diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-create-bufs.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-create-bufs.rst
index bd08e4f77ae4..6a8a4d5de2f1 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-create-bufs.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-create-bufs.rst
@@ -121,7 +121,13 @@ than the number requested.
 	other changes, then set ``count`` to 0, ``memory`` to
 	``V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP`` and ``format.type`` to the buffer type.
     * - __u32
-      - ``reserved``\ [7]
+      - ``flags``
+      - Specifies additional buffer management attributes.
+	See :ref:`memory-flags`. Old drivers and applications must set it to
+	zero.
+
+    * - __u32
+      - ``reserved``\ [6]
       - A place holder for future extensions. Drivers and applications
 	must set the array to zero.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-reqbufs.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-reqbufs.rst
index 917df6fb6486..e52cc4401fba 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-reqbufs.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-reqbufs.rst
@@ -112,10 +112,19 @@ aborting or finishing any DMA in progress, an implicit
 	``V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP`` and ``type`` set to the buffer type. This will
 	free any previously allocated buffers, so this is typically something
 	that will be done at the start of the application.
-    * - __u32
+    * - union
+      - (anonymous)
+    * -
+      - __u32
+      - ``flags``\ [1]
+      - Specifies additional buffer management attributes.
+	See :ref:`memory-flags`. Old drivers and applications must set it to
+	zero.
+
+    * -
+      - __u32
       - ``reserved``\ [1]
-      - A place holder for future extensions. Drivers and applications
-	must set the array to zero.
+      - Kept for backwards compatibility. Use ``flags`` instead.
 
 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{6.1cm}|p{2.2cm}|p{8.7cm}|
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c
index cc31629c06dc..4954c9fc678d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c
@@ -722,9 +722,18 @@ static void fill_buf_caps(struct vb2_queue *q, u32 *caps)
 int vb2_reqbufs(struct vb2_queue *q, struct v4l2_requestbuffers *req)
 {
 	int ret = vb2_verify_memory_type(q, req->memory, req->type);
+	bool consistent = true;
+
+	if (!vb2_queue_allows_cache_hints(q))
+		req->flags &= ~V4L2_FLAG_MEMORY_NON_CONSISTENT;
+
+	if (req->flags & V4L2_FLAG_MEMORY_NON_CONSISTENT)
+		consistent = false;
 
 	fill_buf_caps(q, &req->capabilities);
-	return ret ? ret : vb2_core_reqbufs(q, req->memory, true, &req->count);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	return vb2_core_reqbufs(q, req->memory, consistent, &req->count);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vb2_reqbufs);
 
@@ -753,6 +762,7 @@ int vb2_create_bufs(struct vb2_queue *q, struct v4l2_create_buffers *create)
 	unsigned requested_sizes[VIDEO_MAX_PLANES];
 	struct v4l2_format *f = &create->format;
 	int ret = vb2_verify_memory_type(q, create->memory, f->type);
+	bool consistent = true;
 	unsigned i;
 
 	fill_buf_caps(q, &create->capabilities);
@@ -798,7 +808,14 @@ int vb2_create_bufs(struct vb2_queue *q, struct v4l2_create_buffers *create)
 	for (i = 0; i < requested_planes; i++)
 		if (requested_sizes[i] == 0)
 			return -EINVAL;
-	return ret ? ret : vb2_core_create_bufs(q, create->memory, true,
+
+	if (!vb2_queue_allows_cache_hints(q))
+		create->flags &= ~V4L2_FLAG_MEMORY_NON_CONSISTENT;
+
+	if (create->flags & V4L2_FLAG_MEMORY_NON_CONSISTENT)
+		consistent = false;
+
+	return ret ? ret : vb2_core_create_bufs(q, create->memory, consistent,
 		&create->count, requested_planes, requested_sizes);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vb2_create_bufs);
@@ -968,13 +985,21 @@ int vb2_ioctl_reqbufs(struct file *file, void *priv,
 {
 	struct video_device *vdev = video_devdata(file);
 	int res = vb2_verify_memory_type(vdev->queue, p->memory, p->type);
+	bool consistent = true;
 
 	fill_buf_caps(vdev->queue, &p->capabilities);
 	if (res)
 		return res;
 	if (vb2_queue_is_busy(vdev, file))
 		return -EBUSY;
-	res = vb2_core_reqbufs(vdev->queue, p->memory, true, &p->count);
+
+	if (!vb2_queue_allows_cache_hints(vdev->queue))
+		p->flags &= ~V4L2_FLAG_MEMORY_NON_CONSISTENT;
+
+	if (p->flags & V4L2_FLAG_MEMORY_NON_CONSISTENT)
+		consistent = false;
+
+	res = vb2_core_reqbufs(vdev->queue, p->memory, consistent, &p->count);
 	/* If count == 0, then the owner has released all buffers and he
 	   is no longer owner of the queue. Otherwise we have a new owner. */
 	if (res == 0)
diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
index fbcc7a20eedf..53b87bfd50d7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
@@ -1973,9 +1973,6 @@ static int v4l_reqbufs(const struct v4l2_ioctl_ops *ops,
 
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-
-	CLEAR_AFTER_FIELD(p, capabilities);
-
 	return ops->vidioc_reqbufs(file, fh, p);
 }
 
@@ -2015,7 +2012,7 @@ static int v4l_create_bufs(const struct v4l2_ioctl_ops *ops,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	CLEAR_AFTER_FIELD(create, capabilities);
+	CLEAR_AFTER_FIELD(create, flags);
 
 	v4l_sanitize_format(&create->format);
 
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h b/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
index e92c29864730..12b1bd220347 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
@@ -938,7 +938,10 @@ struct v4l2_requestbuffers {
 	__u32			type;		/* enum v4l2_buf_type */
 	__u32			memory;		/* enum v4l2_memory */
 	__u32			capabilities;
-	__u32			reserved[1];
+	union {
+		__u32		flags;
+		__u32		reserved[1];
+	};
 };
 
 /* capabilities for struct v4l2_requestbuffers and v4l2_create_buffers */
@@ -2446,7 +2449,8 @@ struct v4l2_create_buffers {
 	__u32			memory;
 	struct v4l2_format	format;
 	__u32			capabilities;
-	__u32			reserved[7];
+	__u32			flags;
+	__u32			reserved[6];
 };
 
 /*
