diff --git a/fs/dax.c b/fs/dax.c
index ed1619e..a278469 100644
--- a/fs/dax.c
+++ b/fs/dax.c
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@
 	return bh->b_state != 0;
 }
 
-static ssize_t dax_io(int rw, struct inode *inode, struct iov_iter *iter,
-			loff_t start, loff_t end, get_block_t get_block,
-			struct buffer_head *bh)
+static ssize_t dax_io(struct inode *inode, struct iov_iter *iter,
+		      loff_t start, loff_t end, get_block_t get_block,
+		      struct buffer_head *bh)
 {
 	ssize_t retval = 0;
 	loff_t pos = start;
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 	void *addr;
 	bool hole = false;
 
-	if (rw != WRITE)
+	if (iov_iter_rw(iter) != WRITE)
 		end = min(end, i_size_read(inode));
 
 	while (pos < end) {
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 				bh->b_size = PAGE_ALIGN(end - pos);
 				bh->b_state = 0;
 				retval = get_block(inode, block, bh,
-								rw == WRITE);
+						   iov_iter_rw(iter) == WRITE);
 				if (retval)
 					break;
 				if (!buffer_size_valid(bh))
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 				bh->b_size -= done;
 			}
 
-			hole = (rw != WRITE) && !buffer_written(bh);
+			hole = iov_iter_rw(iter) != WRITE && !buffer_written(bh);
 			if (hole) {
 				addr = NULL;
 				size = bh->b_size - first;
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
 			max = min(pos + size, end);
 		}
 
-		if (rw == WRITE)
+		if (iov_iter_rw(iter) == WRITE)
 			len = copy_from_iter(addr, max - pos, iter);
 		else if (!hole)
 			len = copy_to_iter(addr, max - pos, iter);
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@
 
 /**
  * dax_do_io - Perform I/O to a DAX file
- * @rw: READ to read or WRITE to write
  * @iocb: The control block for this I/O
  * @inode: The file which the I/O is directed at
  * @iter: The addresses to do I/O from or to
@@ -189,9 +188,9 @@
  * As with do_blockdev_direct_IO(), we increment i_dio_count while the I/O
  * is in progress.
  */
-ssize_t dax_do_io(int rw, struct kiocb *iocb, struct inode *inode,
-			struct iov_iter *iter, loff_t pos,
-			get_block_t get_block, dio_iodone_t end_io, int flags)
+ssize_t dax_do_io(struct kiocb *iocb, struct inode *inode,
+		  struct iov_iter *iter, loff_t pos, get_block_t get_block,
+		  dio_iodone_t end_io, int flags)
 {
 	struct buffer_head bh;
 	ssize_t retval = -EINVAL;
@@ -199,7 +198,7 @@
 
 	memset(&bh, 0, sizeof(bh));
 
-	if ((flags & DIO_LOCKING) && (rw == READ)) {
+	if ((flags & DIO_LOCKING) && iov_iter_rw(iter) == READ) {
 		struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
 		mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
 		retval = filemap_write_and_wait_range(mapping, pos, end - 1);
@@ -212,9 +211,9 @@
 	/* Protects against truncate */
 	atomic_inc(&inode->i_dio_count);
 
-	retval = dax_io(rw, inode, iter, pos, end, get_block, &bh);
+	retval = dax_io(inode, iter, pos, end, get_block, &bh);
 
-	if ((flags & DIO_LOCKING) && (rw == READ))
+	if ((flags & DIO_LOCKING) && iov_iter_rw(iter) == READ)
 		mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
 
 	if ((retval > 0) && end_io)
diff --git a/fs/ext2/inode.c b/fs/ext2/inode.c
index 3cbeb1b..14e8d17 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/inode.c
@@ -861,8 +861,8 @@
 	ssize_t ret;
 
 	if (IS_DAX(inode))
-		ret = dax_do_io(rw, iocb, inode, iter, offset, ext2_get_block,
-				NULL, DIO_LOCKING);
+		ret = dax_do_io(iocb, inode, iter, offset, ext2_get_block, NULL,
+				DIO_LOCKING);
 	else
 		ret = blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, iter, offset,
 					 ext2_get_block);
diff --git a/fs/ext4/indirect.c b/fs/ext4/indirect.c
index ae4ffc2..cd81d01 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/indirect.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/indirect.c
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@
 			goto locked;
 		}
 		if (IS_DAX(inode))
-			ret = dax_do_io(rw, iocb, inode, iter, offset,
+			ret = dax_do_io(iocb, inode, iter, offset,
 					ext4_get_block, NULL, 0);
 		else
 			ret = __blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode,
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@
 	} else {
 locked:
 		if (IS_DAX(inode))
-			ret = dax_do_io(rw, iocb, inode, iter, offset,
+			ret = dax_do_io(iocb, inode, iter, offset,
 					ext4_get_block, NULL, DIO_LOCKING);
 		else
 			ret = blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, iter, offset,
diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index ec049c0..76b8cba 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -3034,7 +3034,7 @@
 		dio_flags = DIO_LOCKING;
 	}
 	if (IS_DAX(inode))
-		ret = dax_do_io(rw, iocb, inode, iter, offset, get_block_func,
+		ret = dax_do_io(iocb, inode, iter, offset, get_block_func,
 				ext4_end_io_dio, dio_flags);
 	else
 		ret = __blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode,
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index c67b6de..295bc58 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2609,8 +2609,8 @@
 extern int generic_file_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp);
 extern int nonseekable_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp);
 
-ssize_t dax_do_io(int rw, struct kiocb *, struct inode *, struct iov_iter *,
-		loff_t, get_block_t, dio_iodone_t, int flags);
+ssize_t dax_do_io(struct kiocb *, struct inode *, struct iov_iter *, loff_t,
+		  get_block_t, dio_iodone_t, int flags);
 int dax_clear_blocks(struct inode *, sector_t block, long size);
 int dax_zero_page_range(struct inode *, loff_t from, unsigned len, get_block_t);
 int dax_truncate_page(struct inode *, loff_t from, get_block_t);