diff --git a/fs/fat/fat.h b/fs/fat/fat.h
index a1c8c4b4..27ac257 100644
--- a/fs/fat/fat.h
+++ b/fs/fat/fat.h
@@ -306,7 +306,8 @@
 extern const struct file_operations fat_file_operations;
 extern const struct inode_operations fat_file_inode_operations;
 extern int fat_setattr(struct dentry * dentry, struct iattr * attr);
-extern void fat_truncate(struct inode *inode);
+extern int fat_setsize(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset);
+extern void fat_truncate_blocks(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset);
 extern int fat_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
 		       struct kstat *stat);
 extern int fat_file_fsync(struct file *file, int datasync);
diff --git a/fs/fat/file.c b/fs/fat/file.c
index 8c13b8a..990dfae 100644
--- a/fs/fat/file.c
+++ b/fs/fat/file.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
 	return fat_free_clusters(inode, free_start);
 }
 
-void fat_truncate(struct inode *inode)
+void fat_truncate_blocks(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset)
 {
 	struct msdos_sb_info *sbi = MSDOS_SB(inode->i_sb);
 	const unsigned int cluster_size = sbi->cluster_size;
@@ -293,10 +293,10 @@
 	 * This protects against truncating a file bigger than it was then
 	 * trying to write into the hole.
 	 */
-	if (MSDOS_I(inode)->mmu_private > inode->i_size)
-		MSDOS_I(inode)->mmu_private = inode->i_size;
+	if (MSDOS_I(inode)->mmu_private > offset)
+		MSDOS_I(inode)->mmu_private = offset;
 
-	nr_clusters = (inode->i_size + (cluster_size - 1)) >> sbi->cluster_bits;
+	nr_clusters = (offset + (cluster_size - 1)) >> sbi->cluster_bits;
 
 	fat_free(inode, nr_clusters);
 	fat_flush_inodes(inode->i_sb, inode, NULL);
@@ -364,6 +364,18 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int fat_setsize(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset)
+{
+	int error;
+
+	error = simple_setsize(inode, offset);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+	fat_truncate_blocks(inode, offset);
+
+	return error;
+}
+
 #define TIMES_SET_FLAGS	(ATTR_MTIME_SET | ATTR_ATIME_SET | ATTR_TIMES_SET)
 /* valid file mode bits */
 #define FAT_VALID_MODE	(S_IFREG | S_IFDIR | S_IRWXUGO)
@@ -378,7 +390,8 @@
 	/*
 	 * Expand the file. Since inode_setattr() updates ->i_size
 	 * before calling the ->truncate(), but FAT needs to fill the
-	 * hole before it.
+	 * hole before it. XXX: this is no longer true with new truncate
+	 * sequence.
 	 */
 	if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) {
 		if (attr->ia_size > inode->i_size) {
@@ -427,15 +440,20 @@
 			attr->ia_valid &= ~ATTR_MODE;
 	}
 
-	if (attr->ia_valid)
-		error = inode_setattr(inode, attr);
+	if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) {
+		error = fat_setsize(inode, attr->ia_size);
+		if (error)
+			goto out;
+	}
+
+	generic_setattr(inode, attr);
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 out:
 	return error;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fat_setattr);
 
 const struct inode_operations fat_file_inode_operations = {
-	.truncate	= fat_truncate,
 	.setattr	= fat_setattr,
 	.getattr	= fat_getattr,
 };
diff --git a/fs/fat/inode.c b/fs/fat/inode.c
index ed33904..7bf45ae 100644
--- a/fs/fat/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fat/inode.c
@@ -142,14 +142,29 @@
 	return mpage_readpages(mapping, pages, nr_pages, fat_get_block);
 }
 
+static void fat_write_failed(struct address_space *mapping, loff_t to)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = mapping->host;
+
+	if (to > inode->i_size) {
+		truncate_pagecache(inode, to, inode->i_size);
+		fat_truncate_blocks(inode, inode->i_size);
+	}
+}
+
 static int fat_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 			loff_t pos, unsigned len, unsigned flags,
 			struct page **pagep, void **fsdata)
 {
+	int err;
+
 	*pagep = NULL;
-	return cont_write_begin(file, mapping, pos, len, flags, pagep, fsdata,
-				fat_get_block,
+	err = cont_write_begin_newtrunc(file, mapping, pos, len, flags,
+				pagep, fsdata, fat_get_block,
 				&MSDOS_I(mapping->host)->mmu_private);
+	if (err < 0)
+		fat_write_failed(mapping, pos + len);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int fat_write_end(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
@@ -159,6 +174,8 @@
 	struct inode *inode = mapping->host;
 	int err;
 	err = generic_write_end(file, mapping, pos, len, copied, pagep, fsdata);
+	if (err < len)
+		fat_write_failed(mapping, pos + len);
 	if (!(err < 0) && !(MSDOS_I(inode)->i_attrs & ATTR_ARCH)) {
 		inode->i_mtime = inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
 		MSDOS_I(inode)->i_attrs |= ATTR_ARCH;
@@ -172,7 +189,9 @@
 			     loff_t offset, unsigned long nr_segs)
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_mapping->host;
+	struct address_space *mapping = file->f_mapping;
+	struct inode *inode = mapping->host;
+	ssize_t ret;
 
 	if (rw == WRITE) {
 		/*
@@ -193,8 +212,12 @@
 	 * FAT need to use the DIO_LOCKING for avoiding the race
 	 * condition of fat_get_block() and ->truncate().
 	 */
-	return blockdev_direct_IO(rw, iocb, inode, inode->i_sb->s_bdev, iov,
-				  offset, nr_segs, fat_get_block, NULL);
+	ret = blockdev_direct_IO_newtrunc(rw, iocb, inode, inode->i_sb->s_bdev,
+				iov, offset, nr_segs, fat_get_block, NULL);
+	if (ret < 0 && (rw & WRITE))
+		fat_write_failed(mapping, offset + iov_length(iov, nr_segs));
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static sector_t _fat_bmap(struct address_space *mapping, sector_t block)
@@ -429,7 +452,7 @@
 {
 	truncate_inode_pages(&inode->i_data, 0);
 	inode->i_size = 0;
-	fat_truncate(inode);
+	fat_truncate_blocks(inode, 0);
 	clear_inode(inode);
 }