diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/caching/backend-api.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/caching/backend-api.txt
index f4769b9..d78bab9 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/caching/backend-api.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/caching/backend-api.txt
@@ -308,6 +308,18 @@
      obtained by calling object->cookie->def->get_aux()/get_attr().
 
 
+ (*) Invalidate data object [mandatory]:
+
+	int (*invalidate_object)(struct fscache_operation *op)
+
+     This is called to invalidate a data object (as pointed to by op->object).
+     All the data stored for this object should be discarded and an
+     attr_changed operation should be performed.  The caller will follow up
+     with an object update operation.
+
+     fscache_op_complete() must be called on op before returning.
+
+
  (*) Discard object [mandatory]:
 
 	void (*drop_object)(struct fscache_object *object)
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/caching/netfs-api.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/caching/netfs-api.txt
index 7cc6bf2..97e6c0e 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/caching/netfs-api.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/caching/netfs-api.txt
@@ -35,8 +35,9 @@
 	(12) Index and data file update
 	(13) Miscellaneous cookie operations
 	(14) Cookie unregistration
-	(15) Index and data file invalidation
-	(16) FS-Cache specific page flags.
+	(15) Index invalidation
+	(16) Data file invalidation
+	(17) FS-Cache specific page flags.
 
 
 =============================
@@ -767,13 +768,42 @@
 first.
 
 
-================================
-INDEX AND DATA FILE INVALIDATION
-================================
+==================
+INDEX INVALIDATION
+==================
 
-There is no direct way to invalidate an index subtree or a data file.  To do
-this, the caller should relinquish and retire the cookie they have, and then
-acquire a new one.
+There is no direct way to invalidate an index subtree.  To do this, the caller
+should relinquish and retire the cookie they have, and then acquire a new one.
+
+
+======================
+DATA FILE INVALIDATION
+======================
+
+Sometimes it will be necessary to invalidate an object that contains data.
+Typically this will be necessary when the server tells the netfs of a foreign
+change - at which point the netfs has to throw away all the state it had for an
+inode and reload from the server.
+
+To indicate that a cache object should be invalidated, the following function
+can be called:
+
+	void fscache_invalidate(struct fscache_cookie *cookie);
+
+This can be called with spinlocks held as it defers the work to a thread pool.
+All extant storage, retrieval and attribute change ops at this point are
+cancelled and discarded.  Some future operations will be rejected until the
+cache has had a chance to insert a barrier in the operations queue.  After
+that, operations will be queued again behind the invalidation operation.
+
+The invalidation operation will perform an attribute change operation and an
+auxiliary data update operation as it is very likely these will have changed.
+
+Using the following function, the netfs can wait for the invalidation operation
+to have reached a point at which it can start submitting ordinary operations
+once again:
+
+	void fscache_wait_on_invalidate(struct fscache_cookie *cookie);
 
 
 ===========================
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/caching/object.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/caching/object.txt
index 5831334..100ff41 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/caching/object.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/caching/object.txt
@@ -216,7 +216,14 @@
      The normal running state.  In this state, requests the netfs makes will be
      passed on to the cache.
 
- (6) State FSCACHE_OBJECT_UPDATING.
+ (6) State FSCACHE_OBJECT_INVALIDATING.
+
+     The object is undergoing invalidation.  When the state comes here, it
+     discards all pending read, write and attribute change operations as it is
+     going to clear out the cache entirely and reinitialise it.  It will then
+     continue to the FSCACHE_OBJECT_UPDATING state.
+
+ (7) State FSCACHE_OBJECT_UPDATING.
 
      The state machine comes here to update the object in the cache from the
      netfs's records.  This involves updating the auxiliary data that is used
@@ -225,13 +232,13 @@
 And there are terminal states in which an object cleans itself up, deallocates
 memory and potentially deletes stuff from disk:
 
- (7) State FSCACHE_OBJECT_LC_DYING.
+ (8) State FSCACHE_OBJECT_LC_DYING.
 
      The object comes here if it is dying because of a lookup or creation
      error.  This would be due to a disk error or system error of some sort.
      Temporary data is cleaned up, and the parent is released.
 
- (8) State FSCACHE_OBJECT_DYING.
+ (9) State FSCACHE_OBJECT_DYING.
 
      The object comes here if it is dying due to an error, because its parent
      cookie has been relinquished by the netfs or because the cache is being
@@ -241,27 +248,27 @@
      can destroy themselves.  This object waits for all its children to go away
      before advancing to the next state.
 
