diff --git a/fs/netfs/buffered_write.c b/fs/netfs/buffered_write.c
index 1eff9413eb1b..a3ef053d9789 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/buffered_write.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/buffered_write.c
@@ -407,6 +407,9 @@ ssize_t netfs_perform_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 	} while (iov_iter_count(iter));
 
 out:
+	if (likely(written) && ctx->ops->post_modify)
+		ctx->ops->post_modify(inode);
+
 	if (unlikely(wreq)) {
 		ret2 = netfs_end_writethrough(wreq, &wbc, writethrough);
 		wbc_detach_inode(&wbc);
@@ -523,6 +526,7 @@ vm_fault_t netfs_page_mkwrite(struct vm_fault *vmf, struct netfs_group *netfs_gr
 	struct folio *folio = page_folio(vmf->page);
 	struct file *file = vmf->vma->vm_file;
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
+	struct netfs_inode *ictx = netfs_inode(inode);
 	vm_fault_t ret = VM_FAULT_RETRY;
 	int err;
 
@@ -569,6 +573,8 @@ vm_fault_t netfs_page_mkwrite(struct vm_fault *vmf, struct netfs_group *netfs_gr
 		trace_netfs_folio(folio, netfs_folio_trace_mkwrite);
 	netfs_set_group(folio, netfs_group);
 	file_update_time(file);
+	if (ictx->ops->post_modify)
+		ictx->ops->post_modify(inode);
 	ret = VM_FAULT_LOCKED;
 out:
 	sb_end_pagefault(inode->i_sb);
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/Kconfig b/fs/smb/client/Kconfig
index 2927bd174a88..2517dc242386 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/smb/client/Kconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 config CIFS
 	tristate "SMB3 and CIFS support (advanced network filesystem)"
 	depends on INET
+	select NETFS_SUPPORT
 	select NLS
 	select NLS_UCS2_UTILS
 	select CRYPTO
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifsfs.c b/fs/smb/client/cifsfs.c
index d8c31383752a..90801a0077da 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifsfs.c
@@ -1754,7 +1754,7 @@ static int cifs_init_netfs(void)
 {
 	cifs_io_request_cachep =
 		kmem_cache_create("cifs_io_request",
-				  sizeof(struct netfs_io_request), 0,
+				  sizeof(struct cifs_io_request), 0,
 				  SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN, NULL);
 	if (!cifs_io_request_cachep)
 		goto nomem_req;
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifsfs.h b/fs/smb/client/cifsfs.h
index 1acf6bfc06de..922c10d7cfdd 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifsfs.h
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifsfs.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ extern const struct inode_operations cifs_namespace_inode_operations;
 
 
 /* Functions related to files and directories */
+extern const struct netfs_request_ops cifs_req_ops;
 extern const struct file_operations cifs_file_ops;
 extern const struct file_operations cifs_file_direct_ops; /* if directio mnt */
 extern const struct file_operations cifs_file_strict_ops; /* if strictio mnt */
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h b/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
index 704f526a9e81..18a3babbe577 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
@@ -1486,15 +1486,24 @@ struct cifs_aio_ctx {
 	bool			direct_io;
 };
 
+struct cifs_io_request {
+	struct netfs_io_request		rreq;
+	struct cifsFileInfo		*cfile;
+};
+
 /* asynchronous read support */
 struct cifs_io_subrequest {
-	struct netfs_io_subrequest	subreq;
-	struct cifsFileInfo		*cfile;
-	struct address_space		*mapping;
-	struct cifs_aio_ctx		*ctx;
+	union {
+		struct netfs_io_subrequest subreq;
+		struct netfs_io_request *rreq;
+		struct cifs_io_request *req;
+	};
 	ssize_t				got_bytes;
 	pid_t				pid;
+	unsigned int			xid;
 	int				result;
+	bool				have_xid;
+	bool				replay;
 	struct kvec			iov[2];
 	struct TCP_Server_Info		*server;
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_SMB_DIRECT
@@ -1502,15 +1511,16 @@ struct cifs_io_subrequest {
 #endif
 	struct cifs_credits		credits;
 
