diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
index 1ba590e6ef7b..83c788ba309a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ static enum ucode_state request_microcode_fw(int cpu, struct device *device,
 
 	kvec.iov_base = (void *)firmware->data;
 	kvec.iov_len = firmware->size;
-	iov_iter_kvec(&iter, WRITE, &kvec, 1, firmware->size);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&iter, ITER_SOURCE, &kvec, 1, firmware->size);
 	ret = generic_load_microcode(cpu, &iter);
 
 	release_firmware(firmware);
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ request_microcode_user(int cpu, const void __user *buf, size_t size)
 
 	iov.iov_base = (void __user *)buf;
 	iov.iov_len = size;
-	iov_iter_init(&iter, WRITE, &iov, 1, size);
+	iov_iter_init(&iter, ITER_SOURCE, &iov, 1, size);
 
 	return generic_load_microcode(cpu, &iter);
 }
diff --git a/crypto/testmgr.c b/crypto/testmgr.c
index 163a1283a866..2398306ab5ce 100644
--- a/crypto/testmgr.c
+++ b/crypto/testmgr.c
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ static int build_cipher_test_sglists(struct cipher_test_sglists *tsgls,
 	struct iov_iter input;
 	int err;
 
-	iov_iter_kvec(&input, WRITE, inputs, nr_inputs, src_total_len);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&input, ITER_SOURCE, inputs, nr_inputs, src_total_len);
 	err = build_test_sglist(&tsgls->src, cfg->src_divs, alignmask,
 				cfg->inplace ?
 					max(dst_total_len, src_total_len) :
@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ static int build_hash_sglist(struct test_sglist *tsgl,
 
 	kv.iov_base = (void *)vec->plaintext;
 	kv.iov_len = vec->psize;
-	iov_iter_kvec(&input, WRITE, &kv, 1, vec->psize);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&input, ITER_SOURCE, &kv, 1, vec->psize);
 	return build_test_sglist(tsgl, cfg->src_divs, alignmask, vec->psize,
 				 &input, divs);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
index 13f9911bc026..226661f6d97c 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
@@ -1843,7 +1843,7 @@ int drbd_send(struct drbd_connection *connection, struct socket *sock,
 
 	/* THINK  if (signal_pending) return ... ? */
 
-	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, WRITE, &iov, 1, size);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, ITER_SOURCE, &iov, 1, size);
 
 	if (sock == connection->data.socket) {
 		rcu_read_lock();
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
index ea38dd43c6b0..f9cf6428a3d1 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ static int drbd_recv_short(struct socket *sock, void *buf, size_t size, int flag
 	struct msghdr msg = {
 		.msg_flags = (flags ? flags : MSG_WAITALL | MSG_NOSIGNAL)
 	};
-	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, READ, &iov, 1, size);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, ITER_DEST, &iov, 1, size);
 	return sock_recvmsg(sock, &msg, msg.msg_flags);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index a612370dd9ec..45684136e837 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ static int lo_write_bvec(struct file *file, struct bio_vec *bvec, loff_t *ppos)
 	struct iov_iter i;
 	ssize_t bw;
 
-	iov_iter_bvec(&i, WRITE, bvec, 1, bvec->bv_len);
+	iov_iter_bvec(&i, ITER_SOURCE, bvec, 1, bvec->bv_len);
 
 	file_start_write(file);
 	bw = vfs_iter_write(file, &i, ppos, 0);
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ static int lo_read_simple(struct loop_device *lo, struct request *rq,
 	ssize_t len;
 
 	rq_for_each_segment(bvec, rq, iter) {
-		iov_iter_bvec(&i, READ, &bvec, 1, bvec.bv_len);
+		iov_iter_bvec(&i, ITER_DEST, &bvec, 1, bvec.bv_len);
 		len = vfs_iter_read(lo->lo_backing_file, &i, &pos, 0);
 		if (len < 0)
 			return len;
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ static int lo_read_transfer(struct loop_device *lo, struct request *rq,
 		b.bv_offset = 0;
 		b.bv_len = bvec.bv_len;
 
-		iov_iter_bvec(&i, READ, &b, 1, b.bv_len);
+		iov_iter_bvec(&i, ITER_DEST, &b, 1, b.bv_len);
 		len = vfs_iter_read(lo->lo_backing_file, &i, &pos, 0);
 		if (len < 0) {
 			ret = len;
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ static void lo_rw_aio_complete(struct kiocb *iocb, long ret, long ret2)
 }
 
 static int lo_rw_aio(struct loop_device *lo, struct loop_cmd *cmd,
-		     loff_t pos, bool rw)
+		     loff_t pos, int rw)
 {
 	struct iov_iter iter;
 	struct req_iterator rq_iter;
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ static int lo_rw_aio(struct loop_device *lo, struct loop_cmd *cmd,
 	cmd->iocb.ki_flags = IOCB_DIRECT;
 	cmd->iocb.ki_ioprio = req_get_ioprio(rq);
 
-	if (rw == WRITE)
+	if (rw == ITER_SOURCE)
 		ret = call_write_iter(file, &cmd->iocb, &iter);
 	else
 		ret = call_read_iter(file, &cmd->iocb, &iter);
@@ -651,14 +651,14 @@ static int do_req_filebacked(struct loop_device *lo, struct request *rq)
 		if (lo->transfer)
 			return lo_write_transfer(lo, rq, pos);
 		else if (cmd->use_aio)
-			return lo_rw_aio(lo, cmd, pos, WRITE);
+			return lo_rw_aio(lo, cmd, pos, ITER_SOURCE);
 		else
 			return lo_write_simple(lo, rq, pos);
 	case REQ_OP_READ:
 		if (lo->transfer)
 			return lo_read_transfer(lo, rq, pos);
 		else if (cmd->use_aio)
-			return lo_rw_aio(lo, cmd, pos, READ);
+			return lo_rw_aio(lo, cmd, pos, ITER_DEST);
 		else
 			return lo_read_simple(lo, rq, pos);
 	default:
diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c
index 79b0056edbaf..b606faa03229 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ static int nbd_send_cmd(struct nbd_device *nbd, struct nbd_cmd *cmd, int index)
 	u32 nbd_cmd_flags = 0;
 	int sent = nsock->sent, skip = 0;
 
-	iov_iter_kvec(&from, WRITE, &iov, 1, sizeof(request));
+	iov_iter_kvec(&from, ITER_SOURCE, &iov, 1, sizeof(request));
 
 	type = req_to_nbd_cmd_type(req);
 	if (type == U32_MAX)
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ send_pages:
 
 			dev_dbg(nbd_to_dev(nbd), "request %p: sending %d bytes data\n",
 				req, bvec.bv_len);
-			iov_iter_bvec(&from, WRITE, &bvec, 1, bvec.bv_len);
+			iov_iter_bvec(&from, ITER_SOURCE, &bvec, 1, bvec.bv_len);
 			if (skip) {
 				if (skip >= iov_iter_count(&from)) {
 					skip -= iov_iter_count(&from);
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ static int nbd_read_reply(struct nbd_device *nbd, int index,
 	int result;
 
 	reply->magic = 0;
-	iov_iter_kvec(&to, READ, &iov, 1, sizeof(*reply));
+	iov_iter_kvec(&to, ITER_DEST, &iov, 1, sizeof(*reply));
 	result = sock_xmit(nbd, index, 0, &to, MSG_WAITALL, NULL);
 	if (result < 0) {
 		if (!nbd_disconnected(nbd->config))
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ static struct nbd_cmd *nbd_handle_reply(struct nbd_device *nbd, int index,
 		struct iov_iter to;
 
 		rq_for_each_segment(bvec, req, iter) {
-			iov_iter_bvec(&to, READ, &bvec, 1, bvec.bv_len);
+			iov_iter_bvec(&to, ITER_DEST, &bvec, 1, bvec.bv_len);
 			result = sock_xmit(nbd, index, 0, &to, MSG_WAITALL, NULL);
 			if (result < 0) {
 				dev_err(disk_to_dev(nbd->disk), "Receive data failed (result %d)\n",
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ static void send_disconnects(struct nbd_device *nbd)
 	for (i = 0; i < config->num_connections; i++) {
 		struct nbd_sock *nsock = config->socks[i];
 
-		iov_iter_kvec(&from, WRITE, &iov, 1, sizeof(request));
+		iov_iter_kvec(&from, ITER_SOURCE, &iov, 1, sizeof(request));
 		mutex_lock(&nsock->tx_lock);
 		ret = sock_xmit(nbd, i, 1, &from, 0, NULL);
 		if (ret < 0)
diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index 8642326de6e1..b10c75de7a51 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(getrandom, char __user *, ubuf, size_t, len, unsigned int, flags
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = import_single_range(READ, ubuf, len, &iov, &iter);
+	ret = import_single_range(ITER_DEST, ubuf, len, &iov, &iter);
 	if (unlikely(ret))
 		return ret;
 	return get_random_bytes_user(&iter);
@@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@ static long random_ioctl(struct file *f, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		if (get_user(len, p++))
 			return -EFAULT;
-		ret = import_single_range(WRITE, p, len, &iov, &iter);
+		ret = import_single_range(ITER_SOURCE, p, len, &iov, &iter);
 		if (unlikely(ret))
 			return ret;
 		ret = write_pool_user(&iter);
diff --git a/drivers/fsi/fsi-sbefifo.c b/drivers/fsi/fsi-sbefifo.c
index 97045a8d9422..8572fac30051 100644
--- a/drivers/fsi/fsi-sbefifo.c
+++ b/drivers/fsi/fsi-sbefifo.c
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ static void sbefifo_collect_async_ffdc(struct sbefifo *sbefifo)
 	}
         ffdc_iov.iov_base = ffdc;
 	ffdc_iov.iov_len = SBEFIFO_MAX_FFDC_SIZE;
-        iov_iter_kvec(&ffdc_iter, READ, &ffdc_iov, 1, SBEFIFO_MAX_FFDC_SIZE);
+        iov_iter_kvec(&ffdc_iter, ITER_DEST, &ffdc_iov, 1, SBEFIFO_MAX_FFDC_SIZE);
 	cmd[0] = cpu_to_be32(2);
 	cmd[1] = cpu_to_be32(SBEFIFO_CMD_GET_SBE_FFDC);
 	rc = sbefifo_do_command(sbefifo, cmd, 2, &ffdc_iter);
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ int sbefifo_submit(struct device *dev, const __be32 *command, size_t cmd_len,
 	rbytes = (*resp_len) * sizeof(__be32);
 	resp_iov.iov_base = response;
 	resp_iov.iov_len = rbytes;
-        iov_iter_kvec(&resp_iter, READ, &resp_iov, 1, rbytes);
+        iov_iter_kvec(&resp_iter, ITER_DEST, &resp_iov, 1, rbytes);
 
