diff --git a/fs/afs/file.c b/fs/afs/file.c
index b996f4419c0c..c296efebb491 100644
--- a/fs/afs/file.c
+++ b/fs/afs/file.c
@@ -225,26 +225,111 @@ static void afs_fetch_data_aborted(struct afs_operation *op)
 	afs_fetch_data_notify(op);
 }
 
-static void afs_fetch_data_put(struct afs_operation *op)
-{
-	op->fetch.subreq->error = afs_op_error(op);
-}
-
 const struct afs_operation_ops afs_fetch_data_operation = {
 	.issue_afs_rpc	= afs_fs_fetch_data,
 	.issue_yfs_rpc	= yfs_fs_fetch_data,
 	.success	= afs_fetch_data_success,
 	.aborted	= afs_fetch_data_aborted,
 	.failed		= afs_fetch_data_notify,
-	.put		= afs_fetch_data_put,
 };
 
+static void afs_issue_read_call(struct afs_operation *op)
+{
+	op->call_responded = false;
+	op->call_error = 0;
+	op->call_abort_code = 0;
+	if (test_bit(AFS_SERVER_FL_IS_YFS, &op->server->flags))
+		yfs_fs_fetch_data(op);
+	else
+		afs_fs_fetch_data(op);
+}
+
+static void afs_end_read(struct afs_operation *op)
+{
+	if (op->call_responded && op->server)
+		set_bit(AFS_SERVER_FL_RESPONDING, &op->server->flags);
+
+	if (!afs_op_error(op))
+		afs_fetch_data_success(op);
+	else if (op->cumul_error.aborted)
+		afs_fetch_data_aborted(op);
+	else
+		afs_fetch_data_notify(op);
+
+	afs_end_vnode_operation(op);
+	afs_put_operation(op);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Perform I/O processing on an asynchronous call.  The work item carries a ref
+ * to the call struct that we either need to release or to pass on.
+ */
+static void afs_read_receive(struct afs_call *call)
+{
+	struct afs_operation *op = call->op;
+	enum afs_call_state state;
+
+	_enter("");
+
+	state = READ_ONCE(call->state);
+	if (state == AFS_CALL_COMPLETE)
+		return;
+
+	while (state < AFS_CALL_COMPLETE && READ_ONCE(call->need_attention)) {
+		WRITE_ONCE(call->need_attention, false);
+		afs_deliver_to_call(call);
+		state = READ_ONCE(call->state);
+	}
+
+	if (state < AFS_CALL_COMPLETE) {
+		netfs_read_subreq_progress(op->fetch.subreq);
+		if (rxrpc_kernel_check_life(call->net->socket, call->rxcall))
+			return;
+		/* rxrpc terminated the call. */
+		afs_set_call_complete(call, call->error, call->abort_code);
+	}
+
+	op->call_abort_code	= call->abort_code;
+	op->call_error		= call->error;
+	op->call_responded	= call->responded;
+	op->call		= NULL;
+	call->op		= NULL;
+	afs_put_call(call);
+
+	/* If the call failed, then we need to crank the server rotation
+	 * handle and try the next.
+	 */
+	if (afs_select_fileserver(op)) {
+		afs_issue_read_call(op);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	afs_end_read(op);
+}
+
+void afs_fetch_data_async_rx(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct afs_call *call = container_of(work, struct afs_call, async_work);
+
+	afs_read_receive(call);
+	afs_put_call(call);
+}
+
+void afs_fetch_data_immediate_cancel(struct afs_call *call)
+{
+	if (call->async) {
+		afs_get_call(call, afs_call_trace_wake);
+		if (!queue_work(afs_async_calls, &call->async_work))
+			afs_deferred_put_call(call);
+		flush_work(&call->async_work);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * Fetch file data from the volume.
  */
-static void afs_read_worker(struct work_struct *work)
+static void afs_issue_read(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq)
 {
-	struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq = container_of(work, struct netfs_io_subrequest, work);
 	struct afs_operation *op;
 	struct afs_vnode *vnode = AFS_FS_I(subreq->rreq->inode);
 	struct key *key = subreq->rreq->netfs_priv;
@@ -269,13 +354,26 @@ static void afs_read_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	op->ops		= &afs_fetch_data_operation;
 
 	trace_netfs_sreq(subreq, netfs_sreq_trace_submit);
-	afs_do_sync_operation(op);
-}
 