- (9) State FSCACHE_OBJECT_ABORT_INIT.
+(10) State FSCACHE_OBJECT_ABORT_INIT.
 
      The object comes to this state if it was waiting on its parent in
      FSCACHE_OBJECT_INIT, but its parent died.  The object will destroy itself
      so that the parent may proceed from the FSCACHE_OBJECT_DYING state.
 
-(10) State FSCACHE_OBJECT_RELEASING.
-(11) State FSCACHE_OBJECT_RECYCLING.
+(11) State FSCACHE_OBJECT_RELEASING.
+(12) State FSCACHE_OBJECT_RECYCLING.
 
      The object comes to one of these two states when dying once it is rid of
      all its children, if it is dying because the netfs relinquished its
      cookie.  In the first state, the cached data is expected to persist, and
      in the second it will be deleted.
 
-(12) State FSCACHE_OBJECT_WITHDRAWING.
+(13) State FSCACHE_OBJECT_WITHDRAWING.
 
      The object transits to this state if the cache decides it wants to
      withdraw the object from service, perhaps to make space, but also due to
      error or just because the whole cache is being withdrawn.
 
-(13) State FSCACHE_OBJECT_DEAD.
+(14) State FSCACHE_OBJECT_DEAD.
 
      The object transits to this state when the in-memory object record is
      ready to be deleted.  The object processor shouldn't ever see an object in
diff --git a/fs/fscache/cookie.c b/fs/fscache/cookie.c
index 66be9ec..8dcb114 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/cookie.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/cookie.c
@@ -370,6 +370,66 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * Invalidate an object.  Callable with spinlocks held.
+ */
+void __fscache_invalidate(struct fscache_cookie *cookie)
+{
+	struct fscache_object *object;
+
+	_enter("{%s}", cookie->def->name);
+
+	fscache_stat(&fscache_n_invalidates);
+
+	/* Only permit invalidation of data files.  Invalidating an index will
+	 * require the caller to release all its attachments to the tree rooted
+	 * there, and if it's doing that, it may as well just retire the
+	 * cookie.
+	 */
+	ASSERTCMP(cookie->def->type, ==, FSCACHE_COOKIE_TYPE_DATAFILE);
+
+	/* We will be updating the cookie too. */
+	BUG_ON(!cookie->def->get_aux);
+
+	/* If there's an object, we tell the object state machine to handle the
+	 * invalidation on our behalf, otherwise there's nothing to do.
+	 */
+	if (!hlist_empty(&cookie->backing_objects)) {
+		spin_lock(&cookie->lock);
+
+		if (!hlist_empty(&cookie->backing_objects) &&
+		    !test_and_set_bit(FSCACHE_COOKIE_INVALIDATING,
+				      &cookie->flags)) {
+			object = hlist_entry(cookie->backing_objects.first,
+					     struct fscache_object,
+					     cookie_link);
+			if (object->state < FSCACHE_OBJECT_DYING)
+				fscache_raise_event(
+					object, FSCACHE_OBJECT_EV_INVALIDATE);
+		}
+
+		spin_unlock(&cookie->lock);
+	}
+
+	_leave("");
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__fscache_invalidate);
+
+/*
+ * Wait for object invalidation to complete.
+ */
+void __fscache_wait_on_invalidate(struct fscache_cookie *cookie)
+{
+	_enter("%p", cookie);
+
+	wait_on_bit(&cookie->flags, FSCACHE_COOKIE_INVALIDATING,
+		    fscache_wait_bit_interruptible,
+		    TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+
+	_leave("");
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__fscache_wait_on_invalidate);
+
+/*
  * update the index entries backing a cookie
  */
 void __fscache_update_cookie(struct fscache_cookie *cookie)
diff --git a/fs/fscache/internal.h b/fs/fscache/internal.h
index f6aad48..c811793 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/internal.h
+++ b/fs/fscache/internal.h
@@ -122,11 +122,17 @@
 extern int fscache_submit_op(struct fscache_object *,
 			     struct fscache_operation *);
 extern int fscache_cancel_op(struct fscache_operation *);
+extern void fscache_cancel_all_ops(struct fscache_object *);
 extern void fscache_abort_object(struct fscache_object *);
 extern void fscache_start_operations(struct fscache_object *);
 extern void fscache_operation_gc(struct work_struct *);
 
 /*
+ * page.c
+ */
+extern void fscache_invalidate_writes(struct fscache_cookie *);
+
+/*
  * proc.c
  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
@@ -205,6 +211,9 @@
 extern atomic_t fscache_n_acquires_nobufs;
 extern atomic_t fscache_n_acquires_oom;
 
