diff --git a/fs/nfs/localio.c b/fs/nfs/localio.c
index 3b8fa75ce7cd..150719d8ed8b 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/localio.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/localio.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ struct nfs_local_kiocb {
 	struct nfs_pgio_header	*hdr;
 	struct work_struct	work;
 	void (*aio_complete_work)(struct work_struct *);
+	struct iov_iter		iter ____cacheline_aligned;
 	struct nfsd_file	*localio;
 };
 
@@ -411,13 +412,19 @@ nfs_local_pgio_done(struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr, long status)
 	}
 }
 
+static void
+nfs_local_iocb_release(struct nfs_local_kiocb *iocb)
+{
+	nfs_local_file_put(iocb->localio);
+	nfs_local_iocb_free(iocb);
+}
+
 static void
 nfs_local_pgio_release(struct nfs_local_kiocb *iocb)
 {
 	struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr = iocb->hdr;
 
-	nfs_local_file_put(iocb->localio);
-	nfs_local_iocb_free(iocb);
+	nfs_local_iocb_release(iocb);
 	nfs_local_hdr_release(hdr, hdr->task.tk_ops);
 }
 
@@ -483,18 +490,16 @@ static void nfs_local_call_read(struct work_struct *work)
 		container_of(work, struct nfs_local_kiocb, work);
 	struct file *filp = iocb->kiocb.ki_filp;
 	const struct cred *save_cred;
-	struct iov_iter iter;
 	ssize_t status;
 
 	save_cred = override_creds(filp->f_cred);
 
-	nfs_local_iter_init(&iter, iocb, ITER_DEST);
 	if (iocb->kiocb.ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT) {
 		iocb->kiocb.ki_complete = nfs_local_read_aio_complete;
 		iocb->aio_complete_work = nfs_local_read_aio_complete_work;
 	}
 
-	status = filp->f_op->read_iter(&iocb->kiocb, &iter);
+	status = filp->f_op->read_iter(&iocb->kiocb, &iocb->iter);
 
 	revert_creds(save_cred);
 
@@ -505,25 +510,14 @@ static void nfs_local_call_read(struct work_struct *work)
 }
 
 static int
-nfs_do_local_read(struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr,
-		  struct nfsd_file *localio,
+nfs_local_do_read(struct nfs_local_kiocb *iocb,
 		  const struct rpc_call_ops *call_ops)
 {
-	struct nfs_local_kiocb *iocb;
-	struct file *file = nfs_to->nfsd_file_file(localio);
-
-	/* Don't support filesystems without read_iter */
-	if (!file->f_op->read_iter)
-		return -EAGAIN;
+	struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr = iocb->hdr;
 
 	dprintk("%s: vfs_read count=%u pos=%llu\n",
 		__func__, hdr->args.count, hdr->args.offset);
 
-	iocb = nfs_local_iocb_alloc(hdr, file, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (iocb == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	iocb->localio = localio;
-
 	nfs_local_pgio_init(hdr, call_ops);
 	hdr->res.eof = false;
 
@@ -680,20 +674,18 @@ static void nfs_local_call_write(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct file *filp = iocb->kiocb.ki_filp;
 	unsigned long old_flags = current->flags;
 	const struct cred *save_cred;
-	struct iov_iter iter;
 	ssize_t status;
 
 	current->flags |= PF_LOCAL_THROTTLE | PF_MEMALLOC_NOIO;
 	save_cred = override_creds(filp->f_cred);
 
-	nfs_local_iter_init(&iter, iocb, ITER_SOURCE);
 	if (iocb->kiocb.ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT) {
 		iocb->kiocb.ki_complete = nfs_local_write_aio_complete;
 		iocb->aio_complete_work = nfs_local_write_aio_complete_work;
 	}
 
 	file_start_write(filp);
-	status = filp->f_op->write_iter(&iocb->kiocb, &iter);
+	status = filp->f_op->write_iter(&iocb->kiocb, &iocb->iter);
 	file_end_write(filp);
 
 	revert_creds(save_cred);
@@ -707,26 +699,15 @@ static void nfs_local_call_write(struct work_struct *work)
 }
 
 static int
-nfs_do_local_write(struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr,
-		   struct nfsd_file *localio,
+nfs_local_do_write(struct nfs_local_kiocb *iocb,
 		   const struct rpc_call_ops *call_ops)
 {
-	struct nfs_local_kiocb *iocb;
-	struct file *file = nfs_to->nfsd_file_file(localio);
-
-	/* Don't support filesystems without write_iter */
-	if (!file->f_op->write_iter)
-		return -EAGAIN;
+	struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr = iocb->hdr;
 
 	dprintk("%s: vfs_write count=%u pos=%llu %s\n",
 		__func__, hdr->args.count, hdr->args.offset,
 		(hdr->args.stable == NFS_UNSTABLE) ?  "unstable" : "stable");
 
-	iocb = nfs_local_iocb_alloc(hdr, file, GFP_NOIO);
-	if (iocb == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	iocb->localio = localio;
-
 	switch (hdr->args.stable) {
 	default:
 		break;
@@ -747,32 +728,68 @@ nfs_do_local_write(struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static struct nfs_local_kiocb *
+nfs_local_iocb_init(struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr, struct nfsd_file *localio)
+{
+	struct file *file = nfs_to->nfsd_file_file(localio);
+	struct nfs_local_kiocb *iocb;
+	gfp_t gfp_mask;
+	int rw;
+
+	if (hdr->rw_mode & FMODE_READ) {
+		if (!file->f_op->read_iter)
+			return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
+		gfp_mask = GFP_KERNEL;
+		rw = ITER_DEST;
+	} else {
+		if (!file->f_op->write_iter)
+			return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
+		gfp_mask = GFP_NOIO;
+		rw = ITER_SOURCE;
+	}
+
+	iocb = nfs_local_iocb_alloc(hdr, file, gfp_mask);
+	if (iocb == NULL)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	iocb->hdr = hdr;
+	iocb->localio = localio;
+
+	nfs_local_iter_init(&iocb->iter, iocb, rw);
+
+	return iocb;
+}
+
 int nfs_local_doio(struct nfs_client *clp, struct nfsd_file *localio,
 		   struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr,
 		   const struct rpc_call_ops *call_ops)
 {
+	struct nfs_local_kiocb *iocb;
 	int status = 0;
 
 	if (!hdr->args.count)
 		return 0;
 
+	iocb = nfs_local_iocb_init(hdr, localio);
+	if (IS_ERR(iocb))
+		return PTR_ERR(iocb);
+
 	switch (hdr->rw_mode) {
 	case FMODE_READ:
-		status = nfs_do_local_read(hdr, localio, call_ops);
+		status = nfs_local_do_read(iocb, call_ops);
 		break;
 	case FMODE_WRITE:
-		status = nfs_do_local_write(hdr, localio, call_ops);
+		status = nfs_local_do_write(iocb, call_ops);
 		break;
 	default:
 		dprintk("%s: invalid mode: %d\n", __func__,
 			hdr->rw_mode);
-		status = -EINVAL;
+		status = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
 	if (status != 0) {
 		if (status == -EAGAIN)
 			nfs_localio_disable_client(clp);
-		nfs_local_file_put(localio);
+		nfs_local_iocb_release(iocb);
 		hdr->task.tk_status = status;
 		nfs_local_hdr_release(hdr, call_ops);
 	}