diff --git a/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c b/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c
index 4dd505053fba..10daf2452324 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ void netfs_readahead(struct readahead_control *ractl)
 	int ret;
 
 	rreq = netfs_alloc_request(ractl->mapping, ractl->file, start, size,
-				   NETFS_READAHEAD);
+				   NULL, NETFS_READAHEAD);
 	if (IS_ERR(rreq))
 		return;
 
@@ -414,7 +414,8 @@ static int netfs_read_gaps(struct file *file, struct folio *folio)
 
 	_enter("%lx", folio->index);
 
-	rreq = netfs_alloc_request(mapping, file, folio_pos(folio), flen, NETFS_READ_GAPS);
+	rreq = netfs_alloc_request(mapping, file, folio_pos(folio), flen,
+				   NULL, NETFS_READ_GAPS);
 	if (IS_ERR(rreq)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(rreq);
 		goto alloc_error;
@@ -510,7 +511,7 @@ int netfs_read_folio(struct file *file, struct folio *folio)
 
 	rreq = netfs_alloc_request(mapping, file,
 				   folio_pos(folio), folio_size(folio),
-				   NETFS_READPAGE);
+				   NULL, NETFS_READPAGE);
 	if (IS_ERR(rreq)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(rreq);
 		goto alloc_error;
@@ -665,7 +666,7 @@ int netfs_write_begin(struct netfs_inode *ctx,
 
 	rreq = netfs_alloc_request(mapping, file,
 				   folio_pos(folio), folio_size(folio),
-				   NETFS_READ_FOR_WRITE);
+				   NULL, NETFS_READ_FOR_WRITE);
 	if (IS_ERR(rreq)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(rreq);
 		goto error;
@@ -730,7 +731,7 @@ int netfs_prefetch_for_write(struct file *file, struct folio *folio,
 	ret = -ENOMEM;
 
 	rreq = netfs_alloc_request(mapping, file, start, flen,
-				   NETFS_READ_FOR_WRITE);
+				   NULL, NETFS_READ_FOR_WRITE);
 	if (IS_ERR(rreq)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(rreq);
 		goto error;
diff --git a/fs/netfs/direct_read.c b/fs/netfs/direct_read.c
index fc0a053ad5a8..15a6923a92ca 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/direct_read.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/direct_read.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ ssize_t netfs_unbuffered_read_iter_locked(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *i
 
 	rreq = netfs_alloc_request(iocb->ki_filp->f_mapping, iocb->ki_filp,
 				   iocb->ki_pos, orig_count,
-				   NETFS_DIO_READ);
+				   NULL, NETFS_DIO_READ);
 	if (IS_ERR(rreq))
 		return PTR_ERR(rreq);
 
diff --git a/fs/netfs/direct_write.c b/fs/netfs/direct_write.c
index e41614687e49..83c5c06c4710 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/direct_write.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/direct_write.c
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ ssize_t netfs_unbuffered_write_iter_locked(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *
 
 	_debug("uw %llx-%llx", start, end);
 
-	wreq = netfs_create_write_req(iocb->ki_filp->f_mapping, iocb->ki_filp, start,
+	wreq = netfs_create_write_req(iocb->ki_filp->f_mapping, iocb->ki_filp, start, NULL,
 				      iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT ?
 				      NETFS_DIO_WRITE : NETFS_UNBUFFERED_WRITE);
 	if (IS_ERR(wreq))
diff --git a/fs/netfs/internal.h b/fs/netfs/internal.h
index 2a6123c4da35..9724d5a1ddc7 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/netfs/internal.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ int netfs_alloc_bounce(struct netfs_io_request *wreq, unsigned long long to, gfp
 struct netfs_io_request *netfs_alloc_request(struct address_space *mapping,
 					     struct file *file,
 					     loff_t start, size_t len,
+					     void *netfs_priv2,
 					     enum netfs_io_origin origin);
 void netfs_get_request(struct netfs_io_request *rreq, enum netfs_rreq_ref_trace what);
 void netfs_clear_subrequests(struct netfs_io_request *rreq, bool was_async);
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@ void netfs_wake_write_collector(struct netfs_io_request *wreq, bool was_async);
 struct netfs_io_request *netfs_create_write_req(struct address_space *mapping,
 						struct file *file,
 						loff_t start,
+						void *netfs_priv2,
 						enum netfs_io_origin origin);
 void netfs_prepare_write(struct netfs_io_request *wreq,
 			 struct netfs_io_stream *stream,
diff --git a/fs/netfs/objects.c b/fs/netfs/objects.c
index 7fdbaa5c5cab..4606e830c116 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/objects.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/objects.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 struct netfs_io_request *netfs_alloc_request(struct address_space *mapping,
 					     struct file *file,
 					     loff_t start, size_t len,
+					     void *netfs_priv2,
 					     enum netfs_io_origin origin)
 {
 	static atomic_t debug_ids;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ struct netfs_io_request *netfs_alloc_request(struct address_space *mapping,
 	rreq->len	= len;
 	rreq->origin	= origin;
 	rreq->netfs_ops	= ctx->ops;
+	rreq->netfs_priv2 = netfs_priv2;
 	rreq->mapping	= mapping;
 	rreq->inode	= inode;
 	rreq->i_size	= i_size_read(inode);
diff --git a/fs/netfs/read_pgpriv2.c b/fs/netfs/read_pgpriv2.c
index cf7727060215..e94140ebc6fb 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/read_pgpriv2.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/read_pgpriv2.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static struct netfs_io_request *netfs_pgpriv2_begin_copy_to_cache(
 		goto cancel;
 