-	enum writeback_sync_modes	sync_mode;
-	bool				uncached;
-	bool				replay;
-	struct bio_vec			*bv;
-
 	// TODO: Remove following elements
 	struct list_head		list;
 	struct completion		done;
 	struct work_struct		work;
+	struct cifsFileInfo		*cfile;
+	struct address_space		*mapping;
+	struct cifs_aio_ctx		*ctx;
+	enum writeback_sync_modes	sync_mode;
+	bool				uncached;
+	struct bio_vec			*bv;
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/file.c b/fs/smb/client/file.c
index e40ba6de0a28..73573dadf90e 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/file.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/file.c
@@ -36,6 +36,321 @@
 #include "fs_context.h"
 #include "cifs_ioctl.h"
 #include "cached_dir.h"
+#include <trace/events/netfs.h>
+
+static int cifs_reopen_file(struct cifsFileInfo *cfile, bool can_flush);
+
+/*
+ * Prepare a subrequest to upload to the server.  We need to allocate credits
+ * so that we know the maximum amount of data that we can include in it.
+ */
+static void cifs_prepare_write(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq)
+{
+	struct cifs_io_subrequest *wdata =
+		container_of(subreq, struct cifs_io_subrequest, subreq);
+	struct cifs_io_request *req = wdata->req;
+	struct TCP_Server_Info *server;
+	struct cifsFileInfo *open_file = req->cfile;
+	size_t wsize = req->rreq.wsize;
+	int rc;
+
+	if (!wdata->have_xid) {
+		wdata->xid = get_xid();
+		wdata->have_xid = true;
+	}
+
+	server = cifs_pick_channel(tlink_tcon(open_file->tlink)->ses);
+	wdata->server = server;
+
+retry:
+	if (open_file->invalidHandle) {
+		rc = cifs_reopen_file(open_file, false);
+		if (rc < 0) {
+			if (rc == -EAGAIN)
+				goto retry;
+			subreq->error = rc;
+			return netfs_prepare_write_failed(subreq);
+		}
+	}
+
+	rc = server->ops->wait_mtu_credits(server, wsize, &wdata->subreq.max_len,
+					   &wdata->credits);
+	if (rc < 0) {
+		subreq->error = rc;
+		return netfs_prepare_write_failed(subreq);
+	}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_SMB_DIRECT
+	if (server->smbd_conn)
+		subreq->max_nr_segs = server->smbd_conn->max_frmr_depth;
+#endif
+}
+
+/*
+ * Issue a subrequest to upload to the server.
+ */
+static void cifs_issue_write(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq)
+{
+	struct cifs_io_subrequest *wdata =
+		container_of(subreq, struct cifs_io_subrequest, subreq);
+	struct cifs_sb_info *sbi = CIFS_SB(subreq->rreq->inode->i_sb);
+	int rc;
+
+	if (cifs_forced_shutdown(sbi)) {
+		rc = -EIO;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	rc = adjust_credits(wdata->server, &wdata->credits, wdata->subreq.len);
+	if (rc)
+		goto fail;
+
+	rc = -EAGAIN;
+	if (wdata->req->cfile->invalidHandle)
+		goto fail;
+
+	wdata->server->ops->async_writev(wdata);
+out:
+	return;
+
+fail:
+	if (rc == -EAGAIN)
+		trace_netfs_sreq(subreq, netfs_sreq_trace_retry);
+	else
+		trace_netfs_sreq(subreq, netfs_sreq_trace_fail);
+	add_credits_and_wake_if(wdata->server, &wdata->credits, 0);
+	netfs_write_subrequest_terminated(wdata, rc, false);
+	goto out;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Split the read up according to how many credits we can get for each piece.
+ * It's okay to sleep here if we need to wait for more credit to become
+ * available.
+ *
+ * We also choose the server and allocate an operation ID to be cleaned up
+ * later.
+ */
+static bool cifs_clamp_length(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq)
+{
+	struct netfs_io_request *rreq = subreq->rreq;
+	struct TCP_Server_Info *server;
+	struct cifs_io_subrequest *rdata = container_of(subreq, struct cifs_io_subrequest, subreq);
+	struct cifs_io_request *req = container_of(subreq->rreq, struct cifs_io_request, rreq);
+	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(rreq->inode->i_sb);
+	size_t rsize = 0;