+extern atomic_t fscache_n_invalidates;
+extern atomic_t fscache_n_invalidates_run;
+
 extern atomic_t fscache_n_updates;
 extern atomic_t fscache_n_updates_null;
 extern atomic_t fscache_n_updates_run;
@@ -237,6 +246,7 @@
 extern atomic_t fscache_n_cop_lookup_object;
 extern atomic_t fscache_n_cop_lookup_complete;
 extern atomic_t fscache_n_cop_grab_object;
+extern atomic_t fscache_n_cop_invalidate_object;
 extern atomic_t fscache_n_cop_update_object;
 extern atomic_t fscache_n_cop_drop_object;
 extern atomic_t fscache_n_cop_put_object;
diff --git a/fs/fscache/object.c b/fs/fscache/object.c
index 773bc79..80b5491 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/object.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/object.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #define FSCACHE_DEBUG_LEVEL COOKIE
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
 #include "internal.h"
 
 const char *fscache_object_states[FSCACHE_OBJECT__NSTATES] = {
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@
 	[FSCACHE_OBJECT_CREATING]	= "OBJECT_CREATING",
 	[FSCACHE_OBJECT_AVAILABLE]	= "OBJECT_AVAILABLE",
 	[FSCACHE_OBJECT_ACTIVE]		= "OBJECT_ACTIVE",
+	[FSCACHE_OBJECT_INVALIDATING]	= "OBJECT_INVALIDATING",
 	[FSCACHE_OBJECT_UPDATING]	= "OBJECT_UPDATING",
 	[FSCACHE_OBJECT_DYING]		= "OBJECT_DYING",
 	[FSCACHE_OBJECT_LC_DYING]	= "OBJECT_LC_DYING",
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@
 	[FSCACHE_OBJECT_CREATING]	= "CRTN",
 	[FSCACHE_OBJECT_AVAILABLE]	= "AVBL",
 	[FSCACHE_OBJECT_ACTIVE]		= "ACTV",
+	[FSCACHE_OBJECT_INVALIDATING]	= "INVL",
 	[FSCACHE_OBJECT_UPDATING]	= "UPDT",
 	[FSCACHE_OBJECT_DYING]		= "DYNG",
 	[FSCACHE_OBJECT_LC_DYING]	= "LCDY",
@@ -54,6 +57,7 @@
 static void fscache_initialise_object(struct fscache_object *);
 static void fscache_lookup_object(struct fscache_object *);
 static void fscache_object_available(struct fscache_object *);
+static void fscache_invalidate_object(struct fscache_object *);
 static void fscache_release_object(struct fscache_object *);
 static void fscache_withdraw_object(struct fscache_object *);
 static void fscache_enqueue_dependents(struct fscache_object *);
@@ -79,6 +83,15 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * Notify netfs of invalidation completion.
+ */
+static inline void fscache_invalidation_complete(struct fscache_cookie *cookie)
+{
+	if (test_and_clear_bit(FSCACHE_COOKIE_INVALIDATING, &cookie->flags))
+		wake_up_bit(&cookie->flags, FSCACHE_COOKIE_INVALIDATING);
+}
+
+/*
  * process events that have been sent to an object's state machine
  * - initiates parent lookup
  * - does object lookup
@@ -125,6 +138,16 @@
 	case FSCACHE_OBJECT_ACTIVE:
 		goto active_transit;
 