 	creq = netfs_create_write_req(rreq->mapping, NULL, folio_pos(folio),
-				      NETFS_PGPRIV2_COPY_TO_CACHE);
+				      NULL, NETFS_PGPRIV2_COPY_TO_CACHE);
 	if (IS_ERR(creq))
 		goto cancel;
 
diff --git a/fs/netfs/read_single.c b/fs/netfs/read_single.c
index b36a3020bb90..3a20e8340e06 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/read_single.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/read_single.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ ssize_t netfs_read_single(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, struct iov_ite
 	ssize_t ret;
 
 	rreq = netfs_alloc_request(inode->i_mapping, file, 0, iov_iter_count(iter),
-				   NETFS_READ_SINGLE);
+				   NULL, NETFS_READ_SINGLE);
 	if (IS_ERR(rreq))
 		return PTR_ERR(rreq);
 
diff --git a/fs/netfs/write_issue.c b/fs/netfs/write_issue.c
index 3921fcf4f859..9b8d99477405 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/write_issue.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/write_issue.c
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ static void netfs_kill_dirty_pages(struct address_space *mapping,
 struct netfs_io_request *netfs_create_write_req(struct address_space *mapping,
 						struct file *file,
 						loff_t start,
+						void *netfs_priv2,
 						enum netfs_io_origin origin)
 {
 	struct netfs_io_request *wreq;
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ struct netfs_io_request *netfs_create_write_req(struct address_space *mapping,
 			     origin == NETFS_WRITETHROUGH ||
 			     origin == NETFS_PGPRIV2_COPY_TO_CACHE);
 
-	wreq = netfs_alloc_request(mapping, file, start, 0, origin);
+	wreq = netfs_alloc_request(mapping, file, start, 0, netfs_priv2, origin);
 	if (IS_ERR(wreq))
 		return wreq;
 
@@ -598,14 +599,18 @@ static void netfs_end_issue_write(struct netfs_io_request *wreq)
  * @mapping: The file to flush from
  * @wbc: Details of what should be flushed
  * @group: The write grouping to flush (or NULL)
+ * @netfs_priv2: Private data specific to the netfs (or NULL)
  *
  * Start asynchronous write back operations to flush dirty data belonging to a
  * particular group in a file's pagecache back to the server and to the local
  * cache.
+ *
+ * If not NULL, @netfs_priv2 will be set on wreq->netfs_priv2
  */
 int netfs_writepages_group(struct address_space *mapping,
 			   struct writeback_control *wbc,
-			   struct netfs_group *group)
+			   struct netfs_group *group,
+			   void *netfs_priv2)
 {
 	struct netfs_inode *ictx = netfs_inode(mapping->host);
 	struct netfs_io_request *wreq = NULL;
@@ -627,7 +632,7 @@ int netfs_writepages_group(struct address_space *mapping,
 		goto out;
 
 	wreq = netfs_create_write_req(mapping, NULL, folio_pos(folio),
-				      NETFS_WRITEBACK);
+				      netfs_priv2, NETFS_WRITEBACK);
 	if (IS_ERR(wreq)) {
 		error = PTR_ERR(wreq);
 		goto couldnt_start;
@@ -683,7 +688,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(netfs_writepages_group);
 int netfs_writepages(struct address_space *mapping,
 		     struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
-	return netfs_writepages_group(mapping, wbc, NULL);
+	return netfs_writepages_group(mapping, wbc, NULL, NULL);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netfs_writepages);
 
@@ -698,7 +703,7 @@ struct netfs_io_request *netfs_begin_writethrough(struct kiocb *iocb, size_t len
 	mutex_lock(&ictx->wb_lock);
 
 	wreq = netfs_create_write_req(iocb->ki_filp->f_mapping, iocb->ki_filp,
-				      iocb->ki_pos, NETFS_WRITETHROUGH);
+				      iocb->ki_pos, NULL, NETFS_WRITETHROUGH);
 	if (IS_ERR(wreq)) {
 		mutex_unlock(&ictx->wb_lock);
 		return wreq;
@@ -953,7 +958,7 @@ int netfs_writeback_single(struct address_space *mapping,
 		mutex_lock(&ictx->wb_lock);
 	}
 
-	wreq = netfs_create_write_req(mapping, NULL, 0, NETFS_WRITEBACK_SINGLE);
+	wreq = netfs_create_write_req(mapping, NULL, 0, NULL, NETFS_WRITEBACK_SINGLE);
 	if (IS_ERR(wreq)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(wreq);
 		goto couldnt_start;
diff --git a/fs/netfs/write_retry.c b/fs/netfs/write_retry.c
index 187882801d57..f727b48e2bfe 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/write_retry.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/write_retry.c
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ ssize_t netfs_rmw_read(struct netfs_io_request *wreq, struct file *file,
 		bufsize = bsize * 2;
 	}
 
-	rreq = netfs_alloc_request(wreq->mapping, file, start, len, NETFS_RMW_READ);
+	rreq = netfs_alloc_request(wreq->mapping, file, start, len, NULL, NETFS_RMW_READ);
 	if (IS_ERR(rreq))
 		return PTR_ERR(rreq);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/netfs.h b/include/linux/netfs.h
index 69052ac47ab1..9d17d4bd9753 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfs.h
@@ -459,7 +459,8 @@ int netfs_write_begin(struct netfs_inode *, struct file *,
 		      struct folio **, void **fsdata);
 int netfs_writepages_group(struct address_space *mapping,
 			   struct writeback_control *wbc,
-			   struct netfs_group *group);
+			   struct netfs_group *group,
+			   void *netfs_priv2);
 int netfs_writepages(struct address_space *mapping,
 		     struct writeback_control *wbc);
 bool netfs_dirty_folio(struct address_space *mapping, struct folio *folio);
