diff --git a/fs/ceph/addr.c b/fs/ceph/addr.c
index fbfdf1296174..84b6b43c399d 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/addr.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/addr.c
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@
 	(CONGESTION_ON_THRESH(congestion_kb) -				\
 	 (CONGESTION_ON_THRESH(congestion_kb) >> 2))
 
+static int ceph_netfs_check_write_begin(struct file *file, loff_t pos, unsigned int len,
+					struct page *page, void **_fsdata);
+
 static inline struct ceph_snap_context *page_snap_context(struct page *page)
 {
 	if (PagePrivate(page))
@@ -308,6 +311,7 @@ const struct netfs_read_request_ops ceph_netfs_read_ops = {
 	.issue_op		= ceph_netfs_issue_op,
 	.expand_readahead	= ceph_netfs_expand_readahead,
 	.clamp_length		= ceph_netfs_clamp_length,
+	.check_write_begin	= ceph_netfs_check_write_begin,
 };
 
 /* read a single page, without unlocking it. */
@@ -340,76 +344,6 @@ static int ceph_readpage(struct file *file, struct page *page)
 	return netfs_readpage(file, page, &ceph_netfs_read_ops, NULL);
 }
 
-/* read a single page, without unlocking it. */
-static int ceph_do_readpage(struct file *filp, struct page *page)
-{
-	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
-	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(inode);
-	struct ceph_fs_client *fsc = ceph_inode_to_client(inode);
-	struct ceph_osd_client *osdc = &fsc->client->osdc;
-	struct ceph_osd_request *req;
-	struct ceph_vino vino = ceph_vino(inode);
-	int err = 0;
-	u64 off = page_offset(page);
-	u64 len = PAGE_SIZE;
-
-	if (off >= i_size_read(inode)) {
-		zero_user_segment(page, 0, PAGE_SIZE);
-		SetPageUptodate(page);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	if (ci->i_inline_version != CEPH_INLINE_NONE) {
-		/*
-		 * Uptodate inline data should have been added
-		 * into page cache while getting Fcr caps.
-		 */
-		if (off == 0)
-			return -EINVAL;
-		zero_user_segment(page, 0, PAGE_SIZE);
-		SetPageUptodate(page);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	dout("readpage ino %llx.%llx file %p off %llu len %llu page %p index %lu\n",
-	     vino.ino, vino.snap, filp, off, len, page, page->index);
-	req = ceph_osdc_new_request(osdc, &ci->i_layout, vino, off, &len, 0, 1,
-				    CEPH_OSD_OP_READ, CEPH_OSD_FLAG_READ, NULL,
-				    ci->i_truncate_seq, ci->i_truncate_size,
-				    false);
-	if (IS_ERR(req))
-		return PTR_ERR(req);
-
-	osd_req_op_extent_osd_data_pages(req, 0, &page, len, 0, false, false);
-
-	err = ceph_osdc_start_request(osdc, req, false);
-	if (!err)
-		err = ceph_osdc_wait_request(osdc, req);
-
-	ceph_update_read_latency(&fsc->mdsc->metric, req->r_start_latency,
-				 req->r_end_latency, err);
-
-	ceph_osdc_put_request(req);
-	dout("readpage result %d\n", err);
-
-	if (err == -ENOENT)
-		err = 0;
-	if (err < 0) {
-		if (err == -EBLOCKLISTED)
-			fsc->blocklisted = true;
-		goto out;
-	}
-	if (err < PAGE_SIZE)
-		/* zero fill remainder of page */
-		zero_user_segment(page, err, PAGE_SIZE);
-	else
-		flush_dcache_page(page);
-
-	SetPageUptodate(page);
-out:
-	return err < 0 ? err : 0;
-}
-
 /*
  * Finish an async read(ahead) op.
  */
@@ -1429,6 +1363,31 @@ ceph_find_incompatible(struct page *page)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static int ceph_netfs_check_write_begin(struct file *file, loff_t pos, unsigned int len,
+					struct page *page, void **_fsdata)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
+	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(inode);
+	struct ceph_snap_context *snapc;
+
+	snapc = ceph_find_incompatible(page);
+	if (snapc) {
+		int r;
+
+		unlock_page(page);
+		put_page(page);
+		if (IS_ERR(snapc))
+			return PTR_ERR(snapc);
+
+		ceph_queue_writeback(inode);
+		r = wait_event_killable(ci->i_cap_wq,
+					context_is_writeable_or_written(inode, snapc));
+		ceph_put_snap_context(snapc);
+		return r == 0 ? -EAGAIN : r;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * We are only allowed to write into/dirty the page if the page is
  * clean, or already dirty within the same snap context.
@@ -1439,75 +1398,47 @@ static int ceph_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 {
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(inode);
-	struct ceph_snap_context *snapc;
 	struct page *page = NULL;
 	pgoff_t index = pos >> PAGE_SHIFT;
-	int pos_in_page = pos & ~PAGE_MASK;
-	int r = 0;
-
-	dout("write_begin file %p inode %p page %p %d~%d\n", file, inode, page, (int)pos, (int)len);
+	int r;
 