+		/* Invalidate an object on disk */
+	case FSCACHE_OBJECT_INVALIDATING:
+		clear_bit(FSCACHE_OBJECT_EV_INVALIDATE, &object->events);
+		fscache_stat(&fscache_n_invalidates_run);
+		fscache_stat(&fscache_n_cop_invalidate_object);
+		fscache_invalidate_object(object);
+		fscache_stat_d(&fscache_n_cop_invalidate_object);
+		fscache_raise_event(object, FSCACHE_OBJECT_EV_UPDATE);
+		goto active_transit;
+
 		/* update the object metadata on disk */
 	case FSCACHE_OBJECT_UPDATING:
 		clear_bit(FSCACHE_OBJECT_EV_UPDATE, &object->events);
@@ -275,6 +298,9 @@
 	case FSCACHE_OBJECT_EV_ERROR:
 		new_state = FSCACHE_OBJECT_DYING;
 		goto change_state;
+	case FSCACHE_OBJECT_EV_INVALIDATE:
+		new_state = FSCACHE_OBJECT_INVALIDATING;
+		goto change_state;
 	case FSCACHE_OBJECT_EV_UPDATE:
 		new_state = FSCACHE_OBJECT_UPDATING;
 		goto change_state;
@@ -679,6 +705,7 @@
 		if (object->cookie == cookie) {
 			hlist_del_init(&object->cookie_link);
 			object->cookie = NULL;
+			fscache_invalidation_complete(cookie);
 			detached = true;
 		}
 		spin_unlock(&cookie->lock);
@@ -888,3 +915,48 @@
 	return result;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(fscache_check_aux);
+
+/*
+ * Asynchronously invalidate an object.
+ */
+static void fscache_invalidate_object(struct fscache_object *object)
+{
+	struct fscache_operation *op;
+	struct fscache_cookie *cookie = object->cookie;
+
+	_enter("{OBJ%x}", object->debug_id);
+
+	/* Reject any new read/write ops and abort any that are pending. */
+	fscache_invalidate_writes(cookie);
+	clear_bit(FSCACHE_OBJECT_PENDING_WRITE, &object->flags);
+	fscache_cancel_all_ops(object);
+
+	/* Now we have to wait for in-progress reads and writes */
+	op = kzalloc(sizeof(*op), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!op) {
+		fscache_raise_event(object, FSCACHE_OBJECT_EV_ERROR);
+		_leave(" [ENOMEM]");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	fscache_operation_init(op, object->cache->ops->invalidate_object, NULL);
+	op->flags = FSCACHE_OP_ASYNC | (1 << FSCACHE_OP_EXCLUSIVE);
+
+	spin_lock(&cookie->lock);
+	if (fscache_submit_exclusive_op(object, op) < 0)
+		BUG();
+	spin_unlock(&cookie->lock);
+	fscache_put_operation(op);
+
+	/* Once we've completed the invalidation, we know there will be no data
+	 * stored in the cache and thus we can reinstate the data-check-skip
+	 * optimisation.
+	 */
+	set_bit(FSCACHE_COOKIE_NO_DATA_YET, &cookie->flags);
+
+	/* We can allow read and write requests to come in once again.  They'll
+	 * queue up behind our exclusive invalidation operation.
+	 */
+	fscache_invalidation_complete(cookie);
+	_leave("");
+}
diff --git a/fs/fscache/operation.c b/fs/fscache/operation.c
index 748f955..c58dbe6 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/operation.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/operation.c
@@ -324,6 +324,38 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * Cancel all pending operations on an object
+ */
+void fscache_cancel_all_ops(struct fscache_object *object)
+{
+	struct fscache_operation *op;
+
+	_enter("OBJ%x", object->debug_id);
+
+	spin_lock(&object->lock);
+
+	while (!list_empty(&object->pending_ops)) {
+		op = list_entry(object->pending_ops.next,
+				struct fscache_operation, pend_link);
+		fscache_stat(&fscache_n_op_cancelled);
+		list_del_init(&op->pend_link);
+
+		ASSERTCMP(op->state, ==, FSCACHE_OP_ST_PENDING);
+		op->state = FSCACHE_OP_ST_CANCELLED;
+
+		if (test_bit(FSCACHE_OP_EXCLUSIVE, &op->flags))
+			object->n_exclusive--;
+		if (test_and_clear_bit(FSCACHE_OP_WAITING, &op->flags))
+			wake_up_bit(&op->flags, FSCACHE_OP_WAITING);
+		fscache_put_operation(op);
+		cond_resched_lock(&object->lock);
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock(&object->lock);
+	_leave("");
+}
+
+/*
  * Record the completion of an in-progress operation.
  */
 void fscache_op_complete(struct fscache_operation *op)
diff --git a/fs/fscache/page.c b/fs/fscache/page.c
index b38b13d..7bf9d25 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/page.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/page.c
@@ -361,6 +361,11 @@
 	if (hlist_empty(&cookie->backing_objects))
 		goto nobufs;
 
+	if (test_bit(FSCACHE_COOKIE_INVALIDATING, &cookie->flags)) {
+		_leave(" = -ENOBUFS [invalidating]");
+		return -ENOBUFS;
+	}
+
 	ASSERTCMP(cookie->def->type, !=, FSCACHE_COOKIE_TYPE_INDEX);
 	ASSERTCMP(page, !=, NULL);
 
@@ -483,6 +488,11 @@
 	if (hlist_empty(&cookie->backing_objects))
 		goto nobufs;
 