 	/* Perform the command */
 	mutex_lock(&sbefifo->lock);
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ static ssize_t sbefifo_user_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 	/* Prepare iov iterator */
 	resp_iov.iov_base = buf;
 	resp_iov.iov_len = len;
-	iov_iter_init(&resp_iter, READ, &resp_iov, 1, len);
+	iov_iter_init(&resp_iter, ITER_DEST, &resp_iov, 1, len);
 
 	/* Perform the command */
 	mutex_lock(&sbefifo->lock);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-clt.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-clt.c
index dbd51e5be3a6..797d5d61c0b2 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-clt.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-clt.c
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ static void rtrs_clt_init_req(struct rtrs_clt_io_req *req,
 	refcount_set(&req->ref, 1);
 	req->mp_policy = clt_path->clt->mp_policy;
 
-	iov_iter_kvec(&iter, WRITE, vec, 1, usr_len);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&iter, ITER_SOURCE, vec, 1, usr_len);
 	len = _copy_from_iter(req->iu->buf, usr_len, &iter);
 	WARN_ON(len != usr_len);
 
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/mISDN/l1oip_core.c b/drivers/isdn/mISDN/l1oip_core.c
index a77195e378b7..c24771336f61 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/mISDN/l1oip_core.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/mISDN/l1oip_core.c
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ l1oip_socket_thread(void *data)
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: socket created and open\n",
 		       __func__);
 	while (!signal_pending(current)) {
-		iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, READ, &iov, 1, recvbuf_size);
+		iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, ITER_DEST, &iov, 1, recvbuf_size);
 		recvlen = sock_recvmsg(socket, &msg, 0);
 		if (recvlen > 0) {
 			l1oip_socket_parse(hc, &sin_rx, recvbuf, recvlen);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c b/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c
index fe67e39d6854..b1383f20ba21 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c
@@ -3032,7 +3032,7 @@ ssize_t vmci_qpair_enqueue(struct vmci_qp *qpair,
 	if (!qpair || !buf)
 		return VMCI_ERROR_INVALID_ARGS;
 
-	iov_iter_kvec(&from, WRITE, &v, 1, buf_size);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&from, ITER_SOURCE, &v, 1, buf_size);
 
 	qp_lock(qpair);
 
@@ -3076,7 +3076,7 @@ ssize_t vmci_qpair_dequeue(struct vmci_qp *qpair,
 	if (!qpair || !buf)
 		return VMCI_ERROR_INVALID_ARGS;
 
-	iov_iter_kvec(&to, READ, &v, 1, buf_size);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&to, ITER_DEST, &v, 1, buf_size);
 
 	qp_lock(qpair);
 
@@ -3121,7 +3121,7 @@ ssize_t vmci_qpair_peek(struct vmci_qp *qpair,
 	if (!qpair || !buf)
 		return VMCI_ERROR_INVALID_ARGS;
 
-	iov_iter_kvec(&to, READ, &v, 1, buf_size);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&to, ITER_DEST, &v, 1, buf_size);
 
 	qp_lock(qpair);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
index 2b76a8695fdb..8c28292ed33c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ static ssize_t ppp_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 	ret = -EFAULT;
 	iov.iov_base = buf;
 	iov.iov_len = count;
-	iov_iter_init(&to, READ, &iov, 1, count);
+	iov_iter_init(&to, ITER_DEST, &iov, 1, count);
 	if (skb_copy_datagram_iter(skb, 0, &to, skb->len))
 		goto outf;
 	ret = skb->len;
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
index 1be8f7867a06..249a92e4bfc0 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ static inline void nvme_tcp_advance_req(struct nvme_tcp_request *req,
 	if (!iov_iter_count(&req->iter) &&
 	    req->data_sent < req->data_len) {
 		req->curr_bio = req->curr_bio->bi_next;
-		nvme_tcp_init_iter(req, WRITE);
+		nvme_tcp_init_iter(req, ITER_SOURCE);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ static int nvme_tcp_recv_data(struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue, struct sk_buff *skb,
 				nvme_tcp_init_recv_ctx(queue);
 				return -EIO;
 			}
-			nvme_tcp_init_iter(req, READ);
+			nvme_tcp_init_iter(req, ITER_DEST);
 		}
 
 		/* we can read only from what is left in this bio */
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd-file.c b/drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd-file.c
index 098b6bf12cd0..f576a959e36c 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd-file.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd-file.c
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ static ssize_t nvmet_file_submit_bvec(struct nvmet_req *req, loff_t pos,
 		if (req->cmd->rw.control & cpu_to_le16(NVME_RW_FUA))
 			ki_flags |= IOCB_DSYNC;
 		call_iter = req->ns->file->f_op->write_iter;
-		rw = WRITE;
+		rw = ITER_SOURCE;
 	} else {
 		call_iter = req->ns->file->f_op->read_iter;
-		rw = READ;
+		rw = ITER_DEST;
 	}
 
 	iov_iter_bvec(&iter, rw, req->f.bvec, nr_segs, count);
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
index c6cc1dfef92c..29ed707e76e0 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ static void nvmet_tcp_build_pdu_iovec(struct nvmet_tcp_cmd *cmd)
 		sg_offset = 0;
 	}
 
-	iov_iter_bvec(&cmd->recv_msg.msg_iter, READ, cmd->iov,
+	iov_iter_bvec(&cmd->recv_msg.msg_iter, ITER_DEST, cmd->iov,
 		      nr_pages, cmd->pdu_len);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sg.c b/drivers/scsi/sg.c
index 18c9c1d7107f..96ff232bef7a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sg.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sg.c
@@ -1721,7 +1721,7 @@ sg_start_req(Sg_request *srp, unsigned char *cmd)
 	Sg_scatter_hold *rsv_schp = &sfp->reserve;
 	struct request_queue *q = sfp->parentdp->device->request_queue;
 	struct rq_map_data *md, map_data;
-	int rw = hp->dxfer_direction == SG_DXFER_TO_DEV ? WRITE : READ;
+	int rw = hp->dxfer_direction == SG_DXFER_TO_DEV ? ITER_SOURCE : ITER_DEST;
 	unsigned char *long_cmdp = NULL;
 
 	SCSI_LOG_TIMEOUT(4, sg_printk(KERN_INFO, sfp->parentdp,
diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.c
index 6998c0eec3d4..c533938484f3 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.c
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ int rx_data(
 		return -1;
 
 	memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(struct msghdr));
-	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, READ, iov, iov_count, data);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, ITER_DEST, iov, iov_count, data);
 
 	while (msg_data_left(&msg)) {
 		rx_loop = sock_recvmsg(conn->sock, &msg, MSG_WAITALL);
@@ -1267,7 +1267,7 @@ int tx_data(
 
 	memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(struct msghdr));
 
-	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, WRITE, iov, iov_count, data);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, ITER_SOURCE, iov, iov_count, data);
 
 	while (msg_data_left(&msg)) {
 		int tx_loop = sock_sendmsg(conn->sock, &msg);
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_file.c b/drivers/target/target_core_file.c
index 538009a83c97..e11d9897a5e4 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_file.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_file.c
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ fd_execute_write_same(struct se_cmd *cmd)
 		len += se_dev->dev_attrib.block_size;
 	}
 
-	iov_iter_bvec(&iter, WRITE, bvec, nolb, len);
+	iov_iter_bvec(&iter, ITER_SOURCE, bvec, nolb, len);
 	ret = vfs_iter_write(fd_dev->fd_file, &iter, &pos, 0);
 
 	kfree(bvec);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/usbip/usbip_common.c b/drivers/usb/usbip/usbip_common.c
index e604bd759506..916732015b97 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/usbip/usbip_common.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/usbip/usbip_common.c
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ int usbip_recv(struct socket *sock, void *buf, int size)
 	if (!sock || !buf || !size)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, READ, &iov, 1, size);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, ITER_DEST, &iov, 1, size);
 
 	usbip_dbg_xmit("enter\n");
 
diff --git a/drivers/vhost/net.c b/drivers/vhost/net.c
index 9d454da41995..3d98af5045bb 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/net.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/net.c
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ static size_t init_iov_iter(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq, struct iov_iter *iter,
 	/* Skip header. TODO: support TSO. */
 	size_t len = iov_length(vq->iov, out);
 