-	for (;;) {
+	/*
+	 * Uninlining should have already been done and everything updated, EXCEPT
+	 * for inline_version sent to the MDS.
+	 */
+	if (ci->i_inline_version != CEPH_INLINE_NONE) {
 		page = grab_cache_page_write_begin(mapping, index, flags);
-		if (!page) {
-			r = -ENOMEM;
-			break;
-		}
-
-		snapc = ceph_find_incompatible(page);
-		if (snapc) {
-			if (IS_ERR(snapc)) {
-				r = PTR_ERR(snapc);
-				break;
-			}
-			unlock_page(page);
-			put_page(page);
-			page = NULL;
-			ceph_queue_writeback(inode);
-			r = wait_event_killable(ci->i_cap_wq,
-						context_is_writeable_or_written(inode, snapc));
-			ceph_put_snap_context(snapc);
-			if (r != 0)
-				break;
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		if (PageUptodate(page)) {
-			dout(" page %p already uptodate\n", page);
-			break;
-		}
+		if (!page)
+			return -ENOMEM;
 
 		/*
-		 * In some cases we don't need to read at all:
-		 * - full page write
-		 * - write that lies completely beyond EOF
-		 * - write that covers the the page from start to EOF or beyond it
+		 * The inline_version on a new inode is set to 1. If that's the
+		 * case, then the page is brand new and isn't yet Uptodate.
 		 */
-		if ((pos_in_page == 0 && len == PAGE_SIZE) ||
-		    (pos >= i_size_read(inode)) ||
-		    (pos_in_page == 0 && (pos + len) >= i_size_read(inode))) {
-			zero_user_segments(page, 0, pos_in_page,
-					   pos_in_page + len, PAGE_SIZE);
-			break;
+		r = 0;
+		if (index == 0 && ci->i_inline_version != 1) {
+			if (!PageUptodate(page)) {
+				WARN_ONCE(1, "ceph: write_begin called on still-inlined inode (inline_version %llu)!\n",
+					  ci->i_inline_version);
+				r = -EINVAL;
+			}
+			goto out;
 		}
-
-		/*
-		 * We need to read it. If we get back -EINPROGRESS, then the page was
-		 * handed off to fscache and it will be unlocked when the read completes.
-		 * Refind the page in that case so we can reacquire the page lock. Otherwise
-		 * we got a hard error or the read was completed synchronously.
-		 */
-		r = ceph_do_readpage(file, page);
-		if (r != -EINPROGRESS)
-			break;
+		zero_user_segment(page, 0, PAGE_SIZE);
+		SetPageUptodate(page);
+		goto out;
 	}
 
+	r = netfs_write_begin(file, inode->i_mapping, pos, len, 0, &page, NULL,
+			      &ceph_netfs_read_ops, NULL);
+out:
+	if (r == 0)
+		wait_on_page_fscache(page);
 	if (r < 0) {
-		if (page) {
-			unlock_page(page);
+		if (page)
 			put_page(page);
-		}
 	} else {
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(!PageLocked(page));
 		*pagep = page;
 	}
 	return r;
@@ -1680,9 +1611,6 @@ static vm_fault_t ceph_filemap_fault(struct vm_fault *vmf)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/*
- * Reuse write_begin here for simplicity.
- */
 static vm_fault_t ceph_page_mkwrite(struct vm_fault *vmf)
 {
 	struct vm_area_struct *vma = vmf->vma;