-static void afs_issue_read(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq)
-{
-	INIT_WORK(&subreq->work, afs_read_worker);
-	queue_work(system_long_wq, &subreq->work);
+	if (subreq->rreq->origin == NETFS_READAHEAD ||
+	    subreq->rreq->iocb) {
+		op->flags |= AFS_OPERATION_ASYNC;
+
+		if (!afs_begin_vnode_operation(op)) {
+			subreq->error = afs_put_operation(op);
+			netfs_read_subreq_terminated(subreq);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (!afs_select_fileserver(op)) {
+			afs_end_read(op);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		afs_issue_read_call(op);
+	} else {
+		afs_do_sync_operation(op);
+	}
 }
 
 static int afs_init_request(struct netfs_io_request *rreq, struct file *file)
diff --git a/fs/afs/fs_operation.c b/fs/afs/fs_operation.c
index 8488ff8183fa..0b1338d65ae6 100644
--- a/fs/afs/fs_operation.c
+++ b/fs/afs/fs_operation.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ bool afs_begin_vnode_operation(struct afs_operation *op)
 /*
  * Tidy up a filesystem cursor and unlock the vnode.
  */
-static void afs_end_vnode_operation(struct afs_operation *op)
+void afs_end_vnode_operation(struct afs_operation *op)
 {
 	_enter("");
 
diff --git a/fs/afs/fsclient.c b/fs/afs/fsclient.c
index d9d224c95454..1d9ecd5418d8 100644
--- a/fs/afs/fsclient.c
+++ b/fs/afs/fsclient.c
@@ -352,7 +352,6 @@ static int afs_deliver_fs_fetch_data(struct afs_call *call)
 		ret = afs_extract_data(call, true);
 		subreq->transferred += count_before - call->iov_len;
 		call->remaining -= count_before - call->iov_len;
-		netfs_read_subreq_progress(subreq);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 
@@ -409,14 +408,18 @@ static int afs_deliver_fs_fetch_data(struct afs_call *call)
 static const struct afs_call_type afs_RXFSFetchData = {
 	.name		= "FS.FetchData",
 	.op		= afs_FS_FetchData,
+	.async_rx	= afs_fetch_data_async_rx,
 	.deliver	= afs_deliver_fs_fetch_data,
+	.immediate_cancel = afs_fetch_data_immediate_cancel,
 	.destructor	= afs_flat_call_destructor,
 };
 
 static const struct afs_call_type afs_RXFSFetchData64 = {
 	.name		= "FS.FetchData64",
 	.op		= afs_FS_FetchData64,
+	.async_rx	= afs_fetch_data_async_rx,
 	.deliver	= afs_deliver_fs_fetch_data,
+	.immediate_cancel = afs_fetch_data_immediate_cancel,
 	.destructor	= afs_flat_call_destructor,
 };
 
@@ -436,6 +439,9 @@ static void afs_fs_fetch_data64(struct afs_operation *op)
 	if (!call)
 		return afs_op_nomem(op);
 
+	if (op->flags & AFS_OPERATION_ASYNC)
+		call->async = true;
+
 	/* marshall the parameters */
 	bp = call->request;
 	bp[0] = htonl(FSFETCHDATA64);
@@ -1730,6 +1736,7 @@ static const struct afs_call_type afs_RXFSGetCapabilities = {
 	.op		= afs_FS_GetCapabilities,
 	.deliver	= afs_deliver_fs_get_capabilities,
 	.done		= afs_fileserver_probe_result,
+	.immediate_cancel = afs_fileserver_probe_result,
 	.destructor	= afs_fs_get_capabilities_destructor,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/afs/internal.h b/fs/afs/internal.h
index 96fc466efd10..cd2c4f85117d 100644
--- a/fs/afs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/afs/internal.h
@@ -202,11 +202,17 @@ struct afs_call_type {
 	/* clean up a call */
 	void (*destructor)(struct afs_call *call);
 
+	/* Async receive processing function */
+	void (*async_rx)(struct work_struct *work);
+
 	/* Work function */
 	void (*work)(struct work_struct *work);
 
 	/* Call done function (gets called immediately on success or failure) */
 	void (*done)(struct afs_call *call);
+
+	/* Handle a call being immediately cancelled. */
+	void (*immediate_cancel)(struct afs_call *call);
 };
 
 /*
@@ -942,6 +948,7 @@ struct afs_operation {
 #define AFS_OPERATION_TRIED_ALL		0x0400	/* Set if we've tried all the fileservers */
 #define AFS_OPERATION_RETRY_SERVER	0x0800	/* Set if we should retry the current server */
 #define AFS_OPERATION_DIR_CONFLICT	0x1000	/* Set if we detected a 3rd-party dir change */
+#define AFS_OPERATION_ASYNC		0x2000	/* Set if should run asynchronously */
 };
 
