2 files changed, 22 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/caching/backend-api.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/caching/backend-api.txt
index d78bab9622c6..277d1e810670 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/caching/backend-api.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/caching/backend-api.txt
@@ -299,6 +299,15 @@ performed on the denizens of the cache.  These are held in a structure of type:
      enough space in the cache to permit this.
 
 
+ (*) Check coherency state of an object [mandatory]:
+
+        int (*check_consistency)(struct fscache_object *object)
+
+     This method is called to have the cache check the saved auxiliary data of
+     the object against the netfs's idea of the state.  0 should be returned
+     if they're consistent and -ESTALE otherwise.  -ENOMEM and -ERESTARTSYS
+     may also be returned.
+
  (*) Update object [mandatory]:
 
         int (*update_object)(struct fscache_object *object)
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/caching/netfs-api.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/caching/netfs-api.txt
index 97e6c0ecc5ef..12b344251523 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/caching/netfs-api.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/caching/netfs-api.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ This document contains the following sections:
          (9) Setting the data file size
         (10) Page alloc/read/write
         (11) Page uncaching
-        (12) Index and data file update
+        (12) Index and data file consistency
         (13) Miscellaneous cookie operations
         (14) Cookie unregistration
         (15) Index invalidation
@@ -690,9 +690,18 @@ written to the cache and for the cache to finish with the page generally.  No
 error is returned.
 
 
-==========================
-INDEX AND DATA FILE UPDATE
-==========================
+===============================
+INDEX AND DATA FILE CONSISTENCY
+===============================
+
+To find out whether auxiliary data for an object is up to data within the
+cache, the following function can be called:
+
+        int fscache_check_consistency(struct fscache_cookie *cookie)
+
+This will call back to the netfs to check whether the auxiliary data associated
+with a cookie is correct.  It returns 0 if it is and -ESTALE if it isn't; it
+may also return -ENOMEM and -ERESTARTSYS.
 
 To request an update of the index data for an index or other object, the
 following function should be called: