diff --git a/fs/gfs2/file.c b/fs/gfs2/file.c
index d1d791ef38de2188852551254a63f974a605feff..382000ffac1f7e892163665a27982e587b9d83e7 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/file.c
@@ -322,6 +322,29 @@ static long gfs2_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 	return -ENOTTY;
 }
 
+/**
+ * gfs2_size_hint - Give a hint to the size of a write request
+ * @file: The struct file
+ * @offset: The file offset of the write
+ * @size: The length of the write
+ *
+ * When we are about to do a write, this function records the total
+ * write size in order to provide a suitable hint to the lower layers
+ * about how many blocks will be required.
+ *
+ */
+
+static void gfs2_size_hint(struct file *filep, loff_t offset, size_t size)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = filep->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(inode);
+	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
+	size_t blks = (size + sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize - 1) >> sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize_shift;
+	int hint = min_t(size_t, INT_MAX, blks);
+
+	atomic_set(&ip->i_res->rs_sizehint, hint);
+}
+
 /**
  * gfs2_allocate_page_backing - Use bmap to allocate blocks
  * @page: The (locked) page to allocate backing for
@@ -382,8 +405,7 @@ static int gfs2_page_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vmf)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	atomic_set(&ip->i_res->rs_sizehint,
-		   PAGE_CACHE_SIZE >> sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize_shift);
+	gfs2_size_hint(vma->vm_file, pos, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE);
 
 	gfs2_holder_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, &gh);
 	ret = gfs2_glock_nq(&gh);
@@ -663,7 +685,8 @@ static ssize_t gfs2_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	atomic_set(&ip->i_res->rs_sizehint, writesize >> sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize_shift);
+	gfs2_size_hint(file, pos, writesize);
+
 	if (file->f_flags & O_APPEND) {
 		struct gfs2_holder gh;
 
@@ -789,7 +812,7 @@ static long gfs2_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset,
 	if (unlikely(error))
 		goto out_uninit;
 
-	atomic_set(&ip->i_res->rs_sizehint, len >> sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize_shift);
+	gfs2_size_hint(file, offset, len);
 
 	while (len > 0) {
 		if (len < bytes)
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index 4ce22e54730806e02ed0ba70f7e7fc847d513142..753af3d86bbcecaa76f5c01cb54d81b0006c4fac 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -1722,7 +1722,9 @@ static int gfs2_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
 	gfs2_holder_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, &gh);
 	ret = gfs2_glock_nq(&gh);
 	if (ret == 0) {
-		ret = generic_setxattr(dentry, name, data, size, flags);
+		ret = gfs2_rs_alloc(ip);
+		if (ret == 0)
+			ret = generic_setxattr(dentry, name, data, size, flags);
 		gfs2_glock_dq(&gh);
 	}
 	gfs2_holder_uninit(&gh);
@@ -1757,7 +1759,9 @@ static int gfs2_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
 	gfs2_holder_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, &gh);
 	ret = gfs2_glock_nq(&gh);
 	if (ret == 0) {
-		ret = generic_removexattr(dentry, name);
+		ret = gfs2_rs_alloc(ip);
+		if (ret == 0)
+			ret = generic_removexattr(dentry, name);
 		gfs2_glock_dq(&gh);
 	}
 	gfs2_holder_uninit(&gh);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
index 4d34887a601d966660549b0d0a27517353c1ed5e..c9ed814eeb6f9652eaa927e2ab13fc42c906da14 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
@@ -1961,7 +1961,7 @@ static void gfs2_rgrp_error(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd)
  * @dinode: 1 if this block is a dinode block, otherwise data block
  * @nblocks: desired extent length
  *
- * Lay claim to previously allocated block reservation blocks.
+ * Lay claim to previously reserved blocks.
  * Returns: Starting block number of the blocks claimed.
  * Sets *nblocks to the actual extent length allocated.
  */
@@ -1970,19 +1970,17 @@ static u64 claim_reserved_blks(struct gfs2_inode *ip, bool dinode,
 {
 	struct gfs2_blkreserv *rs = ip->i_res;
 	struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd = rs->rs_rgd;
-	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
 	struct gfs2_bitmap *bi;
 	u64 start_block = gfs2_rs_startblk(rs);
 	const unsigned int elen = *nblocks;
 
