diff --git a/fs/ceph/cache.c b/fs/ceph/cache.c
index c19db6afd0cc..5b3f4828f214 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/cache.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/cache.c
@@ -69,15 +69,8 @@ int ceph_fscache_register_fs(struct ceph_fs_client* fsc)
 	fsc->fscache = fscache_acquire_cookie(ceph_cache_netfs.primary_index,
 					      &ceph_fscache_fsid_object_def,
 					      fsc, true);
-
-	if (fsc->fscache == NULL) {
+	if (!fsc->fscache)
 		pr_err("Unable to resgister fsid: %p fscache cookie", fsc);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	fsc->revalidate_wq = alloc_workqueue("ceph-revalidate", 0, 1);
-	if (fsc->revalidate_wq == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -260,8 +253,7 @@ static void ceph_vfs_readpage_complete_unlock(struct page *page, void *data, int
 
 static inline bool cache_valid(struct ceph_inode_info *ci)
 {
-	return ((ceph_caps_issued(ci) & CEPH_CAP_FILE_CACHE) &&
-		(ci->i_fscache_gen == ci->i_rdcache_gen));
+	return ci->i_fscache_gen == ci->i_rdcache_gen;
 }
 
 
@@ -354,69 +346,27 @@ void ceph_invalidate_fscache_page(struct inode* inode, struct page *page)
 
 void ceph_fscache_unregister_fs(struct ceph_fs_client* fsc)
 {
-	if (fsc->revalidate_wq)
-		destroy_workqueue(fsc->revalidate_wq);
-
 	fscache_relinquish_cookie(fsc->fscache, 0);
 	fsc->fscache = NULL;
 }
 
-static void ceph_revalidate_work(struct work_struct *work)
+/*
+ * caller should hold CEPH_CAP_FILE_{RD,CACHE}
+ */
+void ceph_fscache_revalidate_cookie(struct ceph_inode_info *ci)
 {
-	int issued;
-	u32 orig_gen;
-	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = container_of(work, struct ceph_inode_info,
-						  i_revalidate_work);
-	struct inode *inode = &ci->vfs_inode;
-
-	spin_lock(&ci->i_ceph_lock);
-	issued = __ceph_caps_issued(ci, NULL);
-	orig_gen = ci->i_rdcache_gen;
-	spin_unlock(&ci->i_ceph_lock);
-
-	if (!(issued & CEPH_CAP_FILE_CACHE)) {
-		dout("revalidate_work lost cache before validation %p\n",
-		     inode);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	if (!fscache_check_consistency(ci->fscache))
-		fscache_invalidate(ci->fscache);
-
-	spin_lock(&ci->i_ceph_lock);
-	/* Update the new valid generation (backwards sanity check too) */
-	if (orig_gen > ci->i_fscache_gen) {
-		ci->i_fscache_gen = orig_gen;
-	}
-	spin_unlock(&ci->i_ceph_lock);
-
-out:
-	iput(&ci->vfs_inode);
-}
-
-void ceph_queue_revalidate(struct inode *inode)
-{
-	struct ceph_fs_client *fsc = ceph_sb_to_client(inode->i_sb);
-	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(inode);
-
-	if (fsc->revalidate_wq == NULL || ci->fscache == NULL)
+	if (cache_valid(ci))
 		return;
 
-	ihold(inode);
-
-	if (queue_work(ceph_sb_to_client(inode->i_sb)->revalidate_wq,
-		       &ci->i_revalidate_work)) {
-		dout("ceph_queue_revalidate %p\n", inode);
-	} else {
-		dout("ceph_queue_revalidate %p failed\n)", inode);
-		iput(inode);
+	/* resue i_truncate_mutex. There should be no pending
+	 * truncate while the caller holds CEPH_CAP_FILE_RD */
+	mutex_lock(&ci->i_truncate_mutex);
+	if (!cache_valid(ci)) {
+		if (fscache_check_consistency(ci->fscache))
+			fscache_invalidate(ci->fscache);
+		spin_lock(&ci->i_ceph_lock);
+		ci->i_fscache_gen = ci->i_rdcache_gen;
+		spin_unlock(&ci->i_ceph_lock);
 	}
-}
-
-void ceph_fscache_inode_init(struct ceph_inode_info *ci)
-{
-	ci->fscache = NULL;
-	/* The first load is verifed cookie open time */
-	ci->i_fscache_gen = 1;
-	INIT_WORK(&ci->i_revalidate_work, ceph_revalidate_work);
+	mutex_unlock(&ci->i_truncate_mutex);
 }
diff --git a/fs/ceph/cache.h b/fs/ceph/cache.h
index dfe9b5823bd3..7e72c7594f0c 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/cache.h
+++ b/fs/ceph/cache.h
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ void ceph_fscache_unregister(void);
 int ceph_fscache_register_fs(struct ceph_fs_client* fsc);
 void ceph_fscache_unregister_fs(struct ceph_fs_client* fsc);
 
