diff --git a/fs/squashfs/Kconfig b/fs/squashfs/Kconfig
index 159bd6676dc2f652cab5a947de88377ffae9c690..b6fa8657dcbc51dcb904a7e5b018d474c94d9d83 100644
--- a/fs/squashfs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/squashfs/Kconfig
@@ -25,6 +25,34 @@ config SQUASHFS
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
+choice
+	prompt "File decompression options"
+	depends on SQUASHFS
+	help
+	  Squashfs now supports two options for decompressing file
+	  data.  Traditionally Squashfs has decompressed into an
+	  intermediate buffer and then memcopied it into the page cache.
+	  Squashfs now supports the ability to decompress directly into
+	  the page cache.
+
+	  If unsure, select "Decompress file data into an intermediate buffer"
+
+config SQUASHFS_FILE_CACHE
+	bool "Decompress file data into an intermediate buffer"
+	help
+	  Decompress file data into an intermediate buffer and then
+	  memcopy it into the page cache.
+
+config SQUASHFS_FILE_DIRECT
+	bool "Decompress files directly into the page cache"
+	help
+	  Directly decompress file data into the page cache.
+	  Doing so can significantly improve performance because
+	  it eliminates a memcpy and it also removes the lock contention
+	  on the single buffer.
+
+endchoice
+
 choice
 	prompt "Decompressor parallelisation options"
 	depends on SQUASHFS
diff --git a/fs/squashfs/Makefile b/fs/squashfs/Makefile
index e01ba1126c894bd5046cb28c37e6e3be8ae7cec1..4132520b4ff2cfbec2e49b5c0ebe67f8661dd748 100644
--- a/fs/squashfs/Makefile
+++ b/fs/squashfs/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SQUASHFS) += squashfs.o
 squashfs-y += block.o cache.o dir.o export.o file.o fragment.o id.o inode.o
-squashfs-y += namei.o super.o symlink.o decompressor.o file_cache.o
+squashfs-y += namei.o super.o symlink.o decompressor.o
+squashfs-$(CONFIG_SQUASHFS_FILE_CACHE) += file_cache.o
+squashfs-$(CONFIG_SQUASHFS_FILE_DIRECT) += file_direct.o page_actor.o
 squashfs-$(CONFIG_SQUASHFS_DECOMP_SINGLE) += decompressor_single.o
 squashfs-$(CONFIG_SQUASHFS_DECOMP_MULTI) += decompressor_multi.o
 squashfs-$(CONFIG_SQUASHFS_DECOMP_MULTI_PERCPU) += decompressor_multi_percpu.o
diff --git a/fs/squashfs/file_direct.c b/fs/squashfs/file_direct.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2943b2bfae482ac83d352f317af4c074ce6597ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/squashfs/file_direct.c
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013
+ * Phillip Lougher <phillip@squashfs.org.uk>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2. See
+ * the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/vfs.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/pagemap.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
+
+#include "squashfs_fs.h"
+#include "squashfs_fs_sb.h"
+#include "squashfs_fs_i.h"
+#include "squashfs.h"
+#include "page_actor.h"
+
+static int squashfs_read_cache(struct page *target_page, u64 block, int bsize,
+	int pages, struct page **page);
+
+/* Read separately compressed datablock directly into page cache */
+int squashfs_readpage_block(struct page *target_page, u64 block, int bsize)
+
+{
+	struct inode *inode = target_page->mapping->host;
+	struct squashfs_sb_info *msblk = inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
+
+	int file_end = (i_size_read(inode) - 1) >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
+	int mask = (1 << (msblk->block_log - PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT)) - 1;
+	int start_index = target_page->index & ~mask;
+	int end_index = start_index | mask;
+	int i, n, pages, missing_pages, bytes, res = -ENOMEM;
+	struct page **page;
+	struct squashfs_page_actor *actor;
+	void *pageaddr;
+
+	if (end_index > file_end)
+		end_index = file_end;
+
+	pages = end_index - start_index + 1;
+
+	page = kmalloc(sizeof(void *) * pages, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (page == NULL)
+		return res;
+
+	/*
+	 * Create a "page actor" which will kmap and kunmap the
+	 * page cache pages appropriately within the decompressor
+	 */
+	actor = squashfs_page_actor_init_special(page, pages, 0);
+	if (actor == NULL)
+		goto out;
+
+	/* Try to grab all the pages covered by the Squashfs block */
+	for (missing_pages = 0, i = 0, n = start_index; i < pages; i++, n++) {
+		page[i] = (n == target_page->index) ? target_page :
+			grab_cache_page_nowait(target_page->mapping, n);
+
+		if (page[i] == NULL) {
+			missing_pages++;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (PageUptodate(page[i])) {
+			unlock_page(page[i]);
+			page_cache_release(page[i]);
+			page[i] = NULL;
+			missing_pages++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (missing_pages) {
+		/*
+		 * Couldn't get one or more pages, this page has either
+		 * been VM reclaimed, but others are still in the page cache
+		 * and uptodate, or we're racing with another thread in
+		 * squashfs_readpage also trying to grab them.  Fall back to
+		 * using an intermediate buffer.