+	if (test_bit(FSCACHE_COOKIE_INVALIDATING, &cookie->flags)) {
+		_leave(" = -ENOBUFS [invalidating]");
+		return -ENOBUFS;
+	}
+
 	ASSERTCMP(cookie->def->type, !=, FSCACHE_COOKIE_TYPE_INDEX);
 	ASSERTCMP(*nr_pages, >, 0);
 	ASSERT(!list_empty(pages));
@@ -591,6 +601,11 @@
 	ASSERTCMP(cookie->def->type, !=, FSCACHE_COOKIE_TYPE_INDEX);
 	ASSERTCMP(page, !=, NULL);
 
+	if (test_bit(FSCACHE_COOKIE_INVALIDATING, &cookie->flags)) {
+		_leave(" = -ENOBUFS [invalidating]");
+		return -ENOBUFS;
+	}
+
 	if (fscache_wait_for_deferred_lookup(cookie) < 0)
 		return -ERESTARTSYS;
 
@@ -731,6 +746,37 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * Clear the pages pending writing for invalidation
+ */
+void fscache_invalidate_writes(struct fscache_cookie *cookie)
+{
+	struct page *page;
+	void *results[16];
+	int n, i;
+
+	_enter("");
+
+	while (spin_lock(&cookie->stores_lock),
+	       n = radix_tree_gang_lookup_tag(&cookie->stores, results, 0,
+					      ARRAY_SIZE(results),
+					      FSCACHE_COOKIE_PENDING_TAG),
+	       n > 0) {
+		for (i = n - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+			page = results[i];
+			radix_tree_delete(&cookie->stores, page->index);
+		}
+
+		spin_unlock(&cookie->stores_lock);
+
+		for (i = n - 1; i >= 0; i--)
+			page_cache_release(results[i]);
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock(&cookie->stores_lock);
+	_leave("");
+}
+
+/*
  * request a page be stored in the cache
  * - returns:
  *   -ENOMEM	- out of memory, nothing done
@@ -776,6 +822,11 @@
 
 	fscache_stat(&fscache_n_stores);
 
+	if (test_bit(FSCACHE_COOKIE_INVALIDATING, &cookie->flags)) {
+		_leave(" = -ENOBUFS [invalidating]");
+		return -ENOBUFS;
+	}
+
 	op = kzalloc(sizeof(*op), GFP_NOIO | __GFP_NOMEMALLOC | __GFP_NORETRY);
 	if (!op)
 		goto nomem;
diff --git a/fs/fscache/stats.c b/fs/fscache/stats.c
index 4765190..51cdaee 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/stats.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/stats.c
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@
 atomic_t fscache_n_acquires_nobufs;
 atomic_t fscache_n_acquires_oom;
 
+atomic_t fscache_n_invalidates;
+atomic_t fscache_n_invalidates_run;
+
 atomic_t fscache_n_updates;
 atomic_t fscache_n_updates_null;
 atomic_t fscache_n_updates_run;
@@ -112,6 +115,7 @@
 atomic_t fscache_n_cop_lookup_object;
 atomic_t fscache_n_cop_lookup_complete;
 atomic_t fscache_n_cop_grab_object;
+atomic_t fscache_n_cop_invalidate_object;
 atomic_t fscache_n_cop_update_object;
 atomic_t fscache_n_cop_drop_object;
 atomic_t fscache_n_cop_put_object;
@@ -168,6 +172,10 @@
 		   atomic_read(&fscache_n_object_created),
 		   atomic_read(&fscache_n_object_lookups_timed_out));
 
+	seq_printf(m, "Invals : n=%u run=%u\n",
+		   atomic_read(&fscache_n_invalidates),
+		   atomic_read(&fscache_n_invalidates_run));
+
 	seq_printf(m, "Updates: n=%u nul=%u run=%u\n",
 		   atomic_read(&fscache_n_updates),
 		   atomic_read(&fscache_n_updates_null),
@@ -246,7 +254,8 @@
 		   atomic_read(&fscache_n_cop_lookup_object),
 		   atomic_read(&fscache_n_cop_lookup_complete),
 		   atomic_read(&fscache_n_cop_grab_object));
-	seq_printf(m, "CacheOp: upo=%d dro=%d pto=%d atc=%d syn=%d\n",
+	seq_printf(m, "CacheOp: inv=%d upo=%d dro=%d pto=%d atc=%d syn=%d\n",
+		   atomic_read(&fscache_n_cop_invalidate_object),
 		   atomic_read(&fscache_n_cop_update_object),
 		   atomic_read(&fscache_n_cop_drop_object),
 		   atomic_read(&fscache_n_cop_put_object),
diff --git a/include/linux/fscache-cache.h b/include/linux/fscache-cache.h
index f5facd1..1e454ad 100644
--- a/include/linux/fscache-cache.h
+++ b/include/linux/fscache-cache.h
@@ -254,6 +254,9 @@
 	/* store the updated auxiliary data on an object */
 	void (*update_object)(struct fscache_object *object);
 