-	iov_iter_init(iter, WRITE, vq->iov, out, len);
+	iov_iter_init(iter, ITER_SOURCE, vq->iov, out, len);
 	iov_iter_advance(iter, hdr_size);
 
 	return iov_iter_count(iter);
@@ -1193,14 +1193,14 @@ static void handle_rx(struct vhost_net *net)
 			msg.msg_control = vhost_net_buf_consume(&nvq->rxq);
 		/* On overrun, truncate and discard */
 		if (unlikely(headcount > UIO_MAXIOV)) {
-			iov_iter_init(&msg.msg_iter, READ, vq->iov, 1, 1);
+			iov_iter_init(&msg.msg_iter, ITER_DEST, vq->iov, 1, 1);
 			err = sock->ops->recvmsg(sock, &msg,
 						 1, MSG_DONTWAIT | MSG_TRUNC);
 			pr_debug("Discarded rx packet: len %zd\n", sock_len);
 			continue;
 		}
 		/* We don't need to be notified again. */
-		iov_iter_init(&msg.msg_iter, READ, vq->iov, in, vhost_len);
+		iov_iter_init(&msg.msg_iter, ITER_DEST, vq->iov, in, vhost_len);
 		fixup = msg.msg_iter;
 		if (unlikely((vhost_hlen))) {
 			/* We will supply the header ourselves
diff --git a/drivers/vhost/scsi.c b/drivers/vhost/scsi.c
index dff93612fcfd..ff430b6d2e1f 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/scsi.c
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ static void vhost_scsi_complete_cmd_work(struct vhost_work *work)
 		memcpy(v_rsp.sense, cmd->tvc_sense_buf,
 		       se_cmd->scsi_sense_length);
 
-		iov_iter_init(&iov_iter, READ, &cmd->tvc_resp_iov,
+		iov_iter_init(&iov_iter, ITER_DEST, &cmd->tvc_resp_iov,
 			      cmd->tvc_in_iovs, sizeof(v_rsp));
 		ret = copy_to_iter(&v_rsp, sizeof(v_rsp), &iov_iter);
 		if (likely(ret == sizeof(v_rsp))) {
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ vhost_scsi_get_desc(struct vhost_scsi *vs, struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
 	 * point at the start of the outgoing WRITE payload, if
 	 * DMA_TO_DEVICE is set.
 	 */
-	iov_iter_init(&vc->out_iter, WRITE, vq->iov, vc->out, vc->out_size);
+	iov_iter_init(&vc->out_iter, ITER_SOURCE, vq->iov, vc->out, vc->out_size);
 	ret = 0;
 
 done:
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ vhost_scsi_handle_vq(struct vhost_scsi *vs, struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
 			data_direction = DMA_FROM_DEVICE;
 			exp_data_len = vc.in_size - vc.rsp_size;
 
-			iov_iter_init(&in_iter, READ, &vq->iov[vc.out], vc.in,
+			iov_iter_init(&in_iter, ITER_DEST, &vq->iov[vc.out], vc.in,
 				      vc.rsp_size + exp_data_len);
 			iov_iter_advance(&in_iter, vc.rsp_size);
 			data_iter = in_iter;
@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ vhost_scsi_send_tmf_resp(struct vhost_scsi *vs, struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
 	memset(&rsp, 0, sizeof(rsp));
 	rsp.response = tmf_resp_code;
 
-	iov_iter_init(&iov_iter, READ, resp_iov, in_iovs, sizeof(rsp));
+	iov_iter_init(&iov_iter, ITER_DEST, resp_iov, in_iovs, sizeof(rsp));
 
 	ret = copy_to_iter(&rsp, sizeof(rsp), &iov_iter);
 	if (likely(ret == sizeof(rsp)))
@@ -1241,7 +1241,7 @@ vhost_scsi_send_an_resp(struct vhost_scsi *vs,
 	memset(&rsp, 0, sizeof(rsp));	/* event_actual = 0 */
 	rsp.response = VIRTIO_SCSI_S_OK;
 
-	iov_iter_init(&iov_iter, READ, &vq->iov[vc->out], vc->in, sizeof(rsp));
+	iov_iter_init(&iov_iter, ITER_DEST, &vq->iov[vc->out], vc->in, sizeof(rsp));
 
 	ret = copy_to_iter(&rsp, sizeof(rsp), &iov_iter);
 	if (likely(ret == sizeof(rsp)))
diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
index 973e079025a9..9f6e41e28d6a 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ static int vhost_copy_to_user(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq, void __user *to,
 				     VHOST_ACCESS_WO);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto out;
-		iov_iter_init(&t, WRITE, vq->iotlb_iov, ret, size);
+		iov_iter_init(&t, ITER_SOURCE, vq->iotlb_iov, ret, size);
 		ret = copy_to_iter(from, size, &t);
 		if (ret == size)
 			ret = 0;
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ static int vhost_copy_from_user(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq, void *to,
 			       (unsigned long long) size);
 			goto out;
 		}
-		iov_iter_init(&f, READ, vq->iotlb_iov, ret, size);
+		iov_iter_init(&f, ITER_DEST, vq->iotlb_iov, ret, size);
 		ret = copy_from_iter(to, size, &f);
 		if (ret == size)
 			ret = 0;
@@ -2137,7 +2137,7 @@ static int get_indirect(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
 			vq_err(vq, "Translation failure %d in indirect.\n", ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
-	iov_iter_init(&from, READ, vq->indirect, ret, len);
+	iov_iter_init(&from, ITER_DEST, vq->indirect, ret, len);
 	count = len / sizeof desc;
 	/* Buffers are chained via a 16 bit next field, so
 	 * we can have at most 2^16 of these. */
diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vringh.c b/drivers/vhost/vringh.c
index 13b75213ebaa..e478a2c88f95 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vringh.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vringh.c
@@ -1160,7 +1160,7 @@ static inline int copy_from_iotlb(const struct vringh *vrh, void *dst,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	iov_iter_bvec(&iter, READ, iov, ret, len);
+	iov_iter_bvec(&iter, ITER_DEST, iov, ret, len);
 
 	ret = copy_from_iter(dst, len, &iter);
 
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ static inline int copy_to_iotlb(const struct vringh *vrh, void *dst,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	iov_iter_bvec(&iter, WRITE, iov, ret, len);
+	iov_iter_bvec(&iter, ITER_SOURCE, iov, ret, len);
 
 	return copy_to_iter(src, len, &iter);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vsock.c b/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
index a53d7bf40461..235cb8dee1b6 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ vhost_transport_do_send_pkt(struct vhost_vsock *vsock,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		iov_iter_init(&iov_iter, READ, &vq->iov[out], in, iov_len);
+		iov_iter_init(&iov_iter, ITER_DEST, &vq->iov[out], in, iov_len);
 		payload_len = pkt->len - pkt->off;
 
 		/* If the packet is greater than the space available in the
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ vhost_vsock_alloc_pkt(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
 		return NULL;
 
 	len = iov_length(vq->iov, out);
-	iov_iter_init(&iov_iter, WRITE, vq->iov, out, len);
+	iov_iter_init(&iov_iter, ITER_SOURCE, vq->iov, out, len);
 
 	nbytes = copy_from_iter(&pkt->hdr, sizeof(pkt->hdr), &iov_iter);
 	if (nbytes != sizeof(pkt->hdr)) {
diff --git a/drivers/xen/pvcalls-back.c b/drivers/xen/pvcalls-back.c
index a1e8b6eab69d..50dc72c5e4ab 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/pvcalls-back.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/pvcalls-back.c
@@ -129,13 +129,13 @@ static bool pvcalls_conn_back_read(void *opaque)
 	if (masked_prod < masked_cons) {
 		vec[0].iov_base = data->in + masked_prod;
 		vec[0].iov_len = wanted;
-		iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, READ, vec, 1, wanted);
+		iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, ITER_DEST, vec, 1, wanted);
 	} else {
 		vec[0].iov_base = data->in + masked_prod;
 		vec[0].iov_len = array_size - masked_prod;
 		vec[1].iov_base = data->in;
 		vec[1].iov_len = wanted - vec[0].iov_len;
-		iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, READ, vec, 2, wanted);
+		iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, ITER_DEST, vec, 2, wanted);
 	}
 
 	atomic_set(&map->read, 0);
@@ -188,13 +188,13 @@ static bool pvcalls_conn_back_write(struct sock_mapping *map)
 	if (pvcalls_mask(prod, array_size) > pvcalls_mask(cons, array_size)) {
 		vec[0].iov_base = data->out + pvcalls_mask(cons, array_size);
 		vec[0].iov_len = size;
-		iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, WRITE, vec, 1, size);
+		iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, ITER_SOURCE, vec, 1, size);
 	} else {
 		vec[0].iov_base = data->out + pvcalls_mask(cons, array_size);
 		vec[0].iov_len = array_size - pvcalls_mask(cons, array_size);
 		vec[1].iov_base = data->out;
 		vec[1].iov_len = size - vec[0].iov_len;
-		iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, WRITE, vec, 2, size);
+		iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, ITER_SOURCE, vec, 2, size);
 	}
 
 	atomic_set(&map->write, 0);
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_addr.c b/fs/9p/vfs_addr.c
index 606d33ef35c6..7f69ea0ebbc6 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_addr.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_addr.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static int v9fs_fid_readpage(void *data, struct page *page)
 	if (retval == 0)
 		return retval;
 
-	iov_iter_bvec(&to, READ, &bvec, 1, PAGE_SIZE);
+	iov_iter_bvec(&to, ITER_DEST, &bvec, 1, PAGE_SIZE);
 
 	retval = p9_client_read(fid, page_offset(page), &to, &err);
 	if (err) {
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static int v9fs_vfs_writepage_locked(struct page *page)
 	bvec.bv_page = page;
 	bvec.bv_offset = 0;
 	bvec.bv_len = len;
-	iov_iter_bvec(&from, WRITE, &bvec, 1, len);
+	iov_iter_bvec(&from, ITER_SOURCE, &bvec, 1, len);
 
