diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/Makefile b/fs/cachefiles/Makefile
index f008524..463e3d6 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/Makefile
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #
 
 cachefiles-y := \
+	cache.o \
 	daemon.o \
 	main.o \
 	security.o
diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/cache.c b/fs/cachefiles/cache.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73636f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/cache.c
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+/* Manage high-level VFS aspects of a cache.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2007, 2021 Red Hat, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Written by David Howells (dhowells@redhat.com)
+ */
+
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/statfs.h>
+#include <linux/namei.h>
+#include "internal.h"
+
+/*
+ * See if we have space for a number of pages and/or a number of files in the
+ * cache
+ */
+int cachefiles_has_space(struct cachefiles_cache *cache,
+			 unsigned fnr, unsigned bnr)
+{
+	struct kstatfs stats;
+	u64 b_avail, b_writing;
+	int ret;
+
+	struct path path = {
+		.mnt	= cache->mnt,
+		.dentry	= cache->mnt->mnt_root,
+	};
+
+	//_enter("{%llu,%llu,%llu,%llu,%llu,%llu},%u,%u",
+	//       (unsigned long long) cache->frun,
+	//       (unsigned long long) cache->fcull,
+	//       (unsigned long long) cache->fstop,
+	//       (unsigned long long) cache->brun,
+	//       (unsigned long long) cache->bcull,
+	//       (unsigned long long) cache->bstop,
+	//       fnr, bnr);
+
+	/* find out how many pages of blockdev are available */
+	memset(&stats, 0, sizeof(stats));
+
+	ret = vfs_statfs(&path, &stats);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		trace_cachefiles_vfs_error(NULL, d_inode(path.dentry), ret,
+					   cachefiles_trace_statfs_error);
+		if (ret == -EIO)
+			cachefiles_io_error(cache, "statfs failed");
+		_leave(" = %d", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	b_avail = stats.f_bavail >> cache->bshift;
+	b_writing = atomic_long_read(&cache->b_writing);
+	if (b_avail > b_writing)
+		b_avail -= b_writing;
+	else
+		b_avail = 0;
+
+	//_debug("avail %llu,%llu",
+	//       (unsigned long long)stats.f_ffree,
+	//       (unsigned long long)b_avail);
+
+	/* see if there is sufficient space */
+	if (stats.f_ffree > fnr)
+		stats.f_ffree -= fnr;
+	else
+		stats.f_ffree = 0;
+
+	if (b_avail > bnr)
+		b_avail -= bnr;
+	else
+		b_avail = 0;
+
+	ret = -ENOBUFS;
+	if (stats.f_ffree < cache->fstop ||
+	    b_avail < cache->bstop)
+		goto begin_cull;
+
+	ret = 0;
+	if (stats.f_ffree < cache->fcull ||
+	    b_avail < cache->bcull)
+		goto begin_cull;
+
+	if (test_bit(CACHEFILES_CULLING, &cache->flags) &&
+	    stats.f_ffree >= cache->frun &&
+	    b_avail >= cache->brun &&
+	    test_and_clear_bit(CACHEFILES_CULLING, &cache->flags)
+	    ) {
+		_debug("cease culling");
+		cachefiles_state_changed(cache);
+	}
+
+	//_leave(" = 0");
+	return 0;
+
+begin_cull:
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(CACHEFILES_CULLING, &cache->flags)) {
+		_debug("### CULL CACHE ###");
+		cachefiles_state_changed(cache);
+	}
+
+	_leave(" = %d", ret);
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/daemon.c b/fs/cachefiles/daemon.c
index 4cfb7c8..7d46916 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/daemon.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/daemon.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static ssize_t cachefiles_daemon_read(struct file *file, char __user *_buffer,
 		return 0;
 
 	/* check how much space the cache has */
-	// PLACEHOLDER: Check space
+	cachefiles_has_space(cache, 0, 0);
 
 	/* summarise */
 	f_released = atomic_xchg(&cache->f_released, 0);
diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/internal.h b/fs/cachefiles/internal.h
index 7fd5429..3783a3e 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/internal.h
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/internal.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ struct cachefiles_cache {
 	atomic_t			gravecounter;	/* graveyard uniquifier */
 	atomic_t			f_released;	/* number of objects released lately */
 	atomic_long_t			b_released;	/* number of blocks released lately */
+	atomic_long_t			b_writing;	/* Number of blocks being written */
 	unsigned			frun_percent;	/* when to stop culling (% files) */
 	unsigned			fcull_percent;	/* when to start culling (% files) */
 	unsigned			fstop_percent;	/* when to stop allocating (% files) */
@@ -75,6 +76,12 @@ static inline void cachefiles_state_changed(struct cachefiles_cache *cache)
 }
 
 /*
+ * cache.c
+ */
+extern int cachefiles_has_space(struct cachefiles_cache *cache,
+				unsigned fnr, unsigned bnr);
+
+/*
  * daemon.c
  */
 extern const struct file_operations cachefiles_daemon_fops;