+	/* Invalidate an object */
+	void (*invalidate_object)(struct fscache_operation *op);
+
 	/* discard the resources pinned by an object and effect retirement if
 	 * necessary */
 	void (*drop_object)(struct fscache_object *object);
@@ -329,6 +332,7 @@
 #define FSCACHE_COOKIE_FILLING		4	/* T if filling object incrementally */
 #define FSCACHE_COOKIE_UNAVAILABLE	5	/* T if cookie is unavailable (error, etc) */
 #define FSCACHE_COOKIE_WAITING_ON_READS	6	/* T if cookie is waiting on reads */
+#define FSCACHE_COOKIE_INVALIDATING	7	/* T if cookie is being invalidated */
 };
 
 extern struct fscache_cookie fscache_fsdef_index;
@@ -345,6 +349,7 @@
 		/* active states */
 		FSCACHE_OBJECT_AVAILABLE,	/* cleaning up object after creation */
 		FSCACHE_OBJECT_ACTIVE,		/* object is usable */
+		FSCACHE_OBJECT_INVALIDATING,	/* object is invalidating */
 		FSCACHE_OBJECT_UPDATING,	/* object is updating */
 
 		/* terminal states */
@@ -378,7 +383,8 @@
 #define FSCACHE_OBJECT_EV_RELEASE	4	/* T if netfs requested object release */
 #define FSCACHE_OBJECT_EV_RETIRE	5	/* T if netfs requested object retirement */
 #define FSCACHE_OBJECT_EV_WITHDRAW	6	/* T if cache requested object withdrawal */
-#define FSCACHE_OBJECT_EVENTS_MASK	0x7f	/* mask of all events*/
+#define FSCACHE_OBJECT_EV_INVALIDATE	7	/* T if cache requested object invalidation */
+#define FSCACHE_OBJECT_EVENTS_MASK	0xff	/* mask of all events*/
 
 	unsigned long		flags;
 #define FSCACHE_OBJECT_LOCK		0	/* T if object is busy being processed */
diff --git a/include/linux/fscache.h b/include/linux/fscache.h
index f4b6353..7a08623 100644
--- a/include/linux/fscache.h
+++ b/include/linux/fscache.h
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@
 extern void __fscache_relinquish_cookie(struct fscache_cookie *, int);
 extern void __fscache_update_cookie(struct fscache_cookie *);
 extern int __fscache_attr_changed(struct fscache_cookie *);
+extern void __fscache_invalidate(struct fscache_cookie *);
+extern void __fscache_wait_on_invalidate(struct fscache_cookie *);
 extern int __fscache_read_or_alloc_page(struct fscache_cookie *,
 					struct page *,
 					fscache_rw_complete_t,
@@ -390,6 +392,42 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * fscache_invalidate - Notify cache that an object needs invalidation
+ * @cookie: The cookie representing the cache object
+ *
+ * Notify the cache that an object is needs to be invalidated and that it
+ * should abort any retrievals or stores it is doing on the cache.  The object
+ * is then marked non-caching until such time as the invalidation is complete.
+ *
+ * This can be called with spinlocks held.
+ *
+ * See Documentation/filesystems/caching/netfs-api.txt for a complete
+ * description.
+ */
+static inline
+void fscache_invalidate(struct fscache_cookie *cookie)
+{
+	if (fscache_cookie_valid(cookie))
+		__fscache_invalidate(cookie);
+}
+
+/**
+ * fscache_wait_on_invalidate - Wait for invalidation to complete
+ * @cookie: The cookie representing the cache object
+ *
+ * Wait for the invalidation of an object to complete.
+ *
+ * See Documentation/filesystems/caching/netfs-api.txt for a complete
+ * description.
+ */
+static inline
+void fscache_wait_on_invalidate(struct fscache_cookie *cookie)
+{
+	if (fscache_cookie_valid(cookie))
+		__fscache_wait_on_invalidate(cookie);
+}
+
+/**
  * fscache_reserve_space - Reserve data space for a cached object
  * @cookie: The cookie representing the cache object
  * @i_size: The amount of space to be reserved