 	/* We should have writeback_fid always set */
 	BUG_ON(!v9inode->writeback_fid);
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_dir.c b/fs/9p/vfs_dir.c
index b6a5a0be444d..67bbcf24ed2a 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_dir.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_dir.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static int v9fs_dir_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 		if (rdir->tail == rdir->head) {
 			struct iov_iter to;
 			int n;
-			iov_iter_kvec(&to, READ, &kvec, 1, buflen);
+			iov_iter_kvec(&to, ITER_DEST, &kvec, 1, buflen);
 			n = p9_client_read(file->private_data, ctx->pos, &to,
 					   &err);
 			if (err)
diff --git a/fs/9p/xattr.c b/fs/9p/xattr.c
index 31799ac10e33..5283ba599a83 100644
--- a/fs/9p/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/9p/xattr.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ ssize_t v9fs_fid_xattr_get(struct p9_fid *fid, const char *name,
 	struct iov_iter to;
 	int err;
 
-	iov_iter_kvec(&to, READ, &kvec, 1, buffer_size);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&to, ITER_DEST, &kvec, 1, buffer_size);
 
 	attr_fid = p9_client_xattrwalk(fid, name, &attr_size);
 	if (IS_ERR(attr_fid)) {
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ int v9fs_fid_xattr_set(struct p9_fid *fid, const char *name,
 	struct iov_iter from;
 	int retval, err;
 
-	iov_iter_kvec(&from, WRITE, &kvec, 1, value_len);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&from, ITER_SOURCE, &kvec, 1, value_len);
 
 	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "name = %s value_len = %zu flags = %d\n",
 		 name, value_len, flags);
diff --git a/fs/afs/cmservice.c b/fs/afs/cmservice.c
index cedd627e1fae..573969a882e0 100644
--- a/fs/afs/cmservice.c
+++ b/fs/afs/cmservice.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ static int afs_deliver_cb_callback(struct afs_call *call)
 		if (call->count2 != call->count && call->count2 != 0)
 			return afs_protocol_error(call, afs_eproto_cb_count);
 		call->iter = &call->def_iter;
-		iov_iter_discard(&call->def_iter, READ, call->count2 * 3 * 4);
+		iov_iter_discard(&call->def_iter, ITER_DEST, call->count2 * 3 * 4);
 		call->unmarshall++;
 
 		fallthrough;
diff --git a/fs/afs/dir.c b/fs/afs/dir.c
index d4bd6efc8c44..b44c0ce8ed44 100644
--- a/fs/afs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/afs/dir.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ expand:
 	req->actual_len = i_size; /* May change */
 	req->len = nr_pages * PAGE_SIZE; /* We can ask for more than there is */
 	req->data_version = dvnode->status.data_version; /* May change */
-	iov_iter_xarray(&req->def_iter, READ, &dvnode->vfs_inode.i_mapping->i_pages,
+	iov_iter_xarray(&req->def_iter, ITER_DEST, &dvnode->vfs_inode.i_mapping->i_pages,
 			0, i_size);
 	req->iter = &req->def_iter;
 
diff --git a/fs/afs/file.c b/fs/afs/file.c
index 6774e1fcf7c5..c52005a68ae2 100644
--- a/fs/afs/file.c
+++ b/fs/afs/file.c
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ static void afs_req_issue_op(struct netfs_read_subrequest *subreq)
 	fsreq->vnode	= vnode;
 	fsreq->iter	= &fsreq->def_iter;
 
-	iov_iter_xarray(&fsreq->def_iter, READ,
+	iov_iter_xarray(&fsreq->def_iter, ITER_DEST,
 			&fsreq->vnode->vfs_inode.i_mapping->i_pages,
 			fsreq->pos, fsreq->len);
 
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ static int afs_symlink_readpage(struct page *page)
 	fsreq->len	= PAGE_SIZE;
 	fsreq->vnode	= vnode;
 	fsreq->iter	= &fsreq->def_iter;
-	iov_iter_xarray(&fsreq->def_iter, READ, &page->mapping->i_pages,
+	iov_iter_xarray(&fsreq->def_iter, ITER_DEST, &page->mapping->i_pages,
 			fsreq->pos, fsreq->len);
 
 	ret = afs_fetch_data(fsreq->vnode, fsreq);
diff --git a/fs/afs/internal.h b/fs/afs/internal.h
index 3918dfbd72a4..9caae7bb2a8d 100644
--- a/fs/afs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/afs/internal.h
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ static inline void afs_extract_begin(struct afs_call *call, void *buf, size_t si
 	call->iov_len = size;
 	call->kvec[0].iov_base = buf;
 	call->kvec[0].iov_len = size;
-	iov_iter_kvec(&call->def_iter, READ, call->kvec, 1, size);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&call->def_iter, ITER_DEST, call->kvec, 1, size);
 }
 
 static inline void afs_extract_to_tmp(struct afs_call *call)
@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ static inline void afs_extract_to_tmp64(struct afs_call *call)
 static inline void afs_extract_discard(struct afs_call *call, size_t size)
 {
 	call->iov_len = size;
-	iov_iter_discard(&call->def_iter, READ, size);
+	iov_iter_discard(&call->def_iter, ITER_DEST, size);
 }
 
 static inline void afs_extract_to_buf(struct afs_call *call, size_t size)
diff --git a/fs/afs/rxrpc.c b/fs/afs/rxrpc.c
index ea40da937fcd..5441520125bd 100644
--- a/fs/afs/rxrpc.c
+++ b/fs/afs/rxrpc.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ void afs_make_call(struct afs_addr_cursor *ac, struct afs_call *call, gfp_t gfp)
 
 	msg.msg_name		= NULL;
 	msg.msg_namelen		= 0;
-	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, WRITE, iov, 1, call->request_size);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, ITER_SOURCE, iov, 1, call->request_size);
 	msg.msg_control		= NULL;
 	msg.msg_controllen	= 0;
 	msg.msg_flags		= MSG_WAITALL | (call->write_iter ? MSG_MORE : 0);
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ error_do_abort:
 					RX_USER_ABORT, ret, "KSD");
 	} else {
 		len = 0;
-		iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, READ, NULL, 0, 0);
+		iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, ITER_DEST, NULL, 0, 0);
 		rxrpc_kernel_recv_data(call->net->socket, rxcall,
 				       &msg.msg_iter, &len, false,
 				       &call->abort_code, &call->service_id);
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ static void afs_deliver_to_call(struct afs_call *call)
 	       ) {
 		if (state == AFS_CALL_SV_AWAIT_ACK) {
 			len = 0;
-			iov_iter_kvec(&call->def_iter, READ, NULL, 0, 0);
+			iov_iter_kvec(&call->def_iter, ITER_DEST, NULL, 0, 0);
 			ret = rxrpc_kernel_recv_data(call->net->socket,
 						     call->rxcall, &call->def_iter,
 						     &len, false, &remote_abort,
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ void afs_send_empty_reply(struct afs_call *call)
 
 	msg.msg_name		= NULL;
 	msg.msg_namelen		= 0;
-	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, WRITE, NULL, 0, 0);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, ITER_SOURCE, NULL, 0, 0);
 	msg.msg_control		= NULL;
 	msg.msg_controllen	= 0;
 	msg.msg_flags		= 0;
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ void afs_send_simple_reply(struct afs_call *call, const void *buf, size_t len)
 	iov[0].iov_len		= len;
 	msg.msg_name		= NULL;
 	msg.msg_namelen		= 0;
-	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, WRITE, iov, 1, len);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, ITER_SOURCE, iov, 1, len);
 	msg.msg_control		= NULL;
 	msg.msg_controllen	= 0;
 	msg.msg_flags		= 0;
diff --git a/fs/afs/write.c b/fs/afs/write.c
index a75c4742062a..9ec481b52cc5 100644
--- a/fs/afs/write.c
+++ b/fs/afs/write.c
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ static ssize_t afs_write_back_from_locked_page(struct address_space *mapping,
 	if (start < i_size) {
 		_debug("write back %x @%llx [%llx]", len, start, i_size);
 
-		iov_iter_xarray(&iter, WRITE, &mapping->i_pages, start, len);
+		iov_iter_xarray(&iter, ITER_SOURCE, &mapping->i_pages, start, len);
 		ret = afs_store_data(vnode, &iter, start, false);
 	} else {
 		_debug("write discard %x @%llx [%llx]", len, start, i_size);
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ int afs_launder_page(struct page *page)
 		bv[0].bv_page = page;
 		bv[0].bv_offset = f;
 		bv[0].bv_len = t - f;
-		iov_iter_bvec(&iter, WRITE, bv, 1, bv[0].bv_len);
+		iov_iter_bvec(&iter, ITER_SOURCE, bv, 1, bv[0].bv_len);
 
 		trace_afs_page_dirty(vnode, tracepoint_string("launder"), page);
 		ret = afs_store_data(vnode, &iter, page_offset(page) + f, true);
diff --git a/fs/aio.c b/fs/aio.c
index 0f02ea16305c..f502a7c84190 100644
--- a/fs/aio.c
+++ b/fs/aio.c
@@ -1546,7 +1546,7 @@ static int aio_read(struct kiocb *req, const struct iocb *iocb,
 	if (unlikely(!file->f_op->read_iter))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	ret = aio_setup_rw(READ, iocb, &iovec, vectored, compat, &iter);
+	ret = aio_setup_rw(ITER_DEST, iocb, &iovec, vectored, compat, &iter);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 	ret = rw_verify_area(READ, file, &req->ki_pos, iov_iter_count(&iter));
@@ -1574,7 +1574,7 @@ static int aio_write(struct kiocb *req, const struct iocb *iocb,
 	if (unlikely(!file->f_op->write_iter))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	ret = aio_setup_rw(WRITE, iocb, &iovec, vectored, compat, &iter);
+	ret = aio_setup_rw(ITER_SOURCE, iocb, &iovec, vectored, compat, &iter);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 	ret = rw_verify_area(WRITE, file, &req->ki_pos, iov_iter_count(&iter));
diff --git a/fs/ceph/addr.c b/fs/ceph/addr.c
index e1096ca1a39b..7b65d4b5ebe8 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/addr.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/addr.c
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ static void ceph_netfs_issue_op(struct netfs_read_subrequest *subreq)
 	}
 
 	dout("%s: pos=%llu orig_len=%zu len=%llu\n", __func__, subreq->start, subreq->len, len);
-	iov_iter_xarray(&iter, READ, &rreq->mapping->i_pages, subreq->start, len);
+	iov_iter_xarray(&iter, ITER_DEST, &rreq->mapping->i_pages, subreq->start, len);
 	err = iov_iter_get_pages_alloc(&iter, &pages, len, &page_off);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		dout("%s: iov_ter_get_pages_alloc returned %d\n", __func__, err);
diff --git a/fs/ceph/file.c b/fs/ceph/file.c
index dad7a9ec4ad1..ca8d228ee395 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/file.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/file.c
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ static void ceph_aio_complete_req(struct ceph_osd_request *req)
 				aio_req->total_len = rc + zlen;
 			}
 
