocks around past i_size. */
 	if (preallocated > 0 && inode->i_size < target_size) {
@@ -4433,14 +4573,11 @@ static ssize_t f2fs_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 		up_write(&F2FS_I(inode)->i_gc_rwsem[WRITE]);
 	}
 	clear_inode_flag(inode, FI_PREALLOCATED_ALL);
-
-	if (ret > 0)
-		f2fs_update_iostat(F2FS_I_SB(inode), APP_WRITE_IO, ret);
 out_unlock:
 	inode_unlock(inode);
 out:
 	trace_f2fs_file_write_iter(inode, orig_pos, orig_count, ret);
-	if (ret > 0)
+	if (ret > 0 && may_need_sync)
 		ret = generic_write_sync(iocb, ret);
 	return ret;
 }
