diff --git a/block/bio.c b/block/bio.c
index 4db1008309ed..7af4f45d2ed6 100644
--- a/block/bio.c
+++ b/block/bio.c
@@ -828,6 +828,23 @@ int bio_add_page(struct bio *bio, struct page *page,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bio_add_page);
 
+static int __bio_iov_bvec_add_pages(struct bio *bio, struct iov_iter *iter)
+{
+	const struct bio_vec *bv = iter->bvec;
+	unsigned int len;
+	size_t size;
+
+	len = min_t(size_t, bv->bv_len, iter->count);
+	size = bio_add_page(bio, bv->bv_page, len,
+				bv->bv_offset + iter->iov_offset);
+	if (size == len) {
+		iov_iter_advance(iter, size);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
 #define PAGE_PTRS_PER_BVEC     (sizeof(struct bio_vec) / sizeof(struct page *))
 
 /**
@@ -876,23 +893,43 @@ static int __bio_iov_iter_get_pages(struct bio *bio, struct iov_iter *iter)
 }
 
 /**
- * bio_iov_iter_get_pages - pin user or kernel pages and add them to a bio
+ * bio_iov_iter_get_pages - add user or kernel pages to a bio
  * @bio: bio to add pages to
- * @iter: iov iterator describing the region to be mapped
+ * @iter: iov iterator describing the region to be added
+ *
+ * This takes either an iterator pointing to user memory, or one pointing to
+ * kernel pages (BVEC iterator). If we're adding user pages, we pin them and
+ * map them into the kernel. On IO completion, the caller should put those
+ * pages. If we're adding kernel pages, we just have to add the pages to the
+ * bio directly. We don't grab an extra reference to those pages (the user
+ * should already have that), and we don't put the page on IO completion.
+ * The caller needs to check if the bio is flagged BIO_HOLD_PAGES on IO
+ * completion. If it isn't, then pages should be released.
  *
- * Pins pages from *iter and appends them to @bio's bvec array. The
- * pages will have to be released using put_page() when done.
  * The function tries, but does not guarantee, to pin as many pages as
- * fit into the bio, or are requested in *iter, whatever is smaller.
- * If MM encounters an error pinning the requested pages, it stops.
- * Error is returned only if 0 pages could be pinned.
+ * fit into the bio, or are requested in *iter, whatever is smaller. If
+ * MM encounters an error pinning the requested pages, it stops. Error
+ * is returned only if 0 pages could be pinned.
  */
 int bio_iov_iter_get_pages(struct bio *bio, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
+	const bool is_bvec = iov_iter_is_bvec(iter);
 	unsigned short orig_vcnt = bio->bi_vcnt;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this is a BVEC iter, then the pages are kernel pages. Don't
+	 * release them on IO completion.
+	 */
+	if (is_bvec)
+		bio_set_flag(bio, BIO_HOLD_PAGES);
+
 	do {
-		int ret = __bio_iov_iter_get_pages(bio, iter);
+		int ret;
+
+		if (is_bvec)
+			ret = __bio_iov_bvec_add_pages(bio, iter);
+		else
+			ret = __bio_iov_iter_get_pages(bio, iter);
 
 		if (unlikely(ret))
 			return bio->bi_vcnt > orig_vcnt ? 0 : ret;
@@ -1634,7 +1671,8 @@ static void bio_dirty_fn(struct work_struct *work)
 		next = bio->bi_private;
 
 		bio_set_pages_dirty(bio);
-		bio_release_pages(bio);
+		if (!bio_flagged(bio, BIO_HOLD_PAGES))
+			bio_release_pages(bio);
 		bio_put(bio);
 	}
 }
@@ -1650,7 +1688,8 @@ void bio_check_pages_dirty(struct bio *bio)
 			goto defer;
 	}
 
-	bio_release_pages(bio);
+	if (!bio_flagged(bio, BIO_HOLD_PAGES))
+		bio_release_pages(bio);
 	bio_put(bio);
 	return;
 defer:
diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index 392e2bfb636f..fa2720bc0243 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -338,8 +338,9 @@ static void blkdev_bio_end_io(struct bio *bio)
 		struct bio_vec *bvec;
 		int i;
 
-		bio_for_each_segment_all(bvec, bio, i)
-			put_page(bvec->bv_page);
+		if (!bio_flagged(bio, BIO_HOLD_PAGES))
+			bio_for_each_segment_all(bvec, bio, i)
+				put_page(bvec->bv_page);
 		bio_put(bio);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/fs/iomap.c b/fs/iomap.c
index 4ee50b76b4a1..0a64c9c51203 100644
--- a/fs/iomap.c
+++ b/fs/iomap.c
@@ -1582,8 +1582,9 @@ static void iomap_dio_bio_end_io(struct bio *bio)
 		struct bio_vec *bvec;
 		int i;
 
-		bio_for_each_segment_all(bvec, bio, i)
-			put_page(bvec->bv_page);
+		if (!bio_flagged(bio, BIO_HOLD_PAGES))
+			bio_for_each_segment_all(bvec, bio, i)
+				put_page(bvec->bv_page);
 		bio_put(bio);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/blk_types.h b/include/linux/blk_types.h
index 5c7e7f859a24..97e206855cd3 100644
--- a/include/linux/blk_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/blk_types.h
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ struct bio {
 /*
  * bio flags
  */
+#define BIO_HOLD_PAGES	0	/* don't put O_DIRECT pages */
 #define BIO_SEG_VALID	1	/* bi_phys_segments valid */
 #define BIO_CLONED	2	/* doesn't own data */
 #define BIO_BOUNCED	3	/* bio is a bounce bio */
