diff --git a/fs/gfs2/bmap.c b/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
index 789f28cfdc20018598c42d7f6ff9efc0b940cc9d..11ffc56f1f819f0808fdbf9d081510478256ca08 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
@@ -1230,35 +1230,6 @@ int gfs2_file_dealloc(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 	return trunc_dealloc(ip, 0);
 }
 
-/**
- * gfs2_write_calc_reserv - calculate number of blocks needed to write to a file
- * @ip: the file
- * @len: the number of bytes to be written to the file
- * @data_blocks: returns the number of data blocks required
- * @ind_blocks: returns the number of indirect blocks required
- *
- */
-
-void gfs2_write_calc_reserv(struct gfs2_inode *ip, unsigned int len,
-			    unsigned int *data_blocks, unsigned int *ind_blocks)
-{
-	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
-	unsigned int tmp;
-
-	if (gfs2_is_dir(ip)) {
-		*data_blocks = DIV_ROUND_UP(len, sdp->sd_jbsize) + 2;
-		*ind_blocks = 3 * (sdp->sd_max_jheight - 1);
-	} else {
-		*data_blocks = (len >> sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize_shift) + 3;
-		*ind_blocks = 3 * (sdp->sd_max_height - 1);
-	}
-
-	for (tmp = *data_blocks; tmp > sdp->sd_diptrs;) {
-		tmp = DIV_ROUND_UP(tmp, sdp->sd_inptrs);
-		*ind_blocks += tmp;
-	}
-}
-
 /**
  * gfs2_write_alloc_required - figure out if a write will require an allocation
  * @ip: the file being written to
@@ -1276,6 +1247,7 @@ int gfs2_write_alloc_required(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 offset,
 	struct buffer_head bh;
 	unsigned int shift;
 	u64 lblock, lblock_stop, size;
+	u64 end_of_file;
 
 	*alloc_required = 0;
 
@@ -1291,19 +1263,12 @@ int gfs2_write_alloc_required(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 offset,
 
 	*alloc_required = 1;
 	shift = sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize_shift;
-	if (gfs2_is_dir(ip)) {
-		unsigned int bsize = sdp->sd_jbsize;
-		lblock = offset;
-		do_div(lblock, bsize);
-		lblock_stop = offset + len + bsize - 1;
-		do_div(lblock_stop, bsize);
-	} else {
-		u64 end_of_file = (ip->i_disksize + sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize - 1) >> shift;
-		lblock = offset >> shift;
-		lblock_stop = (offset + len + sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize - 1) >> shift;
-		if (lblock_stop > end_of_file)
-			return 0;
-	}
+	BUG_ON(gfs2_is_dir(ip));
+	end_of_file = (ip->i_disksize + sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize - 1) >> shift;
+	lblock = offset >> shift;
+	lblock_stop = (offset + len + sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize - 1) >> shift;
+	if (lblock_stop > end_of_file)
+		return 0;
 
 	size = (lblock_stop - lblock) << shift;
 	do {
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/bmap.h b/fs/gfs2/bmap.h
index 4e6cde2943bd5a7c0ca2f8b0082a79ad1b7418d4..c983177e05ac2401887115781891c9a50f0972ba 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/bmap.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/bmap.h
@@ -10,10 +10,40 @@
 #ifndef __BMAP_DOT_H__
 #define __BMAP_DOT_H__
 
+#include "inode.h"
+
 struct inode;
 struct gfs2_inode;
 struct page;
 
+
+/**
+ * gfs2_write_calc_reserv - calculate number of blocks needed to write to a file
+ * @ip: the file
+ * @len: the number of bytes to be written to the file
+ * @data_blocks: returns the number of data blocks required
+ * @ind_blocks: returns the number of indirect blocks required
+ *
+ */
+
+static inline void gfs2_write_calc_reserv(const struct gfs2_inode *ip,
+					  unsigned int len,
+					  unsigned int *data_blocks,
+					  unsigned int *ind_blocks)
+{
+	const struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
+	unsigned int tmp;
+
+	BUG_ON(gfs2_is_dir(ip));
+	*data_blocks = (len >> sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize_shift) + 3;
+	*ind_blocks = 3 * (sdp->sd_max_height - 1);
+
+	for (tmp = *data_blocks; tmp > sdp->sd_diptrs;) {
+		tmp = DIV_ROUND_UP(tmp, sdp->sd_inptrs);
+		*ind_blocks += tmp;
+	}
+}
+
 int gfs2_unstuff_dinode(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct page *page);
 int gfs2_block_map(struct inode *inode, sector_t lblock, struct buffer_head *bh, int create);
 int gfs2_extent_map(struct inode *inode, u64 lblock, int *new, u64 *dblock, unsigned *extlen);
@@ -21,10 +51,6 @@ int gfs2_extent_map(struct inode *inode, u64 lblock, int *new, u64 *dblock, unsi
 int gfs2_truncatei(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 size);
 int gfs2_truncatei_resume(struct gfs2_inode *ip);
 int gfs2_file_dealloc(struct gfs2_inode *ip);
-
-void gfs2_write_calc_reserv(struct gfs2_inode *ip, unsigned int len,
-			    unsigned int *data_blocks,
-			    unsigned int *ind_blocks);
 int gfs2_write_alloc_required(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 offset,
 			      unsigned int len, int *alloc_required);
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_address.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_address.c
index 0df560f4269abb1a54bcd3e4c9eabcfc0ce3da51..6e4ea36c6605af6300bbe4854497ca7f4dacd8fc 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_address.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_address.c
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ static int gfs2_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 {
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(mapping->host);
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(mapping->host);
-	unsigned int data_blocks, ind_blocks, rblocks;
+	unsigned int data_blocks = 0, ind_blocks = 0, rblocks;
 	int alloc_required;
 	int error = 0;
 	struct gfs2_alloc *al;
@@ -639,11 +639,13 @@ static int gfs2_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 	if (unlikely(error))
 		goto out_uninit;
 
-	gfs2_write_calc_reserv(ip, len, &data_blocks, &ind_blocks);
 	error = gfs2_write_alloc_required(ip, pos, len, &alloc_required);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
+	if (alloc_required || gfs2_is_jdata(ip))
+		gfs2_write_calc_reserv(ip, len, &data_blocks, &ind_blocks);
+
 	if (alloc_required) {
 		al = gfs2_alloc_get(ip);
 		if (!al) {
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_file.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_file.c
index a6b7a733fd4d677e7389b4e237437dd424ccf50f..289c5f54ba539bc1e5421c90d236091a841dd68f 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_file.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_file.c
@@ -355,7 +355,6 @@ static int gfs2_page_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct page *page)
 		goto out;
 
 	set_bit(GIF_SW_PAGED, &ip->i_flags);
-	gfs2_write_calc_reserv(ip, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE, &data_blocks, &ind_blocks);
 	ret = gfs2_write_alloc_required(ip, pos, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE, &alloc_required);
 	if (ret || !alloc_required)
 		goto out_unlock;
@@ -367,6 +366,7 @@ static int gfs2_page_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct page *page)
 	ret = gfs2_quota_lock_check(ip);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_alloc_put;
+	gfs2_write_calc_reserv(ip, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE, &data_blocks, &ind_blocks);
 	al->al_requested = data_blocks + ind_blocks;
 	ret = gfs2_inplace_reserve(ip);
 	if (ret)