+	int rc;
+
+	rdata->xid = get_xid();
+	rdata->have_xid = true;
+
+	server = cifs_pick_channel(tlink_tcon(req->cfile->tlink)->ses);
+	rdata->server = server;
+
+	if (cifs_sb->ctx->rsize == 0)
+		cifs_sb->ctx->rsize =
+			server->ops->negotiate_rsize(tlink_tcon(req->cfile->tlink),
+						     cifs_sb->ctx);
+
+
+	rc = server->ops->wait_mtu_credits(server, cifs_sb->ctx->rsize, &rsize,
+					   &rdata->credits);
+	if (rc) {
+		subreq->error = rc;
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	subreq->len = min_t(size_t, subreq->len, rsize);
+#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_SMB_DIRECT
+	if (server->smbd_conn)
+		subreq->max_nr_segs = server->smbd_conn->max_frmr_depth;
+#endif
+	return true;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Issue a read operation on behalf of the netfs helper functions.  We're asked
+ * to make a read of a certain size at a point in the file.  We are permitted
+ * to only read a portion of that, but as long as we read something, the netfs
+ * helper will call us again so that we can issue another read.
+ */
+static void cifs_req_issue_read(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq)
+{
+	struct netfs_io_request *rreq = subreq->rreq;
+	struct cifs_io_subrequest *rdata = container_of(subreq, struct cifs_io_subrequest, subreq);
+	struct cifs_io_request *req = container_of(subreq->rreq, struct cifs_io_request, rreq);
+	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(rreq->inode->i_sb);
+	pid_t pid;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_RWPIDFORWARD)
+		pid = req->cfile->pid;
+	else
+		pid = current->tgid; // Ummm...  This may be a workqueue
+
+	cifs_dbg(FYI, "%s: op=%08x[%x] mapping=%p len=%zu/%zu\n",
+		 __func__, rreq->debug_id, subreq->debug_index, rreq->mapping,
+		 subreq->transferred, subreq->len);
+
+	if (req->cfile->invalidHandle) {
+		do {
+			rc = cifs_reopen_file(req->cfile, true);
+		} while (rc == -EAGAIN);
+		if (rc)
+			goto out;
+	}
+
+	__set_bit(NETFS_SREQ_CLEAR_TAIL, &subreq->flags);
+	rdata->pid = pid;
+
+	rc = adjust_credits(rdata->server, &rdata->credits, rdata->subreq.len);
+	if (!rc) {
+		if (rdata->req->cfile->invalidHandle)
+			rc = -EAGAIN;
+		else
+			rc = rdata->server->ops->async_readv(rdata);
+	}
+
+out:
+	if (rc)
+		netfs_subreq_terminated(subreq, rc, false);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Writeback calls this when it finds a folio that needs uploading.  This isn't
+ * called if writeback only has copy-to-cache to deal with.
+ */
+static void cifs_begin_writeback(struct netfs_io_request *wreq)
+{
+	struct cifs_io_request *req = container_of(wreq, struct cifs_io_request, rreq);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = cifs_get_writable_file(CIFS_I(wreq->inode), FIND_WR_ANY, &req->cfile);
+	if (ret) {
+		cifs_dbg(VFS, "No writable handle in writepages ret=%d\n", ret);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	wreq->io_streams[0].avail = true;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Initialise a request.
+ */
+static int cifs_init_request(struct netfs_io_request *rreq, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct cifs_io_request *req = container_of(rreq, struct cifs_io_request, rreq);
+	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(rreq->inode->i_sb);
+	struct cifsFileInfo *open_file = NULL;
+
+	rreq->rsize = cifs_sb->ctx->rsize;
+	rreq->wsize = cifs_sb->ctx->wsize;
+
+	if (file) {
+		open_file = file->private_data;
+		rreq->netfs_priv = file->private_data;
+		req->cfile = cifsFileInfo_get(open_file);
+	} else if (rreq->origin != NETFS_WRITEBACK) {
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Expand the size of a readahead to the size of the rsize, if at least as
+ * large as a page, allowing for the possibility that rsize is not pow-2
