diff --git a/block/bio.c b/block/bio.c
index 4b48f8eefc4c..2636d15af979 100644
--- a/block/bio.c
+++ b/block/bio.c
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ int bio_add_pc_page(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio, struct page
 			return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (bio->bi_vcnt >= bio->bi_max_vecs)
+	if (bio_full(bio))
 		return 0;
 
 	/*
@@ -821,52 +821,82 @@ int bio_add_pc_page(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio, struct page
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bio_add_pc_page);
 
 /**
- *	bio_add_page	-	attempt to add page to bio
- *	@bio: destination bio
- *	@page: page to add
- *	@len: vec entry length
- *	@offset: vec entry offset
+ * __bio_try_merge_page - try appending data to an existing bvec.
+ * @bio: destination bio
+ * @page: page to add
+ * @len: length of the data to add
+ * @off: offset of the data in @page
  *
- *	Attempt to add a page to the bio_vec maplist. This will only fail
- *	if either bio->bi_vcnt == bio->bi_max_vecs or it's a cloned bio.
+ * Try to add the data at @page + @off to the last bvec of @bio.  This is a
+ * a useful optimisation for file systems with a block size smaller than the
+ * page size.
+ *
+ * Return %true on success or %false on failure.
  */
-int bio_add_page(struct bio *bio, struct page *page,
-		 unsigned int len, unsigned int offset)
+bool __bio_try_merge_page(struct bio *bio, struct page *page,
+		unsigned int len, unsigned int off)
 {
-	struct bio_vec *bv;
-
-	/*
-	 * cloned bio must not modify vec list
-	 */
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(bio_flagged(bio, BIO_CLONED)))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
-	/*
-	 * For filesystems with a blocksize smaller than the pagesize
-	 * we will often be called with the same page as last time and
-	 * a consecutive offset.  Optimize this special case.
-	 */
 	if (bio->bi_vcnt > 0) {
-		bv = &bio->bi_io_vec[bio->bi_vcnt - 1];
+		struct bio_vec *bv = &bio->bi_io_vec[bio->bi_vcnt - 1];
 
-		if (page == bv->bv_page &&
-		    offset == bv->bv_offset + bv->bv_len) {
+		if (page == bv->bv_page && off == bv->bv_offset + bv->bv_len) {
 			bv->bv_len += len;
-			goto done;
+			bio->bi_iter.bi_size += len;
+			return true;
 		}
 	}
+	return false;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__bio_try_merge_page);
 
-	if (bio->bi_vcnt >= bio->bi_max_vecs)
-		return 0;
+/**
+ * __bio_add_page - add page to a bio in a new segment
+ * @bio: destination bio
+ * @page: page to add
+ * @len: length of the data to add
+ * @off: offset of the data in @page
+ *
+ * Add the data at @page + @off to @bio as a new bvec.  The caller must ensure
+ * that @bio has space for another bvec.
+ */
+void __bio_add_page(struct bio *bio, struct page *page,
+		unsigned int len, unsigned int off)
+{
+	struct bio_vec *bv = &bio->bi_io_vec[bio->bi_vcnt];
 
-	bv		= &bio->bi_io_vec[bio->bi_vcnt];
-	bv->bv_page	= page;
-	bv->bv_len	= len;
-	bv->bv_offset	= offset;
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(bio_flagged(bio, BIO_CLONED));
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(bio_full(bio));
+
+	bv->bv_page = page;
+	bv->bv_offset = off;
+	bv->bv_len = len;
 
-	bio->bi_vcnt++;
-done:
 	bio->bi_iter.bi_size += len;
+	bio->bi_vcnt++;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__bio_add_page);
+
+/**
+ *	bio_add_page	-	attempt to add page to bio
+ *	@bio: destination bio
+ *	@page: page to add
+ *	@len: vec entry length
+ *	@offset: vec entry offset
+ *
+ *	Attempt to add a page to the bio_vec maplist. This will only fail
+ *	if either bio->bi_vcnt == bio->bi_max_vecs or it's a cloned bio.
+ */
+int bio_add_page(struct bio *bio, struct page *page,
+		 unsigned int len, unsigned int offset)
+{
+	if (!__bio_try_merge_page(bio, page, len, offset)) {
+		if (bio_full(bio))
+			return 0;
+		__bio_add_page(bio, page, len, offset);
+	}
 	return len;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bio_add_page);
diff --git a/include/linux/bio.h b/include/linux/bio.h
index a98c6ac575cf..3440870712d4 100644
--- a/include/linux/bio.h
+++ b/include/linux/bio.h
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@ static inline void *bio_data(struct bio *bio)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static inline bool bio_full(struct bio *bio)
+{
+	return bio->bi_vcnt >= bio->bi_max_vecs;
+}
+
 /*
  * will die
  */
@@ -447,6 +452,10 @@ void bio_chain(struct bio *, struct bio *);
 extern int bio_add_page(struct bio *, struct page *, unsigned int,unsigned int);
 extern int bio_add_pc_page(struct request_queue *, struct bio *, struct page *,
 			   unsigned int, unsigned int);
+bool __bio_try_merge_page(struct bio *bio, struct page *page,
+		unsigned int len, unsigned int off);
+void __bio_add_page(struct bio *bio, struct page *page,
+		unsigned int len, unsigned int off);
 int bio_iov_iter_get_pages(struct bio *bio, struct iov_iter *iter);
 struct rq_map_data;
 extern struct bio *bio_map_user_iov(struct request_queue *,
