diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/rdwr.c b/fs/cachefiles/rdwr.c
index c994691..3367abd 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/rdwr.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/rdwr.c
@@ -176,9 +176,8 @@
 	recheck:
 		if (PageUptodate(monitor->back_page)) {
 			copy_highpage(monitor->netfs_page, monitor->back_page);
-
-			pagevec_add(&pagevec, monitor->netfs_page);
-			fscache_mark_pages_cached(monitor->op, &pagevec);
+			fscache_mark_page_cached(monitor->op,
+						 monitor->netfs_page);
 			error = 0;
 		} else if (!PageError(monitor->back_page)) {
 			/* the page has probably been truncated */
@@ -335,8 +334,7 @@
 backing_page_already_uptodate:
 	_debug("- uptodate");
 
-	pagevec_add(pagevec, netpage);
-	fscache_mark_pages_cached(op, pagevec);
+	fscache_mark_page_cached(op, netpage);
 
 	copy_highpage(netpage, backpage);
 	fscache_end_io(op, netpage, 0);
@@ -448,8 +446,7 @@
 						       &pagevec);
 	} else if (cachefiles_has_space(cache, 0, 1) == 0) {
 		/* there's space in the cache we can use */
-		pagevec_add(&pagevec, page);
-		fscache_mark_pages_cached(op, &pagevec);
+		fscache_mark_page_cached(op, page);
 		ret = -ENODATA;
 	} else {
 		ret = -ENOBUFS;
@@ -465,8 +462,7 @@
  */
 static int cachefiles_read_backing_file(struct cachefiles_object *object,
 					struct fscache_retrieval *op,
-					struct list_head *list,
-					struct pagevec *mark_pvec)
+					struct list_head *list)
 {
 	struct cachefiles_one_read *monitor = NULL;
 	struct address_space *bmapping = object->backer->d_inode->i_mapping;
@@ -626,13 +622,13 @@
 		page_cache_release(backpage);
 		backpage = NULL;
 
-		if (!pagevec_add(mark_pvec, netpage))
-			fscache_mark_pages_cached(op, mark_pvec);
+		fscache_mark_page_cached(op, netpage);
 
 		page_cache_get(netpage);
 		if (!pagevec_add(&lru_pvec, netpage))
 			__pagevec_lru_add_file(&lru_pvec);
 
+		/* the netpage is unlocked and marked up to date here */
 		fscache_end_io(op, netpage, 0);
 		page_cache_release(netpage);
 		netpage = NULL;
@@ -775,15 +771,11 @@
 	/* submit the apparently valid pages to the backing fs to be read from
 	 * disk */
 	if (nrbackpages > 0) {
-		ret2 = cachefiles_read_backing_file(object, op, &backpages,
-						    &pagevec);
+		ret2 = cachefiles_read_backing_file(object, op, &backpages);
 		if (ret2 == -ENOMEM || ret2 == -EINTR)
 			ret = ret2;
 	}
 
-	if (pagevec_count(&pagevec) > 0)
-		fscache_mark_pages_cached(op, &pagevec);
-
 	_leave(" = %d [nr=%u%s]",
 	       ret, *nr_pages, list_empty(pages) ? " empty" : "");
 	return ret;
@@ -806,7 +798,6 @@
 {
 	struct cachefiles_object *object;
 	struct cachefiles_cache *cache;
-	struct pagevec pagevec;
 	int ret;
 
 	object = container_of(op->op.object,
@@ -817,13 +808,10 @@
 	_enter("%p,{%lx},", object, page->index);
 
 	ret = cachefiles_has_space(cache, 0, 1);
-	if (ret == 0) {
-		pagevec_init(&pagevec, 0);
-		pagevec_add(&pagevec, page);
-		fscache_mark_pages_cached(op, &pagevec);
-	} else {
+	if (ret == 0)
+		fscache_mark_page_cached(op, page);
+	else
 		ret = -ENOBUFS;
-	}
 
 	_leave(" = %d", ret);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/fs/fscache/page.c b/fs/fscache/page.c
index 3f7a59b..d7c663c 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/page.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/page.c
@@ -915,6 +915,40 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__fscache_uncache_page);
 
