diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c b/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c
index e6f4ccc12f49..17f42f5b02fe 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c
@@ -7806,14 +7806,24 @@ int smb2_ioctl(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 		src_off = le64_to_cpu(dup_ext->SourceFileOffset);
 		dst_off = le64_to_cpu(dup_ext->TargetFileOffset);
 		length = le64_to_cpu(dup_ext->ByteCount);
-		cloned = vfs_clone_file_range(fp_in->filp, src_off, fp_out->filp,
-					      dst_off, length, 0);
+		/*
+		 * XXX: It is not clear if FSCTL_DUPLICATE_EXTENTS_TO_FILE
+		 * should fall back to vfs_copy_file_range().  This could be
+		 * beneficial when re-exporting nfs/smb mount, but note that
+		 * this can result in partial copy that returns an error status.
+		 * If/when FSCTL_DUPLICATE_EXTENTS_TO_FILE_EX is implemented,
+		 * fall back to vfs_copy_file_range(), should be avoided when
+		 * the flag DUPLICATE_EXTENTS_DATA_EX_SOURCE_ATOMIC is set.
+		 */
+		cloned = vfs_clone_file_range(fp_in->filp, src_off,
+					      fp_out->filp, dst_off, length, 0);
 		if (cloned == -EXDEV || cloned == -EOPNOTSUPP) {
 			ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 			goto dup_ext_out;
 		} else if (cloned != length) {
 			cloned = vfs_copy_file_range(fp_in->filp, src_off,
-						     fp_out->filp, dst_off, length, 0);
+						     fp_out->filp, dst_off,
+						     length, 0);
 			if (cloned != length) {
 				if (cloned < 0)
 					ret = cloned;
diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/vfs.c b/fs/ksmbd/vfs.c
index dcdd07c6efff..8d57347231ce 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/vfs.c
@@ -1777,6 +1777,10 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_copy_file_ranges(struct ksmbd_work *work,
 
 		ret = vfs_copy_file_range(src_fp->filp, src_off,
 					  dst_fp->filp, dst_off, len, 0);
+		if (ret == -EOPNOTSUPP || ret == -EXDEV)
+			ret = generic_copy_file_range(src_fp->filp, src_off,
+						      dst_fp->filp, dst_off,
+						      len, 0);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 840e3af63a6f..b764213bcc55 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -577,6 +577,7 @@ __be32 nfsd4_clone_file_range(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 ssize_t nfsd_copy_file_range(struct file *src, u64 src_pos, struct file *dst,
 			     u64 dst_pos, u64 count)
 {
+	ssize_t ret;
 
 	/*
 	 * Limit copy to 4MB to prevent indefinitely blocking an nfsd
@@ -587,7 +588,12 @@ ssize_t nfsd_copy_file_range(struct file *src, u64 src_pos, struct file *dst,
 	 * limit like this and pipeline multiple COPY requests.
 	 */
 	count = min_t(u64, count, 1 << 22);
-	return vfs_copy_file_range(src, src_pos, dst, dst_pos, count, 0);
+	ret = vfs_copy_file_range(src, src_pos, dst, dst_pos, count, 0);
+
+	if (ret == -EOPNOTSUPP || ret == -EXDEV)
+		ret = generic_copy_file_range(src, src_pos, dst, dst_pos,
+					      count, 0);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 __be32 nfsd4_vfs_fallocate(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c
index b1b1cdfee9d3..f7bcca1bf0e2 100644
--- a/fs/read_write.c
+++ b/fs/read_write.c
@@ -1397,28 +1397,6 @@ ssize_t generic_copy_file_range(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_copy_file_range);
 
-static ssize_t do_copy_file_range(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
-				  struct file *file_out, loff_t pos_out,
-				  size_t len, unsigned int flags)
-{
-	/*
-	 * Although we now allow filesystems to handle cross sb copy, passing
-	 * a file of the wrong filesystem type to filesystem driver can result
-	 * in an attempt to dereference the wrong type of ->private_data, so
-	 * avoid doing that until we really have a good reason.  NFS defines
-	 * several different file_system_type structures, but they all end up
-	 * using the same ->copy_file_range() function pointer.
-	 */
-	if (file_out->f_op->copy_file_range &&
-	    file_out->f_op->copy_file_range == file_in->f_op->copy_file_range)
-		return file_out->f_op->copy_file_range(file_in, pos_in,
-						       file_out, pos_out,
-						       len, flags);
-
-	return generic_copy_file_range(file_in, pos_in, file_out, pos_out, len,
-				       flags);
-}
-
 /*
  * Performs necessary checks before doing a file copy
  *
@@ -1440,6 +1418,27 @@ static int generic_copy_file_checks(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	/*
+	 * Although we now allow filesystems to handle cross sb copy, passing
+	 * a file of the wrong filesystem type to filesystem driver can result
+	 * in an attempt to dereference the wrong type of ->private_data, so
+	 * avoid doing that until we really have a good reason.
+	 *
+	 * nfs and cifs define several different file_system_type structures
+	 * and several different sets of file_operations, but they all end up
+	 * using the same ->copy_file_range() function pointer.
+	 */
+	if (file_out->f_op->copy_file_range) {
+		if (file_in->f_op->copy_file_range !=
+		    file_out->f_op->copy_file_range)
+			return -EXDEV;
+	} else if (file_in->f_op->remap_file_range) {
+		if (file_inode(file_in)->i_sb != file_inode(file_out)->i_sb)
+			return -EXDEV;
+	} else {
+                return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+
 	/* Don't touch certain kinds of inodes */
 	if (IS_IMMUTABLE(inode_out))
 		return -EPERM;
@@ -1505,26 +1504,38 @@ ssize_t vfs_copy_file_range(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
 	file_start_write(file_out);
 
 	/*
-	 * Try cloning first, this is supported by more file systems, and
-	 * more efficient if both clone and copy are supported (e.g. NFS).
+	 * Cloning is supported by more file systems, so we implement copy on
+	 * same sb using clone, but for filesystems where both clone and copy
+	 * are supported (e.g. nfs,cifs), we only call the copy method.
 	 */
+	if (file_out->f_op->copy_file_range) {
+		ret = file_out->f_op->copy_file_range(file_in, pos_in,
+						      file_out, pos_out,
+						      len, flags);
+		goto done;
+	}
+
 	if (file_in->f_op->remap_file_range &&
 	    file_inode(file_in)->i_sb == file_inode(file_out)->i_sb) {
-		loff_t cloned;
-
-		cloned = file_in->f_op->remap_file_range(file_in, pos_in,
+		ret = file_in->f_op->remap_file_range(file_in, pos_in,
 				file_out, pos_out,
 				min_t(loff_t, MAX_RW_COUNT, len),
 				REMAP_FILE_CAN_SHORTEN);
-		if (cloned > 0) {
-			ret = cloned;
+		if (ret > 0)
 			goto done;
-		}
 	}
 
-	ret = do_copy_file_range(file_in, pos_in, file_out, pos_out, len,
-				flags);
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(ret == -EOPNOTSUPP);
+	/*
+	 * We can get here if filesystem supports clone but rejected the clone
+	 * request (e.g. because it was not block aligned).
+	 * In that case, fall back to kernel copy so we are able to maintain a
+	 * consistent story about which filesystems support copy_file_range()
+	 * and which filesystems do not, that will allow userspace tools to
+	 * make consistent desicions w.r.t using copy_file_range().
+	 */
+	ret = generic_copy_file_range(file_in, pos_in, file_out, pos_out, len,
+				      flags);
+
 done:
 	if (ret > 0) {
 		fsnotify_access(file_in);