+		 */
+		res = squashfs_read_cache(target_page, block, bsize, pages,
+								page);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* Decompress directly into the page cache buffers */
+	res = squashfs_read_data(inode->i_sb, block, bsize, NULL, actor);
+	if (res < 0)
+		goto mark_errored;
+
+	/* Last page may have trailing bytes not filled */
+	bytes = res % PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
+	if (bytes) {
+		pageaddr = kmap_atomic(page[pages - 1]);
+		memset(pageaddr + bytes, 0, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - bytes);
+		kunmap_atomic(pageaddr);
+	}
+
+	/* Mark pages as uptodate, unlock and release */
+	for (i = 0; i < pages; i++) {
+		flush_dcache_page(page[i]);
+		SetPageUptodate(page[i]);
+		unlock_page(page[i]);
+		if (page[i] != target_page)
+			page_cache_release(page[i]);
+	}
+
+	kfree(actor);
+	kfree(page);
+
+	return 0;
+
+mark_errored:
+	/* Decompression failed, mark pages as errored.  Target_page is
+	 * dealt with by the caller
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < pages; i++) {
+		if (page[i] == target_page)
+			continue;
+		flush_dcache_page(page[i]);
+		SetPageError(page[i]);
+		unlock_page(page[i]);
+		page_cache_release(page[i]);
+	}
+
+out:
+	kfree(actor);
+	kfree(page);
+	return res;
+}
+
+
+static int squashfs_read_cache(struct page *target_page, u64 block, int bsize,
+	int pages, struct page **page)
+{
+	struct inode *i = target_page->mapping->host;
+	struct squashfs_cache_entry *buffer = squashfs_get_datablock(i->i_sb,
+						 block, bsize);
+	int bytes = buffer->length, res = buffer->error, n, offset = 0;
+	void *pageaddr;
+
+	if (res) {
+		ERROR("Unable to read page, block %llx, size %x\n", block,
+			bsize);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	for (n = 0; n < pages && bytes > 0; n++,
+			bytes -= PAGE_CACHE_SIZE, offset += PAGE_CACHE_SIZE) {
+		int avail = min_t(int, bytes, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE);
+
+		if (page[n] == NULL)
+			continue;
+
+		pageaddr = kmap_atomic(page[n]);
+		squashfs_copy_data(pageaddr, buffer, offset, avail);
+		memset(pageaddr + avail, 0, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - avail);
+		kunmap_atomic(pageaddr);
+		flush_dcache_page(page[n]);
+		SetPageUptodate(page[n]);
+		unlock_page(page[n]);
+		if (page[n] != target_page)
+			page_cache_release(page[n]);
+	}
+
+out:
+	squashfs_cache_put(buffer);
+	return res;
+}
diff --git a/fs/squashfs/page_actor.c b/fs/squashfs/page_actor.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5a1c11f5644153b6a644d45fb1669ab0b3ef1f13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/squashfs/page_actor.c
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013
+ * Phillip Lougher <phillip@squashfs.org.uk>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2. See
+ * the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/pagemap.h>
+#include "page_actor.h"
+
+/*
+ * This file contains implementations of page_actor for decompressing into
+ * an intermediate buffer, and for decompressing directly into the
+ * page cache.
+ *
+ * Calling code should avoid sleeping between calls to squashfs_first_page()
+ * and squashfs_finish_page().