 /*
@@ -1104,6 +1111,8 @@ extern int afs_cache_wb_key(struct afs_vnode *, struct afs_file *);
 extern void afs_put_wb_key(struct afs_wb_key *);
 extern int afs_open(struct inode *, struct file *);
 extern int afs_release(struct inode *, struct file *);
+void afs_fetch_data_async_rx(struct work_struct *work);
+void afs_fetch_data_immediate_cancel(struct afs_call *call);
 
 /*
  * flock.c
@@ -1155,6 +1164,7 @@ extern void afs_fs_store_acl(struct afs_operation *);
 extern struct afs_operation *afs_alloc_operation(struct key *, struct afs_volume *);
 extern int afs_put_operation(struct afs_operation *);
 extern bool afs_begin_vnode_operation(struct afs_operation *);
+extern void afs_end_vnode_operation(struct afs_operation *op);
 extern void afs_wait_for_operation(struct afs_operation *);
 extern int afs_do_sync_operation(struct afs_operation *);
 
@@ -1326,6 +1336,7 @@ extern void afs_charge_preallocation(struct work_struct *);
 extern void afs_put_call(struct afs_call *);
 void afs_deferred_put_call(struct afs_call *call);
 void afs_make_call(struct afs_call *call, gfp_t gfp);
+void afs_deliver_to_call(struct afs_call *call);
 void afs_wait_for_call_to_complete(struct afs_call *call);
 extern struct afs_call *afs_alloc_flat_call(struct afs_net *,
 					    const struct afs_call_type *,
@@ -1336,6 +1347,19 @@ extern void afs_send_simple_reply(struct afs_call *, const void *, size_t);
 extern int afs_extract_data(struct afs_call *, bool);
 extern int afs_protocol_error(struct afs_call *, enum afs_eproto_cause);
 
+static inline struct afs_call *afs_get_call(struct afs_call *call,
+					    enum afs_call_trace why)
+{
+	int r;
+
+	__refcount_inc(&call->ref, &r);
+
+	trace_afs_call(call->debug_id, why, r + 1,
+		       atomic_read(&call->net->nr_outstanding_calls),
+		       __builtin_return_address(0));
+	return call;
+}
+
 static inline void afs_see_call(struct afs_call *call, enum afs_call_trace why)
 {
 	int r = refcount_read(&call->ref);
diff --git a/fs/afs/main.c b/fs/afs/main.c
index a14f6013e316..1ae0067f772d 100644
--- a/fs/afs/main.c
+++ b/fs/afs/main.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static int __init afs_init(void)
 	afs_wq = alloc_workqueue("afs", 0, 0);
 	if (!afs_wq)
 		goto error_afs_wq;
-	afs_async_calls = alloc_workqueue("kafsd", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
+	afs_async_calls = alloc_workqueue("kafsd", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_UNBOUND, 0);
 	if (!afs_async_calls)
 		goto error_async;
 	afs_lock_manager = alloc_workqueue("kafs_lockd", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
diff --git a/fs/afs/rxrpc.c b/fs/afs/rxrpc.c
index a122c6366ce1..886416ea1d96 100644
--- a/fs/afs/rxrpc.c
+++ b/fs/afs/rxrpc.c
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ static struct afs_call *afs_alloc_call(struct afs_net *net,
 	call->net = net;
 	call->debug_id = atomic_inc_return(&rxrpc_debug_id);
 	refcount_set(&call->ref, 1);
-	INIT_WORK(&call->async_work, afs_process_async_call);
+	INIT_WORK(&call->async_work, type->async_rx ?: afs_process_async_call);
+	INIT_WORK(&call->work, call->type->work);
 	INIT_WORK(&call->free_work, afs_deferred_free_worker);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&call->waitq);
 	spin_lock_init(&call->state_lock);
@@ -235,27 +236,12 @@ void afs_deferred_put_call(struct afs_call *call)
 		schedule_work(&call->free_work);
 }
 