-			iov_iter_bvec(&i, READ, osd_data->bvec_pos.bvecs,
+			iov_iter_bvec(&i, ITER_DEST, osd_data->bvec_pos.bvecs,
 				      osd_data->num_bvecs, len);
 			iov_iter_advance(&i, rc);
 			iov_iter_zero(zlen, &i);
@@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@ ceph_direct_read_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 				int zlen = min_t(size_t, len - ret,
 						 size - pos - ret);
 
-				iov_iter_bvec(&i, READ, bvecs, num_pages, len);
+				iov_iter_bvec(&i, ITER_DEST, bvecs, num_pages, len);
 				iov_iter_advance(&i, ret);
 				iov_iter_zero(zlen, &i);
 				ret += zlen;
diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 098a2ad8cec4..5fd909825090 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ cifs_read_from_socket(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, char *buf,
 {
 	struct msghdr smb_msg = {};
 	struct kvec iov = {.iov_base = buf, .iov_len = to_read};
-	iov_iter_kvec(&smb_msg.msg_iter, READ, &iov, 1, to_read);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&smb_msg.msg_iter, ITER_DEST, &iov, 1, to_read);
 
 	return cifs_readv_from_socket(server, &smb_msg);
 }
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ cifs_discard_from_socket(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, size_t to_read)
 	 *  and cifs_readv_from_socket sets msg_control and msg_controllen
 	 *  so little to initialize in struct msghdr
 	 */
-	iov_iter_discard(&smb_msg.msg_iter, READ, to_read);
+	iov_iter_discard(&smb_msg.msg_iter, ITER_DEST, to_read);
 
 	return cifs_readv_from_socket(server, &smb_msg);
 }
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ cifs_read_page_from_socket(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct page *page,
 	struct msghdr smb_msg = {};
 	struct bio_vec bv = {
 		.bv_page = page, .bv_len = to_read, .bv_offset = page_offset};
-	iov_iter_bvec(&smb_msg.msg_iter, READ, &bv, 1, to_read);
+	iov_iter_bvec(&smb_msg.msg_iter, ITER_DEST, &bv, 1, to_read);
 	return cifs_readv_from_socket(server, &smb_msg);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index 10bb1f955188..71f585a41d45 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -3265,7 +3265,7 @@ static ssize_t __cifs_writev(
 		ctx->iter = *from;
 		ctx->len = len;
 	} else {
-		rc = setup_aio_ctx_iter(ctx, from, WRITE);
+		rc = setup_aio_ctx_iter(ctx, from, ITER_SOURCE);
 		if (rc) {
 			kref_put(&ctx->refcount, cifs_aio_ctx_release);
 			return rc;
@@ -4010,7 +4010,7 @@ static ssize_t __cifs_readv(
 		ctx->iter = *to;
 		ctx->len = len;
 	} else {
-		rc = setup_aio_ctx_iter(ctx, to, READ);
+		rc = setup_aio_ctx_iter(ctx, to, ITER_DEST);
 		if (rc) {
 			kref_put(&ctx->refcount, cifs_aio_ctx_release);
 			return rc;
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
index 2ad2ffd41a33..c372ab703965 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
@@ -4960,13 +4960,13 @@ handle_read_data(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct mid_q_entry *mid,
 			return 0;
 		}
 
-		iov_iter_bvec(&iter, WRITE, bvec, npages, data_len);
+		iov_iter_bvec(&iter, ITER_SOURCE, bvec, npages, data_len);
 	} else if (buf_len >= data_offset + data_len) {
 		/* read response payload is in buf */
 		WARN_ONCE(npages > 0, "read data can be either in buf or in pages");
 		iov.iov_base = buf + data_offset;
 		iov.iov_len = data_len;
-		iov_iter_kvec(&iter, WRITE, &iov, 1, data_len);
+		iov_iter_kvec(&iter, ITER_SOURCE, &iov, 1, data_len);
 	} else {
 		/* read response payload cannot be in both buf and pages */
 		WARN_ONCE(1, "buf can not contain only a part of read data");
diff --git a/fs/cifs/transport.c b/fs/cifs/transport.c
index c5c1e743359d..65a225a9c6cf 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/transport.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/transport.c
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ __smb_send_rqst(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, int num_rqst,
 			.iov_base = &rfc1002_marker,
 			.iov_len  = 4
 		};
-		iov_iter_kvec(&smb_msg.msg_iter, WRITE, &hiov, 1, 4);
+		iov_iter_kvec(&smb_msg.msg_iter, ITER_SOURCE, &hiov, 1, 4);
 		rc = smb_send_kvec(server, &smb_msg, &sent);
 		if (rc < 0)
 			goto unmask;
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ __smb_send_rqst(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, int num_rqst,
 			size += iov[i].iov_len;
 		}
 
-		iov_iter_kvec(&smb_msg.msg_iter, WRITE, iov, n_vec, size);
+		iov_iter_kvec(&smb_msg.msg_iter, ITER_SOURCE, iov, n_vec, size);
 
 		rc = smb_send_kvec(server, &smb_msg, &sent);
 		if (rc < 0)
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ __smb_send_rqst(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, int num_rqst,
 			rqst_page_get_length(&rqst[j], i, &bvec.bv_len,
 					     &bvec.bv_offset);
 
-			iov_iter_bvec(&smb_msg.msg_iter, WRITE,
+			iov_iter_bvec(&smb_msg.msg_iter, ITER_SOURCE,
 				      &bvec, 1, bvec.bv_len);
 			rc = smb_send_kvec(server, &smb_msg, &sent);
 			if (rc < 0)
diff --git a/fs/fuse/ioctl.c b/fs/fuse/ioctl.c
index 2f26b5c8e955..34d07727a3b7 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/ioctl.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ long fuse_do_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg,
 		ap.args.in_pages = true;
 
 		err = -EFAULT;
-		iov_iter_init(&ii, WRITE, in_iov, in_iovs, in_size);
+		iov_iter_init(&ii, ITER_SOURCE, in_iov, in_iovs, in_size);
 		for (i = 0; iov_iter_count(&ii) && !WARN_ON(i >= ap.num_pages); i++) {
 			c = copy_page_from_iter(ap.pages[i], 0, PAGE_SIZE, &ii);
 			if (c != PAGE_SIZE && iov_iter_count(&ii))
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ long fuse_do_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg,
 		goto out;
 
 	err = -EFAULT;
-	iov_iter_init(&ii, READ, out_iov, out_iovs, transferred);
+	iov_iter_init(&ii, ITER_DEST, out_iov, out_iovs, transferred);
 	for (i = 0; iov_iter_count(&ii) && !WARN_ON(i >= ap.num_pages); i++) {
 		c = copy_page_to_iter(ap.pages[i], 0, PAGE_SIZE, &ii);
 		if (c != PAGE_SIZE && iov_iter_count(&ii))
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 4a81e338585c..e1737984e0ca 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ __be32 nfsd_readv(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	ssize_t host_err;
 
 	trace_nfsd_read_vector(rqstp, fhp, offset, *count);
-	iov_iter_kvec(&iter, READ, vec, vlen, *count);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&iter, ITER_DEST, vec, vlen, *count);
 	host_err = vfs_iter_read(file, &iter, &ppos, 0);
 	return nfsd_finish_read(rqstp, fhp, file, offset, count, eof, host_err);
 }
@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@ nfsd_vfs_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct nfsd_file *nf,
 	if (stable && !use_wgather)
 		flags |= RWF_SYNC;
 
