diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_addr.c b/fs/9p/vfs_addr.c
index 58a6bd284d88..e4144e1a10a9 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_addr.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_addr.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static void v9fs_issue_read(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq)
 		subreq->transferred += total;
 
 	subreq->error = err;
-	netfs_read_subreq_terminated(subreq, false);
+	netfs_read_subreq_terminated(subreq);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/afs/file.c b/fs/afs/file.c
index 56248a078bca..f717168da4ab 100644
--- a/fs/afs/file.c
+++ b/fs/afs/file.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ static void afs_fetch_data_notify(struct afs_operation *op)
 		if (req->pos + req->actual_len >= req->file_size)
 			__set_bit(NETFS_SREQ_HIT_EOF, &subreq->flags);
 		subreq->error = error;
-		netfs_read_subreq_terminated(subreq, false);
+		netfs_read_subreq_terminated(subreq);
 		req->subreq = NULL;
 	} else if (req->done) {
 		req->done(req);
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ int afs_fetch_data(struct afs_vnode *vnode, struct afs_read *req)
 	if (IS_ERR(op)) {
 		if (req->subreq) {
 			req->subreq->error = PTR_ERR(op);
-			netfs_read_subreq_terminated(req->subreq, false);
+			netfs_read_subreq_terminated(req->subreq);
 		}
 		return PTR_ERR(op);
 	}
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ static void afs_read_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	fsreq = afs_alloc_read(GFP_NOFS);
 	if (!fsreq) {
 		subreq->error = -ENOMEM;
-		return netfs_read_subreq_terminated(subreq, false);
+		return netfs_read_subreq_terminated(subreq);
 	}
 
 	fsreq->subreq	= subreq;
diff --git a/fs/afs/fsclient.c b/fs/afs/fsclient.c
index 098fa034a1cc..784f7daab112 100644
--- a/fs/afs/fsclient.c
+++ b/fs/afs/fsclient.c
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ static int afs_deliver_fs_fetch_data(struct afs_call *call)
 		ret = afs_extract_data(call, true);
 		if (req->subreq) {
 			req->subreq->transferred += count_before - call->iov_len;
-			netfs_read_subreq_progress(req->subreq, false);
+			netfs_read_subreq_progress(req->subreq);
 		}
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
diff --git a/fs/afs/yfsclient.c b/fs/afs/yfsclient.c
index 024227aba4cd..368cf277d801 100644
--- a/fs/afs/yfsclient.c
+++ b/fs/afs/yfsclient.c
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ static int yfs_deliver_fs_fetch_data64(struct afs_call *call)
 		ret = afs_extract_data(call, true);
 		if (req->subreq) {
 			req->subreq->transferred += count_before - call->iov_len;
-			netfs_read_subreq_progress(req->subreq, false);
+			netfs_read_subreq_progress(req->subreq);
 		}
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
diff --git a/fs/ceph/addr.c b/fs/ceph/addr.c
index 459249ba6319..d008e7334db7 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/addr.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/addr.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static void finish_netfs_read(struct ceph_osd_request *req)
 	}
 	subreq->error = err;
 	trace_netfs_sreq(subreq, netfs_sreq_trace_io_progress);
-	netfs_read_subreq_terminated(subreq, false);
+	netfs_read_subreq_terminated(subreq);
 	iput(req->r_inode);
 	ceph_dec_osd_stopping_blocker(fsc->mdsc);
 }
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ static bool ceph_netfs_issue_op_inline(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq)
 out:
 	subreq->error = err;
 	trace_netfs_sreq(subreq, netfs_sreq_trace_io_progress);
-	netfs_read_subreq_terminated(subreq, false);
+	netfs_read_subreq_terminated(subreq);
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ static void ceph_netfs_issue_read(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq)
 	ceph_osdc_put_request(req);
 	if (err) {
 		subreq->error = err;
-		netfs_read_subreq_terminated(subreq, false);
+		netfs_read_subreq_terminated(subreq);
 	}
 	doutc(cl, "%llx.%llx result %d\n", ceph_vinop(inode), err);
 }
diff --git a/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c b/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c
index 82c3b9957958..6fd4f3bef3b4 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ static void netfs_cache_read_terminated(void *priv, ssize_t transferred_or_error
 	} else {
 		subreq->error = transferred_or_error;
 	}
-	netfs_read_subreq_terminated(subreq, was_async);
+	schedule_work(&subreq->work);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static void netfs_read_to_pagecache(struct netfs_io_request *rreq)
 			slice = netfs_prepare_read_iterator(subreq);
 			__set_bit(NETFS_SREQ_CLEAR_TAIL, &subreq->flags);
 			subreq->error = 0;
-			netfs_read_subreq_terminated(subreq, false);
+			netfs_read_subreq_terminated(subreq);
 			goto done;
 		}
 
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ static void netfs_read_to_pagecache(struct netfs_io_request *rreq)
 	} while (size > 0);
 
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&rreq->nr_outstanding))
-		netfs_rreq_terminated(rreq, false);
+		netfs_rreq_terminated(rreq);
 
