diff --git a/fs/aio.c b/fs/aio.c
index b5d69f28d8b1..5a2487217072 100644
--- a/fs/aio.c
+++ b/fs/aio.c
@@ -1606,12 +1606,6 @@ static int io_submit_one(struct kioctx *ctx, struct iocb __user *user_iocb,
 		goto out_put_req;
 	}
 
-	if ((req->common.ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT) &&
-			!(req->common.ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT)) {
-		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-		goto out_put_req;
-	}
-
 	ret = put_user(KIOCB_KEY, &user_iocb->aio_key);
 	if (unlikely(ret)) {
 		pr_debug("EFAULT: aio_key\n");
diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index bb715b2fcfb8..93d088ffc05c 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -1740,6 +1740,8 @@ static int blkdev_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp)
 	 */
 	filp->f_flags |= O_LARGEFILE;
 
+	filp->f_mode |= FMODE_NOWAIT;
+
 	if (filp->f_flags & O_NDELAY)
 		filp->f_mode |= FMODE_NDELAY;
 	if (filp->f_flags & O_EXCL)
@@ -1892,6 +1894,9 @@ ssize_t blkdev_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 	if (iocb->ki_pos >= size)
 		return -ENOSPC;
 
+	if ((iocb->ki_flags & (IOCB_NOWAIT | IOCB_DIRECT)) == IOCB_NOWAIT)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	iov_iter_truncate(from, size - iocb->ki_pos);
 
 	blk_start_plug(&plug);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/file.c b/fs/btrfs/file.c
index 74fd7756cff3..aafcc785f840 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/file.c
@@ -1886,6 +1886,10 @@ static ssize_t btrfs_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb,
 	loff_t oldsize;
 	int clean_page = 0;
 
+	if (!(iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT) &&
+	    (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	if (!inode_trylock(inode)) {
 		if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT)
 			return -EAGAIN;
@@ -3112,7 +3116,7 @@ out:
 
 static int btrfs_file_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
-	filp->f_mode |= FMODE_AIO_NOWAIT;
+	filp->f_mode |= FMODE_NOWAIT;
 	return generic_file_open(inode, filp);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/ext4/file.c b/fs/ext4/file.c
index da9c6948ad25..b1da660ac3bc 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/file.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/file.c
@@ -223,6 +223,8 @@ ext4_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 	if (IS_DAX(inode))
 		return ext4_dax_write_iter(iocb, from);
 #endif
+	if (!o_direct && (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	if (!inode_trylock(inode)) {
 		if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT)
@@ -431,9 +433,7 @@ static int ext4_file_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	/* Set the flags to support nowait AIO */
-	filp->f_mode |= FMODE_AIO_NOWAIT;
-
+	filp->f_mode |= FMODE_NOWAIT;
 	return dquot_file_open(inode, filp);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
index ec3e44fcf771..ebdd0bd2b261 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
@@ -259,7 +259,11 @@ xfs_file_buffered_aio_read(
 
 	trace_xfs_file_buffered_read(ip, iov_iter_count(to), iocb->ki_pos);
 
-	xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_IOLOCK_SHARED);
+	if (!xfs_ilock_nowait(ip, XFS_IOLOCK_SHARED)) {
+		if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT)
+			return -EAGAIN;
+		xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_IOLOCK_SHARED);
+	}
 	ret = generic_file_read_iter(iocb, to);
 	xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_IOLOCK_SHARED);
 
@@ -636,6 +640,9 @@ xfs_file_buffered_aio_write(
 	int			enospc = 0;
 	int			iolock;
 
+	if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 write_retry:
 	iolock = XFS_IOLOCK_EXCL;
 	xfs_ilock(ip, iolock);
@@ -912,7 +919,7 @@ xfs_file_open(
 		return -EFBIG;
 	if (XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(XFS_M(inode->i_sb)))
 		return -EIO;
-	file->f_mode |= FMODE_AIO_NOWAIT;
+	file->f_mode |= FMODE_NOWAIT;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index b4ae080f41a6..bc475dfeb4ce 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ typedef int (dio_iodone_t)(struct kiocb *iocb, loff_t offset,
 /* File was opened by fanotify and shouldn't generate fanotify events */
 #define FMODE_NONOTIFY		((__force fmode_t)0x4000000)
 