-	iov_iter_kvec(&iter, WRITE, vec, vlen, *cnt);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&iter, ITER_SOURCE, vec, vlen, *cnt);
 	since = READ_ONCE(file->f_wb_err);
 	if (verf)
 		nfsd_copy_write_verifier(verf, nn);
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.c b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.c
index f660c0dbdb63..785cabd71d67 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.c
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ static int o2net_recv_tcp_msg(struct socket *sock, void *data, size_t len)
 {
 	struct kvec vec = { .iov_len = len, .iov_base = data, };
 	struct msghdr msg = { .msg_flags = MSG_DONTWAIT, };
-	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, READ, &vec, 1, len);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, ITER_DEST, &vec, 1, len);
 	return sock_recvmsg(sock, &msg, MSG_DONTWAIT);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/orangefs/inode.c b/fs/orangefs/inode.c
index 0cf3dcb76d2f..0c9de88c9fb8 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/inode.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static int orangefs_writepage_locked(struct page *page,
 	bv.bv_len = wlen;
 	bv.bv_offset = off % PAGE_SIZE;
 	WARN_ON(wlen == 0);
-	iov_iter_bvec(&iter, WRITE, &bv, 1, wlen);
+	iov_iter_bvec(&iter, ITER_SOURCE, &bv, 1, wlen);
 
 	ret = wait_for_direct_io(ORANGEFS_IO_WRITE, inode, &off, &iter, wlen,
 	    len, wr, NULL, NULL);
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static int orangefs_writepages_work(struct orangefs_writepages *ow,
 		else
 			ow->bv[i].bv_offset = 0;
 	}
-	iov_iter_bvec(&iter, WRITE, ow->bv, ow->npages, ow->len);
+	iov_iter_bvec(&iter, ITER_SOURCE, ow->bv, ow->npages, ow->len);
 
 	WARN_ON(ow->off >= len);
 	if (ow->off + ow->len > len)
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ static void orangefs_readahead(struct readahead_control *rac)
 	offset = readahead_pos(rac);
 	i_pages = &rac->mapping->i_pages;
 
-	iov_iter_xarray(&iter, READ, i_pages, offset, readahead_length(rac));
+	iov_iter_xarray(&iter, ITER_DEST, i_pages, offset, readahead_length(rac));
 
 	/* read in the pages. */
 	if ((ret = wait_for_direct_io(ORANGEFS_IO_READ, inode,
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ static int orangefs_readpage(struct file *file, struct page *page)
 	bv.bv_page = page;
 	bv.bv_len = PAGE_SIZE;
 	bv.bv_offset = 0;
-	iov_iter_bvec(&iter, READ, &bv, 1, PAGE_SIZE);
+	iov_iter_bvec(&iter, ITER_DEST, &bv, 1, PAGE_SIZE);
 
 	ret = wait_for_direct_io(ORANGEFS_IO_READ, inode, &off, &iter,
 	    PAGE_SIZE, inode->i_size, NULL, NULL, file);
diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c
index b4b15279b66b..da1bb81355a9 100644
--- a/fs/read_write.c
+++ b/fs/read_write.c
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ static ssize_t new_sync_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buf, size_t len, lo
 
 	init_sync_kiocb(&kiocb, filp);
 	kiocb.ki_pos = (ppos ? *ppos : 0);
-	iov_iter_init(&iter, READ, &iov, 1, len);
+	iov_iter_init(&iter, ITER_DEST, &iov, 1, len);
 
 	ret = call_read_iter(filp, &kiocb, &iter);
 	BUG_ON(ret == -EIOCBQUEUED);
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ ssize_t __kernel_read(struct file *file, void *buf, size_t count, loff_t *pos)
 
 	init_sync_kiocb(&kiocb, file);
 	kiocb.ki_pos = pos ? *pos : 0;
-	iov_iter_kvec(&iter, READ, &iov, 1, iov.iov_len);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&iter, ITER_DEST, &iov, 1, iov.iov_len);
 	ret = file->f_op->read_iter(&kiocb, &iter);
 	if (ret > 0) {
 		if (pos)
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ static ssize_t new_sync_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf, size_t
 
 	init_sync_kiocb(&kiocb, filp);
 	kiocb.ki_pos = (ppos ? *ppos : 0);
-	iov_iter_init(&iter, WRITE, &iov, 1, len);
+	iov_iter_init(&iter, ITER_SOURCE, &iov, 1, len);
 
 	ret = call_write_iter(filp, &kiocb, &iter);
 	BUG_ON(ret == -EIOCBQUEUED);
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ ssize_t __kernel_write(struct file *file, const void *buf, size_t count, loff_t
 
 	init_sync_kiocb(&kiocb, file);
 	kiocb.ki_pos = pos ? *pos : 0;
-	iov_iter_kvec(&iter, WRITE, &iov, 1, iov.iov_len);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&iter, ITER_SOURCE, &iov, 1, iov.iov_len);
 	ret = file->f_op->write_iter(&kiocb, &iter);
 	if (ret > 0) {
 		if (pos)
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ static ssize_t vfs_readv(struct file *file, const struct iovec __user *vec,
 	struct iov_iter iter;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
-	ret = import_iovec(READ, vec, vlen, ARRAY_SIZE(iovstack), &iov, &iter);
+	ret = import_iovec(ITER_DEST, vec, vlen, ARRAY_SIZE(iovstack), &iov, &iter);
 	if (ret >= 0) {
 		ret = do_iter_read(file, &iter, pos, flags);
 		kfree(iov);
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ static ssize_t vfs_writev(struct file *file, const struct iovec __user *vec,
 	struct iov_iter iter;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
-	ret = import_iovec(WRITE, vec, vlen, ARRAY_SIZE(iovstack), &iov, &iter);
+	ret = import_iovec(ITER_SOURCE, vec, vlen, ARRAY_SIZE(iovstack), &iov, &iter);
 	if (ret >= 0) {
 		file_start_write(file);
 		ret = do_iter_write(file, &iter, pos, flags);
diff --git a/fs/seq_file.c b/fs/seq_file.c
index b17ee4c4f618..df7a5eb7573b 100644
--- a/fs/seq_file.c
+++ b/fs/seq_file.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ ssize_t seq_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t size, loff_t *ppos)
 	ssize_t ret;
 
 	init_sync_kiocb(&kiocb, file);
-	iov_iter_init(&iter, READ, &iov, 1, size);
+	iov_iter_init(&iter, ITER_DEST, &iov, 1, size);
 
 	kiocb.ki_pos = *ppos;
 	ret = seq_read_iter(&kiocb, &iter);
diff --git a/fs/splice.c b/fs/splice.c
index e8591211044a..a43152bb106f 100644
--- a/fs/splice.c
+++ b/fs/splice.c
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ ssize_t generic_file_splice_read(struct file *in, loff_t *ppos,
 	unsigned int i_head;
 	int ret;
 
-	iov_iter_pipe(&to, READ, pipe, len);
+	iov_iter_pipe(&to, ITER_DEST, pipe, len);
 	i_head = to.head;
 	init_sync_kiocb(&kiocb, in);
 	kiocb.ki_pos = *ppos;
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ iter_file_splice_write(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, struct file *out,
 			n++;
 		}
 
-		iov_iter_bvec(&from, WRITE, array, n, sd.total_len - left);
+		iov_iter_bvec(&from, ITER_SOURCE, array, n, sd.total_len - left);
 		ret = vfs_iter_write(out, &from, &sd.pos, 0);
 		if (ret <= 0)
 			break;
@@ -1296,9 +1296,9 @@ static int vmsplice_type(struct fd f, int *type)
 	if (!f.file)
 		return -EBADF;
 	if (f.file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) {
-		*type = WRITE;
+		*type = ITER_SOURCE;
 	} else if (f.file->f_mode & FMODE_READ) {
-		*type = READ;
+		*type = ITER_DEST;
 	} else {
 		fdput(f);
 		return -EBADF;
@@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(vmsplice, int, fd, const struct iovec __user *, uiov,
 
 	if (!iov_iter_count(&iter))
 		error = 0;
-	else if (iov_iter_rw(&iter) == WRITE)
+	else if (type == ITER_SOURCE)
 		error = vmsplice_to_pipe(f.file, &iter, flags);
 	else
 		error = vmsplice_to_user(f.file, &iter, flags);
diff --git a/include/linux/uio.h b/include/linux/uio.h
index 6350354f97e9..4d53a6ff8c28 100644
--- a/include/linux/uio.h
+++ b/include/linux/uio.h
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ enum iter_type {
 	ITER_DISCARD,
 };
 
+#define ITER_SOURCE	1	// == WRITE
+#define ITER_DEST	0	// == READ
+
 struct iov_iter_state {
 	size_t iov_offset;
 	size_t count;
diff --git a/mm/madvise.c b/mm/madvise.c
index 5dd5706270b0..ef9382f77624 100644
--- a/mm/madvise.c
+++ b/mm/madvise.c
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(process_madvise, int, pidfd, const struct iovec __user *, vec,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	ret = import_iovec(READ, vec, vlen, ARRAY_SIZE(iovstack), &iov, &iter);
+	ret = import_iovec(ITER_DEST, vec, vlen, ARRAY_SIZE(iovstack), &iov, &iter);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/mm/page_io.c b/mm/page_io.c
index 66c6fbb07bc4..1f992e93301b 100644
--- a/mm/page_io.c
+++ b/mm/page_io.c
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ int __swap_writepage(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc,
 		};
 		struct iov_iter from;
 
-		iov_iter_bvec(&from, WRITE, &bv, 1, PAGE_SIZE);
+		iov_iter_bvec(&from, ITER_SOURCE, &bv, 1, PAGE_SIZE);
 		init_sync_kiocb(&kiocb, swap_file);
 		kiocb.ki_pos = page_file_offset(page);
 
diff --git a/mm/process_vm_access.c b/mm/process_vm_access.c
index 4bcc11958089..78dfaf9e8990 100644
--- a/mm/process_vm_access.c
+++ b/mm/process_vm_access.c
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ static ssize_t process_vm_rw(pid_t pid,
 	struct iovec *iov_r;
 	struct iov_iter iter;
 	ssize_t rc;
-	int dir = vm_write ? WRITE : READ;
+	int dir = vm_write ? ITER_SOURCE : ITER_DEST;
 
 	if (flags != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/net/9p/client.c b/net/9p/client.c
index 5f0b3fdc70e2..5cd26bdaf33d 100644
--- a/net/9p/client.c
+++ b/net/9p/client.c
@@ -2096,7 +2096,7 @@ int p9_client_readdir(struct p9_fid *fid, char *data, u32 count, u64 offset)
 	struct kvec kv = {.iov_base = data, .iov_len = count};
 	struct iov_iter to;
 