+ * aligned.
+ */
+static void cifs_expand_readahead(struct netfs_io_request *rreq)
+{
+	unsigned int rsize = rreq->rsize;
+	loff_t misalignment, i_size = i_size_read(rreq->inode);
+
+	if (rsize < PAGE_SIZE)
+		return;
+
+	if (rsize < INT_MAX)
+		rsize = roundup_pow_of_two(rsize);
+	else
+		rsize = ((unsigned int)INT_MAX + 1) / 2;
+
+	misalignment = rreq->start & (rsize - 1);
+	if (misalignment) {
+		rreq->start -= misalignment;
+		rreq->len += misalignment;
+	}
+
+	rreq->len = round_up(rreq->len, rsize);
+	if (rreq->start < i_size && rreq->len > i_size - rreq->start)
+		rreq->len = i_size - rreq->start;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Completion of a request operation.
+ */
+static void cifs_rreq_done(struct netfs_io_request *rreq)
+{
+	struct timespec64 atime, mtime;
+	struct inode *inode = rreq->inode;
+
+	/* we do not want atime to be less than mtime, it broke some apps */
+	atime = inode_set_atime_to_ts(inode, current_time(inode));
+	mtime = inode_get_mtime(inode);
+	if (timespec64_compare(&atime, &mtime))
+		inode_set_atime_to_ts(inode, inode_get_mtime(inode));
+}
+
+static void cifs_post_modify(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	/* Indication to update ctime and mtime as close is deferred */
+	set_bit(CIFS_INO_MODIFIED_ATTR, &CIFS_I(inode)->flags);
+}
+
+static void cifs_free_request(struct netfs_io_request *rreq)
+{
+	struct cifs_io_request *req = container_of(rreq, struct cifs_io_request, rreq);
+
+	if (req->cfile)
+		cifsFileInfo_put(req->cfile);
+}
+
+static void cifs_free_subrequest(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq)
+{
+	struct cifs_io_subrequest *rdata =
+		container_of(subreq, struct cifs_io_subrequest, subreq);
+	int rc = subreq->error;
+
+	if (rdata->subreq.source == NETFS_DOWNLOAD_FROM_SERVER) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_SMB_DIRECT
+		if (rdata->mr) {
+			smbd_deregister_mr(rdata->mr);
+			rdata->mr = NULL;
+		}
+#endif
+	}
+
+	add_credits_and_wake_if(rdata->server, &rdata->credits, 0);
+	if (rdata->have_xid)
+		free_xid(rdata->xid);
+}
+
+const struct netfs_request_ops cifs_req_ops = {
+	.request_pool		= &cifs_io_request_pool,
+	.subrequest_pool	= &cifs_io_subrequest_pool,
+	.init_request		= cifs_init_request,
+	.free_request		= cifs_free_request,
+	.free_subrequest	= cifs_free_subrequest,
+	.expand_readahead	= cifs_expand_readahead,
+	.clamp_length		= cifs_clamp_length,
+	.issue_read		= cifs_req_issue_read,
+	.done			= cifs_rreq_done,
+	.post_modify		= cifs_post_modify,
+	.begin_writeback	= cifs_begin_writeback,
+	.prepare_write		= cifs_prepare_write,
+	.issue_write		= cifs_issue_write,
+};
 
 /*
  * Remove the dirty flags from a span of pages.
diff --git a/include/linux/netfs.h b/include/linux/netfs.h
index 298552f5122c..f45d06284f2f 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfs.h
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ struct netfs_request_ops {
 
 	/* Modification handling */
 	void (*update_i_size)(struct inode *inode, loff_t i_size);
+	void (*post_modify)(struct inode *inode);
 
 	/* Write request handling */
 	void (*begin_writeback)(struct netfs_io_request *wreq);
diff --git a/include/trace/events/netfs.h b/include/trace/events/netfs.h
index 4ba553a6d71b..da23484268df 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/netfs.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/netfs.h
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@
 #define netfs_sreq_ref_traces					\
 	EM(netfs_sreq_trace_get_copy_to_cache,	"GET COPY2C ")	\
 	EM(netfs_sreq_trace_get_resubmit,	"GET RESUBMIT")	\
+	EM(netfs_sreq_trace_get_submit,		"GET SUBMIT")	\
 	EM(netfs_sreq_trace_get_short_read,	"GET SHORTRD")	\
 	EM(netfs_sreq_trace_new,		"NEW        ")	\
 	EM(netfs_sreq_trace_put_cancel,		"PUT CANCEL ")	\
