diff --git a/fs/ext3/inode.c b/fs/ext3/inode.c
index b4051c9ac5f2..d2e4547c7806 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/inode.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include "acl.h"
 
 static int ext3_writepage_trans_blocks(struct inode *inode);
+static int ext3_block_truncate_page(struct inode *inode, loff_t from);
 
 /*
  * Test whether an inode is a fast symlink.
@@ -1207,6 +1208,16 @@ static void ext3_truncate_failed_write(struct inode *inode)
 	ext3_truncate(inode);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Truncate blocks that were not used by direct IO write. We have to zero out
+ * the last file block as well because direct IO might have written to it.
+ */
+static void ext3_truncate_failed_direct_write(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	ext3_block_truncate_page(inode, inode->i_size);
+	ext3_truncate(inode);
+}
+
 static int ext3_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 				loff_t pos, unsigned len, unsigned flags,
 				struct page **pagep, void **fsdata)
@@ -1847,7 +1858,7 @@ static ssize_t ext3_direct_IO(int rw, struct kiocb *iocb,
 		loff_t end = offset + iov_length(iov, nr_segs);
 
 		if (end > isize)
-			ext3_truncate_failed_write(inode);
+			ext3_truncate_failed_direct_write(inode);
 	}
 	if (ret == -ENOSPC && ext3_should_retry_alloc(inode->i_sb, &retries))
 		goto retry;
@@ -1861,7 +1872,7 @@ static ssize_t ext3_direct_IO(int rw, struct kiocb *iocb,
 			/* This is really bad luck. We've written the data
 			 * but cannot extend i_size. Truncate allocated blocks
 			 * and pretend the write failed... */
-			ext3_truncate_failed_write(inode);
+			ext3_truncate_failed_direct_write(inode);
 			ret = PTR_ERR(handle);
 			goto out;
 		}
@@ -1971,17 +1982,24 @@ void ext3_set_aops(struct inode *inode)
  * This required during truncate. We need to physically zero the tail end
  * of that block so it doesn't yield old data if the file is later grown.
  */
-static int ext3_block_truncate_page(handle_t *handle, struct page *page,
-		struct address_space *mapping, loff_t from)
+static int ext3_block_truncate_page(struct inode *inode, loff_t from)
 {
 	ext3_fsblk_t index = from >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
-	unsigned offset = from & (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE-1);
+	unsigned offset = from & (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - 1);
 	unsigned blocksize, iblock, length, pos;
-	struct inode *inode = mapping->host;
+	struct page *page;
+	handle_t *handle = NULL;
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	int err = 0;
 
+	/* Truncated on block boundary - nothing to do */
 	blocksize = inode->i_sb->s_blocksize;
+	if ((from & (blocksize - 1)) == 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	page = grab_cache_page(inode->i_mapping, index);
+	if (!page)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	length = blocksize - (offset & (blocksize - 1));
 	iblock = index << (PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT - inode->i_sb->s_blocksize_bits);
 
@@ -2026,11 +2044,23 @@ static int ext3_block_truncate_page(handle_t *handle, struct page *page,
 			goto unlock;
 	}
 
+	/* data=writeback mode doesn't need transaction to zero-out data */
+	if (!ext3_should_writeback_data(inode)) {
+		/* We journal at most one block */
+		handle = ext3_journal_start(inode, 1);
+		if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
+			clear_highpage(page);
+			flush_dcache_page(page);
+			err = PTR_ERR(handle);
+			goto unlock;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (ext3_should_journal_data(inode)) {
 		BUFFER_TRACE(bh, "get write access");
 		err = ext3_journal_get_write_access(handle, bh);
 		if (err)
-			goto unlock;
+			goto stop;
 	}
 
 	zero_user(page, offset, length);
@@ -2044,6 +2074,9 @@ static int ext3_block_truncate_page(handle_t *handle, struct page *page,
 			err = ext3_journal_dirty_data(handle, bh);
 		mark_buffer_dirty(bh);
 	}
+stop:
+	if (handle)
+		ext3_journal_stop(handle);
 
 unlock:
 	unlock_page(page);
@@ -2455,7 +2488,6 @@ void ext3_truncate(struct inode *inode)
 	struct ext3_inode_info *ei = EXT3_I(inode);
 	__le32 *i_data = ei->i_data;
 	int addr_per_block = EXT3_ADDR_PER_BLOCK(inode->i_sb);
-	struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
 	int offsets[4];
 	Indirect chain[4];
 	Indirect *partial;
@@ -2463,7 +2495,6 @@ void ext3_truncate(struct inode *inode)
 	int n;
 	long last_block;
 	unsigned blocksize = inode->i_sb->s_blocksize;
-	struct page *page;
 
 	trace_ext3_truncate_enter(inode);
 
@@ -2473,37 +2504,12 @@ void ext3_truncate(struct inode *inode)
 	if (inode->i_size == 0 && ext3_should_writeback_data(inode))
 		ext3_set_inode_state(inode, EXT3_STATE_FLUSH_ON_CLOSE);
 
-	/*
-	 * We have to lock the EOF page here, because lock_page() nests
-	 * outside journal_start().
-	 */
-	if ((inode->i_size & (blocksize - 1)) == 0) {
-		/* Block boundary? Nothing to do */
-		page = NULL;
-	} else {
-		page = grab_cache_page(mapping,
-				inode->i_size >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT);
-		if (!page)
-			goto out_notrans;
-	}
-
 	handle = start_transaction(inode);
-	if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
-		if (page) {
-			clear_highpage(page);
-			flush_dcache_page(page);
-			unlock_page(page);
-			page_cache_release(page);
-		}
+	if (IS_ERR(handle))
 		goto out_notrans;
-	}
 
 	last_block = (inode->i_size + blocksize-1)
 					>> EXT3_BLOCK_SIZE_BITS(inode->i_sb);
-
-	if (page)
-		ext3_block_truncate_page(handle, page, mapping, inode->i_size);
-
 	n = ext3_block_to_path(inode, last_block, offsets, NULL);
 	if (n == 0)
 		goto out_stop;	/* error */
@@ -3251,11 +3257,30 @@ int ext3_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 		}
 
 		error = ext3_orphan_add(handle, inode);
+		if (error) {
+			ext3_journal_stop(handle);
+			goto err_out;
+		}
 		EXT3_I(inode)->i_disksize = attr->ia_size;
-		rc = ext3_mark_inode_dirty(handle, inode);
-		if (!error)
-			error = rc;
+		error = ext3_mark_inode_dirty(handle, inode);
 		ext3_journal_stop(handle);
+		if (error) {
+			/* Some hard fs error must have happened. Bail out. */
+			ext3_orphan_del(NULL, inode);
+			goto err_out;
+		}
+		rc = ext3_block_truncate_page(inode, attr->ia_size);
+		if (rc) {
+			/* Cleanup orphan list and exit */
+			handle = ext3_journal_start(inode, 3);
+			if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
+				ext3_orphan_del(NULL, inode);
+				goto err_out;
+			}
+			ext3_orphan_del(handle, inode);
+			ext3_journal_stop(handle);
+			goto err_out;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if ((attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) &&