-void ceph_fscache_inode_init(struct ceph_inode_info *ci);
 void ceph_fscache_register_inode_cookie(struct inode *inode);
 void ceph_fscache_unregister_inode_cookie(struct ceph_inode_info* ci);
 void ceph_fscache_file_set_cookie(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp);
+void ceph_fscache_revalidate_cookie(struct ceph_inode_info *ci);
 
 int ceph_readpage_from_fscache(struct inode *inode, struct page *page);
 int ceph_readpages_from_fscache(struct inode *inode,
@@ -46,7 +46,12 @@ int ceph_readpages_from_fscache(struct inode *inode,
 				unsigned *nr_pages);
 void ceph_readpage_to_fscache(struct inode *inode, struct page *page);
 void ceph_invalidate_fscache_page(struct inode* inode, struct page *page);
-void ceph_queue_revalidate(struct inode *inode);
+
+static inline void ceph_fscache_inode_init(struct ceph_inode_info *ci)
+{
+	ci->fscache = NULL;
+	ci->i_fscache_gen = 0;
+}
 
 static inline void ceph_fscache_invalidate(struct inode *inode)
 {
@@ -82,6 +87,11 @@ static inline void ceph_fscache_readpages_cancel(struct inode *inode,
 	return fscache_readpages_cancel(ci->fscache, pages);
 }
 
+static inline void ceph_disable_fscache_readpage(struct ceph_inode_info *ci)
+{
+	ci->i_fscache_gen = ci->i_rdcache_gen - 1;
+}
+
 #else
 
 static inline int ceph_fscache_register(void)
@@ -119,6 +129,10 @@ static inline void ceph_fscache_file_set_cookie(struct inode *inode,
 {
 }
 
+static inline void ceph_fscache_revalidate_cookie(struct ceph_inode_info *ci)
+{
+}
+
 static inline void ceph_fscache_uncache_page(struct inode *inode,
 					     struct page *pages)
 {
@@ -167,7 +181,7 @@ static inline void ceph_fscache_readpages_cancel(struct inode *inode,
 {
 }
 
-static inline void ceph_queue_revalidate(struct inode *inode)
+static inline void ceph_disable_fscache_readpage(struct ceph_inode_info *ci)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/ceph/caps.c b/fs/ceph/caps.c
index 7bdf7d59a36d..6f60d0a3d0f9 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/caps.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/caps.c
@@ -2393,6 +2393,9 @@ again:
 				snap_rwsem_locked = true;
 			}
 			*got = need | (have & want);
+			if ((need & CEPH_CAP_FILE_RD) &&
+			    !(*got & CEPH_CAP_FILE_CACHE))
+				ceph_disable_fscache_readpage(ci);
 			__take_cap_refs(ci, *got, true);
 			ret = 1;
 		}
@@ -2554,6 +2557,9 @@ int ceph_get_caps(struct ceph_inode_info *ci, int need, int want,
 		break;
 	}
 
+	if ((_got & CEPH_CAP_FILE_RD) && (_got & CEPH_CAP_FILE_CACHE))
+		ceph_fscache_revalidate_cookie(ci);
+
 	*got = _got;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2795,7 +2801,6 @@ static void handle_cap_grant(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
 	bool writeback = false;
 	bool queue_trunc = false;
 	bool queue_invalidate = false;
-	bool queue_revalidate = false;
 	bool deleted_inode = false;
 	bool fill_inline = false;
 
@@ -2837,8 +2842,6 @@ static void handle_cap_grant(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
 				ci->i_rdcache_revoking = ci->i_rdcache_gen;
 			}
 		}
-
-		ceph_fscache_invalidate(inode);
 	}
 
 	/* side effects now are allowed */
@@ -2880,11 +2883,6 @@ static void handle_cap_grant(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Do we need to revalidate our fscache cookie. Don't bother on the
-	 * first cache cap as we already validate at cookie creation time. */
-	if ((issued & CEPH_CAP_FILE_CACHE) && ci->i_rdcache_gen > 1)
-		queue_revalidate = true;
-
 	if (newcaps & CEPH_CAP_ANY_RD) {
 		/* ctime/mtime/atime? */
 		ceph_decode_timespec(&mtime, &grant->mtime);
@@ -2995,8 +2993,6 @@ static void handle_cap_grant(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
 
 	if (queue_trunc)
 		ceph_queue_vmtruncate(inode);
-	else if (queue_revalidate)
-		ceph_queue_revalidate(inode);
 
 	if (writeback)
 		/*
diff --git a/fs/ceph/super.h b/fs/ceph/super.h
index 0130a8592191..0168b49fb6ad 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/super.h
+++ b/fs/ceph/super.h
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ struct ceph_fs_client {
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CEPH_FSCACHE
 	struct fscache_cookie *fscache;
-	struct workqueue_struct *revalidate_wq;
 #endif
 };
 
@@ -360,8 +359,7 @@ struct ceph_inode_info {
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CEPH_FSCACHE
 	struct fscache_cookie *fscache;
-	u32 i_fscache_gen; /* sequence, for delayed fscache validate */
-	struct work_struct i_revalidate_work;
+	u32 i_fscache_gen;
 #endif
 	struct inode vfs_inode; /* at end */
 };