 	/* Defer error return as we may need to wait for outstanding I/O. */
 	cmpxchg(&rreq->error, 0, ret);
diff --git a/fs/netfs/direct_read.c b/fs/netfs/direct_read.c
index a3f23adbae0f..54027fd14904 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/direct_read.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/direct_read.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static int netfs_dispatch_unbuffered_reads(struct netfs_io_request *rreq)
 	} while (size > 0);
 
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&rreq->nr_outstanding))
-		netfs_rreq_terminated(rreq, false);
+		netfs_rreq_terminated(rreq);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/netfs/internal.h b/fs/netfs/internal.h
index 73887525e939..ba32ca61063c 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/netfs/internal.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static inline void netfs_see_request(struct netfs_io_request *rreq,
  * read_collect.c
  */
 void netfs_read_termination_worker(struct work_struct *work);
-void netfs_rreq_terminated(struct netfs_io_request *rreq, bool was_async);
+void netfs_rreq_terminated(struct netfs_io_request *rreq);
 
 /*
  * read_pgpriv2.c
diff --git a/fs/netfs/objects.c b/fs/netfs/objects.c
index f10fd56efa17..8c98b70eb3a4 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/objects.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/objects.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ struct netfs_io_request *netfs_alloc_request(struct address_space *mapping,
 	    origin == NETFS_READ_GAPS ||
 	    origin == NETFS_READ_FOR_WRITE ||
 	    origin == NETFS_DIO_READ)
-		INIT_WORK(&rreq->work, netfs_read_termination_worker);
+		INIT_WORK(&rreq->work, NULL);
 	else
 		INIT_WORK(&rreq->work, netfs_write_collection_worker);
 
diff --git a/fs/netfs/read_collect.c b/fs/netfs/read_collect.c
index 00358894fac4..146abb2e399a 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/read_collect.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/read_collect.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static void netfs_unlock_read_folio(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq,
  * Unlock any folios that are now completely read.  Returns true if the
  * subrequest is removed from the list.
  */
-static bool netfs_consume_read_data(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq, bool was_async)
+static bool netfs_consume_read_data(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq)
 {
 	struct netfs_io_subrequest *prev, *next;
 	struct netfs_io_request *rreq = subreq->rreq;
@@ -228,8 +228,7 @@ static bool netfs_consume_read_data(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq, bool was
 		subreq->curr_folioq_slot = slot;
 		if (folioq && folioq_folio(folioq, slot))
 			subreq->curr_folio_order = folioq->orders[slot];
-		if (!was_async)
-			cond_resched();
+		cond_resched();
 		goto next_folio;
 	}
 
@@ -365,7 +364,7 @@ static void netfs_rreq_assess_dio(struct netfs_io_request *rreq)
  * Note that we're in normal kernel thread context at this point, possibly
  * running on a workqueue.
  */
-static void netfs_rreq_assess(struct netfs_io_request *rreq)
+void netfs_rreq_terminated(struct netfs_io_request *rreq)
 {
 	trace_netfs_rreq(rreq, netfs_rreq_trace_assess);
 
@@ -392,56 +391,29 @@ static void netfs_rreq_assess(struct netfs_io_request *rreq)
 		netfs_pgpriv2_write_to_the_cache(rreq);
 }
 
-void netfs_read_termination_worker(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct netfs_io_request *rreq =
-		container_of(work, struct netfs_io_request, work);
-	netfs_see_request(rreq, netfs_rreq_trace_see_work);
-	netfs_rreq_assess(rreq);
-	netfs_put_request(rreq, false, netfs_rreq_trace_put_work_complete);
-}
-
-/*
- * Handle the completion of all outstanding I/O operations on a read request.
- * We inherit a ref from the caller.
- */
-void netfs_rreq_terminated(struct netfs_io_request *rreq, bool was_async)
-{
-	if (!was_async)
-		return netfs_rreq_assess(rreq);
-	if (!work_pending(&rreq->work)) {
-		netfs_get_request(rreq, netfs_rreq_trace_get_work);
-		if (!queue_work(system_unbound_wq, &rreq->work))
-			netfs_put_request(rreq, was_async, netfs_rreq_trace_put_work_nq);
-	}
-}
-
 /**
  * netfs_read_subreq_progress - Note progress of a read operation.
  * @subreq: The read request that has terminated.
- * @was_async: True if we're in an asynchronous context.
  *
  * This tells the read side of netfs lib that a contributory I/O operation has
  * made some progress and that it may be possible to unlock some folios.
  *
  * Before calling, the filesystem should update subreq->transferred to track
  * the amount of data copied into the output buffer.
- *
- * If @was_async is true, the caller might be running in softirq or interrupt
- * context and we can't sleep.
  */
-void netfs_read_subreq_progress(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq,
-				bool was_async)
+void netfs_read_subreq_progress(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq)
 {
 	struct netfs_io_request *rreq = subreq->rreq;
 