-/* File is capable of returning -EAGAIN if AIO will block */
-#define FMODE_AIO_NOWAIT	((__force fmode_t)0x8000000)
+/* File is capable of returning -EAGAIN if I/O will block */
+#define FMODE_NOWAIT	((__force fmode_t)0x8000000)
 
 /*
  * Flag for rw_copy_check_uvector and compat_rw_copy_check_uvector
@@ -3194,7 +3194,7 @@ static inline int kiocb_set_rw_flags(struct kiocb *ki, rwf_t flags)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	if (flags & RWF_NOWAIT) {
-		if (!(ki->ki_filp->f_mode & FMODE_AIO_NOWAIT))
+		if (!(ki->ki_filp->f_mode & FMODE_NOWAIT))
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		ki->ki_flags |= IOCB_NOWAIT;
 	}
diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index 8c88e186a773..870971e20967 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -1917,9 +1917,8 @@ static void shrink_readahead_size_eio(struct file *filp,
 }
 
 /**
- * do_generic_file_read - generic file read routine
- * @filp:	the file to read
- * @ppos:	current file position
+ * generic_file_buffered_read - generic file read routine
+ * @iocb:	the iocb to read
  * @iter:	data destination
  * @written:	already copied
  *
@@ -1929,12 +1928,14 @@ static void shrink_readahead_size_eio(struct file *filp,
  * This is really ugly. But the goto's actually try to clarify some
  * of the logic when it comes to error handling etc.
  */
-static ssize_t do_generic_file_read(struct file *filp, loff_t *ppos,
+static ssize_t generic_file_buffered_read(struct kiocb *iocb,
 		struct iov_iter *iter, ssize_t written)
 {
+	struct file *filp = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct address_space *mapping = filp->f_mapping;
 	struct inode *inode = mapping->host;
 	struct file_ra_state *ra = &filp->f_ra;
+	loff_t *ppos = &iocb->ki_pos;
 	pgoff_t index;
 	pgoff_t last_index;
 	pgoff_t prev_index;
@@ -1967,6 +1968,8 @@ find_page:
 
 		page = find_get_page(mapping, index);
 		if (!page) {
+			if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT)
+				goto would_block;
 			page_cache_sync_readahead(mapping,
 					ra, filp,
 					index, last_index - index);
@@ -1980,6 +1983,11 @@ find_page:
 					index, last_index - index);
 		}
 		if (!PageUptodate(page)) {
+			if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT) {
+				put_page(page);
+				goto would_block;
+			}
+
 			/*
 			 * See comment in do_read_cache_page on why
 			 * wait_on_page_locked is used to avoid unnecessarily
@@ -2161,6 +2169,8 @@ no_cached_page:
 		goto readpage;
 	}
 
+would_block:
+	error = -EAGAIN;
 out:
 	ra->prev_pos = prev_index;
 	ra->prev_pos <<= PAGE_SHIFT;
@@ -2182,14 +2192,14 @@ out:
 ssize_t
 generic_file_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
-	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
-	ssize_t retval = 0;
 	size_t count = iov_iter_count(iter);
+	ssize_t retval = 0;
 
 	if (!count)
 		goto out; /* skip atime */
 
 	if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT) {
+		struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 		struct address_space *mapping = file->f_mapping;
 		struct inode *inode = mapping->host;
 		loff_t size;
@@ -2230,7 +2240,7 @@ generic_file_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	retval = do_generic_file_read(file, &iocb->ki_pos, iter, retval);
+	retval = generic_file_buffered_read(iocb, iter, retval);
 out:
 	return retval;
 }