diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/namei.c b/fs/cachefiles/namei.c
index d9d22d0ec38a..7a21bf0e36b8 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/namei.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/namei.c
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ static bool cachefiles_open_file(struct cachefiles_object *object,
 	 * used to keep track of culling, and atimes are only updated by read,
 	 * write and readdir but not lookup or open).
 	 */
-	touch_atime(&file->f_path);
+	touch_atime(&file->f_path, false);
 	dput(dentry);
 	return true;
 
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
index ce0a3c5ed0ca..3db7006cc440 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static ssize_t ecryptfs_read_update_atime(struct kiocb *iocb,
 	rc = generic_file_read_iter(iocb, to);
 	if (rc >= 0) {
 		path = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower_path(file->f_path.dentry);
-		touch_atime(path);
+		touch_atime(path, false);
 	}
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static ssize_t ecryptfs_splice_read_update_atime(struct file *in, loff_t *ppos,
 	rc = filemap_splice_read(in, ppos, pipe, len, flags);
 	if (rc >= 0) {
 		path = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower_path(in->f_path.dentry);
-		touch_atime(path);
+		touch_atime(path, false);
 	}
 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index 8fefb69e1f84..e83b836f2d09 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -1961,17 +1961,17 @@ bool atime_needs_update(const struct path *path, struct inode *inode)
 	return true;
 }
 
-void touch_atime(const struct path *path)
+int touch_atime(const struct path *path, bool nowait)
 {
 	struct vfsmount *mnt = path->mnt;
 	struct inode *inode = d_inode(path->dentry);
 	struct timespec64 now;
 
 	if (!atime_needs_update(path, inode))
-		return;
+		return 0;
 
 	if (!sb_start_write_trylock(inode->i_sb))
-		return;
+		return 0;
 
 	if (__mnt_want_write(mnt) != 0)
 		goto skip_update;
@@ -1989,6 +1989,7 @@ void touch_atime(const struct path *path)
 	__mnt_drop_write(mnt);
 skip_update:
 	sb_end_write(inode->i_sb);
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(touch_atime);
 
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index e56ff39a79bc..35731d405730 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1776,12 +1776,12 @@ static const char *pick_link(struct nameidata *nd, struct path *link,
 		return ERR_PTR(-ELOOP);
 
 	if (!(nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU)) {
-		touch_atime(&last->link);
+		touch_atime(&last->link, false);
 		cond_resched();
 	} else if (atime_needs_update(&last->link, inode)) {
 		if (!try_to_unlazy(nd))
 			return ERR_PTR(-ECHILD);
-		touch_atime(&last->link);
+		touch_atime(&last->link, false);
 	}
 
 	error = security_inode_follow_link(link->dentry, inode,
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 8a2321d19194..3179e7b5d209 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -1569,7 +1569,7 @@ nfsd_readlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, char *buf, int *lenp)
 	if (unlikely(!d_is_symlink(path.dentry)))
 		return nfserr_inval;
 
-	touch_atime(&path);
+	touch_atime(&path, false);
 
 	link = vfs_get_link(path.dentry, &done);
 	if (IS_ERR(link))
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/file.c b/fs/overlayfs/file.c
index 21245b00722a..6ff466ef98ea 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/file.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static void ovl_file_accessed(struct file *file)
 		inode->i_ctime = upperinode->i_ctime;
 	}
 
-	touch_atime(&file->f_path);
+	touch_atime(&file->f_path, false);
 }
 
 static rwf_t ovl_iocb_to_rwf(int ifl)
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/inode.c b/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
index a63e57447be9..66e03025e748 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ int ovl_update_time(struct inode *inode, struct timespec64 *ts, int flags)
 		};
 
 		if (upperpath.dentry) {
-			touch_atime(&upperpath);
+			touch_atime(&upperpath, false);
 			inode->i_atime = d_inode(upperpath.dentry)->i_atime;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/fs/stat.c b/fs/stat.c
index 7c238da22ef0..713773e61110 100644
--- a/fs/stat.c
+++ b/fs/stat.c
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ static int do_readlinkat(int dfd, const char __user *pathname,
 		if (d_is_symlink(path.dentry) || inode->i_op->readlink) {
 			error = security_inode_readlink(path.dentry);
 			if (!error) {
-				touch_atime(&path);
+				touch_atime(&path, false);
 				error = vfs_readlink(path.dentry, buf, bufsiz);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index f3e315e8efdd..ba54879089ac 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2201,13 +2201,13 @@ enum file_time_flags {
 };
 
 extern bool atime_needs_update(const struct path *, struct inode *);
-extern void touch_atime(const struct path *);
+extern int touch_atime(const struct path *path, bool nowait);
 int inode_update_time(struct inode *inode, struct timespec64 *time, int flags);
 
 static inline void file_accessed(struct file *file)
 {
 	if (!(file->f_flags & O_NOATIME))
-		touch_atime(&file->f_path);
+		touch_atime(&file->f_path, false);
 }
 
 extern int file_modified(struct file *file);
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/inode.c b/kernel/bpf/inode.c
index 4174f76133df..bc020b45d5c8 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/inode.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/inode.c
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ static void *bpf_obj_do_get(int path_fd, const char __user *pathname,
 
 	raw = bpf_any_get(inode->i_private, *type);
 	if (!IS_ERR(raw))
-		touch_atime(&path);
+		touch_atime(&path, false);
 
 	path_put(&path);
 	return raw;
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ struct bpf_prog *bpf_prog_get_type_path(const char *name, enum bpf_prog_type typ
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 	prog = __get_prog_inode(d_backing_inode(path.dentry), type);
 	if (!IS_ERR(prog))
-		touch_atime(&path);
+		touch_atime(&path, false);
 	path_put(&path);
 	return prog;
 }
diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index 123b35ddfd71..5868e4e47320 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ static struct sock *unix_find_bsd(struct sockaddr_un *sunaddr, int addr_len,
 
 	err = -EPROTOTYPE;
 	if (sk->sk_type == type)
-		touch_atime(&path);
+		touch_atime(&path, false);
 	else
 		goto sock_put;
 
@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ static struct sock *unix_find_abstract(struct net *net,
 
 	dentry = unix_sk(sk)->path.dentry;
 	if (dentry)
-		touch_atime(&unix_sk(sk)->path);
+		touch_atime(&unix_sk(sk)->path, false);
 
 	return sk;
 }
