diff --git a/include/linux/ceph/osd_client.h b/include/linux/ceph/osd_client.h
index b8fb5a71dd57..172ee515a0f3 100644
--- a/include/linux/ceph/osd_client.h
+++ b/include/linux/ceph/osd_client.h
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ enum ceph_osd_data_type {
 
 struct ceph_osd_data {
 	enum ceph_osd_data_type	type;
+	struct iov_iter		iter;
 	union {
 		struct ceph_databuf	*dbuf;
 		struct {
@@ -136,7 +137,6 @@ struct ceph_osd_data {
 			struct ceph_bvec_iter	bvec_pos;
 			u32			num_bvecs;
 		};
-		struct iov_iter		iter;
 	};
 };
 
@@ -488,6 +488,9 @@ extern struct ceph_osd_data *osd_req_op_extent_osd_data(
 					struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req,
 					unsigned int which);
 
+void osd_req_op_extent_osd_databuf(struct ceph_osd_request *req,
+				   unsigned int which,
+				   struct ceph_databuf *dbuf);
 extern void osd_req_op_extent_osd_data_pages(struct ceph_osd_request *,
 					unsigned int which,
 					struct page **pages, u64 length,
@@ -512,6 +515,9 @@ void osd_req_op_extent_osd_data_bvec_pos(struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req,
 void osd_req_op_extent_osd_iter(struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req,
 				unsigned int which, struct iov_iter *iter);
 
+void osd_req_op_cls_request_databuf(struct ceph_osd_request *req,
+				    unsigned int which,
+				    struct ceph_databuf *dbuf);
 extern void osd_req_op_cls_request_data_pagelist(struct ceph_osd_request *,
 					unsigned int which,
 					struct ceph_pagelist *pagelist);
@@ -524,6 +530,9 @@ void osd_req_op_cls_request_data_bvecs(struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req,
 				       unsigned int which,
 				       struct bio_vec *bvecs, u32 num_bvecs,
 				       u32 bytes);
+void osd_req_op_cls_response_databuf(struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req,
+				     unsigned int which,
+				     struct ceph_databuf *dbuf);
 extern void osd_req_op_cls_response_data_pages(struct ceph_osd_request *,
 					unsigned int which,
 					struct page **pages, u64 length,
diff --git a/net/ceph/messenger.c b/net/ceph/messenger.c
index 802f0b222131..02439b38ec94 100644
--- a/net/ceph/messenger.c
+++ b/net/ceph/messenger.c
@@ -1052,6 +1052,7 @@ static void __ceph_msg_data_cursor_init(struct ceph_msg_data_cursor *cursor)
 	case CEPH_MSG_DATA_BVECS:
 		ceph_msg_data_bvecs_cursor_init(cursor, length);
 		break;
+	case CEPH_MSG_DATA_DATABUF:
 	case CEPH_MSG_DATA_ITER:
 		ceph_msg_data_iter_cursor_init(cursor, length);
 		break;
@@ -1102,6 +1103,7 @@ struct page *ceph_msg_data_next(struct ceph_msg_data_cursor *cursor,
 	case CEPH_MSG_DATA_BVECS:
 		page = ceph_msg_data_bvecs_next(cursor, page_offset, length);
 		break;
+	case CEPH_MSG_DATA_DATABUF:
 	case CEPH_MSG_DATA_ITER:
 		page = ceph_msg_data_iter_next(cursor, page_offset, length);
 		break;
@@ -1143,6 +1145,7 @@ void ceph_msg_data_advance(struct ceph_msg_data_cursor *cursor, size_t bytes)
 	case CEPH_MSG_DATA_BVECS:
 		new_piece = ceph_msg_data_bvecs_advance(cursor, bytes);
 		break;
+	case CEPH_MSG_DATA_DATABUF:
 	case CEPH_MSG_DATA_ITER:
 		new_piece = ceph_msg_data_iter_advance(cursor, bytes);
 		break;
diff --git a/net/ceph/osd_client.c b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
index c84634264377..720d8a605fc4 100644
--- a/net/ceph/osd_client.c
+++ b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
@@ -178,6 +178,17 @@ static void ceph_osd_iter_init(struct ceph_osd_data *osd_data,
 	osd_data->iter = *iter;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Consumes a ref on @dbuf.
+ */
+static void ceph_osd_databuf_init(struct ceph_osd_data *osd_data,
+				  struct ceph_databuf *dbuf)
+{
+	osd_data->type = CEPH_OSD_DATA_TYPE_DATABUF;
+	osd_data->dbuf = dbuf;
+	osd_data->iter = dbuf->iter;
+}
+
 static struct ceph_osd_data *
 osd_req_op_raw_data_in(struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req, unsigned int which)
 {
@@ -207,6 +218,17 @@ void osd_req_op_raw_data_in_pages(struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(osd_req_op_raw_data_in_pages);
 
+void osd_req_op_extent_osd_databuf(struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req,
+				   unsigned int which,
+				   struct ceph_databuf *dbuf)
+{
+	struct ceph_osd_data *osd_data;
+
+	osd_data = osd_req_op_data(osd_req, which, extent, osd_data);
+	ceph_osd_databuf_init(osd_data, dbuf);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(osd_req_op_extent_osd_databuf);
+
 void osd_req_op_extent_osd_data_pages(struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req,
 			unsigned int which, struct page **pages,
 			u64 length, u32 offset,
@@ -297,6 +319,21 @@ static void osd_req_op_cls_request_info_pagelist(
 	ceph_osd_data_pagelist_init(osd_data, pagelist);
 }
 
+void osd_req_op_cls_request_databuf(struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req,
+				    unsigned int which,
+				    struct ceph_databuf *dbuf)
+{
+	struct ceph_osd_data *osd_data;
+
+	BUG_ON(!ceph_databuf_len(dbuf));
+
+	osd_data = osd_req_op_data(osd_req, which, cls, request_data);
+	ceph_osd_databuf_init(osd_data, dbuf);
+	osd_req->r_ops[which].cls.indata_len += ceph_databuf_len(dbuf);
+	osd_req->r_ops[which].indata_len += ceph_databuf_len(dbuf);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(osd_req_op_cls_request_databuf);
+
 void osd_req_op_cls_request_data_pagelist(
 			struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req,
 			unsigned int which, struct ceph_pagelist *pagelist)
@@ -342,6 +379,19 @@ void osd_req_op_cls_request_data_bvecs(struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(osd_req_op_cls_request_data_bvecs);
 
+void osd_req_op_cls_response_databuf(struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req,
+				     unsigned int which,
+				     struct ceph_databuf *dbuf)
+{
+	struct ceph_osd_data *osd_data;
+
+	BUG_ON(!ceph_databuf_len(dbuf));
+
+	osd_data = osd_req_op_data(osd_req, which, cls, response_data);
+	ceph_osd_databuf_init(osd_data, ceph_databuf_get(dbuf));
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(osd_req_op_cls_response_databuf);
+
 void osd_req_op_cls_response_data_pages(struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req,
 			unsigned int which, struct page **pages, u64 length,
 			u32 offset, bool pages_from_pool, bool own_pages)