-	iov_iter_kvec(&to, READ, &kv, 1, count);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&to, ITER_DEST, &kv, 1, count);
 
 	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_9P, ">>> TREADDIR fid %d offset %llu count %d\n",
 		 fid->fid, offset, count);
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c b/net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c
index 26bc594182ea..9424d153f323 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ static int send_pkt(struct l2cap_chan *chan, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	iv.iov_len = skb->len;
 
 	memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(msg));
-	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, WRITE, &iv, 1, skb->len);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, ITER_SOURCE, &iv, 1, skb->len);
 
 	err = l2cap_chan_send(chan, &msg, skb->len);
 	if (err > 0) {
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/a2mp.c b/net/bluetooth/a2mp.c
index 1fcc482397c3..e7adb8a98cf9 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/a2mp.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/a2mp.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static void a2mp_send(struct amp_mgr *mgr, u8 code, u8 ident, u16 len, void *dat
 
 	memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(msg));
 
-	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, WRITE, &iv, 1, total_len);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, ITER_SOURCE, &iv, 1, total_len);
 
 	l2cap_chan_send(chan, &msg, total_len);
 
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/smp.c b/net/bluetooth/smp.c
index b77984905124..85bd00479a74 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/smp.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/smp.c
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ static void smp_send_cmd(struct l2cap_conn *conn, u8 code, u16 len, void *data)
 
 	memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(msg));
 
-	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, WRITE, iv, 2, 1 + len);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, ITER_SOURCE, iv, 2, 1 + len);
 
 	l2cap_chan_send(chan, &msg, 1 + len);
 
diff --git a/net/ceph/messenger_v1.c b/net/ceph/messenger_v1.c
index 2cb5ffdf071a..6290b062d631 100644
--- a/net/ceph/messenger_v1.c
+++ b/net/ceph/messenger_v1.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static int ceph_tcp_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, void *buf, size_t len)
 	if (!buf)
 		msg.msg_flags |= MSG_TRUNC;
 
-	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, READ, &iov, 1, len);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, ITER_DEST, &iov, 1, len);
 	r = sock_recvmsg(sock, &msg, msg.msg_flags);
 	if (r == -EAGAIN)
 		r = 0;
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static int ceph_tcp_recvpage(struct socket *sock, struct page *page,
 	int r;
 
 	BUG_ON(page_offset + length > PAGE_SIZE);
-	iov_iter_bvec(&msg.msg_iter, READ, &bvec, 1, length);
+	iov_iter_bvec(&msg.msg_iter, ITER_DEST, &bvec, 1, length);
 	r = sock_recvmsg(sock, &msg, msg.msg_flags);
 	if (r == -EAGAIN)
 		r = 0;
diff --git a/net/ceph/messenger_v2.c b/net/ceph/messenger_v2.c
index 41f26df5cce0..c3b1371e41f8 100644
--- a/net/ceph/messenger_v2.c
+++ b/net/ceph/messenger_v2.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static int do_try_sendpage(struct socket *sock, struct iov_iter *it)
 						  bv.bv_offset, bv.bv_len,
 						  CEPH_MSG_FLAGS);
 		} else {
-			iov_iter_bvec(&msg.msg_iter, WRITE, &bv, 1, bv.bv_len);
+			iov_iter_bvec(&msg.msg_iter, ITER_SOURCE, &bv, 1, bv.bv_len);
 			ret = sock_sendmsg(sock, &msg);
 		}
 		if (ret <= 0) {
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static void reset_in_kvecs(struct ceph_connection *con)
 	WARN_ON(iov_iter_count(&con->v2.in_iter));
 
 	con->v2.in_kvec_cnt = 0;
-	iov_iter_kvec(&con->v2.in_iter, READ, con->v2.in_kvecs, 0, 0);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&con->v2.in_iter, ITER_DEST, con->v2.in_kvecs, 0, 0);
 }
 
 static void set_in_bvec(struct ceph_connection *con, const struct bio_vec *bv)
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ static void set_in_bvec(struct ceph_connection *con, const struct bio_vec *bv)
 	WARN_ON(iov_iter_count(&con->v2.in_iter));
 
 	con->v2.in_bvec = *bv;
-	iov_iter_bvec(&con->v2.in_iter, READ, &con->v2.in_bvec, 1, bv->bv_len);
+	iov_iter_bvec(&con->v2.in_iter, ITER_DEST, &con->v2.in_bvec, 1, bv->bv_len);
 }
 
 static void set_in_skip(struct ceph_connection *con, int len)
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ static void set_in_skip(struct ceph_connection *con, int len)
 	WARN_ON(iov_iter_count(&con->v2.in_iter));
 
 	dout("%s con %p len %d\n", __func__, con, len);
-	iov_iter_discard(&con->v2.in_iter, READ, len);
+	iov_iter_discard(&con->v2.in_iter, ITER_DEST, len);
 }
 
 static void add_out_kvec(struct ceph_connection *con, void *buf, int len)
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static void reset_out_kvecs(struct ceph_connection *con)
 
 	con->v2.out_kvec_cnt = 0;
 
-	iov_iter_kvec(&con->v2.out_iter, WRITE, con->v2.out_kvecs, 0, 0);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&con->v2.out_iter, ITER_SOURCE, con->v2.out_kvecs, 0, 0);
 	con->v2.out_iter_sendpage = false;
 }
 
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ static void set_out_bvec(struct ceph_connection *con, const struct bio_vec *bv,
 
 	con->v2.out_bvec = *bv;
 	con->v2.out_iter_sendpage = zerocopy;
-	iov_iter_bvec(&con->v2.out_iter, WRITE, &con->v2.out_bvec, 1,
+	iov_iter_bvec(&con->v2.out_iter, ITER_SOURCE, &con->v2.out_bvec, 1,
 		      con->v2.out_bvec.bv_len);
 }
 
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ static void set_out_bvec_zero(struct ceph_connection *con)
 	con->v2.out_bvec.bv_offset = 0;
 	con->v2.out_bvec.bv_len = min(con->v2.out_zero, (int)PAGE_SIZE);
 	con->v2.out_iter_sendpage = true;
-	iov_iter_bvec(&con->v2.out_iter, WRITE, &con->v2.out_bvec, 1,
+	iov_iter_bvec(&con->v2.out_iter, ITER_SOURCE, &con->v2.out_bvec, 1,
 		      con->v2.out_bvec.bv_len);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/compat.c b/net/compat.c
index 210fc3b4d0d8..bbb0e3cc1f1c 100644
--- a/net/compat.c
+++ b/net/compat.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ int get_compat_msghdr(struct msghdr *kmsg,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	err = import_iovec(save_addr ? READ : WRITE, compat_ptr(ptr), len,
+	err = import_iovec(save_addr ? ITER_DEST : ITER_SOURCE, compat_ptr(ptr), len,
 			   UIO_FASTIOV, iov, &kmsg->msg_iter);
 	return err < 0 ? err : 0;
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index dbb834d7eaee..280b7a3791ea 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -1886,7 +1886,7 @@ static int receive_fallback_to_copy(struct sock *sk,
 	if (copy_address != zc->copybuf_address)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	err = import_single_range(READ, (void __user *)copy_address,
+	err = import_single_range(ITER_DEST, (void __user *)copy_address,
 				  inq, &iov, &msg.msg_iter);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
@@ -1920,7 +1920,7 @@ static int tcp_copy_straggler_data(struct tcp_zerocopy_receive *zc,
 	if (copy_address != zc->copybuf_address)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	err = import_single_range(READ, (void __user *)copy_address,
+	err = import_single_range(ITER_DEST, (void __user *)copy_address,
 				  copylen, &iov, &msg.msg_iter);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
index 0c061f94d695..e1dea9a82050 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
@@ -1617,7 +1617,7 @@ ip_vs_receive(struct socket *sock, char *buffer, const size_t buflen)
 	EnterFunction(7);
 
 	/* Receive a packet */
-	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, READ, &iov, 1, buflen);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, ITER_DEST, &iov, 1, buflen);
 	len = sock_recvmsg(sock, &msg, MSG_DONTWAIT);
 	if (len < 0)
 		return len;
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_clc.c b/net/smc/smc_clc.c
index 757ba06fa9d9..fb214faf5f98 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_clc.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_clc.c
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ int smc_clc_wait_msg(struct smc_sock *smc, void *buf, int buflen,
 	 */
 	krflags = MSG_PEEK | MSG_WAITALL;
 	clc_sk->sk_rcvtimeo = timeout;
-	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, READ, &vec, 1,
+	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, ITER_DEST, &vec, 1,
 			sizeof(struct smc_clc_msg_hdr));
 	len = sock_recvmsg(smc->clcsock, &msg, krflags);
 	if (signal_pending(current)) {
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ int smc_clc_wait_msg(struct smc_sock *smc, void *buf, int buflen,
 	} else {
 		recvlen = datlen;
 	}
-	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, READ, &vec, 1, recvlen);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, ITER_DEST, &vec, 1, recvlen);
 	krflags = MSG_WAITALL;
 	len = sock_recvmsg(smc->clcsock, &msg, krflags);
 	if (len < recvlen || !smc_clc_msg_hdr_valid(clcm, check_trl)) {
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ int smc_clc_wait_msg(struct smc_sock *smc, void *buf, int buflen,
 		/* receive remaining proposal message */
 		recvlen = datlen > SMC_CLC_RECV_BUF_LEN ?
 						SMC_CLC_RECV_BUF_LEN : datlen;
-		iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, READ, &vec, 1, recvlen);
+		iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, ITER_DEST, &vec, 1, recvlen);
 		len = sock_recvmsg(smc->clcsock, &msg, krflags);
 		if (len < recvlen) {
 			smc->sk.sk_err = EPROTO;
diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index cc7ba4702d13..24dd5f26585a 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(sock_sendmsg);
 int kernel_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 		   struct kvec *vec, size_t num, size_t size)
 {
-	iov_iter_kvec(&msg->msg_iter, WRITE, vec, num, size);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&msg->msg_iter, ITER_SOURCE, vec, num, size);
 	return sock_sendmsg(sock, msg);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_sendmsg);
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ int kernel_sendmsg_locked(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
 	if (!sock->ops->sendmsg_locked)
 		return sock_no_sendmsg_locked(sk, msg, size);
 
