diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c
index 009d854..f45b2ae 100644
--- a/fs/read_write.c
+++ b/fs/read_write.c
@@ -412,6 +412,23 @@
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(new_sync_read);
 
+ssize_t __vfs_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count,
+		   loff_t *pos)
+{
+	ssize_t ret;
+
+	if (file->f_op->read)
+		ret = file->f_op->read(file, buf, count, pos);
+	else if (file->f_op->aio_read)
+		ret = do_sync_read(file, buf, count, pos);
+	else if (file->f_op->read_iter)
+		ret = new_sync_read(file, buf, count, pos);
+	else
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 ssize_t vfs_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *pos)
 {
 	ssize_t ret;
@@ -426,12 +443,7 @@
 	ret = rw_verify_area(READ, file, pos, count);
 	if (ret >= 0) {
 		count = ret;
-		if (file->f_op->read)
-			ret = file->f_op->read(file, buf, count, pos);
-		else if (file->f_op->aio_read)
-			ret = do_sync_read(file, buf, count, pos);
-		else
-			ret = new_sync_read(file, buf, count, pos);
+		ret = __vfs_read(file, buf, count, pos);
 		if (ret > 0) {
 			fsnotify_access(file);
 			add_rchar(current, ret);