-static struct afs_call *afs_get_call(struct afs_call *call,
-				     enum afs_call_trace why)
-{
-	int r;
-
-	__refcount_inc(&call->ref, &r);
-
-	trace_afs_call(call->debug_id, why, r + 1,
-		       atomic_read(&call->net->nr_outstanding_calls),
-		       __builtin_return_address(0));
-	return call;
-}
-
 /*
  * Queue the call for actual work.
  */
 static void afs_queue_call_work(struct afs_call *call)
 {
 	if (call->type->work) {
-		INIT_WORK(&call->work, call->type->work);
-
 		afs_get_call(call, afs_call_trace_work);
 		if (!queue_work(afs_wq, &call->work))
 			afs_put_call(call);
@@ -452,8 +438,8 @@ void afs_make_call(struct afs_call *call, gfp_t gfp)
 error_kill_call:
 	if (call->async)
 		afs_see_call(call, afs_call_trace_async_kill);
-	if (call->type->done)
-		call->type->done(call);
+	if (call->type->immediate_cancel)
+		call->type->immediate_cancel(call);
 
 	/* We need to dispose of the extra ref we grabbed for an async call.
 	 * The call, however, might be queued on afs_async_calls and we need to
@@ -508,7 +494,7 @@ static void afs_log_error(struct afs_call *call, s32 remote_abort)
 /*
  * deliver messages to a call
  */
-static void afs_deliver_to_call(struct afs_call *call)
+void afs_deliver_to_call(struct afs_call *call)
 {
 	enum afs_call_state state;
 	size_t len;
@@ -809,6 +795,7 @@ static int afs_deliver_cm_op_id(struct afs_call *call)
 		return -ENOTSUPP;
 
 	trace_afs_cb_call(call);
+	call->work.func = call->type->work;
 
 	/* pass responsibility for the remainer of this message off to the
 	 * cache manager op */
diff --git a/fs/afs/vlclient.c b/fs/afs/vlclient.c
index cac75f89b64a..adc617a82a86 100644
--- a/fs/afs/vlclient.c
+++ b/fs/afs/vlclient.c
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ static const struct afs_call_type afs_RXVLGetCapabilities = {
 	.name		= "VL.GetCapabilities",
 	.op		= afs_VL_GetCapabilities,
 	.deliver	= afs_deliver_vl_get_capabilities,
+	.immediate_cancel = afs_vlserver_probe_result,
 	.done		= afs_vlserver_probe_result,
 	.destructor	= afs_destroy_vl_get_capabilities,
 };
diff --git a/fs/afs/write.c b/fs/afs/write.c
index 17d188aaf101..e87b55792aa8 100644
--- a/fs/afs/write.c
+++ b/fs/afs/write.c
@@ -193,6 +193,18 @@ void afs_retry_request(struct netfs_io_request *wreq, struct netfs_io_stream *st
 		list_first_entry(&stream->subrequests,
 				 struct netfs_io_subrequest, rreq_link);
 
+	switch (wreq->origin) {
+	case NETFS_READAHEAD:
+	case NETFS_READPAGE:
+	case NETFS_READ_GAPS:
+	case NETFS_READ_SINGLE:
+	case NETFS_READ_FOR_WRITE:
+	case NETFS_DIO_READ:
+		return;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
 	switch (subreq->error) {
 	case -EACCES:
 	case -EPERM:
diff --git a/fs/afs/yfsclient.c b/fs/afs/yfsclient.c
index 3718d852fabc..f57c089f26ee 100644
--- a/fs/afs/yfsclient.c
+++ b/fs/afs/yfsclient.c
@@ -397,7 +397,6 @@ static int yfs_deliver_fs_fetch_data64(struct afs_call *call)
 
 		ret = afs_extract_data(call, true);
 		subreq->transferred += count_before - call->iov_len;
-		netfs_read_subreq_progress(subreq);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 
@@ -457,7 +456,9 @@ static int yfs_deliver_fs_fetch_data64(struct afs_call *call)
 static const struct afs_call_type yfs_RXYFSFetchData64 = {
 	.name		= "YFS.FetchData64",
 	.op		= yfs_FS_FetchData64,
+	.async_rx	= afs_fetch_data_async_rx,
 	.deliver	= yfs_deliver_fs_fetch_data64,
+	.immediate_cancel = afs_fetch_data_immediate_cancel,
 	.destructor	= afs_flat_call_destructor,
 };
 
@@ -486,6 +487,9 @@ void yfs_fs_fetch_data(struct afs_operation *op)
 	if (!call)
 		return afs_op_nomem(op);
 
+	if (op->flags & AFS_OPERATION_ASYNC)
+		call->async = true;
+
 	/* marshall the parameters */
 	bp = call->request;
 	bp = xdr_encode_u32(bp, YFSFETCHDATA64);
