diff --git a/fs/pipe.c b/fs/pipe.c
index 82fede0f2111..7eedcef2811e 100644
--- a/fs/pipe.c
+++ b/fs/pipe.c
@@ -210,11 +210,20 @@ static const struct pipe_buf_operations anon_pipe_buf_ops = {
 /* Done while waiting without holding the pipe lock - thus the READ_ONCE() */
 static inline bool pipe_readable(const struct pipe_inode_info *pipe)
 {
-	unsigned int head = READ_ONCE(pipe->head);
-	unsigned int tail = READ_ONCE(pipe->tail);
-	unsigned int writers = READ_ONCE(pipe->writers);
+	return !READ_ONCE(pipe->isempty) || !READ_ONCE(pipe->writers);
+}
+
+static inline void pipe_recalc_state(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe)
+{
+	pipe->isempty = pipe_empty(pipe->head, pipe->tail);
+	pipe->isfull = pipe_full(pipe->head, pipe->tail, pipe->max_usage);
+}
 
-	return !pipe_empty(head, tail) || !writers;
+static inline void pipe_update_head(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
+				    unsigned int head)
+{
+	pipe->head = ++head;
+	pipe_recalc_state(pipe);
 }
 
 static inline unsigned int pipe_update_tail(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
@@ -244,6 +253,7 @@ static inline unsigned int pipe_update_tail(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
 	 * without the spinlock - the mutex is enough.
 	 */
 	pipe->tail = ++tail;
+	pipe_recalc_state(pipe);
 	return tail;
 }
 
@@ -417,12 +427,7 @@ static inline int is_packetized(struct file *file)
 /* Done while waiting without holding the pipe lock - thus the READ_ONCE() */
 static inline bool pipe_writable(const struct pipe_inode_info *pipe)
 {
-	unsigned int head = READ_ONCE(pipe->head);
-	unsigned int tail = READ_ONCE(pipe->tail);
-	unsigned int max_usage = READ_ONCE(pipe->max_usage);
-
-	return !pipe_full(head, tail, max_usage) ||
-		!READ_ONCE(pipe->readers);
+	return !READ_ONCE(pipe->isfull) || !READ_ONCE(pipe->readers);
 }
 
 static ssize_t
@@ -524,7 +529,7 @@ pipe_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 			 * it, either the reader will consume it or it'll still
 			 * be there for the next write.
 			 */
-			pipe->head = head + 1;
+			pipe_update_head(pipe, head);
 
 			/* Insert it into the buffer array */
 			buf = &pipe->bufs[head & mask];
@@ -549,10 +554,9 @@ pipe_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 
 			if (!iov_iter_count(from))
 				break;
-		}
 
-		if (!pipe_full(head, pipe->tail, pipe->max_usage))
 			continue;
+		}
 
 		/* Wait for buffer space to become available. */
 		if ((filp->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) ||
diff --git a/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h b/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h
index 8ff23bf5a819..d4b7539399b5 100644
--- a/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h
+++ b/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ struct pipe_inode_info {
 	unsigned int r_counter;
 	unsigned int w_counter;
 	bool poll_usage;
+	bool isempty;
+	bool isfull;
 #ifdef CONFIG_WATCH_QUEUE
 	bool note_loss;
 #endif