2 files changed, 25 insertions, 39 deletions

diff --git a/fs/fat/file.c b/fs/fat/file.c
index e99c5a73b39e..88aa1ae13f9f 100644
--- a/fs/fat/file.c
+++ b/fs/fat/file.c
@@ -210,10 +210,30 @@ static int fat_free(struct inode *inode, int skip)
 	if (MSDOS_I(inode)->i_start == 0)
 		return 0;
 
-	/*
-	 * Write a new EOF, and get the remaining cluster chain for freeing.
-	 */
+	fat_cache_inval_inode(inode);
+
 	wait = IS_DIRSYNC(inode);
+	i_start = free_start = MSDOS_I(inode)->i_start;
+	i_logstart = MSDOS_I(inode)->i_logstart;
+
+	/* First, we write the new file size. */
+	if (!skip) {
+		MSDOS_I(inode)->i_start = 0;
+		MSDOS_I(inode)->i_logstart = 0;
+	}
+	MSDOS_I(inode)->i_attrs |= ATTR_ARCH;
+	inode->i_ctime = inode->i_mtime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
+	if (wait) {
+		err = fat_sync_inode(inode);
+		if (err) {
+			MSDOS_I(inode)->i_start = i_start;
+			MSDOS_I(inode)->i_logstart = i_logstart;
+			return err;
+		}
+	} else
+		mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+
+	/* Write a new EOF, and get the remaining cluster chain for freeing. */
 	if (skip) {
 		struct fat_entry fatent;
 		int ret, fclus, dclus;
@@ -244,35 +264,11 @@ static int fat_free(struct inode *inode, int skip)
 			return ret;
 
 		free_start = ret;
-		i_start = i_logstart = 0;
-		fat_cache_inval_inode(inode);
-	} else {
-		fat_cache_inval_inode(inode);
-
-		i_start = free_start = MSDOS_I(inode)->i_start;
-		i_logstart = MSDOS_I(inode)->i_logstart;
-		MSDOS_I(inode)->i_start = 0;
-		MSDOS_I(inode)->i_logstart = 0;
 	}
-	MSDOS_I(inode)->i_attrs |= ATTR_ARCH;
-	inode->i_ctime = inode->i_mtime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
-	if (wait) {
-		err = fat_sync_inode(inode);
-		if (err)
-			goto error;
-	} else
-		mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 	inode->i_blocks = skip << (MSDOS_SB(sb)->cluster_bits - 9);
 
 	/* Freeing the remained cluster chain */
 	return fat_free_clusters(inode, free_start);
-
-error:
-	if (i_start) {
-		MSDOS_I(inode)->i_start = i_start;
-		MSDOS_I(inode)->i_logstart = i_logstart;
-	}
-	return err;
 }
 
 void fat_truncate(struct inode *inode)
diff --git a/fs/fat/misc.c b/fs/fat/misc.c
index 32fb0a3f1da4..944652e9dde1 100644
--- a/fs/fat/misc.c
+++ b/fs/fat/misc.c
@@ -196,19 +196,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fat_date_unix2dos);
 
 int fat_sync_bhs(struct buffer_head **bhs, int nr_bhs)
 {
-	int i, e, err = 0;
+	int i, err = 0;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < nr_bhs; i++) {
-		lock_buffer(bhs[i]);
-		if (test_clear_buffer_dirty(bhs[i])) {
-			get_bh(bhs[i]);
-			bhs[i]->b_end_io = end_buffer_write_sync;
-			e = submit_bh(WRITE, bhs[i]);
-			if (!err && e)
-				err = e;
-		} else
-			unlock_buffer(bhs[i]);
-	}
+	ll_rw_block(SWRITE, nr_bhs, bhs);
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_bhs; i++) {
 		wait_on_buffer(bhs[i]);
 		if (buffer_eopnotsupp(bhs[i])) {