-	/*BUG_ON(!gfs2_glock_is_locked_by_me(ip->i_gl));*/
-	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, rgd);
-	/*BUG_ON(!gfs2_glock_is_locked_by_me(rgd->rd_gl));*/
 	bi = rs->rs_bi;
 	gfs2_trans_add_bh(rgd->rd_gl, bi->bi_bh, 1);
 
 	for (*nblocks = 0; *nblocks < elen && rs->rs_free; (*nblocks)++) {
-		/* Make sure the bitmap hasn't changed */
+		if (gfs2_testbit(rgd, bi->bi_bh->b_data + bi->bi_offset,
+				 bi->bi_len, rs->rs_biblk) != GFS2_BLKST_FREE)
+			break;
 		gfs2_setbit(rgd, bi->bi_clone, bi, rs->rs_biblk,
 			    dinode ? GFS2_BLKST_DINODE : GFS2_BLKST_USED);
 		rs->rs_biblk++;
@@ -1991,20 +1989,12 @@ static u64 claim_reserved_blks(struct gfs2_inode *ip, bool dinode,
 		BUG_ON(!rgd->rd_reserved);
 		rgd->rd_reserved--;
 		dinode = false;
-		trace_gfs2_rs(ip, rs, TRACE_RS_CLAIM);
 	}
 
-	if (!rs->rs_free) {
-		struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd = ip->i_res->rs_rgd;
-
+	trace_gfs2_rs(ip, rs, TRACE_RS_CLAIM);
+	if (!rs->rs_free || *nblocks != elen)
 		gfs2_rs_deltree(rs);
-		/* -nblocks because we haven't returned to do the math yet.
-		   I'm doing the math backwards to prevent negative numbers,
-		   but think of it as:
-		   if (unclaimed_blocks(rgd) - *nblocks >= RGRP_RSRV_MINBLKS */
-		if (unclaimed_blocks(rgd) >= RGRP_RSRV_MINBLKS + *nblocks)
-			rg_mblk_search(rgd, ip);
-	}
+
 	return start_block;
 }
 
@@ -2037,34 +2027,34 @@ int gfs2_alloc_blocks(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 *bn, unsigned int *nblocks,
 	if (ip->i_res->rs_requested == 0)
 		return -ECANCELED;
 
-	/* Check if we have a multi-block reservation, and if so, claim the
-	   next free block from it. */
+	/* If we have a reservation, claim blocks from it. */
 	if (gfs2_rs_active(ip->i_res)) {
 		BUG_ON(!ip->i_res->rs_free);
 		rgd = ip->i_res->rs_rgd;
 		block = claim_reserved_blks(ip, dinode, nblocks);
-	} else {
-		rgd = ip->i_rgd;
+		if (*nblocks)
+			goto found_blocks;
+	}
 
-		if (!dinode && rgrp_contains_block(rgd, ip->i_goal))
-			goal = ip->i_goal - rgd->rd_data0;
-		else
-			goal = rgd->rd_last_alloc;
-
-		blk = rgblk_search(rgd, goal, GFS2_BLKST_FREE, &bi);
-
-		/* Since all blocks are reserved in advance, this shouldn't
-		   happen */
-		if (blk == BFITNOENT) {
-			printk(KERN_WARNING "BFITNOENT, nblocks=%u\n",
-			       *nblocks);
-			printk(KERN_WARNING "FULL=%d\n",
-			       test_bit(GBF_FULL, &rgd->rd_bits->bi_flags));
-			goto rgrp_error;
-		}
+	rgd = ip->i_rgd;
 
-		block = gfs2_alloc_extent(rgd, bi, blk, dinode, nblocks);
+	if (!dinode && rgrp_contains_block(rgd, ip->i_goal))
+		goal = ip->i_goal - rgd->rd_data0;
+	else
+		goal = rgd->rd_last_alloc;
+
+	blk = rgblk_search(rgd, goal, GFS2_BLKST_FREE, &bi);
+
+	/* Since all blocks are reserved in advance, this shouldn't happen */
+	if (blk == BFITNOENT) {
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "BFITNOENT, nblocks=%u\n", *nblocks);
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "FULL=%d\n",
+		       test_bit(GBF_FULL, &rgd->rd_bits->bi_flags));
+		goto rgrp_error;
 	}
+
+	block = gfs2_alloc_extent(rgd, bi, blk, dinode, nblocks);
+found_blocks:
 	ndata = *nblocks;
 	if (dinode)
 		ndata--;