+	might_sleep();
+
 	trace_netfs_sreq(subreq, netfs_sreq_trace_progress);
 
 	if (subreq->transferred > subreq->consumed &&
 	    (rreq->origin == NETFS_READAHEAD ||
 	     rreq->origin == NETFS_READPAGE ||
 	     rreq->origin == NETFS_READ_FOR_WRITE)) {
-		netfs_consume_read_data(subreq, was_async);
+		netfs_consume_read_data(subreq);
 		__clear_bit(NETFS_SREQ_NO_PROGRESS, &subreq->flags);
 	}
 }
@@ -450,7 +422,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(netfs_read_subreq_progress);
 /**
  * netfs_read_subreq_terminated - Note the termination of an I/O operation.
  * @subreq: The I/O request that has terminated.
- * @was_async: True if we're in an asynchronous context.
  *
  * This tells the read helper that a contributory I/O operation has terminated,
  * one way or another, and that it should integrate the results.
@@ -464,7 +435,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(netfs_read_subreq_progress);
  * Before calling, the filesystem should update subreq->transferred to track
  * the amount of data copied into the output buffer.
  */
-void netfs_read_subreq_terminated(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq, bool was_async)
+void netfs_read_subreq_terminated(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq)
 {
 	struct netfs_io_request *rreq = subreq->rreq;
 
@@ -498,7 +469,7 @@ void netfs_read_subreq_terminated(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq, bool was_a
 		    (rreq->origin == NETFS_READAHEAD ||
 		     rreq->origin == NETFS_READPAGE ||
 		     rreq->origin == NETFS_READ_FOR_WRITE)) {
-			netfs_consume_read_data(subreq, was_async);
+			netfs_consume_read_data(subreq);
 			__clear_bit(NETFS_SREQ_NO_PROGRESS, &subreq->flags);
 		}
 		rreq->transferred += subreq->transferred;
@@ -540,9 +511,9 @@ void netfs_read_subreq_terminated(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq, bool was_a
 	}
 
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&rreq->nr_outstanding))
-		netfs_rreq_terminated(rreq, was_async);
+		netfs_rreq_terminated(rreq);
 
-	netfs_put_subrequest(subreq, was_async, netfs_sreq_trace_put_terminated);
+	netfs_put_subrequest(subreq, false, netfs_sreq_trace_put_terminated);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netfs_read_subreq_terminated);
 
@@ -558,6 +529,6 @@ void netfs_read_subreq_termination_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq =
 		container_of(work, struct netfs_io_subrequest, work);
 
-	netfs_read_subreq_terminated(subreq, false);
+	netfs_read_subreq_terminated(subreq);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netfs_read_subreq_termination_worker);
diff --git a/fs/netfs/read_retry.c b/fs/netfs/read_retry.c
index 0fe7677b4022..d1986cec3db7 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/read_retry.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/read_retry.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ void netfs_retry_reads(struct netfs_io_request *rreq)
 	netfs_retry_read_subrequests(rreq);
 
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&rreq->nr_outstanding))
-		netfs_rreq_terminated(rreq, false);
+		netfs_rreq_terminated(rreq);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/nfs/fscache.c b/fs/nfs/fscache.c
index e585a7bcfe4d..2f3c4f773d73 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/fscache.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/fscache.c
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ static void nfs_netfs_issue_read(struct netfs_io_subrequest *sreq)
 	netfs = nfs_netfs_alloc(sreq);
 	if (!netfs) {
 		sreq->error = -ENOMEM;
-		return netfs_read_subreq_terminated(sreq, false);
+		return netfs_read_subreq_terminated(sreq);
 	}
 
 	pgio.pg_netfs = netfs; /* used in completion */
diff --git a/fs/nfs/fscache.h b/fs/nfs/fscache.h
index 1d86f7cc7195..9d86868f4998 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/fscache.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/fscache.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static inline void nfs_netfs_put(struct nfs_netfs_io_data *netfs)
 	netfs->sreq->transferred = min_t(s64, netfs->sreq->len,
 					 atomic64_read(&netfs->transferred));
 	netfs->sreq->error = netfs->error;
-	netfs_read_subreq_terminated(netfs->sreq, false);
+	netfs_read_subreq_terminated(netfs->sreq);
 	kfree(netfs);
 }
 static inline void nfs_netfs_inode_init(struct nfs_inode *nfsi)
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/file.c b/fs/smb/client/file.c
index 10dd440f8178..27a1757a278e 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/file.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/file.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static void cifs_issue_read(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq)
 
 failed:
 	subreq->error = rc;
-	netfs_read_subreq_terminated(subreq, false);
+	netfs_read_subreq_terminated(subreq);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/linux/netfs.h b/include/linux/netfs.h
index a3aa36c1869f..738c9c8763f0 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfs.h
@@ -428,8 +428,8 @@ bool netfs_release_folio(struct folio *folio, gfp_t gfp);
 vm_fault_t netfs_page_mkwrite(struct vm_fault *vmf, struct netfs_group *netfs_group);
 
 /* (Sub)request management API. */
-void netfs_read_subreq_progress(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq, bool was_async);
-void netfs_read_subreq_terminated(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq, bool was_async);
+void netfs_read_subreq_progress(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq);
+void netfs_read_subreq_terminated(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq);
 void netfs_read_subreq_termination_worker(struct work_struct *work);
 void netfs_get_subrequest(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq,
 			  enum netfs_sreq_ref_trace what);