+ */
+
+/* Implementation of page_actor for decompressing into intermediate buffer */
+static void *cache_first_page(struct squashfs_page_actor *actor)
+{
+	actor->next_page = 1;
+	return actor->buffer[0];
+}
+
+static void *cache_next_page(struct squashfs_page_actor *actor)
+{
+	if (actor->next_page == actor->pages)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return actor->buffer[actor->next_page++];
+}
+
+static void cache_finish_page(struct squashfs_page_actor *actor)
+{
+	/* empty */
+}
+
+struct squashfs_page_actor *squashfs_page_actor_init(void **buffer,
+	int pages, int length)
+{
+	struct squashfs_page_actor *actor = kmalloc(sizeof(*actor), GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	if (actor == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	actor->length = length ? : pages * PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
+	actor->buffer = buffer;
+	actor->pages = pages;
+	actor->next_page = 0;
+	actor->squashfs_first_page = cache_first_page;
+	actor->squashfs_next_page = cache_next_page;
+	actor->squashfs_finish_page = cache_finish_page;
+	return actor;
+}
+
+/* Implementation of page_actor for decompressing directly into page cache. */
+static void *direct_first_page(struct squashfs_page_actor *actor)
+{
+	actor->next_page = 1;
+	return actor->pageaddr = kmap_atomic(actor->page[0]);
+}
+
+static void *direct_next_page(struct squashfs_page_actor *actor)
+{
+	if (actor->pageaddr)
+		kunmap_atomic(actor->pageaddr);
+
+	return actor->pageaddr = actor->next_page == actor->pages ? NULL :
+		kmap_atomic(actor->page[actor->next_page++]);
+}
+
+static void direct_finish_page(struct squashfs_page_actor *actor)
+{
+	if (actor->pageaddr)
+		kunmap_atomic(actor->pageaddr);
+}
+
+struct squashfs_page_actor *squashfs_page_actor_init_special(struct page **page,
+	int pages, int length)
+{
+	struct squashfs_page_actor *actor = kmalloc(sizeof(*actor), GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	if (actor == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	actor->length = length ? : pages * PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
+	actor->page = page;
+	actor->pages = pages;
+	actor->next_page = 0;
+	actor->pageaddr = NULL;
+	actor->squashfs_first_page = direct_first_page;
+	actor->squashfs_next_page = direct_next_page;
+	actor->squashfs_finish_page = direct_finish_page;
+	return actor;
+}
diff --git a/fs/squashfs/page_actor.h b/fs/squashfs/page_actor.h
index 5b0ba5a7133abe6887c4750fb616d088ce5f6168..26dd82008b82c6b91bac678fdec131c1ecbc5167 100644
--- a/fs/squashfs/page_actor.h
+++ b/fs/squashfs/page_actor.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  * the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
  */
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_SQUASHFS_FILE_DIRECT
 struct squashfs_page_actor {
 	void	**page;
 	int	pages;
@@ -46,4 +47,35 @@ static inline void squashfs_finish_page(struct squashfs_page_actor *actor)
 {
 	/* empty */
 }
+#else
+struct squashfs_page_actor {
+	union {
+		void		**buffer;
+		struct page	**page;
+	};
+	void	*pageaddr;
+	void    *(*squashfs_first_page)(struct squashfs_page_actor *);
+	void    *(*squashfs_next_page)(struct squashfs_page_actor *);
+	void    (*squashfs_finish_page)(struct squashfs_page_actor *);
+	int	pages;
+	int	length;
+	int	next_page;
+};
+
+extern struct squashfs_page_actor *squashfs_page_actor_init(void **, int, int);
+extern struct squashfs_page_actor *squashfs_page_actor_init_special(struct page
+							 **, int, int);
+static inline void *squashfs_first_page(struct squashfs_page_actor *actor)
+{
+	return actor->squashfs_first_page(actor);
+}
+static inline void *squashfs_next_page(struct squashfs_page_actor *actor)
+{
+	return actor->squashfs_next_page(actor);
+}
+static inline void squashfs_finish_page(struct squashfs_page_actor *actor)
+{
+	actor->squashfs_finish_page(actor);
+}
+#endif
 #endif