flags = 0;
 
+	/*
+	 * Non-blocking timestamp updates require an explicit opt-in from the
+	 * file system.
+	 */
+	if ((flags & S_NOWAIT) && !(flags & S_CAN_NOWAIT_LAZYTIME))
+		return -EAGAIN;
+
 	if (flags & (S_MTIME | S_CTIME | S_VERSION)) {
 		struct timespec64 ctime = inode_get_ctime(inode);
 		struct timespec64 mtime = inode_get_mtime(inode);
@@ -2120,8 +2127,24 @@ int inode_update_timestamps(struct inode *inode, int flags, int *dirty_flags)
 			updated |= S_CTIME;
 		if (!timespec64_equal(&now, &mtime))
 			updated |= S_MTIME;
-		if (IS_I_VERSION(inode) && inode_maybe_inc_iversion(inode, updated))
-			updated |= S_VERSION;
+
+		/*
+		 * Pure timestamp updates can be recorded in the inode without
+		 * blocking by not dirtying the inode.  But when the file system
+		 * requires i_version updates, actual i_version update may block
+		 * despite that.  Error out if we'd actually have to update
+		 * i_version or don't support lazytime.
+		 */
+		if (IS_I_VERSION(inode)) {
+			if (flags & S_NOWAIT) {
+				if (!(inode->i_sb->s_flags & SB_LAZYTIME) ||
+				    inode_iversion_need_inc(inode))
+					return -EAGAIN;
+			} else {
+				if (inode_maybe_inc_iversion(inode, updated))
+					updated |= S_NOWAIT;
+			}
+		}
 	} else {
 		now = current_time(inode);
 	}
@@ -2391,7 +2414,7 @@ static int file_update_time_flags(struct file *file, unsigned int flags)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (flags & IOCB_NOWAIT)
-		return -EAGAIN;
+		sync_mode |= S_NOWAIT;
 
 	if (mnt_get_write_access_file(file))
 		return 0;
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/inode.c b/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
index bdbf86b56a9b..6d23cacbf776 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
@@ -565,6 +565,8 @@ int ovl_update_time(struct inode *inode, int flags)
 		};
 
 		if (upperpath.dentry) {
+			if (flags & S_NOWAIT)
+				return -EAGAIN;
 			touch_atime(&upperpath);
 			inode_set_atime_to_ts(inode,
 					      inode_get_atime(d_inode(upperpath.dentry)));
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/file.c b/fs/ubifs/file.c
index fe236886484c..b74dd4d21330 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/file.c
@@ -1382,6 +1382,9 @@ int ubifs_update_time(struct inode *inode, int flags)
 	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_UBIFS_ATIME_SUPPORT))
 		return generic_update_time(inode, flags);
 
+	if (flags & S_NOWAIT)
+		return -EAGAIN;
+
 	err = ubifs_budget_space(c, &req);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
index 9dedb54e3cb0..626a541b247b 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
@@ -1195,6 +1195,9 @@ xfs_vn_update_time(
 
 	trace_xfs_update_time(ip);
 
+	if (flags & S_NOWAIT)
+		return -EAGAIN;
+
 	if (inode->i_sb->s_flags & SB_LAZYTIME) {
 		if (!((flags & S_VERSION) &&
 		      inode_maybe_inc_iversion(inode, false)))
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index d1d57149aa93..0ea175e19a8b 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2239,10 +2239,23 @@ static inline void inode_dec_link_count(struct inode *inode)
 }
 
 enum file_time_flags {
-	S_ATIME = 1,
-	S_MTIME = 2,
-	S_CTIME = 4,
-	S_VERSION = 8,
+	/* update atime: */
+	S_ATIME			= 1U << 0,
+
+	/* update mtime */
+	S_MTIME			= 1U << 1,
+
+	/* update ctime */
+	S_CTIME			= 1U << 2,
+
+	/* force update i_version even if no timestamp changes */
+	S_VERSION		= 1U << 3,
+
+	/* only update timestamps or i_version if it doesn't require blocking */
+	S_NOWAIT		= 1U << 14,
+
+	/* support S_NOWAIT for SB_LAZYTIME mounts in inode_update_timestamps */
+	S_CAN_NOWAIT_LAZYTIME	= 1U << 15,
 };
 
 extern bool atime_needs_update(const struct path *, struct inode *);
-- 
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