 /**
+ * fscache_mark_page_cached - Mark a page as being cached
+ * @op: The retrieval op pages are being marked for
+ * @page: The page to be marked
+ *
+ * Mark a netfs page as being cached.  After this is called, the netfs
+ * must call fscache_uncache_page() to remove the mark.
+ */
+void fscache_mark_page_cached(struct fscache_retrieval *op, struct page *page)
+{
+	struct fscache_cookie *cookie = op->op.object->cookie;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_FSCACHE_STATS
+	atomic_inc(&fscache_n_marks);
+#endif
+
+	_debug("- mark %p{%lx}", page, page->index);
+	if (TestSetPageFsCache(page)) {
+		static bool once_only;
+		if (!once_only) {
+			once_only = true;
+			printk(KERN_WARNING "FS-Cache:"
+			       " Cookie type %s marked page %lx"
+			       " multiple times\n",
+			       cookie->def->name, page->index);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (cookie->def->mark_page_cached)
+		cookie->def->mark_page_cached(cookie->netfs_data,
+					      op->mapping, page);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(fscache_mark_page_cached);
+
+/**
  * fscache_mark_pages_cached - Mark pages as being cached
  * @op: The retrieval op pages are being marked for
  * @pagevec: The pages to be marked
@@ -925,32 +959,11 @@
 void fscache_mark_pages_cached(struct fscache_retrieval *op,
 			       struct pagevec *pagevec)
 {
-	struct fscache_cookie *cookie = op->op.object->cookie;
 	unsigned long loop;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_FSCACHE_STATS
-	atomic_add(pagevec->nr, &fscache_n_marks);
-#endif
+	for (loop = 0; loop < pagevec->nr; loop++)
+		fscache_mark_page_cached(op, pagevec->pages[loop]);
 
-	for (loop = 0; loop < pagevec->nr; loop++) {
-		struct page *page = pagevec->pages[loop];
-
-		_debug("- mark %p{%lx}", page, page->index);
-		if (TestSetPageFsCache(page)) {
-			static bool once_only;
-			if (!once_only) {
-				once_only = true;
-				printk(KERN_WARNING "FS-Cache:"
-				       " Cookie type %s marked page %lx"
-				       " multiple times\n",
-				       cookie->def->name, page->index);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (cookie->def->mark_pages_cached)
-		cookie->def->mark_pages_cached(cookie->netfs_data,
-					       op->mapping, pagevec);
 	pagevec_reinit(pagevec);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(fscache_mark_pages_cached);
diff --git a/include/linux/fscache-cache.h b/include/linux/fscache-cache.h
index ce31408..9879183 100644
--- a/include/linux/fscache-cache.h
+++ b/include/linux/fscache-cache.h
@@ -504,6 +504,9 @@
 
 extern void fscache_io_error(struct fscache_cache *cache);
 
+extern void fscache_mark_page_cached(struct fscache_retrieval *op,
+				     struct page *page);
+
 extern void fscache_mark_pages_cached(struct fscache_retrieval *op,
 				      struct pagevec *pagevec);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/fscache.h b/include/linux/fscache.h
index 9ec20de..f4b6353 100644
--- a/include/linux/fscache.h
+++ b/include/linux/fscache.h
@@ -135,14 +135,14 @@
 	 */
 	void (*put_context)(void *cookie_netfs_data, void *context);
 
-	/* indicate pages that now have cache metadata retained
-	 * - this function should mark the specified pages as now being cached
-	 * - the pages will have been marked with PG_fscache before this is
+	/* indicate page that now have cache metadata retained
+	 * - this function should mark the specified page as now being cached
+	 * - the page will have been marked with PG_fscache before this is
 	 *   called, so this is optional
 	 */
-	void (*mark_pages_cached)(void *cookie_netfs_data,
-				  struct address_space *mapping,
-				  struct pagevec *cached_pvec);
+	void (*mark_page_cached)(void *cookie_netfs_data,
+				 struct address_space *mapping,
+				 struct page *page);
 
 	/* indicate the cookie is no longer cached
 	 * - this function is called when the backing store currently caching