-	iov_iter_kvec(&msg->msg_iter, WRITE, vec, num, size);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&msg->msg_iter, ITER_SOURCE, vec, num, size);
 
 	return sock->ops->sendmsg_locked(sk, msg, msg_data_left(msg));
 }
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ int kernel_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 		   struct kvec *vec, size_t num, size_t size, int flags)
 {
 	msg->msg_control_is_user = false;
-	iov_iter_kvec(&msg->msg_iter, READ, vec, num, size);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&msg->msg_iter, ITER_DEST, vec, num, size);
 	return sock_recvmsg(sock, msg, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_recvmsg);
@@ -2049,7 +2049,7 @@ int __sys_sendto(int fd, void __user *buff, size_t len, unsigned int flags,
 	struct iovec iov;
 	int fput_needed;
 
-	err = import_single_range(WRITE, buff, len, &iov, &msg.msg_iter);
+	err = import_single_range(ITER_SOURCE, buff, len, &iov, &msg.msg_iter);
 	if (unlikely(err))
 		return err;
 	sock = sockfd_lookup_light(fd, &err, &fput_needed);
@@ -2110,7 +2110,7 @@ int __sys_recvfrom(int fd, void __user *ubuf, size_t size, unsigned int flags,
 	int err, err2;
 	int fput_needed;
 
-	err = import_single_range(READ, ubuf, size, &iov, &msg.msg_iter);
+	err = import_single_range(ITER_DEST, ubuf, size, &iov, &msg.msg_iter);
 	if (unlikely(err))
 		return err;
 	sock = sockfd_lookup_light(fd, &err, &fput_needed);
@@ -2381,7 +2381,7 @@ static int copy_msghdr_from_user(struct msghdr *kmsg,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	err = import_iovec(save_addr ? READ : WRITE,
+	err = import_iovec(save_addr ? ITER_DEST : ITER_SOURCE,
 			    msg.msg_iov, msg.msg_iovlen,
 			    UIO_FASTIOV, iov, &kmsg->msg_iter);
 	return err < 0 ? err : 0;
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/socklib.c b/net/sunrpc/socklib.c
index d52313af82bc..eabb95360885 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/socklib.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/socklib.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static inline int xprt_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 static int xprt_send_kvec(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 			  struct kvec *vec, size_t seek)
 {
-	iov_iter_kvec(&msg->msg_iter, WRITE, vec, 1, vec->iov_len);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&msg->msg_iter, ITER_SOURCE, vec, 1, vec->iov_len);
 	return xprt_sendmsg(sock, msg, seek);
 }
 
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ static int xprt_send_pagedata(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
-	iov_iter_bvec(&msg->msg_iter, WRITE, xdr->bvec, xdr_buf_pagecount(xdr),
+	iov_iter_bvec(&msg->msg_iter, ITER_SOURCE, xdr->bvec, xdr_buf_pagecount(xdr),
 		      xdr->page_len + xdr->page_base);
 	return xprt_sendmsg(sock, msg, base + xdr->page_base);
 }
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ static int xprt_send_rm_and_kvec(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 	};
 	size_t len = iov[0].iov_len + iov[1].iov_len;
 
-	iov_iter_kvec(&msg->msg_iter, WRITE, iov, 2, len);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&msg->msg_iter, ITER_SOURCE, iov, 2, len);
 	return xprt_sendmsg(sock, msg, base);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c b/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
index 112236dd7290..e1ba75824aee 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static ssize_t svc_tcp_read_msg(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, size_t buflen,
 	rqstp->rq_respages = &rqstp->rq_pages[i];
 	rqstp->rq_next_page = rqstp->rq_respages + 1;
 
-	iov_iter_bvec(&msg.msg_iter, READ, bvec, i, buflen);
+	iov_iter_bvec(&msg.msg_iter, ITER_DEST, bvec, i, buflen);
 	if (seek) {
 		iov_iter_advance(&msg.msg_iter, seek);
 		buflen -= seek;
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ static ssize_t svc_tcp_read_marker(struct svc_sock *svsk,
 		want = sizeof(rpc_fraghdr) - svsk->sk_tcplen;
 		iov.iov_base = ((char *)&svsk->sk_marker) + svsk->sk_tcplen;
 		iov.iov_len  = want;
-		iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, READ, &iov, 1, want);
+		iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, ITER_DEST, &iov, 1, want);
 		len = sock_recvmsg(svsk->sk_sock, &msg, MSG_DONTWAIT);
 		if (len < 0)
 			return len;
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
index a829da4bbb09..72b1b636e880 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ static ssize_t
 xs_read_kvec(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, int flags,
 		struct kvec *kvec, size_t count, size_t seek)
 {
-	iov_iter_kvec(&msg->msg_iter, READ, kvec, 1, count);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&msg->msg_iter, ITER_DEST, kvec, 1, count);
 	return xs_sock_recvmsg(sock, msg, flags, seek);
 }
 
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ xs_read_bvec(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, int flags,
 		struct bio_vec *bvec, unsigned long nr, size_t count,
 		size_t seek)
 {
-	iov_iter_bvec(&msg->msg_iter, READ, bvec, nr, count);
+	iov_iter_bvec(&msg->msg_iter, ITER_DEST, bvec, nr, count);
 	return xs_sock_recvmsg(sock, msg, flags, seek);
 }
 
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ static ssize_t
 xs_read_discard(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, int flags,
 		size_t count)
 {
-	iov_iter_discard(&msg->msg_iter, READ, count);
+	iov_iter_discard(&msg->msg_iter, ITER_DEST, count);
 	return sock_recvmsg(sock, msg, flags);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/topsrv.c b/net/tipc/topsrv.c
index 4292c0f1e3da..0445c91db009 100644
--- a/net/tipc/topsrv.c
+++ b/net/tipc/topsrv.c
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ static int tipc_conn_rcv_from_sock(struct tipc_conn *con)
 	iov.iov_base = &s;
 	iov.iov_len = sizeof(s);
 	msg.msg_name = NULL;
-	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, READ, &iov, 1, iov.iov_len);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, ITER_DEST, &iov, 1, iov.iov_len);
 	ret = sock_recvmsg(con->sock, &msg, MSG_DONTWAIT);
 	if (ret == -EWOULDBLOCK)
 		return -EWOULDBLOCK;
diff --git a/net/tls/tls_device.c b/net/tls/tls_device.c
index 54c75cf4b53d..10f7b35673bc 100644
--- a/net/tls/tls_device.c
+++ b/net/tls/tls_device.c
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ int tls_device_sendpage(struct sock *sk, struct page *page,
 	kaddr = kmap(page);
 	iov.iov_base = kaddr + offset;
 	iov.iov_len = size;
-	iov_iter_kvec(&msg_iter, WRITE, &iov, 1, size);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&msg_iter, ITER_SOURCE, &iov, 1, size);
 	rc = tls_push_data(sk, &msg_iter, size,
 			   flags, TLS_RECORD_TYPE_DATA);
 	kunmap(page);
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ static int tls_device_push_pending_record(struct sock *sk, int flags)
 {
 	struct iov_iter	msg_iter;
 
-	iov_iter_kvec(&msg_iter, WRITE, NULL, 0, 0);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&msg_iter, ITER_SOURCE, NULL, 0, 0);
 	return tls_push_data(sk, &msg_iter, 0, flags, TLS_RECORD_TYPE_DATA);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/xfrm/espintcp.c b/net/xfrm/espintcp.c
index c01e300e67d8..8b41f8654832 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/espintcp.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/espintcp.c
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ static int espintcp_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
 	*((__be16 *)buf) = cpu_to_be16(msglen);
 	pfx_iov.iov_base = buf;
 	pfx_iov.iov_len = sizeof(buf);
-	iov_iter_kvec(&pfx_iter, WRITE, &pfx_iov, 1, pfx_iov.iov_len);
+	iov_iter_kvec(&pfx_iter, ITER_SOURCE, &pfx_iov, 1, pfx_iov.iov_len);
 
 	err = sk_msg_memcopy_from_iter(sk, &pfx_iter, &emsg->skmsg,
 				       pfx_iov.iov_len);
diff --git a/security/keys/keyctl.c b/security/keys/keyctl.c
index 255115251ce5..aa1dc43b16dd 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyctl.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyctl.c
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ long keyctl_instantiate_key(key_serial_t id,
 		struct iov_iter from;
 		int ret;
 
-		ret = import_single_range(WRITE, (void __user *)_payload, plen,
+		ret = import_single_range(ITER_SOURCE, (void __user *)_payload, plen,
 					  &iov, &from);
 		if (unlikely(ret))
 			return ret;
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@ long keyctl_instantiate_key_iov(key_serial_t id,
 	if (!_payload_iov)
 		ioc = 0;
 
-	ret = import_iovec(WRITE, _payload_iov, ioc,
+	ret = import_iovec(ITER_SOURCE, _payload_iov, ioc,
 				    ARRAY_SIZE(iovstack), &iov, &from);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;